<enum>I</enum><header>Federal-Aid Highways</header><subtitle id="H3A3AEDC097E24874828D29DD03E3CF44"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorizations and Program Conditions</header><section id="HF423DDCC5BB649CD96E09B64248DD5C4"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="H1D42F815347D483392AF0356EEF6A505"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text><paragraph id="H007834AE6D86419AB870180B1274E928"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal-aid highway program</header><text>For the national highway performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code, the pre-disaster mitigation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/124">section 124</external-xref> of such title, the railway crossings program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/130">section 130</external-xref> of such title, the surface transportation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/133">section 133</external-xref> of such title, the highway safety improvement program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/148">section 148</external-xref> of such title, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">section 149</external-xref> of such title, the clean corridors program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/151">section 151</external-xref> of such title, the national highway freight program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/167">section 167</external-xref> of such title, the carbon pollution reduction program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/171">section 171</external-xref> of such title, and metropolitan planning under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">section 134</external-xref> of such title—</text><subparagraph id="HAA0D91D9F76B464C82D3E85F90D69ABF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$56,522,048,429 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E3F9C8339B94E8D9D70001332E35FC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$57,480,646,776 for fiscal year 2024; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7424862FBD954FCFBF3CC437203EDB4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$58,595,359,712 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H745826B9F7E847FEB6FB30AE735A3985" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$59,618,666,186 for fiscal year 2026. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4757C1E6562B470A88A068AC87EED907"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program</header><text>For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBB410784B3F4E10A731B2492BB0BBF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header><text>For construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities under section 147 of title 23, United States Code, $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE00BBB93D0D4282B22215A5B958D91F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header><subparagraph id="HFF8D611FFE524CDF8BC5A224E482A1EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8A99F0060A44E53B55B2BC409C8E437"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><clause id="H605EF264D51A4C8AA79B8389A0E5E67C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, $555,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></clause><clause id="HA60FA0FA3A264D59960AC582F98CF27D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of the amount made available for a fiscal year under clause (i)—</text><subclause id="H4AC485B1EFE84D9FBCB2A8F03ED8C6D3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount for the National Park Service is $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBA9D5B3E0B844E9EBCE42C778E543DFA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB0F3BC47CFA0452EBE71BBB477C81F14"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount for the United States Forest Service is $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC66BDA085DF249C1A4AB0AA2A3AEF481"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount for the Corps of Engineers is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; </text></subclause><subclause id="HACC33F9553AE4A4587E4A58EEEE8AC00"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the amount for the Bureau of Land Management is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC112820E2CB14A35B0438A2F62E729F6"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the amount for the Bureau of Reclamation is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HF86CF8DC063A45C699BB76EA30841E44"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the amount for independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land management responsibilities is $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF33A6BF0F25F4FE18E9F7EA28E13424B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><text>For the Federal lands access program under section 204 of title 23, United States Code, $345,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H249D3BB620644254A42614937A82A65E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal major projects grants</header><text>To carry out section 208 of title 23, United States Code, $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE74A7CE7FF3B4A79892CD87BF5271AA0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 of title 23, United States Code, the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 165(a) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B3BE763A376447C984E453B1058B725"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For projects of national and regional significance under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D39CC5DDCBC461B9DB17F6C67725986"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Community transportation investment grants</header><text>To carry out section 173 of title 23, United States Code, $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFE7FDE4CB8864CF1A0E66FF4F849D899"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Community climate innovation grants</header><text>To carry out section 172 of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A2A1D34CBD0404BAB3372905A2E8B7A" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>National scenic byways program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out section 162 of title 23, United States Code, $16,000,000 for each of fiscal year 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BB1AB31F95A46AE9D1502805D7DC9D4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Rebuild rural bridges program</header><text> To carry out section 1307 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA665D81158E8442089FE80F7ED166426"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Parking for commercial motor vehicles</header><text>To carry out section 1308 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30943B2050104872B5388379F3E5AD75"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Active connected transportation grant program</header><text>To carry out section 1309 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D80F67556B94174BF843D0B5B327564"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Wildlife crossings program</header><text>To carry out section 1310 of this Act, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25361584286C4ACB9268085D96DCA9E8"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Reconnecting neighborhoods program</header><text>To carry out section 1311 of this Act, $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BD0555749C545F4A331CAA887D35AD4"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Metro performance program</header><text>To carry out section 1305 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B596F75C734484594AE12B6AA19F6EC"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Gridlock reduction grant program</header><text>To carry out section 1306 of this Act, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB4F64A3752B047F39AAC4AF77EB1E9A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization for National Scenic Byways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated out of the general fund of the Treasury $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to carry out section 162 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection><subsection id="HFE3228C2A4374DB59A346E81A7127770"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under paragraphs (10) through (14) of subsection (a) shall be administered as if apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBAD71628087643DAB4FB37EED37F0A32"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header><paragraph id="H7290C1145FA94722BD5BE0E1F91E4DFA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text><subparagraph id="H0077FF1742084605883E97308BE4CA62"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">despite the real improvements caused by the disadvantaged business enterprise program, minority- and women-owned businesses across the country continue to confront serious and significant obstacles to success caused by race and gender discrimination in the federally assisted surface transportation market and related markets across the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B325A1AF31B4A4AA99700A107DA69F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the continuing race and gender discrimination described in subparagraph (A) merits the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE28E7B41A40749EDAF148E6EB1AB8A72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recently, the disparities cause by discrimination against African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native American, and women business owners have been further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and its disproportionate effects on minority- and women-owned businesses across the nation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63866ADB43B243FC856A6B6141A46942"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Congress has received and reviewed testimony and documentation of race and gender discrimination from numerous sources, including congressional hearings and other investigative activities, scientific reports, reports issued by public and private agencies at every level of government, news reports, academic publications, reports of discrimination by organizations and individuals, and discrimination lawsuits, which continue to demonstrate that race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to address the problem;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DB88AD9680647B78A342065FB2E8B66"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (D) demonstrate that discrimination across the United States poses an injurious and enduring barrier to full and fair participation in surface transportation-related businesses of women business owners and minority business owners and has negatively affected firm formation, development and success in many aspects of surface transportation-related business in the public and private markets; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB6BA72BACFC40E3BE4E02A9DDA19361"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (D) provide a clear picture of the inequality caused by discrimination that continues to plague our nation and a strong basis that there is a compelling need for the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program to address race and gender discrimination in surface transportation-related business.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62243787181D46D78E4045C4F5E4DF36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text><subparagraph id="HF5181D0671F749DEA480567D046FDC6D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Small business concern</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3555838CDE7E4DB8B491F929384E1BD7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</external-xref>) and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA37523A2D7DD49038991F35E5843CF73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts for small business concerns</header><text>Except to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under titles I, II, V, and VII of this division and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H377010A7EF51432693CCC4BC6FF8C201"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header><text>Each State shall annually—</text><subparagraph id="HA78E661CF3F84BE495800819D573288B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey and compile a list of the small business concerns referred to in paragraph (3) in the State, including the location of the small business concerns in the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BCBE2E2BE9F480FA45E500DDA53DCF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text><clause id="H488884BEB0524E26B4DC4915C9B25426"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women;</text></clause><clause id="H1BA179EBB9DC4D72886C36770A648A69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text></clause><clause id="H14756118B9C042F694D871959FAF4ECF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50ABBEA047DC4A458C950EB7EAEE4AC7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Uniform certification</header><subparagraph id="H8612282850424A8B96EEBEC58AE3F3A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a small business concern for the purpose of this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F1AF77032754F0C9367A9C8B2C41B11"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The minimum uniform criteria established under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to a potential small business concern—</text><clause id="HE77862EBC6344D318EA76D53CC51232E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits;</text></clause><clause id="HAF639B37F2664C5ABC587A0DF3ADC68A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personal interviews with personnel;</text></clause><clause id="H22B8D6662A6F4C0EB6527CF5611FF392"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text></clause><clause id="H012C955F5A844CC58ED04B9286B8DE1C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyses of stock ownership;</text></clause><clause id="H7AFA080575384788BADE5D8F30B9DAC6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>listings of equipment;</text></clause><clause id="H086B8C8B8EC64CAEA3A77F254C0647A2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text></clause><clause id="H51ED07F0D6604EFF91799062CCDA3DFF"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>listings of work completed;</text></clause><clause id="H7A2788A4E2B947E78101E803825EF04F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text></clause><clause id="H19B9A54EE8B44074B3C28F48C5F3BFDD"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text></clause><clause id="H8A94AC51E49245089CE90D6867208A7A"><enum>(x)</enum><text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8972DD277714E2092DFAB3D14AA493B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="H89483F3379E840898396331C5B0AD6E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39BD1ED2804848D5B4669C1CB4DCA898"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A2BCC2903F346128D38FD837A33A17A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compliance with court orders</header><text>Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to receive funds made available under titles I, II, V, and VII of this division and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying with paragraph (3) because a Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the implementation of paragraph (3) is unconstitutional.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05C6A70436DA4637809CAFFCF216755D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Sense of Congress on prompt payment of DBE subcontractors</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text><subparagraph id="H67ED010F7E484016A6F769AA7B8BC073"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation should take additional steps to ensure that recipients comply with section 26.29 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (the disadvantaged business enterprises prompt payment rule), or any corresponding regulation, in awarding federally funded transportation contracts under laws and regulations administered by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B67C9E4104E430AAADBCD3678110E09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such additional steps should include increasing the Department of Transportation’s ability to track and keep records of complaints and to make that information publicly available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A58B5E20D1B42408CD27B5FAAC20066"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Sense of Congress on fulfilling certain contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that contractors participating in a federally funded transportation contract with a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals should ensure that the percentage of a contract promised to such small business concern is fulfilled, unless prior approval is obtained consistent with the regulations under part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13C83544F12E42FDA46A8B190D43E339"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on financial assistance for state-Owned enterprises</header><paragraph id="H4C9DC95FD29447C5A493B1788ADF9C13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided under this section may not be used in awarding or exercising an option on a previously awarded contract, a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an entity that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that—</text><subparagraph id="H69406E2DF02441F5B1BF158444418225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1677">19 U.S.C. 1677(18)</external-xref>)) as of the date of enactment of this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91D44F227CE74AB2B2075AD1A3E75D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2242">19 U.S.C. 2242</external-xref>) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4B060A57A644071B2502F95A9887F7F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2416">19 U.S.C. 2416</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C9FAF07DA3E4E87BAA60D0697599B28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the term <term>otherwise related legally or financially</term> does not include a minority relationship or investment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7322E4443D88477AA83DBFE8ABD63354"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International agreements</header><text>This subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB3E760AEC15E41F1A03A3BDC5D133BDB"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Obligation limitation</header><subsection id="H6981A363F523472585EFC54A0FD35637"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General limitation</header><text>Subject to subsection (e), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed—</text><paragraph id="HF9809BB6809045A5A9102F07326EDA37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$66,097,092,526 for fiscal year 2023;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C611F1D0DCF4ABDA8DCA877AEDB1773"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$66,570,608,070 for fiscal year 2024; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBAC1179C98A4CA0962F363A880B4E4B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,701,550,431 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BC46BD5729948ADA3AB5B76E7B77B5E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$68,741,903,518 for fiscal year 2026. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF99D02D2E1C14CE6B2417065E26F2996"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text><paragraph id="H725C33D8733E46C49F79FBA9D31DCF3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17FDFA7A35FA41B6BC6AE7CDEFF3CF86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">23 U.S.C. 144</external-xref> note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFEACE608A18442E9565830ADCF85F38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6E5B6B1E9DE4BE1BC51115548AA8173"><enum>(4)</enum><text>subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9648680E4D2B4114B4AF60607F566EAC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF43AB98D9E9A49E6BBAAC7AB5FEDF005"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/240">Public Law 102–240</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD4CEC808C0B43E0AB9A1970E67684C7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H866A8F537E404C15A741B1BFC90BD582"><enum>(8)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9923DE5E421642F8BDDCE2AB18E4C6CC"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3667A17709F4A34941FC59F2BE12491"><enum>(10)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1034512AFD754949B13E3BEA4CB9B448"><enum>(11)</enum><text>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/118">23 U.S.C. 118</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE89EB4B951414C1F98B7C7A0B194B401"><enum>(12)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD65980AE0F6B46A2879C5BFF3930324E"><enum>(13)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2016 through 2022, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H880D60DB88814FA48914EE721F61CC6F"><enum>(14)</enum><text>section 203 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, only in an amount equal to $550,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D25DA012DF9429D8C1F10C565B190E3"><enum>(15)</enum><text>section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, only in an amount equal to $89,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H336B7EECF0EA463F904098FF0E0AAB69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of obligation authority</header><text>Subject to paragraph (1)(B), for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary of Transportation—</text><paragraph id="HF0CA87B19F1940DFBCBE78DD7FF917D0"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCD98F8778646444A9C9E5CB15F7EA47F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—</text><clause id="H3E665F6F580A4722BF5583568A047363" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="HC9D60D15F14D4A4CBDD22DB4F45DB2E8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text></clause><clause id="HD7BCBA1C20DB4FB29E39C15F082D269A" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H77E972D051D7485BBAFB28335848FD35" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165(a) of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E012851B96B4A9FB9D5DB5E54135AD5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, in addition to the amounts described in subparagraph (A), shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for amounts authorized for the metro performance program under section 1305 of this Act;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCE010595CAD4884A44BC7DE57E93350"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—</text><subparagraph id="HC12892A2AA09443CB1B4B700D6D90CDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years, the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A926264606E4E3E962280F8736AC687"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97BF4AE8BDE2435988B1E19E40FB9FA8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall determine the proportion that—</text><subparagraph id="HE88D8AF3E289450B8C9027C25C68AFE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2254466D618A4B9192F406F4F31E0739"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total of—</text><clause id="H1D42F991E1DB4015873FC299A664334C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, other than sums authorized to be appropriated for—</text><subclause id="H67C9549C202D4022B9B7F844C45E413E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (13) of subsection (b);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H56002BFD73DB4C308BF754ED029A7FA9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 203 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(14) for the fiscal year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD6ABAAB49DEF4D2B8343847B8648C7BF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(15) for the fiscal year; less</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8C1F932023C84FE2A5BF5346A075F445"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3804842253694BFF8036C4ECD48867F9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/202">section 202</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/204">204</external-xref> of such title, by multiplying—</text><subparagraph id="HF751183F4BA2400886FB3580C4174F84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9B9207315324112A71ADCB6EEC08059"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BFCD1A93F5E4C1492FE1DA8E56A60CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the surface transportation program in section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(15) and the amounts apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/202">sections 202</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/204">204</external-xref> of such title) in the proportion that—</text><subparagraph id="HD0C82D15B36D44F4990BEFD9A5D715DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for the fiscal year; bears to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0C0FB77280F40F8A4A8BF9C1FBEACE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8213541993EB49F696E747793FDCDAED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redistribution of unused obligation authority</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Transportation shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026—</text><paragraph id="H722ED49335A44A41AD94725AB7743D65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>revise a distribution of the obligation authority made available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0D8783444674FBA8607B18DBBEC2F4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under section 104 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6A6CE2C114C4FEA8D74E879E28C92A1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special limitation</header><paragraph id="H739124E63FCD40C896F1C58515E7D86E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), obligation limitations imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to contract authority for—</text><subparagraph id="H03BBA468ECF74179822B2D2268646B5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transportation research programs carried out under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, and title V of this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54E78DDA33E43CC87F9AF0688288874"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the metro performance program under section 1305 of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC34A4EA603249DA8CEC1B386A8744FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="H8ACBADFCFAB240F5A750F5B3B36DC19C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H224A0C6D0AEF4F959532777B33649635"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0526161077F46D59115C46CA04E563E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Lop-Off</header><paragraph id="H8603CB2525CB49AFAC130DAAD7F18733"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute to the States any funds that—</text><subparagraph id="H3A75BEB14015440A823AB6DEC214AD14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H139D6229068D4B66BFEF9B4236EEA72B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for the fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86E6147426E04EBF8E79082A12FCD785"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ratio</header><text>Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c)(5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H472A73AC0C964B35AFCE494114518C0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5AE524B3EF86487A8F5035C3E70ADF33" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Definitions and declaration of policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8E5DD7BDB6ED40D3A15676C8F470D705" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H26EF53372E0B4400851F414705BA1B6D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), and (34) as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (7), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (24), (25), (26), (27), (29), (30), (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), (39), (43), (44), (45), (46), and (47), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H002380CE4367467C876CB9B823F8DACD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A8C31D3885A4FC9B149CE9C6CB5412B" style="USC"><paragraph id="HF4110ACB28854902B12F4E4E10FCA446" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adaptation</header><text>The term <term>adaptation</term> means an adjustment in natural or human systems in anticipation of, or in response to, a changing environment in a way that moderates negative effects of extreme events or climate change.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1ACC875514AE4C52AD45EA30792BE98F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HCB0D2B4463EB4CC2B1AC7162597EF79B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HE3403921A01541FA87AF3AC2D77981EE" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Areas of persistent poverty</header><text>The term <term>areas of persistent poverty</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HDB05EAE4ABBF4FEFA38DC806F5E6CE10" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any county that has had 20 percent or more of the population of such county living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAED98FC73F654EE080242697382F73F3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent, as measured by the most recent 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA6A5D9AD30E4386BA9BCD038FC3C4A1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000, and 2010 decennial censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau of the Census. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11762F30584C44A1920231D142E5AB5D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35F8C2E4D4FA4A19949562C6A8BE53F2" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6D7D3D7D87A34C18822C18A8016C1F5C" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Climate change</header><text>The term <term>climate change</term> means any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time, and may include major changes in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, or sea level, among others, that occur over several decades or longer.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC78D1CD97AF49DFAA94A2191EED1AE4" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>assessing resilience,</quote> after <quote>surveying,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF769426EA8814A438499480FC09AFEA8" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10B1A0934E3D4050B4D3F66689F9198A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H862D43049B184904BD13EEBE02453DF6" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Context sensitive design principles</header><text>The term <term>context sensitive design principles</term> means principles for the design of a public road that—</text><subparagraph id="H56A0A5B99C08433E890C6DD1CA3A390B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of project planning, design, and development, transportation facilities for users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, children, older individuals, individuals with disabilities, motorists, and freight vehicles; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5E54BB6AEB9445B8C29B2A49D70C029" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>considers the context in which the facility is planned to be constructed to determine the appropriate facility design.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9103C333F84986BDAFBF459EAD31FC" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8156E241573C4AA1B665BCB10EEF03FF" style="USC"><paragraph id="H77DD4B0D81C84B3ABFE747F2EC6A6CAF" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Evacuation route</header><text>The term <term>evacuation route</term> means a transportation route or system that—</text><subparagraph id="HD5F200DFC06B4724A558D3FFBA429367" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is used to transport—</text><clause id="H76B2904CB03B463985FD71D43C86FBB1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the public away from an emergency event; or</text></clause><clause id="H2708EBFAC0C24152AEC2BA3A2A079CA2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>first responders and recovery resources in the event of an emergency; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H639B58F7726A4BDCBAF51B227064615D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is identified, consistent with sections 134(i)(2)(I)(iii) and 135(f)(10)(C)(iii), by the eligible entity with jurisdiction over the area in which the route is located for the purposes described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H391D54A0B0B24AFEA65C0065D4413D2E" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (15), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9217981AF564A229926373C9ACBA3CF" style="USC"><paragraph id="H354D127FC4E94CD7BB6F3810602BC6E6" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas</header><text>The term <term>greenhouse gas</term> has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7545">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8A41096FED845BDA84EF453A4003EB0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (22), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0810DF743934B8EAF7E1F485978D9BF" style="USC"><paragraph id="H8F12EB9FF97A4F57AC14780FB2042476" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Natural infrastructure</header><subparagraph id="HA5B8C96C19334990AE362BF43091A5EF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>natural infrastructure</term> means infrastructure that uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological processes that—</text><clause id="H8CB388C8208B40A9A5BD6DB275F992CB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is created through the action of natural physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time;</text></clause><clause id="H73AC701EA90C45A9B8367AAF4F22493A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is created by human design, engineering, and construction to emulate or act in concert with natural processes; or</text></clause><clause id="H640D4875CD60411EB340BDFE76A85842" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>involves the use of plants, soils, and other natural features, including through the creation, restoration, or preservation of vegetated areas using materials appropriate to the region to manage stormwater and runoff, to attenuate flooding and storm surges, and for other related purposes.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4557AF0896EB425C8431E7C59BE0FE49" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>natural infrastructure</term> includes green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BE6925D3BED4D9FB16BD3891A2E3DEB" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (27), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D5246CFED2B4DB2BD0169C39DD69BF5" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6309037FECCA4FA38E614379A94E57AE" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Protective feature</header><subparagraph id="H0298A24EF2124446B3156EDACEA9A5F3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>protective feature</term> means an improvement to a highway, bridge, or other transportation facility designed to increase resilience or mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from climate change effects (including sea level rise), flooding, and extreme events or other natural disasters (including wildfires, seismic activity, and landslides).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD59C3E117CFC48D5ACC0564E2AB4731D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>protective feature</term> includes—</text><clause id="H2E47359BCDD7465A85B21CEE4639AD84" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>raising roadway grades;</text></clause><clause id="H4D685FF8E14A4E17A49211AB0F5ADA8C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>relocating roadways to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas;</text></clause><clause id="HBBD8BF39721E467297F714189A7E6BC1" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stabilizing slide areas, including areas that are at risk of flooding, rockslides, and mudslides following a wildfire;</text></clause><clause id="HAC6C704A97CB4F278EAEB0F9DDCBA745" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>stabilizing slopes;</text></clause><clause id="H9B37B0271CF6478FA460EBD1A11149BF" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings;</text></clause><clause id="H292AC940809B4CA392519A41B4096A3F" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>increasing the size or number of drainage structures;</text></clause><clause id="H86ED5AF1DA3C4744A0572140A7F92834" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing culverts;</text></clause><clause id="H00D8683F38244E92AA1235139D15A057" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>installing seismic retrofits on bridges;</text></clause><clause id="HACCC617296274E8E90733103CDE81DA7" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>scour, stream stability, coastal, and other hydraulic countermeasures;</text></clause><clause id="HD1972998A6914297A1287DC150C92D85" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the use of natural infrastructure;</text></clause><clause id="H39F99C75CBD045559A71192BA601D491" commented="no"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>integration of the use of traditional and natural infrastructure features;</text></clause><clause id="H3F33476E079D4BE0BF777C61A4623549" commented="no"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>undergrounding public utilities in the course of other infrastructure improvements eligible under this title; and</text></clause><clause id="H5FDC5366D6434E8BAF37A137F5D455CB" commented="no"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>permeable pavements for stormwater management. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CFB4AF37D4B44D89B36E759AA57A774" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (30), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC0682A970324FA8B78E65812BA3714A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6FED85F218C5417AA6948448DD9B15CE" commented="no"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Repeatedly damaged facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>repeatedly damaged facility</term> means a road, highway, or bridge that has required repair and reconstruction activities on 2 or more occasions due to natural disasters or catastrophic failures resulting in emergencies declared by the Governor of the State in which the road, highway, or bridge is located or emergencies or major disasters declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D99E35218B94ACD88FD63FDC71F2298" commented="no"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Resilience</header><subparagraph id="H663ABD66C9C54A3C9DD5A020FA3386BE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>resilience</term> means, with respect to a facility, the ability to—</text><clause id="HE4A52A91639B4E5AA2DF7A16398F95BE" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions; or</text></clause><clause id="H1E48AEEBE91F40A7A57B70F8B1A66D29" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8B097549D2F4692A909126562CF7036" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Such term includes, with respect to a facility, the ability to—</text><clause id="HBAA78E611815430B998E2C5114C26CA5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>resist hazards or withstand impacts from disruptions;</text></clause><clause id="H05D505C09CBF470F84A6CFF8DAC32A3C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce the magnitude, duration, or impact of a disruption; or</text></clause><clause id="H769BACA796484EC2AF1A9A801F2191D3" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to decrease vulnerability to a disruption.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61AD50CB48DE4440B64C79E17C50378B" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (39), as so redesignated, the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84181F093F984ECE88ACD05A491990AC" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6DE3B233A0EF41A790D561184674EAF0" commented="no"><enum>(40)</enum><header>Transportation demand management; TDM</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>transportation demand management</term> and <term>TDM</term> mean the use of strategies to inform and encourage travelers to maximize the efficiency of a transportation system leading to improved mobility, reduced congestion, and lower vehicle emissions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HECDF0253FA9F4A249CDF45129D992E15" commented="no"><enum>(41)</enum><header>Transportation demand management strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transportation demand management strategies</term> means the use of planning, programs, policy, marketing, communications, incentives, pricing, data, and technology to shift travel mode, routes used, departure times, number of trips, and location and design of work spaces or public attractions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C8619E173C54E5091244D28171C70F2" commented="no"><enum>(42)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transportation system access</term> means the ability to travel by automobile, public transportation, pedestrian, and bicycle networks, measured by travel time, taking into consideration—</text><subparagraph id="H08E2AF2393B64071B37814E07EB0CEBB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the impacts of the level of travel stress for non-motorized users; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88BAFCCEA57A41C59359E21CD6387E32" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>costs for low-income travelers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC9002FE329E4C99A30B03D37EA003AB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which transportation access is impacted by zoning policies and land use planning practices that effect the affordability, elasticity, and diversity of the housing supply.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51F45AD51E974E129B3517110D39B211" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA9D2700C74704081AE8166656CA1F589"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Defense,</quote> and inserting <quote>Defense Highways,</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H367CED89D6D944E9ABA88D8FB9E0B657" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H4FC8C3A560D746B4A8FA2F58E7BB8D02" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Century</quote> and inserting <quote>century</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HF613D0506B5D4891ABE381756BA950F6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="HADCBC766649A4A4CBFE09FE4B549C73E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>Century.</quote> and inserting <quote>century;</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H6536D866BA9C474BB621AB52BF735284" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C7F745668D9435FA2E54E6A27B94013" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H822D0D3487CB49B4A38B635C0BB5828B" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety is the highest priority of the Department of Transportation, and the Secretary and States should take all actions necessary to meet the transportation needs of the 21st century for all road users;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05863173E15B42D599AE5658A685FFCD" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>climate change presents a significant risk to safety, the economy, and national security, and reducing the contributions of the transportation system to the Nation’s total carbon pollution is critical; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3FABCC471E74D6C8A391C96E3ADC17F" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary and States should take appropriate measures and ensure investments to increase the resilience of the Nation’s transportation system.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F54CA79E6684239920B5488CBAFB79F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting <quote>while ensuring that environmental protections are maintained</quote> after <quote>review process</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H1678C8DE6ABE40EC9EF3D008A19B060B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Apportionment</header><subsection id="H0EEDB57C825C4BF8AE51CB3ABD8566CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H68F3DC972C0B43ADAB47B156EA55162D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2205B9B8A624D2DAD44D9C7FA0704AE" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H550BCD63A6354D7690DA3D33EF1F766B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$530,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H361147586753440DAB5BBD7448D5946D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$543,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H501787A3A4B34152B0B6C2A88991D7A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$557,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C549D421686430D943D5A1EB73A438C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$572,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HB09932D4497043A7938D5FA8150E9D47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB292DF0EFEA4A4789C5A7600F755A95" style="USC"><subsection id="H408AD05218CE4BBDBCD18D94FC643AC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Division among programs of State’s share of base apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall distribute the amount of the base apportionment apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under subsection (c) among the covered programs as follows:</text><paragraph id="H82F2943BBBFA49C18189AE955A0E0E7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text>For the national highway performance program, 55.09 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H350A34C64EC448C5B84114BB44838F38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surface transportation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the surface transportation program, 28.43 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BDE8A855AEF4AAEAC479A115E4A7F47"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the highway safety improvement program, 6.19 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B077443ED5745228965B19FFF9A0167"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><subparagraph id="HFD613580F4214D1ABB16236C4ABA6A31"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF023594D5AA345639F822B0CF619952E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for all States shall be— </text><clause id="H08D3A575E1B2425C82F7AB72E5A65CB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$2,913,925,833 for fiscal year 2023; </text></clause><clause id="HC1BC9366EA8843EA9E2EAC6FF5D46C21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,964,919,535 for fiscal year 2024; </text></clause><clause id="H36CF6353124742338B610D45BDC64142"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,024,217,926 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></clause><clause id="H8A4BB6F15FFF4E239359F1D4E39A33C5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,078,653,849 for fiscal year 2026. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H696032370F44409E816349F9C22ACA36"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the amount for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives an amount equal to the proportion that— </text><clause id="HAC22D79397944539A790DCB50C872591"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for fiscal year 2020; bears to </text></clause><clause id="HC9D5E3C8BFD4408284BC78C8D3740678"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for such program for fiscal year 2020. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A6B24DBBD7F48DEB001B53512B83C78"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National highway freight program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the national highway freight program, 3.38 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H75B3C7F329E44269B78FAF6FA42AA237"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning</header><subparagraph id="H915FD6E697F646DCA3084BA1934E74A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For metropolitan planning, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9091A2D4F79B4AE9A3E94322C84F30A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for metropolitan planning for all States shall be— </text><clause id="HB2AE2027CD964490AA7B188D7F1E1B41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$507,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; </text></clause><clause id="H25B1876C4E2F418DB0F58356ACDB3D6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$516,381,250 for fiscal year 2024; </text></clause><clause id="HFC1559AEB3014DEBABF178E97245DA38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$526,708,875 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></clause><clause id="H7534BE2A90924C649BE48E825D27D922"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$536,189,635 for fiscal year 2026. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30C245754E9947B784D20CD0F4380799"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the amount for metropolitan planning under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives an amount equal to the proportion that— </text><clause id="H73BB03997F9D49129A1C8D7D505B3BCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for metropolitan planning for fiscal year 2020; bears to </text></clause><clause id="H0CF776205B024978AECF2E608F59662E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for metropolitan planning for fiscal year 2020. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7397586EA7C419ABCF687877BF3C797"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Railway crossings</header><subparagraph id="H1A78853351EE448FA9F7134D1C1247D5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the railway crossings program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H156CBB2AC539497192EACC0E46AFE74F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for the railway crossings program for all States shall be $245,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EC2F04BBE0A46DC9C9E22B6FECC4373"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><clause id="HAAA3F7C59C8B498581620E8B295CD4BA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the amount for the railway crossings program under subparagraph (B) as follows: </text><subclause id="H0230186790BB4D949EC05653E6EE6BA2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>50 percent of the amount for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to States by the formula set forth in section 104(b)(3)(A) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21). </text></subclause><subclause id="HB00184AD69D54A71BEA51CED8ABB874A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>50 percent of the amount for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to States in the ratio that total public railway-highway crossings in each State bears to the total of such crossings in all States. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4AAF0D8CAFF74503B5AC4DBF13C3407C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum apportionment</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (i), for each fiscal year, each State shall receive a minimum of one-half of 1 percent of the total amount for the railway crossings program for such fiscal year under subparagraph (B). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7146BE08745F4381A3E6F36FA1659B77"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Predisaster mitigation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the predisaster mitigation program, 2.96 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B24645F36CA428ABFBF5C319ABB9468"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Carbon pollution reduction program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the carbon pollution reduction program, 3.95 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0A921CD2B14492093F6DAE4F021E5A0"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Clean corridors</header><subparagraph id="H1CA728C4639D4ED18519C2EFC9B3C70D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the clean corridors program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE94705FCD50449CBB0FBE63077DE3C2B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for the clean corridors program for all States shall be $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B69F97740C54F34B1A4037451483491"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the total amount for the clean corridors program under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives the amount equal to the proportion that—</text><clause id="HCCCA185659164F02B10BE24F08A782A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total base apportionment determined for the State under subsection (c); bears to</text></clause><clause id="HAB7DCA519A5A43A8A164392145C4E139"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total base apportionments for all States under subsection (c).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1862871D35944D3B95580DE135F0B599"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of amounts</header><paragraph id="H3ACF47BBF13D4DBE90B6C22F3545EA13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the amount for each State shall be determined as follows: </text><subparagraph id="H626729736B844454B873CF66F6A9A7F4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial amounts</header><text>The initial amounts for each State shall be determined by multiplying— </text><clause id="H05472B13704D44B18A20B0154DC4FBE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each of—</text><subclause id="H531FD877672A40C49D3C5B04C6538217"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the base apportionment; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H25E057205A5A471DAAE90089CEAFAB1F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h)(1) for the highway safety improvement program; by </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H04F1A541BCAB4FD5A06F9F709F448F6D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that— </text><subclause id="HAABDA194A2DE43129EB3735927131A60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2020; bears to </text></subclause><subclause id="H1C7E22188BD4441895C982C3D45AB1F4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of those apportionments received by all States for fiscal year 2020. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE149D52047BA44FD8ED9D37A76CA6A08"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments to amounts</header><text>The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure that each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 95 percent of the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DBE01F82AAE4183BC46D629F9F24881"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State apportionment</header><text>On October 1 of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary shall apportion the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the covered programs in accordance with paragraph (1). </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5477ECCABDDB4E5FA046D115E5FD89AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="H92E8AFAD83A946899921B5B25B3B61F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(6)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19344F10186B41E59891F9B9E61A47C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(6)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81C53F161E1E47E59299449F92248656"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsections (h) and (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81F09F0599F04F798188262207C51631" style="USC"><subsection id="HC77732CDBA2749EE8387CC545B413B1D" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Supplemental funds</header><paragraph id="HF6AB53CEE9144E1FB166ACE36488D258" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Before making an apportionment for a fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve for the highway safety improvement program under section 148 $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for the purpose of the safe streets set-aside under section 148(m). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BC34BE135F4494B92C06318B3050E56" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds reserved under paragraph (1) and apportioned to a State under subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under subsection (b)(3), and shall be in addition to amounts apportioned under such subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1602E562AFC045EFA70A6CB642B5AF4A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H2B3E987F6E98497EB0D2B6CEAE0F20F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Base apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base apportionment</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H9EC13FC0E4EA4400A99E9D3A82831EF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the combined amount authorized for the covered programs; minus </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8410FF3B715B446A8FDE95D72BA156E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h) for the highway safety improvement program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H263A4ED53FDF4038A90738852E22EA5B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered programs</header><text>The term <term>covered programs</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HE6E7E58C1F6E43AA81683DCA21BB3E6C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the national highway performance program under section 119;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H811F3BC861CD4ACDA602DD240BE5C11F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the surface transportation program under section 133;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09992F7B89774D4683AAD8B511267A02" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the highway safety improvement program under section 148;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H578CC230DBDD4DC98ECAA30824644479" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74875E36E5B84D3D9684A47B31A54DD4" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the national highway freight program under section 167; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54036E13DAEF4AF894647E4F2C215C6D" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">metropolitan planning under section 134;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47981ECF6E384370AC39372119AB0B65" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the railway crossings program under section 130;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9DCF716F0AF466CA98DF6429D093DBE" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the predisaster mitigation program under section 124; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4953AA032606410DB00C1F6623CFC7F5" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the carbon pollution reduction program under section 171; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BACF08CFAA043F79AA4907DEA0E1BBA" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the clean corridors program under section 151.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1279CCF537F447DB36785464391AC33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share payable</header><text>Section 120(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H60E093366BF1482AB64107E62D661254"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>(5)(D),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D66DB1CABD3480ABCF968E373F0B2D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking <quote>(5)(D),</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H335AEE27545446AC828A65174DAF9073"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 23</header><text>Section 134(p) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(6)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2C94834AC33E425F97396602F5E7699C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 135(i) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(6)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8902299E80A14BDA848E2D8830062BCA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 49</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5303(p) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 104(b)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(6)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H16B1FC0890C14748AA42943A0CD4A101"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8A4C286402C64D9EBFDAC56BB1CCC23D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>FAST Act</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD80BCEC82A8462A80B18F44660C442F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HEDB01C0A1B38485DBF3A01084D1E8495"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>to be appropriated</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CE2654271BC4D038C4C366F600125AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC705D3CD8B5741B39040600DF8C4DB13" style="USC"><paragraph id="H0C3209393B6544DE8B9794A5C8196A3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special rule</header><subparagraph id="H7A5CE6D796F4479091948C98DC80D4D5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>In making an adjustment under paragraph (1) for an allocation, reservation, or set-aside from an amount authorized from the Highway Account or Mass Transit Account described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HF85F23B87E554C2D8AEDED2B46BC0C62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the ratio that—</text><subclause id="HD44362A991AB47899B51E27AD622DB2C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount authorized to be appropriated for the allocation, reservation, or set-aside from the account for the fiscal year; bears to</text></subclause><subclause id="H14462F804B3A4311804A865D889DF33A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the total amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for all programs under such account;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H74BF601907B643B09C3A3D24A405E6AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>multiply the ratio determined under clause (i) by the amount of the adjustment determined under subsection (b)(1)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="H0885FF6D4B3C45C083EB517B8938715C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>adjust the amount that the Secretary would have allocated for the allocation, reservation, or set-aside for such fiscal year but for this section by the amount calculated under clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57A04863304A461AA8B71278FA832414"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocations, reservations, and set-asides</header><text>The allocations, reservations, and set-asides described in this subparagraph are—</text><clause id="H01A748D66C2A47DC8CCC5A307E4C23A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amount made available for a fiscal year for the Federal lands transportation program under section 203, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Forest Service, the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land management responsibilities;</text></clause><clause id="HB4FA19B5D90D462C817F24CA9002BAD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount made available for the Puerto Rico highway program under section 165(a)(1);</text></clause><clause id="H90D3A5DFB7464A379708E25B2A516AF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount made available for the territorial highway program under section 165(a)(2);</text></clause><clause id="H9D03A14982174F3BB408F0760EB0DE18"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the urbanized areas formula grants under section 5307 of title 49, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the passenger ferry grant program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5307">section 5307(h)</external-xref> of such title;</text></clause><clause id="H6A41D09D09154BBAAFA00E2650B52C86"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the formula grants for rural areas under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5311">section 5311</external-xref> of such title, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for public transportation on Indian reservations;</text></clause><clause id="H3D8F7616DE7141DE974ABF165F88607C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the public transportation innovation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5312">section 5312</external-xref> of such title—</text><subclause id="HFE83B566CAF34668B032FACBB18167A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amounts allocated for the zero emission vehicle component assessment under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5312">section 5312(h)</external-xref> of such title; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HA38BE9EDF2034EC0AA5FB0AFDFCAFB06"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amounts allocated for the transit cooperative research program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5312">section 5312(i)</external-xref> of such title;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H87DA1FF9304A4EEFB0D5F628CF28A66E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the technical assistance and workforce development program of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5314">section 5314</external-xref> of such title, the amounts allocated for the national transit institute under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5314">section 5314(c)</external-xref> of such title;</text></clause><clause id="H78438A4FEE9D45D6BDEA0847C66A9649"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the bus and bus facilities program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5339">section 5339</external-xref> of such title, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the zero emission grants under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5339">section 5339(c)</external-xref> of such title;</text></clause><clause id="H3BCBD5B3657F429BA01A7DFA977F7BD4"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts made available for growing States under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5340">section 5340(c)</external-xref> of such title; and</text></clause><clause id="H3A947F1B1E7F45FD9A900262C955CB16"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts made available for high density states under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5340">section 5340(d)</external-xref> of such title.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC36C6F1393044DB6A063E605386F6490"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by inserting <quote>and section 5324 of title 49</quote> after <quote>section 125</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63E0D08CB14E4E178931EE4EC945AC83"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H7EC1B4E0CCA64DF2ADDECF3D2F6B6B88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>There is authorized</quote> and inserting <quote>For fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is authorized</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FE2078345DB4DC98424986B3D914949"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for any of fiscal years 2017 through 2020</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36A94959F02E465C8EACAB8120A074AD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1) by striking <quote>section 1102 or 3018 of the FAST Act</quote> and inserting <quote>any other provision of law</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H49841026AF954B32A3CE4A2E3B61F9BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Transparency</header><subsection id="H6E54AB9A94644EAE8C254215C9768721"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB365AB7597914669B291A227FF9FCBF5" style="USC"><subsection id="HD5727341EA8B41E0B77B052F50288BE8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability reports</header><paragraph id="HB863467218D64385B563B77A311803A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><subparagraph id="H18B7FC9CF4D841CBA52AFCE75D22888E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall compile data in accordance with this subsection on the use of Federal-aid highway funds made available under this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA42E23229A264FBB85AA0539DA28D4F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>User friendly data</header><text>The data compiled under subparagraph (A) shall be in a user friendly format that can be searched, downloaded, disaggregated, and filtered by data category.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0460FC7B8B76485CA7DEAE2364371CB7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project data</header><subparagraph id="H92F9F7A78BA34544AC31EFB514BCC6BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department of Transportation a report that describes—</text><clause id="HC93E8F310719497788263B2BFA550F47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location of each active project within each State during such fiscal year, including in which congressional district or districts such project is located; </text></clause><clause id="HA91F3CF7BD6243AC95F076956AAA5A0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total cost of such project; </text></clause><clause id="HC088444200164FABA805CB6F41693806"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of Federal funding obligated for such project; </text></clause><clause id="HA38EAB22AFFA48729353455A39EF5FA0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the program or programs from which Federal funds have been obligated for such project; </text></clause><clause id="H81105F1CEA3444ACBC21E31E6B1635DE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>whether such project is located in an area of the State with a population of— </text><subclause id="H36B58A8CDA804495A8FAE862BA2AF863"><enum>(I)</enum><text>less than 5,000 individuals; </text></subclause><subclause id="HB22D0BE09C4F43E697EF6583C4B4A6B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>5,000 or more individuals but less than 50,000 individuals; </text></subclause><subclause id="HE86978488BB64E76946F2252ADB6449E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>50,000 or more individuals but less than 200,001 individuals; or </text></subclause><subclause id="H66ACDCA6A1904004BCD96AB63DC3AA76"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>greater than 200,000 individuals;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD16BA711A83E48A8883A96FA2ED5D554"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such project is located in an area of persistent poverty; </text></clause><clause id="H23B8D38C034644EFB28FE85C514BBA89"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the type of improvement being made by such project, including categorizing such project as— </text><subclause id="H01FBD3F29EC44363878EB8C676627BAC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a road reconstruction project; </text></subclause><subclause id="H9AC90A25629A4429B75191507E44E400"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a new road construction project; </text></subclause><subclause id="HCE73F0A9F63244EA9BCB83B5CA750B9A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a new bridge construction project; </text></subclause><subclause id="H870E99B6C23C4FBCBDC2C5194C2777DF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a bridge rehabilitation project; or </text></subclause><subclause id="H9438C3C126B34F3E8E81395F6BE722E2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a bridge replacement project; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEBA3EB03540A4523BE3F02029757E20C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the functional classification of the roadway on which such project is located.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FE3511659C04D979133C7A62D05C004"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interactive map</header><text>In addition to the data made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department of Transportation an interactive map that displays, for each active project, the information described in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FB3E7CF9F744218BE4DA0BF695A4550"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State data</header><subparagraph id="HDE93A04B915641788F10CB399895B914"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Apportioned and allocated programs</header><text>The website described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be updated annually to display the Federal-aid highway funds apportioned and allocated to each State under this title, including— </text><clause id="H1F3C794A798049A2AD46401150B49803"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of funding available for obligation by the State, including prior unobligated balances, at the start of the fiscal year; </text></clause><clause id="H0150FEB0933D405B8EC6D2C8B6411DD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of funding obligated by the State during such fiscal year; </text></clause><clause id="H6B577D20D3E74AE9BA48568D7C0CA256"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of funding remaining available for obligation by the State at the end of such fiscal year; and </text></clause><clause id="HDB1DF8DECB2B4D0D9617D1E73052F440"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>changes in the obligated, unexpended balance for the State. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08F76427863E4508B9D727B9C72EDDFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programmatic data</header><text>The data described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="HAD76875492BD43E0A9D2B64CBE4109EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of funding by each apportioned and allocated program for which the State received funding under this title; </text></clause><clause id="H52A74D24862C4EEBB3D5A30153C7BB48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of funding transferred between programs by the State during the fiscal year using the authority provided under section 126; and </text></clause><clause id="H6589486CAA3A4B799F176B22852998C1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount and program category of Federal funds exchanged as described in section 106(g)(6). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51FEE1458BE845B8AEE8D31B64BD1E39"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection: </text><subparagraph id="HDDE09F147092468F8C5483601675D341"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Active project</header><clause id="H1C20F9D8D8F44243890C4B382FE11578"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>active project</term> means a Federal-aid highway project using funds made available under this title on which those funds were obligated or expended during the fiscal year for which the estimated total cost as of the start of construction is greater than $5,000,000. </text></clause><clause id="H95F5D5F7C136472EA935B241BE39E7A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>active project</term> does not include any project for which funds are transferred to agencies other than the Federal Highway Administration. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB857D6F2465E4419BBA48F24F82F00B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interactive map</header><text>The term <term>interactive map</term> means a map displayed on the public website of the Department of Transportation that allows a user to select and view information for each active project, State, and congressional district. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H811D7551BACE4D22AE3F9E36216ED9B3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HAA53CC2952DE4AC4B46A1B57F1AE3F2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project approval and oversight</header><text>Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H233BBFF098784B98BDADA91D918E99F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H98E168773C03486081112D11FDC85A6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0FF99C20F9D4B0B8D54520B749BEEC5" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HE1B94C5BD62D4335A1A283C7965D962A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistance to States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HA4C6704A3ECA4A208A0C37B54E480747"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop criteria for States to use to make the determination required under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="H77A24B35BA734E4A990F928E524DD116"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide training, guidance, and other assistance to States and subrecipients as needed to ensure that projects administered by subrecipients comply with the requirements of this title.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E17442188F74394B3B99273CE6300C3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Periodic review</header><text>The Secretary shall review, not less frequently than every 2 years, the monitoring of subrecipients by the States. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11D6118205634E2B8A82DA47C6807FDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFFFDE0882C94A2FA101C3CF7436DF49" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H89CCF913AD4F4575972D9689CEB5CBFD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal funding exchange programs</header><subparagraph id="H62CBEAFA9AC9459E95D5A5BC8C567011"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State allows a subrecipient to exchange Federal funds provided under this title that are allocated to such subrecipient for State or local funds, the State must certify to the Secretary that the State—</text><clause id="HC7C7B292110C414994AD69C8587A99F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has prevailing wage requirements that are comparable to the requirements under section 113 that apply to the use of such State or local funds; and</text></clause><clause id="HF39E228DB502459EAB2A83A11032D837"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall ensure that the prevailing wage requirements described in clause (i) apply to the use of such State or local funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77553E082C7F46B194213BB0D20B1284"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this paragraph shall apply only if the requirements of section 113 would be applicable to a covered project if such project was carried out using Federal funds. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB7E72FAA1AD4F53B13878F39E3EE4A3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Covered project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>covered project</term> means a project carried out with exchanged State or local funds as described in subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H90AA9C2929D14F5F972D4EA6AF94E45B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(3)—</text><subparagraph id="HFB43826D38E940BEB06275CF0281FA8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>, as determined by the Secretary,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H107DC3D824B34D069AE066F2D58EDFB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>shall assess</quote> and inserting <quote>in the case of a project proposed to be advanced as a public-private partnership, shall include a detailed value for money analysis or comparable analysis to determine</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2668AC001FE747DE8D5AE81B70B51A7F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10756F7A77164F52BE781F398DEBF7CC" style="USC"><subsection id="HE1E14A019AEC4522B291EFD6FFF25713"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Megaprojects</header><paragraph id="H0190812EF9474666B6279A2E7F6E3B4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive risk management plan</header><text>To be authorized for the construction of a megaproject, the recipient of Federal financial assistance under this title for such megaproject shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive risk management plan that contains— </text><subparagraph id="H1C0BDFAA679E48B59F66B655D15F214B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the process by which the recipient will identify, quantify, and monitor the risks, including natural hazards, that might result in cost overruns, project delays, reduced construction quality, or reductions in benefits with respect to the megaproject; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF50E0BCE69DB4F2EBF2934C01A04E011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examples of mechanisms the recipient will use to track risks identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BBE9D01BC1B46038BD3A69DE7E108EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a plan to control such risks; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7945799F2EF4E70AD5EA94F919A721F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such assurances as the Secretary determines appropriate that the recipient shall, with respect to the megaproject— </text><clause id="H581784C33AC546DA9A79BA82E0D61A37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>regularly submit to the Secretary updated cost estimates; and </text></clause><clause id="HF19A5046BDFF447AB3514D43A97F4121"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintain and regularly reassess financial reserves for addressing known and unknown risks. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15E060B3B46A4064A78EA10E8BD736FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Peer review group</header><subparagraph id="H8101B73EE8974A8493C397D90BDB0BE6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which a megaproject is authorized for construction, the recipient of Federal financial assistance under this title for such megaproject shall establish a peer review group for such megaproject that consists of at least 5 individuals (including at least 1 individual with project management experience) to give expert advice on the scientific, technical, and project management aspects of the megaproject. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6C375CC92224DD09CC996A69487310F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><clause id="H271EABAC1C994140AE4E9C0BFE510AE3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish guidelines describing how a recipient described in subparagraph (A) shall— </text><subclause id="H2569E49079634F7992344CB034D9D2C8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recruit and select members for a peer review group established under such subparagraph; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H057D7E89FC104C2DA32E9ABA0762A276"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make publicly available the criteria for such selection and identify the members so selected. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="HAB9F51D15DD64B45A6E455D00EB90390"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Conflict of interest</header><text>No member of a peer review group for a megaproject may have a direct or indirect financial interest in such megaproject. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57EDAC76587C411E824535B2B4ED7894"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tasks</header><text>A peer review group established under subparagraph (A) by a recipient of Federal financial assistance for a megaproject shall— </text><clause id="H68851938AE2947D89B7DE10CF428F317"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet annually until completion of the megaproject; </text></clause><clause id="H01979BAB55DD47C39391B32AD05C3C21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of the establishment of the peer review group and not later than 90 days after the date of any significant change, as determined by the Secretary, to the scope, schedule, or budget of the megaproject, review the scope, schedule, and budget of the megaproject, including planning, engineering, financing, and any other elements determined appropriate by the Secretary; and </text></clause><clause id="H39A6F726A43C4BF588CC855B28281747"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary, Congress, and such recipient a report on the findings of each review under clause (ii). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA522A301EF89490383B469EC73E06906"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the submission of a report under paragraph (2)(C)(iii), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation such report.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H65ED26BE93D1489395A66F91B4337E81"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Megaproject defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>megaproject</term> means a project under this title that has an estimated total cost of $2,000,000,000 or more, and such other projects as may be identified by the Secretary. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3A46BD799B6F473FB1E638B2C2D64F98"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Special experimental projects</header><paragraph id="HC107FE639B704F97A1F6F23D6FD70B05"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a copy of all letters of interest, proposals, workplans, and reports related to the special experimental project authority pursuant to section 502(b). The Secretary shall redact confidential business information, as necessary, from any such information published. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD90CDE5B42D4BECBD5B4D29C2EE2579"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 days before making a determination to proceed with an experiment under a letter of interest described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notification and a description of the proposed experiment to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC15691135F2C402AA0EA1139BF265346"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H6F5C508CED674E5F81292F79889AF983"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of each experiment described in this subsection carried out over the previous 5 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE125E76277F4B8FBA7A3F6C684040C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>legislative recommendations, if any, based on the findings of such experiments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63E7509C791347AA8EF9F433A1F4F7B6"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Competitive grant program oversight and accountability</header><paragraph id="H61E95B4537CB448784934C68961C9BED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure the accountability and oversight of the discretionary grant selection process administered by the Secretary, a covered program shall be subject to the requirements of this section, in addition to the requirements applicable to each covered program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49F877F714B04344A7363BBA51AA2987"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application process</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H19D3CC536EDC4E0AAE2715B4559E4582"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a template for applicants to use to summarize—</text><clause id="H3256072BE3184CE9A0BE4934EB60272B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>project needs and benefits; and</text></clause><clause id="H4B7909D60B434B7583C83D2A723F37D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any factors, requirements, or considerations established for the applicable covered program;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H430CB66F0D9D4A688AE91121646B484A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>create a data driven process to evaluate, as set forth in the covered program, each eligible project for which an application is received; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53D491EA84674C608EB5273D86207CDA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make a determination, based on the evaluation made pursuant to subparagraph (B), on any ratings, rankings, scores, or similar metrics for applications made to the covered program. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H045565B646F24BED84BBF6CE0849E3DA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification of congress</header><text>Not less than 15 days before making a grant for a covered program, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate of—</text><subparagraph id="HF88F317A704E4A3190C6E15E5657E9E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount for each project proposed to be selected;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA79A0ADBF26F483789CD421FA6FAC829"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the review process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H750273003F3242CD82B90E3B1EC080C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for each application, the determination made under paragraph (2)(C); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4EE8F94BE67643ADB834D433F8982B29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of the basis for each award proposed to be selected.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H17C66E88D6564383BFA73778CBB7342D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification of applicants</header><text>Not later than 30 days after making a grant for a project under a covered program, the Secretary shall send to all applicants under such covered program, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAE4BE8AECECD4157AEE170B8D72DD985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of each application made to the covered program for the given round of funding; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H737CFE89D6804901864E1E626FEF1011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the evaluation and justification for the project selection, including all ratings, rankings, scores, or similar metrics for applications made to the covered program for the given round of funding during each phase of the grant selection process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H878DDEE3F0CE47159DD46364DE9B47AC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, at the request of a grant applicant of a covered program, the opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the grant applicant was not awarded a grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35C11F9332D644C28EE0CE66494B54E2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Template</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, develop a template as described in paragraph (2)(A) for any discretionary program administered by the Secretary that is not a covered program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7204C2AA8058469ABB741C8B9887F47E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Covered program defined</header><text>The term <term>covered program</term> means each of the following discretionary grant programs:</text><subparagraph id="H953B10636DC143168325B0C5C4BCBFF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Community climate innovation grants under section 172.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE5C0DC41E104F9B946DABEDEA488861"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal lands and tribal major projects grants under section 208.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC14E15B04E444229F2576E60A36B3F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Mobility through advanced technologies grants under section 503(c)(4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFA634E3774341B6948C4026F4A46AF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rebuild rural bridges program under section 1307 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BF0FFB8239948A3B03D8B89E38E2E35"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Parking for commercial motor vehicle grants under section 1308 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5D4C044D800413B98724027B23B359C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Active connected transportation grants under section 1309 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8B488A000684BB996CA1EBA725D3697"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Wildlife crossings grants under section 1310 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2492ED82BD6459798E7C42383E9DE53"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Reconnecting neighborhoods capital construction grants under section 1311(d) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC54A6DFADC3D454AA5129D6A3FD7FB9D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Division office consistency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that—</text><paragraph id="H922DF9A8CC5C414C9ADC338E27EC4754"><enum>(1)</enum><text>analyzes the consistency of determinations among division offices of the Federal Highway Administration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72E4CE336CC345709D9B3F88D8EBBAFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes recommendations to improve the consistency of such determinations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0749934EB5C04DABAC5954BBCDD705BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Improving Risk Based Stewardship and Oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall reference U.S. DOT Office of Inspector General Report No. ST2020035 and take the following actions, as necessary, to improve the risk based stewardship and oversight of the Federal Highway Administration:</text><paragraph id="H90C733F442AA44AE89CB6A71E2559B66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Update and implement Federal Highway Administration guidance for risk-based project involvement to clarify the requirements for its project risk-assessment process, including expectations for conducting and documenting the risk assessment and criteria to guide the reevaluation of project risks.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D57C28A3C649138FB1235CA3B7144D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Identify and notify division offices of the Federal Highway Administration about sources of information that can inform the project risk-assessment process.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H375E7CF1D689421D87BAE9BF18D052BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update and implement Federal Highway Administration guidance for risk-based project involvement to clarify how the link between elevated risks and associated oversight activities, changes to oversight actions, and the results of its risk-based involvement should be documented in project oversight plans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB080FA5B0BA445A3AE56F8177739E78C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Develop and implement a process to routinely monitor the implementation and evaluate the effectiveness of Federal Highway Administration risk-based project involvement.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9063D5D940AE494DAB5DEFAF90F3D7C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Complete and context sensitive street design</header><subsection id="H73FCDBEBF1D84642AA9F83254CB13B7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H82CDFE90DD8244F5BB1B42022381328C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HE57070EF9A60478FBAA021967DD1B5D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>planned future traffic of the highway in a manner that is conducive to</quote> and inserting <quote>future operational performance of the facility in a manner that enhances</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B07A5FA76714D89B0EA7DB891A725F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>, taking into consideration context sensitive design principles</quote> after <quote>each locality</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF61F0E2CCC3D48C39EA2B7F75280D3B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H79ADBB875A794102876231B2104ED192"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The geometric</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Design criteria for the Interstate system.—</header-in-text>The geometric</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H533D9878749E4B3CB91280C023B05A3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the types and volumes of traffic anticipated for such project for the twenty-year period commencing on the date of approval by the Secretary, under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/106">section 106</external-xref> of this title, of the plans, specifications, and estimates for actual construction of such project</quote> and inserting <quote>the existing and future operational performance of the facility</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEE8EAC2177D4CE684C1AD49992B091E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H9CC664B8330B401CBE5DCA1A0B4A7CE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32F11D5A19BB47CBA4579C68E58CE47E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BA105B79AB34B5784A13461631369D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB89B67A4FB074C04BCE16B26E96B0222" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HAEAD153F8B7449478977BF11D5E7A559"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">context sensitive design principles.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9F9BE0E40E94B3383735161154CF654"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (o) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE555D9964DE64114B0F7F7094BF38B95" style="USC"><subsection id="H8FCC1B465F7A4A63B99C8877628DADB2"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Compliance with State laws for non-NHS projects</header><paragraph id="H4463985FE38A479F95EEC1CCA1ABA930"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects (other than highway projects on the National Highway System) shall—</text><subparagraph id="HCE456E7577EE470BBB39DE7583F3C1A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, safety standards, design standards, and construction standards; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2598A801D5043C999517AC03F42BC38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take into consideration context sensitive design principles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA8494FF925EC4684BB038DA1635D0039"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Design flexibility</header><subparagraph id="H9014BE1C5A1A42D096F388E2FA72528C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><clause id="HF44E3333FA5846559D8339676AE3E23F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local jurisdiction may select the most appropriate design publication for the roadway context in which the local jurisdiction is located for the design of a project on a roadway (other than a highway on the National Highway System) if—</text><subclause id="HBD9AD6C2ABD545EF83C47EE5759E0671"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local jurisdiction provides notification and justification of the use of such design publication to any State in which the project is located; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9E9F6258ECEB4EA59D189BCD313AC2E1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the design complies with all other applicable Federal and State laws.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEEAC28D1385A4255A46E4CD4A9C03EF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State rejects a local jurisdiction’s selection of a design publication under this subparagraph, the local jurisdiction may submit notification and justification of such use to the Secretary. The Secretary shall make a determination to approve or deny such submission not later than 90 days after receiving such submission. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD00B051A11234DB788BC6BC9CD9278E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State-owned roads</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a roadway under the ownership of the State, the local jurisdiction may select the most appropriate design publication only with the concurrence of the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44B45F923583416F83D0103780CFB881"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Programmatic basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may consider the use of a design publication under this paragraph on a programmatic basis. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H18895090C0D840FFB8C18514DBA92C5B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H218A629B4A204F3FA1B8309A6E78D365" style="USC"><subsection id="H715260C5537B44078E5EC733401DD780"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Context sensitive design</header><paragraph id="H154AE3E18E64465294B48066A3B82CDE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Context sensitive design principles</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with State and local officials prior to approving any roadway design publications under this section to ensure that the design publications provide adequate flexibility for a project sponsor to select the appropriate design of a roadway, consistent with context sensitive design principles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56192724249741D68CC461B204D04C76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policies or procedures</header><subparagraph id="H321493EE97B542F19B76C01E5921A404"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary publishes the final guidance described in paragraph (3), each State shall adopt policies or procedures to evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and select the appropriate design, consistent with context sensitive design principles.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AC9314A068E4104AE385F3DA24B4A76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local governments</header><text>The Secretary and States shall encourage local governments to adopt policies or procedures described under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F61EF8CA18E4113BF8FF8C76FF7A546"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The policies or procedures developed under this paragraph shall take into consideration the guidance developed by the Secretary under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H052D1F89BD984EA8910E2DFDE5DEDDD4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidance</header><subparagraph id="H646A06F766C04CE1AEFA862F0698B5D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><clause id="HA0C1D51B9DD548158AB4AE3FC4CCE44E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish guidance on the official website of the Department of Transportation on context sensitive design.</text></clause><clause id="H0F5BC3A01B2A4B8C95553277785C99F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public review and comment</header><text>The guidance described in this paragraph shall be finalized following an opportunity for public review and comment.</text></clause><clause id="H985612FEBED34AC4A4334BD975E9B07C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Update</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically update the guidance described in this paragraph, including the model policies or procedures described under subparagraph (B)(v).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1389D667F3474611BDF67CD3A0D41378"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The guidance described in this paragraph shall—</text><clause id="H91F6EC1A2F424C68A45EBDA718755E43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide best practices for States, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, local governments, or other project sponsors to implement context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="HFED41AED9D15435AA6F67FB8C4FC29F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify opportunities to modify planning, scoping, design, and development procedures to more effectively combine modes of transportation into integrated facilities that meet the needs of each of such modes of transportation in an appropriate balance;</text></clause><clause id="HD3073FF18F2F4DC8A532A0DBFAE0E68B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify metrics to assess the context of the facility, including surrounding land use or roadside characteristics;</text></clause><clause id="HF5CFE6751EA44C208AE86A691B2F3F9D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assess the expected operational and safety performance of facility design; and</text></clause><clause id="H0C5815314BDB4BEB97E7DA20B0B8F8A0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>establish model policies or procedures, consistent with the findings of such guidance, for a State or other project sponsor to evaluate the context of a proposed facility and select the appropriate facility design for the context. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32C045DF1A7B4DAB83FA25B7A19A16D5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Topics of emphasis</header><text>In addition to the contents in subparagraph (B), the guidance shall emphasize—</text><clause id="H84AE2D512A7E4F0D9EB9F15A2F47D3FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>procedures for identifying the needs of users of all ages and abilities of a particular roadway;</text></clause><clause id="H14B25137208942F5952152A7E0A496BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>procedures for identifying the types and designs of facilities needed to serve various modes of transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H692B7A9CDEFC47C3A0207B0FF9891928"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>safety and other benefits provided by carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H382B1241BF0F4F7CA26566BF96E3C2A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>common barriers to carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H1A22686752B94E8F8702CE5757F95D11"><enum>(v)</enum><text>procedures for overcoming the most common barriers to carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H133D340A147F4C2A98A4C7CF6386FE7B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>procedures for identifying the costs associated with carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H0CF5FD224C6141D78E748A34D4C79187"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>procedures for maximizing local cooperation in the introduction of context sensitive design principles and carrying out those principles; and</text></clause><clause id="H40A585729FAD4F58B85912743E975E0C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>procedures for assessing and modifying the facilities and operational characteristics of existing roadways to improve consistency with context sensitive design principles.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D55076ECFAA4F1A86B07947835FFCF2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Amounts made available under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/104">sections 104(b)(6)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/505">505</external-xref> of this title may be used for States, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, or regional transportation planning organizations to adopt policies or procedures to evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and select the appropriate design, consistent with context sensitive design principles.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE25A7E10099E43A284B9654B0D1CEE6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1404(b) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note) is repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="H8BB3621396B74589855FB846EC5E9092" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Federal share</header><subsection id="H1FC5C48A51BD46EDB950189BBE334725"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA1A3D502530D4C299A207A1CDAA3AE52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA23F35A674C548648E5DF2AC8A26B190" style="USC"><clause id="H7C9B592925E244A5B0ABE8411A25AE38"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prefabricated bridge elements and systems, innovative materials, and other technologies to reduce bridge construction time, extend service life, and reduce preservation costs, as compared to conventionally designed and constructed bridges;</text></clause><clause id="H133D9F0A5C894B848C4CB2C3C940ADEE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative construction equipment, materials, techniques, or practices, including the use of in-place recycling technology, digital 3-dimensional modeling technologies, and advanced digital construction management systems;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5640DD4BC2A64E9E9D60BDC8189A7EAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (ix);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H47B6366D4108437AB033F7DB1D87348B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7E32F4D5C7742F6A925D7AE7A7E977D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (v) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29F1812E6C17406DAD5E96078DE7A7DD" style="USC"><clause id="H9CC768952DCB42D7B8CF4CB6A9BB0C27"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in—</text><subclause id="H1D9B64ED0B534C899A6A85318B33D71E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H13CA172A831643AE8408D2CC077FDFEE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local air pollution, stormwater runoff, or noise pollution;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD7D87FCB3F9F4BCB8C8E06530095D977"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative culvert materials that are made with recycled content and demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;</text></clause><clause id="H8882FBEC12C24D58B11DC771D67E85C8"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contractual provisions that provide safety contingency funds to incorporate safety enhancements to work zones prior to or during roadway construction and maintenance activities; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H550EF464E96A45DB893283962AD59E5B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Environmental justice communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF65AB2868C9485998CBC302EE6652DB"><paragraph id="H0599AC4A60D04F15967DB3B0EA785F8B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental justice communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried out with funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) may be increased by up to 10 percent, up to 100 percent of the total project cost of any such project, program, or activity that the Secretary determines benefits an environmental justice community through reducing adverse environmental exposures that may disproportionately impact such communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H197A0D9F9C0E450A8F69DCFDC51A28DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>subsection (c) of</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H968947C2DBA14E678D340034F62A004C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 126(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBE24AE8CE8EE4AEAAB65DF9434CEF0DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">and programs</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">set-Asides</header-in-text></quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34F6ADD2450E4C0FBB85E8A3E94B6E02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and 133(d)(1)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>, 130, 133(d)(1)(A), 133(h), 148(m), 149, 151(f), and 171</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC7C2DF7819F45D984A66B541EE8B71F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1991803C7A614E749A86CA202FE59E47" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H3774FAC8050F4B93B46D58FCAE226CE5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an apportionment under either paragraph (4) or paragraph (9) of section 104(b), and notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State may only transfer not more than 50 percent from the amount of the apportionment of either such paragraph to the apportionment under the other such paragraph in a fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HE493A6BF89B04AB2B3CAA172811189D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Tolling</header><subsection id="H536FAF9A6D9C4EA1BCE0F8ADA4A8DF2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF1AF4B81172342FA925D16B036D296C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H2BFBDEF7FFCF4634B0AD0864727D8A48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AACF08BA8754D398F5B4B888820FF7A" style="USC"><paragraph id="HAB3C09337140423DAF1D2ECD1AAD1724"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="HA4E744A14B7D45E59A8DB343FEC9583D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Subject to the provisions of this section, Federal participation shall be permitted on the same basis and in the same manner as construction of toll-free highways is permitted under this chapter in the—</text><clause id="H592A2003C3BD4FCAABC8CE88F91BAF04"><enum>(i)</enum><text>initial construction of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;</text></clause><clause id="HD4B6ACBD1E8941E6877519B79CEB22B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>initial construction of 1 or more lanes or other improvements that increase capacity of a highway, bridge, or tunnel (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and conversion of that highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled facility, if the number of toll-free lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after the construction is not less than the number of toll-free lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before the construction;</text></clause><clause id="H54C094DDDAE042C19F2601C4960145BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>initial construction of 1 or more lanes or other improvements that increase the capacity of a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System and conversion of that highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled facility, if the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after such construction is not less than the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before such construction;</text></clause><clause id="HBF788D309F674154836F8112809723C6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or replacement of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;</text></clause><clause id="H33C69C886DC44D92B5AABCE2418E98CB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reconstruction or replacement of a toll-free bridge or tunnel and conversion of the bridge or tunnel to a toll facility;</text></clause><clause id="HC01EBB5F0D8149A7B4CF4E2308ED07CF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>reconstruction of a toll-free Federal-aid highway (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and conversion of the highway to a toll facility;</text></clause><clause id="H3E1436565BBB4C64815568BFFE227654"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation of a highway on the Interstate System if the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation is not less than the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation;</text></clause><clause id="HC13D63A3698D45F6BB29D87EE32C64BF"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>conversion of a high occupancy vehicle lane on a highway, bridge, or tunnel to a toll facility, subject to the requirements of section 166; and</text></clause><clause id="HB0D8431349864959B2DF83315CEEF50A"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>preliminary studies to determine the feasibility of a toll facility for which Federal participation is authorized under this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DEFE16BE90A4F16B5A3B302C86A644A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Agreement to toll</header><clause id="H0E61554DCACE497AA2310B28F1AC7BB8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the Secretary may authorize tolling under this subsection, the public authority with jurisdiction over or that operates a highway, bridge, or tunnel shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this subsection.</text></clause><clause id="H53BC690786F3405E823C24FA466E62BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicability</header><subclause id="H5FC0CB0395B0487195D5EBFFBE5D8C78"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The requirements of this subparagraph shall apply to—</text><item id="H9A97DAC833C4499D869403EB86E4D390"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>Federal participation under subparagraph (A);</text></item><item id="HFCA6DDB3D22040E98AC059B95D271F1F"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any prior Federal participation in the facility proposed to be tolled; and</text></item><item id="H6B1EAC5D15D94022B9AF6492AE033609"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>conversion, with or without Federal participation, of a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll facility under subparagraph (E).</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HB97D99BAE88C4CA2B9FB46AF812C5B60"><enum>(II)</enum><header>HOV facility</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or section 166, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a high occupancy vehicle facility.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEAE5247AF1BA459F934DE9D2F9634F9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Major Federal action</header><text>Approval by the Secretary of an agreement to toll under this paragraph shall be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86301AC365E24F08ACED797D3815530D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agreement conditions</header><text>Prior to entering into an agreement to toll under subparagraph (B), the public authority shall certify to the Secretary that—</text><clause id="H4FAA17E6375D499B8DD1B46CD02AD0AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the public authority has established procedures to ensure the toll meets the purposes and requirements of this subsection;</text></clause><clause id="HABE0067844F94F718D21183B358B6D9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the toll facility shall provide for access at no cost to public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses serving the public; and</text></clause><clause id="HDD72665F33D1424485D002CF1ABB0ED3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the toll facility shall provide for the regional interoperability of electronic toll collection, including through technologies or business practices.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F8DB3418A1E4F3089362563712D993E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consideration of impacts</header><clause id="HEDECB9F141B34124882D1C99EA58A9F2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to entering into an agreement to toll under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ensure the public authority has adequately considered, including by providing an opportunity for public comment, the following factors within the corridor:</text><subclause id="HA9520583E2C747B08F92E38320CEA0D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Congestion impacts on both the toll facility and in the corridor or cordon (including adjacent toll-free facilities).</text></subclause><subclause id="HC1FFF7B962E34833BD955AC736B30621"><enum>(II)</enum><text>In the case of a non-attainment or maintenance area, air quality impacts.</text></subclause><subclause id="HECD45658CB8D41E4840626B2059125E1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Planned investments to improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives in the corridor.</text></subclause><subclause id="H3047E854F29D402393B61C5B5600099D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Environmental justice and equity impacts.</text></subclause><subclause id="HCB582BB27DA74DE094A9FFF3A3568C0A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Impacts on freight movement.</text></subclause><subclause id="H0A4C1C6C5D78416CAD69C4CE44086EA0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Economic impacts on businesses.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6672A61731C5493C90779CA81D6E9DAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration in environmental review</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph shall limit a public authority from meeting the requirements of this subparagraph through the environmental review process, as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA7F1445069E41BFA49BC48453EB463D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Congestion pricing</header><clause id="H612FA4C6ABDA4AE48987C92AD36B1477"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may authorize conversion of a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll facility to utilize pricing to manage the demand to use the toll facility by varying the toll amount that is charged.</text></clause><clause id="H4343230F66CB428F9E3EC2435216EE7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to entering into an agreement to convert a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll facility, the Secretary shall ensure (in addition to the requirements under subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)) that such toll facility and any planned investments to improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives in the corridor are reasonably expected to improve mobility and efficiency in the cordon or corridor, as described in clauses (iii) and (iv).</text></clause><clause id="H6FD69C32BF7844488C98DC9DBFE53BC5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Performance monitoring</header><text>A public authority that enters into an agreement to convert a non-tolled lane to a toll facility under this subparagraph shall—</text><subclause id="HC8E2FA848C9C4AAFB0FA3FD90763AA1E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>establish, monitor, and support a performance monitoring, evaluation, and reporting program—</text><item id="H93785049F5D24DBD92BBDFD8F0335649"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for the toll facility that provides for continuous monitoring, assessment, and reporting on the impacts that the pricing structure may have on the operation of the toll facility; and</text></item><item id="H2B91A2F517BB429B9137D9BDE10ED40C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that considers the impacts of congestion pricing of the toll facility on the operation of the corridor or cordon; </text></item></subclause><subclause id="H109BADE85A9540FA93983A6C5DB60125"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary annual reports of the impacts described in subclause (I); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE3B86271B6EA4430AB73E2E26FA58A15"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the toll facility becomes degraded, as described in clause (iv), submit to the Secretary an annual update that describes the actions proposed to bring the toll facility into compliance and the progress made on such actions.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6EEF55B26FCF4B63A662EA05112A7B61"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Determination</header><subclause id="H4E403B3CE64642E8B3416A1A5FBD7756"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Degraded operation</header><text>For purposes of clause (iii)(III), the operation of a toll facility shall be considered to be degraded if vehicles operating on the toll facility are failing to maintain a minimum average operating speed 90 percent of the time over a consecutive 180-day period during peak hour periods.</text></subclause><subclause id="HEF4DFFFD74C440F681A5CBED4A14B82D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Corridor or cordon operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The public authority with jurisdiction over or that operates the toll facility shall consider options that improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives that improve mobility and efficiency in the corridor or cordon, including increased person or freight throughput or reduced person hours of delay.</text></subclause><subclause id="H666C1C3E07C84810A3EEFB3868EED5AF"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Definition of minimum average operating speed</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>minimum average operating speed</term> means—</text><item id="H43ECED48A1FB43CAB9DC070D4914A125"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>35 miles per hour, in the case of a toll facility with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or greater; or</text></item><item id="H0ACD3FACBB924044BD9E9A03810EBDD2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>not more than 10 miles per hour below the speed limit, in the case of a toll facility with a speed limit of less than 50 miles per hour.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HA8089BFB89E645829CA7CCA9A1CF5FAA" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Efficient operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may set efficiency and mobility performance standards as an alternative to minimum operating speed for a toll facility if determined appropriate based on the context of such toll facility. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H5F1D37317BEE4547A262A59B942FEA2E"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Maintenance of operating performance</header><subclause id="HB38D2FF461FC4D088DD70AF7970F5EC4"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which a toll facility becomes degraded under clause (iv), the public authority with jurisdiction over the toll facility shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan that details the actions the public authority will take to make significant progress toward bringing the toll facility into compliance with this subparagraph.</text></subclause><subclause id="HE07D8E62EA5B46E2BA9CA86356FC11C9"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Notice of approval or disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a plan under subclause (I), the Secretary shall provide to the public authority a written notice indicating whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved the plan based on a determination of whether the implementation of the plan will make significant progress toward bringing the toll facility into compliance with this subparagraph.</text></subclause><subclause id="H8E615B6CAB1C4F69983806B9291A189E"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Until the date on which the Secretary determines that the public authority has brought the toll facility into compliance with this subparagraph, the public authority shall submit annual updates that describe—</text><item id="H0F37B587E4DE4457A55A8E1F345609C8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the actions taken to bring the toll facility into compliance;</text></item><item id="HEA6A464D4A0E44DE972ED2A75FA31161"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any actions taken to improve the operation of the corridor or cordon; and</text></item><item id="HED8ECBC8AF2D4DB88EECF7687165BCAD"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the progress made by those actions.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H3AE0CD99031647ECB7AC2E5A825016EF"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Consultation of MPO</header><text>If a toll facility authorized under this subparagraph is located on the National Highway System and in a metropolitan planning area established in accordance with section 134, the public authority shall consult with the metropolitan planning organization for the area.</text></clause><clause id="HDE9B9D447FCC472FB9A7281E1E050D9B"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>For the purposes of this paragraph, the corridor or cordon shall include toll-free facilities that are adjacent to the toll facility.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69881E7FC81341A99F55232FC8A4504A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H948C0C32AB614308A98F482C8A6F6E92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="HCA8E5CE7C1FE4D2DA8CDDE7583802521"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H3A5232DD1CD64CB5970434A0DD28E972"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (v) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C902F13515E4B56BC440F064E143832" style="USC"><clause id="HAB856E71F014466CAC3E4A98785F4945"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any project eligible under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 that provides an efficiency or mobility benefit in the corridor or cordon, including by increasing person or freight throughput, increasing public transportation service, or reducing person hours of delay;</text></clause><clause id="HADF61422E7704F39ACFB2A0257D3E3F3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>toll or public transportation fare discounts, subsidies, or rebates for users of the toll facility or public transportation in the corridor that have no reasonable alternative transportation method to the toll facility or for whom the tolls or public transportation fares create a financial hardship, as determined by the public authority; and</text></clause><clause id="HC62F3BBB81E549659821C1C84FF34734"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the public authority certifies annually that the tolled facility is being adequately maintained and is not degraded as described under paragraph (1)(E), any revenues remaining after funding the activities described in clauses (i) through (vi) shall be considered surplus revenue and may be used for any other purpose for which Federal funds may be obligated by a State under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="H09BC1FB8CD8D4A0B9877EDDF5F80637F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97C02EF75DC3408FA5F307A8E6C6D58A" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H1E1F2A19590B4BD3A30FB03B9B8534C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transparency</header><clause id="H55BD953D2D744D57823C52D79D6841DD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual audit</header><subclause id="H4289E1F4669C4468B3CED827BCB93625"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility shall conduct or have an independent auditor conduct an annual audit of toll facility records to verify adequate maintenance and compliance with subparagraph (A), and report the results of the audits to the Secretary.</text></subclause><subclause id="H95DCDF3736634B76B0028F35682464B0"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Records</header><text>On reasonable notice, the public authority shall make all records of the public authority pertaining to the toll facility available for audit by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H5ECD1692845E4E20A7769656F5CF32A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of revenues</header><text>A State or public authority that obligates amounts under clauses (v), (vi), or (vii) of subparagraph (A) shall annually report to the Secretary a list of activities funded with such amounts and the amount of funding provided for each such activity.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB489BF7C4CE449B3AAC93765D96CC15C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>as of the date of enactment of the MAP–21, before commencing any activity authorized</quote> and inserting <quote>, before commencing any activity authorized</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A4B272755CE41328A730C8C5A3CD4B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)—</text><clause id="HB3B1A9F840F34963B64F5D943CCBAB9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>bus</quote> and inserting <quote>vehicle</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H7DFFE10799034D30801F8FB192B3F429"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>buses</quote> and inserting <quote>vehicles</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H015D365CBB9F42169D854B9DD6904902"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4307AD254F474CCB9941FB9E05D5CD60" style="USC"><paragraph id="H4F6FE2AC579F43249AE612E9C07884CA"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Interoperability of electronic toll collection</header><subparagraph id="H270ACB6C393943369591BD4C72F38930"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All toll facilities on Federal-aid highways shall provide for the regional interoperability of electronic toll collection, including through technologies or business practices.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5429395B18B1468090334105F15AB287"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on restriction</header><text>No State, or any political subdivision thereof, shall restrict the information that is shared across public and private toll facility operators or their agents or contractors for purposes of facilitating, operating, or maintaining electronic toll collection programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7094F8CCF6F749A882576364A18AF7F6"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary concludes that a public authority has not complied with the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary may take such action as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2944CDB54014DA2989F90ABB6BA656B"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text><subparagraph id="HDEFFD461A2F64D0F98BDA2F685483F06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal participation</header><text>The term <term>Federal participation</term> means the use of funds made available under this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC9FB0C68A434375A40F159ABFB8A640"><enum>(B)</enum><header>High occupancy vehicle; HOV</header><text>The term <term>high occupancy vehicle</term> or <term>HOV</term> means a vehicle with not fewer than 2 occupants.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3F3680BECDA45A4B519C862743543E3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Initial construction</header><clause id="HAFAF4E2A57034A629A31EFA6AAE5336B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>initial construction</term> means the construction of a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other facility at any time before it is open to traffic.</text></clause><clause id="H5126E62766094E678E473F9DADEEADE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>initial construction</term> does not include any improvement to a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other facility after it is open to traffic.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC793A026EECF487194D56D101BF1E0EB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Over-the-road bus</header><text>The term <term>over-the-road bus</term> has the meaning given the term in section 301 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12181">42 U.S.C. 12181</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABAE42290A1D4F0BB1AEE6EF2FE7B212"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public authority</header><text>The term <term>public authority</term> means a State, interstate compact of States, or public entity designated by a State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7B6DB2A5B7642339C790C5EFFC8B849"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Public transportation vehicle</header><text>The term <term>public transportation vehicle</term> has the meaning given that term in section 166.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EF4116C28A94CA1BC4BA6EEDC865340"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Toll facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>toll facility</term> means the tolled lanes of a highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel constructed or authorized to be tolled under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4EA349C295A9437896C9D9849AD4C9C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program</header><text>Section 1216 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/129">23 U.S.C. 129</external-xref> note), and the item related to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7DCF07E8C0DC432087881D645325E877"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Value pricing pilot program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/149">23 U.S.C. 149</external-xref> note) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80F27CE9729148318D2A5D8C5C147034" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H60C05071CE304CE89CEAAC9455DFF800"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not consider an expression of interest submitted under this section after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H524E61E2F0994C5DB97C6D8050FD5BEB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><paragraph id="H4F5783314B11426D8D36037D5EA3FD93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application of limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any toll facility, including a high occupancy toll facility, described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to the requirements of sections 129(a) or 166 of title 23, United States Code, as applicable, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7EBF2E0AD8E496EB695CDA3A58B3705"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Toll facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A toll facility, including a high occupancy toll facility, described in this subsection is a facility that, on the day prior to the date of enactment of this Act, was—</text><subparagraph id="H97953522EB634E24A51BB8F6F124888B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operating;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD40153B88065492887A38D38045D6F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the planning and design phase; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB09C869FEB948C6AFCA700BE362E79B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the construction phase.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93604D2AA0994E00BB27F8326DFCEEC7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the Secretary, at the request of the public authority, from applying the requirements of section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44E114EF2C964166B218960F950F81A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the interoperability of toll collection as required under section 1512(b) of MAP–21, including an assessment of the progress in, and barriers to, such implementation.</text></subsection></section><section id="H33FCA39D09904E4C865D40C684A88310"><enum>1111.</enum><header>HOV facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE9BEA00C19674A599CC48FBA0B9FB206"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H9ABC15A00C7D4A6D89C95AC25D8A00F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) by striking <quote>transportation buses</quote> and inserting <quote>transportation vehicles</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6CA880DBB4147B38FBC7D2C3786365F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B) by striking <quote>2019</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EBCC2574C5D43A3898DB3EB6BA78EC1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HECEB30F9B64240C88F24221671614DFE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H48555E730C7D417BA214F2EB01E68906"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Emergency vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The public authority may allow the following vehicles to use the HOV facility if the authority establishes requirements for clearly identifying the vehicles:</text><subparagraph id="H9DBF6B5097964B7EA63C0FE809028E85"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An emergency vehicle that is responding to an existing emergency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3733D2B4E10495BAB7B8478FCC3A8EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A blood transport vehicle that is transporting blood between collection points and hospitals or storage centers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA091452947B34FDC8BBCCFE41EFECA6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) by striking <quote>45 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or greater</quote> and inserting <quote>35 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or greater</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA91FBAC3F6774C98A7AAABF890634981"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(B) by striking <quote>morning or evening weekday peak hour periods (or both)</quote> and inserting <quote>peak hour periods</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H938416C0D2104EB7BC83A8C2B12B0518"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9258AF88D4D64871BF85C06AF828C4AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator</quote> and inserting <quote>The Administrator</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H49623E06AFB24C9ABD22C765587145E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB32E62D891FC464FB3F0D0716DB52AA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBAE9AA8FD6054915B789E1EDB7987C0F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H474722F80BE64A3B906AB00963ADA82D" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HC89EC6D52AFE419C89343B1EC03F678D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, update the requirements established under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1C4048EA0C940D7B7EFC012BE8DB242"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="H4815A67B91EC4D4BA4FA3BD18744524F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HB922118F834B4A6F87A617E6B379B4B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and (F); and</text></clause><clause id="H87DDD62F2175451A9FB2D9BD86B850D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71E086EB44B2446AB17295173C32C19B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B)(i) by striking <quote>public entity</quote> and inserting <quote>public transportation service that is a recipient or subrecipient of funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H4BAB3E39BA4F48EF9B72259E2E1A112B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Buy America</header><subsection id="H7D9C1B99602D45AA9FB4E37AEDE0A4FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6831802EF5684A8582723E66F4E1DB8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H244C02DC21A04240AC07010FAF9EABAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">In general.—</header-in-text>Notwithstanding</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEECFDE38F61342F1B1C8B3C5F4EDDF49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary of Transportation</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA56ED836106548FD8E3BE9F19956DD38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE60EF326A6E4E4487006975D176C100"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and manufactured products</quote> and inserting <quote>manufactured products, and construction materials</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE710909D7E84C2EBF152794354F5CD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Determination.—</header-in-text></quote> before <quote>The provisions</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5BCBD45B1C54C24A6AD6A0C3FD245CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by striking <quote>For purposes</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Calculation.—</header-in-text>For purposes</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A82E06317744743A2374CE0115B57E8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H64E4611DF3534F3B85A1EFFCB42A8C81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary of Transportation</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Requirements.—</header-in-text>The Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD69CAC0145A9437CA21F124094F115D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAB19F8747304C9381DA1BD2975AAE7C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g) by inserting <quote>or within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or environmental review decision made pursuant to authority granted by the Secretary under section 330, if applicable,</quote> before <quote>regardless of the</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9740E73FBFAE4FAB8472F7F68835C648"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB47683DB153D4F19B912E2B73A9E1684" style="USC"><subsection id="HB486596CEA7B482383E1A9F45D7BF4D7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Waiver procedure</header><paragraph id="HF0663A2DC6A74BF0B37E5C547D1E67A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the submission of a request for a waiver, the Secretary shall make a determination under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) as to whether subsection (a) shall apply.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DD9AE9D0E094930B7B8BCB6F9B9E43F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notification and comment</header><subparagraph id="HFEB03198D5D147B0AECF832E9C445FDE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before making a determination regarding a waiver described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity for public comment on the request for such waiver.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C86A6E1594D4B44909B427C8EC47963"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification requirements</header><text>The notification required under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="H45BB8CBBADA642BD9D7B7F75DFD546EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describe whether the application is being made for a determination described in subsection (b)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="HC5537F949B4142ED9E454D0EFF6A9B95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be provided to the public by electronic means, including on the public website of the Department of Transportation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H294D53C32EBE442BBBF197B0DB477CDE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Before a determination described in paragraph (1) takes effect, the Secretary shall publish a detailed justification for such determination that addresses all public comments received under paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="H4D8F970AD30D47C582FB5A1789434DED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the public website of the Department of Transportation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H327A9DA8645E4BAE9CFE752F067E907E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary issues a waiver with respect to such determination, in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1DF2E37438E846DAA5EE5A1BD8E5D8C4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review of nationwide waivers</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D7CA914464C48BA927985D2DF3212E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review any standing nationwide waiver issued by the Secretary under this section to ensure such waiver remains justified.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87F5C86A230F45FAA1D588662EB03226"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notification and opportunity for comment</header><subparagraph id="HE2A900203C9C4035A9A6E76151055C13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before the completion of a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity for public comment on such review.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D3872D8E86C4B29BE2A1F5C6E91ACC8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Means of notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification provided under this subparagraph shall be provided by electronic means, including on the public website of the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H807C32B7972D4AA9A34882AB4DBAED41"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detailed justification in Federal Register</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the completion of a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed justification for the determination made under paragraph (1) that addresses all public comments received under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5490063001254808BE5400DBAE6F6B2C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the study on supply chains carried out under section 1112(c) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9B24F1A67A3840C1AB070AD6D95B0E61"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the last day of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the waivers provided under subsection (h) during the previous fiscal year and the justifications for such waivers.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9AFD06064BA74A329FB21930CA1A0221"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Construction materials defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>construction materials</term> means primary materials, except for iron and steel, that are commonly used in highway construction, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF689DB0A0FD34C9883920AC7A99B84EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction materials</header><paragraph id="HDF17A4885D824280A77D14E62B59F327"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of requirements</header><subparagraph id="H3DFCA2D0FA344A74B2124602111E6DB5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)(D). Such regulations shall ensure the continued availability of construction materials to carry out projects under title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EC38E4D1586495AA71DD38769C13129"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="H124359EB5DE048D98C082D2EB2D8D818"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the continued availability of construction materials to carry out projects under title 23, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="H707B3DF797944AB4A5EEFC5AC77E3B4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include authority for the Secretary to waive the applicability of the requirement under section 313(a) of title 23, United States Code, to procure domestic construction materials if the study conducted under subsection (c)(1) determines that the domestic supply of construction materials is insufficient to meet the demand for activities covered under section 313 of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H4E54BE50949E4C288248782C205FB565"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for efficient and timely—</text><subclause id="H6EFC62986D614F888DCBB1D4FA48FE31"><enum>(I)</enum><text>project delivery for project sponsors; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H7BFEB68AFF654F62A9A671EDDBDCD273"><enum>(II)</enum><text>administration for the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H758059E9F1D247B49BCF2B09C0578CE1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not be finalized until the study under subsection (c) has been completed and considered by the Secretary in the rulemaking process under such subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EBEE0B0B0F24EF489BBBA51DBC36FB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The requirements of this section, and the amendments made by this section—</text><subparagraph id="H9B3EBD53C3ED4215AA61BB97E32F42AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall seek to maximize jobs located in the United States; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC184C143F80646B7981B34C100CA38AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may establish domestic content requirements that are less than 100 percent and that increase over time, based on the current and expected future domestic availability of construction materials; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBA80B6F3DAA41459CE938DA159557F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall take into consideration the study conducted under subsection (c), including any potential—</text><clause id="H8245C51A66BD44449EAF684BA785C0AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disruption in the supply of construction materials to any State or isolated geographic region; and</text></clause><clause id="H8768B6274DAA468BADF761BF6B26F61B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impacts on the price of covered items. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79BB8B6FAC8A414DA33149C5B2B066DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a)(1)(D) shall take effect beginning on the date that the Secretary establishes the regulations described under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H21EBCC445A464852A685DE811FF129C4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study on supply chains</header><paragraph id="HB2BCB0B55EF64F2EB709B9E8722B120B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct study on covered items that are commonly used or acquired under title 23, United States Code, including—</text><subparagraph id="H4A8F392B969A4542876CC781B815B684"><enum>(A)</enum><text>construction materials;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA410A7E65780456E844CEE4BF41C200E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>manufactured products;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2C953A030584EC896BFCA020BE677F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>vehicles; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA572382346064702A4A194E38DD792EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>alternative fuel infrastructure and electric vehicle supply equipment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1B07564A400499190ADCDC340E5A162"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study under paragraph (1) shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="H46D356C0E4574E8B95CC93C610589718"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current domestic availability of covered items of sufficient and reasonably available quantity and of a satisfactory quality (including any specific impacts in a State or isolated geographic region, as applicable) necessary to meet the demand for activities covered under section 313 of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB95C2CD9DE64ABFB2C45D396A4708AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current supply chain for covered items including the impacts of extracting, refining, manufacturing, and transporting domestically available covered items;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91E0ECE11CE44C8499A9ED9811B4F7B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">anticipated impacts to the environment, public health, and safety from transportation of domestically available covered items;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H881DD3AD9503466AA40B2EE57DD5C198"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated demand, in relation to total domestic demand from all sources, for covered items from—</text><clause id="HD0D12B782DBB49ED9E5087BA599809AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procurement under the Federal-aid highway program;</text></clause><clause id="H8073ABB509CB4EFB928EBB601DCBA0F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procurement under other programs administered by the Secretary of Transportation; and</text></clause><clause id="H60DEB1C9D9F14D7ABA89717863BB642F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Federal procurement; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01C4E5C75104436B833E9D458ADF1AD7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the delivery cost differential of domestic covered items, as compared to non-domestic alternatives, including any specific impacts in a State or isolated geographic region, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1FA43A5FFD149E68F5673B39B19CDD4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inspector general review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the Secretary completes the study in paragraph (1), the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall—</text><subparagraph id="H998F45F6BB5C4C8A827C21084603A08D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the extent to which the study under paragraph (1) addresses the considerations under paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7BD406A9F444B3993977A6DA9A03817"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the findings of the review under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H793AFA7DA0454D669ECAA0A1FFFCAF5A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Domestic suppliers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the review under this paragraph, the Secretary may establish and maintain a list of known domestic suppliers of covered items.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0B36C8FEE70481EAE75BC9DF7E74896"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Definition of covered item</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <term>covered item</term> means any material or product (except for iron and steel) subject to the requirements of section 313(a) of title 23, United States Code, that is commonly used in highway construction or procured under the Federal-aid highway program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE66F2B0DAED84FB992FD2BA1018468D4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Iron and steel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (b) and (c), shall not affect the requirements under section 635.410(b)(1)(ii) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to iron and steel. </text></subsection><subsection id="H24AF5BDD8DF345C295142219A3278C00" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction materials defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>construction materials</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 313 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection><subsection id="H086CC26FD31442C5B24579E883021F56"><enum>(f)</enum><header>SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/313">23 U.S.C. 313</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section id="H95781AA4E04A4A52929F690854BD8560"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Federal-aid highway project requirements</header><subsection id="H855F667E63FD487585C97CDFECE0885A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0CCC99B8F7A946A2B5E18F55C69D37DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HAE9FE052C8EF492ABD4D3576D9616B43" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HC68865EB74664692A0147BD147C4A1E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction work performed on projects financed or otherwise assisted in whole or in part by a loan, loan guarantee, grant, credit enhancement, or any other form of Federal assistance administered by the Secretary or the Department, including programs to capitalize revolving loan funds and subsequent financing cycles under such funds, shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40. With respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267) and section 3145 of title 40.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD993D504B2B647FDB9DB9E2455AF9EC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H057C1826487C4CE0820AE2AFC6D8EA2B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Apprenticeship and skill training programs.—</header-in-text></quote> before <quote>The provisions</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H735A13BD71644875A5B614F57EB68414"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="H4C62A88558A5477D8A5BBB4190679665" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6BAC0E8A8324FC5A95CFF564EF627D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (l). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC25B1400A1CD43598E35AC8AEE455239"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1401 of the MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note) is amended by striking subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H79BE134680CE442AAD8D489DCBB91885"><enum>1114.</enum><header>State assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H84D622EB2541456B9AE5288ABD714C33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C9CA6B22B814E05AF8A96B776FB5649" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H92BF4967482047D4B3E4B2EEBA9F83B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided under subparagraph (C), have a term of not more than 3 years; </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H69C0C8B8143045C8B46338E197E4B5F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3A7313B32604601B2A6E546421E4259"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H66CF45D737FE44A49B6F7B2F8F056D8F" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H690F8229213241129DA2A6464B56B33D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any State that has assumed the responsibility for categorical exclusions under this section for at least 10 years, have a term of 5 years.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H0B2A95B1B9FA4DA0B57CC77879F30F92"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Surface transportation project delivery program written agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA260C25DEF524239A37E750188699B06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(G) by inserting <quote>, including the payment of fees awarded under section 2412 of title 28</quote> after <quote>with the project</quote>. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC72E2D2D95F543758EE6CBB8160D26FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFAE4EB7D4E1946D9868B12BCBBC336A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1936E3C304B4B2CABDBA9E129763112" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H30FA46137F04428FB7BBAC04A818C5AF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided under paragraph (7), have a term of not more than 5 years; </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E9B315B64B144448B6E49A26EAEB79A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H17A33FBA55EF4EA888EC97C8481B611F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HD251355B42834C9195BA666EAE0DCDD2" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H94987FE587774DAA81C67D9088887AE5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>for any State that has participated in a program under this section (or under a predecessor program) for at least 10 years, have a term of 10 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE5AD36BAC0A4AFAB9D942A4F14BB750"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HB4FD482A361C4FC9A35CB88CC2E41B2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>annual</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1F62643A0C846A393645B88043EE6FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H800D42335DBC4808BA098F9AD3414A7C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0564A76C9844B33866F95CBE4834351"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2779299D9B2D445A80DFBAF07E79EFA9" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HF75DD577D91647D4B23EB743AA3CC366"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an agreement period of greater than 5 years under subsection (c)(7), conduct an audit covering the first 5 years of the agreement period; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC569CF8C3F64BC580D4DC83524F14B7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF43FF83038954B0380819E2BA2F3F49D" style="USC"><subsection id="HAC5AF18A800B4DBA9AEDEE5CD67530FE"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Agency deemed to be Federal agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State agency that is assigned a responsibility under an agreement under this section shall be deemed to be an agency of the United States for the purposes of section 2412 of title 28. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H083769948EB94D4C9FB0F8856C773611" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Corrosion prevention for bridges</header><subsection id="H09A0CD09065D447485F7B905FF765E77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section: </text><paragraph id="H3FF48FB1A683480DA3806921337146D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable bridge projects</header><text>The term <term>applicable bridge projects</term> means a project for construction, replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, or protection, other than de minimis work, as determined by the applicable State department of transportation, on a bridge project that receives financial assistance under title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42E1529E28174327873A78A1B64096C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certified contractor</header><text>The term <term>certified contractor</term> means a contracting or subcontracting firm that has been certified by an industry-wide recognized third party organization that evaluates the capability of the contractor or subcontractor to properly perform 1 or more specified aspects of applicable bridge projects described in subsection (b)(2). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2013EE662B644257A9129BEA542D4DEB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified training program</header><text>The term <term>qualified training program</term> means a training program in corrosion control, mitigation, and prevention that is either—</text><subparagraph id="HA19CA0CDB7A6404796CBCFFB8F11A1D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offered or accredited by an organization that sets industry corrosion standards; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A383A652EB64131B656ED2504001A67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an industrial coatings applicator training program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>) that meets the standards of subpart A of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A872951C67E4BF3A4457B0F9ECCA3BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable Bridge Projects</header><paragraph id="H855424B3FB904C40B14D66F2EA8D27A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Quality control</header><text>A certified contractor shall carry out aspects of an applicable bridge project described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H254BF093984C451E87862FF56BCC7389"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aspects of applicable bridge projects</header><text>Aspects of an applicable bridge project referred to in paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H84A96A442EE4496B80854F96C0432F49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>surface preparation or coating application on steel or rebar of an applicable bridge project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H210C701F2890432687AFE7AC07495760"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from steel of an existing applicable bridge project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H354402BF4B8E4A2383E99635105B0171"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shop painting of structural steel or rebar fabricated for installation on an applicable bridge project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5FDDB9952F4ACABA925A47EEA59B0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Corrosion management system</header><text>In carrying out an applicable bridge project, a State department of transportation shall—</text><subparagraph id="H37E22F70D8514ADAA8765BA8F0F8ACA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement a corrosion management system that utilizes industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to address—</text><clause id="HE480341582DD4AB8A6F4A55AA8CA39F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>surface preparation; </text></clause><clause id="H315B8FC940FB4B74A5DD400422E39FFF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>protective coatings;</text></clause><clause id="HDA66EBFD149A408E8FD2BE5D350EB52C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>materials selection; </text></clause><clause id="H92DCCB600D004C3DBA260EAB35824603"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>cathodic protection; </text></clause><clause id="H08041FA7CC964F429BBC55AABBFD174C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>corrosion engineering;</text></clause><clause id="H3DB56462C13D4D2EA0BBB55030FACA91"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>personnel training; and</text></clause><clause id="HE9486A93D20043DC90BCE131C4BDEA73"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>best practices in environmental protection to prevent environmental degradation and uphold public health.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA07CB116EF4147A391D487F1BB2B7E33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require certified contractors, for the purpose of carrying out aspects of applicable bridge projects described in paragraph (2), to employ a substantial number of individuals that are trained and certified by a qualified training program as meeting the ANSI/NACE Number 13/SSPC–ACS–1 standard or future versions of this standard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17A7760339AB4172BC7E87EEFE3A7FEF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicable State department of transportation shall only accept bids for projects that include aspects of applicable bridge projects described in paragraph (2) from a certified contractor that presents written proof that the certification of such contractor meets the relevant SSPC–QP standards or future versions of these standards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4F50E85F35845B5A576EAF371395AD3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training program</header><text>As a condition of entering into a contract for an applicable bridge project, each certified contractor shall provide training for each individual who is not a certified coating applicator but that the certified contractor employs to carry out aspects of applicable bridge projects as described in subsection (b)(2).</text></subsection></section><section id="HBC046442F82B4252A301A2840C01FE0F"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="H163F4D40B0E34739A1A2609E38535C90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>States should utilize life-cycle cost analysis to evaluate the total economic cost of a transportation project over its expected lifetime; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA3CA4AD7928424691A8EB5D33D0CEA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data indicating that future repair costs associated with a transportation project frequently total more than half of the initial cost of the project, and that conducting life-cycle cost analysis prior to construction will help States identify the most cost-effective option, improve their economic performance, and lower the total cost of building and maintaining the project.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H4E807967E4BB42B4B46D7FA576CCD306" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Accommodation of certain facilities in right-of-way</header><subsection id="H690F72315E9A46BE8EF3932954C88796"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, renewable energy generation facilities, electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, and broadband infrastructure and conduit shall be treated as a facility covered under part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for purposes of being accommodated under section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3BBD8C8BFDD3487AB227184B2A19E376"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation, may approve the accommodation of the infrastructure and facilities described in subsection (a) within any right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway pursuant to section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><section id="H0160CBB1AC5C416FBFF654AE3E21517F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Federal grants for pedestrian and bike safety improvements</header><subsection id="H3D64FEF217D342F9B257140372F4B75B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of title 23, United States Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary of Transportation, <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/129">section 129(a)(3)</external-xref> of such title shall not apply to a covered public authority that receives funding under such title for pedestrian and bike safety improvements.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8003CAD8B479456486A2450F4C9EC60A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No toll</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered public authority may not charge a toll, fee, or other levy for use of such improvements.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5235914CDC544841ACC541E0902F7771"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered public authority shall be eligible for the exemption under subsection (a) for 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. Any such exemption granted shall remain in effect after the effective date described in this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H12831010637F463EB0C0DEC943F294CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text><paragraph id="H397F7F2FCF454AE2A24C56EBB4E0EB9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered public authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered public authority</term> means a public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility located within both—</text><subparagraph id="H619DB08F40FE422096CC1BD9F8D3CAC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a National Scenic Area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H370BF0A468504A249A13896FD2314FB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National Trail System.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EB6897C51754F159FD035029E94FF4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Scenic Area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Scenic Area</term> means an area of the National Forest System federally designated as a National Scenic Area in recognition of the outstanding natural, scenic, and recreational values of the area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F8438CFA02E4777B6F2625C7061082A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National Trail System</header><text>The term <term>National Trail System</term> means an area described in section 3 of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1242">16 U.S.C. 1242</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DFF021043194FF1B41FEC5A83DBF240"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public authority; toll facility</header><text>The terms <term>public authority</term> and <term>toll facility</term> have the meanings such terms would have if such terms were included in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H13131D3ADD6C4A4F987A1970DD522ED5"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Increased Federal share</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H9D4B752D54D445C6B71D6BADF4CB6411" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HFC8D392AD97A4894A2C591760A994ED7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Areas of persistent poverty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried out in an area of persistent poverty with funds apportioned under section 104(b) may be increased by up to 5 percent, up to 100 percent of the total project cost of any such project, program, or activity. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H35A68E46FF1247899A608BE062C9FD36"><enum>B</enum><header>Programmatic Infrastructure Investment</header><section id="HEDE9995355B5469F927AD6A8789863F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H842EA836293F420EB3B1901944391A37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H351607D854CD4DD5899884279FA187E3" style="USC"><subsection id="HB65127D546C44926A23FCA8A60B303E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the national highway performance program shall be—</text><paragraph id="H556D1F8422DB42F685111B04942E8FEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, consistent with the asset management plans of States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAF9084EB0E8435E842405615C7C71FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support progress toward the achievement of performance targets of States established under section 150;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE621C914F83743408E095B5810066A2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the resilience of Federal-aid highways and bridges; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD38A73DB1C94CCABF4C63FF2487F062"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide support for the construction of new facilities on the National Highway System, consistent with subsection (d)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H625D15C225454FA6863D07726ADEAC87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H86554F2E6C1C468EA201B98531C140F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>or freight movement on the National Highway System</quote> and inserting <quote>freight movement, environmental sustainability, transportation system access, or combating climate change</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C3854EF90944FD285A8070E3FA67ED0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF28435B22F84C5590F1FB0D82CD43B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HC8A99BE9772641E08261DECE48531542"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text><subclause id="HFFF44E36B4BF4C54A326C18EF13283DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8889BE6614134EBC8061E822AAC4D1E3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0B70383F25714D4FB370187D1250A334"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H04754E2FD962457F9BDA8955AEFDEDB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I) by inserting <quote>, including the installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges on the National Highway System</quote> after <quote>National Highway System</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB5688F04AC1E492EA16E58045FA3DFA7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A7DE8C7CAA14C4181307ABDF6B6AB89" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H382712FEC85D44E68F1FDA46BF3C723D"><enum>(Q)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects on or off the National Highway System to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are eligible under section 171, including the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9B34BAFE53E4288A3491A7DC7FA8E4C"><enum>(R)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects on or off the National Highway System to enhance resilience of a transportation facility eligible under section 124, including protective features and natural infrastructure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62250611646B45D69E5FC17420D2ACBE"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected by, a transportation facility eligible for assistance under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4026A66E7DF040D9A48D1045CA3525EB"><enum>(T)</enum><text>Projects on or off the National Highway System to improve an evacuation route eligible under section 124(b)(1)(C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FE83C720A3B46169918524C4BF59F98"><enum>(U)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The removal, retrofit, repurposing, remediation, or replacement of a highway on the National Highway System that creates a barrier to community connectivity to improve access for multiple modes of transportation.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DE1DC69E7D94E19A363950248DB7887"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H324D1AF65E1E434DBC07779189EB7FA8" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HB836D76026094AA4BD5F921DD6216768"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a project that is otherwise eligible under this subsection to construct new capacity for single occupancy passenger vehicles only if the State—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H00B64C4570F8469A8FC36362D95CD590"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has demonstrated progress in achieving a state of good repair, as defined in the State’s asset management plan, on the National Highway System; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5BBF2AF1A22E4D728AA1F35AC880F311"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates that the project—</text><clause commented="no" id="H09D4F91AE6134E2EA0724BD1AA3BEB57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supports the achievement of performance targets of the State established under section 150; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6C9EDD82490B41E2BEE9EA0065A9695F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is more cost effective, as determined by benefit-cost analysis, than—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H1826F33B06AF4DB495DB72B2FD08F831"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an operational improvement to the facility or corridor;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8CA1D39AFCF54E5A99C42A1A194AA49E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the construction of a public transportation project eligible for assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H691C10F6BC464DC89B641E6EFE730CFC"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction of a non-single occupancy passenger vehicle project that improves freight movement; and </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD35C441E7567439F92D0AC2D28D2CE5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a public plan for maintaining and operating the new asset while continuing its progress in achieving a state of good repair under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC948405BCB641C9B75BEF584C941109"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H9DC918E9A12B4DA1934B13E416333D07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">asset and</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">State</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBF6D81B191248B99A3E1E4FF4C01C51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(D) by striking <quote>analysis</quote> and inserting <quote>analyses, both of which shall take into consideration climate change adaptation and resilience</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2031476574854954AB5470F7617E367E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31811A81E4CD4F4DA004BFFDB7A39C8E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA4ADD733206B42318A64BD96F4EBFB46" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H9B1E5F2918914CB3BF5ACDF8D9825EF9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Benefit-Cost analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (d)(3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall establish a process for analyzing the cost and benefits of projects under such subsection, ensuring that—</text><paragraph id="H67214C3EFD9642E289F021BBE1814988"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the benefit-cost analysis includes a calculation of all the benefits addressed in the performance measures established under section 150;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H220655C1F33F4DC3B31411D2ADA4ED30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefit-cost analysis includes a consideration of the total maintenance cost of an asset over the lifecycle of the asset; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D5CF107603B41CFAC06CCB725D339C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State demonstrates that any transportation demand modeling used to calculate the benefit-cost analysis has a documented record of accuracy.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HC64A60A618904484BFDFE06CEFB5A589"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Increasing the resilience of transportation assets</header><subsection commented="no" id="H53EB9D99AE0B4A85923DB0E66B5A0D56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Predisaster mitigation program</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H83F6F7B88F3543D898721E13C82FC300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/123">section 123</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47891F5ACEB547179FD7517DA56C613E" style="USC"><section commented="no" id="H3518DE6A8D6D4CBD88BD92CE4683D321"><enum>124.</enum><header>Predisaster mitigation program</header><subsection commented="no" id="H241C85DF26B44EE384D0977C6ABDA65F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and implement a predisaster mitigation program to enhance the resilience of the transportation system of the United States, mitigate the impacts of covered events, and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H262E4A1365B14EACA303642FD05EEB61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HEBD30B76690F4F6A8C0E97B98FC6B3D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) may be obligated for—</text><subparagraph id="H994C6764BC454590A2FC947E66991BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction activities, including construction of natural infrastructure or protective features—</text><clause id="HF90F93249823486A8BE627305CC6D12D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the resilience of a surface transportation infrastructure asset to withstand a covered event;</text></clause><clause id="HD08F53AC0EC34FD88394E5B8E3249977"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to relocate or provide a reasonable alternative to a repeatedly damaged facility; and</text></clause><clause id="HC70348C060694ACC946FD68FE2EA8AF0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an evacuation route identified in the vulnerability assessment required under section 134(i)(2)(I)(iii) or section 135(f)(10)(C) to—</text><subclause id="HD87C187D99B34FF3B6731EFDA308FDD6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the capacity or operation of such evacuation route through communications and intelligent transportation system equipment and infrastructure, counterflow measures, and shoulders; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H395A48A068F441E1B9829B10A7FB64E2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocate such evacuation route or provide a reasonable alternative to such evacuation route to address the risk of a covered event;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3808876A8DE043BEB0F5172DAC891BBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resilience planning activities, including activities described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">sections 134(i)(2)(I)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/135">135(f)(10)</external-xref> of this title and sections 5303(i)(2)(I) and 5304(f)(10) of title 49; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F92F982D59347A19EEB61439403FC59"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of projects and programs that help States, territories, and regions recover from covered events that significantly disrupt the transportation system, including—</text><clause id="H8081D9ADCF5A47A09BBA499BD4FE6B2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predisaster training programs that help agencies and regional stakeholders plan for and prepare multimodal recovery efforts; and</text></clause><clause id="H6763E78D75914123B169640B56E644E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of region-wide telework training and programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F2CBB06F35D4DE3A9D51D561764B2C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Infrastructure resilience and adaptation</header><text>No funds shall be obligated to a project under this section unless the project meets each of the following criteria:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3FCBFB5EDD04A59B18C69D55A445707"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The project is designed to ensure resilience over the anticipated service life of the surface transportation infrastructure asset. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA23FCD3850BE48059CBB26B16C263B7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The project is identified in the metropolitan or statewide transportation improvement program as a project to address resilience vulnerabilities, consistent with section 134(j)(3)(E) or 135(g)(5)(B)(iii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H909E8E611B764F51AC2941925EA6CD4E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prioritization of projects</header><text>A State shall develop a process to prioritize projects under this section based on the degree to which the proposed project would—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2B705B8941AA4EEF8988602D21BA2CBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be cost effective in the long-term;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC7316328E4A402FA901889F37FAFB2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce the risk of disruption to a surface transportation infrastructure asset considered critical to support population centers, freight movement, economic activity, evacuation, recovery, national security functions, or critical infrastructure; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD66C704F93C44115ADD335549CCE7069"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ease disruptions to vulnerable, at-risk, or transit-dependant populations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19402698BABB4CD58E13909DF3A20205"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide guidance to States to assist with the implementation of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b). </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE657BBEDA7AA4A12984503D4E2EFBCAB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HEE519F5F0C6E4372BF4EB1D6EAA53208"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered event</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered event</term> means a climate change effect (including sea level rise), flooding, and an extreme event or other natural disaster (including wildfires, seismic activity, and landslides). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2816D2A49DB947C09474C6B8C84EE7AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surface transportation infrastructure asset</header><text>The term <term>surface transportation infrastructure asset</term> means a facility eligible for assistance under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H03F1B5AB65CE479DBE2AB17DAAD8BB8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/123">section 123</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C8813744FBF4D98A1A80E3F2D7E417F" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">124. Predisaster mitigation program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H220DBB450CA84C3D96CF392042811383"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects in flood-Prone areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H863165A57DBB4AF8B6548DF002C9AC04" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HBD14FA3A8B524C90A80C87D85379A351"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Projects in flood-Prone areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For projects and actions that, in whole or in part, encroach within the limits of a flood-prone area, the Secretary shall ensure that such projects and actions are—</text><paragraph id="H50765607CA7B45EB8E5EB56714F3471D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designed and constructed in a way that takes into account, and mitigates where appropriate, flood risk by using hydrologic, hydraulic, and hydrodynamic data, methods, and analysis that integrate current and projected changes in flooding based on climate science over the anticipated service life of the asset and future forecasted land use changes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AEEE6F286F445C6A340A5557CD9C873"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designed using analysis that considers the capital costs, risks, and other economic, engineering, social and environmental concerns of constructing a project in a flood-prone area. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HC11F2B9A2E3D49069A7046EB3EDEFD6A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><paragraph id="H49057590F9174EDA9DAC2D59004EDB2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendments to title 23</header><subparagraph id="H0D3DCDA9A07C4010B67DB73343F01EEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 134(i)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9723CC0381B440A69B043AF426495BFA" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4DE2461BC2144761A68F76B3D274C21D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><clause id="HF487F764A69F4A99B33B5CA1ADCB9113"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HFF21FA3CD90F491DB8CA06E1A9DA21A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HC547AB063B35471E8D0A120B9E64E443"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8DDF222E256643D0A5D103C9EE142D72"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE6FD2F37D9064A538F5979CB49883D06"><enum>(III)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HBE30AADA581B48C3BD49F0BD476BD64B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H2DCCFE076D0441858F4BFA7ABBFE5FEE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H5033CD5F7E8A44BC9B5B2176DD6B2A77"><enum>(II)</enum><text>considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H4D4EE0E956DA4BF78B4AA63F244732CB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at the discretion of the metropolitan planning organization, identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H1E1D5192F9094A4B8DC8B3FA3052E2FD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>describes the metropolitan planning organization’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the metropolitan planning organization; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H025CB7267FA144508E72F9DB2BE2477B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H7472C30D1B4A473B92EC871894EDE2ED"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The assessment described in this subparagraph shall be developed in consultation with, as appropriate, State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H54711E8D722140B4A2B69CF0A938687B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 134(j)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB44A4C6464548EC898735B6384061BB" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB4EE272BBEF74BE09C4462EFED6F2AA5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="HF4C7DFB2BD814BBCA040A287287C93B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(2)(I)(iii); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HEE35FCA85BA241D48E5FD5C2469CE023"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under clause (i) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8C0B755249E4C39AD241E0FA79E4A83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments to title 49</header><subparagraph id="H818810C186A54848AFCD446AC9C71EE1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 5303(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H132C087797F9487DB0864733BF0394CA" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC616EBAE177B4968A8649CF47A4BF269"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><clause id="HC4CC89C688DA4CC6A1695E3CABA717C2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6BDF765617674478B880DE2B32BE4ADB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H3DC261623B3743AA88712E687858FF41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HA231F56542954446AF2D555837917A45"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H171B962AB2A947E2B909C382FF56FEFA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HADAD9CC94CAE45AA9B207E65BBD01A75"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H356D773825584E0AB70F2B95F8A392C7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124 of title 23);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HB65DC9B9F8694A158B1EAEF07D03F462"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119 of title 23, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H85F6066DE9D648F5AD2A1AE835CA7C54"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the discretion of the metropolitan planning organization, identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H4D100B8A9B2A4DC881041F20A68F8DBD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>describes the metropolitan planning organization’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the metropolitan planning organization; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H1EC65A2F285A4382B81DD9C21A5690DF"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1473A206908245528EF3C13BDBF7A9B0"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The assessment described in this subparagraph shall be developed in consultation, as appropriate, with State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4B8227A4FB1A41FEB78EAB3BF07C9A1A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 5303(j)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E15053BF7434EDAAE52B45E38E03E7E" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5B3B608D332C46B88425BEF3CAC3480C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="H033D60E4201E48FE8880326CD7E949F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(2)(I)(iii); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H08ED18BB738243B594FF81DD0F1ADE2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under clause (i) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45663A2F46884E828F998130AB98B5B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan planning</header><paragraph id="H5FB4450D1BFA4ABFBD330F6A0C2BE788"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendments to title 23</header><subparagraph id="H239DE6F8A0474B989CB668A4DE056236"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 135(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61D9BA84472844FCADA2F233987FE637" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H7D0F31AADEBC42469F723455021656E3"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><subparagraph id="H4FDBFB3537AA401D99EA568D6B490A0E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3F4A913A7139410E8CC36987C7B04627"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="HE804D93D5E4D4D939E12AE1F6A62BDA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2A037635AB9044A8A14E5D2ACE658BC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6CC5EFD7D8B8451386899192046E0D48"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H315A9967989640CABEC8BAB26993F477"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><clause commented="no" id="HADA9942EBE8F4A23BC4EAC89786C52E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H35AAB7F114A54010B06DB635075B3F35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HCB64CF6AAD9941EF9FA679D6E0D6CC16"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H951688406D4D4A5EA328CAFD166A0073"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describes the States’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H67C5C4A960384F63BC3727EB34CEF017"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0742B14F443E4834B2EC990BA0600981"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment described in this paragraph shall be developed in consultation with, as appropriate, metropolitan planning organizations and State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF13F5770A3544DBD91D30F230BEA0756"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 135(g)(5)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE75DBB0DB7CC4A139A35773074071D8F" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="HCF7BF22583CB44E693F386C70681F039"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The STIP shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H190FA6FA4AEA437F9531242584513FEC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(10)(B); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8B1BE93A4F244A4E834A66D7B9128103"><enum>(II)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under subclause (I) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8062F683AAB141C4BF9749F518C8E8F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments to title 49</header><subparagraph id="HB24060AF210C4DBF853EE35D9755FE40"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 5304(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9F21D0C42B441FAA26FF55C2D939D5D" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H4727B4007B8B4B4EACD86665B0CD56CF"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><subparagraph id="HD3D48B6DCAF345C4936EA2E14BACC8C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB6F593D6994548499139217072260555"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="H8414DD95C72C4798ACD8A245E67B6076"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H33BDE957A7CF4F5E88145B9995DD337A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H52673FDDF14D46168C150DA2BCD94B4D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H621D38FBA6B441A385EFE847F0C3378E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><clause commented="no" id="HBC923AF94E3A4A16B1269B07A75130C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124 of title 23);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5A82AD512AA04CF4B97B96B38E011D0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119 of title 23, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA36E716595EA44FBB1BE476FE170E67D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6F834FA0503644309130DA0FB7D98D58"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describes the State’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9C5296CAAC984ABBBF567B88157082EE"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H46E8F63F332B44E0B65B344D6253D2AD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment described in this paragraph shall be developed in consultation with, as appropriate, metropolitan planning organizations and State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD9779EF9134A4CAA89D32573A12A5D2C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 5304(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AF70BBCF07744DC98B334B2064CC850" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="H56F82CFEE9454D27B47B5E8004C65B4E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The STIP shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H054964B7A1354A308A95DCAC6239F651"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(10)(B); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H43DDEBC5186E4356B1021AC90AD88CE7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under subclause (I) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H41DDEB7E4EE84DE99188CC28136B6E04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><subsection id="HA08C6BC216344A66871EFB599C57D803"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H091190A40E22451B9A97ECE297693A88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1) by inserting <quote>wildfire,</quote> after <quote>severe storm,</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82B5D57829BB491983FBC6D7F14EE856"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87CDA5D4E4734C5E8CE45976A55C27AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking <quote>in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1980,</quote> and inserting <quote>in any fiscal year</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9F00FDD73A2C4C11841BE6EA96FED30A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="HB71BEA93C9EB410F9D3C9CA66982EF3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C) by striking <quote>(as defined in subsection (e)(1))</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3E70D7061BC9418099AEB7600F78F98E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E8C1DC174B942C6A2162341FEF406D8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AFFCCCBC869456F8276697C39F5FFEE" style="USC"><paragraph id="H2035A4545EFF4FB1B5B7B22822EDFF0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section only for the repair or reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in accordance with this chapter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB70BDC0CDF44EC8022497CD1EDF4A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><subparagraph id="H86FA9A77A2FA47ADB507101B19C6129D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds shall be expended from the emergency fund authorized by this section unless—</text><clause id="HF4991CDAC33F405FB7DAB155D70D6DA4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an emergency has been declared by the Governor of the State with concurrence by the Secretary, unless the President has declared the emergency to be a major disaster for the purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) for which concurrence of the Secretary is not required; and</text></clause><clause id="H577C523D52C74681AE2A8BE726D6464A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary has received an application from the State transportation department that includes a comprehensive list of all eligible project sites and repair costs by not later than 2 years after the natural disaster or catastrophic failure.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H387D05A8328C4789B53DB74CE92F9C45"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cost limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total cost of a project funded under this section may not exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a comparable facility unless the Secretary determines that the project incorporates economically justified betterments, including protective features to increase the resilience of the facility.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44D40088BBE849E8B7CBBCF25286F9C8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Repeatedly damaged facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application submitted under this section for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility shall include consideration and, if feasible, incorporation of economically justifiable betterments, including protective features, to increase the resilience of such facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8262EA5B37514610A4EFDD779204D82D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for bridge projects</header><text>In no case shall funds be used under this section for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge—</text><subparagraph id="HC31DA6C721BF408C80342A0EF7FAA33C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that has been permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC9E57DCC4F84C24A19F70C9738259FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a construction phase of a replacement structure is included in the approved statewide transportation improvement program at the time of an event described in subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF41A4CAF09E047BDB845AE5EE4517845"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H7339F36E922148A58B9D022CD9A98DCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CF7D10A6C794769ADDB073502191597"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>subsection (d)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(1)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8DB60DCA60A4B8BAC4FCE5FFEB7C750"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), as amended, as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBAF2F5DA52FE43169AAE664217366B7C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (g), as amended, as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4430D4108B6E49C4AEA01BBA4D7A885B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6B318F5227E45478B5C99296614DA99" style="USC"><subsection id="H9BBDB61E92FC46BF870DD1FF0C8FF9A5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Imposition of deadline</header><paragraph id="HE51219DDCFCD423CA8C99155350E69E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under this section to advance to the construction obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year after the later of—</text><subparagraph id="H3CC27EA90273431D9CCC145FD38BA96A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the Governor declared the emergency, as described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAF27DB3B2F947A5A63765986744F98E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the President declared the emergency to be a major disaster, as described in such subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB45CE26175244E35B2D8588B550AA3AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension of deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary imposes a deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may, upon the request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of not more than 1 year to complete such advancement, and may issue additional extensions after the expiration of any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such an extension.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H896CC9D4F88F41B4A1B7D6E6A0B519A6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Hazard mitigation pilot program</header><paragraph id="H1723D50EF6534346A6166D0BE27C0594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a hazard mitigation pilot program for the purpose of mitigating future hazards posed to Federal-aid highways, Federal lands transportation facilities, and Tribal transportation facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7391E4326E5490C87A9742782B1D931"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><subparagraph id="H71E9FA4E88DB4B1EB96E3A547F756624"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the pilot program established under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A96630E5A594A93BEC0F9772AB6D0D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annually, the Secretary shall calculate the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs under the emergency relief program under this section, including the emergency relief backlog, for each State, territory, and Indian Tribe.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FF28706A86D4A3EB285CFFA82D1BADB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts made available under this subsection shall be distributed to each State, territory, or Indian Tribe based on—</text><clause id="HBEB7ADD0D47A4C179293DEEE02D39A74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ratio that the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs for such State, territory, or Indian Tribe, as described under subparagraph (B); bears to</text></clause><clause id="HD073CB8AE21F48EE93A3146A26CEC86F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs for all States, territories, and Indian Tribes, as described under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7B3579BB0DF4B488C4BB4C1FFEF124E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The allocation to a State, territory, or Indian Tribe described under subparagraph (C) shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs under the emergency relief program for such State, territory, or Indian Tribe, as described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D5C66D1A4984AB8B150B38238FF2532"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under this subsection shall be used for protective features or other hazard mitigation activities that—</text><subparagraph id="H1A152868AE4B4ED3BD7D65D4AB8B0E03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary determines are cost effective and that reduce the risk of, or increase the resilience to, future damage to existing assets as a result of natural disasters; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC45369DFE84451992D975D85AE73869"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are eligible under section 124.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D9D7B83C07C42FBAEE2A2BC7A20CABB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>For each fiscal year in which funding is made available for the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing—</text><subparagraph id="H4193B727BCB74449AB9F7894631115EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the activities carried out under the pilot program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E5082E43D3440EF9CE923AD2B5A7FF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting purposes described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA938F975AB194EF5B367777F0D4742F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>policy recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the pilot program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36C5D08BC2AD4CF4A2C0281EE399B19E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided under this subsection shall terminate on October 1, 2025.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7904E63858614988AA2111D2BF83AC1D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Improving the emergency relief program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H9565B8EE973A49B98A5757154129A78E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration—</text><subparagraph id="H3EB1ED64ADC94051B472327D92832AAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to include and reflect the definition of the term <term>resilience</term> (as defined in section 101(a)); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3EF80690E724A88B54DEFAEB16D7B24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to identify procedures that States may use to incorporate resilience into emergency relief projects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F54D0D88F394BADA15A999A5731F6B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to consider economically justified betterments in emergency relief projects, such as—</text><clause id="HFB4C1B08231D4E579B22B4FCB8289316"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protective features that increase the resilience of the facility; and</text></clause><clause id="H234FDF9D9F224920A22AA0CC4035D1A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporation of context sensitive design principles and other planned betterments that improve the safety of the facility;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A3FCD3C7C54D479C6EE06EE440755C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider transportation system access for moderate and low-income families impacted by a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H531DC71911DF416F971EBAAE7C872128"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in—</text><subparagraph id="HD9CDDBA1BCF54A3BAA04193493C4EA42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the emergency relief program under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14261C05190A4CE6A43A5C61A9AAB8BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emergency relief efforts;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85500B5049A348088052C9002C7ED88A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide to division offices of the Federal Highway Administration and State departments of transportation information on the best practices developed under paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60009E6B9001435CA83FBBE31E6E9ACC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop and implement a process to track—</text><subparagraph id="HD31810E6C4DE47B5B6F29C23856B2EB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the consideration of resilience as part of the emergency relief program under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE33C3C8E0D864C63BE12F54C02772EA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the costs of emergency relief projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6DD3AED091D44DAB9546E9F85C9C71E"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H4BDE0900D4F4497AA2DCE0565093BE1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comparable facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>comparable facility</term> means a facility that meets the current geometric and construction standards required for the types and volume of traffic that the facility will carry over its design life.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B0CB09CADD2489E86BBBFF2CAACDB01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction phase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>construction phase</term> means the phase of physical construction of a highway or bridge facility that is separate from any other identified phases, such as planning, design, or right-of-way phases, in the State transportation improvement program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6AD8B95ADF234ED68DAC46974FF90CB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Open to public travel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>open to public travel</term> means with respect to a road, that, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road—</text><subparagraph id="HD6472143AE3E4B689C3723021F127862"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is maintained;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H034C46B90F0B47869450AAADF6F7C1E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is open to the general public; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4962D59DEC849C8B76B6D91A7FC9266"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can accommodate travel by a standard passenger vehicle, without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or regulations, other than for general traffic control or restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H88017B60EBEC4B62A2CA8DB428C53730"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Standard passenger vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>standard passenger vehicle</term> means a vehicle with 6 inches of clearance from the lowest point of the frame, body, suspension, or differential to the ground.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B0E271B6F244976A5FF0615B3CD465F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HCF48288214B94C529A5834B3E5C66559"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header><text>Section 201(c)(8)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 125(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 125(j)</quote>. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25159DA248BD4B48A385E82A7C6D2B60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>Section 202(b)(6)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 125(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 125(d)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE111548F23314F08BD676EB5D5C441B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 668.105(h) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, is repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="H4E6251BBC8924AE6B91CA8831BF15D14" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Railway crossings</header><subsection id="HFF0BDB123E504A7CAB66D20AA0C44040"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD7AB4B0C2C2B4332A6D7413C8D5EE9E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Railway-highway crossings</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Railway crossings</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C2026DD4434FD09DA7EF9B7C1058FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HB1E6B490075843538B865168CE7CA618"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Subject to section 120 and subsection (b) of this section, the entire</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">In general.—</header-in-text>The</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFB6E1CF12054C5D8EF0A9AD9AD658CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>then the entire</quote> and inserting <quote>the</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2535D37FFD94C9C901AA7DEE82E1B1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, subject to section 120 and subsection (b) of this section,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9844520D675C4EA18AB45537DB1EA713"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D1FDBB9B70746408CD15D30B42D2ED0" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="HF1799D8A83674FE19E74DFE109759C9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Classification</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H027B7A51A69143DBBCFDC6DD7D0A47A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The construction of projects for the elimination of hazards at railway crossings represents a benefit to the railroad. The Secretary shall classify the various types of projects involved in the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings, and shall set for each such classification a percentage of the total project cost that represent the benefit to the railroad or railroads for the purpose of determining the railroad's share of the total project cost. The Secretary shall determine the appropriate classification of each project.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H50178173AA1F4B1AAFC87324B028607C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Noncash contributions</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEC80696EA10F4317AC47BC6534C98B00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 5 percent of the cost share described in paragraph (1) may be attributable to noncash contributions of materials and labor furnished by the railroad in connection with the construction of such project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H747E391A615F4B56BB67B240D7B37F83"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The requirements under section 200.306 and 200.403(g) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), shall apply to any noncash contributions under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A1E689D4D7C41AB886E2B8A0F2115C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Total project cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this subsection, the determination of the railroad’s share of the total project cost shall include environment, design, right-of-way, utility accommodation, and construction phases of the project. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A00DB7DE1794CA4BBAE10ACF76FBE78"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H71A8EF93B4FE4871A5085B9782E857C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any railroad involved</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Benefit.—</header-in-text>Any railroad involved</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FBE45D216124D74BB5A2CF5151912A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the net benefit</quote> and inserting <quote>the cost associated with the benefit</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13C92F104E784891A49ECEF86C06F7DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Such payment may consist in whole or in part of materials and labor furnished by the railroad in connection with the construction of such project.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H07A7C80CFDEC4F8C8ECB7E54BCD5BB42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48C2B3A9FD394FDF8EB50017FA8376FD" style="USC"><subsection id="H084F2FA9A6D249F782C3786BCCB7D428"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Railway crossings</header><paragraph id="H561CFE90559F4706858C340985364640"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(7) may be obligated for the following:</text><subparagraph id="HE9D5E59D91DC44C8BFBB9C436908F0AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The elimination of hazards at railway-highway crossings, including technology or protective upgrades.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CE7A91E246A4586B2BFA02E62037097"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction or installation of protective devices (including replacement of functionally obsolete protective devices) at railway-highway crossings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9799347F690478398F9977176558B98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Infrastructure and noninfrastructure projects and strategies to prevent or reduce suicide or trespasser fatalities and injuries along railroad rights-of-way and at or near railway-highway crossings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAAA36F8C7D74ABB83C92C02AD0AC787"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Projects to mitigate any degradation in the level of access from a highway-grade crossing closure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B3C25CA12DB41D595BDD662BC422ED4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bicycle and pedestrian railway grade crossing improvements, including underpasses and overpasses.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H76683263D28247879A63DF869869D308"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Projects eligible under section 22907(c)(5) of title 49, provided that amounts obligated under this subparagraph—</text><clause commented="no" id="H1D249BEB81374E68811F86DAE8ADA8B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with such section as if such amounts were made available to carry out such section; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H963588E2976748548850B34E004D31E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be used to pay up to 90 percent of the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under such section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81631473A47F449C982DC7509746FD0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all its needs for installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings, the State may use funds made available by this section for other highway safety improvement program purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AAFB13EC5DF4E248A6922811D1E73EF"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31B596098F5B4F108B4D0A61FFCD936A" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="H9DE11152B65140859DED80DC868FAE22"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 120, the Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds made available to carry out subsection (e) shall be up to 90 percent of the cost thereof.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HE46068DDB36A4AD3A0F6D71CCB5DC15B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55268A8142084C5AB633B2E7CAD9ECC6" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="H61365CFBCC224509AB349C51FD7A1879"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H9C47A82D45C84C519DA9A74BA9A7C5EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State report</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H92D72E7EB9034879A0152F417AC13D2C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, and at least biennially thereafter, each State shall submit to the Secretary a report on the progress being made to implement the railway crossings program authorized by this section and the effectiveness of projects to improve railway crossing safety.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEC43D59D309B4495AEB2825BC1B901B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each State report under subparagraph (A) shall contain an assessment of the costs of the various treatments employed and subsequent accident experience at improved locations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H822466873193442E8560A711DE2F64ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Departmental report</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H79CDB54DCEC44FB9B9DAFFDFE68B89C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the deadline for the submission of a report under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a report on the progress being made by the State in implementing projects to improve railway crossings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF85784B07874BBDB3EA56DBFAB7EAAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause commented="no" id="HD097EE1490D44AAE9A20C258ECCBBD00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of projects undertaken;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1C1827CC951D4FAF85F9BB602D367ABC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>distribution of such projects by cost range, road system, nature of treatment, and subsequent accident experience at improved locations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H610182FA3D7147B295AA59CA3FD63E81"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an analysis and evaluation of each State program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA613DD26135D45159724063326FA8312"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the identification of any State found not to be in compliance with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (d); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE41EB2143E8549A1A1CBAB06763DABFB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>recommendations for future implementation of the railway crossings program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A6693CFC8F743E486DD853275A97797"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text><subparagraph id="HA8B1C510F34A456CB0D1F5F9D6A63BC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">and pedestrian</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Bicycle</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H969EC941D0A646C281199FE154D92539"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and pedestrian</quote> after <quote>bicycle</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H795EDC1015994A5A9854DD9A40AFDB15"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><subparagraph id="H2EA9EA13024E4DCCAF59536E900DABBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and all that follows through <quote>each State</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 6 months after a new railway crossing becomes operational, each State</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1CC82B9AA1C4E19865B048DBF8CF9A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>On a periodic</quote> and all that follows through <quote>every year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>On or before September 30 of each year</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9381B212087490A972B5D4AE461B93A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section 130 to read as follows: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD241421EEDCC4095A62BF29EDFAA7340" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">130. Railway crossings.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H52B97B8E7E424A20872D2584B62856E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes an analysis of the effectiveness of the railway crossing program under section 130 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1BF5C7F426F441568C38EC6E00EE57A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sense of Congress relating to trespasser deaths along railroad rights-of-Way</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Transportation should, where feasible, coordinate departmental efforts to prevent or reduce trespasser deaths along railroad rights-of-way and at or near railway-highway crossings.</text></subsection></section><section id="H286EEDDA64374E1CA62B6BF88C6E69E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1205.</enum><header>Surface transportation program</header><subsection id="H0EF2534CD7EE4C839C11E8A09A490197"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3A732C2E95F64796878F6C944301F48C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">block grant</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A888DF1D81D4B5B831BF96DE3F2C3A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FAC2AC3B84A402C9581C2B24F24BA39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HCC71285506FF4811884FD3FDBEEE4153"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>block grant</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD56C888BDF4F4A9ABCCF9E9E842AA768"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting <quote>, except that for the purposes of this section hovercraft and terminal facilities for hovercraft engaging in water transit for passengers or vehicles shall be considered ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities eligible under section 129(c)</quote> after <quote>section 129(c)</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1DFA65560434E6684ED3A10B71ADFF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>railway-highway grade crossings</quote> and inserting <quote>projects eligible under section 130 and installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA68775B521D4303A41C40A62FE39358"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><clause id="H5CBF8682F7454CB294E538B806D54E72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Recreational</quote> and inserting <quote>Transportation alternatives projects eligible under subsection (h), recreational</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H018D532E440A40C7A6253FFEAD0FB960"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1404 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note)</quote> and inserting <quote>211</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BC3CE92469E4C32806E8CE9A885926D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (12) by striking <quote>travel</quote> and inserting <quote>transportation</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBE1DD3179CB40D18F0B33571E8A6CC6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA328C2E8A80D4D9EAB3E1EEADD3E5837" style="USC"><paragraph id="HED65065835A44D75B1C1FB5EEC174B43"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protective features (including natural infrastructure and vegetation control and clearance) to enhance the resilience of a transportation facility otherwise eligible for assistance under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F89EF889C7046C0BD6CBBDC403CE045"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions eligible under section 171, including the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED6286B54584BB2871EA59C008EDB00"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for assistance under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H874EF0BD63244E418E1D41B6446D0EB6"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A surface transportation project carried out in accordance with the national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan under section 1431(e) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/301">49 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB87FE340259748D8B8186ACB9866A077"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">roads in rural areas that primarily serve to transport agricultural products from a farm or ranch to a marketplace.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD904FAFF526742CA9E64C6AC946D61BC"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The removal, retrofit, repurposing, remediation, or replacement of a highway or other transportation facility that creates a barrier to community connectivity to improve access for multiple modes of transportation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC33E675967C413CAE1E8E6356B041DA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HEA7D6C194EA5410EA6BA54C7EBEC3C89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>block grant</quote> and inserting <quote>program</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA252738B20FE4F6898EBBF8865E396B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA8E2727A32A4317BC917F06F008535C" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6456B6131BF74982A323547FF91FA25F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project described in—</text><subparagraph id="H024B116235D34339A28DD84CC13AABF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subsection (h); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4C06F3305B44263B060D558E7434899"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 101(a)(29), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H736A0C94A47A40CAA083B36576A1FDFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H519C258FACDA4F369B4CD045005E01CF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC23D3477F7494B6CA6F845398C2803BB" style="USC"><paragraph id="H98327E6FE73E4A828BD43441E5582123"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project described in section 5308 of title 49; and </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8255B4BAC7214DD9BE146E07A16BAA81"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="HD69B1A56843949C0B6F3706D94FC2162"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HD73E167397604A648D30E72FB1FBACD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>each fiscal year</quote> after <quote>apportioned to a State</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="H2868D62E8BF54F9282CB7A7AFFE25315"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the reservation of</quote> and inserting <quote>setting aside</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="HDA4D7846AFAF45E6A8A269537DBFE251"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H966D52A10D694CA9A23B8875FD20AEED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the percentage specified in paragraph (6) for a fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>57 percent for fiscal year 2023, 58 percent for fiscal year 2024, 59 percent for fiscal year 2025, and 60 percent for fiscal year 2026</quote>; </text></subclause><subclause id="H3AC9434D65954783AD73DCC873221058"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>of over</quote> and inserting <quote>greater than</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HB5A28F0DEDDC4DE18903A6B44F3E7E14"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4083F4AC2DD4A19AE880C54CD9B1F61" style="USC"><clause id="H8F6FBC351D6E43F98807535098E33C03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population greater than 49,999 and less than 200,001;</text></clause><clause id="H0897D6ED6FBD472A96CAF94F245F0661"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in urban areas of the State with a population greater than 4,999 and less than 50,000; and</text></clause><clause id="H4268E6FF0FF44AE880829BFFE43ACC1A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in other areas of the State with a population less than 5,000; and </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6521CF3F44324BA5BA37DDF063254D4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC5B6A9BB0BA493A89B57382160B4BF3" style="USC"><paragraph id="H2045B14BF1524604BA11DEECC48D5E06"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local coordination and consultation</header><subparagraph id="H8356BA57513149DD93444934DA59EB8D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Coordination with metropolitan planning organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), a State shall—</text><clause id="H5992FE4C59C84CD2AAF335367FB12689"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process to coordinate with all metropolitan planning organizations in the State that represent an urbanized area described in such paragraph; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9A9FFFEE17254E5C89A42C4EF7F403E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe how funds described under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) will be allocated equitably among such urbanized areas during the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H59DF05E0D7F64E6FABEB7333E2797DD5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Joint responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State and the Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H431BB57DA7404956A91FCE1CB94CD50A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation with regional transportation planning organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clauses (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (1)(A), before obligating funding attributed to an area with a population less than 50,000, a State shall consult with the regional transportation planning organizations that represent the area, if any.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8306B78109E4AABB96D3E9E89705C28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading for paragraph (4) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">over 200,000</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">greater than 200,000</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6640BA7539C5405190AB5CA4DBF8A1D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68BD0FC4B84D4E3DBB46C22EB6714D5A" style="USC"><paragraph id="HE185D38B49C54D2BB98AC25ADF6BAF6D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><subparagraph id="HCA2981DEF388465B999A18E0F2621C49"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State and all metropolitan planning organizations in the State that represent an urbanized area with a population of greater than 200,000 may jointly establish a program to improve the ability of applicants to deliver projects under this subsection in an efficient and expeditious manner and reduce the period of time between the selection of the project and the obligation of funds for the project by providing—</text><clause id="HA8267FA0A8084544AB8BE6D7F706B473"><enum>(i)</enum><text>technical assistance and training to applicants for projects under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="H0D87F73B884C4B7F8FBA2B9805A7F7A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding for one or more full-time State, regional, or local government employee positions to administer this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8097E2ABA3E14D2785E62256AB8FB3EC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this paragraph, a State or metropolitan planning organization may use funds made available under paragraphs (2) or (6) of section 104(b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75E1F1DC98024056A3BAA3007D9123A0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Amounts used under this paragraph may be expended—</text><clause id="H6827F02EAF0F436689F673A9785243A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly by the State or metropolitan planning organization; or</text></clause><clause id="H2E77307B73E0430BACCA6CBA20E6BADA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through contracts with State agencies, private entities, or nonprofit organizations. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2715FD3E228B49068F7556D133346A62"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H1CD9E3184A9344C09F4D0DC81EAABEEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H3E5EE210A6A14D17BF3EB6A1FEBFDEFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>over 200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>greater than 200,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H6D424567B22C49BA983C16056B9CA5A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>2023 through 2026</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE62A065680A64C35944305297A954E53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H566D94E91DF842C6B6B5F07DD51312F0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HBBFA1E23DC734B4284A0859484C909AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, each State shall annually notify each affected metropolitan planning organization as to the amount of obligation authority that will be made available under paragraph (1) to each affected metropolitan planning organization for the fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1D9C8ADBB074833BF66913ED276E7E6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD65BA2FBB4064859981D7C50D4F1AE6D" style="USC"><subsection id="HE670305DAB404A6F84BF272715858BF8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Bridges not on Federal-Aid highways</header><paragraph id="H5C94F886228042D4802E63DCFAA0FBF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of off-system bridge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>off-system bridge</term> means a bridge located on a public road, other than a bridge on a Federal-aid highway.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H675B61353A194E0CAE9DE53D4856CC72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><subparagraph id="HFE84B2FCF46644DCB75D63C62A820142"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Set aside</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts apportioned to a State for each fiscal year under this section other than the amounts described in subparagraph (C), the State shall obligate for activities described in subsection (b)(2) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act) for off-system bridges an amount that is not less than 20 percent of the amounts available to such State under this section in fiscal year 2020, not including the amounts described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1D9BED51C6A4EB6AAB9DCA70B0D8C56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction of expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, after consultation with State and local officials, may reduce the requirement for expenditures for off-system bridges under subparagraph (A) with respect to the State if the Secretary determines that the State has inadequate needs to justify the expenditure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80216088A14A40D6ACE86C36BF16F1E0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following amounts shall not be used for the purposes of meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A):</text><clause id="HABFADD5CD0F646D8A9F34F418B1313F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A).</text></clause><clause id="H0979258D56A94744A8A42C9A5BC130BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Amounts set aside under section 133(h).</text></clause><clause id="H44F3401FAC374795BA61076F710999EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Amounts described in section 505(a).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE54AA1BD49DA425681D6A20AB0CC6CE8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit for bridges not on Federal-aid highways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any project not on a Federal-aid highway for the replacement of a bridge or rehabilitation of a bridge that is wholly funded from State and local sources, is eligible for Federal funds under this section, is certified by the State to have been carried out in accordance with all standards applicable to such projects under this section, and is determined by the Secretary upon completion to be no longer a deficient bridge—</text><subparagraph id="H6FE0101E8D7D452C981748DB46ED8038"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any amount expended after the date of enactment of this subsection from State and local sources for the project in excess of 20 percent of the cost of construction of the project may be credited to the non-Federal share of the cost of other bridge projects in the State that are eligible for Federal funds under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBCF022153AD414CBC4E2E1E14589226"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that crediting shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFFB24C369B94773984EAE65EFD6D53E"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H0DB0EDECCBBF4CFF99E9D76DA89C1EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">5,000</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">50,000</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A891348171D40D78A94B8AAA3291A31"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii)</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>clauses (iii) and (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(A) for each fiscal year may be obligated on roads functionally classified as rural minor collectors or local roads or on critical rural freight corridors designated under section 167(e).</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F7311EF424241C4B6A9A54C8CDF6369"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A2377EBE361450EB35B7148025B8944" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">133. Surface transportation program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H5A68F6961A844F638DCD39F8A2B6F7ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HD2B61C5A854740F8AD5E17930DF4908A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advance acquisition of real property</header><text>Section 108(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HDE7F98A73E82401C97F4509C10B5A779"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA944538F15D04123A1FB1D080B350773"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AFEFE1CD6ED491091E55D87D24DCCCF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>Section 142(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBC1059409ED48E4AF750E83B36C0C04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text>Section 143(b)(8) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">block grant</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H981C73BE74144BF79362BC684903B3E6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text>Section 149(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H41C617793F844841AAA65326164994DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA65213C209D94D2F830A92A1E04F40F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF98AD560227B47B697CB668417B34C3F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><text>Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H6632F9025E454E6F9216205B1A58868F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>block grant</quote> each time such term appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E6DA6DC47AF4673928A1178B1C36CAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(6)(A)(i) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC606EA8AEC5F4D3FB8D0903B4BB67AB7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment program</header><text>Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE79D7C7E0E814FC3A58E7D21FAE30D78"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Training and education</header><text>Section 504(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>block grant</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA7112DC847124D36969939FE45D7085A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Transportation alternatives program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H031BF6F953D543C28517B7B9B5EEC8BC" style="USC"><subsection id="H5F743D8F77D342D78F3BFF8625902ED5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transportation alternatives program set-Aside</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H46E45673BE8A4CBFA75C4A78A2842510"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Set aside</header><text>For each fiscal year, of the total funds apportioned to all States under section 104(b)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside an amount such that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB1BB55ACD00E4BA295F12E8A513F7E87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary sets aside a total amount under this subsection for a fiscal year equal to 10 percent of such total funds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2473E0DDD2E4EE385AD96AD9752E3A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State’s share of the amount set aside under subparagraph (A) is determined by multiplying the amount set aside under subparagraph (A) by the ratio that—</text><clause commented="no" id="H9CB7811814DE40DD81631517F9B98236"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount apportioned to the State for the transportation enhancement program for fiscal year 2009 under section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21; bears to</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5F40DD4CF9294518B32DAD53E46ED74D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B67818FA1254335B919FA61187CCF4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation within a State</header><subparagraph id="HB0F4630E0A9C49DDBA5270BD992A3FBF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds set aside for a State under paragraph (1) shall be obligated within that State in the manner described in subsections (d) and (e), except that, for purposes of this paragraph (after funds are made available under paragraph (5))—</text><clause id="H60993A97CF3B44678DCACDB4B6B83F20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for each fiscal year, the percentage referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (d) shall be deemed to be 66 percent; and</text></clause><clause id="H0304D4CA044C4972827E047CE7C6A206"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>paragraph (3) of subsection (d) shall not apply.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08A8DB37FD224115B28600C3ED9E2D0A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local control</header><clause id="H256DAE699C6D4E17B5BA79C96F09D8EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may make available up to 100 percent of the funds set aside under paragraph (1) to the entities described in subclause (I) if the State submits to the Secretary, and the Secretary approves, a plan that describes—</text><subclause id="HD8B5BE4716924BF1BAC36AAD69AE18D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how such funds shall be made available to metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, counties, or other regional transportation authorities;</text></subclause><subclause id="H750F6F0BED2B40B8AF356EEA081B2458"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how the entities described in subclause (I) shall select projects for funding and how such entities shall report selected projects to the State; </text></subclause><subclause id="H304BD53EE0794C5D8BACBC8BF6EDF65C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the legal, financial, and technical capacity of such entities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H339DF322C94640FAB0AB8F3C7F2F15AF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the procedures in place to ensure such entities comply with the requirements of this title.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF17D69F174E944F39B1FDF21C6D4EC03"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>A State that makes funding available under a plan approved under this subparagraph shall make available an equivalent amount of obligation authority to an entity described in clause (i)(I) to whom funds are made available under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAFBF3B9DA484ADD8D792B8DD75E8ED6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds set aside under this subsection may be obligated for any of the following projects or activities:</text><subparagraph id="HCBD83944DD8D42D18976045D60D9E3E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H250A3371938C4C4F9FBC0CD700E13750"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Construction, planning, and design of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for nondrivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7642A8BA08DF4F529E81C0EEBECF8BEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation users.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF813624473045BEB0BC8EA2190A8A09"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF032D60F1BE043449F67239FCD7C3EF8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Community improvement activities, including—</text><clause id="H76F39283DE984D6393D168A9C7DE0842"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inventory, control, or removal of outdoor advertising;</text></clause><clause id="H5603E9CCC12049BAAC201A9B13EFFE5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities;</text></clause><clause id="H79F1E2615BC54501BB6E2FF1D03869A9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent against invasive species, facilitate wildfire control, and provide erosion control;</text></clause><clause id="HD2EB7B30093542269293C9F498282E4B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of a transportation project eligible under this title; and</text></clause><clause id="HE8AACA123613494290D24EFB498235B0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the planting of trees, appropriate to the region, in street medians, islands, and along sidewalks in order to complement traffic calming techniques. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AA209FFEE1E4771976AE3E34B32698E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff, including activities described in sections 328(a) and 329. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E929DD9FCFE495EB6929F8DCE14D04D"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for assistance under this subsection. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FBBE9D28C104082951D9ADC8FE078ED"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The recreational trails program under section 206.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1F0C8CBF0374E51AE8ABBD0E99A98CB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The safe routes to school program under section 211.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB17658C0DBED4E1791EF5D8B21C94C58"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Activities in furtherance of a vulnerable road user assessment described in section 148.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAA1971B5CA149428D968B51B6658305"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other projects or activities described in section 101(a)(29) or section 213, as such sections were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5CBEB383943F4AF8932FA8218782BD3C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Access to funds</header><subparagraph id="H0F57B2654F47406EBB463AED1C26E1A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A), or an entity required to obligate funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) shall develop a competitive process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection. A metropolitan planning organization for an area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) shall select projects under such process in consultation with the relevant State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H823AFB7FAF114C3B95E987EA3E4B30B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The processes described in subparagraph (A) shall prioritize project location and impact in low-income, transit-dependent, or other high-need areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48FF412C8CDC4C1EB49E3607226AFE4C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><clause id="H1E4121F51E284DFDA1E379DD3219ABF7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a local government, including a county or multi-county special district;</text></clause><clause id="H95D5772A59724D6CAB1F7B9370F7DC36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></clause><clause id="H21D67DC60044475DA13289FEFA46CE4B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text></clause><clause id="H2987FB1423834096A68489A43AD36C51"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text></clause><clause id="H3AD9A0706B8F4820864A390E983CC36E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a school district, local education agency, or school;</text></clause><clause id="H0BCAAD68FD4F4BB8A5A49D21BD3615EB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a tribal government;</text></clause><clause id="HE69AD6E0049D4921906B8DA886E9DD58"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or fewer;</text></clause><clause id="H2A0F606D7E7A4CA58BB5147BDEA5AF0F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization carrying out activities related to transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H4248D496FDF84B3DA8B10F9FA47D379D"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000 or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="HA7C4A57F09DC406690A7D7674B3A784A"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State, at the request of any entity listed in clauses (i) through (ix). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75037697D9D54C8AA840937496D18BE8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of certain recreational trails projects</header><subparagraph id="H55FDEC7E5AC24752B037549D175A45BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, a State shall—</text><clause id="H8ACB311CEBC348A09FD9C367C3D5E838"><enum>(i)</enum><text>obligate an amount of funds set aside under this subsection equal to 175 percent of the amount of the funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(h)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21, for projects relating to recreational trails under section 206;</text></clause><clause id="HFB3D2EA7B8314EA3B1C3813089D50E66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>return 1 percent of the funds described in clause (i) to the Secretary for the administration of such program; and</text></clause><clause id="HD50047E372874F94B1C8CAA0DB05CC46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>comply with the provisions of the administration of the recreational trails program under section 206, including the use of apportioned funds described in subsection (d)(3)(A) of such section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5C8F2A314B1F46D083BE9690E7DD9242"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State flexibility</header><text>A State may opt out of the recreational trails program under this paragraph if the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not later than 30 days prior to the date on which an apportionment is made under section 104 for any fiscal year. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7184AA045F044449D8DDF8D9E91BBA1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Improving accessibility and efficiency</header><subparagraph id="HB2E9CF2F468846B280E0A966E8F8D276"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may use an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the funds set aside for the State under this subsection, after allocating funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A), to improve the ability of applicants to access funding for projects under this subsection in an efficient and expeditious manner by providing—</text><clause id="HC894D1CAE5EB45549E19C132B0BC936F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to applicants for projects under this subsection application assistance, technical assistance, and assistance in reducing the period of time between the selection of the project and the obligation of funds for the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HE498138A0FF44AE6992B3DD1F2B7B4E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding for one or more full-time State employee positions to administer this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97CC6A9B1ECE430A830329087612511D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Amounts used under subparagraph (A) may be expended—</text><clause id="H6473A10FED974B41AD9CC4217E831971"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly by the State; or</text></clause><clause id="HF4450DAACE7E416787FC323349551544"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through contracts with State agencies, private entities, or nonprofit entities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H396B266429924D679A162ADC9E0174AE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Improving project delivery</header><clause id="H207235BA0D044F7F925DFA89DF029D3E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary, consistent with Federal requirements, to facilitate efficient and timely delivery of projects under this subsection that are small, low impact, and constructed within an existing built environment.</text></clause><clause id="H2A87CD67E22640BCADA04611DC671676"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consider the use of programmatic agreements, expedited or alternative procurement processes (including project bundling), and other effective practices to facilitate the goals of this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D05A2CE64754F10ADC9E807C0F2E905"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header><subparagraph id="HCAD80253933F42E4B8418FC39C535145"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Flexible match</header><clause id="HA02472697DC64B799BCE6532EDAF0365"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 120—</text><subclause id="H02A1260254AD488696EC3AA4F05745A3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the non-Federal share for a project under this subsection may be calculated on a project, multiple-project, or program basis; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE9ACA0C878234C8B868EB69F51F6CBCF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal share of the cost of an individual project in this subsection may be up to 100 percent.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H392A06737B37427E8988304E37CABB41"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Aggregate non-Federal share</header><text>The average annual non-Federal share of the total cost of all projects for which funds are obligated under this subsection in a State for a fiscal year shall be not less than the non-Federal share authorized for the State under section 120.</text></clause><clause id="H24E18B08698549C9BCB41426832878A6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>This subparagraph shall only apply to a State if such State has adequate financial controls, as certified by the Secretary, to account for the average annual non-Federal share under this subparagraph. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD5D43A6DB0C4DC8866886728DF2D62B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Safety projects</header><text>Notwithstanding section 120, funds made available to carry out section 148 may be credited toward the non-Federal share of the costs of a project under this subsection if the project—</text><clause id="HCD9EF53C9B1C4791A5B8D44994CFAE3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a project described in section 148(e)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="H9F527ADC94E54C3098BB3AFD466AFB10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan (as defined in section 148(a)).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67FC70821A514A98BB2FBB399C488678"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><subparagraph id="HC4A0524D2B4E4E2183CB1DB2AA3A9925"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State authority</header><clause id="H4BEE78665DE446E4A56A8B8DEFD5F7EC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may use not more than 50 percent of the funds set aside under this subsection that are available for obligation in any area of the State (suballocated consistent with the requirements of subsection (d)(1)(B)) for any purpose eligible under subsection (b).</text></clause><clause id="HDBA5716A4D814A358C6267E64898490E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>Funds may be used as described in clause (i) only if the State demonstrates to the Secretary—</text><subclause id="HD061994911D8435A9BF7EF4F951A7AB9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State held a competition in compliance with the requirements of this subsection in such form as the Secretary determines appropriate;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7A193DFCB2D94EA1B2EFBC85FDBB4868"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State offered technical assistance to all eligible entities and provided such assistance upon request by an eligible entity; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H630647D4E2FE42F9B69BC0FD88137207"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that there were not sufficient suitable applications from eligible entities to use the funds described in clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64A25882B1304D758F9D104C4D0937D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>MPO authority</header><clause id="H0B486ABA96754B82949380A31E41B99B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that represents an urbanized area with a population of greater than 200,000 may use not more than 50 percent of the funds set aside under this subsection for an urbanized area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) for any purpose eligible under subsection (b).</text></clause><clause id="HC023439A183E4D16BF44368669D95B22"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>Funds may be used as described in clause (i) only if the Secretary certifies that the metropolitan planning organization—</text><subclause id="HA81F390627764A7B8EA5F43058AD904D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>held a competition in compliance with the requirements of this subsection in such form as the Secretary determines appropriate; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H17995A6964D74372828197300C093DDF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates that there were not sufficient suitable applications from eligible entities to use the funds described in clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H89E493A3983440C3BD01EAA3E736288A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><subparagraph id="H4A629701E78044DBBA8D54289ABC1484"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization responsible for carrying out the requirements of this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes—</text><clause id="H221C58787C6344A49CC9EFF1405CA4B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of project applications received for each fiscal year, including—</text><subclause id="H5E0B5A0D95884F85B27E61B41673B4C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the aggregate cost of the projects for which applications are received; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HC51EA72D808D4790B978B2AE94AB0FBC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the types of projects by eligibility category to be carried out, expressed as percentages of the total apportionment of the State under this subsection; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4978040E6E6A4A5B9D43ED1BE1328B46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the list of each project selected for funding for each fiscal year, including specifying the fiscal year for which the project was selected, the fiscal year in which the project is anticipated to be funded, the recipient, the funding sources (including non-Federal match), the project status, the specific location, the congressional district, the type by eligibility category, and a brief description.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CBC9E0E042B429DA5FEC1CFE21076B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to the public, in a user-friendly format on the website of the Department of Transportation, a copy of each annual report submitted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HE3447CDBF380468780A34228132115C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1207.</enum><header>Bridge investment</header><subsection id="HBBA6512B4B7949B19C1DA398A9E07264"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H720AF652314A4CEEB60C37D0EF16E0BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Bridges and tunnels</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H86613D36514F497B8A6D6A01F415BECE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking <quote>deficient</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30E350D0EB9C41239738343C1B36D14C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5) by striking <quote>structurally deficient bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>bridge classified as in poor condition</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36AC489E490A4C6FA8AEB512B16632BF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H49F357FD6E454294A537883C2982FFB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED06AD48CA6745779A2D04E21E61CE6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H217232ABA5844341A550AA0F46A3AC2B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text><subparagraph id="HC4D0F1A3A4A340DC8A56D632330B94F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>, 124,</quote> after <quote>section 119</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB420638B035F4BEABB875859BE58106A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting <quote>, 124,</quote> after <quote>section 119</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFABB5A72D4BF4AAAACA3447E976D3928"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>financial characteristics</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting <quote>Federal share.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79B70167FF094B42B17A8E8DC1ECD989"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC3B007E6225441E98C0E9FC43A53B58" style="USC"><subsection id="H49CFAFABDFDF4A3F8EB832CB2946F3F3"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation</header><paragraph id="HAB7AE07A7CF0400A888CBA4D4F5E6568"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goals of this subsection shall be to—</text><subparagraph id="H7D7A6EFDC6F142328BE1B862B1894935"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the achievement of a state of good repair for the Nation’s bridges;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7B0D7FF31154C94B0989BC2F08F61C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEBB09A609094D50BD7E9D4F28D6711B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve the condition of bridges in the United States by reducing—</text><clause id="H5A3D8F3636EB4BFEBD206D428EF5933D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of bridges—</text><subclause id="H0CC2E3ABFB4A4F1BB76F77B02C19165B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in poor condition; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H2B782B7B60714729B6F354F1F9BF391C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H3234E186907B43B9A5AD6F8F79C94349"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total person miles traveled over bridges—</text><subclause id="H8A6CC697CDB649768E8463F88069AA60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in poor condition; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H0BF4DB0BFADC4FAFAEF105EEBD4F8B84"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6C3E5F91D94C4AEDA99B78DBD606ECDB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of bridges that—</text><subclause id="H3E0C1A9086C843C1BCCFDF279D66D603"><enum>(I)</enum><text>do not meet current geometric design standards; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HE03E855577EB406C96B86B2C96CCFD3E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H018D9A9012C743F2A5AFE3BAF4FC36A3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the total person miles traveled over bridges that—</text><subclause id="H120F1AADFEE146F5A4478E3DD0EC230E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>do not meet current geometric design standards; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H9AEC2FC461754ACEB7F4F6933C7B61A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B396A376B644D9980189C788975F43D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase the resilience of bridges, including the ability to withstand disruptions from a seismic event.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H783396DA71304883BF92D20D484C582A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bridges on public roads</header><subparagraph id="H58ACC661F9FE4A05BD3411CDC4EA7778"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Minimum bridge investment</header><text>Excluding the amounts described in subparagraph (C), of the total funds apportioned to a State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) for fiscal years 2023 to 2026, a State shall obligate not less than 20 percent for projects described in subparagraph (E).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0A9BB84C03DA4E63999FFD25FDB8C273"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Program flexibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State required to obligate funds under subparagraph (A) may use any combination of funds apportioned to a State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD916C296FCA84B54A88313C6E07A2690"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts described below may not be used for the purposes of calculating or meeting the minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" id="HD7DC49ED57C54CF19FA1DE3D6EA57466"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HB7F68500BB97482493DB6101ED020267"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts set aside under section 133(h); and</text></clause><clause id="H6B658B505C9C4A55BE7DECBB3D442B41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts described in section 505(a). </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7D9E120D4F743FEB1994C838EC5ADCA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the expenditure of funds described in subparagraph (C) for bridge projects eligible under such section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28ADB4F3B38A49818E3C1714A669382A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds required to be obligated in accordance with paragraph (2)(A) may be obligated for projects or activities that—</text><clause id="HAA05ABE9E5D84F3E9F19C7EEFEB3D5E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are otherwise eligible under either section 119 or section 133, as applicable;</text></clause><clause id="HAC63BC962C7A44A6AF6A2EC30AD2FEF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>support the achievement of performance targets of the State established under section 150, are consistent with the transportation asset management plan of the State, or provide support for the condition and performance of bridges on public roads within the State; and</text></clause><clause id="HC38FCEF9910C4629B58F962E70C35540"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>remove, replace, reconstruct, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect a bridge included on the national bridge inventory authorized by subsection (b), including through—</text><subclause id="H323B01B8F6CB48459FEFE5B7186B0B0B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>seismic retrofits;</text></subclause><subclause id="H633CB89F4011489EA8AA7F541D626AF6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>systematic preventive maintenance;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0DA0041C0CDC4A7A8F0376BE39A470E2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>installation of scour countermeasures;</text></subclause><subclause id="H818D61B741974088A7FC648ADE75B604"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of innovative materials that extend the service life of the bridge and reduce preservation costs, as compared to conventionally designed and constructed bridges;</text></subclause><subclause id="HDE263BE52F244CE691700A94F0FDBFBA"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of nontraditional production techniques, including factory prefabrication;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7203491203874A0C8964EECCBE5D277B"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>painting for purposes of bridge protection;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3518D8037585490195DDCEA63F1DCB69"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>application of calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing compositions;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB671A77AE8A046C2A062B18C537EC12F"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>corrosion control;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCBCB228FE275490EBB629F77551AB85D"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>construction of protective features (including natural infrastructure) alone or in combination with other activities eligible under this paragraph to enhance resilience of a bridge;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBB9132E0BD9D479DB81DF1BADB33E8AB"><enum>(X)</enum><text>bridge security countermeasures;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0BA530008939448BA9A12B9F32943D18"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>impact protection measures for bridges;</text></subclause><subclause id="H484136471D5E4EFC93300D59103AC6E8"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>inspection and evaluation of bridges;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBD5C1304C5BF4859B167AB6AAD78A3F3"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>training for bridge inspectors consistent with subsection (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD2306D2426274D0BB75B35B77702376A"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>removal of a bridge classified as in poor condition in order to improve community connectivity. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DD67816DBDB4BF2BAE225CA2E5FF0F8"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Bundles of projects</header><text>A State may use a bundle of projects as described in subsection (j) to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A), if each project in the bundle is otherwise eligible under subparagraph (E).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5E71FEA08A84F599346A3C59D7C3F67"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><text>The Secretary may, at the request of a State, reduce the required obligation under subparagraph (A) if—</text><clause id="HFD81895AFD8F484884AB38DE98F1AD6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the reduction is consistent with a State’s asset management plan for the National Highway System;</text></clause><clause id="HB7B20BD6392F4323AE207754C6B07140"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the reduction will not limit a State’s ability to meet its performance targets under section 150 or to improve the condition and performance of bridges on public roads within the State; and</text></clause><clause id="H0D49627B80554D589232EB4E1D4D88CA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State demonstrates that it has inadequate needs to justify the expenditure. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4A6494C0AF71456D99021E97A635E1E0"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Bridge investment report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a bridge investment report that includes—</text><clause commented="no" id="H7EA793A2454F4E35AFF60C46D1046AA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total Federal funding obligated for bridge projects in the most recent fiscal year, on a State-by-State basis and broken out by Federal program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC51366C462C342DEBBF2BE49CB9E6BCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total Federal funding obligated, on a State-by-State basis and broken out by Federal program, for bridge projects carried out pursuant to the minimum bridge investment requirements under subparagraph (A);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5AD18A1F43A648B6B5EFAA6D568D6D7C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the progress made by each State toward meeting the minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A) for such State, both cumulatively and for the most recent fiscal year;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H615A222C2B164F62B71B82B9A4F963B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a summary of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HC65F4025AE0C4E9BABE48746E3875CE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each request made under subparagraph (G) by a State for a reduction in the minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE70D0823AAC143F6BCA635B5435F8731"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for each request described in subclause (I) that is granted by the Secretary—</text><item commented="no" id="HDB8AC313BB554DD79CC7D42119DDDAE4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the percentage and dollar amount of the reduction; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="H42E3B592796C41D58213F9A19AF22A04"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an explanation of how the State met each of the criteria described in subparagraph (G); and </text></item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H71647D3A157549CD9BD9AB65B710C62D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a summary of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H5F60EBD62FFA45729452CDF0FCBF195D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each request made by a State for a reduction in the obligation requirements under section 133(f); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H240C71A6F89846E98CAACACC56C15517"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for each request that is granted by the Secretary—</text><item commented="no" id="HEFC2532FA1FE4A35B205C34510CD2D53"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the percentage and dollar amount of the reduction; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="H538981B4872B4417B992319CA75DC465"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an explanation of how the Secretary made the determination under section 133(f)(2)(B).</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5652F3D08B7B4CF3868973D1D352E914"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Off-system bridges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may apply amounts obligated under this subsection or section 133(f)(2)(A) to the obligation requirements of both this subsection and section 133(f).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22F06197C7A24B05A75F8FB294D2EBE5"><enum>(J)</enum><header>NHS penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may apply amounts obligated under this subsection or section 119(f)(2) to the obligation requirements of both this subsection and section 119(f)(2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AEC0505FB7542198900C97209404644"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>If a State fails to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) by the end of fiscal year 2025, the Secretary may subject the State to appropriate program sanctions under section 1.36 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04098879E0D3432C83706E767A29F212"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 144 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD475F18E8CF4441395E5B4565CA3D70D" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">144. Bridges and tunnels. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H9E22CAF32AC446A6BBE45CA3175C106A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1208.</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4FC3FCF188EF4CCEA8118C60B29D01A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E52114459234C9B85FDE160AA103BC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HE95DD7EE871B4B3CAEAC14EE5F710451" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1209.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><subsection id="H1DD98DDEFDB1445A8BFE79DFA9D30868"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HFF6E3FBE92334F168F0A29394CC1776E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H8AF15FD201C9494F94668CBEFDD0CAF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text><clause id="H228D80CF48BD4A698A4057E11B610050"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>only includes a project</quote> and inserting <quote>includes a project</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9804DDA3A56548E6B969D518B8833348"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (xiii) by inserting <quote>, including the development of a vulnerable road user safety assessment or a vision zero plan under section 1601 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote> after <quote>safety planning</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HF29A99566CAA41E8A70392498748B7EC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending clause (xviii) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE0BAF235698429BA5475F5167C2E858" style="USC"><clause id="H8A29B591344843E8923C98505432513B"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safe routes to school infrastructure-related projects eligible under section 211. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HB8D7B083370E4C5CB7463A2482E42632"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (xxvi) by inserting <quote>or leading pedestrian intervals</quote> after <quote>hybrid beacons</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HD6AA1BFD256B4624A7DD3FAE762355E5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by striking clause (xxviii) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C561DC4E35842AD9599980B9F332508" style="USC"><clause id="HCAC0FAD4ECC347AFBA6AD05BD81DEC05"><enum>(xxviii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A pedestrian security feature designed to slow or stop a motor vehicle.</text></clause><clause id="HE203DB5ABE6E47E79756829A97761ED8"><enum>(xxix)</enum><text>Installation of infrastructure improvements, including sidewalks, crosswalks, signage, and bus stop shelters or protected waiting areas. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7426A8DBE50F4DB4B6E88D8C32284A3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)—</text><clause id="HD6B96718A2654C05BF0DA3ABB833C0D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H095B8CE2211E41059481BB52E83D59E7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ix) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC0DABB4846334F38A1C059AF6DF050F7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); and </text></subclause><subclause id="H813C05DA72CF483EA2C0E023A5F7FDAB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ix) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6E03F52D5054C4BB8AD1EC43557B485" style="USC"><clause id="H78AED53D255D42299555FF7CA591C9DF"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State or local representatives of educational agencies to address safe routes to school and schoolbus safety; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="H7653F0290ECC451F818C9F152AA2FB9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by inserting <quote>Tribal,</quote> after <quote>State,</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HC275425D9B72457393AA9A5907226EBF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="HD6851BDCB9B748998E30ECC28909A1DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6902BA1AF8124D90AD49CA09AEE9C891" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H15D787485297403DAD14ACF6C58DCB93"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a vulnerable road user safety assessment described under paragraph (16); </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B6F94938CF547EEA9E58648B7F37781"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC523982251AA41B5B141A6B5EBBC7620"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D37F98220D44543A5BA9125A26EC663" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H61141DFDBEE7488C96B8F9294E1AB761"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Safe system approach</header><text>The term <term>safe system approach</term> means a roadway design that emphasizes minimizing the risk of injury or fatality to road users and that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E23AC40AAB2456DA851B705A27F4779"><enum>(A)</enum><text>takes into consideration the possibility and likelihood of human error;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBD1BEA46DDD449129CFCC0CB7FF4E05F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accommodates human injury tolerance by taking into consideration likely crash types, resulting impact forces, and the human body’s ability to withstand such forces; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4A5BEBB4B4FE48E097C880B34DAB209D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>takes into consideration vulnerable road users.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC68069AE5596478190B1F467D80935B4"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Specified safety project</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H04A00ECAC25E4A6C9A9C1317F17C4079"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>specified safety project</term> means a project carried out for the purpose of safety under any other section of this title that is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC01F46E2FEB1424AB32E0B311B925454"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>specified safety project</term> includes a project that—</text><clause commented="no" id="H98A9CCFF0AEA4E20BD79BF017C905523"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotes public awareness and informs the public regarding highway safety matters (including safety for motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians, individuals with disabilities, and other road users);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HCA2664B6FCE048BDA15F506BD3E87AD6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates enforcement of traffic safety laws;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5A9D8D54AC47455F96712BEA7F157A89"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides infrastructure and infrastructure-related equipment to support emergency services;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H253DFBEB58354DE3997E5A5E7D566DBE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducts safety-related research to evaluate experimental safety countermeasures or equipment; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1009274E6B2C45BD884326F820E8EF59"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supports safe routes to school noninfrastructure-related activities described under section 211(e)(2). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C023C0664F846A2BA279355602B4ABC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70B63654F4964C189CAD9EB751EEEA3A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H389CAE2D26204738968E23CE4F42D6B2"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Transportation management area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transportation management area</term> means an area designated under section 134(k). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4A50CB065694A2EB057477758A390AE"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable road user</term> means a nonmotorist—</text><subparagraph id="HB05CCA581D134D2682755CEAC583E4DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a fatality analysis reporting system person attribute code that is included in the definition of the term <term>number of non-motorized fatalities</term> in section 490.205 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H273E31702A904C6489C75B97DA17A71C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>described in the term <term>number of non-motorized serious injuries</term> in such section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H401D4F3FC72F4CF3B38187A2E799A110"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user safety assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable road user safety assessment</term> means an assessment of the safety performance of the State or a metropolitan planning organization within the State with respect to vulnerable road users and the plan of the State or metropolitan planning organization to improve the safety of vulnerable road users described in subsection (l).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H414008F490A341C993203A3F4188E692"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H301CF653D8254A74A09FDB59373B3148"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>(a)(11)</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)(13)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB57F5F46DB24F148381E81EEE6B5708"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HE4C584DBCB954ABBB3526F369C58777B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(vi) by inserting <quote>, consistent with the vulnerable road user safety assessment</quote> after <quote>nonmotorized crashes</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H1C2692929AFC4667961B6260623B0ADF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i)—</text><subclause id="H4F29A6E0A2BE4F8D8CAFD05E2D2E0408"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, consistent with a safe system approach,</quote> after <quote>identify</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1994EA2CF044726A8D2BCFCD0C108BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>excessive design speeds and speed limits,</quote> after <quote>crossing needs,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H59F209C57B724CF283F3C2F0DCE3D803"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, and other highway users</quote> and inserting <quote>road users</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE8753B2F9C1A4D78A0A89D08A0DF5244"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)(iii) by striking <quote>motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, persons with disabilities, and other highway users</quote> and inserting <quote>road users</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H032B5FDAFECB42A68D0C22AA909B37E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H6F2AFAE40F6B42AFB2C5A368CB492C92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H8AC3B00D233B4AB5B3BB249A7A7419DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H11A7F91389034C4488369F6AA6C698CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="H07872A5C87C648C180A32A4110012841"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by inserting <quote>and serious injury</quote> after <quote>fatality</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9D0F1010BC5048C69EC341C8AF10751B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (vii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subclause><subclause id="H6DB0B5B5948A4C9E949A1807BF173A6A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9B880468AAA14A639939EC596EFACB18"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (vii) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8736AD709174F1F884D797F1849EED5" style="USC"><clause id="H17E6F2A219CC414C9ED4BF7AEAB9CE7A"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings of a vulnerable road user safety assessment of the State; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62BA3268890348B498C28368B274CFF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking <quote>subsection (a)(11)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(13)</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B63F7F9A2AB42CFACCC3C856FDC886E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HEFDDD265F2D4441B8D42E99585FB4747"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C) by striking <quote>, without regard to whether the project is included in an applicable State strategic highway safety plan</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC34FA9376364620B1507ECD09D24875"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97A8EEA0B8A743D6AE206A5D9C14ABD0" style="USC"><paragraph id="HDF224914B1AE4544AD85FB49A4A94C1D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Flexible funding for specified safety projects</header><subparagraph id="H0F1874CC7A4B4D98B9C342AB7273CC33"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To advance the implementation of a State strategic highway safety plan, a State may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year to carry out specified safety projects.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12372E12DDD54FCC81DD5D4D06FF6008"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require a State to revise any State process, plan, or program in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7A65BBB8E314A01AAEEBA106F629682"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of paragraph</header><clause id="H7AE8F4C60B1E4FD6AA0038C33726D60F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project funded under this paragraph shall be subject to all requirements under this section that apply to a highway safety improvement project.</text></clause><clause id="HB363A4AED3FB4C60BD843A253D1C70A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other apportioned programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to amounts that may be obligated for noninfrastructure projects apportioned under any other paragraph of section 104(b). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4053372927684DAEAA68C513B7CBCB3C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="HCF263956EEF8435A8B15E035DC71DC5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA77CB1DF74144FE80A03C419B973A33" style="USC"><paragraph id="H2E930A083DF44236866C32CAB4ADFDA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-risk rural road safety</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H665ECE6C89AA449DAA44F7C2A09F190B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the fatality rate on rural roads in a State for the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median fatality rate for rural roads among all States, such State shall be required to—</text><clause commented="no" id="HBE9AA2C6E05C4BBEB6F727913804825A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obligate over the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such determination is made for projects on high-risk rural roads an amount not less than 7.5 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H969AEB0A0B044C55B28366F7E26C81A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include, in the subsequent update to the State strategic highway safety plan, strategies to reduce the fatality rate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EAE7805D6E241CE90CE25BE14ED7430"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Source of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts obligated under subparagraph (A) shall be from amounts described under section 133(d)(1)(B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56CE559D894D4F74A0F15FAE35ED23AD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination described under subparagraph (A) shall be made on an annual basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H87C09FE271494E3490F60B3D9C7DE4DD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a project with an amount obligated under subparagraph (A), a State shall consult with, as applicable, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7338AA94A254BCDA9674A2F069FFE10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HC5FB4D635F0647619E25DC4CD6B7AF2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">drivers</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">road users</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H112061FBB1484CABB5014DA3F11809D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>drivers and pedestrians</quote> and inserting <quote>road users</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H63C2BC0EC233497ABD50B11BBB9F0510"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>address the increases in</quote> and inserting <quote>reduce</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3518B09B0B794B399CAB3579CAD2A115"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58083A4A6AE3449584604B6FB0359E36" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H60AFA2E65BED4BCBAFCAB08C12D651B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user safety</header><subparagraph id="H2E81457CC20740C986C5A45CFD35681B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>High risk States</header><clause id="HE386DCF75CE347B7B851665E162A6D35"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall determine on an annual basis whether the number of vulnerable road user fatalities and serious injuries per capita in a State over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number fatalities in all such areas over such 2-year period.</text></clause><clause id="HA13C9016F8F14913B910CE07CCCA499A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Obligation requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the number of vulnerable road user fatalities and serious injuries per capita in a State over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number of such fatalities and serious injuries per capita over such 2-year period among all States, that State shall be required to obligate over the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such determination is made an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount set aside in such State under section 133(h)(1) for fiscal year 2020 (less any amounts obligated for projects in that State as required by subparagraph (B)(ii)) for—</text><subclause id="H543256FE18D84B628CD53F57E596BE03"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first two fiscal years after the enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>—</text><item id="H78227D839C624A9B90EC6054043DAE46"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performing the vulnerable road user safety assessment as required by subsection (l);</text></item><item id="H604E8960263347AA97323E66B85B5A2E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing matching funds for transportation alternatives safety projects as identified in section 133(h)(7)(B); or</text></item><item id="H76B17B5E4EC94E07B63BE6D576990423"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects eligible under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (I) of section 133(h); and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H40EB24923D644E27B582E2DCABBD4660"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in each 2-year period thereafter, projects identified in the program of projects described in subsection (l)(2)(C).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1879916E0B14A07849E30CD513E4250"><enum>(B)</enum><header>High risk areas</header><clause id="H1034F97C5659465781FBFFAC7693FE11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine on an annual basis whether the number of vulnerable road user fatalities per capita in a transportation management area over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number fatalities in all such areas over such 2-year period.</text></clause><clause id="H4F2E1388AC08487284B5D9D89EB16DC1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Obligation requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the number of vulnerable road user fatalities per capita in the transportation management area over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number of such fatalities over such 2-year period among all such areas, then there shall be required to be obligated over the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such determination is made, for projects identified in the program of projects described in subsection (l)(7)(C), an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount set aside for that urbanized area under section 133(h)(2) for fiscal year 2020.</text></clause><clause id="H62DEF094D6ED4B2CB5C608018AA5AEDE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The obligation requirement described in clause (ii) shall not take effect until the subject metropolitan planning organization has developed the vulnerable road user safety assessment described in subsection (l)(7).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06A7E95CDD2E4DB2A64F623E605E2205"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Source of funds</header><clause id="H1FD7CFE0F18A4F07A9D82C4F419DB117"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts required to be obligated under this paragraph shall be from amounts apportioned under section 104(b) except for—</text><subclause id="HCE6C09DEBF684F4C872AE8A5FDA8DE3A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCFB3791BB4904379830E5F8C433DCDB9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>amounts set aside under section 133(h).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H22F3A5C859F045ED848EEDD2A0A37A86"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Areas in a high risk State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an area subject to the obligation requirement described in subparagraph (B)(ii) is located in a State required to obligate funds to vulnerable road user safety under subparagraph (A)(ii), any obligations in such State for projects identified in the program of projects described in subsection (l)(7)(C) shall count toward such State’s obligation requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03F5A814F1B647888D9D256886711227"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="H28E371E49A7B4F7AA6FFECC69370B7A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including any efforts to reduce vehicle speed</quote> after <quote>under this section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0911F3E2EBA74D589F6E3F0852192FAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and projects identified under a vulnerable road user safety assessment</quote> after <quote>projects</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB656953385F47ED8BA83363DBE91266"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD12C439E5066418EA06915B3DD38A70D" style="USC"><subsection id="H8EA1AB2DDD1247D0976687DBBB8DD308"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user safety assessment</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HB289F34379784541BA6B2DE2D7B06903"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, each State shall create a vulnerable road user safety assessment. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H27BF3C48FB1245CEB0643B092CE44CCF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vulnerable road user safety assessment required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="HC42EEF1A3B9F4E2A89AA4C95DA1FF30F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the location within the State of each vulnerable road user fatality and serious injury, including, if available, the design speed of the roadway at any such location;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92E1A22ECC084CBE976EF534C4FFA7C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of any corridors identified by a State, in coordination with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations that pose a high risk of a vulnerable road user fatality or serious injury, including, if available, the design speeds of such corridors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FDC40EE1FD6408DB90F5D7D8CCEB45C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a program of projects or strategies to reduce safety risks to vulnerable road users in corridors identified under subparagraph (B), in coordination with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations that represent a high-risk area identified under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB9803A164944977A2968CCBDF826577"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In creating a vulnerable road user safety assessment under this subsection, a State shall assess the last 5 years of available data. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9ED861F612FF44FFB47EB409872A1B6A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In creating a vulnerable road user safety assessment under this subsection, a State shall—</text><subparagraph id="H3D0B27BD7EF647C690B29B0E7A0EDA45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take into consideration a safe system approach; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38AB77578DFA42C48B123284357BD22F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations that represent a high-risk area identified under paragraph (2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE59678D5E6444779E8D9B041758C8C8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Update</header><text>A State shall update a vulnerable road user safety assessment on the same schedule as the State updates the State strategic highway safety plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H32D205F162C640988987563234F3A2AC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program of projects developed under paragraph (2)(C) may not degrade transportation system access for vulnerable road users.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EF7A0C33D5943FF90F895F7DBB85684"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Urbanized area assessments</header><subparagraph id="H699E105556B64ACDA5450181BA850F67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization representing a transportation management area shall, in consultation with local governments in such area, complete a vulnerable road user safety assessment based on the most recent 5 years of available data at least once every 4 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B6A8C275ED84985B150341FA6F7EF34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The assessment completed under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="H7094227589D14FBE884DABF9B6C88D6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the location within the area of each vulnerable road user fatality and, if available, serious injury;</text></clause><clause id="H769041328FB24EC996ADBE96BBE21DAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any corridors that represent a high-risk area identified under paragraph (2)(B) or have otherwise been identified by the metropolitan planning organization or local government that pose a high risk of a vulnerable road user fatality or serious injury; and</text></clause><clause id="H72F91CC66A4A4B5984117B125452D31A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a program of projects or strategies to reduce safety risks to vulnerable road users in corridors identified under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA15ECDA05609489BA11638BC59248C0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H11CA257E14404DF59663FF518F51FB38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading for subsection (a)(8) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Road users</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Road user</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H349CD2C443544D42A078A52F133CF95C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)(2)(D) by striking <quote>safety safety</quote> and inserting <quote>safety</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H039098F754C54B598BD47B8C89B6A6AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>High-Risk rural roads</header><paragraph id="HE85333EBEB6543CBA66589F9A790E609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall update the study described in paragraph (1) of section 1112(b) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/148">23 U.S.C. 148</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0C3ED14669E4A1A907EDDF4F7B017EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation an updated report of the report described in paragraph (2) of section 1112(b) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/148">23 U.S.C. 148</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56CB35B63DA644F58C6C297A56C5A743"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Best practices manual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of submission of the report described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall update the best practices manual described in section 1112(b)(3) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/148">23 U.S.C. 148</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC5693E55E0164CECB8619B014675667F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1210.</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5F3D2EA7084847798328FB0360E505D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H76E307BE92474BF0A2863D360BECC1AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>subsection (h)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (i)</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF975C26A7032426FBD276ED5A1C60702" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CBDC90F12004693801270A629977692"><paragraph id="H40DC9E7E50BD4C579C9B1B5E1F16ACBE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program utilizes transportation demand management strategies, shifts traffic demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increases vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduces demand for roads through such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, carsharing, shared micromobility (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems), publicly accessible charging stations, docks, and storage for electric bicycles and micromobility devices, alternative work hours, and pricing;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H115052D0B74144BF9CB6A20C44214F5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(B) by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB116D0E00A4BD2AFF874E85FD766EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBD7B9F8C1474518BEA6AF1B077B519B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36790F65BD104721B02BF4FEFD8B7773" style="USC"><paragraph id="H04EFF8D555334D4DA076BA2289655F94"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program mitigates seasonal or temporary traffic congestion from long-haul travel or tourism; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F7CF5944F094A929AD5C9AB1F7B2C4E"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program is for the point-of-sale purchase of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles or related zero-emission operations equipment, or supports battery electric charging or fuel cell electric refueling infrastructure and related equipment for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in projects or programs such as depot infrastructure and infrastructure along routes servicing regional freight hubs; or </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H761330B5E5A54ABB8F36B363BEAE9A9C"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program of projects involves the deployment of hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems primarily to monitor transportation-related emissions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6012AFF4B8049D196AE6B5BFFBC2254"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H6CAFFBB21CF04F99B1C5279F2A28401A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F9471FD6EE241688E170736DFD8C4A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">, hydrogen vehicle,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Electric vehicle</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H616540FCA6294712B401889C4C2DD535"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>hydrogen or</quote> after <quote>charging stations or</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HC656394677F7453094BE1F69B494246B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, hydrogen-powered,</quote> after <quote>battery powered</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD75DFF5EF1BC4E0EA56466224DE7ADB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>, and is consistent with section 166</quote> after <quote>travel times</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC94CA3C904084B0591E0A2E2ABA5AE6B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H769440BC8A104F12AF17211ACA17FE01" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="H7BFC9973FA084DBE8851E3D9F7EE3C28"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Operating assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HDB4F2219A0CF4CAFA71D2EADEE0D5E11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(4) in an area of such State that is otherwise eligible for obligations of such funds for operating costs under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 or on a system for which CMAQ funding was made available, obligated, or expended in fiscal year 2012, or, notwithstanding subsection (b), on a State-supported Amtrak route with a cost-sharing agreement under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 or alternative cost allocation under section 24712(g)(3) of title 49.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H315B32C40FAB40BE973C18966AA5D116"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the amount of time for which a State may obligate funds under paragraph (1) for operating assistance for an area of a State or on a system, the Secretary shall allow such obligations to occur, in such area or on such system—</text><subparagraph id="H02FF00E57ADB4D3B89362622E7324737"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a time limitation of not less than 3 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03EC4DB1A21A483D8003714CB1A4F53D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of projects that demonstrate continued net air quality benefits beyond 3 years, as determined annually by the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with no imposed time limitation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE64B84B1CE0146A98482482E2744A2C2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems</quote> means a method of monitoring and mapping ambient air quality and greenhouse gases and detecting the presence of pollutants using mobile vehicles that yields frequently repeated, on-going measurements of pollutants and greenhouse gases at a block-level resolution and identifies hotspots of persistent elevated levels of pollutants and greenhouse gases.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H67480983229F435C822F637AD2819B5A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1211.</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header><subsection id="H02BFA8D359044B70B93D4187F62D80DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/154">section 154</external-xref> the following new section:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32ECCB42CE6547E9A3DB57CEBAD31A57" style="USC"><section id="H792E076A9E6548D3937B8CC072540ECC"><enum>155.</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header><subsection id="HDDB9515A8EE2489F99ACF9BAA7FB3C39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this title shall be subject to the requirements of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H542D3B69E70C43368DD9DA8042DAD230"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interoperability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An electric vehicle charging station funded under this title shall—</text><paragraph id="H88B50D37579E4A74A98A32113686A106"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a charging connector type or means to transmit electricity to vehicles that meets applicable industry accepted practices and safety standards; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDF560CFE83F4047AB7257466599617A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the ability to serve vehicles produced by more than one vehicle manufacturer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB01C23611B8F49B582ECEEBB842F5337"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Open access to payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric vehicle charging stations shall provide payment methods available to all members of the public to ensure secure, convenient, and equal access and shall not be limited by membership to a particular payment provider.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3BD40BD35C684614AA8E30A86FCD8690"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Network capability</header><text>An electric vehicle charging station funded under this title shall be capable of being remotely monitored.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCCD99C5E3C7D44A3AF9DA5C9B1024594"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Standards and guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 180 days after enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall, as appropriate, develop standards and guidance applicable to any electric vehicle charging station funded in whole or in part under this title related to—</text><paragraph id="HCDC2A740D1904CD98CA9A88177E468CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the installation, operation, or maintenance by qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE28FA29682C54B3E9AFCCCCDE2D406C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the interoperability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFCDEBB038194826850F2D948FBE0A30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any traffic control device or on-premises sign acquired, installed, or operated related to an electric vehicle charging station funded under this title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA53FC7BE408245A98407E877946E99D9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>network connectivity of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including measures to protect personal privacy and ensure cybersecurity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BF715794DD74B94A97F72E12485C661"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Wage requirements</header><text>Section 113 shall apply to any project for electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this title.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF1679DEB80E5463CB04F07B9E728AEFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/154">section 154</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF10584AC73174D2A874E704DA266DBF1" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">155. Electric vehicle charging stations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE0977AD652294446BCBD6C064DB1FDF9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging signage</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall update the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C01EB39FDAE4BCAAB5C5ED6B8F7DBDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure uniformity in providing road users direction to electric charging stations that are open to the public; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H69BA1827854D49D6A360B488FD76E1D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow the use of a comprehensive system of signs for electric vehicle charging providers to help drivers identify the type of charging and connector types available at the location. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DB14BFDB3F44E93B7F3369257C3A17F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements relating to the use and access of rights-of-Way of the interstate system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 111 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EBBED7F2C1B4D5F967180BFC2F97A74" style="OLC"><subsection id="H8A9B45590BA64143ADBC90216EECC6EF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Interstate system rights-of-Way</header><paragraph id="HD71002C68EAB42EBAD6A97468DA2A2E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b) and sections 137 and 142, the Secretary shall permit, consistent with section 155, limited commercial activities for the charging of electric vehicles on rights-of-way of the Interstate System, including in—</text><subparagraph id="H45ADD3D5B2134196AE895ED3D1B95460"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a rest area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFED5E8EE9E6A45BFA450F1BBC9E7BA64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fringe or corridor parking facility, including a park and ride facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E0341F07291423EBF8235250801EA91"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall permit commercial activities on rights-of-way of the Interstate System, except as necessary for the charging of electric vehicles in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HED31E9E823254D5390C51FB53FE2CADC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1212.</enum><header>National highway freight program</header><subsection id="H93EB3C01F6A64ADDA6A6453216760391"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0E726AFCDF8F466C9F1AC37C458E5E79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HB249260A8AB14CACB2517303866F3E8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF18B434038BF447798288B99EB94A449"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9B428568B5646FDAD95B085D6190B0A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H3C0789BBEA504BDFB63E51B99C6EF50C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the National Highway Freight Network, including—</text><subparagraph id="H2BE68486A931459483854C9C6AA70714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFC4054A9A264E8BB9598FB4E9A61939"><enum>(B)</enum><text>local air pollution, including local pollution derived from vehicles idling at railway crossings; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB974C2A8AD14F4F83BB0DB95F7DEBA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimizing, capturing, or treating stormwater runoff and addressing other adverse impacts to water quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AE9DDCADE9649C28CBA58CAAA61668A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>wildlife habitat loss; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5B80C4A316048FE91D920722AC313FF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to decrease any adverse impact of freight transportation on communities located near freight facilities or freight corridors. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CE6091E6E3B4116BD8F8CD6A7323467"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2) by striking <quote>150 miles</quote> and inserting <quote>300 miles</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE76A5A9CE0F84231AD343A7DDF8DAED4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(4) by striking <quote>75 miles</quote> and inserting <quote>150 miles</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BCEDCBED73F4CCF897A042A3E38075B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h) by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and all that follows through <quote>shall prepare</quote> and inserting <quote>As part of the report required under section 503(b)(8), the Administrator shall biennially prepare</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA56E382996F14C488F641E51D3410BCB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph id="H33115DF7DC3E41CBB7874D94A432921F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41FAABA521CE443F8CACD0DCA5F8922F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF28EB219FC84D5B964899D793CC2693" style="USC"><paragraph id="HBD20F5E653824E4091E12EA55A7325B2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Freight planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may not obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) unless the State has developed, updated, or amended, as applicable, a freight plan in accordance with section 70202 of title 49.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68909961963C415F9AC6954DD3075A3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="H5428CAFF7AF4457F996C1DAB83203A5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82B7D4584FBE4E8C8C56B162DCECEC88" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H780FFFE2444F460DB8085115DCDCA98C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of a project described in subparagraph (C)(xxiii) shall fund only elements of such project that provide public benefits.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HC8519C8709E246F7B4C1F38928268397"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="HAEABB5639A524D77A14F251A48B43F16"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by inserting <quote>and freight management and operations systems</quote> after <quote>freight transportation systems</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HF6DA481C6BFA45D9A209340D15E15E5B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by amending clause (xxiii) to read as follows: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF1483FA874A45E2957BC919E278E546" style="USC"><clause id="HB7D6500F8C754C3492CF57C30221A3DC"><enum>(xxiii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Freight intermodal or freight rail projects, including—</text><subclause id="H5D9EE324E4A0459ABB6552A2B907EB61"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects within the boundaries of public or private freight rail or water facilities (including ports); </text></subclause><subclause id="H58A0CF1314344EBA969244771EC868DD"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects that provide surface transportation infrastructure necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into or out of the facility; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCA5C0FAB6A204247833A0ACD035BEAA7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other surface transportation project to improve the flow of freight into or out of a facility described in subclause (I) or (II). </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5C2D8A6AD5A489AACB2EB7ABD1D90D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>paragraph (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (3)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47CC399458A64DCC8428E93282DF6874"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB9815161E7E46EB87A25B7AA05F2FB5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(1)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>ports-of entry</quote> and inserting <quote>ports-of-entry</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCDB18EFC954A4A1189F0BD59DD84A8D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National highway freight network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a congressionally designated future Interstate, or any portion thereof, is included in a State Freight Plan (regardless of whether such project is included in the freight investment plan of the State) approved by the Department of Transportation prior to October 1, 2021, such route shall be considered to be on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167(c) of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><section id="HA816D706275648EF84A2A5E32CF98B1D"><enum>1213.</enum><header>Carbon pollution reduction</header><subsection id="HEAD7110AB655442091544A8348A5D7C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E252B89111C414988C508D32E53AA71" style="USC"><section id="HBAC938F5424742768F3541C2F216A9CF"><enum>171.</enum><header>Carbon pollution reduction</header><subsection id="H1E29B03FCC8946C2B6AB6B76FDD49896"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a carbon pollution reduction program to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAAC6FDD0E5544771B5ECB9BBAF5CAF22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A project is eligible for funding under this section if such project—</text><paragraph id="H2AED839E888B43348DBCB7713A33DB42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H77B3C6A5B760460E8902D83844F85D13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>will help a State meet the greenhouse gas emissions performance targets established under section 150(d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3A8178A894E41249F84F1ED9E05B184"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is—</text><subparagraph id="HAB4D206C6E774868BF4246679021730F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible for assistance under this title or under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 or is a capital project for vehicles and facilities (whether publicly or privately owned) that are used to provide intercity passenger service by bus; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B43ADDBF56242AE89070DAD528C6A59"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a capital project, as such term is defined in section 22906 of title 49, to improve intercity rail passenger transportation, provided that the project will yield a significant reduction in single occupant vehicle trips and improve mobility on public roads.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68B9DC45E7D146B7834915459F085B12"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue guidance on methods of determining the reduction of single occupant vehicle trips and improvement of mobility on public roads as those factors relate to intercity rail passenger transportation projects under subsection (b)(4).</text></subsection><subsection id="H071F5083A45D48DF96164AA339DA14BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Operating expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may use not more than 20 percent of the funds provided under section 104(b)(9) for the operating expenses of public transportation and passenger rail transportation projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="H631F370943814595B3236515D4D3E85A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Single-Occupancy vehicle highway facilities</header><text>None of the funds provided under this section may be used for a project that will result in the construction of new capacity available to single occupant vehicles unless the project consists of a high occupancy vehicle facility and is consistent with section 166.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9B059D56605E456F9E05FE6252FD33B6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><paragraph id="HC1DBCA8F9CFD4EA1836C8A99F5C09BAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually evaluate the progress of each State in carrying out the program under this section by comparing the percent change in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in the State calculated as—</text><subparagraph id="HBC057477999648D2BC0A66C66F6AE352"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the annual carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in the State for the most recent year for which there is data; divided by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A629FD9422547ACB9486F80218F5C17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the average annual carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in the State in calendar years 2015 through 2019.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4595C3D39CCF43BB8AC5E0B2B910670A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H4FD94DF80055413692E7CF359EA626CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prior to the effective date of the greenhouse gas performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A), use such data as are available, which may include data on motor fuels usage published by the Federal Highway Administration and information on emissions factors or coefficients published by the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87ECB97C22CD4470AC9C071408C0D305"><enum>(B)</enum><text>following the effective date of the greenhouse gas performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A), use such measures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H289D314433034438809473F65914DA2C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Progress report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually issue a carbon pollution reduction progress report, to be made publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation, that includes—</text><paragraph id="H0EF1B7BF7DD84EB7A134984F91BF3D95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the evaluation under subsection (f) for each State; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F2E1F3FC5F546EBB2A124CD450B8A25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a ranking of all the States by the criteria under subsection (f), with the States that, for the year covered by such report, have the largest percentage reduction in annual carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads being ranked the highest.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C417469743247369B31466F5A12970C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>High-Performing States</header><paragraph id="H1F231B50667A43A5980CEA003C5A0632"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, each State that is 1 of the 15 highest ranked States, as determined under subsection (g)(2), and that achieves a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads, as determined by the evaluation in subsection (f), shall be designated as a high-performing State for the following fiscal year. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2D194C2FC4444D88BCCACC343A87DF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>For each State that is designated as a high-performing State under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H844B53E661B242B4A3432E40C68FDEE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 120, the State may use funds made available under this title to pay the non-Federal share of a project under this section during any year for which such State is designated as a high-performing State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F250182D21440C7960524AE59F9F73E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 126, the State may transfer up to 50 percent of funds apportioned under section 104(b)(9) to the program under section 104(b)(2) in any year for which such State is designated as a high-performing State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F56F51A57C24450AB16AB73AA641AC2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each State that is 1 of the 15 lowest ranked States, as determined under subsection (g)(2), the Secretary shall transfer 10 percent of the amount apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) in the fiscal year following the year in which the State is so ranked, not including amounts set aside under section 133(d)(1)(A) and under section 133(h) or 505(a), to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(9).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE041D1DECA434B16A73005817D692FA3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not conduct a transfer under paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="H8D1B0AEFD1AD4817888601D40C2E0E95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>until the first fiscal year following the effective date of greenhouse gas performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67BF481A8010408B8825EDBC967B1B63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to a State in any fiscal year following the year in which such State achieves a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in such year as determined by the evaluation under subsection (f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9259130E08D48B2A3A3680DE37B65EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section and periodically thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue a report—</text><paragraph id="H6DD00F1631C74BD9B402273EFE6CD7C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>detailing, based on the best available science, what types of projects eligible for assistance under this section are expected to provide the most significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F1DC1375CDD4C449BE9EF0F0EA23899"><enum>(2)</enum><text>detailing, based on the best available science, what types of projects eligible for assistance under this section are not expected to provide significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H4FB902E5421840BCA26ECE456C572F17"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2E4767B33B34149B7C1803705780141" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">171. Carbon pollution reduction.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H38E06A71CCA2481AB57F2A88DA782D79"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subsection (b)(2) of section 171 of title 23, United States Code, as added by this section, shall apply to a State beginning on the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the State sets greenhouse gas performance targets under section 150(d) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="HEC9EE1F066D74E89B66E2B0C38FA6E5D"><enum>1214.</enum><header>Recreational trails</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 206 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB57C8873570A493FA7CAE7D692357E56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H92CAB12B906C4521B0F79007E373BCC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>except for</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H09568570728840FBA69274572E575374" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>except for—</text><subparagraph id="H0C289695B6534F7185B3AAC1AE342A49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a motorized wheelchair; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5832A60E03F34EE09ACFEE5CF2160671"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in any case in which applicable laws and regulations permit use, an electric bicycle, as defined in section 217(j).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3939A17E8B24FA6AC78DD79DB9944E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H54BF26241BEB47E9AA6007CD68F84D9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H333FB8AA4561474FA469A2FA69378722"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H174A00FD25E94C8CB3BA5054574B5C3F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H957E970812544D6CB4CAE4DE8B1C36DC" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H1FC57AEB47BE4D20B7426B6942D9D2A1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric bicycling.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD741B4B6AFDA452C96492F6C35A31479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HE1BCFED4C6024061A57B8F0771E25EF9" style="USC"><subsection id="H277545F2D8FB4A17B9B8F38868E68739" commented="no"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 113 shall not apply to projects under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD9A80D78F67C4324ABDEE351C1F9A39B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Use of other apportioned funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b) that are obligated for recreational trails and related projects shall be administered as if such funds were made available for purposes described under this section. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HCE594663323A4348BEB30F1344F1D84F"><enum>1215.</enum><header>Safe routes to school program</header><subsection id="H70232E3D47084DF69A967D7984F619FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/210">section 210</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block id="H6C9AE692F8A244ECAE33BE1B469CC86B" style="USC"><section id="H85F6DB7E91A148F186D072DB5D4C050E"><enum>211.</enum><header>Safe routes to school program</header><subsection id="HAC4B0AC94CAF431EA9B847DC5469A075"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in primary, middle, and high schools. </text></subsection><subsection id="HABE42E8B5F464D15A4F2473B91014178"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program shall be—</text><paragraph id="HACFE8608D5E248C2B5C863521BF55D31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5FE4DC0E675F4E70BF63889468B77B02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEDC5714B8684EE795FAE417F8D0F374"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F0388D6B549403CAC3522EB57B06A74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Amounts apportioned to a State under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 104(b) may be used to carry out projects, programs, and other activities under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H36722213CE18445A8C00DCADA706B731"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>Projects, programs, and activities funded under this section may be carried out by eligible entities described under section 133(h)(4)(B) that demonstrate an ability to meet the requirements of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H427346FE57B5401ABC072F922F8D4789"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects and activities</header><paragraph id="H6C856412F52A4585A67268821A103BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Infrastructure-related projects</header><subparagraph id="H0290307F2C0E43C4A61ACABD0303C189"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may obligate funds under this section for the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure-related projects that will substantially improve the ability of students to walk and bicycle to school, including sidewalk improvements, traffic calming and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bicycle facilities, off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities, secure bicycle parking facilities, and traffic diversion improvements in the vicinity of schools.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H692F68F7D1E44775BE458AAA6769BF98"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>Infrastructure-related projects under subparagraph (A) may be carried out on any public road or any bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail in the vicinity of schools.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C777FFD504D4F6B9766BFA76674551A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Noninfrastructure-related activities</header><text>In addition to projects described in paragraph (1), a State may obligate funds under this section for noninfrastructure-related activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school, including—</text><subparagraph id="H02F6883445184D99BF4B02462E466BD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public awareness campaigns and outreach to press and community leaders;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A3AEB5A4B584E3A8B9303CC69E99EC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>traffic education and enforcement in the vicinity of schools;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H913BB2E7D598488F869A0E4B1D80B41D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>student sessions on bicycle and pedestrian safety, health, and environment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H685755336B0F43EB8B41F98C2F2072B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>programs that address personal safety; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE67BAC595844A839E93444C555933CD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>funding for training, volunteers, and managers of safe routes to school programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93D488388E144383B2F213A56CE9560C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Safe routes to school coordinator</header><text>Each State receiving an apportionment under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 104(b) shall use a sufficient amount of the apportionment to fund a full-time position of coordinator of the State’s safe routes to school program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8821FE0B782470784C2412A236F4482"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rural school district outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A coordinator described in paragraph (3) shall conduct outreach to ensure that rural school districts in the State are aware of such State’s safe routes to school program and any funds authorized by this section. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8A222FDE3654DACA4D17A69A682E665"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project, program, or activity under this section shall be 100 percent. </text></subsection><subsection id="H20160ABF6E9045A98C921E8D7C2D4267"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Clearinghouse</header><paragraph id="H68072BAB88544825929A97E3332AA8F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain a national safe routes to school clearinghouse to—</text><subparagraph id="HF4F7545505134C9ABEDEC895ABAC3178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop information and educational programs on safe routes to school; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D2D871FBF7487EBDC5E47D769CCD5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical assistance and disseminate techniques and strategies used for successful safe routes to school programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC01BD80971442DCABD89E1CF722004B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this subsection using amounts authorized to be appropriated for administrative expenses under section 104(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H509CE66DC97947B8855BDB78605D98E9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text><paragraph id="HA257251BB59645C2A87317A589BE13EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In the vicinity of schools</header><text>The term <term>in the vicinity of schools</term> means, with respect to a school, the area within bicycling and walking distance of the school (approximately 2 miles). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2DAE3B822424C4F8B88F52C27F3869E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Primary, middle, and high schools</header><text>The term <term>primary, middle, and high schools</term> means schools providing education from kindergarten through twelfth grade.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HBC7D0FC7BEC74080A3A9F246A30650A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="H4976D85274FA4C6BB4DA7090A9D2E780"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 1228–1230), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CDC289736814847BEB834035ACEC747"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/210">section 210</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block id="H4687A8E9CFAB459191454DAE08066597" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">211. Safe routes to school program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H928B47B636F24357A0097DB95A06DCBA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1216.</enum><header>Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H63569648E9874A30885A5951016AAB76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H4447CAD6F4CA4E18827365BD3D275107"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(4)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01EA8D13F94E4B5195960627F134E9F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a position</quote> and inserting <quote>at least one full-time positions</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H78577A0E5D65490D8D45B4E596EF3E47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by striking <quote>bicycles</quote> and inserting <quote>pedestrians or bicyclists</quote> each place such term appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF15DD00B60EA4E109FB018FC6BE34408"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text><subparagraph id="H09AC019A6B4D44C88120B78FC3539C59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or operators of micromobility devices</quote> after <quote>bicyclists</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6598681B7B5944FF8741314C912A24CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4526348F436E49FC815F3E17E120686F" style="USC"><paragraph id="H26E39C3356D3476E89030B9A307B1842"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric bicycle</term> means mean a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that can safely share a bicycle transportation facility with other users of such facility and meets the requirements of one of the following three classes:</text><subparagraph id="H3918C962FA6B45DD957CD071E0E97C9F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Class 1 electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>class 1 electric bicycle</term> means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CDE141439794C51B32681EB936C9D5D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Class 2 electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>class 2 electric bicycle</term> means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA0ABCF61BD2446586C5264F1457543E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Class 3 electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>class 3 electric bicycle</term> means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H10300BBBE9614B7E832430B23BAD47F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Micromobility device</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>micromobility device</term> means any wheeled vehicle equipped with a low powered electric motor—</text><subparagraph id="HEFF1079266E94058A8C857E60638BE18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is designed primarily for human transport;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H820F8D7C7F1D4670BD75E51C35FFCA07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that weighs not more than 100 pounds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H997B85AA4BAF412DA3AFA8286696D9D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that has a top speed of 20 miles per hour or less. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HD9A85D72FC5E4FAB96245B692087E3DB"><enum>1217.</enum><header>Noise barriers</header><subsection id="HA1DB7FEAAC3249909EF6D45E9E02D00B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permitting use of highway trust fund for construction of certain noise barriers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 339(b)(1) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H9656322DC2264961808EA8BEC5A7F589" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H3321EC6E406641F8980AEDFBC0D60D21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General rule</header><text>No funds made available out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used to construct a Type II noise barrier (as defined by section 772.5(I) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) pursuant to subsections (h) and (I) of section 109 of title 23, United States Code, unless—</text><subparagraph id="H15B0609E4AC84424863AF872C3EC83BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such a barrier is part of a project approved by the Secretary before November 28, 1995; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFF0EB81DB5D4EABB7DCCD705D6CA3B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such a barrier separates a highway or other noise corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of those closest to the highway or noise corridor—</text><clause id="H6EAA3C3408E142EBA9CCAA0F2AFAF5FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are residential in nature; and</text></clause><clause id="HE9E0392E59B747F1B807A6ED74A96EB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>either—</text><subclause id="H44554AC102F048AD82E35E968AB42230"><enum>(I)</enum><text>were constructed before the construction or most recent widening of the highway or noise corridor; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HD899C140620142079E8CD465B1B19902"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are at least 10 years old.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H6216D8D96DDF495A8A19E4EF5B281ADA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility for surface transportation program funds</header><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H9F93642760FE4910B80DCA4CC7D38340"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HEF88F032FDD6411399C53153EE32F8B6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H208A0DC2C02843918A22BB50D42D4F1A"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning, design, or construction of a Type II noise barrier (as described in section 772.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H80BFAE24985F44B894091FAD7D9C13D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2) by inserting <quote>and paragraph (22)</quote> after <quote>(11)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2778FD6380B0468EA646E8362C7C6EEB" commented="no"><enum>1218.</enum><header>Safe streets for all</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H51DE720967F440C38A482786003F0860" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H8BEB988F05EF4FA0A246624450E3E45C" commented="no"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Safe streets for all</header><paragraph id="HD5FA3400C6AA487AADA306C30F551A27" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safe streets set-aside</header><subparagraph id="HB68F6DFF41DB491B862D83C4E61C6BE0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a safe streets program to eliminate the occurrence of transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries on public roads, with a focus on vulnerable road users. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2ADB21E19841452785E2C486858E5966" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve an amount such that—</text><clause id="H1D97CB4AC8F3403182E813A0FD98D210" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary reserves a total under this subsection of $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and </text></clause><clause id="HEC21AE959A4C4EEE92D29C193F1E3796" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State's share of that total is distributed in the same manner as the amount apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for each fiscal year bears to the total amount of funds apportioned to all States under such section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CD335EAD02D47E7915AF21D3D02DC44" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Suballocation</header><subparagraph id="HF64AF173450D40BABD4331CA42C247E2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year for which funds are set aside under this subsection, such funds shall be obligated within a State in the manner described in subsections (d) and (e) of section 133, except that, for the purposes of this subsection—</text><clause id="H29F80F3788344953BB982D55967A9D42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the percentage referred to in section 133(d)(1)(A) shall be treated as 100 percent; and</text></clause><clause id="H304B9D6F3604437E9F399A9DB9D249B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>before obligating funds for a project located fully or partially within an area described in subparagraph (B) that is under the jurisdiction of a unit of local government, a State or metropolitan planning organization shall consult with such unit of local government regarding project selection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD16989B875AD49D390D5BFAA194127BC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Area described</header><text>An area described in this subparagraph is an area with a population greater than 200,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC03849F2D4354172801F66A2755340FD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><subparagraph id="H057DA354320648B2826D8C29FC7E8EAE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds set aside under this subsection shall be available for obligation—</text><clause id="H814C465A0D8045FC87C74AB1EB584D35" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for a complete streets project that supports the safe, comfortable, convenient, and independent movement of all users of the transportation system, of all ages and abilities, consistent with context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="HE0CC2615273844C8A6A884A449E33DA4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for activities eligible under the safe routes to school program under section 211;</text></clause><clause id="HE0C8158C0FD049C189D81CA51AB44E04" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to develop and implement the policies and procedures described in section 109(s);</text></clause><clause id="HA3C80FD860A64678960CE85F12EA66DF" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for any element of vision zero planning described under section 1601 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> and to implement an existing vision zero plan; </text></clause><clause id="H1A1ECAB8083A4DE4A812E5A1E699000D" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for other activities in furtherance of the vulnerable road user safety assessment of the State or the metropolitan planning organization described under subsection (l); and </text></clause><clause id="H695068A8EA564202B07DA777DED56347" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for any other project, program, or plan eligible under this section that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the surface transportation network, as determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4896B488E59B4DBAA36E552AFDB5D8F5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>If a State or metropolitan planning organization demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such State or metropolitan planning organization has met all its needs for vulnerable road user safety under this section, the State or metropolitan planning organization may use funds made available under this subsection for other highway safety improvement program purposes, subject to the suballocation under paragraph (2). The Secretary may not make a determination under this subparagraph if the State or metropolitan planning organization has been subject to the special rule described in subsection (g)(3) within the last 5 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H87844FFDE39E44E696FEB0F560F16892" commented="no"><enum>1219.</enum><header>Youth service and conservation corps</header><subsection id="HD4F1F8DCE8BC409881B9414A29E6A2B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/211">section 211</external-xref> (as added by this Act) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H8EFB2572B78A4610B6543937B68D33E6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H8FAC1907654D4F7C867323EBD1169F1F" commented="no"><enum>212.</enum><header>Use of youth service and conservation corps</header><subsection id="H2BC2DE54D6E54759A2A728389E3E2A4E" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may allow and shall encourage project sponsors to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified youth service or conservation corps, as described in sections 122(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12572">42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(2)</external-xref>) and 106(c)(3) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12656">42 U.S.C. 12656(c)(3)</external-xref>) to perform appropriate projects eligible under sections 133(h), 162, 206, and 211.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2F37CA3BB7F54271A12885321B98C061" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Under any contract or cooperative agreement entered into with a qualified youth service or conservation corps under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H6D607722C85144628BA57D70B987C981" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>set the amount of a living allowance or rate of pay for each participant in such corps at—</text><subparagraph id="H14500A08FFAF4500BED2FC7315A918EE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amount or rate as required under State law in a State with such requirements; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H426422F7869C48E6A66AD2C36687EC13" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for corps in States not described in subparagraph (A), at such amount or rate as determined by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum living allowance authorized by section 140 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12594">42 U.S.C. 12594</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3D25CD3FCDA4785BAB8B4AF008A6AB1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not subject such corps to the requirements of section 112.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H41A2666B11D04187A3DA241C88984307"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/211">section 211</external-xref> (as added by this Act) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HE40F7E30219641759C20D4ECF6B3BCF1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">212. Use of youth service and conservation corps.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H2256F6F27B86413CA80B5CA584474A64"><enum>1220.</enum><header>National scenic byways program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 162 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HAD5B14FFCDEA48DB876A710029316A96" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HECF93B2420404005AC2081246D532DCD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>State</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 401. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HC8331A6C63AC4EA3B34F338F6AF029D2"><enum>1221.</enum><header>Funding for border infrastructure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1437(a) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>. </text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H6A518A6E40BD47DB9C228B2678A93267"><enum>C</enum><header>Project-Level Investments</header><section id="HD859E115801C4C5097DAA6A77CE057C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header><subsection id="HA56EF8829AFF43C0A1F1413EB85FCB5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5432BD494E87403EA59CC68B405289B8" style="USC"><section id="H0DC59B1F80854A678B6075984BF257A3"><enum>117.</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header><subsection commented="no" id="HAF6A3AB98D69449DA5B8823BDBD121A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a projects of national and regional significance program under which the Secretary may make grants to, and establish multiyear grant agreements with, eligible entities in accordance with this section. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7B8235B2FAE34B4DA8E2AA3DB3726BD4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H952EE8D3345D42D29F27FAFA7D7CF707"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant amounts and project costs</header><paragraph id="H29315C3CF6EB42FF8B9C13066D9ED699"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each grant made under this section—</text><subparagraph id="H30F126865B1B47D282CB21AD6594996A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be in an amount that is at least $25,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD313C476539467184744AED6641BE48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be for a project that has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text><clause id="H04ED40C7A60F443591502D467AFA33C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$100,000,000; or</text></clause><clause id="HC60BD0C4D006475282BB1D1BF2EAD591"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a project—</text><subclause id="HF51E56074BEF4608B39EBFBD9E08F383"><enum>(I)</enum><text>located in 1 State or territory, 30 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the State or territory in the most recently completed fiscal year; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H8A0DED01BDB6400CB1CFD53A2A6824B1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>located in more than 1 State or territory, 50 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the participating State or territory with the largest apportionment under this chapter in the most recently completed fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF5A29278AB34702B96BB68BB7ECB81E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Large projects</header><text>For a project that has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $500,000,000, a grant made under this section—</text><subparagraph id="H220591B5011A452AA118C59F7D9CA7E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be in an amount sufficient to fully fund the project, or in the case of a public transportation project, a minimum operable segment, in combination with other funding sources, including non-Federal financial commitment, identified in the application; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCEBF9293C6644B9BE69449DDDEC6B7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be awarded pursuant to the process under subsection (d), as necessary based on the amount of the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCAC61678616D4587ADE8E93941147682"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Multiyear grant agreements for large projects</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HF5F1FC25B49C4CCDA68164C4B97F09FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A large project that receives a grant under this section may be carried out through a multiyear grant agreement in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9BAF589933974308A5170194229E9F02"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A multiyear grant agreement for a large project shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6F2DBE588CF143FD9CF9E98062859BA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish the terms of participation by the Federal Government in the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2479C3F6A12646B4A53E16FB7F9C20C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish the amount of Federal financial assistance for the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA52AC879058B404097FB4A084A485C83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish a schedule of anticipated Federal obligations for the project that provides for obligation of the full grant amount by not later than 4 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the initial amount is provided; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF2DDB95F2B734243A874083BB56017E3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>determine the period of time for completing the project, even if such period extends beyond the period of an authorization. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H70BB7205CDBE4C689491F95FAE4BCFCC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rules</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3FB7F12A16C64958A90320D1038FBAF1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A multiyear grant agreement under this subsection—</text><clause commented="no" id="H2E19F3409212468496F41FD0ACDCAEA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall obligate an amount of available budget authority specified in law; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H50A2516A15634351AE58FF37EBF019DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to be specified in law in advance for commitments under this paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future available budget authority specified in law.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H825871D3B7054BE9875A5642CB88F543"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contingent commitment</header><text>A contingent commitment under this subsection is not an obligation of the Federal Government under section 1501 of title 31.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2D989C51E2DD4DAFA583D1F540A91A23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interest and other financing costs</header><clause commented="no" id="H4961D18D21C94EA6A01C098554C1434D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Interest and other financing costs of carrying out a part of the project within a reasonable time shall be considered a cost of carrying out the project under a multiyear grant agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H163741962FE64868AAF640138FD81EB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The applicant shall certify to the Secretary that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H38642411424C4D25ADB3D8567905FA38"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Advance payment</header><text>An eligible entity carrying out a large project under a multiyear grant agreement—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEAD15D7FC4694FE79F430C41FB4CD6A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may use funds made available to the eligible entity under this title or title 49 for eligible project costs of the large project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H930B5A505DFD49CC802F8A715448D459"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be reimbursed, at the option of the eligible entity, for such expenditures from the amount made available under the multiyear grant agreement for the project in that fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6277CA9463734D2FAD0AE5E9D630C05A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H25317550ECF84305BA44F0EC0DE40967"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant under this section only for a project that is a project eligible for assistance under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 and is—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6EA0358283DD4675AE70845A4B7920B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a bridge project carried out on the National Highway System, or that is eligible to be carried out under section 165;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD6AD64D63A2240C788567CADBF100834"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a project to improve person throughput that is—</text><clause commented="no" id="HAE240BB5FB50499BA1A68108272767A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a highway project carried out on the National Highway System, or that is eligible to be carried out under section 165;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5C8EF3EC58824A3FA974C22EB503D247"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public transportation project; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H3573DDF612B84223A1EE2211F1BB07B2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a capital project, as such term is defined in section 22906 of title 49, to improve intercity rail passenger transportation; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8F1C9182F0CA442C9D545843572D847F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a project to improve freight throughput that is—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCC0D71009AF45AC8349097651052774"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a highway freight project carried out on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167 or on the National Highway System;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE656E4BEB18B476FA4077DA520A99427"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a freight intermodal, freight rail, or railway-highway grade crossing or grade separation project; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7C126B5C7D34B829841609984BB7998"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>within the boundaries of a public or private freight rail, water (including ports), or intermodal facility and that is a surface transportation infrastructure project necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, or access into or out of the facility.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEF84B3366B2F4C658C7EC39625357790"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA9D68270FBF144C4AA1F45F191B6BCD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certain freight projects</header><text>Projects described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(C) may receive a grant under this section only if—</text><clause commented="no" id="HE5B53029E8D2415E8B97AA33496DFB7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project will make a significant improvement to the movement of freight on the National Highway System; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HD154FF163E024B77B77E86C25694DE9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Federal share of the project funds only elements of the project that provide public benefits.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1702BC1826154B3DB27334E0DBF7B989"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain projects for person throughput</header><text>Projects described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(B) may receive a grant under this section only if the project will make a significant improvement in mobility on public roads.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H51303B92109D45B99AF0B9DAFF694068"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use such grant for—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E196FCD65FC48F6BA7C5672C9A6F227"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7BF937A2093448D6AB3496153E128D9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements directly related to improving system performance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5850D813525A4376A2FBA03CC5128B6A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text>The Secretary may select a project described under this section for funding under this section only if the Secretary determines that the project—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H354037F3417B45F5BAC897381FF8DBD8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>generates significant regional or national economic, mobility, safety, resilience, or environmental benefits;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7E1F3EE2A29F47968B4503867234A0B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is cost effective;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF06B2B8BC1A943D7B94ED410496F78BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is based on the results of preliminary engineering;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD620C8A1AE7B4BB8B6CBA3BA4BD4055B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has secured or will secure acceptable levels of non-Federal financial commitments, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDB94630798A24C30BB88DCB6494D7501"><enum>(A)</enum><text>one or more stable and dependable sources of funding and financing to construct, maintain, and operate the project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H173F6ACB42FD41A29C043BB5DBA89C7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contingency amounts to cover unanticipated cost increases;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD9D4660D7A0E4170BD0BCA7B08B968F6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>cannot be easily and efficiently completed without additional Federal funding or financial assistance available to the project sponsor, beyond existing Federal apportionments; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD284AB5B6AE2429F888EB1B24B3ED9F8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>is reasonably expected to begin construction not later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds for the project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC3284400D51B4505A1FB1561AE1E1ABC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Merit criteria and considerations</header><paragraph id="H898EC8D106894BE9A0B1A96FA1BFC848"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Merit criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the following merit criteria:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H492176EEDB4648EBAAC2F59839CD5D0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the project supports achieving a state of good repair.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3B0C2C2917734F88859900A875290226"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The level of benefits the project is expected to generate, including—</text><clause commented="no" id="HE8A82E95C49549EA8960A1357AD2F38E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the costs avoided by the prevention of closure or reduced use of the asset to be improved by the project; </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H04BD40F74D484D06AC0AD8948B0505D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reductions in maintenance costs over the life of the asset;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE73F29191FAC4A0E8B4FB4258D32AB75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>safety benefits, including the reduction of accidents and related costs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF604ECC0468D4D4E84265513003BE45F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>improved person or freight throughput, including congestion reduction and reliability improvements;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H497F3DC740524BF48269AC5C69A7FC58"><enum>(v)</enum><text>national and regional economic benefits;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2DC6C79CB3984CF1ACEE589E9665CD90"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>resilience benefits, including the ability to withstand disruptions from a seismic event;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA5C088BCD9794296A3AC47FAC6B93C3A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>environmental benefits, including reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and air quality benefits; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDE61FA59F0C84710A961BC5861A95CCC"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>benefits to all users of the project, including pedestrian, bicycle, nonvehicular, railroad, and public transportation users. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H757BCE3D50EC4293986F368BEA9F7A04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>How the benefits compare to the costs of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5F3B09A7FE994C64A399762046DA66B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The average number of people or volume of freight, as applicable, supported by the project, including visitors based on travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE04D2A8A217241B0A6DC6B67502DB2FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider the following:</text><subparagraph id="HA9E26AC427734A7C92D13BCC5792F907"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Whether the project spans at least 1 border between 2 States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E4EB3DFC0F44614A095F8EEBC5F4ADA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project serves low-income residents of low-income communities, including areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing such residents.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD81F782107214364BB7BC45FB74DF23D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Whether the project uses innovative technologies, innovative design and construction techniques, or pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes and, if so, the degree to which such technologies, techniques, or materials are used. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4856D58E15E348848DA847A9DA4BD0D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Whether the project improves connectivity between modes of transportation moving people or goods in the Nation or region.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F368BD9622F466AA97E82A9F2C72BA6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Whether the project provides new or improved connections between at least two metropolitan areas with a population of at least 500,000. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC1DF114F9A54D74835503820E1412DA"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project would replace, reconstruct, or rehabilitate a commuter corridor (including a high-commuter corridor (as such term is defined in section 203(a)(6))) that is in poor condition.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE52B73B87F8548E994F57B5596B63DFD"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project would improve the shared transportation corridor of a multistate corridor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3D9176E839E471C87745D43983FE10D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Project selection</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H41D2117D00E34AB48659722DDC2D2FB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>To evaluate applications for funding under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5176EA7862C8415087F62F03FDF03E72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether a project is eligible for a grant under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1254E849156F44FA9F0DD6DDFE526071"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate, through a methodology that is discernible and transparent to the public, how each application addresses the merit criteria pursuant to subsection (h);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H860BF93A9CCF4447AE6BF15BB1C21856"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assign a quality rating for each merit criteria for each application based on the evaluation in subparagraph (B);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6293C28836104F37944A70186E6B1990"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that applications receive final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section only on the basis of such quality ratings and that the Secretary gives final consideration only to applications that meet the minimally acceptable level for each of the merit criteria; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8FAC2A55AB244C7385D67F7B4333203F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>award grants only to projects rated highly under the evaluation and rating process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7A80487CD40F4B49997265205A386B7A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations for large projects</header><text>In awarding a grant for a large project, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEA7A06B38C6D43AA810C9A801AECEAF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider the amount of funds available in future fiscal years for the program under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H062FF571BC29470D9CC3A03D99908A06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assume the availability of funds in future fiscal years for the program that extend beyond the period of authorization based on the amount made available for the program in the last fiscal year of the period of authorization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H38DF199D670D49568BE3E468634AC80B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Geographic distribution</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure geographic diversity and a balance between rural and urban communities among grant recipients over fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H949337C4B652409DA7C58EAF18888B76"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publication of methodology</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H41CE0346EEB5457BBDC499904A58E6F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to the issuance of any notice of funding opportunity for grants under this section, the Secretary shall publish and make publicly available on the Department’s website—</text><clause commented="no" id="HA7EA76EF39F64305B5E4FBB516241E88"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of the merit criteria developed under subsection (h);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5AE6C36807D64AB080E370CD6DDA8E09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the evaluation process under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2F0B47F085D14C32BEB64240E2E8E440"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how the Secretary shall determine whether a project satisfies each of the requirements under subsection (g).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA94EDCB6F6A44588476AD2B48E2B65C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Secretary shall update and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation such information at any time a revision to the information described in subparagraph (A) is made.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6076E0DFF0FF4DBE8EB653E4C93CC452"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information required</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the published notice of funding opportunity for a grant under this section detailed information on the rating methodology and merit criteria to be used to evaluate applications, or a reference to the information on the website of the Department of Transportation, as required by subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC1690A66425D4A12883CABD457833C84"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H775E1F283D9B4CAC9A5E9F3AB92871DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with a grant under this section may not exceed 60 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F87E2EBFE18461FAE33F485565846E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal involvement</header><text>Federal assistance other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which such a grant is made, except that the total Federal assistance provided for a project receiving a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H756FF73AA58D4B5A8F3C4D63B17F462B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Bridge investments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $1,000,000,000 in each fiscal year to make grants for projects described in subsection (e)(1)(A).</text></subsection><subsection id="H81DD5EC65C39483881D5BF2325CDD5A2"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph id="H17F5BCADF4CA4FEB9DADAC707C59DB1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph id="H2FCEF20134DC4FE49892777A6942998F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of this title to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E207330D6864E118F2312DCBA5E14AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to a public transportation project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96CB5F222F804CFDA3B1EA928DA90575"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32C2A834DDCD4BDAA14322CC4CD5B08E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H076B63DD33D54D7896D781C0CF83AD35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HDA46913C9D614F70AB4A55498A81AA68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HFF5058EAE36640CB88062D3F2568379C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF83A881275A54701A53BB68840F47D32"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="H7BF09951572649C8835F604AFF5364C4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H3C734CB511D6405385464089CA43504E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49 shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18D0002794304A7FA46A7DFC72F0AA40"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">section 313</external-xref> of this title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H5F8993AF1AB04E48A6343E93C131D593"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HC79F0A8A3B9D4E1C8FBD79BBA8DD7226"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDBBC23A58A6C4A68BE88E8234E7C59CF"><enum>(m)</enum><header>TIFIA program</header><text>At the request of an eligible entity under this section, the Secretary may use amounts awarded to the entity to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide the entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to the project for which the grant was awarded.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7DB963386F334478B6990EC524BC3621"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may use up to $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the costs of administering the program under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4FB3B73855454DFF9F6C67DC6DA75EE6"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to $5,000,000 to provide technical assistance to eligible entities. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H091A4AEA28EB4FF1882805770BB13128"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Congressional Review</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H5E16299E2C3E4CD987A11CD994ED2593"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not less than 60 days before making an award under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF5001376DB8A4B098AA18CACCF41CB0F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of all applications determined to be eligible for a grant by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD2639E2DF4341A491FEE0D0F7663653"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quality ratings assigned to each application pursuant to subsection (i); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE753B9A56F224DFCB4A3E99813C898D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a list of applications that received final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBD30FFF57242480A9DCEFF88E1E6FC69"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each application proposed to be selected for a grant award;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBFF44D7B9C3A4AD5AC4D321DDE0C1BFF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed grant amounts, including for each new multiyear grant agreement, the proposed payout schedule for the project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB4A51B2C3CBB4159947042092BD59048"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the impacts of any large projects proposed to be selected on existing commitments and anticipated funding levels for the next 4 fiscal years, based on information available to the Secretary at the time of the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H90167F6B4BEE47DCB2277B7A38E20B57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Committee review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the last day of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), each Committee described in paragraph (1) shall review the Secretary’s list of proposed projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8644DF442B9F45879DCACA6E7CE0165A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Congressional disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not make a grant or any other obligation or commitment to fund a project under this section if a joint resolution is enacted disapproving funding for the project before the last day of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H33D96752CDBB4AB6878E9519E1CEF970"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="H8083207C3A8F4AFAA6F6FEAC1C120AF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after awarding a grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall send to all applicants, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H906347C65EA644608EB84ADC3A20177B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of each application made to the program for the grant application period; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA31FC8FC38B46CA82C4F836765D8B87"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the evaluation and justification for the project selection, including ratings assigned to all applications and a list of applications that received final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section, for the grant application period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FAFFBE0BDA046B5AB86FFAB200D5F46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, at the request of a grant applicant under this section, the opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the grant applicant was not awarded a grant. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66FD4D053FB04363BA7767EFA2A2D40E" commented="no"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><paragraph id="H8A595D6FFC3947B7BC9676EB31712523" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State or a group of States; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE06B34FBEB4148D2A806D34B16DC9F42" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a unit of local government, including a metropolitan planning organization, or a group of local governments; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H71C41145B0EB42E8AA932BFD21952C67" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a political subdivision of a State or local government; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3B562DDB1D949F694AC5947A07D4330" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H137475CD439E4ACAB7A96A17E8CFB8F0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H75329525770243009A93869B94F6E2EF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under section 201, 203, or 204, including the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land Management, that applies jointly with a State or group of States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF85E579CCD46473E882969147C4FB89C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a territory; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A555DF668C540E3A8945D4914DA9904" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in this subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H00037584872D49F2BD7042AC81AD8897"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A8C3389F1EF41FC89980A86977AA336" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">117. Projects of national and regional significance.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HC5D526F4FF514B299767432EB4DC4C3E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Community transportation investment grant program</header><subsection id="H3F7ECAD1673946E19BE365AF0C476D83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE89980DF87B84004AF5D577B768C03B5" style="USC"><section id="HF3277A1BEE57425697A2C26E0305935B"><enum>173.</enum><header>Community transportation investment grant program</header><subsection id="HBFCD85902C6744BCAD418646081F0FA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a community transportation investment grant program to improve surface transportation safety, state of good repair, accessibility, and environmental quality through infrastructure investments.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1A6918246F13473EAC8C8DE414E6134B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><paragraph id="HF990E348BE12471C9899D8A124FFA2CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H920A6720F13441A5BF7A6C9D3A2AA8DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum amount of a grant under this section shall be $25,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5E11A5003FA4AE49217D058B4B7C0C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H03BC5DE17CB94221938C0C8FEDDF1574"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant amounts for an eligible project carried out under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="H5799B31B28234FE9B1D205D9665A296D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED6EAAC7F2E345709A8164899B445938"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to such land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H11AA292AF2B743BDA8A1885AA30FEA9F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rural and community setasides</header><paragraph id="HEA24FEF5600045F3BA0ACA0E96634894"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reserve—</text><subparagraph id="HC36B1C8408444881A8BDA638EA010498"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 25 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for projects located in rural areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CE946322EBC4265B11CFF6B03879C3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 25 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for projects located in areas with a population greater than 74,999 individuals and fewer than 200,001 individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBA0DBDE837CD433CA05C573DB1BA51A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of rural area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>rural area</term> means all areas of a State or territory that are outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than 74,999 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8CA4B7DD3FF478BA8CF6F1A9C3FBBA1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investments in colonias</header><subparagraph id="H93D9D6B677614F2EB075DA5D9D1FF013"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the grants made available under this section, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, a total of not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants that improve the safety, state of good repair, or connectivity of surface transportation infrastructure eligible under this section in and providing access to, colonias.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADAC1B0E33AF45AA8202B7831273B0E1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural and community set asides</header><text>Funds made available under this section in areas described in paragraphs (1)(A) or (1)(B) shall count toward the set aside described in the applicable paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E9CEB74BBE745FDAE6C28DF78FD0E32"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Colonia defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>colonia</quote> means any identifiable community that—</text><clause id="HE8D09B5CA3684F629AD0061B56722A7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas;</text></clause><clause id="H27702F69F06049BB89408CAD4E64815E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is in the area of the United States within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico, except that the term does not include any standard metropolitan statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000; and</text></clause><clause id="HCD2D568524AB4C1F99F4BD41FFC49C9E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E57665602A7451591BA42C6B931F16C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient qualified applicants to use the funds set aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use such funds for grants for any projects eligible under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A3B1C6B3AE6474F974BF84138C5F041"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>To evaluate applications under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HDEE64DC1A15B41308F2980EE6BF28586"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a process to objectively evaluate applications on the benefits of the project proposed in such application—</text><subparagraph id="HB3C996A73D94432382A4880AE84F4005"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to transportation safety, including reductions in traffic fatalities and serious injuries;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC86FF6764724D7FBDA8C9DFB208A0A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to state of good repair, including improved condition of bridges and pavements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2104F8997224305ADA150318170A4A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to transportation system access, including improved access to jobs and services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA64E66531964835A47BEBA08ADB0E12"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in reducing greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H259BD2FF36B0461DA82E0B4241C4E1C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a rating system to assign a numeric value to each application, based on each of the criteria described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A3FDDDC09F0428BA7A505D7D03F8376"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each application submitted, compare the total benefits of the proposed project, as determined by the rating system developed under paragraph (2), with the costs of such project, and rank each application based on the results of the comparison; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H383CE2BF7C6244E5B6EB68B50A50CC4A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that only such applications that are ranked highly based on the results of the comparison conducted under paragraph (3) are considered to receive a grant under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3AD98A584654406B4348A56F895C9EF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Weighting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the evaluation process under subsection (f), the Secretary may assign different weights to the criteria described in subsection (f)(1) based on project type, population served by a project, and other context-sensitive considerations, provided that—</text><paragraph id="HB739FE0C378F47308F1683F3472A7ABD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each application is rated on all criteria described in subsection (f)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA10C96FB81A54EE2A737574E6A72198B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each application has the same possible minimum and maximum rating, regardless of any differences in the weighting of criteria.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C13C16697C14959BCA159E622A4AC62"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="H4BF7C4E253B647E791F0C336E2308DE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publicly available information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the issuance of any notice of funding opportunity under this section, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation a detailed explanation of the evaluation and rating process developed under subsection (f), including any differences in the weighting of criteria pursuant to subsection (g), if applicable, and update such website for each revision of the evaluation and rating process.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H14B62E9DC16E4645930B6D15D907F0D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notifications to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the following written notifications:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H46EA1733D5394363AA915AE85BE15C21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A notification when the Secretary publishes or updates the information required under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB28BAFD97CE346ED8FE58D672F311BAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days prior to the date on which the Secretary awards a grant under this section, a notification that includes—</text><clause commented="no" id="H85406F47BB9948949510D0CDE5C32E0D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ratings of each application submitted pursuant to subsection (f)(2);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H01B0CFCB9E7E490198E163E37CBBCDC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ranking of each application submitted pursuant to subsection (f)(3); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE35F21C0999C444FB03AC2B4E80BF7AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a list of all applications that receive final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section pursuant to subsection (f)(4).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA6EBE3A03B7F45F392D71BBE0B601B01"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days prior to the date on which the Secretary announces the award of a grant under this section, a notification describing each grant to be awarded, including the amount and the recipient.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFE6D6BD5EA94FF6A3C23CFABC798F2D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to $3,000,000 in each fiscal year to provide technical assistance to eligible entities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5E3DDBABADE64BCABAEA2305C9B6DB54"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to $5,000,000 for the administrative costs of carrying out the program under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0B0C9766C8874EE6AB55A58D32A6F330"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph id="HA43238BA1E444E2490FD163C6C04D9F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph id="H5C42B4B4CB584065B334882C1C14AA00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of this title to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14086338EEA849198A05834750AB6857"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to a public transportation project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7B90AC005934B589478AA5910A134BF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C8CCD83FD7341D29FCE036F0CAC26C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H82675987111247CB8D32324BDE2BFA2F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H23E6F6732E324E72B9BB0C9F871C5D70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HD1F5B62B9F854659AD41DF78A999B029"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D7D8614C4424F9789E8F4A5E9ED5711"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="H459F23E9613D4F358C0274AB04EB4C5F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H51C57DF6585A4630B6130E2593858743"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49 shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8376960A80DC48FFA7D16C62EF32101B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">section 313</external-xref> of this title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H789DA009807B42979D2C5D5266504FD0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="H5DFD9B256C7748459B74A8985F649304"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H14C363A4A87F4CF486B22D60A97EF428"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="H022091DA867D4814A6ED6FDBCF80A192"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after awarding a grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall send to all applicants, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE07D7976FF434EA7A0B13984DF5A917C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of each application made to the program for the grant application period; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3A8B1FDA0E5C4A19BBB665F441C40DB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the evaluation and justification for the project selection, including ratings and rankings assigned to all applications and a list of applications that received final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section, for the grant application period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C2DE82A09944F8D8094ADBD1ADBFCFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, at the request of a grant applicant under this section, the opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the grant applicant was not awarded a grant. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A393AB0443F4D2C892D768E2A0E9DD2"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H43D4484878704C828E4C24456F1FEF46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HCDEF09AA0CE34E55A05C3D9C0CED0A97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC72CEA5999246918CAFF11CEB7BD02B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE114BF94DAC140819C27DDF6A15DBE58"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60802786339940A4890995DD7BE09A70"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5198DE0DC314B9A819DD678E6E9AC41"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a multijurisdictional group of entities described in this paragraph;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE58C718D1814F61B04956B89C51AF5B"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special purpose district with a transportation function or a port authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5D9F4B263C6440584B2AA88E7E00925"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a territory; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H303603D00B3F4B1CB643E43CDDABC71A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a State that applies for a grant under this section jointly with an entity described in subparagraphs (A) through (G).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99BC05D68CE74772B1BC2620D4893E3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible project</header><text>The term <term>eligible project</term> means any project eligible under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H48453B4253194533BBAD4BCB025E834A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E56EF3198AD4B0BA116C4D8918E06C7" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">173. Community transportation investment grant program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HDAA521242C734749B1D2228E55E73FC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Clean corridors program</header><subsection id="HDBBAB4931019461A95260CC4C4C6EE9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to establish a formula program to strategically deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors that will be accessible to all drivers of electric vehicles.</text></subsection><subsection id="H59546501C48141D28969FB6D95F024E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors</header><text>Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H88C9D94F3D94437A9F3503B30AA2E582"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the FAST Act, the Secretary shall</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall periodically</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAC19C611CB942519202293744BEA475"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2) by inserting <quote>previously designated by the Federal Highway Administration or</quote> after <quote>fueling corridors</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1530998CEFA3474CB6A0CC1F7A2F07E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H2BB4F2E1D6D54546AA3655B6E50B287D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H512E41A5F7884673BB03186EB3D6C6E3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H538E43E6DEF6458B80EB60FB84A68B37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8C6DBD1DCF445C2BDC7919CD724D712"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5 years after the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CDCE57465E544E499AD3A045F06439B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>establish a recurring process to regularly</quote> after <quote>the Secretary shall</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4DDCCE344AA4F559EDF19966FA9096A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HADF5D31A105947E9B17991CA6752DAEB" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H58FAD34396424F929D1BB9D5EB53EFC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Freight corridors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall designate national electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling freight corridors that identify the near- and long-term need for, and the location of, electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support freight and goods movement at strategic locations along major national highways, the National Highway Freight Network, and goods movement locations including ports, intermodal centers, and warehousing locations. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H71293A1214DA40F3B75C5D3570B7F3F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HFA8513FE0A314CBB93C910424BE2A3C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AEC698DE0A84842870F702A3595A06F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HEFCE49EAD3234183BB017985994F1D44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>establishes an aspirational goal of achieving</quote> and inserting <quote>describes efforts to achieve</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HBA8395AA92DB40FDB26BA60F866A580C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>by the end of fiscal year 2020.</quote> and inserting <quote>, including progress on the implementation of subsection (f); and</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3133C106175D4024B8B01D6D168FA8C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD138AA02F74E4596943584341E7E923F" style="USC"><paragraph id="HA469EA6F575B4F39826A3818E0E0273A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summarizes best practices and provides guidance, developed through consultation with the Secretary of Energy, for project development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure to allow for the predictable deployment of such infrastructure.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B0025F21BC745BE9E9641DCE4281EF1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29B639C356234F8FAA31BD33AF8A5AF6" style="USC"><subsection id="H9E12EF421223403D955AF6FD8EA7D1A2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Clean corridors program</header><paragraph id="H7679A67DA5654BD08E48DB26275B4EBF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a clean corridors program (referred to in this subsection as the “Program”) to provide funding to States to strategically deploy electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along alternative fuel corridors and to establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8230EFE3FF404E60A3A08C41508CBA85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the Program is to provide funding for—</text><subparagraph id="HA2B491799DE54C55A9641F49E42A07A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acquisition and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure to serve as a catalyst for the deployment of such infrastructure and to connect it to a network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28AF4BF360624BC9ACDB381B458B4E49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proper operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0AF887E652D4A02890E79228506220D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data sharing about charging and fueling infrastructure to ensure the long-term success of investments made through the Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15A395DE30544498851D0D974B7E2971"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternative distribution of funds</header><subparagraph id="H902CBB1644564EDB847500930134C045"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Plan</header><clause id="H1FD2A5060F484F638C1BE5E37CE2ED01"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a deadline by which a State shall provide a plan to the Secretary, in such form and such manner that the Secretary requires, describing how such State intends to use its allocation under this section.</text></clause><clause id="H4F8BCD482E1D449EAD2BC7A06697D967"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report of State plans to Congress</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the deadline established in clause (i), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing—</text><subclause id="H494A61A1A80A419794E2593FF5B51D1B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a summary of each plan submitted by a State to the Department of Transportation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE5C0C8CB1BD84C68B7BBC9E1C6B36D5E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an assessment of how such plans make progress towards the establishment of a national network of electric vehicle charging stations.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94E6BE7AC5834C7A8E6638054A396AFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Efficient obligation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State fails to submit the plan required by subparagraph (A) to the Secretary in a timely manner, or if the Secretary determines a State has not taken sufficient action to carry out its plan, the Secretary may—</text><clause id="H329A2581C56E413897EF250204624FC6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>withdraw from the State the funds that were apportioned to the State for a fiscal year under section 104(b)(10); </text></clause><clause id="HBF30D05E7E8A4FF2885AA5394FCD5B83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>award such funds on a competitive basis to local units of government within the State for use on projects that meet the eligibility requirements described in paragraph (4); and</text></clause><clause id="HD9D9BBB99C0448268C7E7E8D8DE7087E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure timely obligation of such funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AFA16B321A44ACF84B00315001B8BA8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Redistribution among States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that any funds withdrawn from a State under subparagraph (B)(i) cannot be fully awarded to local units of government within the State under subparagraph (B)(ii) in a manner consistent with the purpose of this subsection, any such funds remaining under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be—</text><clause id="H41F0423ABECA404BB67E9C2369FDA2C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>apportioned among other States (except States for which funds for that fiscal year have been withdrawn under subparagraph (B)(i)) in the same ratio as funds apportioned for that fiscal year under section 104(b)(10)(C) for the Program; and</text></clause><clause id="HEC63CE9E0BDC4EE3AC1681C0A8EAFBA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>only available to carry out this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H909037ACF20746B5BAFC23B8EB6AD10F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><subparagraph id="H4DCC05415C3646689C4C9512EB871752"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding made available under this subsection shall be for projects—</text><clause id="H12A38F9208654D08AD175E20524CDCCB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly related to the electric charging or hydrogen fueling of a vehicle; and </text></clause><clause id="HDD39C18F3ACC4110B36CBF126DDCCAF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>only for infrastructure that is open to the general public or to authorized commercial motor vehicle operators from more than 1 company.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FBBC453ABF24EC6A7D8E56AA940710E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location of infrastructure</header><clause id="H442066FCE20E4BB6A465D9D74DEE0CFC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any charging or fueling infrastructure acquired or installed with funding under this subsection shall be located along an alternative fuel corridor.</text></clause><clause id="H23499604872A4A188FAA5AC00658E2F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall develop guidance for States and localities to strategically deploy charging and fueling infrastructure along alternative fuel corridors, consistent with this section.</text></clause><clause id="HB1FB035A7E2A43D58D91DE23BC39EA0D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the guidance required under clause (ii), the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall consider, as appropriate—</text><subclause id="HC6CD55CE2B404B06977578AFC113312E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the distance between publicly available charging and fueling infrastructure eligible under this section;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF22D701A10464ED8AAA8F6231583E191"><enum>(II)</enum><text>connections to the electric grid or fuel distribution system, including electric distribution upgrades, vehicle-to-grid integration, including smart charge management or other protocols that can minimize impacts to the electric grid, and alignment with electric distribution interconnection processes;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBF7D018AD30A41508A4E766CFAB9A297"><enum>(III)</enum><text>meeting current and anticipated market demands for charging or fueling infrastructure, including with regard to power levels and charging speed, and minimizing the time to charge or refuel current and anticipated vehicles;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB8294B88F57042A8B556DFDEB0C46B6E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>plans to protect the electric grid from added load of charging distribution systems from adverse impacts of changing load patterns, including through on site storage;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A6C9DFB27D44075A100EC2695DACAA5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>plans for the use of renewable energy sources to power charging, energy storage, and hydrogen fuel production;</text></subclause><subclause id="H48C561F8FD804ABF874616185A412A8C"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proximity of existing off-highway travel centers, fuel retailers, and small businesses to electric vehicle charging infrastructure acquired or funded under this subsection, including recommendations for promoting efficient dwell times based on best practices;</text></subclause><subclause id="H776E97374A234B868087E30050FE7B54" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for—</text><item id="HE74E79AFD60447C38BFAA87FBC577CB4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>publicly available electric vehicle charging infrastructure in rural corridors;</text></item><item id="H778CC854CF65481A93C8F8D13BED48D6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>equitable deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities;</text></item><item id="HDDE577B607B141F881A7936A1C31E27A"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle charging infrastructure that is easily accessible to residents of public or affordable housing and multi-unit dwellings; and</text></item><item id="H58AAAFDAE78945F69FBF479EC53D9BAA"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>consideration of the beneficial health impacts of installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure in densely populated communities with high rates of poverty, air pollution, and asthma;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H5CB6F5EA83FE402698C07879747C1DE6"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>the long-term operation and maintenance of publicly available electric vehicle charging infrastructure to avoid stranded assets and protect the investment of public funds in that infrastructure;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5849DBE225CD4704A5B56CC59787E481"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>existing private, national, State, local, Tribal, and territorial government electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs and incentives; </text></subclause><subclause id="HA5D7E6410DEA48B89CA6DD70C38A35F8"><enum>(X)</enum><text>fostering enhanced, coordinated, public-private or private investment in charging and fueling infrastructure;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE2A82958E63E4826816F08038C53BE94"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>ensuring consumer protection and pricing transparency;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE1540877B73A408B99C7260FA173D794" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(XII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of onsite amenities for vehicle operators, including restrooms or food facilities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H789ACC542956455987A3848B3AE15D3D"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>any other factors, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF378C134BCBC449FBF9886262A282D7F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (6), funds made available under this subsection may be used for—</text><subparagraph id="H0DDE5099C01541E4A4E2248FDCF75FA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acquisition or installation of electric vehicle charging or hydrogen fueling infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB622398E48834AD4BE918BBFD02C18AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operating assistance for costs allocable to operating and maintaining infrastructure acquired or installed under this subsection, for a period not to exceed five years; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EDC04FC6665407E92E421EED0AFE540"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the acquisition or installation of traffic control devices located in the right-of-way to provide directional information to infrastructure acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EDEC6733A4C4343B5765296CC8A7E4B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on-premises signs to provide information about infrastructure acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4281EBABA4F34D26A1818A9D5237ACC0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall, as appropriate, develop standards and requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure under this subsection related to—</text><subparagraph id="HDAC726074E8F460193913ED1439AB897"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the installation, operation, or maintenance by qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABBC6AB3F872442885F1F260A60BAFEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the interoperability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40AC094084ED490980F35D68681670DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any traffic control device or on-premises sign acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6A9C09CD93C4CDC91D6C9830C00F197"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any data requested by the Secretary related to a project funded under this subsection, including the format and schedule for the submission of such data; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCAE22D40361414CA454619FE1F47223"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">network connectivity of electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this subsection that includes measures to protect personal privacy and ensure cybersecurity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACAE4E3842984EAAAE57AF26DBE98883"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on publicly available electric vehicle charging station locations, station operator contact information, number of simultaneous refueling positions, pricing, and real-time availability to be made publicly available and easily accessible, including through applicable mapping applications.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0682FECDA0FA441C962DF48A2A07D095"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share payable for the cost of a project funded under this subsection shall be 80 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB4D1853BA5D40AB9348172798DE894A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 118(b), funds made available for the Program shall be available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB99C3FE255874B138406620F04FCA48B" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Additional assistance grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(10), the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the clean corridors program under this subsection, $100,000,000 for grants to States or localities that require additional assistance to strategically deploy infrastructure eligible under this subsection along alternative fuel corridors to fill gaps in the national charging network, including in rural areas and underserved or disadvantaged communities. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FF84B3D3BE84FCEAB0C7FDE4DD623E1"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Definition of alternative fuel corridors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>alternative fuel corridors</term> means a fuel corridor—</text><subparagraph id="H034DAA6BDAD3482781650C339E85DEF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated under subsection (a); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B922D1175B341ADAF503C611C5C1256"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equivalent to a fuel corridor described under such subsection that is designated, after consultation with any affected Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, by a State or group of States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H28EA23BF67304BD5990686257649C5ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Community climate innovation grants</header><subsection id="H572C6B56C0F6427B91C73DD26F731D00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by inserting after section 171 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1531AED023924E8B850D0F3A51F6D7A4" style="USC"><section id="HEA304E12A1DB42479D553782BBD4A98E"><enum>172.</enum><header>Community climate innovation grants</header><subsection id="H06859725099B4A689155D2B72FFF492E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a community climate innovation grant program (in this section referred to as the <quote>Program</quote>) to make grants, on a competitive basis, for locally selected projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving the mobility, accessibility, and connectivity of the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8CB8B831E00C45BA8AC24C3B6D9FA889"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Program shall be to support communities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF9A20EB1E92D4FA8BD7A63BD7150CC2C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under the Program to the following entities:</text><paragraph id="H6C2FFA20437C42E09E8D6C829DA3B56A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A metropolitan planning organization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H684C906A3F3E4F279551C2D8D88EAD60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A unit of local government or a group of local governments, or a county or multi-county special district.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39534DB9EC26467B98BF5B6E99195DF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A subdivision of a local government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HABF44230A28A44D7AA34BE6613F1CA23"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A transit agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB93935BDA8AA41599BF7F9310001B31B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A special purpose district with a transportation function or a port authority.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H607958B9AED747F0BBEB116FC36968FC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE53C674737BD46568BD2F824FDC7C972"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A territory.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FA2E8E87CBC4C4A9CDA444954565C7F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A multijurisdictional group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (7).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE338ED923A914F42B0F90134A682D855"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under the Program, an entity specified in subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB0C0442E79C9497BBC2ECB0F44CD533C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary may only provide a grant under the Program for a project that is expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system and—</text><paragraph id="H22442A91F8E74D10A1E17F6D0ABCAA57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a project eligible for assistance under this title or under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, or is a capital project for vehicles and facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, that are used to provide intercity passenger service by bus; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7957C98F916E425A968EF1757654C47B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is a capital project as defined in section 22906 of title 49 to improve intercity passenger rail that will yield a significant reduction in single occupant vehicle trips and improve mobility on public roads.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2137519B1B24435D975A46205C8F7A43"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>Grant amounts received for a project under the Program may be used for—</text><paragraph id="HD850258C38234EC2AF9638766FAF025F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C63CE178E654C1EB6DE788CEA725A56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE13D7607B7545E0828173C354EC1A66"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Project prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants for projects under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that are expected to yield the most significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system. </text></subsection><subsection id="H037B73446B25428AAAEEE323A4DBBCF8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In making grants for projects under the Program, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which—</text><paragraph id="H6CD76077713F411C9D260E2006C698AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project maximizes greenhouse gas reductions in a cost-effective manner;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB36A933283AF49868FF0118DA7CFFFEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a project reduces dependence on single-occupant vehicle trips or provides additional transportation options;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49C29D16F4294802B6D7C429F6A60BC7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a project improves the connectivity and accessibility of the surface transportation system, particularly to low- and zero-emission forms of transportation, including public transportation, walking, and bicycling;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF5FF671BE164F1AAADDC4A70B7920DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an applicant has adequately considered or will adequately consider, including through the opportunity for public comment, the environmental justice and equity impacts of the project;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53B08EA4D09D4C96AB5D4248B06B2416"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a project contributes to geographic diversity among grant recipients, including to achieve a balance between urban, suburban, and rural communities; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC746FC17ADDF4ECA95F9680120897CD0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project serves low-income residents of low-income communities, including areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing such residents; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE47E85AFE3B541D584A33F61DD3BA7FD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a project uses pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H521C681E218649C48A6E3499CD892986"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project repurposes neglected or underused infrastructure, including abandoned highways, bridges, railways, trail ways, and adjacent underused spaces, into new hybrid forms of public space that support multiple modes of transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93EAC5F42C7C4258B37E06EC9D03A6E7"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project includes regional multimodal transportation system management and operations elements that will improve the effectiveness of such project and encourage reduction of single occupancy trips by providing the ability of users to plan, use, and pay for multimodal transportation alternatives.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB57D8DBCA89548A8A3E1767447B455D5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="H24DDFB9A6422426F95CD773A880AD856"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><text>The maximum amount of a grant under the Program shall be $25,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD25B95E8EFDF4A3BA59DB871F74488C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out the Program, the Secretary may use up to 1 percent to provide technical assistance to applicants and potential applicants.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB47CE9F56C54C3D94AE4D3DC72C9EB3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph id="H6272A86BDE4A49C38843193BB4A69B24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph id="H29084ADA703E4F3E82343A0F955FD108"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of this title to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA627863B333649FFA555D65ABADB9929"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to a public transportation project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0036E2210754095A7F7D1CDCBBA9F4F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFFD7549500E49A1AA3FC5DCF7D4FA96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H7EB29999E4D141B7A92693CF3D90856B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H600F9847714249DC8420A7CCC0A1FC48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="H84A51C1399314618ACD0CB649B1AB25C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B09973AA87B411F8421D21BCF259A09"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="HF68460D532A1400C9FAD0D7EA301FE12"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H9E6164C75F1D4116819078224B0B9C1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49 shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CE72737E39141B387FBBB92F44F5857"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">section 313</external-xref> of this title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H8D89392DCC69410FA34D2D0C893DFAC1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HA8DCE9BD64334F69897462D46FEBC244"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB798F98123964D819FEAF42C00731510"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Single-Occupancy vehicle highway facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided under this section may be used for a project that will result in the construction of new capacity available to single occupant vehicles unless the project consists of a high-occupancy vehicle facility and is consistent with section 166.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4088746DDA2A4D438F053EF42EDAD6E0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to issuing the notice of funding opportunity for funding under this section for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall solicit public comment on the method of determining the significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required under subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="HC07F32C6AB5844C88FE2F767CF9824D3"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to making an award under this section in a given fiscal year, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to determine which projects are expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as required under subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="H83F18A0CD707494AAF4B63E4584A883B"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Rural set-aside</header><paragraph id="HC7DA2002A8E74B06A9014B07CAC59E8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall set aside not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for projects located in rural areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30E9CC94B6264FCB93097860A53F034B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of rural area</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>rural area</quote> means all areas of a State or territory that are outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than 74,999 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF84C2AF3107647089C30B1A4FE219246"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/171">section 171</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C331CDD390846249BEECF05D46C42B3" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">172. Community climate innovation grants.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H69BC9A638A614A1B8BDD68CECF8FF968" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Metro performance program</header><subsection id="H5C0932B4FD9C48DFB0F64B4D10F20630"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a metro performance program in accordance with this section to enhance local decision making and provide enhanced local control in transportation project delivery.</text></subsection><subsection id="H372B4A308A4D4D019BCCEADAAFDBB7DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct recipient designation</header><paragraph id="HC7E9F1B980E243ADB13B1BA32FE2659F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate high-performing metropolitan planning organizations and units of local government based on the criteria in paragraph (3) to be direct recipients of funds under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE235D7909EB247B1B5E822DA8B40C217"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a direct recipient from taking any action otherwise authorized to secure and expend Federal funds authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3EA2F33B337448AA9C185CA601DA9C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In designating an applicant under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider, where applicable—</text><subparagraph id="HBD23662DB9E446AB9DB10C4D51302ADE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the legal, financial, and technical capacity of the applicant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9954F948C5514EAF89E5E56381DD6E33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of coordination between the applicant and—</text><clause id="HC9C68D85D87B47FE9DAA19A6DDED9D50"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State department of transportation of the State or States in which the metropolitan planning area or unit of local government represented by the applicant is located;</text></clause><clause id="H6265F9F7C22A46E1889FC78FE1878AB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local governments, the metropolitan planning organization, and providers of public transportation within the area represented by the applicant; and</text></clause><clause id="HFB8A8DE6888B41FF8B6A27B1DE9D853C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if more than one metropolitan planning organization is designated within an urbanized area represented by the applicant, any other such metropolitan planning organization;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7B6708D34AF424BA01199448D5A4C31"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an applicant that represents an urbanized area population of greater than 200,000, the effectiveness of project delivery and timely obligation of funds made available under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H118D50796C42443BB4BC6A721A5A5D32"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the applicant or a local government within the metropolitan planning area that the applicant represents has been the recipient of a discretionary grant from the Secretary within the preceding 5 years, the administration of such grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2CF814520BB4B7AAF06EC5C3EB3AB8A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the planning and decision making process of the applicant, including the long-range transportation plan and the approved transportation improvement program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">section 134</external-xref> of such title, support—</text><clause id="HAA6752DA004644A9B085CE821177A7FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the performance goals established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/150">section 150(b)</external-xref> of such title; and</text></clause><clause id="H8EC51CA0046347CC92F480EDD66B9EFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the achievement of metropolitan or statewide performance targets established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/150">section 150(d)</external-xref> of such title; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26D53D51B1694BE2B4E879A314D31630"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the applicant is a designated recipient of funds as described under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 5302(4) of title 49, United States Code, or a direct recipient of funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5307">section 5307</external-xref> of such title from the Federal Transit Administration; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B06B612F4E342E6A2AE9075254497B0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the applicant is a unit of local government, whether the applicable metropolitan planning organization has been designated as a direct recipient; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D199FF01E41406CA83662B86DCA7AD9"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3C43906FEA14116B5A0821A74479C90"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="H68CEE0E097D8490D9AE6C01F1DB39923"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Call for nomination</header><text>Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice soliciting applications for designation under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3B09F44EFA14C858ECF31E5B6393C25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The notification under paragraph (1) shall include guidance on the requirements and responsibilities of a direct recipient under this section, including implementing regulations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3AF96E3FE4464856B3BF69EBA385513F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make all designations under this section for fiscal year 2023 not later than June 1, 2022.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H543F49A7C23248E98BF5FD07FAA79B36"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (6), a designation under this subsection shall—</text><subparagraph id="H6B4CEAD9068E4329B1FFBB33193970DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be for a period of not less than 5 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF4FE773F535482B91503FC263CE910D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be renewable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCB785D014143DAAF1FC3F6ACB19CD8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><subparagraph id="HADEC4C84CC32454EB55748F30BF5F677"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures for the termination of a designation under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H865821B260DC4862B7558BFCC755AFF2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In establishing procedures under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text><clause id="H41D3F610AAE44F09A53D1E9D9D5D4B6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to projects carried out under this section, compliance with the requirements of title 23, United States Code, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H888468F2B84E483E9D99B524C71C54BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the obligation rate of any funds—</text><subclause id="H0D765B73F18D47A5A41FD6034D3B4BD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>made available under this section; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H83F7FBF5B2154F73B6B5891DA47A2B2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a metropolitan planning organization that represents a metropolitan planning area with an urbanized area population of greater than 200,000, made available under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H32BE3AAAE03A45F7924C3299D15EDF25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><paragraph id="H270A2D8B42314C97A5FAC12D0AFDEB0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under this section may be obligated for the purposes described in section 133(b) or 148 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C1E506C1DEF4191B0B5D3F8C0945DF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses and technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under this section, the Secretary may set aside not more than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for program management, oversight, and technical assistance to direct recipients.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39EE031D94734FC2A960165CF27F0BDE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities of direct recipients</header><paragraph id="H144988A93F1F40868A86DF2B1DF32746"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct availability of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding title 23, United States Code, the amounts made available under this section shall be allocated to each direct recipient for obligation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H218F5DF9D06542518B9939A1DAD44AD0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of amounts among direct recipients</header><subparagraph id="H7B2407D076C442738A14381FBE03476C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), on the first day of the fiscal year for which funds are made available under this section, the Secretary shall allocate such funds to each direct recipient as the proportion of the population (as determined by data collected by the Bureau of the Census) of the urbanized area represented by any 1 direct recipient bears to the total population of all of urbanized areas represented by all direct recipients.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA48EFA80A850414F8CC01B0F8F020A04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum and maximum amounts</header><text>Of funds allocated to direct recipients under subparagraph (A), each direct recipient shall receive not less than $10,000,000 and not more than $50,000,000 each fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEF04C7528FE4221846E5592060D931E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Minimum guaranteed amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination whether to designate a metropolitan planning organization or unit of local government as a direct recipient under subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that each direct recipient receives the minimum required allocation under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABF7BDCC5E5C4A7D9D2EB94AF6C314F5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any amounts remain undistributed after the distribution described in this subsection, such remaining amounts and an associated amount of obligation limitation shall be made available as if suballocated under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, and distributed among the States in the proportion that the relative shares of the population (as determined by data collected by the Bureau of the Census) of the urbanized areas of each State bears to the total populations of all urbanized areas across all States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79B9E35F0C4B4F0A9CB13DA1ED955F8B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project delivery</header><subparagraph id="H044CB5844BFA4CD18C36EBC4FA3D5A20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For 1 or more projects carried out with funds provided under this section, the direct recipient may, consistent with the agreement entered into with the Secretary under this paragraph, assume the Federal-aid highway project approval and oversight responsibilities vested in the State department of transportation under section 106 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA45692827146457BBBE4C54BCBD3415A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The direct recipient may partner with a State, unit of local government, regional entity, or transit agency to carry out a project under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61B7BE3DE6C4435C9F016895EFA84ABF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Procedural, legal, and substantive requirements</header><text>A direct recipient entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section shall assume responsibility for compliance with all procedural and substantive requirements as would apply if that responsibility were carried out by a State, unless the direct recipient or the Secretary determines that such assumption of responsibility for 1 or more of the procedural and substantive requirements is not appropriate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC38E5AE371CA4B8486F91DBA12D2714F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Written agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the direct recipient shall enter into an agreement in writing relating to the extent to which the direct recipient assumes the responsibilities of the Secretary under this paragraph. Such agreement shall be developed in consultation with the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5B950D0440C477E84BB5DAA39B2D726"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The direct recipient may use amounts made available under this section for costs incurred in implementing this paragraph and to compensate a State, unit of local government, or transit agency for costs incurred in providing assistance under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9CB6EDFE4D2423F9C34E1FCBC99BBDA"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The direct recipient may not assume responsibilities described in subparagraph (A) for any project that the Secretary determines to be in a high-risk category, including projects on the National Highway System.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4775B7776B6348C79001E054C6CD2273"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Self-certification and compliance</header><text>The Secretary may conduct risk-based stewardship and oversight of a direct recipient’s performance of the assumed responsibilities specified in the agreement under subparagraph (D), as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H204C265B07A948C0857D3E4AC617A2F2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Expenditure of funds</header><paragraph id="H186C318F46964FF5AEBAAD7E618937BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consistency with metropolitan planning</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, programming and expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of section 134 of title 23, United States Code, and section 5303 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1363CB4992444027BF498B8AD682D120"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of projects</header><subparagraph id="H6F2267B4CDC34953AAEC4C481D83DB06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsections (j)(5) and (k)(4) of section 134 of title 23, United States Code, or subsections (j)(5) and (k)(4) of section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, a direct recipient shall select, from the approved transportation improvement program under such sections, all projects to be funded under this section, including projects on the National Highway System.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E0609AFEA594C9098E3E20CEF950F8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project selection process described in this subsection shall apply to all federally funded projects within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area or unit of local government served by a direct recipient that are carried out under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA9674A1532842E394F0F121EC150612"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting a project under this subsection, the direct recipient shall consult with—</text><clause id="H182D7A0690F14871BDBADE7DC8EF24B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a highway project, the State and locality in which such project is located; and</text></clause><clause id="H81813C8D754F4CC49184A48899D8B639"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a transit project, any affected public transportation operator.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8E04A1214BB647DD8D55B8E1D25BA4E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a direct recipient to partner with a State department of transportation or other recipient of Federal funds under title 23, United States Code, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, to carry out a project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H928FC3C3D8194073AAE80AECD2D44F53"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H09C02CC1C6274013B47284A21BC5A3C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in this section, funds made available to carry out this section shall be administered as if apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1C63792D54434F368DD8B8F7EEDCD489"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall be determined in accordance with section 120 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB339E3AFD3B54EF79042948CF889675D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HA6434D32A2E940AF8813784C1310EA8F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct recipient report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each direct recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H881F08FFAA53446A91BC1B1B5B6695B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of projects funded with amounts provided under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF6B1F830388494E9FF295981FA67B8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of any obstacles to complete projects or timely obligation of funds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF9B67139F0FD451B876E5225A68A0A82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the program under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA3B75416B61C4758A21F7D80D9AE9C0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2024, 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—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E9B3D19791E47258F804F7D31292403"><enum>(A)</enum><text>summarizes the findings of each direct recipient provided under paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4BA538584AAD4373B2F1A0D27CFB3B1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the efforts undertaken by both direct recipients and the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of title 23 and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA4176B0E10D46588F0E5B49AABC6A6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyzes the capacity of direct recipients to receive direct allocations of funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0A21EE20B208403C81A0A94B2675E27A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides recommendations from the Secretary to—</text><clause commented="no" id="H4737CAAB5C984287B68CB6E84AED9F55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the administration, oversight, and performance of the program established under this section;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HD549E7D4B250478081FE9D36A1268E80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improve the effectiveness of direct recipients to complete projects and obligate funds in a timely manner; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAD35DC9467AA48F9B830478229CADDF2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate options to expand the authority provided under this section, including to allow for the direct allocation to metropolitan planning organizations or units of local government of funds made available to carry out clause (i) or (ii) of section 133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0E1F86EF276E4ABCBF258F7890ABFE5A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not less frequently than every 2 years, the Secretary shall update the report described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6112BB37EDD44584BB0DD52D63B14A39"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><paragraph id="HBA07A88C8A1841D3984A34766C70C532"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct recipient</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>direct recipient</term> means a metropolitan planning organization or unit of local government designated by the Secretary as high-performing under subsection (b) and that was directly allocated funds as described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB89467B1BD7144B39A334F8C4F9769ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning area</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan planning area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BEC0DE261BD4CB293C9F7BE881F5FD7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>metropolitan planning organization</term> has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H278AB220D219466A9C23D946443704E2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National Highway System</header><text>The term <term>National Highway System</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5E65653FD5FB47FC91B305AD59331CFA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H698228FEE6E94F2A8D9E2A508A95AA0A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Urbanized area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>urbanized area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB0A06A92DC7A4C7CB050DBE511769AAA"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Gridlock reduction grant program</header><subsection id="HF1A6418DFC8D49898A7F0927D230FCF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a gridlock reduction program to make grants, on a competitive basis, for projects to reduce, and mitigate the adverse impacts of, traffic congestion.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBD4DA0EB40F8405B81A5539AE3D49591"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H00DCA7B5054B4DE4A66CCA1305765E7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph id="H70B88A72DFD944569CCD3D1092A1EE03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under this section to an applicant that serves an eligible area and that is—</text><subparagraph id="H2512218F9F56468BA9EC1C8C4E65F8A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B3FD9B9E2024958AA4A9329E1BA2DE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government or a group of local governments; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H088228B3B4434D238F5361BEE53A43B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACC8FEC9CFDC4945996AB88311262DC6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAC97816E65147E6A5F986796338B03D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a State that is in partnership with an entity or group of entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E29B41895BD48FD9D55BAF086D5FE73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible area for an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall be—</text><subparagraph id="HF3B94771AD6D4A07B7DF90502479161D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combined statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, with a population of not less than 1,300,000; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H248A46B9212C40A99C4D76AB95C59C11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan statistical area that is not part of a combined statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, that has a population of not less than 750,000. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9079C4684F04237B0C4758C813CDA99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary may award grants under this section to applicants that submit a comprehensive program of surface transportation-related projects to reduce traffic congestion and related adverse impacts, including a project for one or more of the following:</text><paragraph id="H1BBB5EF2C323455499C13C1C6331994F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation systems management and operations, including strategies to improve the operations of high-occupancy vehicle lanes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63652CF2CAC345D0BF521E4BB5D29DD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intelligent transportation systems to improve connectivity and innovation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H41151435A4C04D2B9B8A5CCEAB98A206"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Real-time traveler information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C1BC7F4A3964158A6B22F626BE33561"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Traffic incident management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H878AC1E4E1C845E8A511ADB42A24AC99"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Active traffic management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF17B19D9C3D84783B6AB9711A4E38B41"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Traffic signal timing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C93340D93674A8A84F87494B2A8B745"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Multimodal travel payment systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H22042AF295D8478AB0B2328E1A2EA470"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Transportation demand management, including employer-based commuting programs such as carpool, vanpool, transit benefit, parking cashout, shuttle, or telework programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8C8CB5469B942B5B940F287DD2F9CE2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A project to provide transportation options to reduce traffic congestion, including—</text><subparagraph id="H2AA9B9CA8C9F4582A713AC5D9582D8D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, including value capture and transit-oriented development projects; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA3B8DC0613344BDB24D4FC644D780E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a bicycle or pedestrian project, including a project to provide safe and connected active transportation networks; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B4B21E00E564826ADC91E93E20E1965"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a surface transportation project carried out in accordance with the national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan under section 1431(e) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/301">49 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF69A1F2A19249DC9C047E5C42C4C51A"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other project, as determined appropriate by the Secretary utilizing eligible projects. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41A973A76AD3417EBA98A84B506D7220"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Award Prioritization</header><paragraph id="H60A008EB23BA4E94B7B52AF9164ED1BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants serving urbanized areas, as described in subsection (c), that are experiencing a high degree of recurrent transportation congestion, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC9AD260BA984142963A89479209F2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting grants under this section, the Secretary shall also consider the extent to which the project would—</text><subparagraph id="H25138B90C881487DAAB8A630806D8CE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce traffic congestion and improve the reliability of the surface transportation system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82DECD24B92B4F28AB7716A1F8BEBDBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mitigate the adverse impacts of traffic congestion on the surface transportation system, including safety and environmental impacts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDAF6F8F993143638C9C320267DEDACA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maximize the use of existing capacity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D32E6B1D8214C7789CF40A4401F19CB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>employ innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to the items described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD99E78F2D4F4B34BB8A2D0A86FA572D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="HEC4D0D40693C43C584DB5E1FDF8CED74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section may not exceed 60 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A3D0A40250A48BEAC80C96560B6FA53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal share</header><text>Federal assistance other than a grant for a project under this section may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of such project, except that the total Federal assistance provided for a project receiving a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H984649446711407088C50DA67A425038"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds made available for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="HBC3A582C7FE84A038AAC735D64BB24C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F244C62E47E45AEB44196B7B538BB80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBE5AD14751F477396D415D471159F5D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="H5984CF68DCC245339E326F482267C4F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>A grant under this section shall be in an amount not less than $10,000,000 and not more than $50,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D85CBB186BE4F958A83A476B6C6E122"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds made available under this program shall be available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H272A685C7A384CEB818462AD0C0327A1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Freight project set-Aside</header><paragraph id="HAB6CACFF92634669BA11DD072BF4DCEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall set aside not less than 50 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section for grants for freight projects under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H515DAC5D62854013B4EBB795F9B382D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funds set aside under this subsection to applicants that submit a comprehensive program of surface transportation-related projects to reduce freight-related traffic congestion and related adverse impacts, including—</text><subparagraph id="H88BA1A82D9AE47FA86CE5C9997BD3A5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>freight intelligent transportation systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54576D7B29744CF89D0A854B9562591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>real-time freight parking information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2FB4F695CFA4B79BD149277945FB82D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>real-time freight routing information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD590706E9BA5453B8FB897CC5637088F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>freight transportation and delivery safety projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60B14EF51DB145C485EBE056A967E482"><enum>(E)</enum><text>first-mile and last-mile delivery solutions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37FF6748563C42ACB78EBF6FBAA145B3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>shifting freight delivery to off-peak travel times;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3996520DD65845F4BB45F8E8AFC5C79D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from freight transportation and delivery, including through the use of innovative vehicles that produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55A76352012D4A519248AE0E225DBBA7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>use of centralized delivery locations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC774830245E445638DC27885252A61E0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>designated freight vehicle parking and staging areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6976C06F92364A7EA1D77DF82D95DB89"><enum>(J)</enum><text>curb space management; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBFD4E31BB66446DA44AE9B8C0611F49"><enum>(K)</enum><text>other projects, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F4AB4AE02EA481395CFB2B29240CC26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Award prioritization</header><subparagraph id="HE5B45A9E5B134F7B98BAF3A39865A07E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In providing funds set aside under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants serving urbanized areas, as described in subsection (c), that are experiencing a high degree of recurrent congestion due to freight transportation, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H535FF4C8C33945EFAD822A762F98A85F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional Considerations</header><text>In providing funds set aside under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the proposed project—</text><clause id="H5C12DD990322460CBCACE944EC5A3122"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduces freight-related traffic congestion and improves the reliability of the freight transportation system;</text></clause><clause id="H46AE79E69DB54D95B6D1C0EABFCC1F5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mitigates the adverse impacts of freight-related traffic congestion on the surface transportation system, including safety and environmental impacts;</text></clause><clause id="H1BD8F5DB9E0040E3A9FA72B57580D354"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>maximizes the use of existing capacity;</text></clause><clause id="HB52D41530C204D539C51DC46A0DBE2E9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employs innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to the items described in clauses (i) through (iii); </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAD21904FBCDD43E8979EEFD1DBC434CA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>leverages Federal funds with non-Federal contributions; and </text></clause><clause id="H98613461AF0E4EA1BE42D84FC6382373"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrates regional multimodal transportation management and operational projects that address both passenger and freight congestion.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE465D923F8754B58BA7F832BBE672AFF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><text>If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient qualified applicants to use the funds set aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use such funds for grants for any projects eligible under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H034B78DA22624E7497229CDE986A0EBD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H7496AD1683E24FA78A850D31CD85E8A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recipient report</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that not later than 2 years after the Secretary awards grants under this section, the recipient of each such grant submits to the Secretary a report that contains—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD5B3EFC589A64364B74D7F3AEC8C64D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on each activity or project that received funding under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD6DF3BD6D99A4727BA3804953736B3CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of any non-Federal resources leveraged by a grant under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3E0451DB55814E37A1910877F98BD35A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any statistics, measurements, or quantitative assessments that demonstrate the congestion reduction, reliability, safety, and environmental benefits achieved through activities or projects that received funding under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9A9264BE704D411E9D5078463B2AAB5E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any additional information required by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H83B41EEC7AF1479EA9962621D9F72479"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the date specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and make publicly available on a website, a report detailing—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2A947F991ECC45F8A893C5EAB5F6F3EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of any information provided under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB76A0415AF8D4C539958DB32DD53879B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations and best practices to—</text><clause commented="no" id="H9510F4E26CF54B5F87E17F489D8D6819"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduce traffic congestion, including freight-related traffic congestion, and improve the reliability of the surface transportation system;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF93A9E7D4AEA43F686A5DA64F16DB39D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mitigate the adverse impacts of traffic congestion, including freight-related traffic congestion, on the surface transportation system, including safety and environmental impacts; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9839A3C258C2458FBF8C9940F2C8CD77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employ innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to the items described in clauses (i) and (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H508E40D888B3477BA33F561C51AF9D82"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H66A4B0C51339455EA8831C656807B20C"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HC8EFC3CB029548B28711461B07B3F2B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5387EF77C71F446893E1D12A0BD35C36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of title 23, United States Code, to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H95EE52269CBB4387BA793281D5A3356B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, to a public transportation project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H618DED169B2740C0947F273EB7DC07BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49, United States Code, to a passenger rail or freight rail project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75E299188809467D9B899E8D0D88E5B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H1318573E91984B7E85ECAC06B9933CF6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H55CACE2007EB4133A9E5313F87C6CB1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HFEF9DAC03DD047618BFE356932EA78A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE973FBC79254680ADD28084D2FBBA82"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="H5B9FD5186B784B348B3064E272058184"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H0B50357947794539A9A7F5965B28D09A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87BF6E0440A14B1E85E6ED6D2D523AEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under section 313 of title 23, United States Code, and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49, United States Code, to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HB6830574C81449F4ADFA922345C5A99C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="H20A0B3B91C494EF7AF5B379BB81572E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDFCF5472C5BC46A3BB43C1104DA2E6F9"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (l), funds authorized for the purposes described in this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H1DAD8A34006949768E1900BE25ADBC54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Rebuild rural bridges program</header><subsection id="H548E36D9CA3F4E2293C7F78852497CA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a rebuild rural bridges program to improve the safety and state of good repair of bridges in rural communities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H532FD2EBDF174E3C93CC0C5C827FDF1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text>In carrying out the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants in accordance with this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H522FA91E3BF44921B6F3B13EEB99D10C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8463DE19C24E488E874E33A2C42830B5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary—</text><paragraph id="H8720B9B0F47B4A65A6B5C1FB91BF282D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall provide grants under this section to projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, including projects on and off of the Federal-aid highway system, to inspect, replace, rehabilitate, or preserve—</text><subparagraph id="HC0A39CCC935F410984696E56D6F99661"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an off-system bridge;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CCC7AE9A4BA4844B9AF68D2B970BF23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a bridge on Tribal land; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97C008E8464840B68D5DB99D18B2E8B8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a bridge in poor condition located in a rural community; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF89EBDC90EA34286BDD629F51335C21B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may provide a grant for a bundle of bridges described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5D528C9EC60A4C22A784C1EAD8339774"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this section may use such grant for—</text><paragraph id="H3B50484E47864ECD8ECB94579B9E562F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A971561040947658128EDAA2F26314C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, and construction contingencies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C44926D26894272A8CF40E20315DD9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>bridge inspection, evaluation, and preservation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5DA74BEBDC004BFAB0F365038C68B237"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="H0A5AA2644C044D4BB3E7CD5D0F86506A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of such project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA1AF1C322F4AD39437DE70392D76A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal assistance other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy up to 100 percent of the total cost of such project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72C2B5517F044486A58A07A74A9A6AE5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="HB024878FE2624F309F5FDFAED15BB1CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project can be completed without additional Federal funding or financial assistance available to the project sponsor, beyond existing Federal apportionments; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3BF9235F3874317AF81C61FF85D9119"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of benefits the project is expected to generate, including—</text><subparagraph id="H5A3C71EDA33B4D3D9FCED32EFAA1077B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs avoided by the prevention of closure or reduced use of the asset to be improved by the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H436005790C2F46419AC5E9A0406AD63E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reductions in maintenance costs over the life of the asset;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A0747C2156142F18F5516EAD1883F1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety benefits, including the reduction of accidents and related costs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DEDF0F1F15845C8B23063BF96886939"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benefits to the economy of the rural or Tribal community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H43BB5C974208428FB6D7E85557508327"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a study on the infrastructure needs of colonias. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9414D43759F45CF895173379958379C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant. </text></subsection><subsection id="HB6EBFD7A6BDE40BCB5AE1A0F6CC06D45"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H00BE61DC2AE54BD49047F1976629E052"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible applicant</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H910497A9069E482491AD89FEEB7754EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H838AA83ED2CE4B39B846C2428C1F86CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization or a regional transportation planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EB1F61BC29346B1997DFFEB41F7C5B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC92BD6FBD0247E087C560BCDA0D716E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4C87357F767469B98EF244531F54F56"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26BB37340E3E4B20B16BE5957FF0C923"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a territory; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC95F03984DA04F64B5657CE55D5BADDD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraph (A) through (F).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC05C939BB9D744DE8BE9E52DB2203363"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Off system bridge</header><text>The term <term>off-system bridge</term> has the meaning given such term in section 133(f) of title 23, United States Code, (as added by this Act). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12EF7E7000554949AC1765DA6E3B6075"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural community</term> means an area that is not an urbanized area, as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H72EC1C05B0224DB49B2F94F8EDCA1A66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Parking for commercial motor vehicles</header><subsection id="H03B76C2581104934BF025E5F4294B07B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to address the shortage of parking for commercial motor vehicles to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators.</text></subsection><subsection id="H16813A7B574F4F4CA49139BDE178156B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5A283275E7E74FCEB6A48BF42A51F51D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Projects eligible under this section are projects that—</text><paragraph id="HDB0CC65F47744E8EADEFEC21821C6147"><enum>(1)</enum><text>construct safety rest areas that include parking for commercial motor vehicles;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCBDCA70346B8446EB2A5CEAA7695A9FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct commercial motor vehicle parking facilities—</text><subparagraph id="HFDC07B7AFF7045D2815DAC52ED1CB714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adjacent to private commercial truckstops and travel plazas; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37880BB6879049E5912D42FAB90CDF91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>within the boundaries of, or adjacent to, a publicly owned freight facility, including a port terminal operated by a public authority; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4784E3C3CCBC41DC8F27545431EDF890"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at existing facilities, including inspection and weigh stations and park-and-ride locations;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BCCAAA6EF0B4391A0262828F3BDABEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>open existing weigh stations, safety rest areas, and park-and-ride facilities to commercial motor vehicle parking; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A0F44FD92754915A721818EB352BD70"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate access to publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking, such as through the use of intelligent transportation systems; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8ED0F6FA1AAB49138DB729A43D724C62"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct turnouts along a Federal-aid highway for commercial motor vehicles;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF585EDC4910416E8488ADC376C0ED36"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make capital improvements to public commercial motor vehicle parking facilities that are closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0EF1B6197474BCE8E87A0E1B8DFA1D7"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open existing commercial motor vehicle chain-up areas that are closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round for commercial motor vehicle parking;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1EE871A46E146E19E32CCD8A49573D2"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address commercial motor vehicle parking and layover needs in emergencies that strain the capacity of existing publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H165CBF730412479F9770E0E0B08C98D2"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make improvements to existing commercial motor vehicle parking facilities, including advanced truckstop electrification systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD992BECA698040039343D1F564330FEF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><paragraph id="H7B09293C2E354231BDA459B1B86264FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity may use a grant under this section for—</text><subparagraph id="H6F5BE17AB3FA4D7F86D921EE4105EFBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost analysis, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities necessary to advance a project described in subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5086C85138134E9396088359B76D0F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction and operational improvements, as such terms are defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C3CBCBEE0A046D4996EF8E1B13A9635"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private sector participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may partner with a private entity to carry out an eligible project under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAD2C7C7DE994489B6AE15DBC441A0A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to promote the availability of existing commercial motor vehicle parking. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19B9CC6FB4924B0C9C15C4A5C7B94880"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="H80B321A2DEDF48FEA6515A00B798E8F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of construction of new commercial motor vehicle parking capacity, the shortage of public and private commercial motor vehicle parking near the project; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H96C9AE2B03BD452EA6A26A4C8E31417E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to which each project—</text><subparagraph id="HEC9015A66EFB45829CC69C77439F2FB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would increase commercial motor vehicle parking capacity or utilization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1149733617924ADE85C1B658BB71E977"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would facilitate the efficient movement of freight;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F73E5A4262C4DC9B9469996295329BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>would improve safety, traffic congestion, and air quality;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83417FA7AFCB499AB8DB5224E8C851B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is cost effective; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2BABA081E1C4789B51A4FA9086148A9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reflects consultation with motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle operators, and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA2222C4EC5543328E327B5FFA2C8F26"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Notification of Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 business days before announcing a project selected to receive a grant under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant. </text></subsection><subsection id="HE3C0BAAFF46C4A6DB4FCD021F92445DD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section shall be determined in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 120 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection><subsection id="H7496B2C06AEC47B28FF3347F36D1865A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Prohibition on charging fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall certify that no fees will be charged for the use of a project assisted with such grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4D7F3184C31D4B448204FFE4F04316D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Amendment to MAP–21</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1401(c)(1) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H29782DCF5D4342B09397B6B1FAA27098"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking</quote> after <quote>personnel</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5F5ABD0ADD840F1957779A9647A9750"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>the capability of the State to provide</quote> and inserting <quote>the availability of</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54891F4EB4964C03BDA1956455BDC6F8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Survey; comparative assessment; report</header><paragraph id="H48991DBA1E17409D9C5662657D177B9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the survey of each State required under section 1401(c)(1) of the MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD81381B9DE834373B07F246084354D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the deadline under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a report that—</text><subparagraph id="H2A0EA2BB0A6B485BB3229A4DFD4960FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluates the availability of adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B87D6A99C2040F8A2AA1BFDD207CB58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluates the effectiveness of the projects funded under this section in improving access to commercial motor vehicle parking; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3840A3188C204E80A161149C9043C9CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reports on the progress being made to provide adequate commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H308E9ACED4714B96828AE1242F71C846"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prepare the report required under paragraph (2) in consultation with—</text><subparagraph id="H3839E8C0CF5C46D4AB0B57A40955BE91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relevant State motor carrier safety personnel;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9001E63011E842FEBAC102B16F729C73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle operators; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD65EA565E6E5444BA3860CE46B8CFB06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC8168AFEF9848FF98E74F0BE24AA3F7"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H2EC4B14B25F84BFEA2DA4779ECA9A7DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle</header><text>The term <term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC464EBF8A9C4E69A58BB9CA7A36AAF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HEADC253D866E49D7821D98FB204816DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93A9CB3B16CB4029B2B310A8A6D3751B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C8643AE348045C1A28CA2E8BB0DE112"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9C799A8B7934D74ACD843FD011DA37E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political subdivision of a State or local government carrying out responsibilities relating to commercial motor vehicle parking; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H389F557184634AB58A7A11C681EA2C39"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H909CDA2380344D1283A7196C9BE0C4EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Safety rest area</header><text>The term <term>safety rest area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3D4F099A678349FC848C9299F86945DD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Active connected transportation grant program</header><subsection id="H6AD4516145B4427ABD15A450C484DA8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish an active connected transportation grant program to provide for safe and connected active transportation networks and active transportation connectors.</text></subsection><subsection id="HECA3F45B20334BB4984EEAC74110B30B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text>In carrying out the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8AE52B06FBE841FFBC4AC7A86BC7CE53"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant under this section to—</text><paragraph id="HF3D7B3B9C41D42B79BCB07304D58B5E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDEF6B6DDEF948AA97C754C85E733689"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1E375805456480C99A8E47E5A92B273"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFAF520E36654211AE556C42940D4891"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a unit of local government, including a county or multi-county special district;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE846136387545C48E142F659307525A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF50CD418014945F38D17E494C8D77C1E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD93BF4EFB1F54BFA853D104D5557258E" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1B33F6C90314696821E406929F7CDCA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>any local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43619047E3534A6C87E3743BE73BF15F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB8094FE43B54636AA4FBC551269F0EB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity specified under subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H458AFBAD933E4F2EA3498522EB4DBC4D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants under this section to projects that improve the connectivity and the use of active transportation facilities—</text><paragraph id="H97F19FCF303A49C5AFA349D4D4597DDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>including—</text><subparagraph id="HFDC776C7846F44E4A51182C60F71A1D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>active transportation networks;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC107FA312DD743B1970DB6141DAAE040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>active transportation connectors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46F2C42F86994D6D9CA158EE71211183"><enum>(C)</enum><text>planning related to the development of—</text><clause id="H51697BBAE4A240BD8E2973D7D598360E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>active transportation networks;</text></clause><clause id="H02913F5D76B34956ADEBA25F02212D8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>active transportation connectors; and</text></clause><clause id="H8A170BEF61ED4AE48F89BF81554060C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vision zero plans or complete streets prioritization plans under section 1601; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC495B38CD0804DC98391FAC8A3636663"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that have—</text><subparagraph id="H359C80F42AA84F17A6855F1CDC82DF75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>total project costs of not less than $15,000,000; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3B82EE749804FFAAE4E8E2A09CA0D1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of planning grants under subsection (f)(2), a total cost of not less than $100,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA82DE2C2D7524C1992A501F20218C863"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><paragraph id="H5C60560796A94AC2B94E21B1B6E7458D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 and except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall obligate—</text><subparagraph id="HAFCE08CC52DC43AFBC37BF777AEB968E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 30 percent to eligible projects that construct active transportation networks; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEF0E4CB2B91465AACF89603D7730F6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 30 percent to eligible projects that construct active transportation connectors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C649B7499994F09BF805C869059663B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary may use not more than 10 percent to provide planning grants to eligible applicants for activities under subsection (e)(1)(C).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1147D7A581FF47B5B52F8729A87D8277"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which—</text><paragraph id="H47A1BE240E7A4E0EAFB89893DAA4509E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project is likely to provide substantial additional opportunities for active transportation, including walking and bicycling, including through the creation of—</text><subparagraph id="H242D19B620084231B2ADC02E6442BA55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>active transportation networks connecting destinations within or between communities, including between schools, workplaces, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other community areas; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42B61E06537F474BABFAD510BBA0C698"><enum>(B)</enum><text>active transportation connectors connecting 2 or more communities, metropolitan areas, or States, including greenway paths; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D9B871F26854349B4C7F13F15074AF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an applicant has adequately considered or will consider, including through the opportunity for public comment, the environmental justice and equity impacts of the project;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD670923D2E084401B62CD5E227174F01"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the project would improve safety for vulnerable road users, including through the use of complete street design policies or a safe system approach; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H359C58D601014D579BBB2EDCB8A8AA7C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a project integrates active transportation facilities with public transportation services, where available, to improve access to public transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E81816D03A243599B96095A6AE3E393"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the project would serve the low income residents of economically disadvantaged communities, including environmental justice communities, underserved communities, or communities located in areas of persistent poverty (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DF930655D314CC580801FA69B526513"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Limitation</header><paragraph id="HF792281E485D49C09BAF10BC7C5BE4D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The share of the cost of a project assisted with a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBCCE50215FF405A89038D010AE01F3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal assistance</header><text>Federal assistance other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy up to 100 percent of the total project cost.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D6A08C6900C4F25B088122E7C609D6A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>Amounts made available for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="HC8E4E0E924CB49C0B1970C40D62C6C73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB32C9230D1164B24B62F7A21CB2E0624"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB92E3B5F00934D469F1C95E7A505F8A1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE1FC89D7EBA346F48A503F57F3AFC347"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HD0AE0B96840D42639523F18878E0E7E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Active transportation network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>active transportation network</term> means facilities built for alternative methods of transportation to motor vehicles for individuals, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect destinations within an area covered by a unit of local government, a county, a community, including a community on Federal lands, or a metropolitan area. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H457D2002263440CBB2AC7A266BE79F6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Active transportation connector</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>active transportation connector</term> means facilities built for alternative methods of transportation to motor vehicles for individuals, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect 2 or more active transportation networks or connect communities, areas covered by a unit of local government, counties, metropolitan areas, Federal lands, or States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB3F534FE9AE48B58F70009EEFF56223"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Greenway path</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>greenway path</term> means an active transportation connector that—</text><subparagraph id="HAC486A3348464560BDC2C5FB6C165139"><enum>(A)</enum><text>crosses jurisdictional boundaries, including State lines, and provides for connectivity between multiple communities, counties, metropolitan areas, or States; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9EB625056E4D6B81C4C10A08F00AA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a component of a regionally or nationally significant network.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72AA8B133F604829B541480AA59F43FF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Safe system approach</header><text>The term <term>safe system approach</term> has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D7626B16C1D4396B2FA1442041E4F2D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable road user</term> has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAB48CF74979F4154A071C92FC8FF4C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Wildlife crossings program</header><subsection id="HABE1277F725B4567B406D576798F468A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a competitive wildlife crossings grant program (referred to in this section as the <quote>program</quote>) to provide grants for projects that seek to achieve—</text><paragraph id="H39C6CCBC373948779340A94BA14A8F1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a reduction in the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H442030A3208A42709D71B77D113618E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improved habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD098E00A41A4462585C68907E5A6454C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under the program to the following entities:</text><paragraph id="HB1D6983A726B4FEEB4636BFF07E4E457"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H84D51B3638DF40049EACE824E6BFE96B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB833D6C8F0674FFEA1A674380C66FC1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A territory.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H66B54C2360454436ABD72CB375D5B40B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A Federal land management agency described in section 203(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30D4AF24A2184FA5AEB5823D7A745399"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF5E2066E29845C58BB3603EA6121FD8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H26EDF13599E046AD9F6256B0BDB07968"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In selecting grant recipients under the program, the Secretary shall consider the following:</text><paragraph id="H457B5B61A14A48098A48B212BC243DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Primary criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the proposed project is likely to protect motorists and wildlife by reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H264AB4FE2FB0423A93C2915B89DC22BC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secondary criteria</header><subparagraph id="H483B1CBE12E542C2BA5F04D8BEC3FCE8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The resilience benefits of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD10ED587DCF49119CB9ECA8B4900EB9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project incorporates climate science, including expected changes in migration patterns.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BA891CF76764FD99346A4FC692C290A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project sponsor has coordinated with the relevant State agency with jurisdiction over fish and wildlife, if appropriate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF32628DFDD7C49A98893569994C74D89" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a project involving species listed as threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), whether the project sponsor has coordinated with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08703C2DA2F24A0FADE29C09403CF4F7" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other ecological benefits of the project, including—</text><clause id="HB5F7E57B66824C43A21348D447B86CD7" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reductions in stormwater runoff and other water pollution; and</text></clause><clause id="H31FB4F0888594B35B8E1C39C5A536612" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefits of improved habitat connectivity for pollinators and the use of natively appropriate grasses.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8F8578BD96C4D4D969BA275016E3C2E" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project supports local economic development and improvement of visitation opportunities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE498E30B75A943D6AF96910C9A0C247B" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project incorporates innovative technologies, including advanced design techniques and other strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBB2F871B46945D9897F2CF4881B24E4" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project provides educational and outreach opportunities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H977B414E6DB84A4CB4455895AD3F0067" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project will further research to evaluate, compare effectiveness of, and identify best practices in selected projects.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1926833253E44A58B8E6C2BC4C2FA372" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">How the benefits compare to the costs of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD043D0C0928740F5820783606DE7209E" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other criteria relevant to reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF0A60F82E73427AA357E644333F8A04"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>Grant amounts for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="H2F175C5689AA4209AF07EFEF198E0B47"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H841175AB036B44CB9C115FC9FC4A2D4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction (including construction of protective features), reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2BABBCE32754561BD2F78A018C73C25"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planning and technical assistance activities consistent with section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, including—</text><subparagraph id="H4E0318D0ED8744AAB90AF6BB6B0A25B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data collection on wildlife-vehicle collisions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97BD1740B0374890B29236262CD711E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration of State, Tribal, territorial, regional, or Federal wildlife conservation plans and data collection with transportation planning and project selection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADB7623F75CC42F3A191C47E80087480"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical assistance, including workforce development training, on reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA95E4D10B9294501B0ACD6DB3BFCE50D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">education and public outreach to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H574E1F43A9EC4B818DABA17C0A0A9744"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><paragraph id="H70F7446CFC7B4B608C21FBC3192B564D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant received under the program may be used to provide funds to an eligible partner as a subrecipient, in accordance with the terms of the project agreement and subject to the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H345EB4440887468F8CDB598A0E8EC996"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible partner defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible partner</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HA5DC11E99F1F4D6FBDF456E109688099"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible entity described in subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AB8005CE6E34F0384EDC960C5408001"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4DEABAB3B454FCBA9B82DCCC4BF2F39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBF5B0AF231B4F83A0949637B96141E6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67E6DC2C1A334CF1B178E3DA32767216"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F7F785B5EA3463DAC0728BB13D4698C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a non-profit entity or institution of higher education; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H570F0D13B8834C6EBC361284DC48BF04"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a Federal, Tribal, regional, State, or local governmental entity not described in subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H741AB1BF372F49E68B728D514D2A94D0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Requirements</header><paragraph id="H81850E43634143B4B8DAC0DF02329744"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rural projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reserve not less than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this section for projects located in a rural community.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76CBDF592A4E412EB45C762831FBE2B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Resilience</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project under this section shall be designed to ensure resilience over the anticipated service life of the asset.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70F9D3BAA0214E0F909651915AC0EB84"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not award more than 10 percent of the amounts made available under this section for grants that propose only activities described in subsection (e)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD3BBA1866A44CC9A093828D6289362C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDC9CE32A3C0048FAB511EB750881ED51"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual report</header><paragraph id="H828E5C4525B0463D9F378498B19F6FB5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of each calendar year, the Secretary shall publish, on the website of the Department of Transportation, a report describing the activities under the program for the fiscal year that ends during that calendar year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H79B4FBA222FA4587ADD43429D0955CF9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H901054F6EDA842558AEB7E4BEF190002"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description of the activities carried out under the program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0829303E0424078BF4A7754CDE5F0A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program in meeting the purposes described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD17106086B874046BA3F9A35EC6D47C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>policy recommendations, if any, to improve the effectiveness of the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAED42E6D1DD44D9285651872AE7E3BDC"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H3BC07C471ABC434FA0262AA3E30588D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Protective features</header><text>The term <term>protective features</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAE391710B5C4182AFF82E5F19C3BC89"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Resilience</header><text>The term <term>resilience</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3AB513111044DEAACC70F5962DD892F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural community</header><text>The term <term>rural community</term> means any area of a State or territory that is not an urbanized area, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E23722395A649B991EF5E42E90BA2EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4671420E4924CE7A3591D68CB61F8E0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0F840D9097DC4F2BA6AD7A6CB5227C99" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Reconnecting neighborhoods program</header><subsection id="H53ED531A5D834234AAE8145060884BE9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a reconnecting neighborhoods program under which an eligible entity may apply for funding in order to identify, remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate the effects from eligible facilities and restore or improve connectivity, mobility, and access in disadvantaged and underserved communities, including—</text><paragraph id="HA03C7758CBA24C1D88057FBB65E09C3F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>studying the feasibility and impacts of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the effects on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E0008BB23C9409CB6629B792F81274A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conducting preliminary engineering and final design activities for a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate the effects on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70A30AA6107944408E21956C4FAD3F67" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conducting construction activities necessary to carry out a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate the effects on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4226316AC7AF4B4491D9EC69A3ACEA1C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring any activities carried out under this section—</text><subparagraph id="HC12DBD81498546BB9AD7419231F9E124"><enum>(A)</enum><text>focus on improvements that will benefit the populations impacted by or previously displaced by the eligible facility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB7A0BB94247483BB6C8897C52B0958E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emphasize equity by garnering community engagement, avoiding future displacement, and ensuring local participation in the planning process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC901FE2FD7AF4903BED803487C96EEDE" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><paragraph id="HAD5609D702E94608865712384E4B9B8C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may award a planning grant or a capital construction grant to—</text><subparagraph id="H971512CDA5BC4A67984ECFA0ED763CC0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C719D66A99B46A1A4FDC7E85495B3D6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H568D004139314D7D99C1E4B57F158F89" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3D2045216894CC58D255CBF95A71AA2" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a territory;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28310A8A5B6F441DAC690B0C86744DE9" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7039B70CB6224121B337204513850DFF" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a transit agency; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H954627B2FE274A4A84BB13D1A7D3D429" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a special purpose district with a transportation function; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8C317EFF7924B06AA4D6C3CC2FE4456" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a group of entities described in this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2A44AD6DACB4B15A5D3264FA4CE00ED" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity may enter into an agreement with the following entities to carry out the eligible activities under this section: </text><subparagraph id="H2C47BC5167A74D2495C7ACCB355319D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H198F885E43144C6093DF4FE303415BF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>), including historically black colleges and universities, defined as the term <quote>Predominantly Black institution</quote> is defined in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C4D4D7A23774930864DF0C62FF123E6" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><paragraph id="H6E09A66A03994E77A2BF1A617C32EA7E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may award grants (referred to in this section as a <quote>planning grants</quote>) to carry out planning activities described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6CC2BD7A2CA42D99F6D9A3D257B85A0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible activities described</header><text>The planning activities referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text><subparagraph id="HA46436572A82412896F76076BDA00C73" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>planning studies to evaluate the feasibility of removing, retrofitting, or remediating an existing eligible facility to restore community connectivity, including evaluations of—</text><clause id="H3D1E65D85006496187122BC46F89496E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>current traffic patterns on the eligible facility proposed for removal, retrofit, or remediation and the surrounding street network;</text></clause><clause id="HC4408F5AD59941028719D5118D8536CE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the capacity of existing transportation networks to maintain mobility needs;</text></clause><clause id="H88363C091745432392CF70EE3F4F9868" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an analysis of alternative roadway designs or other uses for the right-of-way of the eligible facility, including an analysis of whether the available right-of-way would suffice to create an alternative roadway design;</text></clause><clause id="H0C8A65A71042411FB9CC77E59E942340" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of the eligible facility on the mobility of freight and people;</text></clause><clause id="HB8D99E3A697C4948B736CDC27795EC5D" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of the eligible facility on the safety of the traveling public;</text></clause><clause id="H9954E0B8EB3D4ECE99BB3E6EC9ABC0E6" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the cost to remove, retrofit, or remediate the eligible facility—</text><subclause id="HA5FA0F7667A4481C8FBB9C733B161F1E" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to restore community connectivity; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAB50F4412F12479184F19253C350A60C" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to convert the eligible facility to a roadway design or use that increases safety, mobility, and access for all users, compared to any expected costs for necessary maintenance or reconstruction of the eligible facility; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD7FD09CE60A646DFAC4FA386D46F7F23" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the environmental impacts of retaining or reconstructing the eligible facility and the anticipated effect of the proposed alternative use or roadway design; and</text></clause><clause id="H602EAE5B288B4A8B9B9B385908964747"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the community impacts and equity analyses of retaining or reconstructing the eligible facility on the surrounding communities, including—</text><subclause id="H244458F3501D42CB850D96F416A91BCB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the demographic breakdown of the impacted community by race and socioeconomic status; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H0A24398BD2584B3480A19528FC2F1245"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the displacement or disconnection that occurred within the community as a result of the existing facility;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EF7D387458B480189E1361CCB5010B5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>public engagement activities to provide opportunities for public input into a plan to remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate the effects from an eligible facility, including—</text><clause id="HA2CE94A349054337BF94BE34D951F1F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building organizational or community capacity to, and educating community members on how to, engage in and contribute to eligible planning activities described in subsection (c)(2);</text></clause><clause id="H2A13307CEE3D4F208D676CE58E5D6F51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifying community needs and desires for community improvements and developing community driven solutions in carrying out eligible planning activities described in subsection (c)(2);</text></clause><clause id="H687A1F6C174F4A7F9DECB3FF23B346E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>conducting assessments of equity, mobility and access, environmental justice, affordability, economic opportunity, health outcomes, and other local goals to be used in carrying out eligible planning activities described in subsection (c)(2); and</text></clause><clause id="HA37579A114BF4131A0CC920785BE715A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>forming a community advisory board in accordance with subsection (d)(7);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7F67D62900745F4A11B66100AE6FB48" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other transportation planning activities required in advance of a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate an existing eligible facility to restore community connectivity, as determined by the Secretary; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD6295CA8E8843FF8239E76615BC196A" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>evaluating land use and zoning changes necessary to improve equity and maximize transit-oriented development in connection with project eligible for a capital construction grant, including activities eligible under section 5327 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H557181DBB7A6417CAEC03B70042A71AB" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establishment of anti-displacement and equitable neighborhood revitalization strategies in connection with project eligible for a capital construction grant, including establishment of a community land trust for land acquisition, land banking, and equitable transit-oriented development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H901A5E49215C427EB2D286C8F2AA29D7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><subparagraph id="H5DEFCF7B5FD34FB1B66BB02E88EE44A9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical assistance described in subparagraph (B) to an eligible entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD5B6F821DEC44E1BCF00EB913DB38AF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical assistance described</header><text>The technical assistance referred to in subparagraph (A) is technical assistance in building organizational or community capacity—</text><clause id="H1D8D6CF6E5AD4F3592D2B32BA16DDBFF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to conduct transportation planning; and</text></clause><clause id="HA9F5EF065F9F4710B0CF07CCE371DB68" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify innovative solutions to challenges posed by existing eligible facilities, including reconnecting communities that—</text><subclause id="H50ECD85D326649F8957DB704D5ACD434" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are bifurcated by eligible facilities; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H490717C20D394B118996C4D1DA771177" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>lack safe, reliable, and affordable transportation choices.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE010DEB126F4124A6C93D7E1A433C11" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H436EC9859FC9447789DCD1D6C075974D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solicit applications for—</text><clause id="HA500A105EC0A47C28A83678F161F8589" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>planning grants; </text></clause><clause id="H675FFCB09056425386FF0E70F1FD7A9B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>technical assistance under paragraph (3); and</text></clause><clause id="H75D26DAD6A7E4D60BE928DA6FF3A464D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities would benefit populations impacted by or previously displaced by an eligible facility; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB6F7AEF17A44D3284E9C767018324CE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate applications for a planning grant on the basis of the demonstration by the applicant that—</text><clause id="H62917B8BF1094637974DFA70600D21F5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible facility—</text><subclause id="H478803C41E16493EA93C0A515CC3A70E" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>creates barriers to mobility, access, or economic development; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HA4BC3064CA0649BA810690E1BF4CD73E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is not justified by current and forecast future travel demand; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4977E6980EA84808893F57B3C78CAA03" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the basis of preliminary assessment into the feasibility of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the eligible facility to restore community connectivity, and increase safety, mobility, and access for all users, further planning activities are necessary and likely to be productive.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8C464EC10874A7AAAEAB9E99701C8FD" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Award amounts</header><text>A planning grant may not exceed $2,000,000 for any recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6F8571583484775A8FC44E5F4FA20B3" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The total Federal share of the cost of a planning activity for which a planning grant is used may not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56A67664453D4C43B01FA704F75C128E" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Capital construction grants</header><paragraph id="HD7BF69C9220A45A6AA0FF7B034F22FAD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>The Secretary may award grants (referred to in this section as a <quote>capital construction grants</quote>) to eligible entities to carry out eligible projects described in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H18434C50F22049A2B2D3946C8FE9809A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>In the case that the owner of an eligible facility that is the subject of the capital construction grant is not an eligible entity, an eligible entity shall demonstrate the existence of a partnership with the owner of the eligible facility.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1650A0D4FDC14EE7AAD56CB8CE24E9C6" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A project eligible to be carried out with a capital construction grant includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="HFCDB15A904ED47E08BAB86DE744FDFA6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The removal, retrofit, or remediation of the effects on community connectivity from of an eligible facility, including a project to deck over a limited-access highway or other eligible facility.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4F38E55C7644B8989E20C65F4E39F43" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The replacement of an eligible facility with a new facility that—</text><clause id="HB9DC560D143E422CA18315DF7C4BAE71" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>restores community connectivity;</text></clause><clause id="H41A045B2DB3E4E129D396B5C1B3D6FCA" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employs context sensitive solutions appropriate for the surrounding community; and</text></clause><clause id="HA18FE4F7EA7A4B7E8313D1CE30D6AA8B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is otherwise eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC92557E359904B3D93DA58BA6C38CF4E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Support for community partnerships, including a community advisory board described under paragraph (7), in connection with a capital construction grant awarded under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68181001F9164637AD804FAB1D8E2B33" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Other activities required to remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate an existing eligible facility, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE3A6EA4E6394FFEB2ABAC38E477FDBB" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H43C10289AA2F4741A61F6B734B842B3E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solicit applications for capital construction grants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5539B63A6CC2460A9EF554076B5B1091" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate applications on the basis of—</text><clause id="H3D0AE9B2C3684AB6BC18B75F0084E892" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the degree to which the project will improve mobility and access through the removal of barriers;</text></clause><clause id="HC68A0E5BBADD43E58CBAD0EB924CC367" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the appropriateness of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the effects on community connectivity from the eligible facility, based on current traffic patterns and the ability of the project and the regional transportation network to absorb transportation demand and provide safe mobility and access;</text></clause><clause id="H592398DDFABF4C22BE0F09E5CF3908F8" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the impact of the project on freight movement;</text></clause><clause id="H878FCDF6C13A4E648A77F69E15F36BA9" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the results of a cost-benefit analysis of the project;</text></clause><clause id="HAE79327A03D94F6AAA65DCF1717D95F9" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the extent to which the grantee has plans for inclusive economic development in place, including the existing land use and whether the zoning provides for equitable and transit-oriented development of underutilized land;</text></clause><clause id="HEA3BB0683C5E4C769453F98BDCCA2240" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the degree to which the eligible facility is out of context with the current or planned land use;</text></clause><clause id="H58F0550346E6402CB4B54AD3F5FEEF57" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the results of any feasibility study completed for the project;</text></clause><clause id="H002AE346E4B7429BA3316C7C6F298E3B" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>whether the eligible facility is likely to need replacement or significant reconstruction within the 20-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the application;</text></clause><clause id="H6879BB20D8FE4290BF693F2E79A99978" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>whether the project is consistent with the relevant long-range transportation plan and included in the relevant statewide transportation improvement program; </text></clause><clause id="H45B076EB13CB4AF9B93923FEEFF9958C" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>whether the project is consistent with, and how the project would impact, the relevant transportation performance management targets; and</text></clause><clause id="HD11E4D84B20146C4A0C2AB902AA8220B"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project benefits populations impacted by or previously displaced by the eligible facility;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD982FA2795EB462782A6DB910647890C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the project has conducted sufficient community engagement, such as the activities described in subsection (c)(2)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H681653CC32DE4B99B5416DB1DEFD2E65"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the jurisdiction in which the eligible facility is located has an anti-displacement policy or a community land trust in place. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H21032044B2564FFDA27209E60A281A76" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minimum award amounts</header><text>A capital construction grant shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000 for each recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H378513C48D064836AB368873CB00DF4C" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal share</header><subparagraph id="HB71AA208E20E4ACBB271BAC4B333748E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the total cost of a project carried out using a capital construction grant may not exceed 80 percent. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H713C7A4661DE460794B14D086EAB77C9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum Federal involvement</header><text>Federal assistance other than a capital construction grant may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which the grant is awarded.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD853D8FB56FD40E0ABCF751E3FBB675A" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Community advisory board</header><subparagraph id="H37B52D11832E470E8591335A21F1C4BA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To help achieve inclusive economic development benefits with respect to the project for which a grant is awarded, a grant recipient may form a community advisory board, which, if formed, shall—</text><clause id="H6D51F05D969E42B394E33D86CF373209" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate community engagement with respect to the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HAC0FD583D0AB425B88EB7B3EC83BAD01" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>track progress with respect to commitments of the grant recipient to inclusive employment, contracting, and economic development under the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H174123CA9EC9496C91C02600F683F8EB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>If a grant recipient forms a community advisory board under subparagraph (A), the community advisory board shall be composed of representatives of—</text><clause id="H40A57F7758C24D289C29B3B868CD9773" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the community, including residents in the immediate vicinity of the project;</text></clause><clause id="H3B7421F86E4E4240ACE5969E9FFDE13B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owners of businesses that serve the community;</text></clause><clause id="HEDAC249C913949EEB0E39586F596998E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>labor organizations that represent workers that serve the community; </text></clause><clause id="HBFD1F96CD29B4A03B3FC22ED4CBBE88F" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>State and local government; and </text></clause><clause id="H043291C233D24F55ACF320356AAC7300" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>private and non-profit organizations that represent local community development.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BBB0AEF9007476EA083A6C13217CAFE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The community advisory board shall be representative of the community served by the project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H605286F884EA4490BFEFAA332EB32A82"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting recipients of planning grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to—</text><paragraph id="H64463FE1249C489EB52E4F301BEE907C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an application from a community that is economically disadvantaged, including an environmental justice community, an underserved community, or a community located in an area of persistent poverty (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D6B99B4995248DE935AFDEC11131778"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an eligible entity that has—</text><subparagraph id="H152DBF67DDAC404EBE0697740C8E91C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entered into a community benefits agreement with representatives of the community or formed a community advisory board under paragraph (7) of subsection (d); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H362708DDBAE34B199B0609769221A35C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrated a plan for employing residents in the area impacted by the activity or project through targeted hiring programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30F6F2E5F607476EAECC0351E761A7B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrated a plan for improving transportation system access. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31F397D782AB444F8AF303524F22ED79" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may set aside not more than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the costs of administering the program under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA5932B14D1CF4B8B8732FBB8ED1E4359" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may set aside not more than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year to provide technical assistance to eligible entities under subsection (c)(3).</text></subsection><subsection id="H2E10C1E265A448FDB6DBB5B293B1AC9D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 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—</text><paragraph id="HCF71557B493740D889C248B313E79D39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies and creates an online mapping tool showing any examples of potential projects to remove eligible facilities, and assesses the potential impacts of carrying out such projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3419E4CB7299428D9CCCAA709CE2F562"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assesses projects funded under subsection (d) to provide best practices.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58AA609DFF854E3781341C86197CE910"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HEEF97772298B4C94B01470FCD4D6B27D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Anti-displacement policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>anti-displacement policy</quote> means a policy that limits the displacement of low-income, disadvantaged, and underserved communities from neighborhoods due to new investments in housing, businesses, and infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE15C681F81D84306A54989CACC30CD18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Community Land Trust</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>community land trust</quote> means a nonprofit organization established or with the responsibility, as applicable—</text><subparagraph id="HBBD61E9C38FF44CFA12D1EAD5FD6FEC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop the real estate created by the removal or capping of an eligible facility; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CAF3E6A4EED481FA157FA60C2C6342E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to carry out anti-displacement or community development strategies, including—</text><clause id="H618AB43A6C4B46739B1AC345AE685951"><enum>(i)</enum><text>affordable housing preservation and development; </text></clause><clause id="H5C01C38F109C46F0A41A1926A954D9CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>homeownership and property improvement programs; </text></clause><clause id="HCB5E52D4E3134B4C9E00A7CCAD73C918"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the development or rehabilitation of park space or recreation facilities; and</text></clause><clause id="H02E58C26F2694782B2A2A1A3875A29EA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>community revitalization and economic development projects.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB729A5CD002D483299CE8E351D5C9BA5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible facility</header><subparagraph id="HDCC74060171A4FA09BDAD9A85E3C12D4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible facility</term> means a highway or other transportation facility that creates a barrier to community connectivity, including barriers to mobility, access, or economic development, due to high speeds, grade separations, or other design factors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39E4A038B8544EE2BB7089AA87EF85BA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible facility</term> may include—</text><clause id="H218599A26BEE4D3DA35282B627AD86CB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a limited access highway;</text></clause><clause id="H6AA9CD34436742E4A70F037889A938B3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a railway;</text></clause><clause id="H653DB531ECA041809D8D122678AB5B06" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a viaduct;</text></clause><clause id="HC493C97050434C94A9E046027755EDF5" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a principal arterial facility; or</text></clause><clause id="HE2B97A3E6ABF44E58DE7FEFEBCC64E02" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other transportation facility for which the high speeds, grade separation, or other design factors create an obstacle to connectivity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBEC3208169CA4E5A9F4006B6DB94C8EC"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Apprenticeship utilization</header><subsection id="H5ADAE46D7962405188722570160EA0B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="H7525A25A1770499D8A272DB1EC84AC1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification requirement</header><text>To receive a grant under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1311 of this Act, each applicant shall include in a grant application a certification that such applicant will ensure that any contractor or subcontractor utilized in carrying out activities with such grant—</text><subparagraph id="H0A1B73901B5B44B28614A29B316C33FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets or exceeds the apprenticeship employment goal; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CB030A62F464430843765B4061AABED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, employs qualified apprentices from traditionally underrepresented populations, including women and minorities, in meeting or exceeding such goal;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09FA794863F94F47BC16881F3617B281"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes best efforts to meet project-wide, annually updated participation goals set by the applicant for the percentage of total workhours that are performed by historically under-represented populations, including by women, people of color, and women of color, by trade and position; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6961D78C8DDD4EFAB0718A6CFE22301A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tracks ongoing progress towards the goals described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C08389B66684CD6BFFE880148B64441"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The Secretary may adjust the requirements of this section if the grant applicant—</text><subparagraph id="H697D3C05B9A04FF1B7A63151CBB6D76C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrates a lack of availability of qualified apprentices in a specific geographic area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H223745636440400990738D334DE1A910"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60D5138DCFB9460398FEABE8E34B1DDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, shall have the authority to issue such regulations or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the requirements of this section, including reporting requirements and oversight for applicants awarded a grant. </text></subsection><subsection id="H9291841ABCE74F89B217E2964FDF3E8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the utilization of qualified apprentices for projects carried out under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1311 of this Act, that includes—</text><paragraph id="H1C3EDBD37D8B48F0AF5097878AC78916"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of labor hours fulfilled by qualified apprentices and historically underrepresented populations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87D85C3AF06D41FEB43A27A2B4AAEB9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of qualified apprentices and historically underrepresented populations employed;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H365CC1C47E5A4FBB9282FCFEA1372B69"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of grant recipients that met or exceeded the apprenticeship employment and the goals for the percentage of total workhours performed by historically under-represented populations under subsection (a)(1)(C);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BCFF133D5AF4B0F9C7AE41308CF2600"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best practices utilized by grant recipients that met or exceeded the apprenticeship employment goal and the goals for the percentage of total workhours performed by historically under-represented populations under subsection (a)(1)(C); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H253BF666C2F048FEA723CFB26B125226"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a summary of agency oversight of grant recipients’ fulfillment of certification terms under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE19485EDC880437787492A21C6122ACC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available on a public website information on the utilization of qualified apprentices in the preceding fiscal year for each grant program under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1311 of this Act, including—</text><paragraph id="H2DDC8736718142B98768FD7592611503"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of grant applicants that certified they would be able to meet or exceed the apprenticeship employment goal under subsection (a); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H58266E800F6046F8803E97DBFFEEFC5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of grants awarded for which applicants certified they would be able to meet or exceed the apprenticeship employment goal; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4860C412A5F41519311B6426211CED1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each grant awarded, data on grant recipients’ progress toward achieving participation goals under subsection (a)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD064A347A7248188F641328D39FB1BE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H0E6CC7FB93C043BD8ED3C64489B5A492"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Apprenticeship employment goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>apprenticeship employment goal</term> means the utilization of qualified apprentices for not less than 15 percent of the total labor hours used for construction activities for a project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB02A017C6F44693A5F1BC5ADC94900E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified apprentice</header><text>The term <term>qualified apprentice</term> means an employee participating in an apprenticeship program that—</text><subparagraph id="HD15F945AB84B4766961382BD145CB782" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by such Office of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71643329EEB6402292653B938C37E811" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfies the requirements of subpart A of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2FEA8CDFDBF14AB4BCAAACA1F540C7D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2A256F458BEE434392D2AE15DB77053A"><enum>1313.</enum><header>GAO Study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to review the amount of funds made available under section 151(f) of title 23, United States Code, for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution and high rates of asthma.</text></section><section id="H586BD47EB061453C8524738B113106FE"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="H728285C1A94C49C185F02175DE6B241F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contractors and subcontractors utilized in carrying out activities funded under title 23, United States Code, should institute respectful workplace policies and provide effective, ongoing workplace training to create safe, respectful work sites that are free from bullying, hazing, discrimination, or harassment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9BB87381CB44A8CB0B97B38412CAB97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Transportation should take appropriate steps in coordination with the Department of Labor to ensure contractors and subcontractors take such actions.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HDA2A129B38AE4D3FA8ABBEDD03F44ECB"><enum>1315.</enum><header>Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way</header><subsection id="HF89AF8C047EE4D4798B1ED3C4E93F78D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 329 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE5FBECD519E45088D6685C80036641B"><subsection id="HE65C615A61F34D60A53FCC817FB79196"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way</header><paragraph id="HAA9B555877744C19AFE9DA1A230026FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible entities to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6C2CA1127304450A4DF6841AFFE4B66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to receive a grant under this subsection is—</text><subparagraph id="H07E4EB1B28794FECBF6BFEF04133E488"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State department of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8FD95CF94BD465CB41B8105886913E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe or tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1C34BBD24694E338BDBD99437D38912"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a territory; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67A8C906A5904142BA862FCDDCC8617F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E587688F952485CA4A0A9D2C97CB3D9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a pollinator-friendly practices plan described in paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H28F1C42C9D074A6AB9FF44233EAA79EA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pollinator-friendly practices plan</header><subparagraph id="HE9F1F13EBB6645C894D2C43FB0E55A44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity shall include in the application under paragraph (3) a plan that describes the pollinator-friendly practices that the eligible entity has implemented or plans to implement, including—</text><clause id="H4E9D7D85B4804D2BBEE751998BFCA728"><enum>(i)</enum><text>practices relating to mowing strategies that promote early successional vegetation and limit disturbance during periods of highest use by target pollinator species on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, such as—</text><subclause id="HB44BC0E2DC1444E7B01802BBC88598DA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reducing the mowing swath outside of the State-designated safety zone;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD938C75C463C46CE9BC64A517B9B146A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>increasing the mowing height;</text></subclause><subclause id="H12739EE7B8ED4BE99F0794C154DC121A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reducing the mowing frequency;</text></subclause><subclause id="HEDA9BCECBFBE40E3AE9DB90626FA6A75"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>refraining from mowing monarch and other pollinator habitat during periods in which monarchs or other pollinators are present; </text></subclause><subclause id="HF563692C8D884ADA990DFEEBCA136C7C"><enum>(V)</enum><text>use of a flushing bar and cutting at reduced speeds to reduce pollinator deaths due to mowing; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H3B7A1121049F43FF85505EA21C359343"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>reducing raking along roadsides and highway rights-of-way;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H43B29B2C2A9E44CCB4CEABBA37436676"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>implementation of an integrated vegetation management plan that includes approaches such as mechanical tree and brush removal, targeted and judicious use of herbicides, and mowing, to address weed issues on roadsides and highway rights-of-way; </text></clause><clause id="H7E91FD28881D4C94AE753238F81D099C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>planting or seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, on roadsides and highway rights-of-way to enhance pollinator habitat, including larval host plants; </text></clause><clause id="H1E5E43FEFA364EC390724BE0F2C34D02"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>removing nonnative grasses from planting and seeding mixes, except for use as nurse or cover crops; </text></clause><clause id="H053E7C5A44B44D748A7770B54C61BDF3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>obtaining expert training or assistance on pollinator-friendly practices, including—</text><subclause id="H71B014B7BAEF4779986B50C64C514412"><enum>(I)</enum><text>native plant identification;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7AB4A116823D42349146F37CCD931ED2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>establishment and management of locally-appropriate or native plants that benefit pollinators;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4851B157B0604EAEAB0890CA7EDA30D6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>land management practices that benefit pollinators; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H76271D4F0A6242F5AF41AC8E2F5825C7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>pollinator-focused integrated vegetation management; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H953B541F56A942CCA020652C2105FA68"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other pollinator-friendly or vegetation management practices the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88FC5F0955A143B39F67D4F2CEF7EA43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plan under subparagraph (A), the eligible entity shall consider other vegetation management best management practices established by the Secretary, including—</text><clause id="HBE1FB5F3E9FC49BE97B08296901FCC19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fuel breaks for the prevention and control of wildfires; </text></clause><clause id="H3876EAAEC96446928ED944D0E993D9C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>abating stormwater runoff and stabilizing soil; </text></clause><clause id="HF0240FF665B046C581080090237FE6D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>habitat for forage for native fauna; and </text></clause><clause id="H9AF8292BD9CE4607A40CF369443BD003"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the economy of maintenance of the right-of-way.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H025EFDB03F8F4E59A38B5DE8569C54D4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In developing a plan under subparagraph (A), an eligible entity that is a State department of transportation or a Federal land management agency shall coordinate with applicable State agencies, including State agencies with jurisdiction over agriculture and fish and wildlife.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5C9B74029684F709A3D864FF42D4E8E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing a plan under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="HE110097F3B63488DA34A29BF688DAE60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an eligible entity that is a State department of transportation or a Federal land management agency shall consult with any affected Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and</text></clause><clause id="HBB343FFB10334827A679D1C1DC0C6B1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any eligible entity may consult with nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, units of local government, or any other relevant entities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EB04B7B94014C979116D14189239F1D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Award of grants</header><subparagraph id="HE791AAB906D94408AEF7D4F77482941D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide a grant to each eligible entity that submits an application under paragraph (3), including a plan under paragraph (4), that the Secretary determines to be satisfactory.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5176B8D61ED46269577446115A9F90D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of each grant provided under this subsection may not exceed $150,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55E9BB9600D34907AE55FD54C23AB457"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds for the implementation, improvement, or further development of the plan under paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H29B7603C750148F28A2A4BE170ABF873"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out with a grant under this subsection shall be up to 80 percent. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B63CAC6D5ED4EAE9B3DB059AD357A98"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>On request of an eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection, the Secretary may provide technical assistance with the implementation, improvement, or further development of a plan under paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8E10DB82C034458A707080B9355CFD4"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection for the administrative costs of carrying out this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H667A8959811F4C88AA32A1211D214CE4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subparagraph id="H25BF9F064C804985B951234BC63A53B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A1FE55E18CF49E2A6B2693D2ACEC664"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available as described under section 118(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6ADBB225B9F4BC1B508607B237B0BAD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Best practices and guidance</header><paragraph id="H2D42855260294FCDAF02356F625A6863"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall develop or update best practices for, and a priority ranking of, pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B889488026D4312B1E27BF3954EDEDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide guidance on sources of funds made available under this title that are eligible for activities described under this section, including any best management practices identified under paragraph (1) that are eligible for funding under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE06FAF7D085B4519AECAB61645AD7C19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the first grant is provided under section 329(d) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, the Secretary shall publish a report on the implementation of the program under such section. </text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC82123D4347F486B9B7B050A802A5FFD"><enum>D</enum><header>Planning, Performance Management, and Asset Management</header><section id="H15B19C9BC93E45098D91CE18C480F880" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H340D84829B9F4B3592967CEC7C08D8F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) by striking <quote>resiliency needs while minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution</quote> and inserting <quote>resilience and climate change adaptation needs while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9025058A87A4F14BA9409A7C5B8616C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H83745298915544828E07501D679FBF2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12D75CF6B68244088EC24D3B73834855"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DC82F2E95E248D58A2CF1E640C9B1DB" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6C304EA9804E4FB387BABC8F8E64D6AD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>STIP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>STIP</term> means a statewide transportation improvement program developed by a State under section 135(g).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8624FAB81C5F401097089CBDC8FFD53F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HAE6537F213E44CF994699267D9458D60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and transportation improvement programs</quote> and inserting <quote>and TIPs</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ACB114099EE430FA10C38EB465E9552"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H898E9E47BE5B43F8B063FB9364F9F61E" style="USC"><paragraph id="H5907E66C766342C5AD04E0EC370A24DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plans and TIPs, metropolitan planning organizations shall consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8386419CAF614BF3BD908664B86EA663"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H88C5AC8FAEB145CE8D38EDFC5378DDB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of MAP–21, each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H496442EFEEAA4B76B0510937BE72E794"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE555A4AC00FD421292C4B92D4F5B5AA6" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HAEB9B5E966B5430884107C823B66EAB3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Equitable and proportional representation</header><clause id="H648FED86725B42EFAC7B8D32EFCA1D58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For officials or representatives under paragraph (2), the metropolitan planning organization shall ensure the equitable and proportional representation of the population of the metropolitan planning area.</text></clause><clause id="HC3021FC648DB4C00B5E363A333259B98"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall require a metropolitan planning organization in existence on the date of enactment of this subparagraph to be restructured.</text></clause><clause id="H0969FEB98BAF4F168DD9D655EEFFE80C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (ii), the requirements of this paragraph shall apply to any metropolitan planning organization redesignated under paragraph (6).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1EC8F6B21022472E9981CF43427CE73F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B) by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2) or (3)(D)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H997DC026EEB5484683AA039B7A5E30C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text><clause id="H6E57E4B117904F64A0FF6DFD10548BB0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an existing metropolitan planning area</quote> and inserting <quote>an urbanized area</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H07489006A37E4D578A375C4F792B5561"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the existing metropolitan planning area</quote> and inserting <quote>the area</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9788ACBE9944A6A94CCEAC62A26C9E5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H2796626A91EF409AA7467B4073842BBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>a metropolitan area</quote> and inserting <quote>an urbanized area</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50761C8A688F4987A5CE8D68D4DCD864"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">mpos</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">metropolitan planning areas</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA71925E4DCCB4F74B8267A7C36A2BAC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting <quote>emergency response and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience,</quote> after <quote>disaster risk reduction,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3966CE3E8F134FFBBC89361C720FF9EE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H954ECE92227F4AAABFD12033B85417E0" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HC44D937C9177452BA9F2E34586E53F97"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination between MPOs</header><subparagraph id="H8F3AA9D562D04BDCA55B1554C6698E62"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If more than one metropolitan planning organization is designated within an urbanized area under subsection (d)(7), the metropolitan planning organizations designated within the area shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the consistency of any data used in the planning process, including information used in forecasting transportation demand.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF20369843CA04108999D0A4D78557518"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph requires metropolitan planning organizations designated within a single urbanized area to jointly develop planning documents, including a unified long-range transportation plan or unified TIP.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76470ABC03B54F309BFEA69C9F31348D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H9A6B0A4F08ED44B58F4DA7FE69D05BA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBA9BABF1FC4461C89F4ADFFAB7CDF8A" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H091115BCBEB14C57B003174CF03006BC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the quality of life and public health, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns, including housing and land use patterns;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA70D57C2F2C34E599CB41F09A0B80709"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I)—</text><clause id="H21909DE6CD6C402A8CA4075128EE9CFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change</quote> after <quote>stormwater</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H71E207A8C32B44D2A773A12A0C91063E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE90F86F16104CF3B6B3807E8636BB8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (M); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E5ACA83814B4F198AFC60835FEA8D5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D457B1364A749B6B3D6401F6F906EF0" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H3C50409490714D4FBE73EBA8D41CEC32"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support emergency management, response, and evacuation and hazard mitigation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72AF4ACCD34A464191DC88F908B2195C"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the level of transportation system access;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC11452F122743BCA04E7454B9E83405"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support inclusive zoning policies and land use planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent high housing costs from displacing economically disadvantaged households; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8096A4103751485ABA72CF7CDBB983A0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC83741B0941042F59CB8310967F259D6" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H05371595467246199D3E79EA8BC80BEF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Through the use of a performance-based approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part of the metropolitan transportation planning process shall support the national goals described in section 150(b), the achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets established under section 150(d), the improvement of transportation system access (consistent with section 150(f)), and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HC867DA4CB2934D9DB4F444448564A29E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph id="H8DCC16E6C51C406BA930312FFAC392DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions and</quote> before <quote>restore and maintain</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00A27B86161D4B13B01E5C5988E189A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting <quote>and climate change</quote> after <quote>infrastructure to natural disasters</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81341CC40FF04E269FC44C48F5BC817A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(H) by inserting <quote>greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>pollution,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00DEE0763EDE46E5B27DDAA9ABEE9366"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="H31248B1AFF9846038226299B65443C86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H236BB5C1BF6A4E9F8E8B8A937635BE03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0577C355088B4D8CA3D6E6C848D84599" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HC0D718575A7640FA8A72F70FB0B5A2CC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The consultation shall involve, as appropriate, comparison of transportation plans to other relevant plans, including, if available—</text><clause id="H235BFDFF26DF4ED8AC29FAA4ACFB987D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State conservation plans or maps; and</text></clause><clause id="H7E101AA8EBA143C09077B96AD751CC1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inventories of natural or historic resources.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAED6FF8AF9DF4DECB5D123976F1BA0B9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF92AAC888B89415BA84F809CA2EEC778" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HE9A5F51241C0499F914B67C79665A6AA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Methods</header><clause id="H15CF3AF1F94043CCB383D68D049E18E4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="HE9CF0B385C9D495A83F441F2D5565BA4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold any public meetings at convenient and accessible locations and times;</text></subclause><subclause id="HED346B2C823145CDAF71DFE3A41EDCA7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employ visualization techniques to describe plans; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A62792892674B50B3FDF86858AD171B"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make public information available in electronically accessible format and means, such as the internet, as appropriate to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7390440EC8AF48519CCB83D23D22D0D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional methods</header><text>In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="HA1823B6B2DF641129BFB6E4A32DAEA3C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H381AB36D7E6A444AA07530AE954C3272"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use other methods, as appropriate, to further encourage public participation of historically underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning process. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A81D8D085B44C7F832B4B18F828C318"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (j) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>TIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD656AB05CC7A4EA0B5122125AC2CC75D"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federally</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>federally</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H330CF8EEDFD44827A8B9439A78330D1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD2D1840E59B448EFB88863B4D61D1B79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H9123804C691C4F00BEDDD59D2285A386"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB450E8ED78F2455AB27BCA5330849807"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HF6F0749E7D804F018C9DF916795EC148"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The statewide transportation plan and the</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CB9C5D734FB41E188CABE15EA64A1CE" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HD269AAA9FAC8464B86582C79A6413086"><enum>(A)</enum><header> In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The statewide transportation plan and the</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H1D1923566AD043A58AC8F7F4D2137FD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H30CBC2A47F5641AEB0AFCB24649E843A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1D45B9BF3674E6ABBFA4944931F6E26" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H15E1CAB44476416DBECD7DFDE95C9ADF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the statewide transportation plans and STIPs, States shall consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8C2C9CE5DAF43B28B26455B68387FCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA863F194438D44C49FF8E205C988FDDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H2846BAF260A945B68942C29CB3D1BA8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H310D3C347934476A9E8464906C90AE6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><subclause id="HE1B94CC1A77343B88D4C94130549C20C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>promote energy conservation,</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H29DEF18C8C45433A9B83437A7691A3AE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and public health</quote> after <quote>improve the quality of life</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HACAF34E75AA843C2BCA53F4EE9672F46"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including housing and land use patterns</quote> after <quote>economic development patterns</quote>; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H45D9748A5943442E8E5EFD721C85331C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I)—</text><subclause id="H8BB8F9C950FD4AEFA1A32770B424F8F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change</quote> after <quote>mitigate stormwater</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H249A5E667D9C43909A831D99DECE38E3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="HFB473837620E4092B4FA1CE4DDA28D30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (M); and</text></clause><clause id="H24405376A447465E9A0060765BF984E7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F0FC4209C214F5FB80B40B87BEB9ABF" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H0289B884A7A541D6AA9DCF1EB5F231AB"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate emergency management, response, and evacuation and hazard mitigation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA83CD6A6B7994BF99A6B28F0BA527162"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the level of transportation system access;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE45FEC63A4134BC5A4CAFB126F894AA3"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support inclusive zoning policies and land use planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent high housing costs from displacing economically disadvantaged households; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB119054144F14B01805DF76215919B42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H63DA75E1A06B43A09EBA42533CB9237D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98A154D8A9E04FD2B57E246C380FD963" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H541C128825344B6A84811C4B9D819F2D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Through the use of a performance-based approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part of the statewide transportation planning process shall support—</text><clause id="H493595577E6748E38EFBCC4F144D34BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the national goals described in section 150(b);</text></clause><clause id="H1FEC697F5A724F54868B807A1EAE344D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the consideration of transportation system access (consistent with section 150(f));</text></clause><clause id="H7FCC0B055FD64DAFBF5A2D3F8BBEA26C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the achievement of statewide targets established under section 150(d); and</text></clause><clause id="H855F3BB4292447BE913FB66F87162C42"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H183EB44E89444B0C81640EB6F7FF39C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3802BA8BF9946249BC09B88858CBBC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF7D14B7B58644119F1C34514361302A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E44A9F141EA4731AF9AA2F2F1687E9C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="HC6F4E14DBD7F40749CF9D4B2566D7D6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB951512EA2734A47AE7CA9DB062579A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H62D7D1D623EF457CA20CD0BA63022F64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389C2A6214A244879655FD5BABDAA039" style="USC"><clause id="HC692E44C4FA64808A380CDAAE6EC4ED7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Comparison and consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation under clause (i) shall involve the comparison of transportation plans to other relevant plans and inventories, including, if available—</text><subclause id="H91BFE0FBE0024DB399A618B0BB904BD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State and tribal conservation plans or maps; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A292E80D3E74A01B6EB428B0FA0FDA7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>inventories of natural or historic resources.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9BEAA3132FB4757AE64534EA76BBE46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><clause id="HD8B37AD87F604AC3AF486C0E3F912F5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF831569BE2FD4494B75C796436F94370" style="USC"><clause id="H082E17D1EB214A39B2CB024BCAEE3DDC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H32759FA36AA84D91B02769CF8DDFE346"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="HCE08D1956C204B7AB49E51CC32E6AF46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3893687C71FB4970B930C9E48D2029B7" style="USC"><clause id="HF7402725E6124453B61E472AD70B655C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional methods</header><text>In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the State shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="H63C66E2AFAB048BF84AE343CD3DFE3FF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H84090533069A434295B2D6E2ED3DDAAE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use other methods, as appropriate, to further encourage public participation of historically underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning process. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53BD9D712B234E5BA5BC7FE3B88D5143"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions and</quote> after <quote>potential to</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAB239B8219D491B9FB3C291AAC79FDD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by inserting <quote>greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>pollution,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E7F0B413CA84BDABEA980077394E7B3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="HCCA303804AD14C19AA0508C2358E0AB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H529975D2D28C46C480108CAB576BCCF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>operators),,</quote> and inserting <quote>operators),</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2B8C361351F41A9914AF9F27398366F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90B4E876E53E4CAE9FB374D25D6092DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="H98DCD185E99F4964B08D71F0631EF883"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H863C952F88FC43FA94B46A48C0FFAA18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking <quote>metropolitan transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>TIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H679BD25ECEC546458352E44D22F654F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause><clause id="HD3B7E651EAC5422983E03F826E07E3D8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H84FD59FAC142419EA9D563271C15398B"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause><clause id="HD56B2D39327D499A937ED84D8D11CC27"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G)(ii) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HFF341EB349124CD6B735B47655411B86"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD34F3E918CAA43ABB0532E5785F795E5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)—</text><clause commented="no" id="HCC5E28A73155492DB7E0F35827D46C00"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HEAD78B5E49F340AF8EDD299D9ECFDC34"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H54DC6CF92D6E43DE9A5BB863B66910CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and projects carried out under the bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6C8F5C214BB346B89F64855117A4C050"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HF0696C01BD5E4438A88F45620C9D62EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or under the bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program</quote>; </text></subclause><subclause id="H2C2801955F19465BB82186F0F3B02223"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317</quote> and inserting <quote>5310 and 5311</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB872A1EA75E149948DD5B177D1B614C3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB991835D8136498AA9A5F4848967A05E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)—</text><clause id="HB772D62C21704E78A90A7171A461759E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Transportation improvement program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">STIP</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB88CA5BA3C234FD585042883F5963E03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC6C8E32F6044CF49AC2A29D9619128E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>statewide transportation plans and programs</quote> and inserting <quote>statewide transportation plans and STIPs</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FE4B9ADCE984E9C9D8F0C10BC2CF7F7"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD46E66CC98EE4089877D4565F02E47E4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking <quote>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21,</quote> and inserting <quote>Not less frequently than once every 4 years,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD2E4CB0F3544ED9C012C6133941B13"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H628E4C45A51E4662AAB70D47F0AC899A"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m) by striking <quote>transportation improvement programs</quote> and inserting <quote>STIPs</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H86F25978FFA64259B1169D0BB3077F48"><enum>1403.</enum><header>National goals and performance management measures</header><subsection id="H77AAF90B39E54E3FA8D781C18D5C4907"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB92FE1F6D3C5416081B56CBA981458A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HDD51B7E408F34B189F54C57A8A05BD2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or elimination</quote> after <quote>significant reduction</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD96D22A68EFB4CC78DC9F2EC9AD686DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6FBD1CB9CEC49A3855AF6AF26728650"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A52BB9125204036A2721E6D61920C65" style="USC"><paragraph id="H963508E4CCA54CA98C717F2ACB0517F3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Combating climate change</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the climate impacts of the transportation system.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE58F6F8C19F94387B7C9EB2967FA5E24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H46718AB50E7D47A481FBBC713A1FEB38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92854D4C2C5F496B843482B97FE9A11B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28CF1B15263341C5BF8D1485D05E32A2" style="USC"><paragraph id="H731AAF2F64154AEB9D81511EE8A15A60"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas emissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, measures for States to use to assess—</text><subparagraph id="H7A7431F335D94C33BF240195D233E6A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H199779B6AF2E43FD9FB34E4975BB2C1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carbon dioxide emissions using different parameters than described in subparagraph (A) that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D9FBB9E819548F4A276895D12D95668"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other greenhouse gas emissions on public roads that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1E3BB7C998D49D286AA102BBD73A7B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H089E876BC2B3490485ED654D53E08684"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H431498C5AC5C41278E37B7450BBEB5D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary has promulgated the final rulemaking under subsection (c), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HBECB0E997A544BA088F55C954469E114"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6), and (7)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H334EB4F075C142D29496BA74707F45EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80BBBA158C0B49D5AE98F3EC3DC097E9" style="USC"><paragraph id="H09447A300E5C4E62B3D8B56AD3EBF023"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regressive targets</header><subparagraph id="HA03526E1CADA451EB1D75A1E8A2B7EEC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may not establish a regressive target for the measures described under paragraph (4) or paragraph (7) of subsection (c). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE1DF429EF004AA0A6AA0A45B4A86ACA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regressive target defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>regressive target</term> means a target that fails to demonstrate constant or improved performance for a particular measure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64C5EFD43C1247D79769CEFE448419D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H424478D10F394474950C15BECCC00CA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21 and biennially thereafter, a</quote> and inserting <quote>A</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E82CA5F97844665A51B8C5785EE2450"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>biennial</quote> after <quote>the Secretary a</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5B51B3108934D838984F193494D52C4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4ADDCBD7B9C14196AEDB8EF6D92D513E" style="USC"><subsection id="H8C82450A2C914475B43263323C8816C7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><paragraph id="HFF441146C52846B7BEAB90A41467815C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish measures for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the level of safe, reliable, and convenient transportation system access to—</text><subparagraph id="H096CF084AF7B45818C69FC049B1269AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DDEE2C7B771456D938DABC911B472F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4DA7C59E8F14339B34B481D904C4D29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The measures established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the ability for States and metropolitan planning organizations to assess—</text><subparagraph id="HA331ECBBC44D4F27B8D51070296EE0EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the change in the level of transportation system access for various modes of travel, including connection to other modes of transportation, that would result from new transportation investments; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6789737893644A4081B5E2C62F642296"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of transportation system access for economically disadvantaged communities, including to affordable housing; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BE6BB70CD914EE8AA504CCCA5BB90E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which transportation access is impacted by zoning policies and land use planning practices that effect the affordability, elasticity, and diversity of the housing supply.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72E1C1601B8E46A29A6E4AA270CCF6E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition of services</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>services</term> includes healthcare facilities, child care, education and workforce training, food sources, banking and other financial institutions, and other retail shopping establishments.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37E4CDAF3E21497DA25D9050F19A2BA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 23</header><text>Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended—</text><paragraph id="HAAC92A728D1840BC87B9886775B57FF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2)(D)—</text><subparagraph id="HC0609BBA31884DA79B508D835597036D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82E675AE3EBA470AABD73BCAE9F9FD12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The TIP</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14D7234A203B428094445EC920353A0C" style="USC"><clause id="H2ED0A3DAA4D84004A23B8B26287E23CF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H697BDD7BDEE04EC08DE041EE193A1591"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80EB5D99219E41AC876F341656D07AB6" style="USC"><clause id="H38E54BA811C146ADB7FC332CC999DA6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transportation management areas</header><text>For metropolitan planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as a transportation management area under subsection (k), the TIP shall include—</text><subclause id="HE3E985BDBC374D2784675FC4D97E4A0F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a discussion of the anticipated effect of the TIP toward achieving the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to such performance targets; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H119F549398294539924A2681BF54080C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the anticipated effect of the TIP would improve the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f).</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0530C794F8264AEAA508277876DA1155"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text><subparagraph id="H0223BE17F2E74299990A3507B79F2D9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text><clause id="H3C3F2FD45E4D489CA7BCDC0FFD5FFFF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall address congestion management</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H91A73755AE774329B28F132DC1FF0845" style="USC"><text>shall address—</text><clause id="H76EEB8280B3C40F6A416B0D9F018D679"><enum>(i)</enum><text>congestion management</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H48999D423413413DAD394E3F744766A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H8C088941887149BFA0474BD6731537B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4666EFDD025E4188B3A396AD2C712582" style="USC"><clause id="H13F854019636497D974006B55CE4D750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the overall level of transportation system access for various modes of travel within the metropolitan planning area, including the level of access for economically disadvantaged communities, consistent with section 150(f), that is based on a cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both new and existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B2321E6BCE14FAAA60E643C022C3502"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B)—</text><clause id="H591856CDC57049A9B0124296D728081B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="H59EC44DD84984869B8D3C4604D8191C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA9D3DB1D1857498B959A8BCE74970EC8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33EC8FBD45DA443F927105A2CAD74068" style="USC"><clause id="H5587BDA0E57C4051A294EDE47646CD8A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TIP approved under clause (ii) makes progress towards improving the level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f). </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBC7C704C3B64AB288615F2E2DD5C7F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H1969F6D5A6BF4D9AA468DADB21EC1AFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>5 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, and every 2 years thereafter</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA97736C1CB74CAB879C50B8EEC144A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and whether metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful performance targets; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85851ECA197B4EB9838875B7308C8531"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H516DD7DFF1EB446181C9C31AD423120A" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H89332B1C8CCE442AAC2449D7A85A2129"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a listing of all metropolitan planning organizations that are establishing performance targets and whether such performance targets established by the metropolitan planning organization are meaningful or regressive (as defined in section 150(d)(3)(B)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2E86CC260244BE58C0B895FCBA74D9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of implementing the measure established under section 150(f). </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H577F960AEE094370977D98130810B982"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning; title 23</header><text>Section 135(g)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is further amended—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7623008695F445D880592361CD067EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H594E65362BAA4263BE1B921DB447C7B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3882F8CB2F744E11959F897B565AE456" style="USC"><text>shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H55A2111E884046C4AEA401EB60CA1265"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a discussion</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA11E40BDCA56444EB5DECE02F2BA1667"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFECB2A1B489E4F4EA03FCB568AD76B44"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52DC54258B744AB1BFE7B9F65E64F6CE" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H992A97763B5C421BAD599ABEDB2207CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consideration of the anticipated effect of the STIP on the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f). </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE5A3F52C7D643D8BEA7106DC78E932F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 49</header><text>Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1B9F4BDD90CF44A1971A55DD52E4B7E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2)(D)—</text><subparagraph id="H6D73EA72B8B7434F9CF3A16805BA011C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AD1ADE843794233BE70A2DA8969BDF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The transportation improvement plan</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H10644CA25C144365B41F7CBACC0C6A08" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H42DE8CC020FA4454804EEDC469ADB445"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1537769035FA413191BCB3CF4C51574C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H854584A2CF9F4F7FBA8C58F0629F859E"><clause id="HA8ECA363C1AD42928FB5F0910A844D7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transportation management areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For metropolitan planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as a transportation management area under subsection (k), the TIP shall include—</text><subclause id="H138A0B4C226E44FDA7F1D0FFB5C24CED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a discussion of the anticipated effect of the TIP toward achieving the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to such performance targets; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBDDA73D962B24FA1ADA7DED90B9E6A03"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of how the anticipated effect of the TIP would improve the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB01D17A7EEAE41628DD07FEB7F6E9DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text><subparagraph id="H5C7AF5918E304E458FF0FC06FB132558"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text><clause id="H32798EDC4E7B4FC79A26D24129BF53D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall address congestion management</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H98FEB426F4DE4F699041BEE08444E2AF" style="USC"><text>shall address—</text><clause id="HA163142515804CE6BB4B6D017386B6A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>congestion management</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HDEA7B0F8D2F34573AC998F71079D656B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB291E26B4E9C460593443F88825B4A35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3692845B24E4439FAFE856D1D9122631" style="USC"><clause id="H05EA0E4BEF194BE7976540A52480B95D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overall level of transportation system access for various modes of travel within the metropolitan planning area, including the level of access for economically disadvantaged communities, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, that is based on a cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both new and existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under this chapter and title 23.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8C280667BAF4BF3992FCB257BCFD473"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B)—</text><clause id="H60DC873636804B91A49305588151AC9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="HB9DD6CF5C1CF422B9A3EDCB5FA4D4768"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H644809355B5642938516F216F835647D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD395474A928346B9B901BF94DB52666E" style="USC"><clause id="HF71098DCBDFC4D3FBB00ED1F61A8223F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TIP approved under clause (ii) makes progress towards improving the level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H141472AF431C4EC8916C4F60EF46E960" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="HA315A6EC630045C5AEEE32960DD94EB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, and every 2 years thereafter,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H345B3AC1C849448581D6CCF5A79DC109"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and whether metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful performance targets; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF58FE61AEAC846268A7B57ED62C3A4D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2504D7E3664E49DFB0A0D33BDA6E2415"><subparagraph id="HC34A3BACA3894C7485323DCA6EFAEC51"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a listing of all metropolitan planning organizations that are establishing performance targets and whether such performance targets established by the metropolitan planning organization are meaningful or regressive (as defined in section 150(d)(3)(B) of title 23); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43944A060E164FE2BDA7420067C4E77D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of implementing the measure established under section 150(f) of title 23. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H249CF5F6411F4743807B9A04F55BB2AC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning; title 49</header><text>Section 5304(g)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H32BC4ECDE6BD4605B0FDDB91574BFB04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H194A0CBD70CB4199AD9429FF65BF4D05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2CDF737582F942CCAA1B56CDFAE2EE86" style="USC"><text>shall include—</text><subparagraph id="HBE5D01C35F1F49BE8B343EF677F3123C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a discussion</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H78916CDE99FD4859A8BF4D46F8A652BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDB2F8AE2F414E709AC4FE7310741C12"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37751DC648BB4363B0312DE4B3EE9F98"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F6D54BB0F304652A52021591E260097" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HBE397DCAEAD94D5AAAE6D18648D6CF52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consideration of the anticipated effect of the STIP on the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2C1728E66AA48F6861E9FD829E232C3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><paragraph id="HA5651FD096C149D8AC0DA7E481052C04" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regressive targets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prohibition in the amendment made by subsection (a)(3)(B) shall apply to States beginning on the date that is 1 year before the subsequent State target and reporting deadlines related to safety performance management established pursuant to section 150 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1CE5FF759854BDAA93DA36D3EBDA29B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access planning requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements in the amendments made by subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall apply beginning on the date on which the requirements for the measure described in section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code, take effect. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88802335C7974D06878BE4943D377C85"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Development of greenhouse gas measure</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out paragraph (7) of section 150(c) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H493F043EE7424EF984988985E7B33785"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Development of transportation system access measure</header><paragraph id="H51275A834DF5459389171BD8A0CDD644"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group to assess the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 150(f) and make recommendations regarding the establishment of measures for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the level of transportation system access for various modes of travel, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43C2FBE82412436ABB64245986961CBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The working group established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include representatives from—</text><subparagraph id="H3302402BA53346C8BFD53766AF889C2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1454AC6DFF744F79A4BB03949DDA25F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State departments of transportation, including representatives that specialize in pedestrian and bicycle safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB38165A056A49249BB0DBF1FFA7C2EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE611EDA281F45CA9644D8DAA59F85CE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations representing transportation management areas (as those terms are defined in section 134 of title 23, United States Code);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF83D2721D0C946C296FB5FA2BDA216A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other metropolitan planning organizations or local governments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF292FDB516042878A91C6619271B1A2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providers of public transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H845326E4FB2B481A8B2B4EE64940E3C6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>nonprofit entities related to transportation, including relevant safety groups;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE20D20E76F9F440985C33B6406C6A2C1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>experts in the field of transportation access data; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D9BEC89D5C746C5AD069CCA86FB8B95"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7CDD6DDA5D041A2A3A0080786BB82DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="H75637998B92C419881C5E74CCC5429C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the working group pursuant to paragraph (1), the working group shall submit to the Secretary a report of recommendations regarding the establishment of measures for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95D17BB4782C4663AE057D9057758200"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F1EF5F7CDC746C492FBAC43490FF0F8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the requirements of section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H110BC539B2F948F58BEC85F35A0E3423"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Secretary shall terminate the working group established pursuant to paragraph (1) on the date on which the regulation issued pursuant to paragraph (4) takes effect.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDB93AC14AB94F57B42093AB29AF620D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transportation system access data</header><paragraph id="H064E0D4188DA44F693A1CD994CC8937F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Transportation establishes the measure required under section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall develop or procure eligible transportation system access data sets and analytical tools and make such data sets and analytical tools available to State departments of transportation and metropolitan planning areas that represent transportation management areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC956400E20F6483CA4A9C346228B5332"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An eligible transportation system access data set and analytical tool shall have the following characteristics:</text><subparagraph id="H305FE6B59AD54C5ABCF5691F39BBE641"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The ability to quantify the level of safe, reliable, and convenient transportation system access to—</text><clause id="H4616C1F29A2B439D8185E055478D783A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employment;</text></clause><clause id="H87DA708C7C634FA7987E8142F666E5EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>services; and</text></clause><clause id="H04FD473AF86840689675E16F9871D57E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>connections to other modes of transportation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF69046A52F84758B704EEB0B22C7ED9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The ability to quantify transportation system access for various modes of travel, including—</text><clause id="HFC22807F83E14E52A985927005CFB1EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>driving;</text></clause><clause id="H6921F110BA7C4F6AB6ECF8B9929F274A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H7D558400FD8446C1B2BDDDD4E9DCFA26"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>walking (including conveyance for persons with disabilities); and</text></clause><clause id="H80C381BBE03544F3BB369B11E4EE4E47"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>cycling (including micromobility).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27238B866B234CD59493F62C85600455"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The ability to disaggregate the level of transportation system access by various transportation modes by a variety of population categories, including—</text><clause id="H9516B9B044F14D4390E8BF7D240F3A8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>low-income populations;</text></clause><clause id="H1D10A66DD3C141228279A746FB4622E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>minority populations;</text></clause><clause id="H8D5F92CDBE6146C2AD9FEBF0C77E098A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>age;</text></clause><clause id="H6093E8DE01924A6388F14F1D308F745A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>disability; and</text></clause><clause id="H59193A8FD5CE4495B8BEABAAF6C2D957"><enum>(v)</enum><text>geographical location.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E860DC9C44949E2AC8BF0E2AF552AD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The ability to assess the change in the level of transportation system access that would result from new transportation investments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DF97FE6E7714A44898379B24B0D4106"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>An eligible transportation system access data set and analytical tool shall take into consideration safe and connected networks for walking, cycling, and persons with disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22A209C564C6452781AED1F8904CF350"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HA2F40716A47F426988D03BDFD3FD4FA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><text>The term <term>transportation system access</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8F31444B4EB46F1B2C6E461C5DF8C6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Services</header><text>The term <term>services</term> has the meaning given such term in section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1B84287A8FC0497FB7CC9D0CC1785106"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Transportation demand data and modeling study</header><subsection id="H2C5CC53D35B244228929C19E7894A7B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="HC042EBAFC59F4AFFADA2298A3FEEC700"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on transportation demand data and modeling, including transportation demand forecasting, and make recommendations for developing and utilizing transportation and traffic demand models with a demonstrated record of accuracy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB4A00988A784DD695082E35803AAC45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In carrying out the study under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5625C6FCF55E4484BECD25397E58868C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect observed transportation demand data and transportation demand forecasts from States and metropolitan planning organizations, including data and forecasts on—</text><clause id="HE1B70BEC151D422191C5855D917E76DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>traffic counts;</text></clause><clause id="H835DF40811624A68A0B0C09CA92706F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transportation mode share and public transportation ridership; </text></clause><clause id="H83102F9D9AF24FEB9B7DA36F433EBF15"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vehicle occupancy measures; and</text></clause><clause id="H0342A9AAE9A34919B4EE18FD213D4FE2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">travel demand impacts from state and local transportation demand management programs; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82E60A325C674944B9BFE43757B3538B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compare the transportation demand forecasts with the observed transportation demand data gathered under subparagraph (A), including an analysis of the level of accuracy of forecasts and possible reasons for large discrepancies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC14F3420EC804B97B56C17801B83914A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to—</text><clause id="HE75A245B511D45CE99F56A5E7F93E605"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop best practices and guidance for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use in forecasting transportation demand for future investments in transportation improvements;</text></clause><clause id="HDD38D0844FC74B09B0D5A287B4DC9B2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluate the impact of transportation investments, including new roadway capacity, on transportation behavior and transportation demand, including public transportation ridership, induced highway transportation, and congestion;</text></clause><clause id="H005D81AB459B40149B83BA351695852A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>support more accurate transportation demand forecasting by States and metropolitan planning organizations; </text></clause><clause id="H1D6E1A56DDDD41B1B1C33513ABFBFF8F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>enhance the capacity of States and metropolitan planning organizations to—</text><subclause id="HFE8A8FE11EC7483B92A717857F7EE774"><enum>(I)</enum><text>forecast transportation demand; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0EAE60C29D294F57BCDE23AD11842613"><enum>(II)</enum><text>track observed transportation behavior responses, including induced transportation, to changes in transportation capacity, pricing, and land use patterns; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HA9567171E85C4001ACA9329CFD20A551"><enum>(v)</enum><text>develop transportation demand management strategies to maximize the efficiency of the transportation system, improve mobility, reduce congestion, and lower vehicle emissions. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99B0FDD93CD4467897790F29C6BE2F5E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that data and forecasts described in paragraph (2)(A) are collected from—</text><subparagraph id="H7D978D66E0C24AA882853B84F7FD6E93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A809B323D6A4DD6846304D2CC71758C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of 200,000 people or fewer; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97E62BF96D8C49E8B55425F7CD059073"><enum>(C)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of over 200,000 people.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3768F35779B94BF390966D23A1B39430"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Working with the private sector</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may, and is encouraged to, procure additional data as necessary from university transportation centers, private sector providers, and other entities as is needed and may use funds authorized under section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, for carrying out this paragraph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H538807FDFC8C478DA7335CD4FEF46132"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Working with affected communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with, and collect data and input from, representatives of—</text><subparagraph id="HC35CBF568FA84FB2AD605B9564306776"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C77DBA99A31443F8611581367F97EEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2B1570D00BD4B46865452D585D42A35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3990855170049D3990F21C8E5785D51"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local governments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB61B1DBDD360428FBAFFFF2CC08B1DD0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providers of public transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H235402F5A1C947D59DBB77411EC84F67"><enum>(F)</enum><text>nonprofit entities related to transportation, including safety, cycling, disability, and equity groups; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F87754F6E0D44F28A8C31AB114F3888"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF364F42EF6B148768BABB7971C04F3C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H14F4DD2E2C5744B883E5E32582F7CDB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secretarial support</header><text>The Secretary shall seek opportunities to support the transportation planning processes under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code, through the provision of data to States and metropolitan planning organizations to improve the quality of transportation plans, models, and demand forecasts.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCE1C9D21A70048809C6BE8366788F61C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Update guidance and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H0259A3CA464F410ABB885D8A4AA13243"><enum>(1)</enum><text>update Department of Transportation guidance and procedures to utilize best practices documented throughout the Federal program; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E0BB553FADB48F997B18EB3C4EDBB97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that best practices included in the report are incorporated into appropriate regulations as such regulations are updated.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H95217103CA2046B298970791FA386B50"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Continuing improvement</header><text>The Secretary shall set out a process to repeat the study under this section every 2 years as part of the conditions and performance report, including—</text><paragraph id="H2C8688AACE1940FB84CA61A8E89A9394"><enum>(1)</enum><text>progress in the accuracy of model projections;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CDE84B8DC5F4E1ABAB90A4DA8DD18FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>further recommendations for improvement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3050302B8BF4F4494BE5B6F1434EE3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>further changes to guidance, regulation, and procedures required for the Department of Transportation to adopt best practices. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB33C47015B3D42CF8C3D6CA01A42BCD4"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend section 450.324(f)(11)(v) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that the outer years of a metropolitan transportation plan are defined as <quote>beyond the first 4 years</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H36732D6797104FB186B33ACB9CEB84B6"><enum>E</enum><header>Federal Lands, Tribes, and Territories</header><section id="HD9D925954DFF4E3E99BA82C02E2600BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><subsection id="H61C7A2D64A24438A9A08EE32A1DBC913" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HDF3312D4A53D4543A2197DEABE9BE5AC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H1DC7724383634D4A8EDA4726F464165E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H736D8B0ED2184BFAAF0316F45AB79054" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Puerto Rico and territorial highway program, there shall be made available—</text><paragraph id="HB8E627CCFCA24798BF2610C10976354A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$340,000,000 for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection (b) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H654826F66DC84F99B578D1EC30C12C28" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the territorial highway program under subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HFB3E5173850C4C2080D9F23AD681AD1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(A) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2023; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA2E5D3C5DC640C090B7F3010550B0FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(B) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D6167F0D7E442BAA8455AD24511C3E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(C) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2025; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD7001FF873148CD8C04CDFE69E14B6E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H1093BD79E446478FA8E9554FC7E8133C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HFE99B47ABB724BA7BBFACE535BC155B4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H0CE50CAD12A04C8EAA2C4E847E7B78DE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Transferability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (C) for the Puerto Rico highway program, Puerto Rico may transfer not to exceed 50 percent in a fiscal year of such amounts for activities described in clause (iii) of such subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DE7A5AC9E2C41CEAC28E00282F9E7B3" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(6)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="HE3CE16AC83EA4810B45480A26105153A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) as clauses (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC682CF7AAD748DEB9975C29AB73B017" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iii) the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HE1BB35192CDF4AECB54CB51B02D3666C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H7EA3977C128A484D9E587DFF92CBA8D9" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ferry boats and terminal facilities that are privately or majority privately owned, in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of section 129(c), that provide a substantial public benefit.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0BF208041A54630958982264122036D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8407B3A79604069AD56E50100A03185" style="USC"><subsection id="H43D138828DF54DF9818F1F2F24B4D630" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Participation of territories in discretionary programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any program in which the Secretary may allocate funds out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to a State at the discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may allocate funds to one or more territory for any project or activity that otherwise would be eligible under such program if such project or activity was being carried out in a State.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA4AD45D5A0D4E0987F27683F1159AB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access and development roads</header><text>Section 118(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</quote> and inserting <quote>, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory of the United States</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="HAD4B2FE125514FB0A9DFD9A2D0245A79" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE246A74086D449EBA784C5D75EE6EE9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H96B8D950A8914A959A9A0BC8499BEA19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>improving deficient</quote> and inserting <quote>the construction and reconstruction of</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3AABE938477430082D57EF6F988C542"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HFDC4C55E3DAE43AB929C5762CB7AB2FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>construct,</quote> after <quote>project to</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H71D8AB717B254234A856CC8F54A4DF0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HB97311C6EA504D2698DCCE279754E0FF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>deficient</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H7754E5FA8329437D97BF06D6548D7CE5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>in poor condition</quote> after <quote>facility bridges</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA33C184995B45EDAA9BFC47E21CEC98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H9B21455F39044FDD8AB0398498F0DAA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Eligible bridges</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Eligibility for existing bridges</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9874948BE5954756928E9DAB8000A4B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>an existing bridge</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HDA7A9734F9A7481CBF4F0B61F5C4957B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>structurally deficient or functionally obsolete</quote> and inserting <quote>in poor condition</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72CADCBE3C474E4D82A1815475D32990" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HBC8984C01336413CB986FD13B96D87BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>4 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5FD714325BE4BE284574394D465360E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>for eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4).</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF2C1A478BFAA4283AC073846AAC40D89"><text>for—</text><subparagraph id="H9AB4325669F948BEA3C2F4A30DF60A92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H681FB9A6C5F54D4CB75E791880162FDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projects to promote public awareness and education concerning highway safety matters (including bicycle, all-terrain, motorcyclist, and pedestrian safety); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFF27592670B45359D5A0BF18ACC159F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects to enforce highway safety laws. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HFF5931DA8DEC4E9DA215FA6CDC3AC69F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><subsection id="H853119EF240E4D0DAF902674170D381B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5F9A7CECB5DA4B02AE1B6CC9A1F02DF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4899679F070E4D83B246017CBD8BFC24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61F4F9B03FD74ACB920F183F5B65A05C" style="USC"><subsection id="H52F44F916942459B80F95588779C8FB5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside $50,000,000 from the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to carry out the Tribal High Priority Projects program under section 1123 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFCA605371C0F4076B36EDB39A89F4342"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1123 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H331653DCA372431DB3DAB4373EB7304A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(C) by striking <quote>required by that section</quote> and inserting <quote>required under such program</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35615188E5E044CCBB7834C44EDED18C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1) by striking <quote>use amounts made available under subsection (h) to</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC552DEA46D874F2FA884ECF749D41916"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H65639BA0121349D1A135F03FCABAF08E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior,</quote> after <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A4D990871BC403CB2DF2E3F2F965BC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>of the Interior</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE23F9C79EA9F472891DBE4C2FAC3276E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B60016A7F5E46239F065EDD6A1D2F1A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g) by striking <quote>and the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>or the Secretary</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA67B68352FEC443BAF325320CE788B85"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H462892F27CB3479A9F55039B8F516DFE" style="USC"><subsection id="HAC7AE60EA9DF49E58D635D66E60F37FA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds made available to carry out this section shall be administered in the same manner as funds made available for the Tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H607A0BEE2269479CA47D08BD6C830F82" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><subsection id="H50D0226BC17A46158CAF233183CCCC2B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75C795D1B1EC4A6A9A53C547E405105C" style="USC"><paragraph id="H491EE3D5DA2B48FCAEA36C8B981D2EF3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transfer for high-commuter corridors</header><subparagraph id="H4C0A02A842234DA3BCDCD1587F7431FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the head of a covered agency determines that a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment, based on the criteria described in subparagraph (D), the head of a covered agency, with respect to such corridor, shall submit to the State—</text><clause id="HFF1E954CCCF64406BFE9DB179A4F0198"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information on condition of pavements and bridges;</text></clause><clause id="H4B21F3A8DB494348B5916BC085326029"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an estimate of the amounts needed to bring such corridor into a state of good repair, taking into consideration any planned future investments; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5276BB8ACCEC4E76B1C73FC9E1B22038"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the discretion of the head of a covered agency, a request that the State transfer to the covered agency, under the authority of section 132 or section 204, or to the Federal Highway Administration, under the authority of section 104, a portion of such amounts necessary to address the condition of the corridor.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC44D0720292348E2BA00D80940BF9BCB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State response</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of the request described in subparagraph (A)(iii), the State shall—</text><clause id="H57D667FFB5E547489B7FE0B4FF56DB6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approve the request;</text></clause><clause id="H91B723AE1C9E41F895A218118875546A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deny the request and explain the reasons for such denial; or</text></clause><clause id="HAD339D0A0F264B26925453D327F29AA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request any additional information necessary to take action on the request.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF64958B72A7D44CB8B6DCB09B10C8986"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification to the Secretary</header><text>The head of a covered agency shall provide to the Secretary a copy of any request described under subparagraph (A)(iii) and response described under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD20FD52187984EA8B6D41D77119012D2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the head of a covered agency, with respect to the corridor, shall consider—</text><clause id="H17F68FCFEE7840B08D1407749C645523"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the condition of roads, bridges, and tunnels; and</text></clause><clause id="H40DCE44E2F0D49F0B4AFADC16A969F42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the average annual daily traffic.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A49A808146449BB8447A6817F8DF00D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text><clause id="H1E1F797A304A4C229517AD4454C410D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Covered agency</header><text>The term <term>covered agency</term> means a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under this section, section 203, or section 204, including the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land Management. </text></clause><clause id="H6AE63306B4844420B998F98DA662156B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>High-commuter corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high-commuter corridor</term> means a Federal lands transportation facility that has an average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H6FF7B10DBCEA46319A9BB362B4EB7B21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO study regarding NPS maintenance</header><paragraph id="H65F508F7290A4172B236926CC611C93A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall study the National Park Service maintenance prioritization of Federal lands transportation facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8F9AE5AF1D94A2EA0CAB9C530497E4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>At minimum, the study under paragraph (1) shall examine—</text><subparagraph id="HC3B34272817147D4AF05F0BE3D00FE7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>general administrative maintenance of the National Park Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H875CA0F7FB03464880A478D0F698C120"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the National Park Service currently prioritizes maintenance of Federal facilities covered under the Federal Lands Transportation Program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA6E7EFACA164C67B653903A32B0F4EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>what kind of maintenance the National Parkway Service is performing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFFB22A59CB94B2AAEC51184EB4C4DD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to what degree does the National Park Service prioritize high-commuter corridors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49204E4B2AA24D34B68655E7D269713C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>how the National Park Service can better service the needs of high commuter corridors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3F94734C0E34A6AA4A5AE60D05ADB6D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report summarizing the study and the results of such study, including recommendations for addressing the maintenance needs and prioritization of high-commuter corridors.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H252F239BAF8140E3BA929B3C2D818549"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition of high-commuter corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>high-commuter corridor</term> means a Federal lands transportation facility that has average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HACE88941895D43B68E09E2CAC84EFB71" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Federal lands and Tribal major projects program</header><subsection id="HD7CD00D386074D21949C0EDCD0E5E916"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/207">section 207</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E5A36A1427A41158BC50CA6798626E1" style="USC"><section id="H1D643526636340B5900B299D31493F3C"><enum>208.</enum><header>Federal lands and Tribal major projects program</header><subsection id="H8D94E7B25C444A899B31DCE91DE07058"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Federal lands and Tribal major projects program (referred to in this section as the <quote>program</quote>) to provide funding to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate critical Federal lands and Tribal transportation infrastructure. </text></subsection><subsection id="H228631030D0B43569D8103202FD69489"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><paragraph id="HF1DC9DE66839446BA1458A8F02FE4ADE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), entities eligible to receive funds under sections 201, 202, 203, and 204 may apply for funding under the program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAD56687DB6F4A95BEDCCF15959730ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>A State, county, or unit of local government may only apply for funding under the program if sponsored by an eligible Federal agency or Indian Tribe. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C0D09C9DCF34E26BC4A6BFF1F831AE1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>An eligible project under the program shall be on a Federal lands transportation facility, a Federal lands access transportation facility, or a tribal transportation facility, except that such facility is not required to be included in an inventory described in section 202 or 203, and for which— </text><paragraph id="H52D5E146A4EF40B5BD412F63DB7AE9B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project—</text><subparagraph id="H45DDC57AAB5146DCB3DD25885E41E53D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has completed the activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) which has been demonstrated through—</text><clause id="H876C87DD31584DF7B94597B77D2F2D0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a record of decision with respect to the project; </text></clause><clause id="H38C3D6557C794386ACAC865BA21536BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a finding that the project has no significant impact; or </text></clause><clause id="H217698291EE84F19B496A8461F98F426"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a determination that the project is categorically excluded; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE47B1CA3C0C74A83A2E56E1AB7CE31F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is reasonably expected to begin construction not later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds for the project; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED42FECCA6E405AAC72C6E479FCC9B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the project has an estimated cost equal to or exceeding—</text><subparagraph id="HCF61F6A3230C4B1C8CCF0F919B100348"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$12,500,000 if it is on a Federal lands transportation facility or a Federal lands access transportation facility; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCC642C48FE1415EA42B6CA33B831922"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 if it is on a Tribal transportation facility. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E7D57BBF59F4BE1974DDD57B03DB8A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant amounts received for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="H19D920DC332746938B3C6E3E59CCB1C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3306985CC40E4A66BD215F9FA7697EF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation activities. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB05A565B9B7F4E2E9C85815835E16871"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Eligible applicants shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text></subsection><subsection id="H8A876D4680754CAF88048CBE5E248323"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text>The Secretary may select a project to receive funds under the program only if the Secretary determines that the project— </text><paragraph id="H7F186DA646E6409EB35FC34957DC798D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improves the condition of critical transportation facilities, including multimodal facilities; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0C5CC91885444F399B018283D6CF756"><enum>(2)</enum><text>cannot be easily and efficiently completed with amounts made available under section 202, 203, or 204; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B6D4F76B2FD41549BD58607EB5C4150"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is cost effective. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFAE3BB73DCAB4BAFA1A05E8F8A6CDD92"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Merit criteria</header><text>In making a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider whether the project— </text><paragraph id="H224F5B7C0C4B4EA684B0188F6F8FEAA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>will generate state of good repair, resilience, economic competitiveness, quality of life, mobility, or safety benefits; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4646EA0716704449B083525E3B07D9E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a project on a Federal lands transportation facility or a Federal lands access transportation facility, has costs matched by funds that are not provided under this section or this title; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DAB9F2DEF5B4543BAF72B6298EACBF5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>generates benefits for land owned by multiple Federal land management agencies or Indian Tribes, or which spans multiple States. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD60C66C2744042018E009510840DFAA9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Evaluation and rating</header><text>To evaluate applications, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HA9459C0CDCB54AEB8C836CC0A7520EC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine whether a project meets the requirements under subsection (f); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFD37B8780B241FA8A86A5758B6CA5E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate, through a discernable and transparent methodology, how each application addresses one or more merit criteria established under subsection (g); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5012585CBDC44061A4B999E6302DB487"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assign a rating for each merit criteria for each application; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82C2648F5E214059A0070B3533CDA0D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider applications only on the basis of such quality ratings and which meet the minimally acceptable level for each of the merit criteria. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB43A3B8CF73C4C519F29154E10B5193D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Cost share</header><paragraph id="HC92F94B0FC604C388D4A6A6C64256217"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal lands projects</header><subparagraph id="H33DBC6D4C82149F29712F8CF44C7FCBF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 120, the Federal share of the cost of a project on a Federal lands transportation facility or a Federal lands access transportation facility shall be up to 90 percent. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18F9B74CEE1440AE8145A606A35BB262"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds may be used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9113F939FDBD49D79ACBEE8168EF35CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribal projects</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project on a Tribal transportation facility shall be 100 percent. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H77A50BBE95B24B1895349253D6C1EB16"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, of the amounts made available to carry out this section, not more than 50 percent shall be used for eligible projects on Federal lands transportation facilities or Federal lands access transportation facilities and Tribal transportation facilities, respectively.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H9BC8C65953D1485093F4CA7EB426F56E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/207">section 207</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59A9EC111C4A4DE995036198C6C80426" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">208. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HCB617F00883C49FDB9D181463307B71D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1123 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/201">23 U.S.C. 201</external-xref> note), and the item related to such section in the table of contents under section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="H3ECA981E53344F9B804ACC65E1DF35E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Office of Tribal Government Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H69719DCCD7434F78953AD7C34128CCAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H84E1CB8B3E3040DD851695334C1AE36A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>6 Assistant</quote> and inserting <quote>7 Assistant</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5B115CC370A4ED98AF4C005B2C56CB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2088D0D1AF064599BDE9D0FC98337F44"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8582BAD18260485086DA49FE7D7A3901"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3FD644A29F94A1590E2CB872BBE891C" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H76BD2928FACC4DD599192F45B86ADE6D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, who shall be appointed by the President; and </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA60876F56AE34E57AF0E5AFAB3EB2D24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="H36221746A94840409820831581329DAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Office of Tribal Government Affairs</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC99638B90DD43BA9D0E37B4B4406D30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7A11DC836B0468C8E5A8540CB1D1DEF" style="USC"><paragraph id="HFD8411CD3D0547D09BDB2D7E1F6FDF99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Department an Office of Tribal Government Affairs, under the Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, to—</text><subparagraph id="HAE5ACDF68675403B97EF2C884C439636"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee the Tribal transportation self-governance program under section 207 of title 23;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2D700DD3EBF4A4F97FB5836628A974D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plan, coordinate, and implement policies and programs serving Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D5FDE14FB0443A4A2E763AA4CC84A05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate Tribal transportation programs and activities in all offices and administrations of the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53751F28FD9C4D15A80A531D05E41F33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H154380E6A6FC4EEBAA3BC5C7BDDFFB14"><enum>(E)</enum><text>be a participant in any negotiated rulemakings relating to, or having an impact on, projects, programs, or funding associated with the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H480E6F7146744B30B6C7AB3F87CA40DC"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that Department programs have in place, implement, and enforce requirements and obligations for regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with Tribes and Tribal officials under Executive Order No. 13175 and to serve as the primary advisor to the Secretary and other Department components regarding violations of those requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H4F5FA83AB8D84E85A5698DA43B0DC551" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1507.</enum><header>Alternative contracting methods</header><subsection id="HE7B90F493D154B63A6A0BF2B54E748E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Land management agencies and tribal governments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75791B0BE8484A6F9E40B16DAD637E45" style="USC"><subsection id="HDB3D18E8AE37422F8881141153EC24D5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Alternative contracting methods</header><paragraph id="HF4B424AF3C394D1688D900F4B24B215C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use a contracting method available to a State under this title on behalf of—</text><subparagraph id="H50D3A636E9DE45BAAC0B415B5F90E346"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 203 or 204;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F7DC10035DF40CB974E93C64BC8EB67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Federal land management agency, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 1535 of title 31 for any eligible use described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/203">sections 203(a)(1)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/204">204(a)(1)</external-xref> of this title; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E3C95DB0D9747B18AE07C6B50E25E24"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Tribal Government, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 202(b)(7)(D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3DB817B8D184845B697F5078404CA95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods described</header><text>The contracting methods referred to in paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="HC0720B3E2ACC44959853B3FD54EC2848"><enum>(A)</enum><text>project bundling;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C236B1A588E4B2798D9B3CAE7927443"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bridge bundling;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30DBF3277A734F918E52C1AAE7537849"><enum>(C)</enum><text>design-build contracting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66A08AAB6E9140CA9215AC2F250D0F1B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2-phase contracting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H289FA11A6F3A47AAA72EC9EB5D5E96A9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>long-term concession agreements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AD23FBFAF66482B90B6F456059D7E7B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any method tested, or that could be tested, under an experimental program relating to contracting methods carried out by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFA2A3AD873E40C2955305CEFB650346"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="H01919B9E4BAC4B359781A331A5293838"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affects the application of the Federal share for a project carried out with a contracting method under this subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D408D6C84B4470F9806EA81B67F8DE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>modifies the point of obligation of Federal salaries and expenses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H4299CC946D83452DBBE29B182407E6E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of alternative contracting method</header><text>In carrying out the amendments made by this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H7C73965521124D17A71018F44E35D937"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in consultation with the applicable Federal land management agencies, establish procedures that are—</text><subparagraph id="HE597E28FFBF843D4BF14DE817735780B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applicable to each alternative contracting method; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H112A1D74A65146B8AF910C836DA55F6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with requirements for Federal procurement transactions;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE481ADEBDE064ABD91DC7B77CF4AA3A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solicit input on the use of each alternative contracting method from any affected industry prior to using such method; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7ADD4BC24C84919BD1A1B6AF66B97BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyze and prepare an evaluation of the use of each alternative contracting method. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAAF778170B5F4FA89938840049C40A8F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1508.</enum><header>Divestiture of federally owned bridges</header><subsection id="H07516E5C29434BDDBE74D378F6E9E8EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation may transfer ownership of a bridge that is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation if—</text><paragraph id="H0399F59A17754EEAB340D112C064CF06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the ownership of the bridge is transferred to a State with the concurrence of such State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H369465EB11A14686BA21012F64EF460B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State to which ownership is transferred agrees to operate and maintain the bridge;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1933837E9D42498EB05186A2D5E1B939"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the transfer of ownership complies with all applicable Federal requirements, including—</text><subparagraph id="H0A522153142446CDB8EBEEFF75F0DBB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 138 of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B5F0010EAC54D25A8C6073644ADEEBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 306108 of title 54, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF63FB7D2427144EBA9BB82A48E5E5A5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18AF8232943849E5A942F889FE156ADA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Bureau of Reclamation and the State to which ownership is being transferred jointly notify the Secretary of Transportation of the intent to conduct a transfer prior to such transfer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6BD6F349AC8E4E9FBC9B707508DEF0DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access</header><text>In a transfer of ownership of a bridge under this section, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation—</text><paragraph id="H0FD570F9BFCB4DBF94FAD299BF3FB426"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be required to transfer ownership of the land on which the bridge is located or any adjacent lands; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0153BD3D3CC4182AF409FCE46A14D3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall make arrangements with the State to which ownership is being transferred to allow for adequate access to such bridge, including for the purposes of construction, maintenance, and bridge inspections pursuant to section 144 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEF6C045F64AA4C55912E829D698BA55B"><enum>1509.</enum><header>Study on Federal funding available to Indian Tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than January 31 of each year, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that—</text><paragraph id="H0F959FC7C5944065905DF3C296D26ECE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies the number of Indian Tribes that were direct recipients of funds under any discretionary Federal highway, transit, or highway safety program in the prior fiscal year; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H957BDC6E5F2443AE9E3F076F79956A34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lists the total amount of such funds made available directly to such Tribes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B60E31CEF3644C494697877AB470477"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies the number and location of Indian Tribes that were indirect recipients of funds under any formula-based Federal highway, transit, or highway safety program in the prior fiscal year; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDC3CA38104B4237A973F1598A7C3392"><enum>(4)</enum><text>lists the total amount of such funds made available indirectly to such tribes through states or other direct recipients of Federal highway, transit or highway safety funding.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H0DFC410F1432419AB338DA3EE80AC6DC"><enum>1510.</enum><header>GAO study</header><subsection id="H5D6CEF3EF22C4F49A936B40B1D4E7863"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the deferred maintenance of United States forest roads, including—</text><paragraph id="H25684D1C5AB54B0586F1FD9DFEBA588A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the current backlog;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H88BAB994AA8541AFB2A9CDCE9D6883E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the current actions on such maintenance and backlog;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2C6FE4574FA4590BC9DFE5950C54920"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts of public safety due to such deferred maintenance, including wildfire ignitions, suppression, and evacuation routes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF5F3E55A0754BD3A23161A4FBBAF3A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations for Congress on ways to address such backlog. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1979096A2F1E46B88EB09CB84AC2140B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H376C8D243CD14ED6A78286CA2F5E52EE"><enum>1511.</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><subsection id="H91D429B25DC6464284A5CE07C2A62CA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H406EDE29C4DE4F4AB5847BFC9F77AC6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="H19DB9D30A59546009ED4B5777DBECBF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>context-sensitive solutions,</quote> after <quote>restoration,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BCF66B807F54D94948D11630FE36032"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>, including interpretive panels in or adjacent to those areas</quote> after <quote>areas</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H516E517BDFCC4092BEBC2DE9E1B04F87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6909F25C8534BA7A143EEED743067B0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (ix); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8C13BF7C41247EB875F0756AB9DD409"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (v) the following:</text><quoted-block id="HC51D031D94DD49EF8555649AFE5F39CB" style="OLC"><clause id="HC7635F7ADD7E4AAEBB540D6C6193AC8C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>contextual wayfinding markers;</text></clause><clause id="H3585BD98B4B54D488DC37B6F2B817CC4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>landscaping;</text></clause><clause id="H06716EE502294A0E889E562E38FB0327"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>cooperative mitigation of visual blight, including screening or removal; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3E51C021AED4B5D9CBBB3973DCB7927"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HF32DBB4B61744C2BB3ECFBEF3DA4B0D0" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HD07131F554554A38ADCBCE9EE1A15F44"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Native plant materials</header><text>In carrying out an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the entity carrying out the activity considers—</text><subparagraph id="H4841CCDF8DDD43C281D66BA5AB9842BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of locally adapted native plant materials; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28DBEEF5901C4ACCA3FAF18B5C54F177"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designs that minimize runoff and heat generation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H320780ABD28E48B09CA0D25C67CBE7C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>Section 201(b)(7)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>determined in accordance with section 120</quote>, and inserting <quote>up to 100 percent</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA55D19F707364F4D9ECFB78DCE0AA845"><enum>F</enum><header>Additional Provisions</header><section id="H879CFECBAC8E43A59FDB940CAB4B817B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Vision zero</header><subsection id="HAA2F2117B9D64A48BBBA586DC0415003"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A local government, metropolitan planning organization, or regional transportation planning organization may develop and implement a vision zero plan to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years. </text></subsection><subsection id="H654ECCD5A70F408E90A1DC230912075A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts apportioned to a State under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, may be used—</text><paragraph id="H12BB370A9DF7431384A855F431427311"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out vision zero planning under this section or a vulnerable road user safety assessment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B7CD829F9534CA19939F9A2B8D457C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement an existing vision zero plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F54A94CEBA74072902B011E87932BCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of plan</header><text>A vision zero plan under this section shall include—</text><paragraph id="HFBE15E241F28402AA2761D8B993C4D32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of programs, strategies, or policies intended to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years, that is consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and uses existing transportation data and consideration of risk factors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H26CF59ED95F84340B276667A7EE92C9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans for implementation of, education of the public about, and enforcement of such programs, strategies, or policies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BD0FFE5B9D7434BB39B0C2C697AEF44"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how such programs, strategies, or policies, and the enforcement of such programs, strategies, or policies will—</text><subparagraph id="HEB01006FF8A746978AD063B8331F4434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equitably invest in the safety needs of low-income and minority communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55C975156E884F9DAF0716D1E0247242"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that such communities are not disproportionately targeted by law enforcement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07C02A6A18CE4D7898AAA48370E1DC00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>protect the rights of members of such communities with respect to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC5748B4C4424374AB5CD953C51E2C50"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of a mechanism to evaluate progress of the development and implementation of the plan, including the gathering and use of transportation safety and demographic data.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F9202E913B4413B8AB9775F836ABE1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A vision zero plan may include a complete streets prioritization plan that identifies a specific list of projects to—</text><paragraph id="HAF28C6AC7E9B47EF9E8F839A156D0BB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>create a connected network of active transportation facilities, including sidewalks, bikeways, or pedestrian and bicycle trails, to connect communities and provide safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient access to employment, housing, and services, consistent with the goals described in section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DD1827121264EFDA912FD216F8984A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>integrate active transportation facilities with public transportation service or improve access to public transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBCDFFF5339B49E0AC6B5C1A20FB4960"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve transportation options for low-income and minority communities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6013497BA5C94038B7C8DC6153564FB6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>A vision zero plan under this section shall provide for coordination of various subdivisions of a unit of local government in the implementation of the plan, including subdivisions responsible for law enforcement, public health, data collection, and public works.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCD38F7F2D36546D9A3ADD0F2B81E9AC1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Safety performance management</header><text>A vision zero plan under this section is not sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the safety performance or planning requirements of section 148 or 150 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H56B341284EA846809AF9A255F5A05CE6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Guidance on safe system approach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall develop guidance on the consideration of a safe system approach in project planning, scoping, and design to facilitate the implementation of vision zero plans under this section and vulnerable road user assessments under section 148 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDE95A1F20C804F31AE8F4FC3741361B6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the terms <term>safe system approach</term> and <term>vulnerable road user safety assessment</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 148 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><section id="HE9E26EC98FD449509683CC40AAD9FF34"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Speed limits</header><subsection id="HF118998E07C940F5BC8F4EAF658988EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Speed limits</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall revise the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to provide for a safe system approach to setting speed limits.</text></subsection><subsection id="H128C9B3B13144FBFA8EEECEC23CBDB0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="H7D89022C877A4425A10323B7606F21C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>crash statistics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H19AFE7FB686F4CE58727A84DB9DE0DBC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>road geometry characteristics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC73C9E62696A4950A4C45ABB7D68FEAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>roadside characteristics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F46D241EE894DCE8043499CBCAC6661"><enum>(4)</enum><text>traffic volume;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05D34ABDD6AA432CB3C0BC87E97AE930"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the possibility and likelihood of human error;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H826C6FF3A2F54791AF54BAED79B1C9C3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>human injury tolerance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BD68AEC3518407693DBB50DA0B98B5F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the results and recommendations of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report entitled <quote>Development of a Posted Speed Limit Setting Procedure and Tool</quote>, issued March 2021;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE06873F60524A7583DD3A660B1DBE12"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H–17–27 and H–17–28; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF6F873B714FB4886A5B41166ED531A6B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the prevalence of vulnerable road users; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5889C4D78E7C47FE94DA6C541F396B86"><enum>(10)</enum><text>any other consideration, consistent with a safe system approach, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FD20CFB3FE84871A6A054B97E17AE96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on Speed Management Program Plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update and report on the implementation progress of the Speed Management Program Plan of the Department of Transportation, as described in the safety recommendation issued by the National Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H–17–018.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7C2A54BDD94742B2A144002466248253"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Study on speed limit methodologies</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study of current speed limit setting methodologies across the country and develop best-practices for such methodologies, taking into consideration context sensitive design principles (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code). </text></subsection><subsection id="H57EBE6F68C9F4284BD5376DFE47CB67C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the terms <term>safe system approach</term> and <term>vulnerable road user</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5D060BFA749546CF9CE0DB9138085CE3"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Dig Once for broadband infrastructure deployment</header><subsection id="H3ED6D39960434F5996644C3CADA5A769"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H9111CE41A7544C7BBF8A71216D6085C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate State agency</header><text>The term <term>appropriate State agency</term> means a State governmental agency that is recognized by the executive branch of the State as having the experience necessary to evaluate and facilitate the installation and operation of broadband infrastructure within the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H474FD06C73C34297BD52C00C054C0C87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Broadband</header><text>The term <term>broadband</term> has the meaning given the term <term>advanced telecommunications capability</term> in section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1302">47 U.S.C. 1302</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H15A39657480C4F6DB3FF386CA0FE11C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Broadband conduit</header><text>The term <term>broadband conduit</term> means a conduit or innerduct for fiber optic cables (or successor technology of greater quality and speed) that supports the provision of broadband.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F1DD7EB4DB94B909F34CDE4F74576C9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Broadband infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>broadband infrastructure</term> means any buried or underground facility and any wireless or wireline connection that enables the provision of broadband.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF7FA0A376BF4799BE089F534B992113" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Broadband provider</header><text>The term <term>broadband provider</term> means an entity that provides broadband to any person, including, with respect to such entity—</text><subparagraph id="H876654CB117E4197ADF7300D559A4971" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, nonprofit organization, or any other private entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EC472018CCB485591335BFDDAD01C86" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State or local broadband provider;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA42DBC76C085463E85C9F5F7F42BE717" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB085066FD2844F96A728E6B5A5F95E93" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a partnership between any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H00730CFD3A4040F6865B633CA9825C61"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Covered highway construction project</header><subparagraph id="H8EE25B96F0974D3680D3686F846AAD2A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>covered highway construction project</term> means, without regard to ownership of a highway, a project funded under title 23, United States Code, and administered by a State department of transportation to construct a new highway or an additional lane for an existing highway, to reconstruct an existing highway, or new construction, including construction of a paved shoulder.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DBF005247FD4E36AF844807A35B55D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>covered highway construction project</term> excludes any project—</text><clause id="HE31CE1138BA14F0CBFD49C1707A64C03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>awarded before the date on which regulations required under subsection (b) take effect;</text></clause><clause id="HB11A1BB0B157408F90F482DAF0CF8C24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that does not include work beyond the edge of pavement or current paved shoulder;</text></clause><clause id="H0784D6A348894C6CA6AB12C5FBF708DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is less than a mile in length; or</text></clause><clause id="HCDDD000964CA4EE6A4CE3880AEAB7588" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that is—</text><subclause id="H91D64D818AAC4B9A9F0F8C66BE614760" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a project primarily for resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or maintenance;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0ABE831E431A48EB900351A533ED98E1" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a bicycle, pedestrian, transportation alternatives, sidewalk, recreational trails, or safe routes to school project;</text></subclause><subclause id="H45F5A3DE52284A1EB7D1C2CDBEF0FDD8" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an operational improvement (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code);</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1D2169D3D774EE9B15C930DD935049D" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a project primarily to install signage; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H4AD6C668CE484DC8AF5521675071CF29" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a culvert project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B558C9414F34D299E3720621A71F4DD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Dig once requirement</header><text>The term <term>dig once requirement</term> means a requirement designed to reduce the cost and accelerate the deployment of broadband by minimizing the number and scale of repeated excavations for the installation and maintenance of broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure in rights-of-way.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82D37D4835EA49439B2573660F27DA54"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given such term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304(e)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H151BEFBA3D564F98B072B8F4BA660BE3"><enum>(9)</enum><header>NTIA administrator</header><text>The term <term>NTIA Administrator</term> means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7EB2D1A3089432AB1623A4CD2BF36A7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term <term>project</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BB8821268D64A1B9FA48ECFFE1C7DBF"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ACC687A5F9645509558602F640662C9"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given such term in section 401 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3A7C437123498889C51DFB9DD2C136"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State or local broadband provider</header><text>The term <term>State or local broadband provider</term> means a State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, that provides broadband to any person or facilitates the provision of broadband to any person in such State.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H85EBBD1CF32F4A01A1219F50153F115A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dig once requirement</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to facilitate the installation of broadband infrastructure, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that each State that receives funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, complies with the following provisions:</text><paragraph id="H27A01E324CCF4325AE59BFA234842D39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Broadband planning and notice</header><text>The State department of transportation, in consultation with appropriate State agencies, shall—</text><subparagraph id="H9145AA783C25454688972312266A7C00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review existing State broadband plans, including existing dig once requirements of the State, municipal governments incorporated under State law, and Indian tribes within the State, to determine opportunities to coordinate covered highway construction projects occurring within or across highway rights-of-way with planned broadband infrastructure projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02B2C9582B2D4DC9AAFF8F401C692E3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify a broadband coordinator, who may have additional responsibilities in the State department of transportation or in another State agency, that is responsible for facilitating the broadband infrastructure right-of-way efforts within the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A596267E86F4807A553C1FB119EAC23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish a process—</text><clause id="HF2530E08AF43423586C98FD7D8CF1F3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for the registration of broadband providers that seek to be included in the advance notification of, and opportunity to participate in, broadband infrastructure right-of-way facilitation efforts within the State; and</text></clause><clause id="HBE83819D2FF44990B20DE59D2F208E92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to electronically notify all broadband providers registered under clause (i)—</text><subclause id="H28176C66E6C4483F9C4832A34B99675B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the State transportation improvement program on at least an annual basis; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H2307CD6E92264891A3629E9C5FA4C7D9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>of covered highway construction projects within the highway right-of-way for which Federal funding is expected to be obligated in the subsequent fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H633676EBFBEF4CA4AEA9A833D32E8AAE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination and compliance</header><subparagraph id="H49506263B0ED4A399857C7F56408C366"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mobile now act</header><text>A State department of transportation shall be considered to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) if such State department of transportation has been determined to be in compliance with the requirements established under section 607 of division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1504">47 U.S.C. 1504</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6735B20743C413CB4713047CB817551"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Website</header><text>A State department of transportation shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(C) if the State publishes on a public website—</text><clause id="HD500382A89F64F37B2AD93BEFB452E18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State transportation improvement program on at least an annual basis; and</text></clause><clause id="HECF365287FAB4A74882B8D497F92B56C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>covered highway construction projects within the highway right-of-way for which Federal funding is expected to be obligated in the subsequent fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFF9AD2EDBB446E6B09EFC77A1E42248"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The State department of transportation, in consultation with appropriate State agencies, shall by rule or regulation establish a process for a broadband provider to commit to installing broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of any covered highway construction project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB9980A360F24A96AB483D0878BEFEEF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Appropriate state agency</header><text>In lieu of the State department of transportation, at the discretion of the State, an appropriate State agency, in consultation with the State department of transportation, may carry out the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66A99571D95945ECA6EADE97F4A816B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required installation of broadband conduit</header><subparagraph id="H01171A6AA79F4089926391EF5991B639"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State department of transportation shall install broadband conduit, in accordance with this paragraph (except as described in subparagraph (F)), as part of any covered highway construction project, unless a broadband provider has committed to install broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of such project in a process described under paragraph (2)(C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1685BBCA5D64F59A8522F7CF318DAFE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Installation requirements</header><text>In installing broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of a covered highway construction project, the State department of transportation shall ensure that—</text><clause id="HB11606889801415F87D6ADCD239B23C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>installation pursuant to this paragraph of broadband conduit, broadband infrastructure, and means or points of access to such conduit or infrastructure (such as poles, hand holes, manholes, pull tape, or ducts) shall provide for the current and future safe operation of the traveled way, is consistent with part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, and any accommodation policies of the State under such part to reasonably enable deployment of such conduit, infrastructure, and means or points of access, and any Damage Prevention and Underground Facilities Protection or related requirements of the State;</text></clause><clause id="H092846864E5B4260BD203FDE3EDF5735"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an appropriate number of broadband conduits, as determined in consultation with the appropriate State agencies, are installed along the right-of-way of a covered highway construction project to accommodate multiple broadband providers, with consideration given to the availability of existing broadband conduits;</text></clause><clause id="H9C42EE7A55D94C868083442E3B60C519"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the size of each broadband conduit is consistent with industry best practices, consistent with the requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, and sufficient to accommodate anticipated demand, as determined in consultation with the appropriate State agencies;</text></clause><clause id="H475C2534987047829B6D121B4FDD81DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any hand holes and manholes necessary for fiber access and pulling with respect to such conduit are placed at intervals consistent with standards determined in consultation with the appropriate State agencies (which may differ by type of road, topologies, and rurality) the requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, and other applicable safety requirements;</text></clause><clause id="H8341072C7C1146A6B3C7AFEC117020B6"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each broadband conduit installed pursuant to this paragraph includes a pull tape and is capable of supporting fiber optic cable placement techniques consistent with best practices and the requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause id="H28DFE7891EBB4204870BD395EE6F6A60"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>broadband conduit is placed at a depth consistent with requirements of the covered highway construction project and best practices and that, in determining the depth of placement, consideration is given to the location of existing utilities and cable separation requirements of State and local electrical codes; and</text></clause><clause id="HBDDDE17EA76641A882729C5E9961CBA2" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>installation of broadband conduit shall not preclude the installation of other specific socially, environmentally, or economically beneficial uses of the right-of-way, such as planned energy transmission or renewable energy generation projects.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05A49728625146978C838ED1F50109FF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Programmatic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State department of transportation may make determinations on the implementation of the requirements described in subparagraph (B) on a programmatic basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H338EAA2AB1424F539230A2568C42DA39"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Access</header><clause id="H765A1B8DE20A468684E6C016EC490ECD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State department of transportation shall ensure that any requesting broadband provider has access to each broadband conduit installed by the State pursuant to this paragraph, on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis and in accordance with State permitting, licensing, leasing, or other similar laws and regulations.</text></clause><clause id="HB4B70CCB78A644EEA479FE481B6D0092"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Socially beneficial use</header><text>The installation of broadband conduit as part of a covered highway construction project shall be considered a socially-beneficial use of the right-of-way under section 156(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></clause><clause id="H0F9EB029F9B54384B875296D45150106"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>In-kind compensation</header><text>The State department of transportation may negotiate in-kind compensation with any broadband provider requesting access to broadband conduit installed under the provisions of this paragraph.</text></clause><clause id="H382B428795E4406DB598FE1E1143D0AC" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Safety considerations</header><text>The State department of transportation shall provide for a process for a broadband provider to safely access to the highway right-of-way during installation and on-going maintenance of the broadband conduit and broadband infrastructure, including a traffic control safety plan.</text></clause><clause id="H52205F2CD9C44F828B9120D0F5C07022"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Communication</header><text>A broadband provider with access to the conduit installed pursuant to this subsection shall notify, and receive permission from, the relevant agencies of State responsible for the installation of such broadband conduit prior to accessing any highway or highway right-of-way, in accordance with applicable Federal requirements.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F24B691245A4CC4AA7ADFEC560340CE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, broadband conduit and broadband infrastructure installation projects installed by a State under this paragraph shall comply with section 113(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63799800042F4D699F513675D0C92280"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><clause id="HAA2B47EB5F15435FB96010D44473A17E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State department of transportation may waive the required installation of broadband conduit for part or all of any covered highway construction project under this paragraph if, in the determination of the State department of transportation—</text><subclause id="H2441AF111C0E410DB8A890A0C8814AA0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>broadband infrastructure, terrestrial broadband infrastructure, aerial broadband fiber cables, or broadband conduit is present near a majority of the length of the covered highway construction project;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0F2FAD1B2DCA4D7FBD71450CD5A1D19F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>installation of terrestrial or aerial broadband fiber cables associated with the covered highway construction project is more appropriate for the context or a more cost-effective means to facilitate broadband service to an area not adequately served by broadband and such installation is present or planned;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1E712405F0A24AE8942B9279E739EB59"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the installation of broadband conduit increases overall costs of a covered highway construction project by 1.5 percent or greater;</text></subclause><subclause id="HFAA6C74567C342879E6BAD94DA61081E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the installation of broadband conduit associated with the covered highway construction project is not reasonably expected to be utilized or connected to future broadband infrastructure in the 20 years following the date on which such determination is made, as determined by the State department of transportation, in consultation with appropriate State agencies and potentially affected local governments and Indian tribes;</text></subclause><subclause id="H387F42964A2E464A93975B9EB27C11BC"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the requirements of this paragraph would require installation of conduit redundant with a dig once requirement of a local government or Indian tribe;</text></subclause><subclause id="H545B36A3B4BE4CDD8C65AE9BA272E02E"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>there exists a circumstance involving force majeure; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HE9884FA5827040E0952D11A2BEB4AC04"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the installation of conduit is not appropriate based on other relevant factors established by the Secretary in consultation with the NTIA Administrator through regulation.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HB7EF1462FEB940C2A35CAE459AC21B02"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents of waiver</header><text>A waiver authorized under this subparagraph shall—</text><subclause id="HEE29B0C11BC149F99E30E758BFCD38E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify the covered highway construction project; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HFB4D315B7E954B8A995A23AA21775D30"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include a brief description of the determination of the State for issuing such waiver.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE919ED1950844057A588217488B8C9C6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Availability of waiver</header><text>Notification of a waiver authorized under this subparagraph shall be made publicly available, such as on a public website of the State department of transportation described in paragraph (2)(B).</text></clause><clause id="HBC83C46F358E4184B88D39D7106596C7"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Waiver determination</header><subclause id="HFB2F10A90E6B4CEEB72847051B7A45CF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State department of transportation shall be responsible for the waiver determination described under this paragraph, consistent with the regulation issued pursuant to this subsection, and may grant a programmatic waiver for categories of projects excluded under this subparagraph.</text></subclause><subclause id="H6C4A012F10C54413AE6E884C0402B459"><enum>(II)</enum><header>No private cause of action</header><text>The waiver determination described under this paragraph shall be final and conclusive. Nothing in this section shall provide a private right or cause of action to challenge such determination in any court of law.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA64E0DBA0414E8CB080F3DFDB82FDBF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>If a State provides for the installation of broadband infrastructure or broadband conduit in the right-of-way of a covered highway construction project, the State department of transportation, along with appropriate State agencies, shall carry out appropriate measures to ensure that an existing broadband provider is afforded access that is non-discriminatory, competitively neutral, and equal in opportunity, as compared to other broadband providers, with respect to the program under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1A845EA25EA458A908850B86A8EDCF5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance for the installation of broadband conduit</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the NTIA Administrator, shall issue guidance for best practices related to the installation of broadband conduit as described in subsection (b)(2) and of conduit and similar infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (as such term is defined in section 501 of title 23, United States Code) that may utilize broadband conduit installed pursuant to subsection (b)(2).</text></subsection><subsection id="H5826220D7F794E829EDA29F3AFE2F5F6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><paragraph id="H65FCDD559E9F406799F66E1FF5BA34F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In issuing regulations required by this subsection or to implement any part of this section, the Secretary shall consult—</text><subparagraph id="HCB826BDDE4C244498A80C425BC7EBBF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the NTIA Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H221F587ACA56486890FFBF4803A2FAA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Communications Commission;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9751D8508A5A4C1C95598A2DC4F0B6D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E8B634F1EF4406B9D994A08FD28C0A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>appropriate State agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCECF47369856412A9690FB50047C5B64"><enum>(E)</enum><text>agencies of local governments responsible for transportation and rights-of-way, utilities, and telecommunications and broadband;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8A9E3D7197142C2A772CFA015B8E4E3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Indian tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77FA525508A64D9EA8538D8A18E2C1ED"><enum>(G)</enum><text>broadband providers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBE32EE2CD2C4B4DA64ACE803BC75329"><enum>(H)</enum><text>manufacturers of optical fiber, conduit, pull tape, and related items.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9A9439B0E7042E8A7971A5A84E5A35A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Broadband users</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the entities consulted under subparagraphs (C) through (F) of paragraph (1) include entities that have expertise with rural areas and populations with limited access to broadband infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30228F68B1584DB4B4E55B11E42D2098"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Broadband providers</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the entities consulted under subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) include entities that provide broadband to rural areas and populations with limited access to broadband infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A42C952EEFA41FC85BAA8516651CC51"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consulting small municipalities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the agencies of local governments consulted under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) include rural areas, specifically agencies of local governments with populations less than 50,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7FA54ECB9AF45EA817E05B34A7A13C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Oversight</header><paragraph id="H623E421E43DE42639CFB81E3B34736C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically review compliance with the regulations issued pursuant to this section and ensure that State waiver determinations are consistent with such regulations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2FC782FBF9D4DC2BA900644489966C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Efficient review</header><text>The review described under paragraph (1) may be carried out through the risk-based stewardship and oversight program described under section 106(g) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC340E3098349438683BD03B812234B89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall affect or discharge any oversight responsibility of the Secretary specifically provided for under title 23, United States Code, or any other Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB3FDE46137CE4A3ABDE946A58D853BFE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional provisions</header><paragraph id="H757D264FB38241EAACC065D9656CE159"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability</header><subparagraph id="H9DBF2D30A0CB45BDADF06F316AD97B8C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The portion of the regulation issued pursuant to subsection (b) relating to the provisions under paragraph (3) of such subsection shall not take effect until a source of dedicated funding for the installation and long term maintenance of broadband conduit described in subsection (g)(2) is established.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H829B3A15F1CB4938A510335971E1D112"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability date</header><text>Paragraphs (2) through (4) of subsection (b) and subsection (d) shall apply only to covered highway construction projects for which Federal obligations or expenditures are initially approved on or after the date on which regulations required under this subsection take effect.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68271EC69613423DA29E81BF1C0B88CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules of construction</header><subparagraph id="H4A0B6DC55BE14B259731C214065EAE61"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State law</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a State to install or allow the installation of broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure—</text><clause id="H3EA2B91F97174D6F8F58D672C6AD1D2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is otherwise inconsistent with what is allowable under State law; or</text></clause><clause id="HBD649E8F39B14B8CA7F6675E06292CBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>where the State lacks the authority for such installation, such as any property right or easement necessary for such installation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7D1DF9748734A88A3CAFCFCC638E5A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No requirement for installation of mobile services equipment</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a State, a municipal government incorporated under State law, or an Indian Tribe to install or allow for the installation of equipment essential for the provision of commercial mobile services (as defined in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/332">47 U.S.C. 332(d)</external-xref>)) or commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1401">47 U.S.C. 1401</external-xref>)), other than broadband conduit and associated equipment described in paragraph (3)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BD4298A3F404A899B092250AB5BB7AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relation to State dig once requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subsections (b), (c), (d), or (e) or any regulations issued pursuant to subsection (b) shall be construed to alter or supersede any provision of a State law or regulation that provides for a dig once requirement that includes similar or more stringent requirements to the provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d), or (e) and any regulations promulgated under subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CF44DA75A434868B73B5ACF39FD9C92"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Dig once funding task force</header><paragraph id="HDBDD1DDECA7D48318F2D01151F952D26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary and the NTIA Administrator shall jointly establish an independent task force on funding the nationwide dig once requirement described in this section to be known as the <quote>Dig Once Funding Task Force</quote> (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9A8193EE48E4068834D0FE780CBE218"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Task Force shall be to—</text><subparagraph id="H1CB85FF85D834B5CA5033EC2EB7FA176"><enum>(A)</enum><text>estimate the annual cost for implementing, administering, and maintaining a nationwide dig once requirement; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9140D91C40DB4A84936A96FABADFCEAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>propose and evaluate options for funding a nationwide dig once requirement described in this section that includes—</text><clause id="H298F6F04BDF445A4A0AFFFE9A89D5090"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a discussion of the role and potential share of costs of—</text><subclause id="H818D9419DEC54250837C6B3202AD77B9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal Government;</text></subclause><subclause id="H025859758FB7453EA36C22751196140B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>State and local governments and Indian tribes; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H82A0084022CA4F6984D5FF25A5A457E4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>broadband providers installing broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure under this section;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4F6D2EEB131E45B095818BFA24B88E07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consideration of the role of existing dig once requirements on States, local governments, and Indian tribes and the role of private broadband investment, with a goal to not discourage or disincentivize such dig once requirements or such investment; and</text></clause><clause id="H985BB440AC634C4C9C2A14ACB7D5A458"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>evaluating the appropriate entity or entities responsible for maintaining the broadband infrastructure and conduit installed pursuant to a dig once requirement; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9C6CB8020ED4785B67C9FA307BEAD2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>propose a cost-based model fee schedule for a State to charge a broadband provider to access and use conduit installed by such State pursuant to this section that—</text><clause id="HC26D6DEC93BD468582BEFB897F261E24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall consider costs (including administrative costs) associated with installation and long-term maintenance of the broadband conduit installed pursuant to this section;</text></clause><clause id="HB65FFEA530E2495798286796349361DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may vary by topography, location, type of road, rurality, and other factors; and</text></clause><clause id="H753A10D3D90046AD8783F5F908BAD8DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may consider financial and market incentives for expanding broadband infrastructure.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF3BFFA09C9942E0835401FF2B4F3C0C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph id="HE768788D0C1F4DE1BC67905500709B63"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Interim report and briefing</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the appointment of Members to the Task Force under paragraph (4)(D), the Task Force shall—</text><clause id="H4BD72907464647CC821246BE565193BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit to Congress an interim report on the findings of the Task Force; and</text></clause><clause id="H34B95E0BA6BE4457BB60FA6EE78CC1ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide briefings for Congress on the findings of the Task Force.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BAE8877D20D4261A04AFF96AF0C12FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>Not later than 3 months after the submission of the interim report under subparagraph (A), the Task Force shall submit to Congress a final report on the findings of the Task Force.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30F77E53800E4444BF08B1DA9712A519"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Members</header><subparagraph id="HFFCF2E22B5EA49DBB4336A2B1CB0622A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>The Task Force shall consist of 14 members, comprising—</text><clause id="H1D80C32D49D04E5B915C34DF430CE679"><enum>(i)</enum><text>2 co-chairs described in subparagraph (B);</text></clause><clause id="HD3BF723825054DB3B02DCD15975E84B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>6 members jointly appointed by the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the respective Chairs and Ranking Members of—</text><subclause id="H4980D5D659E344BFA31662C7202172C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE157857B3102402293A405BAE59FAEED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAE934E7D721B4407956DE46925FD17B9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4FF7805FED964983AA60396AF470812D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>6 members jointly appointed by the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the respective Chairs and Ranking Members of the—</text><subclause id="HA1AE2C39940340DDB166A677AF4F5CA4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9A1D9437BCA2406194BCD5BA8679F485"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H6751CA35FA8D4FEF915FAF2BCCF79C1E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H247F226ABB06456C8CC2A4E99F0509C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Co-chairs</header><text>The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the Secretary and the NTIA Administrator, or the designees of the Secretary and NTIA Administrator.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F5973DD7259414F97D280736FBF1030"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Task Force shall include at least—</text><clause id="H01FE41CCC7DD4836A3E69E0AFD776002"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 representative from a State department of transportation;</text></clause><clause id="HB16E93385F804476949A3CA14B070A82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 representative from a local government;</text></clause><clause id="H035A73F1C11144138CFC3BCEA215F9CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 representative from an Indian tribe;</text></clause><clause id="H2A0A954228304239964A68872D8322EC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 representative from a broadband provider;</text></clause><clause id="HCDC0EF5D286E46A098750357883518C0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1 representative from a State or local broadband provider;</text></clause><clause id="H9B2F2F007A64486EBCFDE9F858E45129"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1 representative from a labor union; and</text></clause><clause id="H5A157C2431304CE49D6C4A676B448169"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>1 representative from a public interest organization.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A1F6534E49B40EDB2822A1430E777C5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Appointment deadline</header><text>Members shall be appointed to the Task Force not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFDF250AB9A8441D8860A882DDDA0EC2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Members shall be appointed for the life of the Task Force. A vacancy in the Task Force shall not affect the powers of the Task Force and the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment was made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31394039EC6E4F82A7A906E97B037D3D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultations</header><text>In carrying out the duties required under this subsection, the Task Force shall consult, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="H1CC41289171F499E98994E52E083F90C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Communications Commission;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB7526C6E3554109AB425C477EB2FCFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agencies of States including—</text><clause id="HEA2E446DD6B747DA95D70A27A3C59BE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State departments of transportation; and</text></clause><clause id="H190301F813F249C38B8E0B6AF188AC21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate State agencies;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5542D6DCFC2E4B8585924D374EA97FEF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agencies of local governments responsible for transportation and rights-of-way, utilities, and telecommunications and broadband;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B450CC78C71407CB33450ED0EA61F3A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Indian tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25D4C4051E30469A9507AA13DD9CAA8A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>broadband providers and other telecommunications providers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DB40604C0B44959BD15583761C664F3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>labor unions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE445DC110744A7788E14D7CD9382D58"><enum>(G)</enum><text>State or local broadband providers and Indian tribes that act as broadband providers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF67D2497977B490D84607376548FF484"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional provisions</header><subparagraph id="H5D2FE7BACC6A42CE9CFD766C5B5CE023"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Expenses for non-Federal members</header><text>Non-Federal members of the Task Force shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from the homes or regular places of business of such members in the performance of services for the Task Force.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3AB549A1E6C44B9B5E5E384739E6D80"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>Staff of the Task Force shall comprise detailees with relevant expertise from the Department of Transportation and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or another Federal agency that the co-chairpersons consider appropriate, with the consent of the head of the Federal agency, and such detailees shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of the regular employment of such detailees without interruption.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC21927DDC3324265B4BF6884D5D06A52"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administrative assistance</header><text>The Secretary and NTIA Administrator shall provide to the Task Force on a reimbursable basis administrative support and other services for the performance of the functions of the Task Force.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5571397025874B5BA8A55311E276E667"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Task Force shall terminate not later than 90 days after submission of the final report required under paragraph (3)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAF0046D627B342F9847F2613A94F2C66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Stormwater best management practices</header><subsection id="H4E5610C5736242DB8F73047BB0E59181"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="H728AC5D6BF28412EA32E7A4CA75DD7F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to under which the Transportation Research Board shall conduct a study—</text><subparagraph id="H8FDB0642EBCF4FD08BEA4BE53C777209"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to estimate pollutant loads from stormwater runoff from highways and pedestrian facilities eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code, to inform the development of appropriate total maximum daily load requirements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41DD2298EAF2411C80781B757BB5E22A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide recommendations (including recommended revisions to existing laws and regulations) regarding the evaluation and selection by State departments of transportation of potential stormwater management and total maximum daily load compliance strategies within a watershed, including environmental restoration and pollution abatement carried out under section 328 of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06531BF3F4CD42B8A221E9F24A8DF13B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to examine the potential for the Secretary to assist State departments of transportation in carrying out and communicating stormwater management practices for highways and pedestrian facilities that are eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code, through information-sharing agreements, database assistance, or an administrative platform to provide the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to entities issued permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B955A2D7283448EA4A9221758ADE6A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to examine the benefit of concentrating stormwater retrofits in impaired watersheds and selecting such retrofits according to a process that depends on a watershed management plan developed in accordance with section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1329">33 U.S.C. 1329</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B768C7837804B35BC06846DD88AAF52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In conducting the study under the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), the Transportation Research Board shall—</text><subparagraph id="H1BBEBE691BC94B2F97E30B3C9DC95C65"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and supplement, as appropriate, the methodologies examined and recommended in the 2019 report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled <quote>Approaches for Determining and Complying with TMDL Requirements Related to Roadway Stormwater Runoff</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3EA337C18BF460088BFC8EB9E315C64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with—</text><clause id="H6DA5C0A7A3C741DDB4D6CE93D4EF65CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H0C9BB6713E97492F995FE41F994E9F24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture;</text></clause><clause id="HF0F8C13A66CE443F931E1D140502FD56"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Administrator;</text></clause><clause id="H8D1A6948179A4457A8584D0D5A359E79"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers; and</text></clause><clause id="H581FF61C4D8B4D8EB718EF3E190F6CE5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>State departments of Transportation; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC099F13F6F4E4A32AB651F559907FE3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>solicit input from—</text><clause id="HA08DAB3E8B674585AEA82C8FFB7C5E35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stakeholders with experience in implementing stormwater management practices for projects; and</text></clause><clause id="H9306E29B9E0E4FE494B7F3FE7DFEA8E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>educational and technical stormwater management groups.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6230EB2C77844FCF9819E1A11C7FC97C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>In carrying out the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the results of the study.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB373C6BF6734148BE6EA29E3E75C1E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stormwater best management practices reports</header><paragraph id="HFA526F3863394B678ADE338DC8B51CA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reissuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall update and reissue the best management practices reports to reflect new information and advancements in stormwater management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE1B18DDE2EE472F804B526A25B67F28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once every 5 years after the date on which the Secretary reissues the best management practices reports under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall update and reissue the best management practices reports, unless the contents of the best management practices reports have been incorporated (including by reference) into applicable regulations of the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FEEA4EDB91D4A4F978949D77C1DF6CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HBAE06BB1513D4A8F85EF5B4932D57307"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD87B05444EB459EA6F10A7703C13AE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Best management practices reports</header><text>The term <term>best management practices reports</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H60FA5FFACBE843CB9E0BB6017ED7EED8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 2014 report sponsored by the Department of Transportation titled <quote>Determining the State of the Practice in Data Collection and Performance Measurement of Stormwater Best Management Practices</quote> (FHWA–HEP–16–021); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA747B5C246564CA48E953DB76B3D1F5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the 2000 report sponsored by the Department of Transportation titled <quote>Stormwater Best Management Practices in an Ultra-Urban Setting: Selection and Monitoring</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D9BC1E0D33144E8A2ECB757EB374456"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Total maximum daily load</header><text>The term <term>total maximum daily load</term> has the meaning given such term in section 130.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC8576F3E645D412887DC89326AA947F4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1605.</enum><header>Pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way</header><subsection id="H6546D88BD264421C874DA287234C4D2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under the authority of section 502(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/792">29 U.S.C. 792(b)(3)</external-xref>), shall publish final accessibility guidelines setting forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4A2CB290006F4065AFE0EB5A0D37F514"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption of regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the guidelines pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary and Attorney General shall issue such regulations as are necessary to adopt such guidelines. </text></subsection></section><section id="H720AB2F1AF7F4CB98B0DB518E82EE198"><enum>1606.</enum><header>Highway formula modernization report</header><subsection id="H10A7026792434258AA04D901E54A1739"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highway formula modernization study</header><paragraph id="HB5DCD52CE78A4C33A9F510B03F1DE2F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the State departments of transportation and representatives of local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), shall conduct a highway formula modernization study to assess the method and data used to apportion Federal-aid highway funds under subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and issue recommendations on such method and data.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DC20A673DC8450D9344070C74614111"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The highway formula modernization study required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of, based on the latest available data, whether the apportionment method under such section results in—</text><subparagraph id="HBE20A7FB4A3641D0AFF1CBC4F0421BA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an equitable distribution of funds based on the estimated tax payments attributable to—</text><clause id="H03154F66B3C441669F1047DA49321E69"><enum>(i)</enum><text>highway users in the State that are paid into the Highway Trust Fund; and</text></clause><clause id="H1860E96CE22B4B6986E4BB537FD5EE3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>individuals in the State that are paid to the Treasury, based on contributions to the Highway Trust Fund from the general fund of the Treasury; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46028B81996E46F8B9F83B362995EDA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the achievement of the goals described in section 101(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F86E62DC14544C18ADD6CB611316B6A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the assessment under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the following:</text><subparagraph id="HFA86FA4CF5DA4B429F2A7288BF5F86AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The factors described in sections 104(b), 104(f)(2), 104(h)(2), 130(f), and 144(e) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEFCD86A088F496DB069D3BB80672474"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The availability and accuracy of data necessary to calculate formula apportionments under the factors described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89B698ADE7B04C59A22B1E2A3BC143D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The measures established under section 150 of title 23, United States Code, and whether such measures are appropriate for consideration as formula apportionment factors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFEE951768394086BC0C6DE6D0A8D874"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The results of the CMAQ formula modernization study required under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F4901308DA349FD916401D346204E30"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the apportionment under subsections (b) and (c) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/104">section 104</external-xref> of such title, including an estimate of the anticipated contributions to the Highway Trust Fund from the citizens of Puerto Rico if Puerto Rico was subject to applicable highway user fees.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE08AFA3077FA4714A8F435686A7522E0"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A needs-based assessment of the share of Federal-aid highway funds that should be made available to the territories described under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/165">section 165(c)</external-xref> of such title and a review of the current administrative distribution of such funds among the territories. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F4C7E39831A4A0B9405E7205BCCDD55"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other factors that the Secretary determines are appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H168F1E0DDBA94247829914D725018F53"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall, in consultation with the State departments of transportation and representatives of local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), develop recommendations on a new apportionment method, including—</text><subparagraph id="HAF3CE8F10FE44AE8881DADDB0BD81878"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the factors recommended to be included in such apportionment method;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32863314B2D147AAB46A6F67B8BCBD0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CB8E4690F9445329B336F712A64ECCF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other recommendations to ensure that the apportionment method best achieves an equitable distribution of funds described under paragraph (2)(A) and the goals described in paragraph (2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EF289B5ED5049ED9FA0020399F2914E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Territorial allocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, in consultation with the territories described under section 165(c) of title 23, United States Code, develop recommendations on the total annual allocation to such territories and a data driven, equitable allocation of funding among such territories.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4037286CDC15461287F82CF424EDC33E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>CMAQ formula modernization study</header><paragraph id="HFC665D2DC9BF4B20BBFB7495F7847BDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct an CMAQ formula modernization study to assess whether the apportionment method under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, results in a distribution of funds that best achieves the air quality goals of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">section 149</external-xref> of such title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCDD33DCABBA459BB44B9B5A4396AF19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In providing consultation under this subsection, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide to the Secretary an analysis of—</text><subparagraph id="H501169CBCEA947BCAEEFE5DC31FE21D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>factors that contribute to the apportionment, including population, types of pollutants, and severity of pollutants, as such factors were determined on the date prior to the date of enactment of MAP–21;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6313D753ABB341F48B4C28D62A329D2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the weighting of the factors listed under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0BC8FA9DCC1437E8868336B12A6632A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the recency of the data used in making the apportionment under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18AF5C8AF4A14BE5858BBC9CB17AFC9C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>If, in conducting the study under this subsection, the Secretary finds that modifying the apportionment method under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, would best achieve the air quality goals of section 149 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator, include in such study recommendations for a new apportionment method, including—</text><subparagraph id="HCF18BCC72D5E4EFC9D2A2A5FDDB6B976"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the factors recommended to be included in such apportionment method;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C24AD9750FB4277B7D93882F92C2DA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB9D975494914CABA3067DB2549BF09E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other recommendations to ensure that the apportionment method best achieves the air quality goals <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">section 149</external-xref> of such title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FCE1D2800644C1482B191536E6ABBCF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the highway formula modernization study and the CMAQ formula modernization study.</text></subsection></section><section id="HABB530D098494458A15E2B90A01BE022" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1607.</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1519 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H201E8354D4F84725ACFB363865C6E0CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HC953C51A805A407BA3092D4FCF16D83A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2023 through 2026</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F375E275A2C47B194DCB386AADDEDF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$3,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,000,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE63A8B58B58F44159E08433BD07FA91E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB6288D1BC7A486297E8F1A82CA974CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H053A417682484017934BF27D4548EE8A" style="OLC"><subsection id="H60D9135BBC14435AA68F858196CD85CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H218CEE87282041CEA1BFC8FF7E239F81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1608.</enum><header>Student outreach report to Congress</header><subsection id="H4C71F2ED891E4D999B63DBC8775366A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation to encourage elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students to pursue careers in the surface transportation sector.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDC2756BC3EDF4F3093060C8BFCE99D82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H512BA49424344CA8A7CA8D06E764028D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of efforts to increase awareness of careers related to surface transportation among elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2361D5118A7546B9A8B97D946DE1EDF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of efforts to prepare and inspire such students for surface transportation careers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B5DE61BAE76444086C5C7972150CCB8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of efforts to support the development of a diverse, well-qualified workforce for future surface transportation needs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7C34E363C064773A6F62BEDA8DF5195"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the efforts described in paragraphs (1) through (3).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H009A6AE223324900ACD4992033657035"><enum>1609.</enum><header>Task force on developing a 21st century surface transportation workforce</header><subsection id="H44FE76302CB940F68B34AEE5600D2D80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a task force on developing a 21st century surface transportation workforce (in this section referred to as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HAB090FE6475F4ADC9C92042940906AD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the establishment of the Task Force under subsection (a), the Task Force shall develop and submit to the Secretary recommendations and strategies for the Department of Transportation to—</text><paragraph id="H4F3FCBFBF1FF41D79273CFF616B89EBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate the current and future state of the surface transportation workforce, including projected job needs in the surface transportation sector;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H805AF6D649744A58AA4ADB3C18F34F61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify factors influencing individuals pursuing careers in surface transportation, including barriers to attracting individuals into the workforce;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HABF2723E72954BC5AA5394DCD7892FB1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>address barriers to retaining individuals in surface transportation careers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4CABDE8512E4B2E9263CE8022899069"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify and address potential impacts of emerging technologies on the surface transportation workforce;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6C69AFFA15C432CBD672FE23EB25F6D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>increase access for vulnerable or underrepresented populations, especially women and minorities, to high-skill, in-demand surface transportation careers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1899387F404443EDA663DBB033CAF7FD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>facilitate and encourage elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students in the United States to pursue careers in the surface transportation sector; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5400E0D83F3F45DD8EB39557D098C014"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify and develop pathways for students and individuals to secure pre-apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and other work-based learning opportunities in the surface transportation sector of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB56C1C811A414ABAAE009C6D163BF827"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing recommendations and strategies under subsection (b), the Task Force shall—</text><paragraph id="H5E686F97CA0140D587EE4C2BD1AF6FF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify factors that influence whether young people pursue careers in surface transportation, especially traditionally underrepresented populations, including women and minorities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3D4B17A23984C439CB2E97F77A10E3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider how the Department, businesses, industry, labor, educators, and other stakeholders can coordinate efforts to support qualified individuals in pursuing careers in the surface transportation sector;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCAD39481EB9D4002B5F34CD1A07652A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify methods of enhancing surface transportation pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, job skills training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs that are exclusive to youth in the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD8EDD07E8FE40ABBB65AA9B778C93D8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify potential sources of funding, including grants and scholarships, that may be used to support youth and other qualified individuals in pursuing careers in the surface transportation sector.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H687C2A54A88F4A6A83125D373F46B4DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing the recommendations and strategies required under subsection (b), the Task Force may consult with—</text><paragraph id="H3AE39AFAA9194D788053CD55CAC2D7C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>local educational agencies and institutes of higher education, including community colleges and vocational schools; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A4B61D5415241B1A0FD695FB93058AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State workforce development boards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F76491BA729478CBE3276B0358094D0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the submission of the recommendations and strategies under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing such recommendations and strategies.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4DF944B21A3F476DA7E8AE8D3707A4D2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Composition of task force</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint members to the Task Force whose diverse background and expertise allow such members to contribute balanced points of view and ideas in carrying out this section, comprised of equal representation from each of the following:</text><paragraph id="HC35F34194772479E88414984C3E7BB66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Industries in the surface transportation sector.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB13402D0EABD435588595C9E93A51CDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Surface transportation sector labor organizations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD74711F68F32449ABCD5CE762FB600DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Such other surface transportation stakeholders and experts as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H894AE32AF8B44B2CA638FCDE9E3C68B9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Period of appointment</header><text>Members shall be appointed to the Task Force for the duration of the existence of the Task Force.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF6F72350A2F24CFEB7190AA0695328EC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Task Force members shall serve without compensation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H80C944FCD0C64E9AA906135686AA07A0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The Task Force shall terminate upon the submission of the report required under subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="H902A696B7BB04AC5B3DE59A27464EB5C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H8E77746173E64BD3B9E0E04D3BB28E17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pre-Apprenticeship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pre-apprenticeship</term> means a training model or program that prepares individuals for acceptance into a registered apprenticeship and has a demonstrated partnership with one or more registered apprenticeships.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCA6F0BCBA8348A095CD1A076D03FC06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registered apprenticeship</header><text>The term <term>registered apprenticeship</term> means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>), that satisfies the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2020). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6D1DE53DCD434268AA47DA93AAAB3DDB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1610.</enum><header>On-the-job training and supportive services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA27D01BB2AEA4592B7CF94DD29A9DC89" style="USC"><subsection id="H9562C9226A5942C38A70E861A1E5E846"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce training and development</header><paragraph id="HF3A63714ADD2429C84A93DD0C8ECA6D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Labor and any other department or agency of the Government, State agency, authority, association, institution, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, corporation (profit or nonprofit), or any other organization or person, is authorized to develop, conduct, and administer surface transportation and technology training, including skill improvement programs, and to develop and fund summer transportation institutes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBC7C3A564B840E18A033D0880076E37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State responsibilities</header><text>A State department of transportation participating in the program under this subsection shall—</text><subparagraph id="H110561975E6747EF9CCEBBD13D427536"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop an annual workforce plan that identifies immediate and anticipated workforce gaps and underrepresentation of women and minorities and a detailed plan to fill such gaps and address such underrepresentation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F2D74AE1E98499B9C1BD963B3D1A56B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an annual workforce development compact with the State workforce development board and appropriate agencies to provide a coordinated approach to workforce training, job placement, and identification of training and skill development program needs, which shall be coordinated to the extent practical with an institution or agency, such as a State workforce development board under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3111">29 U.S.C. 3111</external-xref>), that has established skills training, recruitment, and placement resources; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C0ACCF5CEB6442F913F6C485DA2F749"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrate program outcomes, including—</text><clause id="HCC1508BAD1F441398EE0ADB0855D1F2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impact on areas with transportation workforce shortages;</text></clause><clause id="H237FBA8B3DA146188B3F0E80F6B52270"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diversity of training participants;</text></clause><clause id="H7EF895D15880459A91055DC9F5F125A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">number and percentage of participants obtaining certifications or credentials required for specific types of employment;</text></clause><clause id="H9B94CB60D6444827A616F57C8687DB4F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employment outcome, including job placement and job retention rates and earnings, using performance metrics established in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and consistent with metrics used by programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="H70A28BAD64CA46868D0BAFEADC2B78F6"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practical, evidence that the program did not preclude workers that participate in training or registered apprenticeship activities under the program from being referred to, or hired on, projects funded under this chapter.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDBD499B88EBC4A4D949B8E66287ED3B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From administrative funds made available under section 104(a), the Secretary shall deduct such sums as necessary, not to exceed $10,000,000 in each fiscal year, for the administration of this subsection. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D2A3744197B4CDB896F31963EF0D901"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of title 41</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (b) through (d) of section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to contracts and agreements made under the authority granted to the Secretary under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8C3423EFE1B4594B4943266E944AAC6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of surface transportation program and national highway performance program funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed ½ of 1 percent of funds apportioned to a State under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 104(b) may be available to carry out this subsection upon request of the State transportation department to the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H6524C8FF524A4806A03D3C160E4FA4BB"><enum>1611.</enum><header>Appalachian development highway system funding flexibility</header><subsection id="HD35CE9821D99445B95DBFAAF5C70327B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds made available to a State for the Appalachian development highway system program under subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, before the date of enactment of this Act may be used, at the request of such State to the Secretary of Transportation, for the purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6E4672BB9D174EB18B3114A406053859"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority in subsection (a) may only be used by an Appalachian development highway system State if all of the Appalachian development highway system corridors authorized by subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, in such State, have been fully completed and are open to traffic prior to the State making a request to the Secretary as described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H2652635E8852446FAB3245FD0D437BC6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1612.</enum><header>Transportation education development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H72917B1089704DEBBB1B43FD4A50AF91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1) by inserting <quote>and (8) through (9)</quote> after <quote>paragraphs (1) through (4)</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H24AB9AFB20624081A5A06798DAB323AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC44155A10A4B9E945AF19F9D30F5E0" style="USC"><paragraph id="HEF1CE343C14342AA9FAD01A5D97606C7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 an annual report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="HF7C90D8D14B84241B694F4E5A8471255"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of all grant recipients under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE77AF56DDE864E01BCAAFF772D457CFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an explanation of why each recipient was chosen in accordance with the criteria under paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6624F2F51EF24AAD9261AD3BE6D0E757"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of each recipient’s objective to carry out the purpose described in paragraph (1) and an analysis of progress made toward achieving each such objective;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H727D67B78302473A8988C5D2DAE43A4D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an accounting for the use of Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying out this subsection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD90AE24D9E64D1582F41D4E9FE4FAF3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an analysis of outcomes of the program under this subsection. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H139B5B6A68C544FABBC3A0EDAA65967B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1613.</enum><header>Working group on construction resources</header><subsection id="HFC542F1B5BB3424ABBB2DA8F39199265"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group (in this section referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>) to conduct a study on access to covered resources for infrastructure projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="H066A4D8D8C2744259B7274D045B15253"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HF6B1821BE21D4CE1B347204743830CAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall appoint to the Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in the production and transportation of covered resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB29A47A036184FE78BEDC2276D404AB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The Working Group shall include at least one representative of each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H5BBAF8534D4B4E2491B25657DFFC60EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State departments of transportation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF02AE751D2244B869A73E6CEAD03DC11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State agencies associated with covered resources protection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44407F8C42C440E7AF2FB26867C71031"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State planning and geologic survey and mapping agencies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8115E95F998141C280DBBA528D8EC3AB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Commercial motor vehicle operators, including small business operators and operators who transport covered resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF74AB8617A16442F82E8A68164265894"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Covered resources producers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07583F08D02E407B846550B60F67A03E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Construction contractors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE63D1E3BC08F48D2AB7809695C0C08FD"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor organizations. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7AB225FAA7340D193A6FA839EFFACEE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Metropolitan planning organizations and regional planning organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71F11162405242CC9563BA61A165FD05"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Indian Tribes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB18D732C9CD74545B2F68B62DE980914" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Professional surveying, mapping, and geospatial organizations. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01FB26AF9A8A45FFB60782888C086B4A"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Any other stakeholders that the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB2749E2AB334F97B674B25E2323ADD3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Working Group shall terminate 6 months after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subsection (e)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F1D3C68816F437D8C687EA9D58C42B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall analyze—</text><paragraph id="H39B9F585E3D6475EBBA84DA0D8AA7BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of covered resources in transportation projects funded with Federal dollars;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H239D256038714F08815FE710E69D9B6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how the proximity of covered resources to such projects affects the cost and environmental impact of such projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H107E0215595143B58656B961CB90B61A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether and how State, Tribal, and local transportation and planning agencies consider covered resources when developing transportation projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BC6889B5857445EA219D0F969162ABF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any challenges for transportation project sponsors regarding access and proximity to covered resources.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0FCAE748E364AA7889634EB684AF511"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with, as appropriate—</text><paragraph id="H83C185B0E86240FDB10244C62F3E36E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>chief executive officers of States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H718DF08797E046A6947B86698E145850"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State and local transportation planning agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9A15993FC9C4F83957176ECD7D3E630"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Indian Tribes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H85D1EACA559040D996FBE2435FC41001"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other relevant State, Tribal, and local agencies, including State agencies associated with covered resources protection;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A9262C3715740EFA76606D415E78A9C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>members of the public with industry experience with respect to covered resources;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5F58B105EC425385157E768C39B4FE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other Federal entities that provide funding for transportation projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HACED51DDF6D84F429978B3E49AA7A772"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other stakeholder the Working Group determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96D6BA7D157E43BB9050F1D0F933E853"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H672CE4129BE7497A84CAFAC4CE557177"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Working group report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Working Group is established, the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="HA61D74B859004DD798FD4851E5B3B58B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the study required under subsection (a), including a summary of comments received during the consultation process under subsection (d); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4FB50336FA04779930056CE7B05AC69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations to preserve access to and reduce the costs and environmental impacts of covered resources for infrastructure projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ACAA3AAE9C8483883AEBA809AFC2BE5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Departmental report</header><text>Not later than 3 months after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a summary of the findings under such report and any recommendations, as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA24A0C3C8B8B4896AC5190091D2909CD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H63517658C763454092C8CB7191771318"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered resources</header><text>The term <term>covered resources</term> means common variety materials used in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance, including stone, sand, and gravel.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H95A1E482F6A448BD94AF8E26C45BFF8E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian Tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Indian Tribes</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF99BCF60CA6E41FFAB72C8E4AC3A2AEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or possession of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4E10ADCE1625486386DF0603AA4E1D68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1614.</enum><header>Numbering system of highway interchanges</header><subsection id="HFAC3F9FA84DE4A42B647A8F088B659A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 315 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1.36 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Transportation may not impose a penalty on a State that does not comply with section 2E.31 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (or a successor section) with respect to the numbering of highway interchanges.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE155D937115C4DFDA6C94DBA8B52573C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall only apply to a method of numbering of a highway interchange in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subsection></section><section id="H9621420ED58F47D584434BCED051C5F8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1615.</enum><header>Toll credits</header><subsection id="HF50DD8967B48434BBBDED3B8453F0638"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text><paragraph id="H20F16DEFD3024AB6962FD4C23AB83B90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the extent of the demand to purchase toll credits;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5B8241C61C14FF6BCCC9559A2BEACD8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the expected cash price of toll credits;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5955D842046454CBCCCDA13C9971554"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyze the impact of the exchange of toll credits on transportation expenditures; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4DE5F0FBD92465C9CD4F09E4A8DD031"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify any other repercussions of establishing a toll credit exchange.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0EB17F4D84544A2D83F7E7F2E8893D03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Solicitation</header><text>To carry out the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall solicit information from States eligible to use a credit under section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code, including—</text><paragraph id="H613F39EEC5444FA0834192140D90F047"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount of unused toll credits, including—</text><subparagraph id="HB125D4D566514463B4C3C49FE81961FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>toll revenue generated and the sources of that revenue;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54AFF06A34B940B69F82728880643761"><enum>(B)</enum><text>toll revenue used by public, quasi-public, and private agencies to build, improve, or maintain highways, bridges, or tunnels that serve the public purpose of interstate commerce; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBF40E02E6474369A1C05080BA233AB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an accounting of any Federal funds used by the public, quasi-public, or private agency to build, improve, or maintain the toll facility, to validate that the credit has been reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage of the total cost of building, improving, or maintaining the facility that was derived from Federal funds;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C47AC20949048D5A83491C7879F8319"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the documentation of maintenance of effort for toll credits earned by the State; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6FBFAFF124BE447D855550975A8BF815"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the accuracy of the accounting system of the State to earn and track toll credits.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91ED73236FC94C309F5DD6041DF60024"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Website</header><text>The Secretary shall make available a publicly accessible website on which a State eligible to use a credit under section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code shall publish the information described under subsection (b)(1).</text></subsection><subsection id="H4EEA9308DFAA493F8539344A337B2EB2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation and recommendations to congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><paragraph id="H12B4C5749BEB46198E138C82B2346991"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an evaluation of the accuracy of the accounting and documentation of toll credits earned under section 120(i);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12D8FD27C082485B8EDFE8C20364EF23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a determination whether a toll credit marketplace is viable and cost effective;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8FAD6DF170445B29088C67CA8962DDB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>estimates, to the extent possible, of the average sale price of toll credits; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50C70D5D011543B38047FE889FEE3F3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations on any modifications necessary, including legislative changes, to establish and implement a toll credit exchange program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3ED8CB0BF7A471B8C66050D5D0F39D9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5B7F060DB78A485AAF804897C817D509"><enum>1616.</enum><header>Transportation construction materials procurement</header><subsection id="H48C4FC286B574ED29C6057C9C9932D32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a review of the procurement processes used by State departments of transportation to select construction materials on projects utilizing Federal-aid highway funds.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6C09FAE9BDC6433E8C6842119879DB11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The review under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H13A862E7706B4D6CB40A4526ACC53796"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a review of competitive practices in the bidding process for transportation construction materials;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF60D3B3A625E48799F16FF9EF111091E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of States that currently issue bids that include flexibility in the type of construction materials used to meet the project specifications;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4608A19DDAD9427888E8F9C5C1BA77E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any information provided by States on considerations that influence the decision to include competition by type of material in transportation construction projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H24FE881BACBF44F1B49497663085A9C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any data on whether issuing bids that include flexibility in the type of construction materials used to meet the project specifications will affect project costs over the lifecycle of an asset;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6709A59A569142F1952BC8BA719711DD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any data on the degree to which competition leads to greater use of sustainable, innovative, or resilient materials; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F05288826DF42AD9724B9529B8A3AFE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an evaluation of any barriers to more widespread use of competitive bidding processes for transportation construction materials.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H809EC872989F4B3EB27D44292739969F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the review initiated by the Secretary pursuant to this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H94E0C5E7D633415A820F9DCF2A627877"><enum>1617.</enum><header>Nationwide road safety assessment</header><subsection id="H4F96E3E4235C495E86ACDD8BE467DFF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall, every 2 years, conduct nationwide, on-the-ground road safety assessments focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety in each State.</text></subsection><subsection id="H94590C5D0B2149879BA54A7CDD5DDEAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The assessments required under subsection (a) shall be conducted—</text><paragraph id="HE02CB41A28DB4F11B1590AA518B12AC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by Department of Transportation field offices from the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H59C2ABC6B3BF43408BFB4962EC6F6B86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in consultation with—</text><subparagraph id="HA6725671C9DF4EC4BBF48520F98DCAF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State and local agencies with jurisdiction over pedestrian and bicycle safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD665392199754D9CBED1240B56A2D359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pedestrian safety and bicycle safety advocacy organizations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97C067DF518D422FB62797F0548D7362"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other relevant pedestrian and bicycle safety stakeholders. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92BD2E3DE2E84C8485DB48F8CA3B051A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purpose of the assessments under this section is to—</text><paragraph id="HE5EC3E6F641E4C5BB9C41433C111996A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify and examine specific locations with documented or perceived problems with pedestrian and bicycle safety and access;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ADAB6074AA740568F79689881EDBE85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>examine barriers to providing safe pedestrian and bicycle access to transportation infrastructure; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H652001010D4A4505BBBF7FB38BE4EE80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop and issue recommendations designed to effectively address specific safety and access issues and enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety in high risk areas.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H335BD68CE8964D6E908F13FF5C6E7E08"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on State assessments</header><text>Upon completion of the assessment of a State, the Secretary shall issue, and make available to the public, a report containing the assessment that includes—</text><paragraph id="HD6BBADFA432741C0B5637605A3B61F1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of locations that have been assessed as presenting a danger to pedestrians or bicyclists; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E554D4C4FDD4082B1DB6DCCDF09FD4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety in those locations. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD77A10F2F74E494EA09408676101AED4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on nationwide program</header><text>Upon completion of the biannual assessment nationwide required under this section, the Secretary shall issue, and make available to the public, that covers assessments for all jurisdictions and also present it to the congressional transportation committees.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6C28E9CF05A14B47A625F2A337A74C9C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National pedestrian and bicycle safety database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in order to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve information sharing on pedestrian and bicycle safety challenges between the Federal Government and State and local governments, shall maintain a national pedestrian and bicycle safety database that includes—</text><paragraph id="H85A75735B4AB410AB4C81EFA1661371F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of high-risk intersections, roads, and highways with a documented history of pedestrian or bicycle accidents or fatalities and details regarding those incidents; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A1D56EFA2EA4BF99CA2115181D3114B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on corrective measures that have been implemented at the State, local, or Federal level to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety at those high risk areas, including details on the nature and date of corrective action.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H923B6E61A46744D597C8FF3732216347"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>State</term> means each of the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. </text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B8C2B559E634CBA940240234A736607" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1618.</enum><header>Climate resilient transportation infrastructure study</header><subsection id="HA69B551B0A0A4C28A610F354D9396CF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Climate resilient transportation infrastructure study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to conduct a study of the actions needed to ensure that Federal agencies are taking into account current and future climate conditions in planning, designing, building, operating, maintaining, investing in, and upgrading any federally funded transportation infrastructure investments.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2E6C609E123044E98E8B9B30991CA426"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methodologies</header><text>In conducting the study, the Transportation Research Board shall build on the methodologies examined and recommended in—</text><paragraph id="H75EEA235EE9D4EE1BC8DFEA5EAA8F296"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the 2018 report issued the American Society of Civil Engineers, titled <quote>Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB94D78477B1F40E6BED584D234F854A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the report issued by the California Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group, titled <quote>Paying it Forward: The Path Toward Climate-Safe Infrastructure in California</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DBD1A32FCCF417CA85FB9FCCF7B3452"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of study</header><text>The study shall include specific recommendations regarding the following:</text><paragraph id="H41C165D1321445098B0CC700BA0BB15F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Integrating scientific knowledge of projected climate change impacts, and other relevant data and information, into Federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE96EBC9FFE514F6F93985AF9F48F770C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Addressing critical information gaps and challenges. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B781794CE154B218645FA466075FA2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Financing options to help fund climate-resilient infrastructure. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB21B97B69C4D4913A0148ADB3C38DAA0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A platform or process to facilitate communication between climate scientists and other experts with infrastructure planners, engineers and other relevant experts. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDD1C9122E9B4D93B14C3DE1C8C2FE2F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A stakeholder process to engage with representatives of State, local, tribal and community groups. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H88EAF6ACCAFC466BB3498F933B367E44"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A platform for tracking Federal funding of climate-resilient infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C24DC95296E4E98AEA244911585D36D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor and workforce needs to implement climate-resilient transportation infrastructure projects including new and emerging skills, training programs, competencies and recognized postsecondary credentials that may be required to adequately equip the workforce.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3452692782524E899AF4F7484253A3CB"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outlining how Federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance impact the environment and public health of disproportionately exposed communities. For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>disproportionately exposed communities</term> means a community in which climate change, pollution, or environmental destruction have exacerbated systemic racial, regional, social, environmental, and economic injustices by disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, communities of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-income workers, women, the elderly, residents of public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>) and of other housing assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, people who are incarcerated, or youth. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE59FEF1CA2E24582832D36F10ED74CF4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board shall determine the need for information related to climate resilient transportation infrastructure by considering—</text><paragraph id="HA43DC7F8A2FF42019E13C7227F085B2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the current informational and institutional barriers to integrating projected infrastructure risks posed by climate change into federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E2148360A52411097B39AA8CFDB3BBC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the critical information needed by engineers, planners and those charged with infrastructure upgrades and maintenance to better incorporate climate change risks and impacts over the lifetime of projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52BDCC204CDC4358BF6FA2888C527D0F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how to select an appropriate, adaptive engineering design for a range of future climate scenarios as related to infrastructure planning and investment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53F93F81C3F94754B585A5935D02F6F0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>how to incentivize and incorporate systems thinking into engineering design to maximize the benefits of multiple natural functions and emissions reduction, as well as regional planning;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40EEE38DC1A5434A992C1FF232B6D59E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how to take account of the risks of cascading infrastructure failures and develop more holistic approaches to evaluating and mitigating climate risks;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E5D4196E2694453A249836F5BC12D3C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to ensure that investments in infrastructure resilience benefit all communities, including communities of color, low-income communities, residents of public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>) and of other housing assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Indian Tribes that face a disproportionate risk from climate change and in many cases have experienced long-standing unmet needs and underinvestment in critical infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F2B28F2D03B4E08BAF77D16E2B7D136"><enum>(7)</enum><text>how to incorporate capital assessment and planning training and techniques, including a range of financing options to help local and State governments plan for and provide matching funds;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD111F5A6C2E0485BABBB2B73645F2F6C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>how federal agencies can track and monitor federally funded resilient infrastructure in a coordinated fashion to help build the understanding of the cost-benefit of resilient infrastructure and to build the capacity for implementing resilient infrastructure; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H123F0DBEEF7841EC84D3B140AFE173CC"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the occupations, skillsets, training programs, competencies and recognized postsecondary credentials that will be needed to implement such climate-resilient transportation infrastructure projects, and how to ensure that any new jobs created by such projects ensure that priority hiring considerations are given to individuals facing barriers to employment, including individuals registered with a one-stop center, as defined under section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>), communities of color, low-income communities, residents of public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>) and of other housing assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Indian Tribes that face a disproportionate risk from climate change and have been excluded from job opportunities. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1DB7DB682A14F538A8256DA69461521"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board—</text><paragraph id="H9ECB346E06F84BB5B3B2B64635A043CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall convene and consult with a panel of national experts, including operators and users of Federal transportation infrastructure and private sector stakeholders; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H90221B83DF4C47C7BF7E7DC49CACE98B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is encouraged to consult with—</text><subparagraph id="H33BEBB7126794098ACEB9EC7D902350F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>representatives from the thirteen federal agencies that comprise the United States Global Change Research Program; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D8AC529AB09440ABF26036FE7E56B72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representatives from the Department of the Treasury; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DFF355DB6074BE8A78E675AEC48EC19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>professional engineers with relevant expertise in infrastructure design; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE3F6251261B4CF0BDEEFE6F531265E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>scientists from the National Academies with relevant expertise; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5722493F9AC456CAD2B914DDFC5C7C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>scientists, social scientists and experts from academic and research institutions who have expertise in climate change projections and impacts; engineering; architecture; or other relevant areas of expertise; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H531C67EB1B8E4011BC46AC2AF566F82E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>licensed architects with relevant experience in infrastructure design; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9C1CAC11C604DCC837DEE3FEC21FBB9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>certified planners; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C70A83DCF234B5F82240C47B85082FE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>representatives of State and local governments and Indian Tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC98AD7F10F7942AAA014702EE5761743"><enum>(I)</enum><text>representatives of environmental justice groups; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE0508948C56423387E1862E66244542"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of labor unions that represent key trades and industries involved in infrastructure projects. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA334F7E211214CFDBAB248FB1C90C26B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H73FD083E74AA47C6AFB7096A2E80C632"><enum>1619.</enum><header>Natural gas, electric battery, and zero emission vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (s) of section 127 of title 23, United States Code is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE91AD69A80C3465ABA806D02209FCDC3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HB0F248604E1F431E985BA12617E0C6CB"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Natural gas, electric battery, and zero emission vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled primarily by natural gas, powered primarily by means of electric battery power, or fueled primarily by means of other zero emission fuel technologies, may exceed the weight limit on the power unit by up to 2,000 pounds (up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds) under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HBE85B711469A44588E4E0365A6EEDA4B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1620.</enum><header>Guidance on evacuation routes</header><subsection id="H1A4CFD17B529453C9987FE2825BF3A78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="H019C7F6F14AA430D8FD02AA8565033B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/254">Public Law 115–254</external-xref>), shall revise existing guidance or issue new guidance as appropriate for State and local governments and Indian Tribes regarding the design, construction, maintenance, retrofit, and repair of evacuation routes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEEFE4BA0A134EA5B8D045B72437FF47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In revising or issuing guidance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="H60128C9C247B496BB5865455BA008980"><enum>(A)</enum><text>methods that assist evacuation routes to—</text><clause id="HA021EE248DD54D97810BAC0A4585BA39" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withstand the effects of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces on viability, including recommendations regarding appropriate drainage structures or other flood prevention mechanisms to manage stormwater, runoff, and the effect of storm surge;</text></clause><clause id="H3319463863DF40C682F92EE224087A41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>withstand the risks that flammability poses to viability; </text></clause><clause id="H89178908CA9A430DBBC7CD054E56BDC9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve durability, strength (including the ability to withstand tensile stresses and compressive stresses), and sustainability; and</text></clause><clause id="HB16ADDB4AA924167B380CEE9806C486F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide for long-term cost savings;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B1C3A567B924D33AEF90082D3C4BB46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability of evacuation routes to effectively manage contraflow operations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H511969F3FC644561A408031A3A29AEE7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for evacuation routes on public lands, the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land management agency regarding emergency operations, sustainability, and resource protection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FEC2DB312404524858DE4966926EE3A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other items the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC1341F4FB184A11BAD818C9BED1A7ED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D2D42242A294368B6036B33A5261286" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="H71974FA92E334544BAF07A8FE918AE7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall study the vulnerability of evacuation routes that are part of the national highway system to the risks of extreme weather, including flooding and storm surge.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H09A37DB2BF9F4F0B877B8F226B6D9C40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall examine—</text><subparagraph id="HD41F734A2463429AAC7BD570D669BB5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the likelihood of Federal evacuation routes flooding during a 100-year, 500-year, and 1000-year weather event;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03BC378364B94001A3385C2F2C64841E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether Federal evacuation routes that have historically flooded have recovered quickly from extreme weather events;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18E7DA5130164EE9B774EF98CDF18917"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the availability of alternative evacuation routes to accommodate the flow of evacuees in the event of an evacuation route becoming impassable due to flooding; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A73C15483B0499BB3FF3F7B1AE0A4A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of impassable evacuation routes on vulnerable individuals, with consideration of the return of evacuees after an extreme weather event, including—</text><clause id="H8B7131350FC149BB8F2DACE99C23F1F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>individuals with a physical or mental disability;</text></clause><clause id="H9AC56864C7994CA4B9C7E1BBF4A08A1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>individuals in schools, daycare centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities and detention centers; </text></clause><clause id="H4A7411EC69B14BFCBDA783158DCA0A97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals with limited proficiency in English; </text></clause><clause id="HA8CCA3EF7C784CA4AFC352367B7551A6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the elderly; and </text></clause><clause id="HB0189241E0CD488EBEDD2A1F62B0882A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>individuals who are tourists, seasonal workers, or homeless.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D72F96AA496495CAA9F06C221388C2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the study and the results of such study, including identifying which segments of Federal evacuation routes are most vulnerable to becoming impassable due to flooding.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA1BA7CAAD75A499D94E39D977F111336" commented="no"><enum>1621.</enum><header>High priority corridors on National Highway System</header><subsection id="H1F86020AA4584A5FB978C63B8F4CB447" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification</header><paragraph id="H35D289186F784424B79115324D07CDB5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Central Texas Corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1105(c)(84) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EEAAAA4CA594F93AC9B78566D4C7CA7"><paragraph id="H480A2D96642940F7B3C4AD9EE99DBD9C" commented="no"><enum>(84)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Texas Corridor, including the route—</text><subparagraph id="H3D795B91116A4503A65F1CF438611DCB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway 338 in Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally following Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the vicinity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas Highway 158 eastward to United States Route 87 and then following United States Route 87 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Brady, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC69E3574FFC44019A1646F7A2B1D883" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commencing at the intersection of Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 190 in Pecos County, Texas, and following United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BC7F5372B2047F3922ED852F419B0AD" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">following portions of United States Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and including a loop generally encircling Bryan/College Station, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A5FF8641AF448E1818D32EDDA367593" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">following United States Route 83 southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical connection to Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H671B43429F7D40CC859342D0FF140845" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>following United States Route 69 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5242A0B55C148ABAF7EA09FFF3C13B3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>following United States Route 96 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB2E45608DBB4B028EF094BB6B241C7C" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>following United States Route 190, State Highway 305, and United States Route 385 from Interstate Route 10 in Pecos County, Texas to Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H05C585F58DDF40779AB002D6E5505872" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Central Louisiana Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63199764F8864E3FB66CE971F7A83687"><paragraph id="H29A5ACEE15DB4E5681BC71EB51B9A0BB" commented="no"><enum>(92)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Alexandria, Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2853BEE02B914287A6013E5A0F75F72D" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Central Mississippi Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A844D72FEA947909C9C3C42E3F492E7"><paragraph id="H4DC52FAB46064626B270BA26DCA7148E" commented="no"><enum>(93)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the route—</text><subparagraph id="HF56DCA687A694ABC8D6D52C22BB52671" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commencing at the logical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then generally following portions of United States Route 84 passing in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, and Collins, to Interstate 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, and continuing on Interstate Route 59 north to Interstate Route 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the Mississippi-Alabama State Border; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H935F95BA0B86477EA2EE85F4B816074C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commencing in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, running south on Interstate Route 59 to United States Route 98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg, connecting to United States Route 49 south then following United States Route 49 south to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport and following Mississippi Route 601 southerly terminating near the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7EB58BE814E4B519F737216DF182DA3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Middle Alabama Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCBADDEED741248489FB58D97C140EACA" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HDE26CC97C17D4571A73011D1BE8FEDCE" commented="no"><enum>(94)</enum><text>The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route—</text><subparagraph id="HF857821FF34A4A919C2D105C37630B58" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning at the Alabama-Mississippi Border generally following portions of I–20 until following a new interstate extension paralleling United States Highway 80 specifically:</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D742143693B465FA92130D23BF273A9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>crossing Alabama Route 28 near Coatopa, Alabama, traveling eastward crossing United States Highway 43 and Alabama Route 69 near Selma, Alabama, traveling eastwards closely paralleling United States Highway 80 to the south crossing over Alabama Routes 22, 41, and 21, until its intersection with I–65 near Hope Hull, Alabama;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41D5B907612741569ADB30FDA0215396" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuing east along the proposed Montgomery Outer Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would next join with I–85 east of Montgomery, Alabama;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H940B2179C45C4FD29CDF3C6995605B1E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>continuing along I–85 east bound until its intersection with United States Highway 280 near Opelika, Alabama or United States Highway 80 near Tuskegee, Alabama; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H175DAF1DB8E9454C80BBD5C80D45B47E" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>generally following the most expedient route until intersecting with existing United States Highway 80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Phenix City until continuing into Columbus, Georgia.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H28B24ECBEF754B3DAEF48D0B2E48B2DC" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Middle Georgia Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA9125231532942A58539ABB464529D70" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HE66A337FA26743F29577766928698031" commented="no"><enum>(95)</enum><text>The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route—</text><subparagraph id="H6A023E6C11FF4DE9AA5576AC5D81A5A5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning at the Alabama-Georgia Border generally following the Fall Line Freeway from Columbus Georgia to Augusta, Georgia specifically:</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H966CCCE30EC94F54917DDAC35E409F10" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travelling along United States Route 80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Columbus, Georgia and near Fort Benning, Georgia, east to Talbot County, Georgia where it would follow Georgia Route 96, then commencing on Georgia Route 49C (Fort Valley Bypass) to Georgia Route 49 (Peach Parkway) to its intersection with Interstate route 75 in Byron, Georgia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7E1A237021F40C3B6362E870833438E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuing north along Interstate Route 75 through Warner Robins and Macon, Georgia where it would meet Interstate Route 16. Following Interstate 16 east it would next join United States Route 80 and then onto State Route 57; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77470E303E5F4B979D88A226ED6F21E4" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>commencing with State Route 57 which turns into State Route 24 near Milledgeville, Georgia would then bypass Wrens, Georgia with a newly constructed bypass. After the bypass it would join United States Route 1 near Fort Gordon into Augusta, Georgia where it will terminate at Interstate Route 520.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H14753E3C6F7943D18B7E0385D4B8772F" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Louisiana Capital Region</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA189B56E31BE43B4979D344E42C639FB"><paragraph id="HB67DAC22AD9B4A7B8DA1C758E7BF81AB" commented="no"><enum>(96)</enum><text>The Louisiana Capital Region High Priority Corridor, which shall generally follow—</text><subparagraph id="HF281F100DC3F42148E533AC2B20311AC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate 10, between its intersections with Interstate 12 and Louisiana Highway 415;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H638A68C2BD6442DC97C19745C0A1C794" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Louisiana Highway 415, between its intersections with Interstate 10 and United States route 190;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F553B08668C4BC2BAE2A48FC4591A8E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States route 190, between its intersections with Louisiana Highway 415 and intersection with Interstate 110;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6A7C7F73CDF481C90BC4B37F08EDEC8" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate 110, between its intersections with United States route 190 and Interstate 10;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A0607D267734082AE39EAF5BF8F7D10" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Louisiana Highway 30, near St. Gabriel, LA and its intersections with Interstate 10;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D44E78CD3CA43548E63C1EC483A937D" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Louisiana Highway 1, near White Castle, LA and its intersection with Interstate 10; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0951A43BBB84649A1494A6EFEB540DB" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A bridge connecting Louisiana Highway 1 with Louisiana Highway 30, south of the Interstate described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC49A523E742F41FE811262CB56811C30" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of certain segments on interstate system</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended—</text><paragraph id="H2D21FB07FD40452D992A5A344FDD96AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subclauses (I) through (IX) of subsection (c)(38)(A)(i), subsection (c)(38)(A)(iv),</quote> after <quote>subsection (c)(37),</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0CDF35CD5C87480AB175B978E5BD6D5E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subsection (c)(84),</quote> after <quote>subsection (c)(83),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2739C6C3C18F44FFB5143BDC7C47E8DA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and subsection (c)(91)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), subsection (c)(93), subsection (c)(94), subsection (c)(95), and subsection (c)(96)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF7BC0DD9CB2B43BAB972357495B33032" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking <quote>The route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–14.</quote> and inserting <quote>The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 North. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 South. The Bryan/College Station, Texas loop referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–214. The routes referred to in subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of subsection (c)(84) and in subsections (c)(92), (c)(93), (c)(94), and (c)(95) are designated as Interstate Route I–14.</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5373F904181D46B698C0F18E665A02A6"><enum>1622.</enum><header>Guidance on inundated and submerged roads</header><subsection id="HC3509DCE4F5344C4A89A67D54AFF0312"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall review the guidance issued pursuant to section 1228 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/254">Public Law 115–254</external-xref>), and revise or issue new 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to roads eligible for assistance under Federal Highway Administration programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8A2DF76185284EC98DC83222866AA05E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In revising or issuing new guidance under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider methods of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged or destroyed roads that—</text><paragraph id="H36C245F4B354471A829373F22B743ED8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve the ability of a previously inundated or submerged road to withstand the effects of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces, including stormwater, runoff, or storm surge; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H063E9376931C4BF0B2DB28E30AE73929"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for long-term cost savings.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD30D0044C79744C2AD5EC1103A98854F"><enum>1623.</enum><header>Dry bulk weight tolerance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HD3A7AAD7A9C24650ADBB50E7D6E6FC1A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HABD2B8F91AD842A6BA28A354D3798BBA"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Dry bulk weight tolerance</header><paragraph id="H87648E2348B94614BB27F7A46E23B3F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of dry bulk goods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>dry bulk goods</term> means any homogeneous unmarked nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H919EF0F5C0584990BCF6395543A7D147"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Weight tolerance</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HD63EACCF2A9B46938EB9249FEC8B0069"><enum>1624.</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>2023 through 2026</quote>. </text></section><section id="H0C7E907CEA6146D1B25AEB4EECF0263E"><enum>1625.</enum><header>Labor standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States that funds authorized or made available by this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, should not be used to purchase products produced whole or in part through the use of child labor, as such term is defined in Article 3 of the International Labor Organization Convention concerning the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (December 2, 2000), or in violation of human rights.</text></section><section id="HACBC914D6467487EB3A386C0CEBC5FFB"><enum>1626.</enum><header>Climate resiliency report by GAO</header><subsection id="H7092F03AF8834109915F47B4B2A86AAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and issue a report to Congress on the economic benefits, including avoided impacts on property and life, of the use of model, consensus-based building codes, standards, and provisions that support resilience to climate risks and impacts, including—</text><paragraph id="H03C008075F0A47AE999FC8B2AC265491"><enum>(1)</enum><text>flooding;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA96C6130609F417CA5F4BA25BE759DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>wildfires;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1BEBE48C31D445CBB8C8184D0D15769"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hurricanes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4779F6B75514187845264086D417AB0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>heat waves;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC03CEB32928F4B2289D129C5BD4E0405"><enum>(5)</enum><text>droughts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD193BE9885C4A0885DDB38EDF98885B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>rises in sea level; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6742B02B6CC447F2A1D7FCD626D94E78"><enum>(7)</enum><text>extreme weather.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H958723C320CF4A81B3358383436B991B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report issues</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="HE75F39CE47C34DF5B44B60DBFFC0129C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of the status of adoption of building codes, standards, and provisions within the States, territories, and tribes at the State or jurisdictional level; including whether the adopted codes meet or exceed the most recent published edition of a national, consensus-based model code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60BC74D293D14CAF82A4E54554C7F9BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An analysis of the extent to which pre-disaster mitigation measures provide benefits to the nation and individual States, territories and tribes, including—</text><subparagraph id="H62D9F906731B4171B04CD7AF062839C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an economic analysis of the benefits to the design and construction of new resilient infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88C2C74ECEA947ABBB6C38660EF0A636"><enum>(B)</enum><text>losses avoided, including economic losses, number of structures (buildings, roads, bridges), and injuries and deaths by utilizing building codes and standards that prioritize resiliency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB792AB83E904B84B3D02B8C71A3486B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an economic analysis of the benefits to using hazard resistant building codes in rebuilding and repairing infrastructure following a disaster.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H13BADA6C7C67487CA790EFC04B98DC29"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An assessment of the building codes and standards referenced or otherwise currently incorporated into Federal policies and programs, including but not limited to grants, incentive programs, technical assistance and design and construction criteria, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (hereinafter referred to as <quote>FEMA</quote>), including—</text><subparagraph id="HC4416118CCDB4A28B6E96BD7805DD4B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which such codes and standards contribute to increasing climate resiliency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1221AF2899745B2A9291516BDE3E319"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations for how FEMA could improve their use of codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFA33B009B72433F8621EE03F8100F8A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how FEMA could increase efforts to support the adoption of hazard resistant codes by the States, territories, and Indian Tribes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFFEA07996134B08BC6C4C662D181DB1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Recommendations for FEMA on how to better incorporate climate resiliency into efforts to rebuild after natural disasters.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H99507D3E1DA14A9FBBBD3FFC1168561F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1627.</enum><header>Designation of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway</header><subsection id="HD291CDDDAC5443D2B539CB8C8E3B79F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama shall be known as the <quote>John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAF443F829AA843B6BE7377B1CFC3549F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama is deemed to be a reference to the <quote>John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="HA239735180A54B68A5EC42C1C8A39565"><enum>1628.</enum><header>GAO study on capital needs of public ferries</header><subsection id="HCA668676E0944FD2BEEE8CCEBF5CF484"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the capital investment needs of United States public ferries and how Federal funding programs are meeting such needs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8735FBDDC5DE4E16A3408B16684D8CA8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine the feasibility of including United States public ferries in the conditions and performance report of the Department of Transportation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H34E5B3659E924F02AE3AFE9380559EB0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study described in subsection (a), including any recommendations for how to include ferries in the conditions and performance report of the Department of Transportation. </text></subsection></section><section id="HA6D85843E4394C7BBC4AB591691CD104"><enum>1629.</enum><header>Use of modeling and simulation technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Transportation should utilize, to the fullest and most economically feasible extent practicable, modeling and simulation technology to analyze highway and public transportation projects authorized by this Act and the amendments made by this Act to ensure that these projects—</text><paragraph id="HF81B335731BE481AA4C3C6BA1D72B5D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase transportation capacity and safety, alleviate congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impacts; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE841DF219EC74072B516F79B2186B2FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are as cost effective as practicable. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H6403E92BE6CC4B91953A660392137B9A"><enum>1630.</enum><header>GAO study on per-mile user fee equity</header><subsection id="H61ACC8D750B94D81B414E14203AC9F77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study on the impact of equity issues associated with per-mile user fee funding systems on the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEF7A1BD9A7324A1A916D08F38653C9E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to per-mile user fee systems:</text><paragraph id="H0C1A8277CC79497087FB78ED20383E64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The financial, social, and other impacts of per-mile user fee systems on individuals, low-income individuals, and individuals of different races.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63EDAA0213AC48549929F1D5F8BD8DAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The impact that access to alternative modes of transportation, including public transportation, has in carrying out per-mile user fee systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E2A762729784EE3B7162F1E909A6E2E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The ability to access jobs and services, which may include healthcare facilities, child care, education and workforce training, food sources, banking and other financial institutions, and other retail shopping establishments.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BAE854541F0446C915A98C1DC2A899B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Equity issues for low-income individuals in urban and rural areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4DE8045BE8C45E2BBD586F4DE2CB4D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any differing impacts on passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91295F4BC1E44CD2B19038371C53BD54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall include an analysis of the State surface transportation system funding pilot program under section 6020 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/503">23 U.S.C. 503</external-xref> note).</text></subsection><subsection id="HC96A40FB78684CCDA9D0B7505862AD13"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment after this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a), including recommendations for how to equitably implement per-mile user fee systems.</text></subsection><subsection id="H39E1A213CE224F3A808F4313E006F54D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><paragraph id="H71BBA00640B94C65B2674396EEC52A58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Per-mile user fee</header><text>The term <term>per-mile user fee</term> means a revenue mechanism that—</text><subparagraph id="H9FDA704C2DFF4578A1ABDCC28190E02A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is applied to road users operating motor vehicles on the surface transportation system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F6272D9B08B40F4B4BE6647D7963C12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is based on the number of vehicle miles traveled by an individual road user.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7F8CC15D3894C039798195A7BC959AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commercial vehicle</header><text>The term <term>commercial vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6D858B969EF449A9800A876525F24CBC"><enum>1631.</enum><header>GAO review of equity considerations at State DOTs</header><subsection id="H3291FFC7654E4E9C998DC3C3870A0579"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall undertake a review of the extent to which State departments of transportation have in place best practices, standards, and protocols designed to ensure equity considerations in transportation planning, project selection, and project delivery, including considerations of the diverse transportation needs of low-income populations, minority populations, and other diverse populations.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF9565A952E234BD9B2DE728603735E3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall issue and make available on a publicly accessible Website a report detailing—</text><paragraph id="H16D3BBD8246C41E2B0E8093A3B51D66A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">findings based on the review in subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC4EA369EEB4AACB173C2026102BF6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a comprehensive set of recommendations for State departments of transportation to improve equity considerations, which may include model legislation, best practices, or guidance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H45B4A186819E4A80B2C42E62F65B8795"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations to Congress for additional statutory authority needed to support State department of transportation efforts to incorporate equity considerations into transportation planning, project selection, and project delivery.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05A1F8FBA923400C960A4B74C5EA343C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After completing the review and evaluation required under subsections (a) and (b), and not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall make available on a publicly accessible Website, a report that includes—</text><paragraph id="H3617FCDBC6A948AB902F85575DB7314F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>findings based on the review conducted under subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H953A8D3FC9CE43358B3BBFBE14E5AF8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the outcome of the evaluation conducted under subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A14CDCE644747888B6AB596EBA522F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve equity considerations in the public transportation industry, including recommendations for statutory changes if applicable; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9551DEA4D7884E45A5F3801940C723CA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the actions that the Secretary of Transportation could take to effectively address the recommendations provided under paragraph (3).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H71E2385CD9B74596A28C9CAB859C76F5"><enum>1632.</enum><header>Study on effectiveness of suicide prevention nets and barriers for structures other than bridges</header><subsection id="H71C17FF4090E414CB76F57D7C28D8B4A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify—</text><paragraph id="HAEDD4A0E78F14FF4BD22079483351B34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H44790C0DDB9E49F4ACD13BCC503AA01D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the characteristics that distinguish structures identified under paragraph (1) from similar structures that do not attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A3BF7D6B04E484387F1AA4E983D4A3D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures identified under paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H843AD5AA1ED64F38BB3FCF98E27C9918"><enum>(4)</enum><text>methods of reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures identified under paragraph (1) other than nets and barriers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H99698D1E17BA40CAA4B0BF2C1F42A2FA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the nets and barriers identified under paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74EC4DDBFA994745A0BF0F31C9706887"><enum>(6)</enum><text>quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the additional methods identified under paragraph (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A5A1015D7C54D2D96D10B59C20544E5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the entities that typically install the nets and barriers identified under paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C438D0024FC430BBC1DC1F53BF48661"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the costs of the nets and barriers identified under paragraph (3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0ED7FF09E86447E7B21C5F07D773F589"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="HBE36075731A443DAA2A918F691EC9BF9" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1633.</enum><header>Transportation planning activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary or Transportation shall take all reasonable efforts to provide assistance for an Olympic or Paralympic event, or a Special Olympics International event, including the following:</text><paragraph id="HC2EFCE14EA414C00A84E1C50D2BF48B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Planning activities of States and metropolitan planning organizations and transportation projects relating to an international Olympic or Paralympic event, or a Special Olympics International event, under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2E45353AADC441B81741698DFDFFA09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Developing intermodal transportation plans necessary for the projects, in coordination with State and local transportation agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDD708AC5B8A4093A5A2ABE5659BC88C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Efforts to expedite review and comment by the Department of Transportation on any required submittals pertaining to an Olympic or Paralympic event or a Special Olympics International event.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H80DCEE726ACA4FC2B8BA570A308B8793"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Providing technical assistance.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H21A308FCDABE44F8864C133464150D8F"><enum>1634.</enum><header>Better Utilizing Infrastructure for Lasting Development of Veterans Businesses</header><subsection id="H20DFB8B613204FFC9D7258646254CC1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text><paragraph id="HAB28FD51DBEB4260A245EAF9519B5E10"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Small business concern</header><text>The term <quote>small business concern</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEEE851671F24A75AC288889263D3F32"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The term <quote>veteran</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35CDC62F60E24B09B44F25612DB28B63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Veteran owned small business concern</header><text>The term <quote>veteran owned small business concern</quote> has the meaning given the term <quote>small business concern owned and controlled by veterans</quote> in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632 (q)).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6AA88D20AFDF4BE4BC97E6E4592A7CCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amounts for veteran owned small business concerns</header><text>Except to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation determines otherwise, not less than 3 percent of the amounts made available for any program under titles I, II, V, and VII of this division and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through veteran owned small business concerns.</text></subsection><subsection id="H47852DC7E98145E396A755D319B8C448"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uniform criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a veteran owned small business concern for the purpose of this section. Such criteria shall include a limit on the personal net worth of the veterans who own and control the small business concern.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD96C7FD67AB2411E8F99F79B8621F726"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State government in reporting to the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="HFA9230F0C22948A997A21CD411A8112F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information concerning veteran owned small business concern awards, commitments, and achievement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A9B4C64C48D4648ACA77B6E5308AC8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary determined to be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the veterans business enterprise program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9DBDD44ECA194066BFED53182E6E7348"><enum>1635.</enum><header>Vehicle weight limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(i)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>an emergency or</quote> before <quote>a major disaster</quote>. </text></section><section id="HAF0079E8E6B74C2896B4A2BED95FE9E6"><enum>1636.</enum><header>Roadway worker protection working group</header><subsection id="H6049E1528AB5497FA07674FE3C7CFA3E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group (in this section referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>) to review the methods, practices, and technologies necessary to protect workers in roadway work zones.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCF0D5244288546A49B3295FE48B7B3F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="H9B5D04B9255A423AB9565467AD9F385B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint to the Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in roadway safety.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H755CDEC623C346438B9570AB08E92C9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The Working group shall include at least one representative of each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H976F7DEF547A45098509568336DF566A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State departments of transportation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03C1B0114C0343A3830773855EC03AFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Local governments or metropolitan planning organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBFF6448926743459492D40E5E18ED3F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Temporary traffic control organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71DEE78E9DD341A190DB8FEECF658FED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Roadway user organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91236B31671F4751B5B7E6BB3F6BDE87"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Vehicle and commercial vehicle manufacturers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H265EDE4997624502AFE06574193E86F1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Labor organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H588BEC2D58014B3599E1C3D7747414A5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Traffic safety organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEACF4DCAF60540799253EC587047D14E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Motor carrier and independent owner-operator organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC6CF1A51F1D463289810A2C2BBCC08C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Law enforcement and first responder organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7B060D0F43A4CED84CAFD24E6B84C9A"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Autonomous vehicle technology companies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5DD6EB5B9104098A4A939353BE05A67"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Any other stakeholders that the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11C3047B3C9C4B9E9A13BDE4E1790DF7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Working Group shall terminate 6 months after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subsection (f)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA90A58E322B4768900883533FE51814"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall—</text><paragraph id="H436817A7B60D442C96DD5098529ED82C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate and analyze current work zone safety and worker protection traffic control best practices;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B8A796D39C2499CA2101DCA06683735"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify causes of work zone injuries and fatalities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD12B6C894CC46E880FFE1D9D12F5A19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify and evaluate technologies related to vehicle interaction with work zones and workers in work zones; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C8CEAD65C3B4CEC95DC58E042AC7150"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify challenges for transportation construction project sponsors regarding improving work zone safety.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3512801E740F452EB623037637A9539D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with—</text><paragraph id="H1539CDF203D841679AA211E8904925FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>transportation construction contractor organizations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDE8F235894B49E08C240B7018DC01C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>roadway and roadway safety equipment manufacturer organizations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9019CB69963747739AC52E74E94A9A81"><enum>(3)</enum><text>academic experts; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89F8020CA1E04AA7BBCD8E30168F8AC7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other stakeholder the Working Group determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H376DD3E914C34296A7E9A5DD344DF30F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H87422BB54CC8469682206A890A789B5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Working group report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Working Group is established, the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H4DF570DF4AE84C8A9399FE34C50783DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the review required under subsection (a), including a summary of any comments received during the consultation process under subsection (d); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H658A195552024540A1FCB8765DC3B26D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations on safety countermeasures, technologies, programs and policies for the Department of Transportation to improve roadway work zone safety and practices.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H56153C18E7934B2A8AFF79D1F10827CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 month after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a summary of the report.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H89DEACD88BCC4886B2D5D1766FC432B7" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1637.</enum><header>GAO study on nature-based solutions for coastal highway resilience</header><subsection id="HF2845275DC3548CBB67F7054A6986316"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the utilization of nature-based solutions for improving the resilience of coastal highways and bridges.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1C7CC6E197E749BE87FB72816B496688"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine—</text><paragraph id="H7FD4C0AA69784B95B70AA59434B8A09A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resiliency benefits of nature-based features that work in conjunction with structural features to protect coastal highways and bridges by reducing the impacts of floods or other risks of extreme weather;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6153E71049324D9FB8A873F41705C820"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the ecological benefits of nature-based features for habitat restoration, water quality improvements, and recreational aesthetics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H91CB8A36D64E4654BAC31069A9A4ADC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any potential savings to taxpayers over the lifecycles of roadways produced by an integrated approach to resilience against extreme weather;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCAAD945DFDB42588ABF73840852E170"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the utilization rates for integrated nature-based solutions among transportation agencies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H78B4715A4086443DA224BC4448D6B4C8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any barriers to the use of nature-based solutions by transportation agencies to improve the resilience of coastal roads and bridges.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA3D928F507F4E4998F70D9B05FF1B52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 summarizing the study under subsection (a) and the results of such study, including recommendations for how the Federal Highway Administration can encourage transportation agencies to use natural and nature-based features to improve the resilience of coastal highways and bridges.</text></subsection></section><section id="H6EE9092F16B94999B48C6D202A5B8FEC"><enum>1638.</enum><header>Repeal of pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text></section><section id="HCB0947945D6048CEB0B460E9C1152D44"><enum>1639.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><subsection id="H9EF64EE12ABD42518BE8A2EC9D4DAD33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="HC6CB667853E445E1B8688140EAC87694"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Name correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(17)(C), as redesignated by section 1103(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by striking <quote>United States Customs and Immigration Services</quote> and inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB99B937E4EFE4EFEB747C56788D4EE66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/104">Section 104(f)(3)</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H89825938EA5544D68FB41810032E1129"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the Federal Highway Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>an operating administration of the Department of Transportation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEED930CE2B2E4B2EADE95755F9D3CE05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Federal Highway Administration</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">an operating administration of the Department of Transportation</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9A058ED539F4D129FAC1A493F309BD1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/108">Section 108(c)(3)(F)</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H8CA963BCD02D49C098444F67FBF6C329"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>Policy Act</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC19F7B71AE4C4204856C141E7A6152A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>this title</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBA35F263166445EBD5FCAE0A28A1036"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/112">Section 112(b)(2)</external-xref> is amended in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC"><enum-in-header>(F)</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>Subparagraphs</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">(F)</header-in-text> Subparagraphs</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD275472E3D724BA9B6EC06749C446961"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reference to statewide transportation improvement program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/115">Section 115(c)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>135(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>135(g)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC43E24D9364D4518921F62CD2269F187"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Opportunity for comment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">Section 134(j)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>subsection (i)(5)</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (i)(6)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F224A4288BF41FEB3FF5BADD68BF848" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Performance-based approach</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/135">Section 135(f)(7)(B)</external-xref> is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE784ED5A5EC941B890501CC9C9444A3A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/139">Section 139</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HFC135C4111404E9D8971871402365332"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBE7AC0F7EDE43889123A3B9B10C5F10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE1073DFAB044F58826012767009227E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(2) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA48638123BAA4398831AD1D7C0F8223F"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Nondiscrimination</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/140">Section 140(a)</external-xref> is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting a comma after <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ECE0ED002A443F29176998D784F631E"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/142">Section 142</external-xref> is amended by striking subsection (i).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B15E43D5A7F4277B576FA22DF1DC7EC" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">Section 149</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H41FF0D8B707F4B1DBBC110AFFD9605C0" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>; or,</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DA28CB6D8FD4D90ACD533B042D271B4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2)(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77634ECD62D3409188B22C7C894D1F08"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program data collection</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/201">Section 201(c)(6)(A)(ii)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F9C24AE403D4389A9B792F0185CA237"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/202">Section 202</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HD7EA8D78F2AF43A0BB86FF1D1E5B9C18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D9C618126B548F4B1A66BAD824F26F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(10)(B) by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450e">25 U.S.C. 450e(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5307">25 U.S.C. 5307(b)</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCACC029DFD3D4C62A9D2C34FB272E1A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="HF34814CA3B7C4424B3981AF6ABAADB92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>the</quote> after <quote>agreement under</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA9191BB0452A4DF1BE5DB3DB4F13126A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A) by inserting <quote>the</quote> after <quote>in accordance with</quote>. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CEDAFA889AD447EA4F4BDBEBCE268CF"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Permissible uses of recreational trails program apportioned funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/206">Section 206(d)(2)(G)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>use of recreational trails</quote> and inserting <quote>uses of recreational trails</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB784738B4D5C4A24BD9EAF40CA13799C"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/207">Section 207</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HFBE69B7C052A467D9BF4C33189853DD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><clause id="HB196B552741B419B8F5176B6693C26F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450j-1">25 U.S.C. 450j–1</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5325">25 U.S.C. 5325</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HE1EFC144F79B4E69998E6CEBF2D2DD67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450j-1">25 U.S.C. 450j-1(f)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5325">25 U.S.C. 5325(f)</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F475061A56F4359B6E9E68DF643D77B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><clause id="HCB9AC01C1E4849D9BBC0A3311B08B8DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-5">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–5</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5386">25 U.S.C. 5386</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H053260FECC2C4613BBA01D9E3E563BDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-6">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–6</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5387">25 U.S.C. 5387</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HB431D9BACD7C4C55A8F4201ECC8BF36D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-7">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–7</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5388">25 U.S.C. 5388</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HCDB82F10B0BA48889FAB9308D572D70E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-9">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–9</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5390">25 U.S.C. 5390</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H410659EA6FC94ACC85DF1F9AED5A3152"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-10">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–10</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5391">25 U.S.C. 5391</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HB4AAADE1E8B24A64BE5D364EFB83EFEB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-11">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–11</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5392">25 U.S.C. 5392</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H228BC86AC9764B8594EF7E0BD2DA60D0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-14">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–14</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5395">25 U.S.C. 5395</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HA394A3E8628A48FF96FC02BF0A21E34F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-15">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–15</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5396">25 U.S.C. 5396</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HF9392F8A3BEA4E19BE9A7A8A0FAC1C2A"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-17">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–17</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5398">25 U.S.C. 5398</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67AF9E9466A248EB9A78682CCF5C2D8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (m)(2)—</text><clause id="HC43954DE575E446485C9D0B3C56AEC4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>505</quote> and inserting <quote>501</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HCEA54472DE774EFE94081EAF3A9BC1BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>; 458aaa)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>; 5381)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5840C62F6F8B4525BAFDE43391C8B89B" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">Section 313</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H1FF76DF3AFA04AB884FE849AA8986E6B" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2) by striking <quote>States;</quote> and inserting <quote>States,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE350B858D28E4E7D8097A5B06A690471" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(1) by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting <quote>; and</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFD0C3F102714CA9924710AFCEC0672C"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Procedures for a gift or donation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/323">Section 323(d)</external-xref> is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD3364E574644C869D445EE76F253C27" commented="no"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Highway safety programs</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/402">Section 402(b)(1)(E)</external-xref> is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H271113F5B78841178B1A3E81583B244F"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Use of freight capacity building program funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/504">Section 504(g)(6)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>make grants or to</quote> and inserting <quote>make grants to</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H269FA5D1BC8E4493919C170339758312"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Development phase activities</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/602">Section 602(e)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>601(a)(1)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>601(a)(2)(A)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H403A961F0AF149988B4DF6782CF853A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><paragraph id="H14321DD444DB4DE4B78FE19AF8E5D432"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for title 23, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to chapter 1 by striking <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="USC">Federal Aid Highways</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="USC">Federal-aid Highways</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9F3C5FA007341D2B4561E745F6C07CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chapter 3</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 325.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEAE24FD094A44EE9A450CA5DCA828BFE" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1640.</enum><header>Credit adjustments for paycheck protection program loan forgiveness under highway and public transportation project cost reimbursement contracts</header><subsection id="H5C39A1F0FC864CABA0216D4F39C6E6BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 112 of title 23, United States Code, a covered contractor shall only make credit adjustments to the indirect cost rate applied to such contractor to reflect the portion of loan forgiveness attributable to the receipt of Federal funds. For purposes of this section, beginning on the date on which the credit attributable to Federal funds is recovered fully, no further indirect cost rate credit shall be applied or otherwise provided.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDA5297334F9A46D2B2C0A4AE9931D720"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered contractor defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>covered contractor</quote> means a contractor or subcontractor at any tier that—</text><paragraph id="H198BBA5C9565437F96D7D3A6EE5A0CEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides architectural and engineering services under a federally-funded Federal-aid highway program or Federal lands highway program cost reimbursement contract under title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF048F0E42413401FAF8D5016C55F573B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">received loan forgiveness in accordance with section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</external-xref>), for a loan provided under paragraph (36) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/636">15 U.S.C. 636(a)</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4439B4C904124B8B9396DA20976AB57E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>applied such loan proceeds to indirect costs that were reimbursed, in whole or in part, with Federal funds.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDDA11ED697EE4790B723304BDD7CA38A"><enum>1641.</enum><header>Establishment of western riverside county national wildlife refuge</header><subsection id="H67FCDE00290A41D189324F62A0FE2081"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall establish as a national wildlife refuge the lands, waters, and interests therein acquired under subsection (g). The national wildlife refuge shall be known as the <quote>Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Wildlife Refuge</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H9883626494B7462980FC92621B4273BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Wildlife Refuge shall be—</text><paragraph id="H65F14AC4D06B4D9988E0C69813486304"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conserve, manage, and restore wildlife habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCCF25AD6125433CB85083CEBAD4AC33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to conserve species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) or the California Endangered Species Act (California Fish and Game Code 2050–2068), or which is a covered species under the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9027FB23F6F144D8A80C22220400B367"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support the recovery and protection of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCBBF2F87263B402687D1C57FE0FEFD7F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to provide for wildlife habitat connectivity and migratory corridors within the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC628080E5A94658B9F507835579C17D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary shall seek to acquire land, water, or interests therein (including conservation easements), or sufficient to satisfy the goals established in the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, within the acquisition boundaries pursuant to this section, including but not limited to those which have been heretofore or may be hereinafter acquired by the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority for Purposes of the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFEE056809F13493ABBA3BF0B6CE27270"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification of establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall publish notice of the establishment of the Wildlife Refuge in the Federal Register.</text></subsection><subsection id="HED64BA595D9048EDBDCDED40E15940EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Acquisition boundaries</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as the lands and waters within the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area (as depicted on maps and described in the Final Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan dated June 17, 2003).</text></subsection><subsection id="HB4A9C072B679456EA4CB21637F2BB678"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header><paragraph id="H4235A2919599453390455BDDEA427A68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the establishment of the Wildlife Refuge and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer all federally owned lands, waters, and interests in the Wildlife Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/668dd">16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.</external-xref>) and this section. The Secretary may use such additional statutory authority as may be available to the Secretary for the conservation, management, recovery and restoration of fish and wildlife and habitat, the development of compatible wildlife dependent outdoor recreation opportunities, and the facilitation of fish and wildlife interpretation and education as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section and serve the objectives of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFC2DC3C32D3421FAAFE3448FB348E21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements regarding non-federal lands</header><text>The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of California, any political subdivision thereof, or any other person—</text><subparagraph id="H9F2C70CA38BD4764851B1154B7151508"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the management, in a manner consistent with this section and the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, of lands that are owned by such State, subdivision, or other person and located within the acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF9A93E0B0BE4D65A46D3AD81B3E757A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote public awareness of the natural resources of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2BC9745D1914162A19F419B9E2C8BE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to encourage public participation in the conservation of those resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB65FCDF85C847ABA699CB0C9726573F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Acquisition and transfers of lands and waters for wildlife refuge</header><paragraph id="H18229C0D33CA4B3A8BC87BB15C64000C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquisitions</header><text>The Secretary shall acquire by donation, purchase with appropriated funds, or exchange such lands and waters, or interests therein (including conservation easements), as they become available, that will achieve the purposes of subsection (b), within the acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge, except that the lands, waters, and interests therein owned by the State of California and its political subdivisions may be acquired only by donation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C954027DFF043E5B62472EDA7C03A6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers</header><subparagraph id="HFD066E440A61426388C1493AE8B741B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The head of any Federal department or agency, including any agency within the Department of the Interior, that has jurisdiction of any Federal property located within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as described by this section shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Secretary an assessment of the suitability of such property for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F46D0E5F57C4C27B882E0D291237C08"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Any assessment under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="HFE28D39996C24FD58534A44074524439"><enum>(i)</enum><text>parcel descriptions and best existing land surveys for such property;</text></clause><clause id="H1C531559C2B64F41A6217AEBF486E84C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a list of existing special reservations designations, or purposes of the property;</text></clause><clause id="HA92C336092724C34BBA3597713E76A24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a list of all known or suspected hazardous substance contamination of such property, and any facilities, surface water, or groundwater on such property;</text></clause><clause id="HAA1AAC0DE83B4AC7BABC296D1D7DFFAE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the status of withdrawal of such property from—</text><subclause id="H4CE7E95A6C434234A1567DE630185056"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBAA7E07D39C24C38BFB936BB389B82B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the General Mining Act of 1872 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/22">30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8ADDD0ACBA59483284F072B0A85A58DD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a recommendation as to whether such property is or is not suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge, and the reasons supporting the recommendation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C6DE0BE15A946EA86BC3EF058D6E833"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion in wildlife refuge</header><clause id="H9812301D3B0A4DABA883AF776F1D7489"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after receiving an assessment submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A), determine if the property described in such assessment is suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.</text></clause><clause id="HB8FB9E27A78A46F991B2A98EBC93C7D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>If the Secretary determines the property in an assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) is suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge, the head of the Federal department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property shall transfer such property to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of this section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13531547E64343769C3B7AA5638F193A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Property unsuitable for inclusion</header><text>Property determined by the Secretary to be unsuitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge based on an assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be subsequently transferred to the Secretary for purposes of this section by the head of the department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property if such property becomes suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the head of the department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC904C9D05C7466FA4C19F545A956900"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>If property transferred to the Secretary under this paragraph allows for public access at the time of transfer, such access shall be maintained unless such access—</text><clause id="H35610ED727084C6E85C01E67A42E151C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>would be incompatible with the purposes of the Wildlife Refuge;</text></clause><clause id="HDAB2FE5D0D264ACDBBCC139904C1007E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would jeopardize public health or safety; or</text></clause><clause id="H99BA80308C0843B6B71D3E4F41E877C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>must be limited due to emergency circumstances.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2B7D2075ED1141E4BE764E50BC27CBB2"><enum>1642.</enum><header>Effect of weather extremes on sustainability and reliability of roadways</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall issue or update guidance and best practices related to the resiliency of materials used for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preservation projects on Federal-aid highways, taking into consideration the effect of dynamic changes on maintenance cycles for roadways, including as a result of weather-based factors. </text></section><section id="H000F307398624977AC09B159BFF8CD9F"><enum>1643.</enum><header>GAO report regarding Highway Trust Fund expenditures</header><subsection id="HCEB5B25EB8A749A68FD343668051512B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 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 Highway Trust Fund expenditures.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8370E5DABD084A5FBDAB6C8E6A3465D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the report under subsection (a) shall be to gain an understanding of the expenditures made by the trust fund, including for programs funded under the Mass Transit Account and the Highway Account.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE47AA02E5B524502BE9EC8A4480FD2D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under subsection (a) shall examine reimbursements to eligible recipients, including States, territories, Indian tribes, transit agencies, and Federal land management agencies, by—</text><paragraph id="H548D3E0EB60E4E0E8D83B14F3AAE2F66"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal-aid highway program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF2AA84F98BD4B6696730BFB485F120E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">category of eligible project costs including—</text><subparagraph id="HB8CA039ED0CD4FAAB858FBC4903887CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administrative costs; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91579A9E61034AC1B4146BBDE75CF81A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development phase activities, including transportation planning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEED05CD1BD164A49982435F8700793A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H224B59B430DD4BC9B3A75CFA68179ED6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>maintenance; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DE01BC614A1407DA97777440A720517"><enum>(E)</enum><text>transit capital projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FEC9AD77A504B26B0D38A883C31D63A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>operational improvements; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81D2666D177443D1A7953DFE2DB9857F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>safety improvements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H812417E670F740419C71993ED87CE586"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other category that the Comptroller General determines necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H441DCAB1AFB343AFA731DA67DA5E5BDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1644.</enum><header>Rural opportunities to use transportation for economic success initiative</header><subsection id="HCCF05F7F955F4A15916A382380EE03EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Initiative (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>ROUTES Office</quote>), to—</text><paragraph id="H0DA6B0AC69614E0A9115DCB49AE440C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve analysis of rural projects applying for Department of Transportation discretionary grants, including ensuring that project costs, local resources, and the larger benefits to the American people and the economy are appropriately considered; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2998F6A2BADE4EE0BEBCF51BCA0D2DE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide rural communities with technical assistance for meeting the Nation’s transportation infrastructure investment need in a financially sustainable manner.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD95CC2E5DCD84ABE85C35A5CF0B46FCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The ROUTES Office shall—</text><paragraph id="H832C3EF88B744F4A842D6B2FF12F8C55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect input from knowledgeable entities and the public on the benefits of rural transportation projects, the technical and financial assistance required for constructing and operating rural transportation infrastructure and services, and barriers and opportunities to funding such rural transportation projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H368954E45C534BEAA6026CEC57DE4653"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate data on rural transportation challenges and determining methods to align the Department of Transportation’s discretionary funding and financing opportunities with the needs of rural communities for meeting National transportation goals; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H96252B768FB84B5BB6CEB1E3D2DF335C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>educate rural communities about applicable Department of Transportation discretionary grants, developing effective methods to evaluate rural projects in discretionary grant programs, and communicating those methods through program guidance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F96A6935811408B8F2CA54355E1E591"><enum>(c)</enum><header>ROUTES Council</header><paragraph id="H0848089C676C409DA3DEB3710B61F5D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish the ROUTES Council (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>Council</quote>) to—</text><subparagraph id="H7330230E82AC499E8A574C88CE367357"><enum>(A)</enum><text>organize, guide, and lead the ROUTES Office; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEEF535D661A4EDEB02065EC3C74150D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate rural-related funding programs and assistance among the modal administrations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0547D96760974237A4F78C413BE853E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><subparagraph id="H9BCA093AC17D4E9BA5AF4B75889ADEB9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall be composed of the following officers of the Department of Transportation, or their designees:</text><clause id="HBC597BB2CD904E288263B5391F37797A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.</text></clause><clause id="H408D361575F64F9DBF60E03E2B350AE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The General Counsel.</text></clause><clause id="HF8E03CF7DABA49949BDC815E92209510"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs.</text></clause><clause id="H277E63CD52DF488C9DA58A4C891B8197"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.</text></clause><clause id="H888156122D924F3586231BCC868183F2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Administrators of the—</text><subclause id="H238E4102101A4E4683955F15721A703B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Federal Aviation Administration;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBEDECDF17165415D8C9806DCEDC8F391"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Federal Highway Administration;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB5424FE3176E41A6B6D43EB1FD2C6570"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Federal Railroad Administration; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAB3BAEED392C4B758C4E39EBC7C640F1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Federal Transit Administration.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HA47925EA620840F1A0546461426F42EA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Chief Infrastructure Funding Officer.</text></clause><clause id="H5665FAEFF3184D41ABE9C3C4CBA92AFE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary of Government Affairs.</text></clause><clause id="H10ED933994EC4DCAB3F098EBEE660408"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The Director of the Office of Public Affairs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3026CB9DFC154FDFA13053BA451DB296"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy shall be the Chair of the Council.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H880CAAE2643E4C228DF7E13BB94260CE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional Members</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation or the Chair of the Council may designate additional members to serve on the Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD09BD43024B493EB938AD6076728F5F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional modal input</header><text>To address issues related to safety and transport of rural commodities, the Council shall consult with the Administrators (or their designees) of the—</text><subparagraph id="HF83A0DEF2329444AA31CCB1B31A0EC17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Maritime Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC816881FD7864C50B2125921943067D6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA39D68529F894CBF97ED316082BBE425"><enum>(C)</enum><text>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1FD60C1C2164B8AB3FE96028978421E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Members of the Council shall—</text><subparagraph id="H0CCFC2BD49C940259BDE924FD524A97C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>participate in all meetings and relevant Council activities and be prepared to share information relevant to rural transportation infrastructure projects and issues;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74157F54A1E44099A189DC35852D63D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide guidance and leadership on rural transportation infrastructure issues and represent the work of the Council and Department of Transportation on such issues to external stakeholders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B0ECE959A0A487F9D29DD55E4CDFAFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend initiatives to the Chair of the Council to consider, establish, and staff any resulting activities or working groups.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5039DCB5AD5D4247BA96649AAF7E21C5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Council shall meet bimonthly.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H023BAB628ED34EE193939312C6D2E457"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Work products and deliverables</header><text>The Council my develop work products or deliverables to meet its goals, including—</text><subparagraph id="H76C9BB1508024A71BC2C3D754B83C2A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an annual report to Congress describing Council activities for the past year and expected activities for the coming year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E0C2DDE72C14BE29FD27D7D8AC058ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of Department of Transportation discretionary grant programs regarding rural infrastructure issues; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H250E831EE8484B10B82AE5E5B5B4CEB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other guides and reports for relevant groups and the public. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6DFB890508D14F3CB2E8EA3C5162B4F9"><enum>1645.</enum><header>GAO study on vulnerabilities to certain threats</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report on the vulnerabilities facing the United States transportation system, including risks to intelligent transportation systems and other connected systems from ransomware and other cybersecurity threats. Such report shall be submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and include a summary of findings and any recommendations to protect against any such vulnerabilities. </text></section><section id="H8C7D0D69D8994DCDA624FED219C27362"><enum>1646.</enum><header>Extension of NHA authorizations</header><subsection id="H30BB1F1946444B9782B585E959B98F3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The section may be referred to as the <quote><short-title>National Heritage Area Authorization Extension Act of 2021</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H020E2B7428E44834A721F0F745A113B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorization of appropriations for each National Heritage Area with an authorization expiring in 2021 is extended through September 30, 2023.</text></subsection><subsection id="H65229C569C2346C088E15BC6FBEF4F9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Heritage Area defined</header><text>For the purposes of subsection (b), the term <term>National Heritage Area</term> means each of the following: </text><paragraph id="HDE6D381380CC44C693F155E435869362"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A National Heritage Area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B524EBD40224A75A47D22AC8F3472C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A National Heritage Corridor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H894C928B8F404EFB8111A2F23594054F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A Cultural Heritage Corridor. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H635C4AA09EAA4B6CB9D8AED486232280"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A Heritage Preservation Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DC34BEA396E49B09F92FAAA8995A2CA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A National Heritage Route.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H22C1FFC15815465EB8BD9A87110B1BB9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A Heritage Partnership.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDAEC28A15AF464191F793C9E52420E2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A National Heritage Partnership.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A74B52FF7D64F82BAE4BA2DB885A579"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A National Historic District.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E331970D73349CC8FBB33E406591592"><enum>(9)</enum><text>An area designated as a national heritage area through Federal Statute. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D8490DCCD1346EAB4C70738AD5C1324"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management plan extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/9">Public Law 116–9</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/54/320101">54 U.S.C. 320101</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4ADCF9D310784EF9B4A4A12A2462B406"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>3 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2023</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4067F59832BF4A21BFE429A19C19DB0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2023</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H111982EC2A4148DC919DC670B276E465" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1647.</enum><header>Electric vehicle working group</header><subsection id="H26E744F39AEC4AB7BACC288080CAA4B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of working group</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly establish a working group consisting of Federal and non-Federal stakeholders to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and integration of light and heavy duty electric vehicles into the transportation and energy systems of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2BD8A29DBFDE4BDCA27AE4E94806010B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HB57209B8E20C49FD84BC6D3A00093973"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The working group shall be composed of—</text><subparagraph id="H19B9689BF63A4079931E5BDC2D76AF0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretaries (or designees), who shall be co-chairs of the working group; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5AE2152F354402296B968721D66D078"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, as determined by the Secretaries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3337913AE0704AC99FD4E606010066CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretaries shall ensure that the members of the working group include individuals with a balance of backgrounds, experiences, view points, and represent geographically diverse regions of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF25C69AC8E8B4E2E9460908AF9284DBA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group shall meet not less frequently than once every 120 days.</text></subsection><subsection id="H182DFA1DA67B4532A30C00A65D1E26C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Joint report and strategy on electric vehicle adoption, opportunities, and challenges</header><paragraph id="H3FB5A4E10AA3448B93D953A29DF40561"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretaries, in consultation with the working group, shall submit to Congress, a report on the status of electric vehicle adoption, opportunities, and challenges to expanding adoption of electric vehicles, and develop strategies to address these opportunities and challenges. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H766389D989104611815FE5398DCAFB11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A joint report and strategy shall be submitted to Congress by September 30, 2025.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H560946928B0240C991BD88B9CCE55975"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The working group shall terminate on the date on which the report and strategy under subsection (d) are submitted.</text></subsection></section><section id="H1E560D80B075430AA5371AF996299659"><enum>1648.</enum><header>Sense of the Congress on soil and erosion control for highway projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="HAA81F3C7C59E493B90B6EEF7F85FDB71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>federally funded construction projects should seek to—</text><subparagraph id="H9599D6B2F51143DE80FDDCEB9B477A40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incorporate products and materials that support environmental sustainability;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99C9E78D1C2C424781FCE837F8F579AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure the health and safety of fish and wildlife; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA613787FA3FB46FC9119A1F6325F9DF0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consist of recycled or biobased products; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H523BD3D8EB874D4F9CB2DA3EF351CE41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State departments of transportation should support environmental sustainability, to the maximum extent practicable, in procurement decisions.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H89C624BBB0EA4477BF97CB911A6FC30B"><enum>1649.</enum><header>Local project delivery improvements</header><subsection id="H5DDADDCA7E364B62875A19D26333A182"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High-performing local public agency designation</header><paragraph id="HD56A07F468364B57AA8566D7ECED8492"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate high-performing local public agencies based on the criteria in paragraph (3) and consistent with the process described under paragraph (4) to be eligible to exercise the project delivery methods described under this section for projects funded under title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H59D4D35170AC4188A74162285D871191"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a local public agency from taking any action otherwise authorized to secure and expend Federal funds authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BA59F91DA6444D4AADBDB004F726911"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In designating a high-performing local public agency under this section, the Secretary shall consider the legal, financial, and technical capacity of the applicant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0AD733CCF7E145DBB3EAE2D9B3440FF9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="HB11142EEEE464853A3D1DEFBADD10F95"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Call for nomination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall solicit applications for designation under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H254FD2FFFB1D4EAAA764A31D1F049C3F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The call for nomination under paragraph (1) shall include guidance on the requirements and responsibilities of a high-performing local public agency under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96979CCBCF71424BA810BA3EED8073A4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination</header><clause id="HE9D899B1BA2248A0A5D0E645ADEFC20E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have discretion to make any designation under this section.</text></clause><clause id="HE1BBEF7DD31C409FB4D8AA22FF904D85"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may approve for participation under this program any direct recipient under section 1305 of this Act based on the application under such section. Such approval shall only apply to the direct recipient unless the Secretary determines it is appropriate, based on the criteria in subsection (a)(3), to extend the approval to 1 or more subrecipients of the direct recipient.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5F187E3A12549C2A908955F01C1AB11"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (6), a designation under this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="HD20C7372F00444D9B4F6B71B6BE7DD68"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be for a period of not less than 5 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F0B3AF82CAA41EDBA7DE258C19A2C82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be renewable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BFF2A1BB8EE4053AEF9C60B5F72D52E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures for the termination of a designation under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34B6C493FBAF4AEB8159ECBF41C9CD93"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish a limitation on the number of participants in the program, based on the availability of administrative resources and the capacity to provide sufficient oversight of the program established under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9A32620817E4D148285190680C1DEED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project delivery</header><paragraph id="HDD475F8AD6794681BD6888002C2C46F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="H093D8AEB1AE34C96B84AB244880B785D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The high-performing local public agency may, consistent with the agreement entered into with the Secretary under subsection(c), utilize 1 or more of the project delivery methods described in this subsection, notwithstanding the adoption of such methods by the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC36DDC8CC0D84283AEA5DEB1CFEFF290"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a local public agency from using a project delivery method otherwise available to such local public agency under title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9FD26534204475CB9ABF12E2D2BA309"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 112 of title 23, United States Code, a high-performing local public agency may, subject to the terms of the agreement under subsection (c), complete the construction (as such term is defined under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/101">section 101</external-xref> of such title) of a Federal-aid highway project by force account, provided the recipient is qualified to perform the work in a satisfactory manner based on the criteria in subsection (a)(3), as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD21F90796A6842998D4349DCB7BE705C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contracting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the terms of the agreement under subsection (c), a high-performing local public agency may use indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery contracting, including job order contracting, consistent with the process described under subpart F of part 635 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations. If determined appropriate by the Secretary, the high-performing local public agency may submit an indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contracting procedures plan directly to the Secretary for approval.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E90CD0C2075433E83D72E9BD52B9070"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assumption of responsibilities of State departments of transportation</header><subparagraph id="HBD6409C8CCD840D0A6D02859DA9181B5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the terms of the agreement under subsection (c), a high-performing local public agency may assume, in lieu of a State, for projects covered by an agreement under subsection (c)—</text><clause id="HA5068F4C32CD4E0B97EB1A604553656A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal-aid highway project approval, determination, and oversight responsibilities that a State may assume under section 106 of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H57DD5ED015B54E47BCFD6BF87C738712"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the responsibility that a State may assume, under section 326 of title 23, United States Code, for determining whether certain designated activities are included within classes of action identified in regulation by the Secretary that are categorically excluded from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2009F37F2ACB45BE881DF933848A6753"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assuming the responsibilities under subparagraph (A), the high-performing local public agency shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, and requirements at the discretion of the Secretary as would be a State under sections 106(c) and 326 of title 23, United States Code, and any associated regulations and procedures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E7F0455EA824001A641B713EC8B7F96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreement</header><paragraph id="HD839DBA2E954449A8C2DFE304D8DFC3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="HFFC7687FBBCB4F9284C2EF66943CAC94"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the high-performing local public agency shall enter into an agreement relating to the extent to which the local public agency may assume the authorities described under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9C4CA9ED52E43A681AEF1142BC8A8DB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Discretion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have the discretion to enter into an agreement under this section for one or more of the project delivery methods described in subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05E90A63388A4DB9975E59EA942E63D0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Scope</header><clause id="H5638E8B582904EFA9FA96C7671E318D0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make an approval to assume the responsibilities described under subsection (b) on a single-project, multiple-project, project-type, or programmatic basis.</text></clause><clause id="H8DF5E4AD935640B5AB9BAC9988E30467"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Covered projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority described under this section may apply to any Federal-aid highway project carried out within the jurisdiction of the high-performing local public agency, at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38D16487C2E44941AE3BA2BDDECE7F86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Self-certification of compliance</header><subparagraph id="H5DA8BCCF3D7C4B8A9D00290FAE7B27CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The high-performing local public agency may, at the discretion of the Secretary, provide for self-certification of compliance for the responsibilities assumed pursuant to the agreement established under this section. The Secretary shall establish procedures governing such self-certification of compliance, including the frequency of such certification.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D5F8EE16C004FAFBE25841533AC024C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the high-performing local public agency assumes the role of self-certification of compliance as described under clause (i), the Secretary shall establish procedures to conduct risk-based stewardship and oversight of a local public agency’s performance of the assumed responsibilities specified in the agreement under this subsection, as determined necessary or appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD89E3BA86403418594A33C6424A77902"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance to local public agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of a local public agency, the Secretary shall provide to the local public agency technical assistance, training, or other support relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H243A761243DC4ABBA6C5F1FBC9CB3BE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assuming responsibilities under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB56AC78D1E10484E8B8A99D148321564"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing an agreement under this subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H540F1B365DE2495D940DBEF6F3EF10B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing a responsibility under this section in need of corrective action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HED3761153A36429DB7736D4A2BB8831B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adoption of State procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in the agreement between the Secretary and the high performing local agency, the local public agency shall use any manuals, standards, procedures, and specifications utilized by the State, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE554E9C76F246D28877ACDB255AC078"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the agreement under this section, the Secretary may require the local public agency to consult with the State department of transportation, as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A2D386C3C68406C9C5BDE837CB0BB6F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a high-performing local public agency to partner with a State department of transportation or other recipient of Federal funds under title 23, United States Code, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, to carry out a project.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA1E85F49156F43BE8B23B1AAA95CA37E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in this section, all applicable requirements of title 23, United States Code, shall apply to projects carried out under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6F058C5787C84470B7CC0EE763C9DF76"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use for program management, oversight, and technical assistance to high-performing local public agencies amounts made available under section 1305(c)(2) of this Act for technical assistance and administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="H51064190584A4D7BBAB3205419FD47B9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="H12DA4FD4CC5E4B419973BFFB23B62EA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local public agency report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each local public agency designated under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H015375DCC57E471797CCE159D3735FE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of projects carried out under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BEA3F50C80B476095123AA01C9D23D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the authorities assumed under subsection (b), including a summary of the project types carried out under such authorities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51434AC8C274406581809E28DCAB444A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations, if any—</text><clause id="H0440A03009F346299668C7CBE4B0F5D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on other authorities that would be appropriate to assume under this section; and</text></clause><clause id="H68BB6C85605F4792BFA06C3E8E823B1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve the effectiveness of the program under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0153EA64805B4C25857942F887AB5E46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that—</text><subparagraph id="H75C1DEBF46984D648BAB61F07B3984C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>summarizes the findings of each local public agency provided under paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5898723C3EE47EA9E90139440C00B6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the efforts undertaken by both local public agencies and the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F0F77C075D84BFC88A2EE4BC791D033"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides recommendations from the Secretary to—</text><clause id="H7B3662DBAC8C4BD9955B2F85B9FA860F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the administration, oversight, and performance of the program established under this section;</text></clause><clause id="H2BA317EA0035470880212D7127321808"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improve the effectiveness of project delivery for local public agencies;</text></clause><clause id="HFA02AD06C6F64B6CAFF44A138E2E4FAF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>evaluate options to expand the authority provided under this section; and</text></clause><clause id="H4899BCB5B1964297A2739A1D9AC10D4E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide legislative recommendations, if any, based on the outcomes of the program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6E69B35C56164480AADFA13B254070AC"><enum>1650.</enum><header>Utilization of qualified electricians</header><subsection id="H9E68C4DC626247848AEC84C7D2429F8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall each promulgate regulations requiring the utilization of qualified electricians in the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations assisted, in whole or in part, by funding provided under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H94B5F5B30A454938BF3FD92140317E99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of qualified electrician</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>qualified electrician</quote> means an electrician who has completed training under the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) and obtained an EVITP certification. </text></subsection></section><section id="H50A312FEDC644B59987E636F9465A05F"><enum>1651.</enum><header>GAO study on the impact of drunk driving child endangerment laws</header><subsection id="HDBF65BD6285C435A884DC58E9E40A3D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the impact and effectiveness of drunk driving child endangerment laws, and ways in which child endangerment laws can be strengthened to protect children who may be passengers in vehicles driven by drunk drivers.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC2ADE0C62D7A4710BA491B57EB9489AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under this section shall—</text><paragraph id="HDFDF7ED5A2564DF58D21E5BF5B69D48A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review State laws to determine best practices, comparing State laws in which driving drunk with a child is considered a felony versus a misdemeanor, as well as review effective ways in which States mandate or encourage reporting and documentation of child endangerment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2374A0BF6A36481F9B5CB201BA118153"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make recommendations as to how State laws can be improved to protect children from riding as passengers in vehicles driven by drunk drivers, including increased penalties, reporting requirements, and coordination with child protective services.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE097221126434886A86DBEC09415B9E1"><enum>1652.</enum><header>Regional infrastructure accelerator deomonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1441 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/601">23 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HADBB8CE1D3D64C34AE574ECC4DB14DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H79C2675799FD447BB681AF8C606ABDE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB1C7E866D104301896D36C322EE1A1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (1) the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBD01B370BB1B43A1B64F8D7877723237" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HBF04706AC27D4025BF51AF06909ADDD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for projects that address air quality in areas—</text><subparagraph id="HFD02731C355D4685A79B6A25F7211C1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that have been designated as nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7407">42 U.S.C. 7407(d)</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADF141D2D75D4B4A83E61D54FDC96A38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are maintenance areas (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68F5255B37F04E94B17730D26653696E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>$12,000,000</quote> inserting <quote>$13,600,000 out of the general fund of the Treasury for each fiscal year</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H1DC67DCD81E14694ABC7F01A4BD25ED0"><enum>1653.</enum><header>Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group</header><subsection id="HD317C1CDADDC43F58CA836577D9935E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group, to be known as the <quote>Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>), to examine how to integrate scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate change into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance that is funded by the Federal Government.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA60A3288C84843F38C887E8AA3DBB598"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Working Group shall consist of the following: </text><paragraph id="H762838E1D77D41168873F141901A5E61" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>One or more representatives from each of the Federal agencies that participate in the U.S. Global Change Research Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CB18DB55CE04BE9A43B8F4FF3AE0EAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more representatives from the Department of the Treasury.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD85F68B44858463CB6544CC392DFDBEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more professional engineers with relevant expertise in infrastructure design.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CCE06C736994E24A0DB7C5E7B0BE128"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more scientists from the National Academy of Sciences.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DE82AB6FE1C4BAA9602F919083462F9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more scientists, social scientists, and experts from academic and research institutions who have expertise in—</text><subparagraph id="HD23F5FEC11AD4C57ABA5C36106664981"><enum>(A)</enum><text>climate change projections and impacts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC629D77C0D4D462ABDEE802076C7513B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engineering;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA8202C710984DF8AC917E8C91338A57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>architecture; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9023DB464C784AF38F7203A91E8DC033"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other relevant areas of expertise.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A97576E7EFC44499EBFC0051A89D92C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more licensed architects with relevant expertise in infrastructure design.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5022AA103F2045C0BDC322EB8F19440B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more certified planners with relevant expertise in climate change impacts. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1FC0BD37F3A64CB8A89381E0256F4834"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more representatives of State, local, and Tribal governments.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9AC4A61407044AD8AE2B56463312474"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more representatives of environmental justice groups.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6EB0AF614299477DA3B114789FE9A61A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Working Group shall consider and examine, at a minimum, the following matters:</text><paragraph id="H2EB101DDCB614ADFBD2094C309F1F888"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The current informational and institutional barriers to integrating scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate change into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance that is funded by the Federal Government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6748BB51B7CC4EA18E4740AD990B588E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The critical information needed by engineers, certified planners, Federal, State, and local governments, and other persons charged with infrastructure upgrades and maintenance to better address the impacts and risks of climate change over the lifetime of infrastructure projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE02649BDF2E4B5C96F0638F8A9DCA8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>With respect to Federal investment and planning for infrastructure, how to select an appropriate, adaptive engineering design for a range of future climate scenarios.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0837404EB85947738B1D60E82A8B96B3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">How to incentivize and incorporate transportation systems thinking, considering how various transportation and infrastructure projects are linked together in a metropolitan region or community, into regional planning and engineering design to ensure the social, economic, and environmental benefits of transportation and infrastructure projects are maximized.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H733FF875E9FA4683BBBBAF33570B5BFA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to Federal investment and planning for infrastructure, how to take account of the risks of cascading infrastructure failures and develop more holistic and equitable approaches to evaluating and mitigating risks of climate change.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD444EF60DE994BE0B7C19728C91DB637"><enum>(6)</enum><text>How to ensure that Federal investments in infrastructure resilience benefit all communities, including communities of color, low-income communities, Tribal communities, and other communities that face a disproportionate risk from climate change and may have experienced long-standing unmet needs and underinvestment in critical infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H952F1DB6A9C64C4989B11EBC30ACE8A9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>How Federal agencies can track and monitor federally-funded climate resilient infrastructure in a coordinated fashion to—</text><subparagraph id="H395A25CF27C0416299F25D9AB6F9D6A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>help build an understanding of the costs and benefits of climate resilient infrastructure; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9115977ADF442468DAD8D779A803F82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>build the capacity for climate resilient infrastructure; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F9E078E8AB046738B787068FBCC9B4B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plan for investments for the future.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3CA9F3566B2C4311B09F5C125D2A1E0B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination and considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out its duties, the Working Group shall—</text><paragraph id="HA7B6CAF265D04309A07B52D9DB595ABC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with other Federal climate change adaptation planning efforts and strategies that advance reliability and safety in infrastructure, including the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group and the National Mitigation Investment Strategy; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC82DF35CBDCC45A6B820DAD64A4F94AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider and build upon existing information relating to climate change, including information from the most recent National Climate Assessment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3856F8820EC7450D9238EB15D78E3865"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public input</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out its duties, the Working Group shall, prior to submission of a draft report under subsection (f), engage in a public stakeholder process by—</text><paragraph id="HF0C60C576B4847BB81E8C1080FB6A0B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>holding regional public meetings with key stakeholders, including climate experts, infrastructure experts, State, local, and community groups, and infrastructure finance and insurance experts; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B95C57075564E15AEECC5D8C4504E77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing the public an opportunity to provide views, for a period of at least 60 days, to the Working Group regarding the best way to incorporate scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate change into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance that is funded by the Federal Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3409E2B23D2044AF8A91E9F11938E3B3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Preliminary recommendations</header><paragraph id="H6BD40626A97E4790A49BD8C9BA8D10EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the President and Congress a draft report that includes preliminary recommendations addressing the each of the matters described in subsection (c). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B6C2A2A161D43699270D3F2403D2D6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text>The Working Group shall make draft report submitted under paragraph (1) available to the public for comment for a period of not less than 60 days prior to submission of the final report under subsection (g). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DAB9AFDAFA846DBBC59518E7CEF5CDE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Final recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the President and Congress a final report that includes recommendations—</text><paragraph id="H0B345156E83B428C8222C447CF6DE6C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>addressing each of the matters described in subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H560D71EB5A854F1FA1ABEAACC7FA4479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addressing critical information gaps and challenges identified by the Working Group;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H23C3DB8332944046A05364F7A471A5C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for financing options for Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to help fund climate-resilient infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F7904D34180468D8B06889BE2BB7AA2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for a platform or process to facilitate communication between climate scientists, infrastructure planners, engineers, and other relevant experts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H245106AAB16C452CBB2C02A41CDB3FCE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a stakeholder process—</text><subparagraph id="HDCB8CA2AA42142BF8D92D76F144D5BDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to engage with representatives of State, local, Tribal, territorial, and community groups regarding the specific challenges and inequities faced by historically marginalized communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H655FC7418E3945C98AE2EA88EB9EC27E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide outreach and education, shared knowledge, and lessons learned about climate-resilient infrastructure; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H116663ECDFE44E96A394EA773895323E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>for a platform for tracking Federal funding of climate-resilient infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H57931703572142B9A26054BC1D6BBD70"><enum>1654.</enum><header>Updates to manual on uniform traffic control devices</header><subsection id="H5E61437767984135B409EA9E01218D02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Addressing all users equally</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that current and future editions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices address all users equally, including vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB57550095FBA4FA6AC63212864457BD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing of regular updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to the authority granted the Secretary in section 109 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall review the existing guidance for when updates to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices occur and make any adjustments to that guidance needed to ensure the Secretary is timely updating the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to take into account advances in design standards, road markings, and traffic devices. The Secretary shall consider requiring that the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices be reviewed at least once every 4 years for any necessary updates. </text></subsection></section><section id="H774297510F904CB3B7115EB280E71814"><enum>1655.</enum><header>DBE Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a report analyzing the Department of Transportation’s performance measured against the 8 objectives of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Program under section 26.1 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The report shall identify and provide a list of recipients of Department of Transportation funds, such recipient’s overall annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals (disaggregated by percentage and dollar value), and the information submitted in sections A and B of such recipient’s respective Uniform Reports of DBE Awards, Commitments, and Payments for the previous 5 years. </text></section><section id="HA0A6CA7DADA9468D92767314F0D3E0C1"><enum>1656.</enum><header>Study on impact of air pollution from vehicles idling in school zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting jointly, shall—</text><paragraph id="HB0FBE86F25E144DCACCDBADF96DC30B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete a study on the impacts on the health of children related to the emission of air pollutants from school buses and other vehicles idling in school zones; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H414342E78F654240BCBCE2C5ED90B3EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report to the Congress on the results of such study.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H5A097D8731054F649E04BDEBE651E45F"><enum>1657.</enum><header>Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Public Law 88–657 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/532">16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Forest Roads and Trails Act</quote>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF3FB830FB9694FFFA02CA1C8C950A1F8"><section id="HC1B3574E068D4BD397817622FD1B53AE"><enum>8.</enum><header>Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program</header><subsection id="H7C624CB55D4C4558838D702839E330E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program (referred to in this section as <quote>the Program</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H6D52728B8BD647F1AFC5F4E3A5C3D710"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Program shall be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8C4A96C9B2464841A97E265956284457"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall, taking into account predicted changes in weather and hydrology related to global climate change—</text><paragraph id="H6023F2D7CD994910A48A8A56FC92A15F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out storm damage risk reduction, including deferred maintenance, repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on National Forest System roads, National Forest System trails, and tunnels and bridges under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H185C76EF2A8047C4A716979E37BB5ECF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restore waterways and natural migration for fish and other aquatic species by removing, repairing, or replacing culverts or other infrastructure from such waterways; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63D0F8FCB5304243984143F6C865C838"><enum>(3)</enum><text>decommission National Forest System roads and unauthorized roads and trails under National Forest System jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF142D8D158E449EDA02C8C7096374620"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In implementing the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or restore—</text><paragraph id="H6554302C61F042699205E86844C9B0DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>water quality and watershed function;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C1B618B2F4D43478CCE64368914041E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a watershed that supplies a public drinking water system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52D6A2D8A05745A2803F88DDDE082537"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife species, or species of conservation concern; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1EC092A72BC4D39AC9C7F88A52CA79C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a watershed for which the Secretary has completed a watershed protection and restoration action plan pursuant to section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6543">16 U.S.C. 6543</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61E0AB5CC24E466984AFE5A751950982"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National forest system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except with respect to a project carried out on a watershed for which the Secretary has a cooperative agreement under section 323 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1011a">16 U.S.C. 1011a</external-xref>), each project carried out under this section shall be on a National Forest System road, National Forest System trail, or unauthorized road or trail under National Forest System jurisdiction.</text></subsection><subsection id="H10883A5FA57942079B9A2482BEAE6945"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Unneeded National Forest System roads</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after identifying a road as unneeded under subpart A of part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HFFAE673233D343C49AEC85A5AFB4D50A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>decommission such road; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12D88A089ECA489EB5237FE495F4E407"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convert such road to a system trail.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AF93C0810204C249E36D380F839EE0F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Review; revision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review, and may revise, an identification made under subpart A of part 212 of title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section).</text></subsection><subsection id="H2E72FBDAFC994B72ACAC7E7FE197712E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HAD3D50C59E6B44B1B5F4B57BEDBFD974"><enum>1658.</enum><header>Comptroller General report on high-speed internet connectivity in Federally-assisted housing</header><subsection id="H141B70DF8C3440E18743B4518AF6E7A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on broadband service in Federally-assisted housing.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5027531CD84540CF8204BD40B8ED1509"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H383D8A2C6C97411684A86121CDFBB6FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of Federally-assisted housing units that have access to broadband service and the number of such units that do not have access to broadband service, disaggregated by State, county, and congressional district, that includes geographic information and any Federal agency responsible for such units;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CC6B85A9EF5487B82D0DCE4AE937974"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of which such units are not currently capable of supporting broadband service deployment and would require retrofitting to support broadband service deployment, disaggregated by State, county, and congressional district, that includes geographic information and any Federal agency responsible for such units;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFFEA25E71414D7CBC07B00253428491"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the estimated costs and timeframe necessary for retrofitting buildings to achieve 100 percent access to broadband service;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H702933D864B149668B0DBEED2DA89C11"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the challenges to more widespread deployment of broadband service, including the comparative markets dynamics to expansion in rural areas and low-income urban areas, and the challenges to pursuing retrofits to achieve 100 percent access to broadband service;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0969DF76B964B328D837F91864E84AD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>descriptions of lessons learned from previous retrofitting actions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB85D07BC0DCA4A7EB9925C84DFFFC6D4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the ConnectHome pilot program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H273C6F9648094CB08AE01C519FF97E93"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for Congress for achieving 100 percent access to broadband service in Federally-assisted housing.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24D28C532145468EA2D99CE7EDAD0012"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H392CF5E9A43A40D9AB9510B79C8225F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Broadband service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>broadband service</term> has the meaning given the term <term>broadband internet access service</term> in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC463F098B6D049E48E5CEB52EC6FE937" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federally-assisted housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Federally-assisted housing</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HD9508B3BAD01498583487428B569E1F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any single-family or multifamily housing that is assisted under a program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3923FD4897EF420793D03D94803FAF79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>housing eligible for a Federal low-income housing tax credit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCCAF3F8EF113460FBBDA702C350DA9CD"><enum>1659.</enum><header>Historic Preservation Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by—</text><paragraph id="H51E8B84C760D4FDB977054C54BE23C75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking <quote>of fiscal years 2012 to 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H213E68D495E245B6A78CB6A6FDA3F22B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking <quote>$150,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$300,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H860630BA319E4641AAFDE1AF00328801"><enum>1660.</enum><header>HOV facility review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H5D569FAB08F54B71B912A0A21C981BED" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HBF84F7B501D04C4EAB3E8AFA11C274A8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Review and removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate, 10 years after construction of an HOV facility operated in compliance with this section, a State may—</text><paragraph id="H26305154D270414285CD18B494E77810"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a review of such facility; 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114 HR 3684 PCS: Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act

or the

INVEST in America Act

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

Sec. 3. References.

Division A—Federal Surface Transportation Programs for Fiscal Year 2022

Sec. 101. Definitions.

Sec. 102. Extension of Federal Surface Transportation programs.

Sec. 103. Additional amounts for the Federal-aid highway program and member designated projects.

Sec. 104. Federal Transit Administration.

Sec. 105. National highway traffic safety administration.

Sec. 106. Federal motor carrier safety administration.

Sec. 107. Member designated project authorizations.

Sec. 108. Report on progress of DBE program.

Division B—Surface Transportation

Sec. 1001. Applicability of division.

Title I—Federal-Aid Highways

Subtitle A—Authorizations and Program Conditions

Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 1102. Obligation limitation.

Sec. 1103. Definitions and declaration of policy.

Sec. 1104. Apportionment.

Sec. 1105. Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 1106. Transparency.

Sec. 1107. Complete and context sensitive street design.

Sec. 1108. Federal share.

Sec. 1109. Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.

Sec. 1110. Tolling.

Sec. 1111. HOV facilities.

Sec. 1112. Buy America.

Sec. 1113. Federal-aid highway project requirements.

Sec. 1114. State assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions.

Sec. 1115. Surface transportation project delivery program written agreements.

Sec. 1116. Corrosion prevention for bridges.

Sec. 1117. Sense of Congress.

Sec. 1118. Accommodation of certain facilities in right-of-way.

Sec. 1119. Federal grants for pedestrian and bike safety improvements.

Sec. 1120. Increased Federal share.

Subtitle B—Programmatic Infrastructure Investment

Sec. 1201. National highway performance program.

Sec. 1202. Increasing the resilience of transportation assets.

Sec. 1203. Emergency relief.

Sec. 1204. Railway crossings.

Sec. 1205. Surface transportation program.

Sec. 1206. Transportation alternatives program.

Sec. 1207. Bridge investment.

Sec. 1208. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

Sec. 1209. Highway safety improvement program.

Sec. 1210. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.

Sec. 1211. Electric vehicle charging stations.

Sec. 1212. National highway freight program.

Sec. 1213. Carbon pollution reduction.

Sec. 1214. Recreational trails.

Sec. 1215. Safe routes to school program.

Sec. 1216. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.

Sec. 1217. Noise barriers.

Sec. 1218. Safe streets for all.

Sec. 1219. Youth service and conservation corps.

Sec. 1220. National scenic byways program.

Sec. 1221. Funding for border infrastructure.

Subtitle C—Project-Level Investments

Sec. 1301. Projects of national and regional significance.

Sec. 1302. Community transportation investment grant program.

Sec. 1303. Clean corridors program.

Sec. 1304. Community climate innovation grants.

Sec. 1305. Metro performance program.

Sec. 1306. Gridlock reduction grant program.

Sec. 1307. Rebuild rural bridges program.

Sec. 1308. Parking for commercial motor vehicles.

Sec. 1309. Active connected transportation grant program.

Sec. 1310. Wildlife crossings program.

Sec. 1311. Reconnecting neighborhoods program.

Sec. 1312. Apprenticeship utilization.

Sec. 1313. GAO Study.

Sec. 1314. Sense of Congress.

Sec. 1315. Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way.

Subtitle D—Planning, Performance Management, and Asset Management

Sec. 1401. Metropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 1402. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 1403. National goals and performance management measures.

Sec. 1404. Transportation demand data and modeling study.

Sec. 1405. Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans.

Subtitle E—Federal Lands, Tribes, and Territories

Sec. 1501. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.

Sec. 1502. Tribal transportation program.

Sec. 1503. Tribal High Priority Projects program.

Sec. 1504. Federal lands transportation program.

Sec. 1505. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program.

Sec. 1506. Office of Tribal Government Affairs.

Sec. 1507. Alternative contracting methods.

Sec. 1508. Divestiture of federally owned bridges.

Sec. 1509. Study on Federal funding available to Indian Tribes.

Sec. 1510. GAO study.

Sec. 1511. Federal lands access program.

Subtitle F—Additional Provisions

Sec. 1601. Vision zero.

Sec. 1602. Speed limits.

Sec. 1603. Dig Once for broadband infrastructure deployment.

Sec. 1604. Stormwater best management practices.

Sec. 1605. Pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way.

Sec. 1606. Highway formula modernization report.

Sec. 1607. Consolidation of programs.

Sec. 1608. Student outreach report to Congress.

Sec. 1609. Task force on developing a 21st century surface transportation workforce.

Sec. 1610. On-the-job training and supportive services.

Sec. 1611. Appalachian development highway system funding flexibility.

Sec. 1612. Transportation education development program.

Sec. 1613. Working group on construction resources.

Sec. 1614. Numbering system of highway interchanges.

Sec. 1615. Toll credits.

Sec. 1616. Transportation construction materials procurement.

Sec. 1617. Nationwide road safety assessment.

Sec. 1618. Climate resilient transportation infrastructure study.

Sec. 1619. Natural gas, electric battery, and zero emission vehicles.

Sec. 1620. Guidance on evacuation routes.

Sec. 1621. High priority corridors on National Highway System.

Sec. 1622. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads.

Sec. 1623. Dry bulk weight tolerance.

Sec. 1624. Highway use tax evasion projects.

Sec. 1625. Labor standards.

Sec. 1626. Climate resiliency report by GAO.

Sec. 1627. Designation of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway.

Sec. 1628. GAO study on capital needs of public ferries.

Sec. 1629. Use of modeling and simulation technology.

Sec. 1630. GAO study on per-mile user fee equity.

Sec. 1631. GAO review of equity considerations at State DOTs.

Sec. 1632. Study on effectiveness of suicide prevention nets and barriers for structures other than bridges.

Sec. 1633. Transportation planning activities.

Sec. 1634. Better Utilizing Infrastructure for Lasting Development of Veterans Businesses.

Sec. 1635. Vehicle weight limitations.

Sec. 1636. Roadway worker protection working group.

Sec. 1637. GAO study on nature-based solutions for coastal highway resilience.

Sec. 1638. Repeal of pilot program.

Sec. 1639. Technical corrections.

Sec. 1640. Credit adjustments for paycheck protection program loan forgiveness under highway and public transportation project cost reimbursement contracts.

Sec. 1641. Establishment of western riverside county national wildlife refuge.

Sec. 1642. Effect of weather extremes on sustainability and reliability of roadways.

Sec. 1643. GAO report regarding Highway Trust Fund expenditures.

Sec. 1644. Rural opportunities to use transportation for economic success initiative.

Sec. 1645. GAO study on vulnerabilities to certain threats.

Sec. 1646. Extension of NHA authorizations.

Sec. 1647. Electric vehicle working group.

Sec. 1648. Sense of the Congress on soil and erosion control for highway projects.

Sec. 1649. Local project delivery improvements.

Sec. 1650. Utilization of qualified electricians.

Sec. 1651. GAO study on the impact of drunk driving child endangerment laws.

Sec. 1652. Regional infrastructure accelerator deomonstration program.

Sec. 1653. Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group.

Sec. 1654. Updates to manual on uniform traffic control devices.

Sec. 1655. DBE Report.

Sec. 1656. Study on impact of air pollution from vehicles idling in school zones.

Sec. 1657. Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.

Sec. 1658. Comptroller General report on high-speed internet connectivity in Federally-assisted housing.

Sec. 1659. Historic Preservation Fund.

Sec. 1660. HOV facility review.

Title II—Public Transportation

Subtitle A—Federal Transit Administration

Sec. 2101. Authorizations.

Sec. 2102. Chapter 53 definitions.

Sec. 2103. General provisions.

Sec. 2104. Miscellaneous provisions.

Sec. 2105. Policies and purposes.

Sec. 2106. Fiscal years 2022 and 2023 formulas.

Sec. 2107. Metropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 2108. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 2109. Obligation limitation.

Sec. 2110. Public transportation emergency relief funds.

Sec. 2111. Certification requirements.

Sec. 2112. Hold harmless.

Sec. 2113. Study on accessibility of public transportation.

Sec. 2114. Formula funds for rural areas.

Subtitle B—Improving Frequency and Ridership

Sec. 2201. Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership competitive grants.

Sec. 2202. Incentivizing frequency in the urban formula.

Sec. 2203. Mobility innovation.

Sec. 2204. Formula grants for rural areas.

Sec. 2205. One-stop paratransit program.

Sec. 2206. New municipal transit services to better connect communities.

Subtitle C—Buy America and Other Procurement Reforms

Sec. 2301. Buy America.

Sec. 2302. Bus procurement streamlining.

Sec. 2303. Bus testing facility.

Sec. 2304. Repayment requirement.

Sec. 2305. Definition of urbanized areas following a major disaster.

Sec. 2306. Special rule for certain rolling stock procurements.

Sec. 2307. Spare ratio waiver.

Subtitle D—Bus Grant Reforms

Sec. 2401. Formula grants for buses.

Sec. 2402. Bus facilities and fleet expansion competitive grants.

Sec. 2403. Zero emission bus grants.

Sec. 2404. Restoration to state of good repair formula subgrant.

Sec. 2405. Workforce development training grants.

Subtitle E—Supporting All Riders

Sec. 2501. Low-income urban formula funds.

Sec. 2502. Rural persistent poverty formula.

Sec. 2503. Demonstration grants to support reduced fare transit.

Sec. 2504. Equity in transit service planning.

Sec. 2505. GAO study on fare-free transit.

Sec. 2506. Transit to trails grant program.

Subtitle F—Supporting Frontline Workers and Passenger Safety

Sec. 2601. National transit frontline workforce training center.

Sec. 2602. Public transportation safety program.

Sec. 2603. Innovation workforce standards.

Sec. 2604. Safety performance measures and set asides.

Sec. 2605. U.S. Employment Plan.

Sec. 2606. Technical assistance and workforce development.

Sec. 2607. Resilient public transportation study.

Sec. 2608. Sense of Congress regarding electric vehicle transition strategy.

Subtitle G—Transit-Supportive Communities

Sec. 2701. Transit-supportive communities.

Sec. 2702. Property disposition for affordable housing.

Sec. 2703. Affordable housing incentives in capital investment grants.

Subtitle H—Innovation

Sec. 2801. Mobility innovation sandbox program.

Sec. 2802. Transit bus operator compartment redesign program.

Sec. 2803. Federal Transit Administration Every Day Counts initiative.

Sec. 2804. Technical corrections.

Sec. 2805. National advanced technology transit bus development program.

Sec. 2806. Public transportation innovation.

Sec. 2807. Transit vehicle battery recycling and reuse.

Subtitle I—Other Program Reauthorizations

Sec. 2901. Reauthorization for capital and preventive maintenance projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Sec. 2902. Other apportionments.

Subtitle J—Streamlining

Sec. 2911. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.

Sec. 2912. Rural and small urban apportionment deadline.

Sec. 2913. Disposition of assets beyond useful life.

Sec. 2914. Innovative coordinated access and mobility.

Sec. 2915. Passenger ferry grants.

Sec. 2916. Evaluation of benefits and Federal investment.

Sec. 2917. Best practices for the application of National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to federally funded bus shelters.

Sec. 2918. Capital investment grant streamlining.

Sec. 2919. Disposition of rolling stock to improve air quality goals.

Title III—Highway Traffic Safety

Sec. 3001. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 3002. Highway safety programs.

Sec. 3003. Fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement.

Sec. 3004. Highway safety research and development.

Sec. 3005. Grant program to prohibit racial profiling.

Sec. 3006. National safety campaigns.

Sec. 3007. National priority safety programs.

Sec. 3008. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

Sec. 3009. National priority safety program grant eligibility.

Sec. 3010. Implicit bias research and training grants.

Sec. 3011. Stop motorcycle checkpoint funding.

Sec. 3012. Electronic driver’s license.

Sec. 3013. Motorcyclist Advisory Council.

Sec. 3014. Report on marijuana research.

Sec. 3015. Comptroller General study on national DUI reporting.

Sec. 3016. Report on impaired driving.

Sec. 3017. Impaired driving countermeasure.

Sec. 3018. Drug-impaired driving education grant program.

Title IV—Motor Carrier Safety

Subtitle A—Motor Carrier Safety Grants, Operations, and Programs

Sec. 4101. Motor carrier safety grants.

Sec. 4102. Motor carrier safety operations and programs.

Sec. 4103. Immobilization grant program.

Sec. 4104. Operation of small commercial vehicles study.

Sec. 4105. Motor carrier safety grants maintenance of effort.

Subtitle B—Motor Carrier Safety Oversight

Sec. 4201. Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

Sec. 4202. Compliance, safety, accountability.

Sec. 4203. Terms and conditions for exemptions.

Sec. 4204. Safety fitness of motor carriers of passengers.

Sec. 4205. Providers of recreational activities.

Sec. 4206. Amendments to regulations relating to transportation of household goods in interstate commerce.

Sec. 4207. Broker guidance.

Sec. 4208. Review of labor laws.

Subtitle C—Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety

Sec. 4301. Commercial driver’s license for passenger carriers.

Sec. 4302. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.

Sec. 4303. Entry-level driver training.

Sec. 4304. Driver detention time.

Sec. 4305. Truck Leasing Task Force.

Sec. 4306. Hours of service.

Sec. 4307. Driver recruitment.

Sec. 4308. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea.

Sec. 4309. Women of Trucking Advisory Board.

Sec. 4310. Application of commercial motor vehicle safety.

Sec. 4311. Use of data.

Subtitle D—Commercial Motor Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety

Sec. 4401. Schoolbus safety standards.

Sec. 4402. Illegal passing of schoolbuses.

Sec. 4403. State inspection of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles.

Sec. 4404. Automatic emergency braking.

Sec. 4405. Underride protection.

Sec. 4406. Transportation of horses.

Sec. 4407. Additional State authority.

Sec. 4408. Updating the required amount of insurance for commercial motor vehicles.

Sec. 4409. Universal electronic identifier.

Sec. 4410. Length limitations.

Title V—Innovation

Sec. 5001. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle A—Research and Development

Sec. 5101. Highway research and development program.

Sec. 5102. Materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program.

Sec. 5103. Transportation research and development 5-year strategic plan.

Sec. 5104. University transportation centers program.

Sec. 5105. Unsolicited research initiative.

Sec. 5106. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program.

Sec. 5107. Wildlife-vehicle collision reduction and habitat connectivity improvement.

Sec. 5108. Research activities.

Sec. 5109. Transportation equity research program.

Sec. 5110. Surface transportation research, development, and technology.

Sec. 5111. Metropolitan planning research pilot program.

Sec. 5112. Integrated project delivery.

Sec. 5113. Accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced digital construction management systems.

Sec. 5114. Innovative material innovation hubs.

Sec. 5115. Strategic transportation research agenda.

Sec. 5116. Advanced transportation research and innovation program.

Sec. 5117. Interagency innovative materials standards task force.

Sec. 5118. Vehicular data analytics pilot program.

Sec. 5119. Resilient transportation infrastructure Centers of Excellence.

Subtitle B—Technology Deployment

Sec. 5201. Technology and innovation deployment program.

Sec. 5202. Accelerated implementation and deployment of pavement technologies.

Sec. 5203. Federal Highway Administration Every Day Counts initiative.

Subtitle C—Emerging Technologies

Sec. 5301. Mobility through advanced technologies.

Sec. 5302. Intelligent transportation systems program.

Sec. 5303. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse.

Sec. 5304. Study on safe interactions between automated vehicles and road users.

Sec. 5305. Surface transportation workforce retraining grant program.

Sec. 5306. Third-party data integration pilot program.

Sec. 5307. Third-party data planning integration pilot program.

Sec. 5308. Automated commercial vehicle reporting.

Sec. 5309. Task Force to Promote American Vehicle Competitiveness.

Sec. 5310. Multimodal transportation demonstration program.

Sec. 5311. Heavy freight automated trucking research corridor.

Subtitle D—Surface Transportation Funding Pilot Programs

Sec. 5401. State surface transportation system funding pilot.

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous

Sec. 5501. Ergonomic seating working group.

Sec. 5502. Repeal of section 6314 of title 49, United States Code.

Sec. 5503. Transportation workforce outreach program.

Sec. 5504. Advisory council on transportation statistics.

Sec. 5505. GAO review of discretionary grant programs.

Title VI—Multimodal Transportation

Sec. 6001. National multimodal freight policy.

Sec. 6002. National freight strategic plan.

Sec. 6003. National multimodal freight network.

Sec. 6004. State freight advisory committees.

Sec. 6005. State freight plans.

Sec. 6006. Study of freight transportation fee.

Sec. 6007. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau.

Sec. 6008. Transportation equity advisory committee.

Sec. 6009. Sense of Congress.

Title VII—Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

Sec. 7001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.

Sec. 7002. Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation act of 1998 temporary loan relief due to COVID–19.

Sec. 7003. Federal requirements for TIFIA eligibility and project selection.

Division C—Hazardous Materials Transportation

Sec. 8001. Short title.

Title I—Authorizations

Sec. 8101. Authorization of appropriations.

Title J—Hazardous Materials Safety and Improvement

Sec. 8201. Repeal of certain requirements related to lithium cells and batteries.

Sec. 8202. Transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car.

Sec. 8203. Hazardous materials training requirements and grants.

Sec. 8204. Lithium battery approval.

Sec. 8205. Transportation of carbon dioxide.

Sec. 8206. Seismicity.

Division D—Rail

Sec. 9001. Short title.

Title I—Authorizations

Sec. 9101. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 9102. Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants.

Sec. 9103. Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvement grants.

Sec. 9104. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.

Sec. 9105. Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant program.

Sec. 9106. Buy America.

Title II—Amtrak Reforms

Sec. 9201. Amtrak findings, mission, and goals.

Sec. 9202. Amtrak status.

Sec. 9203. Board of Directors.

Sec. 9204. Amtrak preference enforcement.

Sec. 9205. Use of facilities and providing services to Amtrak.

Sec. 9206. Prohibition on mandatory arbitration.

Sec. 9207. Amtrak ADA assessment.

Sec. 9208. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains.

Sec. 9209. State-supported routes operated by Amtrak.

Sec. 9210. Amtrak Police Department.

Sec. 9211. Amtrak food and beverage.

Sec. 9212. Clarification on Amtrak contracting out.

Sec. 9213. Amtrak staffing.

Sec. 9214. Special transportation.

Sec. 9215. Disaster and emergency relief program.

Sec. 9216. Access to recreational trails.

Sec. 9217. Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency grant program.

Sec. 9218. Amtrak and private cars.

Sec. 9219. Amtrak Office of Community Outreach.

Sec. 9220. Long-distance customer enhancement program.

Sec. 9221. Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy initiatives.

Title III—Intercity Passenger Rail Policy

Sec. 9301. Northeast Corridor Commission.

Sec. 9302. Northeast Corridor planning.

Sec. 9303. Protective arrangements.

Sec. 9304. Interstate rail compacts.

Sec. 9305. High-speed rail updates.

Sec. 9306. State rail planning formula funds.

Sec. 9307. North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact.

Title IV—Commuter Rail Policy

Sec. 9401. Sense of Congress regarding commuter rail liability insurance.

Sec. 9402. Surface Transportation Board mediation of trackage use requests.

Sec. 9403. Surface Transportation Board mediation of rights-of-way use requests.

Title V—Rail Safety

Subtitle A—Passenger and Freight Safety

Sec. 9501. Study on safety impact of long trains.

Sec. 9502. FRA safety reporting.

Sec. 9503. Waiver notice requirements.

Sec. 9504. Notice of FRA comprehensive safety compliance assessments.

Sec. 9505. FRA accident and incident investigations.

Sec. 9506. Freight train crew size safety standards.

Sec. 9507. Border crossings.

Sec. 9508. Yardmasters hours of service.

Sec. 9509. Leaking brakes.

Sec. 9510. Report on PTC system failures.

Sec. 9511. Fatigue reduction management plans.

Sec. 9512. Assault prevention and response plans.

Sec. 9513. Critical incident stress plans.

Sec. 9514. Crewmember certification and qualification.

Sec. 9515. Safety management team communication.

Sec. 9516. GAO study on reorganization of Office of Railroad Safety.

Sec. 9517. Open-top rail car public input.

Sec. 9518. New passenger service pre-revenue safety validation plan.

Sec. 9519. Safety oversight of nontraditional and emerging rail technologies.

Sec. 9520. FRA safety inspector and specialist review.

Subtitle B—Grade Crossing Safety

Sec. 9551. Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants.

Sec. 9552. Rail safety public awareness grant.

Sec. 9553. Establishment of 10-minute time limit for blocking public highway-rail grade crossings.

Sec. 9554. National blocked crossing database.

Sec. 9555. Railroad point of contact for blocked crossing matters.

Sec. 9556. National highway-rail crossing inventory review.

Sec. 9557. Railroad trespassing enforcement grants.

Sec. 9558. Railroad trespassing suicide prevention grants.

Sec. 9559. Including railroad suicides.

Sec. 9560. Report on safety measures required for Quiet Zones.

Title VI—Miscellaneous

Sec. 9601. Rail network climate change vulnerability assessment.

Sec. 9602. Advance acquisition.

Sec. 9603. University Rail Climate Innovation Institute.

Sec. 9604. Workforce diversity and development.

Sec. 9605. Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in United States.

Sec. 9606. Rail research and development Center of Excellence.

Sec. 9607. Freight railroad locomotive requirements.

Sec. 9608. Extension.

Sec. 9609. GAO study on cost allocation of rail passenger transportation liability.

Sec. 9608. GAO study on economic benefits of one-seat ride commuter rail.

Division E—Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration

Sec. 9701. Short title.

Sec. 9702. Division of annual appropriations.

Sec. 9703. Recreational boating access.

Sec. 9704. Wildlife Restoration Fund administration.

Sec. 9705. Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.

Sec. 9706. Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council.

Sec. 9707. National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant program.

Division F—Auto Safety

Sec. 10101. Safety warning for occupants of hot cars.

Sec. 10102. Rulemaking to install automatic shutoff systems and rollaway prevention technology in motor vehicles.

Sec. 10103. 21st Century Smart Cars.

Sec. 10104. Updating the 5-star safety rating system.

Sec. 10105. Advanced drunk driving prevention technology.

Sec. 10106. Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards.

Sec. 10107. Study to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance systems.

Sec. 10108. Study and report on motor vehicle lamps.

Sec. 10109. Motor vehicle seat back safety standards.

Sec. 10110. Sense of House of Representatives on regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles.

Sec. 10111. Motor vehicle pedestrian and cyclist protection.

Sec. 10112. Child restraint systems.

Division G—Highway Trust Fund

Sec. 11001. Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority.

Sec. 11002. Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund.

Division H—Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

Sec. 12001. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 12002. Wastewater infrastructure workforce investment.

Sec. 12003. Technical assistance to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities.

Sec. 12004. State management assistance.

Sec. 12005. Watershed, wet weather, and resiliency projects.

Sec. 12006. Waiver of matching requirement for grants to District of Columbia.

Sec. 12007. Pilot program for alternative water source projects.

Sec. 12008. Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.

Sec. 12009. Grants for the treatment of emerging contaminants.

Sec. 12010. Household wastewater grant program.

Sec. 12011. Smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program.

Sec. 12012. Reports to Congress.

Sec. 12013. Indian Tribes.

Sec. 12014. Capitalization grants.

Sec. 12015. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.

Sec. 12016. Allotment of funds.

Sec. 12017. Reservation of funds for territories of the United States.

Sec. 12018. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 12019. Technical assistance by Municipal Ombudsman.

Sec. 12020. Report on wastewater infrastructure funding for rural, economically disadvantaged, and Tribal communities.

Sec. 12021. Water Reuse Interagency Working Group.

Sec. 12022. Disclosure of introductions of PFAS.

Sec. 12023. Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for PFAS.

Sec. 12024. Nonpoint source management programs.

Sec. 12025. Wastewater assistance to colonias.

Sec. 12026. Household well water testing website.

Sec. 12027. Study and report on effect of toilet wipes marketed as flushable.

Sec. 12028. Effluent limitations for wastewater, spills, and runoff from facilities associated with the transport and packaging of pre-production plastic materials.

Sec. 12029. Centers of Excellence for stormwater control infrastructure technologies.

Sec. 12030. Management of International Transboundary Water Pollution.

Sec. 12031. California new river restoration.

Sec. 12032. Rulemaking on climate resiliency.

Division I—Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021

Sec. 13001. Short title; table of contents.

Title I—Infrastructure

Sec. 13101. Drinking water system resilience funding.

Sec. 13102. Grants for State programs.

Sec. 13103. American iron and steel products.

Sec. 13104. Assistance for disadvantaged communities.

Sec. 13105. Allotments for territories.

Sec. 13106. Drinking water SRF funding.

Sec. 13107. Lead service line replacement.

Sec. 13108. Drinking water assistance to colonias.

Sec. 13109. PFAS treatment grants.

Sec. 13110. Voluntary school and child care program lead testing grant program.

Sec. 13111. Grant program for installation of filtration stations at schools and child care programs.

Sec. 13112. Drinking water fountain replacement for schools.

Sec. 13113. Indian reservation drinking water program.

Sec. 13114. Assistance for areas affected by natural disasters.

Sec. 13115. Water main break data clearinghouse.

Title II—Safety

Sec. 13201. Enabling EPA to set standards for new drinking water contaminants.

Sec. 13202. National primary drinking water regulations for PFAS.

Sec. 13203. National primary drinking water regulations for microcystin toxin.

Sec. 13204. National primary drinking water regulations for 1,4–dioxane.

Sec. 13205. National primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6.

Sec. 13206. Elimination of small system variances.

Title III—Affordability

Sec. 13301. Emergency relief program.

Sec. 13302. Low-income drinking water assistance program.

Sec. 13303. Low-income wastewater assistance program.

Sec. 13304. Needs assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income community water assistance program.

Sec. 13305. Natural hazard education and response grant program.

Title IV—Other matters

Sec. 13401. Small urban and rural water system consolidation report.

Sec. 13402. Study on contamination of Coldwater Creek, Missouri.

Sec. 13403. Report on affordability, discrimination and civil rights violations, and data collection.

Sec. 13404. Water infrastructure and workforce investment.

Sec. 13405. Identification of high-risk locations.

Division J—Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program

Sec. 14101. Outdoors for all.

Division K—Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021

Sec. 15001. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 15002. Definitions.

Title I—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND AND WATER

Sec. 15101. National wildlife corridors.

Sec. 15102. Administrative designation of national wildlife corridors.

Sec. 15103. Management of national wildlife corridors.

Title II—WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONSERVATION

Sec. 15201. Collaboration and coordination.

Sec. 15202. Effect.

Sec. 15203. Tribal wildlife corridors.

Sec. 15204. Protection of indian tribes.

Sec. 15205. Wildlife movements grant program.

Sec. 15206. National coordination committee.

Sec. 15207. Regional wildlife movement councils.

Sec. 15208. National wildlife corridors database.

Title III—FUNDING

Sec. 15301. Authorization of appropriations.

Division L—Community Resilience and Restoration Fund

Sec. 16101. Definitions.

Sec. 16102. Establishment of Fund.

Sec. 16103. Management of the Fund.

Sec. 16104. Competitive grants.

Sec. 16105. Use of Amounts in the Fund.

Sec. 16106. Reports.

Sec. 16107. Authorization of Appropriations.

Division M—Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator

Sec. 17101. Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator.

Division N—Domestic Maritime Workforce Training

Sec. 18101. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education.

Division O—Efficient and effective NEPA implementation

Sec. 19101. Efficient and effective NEPA implementation.

Division P—Electric Vehicles

Title I—Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Buildout

Subtitle A—Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Sec. 20101. Definitions.

Sec. 20102. Electric vehicle supply equipment rebate program.

Sec. 20103. Model building code for electric vehicle supply equipment.

Sec. 20104. Electric vehicle supply equipment coordination.

Sec. 20105. State consideration of electric vehicle charging.

Sec. 20106. State energy plans.

Sec. 20107. Transportation electrification.

Sec. 20108. Federal fleets.

Subtitle B—Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities

Sec. 20111. Expanding access to electric vehicles in underserved and disadvantaged communities.

Sec. 20112. Electric vehicle charging equity program.

Sec. 20113. Ensuring program benefits for underserved and disadvantaged communities.

Sec. 20114. Definitions.

Title II—Promoting Domestic Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing

Sec. 20201. Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program.

References

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

Federal Surface Transportation Programs for Fiscal Year 2022

101.

Definitions

In this division, 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 portion of the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(3)

Member designated project

The term member designated project means a project listed in the table in section 107. (4)

Member designated project funds

The term member designated project funds means funds reserved under subsections (d)(1)(B)(i), (f)(1)(A), and (g)(1)(A) to carry out member designated projects listed in the table in section 107(c).(5)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.(6)

State

The term State means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.(7)

Territory

The term territory means any of the following territories of the United States:(A)American Samoa.(B)The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.(C)Guam.(D)The United States Virgin Islands.

102.

Extension of Federal Surface Transportation programs

(a)

Extension of Federal Surface Transportation Programs

(1)

In general

Unless otherwise provided in this division, 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, 2021, are incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect through September 30, 2022.(2)

Authorization of appropriations

(A)

Highway trust fund

(i)

Highway account

(I)

In general

Except as provided in subclause (II), there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 2022, for each program under the covered laws with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated from such account for fiscal year 2021, an amount equal to the amount authorized for appropriation with respect to the program from such account for fiscal year 2021.(II)

Administrative expenses

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 2022—(aa)$516,000,000 for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration, as described in section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and(bb)$30,086,000 for grant administrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as described in section 4001(a)(6) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94). (ii)

Mass transit account

(I)

In general

There is authorized to be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account for fiscal year 2022, for each program under the covered laws with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated from such account for fiscal year 2021, an amount equal to the amount authorized for appropriation with respect to the program from such account for fiscal year 2021.(II)

Condition for apportionment

No funds authorized in this division or any other Act may be used to adjust Mass Transit Account apportionments or withhold funds from Mass Transit Account apportionments pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in fiscal year 2022.(B)

General fund

(i)

In general

Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022, for each program under covered laws with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 from an account other than the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account, an amount not less than the amount authorized for appropriation with respect to the program under the covered laws for fiscal year 2021.(ii)

Administrative expenses

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, there is authorized to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury for fiscal year 2022 $131,500,000 for necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration.(iii)

Capital investment grants

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, there is authorized to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury for fiscal year 2022 $3,250,000,000 to carry out section 5309 of title 49, United States Code. (3)

Use of funds

Except as otherwise provided in this division, amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 with respect to a program under paragraph (2) 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 2021 under the covered laws.(4)

Obligation limitation

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a program for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2)(A) shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for fiscal year 2022 in the same amount and in the same manner as the limitation applicable with respect to the program for fiscal year 2021 under the title I of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260).(B)

Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs

(i)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, section 1102 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94), section 1101 of title I of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116–159), or title I of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), for fiscal year 2022, the obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed $46,400,294,311.(ii)

Limitation on Federal highway administration administrative expenses

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, of the amount described in clause (i), for fiscal year 2022 an amount not to exceed $492,000,000 together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration or transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian Development Highway System.(b)

Nationally significant freight and highway projects

Section 117(d)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding clause (i)—(1)by striking $600,000,000 and inserting $700,000,000; and(2)by striking 2021 and inserting 2022.(c)

Disadvantaged business enterprises

Section 1101(b) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94) (except for the requirements related to gross receipts under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of such section) shall apply to amounts made available under sections 102, 103, 104 of this division. (d)

Definitions

In this section, the term covered laws means the following:(1)Section 1101 of title I of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116–159).(2)Titles I, III, IV, V, and VI of division A of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94).(3)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).(4)Titles I, II, and III of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244).(5)Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59).(6)Titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178).(7)Titles II, III, and IV of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–59).(8)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).(9)Title 23, United States Code.(10)Sections 116, 117, 330, and 5505 and chapters 53, 139, 303, 311, 313, 701, and 702 of title 49, United States Code.

103.

Additional amounts for the Federal-aid highway program and member designated projects

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

In general

In addition to amounts authorized under section 102, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 2022, for activities under this section, $14,742,808,640.(2)

Contract authority

Amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be available for obligation as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.(b)

Obligation authority

(1)

In general

(A)

Amount

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2022, obligations for activities authorized under subsection (a) shall not exceed $14,742,808,640.(B)

Period of availability

(i)

In general

Except as provided in clause (ii), obligation authority made available under this paragraph shall—(I)remain available until September 30, 2025; and(II)be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2022 under section 102 or future fiscal years under any other provision of law.(ii)

Exception

Except as provided in subsection (i)(2)(E), obligation authority associated with a member designated project shall remain available until expended.(2)

Distribution of obligation authority

(A)

In general

Of the obligation authority provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available to States, Tribes, Puerto Rico, the territories, and Federal land management agencies, during the period of fiscal year 2022, amounts of obligation authority equal to the amounts described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), respectively.(B)

Further distribution

Each State, each Tribe, Puerto Rico, each territory, and each Federal land management agency receiving funds under paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), respectively, shall receive an amount of obligation authority equal to the funds received under any of such paragraphs.(c)

Distribution of funds

Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 under subsection (a) shall be distributed as follows:(1)$14,343,545,973 to the States.(2)$167,481,814 to Tribes.(3)$52,400,251 to Puerto Rico.(4)$55,012,918 to the territories.(5)$124,367,684 to Federal land management agencies.(d)

Supplemental State funds

(1)

Distribution

(A)

Among States

Amounts distributed to States under subsection (c)(1) shall be distributed among the States in the same ratio as total State apportionments under section 104(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, in fiscal year 2022.(B)

Within a State

Of the amount distributed to a State under subparagraph (A)—(i)the amount specified in section 107 for each member designated project in the State shall be reserved to carry out such project; and(ii)any remaining amount shall be available to the State under paragraph (2).(2)

Treatment

Funds made available under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall be—(A)available for activities eligible under section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, subject to subsection (c) of such section; and(B)administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.(e)

Tribal funds

Amounts distributed to Tribes under subsection (c)(2) shall be—(1)available for activities eligible under the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code; and(2)administered as if allocated under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, except that the set-aside described in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of such title and subsections (a)(6), (c), (d), and (e) of section 202 of such title shall not apply to such funds.(f)

Puerto Rico funds

(1)

Distribution

Of the amount distributed to Puerto Rico under subsection (c)(3)—(A)the amount specified in section 107 for each member designated project in Puerto Rico shall be reserved to carry out such project; and(B)any remaining amount shall be available to Puerto Rico under paragraph (2).(2)

Treatment

Funds made available under paragraph (1)(B) shall be—(A)administered as if allocated under section 165(b) of title 23, United States Code;(B)available for activities described under paragraph (2)(C)(iii) of such section; and(C)not subsection to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) of such section.(g)

Territorial funds

(1)

Distribution

Of the amount distributed to a territory under subsection (c)(4)—(A)the amount specified in section 107 for each member designated project in the territory shall be reserved to carry out such project;(B)of amounts remaining after the distribution under subparagraph (A), not more than $1,392,918 shall be made available to American Samoa; and(C)any remaining amount shall be available to the territories as described under paragraph (2).(2)

Treatment

Funds made available under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be administered as if allocated under, and available for activities described under, section 165(c) of title 23, United States Code.(h)

Federal land management agency funds

(1)

Distribution

Amounts distributed under subsection (c)(5) shall be distributed among the Federal land management agencies as follows:(A)$99,494,147 for the National Park Service.(B)$9,949,415 for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.(C)$6,301,296 for the United States Forest Service.(D)$8,622,826 to be allocated to the remaining Federal land management agencies described in section 203(b) of title 23, United States Code. (2)

Treatment

Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall be—(A)available for activities eligible under the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code; and(B)administered as if allocated under section 203 of title 23, United States Code.(i)

Member designated projects

(1)

Treatment

(A)

In general

Member designated project funds shall be available until expended, except as specified in paragraph (2)(C)(iv). (B)

Requirements

(i)

In general

Except as specified in paragraph (2)(C)(iv) or clauses (ii) or (iii), member designated project funds shall be administered as if apportioned—(I)for a project eligible under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, under such chapter;(II)for a project eligible under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, under such chapter; or (III)for a project eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, under such chapter.(ii)

Federal share

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share of the cost of a project assisted with member designated project funds shall be determined in accordance with section 120 of title 23, United States Code, or, in the case of a transit capital project, may be determined in accordance with section 5323(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, if applicable. (iii)

Transit projects

(I)

Transfers

Member designated project funds made available for transit capital and planning projects may be transferred to, and administered by, the Secretary in accordance with section 104(f) of title 23, United States Code.(II)

Designated recipients

Member designated project authorizations specified in section 107 distributed to a State for transit capital and planning projects shall be made available for obligation to a designated or direct recipient or subrecipient under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, as specified in section 107 or, if no such eligible recipient is identified, to the designated recipient in the location specified in such section. (2)

Repurposing of funds

(A)

In general

(i)

Request

Beginning on October 1, 2025, except as described in clause (ii), if less than 10 percent of the amount reserved for a member designated project for a State, Puerto Rico, or territory has been obligated, the State, Puerto Rico, or a territory, respectively, may submit to the Secretary, a request to use, under subparagraph (B)—(I)the unobligated amount reserved for the member designated project; and(II)the obligation authority that is associated with such amount.(ii)

Completed projects

If the project has been completed and an unobligated amount remains reserved for a member designated project, a State, Puerto Rico, or territory may submit to the Secretary certification that such project has been completed (and the Secretary shall verify such completion). Upon verification, the State, Puerto Rico, or territory, respectively, may use, under subparagraph (B)—(I)the unobligated amount reserved for the member designated project; and(II)the obligation authority that is associated with such amount.(B)

Considerations

In making the determination under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall—(i)consider whether the member designated project can be completed with the amount reserved for the member designated project and other committed funds;(ii)determine whether the public entity serving as the project sponsor listed in the Committee Report, or any subsequent report superceding such Committee Report, accompanying this Act supports the proposed repurposing; and(iii)ensure that the proposed repurposing would be used for a project with the same eligible project type.(C)

Treatment

Funds for which the Secretary approves a request or verifies a completed project under subparagraph (A)—(i)may be used and shall be treated—(I)for a request by a State, as if such amount was made available under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii);(II)for a request by Puerto Rico, as if such amount was made available under subsection (f)(1)(B); and(III)for a request by a territory, as if such amount was made available under subsection (g)(1)(C);(ii)shall be used within the location described in subparagraph (D)(ii);(iii)shall be subject to the Federal share specified in section 120 of title 23, United States Code, or, in the case of a transit capital project, may be determined in accordance with section 5323(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as applicable; and(iv)notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii), shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the last day of the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the request.(D)

Location of projects

Funds for which the Secretary approves a request under subparagraph (A) shall—(i)for funds specified in section 107 to be used within a metropolitan planning area (as such term is defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code), applied to an activity within or predominantly serving such metropolitan area;(ii)for funds specified in section 107 to be used within a political subdivision of a State, applied to an activity within or predominantly serving such political subdivision;(iii)for funds specified in section 107 to be used within Puerto Rico, applied to an activity within Puerto Rico; and(iv)for funds specified in section 107 to be used within a territory, applied to an activity within such territory.(E)

Obligation authority

Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), obligation authority that is repurposed under this paragraph shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the last day of the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the request or verifies the completed project under subparagraph (A).

104.

Federal Transit Administration

(a)

All stations accessibility program

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to assist eligible entities in financing capital projects to upgrade accessibility for persons with disabilities by increasing the number of covered stations that meet (including exceeding) the new construction standards of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.).(2)

Eligible costs

A grant awarded under this section shall be used on a covered system for the purpose described in paragraph (1) only—(A)for a project to repair, improve, or relocate station infrastructure at a covered station;(B)to develop or modify a plan for pursuing public transportation accessibility projects; or(C)to carry out other projects at covered stations that meet (including exceeding) the new construction standards of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.).(3)

Eligible facilities

The Secretary—(A)may not provide a grant awarded under this subsection to upgrade a station that is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, consistent with current new construction standards under title II the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.); and(B)may provide a grant to upgrade a station that is not accessible and usable as described in paragraph (1), even if related services, programs, or activities, when viewed in entirety, are readily accessible and usable as so described.(4)

Application

To apply for a grant under this subsection, an applicant shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require, including, at a minimum, information on—(A)the extent to which the proposed project will increase the accessibility of a covered system;(B)projected improvements in access to jobs, community activities, and essential destinations provided by such project;(C)the applicant’s plans to—(i)enhance the customer experience and maximize accessibility of rolling stock and stations for individuals with disabilities;(ii)improve the operations of, provide efficiencies of service to, and enhance the public transportation system for individuals with disabilities; and(iii)address equity of service to all riders regardless of ability, including for riders of differing abilities that are low-income, seniors, or riders from communities of color; and(D)coordination between the applicant and disability advocacy entities.(5)

Federal share

The Federal share of the net project cost of a grant provided under this subsection shall be 90 percent. The recipient may provide additional local matching amounts. (6)

Grant requirements

Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, a grant provided under this subsection shall be subject to the requirements of section 5307 of title 49, United States Code.(7)

Grant solicitation

The Secretary may provide funds authorized under this subsection through 1 or more notices of funding opportunity.(8)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to provide grants under this subsection.(9)

Availability of amounts

Amounts made available under this subsection—(A)shall remain available for 4 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the amount is made available; and(B)that remain unobligated at the end of the period described in subparagraph (A) shall be made available to other eligible projects.(10)

Definitions

In this section:(A)

Covered station

The term covered station means a rail fixed guideway public transportation station for passenger use constructed prior to the date of enactment of this Act. (B)

Covered system

The term covered system means a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that was in operation before July 26, 1990.(C)

Disability

The term disability has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).(D)

Eligible entity

The term eligible entity means a State or local governmental authority that operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that was in operation before July 26, 1990.(b)

Reducing transit deserts

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to eligible recipients for eligible projects to establish new bus service or increase the frequency of bus service.(2)

Eligible projects

Eligible projects under this subsection are projects in eligible areas—(A)to establish or enhance bus service with headways equal to or shorter than 20 minutes for at least 18 hours per day in neighborhoods lacking such service; (B)to establish or increase express lane transit service that connects communities to jobs and essential destinations, as long as such service will improve mobility or expand affordable transportation options in underserved communities; or(C)to establish or enhance high-quality bus service to community colleges and Minority Serving Institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities.(3)

Eligible costs

Eligible costs under this section include—(A)acquisition of vehicles;(B)acquisition, installation, and construction of bus stops, stations, and related infrastructure;(C)maintenance activities to support the expanded service; (D)adding service hours or days to existing transit service; and(E)operating expenses for up to 2 years beginning on the first day of revenue service.(4)

Application

To apply for a grant under this subsection, an applicant shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require, including information on the extent to which the project will—(A)provide reliable and frequent connections to jobs, education and workforce training, and essential destinations;(B)reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; and(C)support unserved and underserved populations and communities.(5)

Federal share

(A)

In general

The Federal share of the net project cost of a capital project carried out using a grant under this subsection shall be 80 percent. The recipient may provide additional local matching amounts.(B)

Operating costs

The Federal share of net operating costs for a project carried out using a grant under this subsection shall be not more than 50 percent.(6)

Grant requirements

(A)

In general

A grant under this subsection shall be subject to the requirements of section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, for eligible recipients, except operating expenses shall be eligible for funding under this subsection for 2 years beginning on the first day of revenue service in urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000.(B)

New or enhanced service

The new or enhanced service funded under this subsection shall be operated for a period of at least 5 years.(7)

Grant solicitation

The Secretary may provide funds authorized under this subsection through 1 or more notices of funding opportunity.(8)

Justice40 Initiative

In making competitive grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, have a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of the Federal investment flow to disadvantaged communities, consistent with sections 219 and 223 of Executive Order 14008 and related regulations, Executive Orders, and administrative guidance.(9)

Availability of amounts

Any amounts made available under this subsection—(A)shall remain available for 2 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the amount is made available; and(B)that remain unobligated at the end of the period described in subparagraph (A) shall be made available to other eligible projects.(10)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Mass Transit Account $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to provide grants under this subsection.(11)

Definitions

In this subsection:(A)

Eligible area

The term eligible area means a neighborhood or service area, as defined by the Secretary, within an urbanized area that has a population of more than 100,000 where fewer than 45,000 annual fixed route bus vehicle revenue miles per square mile are operated.(B)

Eligible recipient

The term eligible recipient means—(i)designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators or express lane transit operators; or(ii)State or local governmental entities that operate or propose to operate fixed route bus service or express lane transit.(C)

Express lane transit

The term express lane transit means an integrated combination of bus rapid transit and tolled managed lanes that allows for limited access entry of toll paying vehicles to restricted lanes, while prioritizing transit’s need and use of available capacity in order to improve transit performance.(c)

Federal share adjustments

(1)

In general

In addition to amounts made available under section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, and section 102(a)(2)(B)(iii) of this division, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 such sums as may be necessary to increase the Federal share, at the request of the project sponsor, of a new fixed guideway, a core capacity improvement, or a small starts project that is not open to revenue service and that has received an allocation of funding in fiscal years 2019, 2020, or 2021.(2)

Criteria

In making allocations under subparagraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the extent to which the project sponsor demonstrates a need for a higher Federal share, including the extent to which—(A)a project sponsor made a local financial commitment that exceeded 20 percent of the cost of the project; and(B)a project sponsor has experienced, as a result of the coronavirus public health emergency.(3)

Adjustment

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a project meets 1 or both of the criteria in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall increase the Federal share of a project under this section by up to 30 percent, up to a maximum of an 80 percent Federal share.(4)

Amount

Amounts distributed under this subsection shall be provided notwithstanding the limitation of any calculation of the maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the project for a new fixed guideway, a core capacity improvement, or a small start project.

105.

National highway traffic safety administration

(a)

Special funding for fiscal year 2022

(1)

In general

(A)

Authorization of appropriations

In addition to amounts authorized under section 102, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 2022, for activities under this subsection, $244,514,000.(B)

Contract authority

Amounts authorized under subparagraph (A) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.(C)

Obligation limitation

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2022, obligations for activities authorized under this paragraph and obligations for activities authorized under section 102(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)(bb) that exceed amounts authorized under section 4001(a)(6) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94) shall not exceed $247,783,000.(2)

Distribution of funds

Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed as follows:(A)$105,000,000 for carrying out section 402 of title 23, United States Code.(B)$15,312,000 for carrying out section 403 of title 23, United States Code.(C)$19,202,000 for carrying out section 404 of title 23, United States Code.(D)$105,000,000 for carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States Code.(b)

Cooperative research and evaluation

Notwithstanding the apportionment formula set forth in section 402(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, and section 403(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, $2,500,000 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, fiscal year 2022, shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for a cooperative research and evaluation program to research and evaluate priority highway safety countermeasures.

106.

Federal motor carrier safety administration

(a)

Special funding for fiscal year 2022

(1)

Authorization of appropriations

(A)

In general

In addition to amounts authorized under section 102, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 2022, for activities under this subsection, $209,900,000.(B)

Obligation limitation

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2022, obligations for activities authorized under this paragraph shall not exceed $209,900,000.(2)

Distribution of funds

Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed as follows:(A)Subject to section 31104(c) of title 49, United States Code—(i)$80,512,000 for carrying out section 31102 (except subsection (l)) of title 49, United States Code);(ii)$14,208,000 for carrying out section 31102(l) of title 49, United States Code; and(iii)$23,680,000 for carrying out section 31313 of title 49, United States Code.(B)$91,500,000 for carrying out section 31110 of title 49, United States Code.(3)

Treatment of funds

Amounts made available under this section shall be made available for obligation and administered as if made available under chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code.(b)

Administrative expenses

The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall ensure that funds made available under subsection (a)(2)(B) are used, to the maximum extent practicable, to support—(1)the acceleration of planned investments to modernize the Administration’s information technology and information management systems;(2)the completion of outstanding statutory mandates required by MAP–21 (112–141) and the FAST Act (114–94); and(3)a Large Truck Crash Causal Factors Study of the Administration.

107.

Member designated project authorizations

(a)

Member designated projects

The amount listed for each member designated project in the table in subsection (c) shall be available (from amounts made available by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 103(c)) for fiscal year 2022 to carry out each such project.(b)

Savings clause

(1)

Additional information

In administering member designated projects, the Secretary shall consider the additional information provided in the Committee Report, or any subsequent report superceding such Committee Report, accompanying this Act.(2)

Subsequent phases

(A)

In general

Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in the table in subsection (c), or in the Committee Report, or any subsequent report superceding such Committee Report, accompanying this Act, shall prevent the Secretary, at the discretion of the Secretary, from allowing a subsequent phase of a member designated project to be carried out with funds reserved for such project under subsection (c).(B)

Project sponsor concurrence

The Secretary shall only allow under this paragraph a subsequent phase of a member designated project to be carried out with funds reserved for such project under subsection (c) with the concurrence of the project sponsor for such project listed in the Committee Report, or any subsequent report superseding such Committee Report, accompanying this Act. (3)

Repurposing

Nothing in the table in subsection (c), or the Committee Report, or any subsequent report superceding such Committee Report, accompanying this Act, shall prevent funds reserved for a member designated project from being repurposed as described in section 103(i)(2), provided that all requirements in such section are satisfied.(c)

Project designations

The table in this subsection is as follows:No.Project NameCityState/TerritoryAmount1Cowles Street Reconstruction FairbanksAK7,955,0002Replace Bridge 114.3 AnchorageAK6,421,2003Seldon Road Extension, Phase 2WasillaAK5,623,8004Alabama State Highway 77 Northbound Bridge Replacement ProjectSouthsideAL2,396,2005Lighting and Landscaping on I–85 at Exit 57 AuburnAL1,840,0006Realignment of SR–22 to US–431RoanokeAL8,005,0007Red Bay Interchange Lighting at SR–24 (Corr V) and SR–19Red BayAL860,0008Widening of Hwy 411MoodyAL509,0009Bridge Replacement on CR–39MontgomeryAL 2,339,71710Bridge Replacement over Sipsey River Greene and Pickens CountiesAL 3,296,96311Dallas County—Bridge Replacement on SR–14Dallas CountyAL 6,239,93912Resurfacing on US–43 Marengo CountyAL 1,616,00013Resurfacing on US–84Choctaw CountyAL 1,616,00014Streetscape—Civil Rights District Freedom TrailBirminghamAL 2,000,00015Streetscape—Richard Arrington Blvd Safety Improvements BirminghamAL 1,969,66416Future I–57Clay CountyAR20,000,0001756th Street Roadway Mobility and Safety ImprovementsPhoenixAZ5,000,000185th/6th Street Complete Streets ProjectTucsonAZ7,000,0003,500,0003,500,0001977th Street Access ImprovementsScottsdaleAZ1,102,74820Chino Road Extension Phase IIDouglasAZ2,910,00021Cool Pavement ProgramPhoenixAZ3,200,00022Davis Road Mileposts 5 & 13Tombstone and McNealAZ4,000,00023Downtown Electric Vehicle Charging StationsPhoenixAZ2,400,00024Drexel Road Extension and Bridge ProjectTucsonAZ5,000,00025Electric Bus InfrastructureFlagstaffAZ1,485,00026Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) Phase IIIGlendaleAZ800,00027Grand Canalscape Improvements Phase IV: 47th Avenue to Interstate 17PhoenixAZ5,000,00028Highline Canal Recreational Path Lighting ReplacementGuadalupeAZ501,82429I–10, Loop 202 to SR 387PhoenixAZ5,000,00030Intersection Safety Improvements at Six High-Crash Locations in PhoenixPhoenixAZ5,760,00031Kyrene Branch Canal Shared Use PathChandlerAZ1,758,00032Lone Tree CorridorFlagstaffAZ8,000,00033Pathway Project, Baffert Dr to Nogales High SchoolNogalesAZ1,220,16934Peters Road WideningCasa GrandeAZ5,000,00035San Xavier Road Pedestrian Pathway ProjectTucsonAZ814,00036Sonoran Corridor Tier II EISTucson AZ5,000,00037South Campbell Avenue Complete Streets ProjectTucsonAZ6,209,83138Tempe/Mesa Streetcar Rio Salado East ExtensionTempe and MesaAZ4,000,00039Tucson Regional North-South Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) CorridorTucsonAZ6,512,0003,256,0003,256,00040US89/ Lake Powell Blvd RoundaboutPageAZ5,000,0002,500,0002,500,00041California State Route 57/60 Confluence Chokepoint Relief Program Diamond BarCA18,000,00042Cohasset Road Widening and Fire Safety ProjectCohassetCA900,00043Commerce Center Drive Bridge, Los Angeles CountyUnincorporated Los Angeles CountyCA3,666,66644Creating the Next-Generation Santa Ana Regional Transportation CenterSanta AnaCA1,280,00045First Avenue Bridges Replacement over Mojave River and OverflowsBarstowCA7,000,00046First Street Pedestrian Improvements Santa AnaCA4,000,00047Fix 5 Cascade GatewayReddingCA15,000,00048Harbor Boulevard Street ImprovementsGarden GroveCA6,248,30349Intersection Safety Improvements Projects AnaheimCA750,00050Interstate 10/Wildwood Canyon Road Interchange ProjectYucaipaCA1,000,00051Interstate 15 (I–15)/State Route 78 (SR–78) Managed Lanes ProjectEscondidoCA20,000,00052Interstate 15 Corridor Operations ProjectCoronaCA3,000,00053National Trail Highway WideningVictorvilleCA5,000,00054Plant 42 Access and Safety EnhancementsPalmdaleCA8,666,66655Quick Fix Circulation Improvement ProjectSanta ClaritaCA3,666,66656Roe Road Extension Project—Phase 1ParadiseCA1,800,00057Scott Road/Bundy Canyon Road Widening ProjectMenifeeCA12,000,00058Sequoia Avenue Railroad Grade Crossing UpgradeSimi ValleyCA4,000,00059Southgate Interchange (EIR Only)ChicoCA1,800,00060SR–210 5th Street InterchangeHighlandCA3,000,00061State Route 41 Excelsior Corridor ProjectFresno CountyCA20,000,00062Temescal Canyon Road Widening Project (El Cerrito Segment)CoronaCA5,000,00063The Anaheim Way: Night Owl Transit ServiceAnaheimCA650,00064Transit Security & Operations CenterAnaheim CA5,000,00065US395 Olancha-Cartago 4 Lane ProjectOlancha, CartagoCA2,000,00066“I” Street Operating Maintenance Facility Rehabilitation ProjectSan BernardinoCA 2,000,00067Street Resurfacing ProjectDaly CityCA 1,000,000685 and 134 Freeway Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charging NetworkBurbankCA 1,000,000500,000500,000697th Street BridgeModestoCA 6,500,00070ADA Curb-Ramp and Sidewalk ImprovementsLong BeachCA 1,450,00071Additional Mini Highs at Caltrain StationsSan Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo, Belmont, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and GilroyCA 856,000306,000550,00072Agnew Siding Track Infrastructure ProjectSanta ClaraCA 6,610,00073Alder Avenue Improvements at SR–210RialtoCA 2,380,00074Altadena Community Safe Routes to School Plan AltadenaCA 480,00075Amar Road Complete Streets from Baldwin Park Boulevard to Unruh Avenue, Unincorporated West Puente Valley, CALa PuenteCA 2,250,00076Anaheim Street Corridor ImprovementsLong BeachCA 12,000,00077Antioch Bicycle GardenAntiochCA 2,000,00078Appian Way Pedestrian Crossing EnhancementsEl SobranteCA 2,000,00079Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail (formerly Electric Greenway Trail) Citrus Heights and OrangevaleCA 1,100,00080Arrow Highway Median Island Installation Project from Azusa Avenue to Citrus AvenueAzusaCA 3,000,00081Arrow Highway Rehabilitation Project from East City Limit to West City LimitSan DimasCA 1,600,00082Artesia Great BoulevardLong BeachCA 8,000,00083At-grade Caltrain Crossing Safety Project—E. Bellevue Avenue and Villa TerraceSan MateoCA 3,000,00084Atlantic Avenue ImprovementsLos AngelesCA 5,200,00085Atwater-Merced Expressway (AME) Phase 1B Right of Way acquisitionMercedCA 2,000,00086Azusa Avenue Pedestrian Handicap Accessibility & Signal Synchronization Improvements Project West CovinaCA 3,000,00087Bay Bridge Forward – I–80/Powell Street Transit Access and I–80 Westbound Bus Lane ExtensionEmeryville and Oakland CA 3,000,00088Bay Trail at Shoreline ParkSan LeandroCA 3,000,00089Bay Trail Connectivity—Vista Point Bay TrailSausalitoCA 1,300,00090Belmont Alameda de las Pulgas Corridor ProjectBelmontCA 2,400,00091Beverly and Robertson Boulevards Complete Street ImprovementsWest HollywoodCA 3,000,00092Boulder Creek Complete Streets Improvements ProjectBoulder CreekCA 1,500,00093Broadway Rehabilitation ProjectGlendaleCA 2,008,00094Build a non-motorized multi-use path along State Route 1, connecting the communities of Morro Bay and Cayucos in San Luis Obispo CountyCayucosCA 4,000,00095Bus/Rail Support Facilities and Equipment (Trolley Yard Expansion Project)San DiegoCA 2,000,00096Cabrillo Mole Phase IIAvalonCA 6,700,00097Caltrain Crossing Optimization Project San JoseCA 315,00098Camino Pablo Pathway Rehabilitation Project OrindaCA 528,00099Capital SouthEast Connector—Segment D3 Class 1 Multi-Use Path and Broadband FolsomCA 2,000,000100Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project – Additional RoundaboutAlamedaCA 1,800,000101Central Mobility Hub Pre-Construction ProjectSan DiegoCA 25,000,00012,500,00012,500,000102Chandler Blvd Bike Path Gap ClosureLos AngelesCA 400,000103Chapman Avenue/Lamplighter Street Traffic SignalGarden GroveCA 400,000104Chip Seal ProgramLakeportCA 2,288,000105City of Ojai Electric Trolley OjaiCA 440,000106City of San Fernando Fixed Trolley Service – Electric BusesCity of San FernandoCA 1,340,000107City of San Fernando Sidewalk Repair ProjectCity of San FernandoCA 844,800108City of Vista Sidewalk Improvement Project on Nevada Avenue and Lemon AvenueVistaCA 820,368109Community Beautification ProjectGlendaleCA 2,400,000110Cool Neighborhood ProjectsLos AngelesCA 1,000,000111Covina Grade Crossing Safety Projects throughout Metrolink CorridorCovinaCA 3,000,000112Cudahy Citywide Complete Streets Improvement ProjectCudahyCA 1,700,000113CUFC—Washington Street Widening ProjectStocktonCA 1,200,000114Culver CityBus Fleet Electrification Facility InfrastructureCulver CityCA 3,500,000115Del Amo Boulevard Bridge Replacement and Signal Enhancements ProjectCerritosCA 18,000,000116Destination Crenshaw Streetscape Improvement ProjectLos AngelesCA 7,600,000117Downtown Mobility Phase 3ASan DiegoCA 5,600,000118Duarte—Donald & Bernice Watson Multi-Use Pathway Improvement Project DuarteCA 1,225,000119East Bayshore Road Safety ImprovementsEast Palo AltoCA 1,000,000120East Los Angeles Community MobilityLos AngelesCA 800,000121East Oakland Hydrogen Fueling UpgradeOaklandCA 2,000,000122East San Fernando Valley Traffic Signals on the High Injury NetworkVan Nuys and North HollywoodCA 1,797,312123East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor (ESFVTC) Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) Plan Van Nuys, Arleta, PacoimaCA 1,236,000124East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor ProjectCity of San Fernando to Van NuysCA 10,000,000125East San Jose Corridor Safety Improvement ProjectSan JoseCA 4,700,000126El Camino Real to Via De LaValleSan DiegoCA 2,500,000127El Cerrito del Norte Area TOD Complete Streets Improvements ProjectEl CerritoCA 2,244,000128Electric Vehicle Car Share ProgramSan PedroCA 120,650129Elm Avenue Road Diet Reconstruction and Class IV-Ventura/California to North AvenueFresnoCA 3,750,000130Embarcadero Station Platform Elevator Capacity and Redundancy ProjectSan FranciscoCA 6,250,000131Emerald Necklace Quarry Clasp Peck Park TrailArcadiaCA 1,548,800132Evelyn Avenue Multi-Use TrailSunnyvaleCA 3,800,000133Flint Canyon Trail Repair/RestorationLa Cañada FlintridgeCA 4,800,000134Florence A Line FLM ImprovementsLos AngelesCA 4,000,000135Francisquito Avenue Metrolink At-Grade Safety ImprovementsBaldwin ParkCA 2,300,000136Gardena GTrans Zero-Emission Bus ProjectGardenaCA 4,400,000137Garfield Avenue Complete StreetsSan PedroCA 1,500,000138Glendora People MovementGlendoraCA 5,000,000139Gold Line Light Rail Low Floor Station ConversionFolsom and Rancho CordovaCA 1,913,788140Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent System (SDS) ProjectSan FranciscoCA 6,550,000141Hale Avenue/Santa Teresa Expressway Extension Phase 2AMorgan HillCA 800,000142Harbor Drive 2.0San Diego and National CityCA 800,000400,000400,000143Hawthorne—120th Street Improvement Project HawthorneCA 950,000144High Voltage Conversion Fed Program Unit 2 City of Los AngelesCA 347,200145Highland Avenue and Wabash Avenue Intersection Improvement ProjectRedlandsCA 400,000146Highway 1 North Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements ProjectHalf Moon BayCA 1,000,000147Highway 116/West Cotati Intersection Safety Improvement ProjectCotatiCA 2,000,000148Highway 24 LaMorinda Smart Signal System projectOrinda and LafayetteCA 2,000,000149Highway 9 Safety Improvement ProjectMonte SerenoCA 520,000150Highways to BoulevardsLos AngelesCA 480,000151I Street Bridge Replacement Project Sacramento and West SacramentoCA 15,000,000152I–405 Sepulveda Pass (Phase 1) ExpressLanesLos AngelesCA 5,000,000153I–505 Vaca Valley Parkway Corridor Multimodal Improvements ProjectVacavilleCA 4,000,000154Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC)InglewoodCA 9,200,000155Interstate 15 Northern Extension (I–15 NEXT)Jurupa Valley and EastvaleCA 20,000,000156Jepson Parkway Vanden Road Complete Streets Project to Travis Air Force BaseFairfieldCA 7,460,000157LA Streetcar Power Utility RelocationsLos AngelesCA 2,000,000158Lawndale—Redondo Beach Blvd ProjectLawndaleCA 1,000,000159Leesdale Passing Siding Extension and Upgrade, Ventura County, CACamarilloCA 6,000,000160Leucadia Streetscape Phase 2 (Shown in the TransNet as North Coast Highway 101 Beautification)Encinitas CA 4,000,000161Liberty Canyon (Crossing)Agoura HillsCA 5,000,000162Link Union StationLos AngelesCA 5,000,000163Los Nietos Sunshine Shuttle Electric Bus ReplacementUnincorporated Los NietosCA 480,000164LOSSAN Corridor Improvements Del MarCA 12,500,000165Malaga Bridge ProjectFontanaCA 15,000,000166Market Avenue Complete StreetN. RichmondCA 2,170,000167Melrose Avenue Complete Street ImprovementsWest HollywoodCA 4,944,149168Metro Purple Line Beverly/Wilshire North Portal ProjectCity Beverly HillsCA 5,000,000169Middle Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Rail Crossing ProjectMenlo ParkCA 6,500,000170Mission Bl/ Pine St Safety Improvement ProjectFremontCA 2,000,000171Mobility for All Project N. Richmond and Bay PointCA 2,000,000172Mobility Wallet Demonstration and Research StudyLos Angeles CountyCA 4,000,000173Monroe Street Interchange ProjectIndioCA 20,000,000174Napa Valley Vine Trail—Yountville to St. HelenaSt. HelenaCA 3,000,000175New Traffic Signal at Morrison and SepulvedaLos AngelesCA 710,000176New Traffic Signal at Plummer and White Oak AvenueLos AngelesCA 710,400177New Traffic Signal at Scott Creek Rd/ Zinfandel StFremontCA 950,000178New Transit Maintenance FacilityCommerceCA 2,000,000179North San Jose Bike Plan ImplementationSan JoseCA 3,838,348180Oakland 7th St Bike/Ped ImprovementsOaklandCA 2,500,000181Oakland Alameda Access ProjectOakland and AlamedaCA 2,996,000182Ojai Avenue Pedestrian Crossing Safety Lighting Improvements OjaiCA 440,000183Old I Street Bridge Deck Conversion for Active Transportation ProjectWest SacramentoCA 4,150,000184Old Town Streetscape Phase 2Elk GroveCA 2,000,000185Olive/Magnolia Bridge Safety Barrier Rail ProjectBurbankCA 2,000,000186Otay Mesa Truck Route Phase 4San DiegoCA 1,300,000187Overlook and Viewpoint Improvements to end of Mouth of Smith River RoadSmith RiverCA 500,000188Pacific Coast Highway at Crenshaw Boulevard Intersection Capacity EnhancementsCity of TorranceCA 652,800189Parkway Drive and Merced Street Bicycle and Pedestrian ImprovementsEl MonteCA 2,600,000190Pedestrian, ADA, Traffic Signal and Pavement Improvements along Bus Routes Temple CityCA 6,200,000191Pine Avenue ExtensionChinoCA 5,000,000192Port of Hueneme Intermodal Improvement Project to Modernize the Port Wharf and Pier and Cargo FacilitiesOxnardCA 3,000,000193Port of Oakland Solar, Battery Storage and Electric Vehicle Truck Charger DeploymentOaklandCA 1,000,000194Puddingstone Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian ProjectLa VerneCA 998,000195Purchase of eleven Battery-Electric Buses—SLORTASan Luis ObispoCA 5,000,000196Quint-Jerrold Connector RoadSan FranciscoCA 7,200,000197Rail to Rail/River Active Transportation Corridor Project Los AngelesCA 5,000,000198Reche Canyon Road AlignmentColtonCA 4,452,000199Replacement of 2nd Street Bridge over Warm CreekSan BernardinoCA 2,000,000200Resilient State Route 37 Corridor Enhancement ProgramSonomaCA 7,000,000201Richmond Parkway Transit Center and Freeway Access ImprovementsRichmondCA 1,000,000202San Fernando Road Bike Path Phase IIISun Valley and North HollywooodCA 594,027203San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station Restroom and Lighting EnhancementsOakland, San Leandro, BerkeleyCA 3,000,000204San Francisco Bay Area regional advance mitigation programAlameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara countiesCA 5,000,000205San Pablo Avenue Rehabilitation, City Limits to Pinole ShoresPinoleCA 742,000206San Rafael Channel Crossing Swing BridgeSan RafaelCA 2,000,000207Santa Cruz METRO Bus ReplacementsSanta CruzCA 1,840,000208Santa Cruz Paratransit Vans Replacement ProjectSanta CruzCA 505,750209Saratoga Pedestrian Walkway ProjectSaratogaCA 1,200,000210Scotts Creek Coastal Resiliency ProjectUnincorporated Santa Cruz County north of DavenportCA 3,500,000211Sepulveda Transit CorridorCity of Los AngelesCA 10,000,0005,000,0005,000,000212Serramonte Boulevard and Serramonte Center Driveway Traffic SignalColmaCA 400,000213Sharp Park Priority Development Area (PDA) Access Resurfacing ProjectPacificaCA 960,000214Slauson Avenue Congestion Huntington ParkCA 1,000,000215SMART Russian River Rail Bridge Rehabilitation HealdsburgCA 13,606,840216Solar Energy Project (Phase 2)StocktonCA 5,300,000217SR 86 Improvement ProjectImperialCA 3,000,000218SR128/I–505 Overcrossing (Br. 22–0110)/Russell Blvd Bicycle and Pedestrian ImprovementsWintersCA 8,540,000219State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of EntrySan DiegoCA 12,500,000220State Route 132 West ProjectModestoCA 12,000,000221State Route 25 Expressway Conversion and State Route 25/156 Interchange ProjectHollisterCA 10,000,000222State Route 37 and Fairgrounds Drive Interchange ImprovementsVallejoCA 4,000,000223State Route 99 Madera South—Operational Improvement ProjectMaderaCA 10,000,000224Stockton Rail Maintenance Facility Expansion StocktonCA 6,715,000225Sustainable Mobility Expansion ProjectRedlandsCA 1,756,630226Tarzana Crossing Great Streets ProjectTarzana—Los AngelesCA 500,000227The Highway 101 Multimodal Corridor Project from Santa Barbara to Montecito with improvements on Highway 101 (SB–101–PM 9.1/12.3) and Adjacent Local Streets including the Cabrillo Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement ProjectSanta BarbaraCA 11,000,000228Thornton Avenue Pavement RehabilitationNewarkCA 2,000,000229Torrance to Florence Bus ServiceTorranceCA 4,432,924230Track Rehabilitation of the San Bernardino LineCity of Rancho Cucamonga, California spanning to the City of Montclair, California including the cities of Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and MontclairCA 2,000,000231Traffic Signal System Upgrades on I–680 Project Danville, Walnut Creek, Concord, Pleasant HillCA 6,000,000232Tri MyRide Fleet Expansion ProjectAntiochCA 1,760,000880,000880,000233TRI-CONNECT, SoCal Freight InitiativeLos AngelesCA 3,357,895234U.S. 101 and Del Norte Boulevard Interchange OxnardCA 3,000,000235Union Street Protected Bike LanesPasadenaCA 1,600,000236US 101 / Woodside Interchange ImprovementRedwood CityCA 2,500,000237US 101 Safety Improvements—South of SalinasSalinas and Chualar (Monterey County)CA 2,000,000238US 101/SR 25 Interchange Phase 2—Santa Teresa Boulevard ExtensionGilroyCA 5,000,000239US–101 Managed Lane Project North of I–380San MateoCA 10,000,000240Valley Link—Implementation of Sustainability BlueprintLivermoreCA 20,000,000241Vasco Road Safety Improvements Phase IIByronCA 3,905,000242Vermont Transit Corridor ImprovementsLos AngelesCA 10,000,0003,900,0006,100,000243Walnut Park Bus Stop ImprovementsWalnut ParkCA 1,200,000244Walnut Park Pedestrian Plan ImplementationWalnut ParkCA 1,200,000245Warm Springs Grade Crossing ImprovementsSan JoseCA 7,703,100246West Berkeley Bicycle and Pedestrian ImprovementsBerkeleyCA 704,000247West San Jose Priority Bikeways Implementation ProjectSan JoseCA 3,285,680248West Santa Ana Branch Transit CorridorLos AngelesCA 5,000,000249West Valley Connector Bus Rapid Transit—Phase 1, and Zero-Emission Bus InitiativeSan BernardinoCA 5,000,000250White Rock Road—0.5 Miles East of Rancho Cordova Parkway to the Easterly City LimitsRancho CordovaCA 12,307,000251Widen Central Ave to add new Class II Bike Lanes near U.S. 101 to the northwest city limitsCamarilloCA 4,000,000252Wilmington Waterfront-Avalon Pedestrian BridgeWilmingtonCA 1,000,000253Woodman Ave. Pedestrian Improvement Project Panorama CityCA 3,256,591254Ygnacio Valley Road Project Walnut CreekCA 1,000,000255Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System MercedCA 2,250,000256Zero Emission Bus Replacements, Charging Infrastructure and Zero Emissions Job TrainingOxnardCA 1,675,000257Zero Emission Buses and Charging InfrastructureWilmingtonCA 5,000,000258Zero Emissions Bus Purchase—Pasadena, CAPasadenaCA 2,100,00025916th St Mall Reconstruction ProgramDenverCO6,530,000260Aurora Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan UpdateAuroraCO800,000261Big Barnes Ditch Trail ImprovementsLovelandCO500,000262Cameron Peak Post-Fire Emergency FundingLarimer CountyCO2,000,000263Central Corridor Rail ReplacementDenverCO7,930,000264CO 9 Widening from Iron Springs to FriscoSummit CountyCO1,000,000265Easter/Havana Intersection ImprovementsCentennialCO6,000,000266Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel (EJMT) Repairs and UpgradesDillonCO4,000,000267Expansion of Gun Club RoadAuroraCO1,500,000268Federal Parkway Multimodal Transportation ImprovementsWestminsterCO4,107,114269Frisco Transit CenterFriscoCO6,650,000270I–25 Valley Highway: Phases 3 and 4 ROW AcquisitionDenverCO5,530,000271I–25/Belleview Avenue Interchange ImprovementsGreenwood VillageCO10,000,000272I–70 and 32nd Ave. Bridge ReplacementWheat RidgeCO2,000,000273SH–72 (Indiana St) Widening at UPRRArvadaCO1,095,872274State Highway 119 and State Highway 52 Multimodal Intersection Improvements Boulder CountyCO5,000,000275US 36 and Community Drive RoundaboutEstes ParkCO850,000276Wadsworth Widening: 35th Avenue to I–70Wheat RidgeCO10,000,000277West Colfax Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure ProjectLakewoodCO1,750,000278Branchville Transit Oriented Development Pedestrian/Bicycle ImprovementRidgefieldCT1,853,120279Comstock Brook Bridge (No. 04975) ReplacementWiltonCT2,400,000280Coventry Main Street Sidewalk Project Final ExtensionCoventryCT1,200,000281CT–195 (Storrs Road) Pedestrian Safety ImprovementsMansfieldCT2,240,000282East Haddam/Haddam Swing Bridge Rehabilitation ProjectEast HaddamCT5,000,000283Essex River Road Bridge and Sidewalk ProjectEssexCT2,400,000284Five Mile River Bridge (No. 04152) ReplacementNorwalkCT2,860,000285Greater Hartford Mobility Study – Planning and Preliminary EngineeringHartford and East HartfordCT16,000,000286Greenwich Creek Bridge (No. 01872) ReplacementGreenwichCT2,530,000287Harbor Brook Bridge (No. 04185) Replacement ProjectMeridenCT2,800,000288Intersection Improvements on Route 39 at Beckerle Street and East Gate RoadDanburyCT3,332,000289Mill River Bridge (No. 04953) ReplacementFairfieldCT2,700,000290New Haven Downtown Crossing Phase 4 – Temple Street CrossingNew HavenCT20,000,000291New London Pedestrian Bridge and Public Access Project New LondonCT4,860,000292Park Avenue Traffic SignalsBridgeportCT2,686,000293Quinebaug River Trail – Plainfield SectionPlainfieldCT2,179,953294Route 10 Hop Brook Bridge (No. 00653) Replacement Project SimsburyCT2,400,000295Route 109 Bridge (No. 05417) Replacement Project MorrisCT1,520,000296Route 202 Intersection Improvement ProjectBrookfieldCT7,400,000297Route 25 Bridge (No. 06750) RehabilitationTrumbullCT1,464,000298Stamford Transportation Center ImprovementStamfordCT3,500,00029920 x 22 Protected Bike LanesWashington DC 3,000,000300Arboretum Bridge and Trail Washington DC 4,000,000301Bus Priority ProgramWashingtonDC 4,000,000302H Street Bridge Washington DC 3,000,000303Metropolitan Branch Trail—Fort Totten to TakomaWashington DC 3,000,000304Pavement Restoration, National Highway Performance Program Washington DC 3,000,000305US 113/SR 20 Grade Separated Intersection MillsboroDE 10,000,000306West Camden BypassCamdenDE 10,000,000307Approach Road at Cecil Air and Space PortJacksonvilleFL600,000308Card Sound Bridge Replacement Planning and Design ProjectKey LargoFL4,200,000309City of South Miami Pedestrian Bridge South MiamiFL4,330,000310Commodore Trail Missing LinkMiami / Coral GablesFL999,205311Dunedin Causeway Bridge ProjectDunedinFL8,000,0005,000,0003,000,000312Harborview Road from Melbourne Street to I–75Port CharlotteFL20,000,000313Marlin Road Roadway Improvements ProjectCutler BayFL8,800,000314Miami River Greenway—Curtis Park EastMiamiFL2,392,000315Midway Road Multimodal/Freight Improvements and Florida’s Turnpike ConnectionPort St. LucieFL15,000,000316North Bay Village 79th Street Complete Streets ProjectNorth Bay VillageFL1,000,000317Port St. Lucie Boulevard South—Segment 2.2 (Alcantarra Boulevard to Paar Drive)Port St. LucieFL5,000,000318PortMiami Shore Power Pilot Program MiamiFL2,000,000319Reconstruction of State Road 33/Interstate 4 Interchange (Exit 38)LakelandFL20,000,000320Ridge Road Extension Phase 2BUnincorporated Pasco CountyFL15,000,000321Alleyways Drainage Improvement ProjectMiami GardensFL 240,000322Breakers Avenue Streetscape Project City of Fort LauderdaleFL 5,200,000323Cass Street Bridge RehabilitationTampaFL 5,116,000324Central Florida Regional Transportation Electronic Contactless Payment SystemOrlandoFL 1,032,500325City of West Palm Beach Grand View Heights Street Pedestrian Safety Improvements Phase 2 West Palm BeachFL 1,200,000326Corrine Drive Complete Streets ProjectOrlandoFL 6,900,000327County Line Road Improvement ProjectWest ParkFL 944,000328Crystal Lake Drive ProjectCity of Deerfield BeachFL 389,088329E.E. Williamson Road Trail Connect LongwoodFL 4,346,000330Econlockhatchee Trail Multimodal Corridor ImprovementsOrlandoFL 8,193,500331Flavor Pict Road from Lyons Road to Hagen Ranch RoadDelray BeachFL 4,780,000332Gulf to Bay (SR60) Duke Energy Trail OverpassClearwaterFL 6,000,000333HART Bus Shelter Revitalization and ExpansionTampaFL 6,990,100334Hinson Avenue Widening ProjectHaines CityFL 1,375,000335International Drive and Sand Lake Road (SR 482) Pedestrian BridgeOrlandoFL 7,000,000336InVision Tampa StreetcarTampaFL 7,700,000337Johnson Street Bridge Replacement ProjectHollywoodFL 2,904,000338JTA’s Sustainability and Renewable Energy Transit Facility (Project ID 425454–2)JacksonvilleFL 2,315,840339Lake Monroe Loop TrailSanfordFL 3,313,181340Lowson Boulevard from Dover Road to Federal HighwayDelray BeachFL 1,106,296341Loxahatchee Rd. from Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge to SR–7/US–441City of ParklandFL 5,000,000342Lyons Road Pedestrian Mobility Lighting and Safety ProjectCity of Coconut CreekFL 2,700,000343Magnolia Drive Trail – Phase 1, 2, & 4 (Project ID: 4098037)TallahasseeFL 5,000,000344Marigold Ave from San Lorenzo Rd to Peabody Rd (4 Roundabouts)PoincianaFL 4,731,586345Neptune Road Widening and Improvement ProjectKissimmeeFL 5,000,000346NW 183rd to 191st Street and NW 27th to 42nd Avenue Road and Sidewalk ProjectMiami GardensFL 1,200,000347NW 187th Street to NW 199th Street, from NW Sunshine State Parkway East to NW 12th Avenue Area-Road Resurfacing, Sidewalks, and Drainage Improvement ProjectMiami GardensFL 960,000348NW 191st to 199th Street and NW 2nd to 7th Avenue Roadway and Sidewalk ProjectMiami GardensFL 600,000349NW 199th to 202nd Street between NW 3rd and 15th Avenue-Road Resurfacing and Sidewalks Improvement ProjectMiami GardensFL 960,000350NW/NE 87th Street CorridorVillage of El PortalFL 1,320,551351Opa-locka Railroad Crossing RepairOpa-LockaFL 2,400,000352Orange Blossom Trail Sidewalks Phase 2AOrlandoFL 3,012,472353Palm Beach County Bus Shelter InfrastructurePalm Beach CountyFL 8,300,000300,0008,000,000354Palm Springs, FL, Park Connector Pathway SystemPalm SpringsFL 854,550355Pine Hills Trail Phase 2 from Silver Star Road (SR 438) to Clarcona-Ocoee RoadOrlandoFL 557,000356President Barack Obama Parkway, Phase 2, Orlando, FloridaOrlandoFL 8,360,000357Rolling StockHallandale Beach, Hollywood, Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach CountyFL 9,000,0005,000,0004,000,000358SMART Plan Beach Express (BERT) North Capital Bus PurchaseMiamiFL 9,100,000359Solar-Powered Zero-Emission Bus and Facility Charging Infrastructure St. PetersburgFL 6,000,000360South City Transit Capital Project StarMetro ModernizationTallahasseeFL 2,400,000361Southcot Drive SidewalkCasselberryFL 189,357362SR 50 (Colonial) from Thornton Ave to Mills AveOrlandoFL 917,933363SR 63 (US 27) Monroe Street from John Knox Road to Lakeshore Drive (Project ID 4450531)TallahasseeFL 2,400,000364SR‐5/US‐1/Federal Hwy from Johnson St. to SR‐822/Sheridan St. HollywoodFL 1,899,308365SR–820/Pines Blvd from W of SW 136th Ave to E of NW 118th AvePembroke PinesFL 5,000,000366SR-A1A from Hallandale Beach Boulevard to Dania Beach Boulevard Drainage Improvement Project Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Dania BeachFL 1,075,350367StarMetro Bus Replacement TallahasseeFL 1,800,000368SW 36th Street Complete Street Improvements ProjectWest ParkFL 1,600,000369SW 52nd Avenue Complete Street Improvements ProjectWest ParkFL 602,400370Treasure Island Causeway Bridge ProjectTreasure IslandFL 4,480,000371University Boulevard at Dean Road Intersection ImprovementOrlandoFL 1,000,000372University Drive from NW 40th St. to Sawgrass ExpresswayCity of Coral SpringsFL 5,000,000373West Warren Avenue Complete StreetLongwoodFL 400,000374Atlanta Beltline Atlanta GA5,000,000375Big Creek Greenway Phase 2 Renovation-ReplacementCummingGA3,000,000376Brennan Road ImprovementsColumbusGA7,360,000377Buford Highway Pedestrian ImprovementsDoravilleGA1,373,859378Bus/Paratransit Vehicle Acquisition for Local Route 70Snellville/Northern DekalbGA6,000,000379Cascade Multimodal Corridor AtlantaGA1,000,000380Cherokee Area Transportation System HeadquartersCantonGA2,400,000381City of Forest Park Pedestrian Bridge Forest ParkGA2,000,000382City of Sugar Hill’s Highway 20 Pedestrian Bridge Sugar HillGA5,000,000383Clayton Justice Center Transit Hub – Phase IIJonesboroGA4,960,000384Cobb Parkway at McCollum Parkway Road RealignmentKennesawGA3,500,000385Cumberland Core LoopAtlantaGA1,700,000386East West Connector Corridor Improvement, Cobb County GA SmyrnaGA4,500,000387Emory-CDC Intersection ProjectAtlantaGA550,000388GDOT Project No. 0013752AmericusGA1,216,958389GDOT Project No. 0015563 CuthbertGA2,405,280390GDOT Project No. 0015638ReynoldsGA1,608,000391GDOT Project No. 0015651ArabiGA568,000392GDOT Project No. 0015652TalbottonGA984,000393Global Gateway ConnectorCollege ParkGA3,542,355394Gwinnett Place Transit Center/Mall of Georgia local bus serviceGwinnett CountyGA5,000,000395I–20 Diverging Diamond Interchange at Chapel Hill RoadDouglasvilleGA5,000,000396Lawrenceville Area Park and Ride LotLawrencevilleGA4,800,000397Macon Transit Authority Electric Transit and Paratransit Vehicle PurchasesMaconGA2,600,000398MARTA Route 115—Covington HighwayDecaturGA2,000,000399McDaniel Farm Park Connector multi-use pathGwinnett CountyGA2,000,000400Metropolitan Parkway Arterial Rapid Transit (ART)AtlantaGA3,000,000401New Bus Rapid Transit Service along US 78Snellville/Stone MountainGA5,000,000402North Avondale Road Complete Streets ProjectAvondale EstatesGA1,975,560403Peachtree Creek Greenway BrookhavenGA3,382,000404Project DeRenneSavannahGA20,000,000405Safety Improvements—Intersection of N Westover Blvd at Nottingham WayAlbanyGA368,791406South Barrett Parkway RelieverKennesawGA2,000,000407South Cobb Drive Corridor SmyrnaGA250,000408SR 120 (Abbotts Bridge Road) Operational and Safety ImprovementsJohns CreekGA13,800,000409SR234 and Westover Blvd—Add Westbound Right Turn and Southbound Left AlbanyGA349,295410Stonecrest Transit HubStonecrestGA5,000,000411Widen and Realign Intersection of Sands Drive and Radium SpringsAlbanyGA2,509,319412Windy Hill BoulevardSmyrnaGA500,000413Guam Public Transit Modernization—Bus SheltersHagatnaGU 20,000,000414Bus and Handi Van Acquisition Program (Battery Electric Buses; Electrification of Route 40)HonoluluHI 7,398,4003,699,2003,699,200415Hanapepe Road Resurfacing Hanapepe HI 3,680,000416Hawaii Recreational Trails Program (Hawaii Integrated Trail System)Multiple Cities HI 4,000,000417Interstate Route H–1 Improvements, Eastbound, Ola Lane Overpass to Vineyard BoulevardHonoluluHI 6,150,000418Leeward Bikeway, Philippine Sea Road to Waipahu Depot StreetHonoluluHI 6,150,000419Papalaua Street (RTS 3020, MP 0.13–MP0.17) Traffic Signal Upgrade at Wainee Street (Route 3015, MP 0.3–MP0.34)Maui HI 1,154,000420Waianuenue Avenue RehabilitationHilo HI 7,277,499421Waimea to Kekaha Shared Use PathHanapepeHI 2,000,000422Wakea Avenue (Route 3920, MP 0.70-MP 0.71) and Kamehameha Avenue (Route 3940, MP 0.91–MP0.92) Intersection ImprovementsMauiHI 2,186,000423HIRTA Regional Transit FacilityWaukeeIA2,321,000424In the City of Iowa City, on Dodge Street, from Burlington Street north to Governor Street.Iowa CityIA9,943,600425Iowa 136 bridge replacement over Elwood Creek 3.1 miles west of US 61 in Clinton CountyClinton CountyIA1,144,800426Marion County—County Road G28 corridorMarion CountyIA2,000,000427Red Rock Prarie Trail (Iowa 117 to Co Rd S27)Prairie CityIA900,000428Bus Replacements Across the DistrictDes MoinseIA 5,000,000429Mills Civic Parkway ImprovementsWest Des MoinesIA 2,000,000430Red Oak Bridge ReplacementRed OakIA 700,000431Southeast ConnectorDes MoinesIA 7,000,000432Traffic Incident Management Center at Camp Dodge—Phase IJohnstonIA 4,880,0004331st Street ReconstructionAmmonID5,375,700434Center Street Railroad Bridge UnderpassPocatelloID4,277,000435Fort Hall Connect- Upgrade of Ross Fork RoadFort HallID3,500,000436I–15B (US–30) McCammon IC TO Old US–91McCammonID1,716,660437State Street Premium Corridor, Part 2, Boise Area, Valley Regional TransitBoise and Garden City ID2,000,000438Alton Avenue ReconstructionMadisonIL624,000439Alton Road Reconstruction Phase I & IICarlinvilleIL616,000440Brush College Road and Faries Parkway Grade SeparationDecaturIL2,000,000441Calhoun Street Bridge ReplacementCity of MorrisIL1,200,000442Candy LaneMacombIL3,500,000443Centennial Park Shared Use PathHeyworthIL963,540444Cloverleaf and East Madison Subdivisions ImprovementsMadisonIL296,000445Curtis Road Grade Separation & Complete Streets ProjectSavoyIL3,293,700446Dix Irvington Road Safety ProjectCentraliaIL600,000447Dupo InterchangeDupoIL1,700,000448Edwardsville Road Resurfacing ProjectWood RiverIL668,000449Frank Scott Parkway East ExtensionShilohIL12,512,000450Hamilton Road East-West Connection ProjectBloomingtonIL7,000,0003,500,0003,500,000451Hilltop Road Multi-Use Trail Extension ProjectSpringfieldIL440,000452Lincoln Prairie Trail Bridge Replacement ProjectTaylorvilleIL487,161453Madison Avenue from 23rd Street to 27th Street ResurfacingGranite CityIL759,420454Main Street Reconstruction ProjectRoscoeIL3,880,000455Marissa—Main St. ResurfacingMarissaIL476,000456Pioneer Parkway Reconstruction PeoriaIL5,000,000457Prospect Road RevitalizationPeoria HeightsIL6,000,000458Reas Bridges Replacement Project over Lake DecaturDecaturIL3,500,000459Reconstruction of Main Street from Elm Street to Madison StreetStauntonIL1,569,456460Resurfacing of County Highway 16 in Williamson CountyWilliamson CountyIL352,000461Resurfacing of Main Street, Bainbridge Trail, and Penecost Streets MarionIL572,000462Riverside Boulevard Reconstruction and Widening (Phase II and III)Loves Park and RockfordIL14,920,000463Royal Lakes Road Rehabilitation ProjectRoyal LakesIL23,408464Spotsylvania Street ImprovementsNew AthensIL452,000465Stanford Avenue Reconstruction from 11th Street to Fox Bridge RoadSpringfieldIL1,279,035466Structure Replacement Over Piles Fork CreekCarbondaleIL504,000467US 67 Widening from Delhi Bypass Project to Crystal Lake Rd.JerseyvilleIL1,200,000468West Main Cross Street Improvements from Webster Street to Shumway StreetTaylorvilleIL1,127,700469Western Road—Marshall CountyHenryIL2,000,000470118 N Clark Pedway ExtensionChicagoIL 2,700,000471143rd St Expansion—West Ave to SW HighwayOrland ParkIL 9,247,702472143rd St from IL 59 to IL 126PlainfieldIL 6,200,0003,700,0002,500,00047334th Street Road Modernization and Stormwater Management Improvements Phase I DesignBerwynIL 5,022,323474606 Extension – Ashland Ave to Elston AveChicagoIL 1,440,00047575th Street from Milbrook Drive to Greene RoadNapervilleIL 648,56047680th Ave from 191st to 183rd St Lane ImprovementsTinley ParkIL 1,500,0004779th Street Two-Way Conversion (Whitman Interchange)RockfordIL 4,050,000478Algonquin Road (Various Intersections) and Wilmot Road at Main Street Intersection ImprovementsSpring GroveIL 2,400,000479All Stations Accessibility Program—Blue Line Irving ParkChicagoIL 4,330,000480Arterial ResurfacingChicagoIL 9,357,677481Berkeley Industrial Pedestrian ConnectorChicagoIL 424,500482Bike Path along Quentin RoadHawthorn Woods/Lake ZurichIL 1,000,000483Bliss Rd/Fabyan from Fabyan to Bliss RdGenevaIL 7,000,000484Butler DriveChicagoIL 4,500,000485Central Road: Barringon Rd to Huntington BlvdHoffman EstatesIL 2,000,000486City of Berwyn, 16th Street Rehabilitation ProjectChicagoIL 1,967,468487City of Peoria Adams/Jefferson 2–Way Conversion PeoriaIL 5,000,000488Columbia BridgeChicagoIL 2,000,000489CTA—ASAP (Belmont Station)Chicago IL 3,370,000490CTA Red Line—Loyola Station ImprovementsChicagoIL 3,600,000491DeKalb Traffic Signal Upgrades DeKalbIL 570,000492Division Street ResurfacingOak ParkIL 2,000,000493Dundee Ave Reconstruction ElginIL 5,900,000494East Branch DuPage River TrailLombardIL 1,200,000495East New York Street from North Farnsworth Ave to Welsh DriveAuroraIL 1,138,300496Fullerton Avenue between N Schmale Rd and Bloomingdale RdGlendale HeightsIL 696,500497Gougar Road from Laraway Road to Francis RoadJoliet and New LenoxIL 2,700,000498Greater Downtown Master Plan Phase 4AEast MolineIL 4,946,000499Hobson Rd 63rd St from Woodridge Dr to Janes AveWoodridgeIL 490,000500Homan Corridor ImprovementsChicagoIL 500,000501I–294 103rd Street InterchangeChicago RidgeIL 5,000,000502I–294 Crestwood/Robbins InterchangeCrestwood and RobbinsIL 4,800,000503I–57 Interchange near Mile Marker 332 (Between Harlem Avenue and Pauling Road)Unincorporated Will CountyIL 4,500,000504IL 171 (State Street) Pedestrian Safety ImprovementsLockportIL 1,400,000505IL 38/Roosevelt Road at Naperville RoadWheatonIL 4,800,000506IL 50 from S of Brookmont Blvd to N of US 45/52 & Indiana Ave to Fair St in KankakeeKankakeeIL 5,000,000507IL–21 Milwaukee Ave Improvements (Glenview)GlenviewIL 2,000,000508IL–62 Algonquin Rd at New Wilke Rd Intersection ImprovementsRolling MeadowsIL 226,935509Jackson Blvd Resurfacing (Desplaines to Harlem Ave)ChicagoIL 800,000510Kedzie and Lake improvementsChicagoIL 500,000511Lake Cook Road (IL–53 to Raupp Blvd) Mount Prospect and DesplainsIL 3,000,000512Lombard Rd Resurfacing and ImprovementsAddisonIL 900,000513Madison Street ResurfacingBellwoodIL 1,107,200514Main Street Reconstruction from Randall Road to Van Nortwick AvenueBatavia IL 600,000515McConnell Road Intersection and Roadway ImprovementsFreeportIL 2,528,200516Metra Zero Emission Vehicle PilotChicago RegionIL 12,000,0001,000,0005,000,0006,000,000517Midway Bus Terminal Electrification Concept DesignChicagoIL 550,000518N Lake Shore Drive ImprovementsChicagoIL 2,000,000519North Chicago Pace Route AccessNorth ChicagoIL 508,080520Oak Park Avenue—111th St to 107th StWorthIL 520,000521Pace Cermak Road Transit Signal PriorityWestchester, Oak Brook and Oakbrook TerraceIL 390,000522Pace Pulse Line—Harlem Avenue Traffic Signal ImprovementsMorton GroveIL 400,000523Pace Pulse South Halsted LineChicago, Riverdale, and HarveyIL 900,000524PACE Transit Signal PriorityChicagoIL 900,000525Park Blvd ResurfacingStreamwoodIL 220,783526Patriot PathLake County IL 9,794,640527Proposed Midwest Medical Center Entrance and Highway ImprovementsGalenaIL 2,000,000528Pulaski Corridor ImprovementsChicagoIL 500,000529Pulaski Road: 127th St to 159th StAlsip, Crestwood, Midlothian, Markham, and RobbinsIL 2,500,000530Rand US–12 / Kensington / IL–83 Intersection ImprovementsMount ProspectIL 4,500,000531Rand/Central/Mt Prospect Road Intersection ImprovementsMount Prospect and DesplainsIL 371,000532Randall and Hopps Road IntersectionElginIL 5,000,000533Randall Road from Alexandra Blvd to Polaris Dr/Acorn LnLake in the HillsIL 2,000,000534Rehabilitative Resurfacing of Belmont Avenue—25th Ave to W of Elm St, FranFranklin ParkIL 588,000535Rehabilitative Resurfacing of Ill 64 North Ave—I–294 to Harlem Ave & N Frontage Rd - 7th Ave to 5th AveElmwood Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Forest, River GroveIL 7,920,000536Rodenburg Road Corridor Improvement ProjectRoselleIL 928,000537Schick Road ResurfacingHanover ParkIL 257,045538Skokie Valley Trail Path Improvements SkokieIL 3,526,800539Spring Street ResurfacingSouth ElginIL 171,264540Study of S. Chicago/79th St/Stony Island IntersectionChicagoIL 800,000541Tonne Road Reconstruction—Northern SectionElk Grove VillageIL 4,300,000542Traffic Signal Modernization—City of ChicagoChicago IL 1,350,000543US Route 20 and Reinking Road RoundaboutElginIL 1,200,000544US Route 30 at Illinois Route 50MattesonIL 4,000,000545Washington Boulevard Improvements – 21st Avenue to 9th AvenueMaywoodIL 1,424,000546Weber Road from 135th Street to Airport RoadRomeovilleIL 2,100,0001,000,0001,100,000547West Branch DuPage River Trail Connection from West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve to Blackwell Forest PreserveWest ChicagoIL 500,000548Western Avenue Grade SeparationsBlue Island, Posen, and DixmoorIL 4,500,000549Wolfs Crossing Road from US 34 Chicago Road to Eola Road – Douglas Road IntersectionOswegoIL 4,822,0003,616,5001,205,500550Woodstock Railyard Relocation & ExpansionWoodstockIL 4,000,000551Zero Emission Locomotive Commuter Rail PilotBlue Island, Chicago, Joliet, Midlothian, Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Robbins, Tinley ParkIL 7,000,0002,000,0005,000,000552Zion 27th Street ResurfacingZionIL 920,320553Added Travel Lanes at 45th AvenueUnincorporated Lake CountyIN 1,500,000554Central Avenue Road ReconstructionPortageIN 2,000,000555IndyGo EV Charging StationsIndianapolisIN 774,000556Kennedy Avenue Bridge ReplacementHighland and HammondIN 8,100,000557Monument Circle/Market Street ReconstructionIndianapolisIN 12,864,000558Willowcreek Road ExtensionUnincorporated Porter CountyIN 7,411,200559Bridge Replacement on 151st Street West over the Ninnescah River (B485)Sedgwick CountyKS3,600,000560Centennial Bridge ReplacementLeavenworthKS1,000,000561K–7 Bourbon CountyFort ScottKS2,000,000562K–7 Crawford CountyGirardKS2,000,000563Reconstruction of 151st St West between 53rd St North and Highway K–96 (R356)Sedgwick CountyKS3,200,000564Reconstruction of the South Half Mile of 135th Street West between 53rd and 61st Streets North (R348)Sedgwick CountyKS880,000565Route 458 ImprovementsLawrenceKS750,000566SW Topeka Boulevard (21st to 29th) Street ResurfacingTopekaKS1,480,000567Topeka Metropolitan Bus ReplacementTopekaKS3,000,000568US–169 Neosho CountyThayerKS3,000,000569US–400 Cherokee CountyCherokeeKS2,000,000570US–400 Greenwood County (KDOT Project Number 400-037 KA–5790-01)Greenwood CountyKS5,000,000571US–56 Douglas CountyBaldwin CityKS3,000,000572Wakarusa Drive ReconstructionLawrenceKS1,000,000573Washington Creek Bridge ReplacementLawrenceKS400,000574West Kellogg/US–54/400 ExpansionWichitaKS1,800,000575U.S. 69/167th St. Interchange Improvement ProjectOverland ParkKS 15,000,000576Congestion reduction and traffic improvement project on KY–17/Scott Boulevard/Greenup StreetCovingtonKY2,000,000577Extend KY 3155 from the southern Intersection at KY 259 westerly to KY 54Leitchfield, Grayson CountyKY3,200,000578I–65 SB Ramp to Brook StLouisville KY9,600,000579Improve KY 54 from west of the US 60 Bypass to CR 1021Owensboro, Daviess CountyKY4,600,000580Improve KY 461 from US 150 to US 25Mount Vernon, Rockcastle CountyKY18,200,000581Improve US 421 near the Virginia State LineCranks, Harlan County KY960,000582Improve westbound lanes of US 60 from KY 1957 to KY 6106Lewisport, Hancock County KY3,200,000583KY 335 improvements from US 31W south of KY 218 to I–65 Horse Cave, Hart CountyKY3,200,000584KYCT project 6–80101, KY –18 / Superstreet constructionBoone CountyKY5,200,000585KYTC Project 6–162.40, KY–536 from Williamswood Rd. to Calvery Dr. to KY–17Kenton CountyKY12,064,000586Newtown Pike Extension Project—Phase III Scott Street ConnectorLexingtonKY20,000,000587Reconstruction of KY 44 from US 31E to KY 1319Mount Washington, Bullit CountyKY4,800,000588Reimagine 9th Street Louisvile KY5,000,000589Smart Signal NetworkLouisville KY2,900,000590Traffic Calming Measures for Shelby Park and Smoketown NeighborhoodsLouisville KY2,400,000591Audubon Ave OVLY:LA 1 to Terrebonne P/LThibodauxLA468,510592I–10 (Calcasieu River Bridge / Approach)Lake CharlesLA10,000,000593I–49 Lafayette ConnectorLafayetteLA10,000,000594LA 3127St. James ParishLA10,000,000595LA 428, General Meyer BlvdNew OrleansLA8,560,000596MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30 Connector- Environmental EvaluationBaton RougeLA1,600,000597MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30 Connector (Pre-Engineering Design)Baton RougeLA8,000,000598Amherst Town Common Transportation and Mobility ImprovementsAmherstMA 1,344,000599Barker Road Bridge ProjectPittsfieldMA 1,000,000600Beacon Street Bridle PathBrooklineMA 2,000,000601Belmont Community Path BelmontMA 3,500,000602Blackstone Valley Multi-Use Path Phase 1, Segment – 2BlackstoneMA 8,130,842603Blue Line Signal ProgramRevere, BostonMA 6,000,000604Bourne Rail Trail Bourne MA 14,728,680605Brockton Area Transit—Buy Replacement 35' Bus (6)BrocktonMA 2,920,000606Brockton Area Transit—Buy Replacement 35' Electric Bus (5)BrocktonMA 3,160,000607Brockton Area Transit—Purchase Misc. Electric Power EquipmentBrocktonMA 480,000608Christina Street Rail BridgeNewtonMA 1,600,000609Columbian Square Intersection ImprovementsWeymouthMA 3,000,000610Court and Cherry Street Intersection Improvement PlymouthMA 2,000,000611Davis Square Transit Signal Priority ProjectSomervilleMA 100,000612Division Street Bridge ProjectGreat BarringtonMA 2,000,000613Double-Tracking on Haverhill Line in MassachusettsAndover and WilmingtonMA 5,800,0002,900,0002,900,000614Drift Road at Kirby Brooke Replacement Project WestportMA 600,000615Fiske Street and Andover Street Sidewalk and Street ImprovementsTewksburyMA 456,000616Glendale Street Bridge ProjectEasthamptonMA 1,000,000617Intersection Improvements at Central Street, Foster St, Hook St, Hamilton StSouthbridgeMA 1,000,000618Intersection improvements at Greenville Road (Rte 31) and Turnpike Road AshbyMA 1,000,000619Intersection Improvements at Massachusetts Avenue (Route 111) and Main Street (Route 27) (Kelley's Corner)ActonMA 1,100,000620Intersection improvements at Riverside Drive and Burnham RoadMethuenMA 1,000,000621Intersection Improvements at Route 140/Route 62SterlingMA 320,000622Intersection Improvements on Route 2A at Willow Road and Bruce StreetAyer and LittletonMA 1,000,000623Intersection reconstruction on Rte 108 (Newton Road) at Rte 110 (Kenoza Ave. and Amesbury Road) HaverhillMA 1,000,000624James Street ProjectChicopeeMA 2,000,000625Lake Cochituate PathNatickMA 3,078,722626Leyden Road Sidewalk Construction GreenfieldMA 1,840,000627Lynn Commuter Rail Station RehabilitationLynnMA 10,000,000628McGrath Highway Road Diet / Protected Bike Lane ProjectSomervilleMA 500,000629Merrymount Bridge Reconstruction ProjectQuincyMA 6,000,000630MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Blandin Back Entrance (MWRTA BEB Project)FraminghamMA 1,600,000631New vans for elderly and those with disabilitiesHaverhillMA 375,000632North Adams Adventure TrailNorth AdamsMA 2,000,000633Peabody Canal Riverwalk ConstructionPeabodyMA 6,642,980634Planning and Design for protecting critical transportation infrastructure and improving pedestrian access to the Northern Avenue Bridge and along the Fort Point Channel BostonMA 2,500,000635Reconstruction and Related Work Along Revere Street CorridorWinthropMA 5,058,493636Reconstruction and related work on VFW HighwayLowellMA 3,000,000637Reconstruction of Foster StreetLittletonMA 2,000,000638Regional Bike and Walking Trail (North Attleborough Branch)North AttleboroughMA 1,500,000639Rehab Fitchburg Intermodal CenterFitchburgMA 400,000640Rehabilitation & Box Widening on Route 20, from Route 9 to South StreetShrewsburyMA 8,000,000641Rehabilitation of Boston RoadWestfordMA 2,000,000642Replace diesel bus with hybrid busLowellMA 624,800643Replace fueling station at 100 Hale Street LowellMA 775,200644Riverbank stabilization construction at MVRTA bus garage and administration buildingHaverhillMA 725,000645Roadway rehabilitation on route 101 south (Ashburnham)AshburnhamMA 1,000,000646Route 131 Bridge ProjectDudleyMA 1,000,000647Route 28 / Route 38 Intersection Safety Improvements ProjectSomervilleMA 3,000,000648Ruggles Station State of Good Repair ImprovementsRoxburyMA 3,000,000649Stoughton Intersection Improvements at Canton St. (Route 27), School St., and Summer St. StoughtonMA 1,840,000650Sturbridge Roundabout ConstructionSturbridgeMA 1,000,000651Sudbury-Concord Bike Path Construction (Bruce Freeman Trail)ConcordMA 1,000,000652Taunton River TrailTauntonMA 4,800,000653Union Station Regreening & Lighting ProjectSpringfield MA 6,000,000654Walnut Street Signalization ProjectFoxboroughMA 2,000,000655Warren Street / Blue Hill Avenue Multi-modal Corridor Phase IBostonMA 12,000,000656West Rodney French Improvement Project New BedfordMA 2,373,680657West Street/Route 27 Intersection Reconstruction MedfieldMA 1,440,000658Baltimore Greenway Trails Network: Critical Corridor AdvancementsBaltimore CityMD 13,200,0004,400,0004,400,0004,400,000659Bicycle-Pedestrian Priority Area Improvements—Purple Line (TIP 3642 Pedestrian Safety Program) Montgomery CountyMD 6,500,000660Dobbin Road PathwayColumbiaMD 3,200,000661Dual Locomotives for Commuter Rail Service in the Future B&P TunnelBaltimore CityMD 2,000,0001,000,0001,000,000662East-West Priority CorridorBaltimoreMD 15,000,0005,000,0005,000,0005,000,000663Electric Bus GrantsRockville, Silver SpringMD 4,992,0001,937,0001,780,0001,275,000664Fayette Street Bridge ReplacementCumberlandMD 4,800,000665Frederick and Pennsylvania Railroad TrailCity of Frederick and WalkersvilleMD 2,560,000666Howard County Flash ExtensionColumbia MD 3,200,000667I–81 Phase 2 ReconstructionHagerstownMD 4,620,000668Interstate 95/Greenbelt METRO/MARC Station Access and Redevelopment ProjectGreenbeltMD 20,000,000669MicroTransit & Demand Response Electric Transit Vehicles and InfrastructureOwings MillsMD 2,019,012670New Carrollton Metro/MARC/Amtrak/Purple Line Multimodal Transit District Right-of-Way ImprovementsLandoverMD 18,480,000671Northwest Expressway (I–795) at Dolfield Boulevard Interchange RedesignOwings MillsMD 800,000672Parole Transportation CenterAnnapolisMD 2,000,000673US 1 Safety ProjectsNorth Laurel, Savage, Jessup, ElkridgeMD 3,200,000674US 15 Frederick Freeway ReconstructionFrederickMD 8,800,000675US 29 Rapid Transit Improvements—Phase 2 DesignSilver SpringMD 4,000,000676Veirs Mill /Randolph Bicycle & Pedestrian Priority ImprovementsRockvilleMD 6,000,000677Woodley Road Extension to MD 715AberdeenMD 5,000,000678Berwick Route 9—Intersection ImprovementsBerwickME800,000679Casco Bay Lines Replacement FerryPortlandME7,500,000680Maine State Ferry Vessel ReplacementRocklandME7,500,000681Milo, Sebec River Bridge Replacements and Village ImprovementsMiloME8,000,000682New Transit HubBangorME327,600683Sanford SRTS Multi-Use TrailSanfordME400,000684Sanford US Route 202/State Route 4ASanfordME3,600,000685U.S. Route 1 ImprovementsVan BurenME10,700,00068610 Mile Signal ModernizationCenter LineMI550,06868714 Mile Rd Rehabilitation, Lahser to EvergreenBeverly HillsMI1,208,08068814 Mile RoadRosevilleMI3,100,00068921 Mile Road Bridge Replacement over the Gloede Drain Macomb TownshipMI1,616,800690Airport Road Rehabilitation Project Blackman Township, Jackson CountyMI4,930,000691Beck Road Business Corridor Railroad Grade Crossing Safety ProjectWixomMI18,612,000692Bridge and Pedestrian Facility Upgrades on the Detroit RiverwalkDetroit MI1,838,812693Bristol Road and Van Slyke Road Concrete Pavement Reconstruction ProjectFlint TownshipMI700,000694Bristol Road: Mill and Resurface BurtonMI1,248,000695Burcham Dr. East Lansing MI1,017,838696Center Road Reconstruction ProjectGenesee TownshipMI600,000697Coolidge Rd (Road Rehabilitation and Bike Lanes)East Lansing MI883,359698Division Avenue ProjectGrand RapidsMI4,200,000699E Michigan AvenueLansing MI2,589,121700Feher Drive Reconstruction & Pedestrian Improvement ProjectMontroseMI680,000701Fenton Road Bridge over the Thread CreekFlintMI400,000702Flint Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) Rides to Wellness Facility Expansion/RenovationFlintMI1,062,387703Genesee Street Bridge over Farmers CreekLapeerMI1,896,750704Grandville Avenue ProjectGrand RapidsMI4,000,000705Haist Road over Pigeon River Preventive Maintenance Winsor TownshipMI194,000706Hubbard Street RehabilitationMount ClemensMI942,400707Inkster Road Bridge Over the Lower Rouge River—Capital Preventative MaintenanceInksterMI329,600708Intelligent Transportation Systems Capital Investments in Traffic Signals on M–59PontiacMI2,240,000709Iron Belle TrailBurtonMI1,200,000710Joe Louis Greenway Hamtramck Drive Shared Use PathCity of Hamtramck MI3,920,000711Kalamazoo US–131/US–131BRKalamazooMI14,745,600712Kelly RoadFraserMI3,500,000713King Road Bridge Replacement over the Belle River China TownshipMI2,299,800714Kuhl Road over Shebeon Drain Bridge Replacement Fairhaven TownshipMI1,282,400715Lake Shore Drive, Houghton County, MichiganCalumet and Hancock TownshipMI1,040,000716M–143WLansing MI597,767717M–46 and M–19 ReconstructionElmer TownshipMI10,073,042718Marlette Road Bridge over South Branch of the Cass RiverMarletteMI1,406,000719Miller Road and Rotunda Drive BridgesDearbornMI20,000,000720Mound Road Industrial Corridor Technology and Innovation ProjectMacomb County, WarrenMI11,000,0001,000,00010,000,000721Mt. Vernon Street ReconstructionSouthfield MI4,400,000722N Cedar StMasonMI2,543,083723N Putnam StWilliamstonMI375,000724N. Leroy Streetscape and Resurfacing ProjectFentonMI1,600,000725North Beech Daily Road Rehabilitation ProjectDearborn HeightsMI1,417,226726Oakland Avenue Road Rehabilitation ProjectHighland ParkMI1,212,169727Oakville Waltz RoadLondon TownshipMI3,728,000728Orchard Lake Road from 13 Mile to 14 MileFarmington HillsMI1,076,085729Orchard Lake Road from Middlebelt to Pontiac City LimitsCity of Sylvan Lake, West Bloomfield and Bloomfield Township in Oakland CountyMI2,000,000730Ottawa Avenue Project Grand RapidsMI845,000731Joe Louis Greenway Phase One (Conrail 1 / May Creek)DetroitMI2,000,000732Pennsylvania Road Grade SeparationOn border of City of Romulus and Huron TownshipMI15,000,000733Pierson Road Reconstruction ProjectMt. Morris TownshipMI2,400,000734Plank Road over US–23MilanMI4,335,618735Reid Road Downtown Streetscape and Rehabilitation Spur Community ProjectGrand BlancMI700,000736Resurfacing of 12 Mile Road in Southfield from Northwester Hwy to Telegraph RoadSouthfield MI750,000737S Pennsylvania AveLansing MI1,472,000738Saginaw Street Road Reconstruction ProjectFlintMI1,600,000739Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) Bus ReplacementSaginawMI2,388,456740Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) Potter Street Station StudySaginawMI200,000741Silver Lake Road Connector TrailFenton and LindenMI868,682742Skanee Road Improvements (from Jentoft Road to Town Road)L’Anse and Arvon TownshipsMI7,530,000743Skanee Road Improvements (from Town Road to Portice Road)Arvon TownshipMI4,000,000744Snyder Rd. East Lansing MI263,500745St. Ignace Road ReconstructionMarquette TownshipMI800,000746State Park Drive ReconstructionCharter Township of Bangor and Bay CityMI2,000,000747US–12 over the Coldwater River ReconstructionColdwaterMI645,360748US–127 and US–223 ResurfacingAddisonMI4,800,000749W Grand River Rd HowellMI296,826750W Silver Bell RdAuburn Hills and Orion TownshipMI4,200,000751Waverly RdLansingMI744,762752Wealthy Street- Fuller Ave to East City Limits Grand RapidsMI7,250,000753Wenona Avenue ReconstructionBay CityMI2,325,000754Apple Valley Transit Station ModernizationApple ValleyMN800,000755Bottineau LRT ProjectMinneapolis to Brooklyn Park MN20,000,00010,000,00010,000,000756Burnsville Bus Garage ModernizationBurnsvilleMN2,400,000757City of Wabasha Highway 60 Realignment WabashaMN3,975,000758E-Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)Minneapolis to EdinaMN5,000,0002,500,0002,500,000759F-Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)Columbia HeightsMN4,500,000760Goodhue County CSAH 2 Bridge ReplacementRed WingMN640,000761I–35/CSAH 50 Interchange Preliminary EngineeringLakevilleMN700,000762I–94 Expansion St. PaulMN20,000,000763Kellogg-Third Street BridgeSt. PaulMN7,500,000764Pedestrian Bridge Over I–94MinneapolisMN3,000,000765Reconnect Rondo Land BridgeSaint PaulMN5,200,000766Rice Street Revitalization ProjectSaint PaulMN6,864,000767University of Minnesota Arboretum Access and Egress ImprovementsChaskaMN5,840,000768US 169/TH 282/ CH 9 Interchange Project JordanMN2,300,000769US Highway 8 ReconstructionChisago City, Wyoming, Forest Lake MN20,000,000770Veterans Memorial GreenwayEaganMN5,000,000771Adding signing and striping for wrong way counter-measures at various ramp locations throughout the St. Louis District St. LouisMO708,800772Bridge improvement and widening over Elkhorn Creek 1.6 miles south of Rte. CC near BuellMontgomery CountyMO720,000773Bridge Rehab at Pitman Ave, I–70, and I–64 in WentzvilleWentzvilleMO3,088,000774Bridge Rehabilitation and Pavement RepairsSt. LouisMO2,576,000775Chadwick Flyer Central Greenway TrailSpringfieldMO4,000,000776Cliffs Drive State Scenic Byway ImprovementsKansas CityMO2,160,000777Downtown Odessa Infrastructure ImprovementsOdessaMO900,000778Expand I–44 to 6 lanes in the Springfield areaSpringfieldMO1,800,000779Grand Street Pedestrian Underpass and Streetscape ImprovementsSpringfieldMO3,000,000780Hydraulic Study for causeway north of WashingtonWashingtonMO240,000781I–44: Bridge rehabilitation over Gasconade overflow. Project involves bridge L0753Laclede CountyMO331,200782I–70: Bridge improvements over Chouteau Creek. Project involves bridge A5118 and A5119Cooper CountyMO246,400783Improve bridge conditions at Rt. C in Audrain CountyAudrain CountyMO548,800784Improve pavement condition Rt. BB Randolph CountyRandolph CountyMO600,800785Improve pavement condition Rt. K Randolph CountyRandolph CountyMO763,200786Interstate 35 and 19th Street Interchange KearneyMO5,500,000787Jazz District Pedestrian Plaza at 18th & VineKansas CityMO6,000,000788Kansas City Regional Zero Emission Electric Bus ProgramKansas CityMO10,500,0006,000,0004,500,000789Little Blue Trace—Rock Island Trail ConnectorKansas CityMO500,000790MM Highway Expansion from I–44 to US 60RepublicMO3,200,000791MO 100: Bridge improvements over Cedar Creek Project involves A1848Osage CountyMO917,600792MO 100: Upgrade pedestrian facilities to comply with ADA Transition Plan and pavement resurfacing from Rte. 61 to Big Bend Blvd, bridge replacement over Black Creek, signal replacementSt. LouisMO2,500,000793MO 127: Bridge rehabilitation over Basin Fork Creek 0.6 mile south of Dove Road and 0.7 mile north of Chaney Road. Project involves bridge X0439Pettis CountyMO786,400794MO 13: Add turn lanes at the intersection of Rte. EJohnson CountyMO425,600795MO 13: Pavement improvements on the southbound lanes from SE 1100 Road to NE 201 RoadSt. Clair CountyMO748,800796MO 19: I–70 to Hermann add shouldersMontgomery CountyMO880,000797MO 23: Add turn lanes at the intersection of Rte. DJohnson CountyMO395,200798MO 254: Pavement improvements from Route 64 to Route 54 in Hermitage.HermitageMO440,000799MO 38: Pavement resurfacing from Rte. J to west of Rte. CC. Webster CountyMO676,800800MO 47: Engineering for pavement improvements from H to A. Troy and Hawk PointMO925,600801MO 7: Bridge Rehabilitation over Truman Lake. Project involves bridge A3465Benton CountyMO96,000802MO 89: Pavement improvements from Rte. 50 to Rte. ERte. 50 to Rte. E in Osage CountyMO2,833,600803MO94 Bridge over Treloar Creek BridgeWarren CountyMO640,800804North Baltimore (Business 63) ImprovementsKirksvilleMO955,294805OR 70: Bridge replacement over Little Cedar Creek. Project involves bridge N0974Boone CountyMO852,800806Pavement improvements and add rumblestripes from I–44 outer road to end of state maintenance, Rte. W from Rte. 7 to end of state maintenance, and Rte. O from Rte. 28 to end of state maintenance.Pulaski CountyMO2,656,000807Payment to St. Robert to add sidewalks and upgrade signalized intersection at St. Robert Boulevard in St. RobertSt. RobertMO547,200808Raum Road Bridge ReplacementLawsonMO3,128,000809Riverway Boulevard ReconstructionRiversideMO3,200,000810RT 18: Pavement improvements from Rte. Y to I–49 in Adrian and on Loop 49 from Passaic to Rte. 52 in Butler.AdrianMO1,586,400811RT A: Bridge replacement over Enon Creek. Project involves bridge K0851Moniteau CountyMO1,091,200812RT A: Bridge replacement over Moreau Creek. Project involves R0235Cole CountyMO545,600813RT J: Bridge rehabilitation over Young Branch, 0.1 mile south of 217th Street and 0.4 mile northeast of Branic Drive in Peculiar. Project involves bridge A2331PeculiarMO555,200814RT J: Bridge removal over the Niangua River. Project involves bridge S0391Camden CountyMO204,800815RT K: Pavement improvements from I–49 to County Road 1800 near Nevada.NevadaMO448,000816RT PP: Pavement improvements from Route C in Roseland to Route 7 in TightwadRoselandMO453,600817RT T: Pavement improvements and add rumblestripes from Rte. 52 to Rte. 135 and from Rte. 135 to the end of state maintenanceMorgan CountyMO3,020,000818RT. K bridge replacement over Dry Fork Creek BridgeMontgomery CountyMO965,600819Study to determine base stability and flood resiliency near McKitrickMcKittrickMO80,000820Updated study for RR overpass near High HillHigh HillMO1,600,000821Upgrade pedestrian facilities to comply with the ADA Transition Plan on Rte. 2 from Chisman Street to Rte. 52 in Windsor and on Rte. Y from Rte. 52 to Wall Street in WindsorWindsorMO140,800822US 160: Pavement improvements from I–49 in Lamar Heights to County Road 30th Lane east of Lamar.LamarMO609,600823US 50: Reconstruct concrete pavement from Rte. EE to Independence Rd.Rte. EE to Independence Road in Franklin CountyMO2,800,000824US 50: Reconstruct pavement from Rte. Y to Rte. CRte. Y to Rte. C in Franklin CountyMO2,640,000825US 54: Study for updated scope & estimate for shared 4–lane from Mexico to LouisianaLouisiana MO800,000400,000400,000826US60 and Route 125 InterchangeRogersvilleMO5,250,000827US65: Pavement improvements from the Osage River in Warsaw to 0.4 mile south of Rte. MM.WarsawMO1,049,600828West Florissant Avenue Great StreetsFerguson, Dellwood, and Jennings MO10,000,000829A/E Design for the Fixed Route Bus StopsSaipanMP300,000830Construction of Bus Transfer Stations at the Northern Marianas College, Paseo De Marianas and KagmanSaipanMP900,000831Construction of the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority Covered Bus Parking FacilitySaipanMP3,000,000832Design and Construction of the Rota Transit Maintenance FacilityRotaMP520,000833Design and Construction of Tinian Transit Maintenance FacilityTinianMP520,000834Procurement of Four (4) Rolling Stocks for Rota and Tinian Demand Responsive ServicesRota and TinianMP480,000835Route 10 Drainage Improvements and Road OverlayRotaMP2,000,000836Route 205 Road and Drainage ImprovementsTinianMP2,000,000837Route 30 (Chalan Pale Arnold) Safety ImprovementsSaipanMP2,000,000838Route 302 (Naftan Road) ImprovementsSaipanMP2,000,000839Supply and Installation of 187 Bus Stop SheltersSaipanMP4,500,000840Supply of Maintenance Equipment & Tools for the COTA Maintenance FacilitySaipanMP400,000841Bulldog Way Extended ImprovementsStarkvilleMS3,360,000842Jackson Point Road BridgeWilkinson CountyMS4,000,000843Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Multi-Road Overlay ProjectChoctawMS2,653,195844Morgantown Road Safety ImprovementsNatchezMS2,400,000845Bozeman Segment One—Reunion Access Network MadisonMS 4,000,000846Airport Boulevard SidewalkMorrisvilleNC208,000847Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway, Phase 2GreensboroNC6,400,000848Avent Ferry Road RealignmentHolly SpringsNC1,000,000849B–5871 Replace Bridge no. 628 Over Lake Lure 5250. Dam and Broad River Lake LureNC8,000,000850Black Creek GreenwayCaryNC4,984,800851Bryant Bridge North/Goose Creek West Trail DurhamNC2,320,000852Bus Replacement Funding for Triangle Transit SystemsChapel HillNC8,000,000853CATS Battery Electric Bus Fleet TransitionCharlotteNC8,000,000854Downtown Pedestrian BridgeRocky MountNC4,000,000855Duke Beltline TrailDurham NC7,726,000856EB–5753 Baldwin Avenue Sidewalk Project Marion NC349,600857Electric buses and charging infrastructure, City of GreensboroGreensboroNC2,759,000858Festival StreetCorneliusNC2,200,000859Fuquay-Varina Townwide ITS/Signal SystemFuquay-VarinaNC2,560,000860GoRaleigh/GoWake Coordinated ADA Paratransit FacilityRaleighNC9,000,000861Greenville Bridge Repair and ReplacementGreenvilleNC2,851,200862Hanging Dog BridgeMurphy NC1,676,000863High Point Heritage Greenway—Phase 1High PointNC4,000,000864Jonathan Creek Safety ProjectMaggie ValleyNC160,000865Military Cutoff Road (US 17)/Eastwood Road (US 74) Interchange (Drysdale Drive Extension)WilmingtonNC3,840,000866N. Fork Coweeta Creek Bridge ReplacementOtta NC452,000867Pender Street Pedestrian Improvement, Infrastructure Repair, and ResurfacingWilsonNC8,400,000868RIDE- Rural MicrotransitWilsonNC2,000,000869Silas Creek Parkway SidewalkWinston-SalemNC4,533,600870South Tar River GreenwayGreenvilleNC1,775,000871Streetlighting on High Injury NetworkCharlotteNC8,000,000872Transit Bus Stop ImprovementsChapel HillNC900,000873US 19/129 Road ImprovementsMurphyNC3,851,000874US 74/NC 108 Interchange ColumbusNC1,000,000875Heartland Expressway Phase IIIMinatareNE10,000,000876Signal System Master Plan Accelerated ImplementationOmahaNE20,000,000877US–275 Norfolk to WisnerNorfolk to WisnerNE20,000,000878Ashuelot-Trail Cheshire Trail (42511)SwanzeyNH1,200,000879Bedford 40664—U.S. 3 Widening from Hawthorne Drive North to Manchester Airport Access RoadBedfordNH4,980,000880Claremont Intersection Improvements (13428)ClaremontNH1,000,000881Conway Phase II PathwayConwayNH1,656,000882Derry Rail Trail (Folsom Rd to Londonderry town line)DerryNH792,000883George Street Bridge (40653)KeeneNH729,191884Gorham Sidewalk (Route 2 (Lancaster Rd))GorhamNH898,196885Heritage Rail Trail EastNashuaNH1,200,000886Littleton Sidewalk Project (41362) LittletonNH710,159887Loudon Intersection Improvements (40632)LoudonNH2,347,256888Malboro Street Cheshire Rail Trail (42515)KeeneNH681,123889Maplewood Avenue Complete StreetsPortsmouthNH2,804,300890Merrimack River GreenwayConcordNH1,584,800891Multi-use Path Connecting Warner Village to Exit 9 Business AreaWarnerNH920,000892NH 128 and Sherburne Road and Mammoth and 111APelhamNH1,240,000893Pedestrian Bridge Crossing Granite StreetManchesterNH3,360,000894Plymouth Sidewalk ProjectPlymouthNH414,000895Reconstruct Mechanic St / High St / Mascoma St Intersection (4094)LebanonNH2,400,000896Rt 11 Safety and Capacity ImprovementsRochesterNH5,664,000897Spruce Street ConnectorNashuaNH1,000,000898Trestle Bridge—Mill City Park TrailFranklinNH1,200,000899Waterville Valley Pedestrian Improvements Waterville ValleyNH948,110900Whitefield Sidewalk ProjectWhitefieldNH396,704901Berkshire Valley Road Truck Circulation ProjectKenvil (Roxbury Township)NJ2,000,000902Bloomfield Avenue Roadway Improvements & Traffic Signal ModernizationWest Caldwell, Caldwell, North Caldwell, Verona, Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, and NewarkNJ10,000,0005,000,0005,000,000903Bloomfield Station Rehabilitation ProjectBloomfieldNJ2,000,000904Carteret Ferry Terminal ProjectCarteretNJ5,625,000905City of Passaic Pedestrian Greenway ProjectPassaicNJ883,432906Construction of Pedestrian Bridge on Columbia Trail (Relocation of Openaki Bridge Truss)Long Valley (Washington Township)NJ1,000,000907Cranford Station Rehabilitation ProjectCranfordNJ1,120,000908Dennisville Petersburg Road (CR 610) Resurfacing ImprovementsDennis TownshipNJ1,640,000909Dunellen Bikeway and Pedestrian Safety ImprovementsDunellenNJ475,723910East Orange Train StationEast OrangeNJ800,000911Enhanced Laydown Area for Offshore Wind Industry, Paulsboro Marine TerminalPaulsboroNJ4,750,000912Freehold’s Parking Improvement project Freehold BoroughNJ557,716913Great Falls Gateway Phase IIPatersonNJ972,000914Hackettstown Mobility ImprovementHackettstownNJ4,712,000915Hamilton Street Plaza ProjectBound BrookNJ1,760,000916Hand Avenue (CR–658) Bridge Over Skeeter Island CreekMiddle TownshipNJ1,310,000917Highlands Rail Trail Phase IIWanaqueNJ800,000918Hudson County’s County Avenue ReconstructionSecaucusNJ1,400,000919Irvington Avenue Sidewalks and Streetscape ImprovementsSouth OrangeNJ2,750,000920Jackson Avenue/Riverside Avenue Improvements ProjectRutherfordNJ250,000921Kingsland Avenue Bridge Replacement ProjectLyndhurst and NutleyNJ5,000,000922Koleda Park Improvement ProjectMiddletownNJ800,000923Lackawanna Cut-off Culvert RelocationByramNJ1,600,000924Lincoln Avenue Drainage Improvements ProjectElizabethNJ2,080,000925Long Branch Intermodal Station ProjectLong BranchNJ13,000,000926McBride Avenue Roundabout ProjectWoodland ParkNJ960,000927Mercer County Bus PurchaseWest TrentonNJ732,000928Mercer County Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations TrentonNJ454,500929Mercer County Roadway Safety ImprovementsMercer CountyNJ640,000930Newark Broad Street Signal OptimizationNewarkNJ1,650,000931North Broad Street Redevelopment ProjectNewarkNJ1,200,000932Ocean Drive (CR621) Upgrades and Bridge ImprovementsLower TownshipNJ7,000,000933Parkside Neighborhood School and Pedestrian Traffic SafetyCamdenNJ6,000,000934Passaic Bus Terminal CanopyPassaicNJ1,600,000935Patriots Way Bridge Superstructure ReplacementOaklandNJ4,184,830936Pedestrian Bridge at the Great Falls National Historical ParkPatersonNJ1,000,000937Pedestrian Improvement for Metro ParkTownship of WoodbridgeNJ1,250,000938Permanent Ferry Terminal Peninsula Project BayonneNJ4,321,600939Pleasant Avenue & Park Avenue / Pedestrian & Vehicular Safety Improvements & Restoration Project WeehawkenNJ7,520,000940Point Pleasant Beach Channel Drive ADA Compliance Upgrade and Surface Revitalization project Point Pleasant Beach BoroughNJ1,399,785941Pompton River Rail Bridge (Pequannock Valley Pedestrian Trail) Substructure Repair Township of Pequannock, Morris County, and Township of Wayne, Passaic CountyNJ1,500,000942Reconstruction of Pedestrian Bridges over Cole Drive (Bridgewater Train Station)BridgewaterNJ1,280,000943Replacement of Morris County Bridge 1400–433 on Bloomfield Avenue over a Tributary to Passaic River in the Township of Montville, Morris CountyMontville/Pine BrookeNJ2,000,000944Replacement of Morris County Bridge 1400–935 on Lenape Island Road over Indian Lake in the Township of Denville, Morris CountyDenvilleNJ1,000,000945River Road Overpass West New YorkNJ5,200,000946River Road Subsurface Soil Stabilization EdgewaterNJ1,760,000947Roadway Rehabilitation East Atlantic Avenue CR727Somerdale, Hi-Nella, StratfordNJ1,500,000948Roadway Rehabilitation Evesham Road, CR 544Lawnside, Magnolia, Somerdale, Cherry Hill, VoorheesNJ2,500,000949Roadway Rehabilitation Haddon Ave. CR561Haddon Township, CollingswoodNJ3,000,000950Roadway Rehabilitation Red Bank Avenue CR644WoodburyNJ1,765,000951Route 202, First Avenue Intersection Improvements – Right of Way AcquisitionsRaritanNJ3,340,685952Route 29 Tunnel Ventilation SystemTrentonNJ2,400,000953Route 33 Bridge Over Millstone RiverMillstone TownshipNJ3,640,000954Route 35 Bridge Over the North Branch of Wreck Pond WallNJ3,736,000955Route 55/Route 47 InterchangeMillvilleNJ9,250,000956Seaside Heights Boardwalk ReplacementSeaside HeightsNJ400,000957Shaler Boulevard Streetscape ProjectRidgefield NJ250,000958Skyline Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian BridgeRingwoodNJ800,000959South Orange Avenue Streetscape Improvement ProjectNewark NJ4,000,000960Study & Engineering Design for the Rehabilitation or Replacement of Sussex County Bridge K-03 in the Borough of Hopatcong HopatcongNJ2,360,000961Sussex County Guide Rail Upgrade ProgramFrankford and WantageNJ1,000,000962Sussex County Skylands Ride Capital ProjectHamburgNJ400,000963Teaneck Pedestrian Overpass ReplacementTeaneckNJ4,000,000964Tenafly Roadway Resurface & ImprovementsBorough of TenaflyNJ1,545,000965The County Road 539 Overpass Project PlumsteadNJ8,000,0007,000,0001,000,000966Traffic Signal Optimization/Adaptive Signals Along McCarter Highway (Route 21)NewarkNJ1,600,000967U.S. Route 130/Delaware Avenue/Florence Columbus Road Intersection ImprovementsFlorence TownshipNJ17,320,000968Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Allen Ave. Bridge, Township of UnionUnion TownshipNJ400,000969Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Faitoute Ave. Bridge, KenilworthKenilworthNJ600,000970Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative—High Street BridgeSummitNJ600,000971Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Oakland Place BridgeSummitNJ760,000972Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Pine Grove Avenue BridgeSummitNJ800,000973Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Shunpike Road BridgeSummitNJ600,000974Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative—Spring Garden Bridge, CranfordCranfordNJ800,000975West County Drive (CR 646) ExtensionTownship of BranchburgNJ6,493,600976West Milford Bikeway Connector ProjectWest MilfordNJ536,000977Willingboro EV Charging StationsWillingboroNJ800,000978Woodbine Bikeway and Trailhead ImprovementsBorough of WoodbineNJ800,000979Arroyo De Los Chamisos CrossingSanta FeNM4,900,000980Coal Avenue Commons “Event Street”GallupNM3,500,000981County Road 43—Superman Canyon BridgesMcKinley County—Churchrock ChapterNM4,500,000982Foothills Drive Enhancement Phase IIIFarmingtonNM1,324,800983Kilgore Street ImprovementsPortalesNM2,079,000984Rio Lucero Road Improvement ProjectTaos PuebloNM3,048,910985Wild Rose Road (Route #670) and Pedestrian Improvement ProjectSanta Clara PuebloNM618,000986Arlington Avenue Bridges ProjectRenoNV6,000,000987Charleston Boulevard UnderpassLas VegasNV7,000,000988Charleston Park Avenue Reconstruction ProjectPahrumpNV1,552,079989Coleman Road ExpansionFallonNV5,000,000990Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus and Fuel Site ProjectRenoNV5,240,000991I–15 South Package 2—Sloan to Blue DiamondLas VegasNV5,000,000992Maryland Parkway Bus Rapid Transit Zero Emission FleetLas Vegas NV5,000,000993North Las Vegas Street Light ConversionNorth Las VegasNV12,000,000994Rancho Drive Complete Streets ImprovementsLas VegasNV3,000,000995SR28 Central Corridor Sand Harbor to Spooner—Secret Harbor to Skunk Harbor Trail, Parking and Safety ImprovementsCarson CityNV1,760,000996William Street Complete Streets ProjectCarson CityNV2,000,000997ADA: Classon Ave / Crosstown Line (G Train)BrooklynNY5,000,000998ADA: Forest Hills Platform Extensions & ElevatorsQueensNY16,910,000999ADA: Parkchester-E.177 St / Pelham Line (6 Train)BronxNY15,000,0001000Asharoken AvenueNorthportNY800,0001001Bannister Creek Bridge RehabilitationLawrenceNY4,940,0001002Basher Pedestrian Bridge RehabilitationTarrytownNY494,4001003Bayville Bridge Bayville NY14,489,4461004Bridge Repair/Safety Assurance, Westchester CountyTarrytownNY1,096,3951005Bridge Replacement of CR46 (William Floyd Parkway) over Narrow BayBrookhavenNY7,200,0001006Broadway Junction Improvements Phase 1, Brooklyn, NY, 8th Congressional DistrictBrooklynNY8,000,0001007City of Poughkeepsie Market Street Connectivity ProjectPoughkeepsieNY2,400,0001008Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation I–495BrookhavenNY7,998,0481009County Route 7&8—RTE 299 Roadway RepavingTowns of New Paltz and GardinerNY3,600,0001010Craig Street Corridor Project SchenectadyNY2,700,0001011Del Valle Square/Crames Square Traffic, Safety, and Plaza ImprovementsBronxNY4,870,0001012DL&W StationBuffaloNY5,000,0001013Electric Bus Charging Facility RochesterNY800,0001014Elmwood Avenue Multiuse Corridor ImprovementRochesterNY8,596,0001015Griswold Road over Murder Creek Bridge Replacement DarienNY1,203,2001016Half Moon Bay Bridge Reconstruction ProjectCroton-on-HudsonNY1,500,0001017Heritage Trail Extension: Hartley Road to Downtown Middletown (Segment 2)Town of GoshenNY500,0001018High Line Connections—Hudson River Park / Javits Center ConnectionNew YorkNY5,000,0001019Highland Avenue over Wallace StreetOtisvilleNY1,250,0001020Highway and Pedestrian Safety Infrastructure ImprovementsKiryas JoelNY1,380,0001021Highway Improvements to the Interval Avenue Area, FarmingdaleOyster BayNY1,000,0001022Hudson Highlands Fjord TrailBeaconNY4,350,0001023Hudson Line TunnelsPeekskillNY4,550,0001024I–84/Route 9D Connectivity (Beacon-Fishkill)Beacon and Town of FishkillNY400,0001025Improvements to East Lincoln Avenue, Riverdale Avnenue and Pirates Cove, MassapequaOyster BayNY1,000,0001026Inner Loop North Transformation ProjectRochesterNY4,000,0001027Lake St. Bridge ProjectNewburghNY1,750,0001028Lake to Lake Road Bridge ReplacementTown of GorhamNY1,464,0001029Level 2 EV Charging Network in NYCDOT Municipal Parking FacilitiesQueensNY734,4001030Little Bay Park Promenade BaysideNY1,000,0001031Long Beach Road Improvements, South Hempstead, NYRockville CentreNY4,780,0001032Multi-Modal Phase I/Pedestrian Connector ProjectAmsterdamNY4,500,0001033Newburgh Ferry Landing PierNewburghNY4,000,0001034Northport Flooding on Main St. NorthportNY1,392,0001035Northwest Bronx School Safety Improvement ProjectBronxNY2,331,0001036NY 146 and NY146A Bicycle & Pedestrian Access ImprovementsClifton ParkNY1,055,0001037NYS Route 133 Bike LaneOssiningNY1,500,0001038Onondaga Lake Canalways Trail—Salina Extension ProjectSyracuseNY8,000,0001039Orange-Dutchess Transportation Access and Mobility StudyGoshenNY400,0001040Outer Harbor Multi-Use TrailsBuffaloNY2,000,0001041Park Ave—Ingersoll Houses Safety ImprovementsBrooklynNY1,942,0001042Perry Road (CR 64) Highway RehabilitationMt. MorrisNY1,440,0001043Phase 1 of the New York State Route 38 – State Street Pavement Preservation ProjectAuburnNY2,778,4001044Preventative Maintenance Pavement from Route 67/Route 10 Ephratah to Johnstown City LineTown of Johnstown & EphratahNY3,394,7521045Purchase of Eight Electric Buses for Use in Emerging Markets – Montgomery CountyAlbanyNY6,000,0001046Putnam County's Donald B. Smith Transit HubCarmelNY1,500,0001047Rapids Road Highway ImprovementsLockportNY4,000,0001048Reconstruction of Osborne StreetAuburnNY4,407,2001049Reconstruction of the Intersection of Rt 7, Rt 23 and Maple St in Oneonta into Roundabout ConfigurationOneontaNY3,200,0001050Replacement of the Bridge Street Bridge over Schoharie CreekSchoharieNY6,254,4001051Restoration of Van Cortlandt Manor Entrance Road ProjectCroton-on-HudsonNY600,0001052Riverside Drive Pedestrian Mall New YorkNY2,400,0001053Rose Road over Bowen Creek Bridge ReplacementBataviaNY1,033,6001054Route 104 Intersection Improvement Project OntarioNY1,254,4001055Route 2 Multi-Modal Connectivity ProjectTroyNY5,700,0001056Route 28/South Inlet LakeTown of AriettaNY6,621,2481057Route 31 Improvement ProjectWayne CountyNY2,970,4001058RT 12E/ Chaumont River Village of ChaumontNY9,984,0001059Safe and Accessible Midtown KingstonKingstonNY6,053,8181060Safe Passage for CRCS StudentsCubaNY1,472,0001061Safe Routes to School- Bronx (HWCSCH4D)BronxNY1,682,0001062Safe Routes to School—Manhattan (HWCSCHMN)New YorkNY3,643,0001063Safe Routes to Transit 86th Street BrooklynNY2,516,0001064Sands Point Preserve BridgeVillage of Sands PointNY1,784,0001065Sharp Road (CR 181) over Spring Brook Bridge ReplacementConcordNY1,400,0001066Shoreline TrailLackawanna and HamburgNY2,000,0001067Southeast Queens Flooding ReliefQueensNY3,859,0001068Street Restoration in Brooklyn—Hancock St, Bushwick Ave, Hill St, E 80th StBrooklynNY4,884,0001069The Maiden Lane Rehabilitation ProjectGreeceNY6,604,0001070The New Rochelle LINC ProjectNew RochelleNY13,000,0001071The RiverlineBuffaloNY10,500,0001072Twin Cities Highway Complete StreetsTonawanda and North TonawandaNY500,0001073Ulster County Electric Bus Charging InfrastructureKingstonNY800,0001074Union Turnpike Center Median ReplacementQueensNY2,355,2001075Van Wyck Expressway Access Improvement to John F. Kennedy AirportQueensNY16,141,0001076Victor Traffic Mitigation ProjectVictorNY9,920,0001077Village of Ossining Route 9 Road Diet ProjectOssiningNY1,000,0001078Water Street Rejuvenation ProjectElmiraNY1,289,4001079West Broadway RehabilitationWoodmere to CedarhurstNY9,670,0001080West Lake Road (CR 3) Preventative MaintenancePerryNY931,4781081Williams Bridge Station RenewalBronxNY14,675,0001082Yonkers GreenwayYonkersNY1,791,600108311th Street Reconstruction Project CantonOH1,500,0001084Arlington Road CorridorGreenOH5,578,5511085Bagley Road ReconstructionNorth RidgevilleOH1,500,0001086BRO–32–4.16Mt. OrabOH10,000,0001087Cherry Rd Bridges RehabilitationMassillonOH1,480,0001088CLE CR 3 – Aicholtz Road Roundabouts CincinnatiOH2,000,0001089CLE SR32–2.33 – CLE CR55 Overpass BataviaOH1,500,0001090Cleveland Avenue Multimodal Facility ProjectWestervilleOH800,0001091Columbia Road—I–90 InterchangeWestlakeOH1,900,0001092E. Main Street (SR153) & Nickel Plate Intersection Improvement LouisvilleOH1,200,0001093East Dayton Rails-to-Trails (Flight Line)DaytonOH2,000,0001094Easton Street/GlenOak HS Intersection Improvements CantonOH575,0001095Electric Trolley Power Distribution SystemDaytonOH3,600,0001096French Creek Greenway Phase 1 AvonOH595,6371097Gaysport Bridge Replacement ProjectPhiloOH3,000,0001098HAM–75–1.95CincinnatiOH8,640,0004,320,0004,320,0001099Hydrogen Infrastructure Tank Increase CantonOH1,000,0001100Interchange Construction Project on I–71 at Sunbury ParkwaySunburyOH3,000,0001101Kungle Road Culvert ReplacementNortonOH308,0001102LUC IR 475 @ US 20A InterchangeLucas CountyOH10,000,0001103Main Street Corridor Improvement PlanMansfieldOH2,000,0001104Miller Road—I77 InterchangeBrecksvilleOH12,000,0001105Olmsted Falls Columbia Rd.Olmsted FallsOH1,900,0001106Pearl Road BrunswickBrunswickOH2,718,7001107Pearl Road Improvements Brunswick OH1,500,0001108River Styx Road/SR 162 Intersection Roundabout Montville TownshipOH3,200,0001109Sprague Road Widening ParmaParmaOH800,0001110SR283 Capacity ImprovementsMentorOH3,148,0001111Stark County CR–224North CantonOH350,0001112State Route 13 RelocationMount VernonOH1,900,4051113State Route 254 & State Route 83 Intersection Improvement AvonOH1,500,0001114Study and Design of ATB 531AshtabulaOH2,400,0001115The Point Intersection—US 36/SR 37DelawareOH4,000,0001116Thornwood Crossing ProjectNewarkOH5,000,0001117U.S. Route 30—East Canton ExpansionEast CantonOH1,500,0001118US–422 Harper Road InterchangeSolonOH2,414,2881119W. Tuscarawas Street Safety Corridor ProjectCantonOH1,000,0001120Wadsworth StreetscapeWadsworthOH2,500,0001121Wayne CR–30 Resurfacing projectWoosterOH1,219,9621122West Creek GreenwayParmaOH2,720,0001123Western Hills Viaduct Replacement ProjectCincinnatiOH15,000,0001124Bobcat Way: Transformation of Fairview AvenueGrandview HeightsOH 1,000,0001125Broad Street and James Road IntersectionColumbusOH 1,000,0001126Cherry Bottom Road Emergency StabilizationGahannaOH 860,0001127City of Akron—North Main Street Complete Streets ProjectAkronOH 4,000,0001128Cleveland Hopkins Airport Master Plan Interstate Access Improvement ProjectCleveland OH 2,000,0001129Cuyahoga Falls—Gorge Terrace Street Transformation ProjectCity of Cuyahoga FallsOH 7,200,0001130Eastgate—State Route 46 and Warren-Sharon Road Intersection Safety ImprovementsHowland TownshipOH 4,000,0001131Ferris Road CorridorColumbusOH 2,000,0001132Hiawatha Park Drive Urban GreenwayColumbusOH 1,000,0001133Hudson Street and Greenway TrailColumbusOH 1,000,0001134Jackson Street/ Civic Center Mall Corridor-Lucas CountyToledoOH 4,000,0001135Life and Safety Facility Upgrades, TARTA M&O FacilityToledoOH 4,000,0001136Lorain County Lakefront Connectivity ProjectLorain OhioOH 4,000,0001137Mahoning Avenue Industrial Corridor UpgradeJackson TownshipOH 4,000,0001138Multimodal Lakefront Access, Cuyahoga County, OhioCity of Cleveland Boundary, including Bay Village, Rocky River, and LakewoodOH 2,000,0001139Operation Safewalks – Refugee RoadColumbusOH 2,000,0001140Reynoldsburg East Main Phase IIReynoldsburgOH 1,585,0001141Reynoldsburg Park & RideReynoldsburgOH 500,0001142Rickenbacker Area Access—Northbound Bridge ProjectColumbusOH 5,000,0001143Rickenbacker Area Mobility Center (RAMC)ColumbusOH 3,000,0001144Sandusky Bay PathwaySanduskyOH 4,000,0001145Bridges on Interstate 35 at Interchanges between Memorial and 2nd StreetEdmondOK10,000,0001146I–35 Widening in Love CountyLove CountyOK17,120,0001147I35/I240 InterchangeOklahoma CityOK10,000,0001148I–40 and Exit 65 in ClintonClintonOK3,250,0001149S.E. 29th Street Bridge Replacement & Repair ProjectMidwest CityOK2,880,0001150SH30 from SH33 N. 2 miles in Roger Mills CoDurhamOK2,000,0001151SH–33 from Blaine County line east to SH–74KingfisherOK3,250,0001152US–270 between Watonga and SeilingWatongaOK3,250,0001153US–287 from Boise City north to Colorado (Ports-to-Plains Corridor)Boise CityOK3,250,0001154181st Safety ImprovementsGreshamOR 4,000,000115582nd Avenue Safety ProjectsPortlandOR 5,000,0001156Albany Transit Operations FacilityAlbanyOR 1,563,9781157Beaverton Downtown Loop: Phase 1 ImprovementsBeavertonOR 4,000,0001158Benton Area Transit Vehicle ReplacementCorvallisOR 528,0001159Corvallis Area Pedestrian Crossing ImprovementsCorvallisOR 880,0001160Georgia Pacific Mill Site Rail-Served Marine TerminalCoos BayOR 4,500,0001161I–5: Aurora-Donald Interchange Improvement Project AuroraOR 20,000,0001162Libby Lane RepavingCoos BayOR 486,4001163LTD Electric Bus ReplacementEugeneOR 1,844,3221164Main Avenue/OR 104 Pedestrian RouteWarrentonOR 1,360,0001165NW Circle Boulevard Reconstruction/RehabilitationCorvallisOR 2,800,0001166OR18: Newberg-Dundee Bypass Phase 2 (OR219 Section) NewbergOR 8,000,0001167River Road—Santa Clara Bicycle and Pedestrian BridgeEugeneOR 1,500,0001168Rose Lane / High Crash Corridor – Smart Tech and Safety Improvements – 122ndPortlandOR 5,000,0001169Safety and Smart Technology Investments: Central City, BroadwayPortlandOR 4,000,0002,000,0002,000,0001170Siuslaw River Bridge Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement ProjectFlorenceOR 897,3001171Territorial Highway Reconstruction Phase 3Lane CountyOR 5,000,0001172TriMet Zero Emission Bus InfrastructurePortlandOR 4,000,0001173Tualatin Valley Highway Safety ImprovementsCornelius, Hillsboro, unincorporated Washington County OR 4,000,0001174Amtran Bus ReplacementAltoonaPA900,0001175Asset Management Phase 1Washington/North Branch/Forkston TownshipsPA2,800,0001176Bradford BypassBradfordPA5,680,0001177Bristol Station ImprovementsBristolPA5,000,0001178Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) Bus ReplacementsJohnstownPA6,160,0001179Crawford Avenue Bridge RehabilitationConnellsvillePA5,682,1801180East Washington Road (PennDOT ID 91768)New CastlePA3,116,0001181East Washington Street Bridge (PennDOT ID 100743)New CastlePA1,400,0001182Johnstown Mainstreet Greenway & Urban Connectivity ImprovementsJohnstownPA1,500,0001183Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project SR 130 to Arnold Palmer AirportMt Pleasant and Unity TownshipsPA5,000,0001184Lower State Road Grade Crossing Safety ImprovementsPhiladelphiaPA1,200,0001185Marsh Creek GreenwayWellsboroPA5,000,0001186PA Route 26 Jacksonville Road BettermentBellefontePA5,000,0001187PA Turnpike / I–95 Interchange Project, Section CBensalemPA5,000,0001188PA Turnpike / I–95 Interchange Project, Section D30BensalemPA5,000,0001189Purchase of 8 Microtransit VansState CollegePA416,0001190Route 61 Revitalization Schuykill CountyPA15,200,0001191Sassafras Street Extension Pedestrian BridgeEriePA4,400,0001192SR 1001 Farrandsville Road ImprovementsWoodward Township and Lock HavenPA1,200,0001193SR 104 over Mahantango Creek Chapman TownshipPA1,000,0001194SR2027 Speers Bridge Replacement over I–70Speers BoroughPA5,672,5641195SR87 ov Kettle CreekHillsgrove TownshipPA1,040,0001196State Route 68 Corridor ImprovementsButlerPA6,630,0001197US 422 Bypass Phase 2Butler, Connoquenessing, and Franklin TownshipsPA2,454,0001198US 6: Reynolds St – Baldwin St Ext (Route 6 Highway Reconstruction)MeadvillePA2,000,0001199US Business Route 322 (State Route 3014) Atherton Street Section 153 Drainage/Repaving ProjectState CollegePA5,550,0001200Warrensville Road Slide Rehabilitation WilliamsportPA3,360,0001201Waynesburg BettermentWaynesburg Borough & Franking TownshipPA8,000,000120269th Street Transportation Center Master PlanUpper DarbyPA 1,600,0001203Blakely Borough Main Street Corridor Improvement Project Blakely Borough, Lackwanna CountyPA 1,497,4171204Bridge Replacement 209 & 33 NB over Appenzell CreekHamilton TownshipPA 2,000,0001205Bushkill Creek Bridge Replacements (2) Carrying State Route 33EastonPA 4,000,0001206Carnegie Station Improvement and Park and Ride Expansion CarnegiePA 9,699,2001207Castor Ave Complete StreetPhiladelphiaPA 3,000,0001208Cementon Bridge Replacement carrying State Route 329 over the Lehigh RiverWhitehall, NorthamptonPA 10,000,0001209Chestnut Street Pedestrian Safety IslandsPhiladelphiaPA 3,000,0001210Cobbs Creek Parkway Multimodal Safety Improvements: Larchwood Avenue to 67th St.PhiladelphiaPA 2,000,0001,200,000800,0001211County of Lackawanna Transit System Transit Facility Renovation ScrantonPA 5,000,0001212Crestwood Drive Resurfacing Project Wright Township, Luzerne CountyPA 1,200,0001213Critical Pedestrian Connections – Public Steps ReconstructionPittsburghPA 5,000,0001214Cross County Trail – Germantown Pike Crossing and ExtensionPlymouth TownshipPA 4,840,0001215Erie Station (Broad Street Line) Accessibility ImprovementsPhiladelphiaPA 7,200,0003,600,0003,600,0001216Exton Station Intermodal ConnectivityExtonPA 4,800,0001217Frankford Creek Greenway: Adams Avenue to Bristol StreetPhiladelphiaPA 2,000,0001218Franklin Square Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement—7th and Race SpecificPhiladelphiaPA 240,0001219Hazleton Buses and Bus InfrastructureHazletonPA 1,500,0001220Hill District Corridor EnhancementsPittsburghPA 6,000,0001221Improvements to Boulevard of the AlliesPittsburghPA 5,000,0001222Kittanning Pike Flood ControlO'Hara TownshipPA 2,200,0001223Lower Demunds Road Resurfacing Project Dallas Township, Luzerne CountyPA 1,200,0001224Main Street Grade Crossing in Darby Borough Darby BoroughPA 1,000,0001225Mantua Neighborhood Traffic Safety Project (34th St.) PhiladelphiaPA 4,000,0001226Marcus Hook Regional Rail Station Accessibility ImprovementsMarcus HookPA 11,250,0001227Market Place District Improvements ProjectMoon TownshipPA 3,100,8001228McKees Rocks BridgeMcKees RocksPA 5,000,0001229McKeesport—Duquesne Bridge PreservationMcKeesportPA 4,000,0001230PA 12 West Resurface- 422Wyomissing Borough PA 4,000,0001231Parkside Avenue – Safe Access to Parks PhiladelphiaPA 4,000,0001232Penn Center Transit GatewayPhiladelphiaPA 3,975,0001233PHL Airport Bike LanesPhiladelphiaPA 3,000,0001234Replacement of SR 590 Bridge over Branch of Ariel CreekSalem Township, Wayne CountyPA 560,0001235Replacement of SR 590 Bridge over Inlet to Finn Swamp Paupack Township, Wayne CountyPA 432,0001236Roosevelt Boulevard Intersection ImprovementsPhiladelphiaPA 1,960,0001237Schuylkill Avenue BridgeReadingPA 4,904,0361238Second Street Signal Optimization (Lehigh Ave to Callowhill St)PhiladelphiaPA 2,400,0001239SEPTA Platform Rehabilitation Project at PHLPhiladelphiaPA 1,205,0001240Sleepy Hollow Road Bridge Replacement Butler Township, Luzerne CountyPA 1,200,0001241South Henderson Road WideningUpper MerionPA 5,000,0001242SR 29 & SR 113 Intersection Improvements Perkiomen TownshipPA 3,676,5121243SR 4004—Park Ave, Eagleville Road, Crawford Road Intersection Realignment ProjectAudubonPA 4,745,6041244State Route 115 Corridor Improvements Effort Chestnuthill Township, Monroe CountyPA 4,000,0001245State Route 590 Paving Project Lackawaxen Township, Pike CountyPA 2,400,0001246State Route 652 Resurfacing ProjectBerlin Township, Wayne CountyPA 1,008,0001247Tilghman Street and State Route 309 Interchange ReconstructionSouth Whitehall TownshipPA 4,000,0001248Upper Darby Walnut Street Multimodal Connectivity ProjectUpper DarbyPA 745,0001249US 222 Hard ShoulderWyomissing BoroughPA 5,000,0001250PRHTA-01 Lajas to San GermanLajasPR5,000,0001251PRHTA-02 GuraboGuraboPR4,800,0001252PRHTA-03 BayamonBayamonPR7,884,0001253East Main Road – Union Avenue to Sandy Point Avenue Safe Shared-Use PathPortsmouthRI240,0001254Hope and Main Street SidewalksBristol and WarrenRI8,000,0001255Pawtucket Avenue Veteran’s Memorial Parkway to Waterman AvenueEast ProvidenceRI5,600,0001256Post Road and Old Post Road ImprovementsWesterly, CharlestownRI10,400,0001257Route 2, Bald Hill Road, and New London Avenue ImprovementsWarwick/CranstonRI4,000,0001258RT–114, Wampanoag Trail (East Shore Expressway to Federal Road)Barrington and East ProvidenceRI5,920,0001259Trestle Trail—West SectionCoventryRI4,400,0001260I 26/ 526 InterchangeNorth CharlestonSC20,000,0001261SC–126 Belvedere Clearwater Road WideningClearwaterSC13,069,6951262Corridor Improvement at Old State Road (US 21/176) from Savany Hunt Creek Road (S–86) to Old Sandy Run Road (S–31)Calhoun CountySC 1,100,0001263Intersection Improvement at Old State Road (US 21/176) and Savany Hunt Creek Road (S–86)GastonSC 1,100,0001264Santee Wateree Regional Transportation #2022SumterSC 2,000,0001265Sumter Manning Avenue Bridge Multimodal EnhancementsSumterSC 4,000,0001266US 21/178 Bypass (Joe S. Jeffords Highway) Corridor ImprovementOrangeburgSC 7,800,0001267Walk Bike ColumbiaColumbiaSC 4,000,0001268Blount County GreenwayBlount CountyTN3,420,8001269Elvis Presley BoulevardMemphisTN7,000,0001270Knob Creek RoadJohnson CityTN2,630,0001271Magnolia Avenue CorridorKnoxvilleTN10,000,0001272MATA Electric Bus ProgramMemphisTN7,000,0001273Memphis 3.0 (Kimball at Pendleton)MemphisTN3,000,0001274Mississippi Boulevard Signalized Pedestrian Crossing MemphisTN1,141,4401275Overton Park Cooper Street EntranceMemphisTN1,739,4321276SR–126KingsportTN5,662,0001277SR–34MorristownTN2,394,0001278SR–35GreenvilleTN2,018,0001279SR–36SpurgeonTN5,445,0001280SR–499 EXTSeviervilleTN832,0001281SR–93 Horse CreekKingsportTN777,0001282SR–93 Miscellaneous Safety ImprovementsFall BranchTN242,0001283Third/Fourth Street Corridor Project, Chattanooga, TNChattanoogaTN2,500,0001284US–127 (SR–28)Fentress County / Cumberland CountyTN20,000,000128554 Scott Street BOOST Corridor projectHouston TX20,000,0001286Austin Bergstrom Spur Urban TrailAustin TX10,000,0001287Austin Ross Road Substandard StreetAustinTX10,000,0001288Bear Creek Road Improvement ProjectGlenn HeightsTX3,329,4171289City of South Houston--Concrete SidewalksSouth HoustonTX1,264,5301290Clay Road Bridge Reconstruction ProjectHoustonTX9,929,5771291Dallas East Grand Avenue (SH–78) Corridor Study & Infrastructure ImprovementsDallasTX1,300,0001292Dallas Vision Zero ImplementationDallasTX10,000,0001293DART LED Light Replacement ProjectDallasTX2,080,0001294DART Mobile Data Terminals System Upgrade ProjectDallasTX1,760,0001295East Dallas Bus and Maintenance Facility Renovation ProjectDallasTX891,9921296FM 3349/US 79 Railroad Grade Separation ProjectHutto & TaylorTX10,000,0001297FM 60 from 2 miles east of SH 36 to .8 miles west of FM 2039CaldwellTX4,000,0001298Foley Street & Navigation Realignment & Infrastructure Re-Use Construction PhaseHoustonTX10,000,0001299Fondren Road Reconstruction with Transit and Pedestrian EnhancementsHoustonTX11,000,0001300Greater Downtown Dallas Master PlanDallasTX1,600,0001301Grove Street Intermodal Campus Rehabilitation Fort WortTX3,250,0001302High Line ProjectPharrTX940,1601303IBTCDonna and AlamoTX3,500,0001304IH 45 from 1.5 miles south of S 84 to US 84FairfieldTX1,000,0001305IH 69ELyford and Sebastian TX3,500,0001306Intersection at SH 191 and Yukon Rd.MidlandTX6,520,0001307John Hayes ExtensionEl PasoTX12,000,0001308Meadowglen West Complete Street ProjectHoustonTX4,000,0001309Memorial Park Connector SouthHoustonTX4,000,0001310Missouri City/BW 8 Transit FacilityMissouri CityTX5,000,0001311New Construction Overpass at Loop 338 and South US 385OdessaTX2,000,0001312Pharr International Bridge Dock Expansion 1PharrTX2,863,9181313Pharr International Bridge-Commercial Vehicle Staging AreaPharrTX3,880,0001314Phase 3A—SL 88 from Memphis to CR 2240 (Ave. U) (TxDOT Project Id: 1502–01–029)LubbockTX11,820,0001315Phase 3B—SL 88 from SL 88 from Chicago Avenue to Memphis Avenue (TxDOT Project Id: 1502–01–030)LubbockTX8,180,0001316Reconstruction of US385 in OdessaOdessaTX1,000,0001317Re-establish Northwest Drive Direct Access to IH 635MesquiteTX10,000,0001318RM 2243 Resiliency ProjectLeanderTX10,000,0001319Safe Access to Transit Improvements HoustonTX1,200,0001320SH 550BrownsvilleTX3,791,5291321SH 6 from BS 6–R to SH 40College StationTX4,000,0001322South Parallel Corridor Phase IIISan BenitoTX6,500,0001323South Park and Ride Project/Electric Bus Project ExpansionMcAllenTX4,700,0001324Speegleville Road: Bridge at Middle Bosque RiverWacoTX8,379,0001325Stanton Street Bridge “Good Neighbor International Bridge” Intelligent Transportation System El PasoTX7,200,0001326The I–35 Innovative Corridor ProjectDallasTX7,500,0001327Traffic Signal Improvements Loop 338 at W Yukon RdOdessaTX2,480,0001328Trinity Lakes Station—Fort Worth Transportation Authority Fort WorthTX11,962,8001329TX SH 36 ExpansionFort Bend CountyTX20,000,0001330Vallecillo Road ProjectLaredoTX14,000,0001331Westheimer BOOST HoustonTX16,000,0001332Widen US–77VictoriaTX20,000,0001333Widening of US–83 South of Zapata Townsite ProjectZapataTX5,780,1481334Zarzamora/Frio City Road RR OverpassSan AntonioTX15,600,00013351300 East/Richmond Street ReconstructionSalt Lake CityUT2,000,00013361500 West and 1300 North RoundaboutClinton CityUT1,200,00013374700 South Project WVCWest Valley CityUT3,000,0001338700 West Project South Salt Lake CityUT3,000,0001339BRT from Kimball Junction to Park City (S.R. 224) Park CityUT6,500,0001340Colorado River Pathway Phase IVMoab/Grand CountyUT1,000,0001341Fort Street ReconstructDraperUT915,2941342Frontage Road Bypass HerrimanUT4,800,0001343FrontRunner ForwardProvo to OgdenUT3,300,0001344Legacy Highway Frontage Road ProjectCentervilleUT1,500,0001345Midvalley ConnectorMurray, West Valley, Salt Lake City UT5,500,0001346Neffs Canyon Trailhead RedesignSalt Lake City UT800,000400,000400,0001347North Sugar Factory RoadGunnisonUT1,727,2001348Ogden 25th Street Rebuild ProjectOgdenUT5,500,0001349Ogden Canyon Shared Use Pathway ProjectOgdenUT4,000,0001350Park City Arts and Culture District Roadway and Connectivity Project Park CityUT1,200,0001351Provo Intermodal Center Pedestrian Bridge Project ProvoUT1,000,0001352Safe Route to School Sidewalk ProjectSalt Lake CountyUT73,3451353Sharp/Tintic Railroad ConnectionSpringville and Spanish ForkUT1,700,0001354SR‐7 Exit 5 Interchange, Southern Hills Bridge and RoadwaySt. GeorgeUT5,000,0001355Young Street Bridge and Connector Road ProjectMorgan CityUT1,547,4011356Arlington Ridge Road BridgeArlington/AlexandriaVA9,000,0001357Berkley Avenue BridgeNorfolkVA5,000,0001358Chesapeake All-Electric Mobile Command Vehicle Demonstration ProjectChesapeakeVA1,600,0001359Coalfields Expressway—RTE 121 West Virginia State Line to Grundy, VAGrundyVA4,097,5001360Commerce Road Improvements Project RichmondVA1,600,0001361Craney Island Access RoadPortsmouthVA3,111,5001362Electric Emergency Response VehiclesChesapeakeVA1,600,0001363Fall Line Trail – Downtown Core EnhancementsRichmondVA1,500,0001364HRT Bus ReplacementVirginia BeachVA2,377,0001365I–64 at Oilville Road (Rte. 617) InterchangeGoochland CountyVA3,436,0001366I–66 Transportation AlternativesFairfaxVA4,000,0001367I–81 Northbound Truck Climbing Lane—Mile Marker 39.5MarionVA11,160,0001368Intersection Safety Improvements at the Intersection of Route 15 and Route 250TroyVA5,082,7001369Intersection Safety Improvements at the Intersection of Route 22 and Route 780LouisaVA2,050,0001370Interstate 95 and Willis Road Interchange Improvements ProjectChesterfieldVA3,200,0001371Jahnke Road: Blakemore Road to Forest Hill AvenueRichmondVA1,600,0001372Long BridgeArlingtonVA4,000,0001373Mathis Corridor Revitalization ProjectManassasVA7,000,0001374Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure ImprovementsFalls ChurchVA2,000,0001375Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-BVirginia BeachVA5,000,0001376Old Bridge Road at Gordon Boulevard Interchange/Intersection Improvements WoodbridgeVA4,000,0001377Parallel Chesapeake Tunnel ProjectNorthampton CountyVA3,111,5001378Peninsula Transit Signal Priority ImprovementsNewport News and HamptonVA9,702,0711379Red Lane Road/Rt. 60 Continuous Green TPowhatanVA3,145,6631380Richmond Highway Bus Rapid TransitFairfax CountyVA5,000,0001381Roundabout at the intersection of Middle Road (Rt. 646) and Jefferson Park Road (Rt. 630)Prince George CountyVA3,540,8061382Route 31 Bicycle Accommodations Project SurryVA6,379,0001383Route 7/Route 690 InterchangePurcellvilleVA10,000,0001384Rt. 208 (Courthouse Road) and Hood Drive Intersection Improvement (UPC 110987) FredericksburgVA1,151,0001385Silver Line Support Transportation AlternativesFairfaxVA10,500,0001386The Birthplace of America TrailNewport NewsVA3,160,0001387Tidewater Drive ReconstructionNorfolkVA6,400,0001388Transit Enhancement and ExpansionChesterfieldVA4,688,8001389St. Croix/St. Thomas Ferry ChristianstedVI 15,000,0001390Barre City-Barre Town VT Route 14 / Quarry Street and Quarry Hill Road Intersection ReconstructionBarreVT4,750,0001391Essex Junction Crescent ConnectorEssexVT5,400,0001392Railyard Enterprise Project (Design & Permitting Phase)BurlingtonVT2,250,0001393Town of Hartford (Quechee) U.S 4 Bridge RehabilitationHartfordVT7,600,0001394Bigelow Gulch and Sullivan Road CorridorSpokane ValleyWA2,650,0001395City of Waitsburg Highway 12 Preston Bridge ReplacementWaitsburgWA350,0001396Columbia Heights Road ReconstructionLongviewWA5,500,0001397Ferry County Kettle River Road RehabilitationCurlewWA1,797,0001398I–5/SR 503 Interchange Area Improvements WoodlandWA11,760,0001399Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion (IRCE)LongviewWA2,740,0001400Palouse River Bridge Replacement ColfaxWA6,000,0001401Spokane Airport Spotted Road ProjectSpokaneWA6,749,0001402SR 410/Rock Creek Vic—Chronic Environmental DeficiencyNachesWA3,562,0001403SW Mojonnier Road ReconstructionCollege PlaceWA2,453,5741404US 12 Naches Vic to Yakima Vic—Intersection Safety ImprovementsNachesWA1,452,0001405US 97/Jones Rd—Intersection ImprovementsWapatoWA4,464,0001406US Highway 12 Phase 8 Final Design and Right of Way AcquisitionTouchetWA5,965,9311407Yakima County, East-West Corridor Phase II Project.YakimaWA4,000,0001408169th Street Connecting SegmentArlingtonWA 3,900,000140920th Street NE / Main Street ImprovementsLake StevensWA 2,000,000141042nd Ave S Bridge Replacement ProjectTukwilaWA 1,270,0001411Aberdeen US 12 Highway-Rail Separation ProjectAberdeenWA 2,080,0001412Access and Circulation Roads for the Darrington Wood Innovation CenterTown of DarringtonWA 1,291,8691413Bellevue Transit Center Safety and Connectivity ProjectBellevueWA 1,000,0001414City of Carnation Larson / 40th Street Bypass Project CarnationWA 2,400,0001415City of Kenmore Fish Passable Culvert ReplacementsKenmoreWA 1,224,0001416College Street Corridor Improvements Phase IIILaceyWA 6,000,0001417Columbia River Pedestrian Bridge Extension, Apple Capital Loop TrailWenatcheeWA 8,600,0001418E. 64th Street Phase IITacomaWA 5,600,0001419East Marginal Way Corridor Improvements – Phase 1SeattleWA 2,340,0001420Eastrail Wilburton Critical CrossingBellevueWA 1,680,0001421Georgetown to South Park ConnectionSeattleWA 1,800,0001422Gorst Area Resiliency and Redundancy Alternatives StudyBremertonWA 8,000,0001423Guemes Island Ferry Replacement ProjectAnacortesWA 8,000,0001424I–5/Lake Washington Ship Canal BridgeSeattleWA 5,000,0001425Lea Hill Corridor 112th Ave SE & 105th Pl SE Intersection ImprovementsAubrunWA 4,446,2001426Links to Opportunity Streetscape ProjectTacomaWA 2,000,0001427Lyon Creek Culvert Replacement ProjectLake Forest ParkWA 3,100,0001428Meeker Complete Street/Safe Routes to School ProjectKentWA 2,500,0001429MLK Jr. Way S Safety and Accessibility Improvements ProjectSeattleWA 750,0001430NE 124th St / 124th Ave NE Pedestrian Bridge (Totem Lake Non-Motorized Bridge)KirklandWA 2,000,0001431Orting HWY 162 Pedestrian BridgeOtingWA 6,000,0001432Puyallup Avenue Transit/Complete Street ImprovementsTacomaWA 2,000,0001433Rainier Avenue South Corridor Improvements—Phase 4ARentonWA 2,000,0001434Redmond Central Connector Phase IIIRedmondWA 3,000,0001435Roundabout on US–2 and Main StreetSultanWA 900,0001436Safe Routes to School Improvements: Whitman Elementary and Edison Elementary SchoolsTacomaWA 1,000,0001437Sheffield Trail Improvement ProjectFifeWA 2,750,0001438South Campus Interim Base ElectrificationTukwilaWA 3,000,0001439South Tacoma Way, 88th Street S to 80th Street Court SW. LakewoodWA 2,400,0001440South Whidbey—Clinton Area Transportation Infrastructure ImprovementsClintonWA 1,500,0001441SR 99/NB Duwamish River Bridge—Grid Deck ReplacementSeattleWA 2,000,0001442SR522 Corridor ImprovementMaltbyWA 4,000,0001443Town to Zylstra Lake Multi-Modal TrailFriday HarborWA 5,280,0001444Tukwila International Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit StationTukwilaWA 2,000,0001445US 12/Heron St Bridge Tier 1—Bridge RehabilitationAberdeenWA 2,038,1661446US–2 WB Trestle Lake Stevens, EverettWA 1,680,000840,000840,0001447Washington State Ferries Seattle Ferry Terminal Shoreside ElectrificationSeattleWA 4,200,0001448West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions (WSBLE)SeattleWA 5,360,0001449X Street RoundaboutTumwaterWA 3,250,0001450Atwood Ave. (Fair Oaks Ave. to Cottage Grove Rd.)MadisonWI 6,275,0001451BeerLine Bike and Pedestrian TrailMilwaukeeWI 1,200,0001452CTH CC from Ash Street to CTH DOregonWI 2,000,0001453CTH CV from Government Road to USH 51MadisonWI 2,000,0001454CTH M/Century Avenue Bridge (B–13–0046) over Pheasant Branch Replacement Including Approaches and Branch Street IntersectionMiddletonWI 2,000,0001455CTH P from CTH PD to CTH SKlevenvilleWI 2,000,0001456I–94 Screening Wall at Woods National CemeteryMilwaukeeWI 2,000,0001457Milwaukee Country Transit Bus PurchaseWauwatosaWI 4,000,0001458Milwaukee County Transit Security InitiativeWauwatosaWI 2,000,0001459Reconstruction of Silver Spring DriveGlendaleWI 4,500,0001460Reedsburg – Baraboo, Preston Avenue to STH 23 Const./Mill & Overlay, State 3RReedsburgWI 125,0001461Reedsburg – Wisconsin Dells STH 136 Intersection Const./Intersection Improvement/RAB SafetyReedsburgWI 1,600,0001462South Kinnickinnic Avenue Resurfacing ProjectSt. FrancisWI 700,0001463US 14 (Wisconsin River to Oak Street) between Spring Green & MadisonArenaWI 2,000,0001464Vliet Street Resurfacing ProjectMilwaukeeWI 4,200,0001465Hal Greer Boulevard Corridor Upgrade HuntingtonWV6,400,0001466Michael Angiulli Memorial BridgeNorth ViewWV2,080,0001467New Cumberland—WV 2New CumberlandWV3,200,0001468Princeton Overhead BridgePrincetonWV3,600,0001469Rock Creek Interchange—New Access RoadRock CreekWV10,000,0001470Route 93 Scherr OverpassScherrWV3,120,0001471Van Voorhis RoadMorgantownWV6,800,0001472WVU PRT Passenger Stations Rehabilitation ProjectMorgantownWV4,800,0001473Excelsior Springs Safe Streets and SidewalksExcelsior SpringsMO9,444,7061474Fox River Regional Trail: Hoover Forest Preserve-Fox River Bluffs Connecting Trail SegmentYorkvilleIL240,0001475City of Red Wing Levee Road Realignment ProjectRed WingMN3,124,521

108.

Report on progress of DBE program

(a)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the disadvantaged business enterprises program carried out by the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 1101(c) of this division.(b)

Contents

The report required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the percentage and dollar amount of Federal funds paid to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the prior fiscal year for each State and territory of the United States.(c)

Definitions

The terms small business concern and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals have the meanings given such terms in section 1101(c)(2).

Surface Transportation

1001.

Applicability of division

(a)

Applicability

This division, including the amendments made by this division, applies beginning on October 1, 2022. (b)

Reference to date of enactment

In this division and the amendments made by this division, any reference to—(1)the date of enactment of this Act;(2)the date of enactment of a provision of this division;(3)the date of enactment of a provision added to law by an amendment made by this division; or(4)the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act added to law by an amendment made by this division,

shall be treated as a reference to October 1, 2022.

(c)

Exception for immediate application

Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the following sections and any amendments made by such sections:(1)Section 1105.(2)Section 1107.(3)Section 1305.(4)Subsections (c)(1) and (d) of section 2104.(5)Section 2106.(6)Section 2112.(7)Section 2204(1)(A).(8)Section 2305.(9)Section 2307.(10)Section 2902(2).

<enum>I</enum><header>Federal-Aid Highways</header><subtitle id="H3A3AEDC097E24874828D29DD03E3CF44"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorizations and Program Conditions</header><section id="HF423DDCC5BB649CD96E09B64248DD5C4"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="H1D42F815347D483392AF0356EEF6A505"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text><paragraph id="H007834AE6D86419AB870180B1274E928"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal-aid highway program</header><text>For the national highway performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code, the pre-disaster mitigation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/124">section 124</external-xref> of such title, the railway crossings program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/130">section 130</external-xref> of such title, the surface transportation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/133">section 133</external-xref> of such title, the highway safety improvement program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/148">section 148</external-xref> of such title, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">section 149</external-xref> of such title, the clean corridors program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/151">section 151</external-xref> of such title, the national highway freight program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/167">section 167</external-xref> of such title, the carbon pollution reduction program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/171">section 171</external-xref> of such title, and metropolitan planning under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">section 134</external-xref> of such title—</text><subparagraph id="HAA0D91D9F76B464C82D3E85F90D69ABF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$56,522,048,429 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E3F9C8339B94E8D9D70001332E35FC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$57,480,646,776 for fiscal year 2024; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7424862FBD954FCFBF3CC437203EDB4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$58,595,359,712 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H745826B9F7E847FEB6FB30AE735A3985" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$59,618,666,186 for fiscal year 2026. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4757C1E6562B470A88A068AC87EED907"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program</header><text>For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBB410784B3F4E10A731B2492BB0BBF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header><text>For construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities under section 147 of title 23, United States Code, $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE00BBB93D0D4282B22215A5B958D91F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header><subparagraph id="HFF8D611FFE524CDF8BC5A224E482A1EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8A99F0060A44E53B55B2BC409C8E437"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><clause id="H605EF264D51A4C8AA79B8389A0E5E67C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, $555,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></clause><clause id="HA60FA0FA3A264D59960AC582F98CF27D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of the amount made available for a fiscal year under clause (i)—</text><subclause id="H4AC485B1EFE84D9FBCB2A8F03ED8C6D3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount for the National Park Service is $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBA9D5B3E0B844E9EBCE42C778E543DFA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB0F3BC47CFA0452EBE71BBB477C81F14"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount for the United States Forest Service is $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC66BDA085DF249C1A4AB0AA2A3AEF481"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount for the Corps of Engineers is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; </text></subclause><subclause id="HACC33F9553AE4A4587E4A58EEEE8AC00"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the amount for the Bureau of Land Management is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC112820E2CB14A35B0438A2F62E729F6"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the amount for the Bureau of Reclamation is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HF86CF8DC063A45C699BB76EA30841E44"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the amount for independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land management responsibilities is $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF33A6BF0F25F4FE18E9F7EA28E13424B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><text>For the Federal lands access program under section 204 of title 23, United States Code, $345,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H249D3BB620644254A42614937A82A65E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal major projects grants</header><text>To carry out section 208 of title 23, United States Code, $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE74A7CE7FF3B4A79892CD87BF5271AA0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 of title 23, United States Code, the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 165(a) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B3BE763A376447C984E453B1058B725"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For projects of national and regional significance under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D39CC5DDCBC461B9DB17F6C67725986"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Community transportation investment grants</header><text>To carry out section 173 of title 23, United States Code, $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFE7FDE4CB8864CF1A0E66FF4F849D899"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Community climate innovation grants</header><text>To carry out section 172 of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A2A1D34CBD0404BAB3372905A2E8B7A" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>National scenic byways program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out section 162 of title 23, United States Code, $16,000,000 for each of fiscal year 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BB1AB31F95A46AE9D1502805D7DC9D4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Rebuild rural bridges program</header><text> To carry out section 1307 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA665D81158E8442089FE80F7ED166426"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Parking for commercial motor vehicles</header><text>To carry out section 1308 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30943B2050104872B5388379F3E5AD75"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Active connected transportation grant program</header><text>To carry out section 1309 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D80F67556B94174BF843D0B5B327564"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Wildlife crossings program</header><text>To carry out section 1310 of this Act, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25361584286C4ACB9268085D96DCA9E8"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Reconnecting neighborhoods program</header><text>To carry out section 1311 of this Act, $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BD0555749C545F4A331CAA887D35AD4"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Metro performance program</header><text>To carry out section 1305 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B596F75C734484594AE12B6AA19F6EC"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Gridlock reduction grant program</header><text>To carry out section 1306 of this Act, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB4F64A3752B047F39AAC4AF77EB1E9A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization for National Scenic Byways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated out of the general fund of the Treasury $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to carry out section 162 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection><subsection id="HFE3228C2A4374DB59A346E81A7127770"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under paragraphs (10) through (14) of subsection (a) shall be administered as if apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBAD71628087643DAB4FB37EED37F0A32"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header><paragraph id="H7290C1145FA94722BD5BE0E1F91E4DFA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text><subparagraph id="H0077FF1742084605883E97308BE4CA62"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">despite the real improvements caused by the disadvantaged business enterprise program, minority- and women-owned businesses across the country continue to confront serious and significant obstacles to success caused by race and gender discrimination in the federally assisted surface transportation market and related markets across the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B325A1AF31B4A4AA99700A107DA69F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the continuing race and gender discrimination described in subparagraph (A) merits the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE28E7B41A40749EDAF148E6EB1AB8A72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recently, the disparities cause by discrimination against African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native American, and women business owners have been further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and its disproportionate effects on minority- and women-owned businesses across the nation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63866ADB43B243FC856A6B6141A46942"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Congress has received and reviewed testimony and documentation of race and gender discrimination from numerous sources, including congressional hearings and other investigative activities, scientific reports, reports issued by public and private agencies at every level of government, news reports, academic publications, reports of discrimination by organizations and individuals, and discrimination lawsuits, which continue to demonstrate that race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to address the problem;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DB88AD9680647B78A342065FB2E8B66"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (D) demonstrate that discrimination across the United States poses an injurious and enduring barrier to full and fair participation in surface transportation-related businesses of women business owners and minority business owners and has negatively affected firm formation, development and success in many aspects of surface transportation-related business in the public and private markets; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB6BA72BACFC40E3BE4E02A9DDA19361"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (D) provide a clear picture of the inequality caused by discrimination that continues to plague our nation and a strong basis that there is a compelling need for the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program to address race and gender discrimination in surface transportation-related business.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62243787181D46D78E4045C4F5E4DF36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text><subparagraph id="HF5181D0671F749DEA480567D046FDC6D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Small business concern</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3555838CDE7E4DB8B491F929384E1BD7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</external-xref>) and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA37523A2D7DD49038991F35E5843CF73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts for small business concerns</header><text>Except to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under titles I, II, V, and VII of this division and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H377010A7EF51432693CCC4BC6FF8C201"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header><text>Each State shall annually—</text><subparagraph id="HA78E661CF3F84BE495800819D573288B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey and compile a list of the small business concerns referred to in paragraph (3) in the State, including the location of the small business concerns in the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BCBE2E2BE9F480FA45E500DDA53DCF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text><clause id="H488884BEB0524E26B4DC4915C9B25426"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women;</text></clause><clause id="H1BA179EBB9DC4D72886C36770A648A69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text></clause><clause id="H14756118B9C042F694D871959FAF4ECF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50ABBEA047DC4A458C950EB7EAEE4AC7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Uniform certification</header><subparagraph id="H8612282850424A8B96EEBEC58AE3F3A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a small business concern for the purpose of this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F1AF77032754F0C9367A9C8B2C41B11"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The minimum uniform criteria established under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to a potential small business concern—</text><clause id="HE77862EBC6344D318EA76D53CC51232E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits;</text></clause><clause id="HAF639B37F2664C5ABC587A0DF3ADC68A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personal interviews with personnel;</text></clause><clause id="H22B8D6662A6F4C0EB6527CF5611FF392"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text></clause><clause id="H012C955F5A844CC58ED04B9286B8DE1C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyses of stock ownership;</text></clause><clause id="H7AFA080575384788BADE5D8F30B9DAC6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>listings of equipment;</text></clause><clause id="H086B8C8B8EC64CAEA3A77F254C0647A2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text></clause><clause id="H51ED07F0D6604EFF91799062CCDA3DFF"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>listings of work completed;</text></clause><clause id="H7A2788A4E2B947E78101E803825EF04F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text></clause><clause id="H19B9A54EE8B44074B3C28F48C5F3BFDD"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text></clause><clause id="H8A94AC51E49245089CE90D6867208A7A"><enum>(x)</enum><text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8972DD277714E2092DFAB3D14AA493B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="H89483F3379E840898396331C5B0AD6E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39BD1ED2804848D5B4669C1CB4DCA898"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A2BCC2903F346128D38FD837A33A17A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compliance with court orders</header><text>Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to receive funds made available under titles I, II, V, and VII of this division and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying with paragraph (3) because a Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the implementation of paragraph (3) is unconstitutional.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05C6A70436DA4637809CAFFCF216755D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Sense of Congress on prompt payment of DBE subcontractors</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text><subparagraph id="H67ED010F7E484016A6F769AA7B8BC073"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation should take additional steps to ensure that recipients comply with section 26.29 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (the disadvantaged business enterprises prompt payment rule), or any corresponding regulation, in awarding federally funded transportation contracts under laws and regulations administered by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B67C9E4104E430AAADBCD3678110E09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such additional steps should include increasing the Department of Transportation’s ability to track and keep records of complaints and to make that information publicly available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A58B5E20D1B42408CD27B5FAAC20066"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Sense of Congress on fulfilling certain contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that contractors participating in a federally funded transportation contract with a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals should ensure that the percentage of a contract promised to such small business concern is fulfilled, unless prior approval is obtained consistent with the regulations under part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13C83544F12E42FDA46A8B190D43E339"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on financial assistance for state-Owned enterprises</header><paragraph id="H4C9DC95FD29447C5A493B1788ADF9C13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided under this section may not be used in awarding or exercising an option on a previously awarded contract, a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an entity that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that—</text><subparagraph id="H69406E2DF02441F5B1BF158444418225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1677">19 U.S.C. 1677(18)</external-xref>)) as of the date of enactment of this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91D44F227CE74AB2B2075AD1A3E75D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2242">19 U.S.C. 2242</external-xref>) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4B060A57A644071B2502F95A9887F7F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2416">19 U.S.C. 2416</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C9FAF07DA3E4E87BAA60D0697599B28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the term <term>otherwise related legally or financially</term> does not include a minority relationship or investment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7322E4443D88477AA83DBFE8ABD63354"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International agreements</header><text>This subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB3E760AEC15E41F1A03A3BDC5D133BDB"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Obligation limitation</header><subsection id="H6981A363F523472585EFC54A0FD35637"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General limitation</header><text>Subject to subsection (e), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed—</text><paragraph id="HF9809BB6809045A5A9102F07326EDA37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$66,097,092,526 for fiscal year 2023;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C611F1D0DCF4ABDA8DCA877AEDB1773"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$66,570,608,070 for fiscal year 2024; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBAC1179C98A4CA0962F363A880B4E4B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,701,550,431 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BC46BD5729948ADA3AB5B76E7B77B5E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$68,741,903,518 for fiscal year 2026. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF99D02D2E1C14CE6B2417065E26F2996"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text><paragraph id="H725C33D8733E46C49F79FBA9D31DCF3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17FDFA7A35FA41B6BC6AE7CDEFF3CF86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">23 U.S.C. 144</external-xref> note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFEACE608A18442E9565830ADCF85F38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6E5B6B1E9DE4BE1BC51115548AA8173"><enum>(4)</enum><text>subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9648680E4D2B4114B4AF60607F566EAC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF43AB98D9E9A49E6BBAAC7AB5FEDF005"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/240">Public Law 102–240</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD4CEC808C0B43E0AB9A1970E67684C7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H866A8F537E404C15A741B1BFC90BD582"><enum>(8)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9923DE5E421642F8BDDCE2AB18E4C6CC"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3667A17709F4A34941FC59F2BE12491"><enum>(10)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1034512AFD754949B13E3BEA4CB9B448"><enum>(11)</enum><text>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/118">23 U.S.C. 118</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE89EB4B951414C1F98B7C7A0B194B401"><enum>(12)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD65980AE0F6B46A2879C5BFF3930324E"><enum>(13)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2016 through 2022, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H880D60DB88814FA48914EE721F61CC6F"><enum>(14)</enum><text>section 203 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, only in an amount equal to $550,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D25DA012DF9429D8C1F10C565B190E3"><enum>(15)</enum><text>section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, only in an amount equal to $89,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H336B7EECF0EA463F904098FF0E0AAB69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of obligation authority</header><text>Subject to paragraph (1)(B), for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary of Transportation—</text><paragraph id="HF0CA87B19F1940DFBCBE78DD7FF917D0"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCD98F8778646444A9C9E5CB15F7EA47F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—</text><clause id="H3E665F6F580A4722BF5583568A047363" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="HC9D60D15F14D4A4CBDD22DB4F45DB2E8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text></clause><clause id="HD7BCBA1C20DB4FB29E39C15F082D269A" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H77E972D051D7485BBAFB28335848FD35" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165(a) of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E012851B96B4A9FB9D5DB5E54135AD5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, in addition to the amounts described in subparagraph (A), shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for amounts authorized for the metro performance program under section 1305 of this Act;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCE010595CAD4884A44BC7DE57E93350"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—</text><subparagraph id="HC12892A2AA09443CB1B4B700D6D90CDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years, the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A926264606E4E3E962280F8736AC687"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97BF4AE8BDE2435988B1E19E40FB9FA8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall determine the proportion that—</text><subparagraph id="HE88D8AF3E289450B8C9027C25C68AFE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2254466D618A4B9192F406F4F31E0739"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total of—</text><clause id="H1D42F991E1DB4015873FC299A664334C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, other than sums authorized to be appropriated for—</text><subclause id="H67C9549C202D4022B9B7F844C45E413E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (13) of subsection (b);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H56002BFD73DB4C308BF754ED029A7FA9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 203 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(14) for the fiscal year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD6ABAAB49DEF4D2B8343847B8648C7BF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(15) for the fiscal year; less</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8C1F932023C84FE2A5BF5346A075F445"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3804842253694BFF8036C4ECD48867F9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/202">section 202</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/204">204</external-xref> of such title, by multiplying—</text><subparagraph id="HF751183F4BA2400886FB3580C4174F84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9B9207315324112A71ADCB6EEC08059"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BFCD1A93F5E4C1492FE1DA8E56A60CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the surface transportation program in section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(15) and the amounts apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/202">sections 202</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/204">204</external-xref> of such title) in the proportion that—</text><subparagraph id="HD0C82D15B36D44F4990BEFD9A5D715DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for the fiscal year; bears to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0C0FB77280F40F8A4A8BF9C1FBEACE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8213541993EB49F696E747793FDCDAED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redistribution of unused obligation authority</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Transportation shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026—</text><paragraph id="H722ED49335A44A41AD94725AB7743D65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>revise a distribution of the obligation authority made available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0D8783444674FBA8607B18DBBEC2F4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under section 104 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6A6CE2C114C4FEA8D74E879E28C92A1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special limitation</header><paragraph id="H739124E63FCD40C896F1C58515E7D86E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), obligation limitations imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to contract authority for—</text><subparagraph id="H03BBA468ECF74179822B2D2268646B5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transportation research programs carried out under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, and title V of this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54E78DDA33E43CC87F9AF0688288874"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the metro performance program under section 1305 of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC34A4EA603249DA8CEC1B386A8744FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="H8ACBADFCFAB240F5A750F5B3B36DC19C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H224A0C6D0AEF4F959532777B33649635"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0526161077F46D59115C46CA04E563E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Lop-Off</header><paragraph id="H8603CB2525CB49AFAC130DAAD7F18733"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute to the States any funds that—</text><subparagraph id="H3A75BEB14015440A823AB6DEC214AD14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H139D6229068D4B66BFEF9B4236EEA72B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for the fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86E6147426E04EBF8E79082A12FCD785"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ratio</header><text>Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c)(5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H472A73AC0C964B35AFCE494114518C0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5AE524B3EF86487A8F5035C3E70ADF33" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Definitions and declaration of policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8E5DD7BDB6ED40D3A15676C8F470D705" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H26EF53372E0B4400851F414705BA1B6D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), and (34) as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (7), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (24), (25), (26), (27), (29), (30), (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), (39), (43), (44), (45), (46), and (47), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H002380CE4367467C876CB9B823F8DACD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A8C31D3885A4FC9B149CE9C6CB5412B" style="USC"><paragraph id="HF4110ACB28854902B12F4E4E10FCA446" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adaptation</header><text>The term <term>adaptation</term> means an adjustment in natural or human systems in anticipation of, or in response to, a changing environment in a way that moderates negative effects of extreme events or climate change.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1ACC875514AE4C52AD45EA30792BE98F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HCB0D2B4463EB4CC2B1AC7162597EF79B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HE3403921A01541FA87AF3AC2D77981EE" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Areas of persistent poverty</header><text>The term <term>areas of persistent poverty</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HDB05EAE4ABBF4FEFA38DC806F5E6CE10" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any county that has had 20 percent or more of the population of such county living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAED98FC73F654EE080242697382F73F3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent, as measured by the most recent 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA6A5D9AD30E4386BA9BCD038FC3C4A1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000, and 2010 decennial censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau of the Census. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11762F30584C44A1920231D142E5AB5D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35F8C2E4D4FA4A19949562C6A8BE53F2" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6D7D3D7D87A34C18822C18A8016C1F5C" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Climate change</header><text>The term <term>climate change</term> means any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time, and may include major changes in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, or sea level, among others, that occur over several decades or longer.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC78D1CD97AF49DFAA94A2191EED1AE4" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>assessing resilience,</quote> after <quote>surveying,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF769426EA8814A438499480FC09AFEA8" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10B1A0934E3D4050B4D3F66689F9198A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H862D43049B184904BD13EEBE02453DF6" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Context sensitive design principles</header><text>The term <term>context sensitive design principles</term> means principles for the design of a public road that—</text><subparagraph id="H56A0A5B99C08433E890C6DD1CA3A390B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of project planning, design, and development, transportation facilities for users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, children, older individuals, individuals with disabilities, motorists, and freight vehicles; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5E54BB6AEB9445B8C29B2A49D70C029" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>considers the context in which the facility is planned to be constructed to determine the appropriate facility design.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9103C333F84986BDAFBF459EAD31FC" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8156E241573C4AA1B665BCB10EEF03FF" style="USC"><paragraph id="H77DD4B0D81C84B3ABFE747F2EC6A6CAF" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Evacuation route</header><text>The term <term>evacuation route</term> means a transportation route or system that—</text><subparagraph id="HD5F200DFC06B4724A558D3FFBA429367" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is used to transport—</text><clause id="H76B2904CB03B463985FD71D43C86FBB1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the public away from an emergency event; or</text></clause><clause id="H2708EBFAC0C24152AEC2BA3A2A079CA2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>first responders and recovery resources in the event of an emergency; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H639B58F7726A4BDCBAF51B227064615D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is identified, consistent with sections 134(i)(2)(I)(iii) and 135(f)(10)(C)(iii), by the eligible entity with jurisdiction over the area in which the route is located for the purposes described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H391D54A0B0B24AFEA65C0065D4413D2E" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (15), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9217981AF564A229926373C9ACBA3CF" style="USC"><paragraph id="H354D127FC4E94CD7BB6F3810602BC6E6" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas</header><text>The term <term>greenhouse gas</term> has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7545">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8A41096FED845BDA84EF453A4003EB0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (22), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0810DF743934B8EAF7E1F485978D9BF" style="USC"><paragraph id="H8F12EB9FF97A4F57AC14780FB2042476" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Natural infrastructure</header><subparagraph id="HA5B8C96C19334990AE362BF43091A5EF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>natural infrastructure</term> means infrastructure that uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological processes that—</text><clause id="H8CB388C8208B40A9A5BD6DB275F992CB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is created through the action of natural physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time;</text></clause><clause id="H73AC701EA90C45A9B8367AAF4F22493A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is created by human design, engineering, and construction to emulate or act in concert with natural processes; or</text></clause><clause id="H640D4875CD60411EB340BDFE76A85842" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>involves the use of plants, soils, and other natural features, including through the creation, restoration, or preservation of vegetated areas using materials appropriate to the region to manage stormwater and runoff, to attenuate flooding and storm surges, and for other related purposes.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4557AF0896EB425C8431E7C59BE0FE49" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>natural infrastructure</term> includes green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BE6925D3BED4D9FB16BD3891A2E3DEB" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (27), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D5246CFED2B4DB2BD0169C39DD69BF5" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6309037FECCA4FA38E614379A94E57AE" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Protective feature</header><subparagraph id="H0298A24EF2124446B3156EDACEA9A5F3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>protective feature</term> means an improvement to a highway, bridge, or other transportation facility designed to increase resilience or mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from climate change effects (including sea level rise), flooding, and extreme events or other natural disasters (including wildfires, seismic activity, and landslides).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD59C3E117CFC48D5ACC0564E2AB4731D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>protective feature</term> includes—</text><clause id="H2E47359BCDD7465A85B21CEE4639AD84" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>raising roadway grades;</text></clause><clause id="H4D685FF8E14A4E17A49211AB0F5ADA8C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>relocating roadways to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas;</text></clause><clause id="HBBD8BF39721E467297F714189A7E6BC1" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stabilizing slide areas, including areas that are at risk of flooding, rockslides, and mudslides following a wildfire;</text></clause><clause id="HAC6C704A97CB4F278EAEB0F9DDCBA745" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>stabilizing slopes;</text></clause><clause id="H9B37B0271CF6478FA460EBD1A11149BF" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings;</text></clause><clause id="H292AC940809B4CA392519A41B4096A3F" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>increasing the size or number of drainage structures;</text></clause><clause id="H86ED5AF1DA3C4744A0572140A7F92834" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing culverts;</text></clause><clause id="H00D8683F38244E92AA1235139D15A057" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>installing seismic retrofits on bridges;</text></clause><clause id="HACCC617296274E8E90733103CDE81DA7" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>scour, stream stability, coastal, and other hydraulic countermeasures;</text></clause><clause id="HD1972998A6914297A1287DC150C92D85" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the use of natural infrastructure;</text></clause><clause id="H39F99C75CBD045559A71192BA601D491" commented="no"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>integration of the use of traditional and natural infrastructure features;</text></clause><clause id="H3F33476E079D4BE0BF777C61A4623549" commented="no"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>undergrounding public utilities in the course of other infrastructure improvements eligible under this title; and</text></clause><clause id="H5FDC5366D6434E8BAF37A137F5D455CB" commented="no"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>permeable pavements for stormwater management. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CFB4AF37D4B44D89B36E759AA57A774" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (30), as so redesignated, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC0682A970324FA8B78E65812BA3714A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6FED85F218C5417AA6948448DD9B15CE" commented="no"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Repeatedly damaged facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>repeatedly damaged facility</term> means a road, highway, or bridge that has required repair and reconstruction activities on 2 or more occasions due to natural disasters or catastrophic failures resulting in emergencies declared by the Governor of the State in which the road, highway, or bridge is located or emergencies or major disasters declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D99E35218B94ACD88FD63FDC71F2298" commented="no"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Resilience</header><subparagraph id="H663ABD66C9C54A3C9DD5A020FA3386BE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>resilience</term> means, with respect to a facility, the ability to—</text><clause id="HE4A52A91639B4E5AA2DF7A16398F95BE" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions; or</text></clause><clause id="H1E48AEEBE91F40A7A57B70F8B1A66D29" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8B097549D2F4692A909126562CF7036" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Such term includes, with respect to a facility, the ability to—</text><clause id="HBAA78E611815430B998E2C5114C26CA5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>resist hazards or withstand impacts from disruptions;</text></clause><clause id="H05D505C09CBF470F84A6CFF8DAC32A3C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce the magnitude, duration, or impact of a disruption; or</text></clause><clause id="H769BACA796484EC2AF1A9A801F2191D3" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to decrease vulnerability to a disruption.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61AD50CB48DE4440B64C79E17C50378B" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (39), as so redesignated, the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84181F093F984ECE88ACD05A491990AC" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6DE3B233A0EF41A790D561184674EAF0" commented="no"><enum>(40)</enum><header>Transportation demand management; TDM</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>transportation demand management</term> and <term>TDM</term> mean the use of strategies to inform and encourage travelers to maximize the efficiency of a transportation system leading to improved mobility, reduced congestion, and lower vehicle emissions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HECDF0253FA9F4A249CDF45129D992E15" commented="no"><enum>(41)</enum><header>Transportation demand management strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transportation demand management strategies</term> means the use of planning, programs, policy, marketing, communications, incentives, pricing, data, and technology to shift travel mode, routes used, departure times, number of trips, and location and design of work spaces or public attractions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C8619E173C54E5091244D28171C70F2" commented="no"><enum>(42)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transportation system access</term> means the ability to travel by automobile, public transportation, pedestrian, and bicycle networks, measured by travel time, taking into consideration—</text><subparagraph id="H08E2AF2393B64071B37814E07EB0CEBB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the impacts of the level of travel stress for non-motorized users; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88BAFCCEA57A41C59359E21CD6387E32" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>costs for low-income travelers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC9002FE329E4C99A30B03D37EA003AB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which transportation access is impacted by zoning policies and land use planning practices that effect the affordability, elasticity, and diversity of the housing supply.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51F45AD51E974E129B3517110D39B211" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA9D2700C74704081AE8166656CA1F589"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Defense,</quote> and inserting <quote>Defense Highways,</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H367CED89D6D944E9ABA88D8FB9E0B657" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H4FC8C3A560D746B4A8FA2F58E7BB8D02" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Century</quote> and inserting <quote>century</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HF613D0506B5D4891ABE381756BA950F6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="HADCBC766649A4A4CBFE09FE4B549C73E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>Century.</quote> and inserting <quote>century;</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H6536D866BA9C474BB621AB52BF735284" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C7F745668D9435FA2E54E6A27B94013" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H822D0D3487CB49B4A38B635C0BB5828B" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety is the highest priority of the Department of Transportation, and the Secretary and States should take all actions necessary to meet the transportation needs of the 21st century for all road users;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05863173E15B42D599AE5658A685FFCD" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>climate change presents a significant risk to safety, the economy, and national security, and reducing the contributions of the transportation system to the Nation’s total carbon pollution is critical; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3FABCC471E74D6C8A391C96E3ADC17F" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary and States should take appropriate measures and ensure investments to increase the resilience of the Nation’s transportation system.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F54CA79E6684239920B5488CBAFB79F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting <quote>while ensuring that environmental protections are maintained</quote> after <quote>review process</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H1678C8DE6ABE40EC9EF3D008A19B060B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Apportionment</header><subsection id="H0EEDB57C825C4BF8AE51CB3ABD8566CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H68F3DC972C0B43ADAB47B156EA55162D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2205B9B8A624D2DAD44D9C7FA0704AE" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H550BCD63A6354D7690DA3D33EF1F766B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$530,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H361147586753440DAB5BBD7448D5946D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$543,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H501787A3A4B34152B0B6C2A88991D7A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$557,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C549D421686430D943D5A1EB73A438C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$572,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HB09932D4497043A7938D5FA8150E9D47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB292DF0EFEA4A4789C5A7600F755A95" style="USC"><subsection id="H408AD05218CE4BBDBCD18D94FC643AC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Division among programs of State’s share of base apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall distribute the amount of the base apportionment apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under subsection (c) among the covered programs as follows:</text><paragraph id="H82F2943BBBFA49C18189AE955A0E0E7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text>For the national highway performance program, 55.09 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H350A34C64EC448C5B84114BB44838F38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surface transportation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the surface transportation program, 28.43 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BDE8A855AEF4AAEAC479A115E4A7F47"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the highway safety improvement program, 6.19 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B077443ED5745228965B19FFF9A0167"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><subparagraph id="HFD613580F4214D1ABB16236C4ABA6A31"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF023594D5AA345639F822B0CF619952E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for all States shall be— </text><clause id="H08D3A575E1B2425C82F7AB72E5A65CB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$2,913,925,833 for fiscal year 2023; </text></clause><clause id="HC1BC9366EA8843EA9E2EAC6FF5D46C21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,964,919,535 for fiscal year 2024; </text></clause><clause id="H36CF6353124742338B610D45BDC64142"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,024,217,926 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></clause><clause id="H8A4BB6F15FFF4E239359F1D4E39A33C5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,078,653,849 for fiscal year 2026. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H696032370F44409E816349F9C22ACA36"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the amount for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives an amount equal to the proportion that— </text><clause id="HAC22D79397944539A790DCB50C872591"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for fiscal year 2020; bears to </text></clause><clause id="HC9D5E3C8BFD4408284BC78C8D3740678"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for such program for fiscal year 2020. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A6B24DBBD7F48DEB001B53512B83C78"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National highway freight program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the national highway freight program, 3.38 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H75B3C7F329E44269B78FAF6FA42AA237"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning</header><subparagraph id="H915FD6E697F646DCA3084BA1934E74A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For metropolitan planning, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9091A2D4F79B4AE9A3E94322C84F30A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for metropolitan planning for all States shall be— </text><clause id="HB2AE2027CD964490AA7B188D7F1E1B41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$507,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; </text></clause><clause id="H25B1876C4E2F418DB0F58356ACDB3D6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$516,381,250 for fiscal year 2024; </text></clause><clause id="HFC1559AEB3014DEBABF178E97245DA38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$526,708,875 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></clause><clause id="H7534BE2A90924C649BE48E825D27D922"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$536,189,635 for fiscal year 2026. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30C245754E9947B784D20CD0F4380799"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the amount for metropolitan planning under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives an amount equal to the proportion that— </text><clause id="H73BB03997F9D49129A1C8D7D505B3BCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for metropolitan planning for fiscal year 2020; bears to </text></clause><clause id="H0CF776205B024978AECF2E608F59662E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for metropolitan planning for fiscal year 2020. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7397586EA7C419ABCF687877BF3C797"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Railway crossings</header><subparagraph id="H1A78853351EE448FA9F7134D1C1247D5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the railway crossings program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H156CBB2AC539497192EACC0E46AFE74F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for the railway crossings program for all States shall be $245,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EC2F04BBE0A46DC9C9E22B6FECC4373"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><clause id="HAAA3F7C59C8B498581620E8B295CD4BA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the amount for the railway crossings program under subparagraph (B) as follows: </text><subclause id="H0230186790BB4D949EC05653E6EE6BA2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>50 percent of the amount for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to States by the formula set forth in section 104(b)(3)(A) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21). </text></subclause><subclause id="HB00184AD69D54A71BEA51CED8ABB874A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>50 percent of the amount for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to States in the ratio that total public railway-highway crossings in each State bears to the total of such crossings in all States. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4AAF0D8CAFF74503B5AC4DBF13C3407C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum apportionment</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (i), for each fiscal year, each State shall receive a minimum of one-half of 1 percent of the total amount for the railway crossings program for such fiscal year under subparagraph (B). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7146BE08745F4381A3E6F36FA1659B77"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Predisaster mitigation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the predisaster mitigation program, 2.96 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B24645F36CA428ABFBF5C319ABB9468"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Carbon pollution reduction program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the carbon pollution reduction program, 3.95 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0A921CD2B14492093F6DAE4F021E5A0"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Clean corridors</header><subparagraph id="H1CA728C4639D4ED18519C2EFC9B3C70D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the clean corridors program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE94705FCD50449CBB0FBE63077DE3C2B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount for the clean corridors program for all States shall be $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B69F97740C54F34B1A4037451483491"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the total amount for the clean corridors program under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives the amount equal to the proportion that—</text><clause id="HCCCA185659164F02B10BE24F08A782A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total base apportionment determined for the State under subsection (c); bears to</text></clause><clause id="HAB7DCA519A5A43A8A164392145C4E139"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total base apportionments for all States under subsection (c).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1862871D35944D3B95580DE135F0B599"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of amounts</header><paragraph id="H3ACF47BBF13D4DBE90B6C22F3545EA13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the amount for each State shall be determined as follows: </text><subparagraph id="H626729736B844454B873CF66F6A9A7F4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial amounts</header><text>The initial amounts for each State shall be determined by multiplying— </text><clause id="H05472B13704D44B18A20B0154DC4FBE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each of—</text><subclause id="H531FD877672A40C49D3C5B04C6538217"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the base apportionment; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H25E057205A5A471DAAE90089CEAFAB1F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h)(1) for the highway safety improvement program; by </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H04F1A541BCAB4FD5A06F9F709F448F6D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that— </text><subclause id="HAABDA194A2DE43129EB3735927131A60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2020; bears to </text></subclause><subclause id="H1C7E22188BD4441895C982C3D45AB1F4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of those apportionments received by all States for fiscal year 2020. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE149D52047BA44FD8ED9D37A76CA6A08"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments to amounts</header><text>The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure that each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 95 percent of the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DBE01F82AAE4183BC46D629F9F24881"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State apportionment</header><text>On October 1 of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary shall apportion the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the covered programs in accordance with paragraph (1). </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5477ECCABDDB4E5FA046D115E5FD89AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="H92E8AFAD83A946899921B5B25B3B61F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(6)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19344F10186B41E59891F9B9E61A47C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(6)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81C53F161E1E47E59299449F92248656"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsections (h) and (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81F09F0599F04F798188262207C51631" style="USC"><subsection id="HC77732CDBA2749EE8387CC545B413B1D" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Supplemental funds</header><paragraph id="HF6AB53CEE9144E1FB166ACE36488D258" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Before making an apportionment for a fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve for the highway safety improvement program under section 148 $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for the purpose of the safe streets set-aside under section 148(m). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BC34BE135F4494B92C06318B3050E56" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds reserved under paragraph (1) and apportioned to a State under subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under subsection (b)(3), and shall be in addition to amounts apportioned under such subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1602E562AFC045EFA70A6CB642B5AF4A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H2B3E987F6E98497EB0D2B6CEAE0F20F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Base apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base apportionment</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H9EC13FC0E4EA4400A99E9D3A82831EF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the combined amount authorized for the covered programs; minus </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8410FF3B715B446A8FDE95D72BA156E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h) for the highway safety improvement program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H263A4ED53FDF4038A90738852E22EA5B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered programs</header><text>The term <term>covered programs</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HE6E7E58C1F6E43AA81683DCA21BB3E6C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the national highway performance program under section 119;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H811F3BC861CD4ACDA602DD240BE5C11F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the surface transportation program under section 133;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09992F7B89774D4683AAD8B511267A02" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the highway safety improvement program under section 148;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H578CC230DBDD4DC98ECAA30824644479" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74875E36E5B84D3D9684A47B31A54DD4" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the national highway freight program under section 167; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54036E13DAEF4AF894647E4F2C215C6D" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">metropolitan planning under section 134;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47981ECF6E384370AC39372119AB0B65" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the railway crossings program under section 130;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9DCF716F0AF466CA98DF6429D093DBE" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the predisaster mitigation program under section 124; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4953AA032606410DB00C1F6623CFC7F5" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the carbon pollution reduction program under section 171; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BACF08CFAA043F79AA4907DEA0E1BBA" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the clean corridors program under section 151.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1279CCF537F447DB36785464391AC33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share payable</header><text>Section 120(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H60E093366BF1482AB64107E62D661254"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>(5)(D),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D66DB1CABD3480ABCF968E373F0B2D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking <quote>(5)(D),</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H335AEE27545446AC828A65174DAF9073"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 23</header><text>Section 134(p) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(6)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2C94834AC33E425F97396602F5E7699C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 135(i) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(6)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8902299E80A14BDA848E2D8830062BCA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 49</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5303(p) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 104(b)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(6)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H16B1FC0890C14748AA42943A0CD4A101"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8A4C286402C64D9EBFDAC56BB1CCC23D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>FAST Act</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD80BCEC82A8462A80B18F44660C442F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HEDB01C0A1B38485DBF3A01084D1E8495"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>to be appropriated</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CE2654271BC4D038C4C366F600125AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC705D3CD8B5741B39040600DF8C4DB13" style="USC"><paragraph id="H0C3209393B6544DE8B9794A5C8196A3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special rule</header><subparagraph id="H7A5CE6D796F4479091948C98DC80D4D5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>In making an adjustment under paragraph (1) for an allocation, reservation, or set-aside from an amount authorized from the Highway Account or Mass Transit Account described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HF85F23B87E554C2D8AEDED2B46BC0C62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the ratio that—</text><subclause id="HD44362A991AB47899B51E27AD622DB2C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount authorized to be appropriated for the allocation, reservation, or set-aside from the account for the fiscal year; bears to</text></subclause><subclause id="H14462F804B3A4311804A865D889DF33A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the total amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for all programs under such account;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H74BF601907B643B09C3A3D24A405E6AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>multiply the ratio determined under clause (i) by the amount of the adjustment determined under subsection (b)(1)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="H0885FF6D4B3C45C083EB517B8938715C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>adjust the amount that the Secretary would have allocated for the allocation, reservation, or set-aside for such fiscal year but for this section by the amount calculated under clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57A04863304A461AA8B71278FA832414"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocations, reservations, and set-asides</header><text>The allocations, reservations, and set-asides described in this subparagraph are—</text><clause id="H01A748D66C2A47DC8CCC5A307E4C23A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amount made available for a fiscal year for the Federal lands transportation program under section 203, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Forest Service, the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land management responsibilities;</text></clause><clause id="HB4FA19B5D90D462C817F24CA9002BAD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount made available for the Puerto Rico highway program under section 165(a)(1);</text></clause><clause id="H90D3A5DFB7464A379708E25B2A516AF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount made available for the territorial highway program under section 165(a)(2);</text></clause><clause id="H9D03A14982174F3BB408F0760EB0DE18"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the urbanized areas formula grants under section 5307 of title 49, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the passenger ferry grant program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5307">section 5307(h)</external-xref> of such title;</text></clause><clause id="H6A41D09D09154BBAAFA00E2650B52C86"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the formula grants for rural areas under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5311">section 5311</external-xref> of such title, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for public transportation on Indian reservations;</text></clause><clause id="H3D8F7616DE7141DE974ABF165F88607C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the public transportation innovation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5312">section 5312</external-xref> of such title—</text><subclause id="HFE83B566CAF34668B032FACBB18167A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amounts allocated for the zero emission vehicle component assessment under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5312">section 5312(h)</external-xref> of such title; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HA38BE9EDF2034EC0AA5FB0AFDFCAFB06"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amounts allocated for the transit cooperative research program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5312">section 5312(i)</external-xref> of such title;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H87DA1FF9304A4EEFB0D5F628CF28A66E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the technical assistance and workforce development program of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5314">section 5314</external-xref> of such title, the amounts allocated for the national transit institute under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5314">section 5314(c)</external-xref> of such title;</text></clause><clause id="H78438A4FEE9D45D6BDEA0847C66A9649"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the bus and bus facilities program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5339">section 5339</external-xref> of such title, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the zero emission grants under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5339">section 5339(c)</external-xref> of such title;</text></clause><clause id="H3BCBD5B3657F429BA01A7DFA977F7BD4"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts made available for growing States under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5340">section 5340(c)</external-xref> of such title; and</text></clause><clause id="H3A947F1B1E7F45FD9A900262C955CB16"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts made available for high density states under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5340">section 5340(d)</external-xref> of such title.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC36C6F1393044DB6A063E605386F6490"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by inserting <quote>and section 5324 of title 49</quote> after <quote>section 125</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63E0D08CB14E4E178931EE4EC945AC83"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H7EC1B4E0CCA64DF2ADDECF3D2F6B6B88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>There is authorized</quote> and inserting <quote>For fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is authorized</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FE2078345DB4DC98424986B3D914949"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for any of fiscal years 2017 through 2020</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36A94959F02E465C8EACAB8120A074AD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1) by striking <quote>section 1102 or 3018 of the FAST Act</quote> and inserting <quote>any other provision of law</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H49841026AF954B32A3CE4A2E3B61F9BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Transparency</header><subsection id="H6E54AB9A94644EAE8C254215C9768721"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB365AB7597914669B291A227FF9FCBF5" style="USC"><subsection id="HD5727341EA8B41E0B77B052F50288BE8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability reports</header><paragraph id="HB863467218D64385B563B77A311803A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><subparagraph id="H18B7FC9CF4D841CBA52AFCE75D22888E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall compile data in accordance with this subsection on the use of Federal-aid highway funds made available under this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA42E23229A264FBB85AA0539DA28D4F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>User friendly data</header><text>The data compiled under subparagraph (A) shall be in a user friendly format that can be searched, downloaded, disaggregated, and filtered by data category.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0460FC7B8B76485CA7DEAE2364371CB7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project data</header><subparagraph id="H92F9F7A78BA34544AC31EFB514BCC6BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department of Transportation a report that describes—</text><clause id="HC93E8F310719497788263B2BFA550F47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location of each active project within each State during such fiscal year, including in which congressional district or districts such project is located; </text></clause><clause id="HA91F3CF7BD6243AC95F076956AAA5A0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total cost of such project; </text></clause><clause id="HC088444200164FABA805CB6F41693806"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of Federal funding obligated for such project; </text></clause><clause id="HA38EAB22AFFA48729353455A39EF5FA0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the program or programs from which Federal funds have been obligated for such project; </text></clause><clause id="H81105F1CEA3444ACBC21E31E6B1635DE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>whether such project is located in an area of the State with a population of— </text><subclause id="H36B58A8CDA804495A8FAE862BA2AF863"><enum>(I)</enum><text>less than 5,000 individuals; </text></subclause><subclause id="HB22D0BE09C4F43E697EF6583C4B4A6B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>5,000 or more individuals but less than 50,000 individuals; </text></subclause><subclause id="HE86978488BB64E76946F2252ADB6449E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>50,000 or more individuals but less than 200,001 individuals; or </text></subclause><subclause id="H66ACDCA6A1904004BCD96AB63DC3AA76"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>greater than 200,000 individuals;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD16BA711A83E48A8883A96FA2ED5D554"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such project is located in an area of persistent poverty; </text></clause><clause id="H23B8D38C034644EFB28FE85C514BBA89"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the type of improvement being made by such project, including categorizing such project as— </text><subclause id="H01FBD3F29EC44363878EB8C676627BAC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a road reconstruction project; </text></subclause><subclause id="H9AC90A25629A4429B75191507E44E400"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a new road construction project; </text></subclause><subclause id="HCE73F0A9F63244EA9BCB83B5CA750B9A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a new bridge construction project; </text></subclause><subclause id="H870E99B6C23C4FBCBDC2C5194C2777DF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a bridge rehabilitation project; or </text></subclause><subclause id="H9438C3C126B34F3E8E81395F6BE722E2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a bridge replacement project; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEBA3EB03540A4523BE3F02029757E20C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the functional classification of the roadway on which such project is located.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FE3511659C04D979133C7A62D05C004"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interactive map</header><text>In addition to the data made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department of Transportation an interactive map that displays, for each active project, the information described in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FB3E7CF9F744218BE4DA0BF695A4550"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State data</header><subparagraph id="HDE93A04B915641788F10CB399895B914"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Apportioned and allocated programs</header><text>The website described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be updated annually to display the Federal-aid highway funds apportioned and allocated to each State under this title, including— </text><clause id="H1F3C794A798049A2AD46401150B49803"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of funding available for obligation by the State, including prior unobligated balances, at the start of the fiscal year; </text></clause><clause id="H0150FEB0933D405B8EC6D2C8B6411DD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of funding obligated by the State during such fiscal year; </text></clause><clause id="H6B577D20D3E74AE9BA48568D7C0CA256"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of funding remaining available for obligation by the State at the end of such fiscal year; and </text></clause><clause id="HDB1DF8DECB2B4D0D9617D1E73052F440"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>changes in the obligated, unexpended balance for the State. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08F76427863E4508B9D727B9C72EDDFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programmatic data</header><text>The data described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="HAD76875492BD43E0A9D2B64CBE4109EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of funding by each apportioned and allocated program for which the State received funding under this title; </text></clause><clause id="H52A74D24862C4EEBB3D5A30153C7BB48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of funding transferred between programs by the State during the fiscal year using the authority provided under section 126; and </text></clause><clause id="H6589486CAA3A4B799F176B22852998C1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount and program category of Federal funds exchanged as described in section 106(g)(6). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51FEE1458BE845B8AEE8D31B64BD1E39"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection: </text><subparagraph id="HDDE09F147092468F8C5483601675D341"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Active project</header><clause id="H1C20F9D8D8F44243890C4B382FE11578"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>active project</term> means a Federal-aid highway project using funds made available under this title on which those funds were obligated or expended during the fiscal year for which the estimated total cost as of the start of construction is greater than $5,000,000. </text></clause><clause id="H95F5D5F7C136472EA935B241BE39E7A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>active project</term> does not include any project for which funds are transferred to agencies other than the Federal Highway Administration. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB857D6F2465E4419BBA48F24F82F00B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interactive map</header><text>The term <term>interactive map</term> means a map displayed on the public website of the Department of Transportation that allows a user to select and view information for each active project, State, and congressional district. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H811D7551BACE4D22AE3F9E36216ED9B3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HAA53CC2952DE4AC4B46A1B57F1AE3F2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project approval and oversight</header><text>Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H233BBFF098784B98BDADA91D918E99F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H98E168773C03486081112D11FDC85A6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0FF99C20F9D4B0B8D54520B749BEEC5" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HE1B94C5BD62D4335A1A283C7965D962A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistance to States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HA4C6704A3ECA4A208A0C37B54E480747"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop criteria for States to use to make the determination required under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="H77A24B35BA734E4A990F928E524DD116"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide training, guidance, and other assistance to States and subrecipients as needed to ensure that projects administered by subrecipients comply with the requirements of this title.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E17442188F74394B3B99273CE6300C3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Periodic review</header><text>The Secretary shall review, not less frequently than every 2 years, the monitoring of subrecipients by the States. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11D6118205634E2B8A82DA47C6807FDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFFFDE0882C94A2FA101C3CF7436DF49" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H89CCF913AD4F4575972D9689CEB5CBFD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal funding exchange programs</header><subparagraph id="H62CBEAFA9AC9459E95D5A5BC8C567011"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State allows a subrecipient to exchange Federal funds provided under this title that are allocated to such subrecipient for State or local funds, the State must certify to the Secretary that the State—</text><clause id="HC7C7B292110C414994AD69C8587A99F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has prevailing wage requirements that are comparable to the requirements under section 113 that apply to the use of such State or local funds; and</text></clause><clause id="HF39E228DB502459EAB2A83A11032D837"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall ensure that the prevailing wage requirements described in clause (i) apply to the use of such State or local funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77553E082C7F46B194213BB0D20B1284"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this paragraph shall apply only if the requirements of section 113 would be applicable to a covered project if such project was carried out using Federal funds. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB7E72FAA1AD4F53B13878F39E3EE4A3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Covered project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>covered project</term> means a project carried out with exchanged State or local funds as described in subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H90AA9C2929D14F5F972D4EA6AF94E45B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(3)—</text><subparagraph id="HFB43826D38E940BEB06275CF0281FA8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>, as determined by the Secretary,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H107DC3D824B34D069AE066F2D58EDFB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>shall assess</quote> and inserting <quote>in the case of a project proposed to be advanced as a public-private partnership, shall include a detailed value for money analysis or comparable analysis to determine</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2668AC001FE747DE8D5AE81B70B51A7F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10756F7A77164F52BE781F398DEBF7CC" style="USC"><subsection id="HE1E14A019AEC4522B291EFD6FFF25713"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Megaprojects</header><paragraph id="H0190812EF9474666B6279A2E7F6E3B4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive risk management plan</header><text>To be authorized for the construction of a megaproject, the recipient of Federal financial assistance under this title for such megaproject shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive risk management plan that contains— </text><subparagraph id="H1C0BDFAA679E48B59F66B655D15F214B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the process by which the recipient will identify, quantify, and monitor the risks, including natural hazards, that might result in cost overruns, project delays, reduced construction quality, or reductions in benefits with respect to the megaproject; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF50E0BCE69DB4F2EBF2934C01A04E011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examples of mechanisms the recipient will use to track risks identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BBE9D01BC1B46038BD3A69DE7E108EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a plan to control such risks; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7945799F2EF4E70AD5EA94F919A721F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such assurances as the Secretary determines appropriate that the recipient shall, with respect to the megaproject— </text><clause id="H581784C33AC546DA9A79BA82E0D61A37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>regularly submit to the Secretary updated cost estimates; and </text></clause><clause id="HF19A5046BDFF447AB3514D43A97F4121"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintain and regularly reassess financial reserves for addressing known and unknown risks. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15E060B3B46A4064A78EA10E8BD736FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Peer review group</header><subparagraph id="H8101B73EE8974A8493C397D90BDB0BE6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which a megaproject is authorized for construction, the recipient of Federal financial assistance under this title for such megaproject shall establish a peer review group for such megaproject that consists of at least 5 individuals (including at least 1 individual with project management experience) to give expert advice on the scientific, technical, and project management aspects of the megaproject. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6C375CC92224DD09CC996A69487310F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><clause id="H271EABAC1C994140AE4E9C0BFE510AE3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish guidelines describing how a recipient described in subparagraph (A) shall— </text><subclause id="H2569E49079634F7992344CB034D9D2C8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recruit and select members for a peer review group established under such subparagraph; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H057D7E89FC104C2DA32E9ABA0762A276"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make publicly available the criteria for such selection and identify the members so selected. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="HAB9F51D15DD64B45A6E455D00EB90390"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Conflict of interest</header><text>No member of a peer review group for a megaproject may have a direct or indirect financial interest in such megaproject. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57EDAC76587C411E824535B2B4ED7894"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tasks</header><text>A peer review group established under subparagraph (A) by a recipient of Federal financial assistance for a megaproject shall— </text><clause id="H68851938AE2947D89B7DE10CF428F317"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet annually until completion of the megaproject; </text></clause><clause id="H01979BAB55DD47C39391B32AD05C3C21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of the establishment of the peer review group and not later than 90 days after the date of any significant change, as determined by the Secretary, to the scope, schedule, or budget of the megaproject, review the scope, schedule, and budget of the megaproject, including planning, engineering, financing, and any other elements determined appropriate by the Secretary; and </text></clause><clause id="H39A6F726A43C4BF588CC855B28281747"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary, Congress, and such recipient a report on the findings of each review under clause (ii). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA522A301EF89490383B469EC73E06906"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the submission of a report under paragraph (2)(C)(iii), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation such report.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H65ED26BE93D1489395A66F91B4337E81"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Megaproject defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>megaproject</term> means a project under this title that has an estimated total cost of $2,000,000,000 or more, and such other projects as may be identified by the Secretary. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3A46BD799B6F473FB1E638B2C2D64F98"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Special experimental projects</header><paragraph id="HC107FE639B704F97A1F6F23D6FD70B05"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a copy of all letters of interest, proposals, workplans, and reports related to the special experimental project authority pursuant to section 502(b). The Secretary shall redact confidential business information, as necessary, from any such information published. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD90CDE5B42D4BECBD5B4D29C2EE2579"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 days before making a determination to proceed with an experiment under a letter of interest described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notification and a description of the proposed experiment to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC15691135F2C402AA0EA1139BF265346"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H6F5C508CED674E5F81292F79889AF983"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of each experiment described in this subsection carried out over the previous 5 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE125E76277F4B8FBA7A3F6C684040C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>legislative recommendations, if any, based on the findings of such experiments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63E7509C791347AA8EF9F433A1F4F7B6"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Competitive grant program oversight and accountability</header><paragraph id="H61E95B4537CB448784934C68961C9BED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure the accountability and oversight of the discretionary grant selection process administered by the Secretary, a covered program shall be subject to the requirements of this section, in addition to the requirements applicable to each covered program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49F877F714B04344A7363BBA51AA2987"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application process</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H19D3CC536EDC4E0AAE2715B4559E4582"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a template for applicants to use to summarize—</text><clause id="H3256072BE3184CE9A0BE4934EB60272B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>project needs and benefits; and</text></clause><clause id="H4B7909D60B434B7583C83D2A723F37D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any factors, requirements, or considerations established for the applicable covered program;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H430CB66F0D9D4A688AE91121646B484A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>create a data driven process to evaluate, as set forth in the covered program, each eligible project for which an application is received; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53D491EA84674C608EB5273D86207CDA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make a determination, based on the evaluation made pursuant to subparagraph (B), on any ratings, rankings, scores, or similar metrics for applications made to the covered program. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H045565B646F24BED84BBF6CE0849E3DA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification of congress</header><text>Not less than 15 days before making a grant for a covered program, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate of—</text><subparagraph id="HF88F317A704E4A3190C6E15E5657E9E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount for each project proposed to be selected;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA79A0ADBF26F483789CD421FA6FAC829"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the review process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H750273003F3242CD82B90E3B1EC080C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for each application, the determination made under paragraph (2)(C); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4EE8F94BE67643ADB834D433F8982B29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of the basis for each award proposed to be selected.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H17C66E88D6564383BFA73778CBB7342D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification of applicants</header><text>Not later than 30 days after making a grant for a project under a covered program, the Secretary shall send to all applicants under such covered program, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAE4BE8AECECD4157AEE170B8D72DD985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of each application made to the covered program for the given round of funding; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H737CFE89D6804901864E1E626FEF1011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the evaluation and justification for the project selection, including all ratings, rankings, scores, or similar metrics for applications made to the covered program for the given round of funding during each phase of the grant selection process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H878DDEE3F0CE47159DD46364DE9B47AC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, at the request of a grant applicant of a covered program, the opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the grant applicant was not awarded a grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35C11F9332D644C28EE0CE66494B54E2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Template</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, develop a template as described in paragraph (2)(A) for any discretionary program administered by the Secretary that is not a covered program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7204C2AA8058469ABB741C8B9887F47E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Covered program defined</header><text>The term <term>covered program</term> means each of the following discretionary grant programs:</text><subparagraph id="H953B10636DC143168325B0C5C4BCBFF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Community climate innovation grants under section 172.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE5C0DC41E104F9B946DABEDEA488861"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal lands and tribal major projects grants under section 208.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC14E15B04E444229F2576E60A36B3F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Mobility through advanced technologies grants under section 503(c)(4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFA634E3774341B6948C4026F4A46AF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rebuild rural bridges program under section 1307 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BF0FFB8239948A3B03D8B89E38E2E35"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Parking for commercial motor vehicle grants under section 1308 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5D4C044D800413B98724027B23B359C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Active connected transportation grants under section 1309 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8B488A000684BB996CA1EBA725D3697"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Wildlife crossings grants under section 1310 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2492ED82BD6459798E7C42383E9DE53"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Reconnecting neighborhoods capital construction grants under section 1311(d) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC54A6DFADC3D454AA5129D6A3FD7FB9D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Division office consistency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that—</text><paragraph id="H922DF9A8CC5C414C9ADC338E27EC4754"><enum>(1)</enum><text>analyzes the consistency of determinations among division offices of the Federal Highway Administration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72E4CE336CC345709D9B3F88D8EBBAFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes recommendations to improve the consistency of such determinations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0749934EB5C04DABAC5954BBCDD705BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Improving Risk Based Stewardship and Oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall reference U.S. DOT Office of Inspector General Report No. ST2020035 and take the following actions, as necessary, to improve the risk based stewardship and oversight of the Federal Highway Administration:</text><paragraph id="H90C733F442AA44AE89CB6A71E2559B66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Update and implement Federal Highway Administration guidance for risk-based project involvement to clarify the requirements for its project risk-assessment process, including expectations for conducting and documenting the risk assessment and criteria to guide the reevaluation of project risks.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D57C28A3C649138FB1235CA3B7144D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Identify and notify division offices of the Federal Highway Administration about sources of information that can inform the project risk-assessment process.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H375E7CF1D689421D87BAE9BF18D052BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update and implement Federal Highway Administration guidance for risk-based project involvement to clarify how the link between elevated risks and associated oversight activities, changes to oversight actions, and the results of its risk-based involvement should be documented in project oversight plans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB080FA5B0BA445A3AE56F8177739E78C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Develop and implement a process to routinely monitor the implementation and evaluate the effectiveness of Federal Highway Administration risk-based project involvement.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9063D5D940AE494DAB5DEFAF90F3D7C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Complete and context sensitive street design</header><subsection id="H73FCDBEBF1D84642AA9F83254CB13B7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H82CDFE90DD8244F5BB1B42022381328C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HE57070EF9A60478FBAA021967DD1B5D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>planned future traffic of the highway in a manner that is conducive to</quote> and inserting <quote>future operational performance of the facility in a manner that enhances</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B07A5FA76714D89B0EA7DB891A725F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>, taking into consideration context sensitive design principles</quote> after <quote>each locality</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF61F0E2CCC3D48C39EA2B7F75280D3B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H79ADBB875A794102876231B2104ED192"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The geometric</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Design criteria for the Interstate system.—</header-in-text>The geometric</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H533D9878749E4B3CB91280C023B05A3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the types and volumes of traffic anticipated for such project for the twenty-year period commencing on the date of approval by the Secretary, under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/106">section 106</external-xref> of this title, of the plans, specifications, and estimates for actual construction of such project</quote> and inserting <quote>the existing and future operational performance of the facility</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEE8EAC2177D4CE684C1AD49992B091E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H9CC664B8330B401CBE5DCA1A0B4A7CE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32F11D5A19BB47CBA4579C68E58CE47E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BA105B79AB34B5784A13461631369D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB89B67A4FB074C04BCE16B26E96B0222" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HAEAD153F8B7449478977BF11D5E7A559"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">context sensitive design principles.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9F9BE0E40E94B3383735161154CF654"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (o) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE555D9964DE64114B0F7F7094BF38B95" style="USC"><subsection id="H8FCC1B465F7A4A63B99C8877628DADB2"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Compliance with State laws for non-NHS projects</header><paragraph id="H4463985FE38A479F95EEC1CCA1ABA930"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects (other than highway projects on the National Highway System) shall—</text><subparagraph id="HCE456E7577EE470BBB39DE7583F3C1A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, safety standards, design standards, and construction standards; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2598A801D5043C999517AC03F42BC38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take into consideration context sensitive design principles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA8494FF925EC4684BB038DA1635D0039"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Design flexibility</header><subparagraph id="H9014BE1C5A1A42D096F388E2FA72528C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><clause id="HF44E3333FA5846559D8339676AE3E23F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local jurisdiction may select the most appropriate design publication for the roadway context in which the local jurisdiction is located for the design of a project on a roadway (other than a highway on the National Highway System) if—</text><subclause id="HBD9AD6C2ABD545EF83C47EE5759E0671"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local jurisdiction provides notification and justification of the use of such design publication to any State in which the project is located; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9E9F6258ECEB4EA59D189BCD313AC2E1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the design complies with all other applicable Federal and State laws.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEEAC28D1385A4255A46E4CD4A9C03EF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State rejects a local jurisdiction’s selection of a design publication under this subparagraph, the local jurisdiction may submit notification and justification of such use to the Secretary. The Secretary shall make a determination to approve or deny such submission not later than 90 days after receiving such submission. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD00B051A11234DB788BC6BC9CD9278E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State-owned roads</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a roadway under the ownership of the State, the local jurisdiction may select the most appropriate design publication only with the concurrence of the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44B45F923583416F83D0103780CFB881"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Programmatic basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may consider the use of a design publication under this paragraph on a programmatic basis. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H18895090C0D840FFB8C18514DBA92C5B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H218A629B4A204F3FA1B8309A6E78D365" style="USC"><subsection id="H715260C5537B44078E5EC733401DD780"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Context sensitive design</header><paragraph id="H154AE3E18E64465294B48066A3B82CDE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Context sensitive design principles</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with State and local officials prior to approving any roadway design publications under this section to ensure that the design publications provide adequate flexibility for a project sponsor to select the appropriate design of a roadway, consistent with context sensitive design principles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56192724249741D68CC461B204D04C76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policies or procedures</header><subparagraph id="H321493EE97B542F19B76C01E5921A404"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary publishes the final guidance described in paragraph (3), each State shall adopt policies or procedures to evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and select the appropriate design, consistent with context sensitive design principles.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AC9314A068E4104AE385F3DA24B4A76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local governments</header><text>The Secretary and States shall encourage local governments to adopt policies or procedures described under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F61EF8CA18E4113BF8FF8C76FF7A546"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The policies or procedures developed under this paragraph shall take into consideration the guidance developed by the Secretary under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H052D1F89BD984EA8910E2DFDE5DEDDD4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidance</header><subparagraph id="H646A06F766C04CE1AEFA862F0698B5D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><clause id="HA0C1D51B9DD548158AB4AE3FC4CCE44E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish guidance on the official website of the Department of Transportation on context sensitive design.</text></clause><clause id="H0F5BC3A01B2A4B8C95553277785C99F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public review and comment</header><text>The guidance described in this paragraph shall be finalized following an opportunity for public review and comment.</text></clause><clause id="H985612FEBED34AC4A4334BD975E9B07C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Update</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically update the guidance described in this paragraph, including the model policies or procedures described under subparagraph (B)(v).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1389D667F3474611BDF67CD3A0D41378"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The guidance described in this paragraph shall—</text><clause id="H91F6EC1A2F424C68A45EBDA718755E43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide best practices for States, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, local governments, or other project sponsors to implement context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="HFED41AED9D15435AA6F67FB8C4FC29F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify opportunities to modify planning, scoping, design, and development procedures to more effectively combine modes of transportation into integrated facilities that meet the needs of each of such modes of transportation in an appropriate balance;</text></clause><clause id="HD3073FF18F2F4DC8A532A0DBFAE0E68B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify metrics to assess the context of the facility, including surrounding land use or roadside characteristics;</text></clause><clause id="HF5CFE6751EA44C208AE86A691B2F3F9D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assess the expected operational and safety performance of facility design; and</text></clause><clause id="H0C5815314BDB4BEB97E7DA20B0B8F8A0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>establish model policies or procedures, consistent with the findings of such guidance, for a State or other project sponsor to evaluate the context of a proposed facility and select the appropriate facility design for the context. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32C045DF1A7B4DAB83FA25B7A19A16D5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Topics of emphasis</header><text>In addition to the contents in subparagraph (B), the guidance shall emphasize—</text><clause id="H84AE2D512A7E4F0D9EB9F15A2F47D3FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>procedures for identifying the needs of users of all ages and abilities of a particular roadway;</text></clause><clause id="H14B25137208942F5952152A7E0A496BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>procedures for identifying the types and designs of facilities needed to serve various modes of transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H692B7A9CDEFC47C3A0207B0FF9891928"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>safety and other benefits provided by carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H382B1241BF0F4F7CA26566BF96E3C2A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>common barriers to carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H1A22686752B94E8F8702CE5757F95D11"><enum>(v)</enum><text>procedures for overcoming the most common barriers to carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H133D340A147F4C2A98A4C7CF6386FE7B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>procedures for identifying the costs associated with carrying out context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="H0CF5FD224C6141D78E748A34D4C79187"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>procedures for maximizing local cooperation in the introduction of context sensitive design principles and carrying out those principles; and</text></clause><clause id="H40A585729FAD4F58B85912743E975E0C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>procedures for assessing and modifying the facilities and operational characteristics of existing roadways to improve consistency with context sensitive design principles.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D55076ECFAA4F1A86B07947835FFCF2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Amounts made available under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/104">sections 104(b)(6)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/505">505</external-xref> of this title may be used for States, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, or regional transportation planning organizations to adopt policies or procedures to evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and select the appropriate design, consistent with context sensitive design principles.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE25A7E10099E43A284B9654B0D1CEE6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1404(b) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note) is repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="H8BB3621396B74589855FB846EC5E9092" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Federal share</header><subsection id="H1FC5C48A51BD46EDB950189BBE334725"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA1A3D502530D4C299A207A1CDAA3AE52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA23F35A674C548648E5DF2AC8A26B190" style="USC"><clause id="H7C9B592925E244A5B0ABE8411A25AE38"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prefabricated bridge elements and systems, innovative materials, and other technologies to reduce bridge construction time, extend service life, and reduce preservation costs, as compared to conventionally designed and constructed bridges;</text></clause><clause id="H133D9F0A5C894B848C4CB2C3C940ADEE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative construction equipment, materials, techniques, or practices, including the use of in-place recycling technology, digital 3-dimensional modeling technologies, and advanced digital construction management systems;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5640DD4BC2A64E9E9D60BDC8189A7EAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (ix);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H47B6366D4108437AB033F7DB1D87348B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7E32F4D5C7742F6A925D7AE7A7E977D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (v) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29F1812E6C17406DAD5E96078DE7A7DD" style="USC"><clause id="H9CC768952DCB42D7B8CF4CB6A9BB0C27"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in—</text><subclause id="H1D9B64ED0B534C899A6A85318B33D71E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H13CA172A831643AE8408D2CC077FDFEE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local air pollution, stormwater runoff, or noise pollution;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD7D87FCB3F9F4BCB8C8E06530095D977"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative culvert materials that are made with recycled content and demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;</text></clause><clause id="H8882FBEC12C24D58B11DC771D67E85C8"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contractual provisions that provide safety contingency funds to incorporate safety enhancements to work zones prior to or during roadway construction and maintenance activities; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H550EF464E96A45DB893283962AD59E5B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Environmental justice communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF65AB2868C9485998CBC302EE6652DB"><paragraph id="H0599AC4A60D04F15967DB3B0EA785F8B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental justice communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried out with funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) may be increased by up to 10 percent, up to 100 percent of the total project cost of any such project, program, or activity that the Secretary determines benefits an environmental justice community through reducing adverse environmental exposures that may disproportionately impact such communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H197A0D9F9C0E450A8F69DCFDC51A28DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>subsection (c) of</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H968947C2DBA14E678D340034F62A004C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 126(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBE24AE8CE8EE4AEAAB65DF9434CEF0DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">and programs</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">set-Asides</header-in-text></quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34F6ADD2450E4C0FBB85E8A3E94B6E02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and 133(d)(1)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>, 130, 133(d)(1)(A), 133(h), 148(m), 149, 151(f), and 171</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC7C2DF7819F45D984A66B541EE8B71F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1991803C7A614E749A86CA202FE59E47" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H3774FAC8050F4B93B46D58FCAE226CE5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an apportionment under either paragraph (4) or paragraph (9) of section 104(b), and notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State may only transfer not more than 50 percent from the amount of the apportionment of either such paragraph to the apportionment under the other such paragraph in a fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HE493A6BF89B04AB2B3CAA172811189D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Tolling</header><subsection id="H536FAF9A6D9C4EA1BCE0F8ADA4A8DF2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF1AF4B81172342FA925D16B036D296C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H2BFBDEF7FFCF4634B0AD0864727D8A48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AACF08BA8754D398F5B4B888820FF7A" style="USC"><paragraph id="HAB3C09337140423DAF1D2ECD1AAD1724"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="HA4E744A14B7D45E59A8DB343FEC9583D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Subject to the provisions of this section, Federal participation shall be permitted on the same basis and in the same manner as construction of toll-free highways is permitted under this chapter in the—</text><clause id="H592A2003C3BD4FCAABC8CE88F91BAF04"><enum>(i)</enum><text>initial construction of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;</text></clause><clause id="HD4B6ACBD1E8941E6877519B79CEB22B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>initial construction of 1 or more lanes or other improvements that increase capacity of a highway, bridge, or tunnel (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and conversion of that highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled facility, if the number of toll-free lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after the construction is not less than the number of toll-free lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before the construction;</text></clause><clause id="H54C094DDDAE042C19F2601C4960145BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>initial construction of 1 or more lanes or other improvements that increase the capacity of a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System and conversion of that highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled facility, if the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after such construction is not less than the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before such construction;</text></clause><clause id="HBF788D309F674154836F8112809723C6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or replacement of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;</text></clause><clause id="H33C69C886DC44D92B5AABCE2418E98CB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reconstruction or replacement of a toll-free bridge or tunnel and conversion of the bridge or tunnel to a toll facility;</text></clause><clause id="HC01EBB5F0D8149A7B4CF4E2308ED07CF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>reconstruction of a toll-free Federal-aid highway (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and conversion of the highway to a toll facility;</text></clause><clause id="H3E1436565BBB4C64815568BFFE227654"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation of a highway on the Interstate System if the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation is not less than the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation;</text></clause><clause id="HC13D63A3698D45F6BB29D87EE32C64BF"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>conversion of a high occupancy vehicle lane on a highway, bridge, or tunnel to a toll facility, subject to the requirements of section 166; and</text></clause><clause id="HB0D8431349864959B2DF83315CEEF50A"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>preliminary studies to determine the feasibility of a toll facility for which Federal participation is authorized under this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DEFE16BE90A4F16B5A3B302C86A644A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Agreement to toll</header><clause id="H0E61554DCACE497AA2310B28F1AC7BB8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the Secretary may authorize tolling under this subsection, the public authority with jurisdiction over or that operates a highway, bridge, or tunnel shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this subsection.</text></clause><clause id="H53BC690786F3405E823C24FA466E62BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicability</header><subclause id="H5FC0CB0395B0487195D5EBFFBE5D8C78"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The requirements of this subparagraph shall apply to—</text><item id="H9A97DAC833C4499D869403EB86E4D390"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>Federal participation under subparagraph (A);</text></item><item id="HFCA6DDB3D22040E98AC059B95D271F1F"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any prior Federal participation in the facility proposed to be tolled; and</text></item><item id="H6B1EAC5D15D94022B9AF6492AE033609"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>conversion, with or without Federal participation, of a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll facility under subparagraph (E).</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HB97D99BAE88C4CA2B9FB46AF812C5B60"><enum>(II)</enum><header>HOV facility</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or section 166, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a high occupancy vehicle facility.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEAE5247AF1BA459F934DE9D2F9634F9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Major Federal action</header><text>Approval by the Secretary of an agreement to toll under this paragraph shall be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86301AC365E24F08ACED797D3815530D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agreement conditions</header><text>Prior to entering into an agreement to toll under subparagraph (B), the public authority shall certify to the Secretary that—</text><clause id="H4FAA17E6375D499B8DD1B46CD02AD0AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the public authority has established procedures to ensure the toll meets the purposes and requirements of this subsection;</text></clause><clause id="HABE0067844F94F718D21183B358B6D9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the toll facility shall provide for access at no cost to public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses serving the public; and</text></clause><clause id="HDD72665F33D1424485D002CF1ABB0ED3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the toll facility shall provide for the regional interoperability of electronic toll collection, including through technologies or business practices.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F8DB3418A1E4F3089362563712D993E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consideration of impacts</header><clause id="HEDECB9F141B34124882D1C99EA58A9F2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to entering into an agreement to toll under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ensure the public authority has adequately considered, including by providing an opportunity for public comment, the following factors within the corridor:</text><subclause id="HA9520583E2C747B08F92E38320CEA0D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Congestion impacts on both the toll facility and in the corridor or cordon (including adjacent toll-free facilities).</text></subclause><subclause id="HC1FFF7B962E34833BD955AC736B30621"><enum>(II)</enum><text>In the case of a non-attainment or maintenance area, air quality impacts.</text></subclause><subclause id="HECD45658CB8D41E4840626B2059125E1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Planned investments to improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives in the corridor.</text></subclause><subclause id="H3047E854F29D402393B61C5B5600099D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Environmental justice and equity impacts.</text></subclause><subclause id="HCB582BB27DA74DE094A9FFF3A3568C0A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Impacts on freight movement.</text></subclause><subclause id="H0A4C1C6C5D78416CAD69C4CE44086EA0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Economic impacts on businesses.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6672A61731C5493C90779CA81D6E9DAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration in environmental review</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph shall limit a public authority from meeting the requirements of this subparagraph through the environmental review process, as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA7F1445069E41BFA49BC48453EB463D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Congestion pricing</header><clause id="H612FA4C6ABDA4AE48987C92AD36B1477"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may authorize conversion of a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll facility to utilize pricing to manage the demand to use the toll facility by varying the toll amount that is charged.</text></clause><clause id="H4343230F66CB428F9E3EC2435216EE7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to entering into an agreement to convert a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll facility, the Secretary shall ensure (in addition to the requirements under subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)) that such toll facility and any planned investments to improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives in the corridor are reasonably expected to improve mobility and efficiency in the cordon or corridor, as described in clauses (iii) and (iv).</text></clause><clause id="H6FD69C32BF7844488C98DC9DBFE53BC5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Performance monitoring</header><text>A public authority that enters into an agreement to convert a non-tolled lane to a toll facility under this subparagraph shall—</text><subclause id="HC8E2FA848C9C4AAFB0FA3FD90763AA1E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>establish, monitor, and support a performance monitoring, evaluation, and reporting program—</text><item id="H93785049F5D24DBD92BBDFD8F0335649"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for the toll facility that provides for continuous monitoring, assessment, and reporting on the impacts that the pricing structure may have on the operation of the toll facility; and</text></item><item id="H2B91A2F517BB429B9137D9BDE10ED40C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that considers the impacts of congestion pricing of the toll facility on the operation of the corridor or cordon; </text></item></subclause><subclause id="H109BADE85A9540FA93983A6C5DB60125"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary annual reports of the impacts described in subclause (I); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE3B86271B6EA4430AB73E2E26FA58A15"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the toll facility becomes degraded, as described in clause (iv), submit to the Secretary an annual update that describes the actions proposed to bring the toll facility into compliance and the progress made on such actions.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6EEF55B26FCF4B63A662EA05112A7B61"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Determination</header><subclause id="H4E403B3CE64642E8B3416A1A5FBD7756"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Degraded operation</header><text>For purposes of clause (iii)(III), the operation of a toll facility shall be considered to be degraded if vehicles operating on the toll facility are failing to maintain a minimum average operating speed 90 percent of the time over a consecutive 180-day period during peak hour periods.</text></subclause><subclause id="HEF4DFFFD74C440F681A5CBED4A14B82D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Corridor or cordon operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The public authority with jurisdiction over or that operates the toll facility shall consider options that improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives that improve mobility and efficiency in the corridor or cordon, including increased person or freight throughput or reduced person hours of delay.</text></subclause><subclause id="H666C1C3E07C84810A3EEFB3868EED5AF"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Definition of minimum average operating speed</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>minimum average operating speed</term> means—</text><item id="H43ECED48A1FB43CAB9DC070D4914A125"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>35 miles per hour, in the case of a toll facility with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or greater; or</text></item><item id="H0ACD3FACBB924044BD9E9A03810EBDD2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>not more than 10 miles per hour below the speed limit, in the case of a toll facility with a speed limit of less than 50 miles per hour.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HA8089BFB89E645829CA7CCA9A1CF5FAA" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Efficient operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may set efficiency and mobility performance standards as an alternative to minimum operating speed for a toll facility if determined appropriate based on the context of such toll facility. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H5F1D37317BEE4547A262A59B942FEA2E"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Maintenance of operating performance</header><subclause id="HB38D2FF461FC4D088DD70AF7970F5EC4"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which a toll facility becomes degraded under clause (iv), the public authority with jurisdiction over the toll facility shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan that details the actions the public authority will take to make significant progress toward bringing the toll facility into compliance with this subparagraph.</text></subclause><subclause id="HE07D8E62EA5B46E2BA9CA86356FC11C9"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Notice of approval or disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a plan under subclause (I), the Secretary shall provide to the public authority a written notice indicating whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved the plan based on a determination of whether the implementation of the plan will make significant progress toward bringing the toll facility into compliance with this subparagraph.</text></subclause><subclause id="H8E615B6CAB1C4F69983806B9291A189E"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Until the date on which the Secretary determines that the public authority has brought the toll facility into compliance with this subparagraph, the public authority shall submit annual updates that describe—</text><item id="H0F37B587E4DE4457A55A8E1F345609C8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the actions taken to bring the toll facility into compliance;</text></item><item id="HEA6A464D4A0E44DE972ED2A75FA31161"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any actions taken to improve the operation of the corridor or cordon; and</text></item><item id="HED8ECBC8AF2D4DB88EECF7687165BCAD"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the progress made by those actions.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H3AE0CD99031647ECB7AC2E5A825016EF"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Consultation of MPO</header><text>If a toll facility authorized under this subparagraph is located on the National Highway System and in a metropolitan planning area established in accordance with section 134, the public authority shall consult with the metropolitan planning organization for the area.</text></clause><clause id="HDE9B9D447FCC472FB9A7281E1E050D9B"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>For the purposes of this paragraph, the corridor or cordon shall include toll-free facilities that are adjacent to the toll facility.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69881E7FC81341A99F55232FC8A4504A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H948C0C32AB614308A98F482C8A6F6E92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="HCA8E5CE7C1FE4D2DA8CDDE7583802521"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H3A5232DD1CD64CB5970434A0DD28E972"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (v) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C902F13515E4B56BC440F064E143832" style="USC"><clause id="HAB856E71F014466CAC3E4A98785F4945"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any project eligible under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 that provides an efficiency or mobility benefit in the corridor or cordon, including by increasing person or freight throughput, increasing public transportation service, or reducing person hours of delay;</text></clause><clause id="HADF61422E7704F39ACFB2A0257D3E3F3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>toll or public transportation fare discounts, subsidies, or rebates for users of the toll facility or public transportation in the corridor that have no reasonable alternative transportation method to the toll facility or for whom the tolls or public transportation fares create a financial hardship, as determined by the public authority; and</text></clause><clause id="HC62F3BBB81E549659821C1C84FF34734"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the public authority certifies annually that the tolled facility is being adequately maintained and is not degraded as described under paragraph (1)(E), any revenues remaining after funding the activities described in clauses (i) through (vi) shall be considered surplus revenue and may be used for any other purpose for which Federal funds may be obligated by a State under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="H09BC1FB8CD8D4A0B9877EDDF5F80637F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97C02EF75DC3408FA5F307A8E6C6D58A" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H1E1F2A19590B4BD3A30FB03B9B8534C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transparency</header><clause id="H55BD953D2D744D57823C52D79D6841DD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual audit</header><subclause id="H4289E1F4669C4468B3CED827BCB93625"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility shall conduct or have an independent auditor conduct an annual audit of toll facility records to verify adequate maintenance and compliance with subparagraph (A), and report the results of the audits to the Secretary.</text></subclause><subclause id="H95DCDF3736634B76B0028F35682464B0"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Records</header><text>On reasonable notice, the public authority shall make all records of the public authority pertaining to the toll facility available for audit by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H5ECD1692845E4E20A7769656F5CF32A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of revenues</header><text>A State or public authority that obligates amounts under clauses (v), (vi), or (vii) of subparagraph (A) shall annually report to the Secretary a list of activities funded with such amounts and the amount of funding provided for each such activity.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB489BF7C4CE449B3AAC93765D96CC15C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>as of the date of enactment of the MAP–21, before commencing any activity authorized</quote> and inserting <quote>, before commencing any activity authorized</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A4B272755CE41328A730C8C5A3CD4B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)—</text><clause id="HB3B1A9F840F34963B64F5D943CCBAB9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>bus</quote> and inserting <quote>vehicle</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H7DFFE10799034D30801F8FB192B3F429"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>buses</quote> and inserting <quote>vehicles</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H015D365CBB9F42169D854B9DD6904902"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4307AD254F474CCB9941FB9E05D5CD60" style="USC"><paragraph id="H4F6FE2AC579F43249AE612E9C07884CA"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Interoperability of electronic toll collection</header><subparagraph id="H270ACB6C393943369591BD4C72F38930"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All toll facilities on Federal-aid highways shall provide for the regional interoperability of electronic toll collection, including through technologies or business practices.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5429395B18B1468090334105F15AB287"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on restriction</header><text>No State, or any political subdivision thereof, shall restrict the information that is shared across public and private toll facility operators or their agents or contractors for purposes of facilitating, operating, or maintaining electronic toll collection programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7094F8CCF6F749A882576364A18AF7F6"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary concludes that a public authority has not complied with the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary may take such action as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2944CDB54014DA2989F90ABB6BA656B"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text><subparagraph id="HDEFFD461A2F64D0F98BDA2F685483F06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal participation</header><text>The term <term>Federal participation</term> means the use of funds made available under this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC9FB0C68A434375A40F159ABFB8A640"><enum>(B)</enum><header>High occupancy vehicle; HOV</header><text>The term <term>high occupancy vehicle</term> or <term>HOV</term> means a vehicle with not fewer than 2 occupants.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3F3680BECDA45A4B519C862743543E3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Initial construction</header><clause id="HAFAF4E2A57034A629A31EFA6AAE5336B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>initial construction</term> means the construction of a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other facility at any time before it is open to traffic.</text></clause><clause id="H5126E62766094E678E473F9DADEEADE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>initial construction</term> does not include any improvement to a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other facility after it is open to traffic.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC793A026EECF487194D56D101BF1E0EB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Over-the-road bus</header><text>The term <term>over-the-road bus</term> has the meaning given the term in section 301 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12181">42 U.S.C. 12181</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABAE42290A1D4F0BB1AEE6EF2FE7B212"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public authority</header><text>The term <term>public authority</term> means a State, interstate compact of States, or public entity designated by a State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7B6DB2A5B7642339C790C5EFFC8B849"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Public transportation vehicle</header><text>The term <term>public transportation vehicle</term> has the meaning given that term in section 166.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EF4116C28A94CA1BC4BA6EEDC865340"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Toll facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>toll facility</term> means the tolled lanes of a highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel constructed or authorized to be tolled under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4EA349C295A9437896C9D9849AD4C9C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program</header><text>Section 1216 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/129">23 U.S.C. 129</external-xref> note), and the item related to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7DCF07E8C0DC432087881D645325E877"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Value pricing pilot program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/149">23 U.S.C. 149</external-xref> note) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80F27CE9729148318D2A5D8C5C147034" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H60C05071CE304CE89CEAAC9455DFF800"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not consider an expression of interest submitted under this section after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H524E61E2F0994C5DB97C6D8050FD5BEB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><paragraph id="H4F5783314B11426D8D36037D5EA3FD93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application of limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any toll facility, including a high occupancy toll facility, described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to the requirements of sections 129(a) or 166 of title 23, United States Code, as applicable, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7EBF2E0AD8E496EB695CDA3A58B3705"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Toll facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A toll facility, including a high occupancy toll facility, described in this subsection is a facility that, on the day prior to the date of enactment of this Act, was—</text><subparagraph id="H97953522EB634E24A51BB8F6F124888B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operating;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD40153B88065492887A38D38045D6F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the planning and design phase; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB09C869FEB948C6AFCA700BE362E79B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the construction phase.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93604D2AA0994E00BB27F8326DFCEEC7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the Secretary, at the request of the public authority, from applying the requirements of section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44E114EF2C964166B218960F950F81A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the interoperability of toll collection as required under section 1512(b) of MAP–21, including an assessment of the progress in, and barriers to, such implementation.</text></subsection></section><section id="H33FCA39D09904E4C865D40C684A88310"><enum>1111.</enum><header>HOV facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE9BEA00C19674A599CC48FBA0B9FB206"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H9ABC15A00C7D4A6D89C95AC25D8A00F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) by striking <quote>transportation buses</quote> and inserting <quote>transportation vehicles</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6CA880DBB4147B38FBC7D2C3786365F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B) by striking <quote>2019</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EBCC2574C5D43A3898DB3EB6BA78EC1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HECEB30F9B64240C88F24221671614DFE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H48555E730C7D417BA214F2EB01E68906"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Emergency vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The public authority may allow the following vehicles to use the HOV facility if the authority establishes requirements for clearly identifying the vehicles:</text><subparagraph id="H9DBF6B5097964B7EA63C0FE809028E85"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An emergency vehicle that is responding to an existing emergency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3733D2B4E10495BAB7B8478FCC3A8EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A blood transport vehicle that is transporting blood between collection points and hospitals or storage centers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA091452947B34FDC8BBCCFE41EFECA6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) by striking <quote>45 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or greater</quote> and inserting <quote>35 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or greater</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA91FBAC3F6774C98A7AAABF890634981"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(B) by striking <quote>morning or evening weekday peak hour periods (or both)</quote> and inserting <quote>peak hour periods</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H938416C0D2104EB7BC83A8C2B12B0518"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9258AF88D4D64871BF85C06AF828C4AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator</quote> and inserting <quote>The Administrator</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H49623E06AFB24C9ABD22C765587145E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB32E62D891FC464FB3F0D0716DB52AA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBAE9AA8FD6054915B789E1EDB7987C0F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H474722F80BE64A3B906AB00963ADA82D" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HC89EC6D52AFE419C89343B1EC03F678D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, update the requirements established under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1C4048EA0C940D7B7EFC012BE8DB242"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="H4815A67B91EC4D4BA4FA3BD18744524F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HB922118F834B4A6F87A617E6B379B4B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and (F); and</text></clause><clause id="H87DDD62F2175451A9FB2D9BD86B850D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71E086EB44B2446AB17295173C32C19B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B)(i) by striking <quote>public entity</quote> and inserting <quote>public transportation service that is a recipient or subrecipient of funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H4BAB3E39BA4F48EF9B72259E2E1A112B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Buy America</header><subsection id="H7D9C1B99602D45AA9FB4E37AEDE0A4FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6831802EF5684A8582723E66F4E1DB8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H244C02DC21A04240AC07010FAF9EABAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">In general.—</header-in-text>Notwithstanding</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEECFDE38F61342F1B1C8B3C5F4EDDF49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary of Transportation</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA56ED836106548FD8E3BE9F19956DD38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE60EF326A6E4E4487006975D176C100"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and manufactured products</quote> and inserting <quote>manufactured products, and construction materials</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE710909D7E84C2EBF152794354F5CD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Determination.—</header-in-text></quote> before <quote>The provisions</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5BCBD45B1C54C24A6AD6A0C3FD245CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by striking <quote>For purposes</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Calculation.—</header-in-text>For purposes</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A82E06317744743A2374CE0115B57E8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H64E4611DF3534F3B85A1EFFCB42A8C81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary of Transportation</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Requirements.—</header-in-text>The Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD69CAC0145A9437CA21F124094F115D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAB19F8747304C9381DA1BD2975AAE7C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g) by inserting <quote>or within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or environmental review decision made pursuant to authority granted by the Secretary under section 330, if applicable,</quote> before <quote>regardless of the</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9740E73FBFAE4FAB8472F7F68835C648"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB47683DB153D4F19B912E2B73A9E1684" style="USC"><subsection id="HB486596CEA7B482383E1A9F45D7BF4D7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Waiver procedure</header><paragraph id="HF0663A2DC6A74BF0B37E5C547D1E67A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the submission of a request for a waiver, the Secretary shall make a determination under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) as to whether subsection (a) shall apply.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DD9AE9D0E094930B7B8BCB6F9B9E43F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notification and comment</header><subparagraph id="HFEB03198D5D147B0AECF832E9C445FDE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before making a determination regarding a waiver described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity for public comment on the request for such waiver.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C86A6E1594D4B44909B427C8EC47963"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification requirements</header><text>The notification required under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="H45BB8CBBADA642BD9D7B7F75DFD546EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describe whether the application is being made for a determination described in subsection (b)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="HC5537F949B4142ED9E454D0EFF6A9B95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be provided to the public by electronic means, including on the public website of the Department of Transportation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H294D53C32EBE442BBBF197B0DB477CDE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Before a determination described in paragraph (1) takes effect, the Secretary shall publish a detailed justification for such determination that addresses all public comments received under paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="H4D8F970AD30D47C582FB5A1789434DED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the public website of the Department of Transportation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H327A9DA8645E4BAE9CFE752F067E907E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary issues a waiver with respect to such determination, in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1DF2E37438E846DAA5EE5A1BD8E5D8C4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review of nationwide waivers</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D7CA914464C48BA927985D2DF3212E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review any standing nationwide waiver issued by the Secretary under this section to ensure such waiver remains justified.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87F5C86A230F45FAA1D588662EB03226"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notification and opportunity for comment</header><subparagraph id="HE2A900203C9C4035A9A6E76151055C13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before the completion of a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity for public comment on such review.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D3872D8E86C4B29BE2A1F5C6E91ACC8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Means of notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification provided under this subparagraph shall be provided by electronic means, including on the public website of the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H807C32B7972D4AA9A34882AB4DBAED41"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detailed justification in Federal Register</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the completion of a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed justification for the determination made under paragraph (1) that addresses all public comments received under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5490063001254808BE5400DBAE6F6B2C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the study on supply chains carried out under section 1112(c) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9B24F1A67A3840C1AB070AD6D95B0E61"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the last day of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the waivers provided under subsection (h) during the previous fiscal year and the justifications for such waivers.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9AFD06064BA74A329FB21930CA1A0221"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Construction materials defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>construction materials</term> means primary materials, except for iron and steel, that are commonly used in highway construction, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF689DB0A0FD34C9883920AC7A99B84EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction materials</header><paragraph id="HDF17A4885D824280A77D14E62B59F327"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of requirements</header><subparagraph id="H3DFCA2D0FA344A74B2124602111E6DB5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)(D). Such regulations shall ensure the continued availability of construction materials to carry out projects under title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EC38E4D1586495AA71DD38769C13129"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="H124359EB5DE048D98C082D2EB2D8D818"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the continued availability of construction materials to carry out projects under title 23, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="H707B3DF797944AB4A5EEFC5AC77E3B4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include authority for the Secretary to waive the applicability of the requirement under section 313(a) of title 23, United States Code, to procure domestic construction materials if the study conducted under subsection (c)(1) determines that the domestic supply of construction materials is insufficient to meet the demand for activities covered under section 313 of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H4E54BE50949E4C288248782C205FB565"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for efficient and timely—</text><subclause id="H6EFC62986D614F888DCBB1D4FA48FE31"><enum>(I)</enum><text>project delivery for project sponsors; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H7BFEB68AFF654F62A9A671EDDBDCD273"><enum>(II)</enum><text>administration for the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H758059E9F1D247B49BCF2B09C0578CE1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not be finalized until the study under subsection (c) has been completed and considered by the Secretary in the rulemaking process under such subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EBEE0B0B0F24EF489BBBA51DBC36FB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The requirements of this section, and the amendments made by this section—</text><subparagraph id="H9B3EBD53C3ED4215AA61BB97E32F42AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall seek to maximize jobs located in the United States; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC184C143F80646B7981B34C100CA38AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may establish domestic content requirements that are less than 100 percent and that increase over time, based on the current and expected future domestic availability of construction materials; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBA80B6F3DAA41459CE938DA159557F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall take into consideration the study conducted under subsection (c), including any potential—</text><clause id="H8245C51A66BD44449EAF684BA785C0AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disruption in the supply of construction materials to any State or isolated geographic region; and</text></clause><clause id="H8768B6274DAA468BADF761BF6B26F61B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impacts on the price of covered items. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79BB8B6FAC8A414DA33149C5B2B066DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a)(1)(D) shall take effect beginning on the date that the Secretary establishes the regulations described under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H21EBCC445A464852A685DE811FF129C4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study on supply chains</header><paragraph id="HB2BCB0B55EF64F2EB709B9E8722B120B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct study on covered items that are commonly used or acquired under title 23, United States Code, including—</text><subparagraph id="H4A8F392B969A4542876CC781B815B684"><enum>(A)</enum><text>construction materials;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA410A7E65780456E844CEE4BF41C200E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>manufactured products;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2C953A030584EC896BFCA020BE677F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>vehicles; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA572382346064702A4A194E38DD792EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>alternative fuel infrastructure and electric vehicle supply equipment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1B07564A400499190ADCDC340E5A162"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study under paragraph (1) shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="H46D356C0E4574E8B95CC93C610589718"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current domestic availability of covered items of sufficient and reasonably available quantity and of a satisfactory quality (including any specific impacts in a State or isolated geographic region, as applicable) necessary to meet the demand for activities covered under section 313 of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB95C2CD9DE64ABFB2C45D396A4708AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current supply chain for covered items including the impacts of extracting, refining, manufacturing, and transporting domestically available covered items;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91E0ECE11CE44C8499A9ED9811B4F7B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">anticipated impacts to the environment, public health, and safety from transportation of domestically available covered items;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H881DD3AD9503466AA40B2EE57DD5C198"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated demand, in relation to total domestic demand from all sources, for covered items from—</text><clause id="HD0D12B782DBB49ED9E5087BA599809AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procurement under the Federal-aid highway program;</text></clause><clause id="H8073ABB509CB4EFB928EBB601DCBA0F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procurement under other programs administered by the Secretary of Transportation; and</text></clause><clause id="H60DEB1C9D9F14D7ABA89717863BB642F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Federal procurement; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01C4E5C75104436B833E9D458ADF1AD7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the delivery cost differential of domestic covered items, as compared to non-domestic alternatives, including any specific impacts in a State or isolated geographic region, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1FA43A5FFD149E68F5673B39B19CDD4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inspector general review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the Secretary completes the study in paragraph (1), the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall—</text><subparagraph id="H998F45F6BB5C4C8A827C21084603A08D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the extent to which the study under paragraph (1) addresses the considerations under paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7BD406A9F444B3993977A6DA9A03817"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the findings of the review under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H793AFA7DA0454D669ECAA0A1FFFCAF5A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Domestic suppliers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the review under this paragraph, the Secretary may establish and maintain a list of known domestic suppliers of covered items.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0B36C8FEE70481EAE75BC9DF7E74896"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Definition of covered item</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <term>covered item</term> means any material or product (except for iron and steel) subject to the requirements of section 313(a) of title 23, United States Code, that is commonly used in highway construction or procured under the Federal-aid highway program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE66F2B0DAED84FB992FD2BA1018468D4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Iron and steel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (b) and (c), shall not affect the requirements under section 635.410(b)(1)(ii) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to iron and steel. </text></subsection><subsection id="H24AF5BDD8DF345C295142219A3278C00" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction materials defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>construction materials</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 313 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection><subsection id="H086CC26FD31442C5B24579E883021F56"><enum>(f)</enum><header>SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/313">23 U.S.C. 313</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section id="H95781AA4E04A4A52929F690854BD8560"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Federal-aid highway project requirements</header><subsection id="H855F667E63FD487585C97CDFECE0885A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0CCC99B8F7A946A2B5E18F55C69D37DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HAE9FE052C8EF492ABD4D3576D9616B43" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HC68865EB74664692A0147BD147C4A1E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction work performed on projects financed or otherwise assisted in whole or in part by a loan, loan guarantee, grant, credit enhancement, or any other form of Federal assistance administered by the Secretary or the Department, including programs to capitalize revolving loan funds and subsequent financing cycles under such funds, shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40. With respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267) and section 3145 of title 40.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD993D504B2B647FDB9DB9E2455AF9EC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H057C1826487C4CE0820AE2AFC6D8EA2B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Apprenticeship and skill training programs.—</header-in-text></quote> before <quote>The provisions</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H735A13BD71644875A5B614F57EB68414"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="H4C62A88558A5477D8A5BBB4190679665" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6BAC0E8A8324FC5A95CFF564EF627D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (l). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC25B1400A1CD43598E35AC8AEE455239"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1401 of the MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note) is amended by striking subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H79BE134680CE442AAD8D489DCBB91885"><enum>1114.</enum><header>State assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H84D622EB2541456B9AE5288ABD714C33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C9CA6B22B814E05AF8A96B776FB5649" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H92BF4967482047D4B3E4B2EEBA9F83B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided under subparagraph (C), have a term of not more than 3 years; </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H69C0C8B8143045C8B46338E197E4B5F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3A7313B32604601B2A6E546421E4259"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H66CF45D737FE44A49B6F7B2F8F056D8F" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H690F8229213241129DA2A6464B56B33D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any State that has assumed the responsibility for categorical exclusions under this section for at least 10 years, have a term of 5 years.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H0B2A95B1B9FA4DA0B57CC77879F30F92"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Surface transportation project delivery program written agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA260C25DEF524239A37E750188699B06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(G) by inserting <quote>, including the payment of fees awarded under section 2412 of title 28</quote> after <quote>with the project</quote>. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC72E2D2D95F543758EE6CBB8160D26FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFAE4EB7D4E1946D9868B12BCBBC336A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1936E3C304B4B2CABDBA9E129763112" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H30FA46137F04428FB7BBAC04A818C5AF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided under paragraph (7), have a term of not more than 5 years; </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E9B315B64B144448B6E49A26EAEB79A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H17A33FBA55EF4EA888EC97C8481B611F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HD251355B42834C9195BA666EAE0DCDD2" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H94987FE587774DAA81C67D9088887AE5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>for any State that has participated in a program under this section (or under a predecessor program) for at least 10 years, have a term of 10 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE5AD36BAC0A4AFAB9D942A4F14BB750"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HB4FD482A361C4FC9A35CB88CC2E41B2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>annual</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1F62643A0C846A393645B88043EE6FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H800D42335DBC4808BA098F9AD3414A7C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0564A76C9844B33866F95CBE4834351"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2779299D9B2D445A80DFBAF07E79EFA9" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HF75DD577D91647D4B23EB743AA3CC366"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an agreement period of greater than 5 years under subsection (c)(7), conduct an audit covering the first 5 years of the agreement period; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC569CF8C3F64BC580D4DC83524F14B7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF43FF83038954B0380819E2BA2F3F49D" style="USC"><subsection id="HAC5AF18A800B4DBA9AEDEE5CD67530FE"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Agency deemed to be Federal agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State agency that is assigned a responsibility under an agreement under this section shall be deemed to be an agency of the United States for the purposes of section 2412 of title 28. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H083769948EB94D4C9FB0F8856C773611" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Corrosion prevention for bridges</header><subsection id="H09A0CD09065D447485F7B905FF765E77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section: </text><paragraph id="H3FF48FB1A683480DA3806921337146D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable bridge projects</header><text>The term <term>applicable bridge projects</term> means a project for construction, replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, or protection, other than de minimis work, as determined by the applicable State department of transportation, on a bridge project that receives financial assistance under title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42E1529E28174327873A78A1B64096C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certified contractor</header><text>The term <term>certified contractor</term> means a contracting or subcontracting firm that has been certified by an industry-wide recognized third party organization that evaluates the capability of the contractor or subcontractor to properly perform 1 or more specified aspects of applicable bridge projects described in subsection (b)(2). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2013EE662B644257A9129BEA542D4DEB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified training program</header><text>The term <term>qualified training program</term> means a training program in corrosion control, mitigation, and prevention that is either—</text><subparagraph id="HA19CA0CDB7A6404796CBCFFB8F11A1D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offered or accredited by an organization that sets industry corrosion standards; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A383A652EB64131B656ED2504001A67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an industrial coatings applicator training program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>) that meets the standards of subpart A of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A872951C67E4BF3A4457B0F9ECCA3BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable Bridge Projects</header><paragraph id="H855424B3FB904C40B14D66F2EA8D27A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Quality control</header><text>A certified contractor shall carry out aspects of an applicable bridge project described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H254BF093984C451E87862FF56BCC7389"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aspects of applicable bridge projects</header><text>Aspects of an applicable bridge project referred to in paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H84A96A442EE4496B80854F96C0432F49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>surface preparation or coating application on steel or rebar of an applicable bridge project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H210C701F2890432687AFE7AC07495760"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from steel of an existing applicable bridge project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H354402BF4B8E4A2383E99635105B0171"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shop painting of structural steel or rebar fabricated for installation on an applicable bridge project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5FDDB9952F4ACABA925A47EEA59B0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Corrosion management system</header><text>In carrying out an applicable bridge project, a State department of transportation shall—</text><subparagraph id="H37E22F70D8514ADAA8765BA8F0F8ACA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement a corrosion management system that utilizes industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to address—</text><clause id="HE480341582DD4AB8A6F4A55AA8CA39F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>surface preparation; </text></clause><clause id="H315B8FC940FB4B74A5DD400422E39FFF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>protective coatings;</text></clause><clause id="HDA66EBFD149A408E8FD2BE5D350EB52C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>materials selection; </text></clause><clause id="H92DCCB600D004C3DBA260EAB35824603"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>cathodic protection; </text></clause><clause id="H08041FA7CC964F429BBC55AABBFD174C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>corrosion engineering;</text></clause><clause id="H3DB56462C13D4D2EA0BBB55030FACA91"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>personnel training; and</text></clause><clause id="HE9486A93D20043DC90BCE131C4BDEA73"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>best practices in environmental protection to prevent environmental degradation and uphold public health.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA07CB116EF4147A391D487F1BB2B7E33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require certified contractors, for the purpose of carrying out aspects of applicable bridge projects described in paragraph (2), to employ a substantial number of individuals that are trained and certified by a qualified training program as meeting the ANSI/NACE Number 13/SSPC–ACS–1 standard or future versions of this standard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17A7760339AB4172BC7E87EEFE3A7FEF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicable State department of transportation shall only accept bids for projects that include aspects of applicable bridge projects described in paragraph (2) from a certified contractor that presents written proof that the certification of such contractor meets the relevant SSPC–QP standards or future versions of these standards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4F50E85F35845B5A576EAF371395AD3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training program</header><text>As a condition of entering into a contract for an applicable bridge project, each certified contractor shall provide training for each individual who is not a certified coating applicator but that the certified contractor employs to carry out aspects of applicable bridge projects as described in subsection (b)(2).</text></subsection></section><section id="HBC046442F82B4252A301A2840C01FE0F"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="H163F4D40B0E34739A1A2609E38535C90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>States should utilize life-cycle cost analysis to evaluate the total economic cost of a transportation project over its expected lifetime; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA3CA4AD7928424691A8EB5D33D0CEA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data indicating that future repair costs associated with a transportation project frequently total more than half of the initial cost of the project, and that conducting life-cycle cost analysis prior to construction will help States identify the most cost-effective option, improve their economic performance, and lower the total cost of building and maintaining the project.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H4E807967E4BB42B4B46D7FA576CCD306" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Accommodation of certain facilities in right-of-way</header><subsection id="H690F72315E9A46BE8EF3932954C88796"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, renewable energy generation facilities, electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, and broadband infrastructure and conduit shall be treated as a facility covered under part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for purposes of being accommodated under section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3BBD8C8BFDD3487AB227184B2A19E376"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation, may approve the accommodation of the infrastructure and facilities described in subsection (a) within any right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway pursuant to section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><section id="H0160CBB1AC5C416FBFF654AE3E21517F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Federal grants for pedestrian and bike safety improvements</header><subsection id="H3D64FEF217D342F9B257140372F4B75B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of title 23, United States Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary of Transportation, <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/129">section 129(a)(3)</external-xref> of such title shall not apply to a covered public authority that receives funding under such title for pedestrian and bike safety improvements.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8003CAD8B479456486A2450F4C9EC60A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No toll</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered public authority may not charge a toll, fee, or other levy for use of such improvements.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5235914CDC544841ACC541E0902F7771"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered public authority shall be eligible for the exemption under subsection (a) for 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. Any such exemption granted shall remain in effect after the effective date described in this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H12831010637F463EB0C0DEC943F294CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text><paragraph id="H397F7F2FCF454AE2A24C56EBB4E0EB9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered public authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered public authority</term> means a public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility located within both—</text><subparagraph id="H619DB08F40FE422096CC1BD9F8D3CAC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a National Scenic Area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H370BF0A468504A249A13896FD2314FB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National Trail System.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EB6897C51754F159FD035029E94FF4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Scenic Area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Scenic Area</term> means an area of the National Forest System federally designated as a National Scenic Area in recognition of the outstanding natural, scenic, and recreational values of the area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F8438CFA02E4777B6F2625C7061082A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National Trail System</header><text>The term <term>National Trail System</term> means an area described in section 3 of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1242">16 U.S.C. 1242</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DFF021043194FF1B41FEC5A83DBF240"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public authority; toll facility</header><text>The terms <term>public authority</term> and <term>toll facility</term> have the meanings such terms would have if such terms were included in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H13131D3ADD6C4A4F987A1970DD522ED5"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Increased Federal share</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H9D4B752D54D445C6B71D6BADF4CB6411" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HFC8D392AD97A4894A2C591760A994ED7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Areas of persistent poverty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried out in an area of persistent poverty with funds apportioned under section 104(b) may be increased by up to 5 percent, up to 100 percent of the total project cost of any such project, program, or activity. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H35A68E46FF1247899A608BE062C9FD36"><enum>B</enum><header>Programmatic Infrastructure Investment</header><section id="HEDE9995355B5469F927AD6A8789863F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H842EA836293F420EB3B1901944391A37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H351607D854CD4DD5899884279FA187E3" style="USC"><subsection id="HB65127D546C44926A23FCA8A60B303E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the national highway performance program shall be—</text><paragraph id="H556D1F8422DB42F685111B04942E8FEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, consistent with the asset management plans of States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAF9084EB0E8435E842405615C7C71FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support progress toward the achievement of performance targets of States established under section 150;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE621C914F83743408E095B5810066A2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the resilience of Federal-aid highways and bridges; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD38A73DB1C94CCABF4C63FF2487F062"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide support for the construction of new facilities on the National Highway System, consistent with subsection (d)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H625D15C225454FA6863D07726ADEAC87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H86554F2E6C1C468EA201B98531C140F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>or freight movement on the National Highway System</quote> and inserting <quote>freight movement, environmental sustainability, transportation system access, or combating climate change</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C3854EF90944FD285A8070E3FA67ED0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF28435B22F84C5590F1FB0D82CD43B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HC8A99BE9772641E08261DECE48531542"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text><subclause id="HFFF44E36B4BF4C54A326C18EF13283DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8889BE6614134EBC8061E822AAC4D1E3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0B70383F25714D4FB370187D1250A334"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H04754E2FD962457F9BDA8955AEFDEDB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I) by inserting <quote>, including the installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges on the National Highway System</quote> after <quote>National Highway System</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB5688F04AC1E492EA16E58045FA3DFA7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A7DE8C7CAA14C4181307ABDF6B6AB89" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H382712FEC85D44E68F1FDA46BF3C723D"><enum>(Q)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects on or off the National Highway System to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are eligible under section 171, including the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9B34BAFE53E4288A3491A7DC7FA8E4C"><enum>(R)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects on or off the National Highway System to enhance resilience of a transportation facility eligible under section 124, including protective features and natural infrastructure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62250611646B45D69E5FC17420D2ACBE"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected by, a transportation facility eligible for assistance under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4026A66E7DF040D9A48D1045CA3525EB"><enum>(T)</enum><text>Projects on or off the National Highway System to improve an evacuation route eligible under section 124(b)(1)(C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FE83C720A3B46169918524C4BF59F98"><enum>(U)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The removal, retrofit, repurposing, remediation, or replacement of a highway on the National Highway System that creates a barrier to community connectivity to improve access for multiple modes of transportation.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DE1DC69E7D94E19A363950248DB7887"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H324D1AF65E1E434DBC07779189EB7FA8" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HB836D76026094AA4BD5F921DD6216768"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a project that is otherwise eligible under this subsection to construct new capacity for single occupancy passenger vehicles only if the State—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H00B64C4570F8469A8FC36362D95CD590"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has demonstrated progress in achieving a state of good repair, as defined in the State’s asset management plan, on the National Highway System; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5BBF2AF1A22E4D728AA1F35AC880F311"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates that the project—</text><clause commented="no" id="H09D4F91AE6134E2EA0724BD1AA3BEB57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supports the achievement of performance targets of the State established under section 150; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6C9EDD82490B41E2BEE9EA0065A9695F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is more cost effective, as determined by benefit-cost analysis, than—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H1826F33B06AF4DB495DB72B2FD08F831"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an operational improvement to the facility or corridor;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8CA1D39AFCF54E5A99C42A1A194AA49E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the construction of a public transportation project eligible for assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H691C10F6BC464DC89B641E6EFE730CFC"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction of a non-single occupancy passenger vehicle project that improves freight movement; and </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD35C441E7567439F92D0AC2D28D2CE5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a public plan for maintaining and operating the new asset while continuing its progress in achieving a state of good repair under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC948405BCB641C9B75BEF584C941109"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H9DC918E9A12B4DA1934B13E416333D07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">asset and</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">State</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBF6D81B191248B99A3E1E4FF4C01C51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(D) by striking <quote>analysis</quote> and inserting <quote>analyses, both of which shall take into consideration climate change adaptation and resilience</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2031476574854954AB5470F7617E367E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31811A81E4CD4F4DA004BFFDB7A39C8E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA4ADD733206B42318A64BD96F4EBFB46" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H9B1E5F2918914CB3BF5ACDF8D9825EF9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Benefit-Cost analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (d)(3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall establish a process for analyzing the cost and benefits of projects under such subsection, ensuring that—</text><paragraph id="H67214C3EFD9642E289F021BBE1814988"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the benefit-cost analysis includes a calculation of all the benefits addressed in the performance measures established under section 150;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H220655C1F33F4DC3B31411D2ADA4ED30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefit-cost analysis includes a consideration of the total maintenance cost of an asset over the lifecycle of the asset; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D5CF107603B41CFAC06CCB725D339C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State demonstrates that any transportation demand modeling used to calculate the benefit-cost analysis has a documented record of accuracy.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HC64A60A618904484BFDFE06CEFB5A589"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Increasing the resilience of transportation assets</header><subsection commented="no" id="H53EB9D99AE0B4A85923DB0E66B5A0D56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Predisaster mitigation program</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H83F6F7B88F3543D898721E13C82FC300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/123">section 123</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47891F5ACEB547179FD7517DA56C613E" style="USC"><section commented="no" id="H3518DE6A8D6D4CBD88BD92CE4683D321"><enum>124.</enum><header>Predisaster mitigation program</header><subsection commented="no" id="H241C85DF26B44EE384D0977C6ABDA65F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and implement a predisaster mitigation program to enhance the resilience of the transportation system of the United States, mitigate the impacts of covered events, and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H262E4A1365B14EACA303642FD05EEB61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HEBD30B76690F4F6A8C0E97B98FC6B3D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) may be obligated for—</text><subparagraph id="H994C6764BC454590A2FC947E66991BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction activities, including construction of natural infrastructure or protective features—</text><clause id="HF90F93249823486A8BE627305CC6D12D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the resilience of a surface transportation infrastructure asset to withstand a covered event;</text></clause><clause id="HD08F53AC0EC34FD88394E5B8E3249977"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to relocate or provide a reasonable alternative to a repeatedly damaged facility; and</text></clause><clause id="HC70348C060694ACC946FD68FE2EA8AF0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an evacuation route identified in the vulnerability assessment required under section 134(i)(2)(I)(iii) or section 135(f)(10)(C) to—</text><subclause id="HD87C187D99B34FF3B6731EFDA308FDD6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the capacity or operation of such evacuation route through communications and intelligent transportation system equipment and infrastructure, counterflow measures, and shoulders; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H395A48A068F441E1B9829B10A7FB64E2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocate such evacuation route or provide a reasonable alternative to such evacuation route to address the risk of a covered event;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3808876A8DE043BEB0F5172DAC891BBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resilience planning activities, including activities described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">sections 134(i)(2)(I)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/135">135(f)(10)</external-xref> of this title and sections 5303(i)(2)(I) and 5304(f)(10) of title 49; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F92F982D59347A19EEB61439403FC59"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of projects and programs that help States, territories, and regions recover from covered events that significantly disrupt the transportation system, including—</text><clause id="H8081D9ADCF5A47A09BBA499BD4FE6B2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predisaster training programs that help agencies and regional stakeholders plan for and prepare multimodal recovery efforts; and</text></clause><clause id="H6763E78D75914123B169640B56E644E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of region-wide telework training and programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F2CBB06F35D4DE3A9D51D561764B2C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Infrastructure resilience and adaptation</header><text>No funds shall be obligated to a project under this section unless the project meets each of the following criteria:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3FCBFB5EDD04A59B18C69D55A445707"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The project is designed to ensure resilience over the anticipated service life of the surface transportation infrastructure asset. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA23FCD3850BE48059CBB26B16C263B7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The project is identified in the metropolitan or statewide transportation improvement program as a project to address resilience vulnerabilities, consistent with section 134(j)(3)(E) or 135(g)(5)(B)(iii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H909E8E611B764F51AC2941925EA6CD4E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prioritization of projects</header><text>A State shall develop a process to prioritize projects under this section based on the degree to which the proposed project would—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2B705B8941AA4EEF8988602D21BA2CBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be cost effective in the long-term;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC7316328E4A402FA901889F37FAFB2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce the risk of disruption to a surface transportation infrastructure asset considered critical to support population centers, freight movement, economic activity, evacuation, recovery, national security functions, or critical infrastructure; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD66C704F93C44115ADD335549CCE7069"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ease disruptions to vulnerable, at-risk, or transit-dependant populations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19402698BABB4CD58E13909DF3A20205"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide guidance to States to assist with the implementation of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b). </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE657BBEDA7AA4A12984503D4E2EFBCAB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HEE519F5F0C6E4372BF4EB1D6EAA53208"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered event</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered event</term> means a climate change effect (including sea level rise), flooding, and an extreme event or other natural disaster (including wildfires, seismic activity, and landslides). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2816D2A49DB947C09474C6B8C84EE7AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surface transportation infrastructure asset</header><text>The term <term>surface transportation infrastructure asset</term> means a facility eligible for assistance under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H03F1B5AB65CE479DBE2AB17DAAD8BB8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/123">section 123</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C8813744FBF4D98A1A80E3F2D7E417F" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">124. Predisaster mitigation program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H220DBB450CA84C3D96CF392042811383"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects in flood-Prone areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H863165A57DBB4AF8B6548DF002C9AC04" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HBD14FA3A8B524C90A80C87D85379A351"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Projects in flood-Prone areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For projects and actions that, in whole or in part, encroach within the limits of a flood-prone area, the Secretary shall ensure that such projects and actions are—</text><paragraph id="H50765607CA7B45EB8E5EB56714F3471D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designed and constructed in a way that takes into account, and mitigates where appropriate, flood risk by using hydrologic, hydraulic, and hydrodynamic data, methods, and analysis that integrate current and projected changes in flooding based on climate science over the anticipated service life of the asset and future forecasted land use changes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AEEE6F286F445C6A340A5557CD9C873"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designed using analysis that considers the capital costs, risks, and other economic, engineering, social and environmental concerns of constructing a project in a flood-prone area. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HC11F2B9A2E3D49069A7046EB3EDEFD6A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><paragraph id="H49057590F9174EDA9DAC2D59004EDB2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendments to title 23</header><subparagraph id="H0D3DCDA9A07C4010B67DB73343F01EEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 134(i)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9723CC0381B440A69B043AF426495BFA" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4DE2461BC2144761A68F76B3D274C21D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><clause id="HF487F764A69F4A99B33B5CA1ADCB9113"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HFF21FA3CD90F491DB8CA06E1A9DA21A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HC547AB063B35471E8D0A120B9E64E443"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8DDF222E256643D0A5D103C9EE142D72"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE6FD2F37D9064A538F5979CB49883D06"><enum>(III)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HBE30AADA581B48C3BD49F0BD476BD64B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H2DCCFE076D0441858F4BFA7ABBFE5FEE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H5033CD5F7E8A44BC9B5B2176DD6B2A77"><enum>(II)</enum><text>considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H4D4EE0E956DA4BF78B4AA63F244732CB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at the discretion of the metropolitan planning organization, identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H1E1D5192F9094A4B8DC8B3FA3052E2FD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>describes the metropolitan planning organization’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the metropolitan planning organization; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H025CB7267FA144508E72F9DB2BE2477B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H7472C30D1B4A473B92EC871894EDE2ED"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The assessment described in this subparagraph shall be developed in consultation with, as appropriate, State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H54711E8D722140B4A2B69CF0A938687B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 134(j)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB44A4C6464548EC898735B6384061BB" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB4EE272BBEF74BE09C4462EFED6F2AA5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="HF4C7DFB2BD814BBCA040A287287C93B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(2)(I)(iii); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HEE35FCA85BA241D48E5FD5C2469CE023"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under clause (i) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8C0B755249E4C39AD241E0FA79E4A83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments to title 49</header><subparagraph id="H818810C186A54848AFCD446AC9C71EE1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 5303(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H132C087797F9487DB0864733BF0394CA" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC616EBAE177B4968A8649CF47A4BF269"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><clause id="HC4CC89C688DA4CC6A1695E3CABA717C2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6BDF765617674478B880DE2B32BE4ADB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H3DC261623B3743AA88712E687858FF41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HA231F56542954446AF2D555837917A45"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H171B962AB2A947E2B909C382FF56FEFA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HADAD9CC94CAE45AA9B207E65BBD01A75"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H356D773825584E0AB70F2B95F8A392C7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124 of title 23);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HB65DC9B9F8694A158B1EAEF07D03F462"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119 of title 23, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H85F6066DE9D648F5AD2A1AE835CA7C54"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the discretion of the metropolitan planning organization, identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H4D100B8A9B2A4DC881041F20A68F8DBD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>describes the metropolitan planning organization’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the metropolitan planning organization; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H1EC65A2F285A4382B81DD9C21A5690DF"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1473A206908245528EF3C13BDBF7A9B0"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The assessment described in this subparagraph shall be developed in consultation, as appropriate, with State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4B8227A4FB1A41FEB78EAB3BF07C9A1A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 5303(j)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E15053BF7434EDAAE52B45E38E03E7E" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5B3B608D332C46B88425BEF3CAC3480C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="H033D60E4201E48FE8880326CD7E949F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(2)(I)(iii); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H08ED18BB738243B594FF81DD0F1ADE2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under clause (i) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45663A2F46884E828F998130AB98B5B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan planning</header><paragraph id="H5FB4450D1BFA4ABFBD330F6A0C2BE788"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendments to title 23</header><subparagraph id="H239DE6F8A0474B989CB668A4DE056236"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 135(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61D9BA84472844FCADA2F233987FE637" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H7D0F31AADEBC42469F723455021656E3"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><subparagraph id="H4FDBFB3537AA401D99EA568D6B490A0E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3F4A913A7139410E8CC36987C7B04627"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="HE804D93D5E4D4D939E12AE1F6A62BDA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2A037635AB9044A8A14E5D2ACE658BC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6CC5EFD7D8B8451386899192046E0D48"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H315A9967989640CABEC8BAB26993F477"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><clause commented="no" id="HADA9942EBE8F4A23BC4EAC89786C52E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H35AAB7F114A54010B06DB635075B3F35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HCB64CF6AAD9941EF9FA679D6E0D6CC16"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H951688406D4D4A5EA328CAFD166A0073"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describes the States’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H67C5C4A960384F63BC3727EB34CEF017"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0742B14F443E4834B2EC990BA0600981"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment described in this paragraph shall be developed in consultation with, as appropriate, metropolitan planning organizations and State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF13F5770A3544DBD91D30F230BEA0756"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 135(g)(5)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE75DBB0DB7CC4A139A35773074071D8F" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="HCF7BF22583CB44E693F386C70681F039"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The STIP shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H190FA6FA4AEA437F9531242584513FEC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(10)(B); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8B1BE93A4F244A4E834A66D7B9128103"><enum>(II)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under subclause (I) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8062F683AAB141C4BF9749F518C8E8F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments to title 49</header><subparagraph id="HB24060AF210C4DBF853EE35D9755FE40"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><text>Section 5304(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9F21D0C42B441FAA26FF55C2D939D5D" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H4727B4007B8B4B4EACD86665B0CD56CF"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Climate change and resilience</header><subparagraph id="HD3D48B6DCAF345C4936EA2E14BACC8C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The transportation planning process shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB6F593D6994548499139217072260555"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Climate change mitigation and impacts</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="H8414DD95C72C4798ACD8A245E67B6076"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H33BDE957A7CF4F5E88145B9995DD337A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify investments and strategies to manage transportation demand and increase the rates of public transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H52673FDDF14D46168C150DA2BCD94B4D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommend zoning and other land use policies that would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed use development.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H621D38FBA6B441A385EFE847F0C3378E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text>A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—</text><clause commented="no" id="HBC923AF94E3A4A16B1269B07A75130C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124 of title 23);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5A82AD512AA04CF4B97B96B38E011D0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers, as applicable, the risk management analysis in the State’s asset management plan developed pursuant to section 119 of title 23, and the State’s evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA36E716595EA44FBB1BE476FE170E67D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, access to health care and public health facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6F834FA0503644309130DA0FB7D98D58"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describes the State’s adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the State; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9C5296CAAC984ABBBF567B88157082EE"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with and complementary of the State, Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5165">42 U.S.C. 5165</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H46E8F63F332B44E0B65B344D6253D2AD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment described in this paragraph shall be developed in consultation with, as appropriate, metropolitan planning organizations and State, local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD9779EF9134A4CAA89D32573A12A5D2C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text>Section 5304(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AF70BBCF07744DC98B334B2064CC850" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="H56F82CFEE9454D27B47B5E8004C65B4E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Resilience projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The STIP shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H054964B7A1354A308A95DCAC6239F651"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify projects that address the vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(10)(B); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H43DDEBC5186E4356B1021AC90AD88CE7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>describe how each project identified under subclause (I) would improve the resilience of the transportation system. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H41DDEB7E4EE84DE99188CC28136B6E04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><subsection id="HA08C6BC216344A66871EFB599C57D803"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H091190A40E22451B9A97ECE297693A88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1) by inserting <quote>wildfire,</quote> after <quote>severe storm,</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82B5D57829BB491983FBC6D7F14EE856"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87CDA5D4E4734C5E8CE45976A55C27AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking <quote>in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1980,</quote> and inserting <quote>in any fiscal year</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9F00FDD73A2C4C11841BE6EA96FED30A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="HB71BEA93C9EB410F9D3C9CA66982EF3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C) by striking <quote>(as defined in subsection (e)(1))</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3E70D7061BC9418099AEB7600F78F98E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E8C1DC174B942C6A2162341FEF406D8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AFFCCCBC869456F8276697C39F5FFEE" style="USC"><paragraph id="H2035A4545EFF4FB1B5B7B22822EDFF0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section only for the repair or reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in accordance with this chapter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB70BDC0CDF44EC8022497CD1EDF4A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><subparagraph id="H86FA9A77A2FA47ADB507101B19C6129D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds shall be expended from the emergency fund authorized by this section unless—</text><clause id="HF4991CDAC33F405FB7DAB155D70D6DA4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an emergency has been declared by the Governor of the State with concurrence by the Secretary, unless the President has declared the emergency to be a major disaster for the purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) for which concurrence of the Secretary is not required; and</text></clause><clause id="H577C523D52C74681AE2A8BE726D6464A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary has received an application from the State transportation department that includes a comprehensive list of all eligible project sites and repair costs by not later than 2 years after the natural disaster or catastrophic failure.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H387D05A8328C4789B53DB74CE92F9C45"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cost limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total cost of a project funded under this section may not exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a comparable facility unless the Secretary determines that the project incorporates economically justified betterments, including protective features to increase the resilience of the facility.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44D40088BBE849E8B7CBBCF25286F9C8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Repeatedly damaged facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application submitted under this section for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility shall include consideration and, if feasible, incorporation of economically justifiable betterments, including protective features, to increase the resilience of such facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8262EA5B37514610A4EFDD779204D82D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for bridge projects</header><text>In no case shall funds be used under this section for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge—</text><subparagraph id="HC31DA6C721BF408C80342A0EF7FAA33C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that has been permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC9E57DCC4F84C24A19F70C9738259FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a construction phase of a replacement structure is included in the approved statewide transportation improvement program at the time of an event described in subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF41A4CAF09E047BDB845AE5EE4517845"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H7339F36E922148A58B9D022CD9A98DCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CF7D10A6C794769ADDB073502191597"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>subsection (d)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(1)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8DB60DCA60A4B8BAC4FCE5FFEB7C750"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), as amended, as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBAF2F5DA52FE43169AAE664217366B7C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (g), as amended, as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4430D4108B6E49C4AEA01BBA4D7A885B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6B318F5227E45478B5C99296614DA99" style="USC"><subsection id="H9BBDB61E92FC46BF870DD1FF0C8FF9A5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Imposition of deadline</header><paragraph id="HE51219DDCFCD423CA8C99155350E69E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under this section to advance to the construction obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year after the later of—</text><subparagraph id="H3CC27EA90273431D9CCC145FD38BA96A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the Governor declared the emergency, as described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAF27DB3B2F947A5A63765986744F98E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the President declared the emergency to be a major disaster, as described in such subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB45CE26175244E35B2D8588B550AA3AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension of deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary imposes a deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may, upon the request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of not more than 1 year to complete such advancement, and may issue additional extensions after the expiration of any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such an extension.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H896CC9D4F88F41B4A1B7D6E6A0B519A6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Hazard mitigation pilot program</header><paragraph id="H1723D50EF6534346A6166D0BE27C0594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a hazard mitigation pilot program for the purpose of mitigating future hazards posed to Federal-aid highways, Federal lands transportation facilities, and Tribal transportation facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7391E4326E5490C87A9742782B1D931"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><subparagraph id="H71E9FA4E88DB4B1EB96E3A547F756624"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the pilot program established under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A96630E5A594A93BEC0F9772AB6D0D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annually, the Secretary shall calculate the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs under the emergency relief program under this section, including the emergency relief backlog, for each State, territory, and Indian Tribe.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FF28706A86D4A3EB285CFFA82D1BADB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts made available under this subsection shall be distributed to each State, territory, or Indian Tribe based on—</text><clause id="HBEB7ADD0D47A4C179293DEEE02D39A74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ratio that the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs for such State, territory, or Indian Tribe, as described under subparagraph (B); bears to</text></clause><clause id="HD073CB8AE21F48EE93A3146A26CEC86F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs for all States, territories, and Indian Tribes, as described under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7B3579BB0DF4B488C4BB4C1FFEF124E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The allocation to a State, territory, or Indian Tribe described under subparagraph (C) shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs under the emergency relief program for such State, territory, or Indian Tribe, as described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D5C66D1A4984AB8B150B38238FF2532"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under this subsection shall be used for protective features or other hazard mitigation activities that—</text><subparagraph id="H1A152868AE4B4ED3BD7D65D4AB8B0E03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary determines are cost effective and that reduce the risk of, or increase the resilience to, future damage to existing assets as a result of natural disasters; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC45369DFE84451992D975D85AE73869"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are eligible under section 124.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D9D7B83C07C42FBAEE2A2BC7A20CABB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>For each fiscal year in which funding is made available for the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing—</text><subparagraph id="H4193B727BCB74449AB9F7894631115EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the activities carried out under the pilot program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E5082E43D3440EF9CE923AD2B5A7FF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting purposes described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA938F975AB194EF5B367777F0D4742F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>policy recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the pilot program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36C5D08BC2AD4CF4A2C0281EE399B19E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided under this subsection shall terminate on October 1, 2025.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7904E63858614988AA2111D2BF83AC1D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Improving the emergency relief program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H9565B8EE973A49B98A5757154129A78E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration—</text><subparagraph id="H3EB1ED64ADC94051B472327D92832AAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to include and reflect the definition of the term <term>resilience</term> (as defined in section 101(a)); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3EF80690E724A88B54DEFAEB16D7B24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to identify procedures that States may use to incorporate resilience into emergency relief projects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F54D0D88F394BADA15A999A5731F6B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to consider economically justified betterments in emergency relief projects, such as—</text><clause id="HFB4C1B08231D4E579B22B4FCB8289316"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protective features that increase the resilience of the facility; and</text></clause><clause id="H234FDF9D9F224920A22AA0CC4035D1A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporation of context sensitive design principles and other planned betterments that improve the safety of the facility;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A3FCD3C7C54D479C6EE06EE440755C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider transportation system access for moderate and low-income families impacted by a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H531DC71911DF416F971EBAAE7C872128"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in—</text><subparagraph id="HD9CDDBA1BCF54A3BAA04193493C4EA42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the emergency relief program under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14261C05190A4CE6A43A5C61A9AAB8BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emergency relief efforts;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85500B5049A348088052C9002C7ED88A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide to division offices of the Federal Highway Administration and State departments of transportation information on the best practices developed under paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60009E6B9001435CA83FBBE31E6E9ACC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop and implement a process to track—</text><subparagraph id="HD31810E6C4DE47B5B6F29C23856B2EB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the consideration of resilience as part of the emergency relief program under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE33C3C8E0D864C63BE12F54C02772EA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the costs of emergency relief projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6DD3AED091D44DAB9546E9F85C9C71E"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H4BDE0900D4F4497AA2DCE0565093BE1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comparable facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>comparable facility</term> means a facility that meets the current geometric and construction standards required for the types and volume of traffic that the facility will carry over its design life.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B0CB09CADD2489E86BBBFF2CAACDB01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction phase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>construction phase</term> means the phase of physical construction of a highway or bridge facility that is separate from any other identified phases, such as planning, design, or right-of-way phases, in the State transportation improvement program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6AD8B95ADF234ED68DAC46974FF90CB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Open to public travel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>open to public travel</term> means with respect to a road, that, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road—</text><subparagraph id="HD6472143AE3E4B689C3723021F127862"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is maintained;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H034C46B90F0B47869450AAADF6F7C1E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is open to the general public; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4962D59DEC849C8B76B6D91A7FC9266"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can accommodate travel by a standard passenger vehicle, without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or regulations, other than for general traffic control or restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H88017B60EBEC4B62A2CA8DB428C53730"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Standard passenger vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>standard passenger vehicle</term> means a vehicle with 6 inches of clearance from the lowest point of the frame, body, suspension, or differential to the ground.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B0E271B6F244976A5FF0615B3CD465F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HCF48288214B94C529A5834B3E5C66559"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header><text>Section 201(c)(8)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 125(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 125(j)</quote>. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25159DA248BD4B48A385E82A7C6D2B60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>Section 202(b)(6)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 125(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 125(d)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE111548F23314F08BD676EB5D5C441B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 668.105(h) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, is repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="H4E6251BBC8924AE6B91CA8831BF15D14" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Railway crossings</header><subsection id="HFF0BDB123E504A7CAB66D20AA0C44040"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD7AB4B0C2C2B4332A6D7413C8D5EE9E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Railway-highway crossings</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Railway crossings</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C2026DD4434FD09DA7EF9B7C1058FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HB1E6B490075843538B865168CE7CA618"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Subject to section 120 and subsection (b) of this section, the entire</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">In general.—</header-in-text>The</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFB6E1CF12054C5D8EF0A9AD9AD658CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>then the entire</quote> and inserting <quote>the</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2535D37FFD94C9C901AA7DEE82E1B1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, subject to section 120 and subsection (b) of this section,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9844520D675C4EA18AB45537DB1EA713"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D1FDBB9B70746408CD15D30B42D2ED0" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="HF1799D8A83674FE19E74DFE109759C9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Classification</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H027B7A51A69143DBBCFDC6DD7D0A47A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The construction of projects for the elimination of hazards at railway crossings represents a benefit to the railroad. The Secretary shall classify the various types of projects involved in the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings, and shall set for each such classification a percentage of the total project cost that represent the benefit to the railroad or railroads for the purpose of determining the railroad's share of the total project cost. The Secretary shall determine the appropriate classification of each project.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H50178173AA1F4B1AAFC87324B028607C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Noncash contributions</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEC80696EA10F4317AC47BC6534C98B00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 5 percent of the cost share described in paragraph (1) may be attributable to noncash contributions of materials and labor furnished by the railroad in connection with the construction of such project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H747E391A615F4B56BB67B240D7B37F83"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The requirements under section 200.306 and 200.403(g) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), shall apply to any noncash contributions under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A1E689D4D7C41AB886E2B8A0F2115C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Total project cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this subsection, the determination of the railroad’s share of the total project cost shall include environment, design, right-of-way, utility accommodation, and construction phases of the project. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A00DB7DE1794CA4BBAE10ACF76FBE78"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H71A8EF93B4FE4871A5085B9782E857C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any railroad involved</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Benefit.—</header-in-text>Any railroad involved</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FBE45D216124D74BB5A2CF5151912A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the net benefit</quote> and inserting <quote>the cost associated with the benefit</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13C92F104E784891A49ECEF86C06F7DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Such payment may consist in whole or in part of materials and labor furnished by the railroad in connection with the construction of such project.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H07A7C80CFDEC4F8C8ECB7E54BCD5BB42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48C2B3A9FD394FDF8EB50017FA8376FD" style="USC"><subsection id="H084F2FA9A6D249F782C3786BCCB7D428"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Railway crossings</header><paragraph id="H561CFE90559F4706858C340985364640"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(7) may be obligated for the following:</text><subparagraph id="HE9D5E59D91DC44C8BFBB9C436908F0AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The elimination of hazards at railway-highway crossings, including technology or protective upgrades.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CE7A91E246A4586B2BFA02E62037097"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction or installation of protective devices (including replacement of functionally obsolete protective devices) at railway-highway crossings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9799347F690478398F9977176558B98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Infrastructure and noninfrastructure projects and strategies to prevent or reduce suicide or trespasser fatalities and injuries along railroad rights-of-way and at or near railway-highway crossings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAAA36F8C7D74ABB83C92C02AD0AC787"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Projects to mitigate any degradation in the level of access from a highway-grade crossing closure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B3C25CA12DB41D595BDD662BC422ED4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bicycle and pedestrian railway grade crossing improvements, including underpasses and overpasses.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H76683263D28247879A63DF869869D308"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Projects eligible under section 22907(c)(5) of title 49, provided that amounts obligated under this subparagraph—</text><clause commented="no" id="H1D249BEB81374E68811F86DAE8ADA8B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with such section as if such amounts were made available to carry out such section; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H963588E2976748548850B34E004D31E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be used to pay up to 90 percent of the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under such section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81631473A47F449C982DC7509746FD0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all its needs for installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings, the State may use funds made available by this section for other highway safety improvement program purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AAFB13EC5DF4E248A6922811D1E73EF"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31B596098F5B4F108B4D0A61FFCD936A" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="H9DE11152B65140859DED80DC868FAE22"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 120, the Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds made available to carry out subsection (e) shall be up to 90 percent of the cost thereof.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HE46068DDB36A4AD3A0F6D71CCB5DC15B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55268A8142084C5AB633B2E7CAD9ECC6" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="H61365CFBCC224509AB349C51FD7A1879"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H9C47A82D45C84C519DA9A74BA9A7C5EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State report</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H92D72E7EB9034879A0152F417AC13D2C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, and at least biennially thereafter, each State shall submit to the Secretary a report on the progress being made to implement the railway crossings program authorized by this section and the effectiveness of projects to improve railway crossing safety.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEC43D59D309B4495AEB2825BC1B901B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each State report under subparagraph (A) shall contain an assessment of the costs of the various treatments employed and subsequent accident experience at improved locations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H822466873193442E8560A711DE2F64ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Departmental report</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H79CDB54DCEC44FB9B9DAFFDFE68B89C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the deadline for the submission of a report under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a report on the progress being made by the State in implementing projects to improve railway crossings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF85784B07874BBDB3EA56DBFAB7EAAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause commented="no" id="HD097EE1490D44AAE9A20C258ECCBBD00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of projects undertaken;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1C1827CC951D4FAF85F9BB602D367ABC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>distribution of such projects by cost range, road system, nature of treatment, and subsequent accident experience at improved locations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H610182FA3D7147B295AA59CA3FD63E81"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an analysis and evaluation of each State program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA613DD26135D45159724063326FA8312"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the identification of any State found not to be in compliance with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (d); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE41EB2143E8549A1A1CBAB06763DABFB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>recommendations for future implementation of the railway crossings program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A6693CFC8F743E486DD853275A97797"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text><subparagraph id="HA8B1C510F34A456CB0D1F5F9D6A63BC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">and pedestrian</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Bicycle</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H969EC941D0A646C281199FE154D92539"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and pedestrian</quote> after <quote>bicycle</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H795EDC1015994A5A9854DD9A40AFDB15"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><subparagraph id="H2EA9EA13024E4DCCAF59536E900DABBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and all that follows through <quote>each State</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 6 months after a new railway crossing becomes operational, each State</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1CC82B9AA1C4E19865B048DBF8CF9A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>On a periodic</quote> and all that follows through <quote>every year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>On or before September 30 of each year</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9381B212087490A972B5D4AE461B93A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section 130 to read as follows: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD241421EEDCC4095A62BF29EDFAA7340" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">130. Railway crossings.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H52B97B8E7E424A20872D2584B62856E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes an analysis of the effectiveness of the railway crossing program under section 130 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1BF5C7F426F441568C38EC6E00EE57A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sense of Congress relating to trespasser deaths along railroad rights-of-Way</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Transportation should, where feasible, coordinate departmental efforts to prevent or reduce trespasser deaths along railroad rights-of-way and at or near railway-highway crossings.</text></subsection></section><section id="H286EEDDA64374E1CA62B6BF88C6E69E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1205.</enum><header>Surface transportation program</header><subsection id="H0EF2534CD7EE4C839C11E8A09A490197"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3A732C2E95F64796878F6C944301F48C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">block grant</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A888DF1D81D4B5B831BF96DE3F2C3A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FAC2AC3B84A402C9581C2B24F24BA39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HCC71285506FF4811884FD3FDBEEE4153"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>block grant</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD56C888BDF4F4A9ABCCF9E9E842AA768"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting <quote>, except that for the purposes of this section hovercraft and terminal facilities for hovercraft engaging in water transit for passengers or vehicles shall be considered ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities eligible under section 129(c)</quote> after <quote>section 129(c)</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1DFA65560434E6684ED3A10B71ADFF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>railway-highway grade crossings</quote> and inserting <quote>projects eligible under section 130 and installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA68775B521D4303A41C40A62FE39358"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><clause id="H5CBF8682F7454CB294E538B806D54E72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Recreational</quote> and inserting <quote>Transportation alternatives projects eligible under subsection (h), recreational</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H018D532E440A40C7A6253FFEAD0FB960"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1404 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note)</quote> and inserting <quote>211</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BC3CE92469E4C32806E8CE9A885926D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (12) by striking <quote>travel</quote> and inserting <quote>transportation</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBE1DD3179CB40D18F0B33571E8A6CC6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA328C2E8A80D4D9EAB3E1EEADD3E5837" style="USC"><paragraph id="HED65065835A44D75B1C1FB5EEC174B43"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protective features (including natural infrastructure and vegetation control and clearance) to enhance the resilience of a transportation facility otherwise eligible for assistance under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F89EF889C7046C0BD6CBBDC403CE045"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions eligible under section 171, including the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED6286B54584BB2871EA59C008EDB00"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for assistance under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H874EF0BD63244E418E1D41B6446D0EB6"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A surface transportation project carried out in accordance with the national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan under section 1431(e) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/301">49 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB87FE340259748D8B8186ACB9866A077"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">roads in rural areas that primarily serve to transport agricultural products from a farm or ranch to a marketplace.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD904FAFF526742CA9E64C6AC946D61BC"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The removal, retrofit, repurposing, remediation, or replacement of a highway or other transportation facility that creates a barrier to community connectivity to improve access for multiple modes of transportation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC33E675967C413CAE1E8E6356B041DA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HEA7D6C194EA5410EA6BA54C7EBEC3C89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>block grant</quote> and inserting <quote>program</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA252738B20FE4F6898EBBF8865E396B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA8E2727A32A4317BC917F06F008535C" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6456B6131BF74982A323547FF91FA25F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project described in—</text><subparagraph id="H024B116235D34339A28DD84CC13AABF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subsection (h); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4C06F3305B44263B060D558E7434899"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 101(a)(29), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H736A0C94A47A40CAA083B36576A1FDFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H519C258FACDA4F369B4CD045005E01CF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC23D3477F7494B6CA6F845398C2803BB" style="USC"><paragraph id="H98327E6FE73E4A828BD43441E5582123"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project described in section 5308 of title 49; and </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8255B4BAC7214DD9BE146E07A16BAA81"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="HD69B1A56843949C0B6F3706D94FC2162"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HD73E167397604A648D30E72FB1FBACD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>each fiscal year</quote> after <quote>apportioned to a State</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="H2868D62E8BF54F9282CB7A7AFFE25315"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the reservation of</quote> and inserting <quote>setting aside</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="HDA4D7846AFAF45E6A8A269537DBFE251"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H966D52A10D694CA9A23B8875FD20AEED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the percentage specified in paragraph (6) for a fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>57 percent for fiscal year 2023, 58 percent for fiscal year 2024, 59 percent for fiscal year 2025, and 60 percent for fiscal year 2026</quote>; </text></subclause><subclause id="H3AC9434D65954783AD73DCC873221058"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>of over</quote> and inserting <quote>greater than</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HB5A28F0DEDDC4DE18903A6B44F3E7E14"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4083F4AC2DD4A19AE880C54CD9B1F61" style="USC"><clause id="H8F6FBC351D6E43F98807535098E33C03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population greater than 49,999 and less than 200,001;</text></clause><clause id="H0897D6ED6FBD472A96CAF94F245F0661"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in urban areas of the State with a population greater than 4,999 and less than 50,000; and</text></clause><clause id="H4268E6FF0FF44AE880829BFFE43ACC1A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in other areas of the State with a population less than 5,000; and </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6521CF3F44324BA5BA37DDF063254D4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC5B6A9BB0BA493A89B57382160B4BF3" style="USC"><paragraph id="H2045B14BF1524604BA11DEECC48D5E06"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local coordination and consultation</header><subparagraph id="H8356BA57513149DD93444934DA59EB8D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Coordination with metropolitan planning organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), a State shall—</text><clause id="H5992FE4C59C84CD2AAF335367FB12689"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process to coordinate with all metropolitan planning organizations in the State that represent an urbanized area described in such paragraph; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9A9FFFEE17254E5C89A42C4EF7F403E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe how funds described under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) will be allocated equitably among such urbanized areas during the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H59DF05E0D7F64E6FABEB7333E2797DD5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Joint responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State and the Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H431BB57DA7404956A91FCE1CB94CD50A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation with regional transportation planning organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clauses (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (1)(A), before obligating funding attributed to an area with a population less than 50,000, a State shall consult with the regional transportation planning organizations that represent the area, if any.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8306B78109E4AABB96D3E9E89705C28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading for paragraph (4) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">over 200,000</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">greater than 200,000</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6640BA7539C5405190AB5CA4DBF8A1D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68BD0FC4B84D4E3DBB46C22EB6714D5A" style="USC"><paragraph id="HE185D38B49C54D2BB98AC25ADF6BAF6D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><subparagraph id="HCA2981DEF388465B999A18E0F2621C49"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State and all metropolitan planning organizations in the State that represent an urbanized area with a population of greater than 200,000 may jointly establish a program to improve the ability of applicants to deliver projects under this subsection in an efficient and expeditious manner and reduce the period of time between the selection of the project and the obligation of funds for the project by providing—</text><clause id="HA8267FA0A8084544AB8BE6D7F706B473"><enum>(i)</enum><text>technical assistance and training to applicants for projects under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="H0D87F73B884C4B7F8FBA2B9805A7F7A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding for one or more full-time State, regional, or local government employee positions to administer this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8097E2ABA3E14D2785E62256AB8FB3EC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this paragraph, a State or metropolitan planning organization may use funds made available under paragraphs (2) or (6) of section 104(b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75E1F1DC98024056A3BAA3007D9123A0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Amounts used under this paragraph may be expended—</text><clause id="H6827F02EAF0F436689F673A9785243A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly by the State or metropolitan planning organization; or</text></clause><clause id="H2E77307B73E0430BACCA6CBA20E6BADA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through contracts with State agencies, private entities, or nonprofit organizations. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2715FD3E228B49068F7556D133346A62"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H1CD9E3184A9344C09F4D0DC81EAABEEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H3E5EE210A6A14D17BF3EB6A1FEBFDEFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>over 200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>greater than 200,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H6D424567B22C49BA983C16056B9CA5A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>2023 through 2026</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE62A065680A64C35944305297A954E53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H566D94E91DF842C6B6B5F07DD51312F0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HBBFA1E23DC734B4284A0859484C909AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, each State shall annually notify each affected metropolitan planning organization as to the amount of obligation authority that will be made available under paragraph (1) to each affected metropolitan planning organization for the fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1D9C8ADBB074833BF66913ED276E7E6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD65BA2FBB4064859981D7C50D4F1AE6D" style="USC"><subsection id="HE670305DAB404A6F84BF272715858BF8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Bridges not on Federal-Aid highways</header><paragraph id="H5C94F886228042D4802E63DCFAA0FBF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of off-system bridge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>off-system bridge</term> means a bridge located on a public road, other than a bridge on a Federal-aid highway.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H675B61353A194E0CAE9DE53D4856CC72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><subparagraph id="HFE84B2FCF46644DCB75D63C62A820142"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Set aside</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts apportioned to a State for each fiscal year under this section other than the amounts described in subparagraph (C), the State shall obligate for activities described in subsection (b)(2) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act) for off-system bridges an amount that is not less than 20 percent of the amounts available to such State under this section in fiscal year 2020, not including the amounts described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1D9BED51C6A4EB6AAB9DCA70B0D8C56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction of expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, after consultation with State and local officials, may reduce the requirement for expenditures for off-system bridges under subparagraph (A) with respect to the State if the Secretary determines that the State has inadequate needs to justify the expenditure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80216088A14A40D6ACE86C36BF16F1E0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following amounts shall not be used for the purposes of meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A):</text><clause id="HABFADD5CD0F646D8A9F34F418B1313F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A).</text></clause><clause id="H0979258D56A94744A8A42C9A5BC130BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Amounts set aside under section 133(h).</text></clause><clause id="H44F3401FAC374795BA61076F710999EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Amounts described in section 505(a).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE54AA1BD49DA425681D6A20AB0CC6CE8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit for bridges not on Federal-aid highways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any project not on a Federal-aid highway for the replacement of a bridge or rehabilitation of a bridge that is wholly funded from State and local sources, is eligible for Federal funds under this section, is certified by the State to have been carried out in accordance with all standards applicable to such projects under this section, and is determined by the Secretary upon completion to be no longer a deficient bridge—</text><subparagraph id="H6FE0101E8D7D452C981748DB46ED8038"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any amount expended after the date of enactment of this subsection from State and local sources for the project in excess of 20 percent of the cost of construction of the project may be credited to the non-Federal share of the cost of other bridge projects in the State that are eligible for Federal funds under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBCF022153AD414CBC4E2E1E14589226"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that crediting shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFFB24C369B94773984EAE65EFD6D53E"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H0DB0EDECCBBF4CFF99E9D76DA89C1EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">5,000</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">50,000</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A891348171D40D78A94B8AAA3291A31"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii)</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>clauses (iii) and (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(A) for each fiscal year may be obligated on roads functionally classified as rural minor collectors or local roads or on critical rural freight corridors designated under section 167(e).</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F7311EF424241C4B6A9A54C8CDF6369"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A2377EBE361450EB35B7148025B8944" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">133. Surface transportation program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H5A68F6961A844F638DCD39F8A2B6F7ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HD2B61C5A854740F8AD5E17930DF4908A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advance acquisition of real property</header><text>Section 108(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HDE7F98A73E82401C97F4509C10B5A779"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA944538F15D04123A1FB1D080B350773"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AFEFE1CD6ED491091E55D87D24DCCCF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>Section 142(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBC1059409ED48E4AF750E83B36C0C04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text>Section 143(b)(8) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">block grant</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H981C73BE74144BF79362BC684903B3E6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text>Section 149(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H41C617793F844841AAA65326164994DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA65213C209D94D2F830A92A1E04F40F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF98AD560227B47B697CB668417B34C3F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><text>Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H6632F9025E454E6F9216205B1A58868F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>block grant</quote> each time such term appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E6DA6DC47AF4673928A1178B1C36CAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(6)(A)(i) by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC606EA8AEC5F4D3FB8D0903B4BB67AB7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment program</header><text>Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>block grant</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE79D7C7E0E814FC3A58E7D21FAE30D78"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Training and education</header><text>Section 504(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>block grant</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA7112DC847124D36969939FE45D7085A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Transportation alternatives program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H031BF6F953D543C28517B7B9B5EEC8BC" style="USC"><subsection id="H5F743D8F77D342D78F3BFF8625902ED5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transportation alternatives program set-Aside</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H46E45673BE8A4CBFA75C4A78A2842510"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Set aside</header><text>For each fiscal year, of the total funds apportioned to all States under section 104(b)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside an amount such that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB1BB55ACD00E4BA295F12E8A513F7E87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary sets aside a total amount under this subsection for a fiscal year equal to 10 percent of such total funds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2473E0DDD2E4EE385AD96AD9752E3A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State’s share of the amount set aside under subparagraph (A) is determined by multiplying the amount set aside under subparagraph (A) by the ratio that—</text><clause commented="no" id="H9CB7811814DE40DD81631517F9B98236"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount apportioned to the State for the transportation enhancement program for fiscal year 2009 under section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21; bears to</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5F40DD4CF9294518B32DAD53E46ED74D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B67818FA1254335B919FA61187CCF4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation within a State</header><subparagraph id="HB0F4630E0A9C49DDBA5270BD992A3FBF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds set aside for a State under paragraph (1) shall be obligated within that State in the manner described in subsections (d) and (e), except that, for purposes of this paragraph (after funds are made available under paragraph (5))—</text><clause id="H60993A97CF3B44678DCACDB4B6B83F20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for each fiscal year, the percentage referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (d) shall be deemed to be 66 percent; and</text></clause><clause id="H0304D4CA044C4972827E047CE7C6A206"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>paragraph (3) of subsection (d) shall not apply.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08A8DB37FD224115B28600C3ED9E2D0A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local control</header><clause id="H256DAE699C6D4E17B5BA79C96F09D8EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may make available up to 100 percent of the funds set aside under paragraph (1) to the entities described in subclause (I) if the State submits to the Secretary, and the Secretary approves, a plan that describes—</text><subclause id="HD8B5BE4716924BF1BAC36AAD69AE18D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how such funds shall be made available to metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, counties, or other regional transportation authorities;</text></subclause><subclause id="H750F6F0BED2B40B8AF356EEA081B2458"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how the entities described in subclause (I) shall select projects for funding and how such entities shall report selected projects to the State; </text></subclause><subclause id="H304BD53EE0794C5D8BACBC8BF6EDF65C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the legal, financial, and technical capacity of such entities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H339DF322C94640FAB0AB8F3C7F2F15AF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the procedures in place to ensure such entities comply with the requirements of this title.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF17D69F174E944F39B1FDF21C6D4EC03"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>A State that makes funding available under a plan approved under this subparagraph shall make available an equivalent amount of obligation authority to an entity described in clause (i)(I) to whom funds are made available under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAFBF3B9DA484ADD8D792B8DD75E8ED6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds set aside under this subsection may be obligated for any of the following projects or activities:</text><subparagraph id="HCBD83944DD8D42D18976045D60D9E3E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H250A3371938C4C4F9FBC0CD700E13750"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Construction, planning, and design of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for nondrivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7642A8BA08DF4F529E81C0EEBECF8BEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation users.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF813624473045BEB0BC8EA2190A8A09"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF032D60F1BE043449F67239FCD7C3EF8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Community improvement activities, including—</text><clause id="H76F39283DE984D6393D168A9C7DE0842"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inventory, control, or removal of outdoor advertising;</text></clause><clause id="H5603E9CCC12049BAAC201A9B13EFFE5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities;</text></clause><clause id="H79F1E2615BC54501BB6E2FF1D03869A9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent against invasive species, facilitate wildfire control, and provide erosion control;</text></clause><clause id="HD2EB7B30093542269293C9F498282E4B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of a transportation project eligible under this title; and</text></clause><clause id="HE8AACA123613494290D24EFB498235B0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the planting of trees, appropriate to the region, in street medians, islands, and along sidewalks in order to complement traffic calming techniques. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AA209FFEE1E4771976AE3E34B32698E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff, including activities described in sections 328(a) and 329. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E929DD9FCFE495EB6929F8DCE14D04D"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for assistance under this subsection. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FBBE9D28C104082951D9ADC8FE078ED"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The recreational trails program under section 206.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1F0C8CBF0374E51AE8ABBD0E99A98CB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The safe routes to school program under section 211.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB17658C0DBED4E1791EF5D8B21C94C58"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Activities in furtherance of a vulnerable road user assessment described in section 148.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAA1971B5CA149428D968B51B6658305"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other projects or activities described in section 101(a)(29) or section 213, as such sections were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5CBEB383943F4AF8932FA8218782BD3C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Access to funds</header><subparagraph id="H0F57B2654F47406EBB463AED1C26E1A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A), or an entity required to obligate funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) shall develop a competitive process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection. A metropolitan planning organization for an area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) shall select projects under such process in consultation with the relevant State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H823AFB7FAF114C3B95E987EA3E4B30B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The processes described in subparagraph (A) shall prioritize project location and impact in low-income, transit-dependent, or other high-need areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48FF412C8CDC4C1EB49E3607226AFE4C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><clause id="H1E4121F51E284DFDA1E379DD3219ABF7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a local government, including a county or multi-county special district;</text></clause><clause id="H95D5772A59724D6CAB1F7B9370F7DC36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></clause><clause id="H21D67DC60044475DA13289FEFA46CE4B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text></clause><clause id="H2987FB1423834096A68489A43AD36C51"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text></clause><clause id="H3AD9A0706B8F4820864A390E983CC36E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a school district, local education agency, or school;</text></clause><clause id="H0BCAAD68FD4F4BB8A5A49D21BD3615EB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a tribal government;</text></clause><clause id="HE69AD6E0049D4921906B8DA886E9DD58"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or fewer;</text></clause><clause id="H2A0F606D7E7A4CA58BB5147BDEA5AF0F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization carrying out activities related to transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H4248D496FDF84B3DA8B10F9FA47D379D"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000 or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="HA7C4A57F09DC406690A7D7674B3A784A"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State, at the request of any entity listed in clauses (i) through (ix). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75037697D9D54C8AA840937496D18BE8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of certain recreational trails projects</header><subparagraph id="H55FDEC7E5AC24752B037549D175A45BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, a State shall—</text><clause id="H8ACB311CEBC348A09FD9C367C3D5E838"><enum>(i)</enum><text>obligate an amount of funds set aside under this subsection equal to 175 percent of the amount of the funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(h)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21, for projects relating to recreational trails under section 206;</text></clause><clause id="HFB3D2EA7B8314EA3B1C3813089D50E66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>return 1 percent of the funds described in clause (i) to the Secretary for the administration of such program; and</text></clause><clause id="HD50047E372874F94B1C8CAA0DB05CC46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>comply with the provisions of the administration of the recreational trails program under section 206, including the use of apportioned funds described in subsection (d)(3)(A) of such section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5C8F2A314B1F46D083BE9690E7DD9242"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State flexibility</header><text>A State may opt out of the recreational trails program under this paragraph if the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not later than 30 days prior to the date on which an apportionment is made under section 104 for any fiscal year. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7184AA045F044449D8DDF8D9E91BBA1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Improving accessibility and efficiency</header><subparagraph id="HB2E9CF2F468846B280E0A966E8F8D276"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may use an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the funds set aside for the State under this subsection, after allocating funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A), to improve the ability of applicants to access funding for projects under this subsection in an efficient and expeditious manner by providing—</text><clause id="HC894D1CAE5EB45549E19C132B0BC936F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to applicants for projects under this subsection application assistance, technical assistance, and assistance in reducing the period of time between the selection of the project and the obligation of funds for the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HE498138A0FF44AE6992B3DD1F2B7B4E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding for one or more full-time State employee positions to administer this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97CC6A9B1ECE430A830329087612511D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Amounts used under subparagraph (A) may be expended—</text><clause id="H6473A10FED974B41AD9CC4217E831971"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly by the State; or</text></clause><clause id="HF4450DAACE7E416787FC323349551544"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through contracts with State agencies, private entities, or nonprofit entities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H396B266429924D679A162ADC9E0174AE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Improving project delivery</header><clause id="H207235BA0D044F7F925DFA89DF029D3E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary, consistent with Federal requirements, to facilitate efficient and timely delivery of projects under this subsection that are small, low impact, and constructed within an existing built environment.</text></clause><clause id="H2A87CD67E22640BCADA04611DC671676"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consider the use of programmatic agreements, expedited or alternative procurement processes (including project bundling), and other effective practices to facilitate the goals of this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D05A2CE64754F10ADC9E807C0F2E905"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header><subparagraph id="HCAD80253933F42E4B8418FC39C535145"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Flexible match</header><clause id="HA02472697DC64B799BCE6532EDAF0365"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 120—</text><subclause id="H02A1260254AD488696EC3AA4F05745A3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the non-Federal share for a project under this subsection may be calculated on a project, multiple-project, or program basis; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE9ACA0C878234C8B868EB69F51F6CBCF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal share of the cost of an individual project in this subsection may be up to 100 percent.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H392A06737B37427E8988304E37CABB41"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Aggregate non-Federal share</header><text>The average annual non-Federal share of the total cost of all projects for which funds are obligated under this subsection in a State for a fiscal year shall be not less than the non-Federal share authorized for the State under section 120.</text></clause><clause id="H24E18B08698549C9BCB41426832878A6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>This subparagraph shall only apply to a State if such State has adequate financial controls, as certified by the Secretary, to account for the average annual non-Federal share under this subparagraph. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD5D43A6DB0C4DC8866886728DF2D62B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Safety projects</header><text>Notwithstanding section 120, funds made available to carry out section 148 may be credited toward the non-Federal share of the costs of a project under this subsection if the project—</text><clause id="HCD9EF53C9B1C4791A5B8D44994CFAE3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a project described in section 148(e)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="H9F527ADC94E54C3098BB3AFD466AFB10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan (as defined in section 148(a)).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67FC70821A514A98BB2FBB399C488678"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><subparagraph id="HC4A0524D2B4E4E2183CB1DB2AA3A9925"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State authority</header><clause id="H4BEE78665DE446E4A56A8B8DEFD5F7EC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may use not more than 50 percent of the funds set aside under this subsection that are available for obligation in any area of the State (suballocated consistent with the requirements of subsection (d)(1)(B)) for any purpose eligible under subsection (b).</text></clause><clause id="HDBA5716A4D814A358C6267E64898490E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>Funds may be used as described in clause (i) only if the State demonstrates to the Secretary—</text><subclause id="HD061994911D8435A9BF7EF4F951A7AB9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State held a competition in compliance with the requirements of this subsection in such form as the Secretary determines appropriate;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7A193DFCB2D94EA1B2EFBC85FDBB4868"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State offered technical assistance to all eligible entities and provided such assistance upon request by an eligible entity; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H630647D4E2FE42F9B69BC0FD88137207"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that there were not sufficient suitable applications from eligible entities to use the funds described in clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64A25882B1304D758F9D104C4D0937D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>MPO authority</header><clause id="H0B486ABA96754B82949380A31E41B99B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that represents an urbanized area with a population of greater than 200,000 may use not more than 50 percent of the funds set aside under this subsection for an urbanized area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) for any purpose eligible under subsection (b).</text></clause><clause id="HC023439A183E4D16BF44368669D95B22"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>Funds may be used as described in clause (i) only if the Secretary certifies that the metropolitan planning organization—</text><subclause id="HA81F390627764A7B8EA5F43058AD904D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>held a competition in compliance with the requirements of this subsection in such form as the Secretary determines appropriate; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H17995A6964D74372828197300C093DDF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates that there were not sufficient suitable applications from eligible entities to use the funds described in clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H89E493A3983440C3BD01EAA3E736288A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><subparagraph id="H4A629701E78044DBBA8D54289ABC1484"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization responsible for carrying out the requirements of this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes—</text><clause id="H221C58787C6344A49CC9EFF1405CA4B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of project applications received for each fiscal year, including—</text><subclause id="H5E0B5A0D95884F85B27E61B41673B4C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the aggregate cost of the projects for which applications are received; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HC51EA72D808D4790B978B2AE94AB0FBC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the types of projects by eligibility category to be carried out, expressed as percentages of the total apportionment of the State under this subsection; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4978040E6E6A4A5B9D43ED1BE1328B46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the list of each project selected for funding for each fiscal year, including specifying the fiscal year for which the project was selected, the fiscal year in which the project is anticipated to be funded, the recipient, the funding sources (including non-Federal match), the project status, the specific location, the congressional district, the type by eligibility category, and a brief description.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CBC9E0E042B429DA5FEC1CFE21076B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to the public, in a user-friendly format on the website of the Department of Transportation, a copy of each annual report submitted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HE3447CDBF380468780A34228132115C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1207.</enum><header>Bridge investment</header><subsection id="HBBA6512B4B7949B19C1DA398A9E07264"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H720AF652314A4CEEB60C37D0EF16E0BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Bridges and tunnels</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H86613D36514F497B8A6D6A01F415BECE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking <quote>deficient</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30E350D0EB9C41239738343C1B36D14C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5) by striking <quote>structurally deficient bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>bridge classified as in poor condition</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36AC489E490A4C6FA8AEB512B16632BF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H49F357FD6E454294A537883C2982FFB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED06AD48CA6745779A2D04E21E61CE6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H217232ABA5844341A550AA0F46A3AC2B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text><subparagraph id="HC4D0F1A3A4A340DC8A56D632330B94F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>, 124,</quote> after <quote>section 119</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB420638B035F4BEABB875859BE58106A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting <quote>, 124,</quote> after <quote>section 119</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFABB5A72D4BF4AAAACA3447E976D3928"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>financial characteristics</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting <quote>Federal share.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79B70167FF094B42B17A8E8DC1ECD989"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC3B007E6225441E98C0E9FC43A53B58" style="USC"><subsection id="H49CFAFABDFDF4A3F8EB832CB2946F3F3"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation</header><paragraph id="HAB7AE07A7CF0400A888CBA4D4F5E6568"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goals of this subsection shall be to—</text><subparagraph id="H7D7A6EFDC6F142328BE1B862B1894935"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the achievement of a state of good repair for the Nation’s bridges;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7B0D7FF31154C94B0989BC2F08F61C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEBB09A609094D50BD7E9D4F28D6711B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve the condition of bridges in the United States by reducing—</text><clause id="H5A3D8F3636EB4BFEBD206D428EF5933D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of bridges—</text><subclause id="H0CC2E3ABFB4A4F1BB76F77B02C19165B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in poor condition; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H2B782B7B60714729B6F354F1F9BF391C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H3234E186907B43B9A5AD6F8F79C94349"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total person miles traveled over bridges—</text><subclause id="H8A6CC697CDB649768E8463F88069AA60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in poor condition; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H0BF4DB0BFADC4FAFAEF105EEBD4F8B84"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6C3E5F91D94C4AEDA99B78DBD606ECDB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of bridges that—</text><subclause id="H3E0C1A9086C843C1BCCFDF279D66D603"><enum>(I)</enum><text>do not meet current geometric design standards; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HE03E855577EB406C96B86B2C96CCFD3E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H018D9A9012C743F2A5AFE3BAF4FC36A3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the total person miles traveled over bridges that—</text><subclause id="H120F1AADFEE146F5A4478E3DD0EC230E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>do not meet current geometric design standards; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H9AEC2FC461754ACEB7F4F6933C7B61A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B396A376B644D9980189C788975F43D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase the resilience of bridges, including the ability to withstand disruptions from a seismic event.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H783396DA71304883BF92D20D484C582A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bridges on public roads</header><subparagraph id="H58ACC661F9FE4A05BD3411CDC4EA7778"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Minimum bridge investment</header><text>Excluding the amounts described in subparagraph (C), of the total funds apportioned to a State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) for fiscal years 2023 to 2026, a State shall obligate not less than 20 percent for projects described in subparagraph (E).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0A9BB84C03DA4E63999FFD25FDB8C273"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Program flexibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State required to obligate funds under subparagraph (A) may use any combination of funds apportioned to a State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD916C296FCA84B54A88313C6E07A2690"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts described below may not be used for the purposes of calculating or meeting the minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" id="HD7DC49ED57C54CF19FA1DE3D6EA57466"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HB7F68500BB97482493DB6101ED020267"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts set aside under section 133(h); and</text></clause><clause id="H6B658B505C9C4A55BE7DECBB3D442B41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts described in section 505(a). </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7D9E120D4F743FEB1994C838EC5ADCA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the expenditure of funds described in subparagraph (C) for bridge projects eligible under such section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28ADB4F3B38A49818E3C1714A669382A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds required to be obligated in accordance with paragraph (2)(A) may be obligated for projects or activities that—</text><clause id="HAA05ABE9E5D84F3E9F19C7EEFEB3D5E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are otherwise eligible under either section 119 or section 133, as applicable;</text></clause><clause id="HAC63BC962C7A44A6AF6A2EC30AD2FEF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>support the achievement of performance targets of the State established under section 150, are consistent with the transportation asset management plan of the State, or provide support for the condition and performance of bridges on public roads within the State; and</text></clause><clause id="HC38FCEF9910C4629B58F962E70C35540"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>remove, replace, reconstruct, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect a bridge included on the national bridge inventory authorized by subsection (b), including through—</text><subclause id="H323B01B8F6CB48459FEFE5B7186B0B0B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>seismic retrofits;</text></subclause><subclause id="H633CB89F4011489EA8AA7F541D626AF6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>systematic preventive maintenance;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0DA0041C0CDC4A7A8F0376BE39A470E2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>installation of scour countermeasures;</text></subclause><subclause id="H818D61B741974088A7FC648ADE75B604"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of innovative materials that extend the service life of the bridge and reduce preservation costs, as compared to conventionally designed and constructed bridges;</text></subclause><subclause id="HDE263BE52F244CE691700A94F0FDBFBA"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of nontraditional production techniques, including factory prefabrication;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7203491203874A0C8964EECCBE5D277B"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>painting for purposes of bridge protection;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3518D8037585490195DDCEA63F1DCB69"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>application of calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing compositions;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB671A77AE8A046C2A062B18C537EC12F"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>corrosion control;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCBCB228FE275490EBB629F77551AB85D"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>construction of protective features (including natural infrastructure) alone or in combination with other activities eligible under this paragraph to enhance resilience of a bridge;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBB9132E0BD9D479DB81DF1BADB33E8AB"><enum>(X)</enum><text>bridge security countermeasures;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0BA530008939448BA9A12B9F32943D18"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>impact protection measures for bridges;</text></subclause><subclause id="H484136471D5E4EFC93300D59103AC6E8"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>inspection and evaluation of bridges;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBD5C1304C5BF4859B167AB6AAD78A3F3"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>training for bridge inspectors consistent with subsection (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD2306D2426274D0BB75B35B77702376A"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>removal of a bridge classified as in poor condition in order to improve community connectivity. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DD67816DBDB4BF2BAE225CA2E5FF0F8"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Bundles of projects</header><text>A State may use a bundle of projects as described in subsection (j) to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A), if each project in the bundle is otherwise eligible under subparagraph (E).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5E71FEA08A84F599346A3C59D7C3F67"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><text>The Secretary may, at the request of a State, reduce the required obligation under subparagraph (A) if—</text><clause id="HFD81895AFD8F484884AB38DE98F1AD6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the reduction is consistent with a State’s asset management plan for the National Highway System;</text></clause><clause id="HB7B20BD6392F4323AE207754C6B07140"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the reduction will not limit a State’s ability to meet its performance targets under section 150 or to improve the condition and performance of bridges on public roads within the State; and</text></clause><clause id="H0D49627B80554D589232EB4E1D4D88CA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State demonstrates that it has inadequate needs to justify the expenditure. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4A6494C0AF71456D99021E97A635E1E0"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Bridge investment report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a bridge investment report that includes—</text><clause commented="no" id="H7EA793A2454F4E35AFF60C46D1046AA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total Federal funding obligated for bridge projects in the most recent fiscal year, on a State-by-State basis and broken out by Federal program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC51366C462C342DEBBF2BE49CB9E6BCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total Federal funding obligated, on a State-by-State basis and broken out by Federal program, for bridge projects carried out pursuant to the minimum bridge investment requirements under subparagraph (A);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5AD18A1F43A648B6B5EFAA6D568D6D7C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the progress made by each State toward meeting the minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A) for such State, both cumulatively and for the most recent fiscal year;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H615A222C2B164F62B71B82B9A4F963B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a summary of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HC65F4025AE0C4E9BABE48746E3875CE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each request made under subparagraph (G) by a State for a reduction in the minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE70D0823AAC143F6BCA635B5435F8731"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for each request described in subclause (I) that is granted by the Secretary—</text><item commented="no" id="HDB8AC313BB554DD79CC7D42119DDDAE4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the percentage and dollar amount of the reduction; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="H42E3B592796C41D58213F9A19AF22A04"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an explanation of how the State met each of the criteria described in subparagraph (G); and </text></item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H71647D3A157549CD9BD9AB65B710C62D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a summary of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H5F60EBD62FFA45729452CDF0FCBF195D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each request made by a State for a reduction in the obligation requirements under section 133(f); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H240C71A6F89846E98CAACACC56C15517"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for each request that is granted by the Secretary—</text><item commented="no" id="HEFC2532FA1FE4A35B205C34510CD2D53"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the percentage and dollar amount of the reduction; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="H538981B4872B4417B992319CA75DC465"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an explanation of how the Secretary made the determination under section 133(f)(2)(B).</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5652F3D08B7B4CF3868973D1D352E914"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Off-system bridges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may apply amounts obligated under this subsection or section 133(f)(2)(A) to the obligation requirements of both this subsection and section 133(f).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22F06197C7A24B05A75F8FB294D2EBE5"><enum>(J)</enum><header>NHS penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may apply amounts obligated under this subsection or section 119(f)(2) to the obligation requirements of both this subsection and section 119(f)(2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AEC0505FB7542198900C97209404644"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>If a State fails to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) by the end of fiscal year 2025, the Secretary may subject the State to appropriate program sanctions under section 1.36 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04098879E0D3432C83706E767A29F212"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 144 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD475F18E8CF4441395E5B4565CA3D70D" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">144. Bridges and tunnels. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H9E22CAF32AC446A6BBE45CA3175C106A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1208.</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4FC3FCF188EF4CCEA8118C60B29D01A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E52114459234C9B85FDE160AA103BC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HE95DD7EE871B4B3CAEAC14EE5F710451" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1209.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><subsection id="H1DD98DDEFDB1445A8BFE79DFA9D30868"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HFF6E3FBE92334F168F0A29394CC1776E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H8AF15FD201C9494F94668CBEFDD0CAF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text><clause id="H228D80CF48BD4A698A4057E11B610050"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>only includes a project</quote> and inserting <quote>includes a project</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9804DDA3A56548E6B969D518B8833348"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (xiii) by inserting <quote>, including the development of a vulnerable road user safety assessment or a vision zero plan under section 1601 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote> after <quote>safety planning</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HF29A99566CAA41E8A70392498748B7EC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending clause (xviii) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE0BAF235698429BA5475F5167C2E858" style="USC"><clause id="H8A29B591344843E8923C98505432513B"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safe routes to school infrastructure-related projects eligible under section 211. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HB8D7B083370E4C5CB7463A2482E42632"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (xxvi) by inserting <quote>or leading pedestrian intervals</quote> after <quote>hybrid beacons</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HD6AA1BFD256B4624A7DD3FAE762355E5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by striking clause (xxviii) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C561DC4E35842AD9599980B9F332508" style="USC"><clause id="HCAC0FAD4ECC347AFBA6AD05BD81DEC05"><enum>(xxviii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A pedestrian security feature designed to slow or stop a motor vehicle.</text></clause><clause id="HE203DB5ABE6E47E79756829A97761ED8"><enum>(xxix)</enum><text>Installation of infrastructure improvements, including sidewalks, crosswalks, signage, and bus stop shelters or protected waiting areas. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7426A8DBE50F4DB4B6E88D8C32284A3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)—</text><clause id="HD6B96718A2654C05BF0DA3ABB833C0D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H095B8CE2211E41059481BB52E83D59E7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ix) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC0DABB4846334F38A1C059AF6DF050F7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); and </text></subclause><subclause id="H813C05DA72CF483EA2C0E023A5F7FDAB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ix) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6E03F52D5054C4BB8AD1EC43557B485" style="USC"><clause id="H78AED53D255D42299555FF7CA591C9DF"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State or local representatives of educational agencies to address safe routes to school and schoolbus safety; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="H7653F0290ECC451F818C9F152AA2FB9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by inserting <quote>Tribal,</quote> after <quote>State,</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HC275425D9B72457393AA9A5907226EBF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="HD6851BDCB9B748998E30ECC28909A1DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6902BA1AF8124D90AD49CA09AEE9C891" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H15D787485297403DAD14ACF6C58DCB93"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a vulnerable road user safety assessment described under paragraph (16); </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B6F94938CF547EEA9E58648B7F37781"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC523982251AA41B5B141A6B5EBBC7620"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D37F98220D44543A5BA9125A26EC663" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H61141DFDBEE7488C96B8F9294E1AB761"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Safe system approach</header><text>The term <term>safe system approach</term> means a roadway design that emphasizes minimizing the risk of injury or fatality to road users and that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E23AC40AAB2456DA851B705A27F4779"><enum>(A)</enum><text>takes into consideration the possibility and likelihood of human error;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBD1BEA46DDD449129CFCC0CB7FF4E05F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accommodates human injury tolerance by taking into consideration likely crash types, resulting impact forces, and the human body’s ability to withstand such forces; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4A5BEBB4B4FE48E097C880B34DAB209D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>takes into consideration vulnerable road users.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC68069AE5596478190B1F467D80935B4"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Specified safety project</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H04A00ECAC25E4A6C9A9C1317F17C4079"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>specified safety project</term> means a project carried out for the purpose of safety under any other section of this title that is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC01F46E2FEB1424AB32E0B311B925454"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>specified safety project</term> includes a project that—</text><clause commented="no" id="H98A9CCFF0AEA4E20BD79BF017C905523"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotes public awareness and informs the public regarding highway safety matters (including safety for motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians, individuals with disabilities, and other road users);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HCA2664B6FCE048BDA15F506BD3E87AD6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates enforcement of traffic safety laws;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5A9D8D54AC47455F96712BEA7F157A89"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides infrastructure and infrastructure-related equipment to support emergency services;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H253DFBEB58354DE3997E5A5E7D566DBE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducts safety-related research to evaluate experimental safety countermeasures or equipment; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1009274E6B2C45BD884326F820E8EF59"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supports safe routes to school noninfrastructure-related activities described under section 211(e)(2). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C023C0664F846A2BA279355602B4ABC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70B63654F4964C189CAD9EB751EEEA3A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H389CAE2D26204738968E23CE4F42D6B2"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Transportation management area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transportation management area</term> means an area designated under section 134(k). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4A50CB065694A2EB057477758A390AE"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable road user</term> means a nonmotorist—</text><subparagraph id="HB05CCA581D134D2682755CEAC583E4DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a fatality analysis reporting system person attribute code that is included in the definition of the term <term>number of non-motorized fatalities</term> in section 490.205 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H273E31702A904C6489C75B97DA17A71C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>described in the term <term>number of non-motorized serious injuries</term> in such section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H401D4F3FC72F4CF3B38187A2E799A110"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user safety assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable road user safety assessment</term> means an assessment of the safety performance of the State or a metropolitan planning organization within the State with respect to vulnerable road users and the plan of the State or metropolitan planning organization to improve the safety of vulnerable road users described in subsection (l).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H414008F490A341C993203A3F4188E692"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H301CF653D8254A74A09FDB59373B3148"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>(a)(11)</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)(13)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB57F5F46DB24F148381E81EEE6B5708"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HE4C584DBCB954ABBB3526F369C58777B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(vi) by inserting <quote>, consistent with the vulnerable road user safety assessment</quote> after <quote>nonmotorized crashes</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H1C2692929AFC4667961B6260623B0ADF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i)—</text><subclause id="H4F29A6E0A2BE4F8D8CAFD05E2D2E0408"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, consistent with a safe system approach,</quote> after <quote>identify</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1994EA2CF044726A8D2BCFCD0C108BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>excessive design speeds and speed limits,</quote> after <quote>crossing needs,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H59F209C57B724CF283F3C2F0DCE3D803"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, and other highway users</quote> and inserting <quote>road users</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE8753B2F9C1A4D78A0A89D08A0DF5244"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)(iii) by striking <quote>motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, persons with disabilities, and other highway users</quote> and inserting <quote>road users</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H032B5FDAFECB42A68D0C22AA909B37E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H6F2AFAE40F6B42AFB2C5A368CB492C92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H8AC3B00D233B4AB5B3BB249A7A7419DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H11A7F91389034C4488369F6AA6C698CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="H07872A5C87C648C180A32A4110012841"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by inserting <quote>and serious injury</quote> after <quote>fatality</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9D0F1010BC5048C69EC341C8AF10751B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (vii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subclause><subclause id="H6DB0B5B5948A4C9E949A1807BF173A6A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9B880468AAA14A639939EC596EFACB18"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (vii) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8736AD709174F1F884D797F1849EED5" style="USC"><clause id="H17E6F2A219CC414C9ED4BF7AEAB9CE7A"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings of a vulnerable road user safety assessment of the State; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62BA3268890348B498C28368B274CFF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking <quote>subsection (a)(11)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(13)</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B63F7F9A2AB42CFACCC3C856FDC886E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HEFDDD265F2D4441B8D42E99585FB4747"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C) by striking <quote>, without regard to whether the project is included in an applicable State strategic highway safety plan</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC34FA9376364620B1507ECD09D24875"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97A8EEA0B8A743D6AE206A5D9C14ABD0" style="USC"><paragraph id="HDF224914B1AE4544AD85FB49A4A94C1D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Flexible funding for specified safety projects</header><subparagraph id="H0F1874CC7A4B4D98B9C342AB7273CC33"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To advance the implementation of a State strategic highway safety plan, a State may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year to carry out specified safety projects.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12372E12DDD54FCC81DD5D4D06FF6008"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require a State to revise any State process, plan, or program in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7A65BBB8E314A01AAEEBA106F629682"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of paragraph</header><clause id="H7AE8F4C60B1E4FD6AA0038C33726D60F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project funded under this paragraph shall be subject to all requirements under this section that apply to a highway safety improvement project.</text></clause><clause id="HB363A4AED3FB4C60BD843A253D1C70A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other apportioned programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to amounts that may be obligated for noninfrastructure projects apportioned under any other paragraph of section 104(b). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4053372927684DAEAA68C513B7CBCB3C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="HCF263956EEF8435A8B15E035DC71DC5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA77CB1DF74144FE80A03C419B973A33" style="USC"><paragraph id="H2E930A083DF44236866C32CAB4ADFDA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-risk rural road safety</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H665ECE6C89AA449DAA44F7C2A09F190B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the fatality rate on rural roads in a State for the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median fatality rate for rural roads among all States, such State shall be required to—</text><clause commented="no" id="HBE9AA2C6E05C4BBEB6F727913804825A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obligate over the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such determination is made for projects on high-risk rural roads an amount not less than 7.5 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H969AEB0A0B044C55B28366F7E26C81A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include, in the subsequent update to the State strategic highway safety plan, strategies to reduce the fatality rate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EAE7805D6E241CE90CE25BE14ED7430"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Source of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts obligated under subparagraph (A) shall be from amounts described under section 133(d)(1)(B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56CE559D894D4F74A0F15FAE35ED23AD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination described under subparagraph (A) shall be made on an annual basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H87C09FE271494E3490F60B3D9C7DE4DD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a project with an amount obligated under subparagraph (A), a State shall consult with, as applicable, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7338AA94A254BCDA9674A2F069FFE10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HC5FB4D635F0647619E25DC4CD6B7AF2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">drivers</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">road users</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H112061FBB1484CABB5014DA3F11809D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>drivers and pedestrians</quote> and inserting <quote>road users</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H63C2BC0EC233497ABD50B11BBB9F0510"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>address the increases in</quote> and inserting <quote>reduce</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3518B09B0B794B399CAB3579CAD2A115"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58083A4A6AE3449584604B6FB0359E36" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H60AFA2E65BED4BCBAFCAB08C12D651B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user safety</header><subparagraph id="H2E81457CC20740C986C5A45CFD35681B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>High risk States</header><clause id="HE386DCF75CE347B7B851665E162A6D35"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall determine on an annual basis whether the number of vulnerable road user fatalities and serious injuries per capita in a State over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number fatalities in all such areas over such 2-year period.</text></clause><clause id="HA13C9016F8F14913B910CE07CCCA499A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Obligation requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the number of vulnerable road user fatalities and serious injuries per capita in a State over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number of such fatalities and serious injuries per capita over such 2-year period among all States, that State shall be required to obligate over the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such determination is made an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount set aside in such State under section 133(h)(1) for fiscal year 2020 (less any amounts obligated for projects in that State as required by subparagraph (B)(ii)) for—</text><subclause id="H543256FE18D84B628CD53F57E596BE03"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first two fiscal years after the enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>—</text><item id="H78227D839C624A9B90EC6054043DAE46"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performing the vulnerable road user safety assessment as required by subsection (l);</text></item><item id="H604E8960263347AA97323E66B85B5A2E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing matching funds for transportation alternatives safety projects as identified in section 133(h)(7)(B); or</text></item><item id="H76B17B5E4EC94E07B63BE6D576990423"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects eligible under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (I) of section 133(h); and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H40EB24923D644E27B582E2DCABBD4660"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in each 2-year period thereafter, projects identified in the program of projects described in subsection (l)(2)(C).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1879916E0B14A07849E30CD513E4250"><enum>(B)</enum><header>High risk areas</header><clause id="H1034F97C5659465781FBFFAC7693FE11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine on an annual basis whether the number of vulnerable road user fatalities per capita in a transportation management area over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number fatalities in all such areas over such 2-year period.</text></clause><clause id="H4F2E1388AC08487284B5D9D89EB16DC1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Obligation requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the number of vulnerable road user fatalities per capita in the transportation management area over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median number of such fatalities over such 2-year period among all such areas, then there shall be required to be obligated over the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such determination is made, for projects identified in the program of projects described in subsection (l)(7)(C), an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount set aside for that urbanized area under section 133(h)(2) for fiscal year 2020.</text></clause><clause id="H62DEF094D6ED4B2CB5C608018AA5AEDE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The obligation requirement described in clause (ii) shall not take effect until the subject metropolitan planning organization has developed the vulnerable road user safety assessment described in subsection (l)(7).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06A7E95CDD2E4DB2A64F623E605E2205"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Source of funds</header><clause id="H1FD7CFE0F18A4F07A9D82C4F419DB117"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts required to be obligated under this paragraph shall be from amounts apportioned under section 104(b) except for—</text><subclause id="HCE6C09DEBF684F4C872AE8A5FDA8DE3A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCFB3791BB4904379830E5F8C433DCDB9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>amounts set aside under section 133(h).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H22F3A5C859F045ED848EEDD2A0A37A86"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Areas in a high risk State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an area subject to the obligation requirement described in subparagraph (B)(ii) is located in a State required to obligate funds to vulnerable road user safety under subparagraph (A)(ii), any obligations in such State for projects identified in the program of projects described in subsection (l)(7)(C) shall count toward such State’s obligation requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03F5A814F1B647888D9D256886711227"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="H28E371E49A7B4F7AA6FFECC69370B7A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including any efforts to reduce vehicle speed</quote> after <quote>under this section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0911F3E2EBA74D589F6E3F0852192FAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and projects identified under a vulnerable road user safety assessment</quote> after <quote>projects</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB656953385F47ED8BA83363DBE91266"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD12C439E5066418EA06915B3DD38A70D" style="USC"><subsection id="H8EA1AB2DDD1247D0976687DBBB8DD308"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user safety assessment</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HB289F34379784541BA6B2DE2D7B06903"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, each State shall create a vulnerable road user safety assessment. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H27BF3C48FB1245CEB0643B092CE44CCF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vulnerable road user safety assessment required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="HC42EEF1A3B9F4E2A89AA4C95DA1FF30F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the location within the State of each vulnerable road user fatality and serious injury, including, if available, the design speed of the roadway at any such location;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92E1A22ECC084CBE976EF534C4FFA7C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of any corridors identified by a State, in coordination with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations that pose a high risk of a vulnerable road user fatality or serious injury, including, if available, the design speeds of such corridors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FDC40EE1FD6408DB90F5D7D8CCEB45C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a program of projects or strategies to reduce safety risks to vulnerable road users in corridors identified under subparagraph (B), in coordination with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations that represent a high-risk area identified under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB9803A164944977A2968CCBDF826577"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In creating a vulnerable road user safety assessment under this subsection, a State shall assess the last 5 years of available data. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9ED861F612FF44FFB47EB409872A1B6A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In creating a vulnerable road user safety assessment under this subsection, a State shall—</text><subparagraph id="H3D0B27BD7EF647C690B29B0E7A0EDA45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take into consideration a safe system approach; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38AB77578DFA42C48B123284357BD22F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations that represent a high-risk area identified under paragraph (2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE59678D5E6444779E8D9B041758C8C8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Update</header><text>A State shall update a vulnerable road user safety assessment on the same schedule as the State updates the State strategic highway safety plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H32D205F162C640988987563234F3A2AC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program of projects developed under paragraph (2)(C) may not degrade transportation system access for vulnerable road users.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EF7A0C33D5943FF90F895F7DBB85684"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Urbanized area assessments</header><subparagraph id="H699E105556B64ACDA5450181BA850F67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization representing a transportation management area shall, in consultation with local governments in such area, complete a vulnerable road user safety assessment based on the most recent 5 years of available data at least once every 4 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B6A8C275ED84985B150341FA6F7EF34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The assessment completed under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="H7094227589D14FBE884DABF9B6C88D6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the location within the area of each vulnerable road user fatality and, if available, serious injury;</text></clause><clause id="H769041328FB24EC996ADBE96BBE21DAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any corridors that represent a high-risk area identified under paragraph (2)(B) or have otherwise been identified by the metropolitan planning organization or local government that pose a high risk of a vulnerable road user fatality or serious injury; and</text></clause><clause id="H72F91CC66A4A4B5984117B125452D31A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a program of projects or strategies to reduce safety risks to vulnerable road users in corridors identified under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA15ECDA05609489BA11638BC59248C0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H11CA257E14404DF59663FF518F51FB38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading for subsection (a)(8) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Road users</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Road user</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H349CD2C443544D42A078A52F133CF95C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)(2)(D) by striking <quote>safety safety</quote> and inserting <quote>safety</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H039098F754C54B598BD47B8C89B6A6AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>High-Risk rural roads</header><paragraph id="HE85333EBEB6543CBA66589F9A790E609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall update the study described in paragraph (1) of section 1112(b) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/148">23 U.S.C. 148</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0C3ED14669E4A1A907EDDF4F7B017EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation an updated report of the report described in paragraph (2) of section 1112(b) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/148">23 U.S.C. 148</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56CB35B63DA644F58C6C297A56C5A743"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Best practices manual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of submission of the report described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall update the best practices manual described in section 1112(b)(3) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/148">23 U.S.C. 148</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC5693E55E0164CECB8619B014675667F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1210.</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5F3D2EA7084847798328FB0360E505D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H76E307BE92474BF0A2863D360BECC1AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>subsection (h)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (i)</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF975C26A7032426FBD276ED5A1C60702" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CBDC90F12004693801270A629977692"><paragraph id="H40DC9E7E50BD4C579C9B1B5E1F16ACBE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program utilizes transportation demand management strategies, shifts traffic demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increases vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduces demand for roads through such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, carsharing, shared micromobility (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems), publicly accessible charging stations, docks, and storage for electric bicycles and micromobility devices, alternative work hours, and pricing;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H115052D0B74144BF9CB6A20C44214F5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(B) by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB116D0E00A4BD2AFF874E85FD766EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBD7B9F8C1474518BEA6AF1B077B519B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36790F65BD104721B02BF4FEFD8B7773" style="USC"><paragraph id="H04EFF8D555334D4DA076BA2289655F94"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program mitigates seasonal or temporary traffic congestion from long-haul travel or tourism; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F7CF5944F094A929AD5C9AB1F7B2C4E"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program is for the point-of-sale purchase of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles or related zero-emission operations equipment, or supports battery electric charging or fuel cell electric refueling infrastructure and related equipment for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in projects or programs such as depot infrastructure and infrastructure along routes servicing regional freight hubs; or </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H761330B5E5A54ABB8F36B363BEAE9A9C"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program of projects involves the deployment of hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems primarily to monitor transportation-related emissions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6012AFF4B8049D196AE6B5BFFBC2254"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H6CAFFBB21CF04F99B1C5279F2A28401A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F9471FD6EE241688E170736DFD8C4A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">, hydrogen vehicle,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Electric vehicle</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H616540FCA6294712B401889C4C2DD535"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>hydrogen or</quote> after <quote>charging stations or</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HC656394677F7453094BE1F69B494246B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, hydrogen-powered,</quote> after <quote>battery powered</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD75DFF5EF1BC4E0EA56466224DE7ADB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>, and is consistent with section 166</quote> after <quote>travel times</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC94CA3C904084B0591E0A2E2ABA5AE6B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H769440BC8A104F12AF17211ACA17FE01" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="H7BFC9973FA084DBE8851E3D9F7EE3C28"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Operating assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HDB4F2219A0CF4CAFA71D2EADEE0D5E11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(4) in an area of such State that is otherwise eligible for obligations of such funds for operating costs under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 or on a system for which CMAQ funding was made available, obligated, or expended in fiscal year 2012, or, notwithstanding subsection (b), on a State-supported Amtrak route with a cost-sharing agreement under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 or alternative cost allocation under section 24712(g)(3) of title 49.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H315B32C40FAB40BE973C18966AA5D116"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the amount of time for which a State may obligate funds under paragraph (1) for operating assistance for an area of a State or on a system, the Secretary shall allow such obligations to occur, in such area or on such system—</text><subparagraph id="H02FF00E57ADB4D3B89362622E7324737"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a time limitation of not less than 3 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03EC4DB1A21A483D8003714CB1A4F53D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of projects that demonstrate continued net air quality benefits beyond 3 years, as determined annually by the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with no imposed time limitation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE64B84B1CE0146A98482482E2744A2C2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems</quote> means a method of monitoring and mapping ambient air quality and greenhouse gases and detecting the presence of pollutants using mobile vehicles that yields frequently repeated, on-going measurements of pollutants and greenhouse gases at a block-level resolution and identifies hotspots of persistent elevated levels of pollutants and greenhouse gases.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H67480983229F435C822F637AD2819B5A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1211.</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header><subsection id="H02BFA8D359044B70B93D4187F62D80DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/154">section 154</external-xref> the following new section:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32ECCB42CE6547E9A3DB57CEBAD31A57" style="USC"><section id="H792E076A9E6548D3937B8CC072540ECC"><enum>155.</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header><subsection id="HDDB9515A8EE2489F99ACF9BAA7FB3C39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this title shall be subject to the requirements of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H542D3B69E70C43368DD9DA8042DAD230"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interoperability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An electric vehicle charging station funded under this title shall—</text><paragraph id="H88B50D37579E4A74A98A32113686A106"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a charging connector type or means to transmit electricity to vehicles that meets applicable industry accepted practices and safety standards; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDF560CFE83F4047AB7257466599617A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the ability to serve vehicles produced by more than one vehicle manufacturer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB01C23611B8F49B582ECEEBB842F5337"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Open access to payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric vehicle charging stations shall provide payment methods available to all members of the public to ensure secure, convenient, and equal access and shall not be limited by membership to a particular payment provider.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3BD40BD35C684614AA8E30A86FCD8690"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Network capability</header><text>An electric vehicle charging station funded under this title shall be capable of being remotely monitored.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCCD99C5E3C7D44A3AF9DA5C9B1024594"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Standards and guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 180 days after enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall, as appropriate, develop standards and guidance applicable to any electric vehicle charging station funded in whole or in part under this title related to—</text><paragraph id="HCDC2A740D1904CD98CA9A88177E468CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the installation, operation, or maintenance by qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE28FA29682C54B3E9AFCCCCDE2D406C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the interoperability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFCDEBB038194826850F2D948FBE0A30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any traffic control device or on-premises sign acquired, installed, or operated related to an electric vehicle charging station funded under this title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA53FC7BE408245A98407E877946E99D9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>network connectivity of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including measures to protect personal privacy and ensure cybersecurity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BF715794DD74B94A97F72E12485C661"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Wage requirements</header><text>Section 113 shall apply to any project for electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this title.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF1679DEB80E5463CB04F07B9E728AEFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/154">section 154</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF10584AC73174D2A874E704DA266DBF1" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">155. Electric vehicle charging stations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE0977AD652294446BCBD6C064DB1FDF9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging signage</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall update the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C01EB39FDAE4BCAAB5C5ED6B8F7DBDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure uniformity in providing road users direction to electric charging stations that are open to the public; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H69BA1827854D49D6A360B488FD76E1D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow the use of a comprehensive system of signs for electric vehicle charging providers to help drivers identify the type of charging and connector types available at the location. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DB14BFDB3F44E93B7F3369257C3A17F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements relating to the use and access of rights-of-Way of the interstate system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 111 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EBBED7F2C1B4D5F967180BFC2F97A74" style="OLC"><subsection id="H8A9B45590BA64143ADBC90216EECC6EF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Interstate system rights-of-Way</header><paragraph id="HD71002C68EAB42EBAD6A97468DA2A2E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b) and sections 137 and 142, the Secretary shall permit, consistent with section 155, limited commercial activities for the charging of electric vehicles on rights-of-way of the Interstate System, including in—</text><subparagraph id="H45ADD3D5B2134196AE895ED3D1B95460"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a rest area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFED5E8EE9E6A45BFA450F1BBC9E7BA64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fringe or corridor parking facility, including a park and ride facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E0341F07291423EBF8235250801EA91"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall permit commercial activities on rights-of-way of the Interstate System, except as necessary for the charging of electric vehicles in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HED31E9E823254D5390C51FB53FE2CADC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1212.</enum><header>National highway freight program</header><subsection id="H93EB3C01F6A64ADDA6A6453216760391"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0E726AFCDF8F466C9F1AC37C458E5E79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HB249260A8AB14CACB2517303866F3E8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF18B434038BF447798288B99EB94A449"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9B428568B5646FDAD95B085D6190B0A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H3C0789BBEA504BDFB63E51B99C6EF50C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the National Highway Freight Network, including—</text><subparagraph id="H2BE68486A931459483854C9C6AA70714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFC4054A9A264E8BB9598FB4E9A61939"><enum>(B)</enum><text>local air pollution, including local pollution derived from vehicles idling at railway crossings; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB974C2A8AD14F4F83BB0DB95F7DEBA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimizing, capturing, or treating stormwater runoff and addressing other adverse impacts to water quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AE9DDCADE9649C28CBA58CAAA61668A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>wildlife habitat loss; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5B80C4A316048FE91D920722AC313FF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to decrease any adverse impact of freight transportation on communities located near freight facilities or freight corridors. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CE6091E6E3B4116BD8F8CD6A7323467"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2) by striking <quote>150 miles</quote> and inserting <quote>300 miles</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE76A5A9CE0F84231AD343A7DDF8DAED4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(4) by striking <quote>75 miles</quote> and inserting <quote>150 miles</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BCEDCBED73F4CCF897A042A3E38075B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h) by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and all that follows through <quote>shall prepare</quote> and inserting <quote>As part of the report required under section 503(b)(8), the Administrator shall biennially prepare</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA56E382996F14C488F641E51D3410BCB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph id="H33115DF7DC3E41CBB7874D94A432921F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41FAABA521CE443F8CACD0DCA5F8922F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF28EB219FC84D5B964899D793CC2693" style="USC"><paragraph id="HBD20F5E653824E4091E12EA55A7325B2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Freight planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may not obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) unless the State has developed, updated, or amended, as applicable, a freight plan in accordance with section 70202 of title 49.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68909961963C415F9AC6954DD3075A3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="H5428CAFF7AF4457F996C1DAB83203A5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82B7D4584FBE4E8C8C56B162DCECEC88" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H780FFFE2444F460DB8085115DCDCA98C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of a project described in subparagraph (C)(xxiii) shall fund only elements of such project that provide public benefits.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HC8519C8709E246F7B4C1F38928268397"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="HAEABB5639A524D77A14F251A48B43F16"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by inserting <quote>and freight management and operations systems</quote> after <quote>freight transportation systems</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HF6DA481C6BFA45D9A209340D15E15E5B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by amending clause (xxiii) to read as follows: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF1483FA874A45E2957BC919E278E546" style="USC"><clause id="HB7D6500F8C754C3492CF57C30221A3DC"><enum>(xxiii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Freight intermodal or freight rail projects, including—</text><subclause id="H5D9EE324E4A0459ABB6552A2B907EB61"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects within the boundaries of public or private freight rail or water facilities (including ports); </text></subclause><subclause id="H58A0CF1314344EBA969244771EC868DD"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects that provide surface transportation infrastructure necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into or out of the facility; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCA5C0FAB6A204247833A0ACD035BEAA7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other surface transportation project to improve the flow of freight into or out of a facility described in subclause (I) or (II). </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5C2D8A6AD5A489AACB2EB7ABD1D90D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>paragraph (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (3)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47CC399458A64DCC8428E93282DF6874"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB9815161E7E46EB87A25B7AA05F2FB5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(1)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>ports-of entry</quote> and inserting <quote>ports-of-entry</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCDB18EFC954A4A1189F0BD59DD84A8D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National highway freight network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a congressionally designated future Interstate, or any portion thereof, is included in a State Freight Plan (regardless of whether such project is included in the freight investment plan of the State) approved by the Department of Transportation prior to October 1, 2021, such route shall be considered to be on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167(c) of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><section id="HA816D706275648EF84A2A5E32CF98B1D"><enum>1213.</enum><header>Carbon pollution reduction</header><subsection id="HEAD7110AB655442091544A8348A5D7C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E252B89111C414988C508D32E53AA71" style="USC"><section id="HBAC938F5424742768F3541C2F216A9CF"><enum>171.</enum><header>Carbon pollution reduction</header><subsection id="H1E29B03FCC8946C2B6AB6B76FDD49896"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a carbon pollution reduction program to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAAC6FDD0E5544771B5ECB9BBAF5CAF22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A project is eligible for funding under this section if such project—</text><paragraph id="H2AED839E888B43348DBCB7713A33DB42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H77B3C6A5B760460E8902D83844F85D13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>will help a State meet the greenhouse gas emissions performance targets established under section 150(d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3A8178A894E41249F84F1ED9E05B184"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is—</text><subparagraph id="HAB4D206C6E774868BF4246679021730F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible for assistance under this title or under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 or is a capital project for vehicles and facilities (whether publicly or privately owned) that are used to provide intercity passenger service by bus; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B43ADDBF56242AE89070DAD528C6A59"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a capital project, as such term is defined in section 22906 of title 49, to improve intercity rail passenger transportation, provided that the project will yield a significant reduction in single occupant vehicle trips and improve mobility on public roads.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68B9DC45E7D146B7834915459F085B12"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue guidance on methods of determining the reduction of single occupant vehicle trips and improvement of mobility on public roads as those factors relate to intercity rail passenger transportation projects under subsection (b)(4).</text></subsection><subsection id="H071F5083A45D48DF96164AA339DA14BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Operating expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may use not more than 20 percent of the funds provided under section 104(b)(9) for the operating expenses of public transportation and passenger rail transportation projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="H631F370943814595B3236515D4D3E85A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Single-Occupancy vehicle highway facilities</header><text>None of the funds provided under this section may be used for a project that will result in the construction of new capacity available to single occupant vehicles unless the project consists of a high occupancy vehicle facility and is consistent with section 166.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9B059D56605E456F9E05FE6252FD33B6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><paragraph id="HC1DBCA8F9CFD4EA1836C8A99F5C09BAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually evaluate the progress of each State in carrying out the program under this section by comparing the percent change in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in the State calculated as—</text><subparagraph id="HBC057477999648D2BC0A66C66F6AE352"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the annual carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in the State for the most recent year for which there is data; divided by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A629FD9422547ACB9486F80218F5C17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the average annual carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in the State in calendar years 2015 through 2019.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4595C3D39CCF43BB8AC5E0B2B910670A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H4FD94DF80055413692E7CF359EA626CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prior to the effective date of the greenhouse gas performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A), use such data as are available, which may include data on motor fuels usage published by the Federal Highway Administration and information on emissions factors or coefficients published by the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87ECB97C22CD4470AC9C071408C0D305"><enum>(B)</enum><text>following the effective date of the greenhouse gas performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A), use such measures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H289D314433034438809473F65914DA2C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Progress report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually issue a carbon pollution reduction progress report, to be made publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation, that includes—</text><paragraph id="H0EF1B7BF7DD84EB7A134984F91BF3D95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the evaluation under subsection (f) for each State; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F2E1F3FC5F546EBB2A124CD450B8A25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a ranking of all the States by the criteria under subsection (f), with the States that, for the year covered by such report, have the largest percentage reduction in annual carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads being ranked the highest.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C417469743247369B31466F5A12970C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>High-Performing States</header><paragraph id="H1F231B50667A43A5980CEA003C5A0632"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, each State that is 1 of the 15 highest ranked States, as determined under subsection (g)(2), and that achieves a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads, as determined by the evaluation in subsection (f), shall be designated as a high-performing State for the following fiscal year. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2D194C2FC4444D88BCCACC343A87DF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>For each State that is designated as a high-performing State under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H844B53E661B242B4A3432E40C68FDEE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 120, the State may use funds made available under this title to pay the non-Federal share of a project under this section during any year for which such State is designated as a high-performing State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F250182D21440C7960524AE59F9F73E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 126, the State may transfer up to 50 percent of funds apportioned under section 104(b)(9) to the program under section 104(b)(2) in any year for which such State is designated as a high-performing State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F56F51A57C24450AB16AB73AA641AC2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each State that is 1 of the 15 lowest ranked States, as determined under subsection (g)(2), the Secretary shall transfer 10 percent of the amount apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) in the fiscal year following the year in which the State is so ranked, not including amounts set aside under section 133(d)(1)(A) and under section 133(h) or 505(a), to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(9).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE041D1DECA434B16A73005817D692FA3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not conduct a transfer under paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="H8D1B0AEFD1AD4817888601D40C2E0E95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>until the first fiscal year following the effective date of greenhouse gas performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67BF481A8010408B8825EDBC967B1B63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to a State in any fiscal year following the year in which such State achieves a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in such year as determined by the evaluation under subsection (f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9259130E08D48B2A3A3680DE37B65EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section and periodically thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue a report—</text><paragraph id="H6DD00F1631C74BD9B402273EFE6CD7C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>detailing, based on the best available science, what types of projects eligible for assistance under this section are expected to provide the most significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F1DC1375CDD4C449BE9EF0F0EA23899"><enum>(2)</enum><text>detailing, based on the best available science, what types of projects eligible for assistance under this section are not expected to provide significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H4FB902E5421840BCA26ECE456C572F17"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2E4767B33B34149B7C1803705780141" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">171. Carbon pollution reduction.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H38E06A71CCA2481AB57F2A88DA782D79"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subsection (b)(2) of section 171 of title 23, United States Code, as added by this section, shall apply to a State beginning on the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the State sets greenhouse gas performance targets under section 150(d) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="HEC9EE1F066D74E89B66E2B0C38FA6E5D"><enum>1214.</enum><header>Recreational trails</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 206 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB57C8873570A493FA7CAE7D692357E56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H92CAB12B906C4521B0F79007E373BCC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>except for</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H09568570728840FBA69274572E575374" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>except for—</text><subparagraph id="H0C289695B6534F7185B3AAC1AE342A49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a motorized wheelchair; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5832A60E03F34EE09ACFEE5CF2160671"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in any case in which applicable laws and regulations permit use, an electric bicycle, as defined in section 217(j).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3939A17E8B24FA6AC78DD79DB9944E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H54BF26241BEB47E9AA6007CD68F84D9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H333FB8AA4561474FA469A2FA69378722"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H174A00FD25E94C8CB3BA5054574B5C3F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H957E970812544D6CB4CAE4DE8B1C36DC" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H1FC57AEB47BE4D20B7426B6942D9D2A1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric bicycling.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD741B4B6AFDA452C96492F6C35A31479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HE1BCFED4C6024061A57B8F0771E25EF9" style="USC"><subsection id="H277545F2D8FB4A17B9B8F38868E68739" commented="no"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 113 shall not apply to projects under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD9A80D78F67C4324ABDEE351C1F9A39B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Use of other apportioned funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b) that are obligated for recreational trails and related projects shall be administered as if such funds were made available for purposes described under this section. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HCE594663323A4348BEB30F1344F1D84F"><enum>1215.</enum><header>Safe routes to school program</header><subsection id="H70232E3D47084DF69A967D7984F619FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/210">section 210</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block id="H6C9AE692F8A244ECAE33BE1B469CC86B" style="USC"><section id="H85F6DB7E91A148F186D072DB5D4C050E"><enum>211.</enum><header>Safe routes to school program</header><subsection id="HAC4B0AC94CAF431EA9B847DC5469A075"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in primary, middle, and high schools. </text></subsection><subsection id="HABE42E8B5F464D15A4F2473B91014178"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program shall be—</text><paragraph id="HACFE8608D5E248C2B5C863521BF55D31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5FE4DC0E675F4E70BF63889468B77B02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEDC5714B8684EE795FAE417F8D0F374"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F0388D6B549403CAC3522EB57B06A74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Amounts apportioned to a State under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 104(b) may be used to carry out projects, programs, and other activities under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H36722213CE18445A8C00DCADA706B731"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>Projects, programs, and activities funded under this section may be carried out by eligible entities described under section 133(h)(4)(B) that demonstrate an ability to meet the requirements of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H427346FE57B5401ABC072F922F8D4789"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects and activities</header><paragraph id="H6C856412F52A4585A67268821A103BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Infrastructure-related projects</header><subparagraph id="H0290307F2C0E43C4A61ACABD0303C189"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may obligate funds under this section for the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure-related projects that will substantially improve the ability of students to walk and bicycle to school, including sidewalk improvements, traffic calming and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bicycle facilities, off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities, secure bicycle parking facilities, and traffic diversion improvements in the vicinity of schools.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H692F68F7D1E44775BE458AAA6769BF98"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>Infrastructure-related projects under subparagraph (A) may be carried out on any public road or any bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail in the vicinity of schools.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C777FFD504D4F6B9766BFA76674551A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Noninfrastructure-related activities</header><text>In addition to projects described in paragraph (1), a State may obligate funds under this section for noninfrastructure-related activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school, including—</text><subparagraph id="H02F6883445184D99BF4B02462E466BD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public awareness campaigns and outreach to press and community leaders;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A3AEB5A4B584E3A8B9303CC69E99EC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>traffic education and enforcement in the vicinity of schools;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H913BB2E7D598488F869A0E4B1D80B41D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>student sessions on bicycle and pedestrian safety, health, and environment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H685755336B0F43EB8B41F98C2F2072B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>programs that address personal safety; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE67BAC595844A839E93444C555933CD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>funding for training, volunteers, and managers of safe routes to school programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93D488388E144383B2F213A56CE9560C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Safe routes to school coordinator</header><text>Each State receiving an apportionment under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 104(b) shall use a sufficient amount of the apportionment to fund a full-time position of coordinator of the State’s safe routes to school program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8821FE0B782470784C2412A236F4482"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rural school district outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A coordinator described in paragraph (3) shall conduct outreach to ensure that rural school districts in the State are aware of such State’s safe routes to school program and any funds authorized by this section. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8A222FDE3654DACA4D17A69A682E665"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project, program, or activity under this section shall be 100 percent. </text></subsection><subsection id="H20160ABF6E9045A98C921E8D7C2D4267"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Clearinghouse</header><paragraph id="H68072BAB88544825929A97E3332AA8F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain a national safe routes to school clearinghouse to—</text><subparagraph id="HF4F7545505134C9ABEDEC895ABAC3178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop information and educational programs on safe routes to school; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D2D871FBF7487EBDC5E47D769CCD5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical assistance and disseminate techniques and strategies used for successful safe routes to school programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC01BD80971442DCABD89E1CF722004B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this subsection using amounts authorized to be appropriated for administrative expenses under section 104(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H509CE66DC97947B8855BDB78605D98E9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text><paragraph id="HA257251BB59645C2A87317A589BE13EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In the vicinity of schools</header><text>The term <term>in the vicinity of schools</term> means, with respect to a school, the area within bicycling and walking distance of the school (approximately 2 miles). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2DAE3B822424C4F8B88F52C27F3869E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Primary, middle, and high schools</header><text>The term <term>primary, middle, and high schools</term> means schools providing education from kindergarten through twelfth grade.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HBC7D0FC7BEC74080A3A9F246A30650A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="H4976D85274FA4C6BB4DA7090A9D2E780"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 1228–1230), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CDC289736814847BEB834035ACEC747"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/210">section 210</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block id="H4687A8E9CFAB459191454DAE08066597" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">211. Safe routes to school program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H928B47B636F24357A0097DB95A06DCBA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1216.</enum><header>Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H63569648E9874A30885A5951016AAB76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H4447CAD6F4CA4E18827365BD3D275107"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(4)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01EA8D13F94E4B5195960627F134E9F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a position</quote> and inserting <quote>at least one full-time positions</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H78577A0E5D65490D8D45B4E596EF3E47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by striking <quote>bicycles</quote> and inserting <quote>pedestrians or bicyclists</quote> each place such term appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF15DD00B60EA4E109FB018FC6BE34408"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text><subparagraph id="H09AC019A6B4D44C88120B78FC3539C59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or operators of micromobility devices</quote> after <quote>bicyclists</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6598681B7B5944FF8741314C912A24CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4526348F436E49FC815F3E17E120686F" style="USC"><paragraph id="H26E39C3356D3476E89030B9A307B1842"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric bicycle</term> means mean a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that can safely share a bicycle transportation facility with other users of such facility and meets the requirements of one of the following three classes:</text><subparagraph id="H3918C962FA6B45DD957CD071E0E97C9F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Class 1 electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>class 1 electric bicycle</term> means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CDE141439794C51B32681EB936C9D5D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Class 2 electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>class 2 electric bicycle</term> means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA0ABCF61BD2446586C5264F1457543E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Class 3 electric bicycle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>class 3 electric bicycle</term> means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H10300BBBE9614B7E832430B23BAD47F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Micromobility device</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>micromobility device</term> means any wheeled vehicle equipped with a low powered electric motor—</text><subparagraph id="HEFF1079266E94058A8C857E60638BE18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is designed primarily for human transport;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H820F8D7C7F1D4670BD75E51C35FFCA07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that weighs not more than 100 pounds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H997B85AA4BAF412DA3AFA8286696D9D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that has a top speed of 20 miles per hour or less. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HD9A85D72FC5E4FAB96245B692087E3DB"><enum>1217.</enum><header>Noise barriers</header><subsection id="HA1DB7FEAAC3249909EF6D45E9E02D00B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permitting use of highway trust fund for construction of certain noise barriers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 339(b)(1) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H9656322DC2264961808EA8BEC5A7F589" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H3321EC6E406641F8980AEDFBC0D60D21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General rule</header><text>No funds made available out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used to construct a Type II noise barrier (as defined by section 772.5(I) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) pursuant to subsections (h) and (I) of section 109 of title 23, United States Code, unless—</text><subparagraph id="H15B0609E4AC84424863AF872C3EC83BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such a barrier is part of a project approved by the Secretary before November 28, 1995; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFF0EB81DB5D4EABB7DCCD705D6CA3B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such a barrier separates a highway or other noise corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of those closest to the highway or noise corridor—</text><clause id="H6EAA3C3408E142EBA9CCAA0F2AFAF5FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are residential in nature; and</text></clause><clause id="HE9E0392E59B747F1B807A6ED74A96EB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>either—</text><subclause id="H44554AC102F048AD82E35E968AB42230"><enum>(I)</enum><text>were constructed before the construction or most recent widening of the highway or noise corridor; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HD899C140620142079E8CD465B1B19902"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are at least 10 years old.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H6216D8D96DDF495A8A19E4EF5B281ADA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility for surface transportation program funds</header><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H9F93642760FE4910B80DCA4CC7D38340"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HEF88F032FDD6411399C53153EE32F8B6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H208A0DC2C02843918A22BB50D42D4F1A"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning, design, or construction of a Type II noise barrier (as described in section 772.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H80BFAE24985F44B894091FAD7D9C13D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2) by inserting <quote>and paragraph (22)</quote> after <quote>(11)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2778FD6380B0468EA646E8362C7C6EEB" commented="no"><enum>1218.</enum><header>Safe streets for all</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H51DE720967F440C38A482786003F0860" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H8BEB988F05EF4FA0A246624450E3E45C" commented="no"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Safe streets for all</header><paragraph id="HD5FA3400C6AA487AADA306C30F551A27" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safe streets set-aside</header><subparagraph id="HB68F6DFF41DB491B862D83C4E61C6BE0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a safe streets program to eliminate the occurrence of transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries on public roads, with a focus on vulnerable road users. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2ADB21E19841452785E2C486858E5966" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve an amount such that—</text><clause id="H1D97CB4AC8F3403182E813A0FD98D210" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary reserves a total under this subsection of $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and </text></clause><clause id="HEC21AE959A4C4EEE92D29C193F1E3796" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State's share of that total is distributed in the same manner as the amount apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for each fiscal year bears to the total amount of funds apportioned to all States under such section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CD335EAD02D47E7915AF21D3D02DC44" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Suballocation</header><subparagraph id="HF64AF173450D40BABD4331CA42C247E2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year for which funds are set aside under this subsection, such funds shall be obligated within a State in the manner described in subsections (d) and (e) of section 133, except that, for the purposes of this subsection—</text><clause id="H29F80F3788344953BB982D55967A9D42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the percentage referred to in section 133(d)(1)(A) shall be treated as 100 percent; and</text></clause><clause id="H304B9D6F3604437E9F399A9DB9D249B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>before obligating funds for a project located fully or partially within an area described in subparagraph (B) that is under the jurisdiction of a unit of local government, a State or metropolitan planning organization shall consult with such unit of local government regarding project selection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD16989B875AD49D390D5BFAA194127BC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Area described</header><text>An area described in this subparagraph is an area with a population greater than 200,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC03849F2D4354172801F66A2755340FD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><subparagraph id="H057DA354320648B2826D8C29FC7E8EAE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds set aside under this subsection shall be available for obligation—</text><clause id="H814C465A0D8045FC87C74AB1EB584D35" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for a complete streets project that supports the safe, comfortable, convenient, and independent movement of all users of the transportation system, of all ages and abilities, consistent with context sensitive design principles;</text></clause><clause id="HE0CC2615273844C8A6A884A449E33DA4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for activities eligible under the safe routes to school program under section 211;</text></clause><clause id="HE0C8158C0FD049C189D81CA51AB44E04" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to develop and implement the policies and procedures described in section 109(s);</text></clause><clause id="HA3C80FD860A64678960CE85F12EA66DF" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for any element of vision zero planning described under section 1601 of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> and to implement an existing vision zero plan; </text></clause><clause id="H1A1ECAB8083A4DE4A812E5A1E699000D" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for other activities in furtherance of the vulnerable road user safety assessment of the State or the metropolitan planning organization described under subsection (l); and </text></clause><clause id="H695068A8EA564202B07DA777DED56347" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for any other project, program, or plan eligible under this section that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the surface transportation network, as determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4896B488E59B4DBAA36E552AFDB5D8F5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>If a State or metropolitan planning organization demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such State or metropolitan planning organization has met all its needs for vulnerable road user safety under this section, the State or metropolitan planning organization may use funds made available under this subsection for other highway safety improvement program purposes, subject to the suballocation under paragraph (2). The Secretary may not make a determination under this subparagraph if the State or metropolitan planning organization has been subject to the special rule described in subsection (g)(3) within the last 5 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H87844FFDE39E44E696FEB0F560F16892" commented="no"><enum>1219.</enum><header>Youth service and conservation corps</header><subsection id="HD4F1F8DCE8BC409881B9414A29E6A2B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/211">section 211</external-xref> (as added by this Act) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H8EFB2572B78A4610B6543937B68D33E6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H8FAC1907654D4F7C867323EBD1169F1F" commented="no"><enum>212.</enum><header>Use of youth service and conservation corps</header><subsection id="H2BC2DE54D6E54759A2A728389E3E2A4E" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may allow and shall encourage project sponsors to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified youth service or conservation corps, as described in sections 122(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12572">42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(2)</external-xref>) and 106(c)(3) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12656">42 U.S.C. 12656(c)(3)</external-xref>) to perform appropriate projects eligible under sections 133(h), 162, 206, and 211.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2F37CA3BB7F54271A12885321B98C061" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Under any contract or cooperative agreement entered into with a qualified youth service or conservation corps under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H6D607722C85144628BA57D70B987C981" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>set the amount of a living allowance or rate of pay for each participant in such corps at—</text><subparagraph id="H14500A08FFAF4500BED2FC7315A918EE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amount or rate as required under State law in a State with such requirements; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H426422F7869C48E6A66AD2C36687EC13" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for corps in States not described in subparagraph (A), at such amount or rate as determined by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum living allowance authorized by section 140 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12594">42 U.S.C. 12594</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3D25CD3FCDA4785BAB8B4AF008A6AB1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not subject such corps to the requirements of section 112.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H41A2666B11D04187A3DA241C88984307"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/211">section 211</external-xref> (as added by this Act) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HE40F7E30219641759C20D4ECF6B3BCF1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">212. Use of youth service and conservation corps.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H2256F6F27B86413CA80B5CA584474A64"><enum>1220.</enum><header>National scenic byways program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 162 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HAD5B14FFCDEA48DB876A710029316A96" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HECF93B2420404005AC2081246D532DCD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>State</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 401. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HC8331A6C63AC4EA3B34F338F6AF029D2"><enum>1221.</enum><header>Funding for border infrastructure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1437(a) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>. </text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H6A518A6E40BD47DB9C228B2678A93267"><enum>C</enum><header>Project-Level Investments</header><section id="HD859E115801C4C5097DAA6A77CE057C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header><subsection id="HA56EF8829AFF43C0A1F1413EB85FCB5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5432BD494E87403EA59CC68B405289B8" style="USC"><section id="H0DC59B1F80854A678B6075984BF257A3"><enum>117.</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header><subsection commented="no" id="HAF6A3AB98D69449DA5B8823BDBD121A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a projects of national and regional significance program under which the Secretary may make grants to, and establish multiyear grant agreements with, eligible entities in accordance with this section. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7B8235B2FAE34B4DA8E2AA3DB3726BD4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H952EE8D3345D42D29F27FAFA7D7CF707"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant amounts and project costs</header><paragraph id="H29315C3CF6EB42FF8B9C13066D9ED699"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each grant made under this section—</text><subparagraph id="H30F126865B1B47D282CB21AD6594996A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be in an amount that is at least $25,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD313C476539467184744AED6641BE48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be for a project that has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text><clause id="H04ED40C7A60F443591502D467AFA33C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$100,000,000; or</text></clause><clause id="HC60BD0C4D006475282BB1D1BF2EAD591"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a project—</text><subclause id="HF51E56074BEF4608B39EBFBD9E08F383"><enum>(I)</enum><text>located in 1 State or territory, 30 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the State or territory in the most recently completed fiscal year; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H8A0DED01BDB6400CB1CFD53A2A6824B1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>located in more than 1 State or territory, 50 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the participating State or territory with the largest apportionment under this chapter in the most recently completed fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF5A29278AB34702B96BB68BB7ECB81E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Large projects</header><text>For a project that has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $500,000,000, a grant made under this section—</text><subparagraph id="H220591B5011A452AA118C59F7D9CA7E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be in an amount sufficient to fully fund the project, or in the case of a public transportation project, a minimum operable segment, in combination with other funding sources, including non-Federal financial commitment, identified in the application; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCEBF9293C6644B9BE69449DDDEC6B7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be awarded pursuant to the process under subsection (d), as necessary based on the amount of the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCAC61678616D4587ADE8E93941147682"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Multiyear grant agreements for large projects</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HF5F1FC25B49C4CCDA68164C4B97F09FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A large project that receives a grant under this section may be carried out through a multiyear grant agreement in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9BAF589933974308A5170194229E9F02"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A multiyear grant agreement for a large project shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6F2DBE588CF143FD9CF9E98062859BA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish the terms of participation by the Federal Government in the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2479C3F6A12646B4A53E16FB7F9C20C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish the amount of Federal financial assistance for the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA52AC879058B404097FB4A084A485C83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish a schedule of anticipated Federal obligations for the project that provides for obligation of the full grant amount by not later than 4 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the initial amount is provided; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF2DDB95F2B734243A874083BB56017E3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>determine the period of time for completing the project, even if such period extends beyond the period of an authorization. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H70BB7205CDBE4C689491F95FAE4BCFCC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rules</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3FB7F12A16C64958A90320D1038FBAF1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A multiyear grant agreement under this subsection—</text><clause commented="no" id="H2E19F3409212468496F41FD0ACDCAEA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall obligate an amount of available budget authority specified in law; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H50A2516A15634351AE58FF37EBF019DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to be specified in law in advance for commitments under this paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future available budget authority specified in law.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H825871D3B7054BE9875A5642CB88F543"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contingent commitment</header><text>A contingent commitment under this subsection is not an obligation of the Federal Government under section 1501 of title 31.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2D989C51E2DD4DAFA583D1F540A91A23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interest and other financing costs</header><clause commented="no" id="H4961D18D21C94EA6A01C098554C1434D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Interest and other financing costs of carrying out a part of the project within a reasonable time shall be considered a cost of carrying out the project under a multiyear grant agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H163741962FE64868AAF640138FD81EB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The applicant shall certify to the Secretary that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H38642411424C4D25ADB3D8567905FA38"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Advance payment</header><text>An eligible entity carrying out a large project under a multiyear grant agreement—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEAD15D7FC4694FE79F430C41FB4CD6A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may use funds made available to the eligible entity under this title or title 49 for eligible project costs of the large project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H930B5A505DFD49CC802F8A715448D459"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be reimbursed, at the option of the eligible entity, for such expenditures from the amount made available under the multiyear grant agreement for the project in that fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6277CA9463734D2FAD0AE5E9D630C05A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H25317550ECF84305BA44F0EC0DE40967"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant under this section only for a project that is a project eligible for assistance under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 and is—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6EA0358283DD4675AE70845A4B7920B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a bridge project carried out on the National Highway System, or that is eligible to be carried out under section 165;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD6AD64D63A2240C788567CADBF100834"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a project to improve person throughput that is—</text><clause commented="no" id="HAE240BB5FB50499BA1A68108272767A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a highway project carried out on the National Highway System, or that is eligible to be carried out under section 165;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5C8EF3EC58824A3FA974C22EB503D247"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public transportation project; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H3573DDF612B84223A1EE2211F1BB07B2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a capital project, as such term is defined in section 22906 of title 49, to improve intercity rail passenger transportation; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8F1C9182F0CA442C9D545843572D847F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a project to improve freight throughput that is—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCC0D71009AF45AC8349097651052774"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a highway freight project carried out on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167 or on the National Highway System;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE656E4BEB18B476FA4077DA520A99427"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a freight intermodal, freight rail, or railway-highway grade crossing or grade separation project; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7C126B5C7D34B829841609984BB7998"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>within the boundaries of a public or private freight rail, water (including ports), or intermodal facility and that is a surface transportation infrastructure project necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, or access into or out of the facility.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEF84B3366B2F4C658C7EC39625357790"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA9D68270FBF144C4AA1F45F191B6BCD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certain freight projects</header><text>Projects described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(C) may receive a grant under this section only if—</text><clause commented="no" id="HE5B53029E8D2415E8B97AA33496DFB7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project will make a significant improvement to the movement of freight on the National Highway System; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HD154FF163E024B77B77E86C25694DE9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Federal share of the project funds only elements of the project that provide public benefits.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1702BC1826154B3DB27334E0DBF7B989"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain projects for person throughput</header><text>Projects described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(B) may receive a grant under this section only if the project will make a significant improvement in mobility on public roads.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H51303B92109D45B99AF0B9DAFF694068"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use such grant for—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E196FCD65FC48F6BA7C5672C9A6F227"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7BF937A2093448D6AB3496153E128D9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements directly related to improving system performance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5850D813525A4376A2FBA03CC5128B6A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text>The Secretary may select a project described under this section for funding under this section only if the Secretary determines that the project—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H354037F3417B45F5BAC897381FF8DBD8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>generates significant regional or national economic, mobility, safety, resilience, or environmental benefits;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7E1F3EE2A29F47968B4503867234A0B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is cost effective;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF06B2B8BC1A943D7B94ED410496F78BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is based on the results of preliminary engineering;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD620C8A1AE7B4BB8B6CBA3BA4BD4055B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has secured or will secure acceptable levels of non-Federal financial commitments, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDB94630798A24C30BB88DCB6494D7501"><enum>(A)</enum><text>one or more stable and dependable sources of funding and financing to construct, maintain, and operate the project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H173F6ACB42FD41A29C043BB5DBA89C7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contingency amounts to cover unanticipated cost increases;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD9D4660D7A0E4170BD0BCA7B08B968F6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>cannot be easily and efficiently completed without additional Federal funding or financial assistance available to the project sponsor, beyond existing Federal apportionments; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD284AB5B6AE2429F888EB1B24B3ED9F8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>is reasonably expected to begin construction not later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds for the project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC3284400D51B4505A1FB1561AE1E1ABC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Merit criteria and considerations</header><paragraph id="H898EC8D106894BE9A0B1A96FA1BFC848"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Merit criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the following merit criteria:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H492176EEDB4648EBAAC2F59839CD5D0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the project supports achieving a state of good repair.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3B0C2C2917734F88859900A875290226"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The level of benefits the project is expected to generate, including—</text><clause commented="no" id="HE8A82E95C49549EA8960A1357AD2F38E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the costs avoided by the prevention of closure or reduced use of the asset to be improved by the project; </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H04BD40F74D484D06AC0AD8948B0505D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reductions in maintenance costs over the life of the asset;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE73F29191FAC4A0E8B4FB4258D32AB75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>safety benefits, including the reduction of accidents and related costs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF604ECC0468D4D4E84265513003BE45F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>improved person or freight throughput, including congestion reduction and reliability improvements;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H497F3DC740524BF48269AC5C69A7FC58"><enum>(v)</enum><text>national and regional economic benefits;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2DC6C79CB3984CF1ACEE589E9665CD90"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>resilience benefits, including the ability to withstand disruptions from a seismic event;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA5C088BCD9794296A3AC47FAC6B93C3A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>environmental benefits, including reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and air quality benefits; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDE61FA59F0C84710A961BC5861A95CCC"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>benefits to all users of the project, including pedestrian, bicycle, nonvehicular, railroad, and public transportation users. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H757BCE3D50EC4293986F368BEA9F7A04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>How the benefits compare to the costs of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5F3B09A7FE994C64A399762046DA66B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The average number of people or volume of freight, as applicable, supported by the project, including visitors based on travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE04D2A8A217241B0A6DC6B67502DB2FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider the following:</text><subparagraph id="HA9E26AC427734A7C92D13BCC5792F907"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Whether the project spans at least 1 border between 2 States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E4EB3DFC0F44614A095F8EEBC5F4ADA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project serves low-income residents of low-income communities, including areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing such residents.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD81F782107214364BB7BC45FB74DF23D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Whether the project uses innovative technologies, innovative design and construction techniques, or pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes and, if so, the degree to which such technologies, techniques, or materials are used. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4856D58E15E348848DA847A9DA4BD0D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Whether the project improves connectivity between modes of transportation moving people or goods in the Nation or region.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F368BD9622F466AA97E82A9F2C72BA6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Whether the project provides new or improved connections between at least two metropolitan areas with a population of at least 500,000. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC1DF114F9A54D74835503820E1412DA"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project would replace, reconstruct, or rehabilitate a commuter corridor (including a high-commuter corridor (as such term is defined in section 203(a)(6))) that is in poor condition.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE52B73B87F8548E994F57B5596B63DFD"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project would improve the shared transportation corridor of a multistate corridor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3D9176E839E471C87745D43983FE10D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Project selection</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H41D2117D00E34AB48659722DDC2D2FB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>To evaluate applications for funding under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5176EA7862C8415087F62F03FDF03E72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether a project is eligible for a grant under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1254E849156F44FA9F0DD6DDFE526071"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate, through a methodology that is discernible and transparent to the public, how each application addresses the merit criteria pursuant to subsection (h);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H860BF93A9CCF4447AE6BF15BB1C21856"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assign a quality rating for each merit criteria for each application based on the evaluation in subparagraph (B);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6293C28836104F37944A70186E6B1990"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that applications receive final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section only on the basis of such quality ratings and that the Secretary gives final consideration only to applications that meet the minimally acceptable level for each of the merit criteria; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8FAC2A55AB244C7385D67F7B4333203F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>award grants only to projects rated highly under the evaluation and rating process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7A80487CD40F4B49997265205A386B7A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations for large projects</header><text>In awarding a grant for a large project, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEA7A06B38C6D43AA810C9A801AECEAF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider the amount of funds available in future fiscal years for the program under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H062FF571BC29470D9CC3A03D99908A06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assume the availability of funds in future fiscal years for the program that extend beyond the period of authorization based on the amount made available for the program in the last fiscal year of the period of authorization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H38DF199D670D49568BE3E468634AC80B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Geographic distribution</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure geographic diversity and a balance between rural and urban communities among grant recipients over fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H949337C4B652409DA7C58EAF18888B76"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publication of methodology</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H41CE0346EEB5457BBDC499904A58E6F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to the issuance of any notice of funding opportunity for grants under this section, the Secretary shall publish and make publicly available on the Department’s website—</text><clause commented="no" id="HA7EA76EF39F64305B5E4FBB516241E88"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of the merit criteria developed under subsection (h);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5AE6C36807D64AB080E370CD6DDA8E09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the evaluation process under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2F0B47F085D14C32BEB64240E2E8E440"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how the Secretary shall determine whether a project satisfies each of the requirements under subsection (g).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA94EDCB6F6A44588476AD2B48E2B65C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Secretary shall update and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation such information at any time a revision to the information described in subparagraph (A) is made.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6076E0DFF0FF4DBE8EB653E4C93CC452"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information required</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the published notice of funding opportunity for a grant under this section detailed information on the rating methodology and merit criteria to be used to evaluate applications, or a reference to the information on the website of the Department of Transportation, as required by subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC1690A66425D4A12883CABD457833C84"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H775E1F283D9B4CAC9A5E9F3AB92871DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with a grant under this section may not exceed 60 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F87E2EBFE18461FAE33F485565846E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal involvement</header><text>Federal assistance other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which such a grant is made, except that the total Federal assistance provided for a project receiving a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H756FF73AA58D4B5A8F3C4D63B17F462B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Bridge investments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $1,000,000,000 in each fiscal year to make grants for projects described in subsection (e)(1)(A).</text></subsection><subsection id="H81DD5EC65C39483881D5BF2325CDD5A2"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph id="H17F5BCADF4CA4FEB9DADAC707C59DB1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph id="H2FCEF20134DC4FE49892777A6942998F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of this title to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E207330D6864E118F2312DCBA5E14AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to a public transportation project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96CB5F222F804CFDA3B1EA928DA90575"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32C2A834DDCD4BDAA14322CC4CD5B08E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H076B63DD33D54D7896D781C0CF83AD35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HDA46913C9D614F70AB4A55498A81AA68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HFF5058EAE36640CB88062D3F2568379C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF83A881275A54701A53BB68840F47D32"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="H7BF09951572649C8835F604AFF5364C4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H3C734CB511D6405385464089CA43504E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49 shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18D0002794304A7FA46A7DFC72F0AA40"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">section 313</external-xref> of this title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H5F8993AF1AB04E48A6343E93C131D593"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HC79F0A8A3B9D4E1C8FBD79BBA8DD7226"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDBBC23A58A6C4A68BE88E8234E7C59CF"><enum>(m)</enum><header>TIFIA program</header><text>At the request of an eligible entity under this section, the Secretary may use amounts awarded to the entity to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide the entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to the project for which the grant was awarded.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7DB963386F334478B6990EC524BC3621"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may use up to $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the costs of administering the program under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4FB3B73855454DFF9F6C67DC6DA75EE6"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to $5,000,000 to provide technical assistance to eligible entities. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H091A4AEA28EB4FF1882805770BB13128"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Congressional Review</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H5E16299E2C3E4CD987A11CD994ED2593"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not less than 60 days before making an award under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF5001376DB8A4B098AA18CACCF41CB0F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of all applications determined to be eligible for a grant by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD2639E2DF4341A491FEE0D0F7663653"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quality ratings assigned to each application pursuant to subsection (i); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE753B9A56F224DFCB4A3E99813C898D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a list of applications that received final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBD30FFF57242480A9DCEFF88E1E6FC69"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each application proposed to be selected for a grant award;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBFF44D7B9C3A4AD5AC4D321DDE0C1BFF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed grant amounts, including for each new multiyear grant agreement, the proposed payout schedule for the project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB4A51B2C3CBB4159947042092BD59048"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the impacts of any large projects proposed to be selected on existing commitments and anticipated funding levels for the next 4 fiscal years, based on information available to the Secretary at the time of the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H90167F6B4BEE47DCB2277B7A38E20B57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Committee review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the last day of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), each Committee described in paragraph (1) shall review the Secretary’s list of proposed projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8644DF442B9F45879DCACA6E7CE0165A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Congressional disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not make a grant or any other obligation or commitment to fund a project under this section if a joint resolution is enacted disapproving funding for the project before the last day of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H33D96752CDBB4AB6878E9519E1CEF970"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="H8083207C3A8F4AFAA6F6FEAC1C120AF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after awarding a grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall send to all applicants, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H906347C65EA644608EB84ADC3A20177B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of each application made to the program for the grant application period; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA31FC8FC38B46CA82C4F836765D8B87"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the evaluation and justification for the project selection, including ratings assigned to all applications and a list of applications that received final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section, for the grant application period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FAFFBE0BDA046B5AB86FFAB200D5F46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, at the request of a grant applicant under this section, the opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the grant applicant was not awarded a grant. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66FD4D053FB04363BA7767EFA2A2D40E" commented="no"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><paragraph id="H8A595D6FFC3947B7BC9676EB31712523" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State or a group of States; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE06B34FBEB4148D2A806D34B16DC9F42" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a unit of local government, including a metropolitan planning organization, or a group of local governments; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H71C41145B0EB42E8AA932BFD21952C67" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a political subdivision of a State or local government; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3B562DDB1D949F694AC5947A07D4330" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H137475CD439E4ACAB7A96A17E8CFB8F0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H75329525770243009A93869B94F6E2EF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under section 201, 203, or 204, including the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land Management, that applies jointly with a State or group of States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF85E579CCD46473E882969147C4FB89C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a territory; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A555DF668C540E3A8945D4914DA9904" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in this subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H00037584872D49F2BD7042AC81AD8897"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A8C3389F1EF41FC89980A86977AA336" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">117. Projects of national and regional significance.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HC5D526F4FF514B299767432EB4DC4C3E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Community transportation investment grant program</header><subsection id="H3F7ECAD1673946E19BE365AF0C476D83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE89980DF87B84004AF5D577B768C03B5" style="USC"><section id="HF3277A1BEE57425697A2C26E0305935B"><enum>173.</enum><header>Community transportation investment grant program</header><subsection id="HBFCD85902C6744BCAD418646081F0FA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a community transportation investment grant program to improve surface transportation safety, state of good repair, accessibility, and environmental quality through infrastructure investments.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1A6918246F13473EAC8C8DE414E6134B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><paragraph id="HF990E348BE12471C9899D8A124FFA2CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H920A6720F13441A5BF7A6C9D3A2AA8DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum amount of a grant under this section shall be $25,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5E11A5003FA4AE49217D058B4B7C0C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H03BC5DE17CB94221938C0C8FEDDF1574"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant amounts for an eligible project carried out under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="H5799B31B28234FE9B1D205D9665A296D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED6EAAC7F2E345709A8164899B445938"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to such land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H11AA292AF2B743BDA8A1885AA30FEA9F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rural and community setasides</header><paragraph id="HEA24FEF5600045F3BA0ACA0E96634894"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reserve—</text><subparagraph id="HC36B1C8408444881A8BDA638EA010498"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 25 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for projects located in rural areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CE946322EBC4265B11CFF6B03879C3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 25 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for projects located in areas with a population greater than 74,999 individuals and fewer than 200,001 individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBA0DBDE837CD433CA05C573DB1BA51A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of rural area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>rural area</term> means all areas of a State or territory that are outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than 74,999 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8CA4B7DD3FF478BA8CF6F1A9C3FBBA1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investments in colonias</header><subparagraph id="H93D9D6B677614F2EB075DA5D9D1FF013"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the grants made available under this section, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, a total of not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants that improve the safety, state of good repair, or connectivity of surface transportation infrastructure eligible under this section in and providing access to, colonias.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADAC1B0E33AF45AA8202B7831273B0E1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural and community set asides</header><text>Funds made available under this section in areas described in paragraphs (1)(A) or (1)(B) shall count toward the set aside described in the applicable paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E9CEB74BBE745FDAE6C28DF78FD0E32"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Colonia defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>colonia</quote> means any identifiable community that—</text><clause id="HE8D09B5CA3684F629AD0061B56722A7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas;</text></clause><clause id="H27702F69F06049BB89408CAD4E64815E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is in the area of the United States within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico, except that the term does not include any standard metropolitan statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000; and</text></clause><clause id="HCD2D568524AB4C1F99F4BD41FFC49C9E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E57665602A7451591BA42C6B931F16C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient qualified applicants to use the funds set aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use such funds for grants for any projects eligible under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A3B1C6B3AE6474F974BF84138C5F041"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>To evaluate applications under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HDEE64DC1A15B41308F2980EE6BF28586"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a process to objectively evaluate applications on the benefits of the project proposed in such application—</text><subparagraph id="HB3C996A73D94432382A4880AE84F4005"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to transportation safety, including reductions in traffic fatalities and serious injuries;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC86FF6764724D7FBDA8C9DFB208A0A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to state of good repair, including improved condition of bridges and pavements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2104F8997224305ADA150318170A4A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to transportation system access, including improved access to jobs and services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA64E66531964835A47BEBA08ADB0E12"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in reducing greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H259BD2FF36B0461DA82E0B4241C4E1C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a rating system to assign a numeric value to each application, based on each of the criteria described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A3FDDDC09F0428BA7A505D7D03F8376"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each application submitted, compare the total benefits of the proposed project, as determined by the rating system developed under paragraph (2), with the costs of such project, and rank each application based on the results of the comparison; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H383CE2BF7C6244E5B6EB68B50A50CC4A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that only such applications that are ranked highly based on the results of the comparison conducted under paragraph (3) are considered to receive a grant under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3AD98A584654406B4348A56F895C9EF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Weighting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the evaluation process under subsection (f), the Secretary may assign different weights to the criteria described in subsection (f)(1) based on project type, population served by a project, and other context-sensitive considerations, provided that—</text><paragraph id="HB739FE0C378F47308F1683F3472A7ABD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each application is rated on all criteria described in subsection (f)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA10C96FB81A54EE2A737574E6A72198B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each application has the same possible minimum and maximum rating, regardless of any differences in the weighting of criteria.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C13C16697C14959BCA159E622A4AC62"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="H4BF7C4E253B647E791F0C336E2308DE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publicly available information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the issuance of any notice of funding opportunity under this section, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation a detailed explanation of the evaluation and rating process developed under subsection (f), including any differences in the weighting of criteria pursuant to subsection (g), if applicable, and update such website for each revision of the evaluation and rating process.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H14B62E9DC16E4645930B6D15D907F0D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notifications to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the following written notifications:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H46EA1733D5394363AA915AE85BE15C21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A notification when the Secretary publishes or updates the information required under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB28BAFD97CE346ED8FE58D672F311BAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days prior to the date on which the Secretary awards a grant under this section, a notification that includes—</text><clause commented="no" id="H85406F47BB9948949510D0CDE5C32E0D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ratings of each application submitted pursuant to subsection (f)(2);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H01B0CFCB9E7E490198E163E37CBBCDC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ranking of each application submitted pursuant to subsection (f)(3); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE35F21C0999C444FB03AC2B4E80BF7AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a list of all applications that receive final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section pursuant to subsection (f)(4).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA6EBE3A03B7F45F392D71BBE0B601B01"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days prior to the date on which the Secretary announces the award of a grant under this section, a notification describing each grant to be awarded, including the amount and the recipient.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFE6D6BD5EA94FF6A3C23CFABC798F2D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to $3,000,000 in each fiscal year to provide technical assistance to eligible entities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5E3DDBABADE64BCABAEA2305C9B6DB54"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to $5,000,000 for the administrative costs of carrying out the program under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0B0C9766C8874EE6AB55A58D32A6F330"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph id="HA43238BA1E444E2490FD163C6C04D9F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph id="H5C42B4B4CB584065B334882C1C14AA00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of this title to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14086338EEA849198A05834750AB6857"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to a public transportation project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7B90AC005934B589478AA5910A134BF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C8CCD83FD7341D29FCE036F0CAC26C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H82675987111247CB8D32324BDE2BFA2F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H23E6F6732E324E72B9BB0C9F871C5D70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HD1F5B62B9F854659AD41DF78A999B029"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D7D8614C4424F9789E8F4A5E9ED5711"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="H459F23E9613D4F358C0274AB04EB4C5F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H51C57DF6585A4630B6130E2593858743"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49 shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8376960A80DC48FFA7D16C62EF32101B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">section 313</external-xref> of this title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H789DA009807B42979D2C5D5266504FD0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="H5DFD9B256C7748459B74A8985F649304"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H14C363A4A87F4CF486B22D60A97EF428"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph id="H022091DA867D4814A6ED6FDBCF80A192"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after awarding a grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall send to all applicants, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE07D7976FF434EA7A0B13984DF5A917C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of each application made to the program for the grant application period; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3A8B1FDA0E5C4A19BBB665F441C40DB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the evaluation and justification for the project selection, including ratings and rankings assigned to all applications and a list of applications that received final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section, for the grant application period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C2DE82A09944F8D8094ADBD1ADBFCFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, at the request of a grant applicant under this section, the opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the grant applicant was not awarded a grant. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A393AB0443F4D2C892D768E2A0E9DD2"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H43D4484878704C828E4C24456F1FEF46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HCDEF09AA0CE34E55A05C3D9C0CED0A97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC72CEA5999246918CAFF11CEB7BD02B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE114BF94DAC140819C27DDF6A15DBE58"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60802786339940A4890995DD7BE09A70"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5198DE0DC314B9A819DD678E6E9AC41"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a multijurisdictional group of entities described in this paragraph;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE58C718D1814F61B04956B89C51AF5B"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special purpose district with a transportation function or a port authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5D9F4B263C6440584B2AA88E7E00925"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a territory; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H303603D00B3F4B1CB643E43CDDABC71A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a State that applies for a grant under this section jointly with an entity described in subparagraphs (A) through (G).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99BC05D68CE74772B1BC2620D4893E3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible project</header><text>The term <term>eligible project</term> means any project eligible under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H48453B4253194533BBAD4BCB025E834A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E56EF3198AD4B0BA116C4D8918E06C7" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">173. Community transportation investment grant program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HDAA521242C734749B1D2228E55E73FC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Clean corridors program</header><subsection id="HDBBAB4931019461A95260CC4C4C6EE9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to establish a formula program to strategically deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors that will be accessible to all drivers of electric vehicles.</text></subsection><subsection id="H59546501C48141D28969FB6D95F024E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors</header><text>Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H88C9D94F3D94437A9F3503B30AA2E582"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the FAST Act, the Secretary shall</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall periodically</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAC19C611CB942519202293744BEA475"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2) by inserting <quote>previously designated by the Federal Highway Administration or</quote> after <quote>fueling corridors</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1530998CEFA3474CB6A0CC1F7A2F07E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H2BB4F2E1D6D54546AA3655B6E50B287D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H512E41A5F7884673BB03186EB3D6C6E3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H538E43E6DEF6458B80EB60FB84A68B37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8C6DBD1DCF445C2BDC7919CD724D712"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5 years after the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CDCE57465E544E499AD3A045F06439B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>establish a recurring process to regularly</quote> after <quote>the Secretary shall</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4DDCCE344AA4F559EDF19966FA9096A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HADF5D31A105947E9B17991CA6752DAEB" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H58FAD34396424F929D1BB9D5EB53EFC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Freight corridors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall designate national electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling freight corridors that identify the near- and long-term need for, and the location of, electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support freight and goods movement at strategic locations along major national highways, the National Highway Freight Network, and goods movement locations including ports, intermodal centers, and warehousing locations. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H71293A1214DA40F3B75C5D3570B7F3F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HFA8513FE0A314CBB93C910424BE2A3C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AEC698DE0A84842870F702A3595A06F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HEFCE49EAD3234183BB017985994F1D44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>establishes an aspirational goal of achieving</quote> and inserting <quote>describes efforts to achieve</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HBA8395AA92DB40FDB26BA60F866A580C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>by the end of fiscal year 2020.</quote> and inserting <quote>, including progress on the implementation of subsection (f); and</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3133C106175D4024B8B01D6D168FA8C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD138AA02F74E4596943584341E7E923F" style="USC"><paragraph id="HA469EA6F575B4F39826A3818E0E0273A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summarizes best practices and provides guidance, developed through consultation with the Secretary of Energy, for project development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure to allow for the predictable deployment of such infrastructure.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B0025F21BC745BE9E9641DCE4281EF1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29B639C356234F8FAA31BD33AF8A5AF6" style="USC"><subsection id="H9E12EF421223403D955AF6FD8EA7D1A2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Clean corridors program</header><paragraph id="H7679A67DA5654BD08E48DB26275B4EBF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a clean corridors program (referred to in this subsection as the “Program”) to provide funding to States to strategically deploy electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along alternative fuel corridors and to establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8230EFE3FF404E60A3A08C41508CBA85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the Program is to provide funding for—</text><subparagraph id="HA2B491799DE54C55A9641F49E42A07A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acquisition and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure to serve as a catalyst for the deployment of such infrastructure and to connect it to a network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28AF4BF360624BC9ACDB381B458B4E49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proper operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0AF887E652D4A02890E79228506220D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data sharing about charging and fueling infrastructure to ensure the long-term success of investments made through the Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15A395DE30544498851D0D974B7E2971"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternative distribution of funds</header><subparagraph id="H902CBB1644564EDB847500930134C045"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Plan</header><clause id="H1FD2A5060F484F638C1BE5E37CE2ED01"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a deadline by which a State shall provide a plan to the Secretary, in such form and such manner that the Secretary requires, describing how such State intends to use its allocation under this section.</text></clause><clause id="H4F8BCD482E1D449EAD2BC7A06697D967"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report of State plans to Congress</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the deadline established in clause (i), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing—</text><subclause id="H494A61A1A80A419794E2593FF5B51D1B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a summary of each plan submitted by a State to the Department of Transportation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE5C0C8CB1BD84C68B7BBC9E1C6B36D5E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an assessment of how such plans make progress towards the establishment of a national network of electric vehicle charging stations.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94E6BE7AC5834C7A8E6638054A396AFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Efficient obligation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State fails to submit the plan required by subparagraph (A) to the Secretary in a timely manner, or if the Secretary determines a State has not taken sufficient action to carry out its plan, the Secretary may—</text><clause id="H329A2581C56E413897EF250204624FC6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>withdraw from the State the funds that were apportioned to the State for a fiscal year under section 104(b)(10); </text></clause><clause id="HBF30D05E7E8A4FF2885AA5394FCD5B83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>award such funds on a competitive basis to local units of government within the State for use on projects that meet the eligibility requirements described in paragraph (4); and</text></clause><clause id="HD9D9BBB99C0448268C7E7E8D8DE7087E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure timely obligation of such funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AFA16B321A44ACF84B00315001B8BA8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Redistribution among States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that any funds withdrawn from a State under subparagraph (B)(i) cannot be fully awarded to local units of government within the State under subparagraph (B)(ii) in a manner consistent with the purpose of this subsection, any such funds remaining under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be—</text><clause id="H41F0423ABECA404BB67E9C2369FDA2C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>apportioned among other States (except States for which funds for that fiscal year have been withdrawn under subparagraph (B)(i)) in the same ratio as funds apportioned for that fiscal year under section 104(b)(10)(C) for the Program; and</text></clause><clause id="HEC63CE9E0BDC4EE3AC1681C0A8EAFBA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>only available to carry out this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H909037ACF20746B5BAFC23B8EB6AD10F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><subparagraph id="H4DCC05415C3646689C4C9512EB871752"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding made available under this subsection shall be for projects—</text><clause id="H12A38F9208654D08AD175E20524CDCCB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly related to the electric charging or hydrogen fueling of a vehicle; and </text></clause><clause id="HDD39C18F3ACC4110B36CBF126DDCCAF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>only for infrastructure that is open to the general public or to authorized commercial motor vehicle operators from more than 1 company.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FBBC453ABF24EC6A7D8E56AA940710E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location of infrastructure</header><clause id="H442066FCE20E4BB6A465D9D74DEE0CFC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any charging or fueling infrastructure acquired or installed with funding under this subsection shall be located along an alternative fuel corridor.</text></clause><clause id="H23499604872A4A188FAA5AC00658E2F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall develop guidance for States and localities to strategically deploy charging and fueling infrastructure along alternative fuel corridors, consistent with this section.</text></clause><clause id="HB1FB035A7E2A43D58D91DE23BC39EA0D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the guidance required under clause (ii), the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall consider, as appropriate—</text><subclause id="HC6CD55CE2B404B06977578AFC113312E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the distance between publicly available charging and fueling infrastructure eligible under this section;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF22D701A10464ED8AAA8F6231583E191"><enum>(II)</enum><text>connections to the electric grid or fuel distribution system, including electric distribution upgrades, vehicle-to-grid integration, including smart charge management or other protocols that can minimize impacts to the electric grid, and alignment with electric distribution interconnection processes;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBF7D018AD30A41508A4E766CFAB9A297"><enum>(III)</enum><text>meeting current and anticipated market demands for charging or fueling infrastructure, including with regard to power levels and charging speed, and minimizing the time to charge or refuel current and anticipated vehicles;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB8294B88F57042A8B556DFDEB0C46B6E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>plans to protect the electric grid from added load of charging distribution systems from adverse impacts of changing load patterns, including through on site storage;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A6C9DFB27D44075A100EC2695DACAA5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>plans for the use of renewable energy sources to power charging, energy storage, and hydrogen fuel production;</text></subclause><subclause id="H48C561F8FD804ABF874616185A412A8C"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proximity of existing off-highway travel centers, fuel retailers, and small businesses to electric vehicle charging infrastructure acquired or funded under this subsection, including recommendations for promoting efficient dwell times based on best practices;</text></subclause><subclause id="H776E97374A234B868087E30050FE7B54" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for—</text><item id="HE74E79AFD60447C38BFAA87FBC577CB4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>publicly available electric vehicle charging infrastructure in rural corridors;</text></item><item id="H778CC854CF65481A93C8F8D13BED48D6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>equitable deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities;</text></item><item id="HDDE577B607B141F881A7936A1C31E27A"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle charging infrastructure that is easily accessible to residents of public or affordable housing and multi-unit dwellings; and</text></item><item id="H58AAAFDAE78945F69FBF479EC53D9BAA"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>consideration of the beneficial health impacts of installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure in densely populated communities with high rates of poverty, air pollution, and asthma;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H5CB6F5EA83FE402698C07879747C1DE6"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>the long-term operation and maintenance of publicly available electric vehicle charging infrastructure to avoid stranded assets and protect the investment of public funds in that infrastructure;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5849DBE225CD4704A5B56CC59787E481"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>existing private, national, State, local, Tribal, and territorial government electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs and incentives; </text></subclause><subclause id="HA5D7E6410DEA48B89CA6DD70C38A35F8"><enum>(X)</enum><text>fostering enhanced, coordinated, public-private or private investment in charging and fueling infrastructure;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE2A82958E63E4826816F08038C53BE94"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>ensuring consumer protection and pricing transparency;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE1540877B73A408B99C7260FA173D794" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(XII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of onsite amenities for vehicle operators, including restrooms or food facilities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H789ACC542956455987A3848B3AE15D3D"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>any other factors, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF378C134BCBC449FBF9886262A282D7F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (6), funds made available under this subsection may be used for—</text><subparagraph id="H0DDE5099C01541E4A4E2248FDCF75FA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acquisition or installation of electric vehicle charging or hydrogen fueling infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB622398E48834AD4BE918BBFD02C18AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operating assistance for costs allocable to operating and maintaining infrastructure acquired or installed under this subsection, for a period not to exceed five years; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EDC04FC6665407E92E421EED0AFE540"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the acquisition or installation of traffic control devices located in the right-of-way to provide directional information to infrastructure acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EDEC6733A4C4343B5765296CC8A7E4B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on-premises signs to provide information about infrastructure acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4281EBABA4F34D26A1818A9D5237ACC0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall, as appropriate, develop standards and requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure under this subsection related to—</text><subparagraph id="HDAC726074E8F460193913ED1439AB897"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the installation, operation, or maintenance by qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABBC6AB3F872442885F1F260A60BAFEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the interoperability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40AC094084ED490980F35D68681670DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any traffic control device or on-premises sign acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6A9C09CD93C4CDC91D6C9830C00F197"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any data requested by the Secretary related to a project funded under this subsection, including the format and schedule for the submission of such data; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCAE22D40361414CA454619FE1F47223"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">network connectivity of electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this subsection that includes measures to protect personal privacy and ensure cybersecurity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACAE4E3842984EAAAE57AF26DBE98883"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on publicly available electric vehicle charging station locations, station operator contact information, number of simultaneous refueling positions, pricing, and real-time availability to be made publicly available and easily accessible, including through applicable mapping applications.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0682FECDA0FA441C962DF48A2A07D095"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share payable for the cost of a project funded under this subsection shall be 80 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB4D1853BA5D40AB9348172798DE894A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 118(b), funds made available for the Program shall be available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB99C3FE255874B138406620F04FCA48B" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Additional assistance grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(10), the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the clean corridors program under this subsection, $100,000,000 for grants to States or localities that require additional assistance to strategically deploy infrastructure eligible under this subsection along alternative fuel corridors to fill gaps in the national charging network, including in rural areas and underserved or disadvantaged communities. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FF84B3D3BE84FCEAB0C7FDE4DD623E1"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Definition of alternative fuel corridors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>alternative fuel corridors</term> means a fuel corridor—</text><subparagraph id="H034DAA6BDAD3482781650C339E85DEF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated under subsection (a); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B922D1175B341ADAF503C611C5C1256"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equivalent to a fuel corridor described under such subsection that is designated, after consultation with any affected Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, by a State or group of States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H28EA23BF67304BD5990686257649C5ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Community climate innovation grants</header><subsection id="H572C6B56C0F6427B91C73DD26F731D00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by inserting after section 171 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1531AED023924E8B850D0F3A51F6D7A4" style="USC"><section id="HEA304E12A1DB42479D553782BBD4A98E"><enum>172.</enum><header>Community climate innovation grants</header><subsection id="H06859725099B4A689155D2B72FFF492E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a community climate innovation grant program (in this section referred to as the <quote>Program</quote>) to make grants, on a competitive basis, for locally selected projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving the mobility, accessibility, and connectivity of the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8CB8B831E00C45BA8AC24C3B6D9FA889"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Program shall be to support communities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF9A20EB1E92D4FA8BD7A63BD7150CC2C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under the Program to the following entities:</text><paragraph id="H6C2FFA20437C42E09E8D6C829DA3B56A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A metropolitan planning organization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H684C906A3F3E4F279551C2D8D88EAD60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A unit of local government or a group of local governments, or a county or multi-county special district.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39534DB9EC26467B98BF5B6E99195DF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A subdivision of a local government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HABF44230A28A44D7AA34BE6613F1CA23"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A transit agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB93935BDA8AA41599BF7F9310001B31B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A special purpose district with a transportation function or a port authority.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H607958B9AED747F0BBEB116FC36968FC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE53C674737BD46568BD2F824FDC7C972"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A territory.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FA2E8E87CBC4C4A9CDA444954565C7F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A multijurisdictional group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (7).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE338ED923A914F42B0F90134A682D855"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under the Program, an entity specified in subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB0C0442E79C9497BBC2ECB0F44CD533C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary may only provide a grant under the Program for a project that is expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system and—</text><paragraph id="H22442A91F8E74D10A1E17F6D0ABCAA57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a project eligible for assistance under this title or under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, or is a capital project for vehicles and facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, that are used to provide intercity passenger service by bus; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7957C98F916E425A968EF1757654C47B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is a capital project as defined in section 22906 of title 49 to improve intercity passenger rail that will yield a significant reduction in single occupant vehicle trips and improve mobility on public roads.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2137519B1B24435D975A46205C8F7A43"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>Grant amounts received for a project under the Program may be used for—</text><paragraph id="HD850258C38234EC2AF9638766FAF025F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C63CE178E654C1EB6DE788CEA725A56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE13D7607B7545E0828173C354EC1A66"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Project prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants for projects under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that are expected to yield the most significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system. </text></subsection><subsection id="H037B73446B25428AAAEEE323A4DBBCF8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In making grants for projects under the Program, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which—</text><paragraph id="H6CD76077713F411C9D260E2006C698AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project maximizes greenhouse gas reductions in a cost-effective manner;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB36A933283AF49868FF0118DA7CFFFEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a project reduces dependence on single-occupant vehicle trips or provides additional transportation options;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49C29D16F4294802B6D7C429F6A60BC7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a project improves the connectivity and accessibility of the surface transportation system, particularly to low- and zero-emission forms of transportation, including public transportation, walking, and bicycling;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF5FF671BE164F1AAADDC4A70B7920DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an applicant has adequately considered or will adequately consider, including through the opportunity for public comment, the environmental justice and equity impacts of the project;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53B08EA4D09D4C96AB5D4248B06B2416"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a project contributes to geographic diversity among grant recipients, including to achieve a balance between urban, suburban, and rural communities; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC746FC17ADDF4ECA95F9680120897CD0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project serves low-income residents of low-income communities, including areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing such residents; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE47E85AFE3B541D584A33F61DD3BA7FD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a project uses pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H521C681E218649C48A6E3499CD892986"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project repurposes neglected or underused infrastructure, including abandoned highways, bridges, railways, trail ways, and adjacent underused spaces, into new hybrid forms of public space that support multiple modes of transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93EAC5F42C7C4258B37E06EC9D03A6E7"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project includes regional multimodal transportation system management and operations elements that will improve the effectiveness of such project and encourage reduction of single occupancy trips by providing the ability of users to plan, use, and pay for multimodal transportation alternatives.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB57D8DBCA89548A8A3E1767447B455D5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="H24DDFB9A6422426F95CD773A880AD856"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><text>The maximum amount of a grant under the Program shall be $25,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD25B95E8EFDF4A3BA59DB871F74488C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out the Program, the Secretary may use up to 1 percent to provide technical assistance to applicants and potential applicants.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB47CE9F56C54C3D94AE4D3DC72C9EB3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph id="H6272A86BDE4A49C38843193BB4A69B24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph id="H29084ADA703E4F3E82343A0F955FD108"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of this title to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA627863B333649FFA555D65ABADB9929"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to a public transportation project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0036E2210754095A7F7D1CDCBBA9F4F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFFD7549500E49A1AA3FC5DCF7D4FA96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H7EB29999E4D141B7A92693CF3D90856B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H600F9847714249DC8420A7CCC0A1FC48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="H84A51C1399314618ACD0CB649B1AB25C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B09973AA87B411F8421D21BCF259A09"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="HF68460D532A1400C9FAD0D7EA301FE12"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H9E6164C75F1D4116819078224B0B9C1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49 shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CE72737E39141B387FBBB92F44F5857"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">section 313</external-xref> of this title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H8D89392DCC69410FA34D2D0C893DFAC1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HA8DCE9BD64334F69897462D46FEBC244"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB798F98123964D819FEAF42C00731510"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Single-Occupancy vehicle highway facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided under this section may be used for a project that will result in the construction of new capacity available to single occupant vehicles unless the project consists of a high-occupancy vehicle facility and is consistent with section 166.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4088746DDA2A4D438F053EF42EDAD6E0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to issuing the notice of funding opportunity for funding under this section for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall solicit public comment on the method of determining the significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required under subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="HC07F32C6AB5844C88FE2F767CF9824D3"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to making an award under this section in a given fiscal year, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to determine which projects are expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as required under subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="H83F18A0CD707494AAF4B63E4584A883B"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Rural set-aside</header><paragraph id="HC7DA2002A8E74B06A9014B07CAC59E8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall set aside not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for projects located in rural areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30E9CC94B6264FCB93097860A53F034B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of rural area</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>rural area</quote> means all areas of a State or territory that are outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than 74,999 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF84C2AF3107647089C30B1A4FE219246"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/171">section 171</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C331CDD390846249BEECF05D46C42B3" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">172. Community climate innovation grants.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H69BC9A638A614A1B8BDD68CECF8FF968" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Metro performance program</header><subsection id="H5C0932B4FD9C48DFB0F64B4D10F20630"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a metro performance program in accordance with this section to enhance local decision making and provide enhanced local control in transportation project delivery.</text></subsection><subsection id="H372B4A308A4D4D019BCCEADAAFDBB7DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct recipient designation</header><paragraph id="HC7E9F1B980E243ADB13B1BA32FE2659F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate high-performing metropolitan planning organizations and units of local government based on the criteria in paragraph (3) to be direct recipients of funds under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE235D7909EB247B1B5E822DA8B40C217"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a direct recipient from taking any action otherwise authorized to secure and expend Federal funds authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3EA2F33B337448AA9C185CA601DA9C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In designating an applicant under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider, where applicable—</text><subparagraph id="HBD23662DB9E446AB9DB10C4D51302ADE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the legal, financial, and technical capacity of the applicant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9954F948C5514EAF89E5E56381DD6E33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of coordination between the applicant and—</text><clause id="HC9C68D85D87B47FE9DAA19A6DDED9D50"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State department of transportation of the State or States in which the metropolitan planning area or unit of local government represented by the applicant is located;</text></clause><clause id="H6265F9F7C22A46E1889FC78FE1878AB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local governments, the metropolitan planning organization, and providers of public transportation within the area represented by the applicant; and</text></clause><clause id="HFB8A8DE6888B41FF8B6A27B1DE9D853C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if more than one metropolitan planning organization is designated within an urbanized area represented by the applicant, any other such metropolitan planning organization;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7B6708D34AF424BA01199448D5A4C31"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an applicant that represents an urbanized area population of greater than 200,000, the effectiveness of project delivery and timely obligation of funds made available under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H118D50796C42443BB4BC6A721A5A5D32"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the applicant or a local government within the metropolitan planning area that the applicant represents has been the recipient of a discretionary grant from the Secretary within the preceding 5 years, the administration of such grant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2CF814520BB4B7AAF06EC5C3EB3AB8A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the planning and decision making process of the applicant, including the long-range transportation plan and the approved transportation improvement program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">section 134</external-xref> of such title, support—</text><clause id="HAA6752DA004644A9B085CE821177A7FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the performance goals established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/150">section 150(b)</external-xref> of such title; and</text></clause><clause id="H8EC51CA0046347CC92F480EDD66B9EFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the achievement of metropolitan or statewide performance targets established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/150">section 150(d)</external-xref> of such title; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26D53D51B1694BE2B4E879A314D31630"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the applicant is a designated recipient of funds as described under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 5302(4) of title 49, United States Code, or a direct recipient of funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5307">section 5307</external-xref> of such title from the Federal Transit Administration; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B06B612F4E342E6A2AE9075254497B0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the applicant is a unit of local government, whether the applicable metropolitan planning organization has been designated as a direct recipient; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D199FF01E41406CA83662B86DCA7AD9"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3C43906FEA14116B5A0821A74479C90"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="H68CEE0E097D8490D9AE6C01F1DB39923"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Call for nomination</header><text>Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice soliciting applications for designation under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3B09F44EFA14C858ECF31E5B6393C25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The notification under paragraph (1) shall include guidance on the requirements and responsibilities of a direct recipient under this section, including implementing regulations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3AF96E3FE4464856B3BF69EBA385513F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make all designations under this section for fiscal year 2023 not later than June 1, 2022.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H543F49A7C23248E98BF5FD07FAA79B36"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (6), a designation under this subsection shall—</text><subparagraph id="H6B4CEAD9068E4329B1FFBB33193970DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be for a period of not less than 5 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF4FE773F535482B91503FC263CE910D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be renewable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCB785D014143DAAF1FC3F6ACB19CD8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><subparagraph id="HADEC4C84CC32454EB55748F30BF5F677"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures for the termination of a designation under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H865821B260DC4862B7558BFCC755AFF2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In establishing procedures under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text><clause id="H41D3F610AAE44F09A53D1E9D9D5D4B6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to projects carried out under this section, compliance with the requirements of title 23, United States Code, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H888468F2B84E483E9D99B524C71C54BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the obligation rate of any funds—</text><subclause id="H0D765B73F18D47A5A41FD6034D3B4BD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>made available under this section; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H83F7FBF5B2154F73B6B5891DA47A2B2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a metropolitan planning organization that represents a metropolitan planning area with an urbanized area population of greater than 200,000, made available under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H32BE3AAAE03A45F7924C3299D15EDF25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><paragraph id="H270A2D8B42314C97A5FAC12D0AFDEB0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under this section may be obligated for the purposes described in section 133(b) or 148 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C1E506C1DEF4191B0B5D3F8C0945DF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses and technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under this section, the Secretary may set aside not more than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for program management, oversight, and technical assistance to direct recipients.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39EE031D94734FC2A960165CF27F0BDE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities of direct recipients</header><paragraph id="H144988A93F1F40868A86DF2B1DF32746"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct availability of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding title 23, United States Code, the amounts made available under this section shall be allocated to each direct recipient for obligation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H218F5DF9D06542518B9939A1DAD44AD0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of amounts among direct recipients</header><subparagraph id="H7B2407D076C442738A14381FBE03476C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), on the first day of the fiscal year for which funds are made available under this section, the Secretary shall allocate such funds to each direct recipient as the proportion of the population (as determined by data collected by the Bureau of the Census) of the urbanized area represented by any 1 direct recipient bears to the total population of all of urbanized areas represented by all direct recipients.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA48EFA80A850414F8CC01B0F8F020A04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum and maximum amounts</header><text>Of funds allocated to direct recipients under subparagraph (A), each direct recipient shall receive not less than $10,000,000 and not more than $50,000,000 each fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEF04C7528FE4221846E5592060D931E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Minimum guaranteed amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination whether to designate a metropolitan planning organization or unit of local government as a direct recipient under subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that each direct recipient receives the minimum required allocation under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABF7BDCC5E5C4A7D9D2EB94AF6C314F5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any amounts remain undistributed after the distribution described in this subsection, such remaining amounts and an associated amount of obligation limitation shall be made available as if suballocated under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, and distributed among the States in the proportion that the relative shares of the population (as determined by data collected by the Bureau of the Census) of the urbanized areas of each State bears to the total populations of all urbanized areas across all States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79B9E35F0C4B4F0A9CB13DA1ED955F8B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project delivery</header><subparagraph id="H044CB5844BFA4CD18C36EBC4FA3D5A20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For 1 or more projects carried out with funds provided under this section, the direct recipient may, consistent with the agreement entered into with the Secretary under this paragraph, assume the Federal-aid highway project approval and oversight responsibilities vested in the State department of transportation under section 106 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA45692827146457BBBE4C54BCBD3415A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The direct recipient may partner with a State, unit of local government, regional entity, or transit agency to carry out a project under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61B7BE3DE6C4435C9F016895EFA84ABF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Procedural, legal, and substantive requirements</header><text>A direct recipient entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section shall assume responsibility for compliance with all procedural and substantive requirements as would apply if that responsibility were carried out by a State, unless the direct recipient or the Secretary determines that such assumption of responsibility for 1 or more of the procedural and substantive requirements is not appropriate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC38E5AE371CA4B8486F91DBA12D2714F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Written agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the direct recipient shall enter into an agreement in writing relating to the extent to which the direct recipient assumes the responsibilities of the Secretary under this paragraph. Such agreement shall be developed in consultation with the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5B950D0440C477E84BB5DAA39B2D726"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The direct recipient may use amounts made available under this section for costs incurred in implementing this paragraph and to compensate a State, unit of local government, or transit agency for costs incurred in providing assistance under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9CB6EDFE4D2423F9C34E1FCBC99BBDA"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The direct recipient may not assume responsibilities described in subparagraph (A) for any project that the Secretary determines to be in a high-risk category, including projects on the National Highway System.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4775B7776B6348C79001E054C6CD2273"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Self-certification and compliance</header><text>The Secretary may conduct risk-based stewardship and oversight of a direct recipient’s performance of the assumed responsibilities specified in the agreement under subparagraph (D), as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H204C265B07A948C0857D3E4AC617A2F2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Expenditure of funds</header><paragraph id="H186C318F46964FF5AEBAAD7E618937BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consistency with metropolitan planning</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, programming and expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of section 134 of title 23, United States Code, and section 5303 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1363CB4992444027BF498B8AD682D120"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of projects</header><subparagraph id="H6F2267B4CDC34953AAEC4C481D83DB06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsections (j)(5) and (k)(4) of section 134 of title 23, United States Code, or subsections (j)(5) and (k)(4) of section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, a direct recipient shall select, from the approved transportation improvement program under such sections, all projects to be funded under this section, including projects on the National Highway System.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E0609AFEA594C9098E3E20CEF950F8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project selection process described in this subsection shall apply to all federally funded projects within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area or unit of local government served by a direct recipient that are carried out under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA9674A1532842E394F0F121EC150612"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting a project under this subsection, the direct recipient shall consult with—</text><clause id="H182D7A0690F14871BDBADE7DC8EF24B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a highway project, the State and locality in which such project is located; and</text></clause><clause id="H81813C8D754F4CC49184A48899D8B639"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a transit project, any affected public transportation operator.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8E04A1214BB647DD8D55B8E1D25BA4E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a direct recipient to partner with a State department of transportation or other recipient of Federal funds under title 23, United States Code, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, to carry out a project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H928FC3C3D8194073AAE80AECD2D44F53"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H09C02CC1C6274013B47284A21BC5A3C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in this section, funds made available to carry out this section shall be administered as if apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1C63792D54434F368DD8B8F7EEDCD489"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall be determined in accordance with section 120 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB339E3AFD3B54EF79042948CF889675D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HA6434D32A2E940AF8813784C1310EA8F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct recipient report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each direct recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H881F08FFAA53446A91BC1B1B5B6695B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of projects funded with amounts provided under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF6B1F830388494E9FF295981FA67B8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of any obstacles to complete projects or timely obligation of funds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF9B67139F0FD451B876E5225A68A0A82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the program under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA3B75416B61C4758A21F7D80D9AE9C0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2024, 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—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E9B3D19791E47258F804F7D31292403"><enum>(A)</enum><text>summarizes the findings of each direct recipient provided under paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4BA538584AAD4373B2F1A0D27CFB3B1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the efforts undertaken by both direct recipients and the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of title 23 and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA4176B0E10D46588F0E5B49AABC6A6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyzes the capacity of direct recipients to receive direct allocations of funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0A21EE20B208403C81A0A94B2675E27A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides recommendations from the Secretary to—</text><clause commented="no" id="H4737CAAB5C984287B68CB6E84AED9F55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the administration, oversight, and performance of the program established under this section;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HD549E7D4B250478081FE9D36A1268E80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improve the effectiveness of direct recipients to complete projects and obligate funds in a timely manner; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAD35DC9467AA48F9B830478229CADDF2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate options to expand the authority provided under this section, including to allow for the direct allocation to metropolitan planning organizations or units of local government of funds made available to carry out clause (i) or (ii) of section 133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0E1F86EF276E4ABCBF258F7890ABFE5A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not less frequently than every 2 years, the Secretary shall update the report described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6112BB37EDD44584BB0DD52D63B14A39"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><paragraph id="HBA07A88C8A1841D3984A34766C70C532"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct recipient</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>direct recipient</term> means a metropolitan planning organization or unit of local government designated by the Secretary as high-performing under subsection (b) and that was directly allocated funds as described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB89467B1BD7144B39A334F8C4F9769ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning area</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan planning area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BEC0DE261BD4CB293C9F7BE881F5FD7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>metropolitan planning organization</term> has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H278AB220D219466A9C23D946443704E2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National Highway System</header><text>The term <term>National Highway System</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5E65653FD5FB47FC91B305AD59331CFA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H698228FEE6E94F2A8D9E2A508A95AA0A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Urbanized area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>urbanized area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB0A06A92DC7A4C7CB050DBE511769AAA"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Gridlock reduction grant program</header><subsection id="HF1A6418DFC8D49898A7F0927D230FCF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a gridlock reduction program to make grants, on a competitive basis, for projects to reduce, and mitigate the adverse impacts of, traffic congestion.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBD4DA0EB40F8405B81A5539AE3D49591"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H00DCA7B5054B4DE4A66CCA1305765E7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph id="H70B88A72DFD944569CCD3D1092A1EE03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under this section to an applicant that serves an eligible area and that is—</text><subparagraph id="H2512218F9F56468BA9EC1C8C4E65F8A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B3FD9B9E2024958AA4A9329E1BA2DE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government or a group of local governments; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H088228B3B4434D238F5361BEE53A43B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACC8FEC9CFDC4945996AB88311262DC6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAC97816E65147E6A5F986796338B03D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a State that is in partnership with an entity or group of entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E29B41895BD48FD9D55BAF086D5FE73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible area for an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall be—</text><subparagraph id="HF3B94771AD6D4A07B7DF90502479161D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combined statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, with a population of not less than 1,300,000; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H248A46B9212C40A99C4D76AB95C59C11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan statistical area that is not part of a combined statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, that has a population of not less than 750,000. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9079C4684F04237B0C4758C813CDA99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary may award grants under this section to applicants that submit a comprehensive program of surface transportation-related projects to reduce traffic congestion and related adverse impacts, including a project for one or more of the following:</text><paragraph id="H1BBB5EF2C323455499C13C1C6331994F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation systems management and operations, including strategies to improve the operations of high-occupancy vehicle lanes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63652CF2CAC345D0BF521E4BB5D29DD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intelligent transportation systems to improve connectivity and innovation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H41151435A4C04D2B9B8A5CCEAB98A206"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Real-time traveler information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C1BC7F4A3964158A6B22F626BE33561"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Traffic incident management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H878AC1E4E1C845E8A511ADB42A24AC99"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Active traffic management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF17B19D9C3D84783B6AB9711A4E38B41"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Traffic signal timing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C93340D93674A8A84F87494B2A8B745"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Multimodal travel payment systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H22042AF295D8478AB0B2328E1A2EA470"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Transportation demand management, including employer-based commuting programs such as carpool, vanpool, transit benefit, parking cashout, shuttle, or telework programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8C8CB5469B942B5B940F287DD2F9CE2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A project to provide transportation options to reduce traffic congestion, including—</text><subparagraph id="H2AA9B9CA8C9F4582A713AC5D9582D8D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, including value capture and transit-oriented development projects; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA3B8DC0613344BDB24D4FC644D780E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a bicycle or pedestrian project, including a project to provide safe and connected active transportation networks; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B4B21E00E564826ADC91E93E20E1965"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a surface transportation project carried out in accordance with the national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan under section 1431(e) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/301">49 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF69A1F2A19249DC9C047E5C42C4C51A"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other project, as determined appropriate by the Secretary utilizing eligible projects. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41A973A76AD3417EBA98A84B506D7220"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Award Prioritization</header><paragraph id="H60A008EB23BA4E94B7B52AF9164ED1BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants serving urbanized areas, as described in subsection (c), that are experiencing a high degree of recurrent transportation congestion, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC9AD260BA984142963A89479209F2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting grants under this section, the Secretary shall also consider the extent to which the project would—</text><subparagraph id="H25138B90C881487DAAB8A630806D8CE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce traffic congestion and improve the reliability of the surface transportation system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82DECD24B92B4F28AB7716A1F8BEBDBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mitigate the adverse impacts of traffic congestion on the surface transportation system, including safety and environmental impacts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDAF6F8F993143638C9C320267DEDACA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maximize the use of existing capacity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D32E6B1D8214C7789CF40A4401F19CB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>employ innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to the items described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD99E78F2D4F4B34BB8A2D0A86FA572D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="HEC4D0D40693C43C584DB5E1FDF8CED74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section may not exceed 60 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A3D0A40250A48BEAC80C96560B6FA53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal share</header><text>Federal assistance other than a grant for a project under this section may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of such project, except that the total Federal assistance provided for a project receiving a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H984649446711407088C50DA67A425038"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds made available for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="HBC3A582C7FE84A038AAC735D64BB24C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F244C62E47E45AEB44196B7B538BB80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBE5AD14751F477396D415D471159F5D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="H5984CF68DCC245339E326F482267C4F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>A grant under this section shall be in an amount not less than $10,000,000 and not more than $50,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D85CBB186BE4F958A83A476B6C6E122"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds made available under this program shall be available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H272A685C7A384CEB818462AD0C0327A1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Freight project set-Aside</header><paragraph id="HAB6CACFF92634669BA11DD072BF4DCEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall set aside not less than 50 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section for grants for freight projects under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H515DAC5D62854013B4EBB795F9B382D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funds set aside under this subsection to applicants that submit a comprehensive program of surface transportation-related projects to reduce freight-related traffic congestion and related adverse impacts, including—</text><subparagraph id="H88BA1A82D9AE47FA86CE5C9997BD3A5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>freight intelligent transportation systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54576D7B29744CF89D0A854B9562591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>real-time freight parking information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2FB4F695CFA4B79BD149277945FB82D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>real-time freight routing information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD590706E9BA5453B8FB897CC5637088F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>freight transportation and delivery safety projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60B14EF51DB145C485EBE056A967E482"><enum>(E)</enum><text>first-mile and last-mile delivery solutions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37FF6748563C42ACB78EBF6FBAA145B3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>shifting freight delivery to off-peak travel times;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3996520DD65845F4BB45F8E8AFC5C79D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from freight transportation and delivery, including through the use of innovative vehicles that produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55A76352012D4A519248AE0E225DBBA7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>use of centralized delivery locations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC774830245E445638DC27885252A61E0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>designated freight vehicle parking and staging areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6976C06F92364A7EA1D77DF82D95DB89"><enum>(J)</enum><text>curb space management; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBFD4E31BB66446DA44AE9B8C0611F49"><enum>(K)</enum><text>other projects, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F4AB4AE02EA481395CFB2B29240CC26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Award prioritization</header><subparagraph id="HE5B45A9E5B134F7B98BAF3A39865A07E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In providing funds set aside under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants serving urbanized areas, as described in subsection (c), that are experiencing a high degree of recurrent congestion due to freight transportation, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H535FF4C8C33945EFAD822A762F98A85F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional Considerations</header><text>In providing funds set aside under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the proposed project—</text><clause id="H5C12DD990322460CBCACE944EC5A3122"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduces freight-related traffic congestion and improves the reliability of the freight transportation system;</text></clause><clause id="H46AE79E69DB54D95B6D1C0EABFCC1F5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mitigates the adverse impacts of freight-related traffic congestion on the surface transportation system, including safety and environmental impacts;</text></clause><clause id="H1BD8F5DB9E0040E3A9FA72B57580D354"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>maximizes the use of existing capacity;</text></clause><clause id="HB52D41530C204D539C51DC46A0DBE2E9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employs innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to the items described in clauses (i) through (iii); </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAD21904FBCDD43E8979EEFD1DBC434CA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>leverages Federal funds with non-Federal contributions; and </text></clause><clause id="H98613461AF0E4EA1BE42D84FC6382373"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrates regional multimodal transportation management and operational projects that address both passenger and freight congestion.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE465D923F8754B58BA7F832BBE672AFF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><text>If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient qualified applicants to use the funds set aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use such funds for grants for any projects eligible under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H034B78DA22624E7497229CDE986A0EBD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H7496AD1683E24FA78A850D31CD85E8A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recipient report</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that not later than 2 years after the Secretary awards grants under this section, the recipient of each such grant submits to the Secretary a report that contains—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD5B3EFC589A64364B74D7F3AEC8C64D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on each activity or project that received funding under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD6DF3BD6D99A4727BA3804953736B3CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of any non-Federal resources leveraged by a grant under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3E0451DB55814E37A1910877F98BD35A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any statistics, measurements, or quantitative assessments that demonstrate the congestion reduction, reliability, safety, and environmental benefits achieved through activities or projects that received funding under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9A9264BE704D411E9D5078463B2AAB5E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any additional information required by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H83B41EEC7AF1479EA9962621D9F72479"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the date specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and make publicly available on a website, a report detailing—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2A947F991ECC45F8A893C5EAB5F6F3EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of any information provided under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB76A0415AF8D4C539958DB32DD53879B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations and best practices to—</text><clause commented="no" id="H9510F4E26CF54B5F87E17F489D8D6819"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduce traffic congestion, including freight-related traffic congestion, and improve the reliability of the surface transportation system;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF93A9E7D4AEA43F686A5DA64F16DB39D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mitigate the adverse impacts of traffic congestion, including freight-related traffic congestion, on the surface transportation system, including safety and environmental impacts; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9839A3C258C2458FBF8C9940F2C8CD77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employ innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to the items described in clauses (i) and (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H508E40D888B3477BA33F561C51AF9D82"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H66A4B0C51339455EA8831C656807B20C"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HC8EFC3CB029548B28711461B07B3F2B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5387EF77C71F446893E1D12A0BD35C36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of title 23, United States Code, to a highway project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H95EE52269CBB4387BA793281D5A3356B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, to a public transportation project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H618DED169B2740C0947F273EB7DC07BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements of section 22905 of title 49, United States Code, to a passenger rail or freight rail project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75E299188809467D9B899E8D0D88E5B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal projects</header><subparagraph id="H1318573E91984B7E85ECAC06B9933CF6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H55CACE2007EB4133A9E5313F87C6CB1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HFEF9DAC03DD047618BFE356932EA78A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply the applicable requirements of such predominant modal component to the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE973FBC79254680ADD28084D2FBBA82"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="H5B9FD5186B784B348B3064E272058184"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Passenger or freight rail component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any passenger or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply.</text></clause><clause id="H0B50357947794539A9A7F5965B28D09A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation component</header><text>For any public transportation component of a project, the requirements of section 5333 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87BF6E0440A14B1E85E6ED6D2D523AEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text>In applying the Buy America requirements under section 313 of title 23, United States Code, and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49, United States Code, to a multimodal project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HB6830574C81449F4ADFA922345C5A99C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider the various modal components of the project; and</text></clause><clause id="H20A0B3B91C494EF7AF5B379BB81572E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to maximize domestic jobs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDFCF5472C5BC46A3BB43C1104DA2E6F9"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (l), funds authorized for the purposes described in this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H1DAD8A34006949768E1900BE25ADBC54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Rebuild rural bridges program</header><subsection id="H548E36D9CA3F4E2293C7F78852497CA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a rebuild rural bridges program to improve the safety and state of good repair of bridges in rural communities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H532FD2EBDF174E3C93CC0C5C827FDF1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text>In carrying out the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants in accordance with this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H522FA91E3BF44921B6F3B13EEB99D10C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8463DE19C24E488E874E33A2C42830B5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary—</text><paragraph id="H8720B9B0F47B4A65A6B5C1FB91BF282D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall provide grants under this section to projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, including projects on and off of the Federal-aid highway system, to inspect, replace, rehabilitate, or preserve—</text><subparagraph id="HC0A39CCC935F410984696E56D6F99661"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an off-system bridge;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CCC7AE9A4BA4844B9AF68D2B970BF23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a bridge on Tribal land; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97C008E8464840B68D5DB99D18B2E8B8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a bridge in poor condition located in a rural community; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF89EBDC90EA34286BDD629F51335C21B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may provide a grant for a bundle of bridges described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5D528C9EC60A4C22A784C1EAD8339774"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this section may use such grant for—</text><paragraph id="H3B50484E47864ECD8ECB94579B9E562F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A971561040947658128EDAA2F26314C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, and construction contingencies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C44926D26894272A8CF40E20315DD9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>bridge inspection, evaluation, and preservation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5DA74BEBDC004BFAB0F365038C68B237"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="H0A5AA2644C044D4BB3E7CD5D0F86506A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of such project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA1AF1C322F4AD39437DE70392D76A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal assistance other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy up to 100 percent of the total cost of such project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72C2B5517F044486A58A07A74A9A6AE5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="HB024878FE2624F309F5FDFAED15BB1CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project can be completed without additional Federal funding or financial assistance available to the project sponsor, beyond existing Federal apportionments; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3BF9235F3874317AF81C61FF85D9119"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of benefits the project is expected to generate, including—</text><subparagraph id="H5A3C71EDA33B4D3D9FCED32EFAA1077B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs avoided by the prevention of closure or reduced use of the asset to be improved by the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H436005790C2F46419AC5E9A0406AD63E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reductions in maintenance costs over the life of the asset;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A0747C2156142F18F5516EAD1883F1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety benefits, including the reduction of accidents and related costs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DEDF0F1F15845C8B23063BF96886939"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benefits to the economy of the rural or Tribal community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H43BB5C974208428FB6D7E85557508327"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a study on the infrastructure needs of colonias. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9414D43759F45CF895173379958379C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant. </text></subsection><subsection id="HB6EBFD7A6BDE40BCB5AE1A0F6CC06D45"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H00BE61DC2AE54BD49047F1976629E052"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible applicant</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H910497A9069E482491AD89FEEB7754EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H838AA83ED2CE4B39B846C2428C1F86CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization or a regional transportation planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EB1F61BC29346B1997DFFEB41F7C5B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC92BD6FBD0247E087C560BCDA0D716E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4C87357F767469B98EF244531F54F56"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26BB37340E3E4B20B16BE5957FF0C923"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a territory; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC95F03984DA04F64B5657CE55D5BADDD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraph (A) through (F).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC05C939BB9D744DE8BE9E52DB2203363"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Off system bridge</header><text>The term <term>off-system bridge</term> has the meaning given such term in section 133(f) of title 23, United States Code, (as added by this Act). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12EF7E7000554949AC1765DA6E3B6075"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural community</term> means an area that is not an urbanized area, as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H72EC1C05B0224DB49B2F94F8EDCA1A66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Parking for commercial motor vehicles</header><subsection id="H03B76C2581104934BF025E5F4294B07B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to address the shortage of parking for commercial motor vehicles to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators.</text></subsection><subsection id="H16813A7B574F4F4CA49139BDE178156B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5A283275E7E74FCEB6A48BF42A51F51D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Projects eligible under this section are projects that—</text><paragraph id="HDB0CC65F47744E8EADEFEC21821C6147"><enum>(1)</enum><text>construct safety rest areas that include parking for commercial motor vehicles;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCBDCA70346B8446EB2A5CEAA7695A9FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct commercial motor vehicle parking facilities—</text><subparagraph id="HFDC07B7AFF7045D2815DAC52ED1CB714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adjacent to private commercial truckstops and travel plazas; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37880BB6879049E5912D42FAB90CDF91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>within the boundaries of, or adjacent to, a publicly owned freight facility, including a port terminal operated by a public authority; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4784E3C3CCBC41DC8F27545431EDF890"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at existing facilities, including inspection and weigh stations and park-and-ride locations;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BCCAAA6EF0B4391A0262828F3BDABEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>open existing weigh stations, safety rest areas, and park-and-ride facilities to commercial motor vehicle parking; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A0F44FD92754915A721818EB352BD70"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate access to publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking, such as through the use of intelligent transportation systems; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8ED0F6FA1AAB49138DB729A43D724C62"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct turnouts along a Federal-aid highway for commercial motor vehicles;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF585EDC4910416E8488ADC376C0ED36"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make capital improvements to public commercial motor vehicle parking facilities that are closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0EF1B6197474BCE8E87A0E1B8DFA1D7"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open existing commercial motor vehicle chain-up areas that are closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round for commercial motor vehicle parking;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1EE871A46E146E19E32CCD8A49573D2"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address commercial motor vehicle parking and layover needs in emergencies that strain the capacity of existing publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H165CBF730412479F9770E0E0B08C98D2"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make improvements to existing commercial motor vehicle parking facilities, including advanced truckstop electrification systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD992BECA698040039343D1F564330FEF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><paragraph id="H7B09293C2E354231BDA459B1B86264FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity may use a grant under this section for—</text><subparagraph id="H6F5BE17AB3FA4D7F86D921EE4105EFBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost analysis, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities necessary to advance a project described in subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5086C85138134E9396088359B76D0F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction and operational improvements, as such terms are defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C3CBCBEE0A046D4996EF8E1B13A9635"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private sector participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may partner with a private entity to carry out an eligible project under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAD2C7C7DE994489B6AE15DBC441A0A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to promote the availability of existing commercial motor vehicle parking. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19B9CC6FB4924B0C9C15C4A5C7B94880"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="H80B321A2DEDF48FEA6515A00B798E8F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of construction of new commercial motor vehicle parking capacity, the shortage of public and private commercial motor vehicle parking near the project; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H96C9AE2B03BD452EA6A26A4C8E31417E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to which each project—</text><subparagraph id="HEC9015A66EFB45829CC69C77439F2FB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would increase commercial motor vehicle parking capacity or utilization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1149733617924ADE85C1B658BB71E977"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would facilitate the efficient movement of freight;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F73E5A4262C4DC9B9469996295329BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>would improve safety, traffic congestion, and air quality;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83417FA7AFCB499AB8DB5224E8C851B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is cost effective; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2BABA081E1C4789B51A4FA9086148A9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reflects consultation with motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle operators, and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA2222C4EC5543328E327B5FFA2C8F26"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Notification of Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 business days before announcing a project selected to receive a grant under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant. </text></subsection><subsection id="HE3C0BAAFF46C4A6DB4FCD021F92445DD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section shall be determined in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 120 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection><subsection id="H7496B2C06AEC47B28FF3347F36D1865A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Prohibition on charging fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall certify that no fees will be charged for the use of a project assisted with such grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4D7F3184C31D4B448204FFE4F04316D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Amendment to MAP–21</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1401(c)(1) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H29782DCF5D4342B09397B6B1FAA27098"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking</quote> after <quote>personnel</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5F5ABD0ADD840F1957779A9647A9750"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>the capability of the State to provide</quote> and inserting <quote>the availability of</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54891F4EB4964C03BDA1956455BDC6F8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Survey; comparative assessment; report</header><paragraph id="H48991DBA1E17409D9C5662657D177B9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the survey of each State required under section 1401(c)(1) of the MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD81381B9DE834373B07F246084354D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the deadline under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a report that—</text><subparagraph id="H2A0EA2BB0A6B485BB3229A4DFD4960FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluates the availability of adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B87D6A99C2040F8A2AA1BFDD207CB58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluates the effectiveness of the projects funded under this section in improving access to commercial motor vehicle parking; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3840A3188C204E80A161149C9043C9CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reports on the progress being made to provide adequate commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H308E9ACED4714B96828AE1242F71C846"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prepare the report required under paragraph (2) in consultation with—</text><subparagraph id="H3839E8C0CF5C46D4AB0B57A40955BE91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relevant State motor carrier safety personnel;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9001E63011E842FEBAC102B16F729C73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle operators; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD65EA565E6E5444BA3860CE46B8CFB06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC8168AFEF9848FF98E74F0BE24AA3F7"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H2EC4B14B25F84BFEA2DA4779ECA9A7DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle</header><text>The term <term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC464EBF8A9C4E69A58BB9CA7A36AAF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HEADC253D866E49D7821D98FB204816DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93A9CB3B16CB4029B2B310A8A6D3751B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C8643AE348045C1A28CA2E8BB0DE112"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9C799A8B7934D74ACD843FD011DA37E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political subdivision of a State or local government carrying out responsibilities relating to commercial motor vehicle parking; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H389F557184634AB58A7A11C681EA2C39"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H909CDA2380344D1283A7196C9BE0C4EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Safety rest area</header><text>The term <term>safety rest area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3D4F099A678349FC848C9299F86945DD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Active connected transportation grant program</header><subsection id="H6AD4516145B4427ABD15A450C484DA8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish an active connected transportation grant program to provide for safe and connected active transportation networks and active transportation connectors.</text></subsection><subsection id="HECA3F45B20334BB4984EEAC74110B30B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text>In carrying out the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8AE52B06FBE841FFBC4AC7A86BC7CE53"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant under this section to—</text><paragraph id="HF3D7B3B9C41D42B79BCB07304D58B5E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDEF6B6DDEF948AA97C754C85E733689"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1E375805456480C99A8E47E5A92B273"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFAF520E36654211AE556C42940D4891"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a unit of local government, including a county or multi-county special district;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE846136387545C48E142F659307525A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF50CD418014945F38D17E494C8D77C1E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD93BF4EFB1F54BFA853D104D5557258E" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1B33F6C90314696821E406929F7CDCA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>any local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43619047E3534A6C87E3743BE73BF15F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB8094FE43B54636AA4FBC551269F0EB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity specified under subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H458AFBAD933E4F2EA3498522EB4DBC4D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants under this section to projects that improve the connectivity and the use of active transportation facilities—</text><paragraph id="H97F19FCF303A49C5AFA349D4D4597DDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>including—</text><subparagraph id="HFDC776C7846F44E4A51182C60F71A1D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>active transportation networks;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC107FA312DD743B1970DB6141DAAE040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>active transportation connectors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46F2C42F86994D6D9CA158EE71211183"><enum>(C)</enum><text>planning related to the development of—</text><clause id="H51697BBAE4A240BD8E2973D7D598360E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>active transportation networks;</text></clause><clause id="H02913F5D76B34956ADEBA25F02212D8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>active transportation connectors; and</text></clause><clause id="H8A170BEF61ED4AE48F89BF81554060C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vision zero plans or complete streets prioritization plans under section 1601; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC495B38CD0804DC98391FAC8A3636663"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that have—</text><subparagraph id="H359C80F42AA84F17A6855F1CDC82DF75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>total project costs of not less than $15,000,000; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3B82EE749804FFAAE4E8E2A09CA0D1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of planning grants under subsection (f)(2), a total cost of not less than $100,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA82DE2C2D7524C1992A501F20218C863"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><paragraph id="H5C60560796A94AC2B94E21B1B6E7458D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 and except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall obligate—</text><subparagraph id="HAFCE08CC52DC43AFBC37BF777AEB968E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 30 percent to eligible projects that construct active transportation networks; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEF0E4CB2B91465AACF89603D7730F6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 30 percent to eligible projects that construct active transportation connectors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C649B7499994F09BF805C869059663B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary may use not more than 10 percent to provide planning grants to eligible applicants for activities under subsection (e)(1)(C).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1147D7A581FF47B5B52F8729A87D8277"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which—</text><paragraph id="H47A1BE240E7A4E0EAFB89893DAA4509E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project is likely to provide substantial additional opportunities for active transportation, including walking and bicycling, including through the creation of—</text><subparagraph id="H242D19B620084231B2ADC02E6442BA55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>active transportation networks connecting destinations within or between communities, including between schools, workplaces, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other community areas; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42B61E06537F474BABFAD510BBA0C698"><enum>(B)</enum><text>active transportation connectors connecting 2 or more communities, metropolitan areas, or States, including greenway paths; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D9B871F26854349B4C7F13F15074AF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an applicant has adequately considered or will consider, including through the opportunity for public comment, the environmental justice and equity impacts of the project;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD670923D2E084401B62CD5E227174F01"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the project would improve safety for vulnerable road users, including through the use of complete street design policies or a safe system approach; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H359C58D601014D579BBB2EDCB8A8AA7C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a project integrates active transportation facilities with public transportation services, where available, to improve access to public transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E81816D03A243599B96095A6AE3E393"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the project would serve the low income residents of economically disadvantaged communities, including environmental justice communities, underserved communities, or communities located in areas of persistent poverty (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DF930655D314CC580801FA69B526513"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Limitation</header><paragraph id="HF792281E485D49C09BAF10BC7C5BE4D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The share of the cost of a project assisted with a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBCCE50215FF405A89038D010AE01F3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum Federal assistance</header><text>Federal assistance other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy up to 100 percent of the total project cost.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D6A08C6900C4F25B088122E7C609D6A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>Amounts made available for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="HC8E4E0E924CB49C0B1970C40D62C6C73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB32C9230D1164B24B62F7A21CB2E0624"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB92E3B5F00934D469F1C95E7A505F8A1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE1FC89D7EBA346F48A503F57F3AFC347"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HD0AE0B96840D42639523F18878E0E7E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Active transportation network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>active transportation network</term> means facilities built for alternative methods of transportation to motor vehicles for individuals, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect destinations within an area covered by a unit of local government, a county, a community, including a community on Federal lands, or a metropolitan area. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H457D2002263440CBB2AC7A266BE79F6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Active transportation connector</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>active transportation connector</term> means facilities built for alternative methods of transportation to motor vehicles for individuals, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect 2 or more active transportation networks or connect communities, areas covered by a unit of local government, counties, metropolitan areas, Federal lands, or States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB3F534FE9AE48B58F70009EEFF56223"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Greenway path</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>greenway path</term> means an active transportation connector that—</text><subparagraph id="HAC486A3348464560BDC2C5FB6C165139"><enum>(A)</enum><text>crosses jurisdictional boundaries, including State lines, and provides for connectivity between multiple communities, counties, metropolitan areas, or States; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9EB625056E4D6B81C4C10A08F00AA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a component of a regionally or nationally significant network.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72AA8B133F604829B541480AA59F43FF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Safe system approach</header><text>The term <term>safe system approach</term> has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D7626B16C1D4396B2FA1442041E4F2D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable road user</term> has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAB48CF74979F4154A071C92FC8FF4C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Wildlife crossings program</header><subsection id="HABE1277F725B4567B406D576798F468A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a competitive wildlife crossings grant program (referred to in this section as the <quote>program</quote>) to provide grants for projects that seek to achieve—</text><paragraph id="H39C6CCBC373948779340A94BA14A8F1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a reduction in the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H442030A3208A42709D71B77D113618E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improved habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD098E00A41A4462585C68907E5A6454C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under the program to the following entities:</text><paragraph id="HB1D6983A726B4FEEB4636BFF07E4E457"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H84D51B3638DF40049EACE824E6BFE96B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB833D6C8F0674FFEA1A674380C66FC1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A territory.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H66B54C2360454436ABD72CB375D5B40B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A Federal land management agency described in section 203(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30D4AF24A2184FA5AEB5823D7A745399"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF5E2066E29845C58BB3603EA6121FD8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H26EDF13599E046AD9F6256B0BDB07968"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In selecting grant recipients under the program, the Secretary shall consider the following:</text><paragraph id="H457B5B61A14A48098A48B212BC243DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Primary criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the proposed project is likely to protect motorists and wildlife by reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H264AB4FE2FB0423A93C2915B89DC22BC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secondary criteria</header><subparagraph id="H483B1CBE12E542C2BA5F04D8BEC3FCE8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The resilience benefits of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD10ED587DCF49119CB9ECA8B4900EB9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project incorporates climate science, including expected changes in migration patterns.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BA891CF76764FD99346A4FC692C290A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project sponsor has coordinated with the relevant State agency with jurisdiction over fish and wildlife, if appropriate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF32628DFDD7C49A98893569994C74D89" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a project involving species listed as threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), whether the project sponsor has coordinated with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08703C2DA2F24A0FADE29C09403CF4F7" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other ecological benefits of the project, including—</text><clause id="HB5F7E57B66824C43A21348D447B86CD7" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reductions in stormwater runoff and other water pollution; and</text></clause><clause id="H31FB4F0888594B35B8E1C39C5A536612" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefits of improved habitat connectivity for pollinators and the use of natively appropriate grasses.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8F8578BD96C4D4D969BA275016E3C2E" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project supports local economic development and improvement of visitation opportunities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE498E30B75A943D6AF96910C9A0C247B" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project incorporates innovative technologies, including advanced design techniques and other strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBB2F871B46945D9897F2CF4881B24E4" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project provides educational and outreach opportunities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H977B414E6DB84A4CB4455895AD3F0067" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the project will further research to evaluate, compare effectiveness of, and identify best practices in selected projects.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1926833253E44A58B8E6C2BC4C2FA372" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">How the benefits compare to the costs of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD043D0C0928740F5820783606DE7209E" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other criteria relevant to reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF0A60F82E73427AA357E644333F8A04"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>Grant amounts for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="H2F175C5689AA4209AF07EFEF198E0B47"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H841175AB036B44CB9C115FC9FC4A2D4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction (including construction of protective features), reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2BABBCE32754561BD2F78A018C73C25"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planning and technical assistance activities consistent with section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, including—</text><subparagraph id="H4E0318D0ED8744AAB90AF6BB6B0A25B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data collection on wildlife-vehicle collisions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97BD1740B0374890B29236262CD711E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration of State, Tribal, territorial, regional, or Federal wildlife conservation plans and data collection with transportation planning and project selection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADB7623F75CC42F3A191C47E80087480"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical assistance, including workforce development training, on reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA95E4D10B9294501B0ACD6DB3BFCE50D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">education and public outreach to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H574E1F43A9EC4B818DABA17C0A0A9744"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><paragraph id="H70F7446CFC7B4B608C21FBC3192B564D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant received under the program may be used to provide funds to an eligible partner as a subrecipient, in accordance with the terms of the project agreement and subject to the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H345EB4440887468F8CDB598A0E8EC996"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible partner defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible partner</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HA5DC11E99F1F4D6FBDF456E109688099"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible entity described in subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AB8005CE6E34F0384EDC960C5408001"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4DEABAB3B454FCBA9B82DCCC4BF2F39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBF5B0AF231B4F83A0949637B96141E6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67E6DC2C1A334CF1B178E3DA32767216"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F7F785B5EA3463DAC0728BB13D4698C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a non-profit entity or institution of higher education; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H570F0D13B8834C6EBC361284DC48BF04"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a Federal, Tribal, regional, State, or local governmental entity not described in subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H741AB1BF372F49E68B728D514D2A94D0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Requirements</header><paragraph id="H81850E43634143B4B8DAC0DF02329744"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rural projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reserve not less than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this section for projects located in a rural community.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76CBDF592A4E412EB45C762831FBE2B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Resilience</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project under this section shall be designed to ensure resilience over the anticipated service life of the asset.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70F9D3BAA0214E0F909651915AC0EB84"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not award more than 10 percent of the amounts made available under this section for grants that propose only activities described in subsection (e)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD3BBA1866A44CC9A093828D6289362C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 business days before awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDC9CE32A3C0048FAB511EB750881ED51"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual report</header><paragraph id="H828E5C4525B0463D9F378498B19F6FB5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of each calendar year, the Secretary shall publish, on the website of the Department of Transportation, a report describing the activities under the program for the fiscal year that ends during that calendar year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H79B4FBA222FA4587ADD43429D0955CF9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H901054F6EDA842558AEB7E4BEF190002"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description of the activities carried out under the program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0829303E0424078BF4A7754CDE5F0A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program in meeting the purposes described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD17106086B874046BA3F9A35EC6D47C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>policy recommendations, if any, to improve the effectiveness of the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAED42E6D1DD44D9285651872AE7E3BDC"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H3BC07C471ABC434FA0262AA3E30588D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Protective features</header><text>The term <term>protective features</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAE391710B5C4182AFF82E5F19C3BC89"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Resilience</header><text>The term <term>resilience</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3AB513111044DEAACC70F5962DD892F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural community</header><text>The term <term>rural community</term> means any area of a State or territory that is not an urbanized area, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E23722395A649B991EF5E42E90BA2EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4671420E4924CE7A3591D68CB61F8E0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0F840D9097DC4F2BA6AD7A6CB5227C99" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Reconnecting neighborhoods program</header><subsection id="H53ED531A5D834234AAE8145060884BE9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a reconnecting neighborhoods program under which an eligible entity may apply for funding in order to identify, remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate the effects from eligible facilities and restore or improve connectivity, mobility, and access in disadvantaged and underserved communities, including—</text><paragraph id="HA03C7758CBA24C1D88057FBB65E09C3F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>studying the feasibility and impacts of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the effects on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E0008BB23C9409CB6629B792F81274A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conducting preliminary engineering and final design activities for a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate the effects on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70A30AA6107944408E21956C4FAD3F67" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conducting construction activities necessary to carry out a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate the effects on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4226316AC7AF4B4491D9EC69A3ACEA1C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring any activities carried out under this section—</text><subparagraph id="HC12DBD81498546BB9AD7419231F9E124"><enum>(A)</enum><text>focus on improvements that will benefit the populations impacted by or previously displaced by the eligible facility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB7A0BB94247483BB6C8897C52B0958E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emphasize equity by garnering community engagement, avoiding future displacement, and ensuring local participation in the planning process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC901FE2FD7AF4903BED803487C96EEDE" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><paragraph id="HAD5609D702E94608865712384E4B9B8C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may award a planning grant or a capital construction grant to—</text><subparagraph id="H971512CDA5BC4A67984ECFA0ED763CC0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C719D66A99B46A1A4FDC7E85495B3D6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H568D004139314D7D99C1E4B57F158F89" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3D2045216894CC58D255CBF95A71AA2" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a territory;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28310A8A5B6F441DAC690B0C86744DE9" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7039B70CB6224121B337204513850DFF" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a transit agency; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H954627B2FE274A4A84BB13D1A7D3D429" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a special purpose district with a transportation function; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8C317EFF7924B06AA4D6C3CC2FE4456" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a group of entities described in this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2A44AD6DACB4B15A5D3264FA4CE00ED" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity may enter into an agreement with the following entities to carry out the eligible activities under this section: </text><subparagraph id="H2C47BC5167A74D2495C7ACCB355319D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H198F885E43144C6093DF4FE303415BF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>), including historically black colleges and universities, defined as the term <quote>Predominantly Black institution</quote> is defined in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C4D4D7A23774930864DF0C62FF123E6" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><paragraph id="H6E09A66A03994E77A2BF1A617C32EA7E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may award grants (referred to in this section as a <quote>planning grants</quote>) to carry out planning activities described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6CC2BD7A2CA42D99F6D9A3D257B85A0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible activities described</header><text>The planning activities referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text><subparagraph id="HA46436572A82412896F76076BDA00C73" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>planning studies to evaluate the feasibility of removing, retrofitting, or remediating an existing eligible facility to restore community connectivity, including evaluations of—</text><clause id="H3D1E65D85006496187122BC46F89496E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>current traffic patterns on the eligible facility proposed for removal, retrofit, or remediation and the surrounding street network;</text></clause><clause id="HC4408F5AD59941028719D5118D8536CE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the capacity of existing transportation networks to maintain mobility needs;</text></clause><clause id="H88363C091745432392CF70EE3F4F9868" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an analysis of alternative roadway designs or other uses for the right-of-way of the eligible facility, including an analysis of whether the available right-of-way would suffice to create an alternative roadway design;</text></clause><clause id="H0C8A65A71042411FB9CC77E59E942340" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of the eligible facility on the mobility of freight and people;</text></clause><clause id="HB8D99E3A697C4948B736CDC27795EC5D" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of the eligible facility on the safety of the traveling public;</text></clause><clause id="H9954E0B8EB3D4ECE99BB3E6EC9ABC0E6" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the cost to remove, retrofit, or remediate the eligible facility—</text><subclause id="HA5FA0F7667A4481C8FBB9C733B161F1E" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to restore community connectivity; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAB50F4412F12479184F19253C350A60C" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to convert the eligible facility to a roadway design or use that increases safety, mobility, and access for all users, compared to any expected costs for necessary maintenance or reconstruction of the eligible facility; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="HD7FD09CE60A646DFAC4FA386D46F7F23" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the environmental impacts of retaining or reconstructing the eligible facility and the anticipated effect of the proposed alternative use or roadway design; and</text></clause><clause id="H602EAE5B288B4A8B9B9B385908964747"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the community impacts and equity analyses of retaining or reconstructing the eligible facility on the surrounding communities, including—</text><subclause id="H244458F3501D42CB850D96F416A91BCB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the demographic breakdown of the impacted community by race and socioeconomic status; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H0A24398BD2584B3480A19528FC2F1245"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the displacement or disconnection that occurred within the community as a result of the existing facility;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EF7D387458B480189E1361CCB5010B5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>public engagement activities to provide opportunities for public input into a plan to remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate the effects from an eligible facility, including—</text><clause id="HA2CE94A349054337BF94BE34D951F1F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building organizational or community capacity to, and educating community members on how to, engage in and contribute to eligible planning activities described in subsection (c)(2);</text></clause><clause id="H2A13307CEE3D4F208D676CE58E5D6F51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifying community needs and desires for community improvements and developing community driven solutions in carrying out eligible planning activities described in subsection (c)(2);</text></clause><clause id="H687A1F6C174F4A7F9DECB3FF23B346E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>conducting assessments of equity, mobility and access, environmental justice, affordability, economic opportunity, health outcomes, and other local goals to be used in carrying out eligible planning activities described in subsection (c)(2); and</text></clause><clause id="HA37579A114BF4131A0CC920785BE715A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>forming a community advisory board in accordance with subsection (d)(7);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7F67D62900745F4A11B66100AE6FB48" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other transportation planning activities required in advance of a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate an existing eligible facility to restore community connectivity, as determined by the Secretary; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD6295CA8E8843FF8239E76615BC196A" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>evaluating land use and zoning changes necessary to improve equity and maximize transit-oriented development in connection with project eligible for a capital construction grant, including activities eligible under section 5327 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H557181DBB7A6417CAEC03B70042A71AB" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establishment of anti-displacement and equitable neighborhood revitalization strategies in connection with project eligible for a capital construction grant, including establishment of a community land trust for land acquisition, land banking, and equitable transit-oriented development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H901A5E49215C427EB2D286C8F2AA29D7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><subparagraph id="H5DEFCF7B5FD34FB1B66BB02E88EE44A9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical assistance described in subparagraph (B) to an eligible entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD5B6F821DEC44E1BCF00EB913DB38AF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical assistance described</header><text>The technical assistance referred to in subparagraph (A) is technical assistance in building organizational or community capacity—</text><clause id="H1D8D6CF6E5AD4F3592D2B32BA16DDBFF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to conduct transportation planning; and</text></clause><clause id="HA9F5EF065F9F4710B0CF07CCE371DB68" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify innovative solutions to challenges posed by existing eligible facilities, including reconnecting communities that—</text><subclause id="H50ECD85D326649F8957DB704D5ACD434" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are bifurcated by eligible facilities; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H490717C20D394B118996C4D1DA771177" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>lack safe, reliable, and affordable transportation choices.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE010DEB126F4124A6C93D7E1A433C11" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H436EC9859FC9447789DCD1D6C075974D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solicit applications for—</text><clause id="HA500A105EC0A47C28A83678F161F8589" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>planning grants; </text></clause><clause id="H675FFCB09056425386FF0E70F1FD7A9B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>technical assistance under paragraph (3); and</text></clause><clause id="H75D26DAD6A7E4D60BE928DA6FF3A464D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities would benefit populations impacted by or previously displaced by an eligible facility; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB6F7AEF17A44D3284E9C767018324CE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate applications for a planning grant on the basis of the demonstration by the applicant that—</text><clause id="H62917B8BF1094637974DFA70600D21F5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible facility—</text><subclause id="H478803C41E16493EA93C0A515CC3A70E" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>creates barriers to mobility, access, or economic development; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HA4BC3064CA0649BA810690E1BF4CD73E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is not justified by current and forecast future travel demand; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4977E6980EA84808893F57B3C78CAA03" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the basis of preliminary assessment into the feasibility of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the eligible facility to restore community connectivity, and increase safety, mobility, and access for all users, further planning activities are necessary and likely to be productive.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8C464EC10874A7AAAEAB9E99701C8FD" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Award amounts</header><text>A planning grant may not exceed $2,000,000 for any recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6F8571583484775A8FC44E5F4FA20B3" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The total Federal share of the cost of a planning activity for which a planning grant is used may not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56A67664453D4C43B01FA704F75C128E" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Capital construction grants</header><paragraph id="HD7BF69C9220A45A6AA0FF7B034F22FAD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>The Secretary may award grants (referred to in this section as a <quote>capital construction grants</quote>) to eligible entities to carry out eligible projects described in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H18434C50F22049A2B2D3946C8FE9809A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>In the case that the owner of an eligible facility that is the subject of the capital construction grant is not an eligible entity, an eligible entity shall demonstrate the existence of a partnership with the owner of the eligible facility.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1650A0D4FDC14EE7AAD56CB8CE24E9C6" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A project eligible to be carried out with a capital construction grant includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="HFCDB15A904ED47E08BAB86DE744FDFA6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The removal, retrofit, or remediation of the effects on community connectivity from of an eligible facility, including a project to deck over a limited-access highway or other eligible facility.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4F38E55C7644B8989E20C65F4E39F43" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The replacement of an eligible facility with a new facility that—</text><clause id="HB9DC560D143E422CA18315DF7C4BAE71" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>restores community connectivity;</text></clause><clause id="H41A045B2DB3E4E129D396B5C1B3D6FCA" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employs context sensitive solutions appropriate for the surrounding community; and</text></clause><clause id="HA18FE4F7EA7A4B7E8313D1CE30D6AA8B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is otherwise eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC92557E359904B3D93DA58BA6C38CF4E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Support for community partnerships, including a community advisory board described under paragraph (7), in connection with a capital construction grant awarded under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68181001F9164637AD804FAB1D8E2B33" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Other activities required to remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate an existing eligible facility, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE3A6EA4E6394FFEB2ABAC38E477FDBB" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H43C10289AA2F4741A61F6B734B842B3E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solicit applications for capital construction grants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5539B63A6CC2460A9EF554076B5B1091" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate applications on the basis of—</text><clause id="H3D0AE9B2C3684AB6BC18B75F0084E892" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the degree to which the project will improve mobility and access through the removal of barriers;</text></clause><clause id="HC68A0E5BBADD43E58CBAD0EB924CC367" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the appropriateness of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the effects on community connectivity from the eligible facility, based on current traffic patterns and the ability of the project and the regional transportation network to absorb transportation demand and provide safe mobility and access;</text></clause><clause id="H592398DDFABF4C22BE0F09E5CF3908F8" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the impact of the project on freight movement;</text></clause><clause id="H878FCDF6C13A4E648A77F69E15F36BA9" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the results of a cost-benefit analysis of the project;</text></clause><clause id="HAE79327A03D94F6AAA65DCF1717D95F9" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the extent to which the grantee has plans for inclusive economic development in place, including the existing land use and whether the zoning provides for equitable and transit-oriented development of underutilized land;</text></clause><clause id="HEA3BB0683C5E4C769453F98BDCCA2240" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the degree to which the eligible facility is out of context with the current or planned land use;</text></clause><clause id="H58F0550346E6402CB4B54AD3F5FEEF57" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the results of any feasibility study completed for the project;</text></clause><clause id="H002AE346E4B7429BA3316C7C6F298E3B" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>whether the eligible facility is likely to need replacement or significant reconstruction within the 20-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the application;</text></clause><clause id="H6879BB20D8FE4290BF693F2E79A99978" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>whether the project is consistent with the relevant long-range transportation plan and included in the relevant statewide transportation improvement program; </text></clause><clause id="H45B076EB13CB4AF9B93923FEEFF9958C" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>whether the project is consistent with, and how the project would impact, the relevant transportation performance management targets; and</text></clause><clause id="HD11E4D84B20146C4A0C2AB902AA8220B"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project benefits populations impacted by or previously displaced by the eligible facility;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD982FA2795EB462782A6DB910647890C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the project has conducted sufficient community engagement, such as the activities described in subsection (c)(2)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H681653CC32DE4B99B5416DB1DEFD2E65"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the jurisdiction in which the eligible facility is located has an anti-displacement policy or a community land trust in place. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H21032044B2564FFDA27209E60A281A76" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minimum award amounts</header><text>A capital construction grant shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000 for each recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H378513C48D064836AB368873CB00DF4C" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal share</header><subparagraph id="HB71AA208E20E4ACBB271BAC4B333748E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the total cost of a project carried out using a capital construction grant may not exceed 80 percent. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H713C7A4661DE460794B14D086EAB77C9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum Federal involvement</header><text>Federal assistance other than a capital construction grant may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which the grant is awarded.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD853D8FB56FD40E0ABCF751E3FBB675A" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Community advisory board</header><subparagraph id="H37B52D11832E470E8591335A21F1C4BA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To help achieve inclusive economic development benefits with respect to the project for which a grant is awarded, a grant recipient may form a community advisory board, which, if formed, shall—</text><clause id="H6D51F05D969E42B394E33D86CF373209" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate community engagement with respect to the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HAC0FD583D0AB425B88EB7B3EC83BAD01" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>track progress with respect to commitments of the grant recipient to inclusive employment, contracting, and economic development under the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H174123CA9EC9496C91C02600F683F8EB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>If a grant recipient forms a community advisory board under subparagraph (A), the community advisory board shall be composed of representatives of—</text><clause id="H40A57F7758C24D289C29B3B868CD9773" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the community, including residents in the immediate vicinity of the project;</text></clause><clause id="H3B7421F86E4E4240ACE5969E9FFDE13B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owners of businesses that serve the community;</text></clause><clause id="HEDAC249C913949EEB0E39586F596998E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>labor organizations that represent workers that serve the community; </text></clause><clause id="HBFD1F96CD29B4A03B3FC22ED4CBBE88F" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>State and local government; and </text></clause><clause id="H043291C233D24F55ACF320356AAC7300" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>private and non-profit organizations that represent local community development.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BBB0AEF9007476EA083A6C13217CAFE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The community advisory board shall be representative of the community served by the project. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H605286F884EA4490BFEFAA332EB32A82"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting recipients of planning grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to—</text><paragraph id="H64463FE1249C489EB52E4F301BEE907C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an application from a community that is economically disadvantaged, including an environmental justice community, an underserved community, or a community located in an area of persistent poverty (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D6B99B4995248DE935AFDEC11131778"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an eligible entity that has—</text><subparagraph id="H152DBF67DDAC404EBE0697740C8E91C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entered into a community benefits agreement with representatives of the community or formed a community advisory board under paragraph (7) of subsection (d); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H362708DDBAE34B199B0609769221A35C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrated a plan for employing residents in the area impacted by the activity or project through targeted hiring programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30F6F2E5F607476EAECC0351E761A7B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrated a plan for improving transportation system access. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31F397D782AB444F8AF303524F22ED79" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may set aside not more than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the costs of administering the program under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA5932B14D1CF4B8B8732FBB8ED1E4359" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may set aside not more than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year to provide technical assistance to eligible entities under subsection (c)(3).</text></subsection><subsection id="H2E10C1E265A448FDB6DBB5B293B1AC9D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 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—</text><paragraph id="HCF71557B493740D889C248B313E79D39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies and creates an online mapping tool showing any examples of potential projects to remove eligible facilities, and assesses the potential impacts of carrying out such projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3419E4CB7299428D9CCCAA709CE2F562"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assesses projects funded under subsection (d) to provide best practices.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58AA609DFF854E3781341C86197CE910"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HEEF97772298B4C94B01470FCD4D6B27D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Anti-displacement policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>anti-displacement policy</quote> means a policy that limits the displacement of low-income, disadvantaged, and underserved communities from neighborhoods due to new investments in housing, businesses, and infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE15C681F81D84306A54989CACC30CD18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Community Land Trust</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>community land trust</quote> means a nonprofit organization established or with the responsibility, as applicable—</text><subparagraph id="HBBD61E9C38FF44CFA12D1EAD5FD6FEC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop the real estate created by the removal or capping of an eligible facility; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CAF3E6A4EED481FA157FA60C2C6342E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to carry out anti-displacement or community development strategies, including—</text><clause id="H618AB43A6C4B46739B1AC345AE685951"><enum>(i)</enum><text>affordable housing preservation and development; </text></clause><clause id="H5C01C38F109C46F0A41A1926A954D9CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>homeownership and property improvement programs; </text></clause><clause id="HCB5E52D4E3134B4C9E00A7CCAD73C918"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the development or rehabilitation of park space or recreation facilities; and</text></clause><clause id="H02E58C26F2694782B2A2A1A3875A29EA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>community revitalization and economic development projects.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB729A5CD002D483299CE8E351D5C9BA5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible facility</header><subparagraph id="HDCC74060171A4FA09BDAD9A85E3C12D4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible facility</term> means a highway or other transportation facility that creates a barrier to community connectivity, including barriers to mobility, access, or economic development, due to high speeds, grade separations, or other design factors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39E4A038B8544EE2BB7089AA87EF85BA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible facility</term> may include—</text><clause id="H218599A26BEE4D3DA35282B627AD86CB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a limited access highway;</text></clause><clause id="H6AA9CD34436742E4A70F037889A938B3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a railway;</text></clause><clause id="H653DB531ECA041809D8D122678AB5B06" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a viaduct;</text></clause><clause id="HC493C97050434C94A9E046027755EDF5" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a principal arterial facility; or</text></clause><clause id="HE2B97A3E6ABF44E58DE7FEFEBCC64E02" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other transportation facility for which the high speeds, grade separation, or other design factors create an obstacle to connectivity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBEC3208169CA4E5A9F4006B6DB94C8EC"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Apprenticeship utilization</header><subsection id="H5ADAE46D7962405188722570160EA0B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="H7525A25A1770499D8A272DB1EC84AC1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification requirement</header><text>To receive a grant under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1311 of this Act, each applicant shall include in a grant application a certification that such applicant will ensure that any contractor or subcontractor utilized in carrying out activities with such grant—</text><subparagraph id="H0A1B73901B5B44B28614A29B316C33FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets or exceeds the apprenticeship employment goal; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CB030A62F464430843765B4061AABED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, employs qualified apprentices from traditionally underrepresented populations, including women and minorities, in meeting or exceeding such goal;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09FA794863F94F47BC16881F3617B281"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes best efforts to meet project-wide, annually updated participation goals set by the applicant for the percentage of total workhours that are performed by historically under-represented populations, including by women, people of color, and women of color, by trade and position; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6961D78C8DDD4EFAB0718A6CFE22301A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tracks ongoing progress towards the goals described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C08389B66684CD6BFFE880148B64441"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The Secretary may adjust the requirements of this section if the grant applicant—</text><subparagraph id="H697D3C05B9A04FF1B7A63151CBB6D76C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrates a lack of availability of qualified apprentices in a specific geographic area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H223745636440400990738D334DE1A910"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60D5138DCFB9460398FEABE8E34B1DDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, shall have the authority to issue such regulations or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the requirements of this section, including reporting requirements and oversight for applicants awarded a grant. </text></subsection><subsection id="H9291841ABCE74F89B217E2964FDF3E8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the utilization of qualified apprentices for projects carried out under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1311 of this Act, that includes—</text><paragraph id="H1C3EDBD37D8B48F0AF5097878AC78916"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of labor hours fulfilled by qualified apprentices and historically underrepresented populations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87D85C3AF06D41FEB43A27A2B4AAEB9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of qualified apprentices and historically underrepresented populations employed;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H365CC1C47E5A4FBB9282FCFEA1372B69"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of grant recipients that met or exceeded the apprenticeship employment and the goals for the percentage of total workhours performed by historically under-represented populations under subsection (a)(1)(C);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BCFF133D5AF4B0F9C7AE41308CF2600"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best practices utilized by grant recipients that met or exceeded the apprenticeship employment goal and the goals for the percentage of total workhours performed by historically under-represented populations under subsection (a)(1)(C); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H253BF666C2F048FEA723CFB26B125226"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a summary of agency oversight of grant recipients’ fulfillment of certification terms under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE19485EDC880437787492A21C6122ACC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available on a public website information on the utilization of qualified apprentices in the preceding fiscal year for each grant program under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1311 of this Act, including—</text><paragraph id="H2DDC8736718142B98768FD7592611503"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of grant applicants that certified they would be able to meet or exceed the apprenticeship employment goal under subsection (a); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H58266E800F6046F8803E97DBFFEEFC5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of grants awarded for which applicants certified they would be able to meet or exceed the apprenticeship employment goal; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4860C412A5F41519311B6426211CED1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each grant awarded, data on grant recipients’ progress toward achieving participation goals under subsection (a)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD064A347A7248188F641328D39FB1BE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H0E6CC7FB93C043BD8ED3C64489B5A492"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Apprenticeship employment goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>apprenticeship employment goal</term> means the utilization of qualified apprentices for not less than 15 percent of the total labor hours used for construction activities for a project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB02A017C6F44693A5F1BC5ADC94900E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified apprentice</header><text>The term <term>qualified apprentice</term> means an employee participating in an apprenticeship program that—</text><subparagraph id="HD15F945AB84B4766961382BD145CB782" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by such Office of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71643329EEB6402292653B938C37E811" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfies the requirements of subpart A of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2FEA8CDFDBF14AB4BCAAACA1F540C7D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2A256F458BEE434392D2AE15DB77053A"><enum>1313.</enum><header>GAO Study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to review the amount of funds made available under section 151(f) of title 23, United States Code, for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution and high rates of asthma.</text></section><section id="H586BD47EB061453C8524738B113106FE"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="H728285C1A94C49C185F02175DE6B241F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contractors and subcontractors utilized in carrying out activities funded under title 23, United States Code, should institute respectful workplace policies and provide effective, ongoing workplace training to create safe, respectful work sites that are free from bullying, hazing, discrimination, or harassment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9BB87381CB44A8CB0B97B38412CAB97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Transportation should take appropriate steps in coordination with the Department of Labor to ensure contractors and subcontractors take such actions.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HDA2A129B38AE4D3FA8ABBEDD03F44ECB"><enum>1315.</enum><header>Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way</header><subsection id="HF89AF8C047EE4D4798B1ED3C4E93F78D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 329 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE5FBECD519E45088D6685C80036641B"><subsection id="HE65C615A61F34D60A53FCC817FB79196"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way</header><paragraph id="HAA9B555877744C19AFE9DA1A230026FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible entities to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6C2CA1127304450A4DF6841AFFE4B66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to receive a grant under this subsection is—</text><subparagraph id="H07E4EB1B28794FECBF6BFEF04133E488"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State department of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8FD95CF94BD465CB41B8105886913E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe or tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1C34BBD24694E338BDBD99437D38912"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a territory; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67A8C906A5904142BA862FCDDCC8617F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E587688F952485CA4A0A9D2C97CB3D9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a pollinator-friendly practices plan described in paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H28F1C42C9D074A6AB9FF44233EAA79EA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pollinator-friendly practices plan</header><subparagraph id="HE9F1F13EBB6645C894D2C43FB0E55A44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity shall include in the application under paragraph (3) a plan that describes the pollinator-friendly practices that the eligible entity has implemented or plans to implement, including—</text><clause id="H4E9D7D85B4804D2BBEE751998BFCA728"><enum>(i)</enum><text>practices relating to mowing strategies that promote early successional vegetation and limit disturbance during periods of highest use by target pollinator species on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, such as—</text><subclause id="HB44BC0E2DC1444E7B01802BBC88598DA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reducing the mowing swath outside of the State-designated safety zone;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD938C75C463C46CE9BC64A517B9B146A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>increasing the mowing height;</text></subclause><subclause id="H12739EE7B8ED4BE99F0794C154DC121A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reducing the mowing frequency;</text></subclause><subclause id="HEDA9BCECBFBE40E3AE9DB90626FA6A75"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>refraining from mowing monarch and other pollinator habitat during periods in which monarchs or other pollinators are present; </text></subclause><subclause id="HF563692C8D884ADA990DFEEBCA136C7C"><enum>(V)</enum><text>use of a flushing bar and cutting at reduced speeds to reduce pollinator deaths due to mowing; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H3B7A1121049F43FF85505EA21C359343"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>reducing raking along roadsides and highway rights-of-way;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H43B29B2C2A9E44CCB4CEABBA37436676"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>implementation of an integrated vegetation management plan that includes approaches such as mechanical tree and brush removal, targeted and judicious use of herbicides, and mowing, to address weed issues on roadsides and highway rights-of-way; </text></clause><clause id="H7E91FD28881D4C94AE753238F81D099C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>planting or seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, on roadsides and highway rights-of-way to enhance pollinator habitat, including larval host plants; </text></clause><clause id="H1E5E43FEFA364EC390724BE0F2C34D02"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>removing nonnative grasses from planting and seeding mixes, except for use as nurse or cover crops; </text></clause><clause id="H053E7C5A44B44D748A7770B54C61BDF3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>obtaining expert training or assistance on pollinator-friendly practices, including—</text><subclause id="H71B014B7BAEF4779986B50C64C514412"><enum>(I)</enum><text>native plant identification;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7AB4A116823D42349146F37CCD931ED2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>establishment and management of locally-appropriate or native plants that benefit pollinators;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4851B157B0604EAEAB0890CA7EDA30D6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>land management practices that benefit pollinators; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H76271D4F0A6242F5AF41AC8E2F5825C7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>pollinator-focused integrated vegetation management; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H953B541F56A942CCA020652C2105FA68"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other pollinator-friendly or vegetation management practices the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88FC5F0955A143B39F67D4F2CEF7EA43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plan under subparagraph (A), the eligible entity shall consider other vegetation management best management practices established by the Secretary, including—</text><clause id="HBE1FB5F3E9FC49BE97B08296901FCC19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fuel breaks for the prevention and control of wildfires; </text></clause><clause id="H3876EAAEC96446928ED944D0E993D9C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>abating stormwater runoff and stabilizing soil; </text></clause><clause id="HF0240FF665B046C581080090237FE6D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>habitat for forage for native fauna; and </text></clause><clause id="H9AF8292BD9CE4607A40CF369443BD003"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the economy of maintenance of the right-of-way.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H025EFDB03F8F4E59A38B5DE8569C54D4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In developing a plan under subparagraph (A), an eligible entity that is a State department of transportation or a Federal land management agency shall coordinate with applicable State agencies, including State agencies with jurisdiction over agriculture and fish and wildlife.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5C9B74029684F709A3D864FF42D4E8E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing a plan under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="HE110097F3B63488DA34A29BF688DAE60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an eligible entity that is a State department of transportation or a Federal land management agency shall consult with any affected Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and</text></clause><clause id="HBB343FFB10334827A679D1C1DC0C6B1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any eligible entity may consult with nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, units of local government, or any other relevant entities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EB04B7B94014C979116D14189239F1D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Award of grants</header><subparagraph id="HE791AAB906D94408AEF7D4F77482941D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide a grant to each eligible entity that submits an application under paragraph (3), including a plan under paragraph (4), that the Secretary determines to be satisfactory.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5176B8D61ED46269577446115A9F90D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of each grant provided under this subsection may not exceed $150,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55E9BB9600D34907AE55FD54C23AB457"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds for the implementation, improvement, or further development of the plan under paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H29B7603C750148F28A2A4BE170ABF873"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out with a grant under this subsection shall be up to 80 percent. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B63CAC6D5ED4EAE9B3DB059AD357A98"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>On request of an eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection, the Secretary may provide technical assistance with the implementation, improvement, or further development of a plan under paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8E10DB82C034458A707080B9355CFD4"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection for the administrative costs of carrying out this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H667A8959811F4C88AA32A1211D214CE4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subparagraph id="H25BF9F064C804985B951234BC63A53B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A1FE55E18CF49E2A6B2693D2ACEC664"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available as described under section 118(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6ADBB225B9F4BC1B508607B237B0BAD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Best practices and guidance</header><paragraph id="H2D42855260294FCDAF02356F625A6863"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall develop or update best practices for, and a priority ranking of, pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B889488026D4312B1E27BF3954EDEDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide guidance on sources of funds made available under this title that are eligible for activities described under this section, including any best management practices identified under paragraph (1) that are eligible for funding under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE06FAF7D085B4519AECAB61645AD7C19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the first grant is provided under section 329(d) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, the Secretary shall publish a report on the implementation of the program under such section. </text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC82123D4347F486B9B7B050A802A5FFD"><enum>D</enum><header>Planning, Performance Management, and Asset Management</header><section id="H15B19C9BC93E45098D91CE18C480F880" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H340D84829B9F4B3592967CEC7C08D8F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) by striking <quote>resiliency needs while minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution</quote> and inserting <quote>resilience and climate change adaptation needs while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9025058A87A4F14BA9409A7C5B8616C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H83745298915544828E07501D679FBF2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12D75CF6B68244088EC24D3B73834855"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DC82F2E95E248D58A2CF1E640C9B1DB" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6C304EA9804E4FB387BABC8F8E64D6AD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>STIP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>STIP</term> means a statewide transportation improvement program developed by a State under section 135(g).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8624FAB81C5F401097089CBDC8FFD53F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HAE6537F213E44CF994699267D9458D60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and transportation improvement programs</quote> and inserting <quote>and TIPs</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ACB114099EE430FA10C38EB465E9552"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H898E9E47BE5B43F8B063FB9364F9F61E" style="USC"><paragraph id="H5907E66C766342C5AD04E0EC370A24DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plans and TIPs, metropolitan planning organizations shall consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8386419CAF614BF3BD908664B86EA663"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H88C5AC8FAEB145CE8D38EDFC5378DDB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of MAP–21, each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H496442EFEEAA4B76B0510937BE72E794"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE555A4AC00FD421292C4B92D4F5B5AA6" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HAEB9B5E966B5430884107C823B66EAB3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Equitable and proportional representation</header><clause id="H648FED86725B42EFAC7B8D32EFCA1D58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For officials or representatives under paragraph (2), the metropolitan planning organization shall ensure the equitable and proportional representation of the population of the metropolitan planning area.</text></clause><clause id="HC3021FC648DB4C00B5E363A333259B98"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall require a metropolitan planning organization in existence on the date of enactment of this subparagraph to be restructured.</text></clause><clause id="H0969FEB98BAF4F168DD9D655EEFFE80C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (ii), the requirements of this paragraph shall apply to any metropolitan planning organization redesignated under paragraph (6).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1EC8F6B21022472E9981CF43427CE73F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B) by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2) or (3)(D)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H997DC026EEB5484683AA039B7A5E30C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text><clause id="H6E57E4B117904F64A0FF6DFD10548BB0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an existing metropolitan planning area</quote> and inserting <quote>an urbanized area</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H07489006A37E4D578A375C4F792B5561"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the existing metropolitan planning area</quote> and inserting <quote>the area</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9788ACBE9944A6A94CCEAC62A26C9E5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H2796626A91EF409AA7467B4073842BBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>a metropolitan area</quote> and inserting <quote>an urbanized area</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50761C8A688F4987A5CE8D68D4DCD864"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">mpos</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">metropolitan planning areas</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA71925E4DCCB4F74B8267A7C36A2BAC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting <quote>emergency response and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience,</quote> after <quote>disaster risk reduction,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3966CE3E8F134FFBBC89361C720FF9EE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H954ECE92227F4AAABFD12033B85417E0" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HC44D937C9177452BA9F2E34586E53F97"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination between MPOs</header><subparagraph id="H8F3AA9D562D04BDCA55B1554C6698E62"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If more than one metropolitan planning organization is designated within an urbanized area under subsection (d)(7), the metropolitan planning organizations designated within the area shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the consistency of any data used in the planning process, including information used in forecasting transportation demand.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF20369843CA04108999D0A4D78557518"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph requires metropolitan planning organizations designated within a single urbanized area to jointly develop planning documents, including a unified long-range transportation plan or unified TIP.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76470ABC03B54F309BFEA69C9F31348D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H9A6B0A4F08ED44B58F4DA7FE69D05BA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBA9BABF1FC4461C89F4ADFFAB7CDF8A" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H091115BCBEB14C57B003174CF03006BC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the quality of life and public health, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns, including housing and land use patterns;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA70D57C2F2C34E599CB41F09A0B80709"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I)—</text><clause id="H21909DE6CD6C402A8CA4075128EE9CFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change</quote> after <quote>stormwater</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H71E207A8C32B44D2A773A12A0C91063E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE90F86F16104CF3B6B3807E8636BB8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (M); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E5ACA83814B4F198AFC60835FEA8D5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D457B1364A749B6B3D6401F6F906EF0" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H3C50409490714D4FBE73EBA8D41CEC32"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support emergency management, response, and evacuation and hazard mitigation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72AF4ACCD34A464191DC88F908B2195C"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the level of transportation system access;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC11452F122743BCA04E7454B9E83405"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support inclusive zoning policies and land use planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent high housing costs from displacing economically disadvantaged households; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8096A4103751485ABA72CF7CDBB983A0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC83741B0941042F59CB8310967F259D6" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H05371595467246199D3E79EA8BC80BEF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Through the use of a performance-based approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part of the metropolitan transportation planning process shall support the national goals described in section 150(b), the achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets established under section 150(d), the improvement of transportation system access (consistent with section 150(f)), and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HC867DA4CB2934D9DB4F444448564A29E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph id="H8DCC16E6C51C406BA930312FFAC392DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions and</quote> before <quote>restore and maintain</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00A27B86161D4B13B01E5C5988E189A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting <quote>and climate change</quote> after <quote>infrastructure to natural disasters</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81341CC40FF04E269FC44C48F5BC817A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(H) by inserting <quote>greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>pollution,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00DEE0763EDE46E5B27DDAA9ABEE9366"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="H31248B1AFF9846038226299B65443C86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H236BB5C1BF6A4E9F8E8B8A937635BE03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0577C355088B4D8CA3D6E6C848D84599" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HC0D718575A7640FA8A72F70FB0B5A2CC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The consultation shall involve, as appropriate, comparison of transportation plans to other relevant plans, including, if available—</text><clause id="H235BFDFF26DF4ED8AC29FAA4ACFB987D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State conservation plans or maps; and</text></clause><clause id="H7E101AA8EBA143C09077B96AD751CC1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inventories of natural or historic resources.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAED6FF8AF9DF4DECB5D123976F1BA0B9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF92AAC888B89415BA84F809CA2EEC778" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HE9A5F51241C0499F914B67C79665A6AA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Methods</header><clause id="H15CF3AF1F94043CCB383D68D049E18E4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="HE9CF0B385C9D495A83F441F2D5565BA4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold any public meetings at convenient and accessible locations and times;</text></subclause><subclause id="HED346B2C823145CDAF71DFE3A41EDCA7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employ visualization techniques to describe plans; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A62792892674B50B3FDF86858AD171B"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make public information available in electronically accessible format and means, such as the internet, as appropriate to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7390440EC8AF48519CCB83D23D22D0D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional methods</header><text>In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="HA1823B6B2DF641129BFB6E4A32DAEA3C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H381AB36D7E6A444AA07530AE954C3272"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use other methods, as appropriate, to further encourage public participation of historically underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning process. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A81D8D085B44C7F832B4B18F828C318"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (j) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>TIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD656AB05CC7A4EA0B5122125AC2CC75D"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federally</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>federally</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H330CF8EEDFD44827A8B9439A78330D1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD2D1840E59B448EFB88863B4D61D1B79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H9123804C691C4F00BEDDD59D2285A386"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB450E8ED78F2455AB27BCA5330849807"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HF6F0749E7D804F018C9DF916795EC148"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The statewide transportation plan and the</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CB9C5D734FB41E188CABE15EA64A1CE" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HD269AAA9FAC8464B86582C79A6413086"><enum>(A)</enum><header> In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The statewide transportation plan and the</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H1D1923566AD043A58AC8F7F4D2137FD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H30CBC2A47F5641AEB0AFCB24649E843A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1D45B9BF3674E6ABBFA4944931F6E26" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H15E1CAB44476416DBECD7DFDE95C9ADF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the statewide transportation plans and STIPs, States shall consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8C2C9CE5DAF43B28B26455B68387FCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA863F194438D44C49FF8E205C988FDDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H2846BAF260A945B68942C29CB3D1BA8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H310D3C347934476A9E8464906C90AE6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><subclause id="HE1B94CC1A77343B88D4C94130549C20C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>promote energy conservation,</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H29DEF18C8C45433A9B83437A7691A3AE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and public health</quote> after <quote>improve the quality of life</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HACAF34E75AA843C2BCA53F4EE9672F46"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including housing and land use patterns</quote> after <quote>economic development patterns</quote>; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H45D9748A5943442E8E5EFD721C85331C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I)—</text><subclause id="H8BB8F9C950FD4AEFA1A32770B424F8F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change</quote> after <quote>mitigate stormwater</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H249A5E667D9C43909A831D99DECE38E3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="HFB473837620E4092B4FA1CE4DDA28D30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (M); and</text></clause><clause id="H24405376A447465E9A0060765BF984E7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F0FC4209C214F5FB80B40B87BEB9ABF" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H0289B884A7A541D6AA9DCF1EB5F231AB"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate emergency management, response, and evacuation and hazard mitigation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA83CD6A6B7994BF99A6B28F0BA527162"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the level of transportation system access;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE45FEC63A4134BC5A4CAFB126F894AA3"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support inclusive zoning policies and land use planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent high housing costs from displacing economically disadvantaged households; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB119054144F14B01805DF76215919B42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H63DA75E1A06B43A09EBA42533CB9237D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98A154D8A9E04FD2B57E246C380FD963" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H541C128825344B6A84811C4B9D819F2D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Through the use of a performance-based approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part of the statewide transportation planning process shall support—</text><clause id="H493595577E6748E38EFBCC4F144D34BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the national goals described in section 150(b);</text></clause><clause id="H1FEC697F5A724F54868B807A1EAE344D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the consideration of transportation system access (consistent with section 150(f));</text></clause><clause id="H7FCC0B055FD64DAFBF5A2D3F8BBEA26C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the achievement of statewide targets established under section 150(d); and</text></clause><clause id="H855F3BB4292447BE913FB66F87162C42"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H183EB44E89444B0C81640EB6F7FF39C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3802BA8BF9946249BC09B88858CBBC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF7D14B7B58644119F1C34514361302A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E44A9F141EA4731AF9AA2F2F1687E9C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="HC6F4E14DBD7F40749CF9D4B2566D7D6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB951512EA2734A47AE7CA9DB062579A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H62D7D1D623EF457CA20CD0BA63022F64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389C2A6214A244879655FD5BABDAA039" style="USC"><clause id="HC692E44C4FA64808A380CDAAE6EC4ED7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Comparison and consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation under clause (i) shall involve the comparison of transportation plans to other relevant plans and inventories, including, if available—</text><subclause id="H91BFE0FBE0024DB399A618B0BB904BD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State and tribal conservation plans or maps; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A292E80D3E74A01B6EB428B0FA0FDA7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>inventories of natural or historic resources.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9BEAA3132FB4757AE64534EA76BBE46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><clause id="HD8B37AD87F604AC3AF486C0E3F912F5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF831569BE2FD4494B75C796436F94370" style="USC"><clause id="H082E17D1EB214A39B2CB024BCAEE3DDC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H32759FA36AA84D91B02769CF8DDFE346"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="HCE08D1956C204B7AB49E51CC32E6AF46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3893687C71FB4970B930C9E48D2029B7" style="USC"><clause id="HF7402725E6124453B61E472AD70B655C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional methods</header><text>In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the State shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="H63C66E2AFAB048BF84AE343CD3DFE3FF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H84090533069A434295B2D6E2ED3DDAAE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use other methods, as appropriate, to further encourage public participation of historically underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning process. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53BD9D712B234E5BA5BC7FE3B88D5143"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions and</quote> after <quote>potential to</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAB239B8219D491B9FB3C291AAC79FDD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by inserting <quote>greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>pollution,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E7F0B413CA84BDABEA980077394E7B3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="HCCA303804AD14C19AA0508C2358E0AB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H529975D2D28C46C480108CAB576BCCF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>operators),,</quote> and inserting <quote>operators),</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2B8C361351F41A9914AF9F27398366F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90B4E876E53E4CAE9FB374D25D6092DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="H98DCD185E99F4964B08D71F0631EF883"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H863C952F88FC43FA94B46A48C0FFAA18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking <quote>metropolitan transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>TIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H679BD25ECEC546458352E44D22F654F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause><clause id="HD3B7E651EAC5422983E03F826E07E3D8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H84FD59FAC142419EA9D563271C15398B"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause><clause id="HD56B2D39327D499A937ED84D8D11CC27"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G)(ii) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HFF341EB349124CD6B735B47655411B86"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD34F3E918CAA43ABB0532E5785F795E5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)—</text><clause commented="no" id="HCC5E28A73155492DB7E0F35827D46C00"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HEAD78B5E49F340AF8EDD299D9ECFDC34"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H54DC6CF92D6E43DE9A5BB863B66910CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and projects carried out under the bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6C8F5C214BB346B89F64855117A4C050"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HF0696C01BD5E4438A88F45620C9D62EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or under the bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program</quote>; </text></subclause><subclause id="H2C2801955F19465BB82186F0F3B02223"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317</quote> and inserting <quote>5310 and 5311</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB872A1EA75E149948DD5B177D1B614C3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB991835D8136498AA9A5F4848967A05E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)—</text><clause id="HB772D62C21704E78A90A7171A461759E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Transportation improvement program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">STIP</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB88CA5BA3C234FD585042883F5963E03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC6C8E32F6044CF49AC2A29D9619128E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>statewide transportation plans and programs</quote> and inserting <quote>statewide transportation plans and STIPs</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FE4B9ADCE984E9C9D8F0C10BC2CF7F7"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD46E66CC98EE4089877D4565F02E47E4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking <quote>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21,</quote> and inserting <quote>Not less frequently than once every 4 years,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD2E4CB0F3544ED9C012C6133941B13"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H628E4C45A51E4662AAB70D47F0AC899A"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m) by striking <quote>transportation improvement programs</quote> and inserting <quote>STIPs</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H86F25978FFA64259B1169D0BB3077F48"><enum>1403.</enum><header>National goals and performance management measures</header><subsection id="H77AAF90B39E54E3FA8D781C18D5C4907"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB92FE1F6D3C5416081B56CBA981458A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HDD51B7E408F34B189F54C57A8A05BD2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or elimination</quote> after <quote>significant reduction</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD96D22A68EFB4CC78DC9F2EC9AD686DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6FBD1CB9CEC49A3855AF6AF26728650"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A52BB9125204036A2721E6D61920C65" style="USC"><paragraph id="H963508E4CCA54CA98C717F2ACB0517F3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Combating climate change</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the climate impacts of the transportation system.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE58F6F8C19F94387B7C9EB2967FA5E24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H46718AB50E7D47A481FBBC713A1FEB38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92854D4C2C5F496B843482B97FE9A11B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28CF1B15263341C5BF8D1485D05E32A2" style="USC"><paragraph id="H731AAF2F64154AEB9D81511EE8A15A60"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas emissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, measures for States to use to assess—</text><subparagraph id="H7A7431F335D94C33BF240195D233E6A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H199779B6AF2E43FD9FB34E4975BB2C1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carbon dioxide emissions using different parameters than described in subparagraph (A) that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D9FBB9E819548F4A276895D12D95668"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other greenhouse gas emissions on public roads that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1E3BB7C998D49D286AA102BBD73A7B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H089E876BC2B3490485ED654D53E08684"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H431498C5AC5C41278E37B7450BBEB5D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary has promulgated the final rulemaking under subsection (c), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HBECB0E997A544BA088F55C954469E114"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6), and (7)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H334EB4F075C142D29496BA74707F45EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80BBBA158C0B49D5AE98F3EC3DC097E9" style="USC"><paragraph id="H09447A300E5C4E62B3D8B56AD3EBF023"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regressive targets</header><subparagraph id="HA03526E1CADA451EB1D75A1E8A2B7EEC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may not establish a regressive target for the measures described under paragraph (4) or paragraph (7) of subsection (c). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE1DF429EF004AA0A6AA0A45B4A86ACA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regressive target defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>regressive target</term> means a target that fails to demonstrate constant or improved performance for a particular measure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64C5EFD43C1247D79769CEFE448419D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H424478D10F394474950C15BECCC00CA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21 and biennially thereafter, a</quote> and inserting <quote>A</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E82CA5F97844665A51B8C5785EE2450"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>biennial</quote> after <quote>the Secretary a</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5B51B3108934D838984F193494D52C4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4ADDCBD7B9C14196AEDB8EF6D92D513E" style="USC"><subsection id="H8C82450A2C914475B43263323C8816C7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><paragraph id="HFF441146C52846B7BEAB90A41467815C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish measures for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the level of safe, reliable, and convenient transportation system access to—</text><subparagraph id="H096CF084AF7B45818C69FC049B1269AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DDEE2C7B771456D938DABC911B472F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4DA7C59E8F14339B34B481D904C4D29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The measures established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the ability for States and metropolitan planning organizations to assess—</text><subparagraph id="HA331ECBBC44D4F27B8D51070296EE0EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the change in the level of transportation system access for various modes of travel, including connection to other modes of transportation, that would result from new transportation investments; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6789737893644A4081B5E2C62F642296"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of transportation system access for economically disadvantaged communities, including to affordable housing; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BE6BB70CD914EE8AA504CCCA5BB90E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which transportation access is impacted by zoning policies and land use planning practices that effect the affordability, elasticity, and diversity of the housing supply.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72E1C1601B8E46A29A6E4AA270CCF6E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition of services</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>services</term> includes healthcare facilities, child care, education and workforce training, food sources, banking and other financial institutions, and other retail shopping establishments.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37E4CDAF3E21497DA25D9050F19A2BA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 23</header><text>Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended—</text><paragraph id="HAAC92A728D1840BC87B9886775B57FF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2)(D)—</text><subparagraph id="HC0609BBA31884DA79B508D835597036D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82E675AE3EBA470AABD73BCAE9F9FD12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The TIP</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14D7234A203B428094445EC920353A0C" style="USC"><clause id="H2ED0A3DAA4D84004A23B8B26287E23CF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H697BDD7BDEE04EC08DE041EE193A1591"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80EB5D99219E41AC876F341656D07AB6" style="USC"><clause id="H38E54BA811C146ADB7FC332CC999DA6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transportation management areas</header><text>For metropolitan planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as a transportation management area under subsection (k), the TIP shall include—</text><subclause id="HE3E985BDBC374D2784675FC4D97E4A0F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a discussion of the anticipated effect of the TIP toward achieving the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to such performance targets; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H119F549398294539924A2681BF54080C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the anticipated effect of the TIP would improve the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f).</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0530C794F8264AEAA508277876DA1155"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text><subparagraph id="H0223BE17F2E74299990A3507B79F2D9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text><clause id="H3C3F2FD45E4D489CA7BCDC0FFD5FFFF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall address congestion management</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H91A73755AE774329B28F132DC1FF0845" style="USC"><text>shall address—</text><clause id="H76EEB8280B3C40F6A416B0D9F018D679"><enum>(i)</enum><text>congestion management</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H48999D423413413DAD394E3F744766A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H8C088941887149BFA0474BD6731537B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4666EFDD025E4188B3A396AD2C712582" style="USC"><clause id="H13F854019636497D974006B55CE4D750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the overall level of transportation system access for various modes of travel within the metropolitan planning area, including the level of access for economically disadvantaged communities, consistent with section 150(f), that is based on a cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both new and existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B2321E6BCE14FAAA60E643C022C3502"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B)—</text><clause id="H591856CDC57049A9B0124296D728081B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="H59EC44DD84984869B8D3C4604D8191C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA9D3DB1D1857498B959A8BCE74970EC8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33EC8FBD45DA443F927105A2CAD74068" style="USC"><clause id="H5587BDA0E57C4051A294EDE47646CD8A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TIP approved under clause (ii) makes progress towards improving the level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f). </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBC7C704C3B64AB288615F2E2DD5C7F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H1969F6D5A6BF4D9AA468DADB21EC1AFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>5 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, and every 2 years thereafter</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA97736C1CB74CAB879C50B8EEC144A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and whether metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful performance targets; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85851ECA197B4EB9838875B7308C8531"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H516DD7DFF1EB446181C9C31AD423120A" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H89332B1C8CCE442AAC2449D7A85A2129"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a listing of all metropolitan planning organizations that are establishing performance targets and whether such performance targets established by the metropolitan planning organization are meaningful or regressive (as defined in section 150(d)(3)(B)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2E86CC260244BE58C0B895FCBA74D9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of implementing the measure established under section 150(f). </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H577F960AEE094370977D98130810B982"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning; title 23</header><text>Section 135(g)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is further amended—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7623008695F445D880592361CD067EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H594E65362BAA4263BE1B921DB447C7B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3882F8CB2F744E11959F897B565AE456" style="USC"><text>shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H55A2111E884046C4AEA401EB60CA1265"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a discussion</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA11E40BDCA56444EB5DECE02F2BA1667"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFECB2A1B489E4F4EA03FCB568AD76B44"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52DC54258B744AB1BFE7B9F65E64F6CE" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H992A97763B5C421BAD599ABEDB2207CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consideration of the anticipated effect of the STIP on the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f). </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE5A3F52C7D643D8BEA7106DC78E932F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning; title 49</header><text>Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1B9F4BDD90CF44A1971A55DD52E4B7E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2)(D)—</text><subparagraph id="H6D73EA72B8B7434F9CF3A16805BA011C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AD1ADE843794233BE70A2DA8969BDF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The transportation improvement plan</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H10644CA25C144365B41F7CBACC0C6A08" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H42DE8CC020FA4454804EEDC469ADB445"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TIP</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1537769035FA413191BCB3CF4C51574C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H854584A2CF9F4F7FBA8C58F0629F859E"><clause id="HA8ECA363C1AD42928FB5F0910A844D7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transportation management areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For metropolitan planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as a transportation management area under subsection (k), the TIP shall include—</text><subclause id="H138A0B4C226E44FDA7F1D0FFB5C24CED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a discussion of the anticipated effect of the TIP toward achieving the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to such performance targets; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBDDA73D962B24FA1ADA7DED90B9E6A03"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of how the anticipated effect of the TIP would improve the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB01D17A7EEAE41628DD07FEB7F6E9DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text><subparagraph id="H5C7AF5918E304E458FF0FC06FB132558"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text><clause id="H32798EDC4E7B4FC79A26D24129BF53D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall address congestion management</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H98FEB426F4DE4F699041BEE08444E2AF" style="USC"><text>shall address—</text><clause id="HA163142515804CE6BB4B6D017386B6A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>congestion management</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HDEA7B0F8D2F34573AC998F71079D656B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB291E26B4E9C460593443F88825B4A35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3692845B24E4439FAFE856D1D9122631" style="USC"><clause id="H05EA0E4BEF194BE7976540A52480B95D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overall level of transportation system access for various modes of travel within the metropolitan planning area, including the level of access for economically disadvantaged communities, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, that is based on a cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both new and existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under this chapter and title 23.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8C280667BAF4BF3992FCB257BCFD473"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B)—</text><clause id="H60DC873636804B91A49305588151AC9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="HB9DD6CF5C1CF422B9A3EDCB5FA4D4768"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H644809355B5642938516F216F835647D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD395474A928346B9B901BF94DB52666E" style="USC"><clause id="HF71098DCBDFC4D3FBB00ED1F61A8223F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TIP approved under clause (ii) makes progress towards improving the level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H141472AF431C4EC8916C4F60EF46E960" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="HA315A6EC630045C5AEEE32960DD94EB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, and every 2 years thereafter,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H345B3AC1C849448581D6CCF5A79DC109"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and whether metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful performance targets; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF58FE61AEAC846268A7B57ED62C3A4D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2504D7E3664E49DFB0A0D33BDA6E2415"><subparagraph id="HC34A3BACA3894C7485323DCA6EFAEC51"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a listing of all metropolitan planning organizations that are establishing performance targets and whether such performance targets established by the metropolitan planning organization are meaningful or regressive (as defined in section 150(d)(3)(B) of title 23); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43944A060E164FE2BDA7420067C4E77D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of implementing the measure established under section 150(f) of title 23. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H249CF5F6411F4743807B9A04F55BB2AC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning; title 49</header><text>Section 5304(g)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H32BC4ECDE6BD4605B0FDDB91574BFB04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Performance target achievement</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Performance management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H194A0CBD70CB4199AD9429FF65BF4D05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2CDF737582F942CCAA1B56CDFAE2EE86" style="USC"><text>shall include—</text><subparagraph id="HBE5D01C35F1F49BE8B343EF677F3123C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a discussion</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H78916CDE99FD4859A8BF4D46F8A652BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDB2F8AE2F414E709AC4FE7310741C12"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37751DC648BB4363B0312DE4B3EE9F98"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F6D54BB0F304652A52021591E260097" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HBE397DCAEAD94D5AAAE6D18648D6CF52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consideration of the anticipated effect of the STIP on the overall level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2C1728E66AA48F6861E9FD829E232C3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><paragraph id="HA5651FD096C149D8AC0DA7E481052C04" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regressive targets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prohibition in the amendment made by subsection (a)(3)(B) shall apply to States beginning on the date that is 1 year before the subsequent State target and reporting deadlines related to safety performance management established pursuant to section 150 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1CE5FF759854BDAA93DA36D3EBDA29B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access planning requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements in the amendments made by subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall apply beginning on the date on which the requirements for the measure described in section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code, take effect. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88802335C7974D06878BE4943D377C85"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Development of greenhouse gas measure</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out paragraph (7) of section 150(c) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H493F043EE7424EF984988985E7B33785"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Development of transportation system access measure</header><paragraph id="H51275A834DF5459389171BD8A0CDD644"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group to assess the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 150(f) and make recommendations regarding the establishment of measures for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the level of transportation system access for various modes of travel, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43C2FBE82412436ABB64245986961CBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The working group established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include representatives from—</text><subparagraph id="H3302402BA53346C8BFD53766AF889C2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1454AC6DFF744F79A4BB03949DDA25F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State departments of transportation, including representatives that specialize in pedestrian and bicycle safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB38165A056A49249BB0DBF1FFA7C2EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE611EDA281F45CA9644D8DAA59F85CE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations representing transportation management areas (as those terms are defined in section 134 of title 23, United States Code);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF83D2721D0C946C296FB5FA2BDA216A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other metropolitan planning organizations or local governments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF292FDB516042878A91C6619271B1A2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providers of public transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H845326E4FB2B481A8B2B4EE64940E3C6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>nonprofit entities related to transportation, including relevant safety groups;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE20D20E76F9F440985C33B6406C6A2C1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>experts in the field of transportation access data; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D9BEC89D5C746C5AD069CCA86FB8B95"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7CDD6DDA5D041A2A3A0080786BB82DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="H75637998B92C419881C5E74CCC5429C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the working group pursuant to paragraph (1), the working group shall submit to the Secretary a report of recommendations regarding the establishment of measures for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the level of transportation system access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95D17BB4782C4663AE057D9057758200"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F1EF5F7CDC746C492FBAC43490FF0F8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the requirements of section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H110BC539B2F948F58BEC85F35A0E3423"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Secretary shall terminate the working group established pursuant to paragraph (1) on the date on which the regulation issued pursuant to paragraph (4) takes effect.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDB93AC14AB94F57B42093AB29AF620D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transportation system access data</header><paragraph id="H064E0D4188DA44F693A1CD994CC8937F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Transportation establishes the measure required under section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall develop or procure eligible transportation system access data sets and analytical tools and make such data sets and analytical tools available to State departments of transportation and metropolitan planning areas that represent transportation management areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC956400E20F6483CA4A9C346228B5332"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An eligible transportation system access data set and analytical tool shall have the following characteristics:</text><subparagraph id="H305FE6B59AD54C5ABCF5691F39BBE641"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The ability to quantify the level of safe, reliable, and convenient transportation system access to—</text><clause id="H4616C1F29A2B439D8185E055478D783A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employment;</text></clause><clause id="H87DA708C7C634FA7987E8142F666E5EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>services; and</text></clause><clause id="H04FD473AF86840689675E16F9871D57E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>connections to other modes of transportation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF69046A52F84758B704EEB0B22C7ED9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The ability to quantify transportation system access for various modes of travel, including—</text><clause id="HFC22807F83E14E52A985927005CFB1EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>driving;</text></clause><clause id="H6921F110BA7C4F6AB6ECF8B9929F274A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H7D558400FD8446C1B2BDDDD4E9DCFA26"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>walking (including conveyance for persons with disabilities); and</text></clause><clause id="H80C381BBE03544F3BB369B11E4EE4E47"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>cycling (including micromobility).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27238B866B234CD59493F62C85600455"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The ability to disaggregate the level of transportation system access by various transportation modes by a variety of population categories, including—</text><clause id="H9516B9B044F14D4390E8BF7D240F3A8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>low-income populations;</text></clause><clause id="H1D10A66DD3C141228279A746FB4622E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>minority populations;</text></clause><clause id="H8D5F92CDBE6146C2AD9FEBF0C77E098A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>age;</text></clause><clause id="H6093E8DE01924A6388F14F1D308F745A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>disability; and</text></clause><clause id="H59193A8FD5CE4495B8BEABAAF6C2D957"><enum>(v)</enum><text>geographical location.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E860DC9C44949E2AC8BF0E2AF552AD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The ability to assess the change in the level of transportation system access that would result from new transportation investments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DF97FE6E7714A44898379B24B0D4106"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>An eligible transportation system access data set and analytical tool shall take into consideration safe and connected networks for walking, cycling, and persons with disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22A209C564C6452781AED1F8904CF350"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HA2F40716A47F426988D03BDFD3FD4FA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transportation system access</header><text>The term <term>transportation system access</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8F31444B4EB46F1B2C6E461C5DF8C6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Services</header><text>The term <term>services</term> has the meaning given such term in section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1B84287A8FC0497FB7CC9D0CC1785106"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Transportation demand data and modeling study</header><subsection id="H2C5CC53D35B244228929C19E7894A7B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="HC042EBAFC59F4AFFADA2298A3FEEC700"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on transportation demand data and modeling, including transportation demand forecasting, and make recommendations for developing and utilizing transportation and traffic demand models with a demonstrated record of accuracy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB4A00988A784DD695082E35803AAC45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In carrying out the study under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5625C6FCF55E4484BECD25397E58868C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect observed transportation demand data and transportation demand forecasts from States and metropolitan planning organizations, including data and forecasts on—</text><clause id="HE1B70BEC151D422191C5855D917E76DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>traffic counts;</text></clause><clause id="H835DF40811624A68A0B0C09CA92706F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transportation mode share and public transportation ridership; </text></clause><clause id="H83102F9D9AF24FEB9B7DA36F433EBF15"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vehicle occupancy measures; and</text></clause><clause id="H0342A9AAE9A34919B4EE18FD213D4FE2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">travel demand impacts from state and local transportation demand management programs; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82E60A325C674944B9BFE43757B3538B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compare the transportation demand forecasts with the observed transportation demand data gathered under subparagraph (A), including an analysis of the level of accuracy of forecasts and possible reasons for large discrepancies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC14F3420EC804B97B56C17801B83914A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to—</text><clause id="HE75A245B511D45CE99F56A5E7F93E605"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop best practices and guidance for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use in forecasting transportation demand for future investments in transportation improvements;</text></clause><clause id="HDD38D0844FC74B09B0D5A287B4DC9B2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluate the impact of transportation investments, including new roadway capacity, on transportation behavior and transportation demand, including public transportation ridership, induced highway transportation, and congestion;</text></clause><clause id="H005D81AB459B40149B83BA351695852A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>support more accurate transportation demand forecasting by States and metropolitan planning organizations; </text></clause><clause id="H1D6E1A56DDDD41B1B1C33513ABFBFF8F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>enhance the capacity of States and metropolitan planning organizations to—</text><subclause id="HFE8A8FE11EC7483B92A717857F7EE774"><enum>(I)</enum><text>forecast transportation demand; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0EAE60C29D294F57BCDE23AD11842613"><enum>(II)</enum><text>track observed transportation behavior responses, including induced transportation, to changes in transportation capacity, pricing, and land use patterns; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HA9567171E85C4001ACA9329CFD20A551"><enum>(v)</enum><text>develop transportation demand management strategies to maximize the efficiency of the transportation system, improve mobility, reduce congestion, and lower vehicle emissions. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99B0FDD93CD4467897790F29C6BE2F5E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that data and forecasts described in paragraph (2)(A) are collected from—</text><subparagraph id="H7D978D66E0C24AA882853B84F7FD6E93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A809B323D6A4DD6846304D2CC71758C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of 200,000 people or fewer; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97E62BF96D8C49E8B55425F7CD059073"><enum>(C)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of over 200,000 people.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3768F35779B94BF390966D23A1B39430"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Working with the private sector</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may, and is encouraged to, procure additional data as necessary from university transportation centers, private sector providers, and other entities as is needed and may use funds authorized under section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, for carrying out this paragraph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H538807FDFC8C478DA7335CD4FEF46132"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Working with affected communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with, and collect data and input from, representatives of—</text><subparagraph id="HC35CBF568FA84FB2AD605B9564306776"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C77DBA99A31443F8611581367F97EEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2B1570D00BD4B46865452D585D42A35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3990855170049D3990F21C8E5785D51"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local governments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB61B1DBDD360428FBAFFFF2CC08B1DD0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providers of public transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H235402F5A1C947D59DBB77411EC84F67"><enum>(F)</enum><text>nonprofit entities related to transportation, including safety, cycling, disability, and equity groups; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F87754F6E0D44F28A8C31AB114F3888"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF364F42EF6B148768BABB7971C04F3C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H14F4DD2E2C5744B883E5E32582F7CDB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secretarial support</header><text>The Secretary shall seek opportunities to support the transportation planning processes under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code, through the provision of data to States and metropolitan planning organizations to improve the quality of transportation plans, models, and demand forecasts.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCE1C9D21A70048809C6BE8366788F61C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Update guidance and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H0259A3CA464F410ABB885D8A4AA13243"><enum>(1)</enum><text>update Department of Transportation guidance and procedures to utilize best practices documented throughout the Federal program; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E0BB553FADB48F997B18EB3C4EDBB97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that best practices included in the report are incorporated into appropriate regulations as such regulations are updated.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H95217103CA2046B298970791FA386B50"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Continuing improvement</header><text>The Secretary shall set out a process to repeat the study under this section every 2 years as part of the conditions and performance report, including—</text><paragraph id="H2C8688AACE1940FB84CA61A8E89A9394"><enum>(1)</enum><text>progress in the accuracy of model projections;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CDE84B8DC5F4E1ABAB90A4DA8DD18FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>further recommendations for improvement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3050302B8BF4F4494BE5B6F1434EE3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>further changes to guidance, regulation, and procedures required for the Department of Transportation to adopt best practices. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB33C47015B3D42CF8C3D6CA01A42BCD4"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend section 450.324(f)(11)(v) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that the outer years of a metropolitan transportation plan are defined as <quote>beyond the first 4 years</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H36732D6797104FB186B33ACB9CEB84B6"><enum>E</enum><header>Federal Lands, Tribes, and Territories</header><section id="HD9D925954DFF4E3E99BA82C02E2600BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><subsection id="H61C7A2D64A24438A9A08EE32A1DBC913" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HDF3312D4A53D4543A2197DEABE9BE5AC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H1DC7724383634D4A8EDA4726F464165E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H736D8B0ED2184BFAAF0316F45AB79054" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Puerto Rico and territorial highway program, there shall be made available—</text><paragraph id="HB8E627CCFCA24798BF2610C10976354A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$340,000,000 for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection (b) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H654826F66DC84F99B578D1EC30C12C28" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the territorial highway program under subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HFB3E5173850C4C2080D9F23AD681AD1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(A) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2023; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA2E5D3C5DC640C090B7F3010550B0FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(B) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D6167F0D7E442BAA8455AD24511C3E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(C) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2025; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD7001FF873148CD8C04CDFE69E14B6E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H1093BD79E446478FA8E9554FC7E8133C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HFE99B47ABB724BA7BBFACE535BC155B4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H0CE50CAD12A04C8EAA2C4E847E7B78DE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Transferability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (C) for the Puerto Rico highway program, Puerto Rico may transfer not to exceed 50 percent in a fiscal year of such amounts for activities described in clause (iii) of such subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DE7A5AC9E2C41CEAC28E00282F9E7B3" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(6)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="HE3CE16AC83EA4810B45480A26105153A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) as clauses (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC682CF7AAD748DEB9975C29AB73B017" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iii) the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HE1BB35192CDF4AECB54CB51B02D3666C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H7EA3977C128A484D9E587DFF92CBA8D9" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ferry boats and terminal facilities that are privately or majority privately owned, in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of section 129(c), that provide a substantial public benefit.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0BF208041A54630958982264122036D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8407B3A79604069AD56E50100A03185" style="USC"><subsection id="H43D138828DF54DF9818F1F2F24B4D630" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Participation of territories in discretionary programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any program in which the Secretary may allocate funds out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to a State at the discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may allocate funds to one or more territory for any project or activity that otherwise would be eligible under such program if such project or activity was being carried out in a State.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA4AD45D5A0D4E0987F27683F1159AB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access and development roads</header><text>Section 118(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</quote> and inserting <quote>, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory of the United States</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="HAD4B2FE125514FB0A9DFD9A2D0245A79" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE246A74086D449EBA784C5D75EE6EE9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H96B8D950A8914A959A9A0BC8499BEA19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>improving deficient</quote> and inserting <quote>the construction and reconstruction of</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3AABE938477430082D57EF6F988C542"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HFDC4C55E3DAE43AB929C5762CB7AB2FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>construct,</quote> after <quote>project to</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H71D8AB717B254234A856CC8F54A4DF0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HB97311C6EA504D2698DCCE279754E0FF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>deficient</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H7754E5FA8329437D97BF06D6548D7CE5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>in poor condition</quote> after <quote>facility bridges</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA33C184995B45EDAA9BFC47E21CEC98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H9B21455F39044FDD8AB0398498F0DAA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Eligible bridges</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Eligibility for existing bridges</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9874948BE5954756928E9DAB8000A4B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>an existing bridge</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HDA7A9734F9A7481CBF4F0B61F5C4957B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>structurally deficient or functionally obsolete</quote> and inserting <quote>in poor condition</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72CADCBE3C474E4D82A1815475D32990" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HBC8984C01336413CB986FD13B96D87BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>4 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5FD714325BE4BE284574394D465360E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>for eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4).</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF2C1A478BFAA4283AC073846AAC40D89"><text>for—</text><subparagraph id="H9AB4325669F948BEA3C2F4A30DF60A92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H681FB9A6C5F54D4CB75E791880162FDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projects to promote public awareness and education concerning highway safety matters (including bicycle, all-terrain, motorcyclist, and pedestrian safety); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFF27592670B45359D5A0BF18ACC159F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects to enforce highway safety laws. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HFF5931DA8DEC4E9DA215FA6CDC3AC69F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><subsection id="H853119EF240E4D0DAF902674170D381B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5F9A7CECB5DA4B02AE1B6CC9A1F02DF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4899679F070E4D83B246017CBD8BFC24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61F4F9B03FD74ACB920F183F5B65A05C" style="USC"><subsection id="H52F44F916942459B80F95588779C8FB5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside $50,000,000 from the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to carry out the Tribal High Priority Projects program under section 1123 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFCA605371C0F4076B36EDB39A89F4342"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1123 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H331653DCA372431DB3DAB4373EB7304A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(C) by striking <quote>required by that section</quote> and inserting <quote>required under such program</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35615188E5E044CCBB7834C44EDED18C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1) by striking <quote>use amounts made available under subsection (h) to</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC552DEA46D874F2FA884ECF749D41916"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H65639BA0121349D1A135F03FCABAF08E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior,</quote> after <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A4D990871BC403CB2DF2E3F2F965BC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>of the Interior</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE23F9C79EA9F472891DBE4C2FAC3276E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B60016A7F5E46239F065EDD6A1D2F1A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g) by striking <quote>and the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>or the Secretary</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA67B68352FEC443BAF325320CE788B85"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H462892F27CB3479A9F55039B8F516DFE" style="USC"><subsection id="HAC7AE60EA9DF49E58D635D66E60F37FA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds made available to carry out this section shall be administered in the same manner as funds made available for the Tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H607A0BEE2269479CA47D08BD6C830F82" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><subsection id="H50D0226BC17A46158CAF233183CCCC2B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75C795D1B1EC4A6A9A53C547E405105C" style="USC"><paragraph id="H491EE3D5DA2B48FCAEA36C8B981D2EF3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transfer for high-commuter corridors</header><subparagraph id="H4C0A02A842234DA3BCDCD1587F7431FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the head of a covered agency determines that a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment, based on the criteria described in subparagraph (D), the head of a covered agency, with respect to such corridor, shall submit to the State—</text><clause id="HFF1E954CCCF64406BFE9DB179A4F0198"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information on condition of pavements and bridges;</text></clause><clause id="H4B21F3A8DB494348B5916BC085326029"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an estimate of the amounts needed to bring such corridor into a state of good repair, taking into consideration any planned future investments; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H5276BB8ACCEC4E76B1C73FC9E1B22038"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the discretion of the head of a covered agency, a request that the State transfer to the covered agency, under the authority of section 132 or section 204, or to the Federal Highway Administration, under the authority of section 104, a portion of such amounts necessary to address the condition of the corridor.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC44D0720292348E2BA00D80940BF9BCB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State response</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of the request described in subparagraph (A)(iii), the State shall—</text><clause id="H57D667FFB5E547489B7FE0B4FF56DB6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approve the request;</text></clause><clause id="H91B723AE1C9E41F895A218118875546A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deny the request and explain the reasons for such denial; or</text></clause><clause id="HAD339D0A0F264B26925453D327F29AA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request any additional information necessary to take action on the request.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF64958B72A7D44CB8B6DCB09B10C8986"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification to the Secretary</header><text>The head of a covered agency shall provide to the Secretary a copy of any request described under subparagraph (A)(iii) and response described under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD20FD52187984EA8B6D41D77119012D2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the head of a covered agency, with respect to the corridor, shall consider—</text><clause id="H17F68FCFEE7840B08D1407749C645523"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the condition of roads, bridges, and tunnels; and</text></clause><clause id="H40DCE44E2F0D49F0B4AFADC16A969F42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the average annual daily traffic.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A49A808146449BB8447A6817F8DF00D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text><clause id="H1E1F797A304A4C229517AD4454C410D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Covered agency</header><text>The term <term>covered agency</term> means a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under this section, section 203, or section 204, including the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land Management. </text></clause><clause id="H6AE63306B4844420B998F98DA662156B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>High-commuter corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high-commuter corridor</term> means a Federal lands transportation facility that has an average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H6FF7B10DBCEA46319A9BB362B4EB7B21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO study regarding NPS maintenance</header><paragraph id="H65F508F7290A4172B236926CC611C93A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall study the National Park Service maintenance prioritization of Federal lands transportation facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8F9AE5AF1D94A2EA0CAB9C530497E4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>At minimum, the study under paragraph (1) shall examine—</text><subparagraph id="HC3B34272817147D4AF05F0BE3D00FE7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>general administrative maintenance of the National Park Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H875CA0F7FB03464880A478D0F698C120"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the National Park Service currently prioritizes maintenance of Federal facilities covered under the Federal Lands Transportation Program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA6E7EFACA164C67B653903A32B0F4EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>what kind of maintenance the National Parkway Service is performing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFFB22A59CB94B2AAEC51184EB4C4DD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to what degree does the National Park Service prioritize high-commuter corridors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49204E4B2AA24D34B68655E7D269713C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>how the National Park Service can better service the needs of high commuter corridors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3F94734C0E34A6AA4A5AE60D05ADB6D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report summarizing the study and the results of such study, including recommendations for addressing the maintenance needs and prioritization of high-commuter corridors.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H252F239BAF8140E3BA929B3C2D818549"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition of high-commuter corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>high-commuter corridor</term> means a Federal lands transportation facility that has average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HACE88941895D43B68E09E2CAC84EFB71" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Federal lands and Tribal major projects program</header><subsection id="HD7CD00D386074D21949C0EDCD0E5E916"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/207">section 207</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E5A36A1427A41158BC50CA6798626E1" style="USC"><section id="H1D643526636340B5900B299D31493F3C"><enum>208.</enum><header>Federal lands and Tribal major projects program</header><subsection id="H8D94E7B25C444A899B31DCE91DE07058"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Federal lands and Tribal major projects program (referred to in this section as the <quote>program</quote>) to provide funding to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate critical Federal lands and Tribal transportation infrastructure. </text></subsection><subsection id="H228631030D0B43569D8103202FD69489"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><paragraph id="HF1DC9DE66839446BA1458A8F02FE4ADE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), entities eligible to receive funds under sections 201, 202, 203, and 204 may apply for funding under the program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAD56687DB6F4A95BEDCCF15959730ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>A State, county, or unit of local government may only apply for funding under the program if sponsored by an eligible Federal agency or Indian Tribe. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C0D09C9DCF34E26BC4A6BFF1F831AE1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>An eligible project under the program shall be on a Federal lands transportation facility, a Federal lands access transportation facility, or a tribal transportation facility, except that such facility is not required to be included in an inventory described in section 202 or 203, and for which— </text><paragraph id="H52D5E146A4EF40B5BD412F63DB7AE9B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project—</text><subparagraph id="H45DDC57AAB5146DCB3DD25885E41E53D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has completed the activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) which has been demonstrated through—</text><clause id="H876C87DD31584DF7B94597B77D2F2D0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a record of decision with respect to the project; </text></clause><clause id="H38C3D6557C794386ACAC865BA21536BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a finding that the project has no significant impact; or </text></clause><clause id="H217698291EE84F19B496A8461F98F426"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a determination that the project is categorically excluded; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE47B1CA3C0C74A83A2E56E1AB7CE31F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is reasonably expected to begin construction not later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds for the project; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED42FECCA6E405AAC72C6E479FCC9B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the project has an estimated cost equal to or exceeding—</text><subparagraph id="HCF61F6A3230C4B1C8CCF0F919B100348"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$12,500,000 if it is on a Federal lands transportation facility or a Federal lands access transportation facility; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCC642C48FE1415EA42B6CA33B831922"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 if it is on a Tribal transportation facility. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E7D57BBF59F4BE1974DDD57B03DB8A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant amounts received for a project under this section may be used for—</text><paragraph id="H19D920DC332746938B3C6E3E59CCB1C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3306985CC40E4A66BD215F9FA7697EF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation activities. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB05A565B9B7F4E2E9C85815835E16871"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Eligible applicants shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text></subsection><subsection id="H8A876D4680754CAF88048CBE5E248323"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text>The Secretary may select a project to receive funds under the program only if the Secretary determines that the project— </text><paragraph id="H7F186DA646E6409EB35FC34957DC798D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improves the condition of critical transportation facilities, including multimodal facilities; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0C5CC91885444F399B018283D6CF756"><enum>(2)</enum><text>cannot be easily and efficiently completed with amounts made available under section 202, 203, or 204; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B6D4F76B2FD41549BD58607EB5C4150"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is cost effective. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFAE3BB73DCAB4BAFA1A05E8F8A6CDD92"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Merit criteria</header><text>In making a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider whether the project— </text><paragraph id="H224F5B7C0C4B4EA684B0188F6F8FEAA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>will generate state of good repair, resilience, economic competitiveness, quality of life, mobility, or safety benefits; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4646EA0716704449B083525E3B07D9E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a project on a Federal lands transportation facility or a Federal lands access transportation facility, has costs matched by funds that are not provided under this section or this title; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DAB9F2DEF5B4543BAF72B6298EACBF5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>generates benefits for land owned by multiple Federal land management agencies or Indian Tribes, or which spans multiple States. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD60C66C2744042018E009510840DFAA9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Evaluation and rating</header><text>To evaluate applications, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HA9459C0CDCB54AEB8C836CC0A7520EC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine whether a project meets the requirements under subsection (f); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFD37B8780B241FA8A86A5758B6CA5E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate, through a discernable and transparent methodology, how each application addresses one or more merit criteria established under subsection (g); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5012585CBDC44061A4B999E6302DB487"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assign a rating for each merit criteria for each application; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82C2648F5E214059A0070B3533CDA0D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider applications only on the basis of such quality ratings and which meet the minimally acceptable level for each of the merit criteria. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB43A3B8CF73C4C519F29154E10B5193D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Cost share</header><paragraph id="HC92F94B0FC604C388D4A6A6C64256217"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal lands projects</header><subparagraph id="H33DBC6D4C82149F29712F8CF44C7FCBF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 120, the Federal share of the cost of a project on a Federal lands transportation facility or a Federal lands access transportation facility shall be up to 90 percent. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18F9B74CEE1440AE8145A606A35BB262"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds may be used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9113F939FDBD49D79ACBEE8168EF35CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribal projects</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project on a Tribal transportation facility shall be 100 percent. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H77A50BBE95B24B1895349253D6C1EB16"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, of the amounts made available to carry out this section, not more than 50 percent shall be used for eligible projects on Federal lands transportation facilities or Federal lands access transportation facilities and Tribal transportation facilities, respectively.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H9BC8C65953D1485093F4CA7EB426F56E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/207">section 207</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59A9EC111C4A4DE995036198C6C80426" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">208. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HCB617F00883C49FDB9D181463307B71D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1123 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/201">23 U.S.C. 201</external-xref> note), and the item related to such section in the table of contents under section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="H3ECA981E53344F9B804ACC65E1DF35E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Office of Tribal Government Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H69719DCCD7434F78953AD7C34128CCAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H84E1CB8B3E3040DD851695334C1AE36A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>6 Assistant</quote> and inserting <quote>7 Assistant</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5B115CC370A4ED98AF4C005B2C56CB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2088D0D1AF064599BDE9D0FC98337F44"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8582BAD18260485086DA49FE7D7A3901"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3FD644A29F94A1590E2CB872BBE891C" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H76BD2928FACC4DD599192F45B86ADE6D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, who shall be appointed by the President; and </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA60876F56AE34E57AF0E5AFAB3EB2D24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="H36221746A94840409820831581329DAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Office of Tribal Government Affairs</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC99638B90DD43BA9D0E37B4B4406D30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7A11DC836B0468C8E5A8540CB1D1DEF" style="USC"><paragraph id="HFD8411CD3D0547D09BDB2D7E1F6FDF99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Department an Office of Tribal Government Affairs, under the Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, to—</text><subparagraph id="HAE5ACDF68675403B97EF2C884C439636"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee the Tribal transportation self-governance program under section 207 of title 23;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2D700DD3EBF4A4F97FB5836628A974D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plan, coordinate, and implement policies and programs serving Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D5FDE14FB0443A4A2E763AA4CC84A05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate Tribal transportation programs and activities in all offices and administrations of the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53751F28FD9C4D15A80A531D05E41F33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H154380E6A6FC4EEBAA3BC5C7BDDFFB14"><enum>(E)</enum><text>be a participant in any negotiated rulemakings relating to, or having an impact on, projects, programs, or funding associated with the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H480E6F7146744B30B6C7AB3F87CA40DC"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that Department programs have in place, implement, and enforce requirements and obligations for regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with Tribes and Tribal officials under Executive Order No. 13175 and to serve as the primary advisor to the Secretary and other Department components regarding violations of those requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H4F5FA83AB8D84E85A5698DA43B0DC551" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1507.</enum><header>Alternative contracting methods</header><subsection id="HE7B90F493D154B63A6A0BF2B54E748E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Land management agencies and tribal governments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75791B0BE8484A6F9E40B16DAD637E45" style="USC"><subsection id="HDB3D18E8AE37422F8881141153EC24D5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Alternative contracting methods</header><paragraph id="HF4B424AF3C394D1688D900F4B24B215C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use a contracting method available to a State under this title on behalf of—</text><subparagraph id="H50D3A636E9DE45BAAC0B415B5F90E346"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 203 or 204;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F7DC10035DF40CB974E93C64BC8EB67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Federal land management agency, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 1535 of title 31 for any eligible use described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/203">sections 203(a)(1)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/204">204(a)(1)</external-xref> of this title; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E3C95DB0D9747B18AE07C6B50E25E24"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Tribal Government, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 202(b)(7)(D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3DB817B8D184845B697F5078404CA95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods described</header><text>The contracting methods referred to in paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="HC0720B3E2ACC44959853B3FD54EC2848"><enum>(A)</enum><text>project bundling;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C236B1A588E4B2798D9B3CAE7927443"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bridge bundling;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30DBF3277A734F918E52C1AAE7537849"><enum>(C)</enum><text>design-build contracting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66A08AAB6E9140CA9215AC2F250D0F1B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2-phase contracting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H289FA11A6F3A47AAA72EC9EB5D5E96A9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>long-term concession agreements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AD23FBFAF66482B90B6F456059D7E7B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any method tested, or that could be tested, under an experimental program relating to contracting methods carried out by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFA2A3AD873E40C2955305CEFB650346"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="H01919B9E4BAC4B359781A331A5293838"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affects the application of the Federal share for a project carried out with a contracting method under this subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D408D6C84B4470F9806EA81B67F8DE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>modifies the point of obligation of Federal salaries and expenses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H4299CC946D83452DBBE29B182407E6E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of alternative contracting method</header><text>In carrying out the amendments made by this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H7C73965521124D17A71018F44E35D937"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in consultation with the applicable Federal land management agencies, establish procedures that are—</text><subparagraph id="HE597E28FFBF843D4BF14DE817735780B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applicable to each alternative contracting method; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H112A1D74A65146B8AF910C836DA55F6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with requirements for Federal procurement transactions;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE481ADEBDE064ABD91DC7B77CF4AA3A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solicit input on the use of each alternative contracting method from any affected industry prior to using such method; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7ADD4BC24C84919BD1A1B6AF66B97BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyze and prepare an evaluation of the use of each alternative contracting method. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAAF778170B5F4FA89938840049C40A8F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1508.</enum><header>Divestiture of federally owned bridges</header><subsection id="H07516E5C29434BDDBE74D378F6E9E8EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation may transfer ownership of a bridge that is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation if—</text><paragraph id="H0399F59A17754EEAB340D112C064CF06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the ownership of the bridge is transferred to a State with the concurrence of such State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H369465EB11A14686BA21012F64EF460B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State to which ownership is transferred agrees to operate and maintain the bridge;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1933837E9D42498EB05186A2D5E1B939"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the transfer of ownership complies with all applicable Federal requirements, including—</text><subparagraph id="H0A522153142446CDB8EBEEFF75F0DBB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 138 of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B5F0010EAC54D25A8C6073644ADEEBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 306108 of title 54, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF63FB7D2427144EBA9BB82A48E5E5A5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18AF8232943849E5A942F889FE156ADA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Bureau of Reclamation and the State to which ownership is being transferred jointly notify the Secretary of Transportation of the intent to conduct a transfer prior to such transfer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6BD6F349AC8E4E9FBC9B707508DEF0DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access</header><text>In a transfer of ownership of a bridge under this section, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation—</text><paragraph id="H0FD570F9BFCB4DBF94FAD299BF3FB426"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be required to transfer ownership of the land on which the bridge is located or any adjacent lands; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0153BD3D3CC4182AF409FCE46A14D3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall make arrangements with the State to which ownership is being transferred to allow for adequate access to such bridge, including for the purposes of construction, maintenance, and bridge inspections pursuant to section 144 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEF6C045F64AA4C55912E829D698BA55B"><enum>1509.</enum><header>Study on Federal funding available to Indian Tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than January 31 of each year, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that—</text><paragraph id="H0F959FC7C5944065905DF3C296D26ECE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies the number of Indian Tribes that were direct recipients of funds under any discretionary Federal highway, transit, or highway safety program in the prior fiscal year; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H957BDC6E5F2443AE9E3F076F79956A34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lists the total amount of such funds made available directly to such Tribes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B60E31CEF3644C494697877AB470477"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies the number and location of Indian Tribes that were indirect recipients of funds under any formula-based Federal highway, transit, or highway safety program in the prior fiscal year; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDC3CA38104B4237A973F1598A7C3392"><enum>(4)</enum><text>lists the total amount of such funds made available indirectly to such tribes through states or other direct recipients of Federal highway, transit or highway safety funding.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H0DFC410F1432419AB338DA3EE80AC6DC"><enum>1510.</enum><header>GAO study</header><subsection id="H5D6CEF3EF22C4F49A936B40B1D4E7863"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the deferred maintenance of United States forest roads, including—</text><paragraph id="H25684D1C5AB54B0586F1FD9DFEBA588A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the current backlog;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H88BAB994AA8541AFB2A9CDCE9D6883E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the current actions on such maintenance and backlog;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2C6FE4574FA4590BC9DFE5950C54920"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts of public safety due to such deferred maintenance, including wildfire ignitions, suppression, and evacuation routes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF5F3E55A0754BD3A23161A4FBBAF3A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations for Congress on ways to address such backlog. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1979096A2F1E46B88EB09CB84AC2140B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H376C8D243CD14ED6A78286CA2F5E52EE"><enum>1511.</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><subsection id="H91D429B25DC6464284A5CE07C2A62CA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H406EDE29C4DE4F4AB5847BFC9F77AC6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="H19DB9D30A59546009ED4B5777DBECBF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>context-sensitive solutions,</quote> after <quote>restoration,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BCF66B807F54D94948D11630FE36032"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>, including interpretive panels in or adjacent to those areas</quote> after <quote>areas</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H516E517BDFCC4092BEBC2DE9E1B04F87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6909F25C8534BA7A143EEED743067B0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (ix); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8C13BF7C41247EB875F0756AB9DD409"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (v) the following:</text><quoted-block id="HC51D031D94DD49EF8555649AFE5F39CB" style="OLC"><clause id="HC7635F7ADD7E4AAEBB540D6C6193AC8C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>contextual wayfinding markers;</text></clause><clause id="H3585BD98B4B54D488DC37B6F2B817CC4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>landscaping;</text></clause><clause id="H06716EE502294A0E889E562E38FB0327"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>cooperative mitigation of visual blight, including screening or removal; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3E51C021AED4B5D9CBBB3973DCB7927"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HF32DBB4B61744C2BB3ECFBEF3DA4B0D0" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HD07131F554554A38ADCBCE9EE1A15F44"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Native plant materials</header><text>In carrying out an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the entity carrying out the activity considers—</text><subparagraph id="H4841CCDF8DDD43C281D66BA5AB9842BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of locally adapted native plant materials; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28DBEEF5901C4ACCA3FAF18B5C54F177"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designs that minimize runoff and heat generation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H320780ABD28E48B09CA0D25C67CBE7C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>Section 201(b)(7)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>determined in accordance with section 120</quote>, and inserting <quote>up to 100 percent</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA55D19F707364F4D9ECFB78DCE0AA845"><enum>F</enum><header>Additional Provisions</header><section id="H879CFECBAC8E43A59FDB940CAB4B817B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Vision zero</header><subsection id="HAA2F2117B9D64A48BBBA586DC0415003"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A local government, metropolitan planning organization, or regional transportation planning organization may develop and implement a vision zero plan to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years. </text></subsection><subsection id="H654ECCD5A70F408E90A1DC230912075A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts apportioned to a State under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, may be used—</text><paragraph id="H12BB370A9DF7431384A855F431427311"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out vision zero planning under this section or a vulnerable road user safety assessment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B7CD829F9534CA19939F9A2B8D457C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement an existing vision zero plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F54A94CEBA74072902B011E87932BCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of plan</header><text>A vision zero plan under this section shall include—</text><paragraph id="HFBE15E241F28402AA2761D8B993C4D32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of programs, strategies, or policies intended to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years, that is consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and uses existing transportation data and consideration of risk factors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H26CF59ED95F84340B276667A7EE92C9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans for implementation of, education of the public about, and enforcement of such programs, strategies, or policies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BD0FFE5B9D7434BB39B0C2C697AEF44"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how such programs, strategies, or policies, and the enforcement of such programs, strategies, or policies will—</text><subparagraph id="HEB01006FF8A746978AD063B8331F4434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equitably invest in the safety needs of low-income and minority communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55C975156E884F9DAF0716D1E0247242"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that such communities are not disproportionately targeted by law enforcement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07C02A6A18CE4D7898AAA48370E1DC00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>protect the rights of members of such communities with respect to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC5748B4C4424374AB5CD953C51E2C50"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of a mechanism to evaluate progress of the development and implementation of the plan, including the gathering and use of transportation safety and demographic data.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F9202E913B4413B8AB9775F836ABE1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A vision zero plan may include a complete streets prioritization plan that identifies a specific list of projects to—</text><paragraph id="HAF28C6AC7E9B47EF9E8F839A156D0BB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>create a connected network of active transportation facilities, including sidewalks, bikeways, or pedestrian and bicycle trails, to connect communities and provide safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient access to employment, housing, and services, consistent with the goals described in section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DD1827121264EFDA912FD216F8984A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>integrate active transportation facilities with public transportation service or improve access to public transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBCDFFF5339B49E0AC6B5C1A20FB4960"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve transportation options for low-income and minority communities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6013497BA5C94038B7C8DC6153564FB6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>A vision zero plan under this section shall provide for coordination of various subdivisions of a unit of local government in the implementation of the plan, including subdivisions responsible for law enforcement, public health, data collection, and public works.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCD38F7F2D36546D9A3ADD0F2B81E9AC1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Safety performance management</header><text>A vision zero plan under this section is not sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the safety performance or planning requirements of section 148 or 150 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H56B341284EA846809AF9A255F5A05CE6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Guidance on safe system approach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall develop guidance on the consideration of a safe system approach in project planning, scoping, and design to facilitate the implementation of vision zero plans under this section and vulnerable road user assessments under section 148 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDE95A1F20C804F31AE8F4FC3741361B6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the terms <term>safe system approach</term> and <term>vulnerable road user safety assessment</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 148 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><section id="HE9E26EC98FD449509683CC40AAD9FF34"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Speed limits</header><subsection id="HF118998E07C940F5BC8F4EAF658988EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Speed limits</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall revise the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to provide for a safe system approach to setting speed limits.</text></subsection><subsection id="H128C9B3B13144FBFA8EEECEC23CBDB0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="H7D89022C877A4425A10323B7606F21C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>crash statistics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H19AFE7FB686F4CE58727A84DB9DE0DBC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>road geometry characteristics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC73C9E62696A4950A4C45ABB7D68FEAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>roadside characteristics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F46D241EE894DCE8043499CBCAC6661"><enum>(4)</enum><text>traffic volume;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05D34ABDD6AA432CB3C0BC87E97AE930"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the possibility and likelihood of human error;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H826C6FF3A2F54791AF54BAED79B1C9C3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>human injury tolerance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BD68AEC3518407693DBB50DA0B98B5F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the results and recommendations of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report entitled <quote>Development of a Posted Speed Limit Setting Procedure and Tool</quote>, issued March 2021;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE06873F60524A7583DD3A660B1DBE12"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H–17–27 and H–17–28; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF6F873B714FB4886A5B41166ED531A6B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the prevalence of vulnerable road users; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5889C4D78E7C47FE94DA6C541F396B86"><enum>(10)</enum><text>any other consideration, consistent with a safe system approach, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FD20CFB3FE84871A6A054B97E17AE96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on Speed Management Program Plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update and report on the implementation progress of the Speed Management Program Plan of the Department of Transportation, as described in the safety recommendation issued by the National Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H–17–018.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7C2A54BDD94742B2A144002466248253"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Study on speed limit methodologies</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study of current speed limit setting methodologies across the country and develop best-practices for such methodologies, taking into consideration context sensitive design principles (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code). </text></subsection><subsection id="H57EBE6F68C9F4284BD5376DFE47CB67C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the terms <term>safe system approach</term> and <term>vulnerable road user</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5D060BFA749546CF9CE0DB9138085CE3"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Dig Once for broadband infrastructure deployment</header><subsection id="H3ED6D39960434F5996644C3CADA5A769"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H9111CE41A7544C7BBF8A71216D6085C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate State agency</header><text>The term <term>appropriate State agency</term> means a State governmental agency that is recognized by the executive branch of the State as having the experience necessary to evaluate and facilitate the installation and operation of broadband infrastructure within the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H474FD06C73C34297BD52C00C054C0C87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Broadband</header><text>The term <term>broadband</term> has the meaning given the term <term>advanced telecommunications capability</term> in section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1302">47 U.S.C. 1302</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H15A39657480C4F6DB3FF386CA0FE11C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Broadband conduit</header><text>The term <term>broadband conduit</term> means a conduit or innerduct for fiber optic cables (or successor technology of greater quality and speed) that supports the provision of broadband.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F1DD7EB4DB94B909F34CDE4F74576C9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Broadband infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>broadband infrastructure</term> means any buried or underground facility and any wireless or wireline connection that enables the provision of broadband.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF7FA0A376BF4799BE089F534B992113" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Broadband provider</header><text>The term <term>broadband provider</term> means an entity that provides broadband to any person, including, with respect to such entity—</text><subparagraph id="H876654CB117E4197ADF7300D559A4971" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, nonprofit organization, or any other private entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EC472018CCB485591335BFDDAD01C86" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State or local broadband provider;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA42DBC76C085463E85C9F5F7F42BE717" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB085066FD2844F96A728E6B5A5F95E93" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a partnership between any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H00730CFD3A4040F6865B633CA9825C61"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Covered highway construction project</header><subparagraph id="H8EE25B96F0974D3680D3686F846AAD2A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>covered highway construction project</term> means, without regard to ownership of a highway, a project funded under title 23, United States Code, and administered by a State department of transportation to construct a new highway or an additional lane for an existing highway, to reconstruct an existing highway, or new construction, including construction of a paved shoulder.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DBF005247FD4E36AF844807A35B55D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>covered highway construction project</term> excludes any project—</text><clause id="HE31CE1138BA14F0CBFD49C1707A64C03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>awarded before the date on which regulations required under subsection (b) take effect;</text></clause><clause id="HB11A1BB0B157408F90F482DAF0CF8C24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that does not include work beyond the edge of pavement or current paved shoulder;</text></clause><clause id="H0784D6A348894C6CA6AB12C5FBF708DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is less than a mile in length; or</text></clause><clause id="HCDDD000964CA4EE6A4CE3880AEAB7588" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that is—</text><subclause id="H91D64D818AAC4B9A9F0F8C66BE614760" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a project primarily for resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or maintenance;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0ABE831E431A48EB900351A533ED98E1" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a bicycle, pedestrian, transportation alternatives, sidewalk, recreational trails, or safe routes to school project;</text></subclause><subclause id="H45F5A3DE52284A1EB7D1C2CDBEF0FDD8" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an operational improvement (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code);</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1D2169D3D774EE9B15C930DD935049D" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a project primarily to install signage; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H4AD6C668CE484DC8AF5521675071CF29" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a culvert project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B558C9414F34D299E3720621A71F4DD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Dig once requirement</header><text>The term <term>dig once requirement</term> means a requirement designed to reduce the cost and accelerate the deployment of broadband by minimizing the number and scale of repeated excavations for the installation and maintenance of broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure in rights-of-way.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82D37D4835EA49439B2573660F27DA54"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given such term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304(e)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H151BEFBA3D564F98B072B8F4BA660BE3"><enum>(9)</enum><header>NTIA administrator</header><text>The term <term>NTIA Administrator</term> means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7EB2D1A3089432AB1623A4CD2BF36A7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term <term>project</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BB8821268D64A1B9FA48ECFFE1C7DBF"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ACC687A5F9645509558602F640662C9"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given such term in section 401 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3A7C437123498889C51DFB9DD2C136"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State or local broadband provider</header><text>The term <term>State or local broadband provider</term> means a State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, that provides broadband to any person or facilitates the provision of broadband to any person in such State.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H85EBBD1CF32F4A01A1219F50153F115A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dig once requirement</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to facilitate the installation of broadband infrastructure, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that each State that receives funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, complies with the following provisions:</text><paragraph id="H27A01E324CCF4325AE59BFA234842D39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Broadband planning and notice</header><text>The State department of transportation, in consultation with appropriate State agencies, shall—</text><subparagraph id="H9145AA783C25454688972312266A7C00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review existing State broadband plans, including existing dig once requirements of the State, municipal governments incorporated under State law, and Indian tribes within the State, to determine opportunities to coordinate covered highway construction projects occurring within or across highway rights-of-way with planned broadband infrastructure projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02B2C9582B2D4DC9AAFF8F401C692E3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify a broadband coordinator, who may have additional responsibilities in the State department of transportation or in another State agency, that is responsible for facilitating the broadband infrastructure right-of-way efforts within the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A596267E86F4807A553C1FB119EAC23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish a process—</text><clause id="HF2530E08AF43423586C98FD7D8CF1F3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for the registration of broadband providers that seek to be included in the advance notification of, and opportunity to participate in, broadband infrastructure right-of-way facilitation efforts within the State; and</text></clause><clause id="HBE83819D2FF44990B20DE59D2F208E92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to electronically notify all broadband providers registered under clause (i)—</text><subclause id="H28176C66E6C4483F9C4832A34B99675B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the State transportation improvement program on at least an annual basis; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H2307CD6E92264891A3629E9C5FA4C7D9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>of covered highway construction projects within the highway right-of-way for which Federal funding is expected to be obligated in the subsequent fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H633676EBFBEF4CA4AEA9A833D32E8AAE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination and compliance</header><subparagraph id="H49506263B0ED4A399857C7F56408C366"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mobile now act</header><text>A State department of transportation shall be considered to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) if such State department of transportation has been determined to be in compliance with the requirements established under section 607 of division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1504">47 U.S.C. 1504</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6735B20743C413CB4713047CB817551"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Website</header><text>A State department of transportation shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(C) if the State publishes on a public website—</text><clause id="HD500382A89F64F37B2AD93BEFB452E18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State transportation improvement program on at least an annual basis; and</text></clause><clause id="HECF365287FAB4A74882B8D497F92B56C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>covered highway construction projects within the highway right-of-way for which Federal funding is expected to be obligated in the subsequent fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFF9AD2EDBB446E6B09EFC77A1E42248"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The State department of transportation, in consultation with appropriate State agencies, shall by rule or regulation establish a process for a broadband provider to commit to installing broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of any covered highway construction project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB9980A360F24A96AB483D0878BEFEEF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Appropriate state agency</header><text>In lieu of the State department of transportation, at the discretion of the State, an appropriate State agency, in consultation with the State department of transportation, may carry out the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66A99571D95945ECA6EADE97F4A816B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required installation of broadband conduit</header><subparagraph id="H01171A6AA79F4089926391EF5991B639"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State department of transportation shall install broadband conduit, in accordance with this paragraph (except as described in subparagraph (F)), as part of any covered highway construction project, unless a broadband provider has committed to install broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of such project in a process described under paragraph (2)(C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1685BBCA5D64F59A8522F7CF318DAFE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Installation requirements</header><text>In installing broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of a covered highway construction project, the State department of transportation shall ensure that—</text><clause id="HB11606889801415F87D6ADCD239B23C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>installation pursuant to this paragraph of broadband conduit, broadband infrastructure, and means or points of access to such conduit or infrastructure (such as poles, hand holes, manholes, pull tape, or ducts) shall provide for the current and future safe operation of the traveled way, is consistent with part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, and any accommodation policies of the State under such part to reasonably enable deployment of such conduit, infrastructure, and means or points of access, and any Damage Prevention and Underground Facilities Protection or related requirements of the State;</text></clause><clause id="H092846864E5B4260BD203FDE3EDF5735"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an appropriate number of broadband conduits, as determined in consultation with the appropriate State agencies, are installed along the right-of-way of a covered highway construction project to accommodate multiple broadband providers, with consideration given to the availability of existing broadband conduits;</text></clause><clause id="H9C42EE7A55D94C868083442E3B60C519"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the size of each broadband conduit is consistent with industry best practices, consistent with the requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, and sufficient to accommodate anticipated demand, as determined in consultation with the appropriate State agencies;</text></clause><clause id="H475C2534987047829B6D121B4FDD81DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any hand holes and manholes necessary for fiber access and pulling with respect to such conduit are placed at intervals consistent with standards determined in consultation with the appropriate State agencies (which may differ by type of road, topologies, and rurality) the requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, and other applicable safety requirements;</text></clause><clause id="H8341072C7C1146A6B3C7AFEC117020B6"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each broadband conduit installed pursuant to this paragraph includes a pull tape and is capable of supporting fiber optic cable placement techniques consistent with best practices and the requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause id="H28DFE7891EBB4204870BD395EE6F6A60"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>broadband conduit is placed at a depth consistent with requirements of the covered highway construction project and best practices and that, in determining the depth of placement, consideration is given to the location of existing utilities and cable separation requirements of State and local electrical codes; and</text></clause><clause id="HBDDDE17EA76641A882729C5E9961CBA2" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>installation of broadband conduit shall not preclude the installation of other specific socially, environmentally, or economically beneficial uses of the right-of-way, such as planned energy transmission or renewable energy generation projects.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05A49728625146978C838ED1F50109FF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Programmatic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State department of transportation may make determinations on the implementation of the requirements described in subparagraph (B) on a programmatic basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H338EAA2AB1424F539230A2568C42DA39"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Access</header><clause id="H765A1B8DE20A468684E6C016EC490ECD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State department of transportation shall ensure that any requesting broadband provider has access to each broadband conduit installed by the State pursuant to this paragraph, on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis and in accordance with State permitting, licensing, leasing, or other similar laws and regulations.</text></clause><clause id="HB4B70CCB78A644EEA479FE481B6D0092"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Socially beneficial use</header><text>The installation of broadband conduit as part of a covered highway construction project shall be considered a socially-beneficial use of the right-of-way under section 156(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></clause><clause id="H0F9EB029F9B54384B875296D45150106"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>In-kind compensation</header><text>The State department of transportation may negotiate in-kind compensation with any broadband provider requesting access to broadband conduit installed under the provisions of this paragraph.</text></clause><clause id="H382B428795E4406DB598FE1E1143D0AC" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Safety considerations</header><text>The State department of transportation shall provide for a process for a broadband provider to safely access to the highway right-of-way during installation and on-going maintenance of the broadband conduit and broadband infrastructure, including a traffic control safety plan.</text></clause><clause id="H52205F2CD9C44F828B9120D0F5C07022"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Communication</header><text>A broadband provider with access to the conduit installed pursuant to this subsection shall notify, and receive permission from, the relevant agencies of State responsible for the installation of such broadband conduit prior to accessing any highway or highway right-of-way, in accordance with applicable Federal requirements.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F24B691245A4CC4AA7ADFEC560340CE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, broadband conduit and broadband infrastructure installation projects installed by a State under this paragraph shall comply with section 113(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63799800042F4D699F513675D0C92280"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><clause id="HAA2B47EB5F15435FB96010D44473A17E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State department of transportation may waive the required installation of broadband conduit for part or all of any covered highway construction project under this paragraph if, in the determination of the State department of transportation—</text><subclause id="H2441AF111C0E410DB8A890A0C8814AA0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>broadband infrastructure, terrestrial broadband infrastructure, aerial broadband fiber cables, or broadband conduit is present near a majority of the length of the covered highway construction project;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0F2FAD1B2DCA4D7FBD71450CD5A1D19F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>installation of terrestrial or aerial broadband fiber cables associated with the covered highway construction project is more appropriate for the context or a more cost-effective means to facilitate broadband service to an area not adequately served by broadband and such installation is present or planned;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1E712405F0A24AE8942B9279E739EB59"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the installation of broadband conduit increases overall costs of a covered highway construction project by 1.5 percent or greater;</text></subclause><subclause id="HFAA6C74567C342879E6BAD94DA61081E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the installation of broadband conduit associated with the covered highway construction project is not reasonably expected to be utilized or connected to future broadband infrastructure in the 20 years following the date on which such determination is made, as determined by the State department of transportation, in consultation with appropriate State agencies and potentially affected local governments and Indian tribes;</text></subclause><subclause id="H387F42964A2E464A93975B9EB27C11BC"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the requirements of this paragraph would require installation of conduit redundant with a dig once requirement of a local government or Indian tribe;</text></subclause><subclause id="H545B36A3B4BE4CDD8C65AE9BA272E02E"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>there exists a circumstance involving force majeure; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HE9884FA5827040E0952D11A2BEB4AC04"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the installation of conduit is not appropriate based on other relevant factors established by the Secretary in consultation with the NTIA Administrator through regulation.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HB7EF1462FEB940C2A35CAE459AC21B02"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents of waiver</header><text>A waiver authorized under this subparagraph shall—</text><subclause id="HEE29B0C11BC149F99E30E758BFCD38E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify the covered highway construction project; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HFB4D315B7E954B8A995A23AA21775D30"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include a brief description of the determination of the State for issuing such waiver.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE919ED1950844057A588217488B8C9C6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Availability of waiver</header><text>Notification of a waiver authorized under this subparagraph shall be made publicly available, such as on a public website of the State department of transportation described in paragraph (2)(B).</text></clause><clause id="HBC83C46F358E4184B88D39D7106596C7"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Waiver determination</header><subclause id="HFB2F10A90E6B4CEEB72847051B7A45CF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State department of transportation shall be responsible for the waiver determination described under this paragraph, consistent with the regulation issued pursuant to this subsection, and may grant a programmatic waiver for categories of projects excluded under this subparagraph.</text></subclause><subclause id="H6C4A012F10C54413AE6E884C0402B459"><enum>(II)</enum><header>No private cause of action</header><text>The waiver determination described under this paragraph shall be final and conclusive. Nothing in this section shall provide a private right or cause of action to challenge such determination in any court of law.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA64E0DBA0414E8CB080F3DFDB82FDBF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>If a State provides for the installation of broadband infrastructure or broadband conduit in the right-of-way of a covered highway construction project, the State department of transportation, along with appropriate State agencies, shall carry out appropriate measures to ensure that an existing broadband provider is afforded access that is non-discriminatory, competitively neutral, and equal in opportunity, as compared to other broadband providers, with respect to the program under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1A845EA25EA458A908850B86A8EDCF5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance for the installation of broadband conduit</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the NTIA Administrator, shall issue guidance for best practices related to the installation of broadband conduit as described in subsection (b)(2) and of conduit and similar infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (as such term is defined in section 501 of title 23, United States Code) that may utilize broadband conduit installed pursuant to subsection (b)(2).</text></subsection><subsection id="H5826220D7F794E829EDA29F3AFE2F5F6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><paragraph id="H65FCDD559E9F406799F66E1FF5BA34F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In issuing regulations required by this subsection or to implement any part of this section, the Secretary shall consult—</text><subparagraph id="HCB826BDDE4C244498A80C425BC7EBBF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the NTIA Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H221F587ACA56486890FFBF4803A2FAA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Communications Commission;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9751D8508A5A4C1C95598A2DC4F0B6D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E8B634F1EF4406B9D994A08FD28C0A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>appropriate State agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCECF47369856412A9690FB50047C5B64"><enum>(E)</enum><text>agencies of local governments responsible for transportation and rights-of-way, utilities, and telecommunications and broadband;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8A9E3D7197142C2A772CFA015B8E4E3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Indian tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77FA525508A64D9EA8538D8A18E2C1ED"><enum>(G)</enum><text>broadband providers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBE32EE2CD2C4B4DA64ACE803BC75329"><enum>(H)</enum><text>manufacturers of optical fiber, conduit, pull tape, and related items.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9A9439B0E7042E8A7971A5A84E5A35A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Broadband users</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the entities consulted under subparagraphs (C) through (F) of paragraph (1) include entities that have expertise with rural areas and populations with limited access to broadband infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30228F68B1584DB4B4E55B11E42D2098"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Broadband providers</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the entities consulted under subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) include entities that provide broadband to rural areas and populations with limited access to broadband infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A42C952EEFA41FC85BAA8516651CC51"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consulting small municipalities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the agencies of local governments consulted under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) include rural areas, specifically agencies of local governments with populations less than 50,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7FA54ECB9AF45EA817E05B34A7A13C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Oversight</header><paragraph id="H623E421E43DE42639CFB81E3B34736C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically review compliance with the regulations issued pursuant to this section and ensure that State waiver determinations are consistent with such regulations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2FC782FBF9D4DC2BA900644489966C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Efficient review</header><text>The review described under paragraph (1) may be carried out through the risk-based stewardship and oversight program described under section 106(g) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC340E3098349438683BD03B812234B89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall affect or discharge any oversight responsibility of the Secretary specifically provided for under title 23, United States Code, or any other Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB3FDE46137CE4A3ABDE946A58D853BFE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional provisions</header><paragraph id="H757D264FB38241EAACC065D9656CE159"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability</header><subparagraph id="H9DBF2D30A0CB45BDADF06F316AD97B8C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The portion of the regulation issued pursuant to subsection (b) relating to the provisions under paragraph (3) of such subsection shall not take effect until a source of dedicated funding for the installation and long term maintenance of broadband conduit described in subsection (g)(2) is established.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H829B3A15F1CB4938A510335971E1D112"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability date</header><text>Paragraphs (2) through (4) of subsection (b) and subsection (d) shall apply only to covered highway construction projects for which Federal obligations or expenditures are initially approved on or after the date on which regulations required under this subsection take effect.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68271EC69613423DA29E81BF1C0B88CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules of construction</header><subparagraph id="H4A0B6DC55BE14B259731C214065EAE61"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State law</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a State to install or allow the installation of broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure—</text><clause id="H3EA2B91F97174D6F8F58D672C6AD1D2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is otherwise inconsistent with what is allowable under State law; or</text></clause><clause id="HBD649E8F39B14B8CA7F6675E06292CBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>where the State lacks the authority for such installation, such as any property right or easement necessary for such installation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7D1DF9748734A88A3CAFCFCC638E5A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No requirement for installation of mobile services equipment</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a State, a municipal government incorporated under State law, or an Indian Tribe to install or allow for the installation of equipment essential for the provision of commercial mobile services (as defined in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/332">47 U.S.C. 332(d)</external-xref>)) or commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1401">47 U.S.C. 1401</external-xref>)), other than broadband conduit and associated equipment described in paragraph (3)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BD4298A3F404A899B092250AB5BB7AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relation to State dig once requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subsections (b), (c), (d), or (e) or any regulations issued pursuant to subsection (b) shall be construed to alter or supersede any provision of a State law or regulation that provides for a dig once requirement that includes similar or more stringent requirements to the provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d), or (e) and any regulations promulgated under subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CF44DA75A434868B73B5ACF39FD9C92"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Dig once funding task force</header><paragraph id="HDBDD1DDECA7D48318F2D01151F952D26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary and the NTIA Administrator shall jointly establish an independent task force on funding the nationwide dig once requirement described in this section to be known as the <quote>Dig Once Funding Task Force</quote> (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9A8193EE48E4068834D0FE780CBE218"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Task Force shall be to—</text><subparagraph id="H1CB85FF85D834B5CA5033EC2EB7FA176"><enum>(A)</enum><text>estimate the annual cost for implementing, administering, and maintaining a nationwide dig once requirement; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9140D91C40DB4A84936A96FABADFCEAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>propose and evaluate options for funding a nationwide dig once requirement described in this section that includes—</text><clause id="H298F6F04BDF445A4A0AFFFE9A89D5090"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a discussion of the role and potential share of costs of—</text><subclause id="H818D9419DEC54250837C6B3202AD77B9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal Government;</text></subclause><subclause id="H025859758FB7453EA36C22751196140B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>State and local governments and Indian tribes; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H82A0084022CA4F6984D5FF25A5A457E4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>broadband providers installing broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure under this section;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4F6D2EEB131E45B095818BFA24B88E07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consideration of the role of existing dig once requirements on States, local governments, and Indian tribes and the role of private broadband investment, with a goal to not discourage or disincentivize such dig once requirements or such investment; and</text></clause><clause id="H985BB440AC634C4C9C2A14ACB7D5A458"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>evaluating the appropriate entity or entities responsible for maintaining the broadband infrastructure and conduit installed pursuant to a dig once requirement; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9C6CB8020ED4785B67C9FA307BEAD2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>propose a cost-based model fee schedule for a State to charge a broadband provider to access and use conduit installed by such State pursuant to this section that—</text><clause id="HC26D6DEC93BD468582BEFB897F261E24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall consider costs (including administrative costs) associated with installation and long-term maintenance of the broadband conduit installed pursuant to this section;</text></clause><clause id="HB65FFEA530E2495798286796349361DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may vary by topography, location, type of road, rurality, and other factors; and</text></clause><clause id="H753A10D3D90046AD8783F5F908BAD8DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may consider financial and market incentives for expanding broadband infrastructure.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF3BFFA09C9942E0835401FF2B4F3C0C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph id="HE768788D0C1F4DE1BC67905500709B63"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Interim report and briefing</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the appointment of Members to the Task Force under paragraph (4)(D), the Task Force shall—</text><clause id="H4BD72907464647CC821246BE565193BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit to Congress an interim report on the findings of the Task Force; and</text></clause><clause id="H34B95E0BA6BE4457BB60FA6EE78CC1ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide briefings for Congress on the findings of the Task Force.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BAE8877D20D4261A04AFF96AF0C12FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>Not later than 3 months after the submission of the interim report under subparagraph (A), the Task Force shall submit to Congress a final report on the findings of the Task Force.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30F77E53800E4444BF08B1DA9712A519"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Members</header><subparagraph id="HFFCF2E22B5EA49DBB4336A2B1CB0622A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>The Task Force shall consist of 14 members, comprising—</text><clause id="H1D80C32D49D04E5B915C34DF430CE679"><enum>(i)</enum><text>2 co-chairs described in subparagraph (B);</text></clause><clause id="HD3BF723825054DB3B02DCD15975E84B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>6 members jointly appointed by the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the respective Chairs and Ranking Members of—</text><subclause id="H4980D5D659E344BFA31662C7202172C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE157857B3102402293A405BAE59FAEED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAE934E7D721B4407956DE46925FD17B9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4FF7805FED964983AA60396AF470812D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>6 members jointly appointed by the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the respective Chairs and Ranking Members of the—</text><subclause id="HA1AE2C39940340DDB166A677AF4F5CA4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9A1D9437BCA2406194BCD5BA8679F485"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H6751CA35FA8D4FEF915FAF2BCCF79C1E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H247F226ABB06456C8CC2A4E99F0509C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Co-chairs</header><text>The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the Secretary and the NTIA Administrator, or the designees of the Secretary and NTIA Administrator.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F5973DD7259414F97D280736FBF1030"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Task Force shall include at least—</text><clause id="H01FE41CCC7DD4836A3E69E0AFD776002"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 representative from a State department of transportation;</text></clause><clause id="HB16E93385F804476949A3CA14B070A82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 representative from a local government;</text></clause><clause id="H035A73F1C11144138CFC3BCEA215F9CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 representative from an Indian tribe;</text></clause><clause id="H2A0A954228304239964A68872D8322EC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 representative from a broadband provider;</text></clause><clause id="HCDC0EF5D286E46A098750357883518C0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1 representative from a State or local broadband provider;</text></clause><clause id="H9B2F2F007A64486EBCFDE9F858E45129"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1 representative from a labor union; and</text></clause><clause id="H5A157C2431304CE49D6C4A676B448169"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>1 representative from a public interest organization.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A1F6534E49B40EDB2822A1430E777C5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Appointment deadline</header><text>Members shall be appointed to the Task Force not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFDF250AB9A8441D8860A882DDDA0EC2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Members shall be appointed for the life of the Task Force. A vacancy in the Task Force shall not affect the powers of the Task Force and the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment was made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31394039EC6E4F82A7A906E97B037D3D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultations</header><text>In carrying out the duties required under this subsection, the Task Force shall consult, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="H1CC41289171F499E98994E52E083F90C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Communications Commission;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB7526C6E3554109AB425C477EB2FCFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agencies of States including—</text><clause id="HEA2E446DD6B747DA95D70A27A3C59BE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State departments of transportation; and</text></clause><clause id="H190301F813F249C38B8E0B6AF188AC21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate State agencies;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5542D6DCFC2E4B8585924D374EA97FEF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agencies of local governments responsible for transportation and rights-of-way, utilities, and telecommunications and broadband;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B450CC78C71407CB33450ED0EA61F3A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Indian tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25D4C4051E30469A9507AA13DD9CAA8A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>broadband providers and other telecommunications providers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DB40604C0B44959BD15583761C664F3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>labor unions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE445DC110744A7788E14D7CD9382D58"><enum>(G)</enum><text>State or local broadband providers and Indian tribes that act as broadband providers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF67D2497977B490D84607376548FF484"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional provisions</header><subparagraph id="H5D2FE7BACC6A42CE9CFD766C5B5CE023"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Expenses for non-Federal members</header><text>Non-Federal members of the Task Force shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from the homes or regular places of business of such members in the performance of services for the Task Force.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3AB549A1E6C44B9B5E5E384739E6D80"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>Staff of the Task Force shall comprise detailees with relevant expertise from the Department of Transportation and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or another Federal agency that the co-chairpersons consider appropriate, with the consent of the head of the Federal agency, and such detailees shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of the regular employment of such detailees without interruption.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC21927DDC3324265B4BF6884D5D06A52"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administrative assistance</header><text>The Secretary and NTIA Administrator shall provide to the Task Force on a reimbursable basis administrative support and other services for the performance of the functions of the Task Force.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5571397025874B5BA8A55311E276E667"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Task Force shall terminate not later than 90 days after submission of the final report required under paragraph (3)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAF0046D627B342F9847F2613A94F2C66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Stormwater best management practices</header><subsection id="H4E5610C5736242DB8F73047BB0E59181"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="H728AC5D6BF28412EA32E7A4CA75DD7F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to under which the Transportation Research Board shall conduct a study—</text><subparagraph id="H8FDB0642EBCF4FD08BEA4BE53C777209"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to estimate pollutant loads from stormwater runoff from highways and pedestrian facilities eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code, to inform the development of appropriate total maximum daily load requirements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41DD2298EAF2411C80781B757BB5E22A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide recommendations (including recommended revisions to existing laws and regulations) regarding the evaluation and selection by State departments of transportation of potential stormwater management and total maximum daily load compliance strategies within a watershed, including environmental restoration and pollution abatement carried out under section 328 of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06531BF3F4CD42B8A221E9F24A8DF13B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to examine the potential for the Secretary to assist State departments of transportation in carrying out and communicating stormwater management practices for highways and pedestrian facilities that are eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code, through information-sharing agreements, database assistance, or an administrative platform to provide the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to entities issued permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B955A2D7283448EA4A9221758ADE6A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to examine the benefit of concentrating stormwater retrofits in impaired watersheds and selecting such retrofits according to a process that depends on a watershed management plan developed in accordance with section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1329">33 U.S.C. 1329</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B768C7837804B35BC06846DD88AAF52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In conducting the study under the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), the Transportation Research Board shall—</text><subparagraph id="H1BBEBE691BC94B2F97E30B3C9DC95C65"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and supplement, as appropriate, the methodologies examined and recommended in the 2019 report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled <quote>Approaches for Determining and Complying with TMDL Requirements Related to Roadway Stormwater Runoff</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3EA337C18BF460088BFC8EB9E315C64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with—</text><clause id="H6DA5C0A7A3C741DDB4D6CE93D4EF65CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H0C9BB6713E97492F995FE41F994E9F24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture;</text></clause><clause id="HF0F8C13A66CE443F931E1D140502FD56"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Administrator;</text></clause><clause id="H8D1A6948179A4457A8584D0D5A359E79"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers; and</text></clause><clause id="H581FF61C4D8B4D8EB718EF3E190F6CE5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>State departments of Transportation; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC099F13F6F4E4A32AB651F559907FE3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>solicit input from—</text><clause id="HA08DAB3E8B674585AEA82C8FFB7C5E35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stakeholders with experience in implementing stormwater management practices for projects; and</text></clause><clause id="H9306E29B9E0E4FE494B7F3FE7DFEA8E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>educational and technical stormwater management groups.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6230EB2C77844FCF9819E1A11C7FC97C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>In carrying out the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the results of the study.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB373C6BF6734148BE6EA29E3E75C1E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stormwater best management practices reports</header><paragraph id="HFA526F3863394B678ADE338DC8B51CA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reissuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall update and reissue the best management practices reports to reflect new information and advancements in stormwater management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE1B18DDE2EE472F804B526A25B67F28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once every 5 years after the date on which the Secretary reissues the best management practices reports under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall update and reissue the best management practices reports, unless the contents of the best management practices reports have been incorporated (including by reference) into applicable regulations of the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FEEA4EDB91D4A4F978949D77C1DF6CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HBAE06BB1513D4A8F85EF5B4932D57307"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD87B05444EB459EA6F10A7703C13AE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Best management practices reports</header><text>The term <term>best management practices reports</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H60FA5FFACBE843CB9E0BB6017ED7EED8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 2014 report sponsored by the Department of Transportation titled <quote>Determining the State of the Practice in Data Collection and Performance Measurement of Stormwater Best Management Practices</quote> (FHWA–HEP–16–021); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA747B5C246564CA48E953DB76B3D1F5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the 2000 report sponsored by the Department of Transportation titled <quote>Stormwater Best Management Practices in an Ultra-Urban Setting: Selection and Monitoring</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D9BC1E0D33144E8A2ECB757EB374456"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Total maximum daily load</header><text>The term <term>total maximum daily load</term> has the meaning given such term in section 130.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC8576F3E645D412887DC89326AA947F4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1605.</enum><header>Pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way</header><subsection id="H6546D88BD264421C874DA287234C4D2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under the authority of section 502(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/792">29 U.S.C. 792(b)(3)</external-xref>), shall publish final accessibility guidelines setting forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4A2CB290006F4065AFE0EB5A0D37F514"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption of regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the guidelines pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary and Attorney General shall issue such regulations as are necessary to adopt such guidelines. </text></subsection></section><section id="H720AB2F1AF7F4CB98B0DB518E82EE198"><enum>1606.</enum><header>Highway formula modernization report</header><subsection id="H10A7026792434258AA04D901E54A1739"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highway formula modernization study</header><paragraph id="HB5DCD52CE78A4C33A9F510B03F1DE2F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the State departments of transportation and representatives of local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), shall conduct a highway formula modernization study to assess the method and data used to apportion Federal-aid highway funds under subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and issue recommendations on such method and data.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DC20A673DC8450D9344070C74614111"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The highway formula modernization study required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of, based on the latest available data, whether the apportionment method under such section results in—</text><subparagraph id="HBE20A7FB4A3641D0AFF1CBC4F0421BA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an equitable distribution of funds based on the estimated tax payments attributable to—</text><clause id="H03154F66B3C441669F1047DA49321E69"><enum>(i)</enum><text>highway users in the State that are paid into the Highway Trust Fund; and</text></clause><clause id="H1860E96CE22B4B6986E4BB537FD5EE3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>individuals in the State that are paid to the Treasury, based on contributions to the Highway Trust Fund from the general fund of the Treasury; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46028B81996E46F8B9F83B362995EDA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the achievement of the goals described in section 101(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F86E62DC14544C18ADD6CB611316B6A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the assessment under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the following:</text><subparagraph id="HFA86FA4CF5DA4B429F2A7288BF5F86AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The factors described in sections 104(b), 104(f)(2), 104(h)(2), 130(f), and 144(e) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEFCD86A088F496DB069D3BB80672474"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The availability and accuracy of data necessary to calculate formula apportionments under the factors described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89B698ADE7B04C59A22B1E2A3BC143D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The measures established under section 150 of title 23, United States Code, and whether such measures are appropriate for consideration as formula apportionment factors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFEE951768394086BC0C6DE6D0A8D874"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The results of the CMAQ formula modernization study required under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F4901308DA349FD916401D346204E30"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the apportionment under subsections (b) and (c) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/104">section 104</external-xref> of such title, including an estimate of the anticipated contributions to the Highway Trust Fund from the citizens of Puerto Rico if Puerto Rico was subject to applicable highway user fees.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE08AFA3077FA4714A8F435686A7522E0"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A needs-based assessment of the share of Federal-aid highway funds that should be made available to the territories described under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/165">section 165(c)</external-xref> of such title and a review of the current administrative distribution of such funds among the territories. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F4C7E39831A4A0B9405E7205BCCDD55"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other factors that the Secretary determines are appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H168F1E0DDBA94247829914D725018F53"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall, in consultation with the State departments of transportation and representatives of local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), develop recommendations on a new apportionment method, including—</text><subparagraph id="HAF3CE8F10FE44AE8881DADDB0BD81878"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the factors recommended to be included in such apportionment method;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32863314B2D147AAB46A6F67B8BCBD0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CB8E4690F9445329B336F712A64ECCF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other recommendations to ensure that the apportionment method best achieves an equitable distribution of funds described under paragraph (2)(A) and the goals described in paragraph (2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EF289B5ED5049ED9FA0020399F2914E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Territorial allocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, in consultation with the territories described under section 165(c) of title 23, United States Code, develop recommendations on the total annual allocation to such territories and a data driven, equitable allocation of funding among such territories.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4037286CDC15461287F82CF424EDC33E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>CMAQ formula modernization study</header><paragraph id="HFC665D2DC9BF4B20BBFB7495F7847BDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct an CMAQ formula modernization study to assess whether the apportionment method under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, results in a distribution of funds that best achieves the air quality goals of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">section 149</external-xref> of such title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCDD33DCABBA459BB44B9B5A4396AF19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In providing consultation under this subsection, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide to the Secretary an analysis of—</text><subparagraph id="H501169CBCEA947BCAEEFE5DC31FE21D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>factors that contribute to the apportionment, including population, types of pollutants, and severity of pollutants, as such factors were determined on the date prior to the date of enactment of MAP–21;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6313D753ABB341F48B4C28D62A329D2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the weighting of the factors listed under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0BC8FA9DCC1437E8868336B12A6632A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the recency of the data used in making the apportionment under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18AF5C8AF4A14BE5858BBC9CB17AFC9C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>If, in conducting the study under this subsection, the Secretary finds that modifying the apportionment method under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, would best achieve the air quality goals of section 149 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator, include in such study recommendations for a new apportionment method, including—</text><subparagraph id="HCF18BCC72D5E4EFC9D2A2A5FDDB6B976"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the factors recommended to be included in such apportionment method;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C24AD9750FB4277B7D93882F92C2DA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB9D975494914CABA3067DB2549BF09E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other recommendations to ensure that the apportionment method best achieves the air quality goals <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">section 149</external-xref> of such title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FCE1D2800644C1482B191536E6ABBCF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the highway formula modernization study and the CMAQ formula modernization study.</text></subsection></section><section id="HABB530D098494458A15E2B90A01BE022" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1607.</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1519 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H201E8354D4F84725ACFB363865C6E0CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HC953C51A805A407BA3092D4FCF16D83A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2023 through 2026</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F375E275A2C47B194DCB386AADDEDF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$3,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,000,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE63A8B58B58F44159E08433BD07FA91E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB6288D1BC7A486297E8F1A82CA974CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H053A417682484017934BF27D4548EE8A" style="OLC"><subsection id="H60D9135BBC14435AA68F858196CD85CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H218CEE87282041CEA1BFC8FF7E239F81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1608.</enum><header>Student outreach report to Congress</header><subsection id="H4C71F2ED891E4D999B63DBC8775366A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation to encourage elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students to pursue careers in the surface transportation sector.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDC2756BC3EDF4F3093060C8BFCE99D82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H512BA49424344CA8A7CA8D06E764028D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of efforts to increase awareness of careers related to surface transportation among elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2361D5118A7546B9A8B97D946DE1EDF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of efforts to prepare and inspire such students for surface transportation careers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B5DE61BAE76444086C5C7972150CCB8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of efforts to support the development of a diverse, well-qualified workforce for future surface transportation needs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7C34E363C064773A6F62BEDA8DF5195"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the efforts described in paragraphs (1) through (3).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H009A6AE223324900ACD4992033657035"><enum>1609.</enum><header>Task force on developing a 21st century surface transportation workforce</header><subsection id="H44FE76302CB940F68B34AEE5600D2D80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a task force on developing a 21st century surface transportation workforce (in this section referred to as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HAB090FE6475F4ADC9C92042940906AD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the establishment of the Task Force under subsection (a), the Task Force shall develop and submit to the Secretary recommendations and strategies for the Department of Transportation to—</text><paragraph id="H4F3FCBFBF1FF41D79273CFF616B89EBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate the current and future state of the surface transportation workforce, including projected job needs in the surface transportation sector;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H805AF6D649744A58AA4ADB3C18F34F61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify factors influencing individuals pursuing careers in surface transportation, including barriers to attracting individuals into the workforce;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HABF2723E72954BC5AA5394DCD7892FB1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>address barriers to retaining individuals in surface transportation careers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4CABDE8512E4B2E9263CE8022899069"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify and address potential impacts of emerging technologies on the surface transportation workforce;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6C69AFFA15C432CBD672FE23EB25F6D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>increase access for vulnerable or underrepresented populations, especially women and minorities, to high-skill, in-demand surface transportation careers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1899387F404443EDA663DBB033CAF7FD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>facilitate and encourage elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students in the United States to pursue careers in the surface transportation sector; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5400E0D83F3F45DD8EB39557D098C014"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify and develop pathways for students and individuals to secure pre-apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and other work-based learning opportunities in the surface transportation sector of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB56C1C811A414ABAAE009C6D163BF827"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing recommendations and strategies under subsection (b), the Task Force shall—</text><paragraph id="H5E686F97CA0140D587EE4C2BD1AF6FF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify factors that influence whether young people pursue careers in surface transportation, especially traditionally underrepresented populations, including women and minorities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3D4B17A23984C439CB2E97F77A10E3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider how the Department, businesses, industry, labor, educators, and other stakeholders can coordinate efforts to support qualified individuals in pursuing careers in the surface transportation sector;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCAD39481EB9D4002B5F34CD1A07652A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify methods of enhancing surface transportation pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, job skills training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs that are exclusive to youth in the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD8EDD07E8FE40ABBB65AA9B778C93D8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify potential sources of funding, including grants and scholarships, that may be used to support youth and other qualified individuals in pursuing careers in the surface transportation sector.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H687C2A54A88F4A6A83125D373F46B4DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing the recommendations and strategies required under subsection (b), the Task Force may consult with—</text><paragraph id="H3AE39AFAA9194D788053CD55CAC2D7C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>local educational agencies and institutes of higher education, including community colleges and vocational schools; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A4B61D5415241B1A0FD695FB93058AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State workforce development boards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F76491BA729478CBE3276B0358094D0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the submission of the recommendations and strategies under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing such recommendations and strategies.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4DF944B21A3F476DA7E8AE8D3707A4D2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Composition of task force</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint members to the Task Force whose diverse background and expertise allow such members to contribute balanced points of view and ideas in carrying out this section, comprised of equal representation from each of the following:</text><paragraph id="HC35F34194772479E88414984C3E7BB66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Industries in the surface transportation sector.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB13402D0EABD435588595C9E93A51CDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Surface transportation sector labor organizations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD74711F68F32449ABCD5CE762FB600DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Such other surface transportation stakeholders and experts as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H894AE32AF8B44B2CA638FCDE9E3C68B9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Period of appointment</header><text>Members shall be appointed to the Task Force for the duration of the existence of the Task Force.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF6F72350A2F24CFEB7190AA0695328EC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Task Force members shall serve without compensation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H80C944FCD0C64E9AA906135686AA07A0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The Task Force shall terminate upon the submission of the report required under subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="H902A696B7BB04AC5B3DE59A27464EB5C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H8E77746173E64BD3B9E0E04D3BB28E17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pre-Apprenticeship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pre-apprenticeship</term> means a training model or program that prepares individuals for acceptance into a registered apprenticeship and has a demonstrated partnership with one or more registered apprenticeships.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCA6F0BCBA8348A095CD1A076D03FC06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registered apprenticeship</header><text>The term <term>registered apprenticeship</term> means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>), that satisfies the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2020). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6D1DE53DCD434268AA47DA93AAAB3DDB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1610.</enum><header>On-the-job training and supportive services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA27D01BB2AEA4592B7CF94DD29A9DC89" style="USC"><subsection id="H9562C9226A5942C38A70E861A1E5E846"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce training and development</header><paragraph id="HF3A63714ADD2429C84A93DD0C8ECA6D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Labor and any other department or agency of the Government, State agency, authority, association, institution, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, corporation (profit or nonprofit), or any other organization or person, is authorized to develop, conduct, and administer surface transportation and technology training, including skill improvement programs, and to develop and fund summer transportation institutes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBC7C3A564B840E18A033D0880076E37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State responsibilities</header><text>A State department of transportation participating in the program under this subsection shall—</text><subparagraph id="H110561975E6747EF9CCEBBD13D427536"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop an annual workforce plan that identifies immediate and anticipated workforce gaps and underrepresentation of women and minorities and a detailed plan to fill such gaps and address such underrepresentation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F2D74AE1E98499B9C1BD963B3D1A56B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an annual workforce development compact with the State workforce development board and appropriate agencies to provide a coordinated approach to workforce training, job placement, and identification of training and skill development program needs, which shall be coordinated to the extent practical with an institution or agency, such as a State workforce development board under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3111">29 U.S.C. 3111</external-xref>), that has established skills training, recruitment, and placement resources; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C0ACCF5CEB6442F913F6C485DA2F749"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrate program outcomes, including—</text><clause id="HCC1508BAD1F441398EE0ADB0855D1F2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impact on areas with transportation workforce shortages;</text></clause><clause id="H237FBA8B3DA146188B3F0E80F6B52270"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diversity of training participants;</text></clause><clause id="H7EF895D15880459A91055DC9F5F125A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">number and percentage of participants obtaining certifications or credentials required for specific types of employment;</text></clause><clause id="H9B94CB60D6444827A616F57C8687DB4F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employment outcome, including job placement and job retention rates and earnings, using performance metrics established in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and consistent with metrics used by programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="H70A28BAD64CA46868D0BAFEADC2B78F6"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practical, evidence that the program did not preclude workers that participate in training or registered apprenticeship activities under the program from being referred to, or hired on, projects funded under this chapter.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDBD499B88EBC4A4D949B8E66287ED3B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From administrative funds made available under section 104(a), the Secretary shall deduct such sums as necessary, not to exceed $10,000,000 in each fiscal year, for the administration of this subsection. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D2A3744197B4CDB896F31963EF0D901"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of title 41</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (b) through (d) of section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to contracts and agreements made under the authority granted to the Secretary under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8C3423EFE1B4594B4943266E944AAC6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of surface transportation program and national highway performance program funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed ½ of 1 percent of funds apportioned to a State under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 104(b) may be available to carry out this subsection upon request of the State transportation department to the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H6524C8FF524A4806A03D3C160E4FA4BB"><enum>1611.</enum><header>Appalachian development highway system funding flexibility</header><subsection id="HD35CE9821D99445B95DBFAAF5C70327B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds made available to a State for the Appalachian development highway system program under subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, before the date of enactment of this Act may be used, at the request of such State to the Secretary of Transportation, for the purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6E4672BB9D174EB18B3114A406053859"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority in subsection (a) may only be used by an Appalachian development highway system State if all of the Appalachian development highway system corridors authorized by subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, in such State, have been fully completed and are open to traffic prior to the State making a request to the Secretary as described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H2652635E8852446FAB3245FD0D437BC6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1612.</enum><header>Transportation education development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H72917B1089704DEBBB1B43FD4A50AF91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1) by inserting <quote>and (8) through (9)</quote> after <quote>paragraphs (1) through (4)</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H24AB9AFB20624081A5A06798DAB323AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC44155A10A4B9E945AF19F9D30F5E0" style="USC"><paragraph id="HEF1CE343C14342AA9FAD01A5D97606C7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 an annual report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="HF7C90D8D14B84241B694F4E5A8471255"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of all grant recipients under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE77AF56DDE864E01BCAAFF772D457CFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an explanation of why each recipient was chosen in accordance with the criteria under paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6624F2F51EF24AAD9261AD3BE6D0E757"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of each recipient’s objective to carry out the purpose described in paragraph (1) and an analysis of progress made toward achieving each such objective;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H727D67B78302473A8988C5D2DAE43A4D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an accounting for the use of Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying out this subsection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD90AE24D9E64D1582F41D4E9FE4FAF3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an analysis of outcomes of the program under this subsection. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H139B5B6A68C544FABBC3A0EDAA65967B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1613.</enum><header>Working group on construction resources</header><subsection id="HFC542F1B5BB3424ABBB2DA8F39199265"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group (in this section referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>) to conduct a study on access to covered resources for infrastructure projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="H066A4D8D8C2744259B7274D045B15253"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HF6B1821BE21D4CE1B347204743830CAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall appoint to the Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in the production and transportation of covered resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB29A47A036184FE78BEDC2276D404AB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The Working Group shall include at least one representative of each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H5BBAF8534D4B4E2491B25657DFFC60EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State departments of transportation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF02AE751D2244B869A73E6CEAD03DC11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State agencies associated with covered resources protection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44407F8C42C440E7AF2FB26867C71031"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State planning and geologic survey and mapping agencies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8115E95F998141C280DBBA528D8EC3AB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Commercial motor vehicle operators, including small business operators and operators who transport covered resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF74AB8617A16442F82E8A68164265894"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Covered resources producers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07583F08D02E407B846550B60F67A03E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Construction contractors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE63D1E3BC08F48D2AB7809695C0C08FD"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor organizations. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7AB225FAA7340D193A6FA839EFFACEE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Metropolitan planning organizations and regional planning organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71F11162405242CC9563BA61A165FD05"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Indian Tribes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB18D732C9CD74545B2F68B62DE980914" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Professional surveying, mapping, and geospatial organizations. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01FB26AF9A8A45FFB60782888C086B4A"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Any other stakeholders that the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB2749E2AB334F97B674B25E2323ADD3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Working Group shall terminate 6 months after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subsection (e)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F1D3C68816F437D8C687EA9D58C42B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall analyze—</text><paragraph id="H39B9F585E3D6475EBBA84DA0D8AA7BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of covered resources in transportation projects funded with Federal dollars;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H239D256038714F08815FE710E69D9B6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how the proximity of covered resources to such projects affects the cost and environmental impact of such projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H107E0215595143B58656B961CB90B61A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether and how State, Tribal, and local transportation and planning agencies consider covered resources when developing transportation projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BC6889B5857445EA219D0F969162ABF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any challenges for transportation project sponsors regarding access and proximity to covered resources.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0FCAE748E364AA7889634EB684AF511"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with, as appropriate—</text><paragraph id="H83C185B0E86240FDB10244C62F3E36E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>chief executive officers of States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H718DF08797E046A6947B86698E145850"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State and local transportation planning agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9A15993FC9C4F83957176ECD7D3E630"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Indian Tribes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H85D1EACA559040D996FBE2435FC41001"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other relevant State, Tribal, and local agencies, including State agencies associated with covered resources protection;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A9262C3715740EFA76606D415E78A9C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>members of the public with industry experience with respect to covered resources;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5F58B105EC425385157E768C39B4FE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other Federal entities that provide funding for transportation projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HACED51DDF6D84F429978B3E49AA7A772"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other stakeholder the Working Group determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96D6BA7D157E43BB9050F1D0F933E853"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H672CE4129BE7497A84CAFAC4CE557177"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Working group report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Working Group is established, the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="HA61D74B859004DD798FD4851E5B3B58B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the study required under subsection (a), including a summary of comments received during the consultation process under subsection (d); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4FB50336FA04779930056CE7B05AC69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations to preserve access to and reduce the costs and environmental impacts of covered resources for infrastructure projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ACAA3AAE9C8483883AEBA809AFC2BE5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Departmental report</header><text>Not later than 3 months after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a summary of the findings under such report and any recommendations, as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA24A0C3C8B8B4896AC5190091D2909CD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H63517658C763454092C8CB7191771318"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered resources</header><text>The term <term>covered resources</term> means common variety materials used in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance, including stone, sand, and gravel.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H95A1E482F6A448BD94AF8E26C45BFF8E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian Tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Indian Tribes</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF99BCF60CA6E41FFAB72C8E4AC3A2AEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or possession of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4E10ADCE1625486386DF0603AA4E1D68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1614.</enum><header>Numbering system of highway interchanges</header><subsection id="HFAC3F9FA84DE4A42B647A8F088B659A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 315 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1.36 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Transportation may not impose a penalty on a State that does not comply with section 2E.31 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (or a successor section) with respect to the numbering of highway interchanges.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE155D937115C4DFDA6C94DBA8B52573C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall only apply to a method of numbering of a highway interchange in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subsection></section><section id="H9621420ED58F47D584434BCED051C5F8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1615.</enum><header>Toll credits</header><subsection id="HF50DD8967B48434BBBDED3B8453F0638"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text><paragraph id="H20F16DEFD3024AB6962FD4C23AB83B90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the extent of the demand to purchase toll credits;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5B8241C61C14FF6BCCC9559A2BEACD8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the expected cash price of toll credits;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5955D842046454CBCCCDA13C9971554"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyze the impact of the exchange of toll credits on transportation expenditures; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4DE5F0FBD92465C9CD4F09E4A8DD031"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify any other repercussions of establishing a toll credit exchange.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0EB17F4D84544A2D83F7E7F2E8893D03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Solicitation</header><text>To carry out the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall solicit information from States eligible to use a credit under section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code, including—</text><paragraph id="H613F39EEC5444FA0834192140D90F047"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount of unused toll credits, including—</text><subparagraph id="HB125D4D566514463B4C3C49FE81961FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>toll revenue generated and the sources of that revenue;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54AFF06A34B940B69F82728880643761"><enum>(B)</enum><text>toll revenue used by public, quasi-public, and private agencies to build, improve, or maintain highways, bridges, or tunnels that serve the public purpose of interstate commerce; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBF40E02E6474369A1C05080BA233AB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an accounting of any Federal funds used by the public, quasi-public, or private agency to build, improve, or maintain the toll facility, to validate that the credit has been reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage of the total cost of building, improving, or maintaining the facility that was derived from Federal funds;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C47AC20949048D5A83491C7879F8319"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the documentation of maintenance of effort for toll credits earned by the State; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6FBFAFF124BE447D855550975A8BF815"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the accuracy of the accounting system of the State to earn and track toll credits.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91ED73236FC94C309F5DD6041DF60024"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Website</header><text>The Secretary shall make available a publicly accessible website on which a State eligible to use a credit under section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code shall publish the information described under subsection (b)(1).</text></subsection><subsection id="H4EEA9308DFAA493F8539344A337B2EB2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation and recommendations to congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation—</text><paragraph id="H12B4C5749BEB46198E138C82B2346991"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an evaluation of the accuracy of the accounting and documentation of toll credits earned under section 120(i);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12D8FD27C082485B8EDFE8C20364EF23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a determination whether a toll credit marketplace is viable and cost effective;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8FAD6DF170445B29088C67CA8962DDB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>estimates, to the extent possible, of the average sale price of toll credits; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50C70D5D011543B38047FE889FEE3F3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations on any modifications necessary, including legislative changes, to establish and implement a toll credit exchange program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3ED8CB0BF7A471B8C66050D5D0F39D9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5B7F060DB78A485AAF804897C817D509"><enum>1616.</enum><header>Transportation construction materials procurement</header><subsection id="H48C4FC286B574ED29C6057C9C9932D32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a review of the procurement processes used by State departments of transportation to select construction materials on projects utilizing Federal-aid highway funds.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6C09FAE9BDC6433E8C6842119879DB11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The review under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H13A862E7706B4D6CB40A4526ACC53796"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a review of competitive practices in the bidding process for transportation construction materials;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF60D3B3A625E48799F16FF9EF111091E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of States that currently issue bids that include flexibility in the type of construction materials used to meet the project specifications;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4608A19DDAD9427888E8F9C5C1BA77E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any information provided by States on considerations that influence the decision to include competition by type of material in transportation construction projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H24FE881BACBF44F1B49497663085A9C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any data on whether issuing bids that include flexibility in the type of construction materials used to meet the project specifications will affect project costs over the lifecycle of an asset;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6709A59A569142F1952BC8BA719711DD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any data on the degree to which competition leads to greater use of sustainable, innovative, or resilient materials; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F05288826DF42AD9724B9529B8A3AFE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an evaluation of any barriers to more widespread use of competitive bidding processes for transportation construction materials.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H809EC872989F4B3EB27D44292739969F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the review initiated by the Secretary pursuant to this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H94E0C5E7D633415A820F9DCF2A627877"><enum>1617.</enum><header>Nationwide road safety assessment</header><subsection id="H4F96E3E4235C495E86ACDD8BE467DFF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall, every 2 years, conduct nationwide, on-the-ground road safety assessments focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety in each State.</text></subsection><subsection id="H94590C5D0B2149879BA54A7CDD5DDEAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The assessments required under subsection (a) shall be conducted—</text><paragraph id="HE02CB41A28DB4F11B1590AA518B12AC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by Department of Transportation field offices from the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H59C2ABC6B3BF43408BFB4962EC6F6B86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in consultation with—</text><subparagraph id="HA6725671C9DF4EC4BBF48520F98DCAF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State and local agencies with jurisdiction over pedestrian and bicycle safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD665392199754D9CBED1240B56A2D359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pedestrian safety and bicycle safety advocacy organizations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97C067DF518D422FB62797F0548D7362"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other relevant pedestrian and bicycle safety stakeholders. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92BD2E3DE2E84C8485DB48F8CA3B051A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purpose of the assessments under this section is to—</text><paragraph id="HE5EC3E6F641E4C5BB9C41433C111996A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify and examine specific locations with documented or perceived problems with pedestrian and bicycle safety and access;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ADAB6074AA740568F79689881EDBE85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>examine barriers to providing safe pedestrian and bicycle access to transportation infrastructure; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H652001010D4A4505BBBF7FB38BE4EE80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop and issue recommendations designed to effectively address specific safety and access issues and enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety in high risk areas.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H335BD68CE8964D6E908F13FF5C6E7E08"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on State assessments</header><text>Upon completion of the assessment of a State, the Secretary shall issue, and make available to the public, a report containing the assessment that includes—</text><paragraph id="HD6BBADFA432741C0B5637605A3B61F1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of locations that have been assessed as presenting a danger to pedestrians or bicyclists; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E554D4C4FDD4082B1DB6DCCDF09FD4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety in those locations. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD77A10F2F74E494EA09408676101AED4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on nationwide program</header><text>Upon completion of the biannual assessment nationwide required under this section, the Secretary shall issue, and make available to the public, that covers assessments for all jurisdictions and also present it to the congressional transportation committees.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6C28E9CF05A14B47A625F2A337A74C9C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National pedestrian and bicycle safety database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in order to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve information sharing on pedestrian and bicycle safety challenges between the Federal Government and State and local governments, shall maintain a national pedestrian and bicycle safety database that includes—</text><paragraph id="H85A75735B4AB410AB4C81EFA1661371F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of high-risk intersections, roads, and highways with a documented history of pedestrian or bicycle accidents or fatalities and details regarding those incidents; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A1D56EFA2EA4BF99CA2115181D3114B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on corrective measures that have been implemented at the State, local, or Federal level to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety at those high risk areas, including details on the nature and date of corrective action.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H923B6E61A46744D597C8FF3732216347"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>State</term> means each of the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. </text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B8C2B559E634CBA940240234A736607" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1618.</enum><header>Climate resilient transportation infrastructure study</header><subsection id="HA69B551B0A0A4C28A610F354D9396CF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Climate resilient transportation infrastructure study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to conduct a study of the actions needed to ensure that Federal agencies are taking into account current and future climate conditions in planning, designing, building, operating, maintaining, investing in, and upgrading any federally funded transportation infrastructure investments.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2E6C609E123044E98E8B9B30991CA426"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methodologies</header><text>In conducting the study, the Transportation Research Board shall build on the methodologies examined and recommended in—</text><paragraph id="H75EEA235EE9D4EE1BC8DFEA5EAA8F296"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the 2018 report issued the American Society of Civil Engineers, titled <quote>Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB94D78477B1F40E6BED584D234F854A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the report issued by the California Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group, titled <quote>Paying it Forward: The Path Toward Climate-Safe Infrastructure in California</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DBD1A32FCCF417CA85FB9FCCF7B3452"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of study</header><text>The study shall include specific recommendations regarding the following:</text><paragraph id="H41C165D1321445098B0CC700BA0BB15F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Integrating scientific knowledge of projected climate change impacts, and other relevant data and information, into Federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE96EBC9FFE514F6F93985AF9F48F770C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Addressing critical information gaps and challenges. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B781794CE154B218645FA466075FA2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Financing options to help fund climate-resilient infrastructure. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB21B97B69C4D4913A0148ADB3C38DAA0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A platform or process to facilitate communication between climate scientists and other experts with infrastructure planners, engineers and other relevant experts. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDD1C9122E9B4D93B14C3DE1C8C2FE2F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A stakeholder process to engage with representatives of State, local, tribal and community groups. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H88EAF6ACCAFC466BB3498F933B367E44"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A platform for tracking Federal funding of climate-resilient infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C24DC95296E4E98AEA244911585D36D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor and workforce needs to implement climate-resilient transportation infrastructure projects including new and emerging skills, training programs, competencies and recognized postsecondary credentials that may be required to adequately equip the workforce.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3452692782524E899AF4F7484253A3CB"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outlining how Federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance impact the environment and public health of disproportionately exposed communities. For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>disproportionately exposed communities</term> means a community in which climate change, pollution, or environmental destruction have exacerbated systemic racial, regional, social, environmental, and economic injustices by disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, communities of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-income workers, women, the elderly, residents of public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>) and of other housing assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, people who are incarcerated, or youth. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE59FEF1CA2E24582832D36F10ED74CF4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board shall determine the need for information related to climate resilient transportation infrastructure by considering—</text><paragraph id="HA43DC7F8A2FF42019E13C7227F085B2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the current informational and institutional barriers to integrating projected infrastructure risks posed by climate change into federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E2148360A52411097B39AA8CFDB3BBC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the critical information needed by engineers, planners and those charged with infrastructure upgrades and maintenance to better incorporate climate change risks and impacts over the lifetime of projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52BDCC204CDC4358BF6FA2888C527D0F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how to select an appropriate, adaptive engineering design for a range of future climate scenarios as related to infrastructure planning and investment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53F93F81C3F94754B585A5935D02F6F0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>how to incentivize and incorporate systems thinking into engineering design to maximize the benefits of multiple natural functions and emissions reduction, as well as regional planning;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40EEE38DC1A5434A992C1FF232B6D59E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how to take account of the risks of cascading infrastructure failures and develop more holistic approaches to evaluating and mitigating climate risks;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E5D4196E2694453A249836F5BC12D3C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to ensure that investments in infrastructure resilience benefit all communities, including communities of color, low-income communities, residents of public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>) and of other housing assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Indian Tribes that face a disproportionate risk from climate change and in many cases have experienced long-standing unmet needs and underinvestment in critical infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F2B28F2D03B4E08BAF77D16E2B7D136"><enum>(7)</enum><text>how to incorporate capital assessment and planning training and techniques, including a range of financing options to help local and State governments plan for and provide matching funds;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD111F5A6C2E0485BABBB2B73645F2F6C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>how federal agencies can track and monitor federally funded resilient infrastructure in a coordinated fashion to help build the understanding of the cost-benefit of resilient infrastructure and to build the capacity for implementing resilient infrastructure; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H123F0DBEEF7841EC84D3B140AFE173CC"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the occupations, skillsets, training programs, competencies and recognized postsecondary credentials that will be needed to implement such climate-resilient transportation infrastructure projects, and how to ensure that any new jobs created by such projects ensure that priority hiring considerations are given to individuals facing barriers to employment, including individuals registered with a one-stop center, as defined under section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>), communities of color, low-income communities, residents of public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>) and of other housing assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Indian Tribes that face a disproportionate risk from climate change and have been excluded from job opportunities. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1DB7DB682A14F538A8256DA69461521"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board—</text><paragraph id="H9ECB346E06F84BB5B3B2B64635A043CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall convene and consult with a panel of national experts, including operators and users of Federal transportation infrastructure and private sector stakeholders; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H90221B83DF4C47C7BF7E7DC49CACE98B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is encouraged to consult with—</text><subparagraph id="H33BEBB7126794098ACEB9EC7D902350F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>representatives from the thirteen federal agencies that comprise the United States Global Change Research Program; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D8AC529AB09440ABF26036FE7E56B72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representatives from the Department of the Treasury; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DFF355DB6074BE8A78E675AEC48EC19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>professional engineers with relevant expertise in infrastructure design; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE3F6251261B4CF0BDEEFE6F531265E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>scientists from the National Academies with relevant expertise; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5722493F9AC456CAD2B914DDFC5C7C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>scientists, social scientists and experts from academic and research institutions who have expertise in climate change projections and impacts; engineering; architecture; or other relevant areas of expertise; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H531C67EB1B8E4011BC46AC2AF566F82E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>licensed architects with relevant experience in infrastructure design; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9C1CAC11C604DCC837DEE3FEC21FBB9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>certified planners; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C70A83DCF234B5F82240C47B85082FE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>representatives of State and local governments and Indian Tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC98AD7F10F7942AAA014702EE5761743"><enum>(I)</enum><text>representatives of environmental justice groups; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE0508948C56423387E1862E66244542"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of labor unions that represent key trades and industries involved in infrastructure projects. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA334F7E211214CFDBAB248FB1C90C26B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H73FD083E74AA47C6AFB7096A2E80C632"><enum>1619.</enum><header>Natural gas, electric battery, and zero emission vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (s) of section 127 of title 23, United States Code is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE91AD69A80C3465ABA806D02209FCDC3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HB0F248604E1F431E985BA12617E0C6CB"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Natural gas, electric battery, and zero emission vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled primarily by natural gas, powered primarily by means of electric battery power, or fueled primarily by means of other zero emission fuel technologies, may exceed the weight limit on the power unit by up to 2,000 pounds (up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds) under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HBE85B711469A44588E4E0365A6EEDA4B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1620.</enum><header>Guidance on evacuation routes</header><subsection id="H1A4CFD17B529453C9987FE2825BF3A78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="H019C7F6F14AA430D8FD02AA8565033B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/254">Public Law 115–254</external-xref>), shall revise existing guidance or issue new guidance as appropriate for State and local governments and Indian Tribes regarding the design, construction, maintenance, retrofit, and repair of evacuation routes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEEFE4BA0A134EA5B8D045B72437FF47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In revising or issuing guidance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="H60128C9C247B496BB5865455BA008980"><enum>(A)</enum><text>methods that assist evacuation routes to—</text><clause id="HA021EE248DD54D97810BAC0A4585BA39" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withstand the effects of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces on viability, including recommendations regarding appropriate drainage structures or other flood prevention mechanisms to manage stormwater, runoff, and the effect of storm surge;</text></clause><clause id="H3319463863DF40C682F92EE224087A41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>withstand the risks that flammability poses to viability; </text></clause><clause id="H89178908CA9A430DBBC7CD054E56BDC9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve durability, strength (including the ability to withstand tensile stresses and compressive stresses), and sustainability; and</text></clause><clause id="HB16ADDB4AA924167B380CEE9806C486F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide for long-term cost savings;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B1C3A567B924D33AEF90082D3C4BB46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability of evacuation routes to effectively manage contraflow operations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H511969F3FC644561A408031A3A29AEE7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for evacuation routes on public lands, the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land management agency regarding emergency operations, sustainability, and resource protection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FEC2DB312404524858DE4966926EE3A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other items the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC1341F4FB184A11BAD818C9BED1A7ED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D2D42242A294368B6036B33A5261286" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="H71974FA92E334544BAF07A8FE918AE7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall study the vulnerability of evacuation routes that are part of the national highway system to the risks of extreme weather, including flooding and storm surge.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H09A37DB2BF9F4F0B877B8F226B6D9C40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall examine—</text><subparagraph id="HD41F734A2463429AAC7BD570D669BB5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the likelihood of Federal evacuation routes flooding during a 100-year, 500-year, and 1000-year weather event;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03BC378364B94001A3385C2F2C64841E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether Federal evacuation routes that have historically flooded have recovered quickly from extreme weather events;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18E7DA5130164EE9B774EF98CDF18917"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the availability of alternative evacuation routes to accommodate the flow of evacuees in the event of an evacuation route becoming impassable due to flooding; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A73C15483B0499BB3FF3F7B1AE0A4A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of impassable evacuation routes on vulnerable individuals, with consideration of the return of evacuees after an extreme weather event, including—</text><clause id="H8B7131350FC149BB8F2DACE99C23F1F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>individuals with a physical or mental disability;</text></clause><clause id="H9AC56864C7994CA4B9C7E1BBF4A08A1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>individuals in schools, daycare centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities and detention centers; </text></clause><clause id="H4A7411EC69B14BFCBDA783158DCA0A97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals with limited proficiency in English; </text></clause><clause id="HA8CCA3EF7C784CA4AFC352367B7551A6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the elderly; and </text></clause><clause id="HB0189241E0CD488EBEDD2A1F62B0882A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>individuals who are tourists, seasonal workers, or homeless.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D72F96AA496495CAA9F06C221388C2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the study and the results of such study, including identifying which segments of Federal evacuation routes are most vulnerable to becoming impassable due to flooding.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA1BA7CAAD75A499D94E39D977F111336" commented="no"><enum>1621.</enum><header>High priority corridors on National Highway System</header><subsection id="H1F86020AA4584A5FB978C63B8F4CB447" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification</header><paragraph id="H35D289186F784424B79115324D07CDB5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Central Texas Corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1105(c)(84) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EEAAAA4CA594F93AC9B78566D4C7CA7"><paragraph id="H480A2D96642940F7B3C4AD9EE99DBD9C" commented="no"><enum>(84)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Texas Corridor, including the route—</text><subparagraph id="H3D795B91116A4503A65F1CF438611DCB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway 338 in Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally following Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the vicinity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas Highway 158 eastward to United States Route 87 and then following United States Route 87 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Brady, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC69E3574FFC44019A1646F7A2B1D883" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commencing at the intersection of Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 190 in Pecos County, Texas, and following United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BC7F5372B2047F3922ED852F419B0AD" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">following portions of United States Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and including a loop generally encircling Bryan/College Station, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A5FF8641AF448E1818D32EDDA367593" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">following United States Route 83 southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical connection to Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H671B43429F7D40CC859342D0FF140845" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>following United States Route 69 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5242A0B55C148ABAF7EA09FFF3C13B3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>following United States Route 96 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB2E45608DBB4B028EF094BB6B241C7C" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>following United States Route 190, State Highway 305, and United States Route 385 from Interstate Route 10 in Pecos County, Texas to Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H05C585F58DDF40779AB002D6E5505872" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Central Louisiana Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63199764F8864E3FB66CE971F7A83687"><paragraph id="H29A5ACEE15DB4E5681BC71EB51B9A0BB" commented="no"><enum>(92)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Alexandria, Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2853BEE02B914287A6013E5A0F75F72D" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Central Mississippi Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A844D72FEA947909C9C3C42E3F492E7"><paragraph id="H4DC52FAB46064626B270BA26DCA7148E" commented="no"><enum>(93)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the route—</text><subparagraph id="HF56DCA687A694ABC8D6D52C22BB52671" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commencing at the logical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then generally following portions of United States Route 84 passing in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, and Collins, to Interstate 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, and continuing on Interstate Route 59 north to Interstate Route 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the Mississippi-Alabama State Border; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H935F95BA0B86477EA2EE85F4B816074C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commencing in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, running south on Interstate Route 59 to United States Route 98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg, connecting to United States Route 49 south then following United States Route 49 south to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport and following Mississippi Route 601 southerly terminating near the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7EB58BE814E4B519F737216DF182DA3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Middle Alabama Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCBADDEED741248489FB58D97C140EACA" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HDE26CC97C17D4571A73011D1BE8FEDCE" commented="no"><enum>(94)</enum><text>The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route—</text><subparagraph id="HF857821FF34A4A919C2D105C37630B58" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning at the Alabama-Mississippi Border generally following portions of I–20 until following a new interstate extension paralleling United States Highway 80 specifically:</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D742143693B465FA92130D23BF273A9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>crossing Alabama Route 28 near Coatopa, Alabama, traveling eastward crossing United States Highway 43 and Alabama Route 69 near Selma, Alabama, traveling eastwards closely paralleling United States Highway 80 to the south crossing over Alabama Routes 22, 41, and 21, until its intersection with I–65 near Hope Hull, Alabama;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41D5B907612741569ADB30FDA0215396" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuing east along the proposed Montgomery Outer Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would next join with I–85 east of Montgomery, Alabama;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H940B2179C45C4FD29CDF3C6995605B1E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>continuing along I–85 east bound until its intersection with United States Highway 280 near Opelika, Alabama or United States Highway 80 near Tuskegee, Alabama; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H175DAF1DB8E9454C80BBD5C80D45B47E" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>generally following the most expedient route until intersecting with existing United States Highway 80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Phenix City until continuing into Columbus, Georgia.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H28B24ECBEF754B3DAEF48D0B2E48B2DC" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Middle Georgia Corridor</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA9125231532942A58539ABB464529D70" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HE66A337FA26743F29577766928698031" commented="no"><enum>(95)</enum><text>The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route—</text><subparagraph id="H6A023E6C11FF4DE9AA5576AC5D81A5A5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning at the Alabama-Georgia Border generally following the Fall Line Freeway from Columbus Georgia to Augusta, Georgia specifically:</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H966CCCE30EC94F54917DDAC35E409F10" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travelling along United States Route 80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Columbus, Georgia and near Fort Benning, Georgia, east to Talbot County, Georgia where it would follow Georgia Route 96, then commencing on Georgia Route 49C (Fort Valley Bypass) to Georgia Route 49 (Peach Parkway) to its intersection with Interstate route 75 in Byron, Georgia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7E1A237021F40C3B6362E870833438E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuing north along Interstate Route 75 through Warner Robins and Macon, Georgia where it would meet Interstate Route 16. Following Interstate 16 east it would next join United States Route 80 and then onto State Route 57; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77470E303E5F4B979D88A226ED6F21E4" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>commencing with State Route 57 which turns into State Route 24 near Milledgeville, Georgia would then bypass Wrens, Georgia with a newly constructed bypass. After the bypass it would join United States Route 1 near Fort Gordon into Augusta, Georgia where it will terminate at Interstate Route 520.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H14753E3C6F7943D18B7E0385D4B8772F" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Louisiana Capital Region</header><text>Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA189B56E31BE43B4979D344E42C639FB"><paragraph id="HB67DAC22AD9B4A7B8DA1C758E7BF81AB" commented="no"><enum>(96)</enum><text>The Louisiana Capital Region High Priority Corridor, which shall generally follow—</text><subparagraph id="HF281F100DC3F42148E533AC2B20311AC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate 10, between its intersections with Interstate 12 and Louisiana Highway 415;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H638A68C2BD6442DC97C19745C0A1C794" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Louisiana Highway 415, between its intersections with Interstate 10 and United States route 190;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F553B08668C4BC2BAE2A48FC4591A8E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States route 190, between its intersections with Louisiana Highway 415 and intersection with Interstate 110;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6A7C7F73CDF481C90BC4B37F08EDEC8" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate 110, between its intersections with United States route 190 and Interstate 10;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A0607D267734082AE39EAF5BF8F7D10" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Louisiana Highway 30, near St. Gabriel, LA and its intersections with Interstate 10;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D44E78CD3CA43548E63C1EC483A937D" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Louisiana Highway 1, near White Castle, LA and its intersection with Interstate 10; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0951A43BBB84649A1494A6EFEB540DB" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A bridge connecting Louisiana Highway 1 with Louisiana Highway 30, south of the Interstate described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC49A523E742F41FE811262CB56811C30" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of certain segments on interstate system</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended—</text><paragraph id="H2D21FB07FD40452D992A5A344FDD96AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subclauses (I) through (IX) of subsection (c)(38)(A)(i), subsection (c)(38)(A)(iv),</quote> after <quote>subsection (c)(37),</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0CDF35CD5C87480AB175B978E5BD6D5E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subsection (c)(84),</quote> after <quote>subsection (c)(83),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2739C6C3C18F44FFB5143BDC7C47E8DA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and subsection (c)(91)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), subsection (c)(93), subsection (c)(94), subsection (c)(95), and subsection (c)(96)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF7BC0DD9CB2B43BAB972357495B33032" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking <quote>The route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–14.</quote> and inserting <quote>The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 North. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 South. The Bryan/College Station, Texas loop referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–214. The routes referred to in subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of subsection (c)(84) and in subsections (c)(92), (c)(93), (c)(94), and (c)(95) are designated as Interstate Route I–14.</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5373F904181D46B698C0F18E665A02A6"><enum>1622.</enum><header>Guidance on inundated and submerged roads</header><subsection id="HC3509DCE4F5344C4A89A67D54AFF0312"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall review the guidance issued pursuant to section 1228 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/254">Public Law 115–254</external-xref>), and revise or issue new 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to roads eligible for assistance under Federal Highway Administration programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8A2DF76185284EC98DC83222866AA05E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In revising or issuing new guidance under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider methods of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged or destroyed roads that—</text><paragraph id="H36C245F4B354471A829373F22B743ED8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve the ability of a previously inundated or submerged road to withstand the effects of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces, including stormwater, runoff, or storm surge; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H063E9376931C4BF0B2DB28E30AE73929"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for long-term cost savings.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD30D0044C79744C2AD5EC1103A98854F"><enum>1623.</enum><header>Dry bulk weight tolerance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HD3A7AAD7A9C24650ADBB50E7D6E6FC1A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HABD2B8F91AD842A6BA28A354D3798BBA"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Dry bulk weight tolerance</header><paragraph id="H87648E2348B94614BB27F7A46E23B3F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of dry bulk goods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>dry bulk goods</term> means any homogeneous unmarked nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H919EF0F5C0584990BCF6395543A7D147"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Weight tolerance</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HD63EACCF2A9B46938EB9249FEC8B0069"><enum>1624.</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>2023 through 2026</quote>. </text></section><section id="H0C7E907CEA6146D1B25AEB4EECF0263E"><enum>1625.</enum><header>Labor standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States that funds authorized or made available by this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, should not be used to purchase products produced whole or in part through the use of child labor, as such term is defined in Article 3 of the International Labor Organization Convention concerning the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (December 2, 2000), or in violation of human rights.</text></section><section id="HACBC914D6467487EB3A386C0CEBC5FFB"><enum>1626.</enum><header>Climate resiliency report by GAO</header><subsection id="H7092F03AF8834109915F47B4B2A86AAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and issue a report to Congress on the economic benefits, including avoided impacts on property and life, of the use of model, consensus-based building codes, standards, and provisions that support resilience to climate risks and impacts, including—</text><paragraph id="H03C008075F0A47AE999FC8B2AC265491"><enum>(1)</enum><text>flooding;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA96C6130609F417CA5F4BA25BE759DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>wildfires;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1BEBE48C31D445CBB8C8184D0D15769"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hurricanes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4779F6B75514187845264086D417AB0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>heat waves;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC03CEB32928F4B2289D129C5BD4E0405"><enum>(5)</enum><text>droughts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD193BE9885C4A0885DDB38EDF98885B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>rises in sea level; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6742B02B6CC447F2A1D7FCD626D94E78"><enum>(7)</enum><text>extreme weather.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H958723C320CF4A81B3358383436B991B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report issues</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="HE75F39CE47C34DF5B44B60DBFFC0129C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of the status of adoption of building codes, standards, and provisions within the States, territories, and tribes at the State or jurisdictional level; including whether the adopted codes meet or exceed the most recent published edition of a national, consensus-based model code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60BC74D293D14CAF82A4E54554C7F9BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An analysis of the extent to which pre-disaster mitigation measures provide benefits to the nation and individual States, territories and tribes, including—</text><subparagraph id="H62D9F906731B4171B04CD7AF062839C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an economic analysis of the benefits to the design and construction of new resilient infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88C2C74ECEA947ABBB6C38660EF0A636"><enum>(B)</enum><text>losses avoided, including economic losses, number of structures (buildings, roads, bridges), and injuries and deaths by utilizing building codes and standards that prioritize resiliency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB792AB83E904B84B3D02B8C71A3486B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an economic analysis of the benefits to using hazard resistant building codes in rebuilding and repairing infrastructure following a disaster.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H13BADA6C7C67487CA790EFC04B98DC29"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An assessment of the building codes and standards referenced or otherwise currently incorporated into Federal policies and programs, including but not limited to grants, incentive programs, technical assistance and design and construction criteria, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (hereinafter referred to as <quote>FEMA</quote>), including—</text><subparagraph id="HC4416118CCDB4A28B6E96BD7805DD4B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which such codes and standards contribute to increasing climate resiliency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1221AF2899745B2A9291516BDE3E319"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations for how FEMA could improve their use of codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFA33B009B72433F8621EE03F8100F8A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how FEMA could increase efforts to support the adoption of hazard resistant codes by the States, territories, and Indian Tribes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFFEA07996134B08BC6C4C662D181DB1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Recommendations for FEMA on how to better incorporate climate resiliency into efforts to rebuild after natural disasters.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H99507D3E1DA14A9FBBBD3FFC1168561F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1627.</enum><header>Designation of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway</header><subsection id="HD291CDDDAC5443D2B539CB8C8E3B79F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama shall be known as the <quote>John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAF443F829AA843B6BE7377B1CFC3549F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama is deemed to be a reference to the <quote>John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="HA239735180A54B68A5EC42C1C8A39565"><enum>1628.</enum><header>GAO study on capital needs of public ferries</header><subsection id="HCA668676E0944FD2BEEE8CCEBF5CF484"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the capital investment needs of United States public ferries and how Federal funding programs are meeting such needs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8735FBDDC5DE4E16A3408B16684D8CA8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine the feasibility of including United States public ferries in the conditions and performance report of the Department of Transportation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H34E5B3659E924F02AE3AFE9380559EB0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study described in subsection (a), including any recommendations for how to include ferries in the conditions and performance report of the Department of Transportation. </text></subsection></section><section id="HA6D85843E4394C7BBC4AB591691CD104"><enum>1629.</enum><header>Use of modeling and simulation technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Transportation should utilize, to the fullest and most economically feasible extent practicable, modeling and simulation technology to analyze highway and public transportation projects authorized by this Act and the amendments made by this Act to ensure that these projects—</text><paragraph id="HF81B335731BE481AA4C3C6BA1D72B5D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase transportation capacity and safety, alleviate congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impacts; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE841DF219EC74072B516F79B2186B2FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are as cost effective as practicable. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H6403E92BE6CC4B91953A660392137B9A"><enum>1630.</enum><header>GAO study on per-mile user fee equity</header><subsection id="H61ACC8D750B94D81B414E14203AC9F77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study on the impact of equity issues associated with per-mile user fee funding systems on the surface transportation system.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEF7A1BD9A7324A1A916D08F38653C9E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to per-mile user fee systems:</text><paragraph id="H0C1A8277CC79497087FB78ED20383E64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The financial, social, and other impacts of per-mile user fee systems on individuals, low-income individuals, and individuals of different races.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63EDAA0213AC48549929F1D5F8BD8DAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The impact that access to alternative modes of transportation, including public transportation, has in carrying out per-mile user fee systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E2A762729784EE3B7162F1E909A6E2E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The ability to access jobs and services, which may include healthcare facilities, child care, education and workforce training, food sources, banking and other financial institutions, and other retail shopping establishments.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BAE854541F0446C915A98C1DC2A899B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Equity issues for low-income individuals in urban and rural areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4DE8045BE8C45E2BBD586F4DE2CB4D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any differing impacts on passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91295F4BC1E44CD2B19038371C53BD54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall include an analysis of the State surface transportation system funding pilot program under section 6020 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/503">23 U.S.C. 503</external-xref> note).</text></subsection><subsection id="HC96A40FB78684CCDA9D0B7505862AD13"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment after this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a), including recommendations for how to equitably implement per-mile user fee systems.</text></subsection><subsection id="H39E1A213CE224F3A808F4313E006F54D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><paragraph id="H71BBA00640B94C65B2674396EEC52A58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Per-mile user fee</header><text>The term <term>per-mile user fee</term> means a revenue mechanism that—</text><subparagraph id="H9FDA704C2DFF4578A1ABDCC28190E02A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is applied to road users operating motor vehicles on the surface transportation system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F6272D9B08B40F4B4BE6647D7963C12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is based on the number of vehicle miles traveled by an individual road user.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7F8CC15D3894C039798195A7BC959AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commercial vehicle</header><text>The term <term>commercial vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6D858B969EF449A9800A876525F24CBC"><enum>1631.</enum><header>GAO review of equity considerations at State DOTs</header><subsection id="H3291FFC7654E4E9C998DC3C3870A0579"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall undertake a review of the extent to which State departments of transportation have in place best practices, standards, and protocols designed to ensure equity considerations in transportation planning, project selection, and project delivery, including considerations of the diverse transportation needs of low-income populations, minority populations, and other diverse populations.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF9565A952E234BD9B2DE728603735E3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall issue and make available on a publicly accessible Website a report detailing—</text><paragraph id="H16D3BBD8246C41E2B0E8093A3B51D66A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">findings based on the review in subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC4EA369EEB4AACB173C2026102BF6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a comprehensive set of recommendations for State departments of transportation to improve equity considerations, which may include model legislation, best practices, or guidance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H45B4A186819E4A80B2C42E62F65B8795"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations to Congress for additional statutory authority needed to support State department of transportation efforts to incorporate equity considerations into transportation planning, project selection, and project delivery.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05A1F8FBA923400C960A4B74C5EA343C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After completing the review and evaluation required under subsections (a) and (b), and not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall make available on a publicly accessible Website, a report that includes—</text><paragraph id="H3617FCDBC6A948AB902F85575DB7314F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>findings based on the review conducted under subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H953A8D3FC9CE43358B3BBFBE14E5AF8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the outcome of the evaluation conducted under subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A14CDCE644747888B6AB596EBA522F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve equity considerations in the public transportation industry, including recommendations for statutory changes if applicable; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9551DEA4D7884E45A5F3801940C723CA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the actions that the Secretary of Transportation could take to effectively address the recommendations provided under paragraph (3).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H71E2385CD9B74596A28C9CAB859C76F5"><enum>1632.</enum><header>Study on effectiveness of suicide prevention nets and barriers for structures other than bridges</header><subsection id="H71C17FF4090E414CB76F57D7C28D8B4A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify—</text><paragraph id="HAEDD4A0E78F14FF4BD22079483351B34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H44790C0DDB9E49F4ACD13BCC503AA01D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the characteristics that distinguish structures identified under paragraph (1) from similar structures that do not attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A3BF7D6B04E484387F1AA4E983D4A3D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures identified under paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H843AD5AA1ED64F38BB3FCF98E27C9918"><enum>(4)</enum><text>methods of reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures identified under paragraph (1) other than nets and barriers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H99698D1E17BA40CAA4B0BF2C1F42A2FA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the nets and barriers identified under paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74EC4DDBFA994745A0BF0F31C9706887"><enum>(6)</enum><text>quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the additional methods identified under paragraph (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A5A1015D7C54D2D96D10B59C20544E5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the entities that typically install the nets and barriers identified under paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C438D0024FC430BBC1DC1F53BF48661"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the costs of the nets and barriers identified under paragraph (3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0ED7FF09E86447E7B21C5F07D773F589"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="HBE36075731A443DAA2A918F691EC9BF9" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1633.</enum><header>Transportation planning activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary or Transportation shall take all reasonable efforts to provide assistance for an Olympic or Paralympic event, or a Special Olympics International event, including the following:</text><paragraph id="HC2EFCE14EA414C00A84E1C50D2BF48B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Planning activities of States and metropolitan planning organizations and transportation projects relating to an international Olympic or Paralympic event, or a Special Olympics International event, under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2E45353AADC441B81741698DFDFFA09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Developing intermodal transportation plans necessary for the projects, in coordination with State and local transportation agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDD708AC5B8A4093A5A2ABE5659BC88C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Efforts to expedite review and comment by the Department of Transportation on any required submittals pertaining to an Olympic or Paralympic event or a Special Olympics International event.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H80DCEE726ACA4FC2B8BA570A308B8793"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Providing technical assistance.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H21A308FCDABE44F8864C133464150D8F"><enum>1634.</enum><header>Better Utilizing Infrastructure for Lasting Development of Veterans Businesses</header><subsection id="H20DFB8B613204FFC9D7258646254CC1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text><paragraph id="HAB28FD51DBEB4260A245EAF9519B5E10"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Small business concern</header><text>The term <quote>small business concern</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEEE851671F24A75AC288889263D3F32"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The term <quote>veteran</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35CDC62F60E24B09B44F25612DB28B63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Veteran owned small business concern</header><text>The term <quote>veteran owned small business concern</quote> has the meaning given the term <quote>small business concern owned and controlled by veterans</quote> in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632 (q)).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6AA88D20AFDF4BE4BC97E6E4592A7CCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amounts for veteran owned small business concerns</header><text>Except to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation determines otherwise, not less than 3 percent of the amounts made available for any program under titles I, II, V, and VII of this division and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through veteran owned small business concerns.</text></subsection><subsection id="H47852DC7E98145E396A755D319B8C448"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uniform criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a veteran owned small business concern for the purpose of this section. Such criteria shall include a limit on the personal net worth of the veterans who own and control the small business concern.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD96C7FD67AB2411E8F99F79B8621F726"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State government in reporting to the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="HFA9230F0C22948A997A21CD411A8112F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information concerning veteran owned small business concern awards, commitments, and achievement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A9B4C64C48D4648ACA77B6E5308AC8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary determined to be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the veterans business enterprise program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9DBDD44ECA194066BFED53182E6E7348"><enum>1635.</enum><header>Vehicle weight limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(i)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>an emergency or</quote> before <quote>a major disaster</quote>. </text></section><section id="HAF0079E8E6B74C2896B4A2BED95FE9E6"><enum>1636.</enum><header>Roadway worker protection working group</header><subsection id="H6049E1528AB5497FA07674FE3C7CFA3E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group (in this section referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>) to review the methods, practices, and technologies necessary to protect workers in roadway work zones.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCF0D5244288546A49B3295FE48B7B3F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="H9B5D04B9255A423AB9565467AD9F385B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint to the Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in roadway safety.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H755CDEC623C346438B9570AB08E92C9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The Working group shall include at least one representative of each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H976F7DEF547A45098509568336DF566A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State departments of transportation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03C1B0114C0343A3830773855EC03AFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Local governments or metropolitan planning organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBFF6448926743459492D40E5E18ED3F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Temporary traffic control organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71DEE78E9DD341A190DB8FEECF658FED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Roadway user organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91236B31671F4751B5B7E6BB3F6BDE87"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Vehicle and commercial vehicle manufacturers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H265EDE4997624502AFE06574193E86F1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Labor organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H588BEC2D58014B3599E1C3D7747414A5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Traffic safety organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEACF4DCAF60540799253EC587047D14E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Motor carrier and independent owner-operator organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC6CF1A51F1D463289810A2C2BBCC08C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Law enforcement and first responder organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7B060D0F43A4CED84CAFD24E6B84C9A"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Autonomous vehicle technology companies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5DD6EB5B9104098A4A939353BE05A67"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Any other stakeholders that the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11C3047B3C9C4B9E9A13BDE4E1790DF7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Working Group shall terminate 6 months after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subsection (f)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA90A58E322B4768900883533FE51814"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall—</text><paragraph id="H436817A7B60D442C96DD5098529ED82C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate and analyze current work zone safety and worker protection traffic control best practices;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B8A796D39C2499CA2101DCA06683735"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify causes of work zone injuries and fatalities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD12B6C894CC46E880FFE1D9D12F5A19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify and evaluate technologies related to vehicle interaction with work zones and workers in work zones; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C8CEAD65C3B4CEC95DC58E042AC7150"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify challenges for transportation construction project sponsors regarding improving work zone safety.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3512801E740F452EB623037637A9539D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with—</text><paragraph id="H1539CDF203D841679AA211E8904925FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>transportation construction contractor organizations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDE8F235894B49E08C240B7018DC01C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>roadway and roadway safety equipment manufacturer organizations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9019CB69963747739AC52E74E94A9A81"><enum>(3)</enum><text>academic experts; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89F8020CA1E04AA7BBCD8E30168F8AC7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other stakeholder the Working Group determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H376DD3E914C34296A7E9A5DD344DF30F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="H87422BB54CC8469682206A890A789B5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Working group report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Working Group is established, the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H4DF570DF4AE84C8A9399FE34C50783DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the review required under subsection (a), including a summary of any comments received during the consultation process under subsection (d); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H658A195552024540A1FCB8765DC3B26D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations on safety countermeasures, technologies, programs and policies for the Department of Transportation to improve roadway work zone safety and practices.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H56153C18E7934B2A8AFF79D1F10827CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 month after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a summary of the report.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H89DEACD88BCC4886B2D5D1766FC432B7" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1637.</enum><header>GAO study on nature-based solutions for coastal highway resilience</header><subsection id="HF2845275DC3548CBB67F7054A6986316"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the utilization of nature-based solutions for improving the resilience of coastal highways and bridges.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1C7CC6E197E749BE87FB72816B496688"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine—</text><paragraph id="H7FD4C0AA69784B95B70AA59434B8A09A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resiliency benefits of nature-based features that work in conjunction with structural features to protect coastal highways and bridges by reducing the impacts of floods or other risks of extreme weather;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6153E71049324D9FB8A873F41705C820"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the ecological benefits of nature-based features for habitat restoration, water quality improvements, and recreational aesthetics;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H91CB8A36D64E4654BAC31069A9A4ADC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any potential savings to taxpayers over the lifecycles of roadways produced by an integrated approach to resilience against extreme weather;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCAAD945DFDB42588ABF73840852E170"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the utilization rates for integrated nature-based solutions among transportation agencies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H78B4715A4086443DA224BC4448D6B4C8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any barriers to the use of nature-based solutions by transportation agencies to improve the resilience of coastal roads and bridges.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA3D928F507F4E4998F70D9B05FF1B52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 summarizing the study under subsection (a) and the results of such study, including recommendations for how the Federal Highway Administration can encourage transportation agencies to use natural and nature-based features to improve the resilience of coastal highways and bridges.</text></subsection></section><section id="H6EE9092F16B94999B48C6D202A5B8FEC"><enum>1638.</enum><header>Repeal of pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text></section><section id="HCB0947945D6048CEB0B460E9C1152D44"><enum>1639.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><subsection id="H9EF64EE12ABD42518BE8A2EC9D4DAD33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text><paragraph id="HC6CB667853E445E1B8688140EAC87694"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Name correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(17)(C), as redesignated by section 1103(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by striking <quote>United States Customs and Immigration Services</quote> and inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB99B937E4EFE4EFEB747C56788D4EE66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/104">Section 104(f)(3)</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H89825938EA5544D68FB41810032E1129"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the Federal Highway Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>an operating administration of the Department of Transportation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEED930CE2B2E4B2EADE95755F9D3CE05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Federal Highway Administration</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">an operating administration of the Department of Transportation</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9A058ED539F4D129FAC1A493F309BD1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/108">Section 108(c)(3)(F)</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H8CA963BCD02D49C098444F67FBF6C329"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>Policy Act</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC19F7B71AE4C4204856C141E7A6152A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>this title</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBA35F263166445EBD5FCAE0A28A1036"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/112">Section 112(b)(2)</external-xref> is amended in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC"><enum-in-header>(F)</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>Subparagraphs</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">(F)</header-in-text> Subparagraphs</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD275472E3D724BA9B6EC06749C446961"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reference to statewide transportation improvement program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/115">Section 115(c)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>135(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>135(g)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC43E24D9364D4518921F62CD2269F187"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Opportunity for comment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">Section 134(j)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>subsection (i)(5)</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (i)(6)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F224A4288BF41FEB3FF5BADD68BF848" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Performance-based approach</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/135">Section 135(f)(7)(B)</external-xref> is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE784ED5A5EC941B890501CC9C9444A3A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/139">Section 139</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HFC135C4111404E9D8971871402365332"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBE7AC0F7EDE43889123A3B9B10C5F10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE1073DFAB044F58826012767009227E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(2) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA48638123BAA4398831AD1D7C0F8223F"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Nondiscrimination</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/140">Section 140(a)</external-xref> is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting a comma after <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ECE0ED002A443F29176998D784F631E"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/142">Section 142</external-xref> is amended by striking subsection (i).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B15E43D5A7F4277B576FA22DF1DC7EC" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/149">Section 149</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H41FF0D8B707F4B1DBBC110AFFD9605C0" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>; or,</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DA28CB6D8FD4D90ACD533B042D271B4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2)(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77634ECD62D3409188B22C7C894D1F08"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program data collection</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/201">Section 201(c)(6)(A)(ii)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F9C24AE403D4389A9B792F0185CA237"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/202">Section 202</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HD7EA8D78F2AF43A0BB86FF1D1E5B9C18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D9C618126B548F4B1A66BAD824F26F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(10)(B) by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450e">25 U.S.C. 450e(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5307">25 U.S.C. 5307(b)</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCACC029DFD3D4C62A9D2C34FB272E1A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="HF34814CA3B7C4424B3981AF6ABAADB92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>the</quote> after <quote>agreement under</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA9191BB0452A4DF1BE5DB3DB4F13126A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A) by inserting <quote>the</quote> after <quote>in accordance with</quote>. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CEDAFA889AD447EA4F4BDBEBCE268CF"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Permissible uses of recreational trails program apportioned funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/206">Section 206(d)(2)(G)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>use of recreational trails</quote> and inserting <quote>uses of recreational trails</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB784738B4D5C4A24BD9EAF40CA13799C"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/207">Section 207</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HFBE69B7C052A467D9BF4C33189853DD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><clause id="HB196B552741B419B8F5176B6693C26F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450j-1">25 U.S.C. 450j–1</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5325">25 U.S.C. 5325</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HE1EFC144F79B4E69998E6CEBF2D2DD67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450j-1">25 U.S.C. 450j-1(f)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5325">25 U.S.C. 5325(f)</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F475061A56F4359B6E9E68DF643D77B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><clause id="HCB9AC01C1E4849D9BBC0A3311B08B8DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-5">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–5</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5386">25 U.S.C. 5386</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H053260FECC2C4613BBA01D9E3E563BDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-6">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–6</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5387">25 U.S.C. 5387</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HB431D9BACD7C4C55A8F4201ECC8BF36D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-7">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–7</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5388">25 U.S.C. 5388</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HCDB82F10B0BA48889FAB9308D572D70E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-9">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–9</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5390">25 U.S.C. 5390</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H410659EA6FC94ACC85DF1F9AED5A3152"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-10">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–10</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5391">25 U.S.C. 5391</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HB4AAADE1E8B24A64BE5D364EFB83EFEB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-11">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–11</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5392">25 U.S.C. 5392</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H228BC86AC9764B8594EF7E0BD2DA60D0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-14">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–14</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5395">25 U.S.C. 5395</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HA394A3E8628A48FF96FC02BF0A21E34F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-15">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–15</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5396">25 U.S.C. 5396</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HF9392F8A3BEA4E19BE9A7A8A0FAC1C2A"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-17">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–17</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5398">25 U.S.C. 5398</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67AF9E9466A248EB9A78682CCF5C2D8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (m)(2)—</text><clause id="HC43954DE575E446485C9D0B3C56AEC4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>505</quote> and inserting <quote>501</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HCEA54472DE774EFE94081EAF3A9BC1BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>; 458aaa)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>; 5381)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5840C62F6F8B4525BAFDE43391C8B89B" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Buy America</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/313">Section 313</external-xref> is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H1FF76DF3AFA04AB884FE849AA8986E6B" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2) by striking <quote>States;</quote> and inserting <quote>States,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE350B858D28E4E7D8097A5B06A690471" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(1) by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting <quote>; and</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFD0C3F102714CA9924710AFCEC0672C"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Procedures for a gift or donation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/323">Section 323(d)</external-xref> is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>of 1969</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD3364E574644C869D445EE76F253C27" commented="no"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Highway safety programs</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/402">Section 402(b)(1)(E)</external-xref> is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H271113F5B78841178B1A3E81583B244F"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Use of freight capacity building program funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/504">Section 504(g)(6)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>make grants or to</quote> and inserting <quote>make grants to</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H269FA5D1BC8E4493919C170339758312"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Development phase activities</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/602">Section 602(e)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>601(a)(1)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>601(a)(2)(A)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H403A961F0AF149988B4DF6782CF853A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><paragraph id="H14321DD444DB4DE4B78FE19AF8E5D432"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for title 23, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to chapter 1 by striking <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="USC">Federal Aid Highways</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="USC">Federal-aid Highways</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9F3C5FA007341D2B4561E745F6C07CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chapter 3</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 325.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEAE24FD094A44EE9A450CA5DCA828BFE" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1640.</enum><header>Credit adjustments for paycheck protection program loan forgiveness under highway and public transportation project cost reimbursement contracts</header><subsection id="H5C39A1F0FC864CABA0216D4F39C6E6BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 112 of title 23, United States Code, a covered contractor shall only make credit adjustments to the indirect cost rate applied to such contractor to reflect the portion of loan forgiveness attributable to the receipt of Federal funds. For purposes of this section, beginning on the date on which the credit attributable to Federal funds is recovered fully, no further indirect cost rate credit shall be applied or otherwise provided.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDA5297334F9A46D2B2C0A4AE9931D720"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered contractor defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>covered contractor</quote> means a contractor or subcontractor at any tier that—</text><paragraph id="H198BBA5C9565437F96D7D3A6EE5A0CEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides architectural and engineering services under a federally-funded Federal-aid highway program or Federal lands highway program cost reimbursement contract under title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF048F0E42413401FAF8D5016C55F573B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">received loan forgiveness in accordance with section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/136">Public Law 116–136</external-xref>), for a loan provided under paragraph (36) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/636">15 U.S.C. 636(a)</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4439B4C904124B8B9396DA20976AB57E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>applied such loan proceeds to indirect costs that were reimbursed, in whole or in part, with Federal funds.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDDA11ED697EE4790B723304BDD7CA38A"><enum>1641.</enum><header>Establishment of western riverside county national wildlife refuge</header><subsection id="H67FCDE00290A41D189324F62A0FE2081"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall establish as a national wildlife refuge the lands, waters, and interests therein acquired under subsection (g). The national wildlife refuge shall be known as the <quote>Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Wildlife Refuge</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H9883626494B7462980FC92621B4273BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Wildlife Refuge shall be—</text><paragraph id="H65F14AC4D06B4D9988E0C69813486304"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conserve, manage, and restore wildlife habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCCF25AD6125433CB85083CEBAD4AC33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to conserve species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) or the California Endangered Species Act (California Fish and Game Code 2050–2068), or which is a covered species under the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9027FB23F6F144D8A80C22220400B367"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support the recovery and protection of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCBBF2F87263B402687D1C57FE0FEFD7F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to provide for wildlife habitat connectivity and migratory corridors within the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC628080E5A94658B9F507835579C17D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary shall seek to acquire land, water, or interests therein (including conservation easements), or sufficient to satisfy the goals established in the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, within the acquisition boundaries pursuant to this section, including but not limited to those which have been heretofore or may be hereinafter acquired by the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority for Purposes of the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFEE056809F13493ABBA3BF0B6CE27270"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification of establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall publish notice of the establishment of the Wildlife Refuge in the Federal Register.</text></subsection><subsection id="HED64BA595D9048EDBDCDED40E15940EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Acquisition boundaries</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as the lands and waters within the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area (as depicted on maps and described in the Final Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan dated June 17, 2003).</text></subsection><subsection id="HB4A9C072B679456EA4CB21637F2BB678"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header><paragraph id="H4235A2919599453390455BDDEA427A68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the establishment of the Wildlife Refuge and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer all federally owned lands, waters, and interests in the Wildlife Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/668dd">16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.</external-xref>) and this section. The Secretary may use such additional statutory authority as may be available to the Secretary for the conservation, management, recovery and restoration of fish and wildlife and habitat, the development of compatible wildlife dependent outdoor recreation opportunities, and the facilitation of fish and wildlife interpretation and education as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section and serve the objectives of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFC2DC3C32D3421FAAFE3448FB348E21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements regarding non-federal lands</header><text>The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of California, any political subdivision thereof, or any other person—</text><subparagraph id="H9F2C70CA38BD4764851B1154B7151508"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the management, in a manner consistent with this section and the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, of lands that are owned by such State, subdivision, or other person and located within the acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF9A93E0B0BE4D65A46D3AD81B3E757A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote public awareness of the natural resources of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2BC9745D1914162A19F419B9E2C8BE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to encourage public participation in the conservation of those resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB65FCDF85C847ABA699CB0C9726573F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Acquisition and transfers of lands and waters for wildlife refuge</header><paragraph id="H18229C0D33CA4B3A8BC87BB15C64000C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquisitions</header><text>The Secretary shall acquire by donation, purchase with appropriated funds, or exchange such lands and waters, or interests therein (including conservation easements), as they become available, that will achieve the purposes of subsection (b), within the acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge, except that the lands, waters, and interests therein owned by the State of California and its political subdivisions may be acquired only by donation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C954027DFF043E5B62472EDA7C03A6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers</header><subparagraph id="HFD066E440A61426388C1493AE8B741B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The head of any Federal department or agency, including any agency within the Department of the Interior, that has jurisdiction of any Federal property located within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as described by this section shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Secretary an assessment of the suitability of such property for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F46D0E5F57C4C27B882E0D291237C08"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Any assessment under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="HFE28D39996C24FD58534A44074524439"><enum>(i)</enum><text>parcel descriptions and best existing land surveys for such property;</text></clause><clause id="H1C531559C2B64F41A6217AEBF486E84C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a list of existing special reservations designations, or purposes of the property;</text></clause><clause id="HA92C336092724C34BBA3597713E76A24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a list of all known or suspected hazardous substance contamination of such property, and any facilities, surface water, or groundwater on such property;</text></clause><clause id="HAA1AAC0DE83B4AC7BABC296D1D7DFFAE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the status of withdrawal of such property from—</text><subclause id="H4CE7E95A6C434234A1567DE630185056"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBAA7E07D39C24C38BFB936BB389B82B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the General Mining Act of 1872 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/22">30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8ADDD0ACBA59483284F072B0A85A58DD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a recommendation as to whether such property is or is not suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge, and the reasons supporting the recommendation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C6DE0BE15A946EA86BC3EF058D6E833"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion in wildlife refuge</header><clause id="H9812301D3B0A4DABA883AF776F1D7489"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after receiving an assessment submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A), determine if the property described in such assessment is suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.</text></clause><clause id="HB8FB9E27A78A46F991B2A98EBC93C7D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>If the Secretary determines the property in an assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) is suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge, the head of the Federal department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property shall transfer such property to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of this section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13531547E64343769C3B7AA5638F193A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Property unsuitable for inclusion</header><text>Property determined by the Secretary to be unsuitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge based on an assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be subsequently transferred to the Secretary for purposes of this section by the head of the department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property if such property becomes suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the head of the department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC904C9D05C7466FA4C19F545A956900"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>If property transferred to the Secretary under this paragraph allows for public access at the time of transfer, such access shall be maintained unless such access—</text><clause id="H35610ED727084C6E85C01E67A42E151C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>would be incompatible with the purposes of the Wildlife Refuge;</text></clause><clause id="HDAB2FE5D0D264ACDBBCC139904C1007E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would jeopardize public health or safety; or</text></clause><clause id="H99BA80308C0843B6B71D3E4F41E877C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>must be limited due to emergency circumstances.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2B7D2075ED1141E4BE764E50BC27CBB2"><enum>1642.</enum><header>Effect of weather extremes on sustainability and reliability of roadways</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall issue or update guidance and best practices related to the resiliency of materials used for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preservation projects on Federal-aid highways, taking into consideration the effect of dynamic changes on maintenance cycles for roadways, including as a result of weather-based factors. </text></section><section id="H000F307398624977AC09B159BFF8CD9F"><enum>1643.</enum><header>GAO report regarding Highway Trust Fund expenditures</header><subsection id="HCEB5B25EB8A749A68FD343668051512B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 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 Highway Trust Fund expenditures.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8370E5DABD084A5FBDAB6C8E6A3465D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the report under subsection (a) shall be to gain an understanding of the expenditures made by the trust fund, including for programs funded under the Mass Transit Account and the Highway Account.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE47AA02E5B524502BE9EC8A4480FD2D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under subsection (a) shall examine reimbursements to eligible recipients, including States, territories, Indian tribes, transit agencies, and Federal land management agencies, by—</text><paragraph id="H548D3E0EB60E4E0E8D83B14F3AAE2F66"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal-aid highway program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF2AA84F98BD4B6696730BFB485F120E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">category of eligible project costs including—</text><subparagraph id="HB8CA039ED0CD4FAAB858FBC4903887CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administrative costs; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91579A9E61034AC1B4146BBDE75CF81A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development phase activities, including transportation planning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEED05CD1BD164A49982435F8700793A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H224B59B430DD4BC9B3A75CFA68179ED6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>maintenance; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DE01BC614A1407DA97777440A720517"><enum>(E)</enum><text>transit capital projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FEC9AD77A504B26B0D38A883C31D63A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>operational improvements; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81D2666D177443D1A7953DFE2DB9857F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>safety improvements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H812417E670F740419C71993ED87CE586"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other category that the Comptroller General determines necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H441DCAB1AFB343AFA731DA67DA5E5BDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1644.</enum><header>Rural opportunities to use transportation for economic success initiative</header><subsection id="HCCF05F7F955F4A15916A382380EE03EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Initiative (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>ROUTES Office</quote>), to—</text><paragraph id="H0DA6B0AC69614E0A9115DCB49AE440C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve analysis of rural projects applying for Department of Transportation discretionary grants, including ensuring that project costs, local resources, and the larger benefits to the American people and the economy are appropriately considered; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2998F6A2BADE4EE0BEBCF51BCA0D2DE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide rural communities with technical assistance for meeting the Nation’s transportation infrastructure investment need in a financially sustainable manner.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD95CC2E5DCD84ABE85C35A5CF0B46FCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The ROUTES Office shall—</text><paragraph id="H832C3EF88B744F4A842D6B2FF12F8C55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect input from knowledgeable entities and the public on the benefits of rural transportation projects, the technical and financial assistance required for constructing and operating rural transportation infrastructure and services, and barriers and opportunities to funding such rural transportation projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H368954E45C534BEAA6026CEC57DE4653"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate data on rural transportation challenges and determining methods to align the Department of Transportation’s discretionary funding and financing opportunities with the needs of rural communities for meeting National transportation goals; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H96252B768FB84B5BB6CEB1E3D2DF335C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>educate rural communities about applicable Department of Transportation discretionary grants, developing effective methods to evaluate rural projects in discretionary grant programs, and communicating those methods through program guidance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F96A6935811408B8F2CA54355E1E591"><enum>(c)</enum><header>ROUTES Council</header><paragraph id="H0848089C676C409DA3DEB3710B61F5D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish the ROUTES Council (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>Council</quote>) to—</text><subparagraph id="H7330230E82AC499E8A574C88CE367357"><enum>(A)</enum><text>organize, guide, and lead the ROUTES Office; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEEF535D661A4EDEB02065EC3C74150D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate rural-related funding programs and assistance among the modal administrations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0547D96760974237A4F78C413BE853E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><subparagraph id="H9BCA093AC17D4E9BA5AF4B75889ADEB9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall be composed of the following officers of the Department of Transportation, or their designees:</text><clause id="HBC597BB2CD904E288263B5391F37797A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.</text></clause><clause id="H408D361575F64F9DBF60E03E2B350AE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The General Counsel.</text></clause><clause id="HF8E03CF7DABA49949BDC815E92209510"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs.</text></clause><clause id="H277E63CD52DF488C9DA58A4C891B8197"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.</text></clause><clause id="H888156122D924F3586231BCC868183F2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Administrators of the—</text><subclause id="H238E4102101A4E4683955F15721A703B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Federal Aviation Administration;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBEDECDF17165415D8C9806DCEDC8F391"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Federal Highway Administration;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB5424FE3176E41A6B6D43EB1FD2C6570"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Federal Railroad Administration; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAB3BAEED392C4B758C4E39EBC7C640F1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Federal Transit Administration.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HA47925EA620840F1A0546461426F42EA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Chief Infrastructure Funding Officer.</text></clause><clause id="H5665FAEFF3184D41ABE9C3C4CBA92AFE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary of Government Affairs.</text></clause><clause id="H10ED933994EC4DCAB3F098EBEE660408"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The Director of the Office of Public Affairs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3026CB9DFC154FDFA13053BA451DB296"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy shall be the Chair of the Council.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H880CAAE2643E4C228DF7E13BB94260CE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional Members</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation or the Chair of the Council may designate additional members to serve on the Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD09BD43024B493EB938AD6076728F5F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional modal input</header><text>To address issues related to safety and transport of rural commodities, the Council shall consult with the Administrators (or their designees) of the—</text><subparagraph id="HF83A0DEF2329444AA31CCB1B31A0EC17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Maritime Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC816881FD7864C50B2125921943067D6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA39D68529F894CBF97ED316082BBE425"><enum>(C)</enum><text>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1FD60C1C2164B8AB3FE96028978421E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Members of the Council shall—</text><subparagraph id="H0CCFC2BD49C940259BDE924FD524A97C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>participate in all meetings and relevant Council activities and be prepared to share information relevant to rural transportation infrastructure projects and issues;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74157F54A1E44099A189DC35852D63D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide guidance and leadership on rural transportation infrastructure issues and represent the work of the Council and Department of Transportation on such issues to external stakeholders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B0ECE959A0A487F9D29DD55E4CDFAFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend initiatives to the Chair of the Council to consider, establish, and staff any resulting activities or working groups.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5039DCB5AD5D4247BA96649AAF7E21C5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Council shall meet bimonthly.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H023BAB628ED34EE193939312C6D2E457"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Work products and deliverables</header><text>The Council my develop work products or deliverables to meet its goals, including—</text><subparagraph id="H76C9BB1508024A71BC2C3D754B83C2A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an annual report to Congress describing Council activities for the past year and expected activities for the coming year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E0C2DDE72C14BE29FD27D7D8AC058ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of Department of Transportation discretionary grant programs regarding rural infrastructure issues; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H250E831EE8484B10B82AE5E5B5B4CEB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other guides and reports for relevant groups and the public. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6DFB890508D14F3CB2E8EA3C5162B4F9"><enum>1645.</enum><header>GAO study on vulnerabilities to certain threats</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report on the vulnerabilities facing the United States transportation system, including risks to intelligent transportation systems and other connected systems from ransomware and other cybersecurity threats. Such report shall be submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and include a summary of findings and any recommendations to protect against any such vulnerabilities. </text></section><section id="H8C7D0D69D8994DCDA624FED219C27362"><enum>1646.</enum><header>Extension of NHA authorizations</header><subsection id="H30BB1F1946444B9782B585E959B98F3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The section may be referred to as the <quote><short-title>National Heritage Area Authorization Extension Act of 2021</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H020E2B7428E44834A721F0F745A113B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorization of appropriations for each National Heritage Area with an authorization expiring in 2021 is extended through September 30, 2023.</text></subsection><subsection id="H65229C569C2346C088E15BC6FBEF4F9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Heritage Area defined</header><text>For the purposes of subsection (b), the term <term>National Heritage Area</term> means each of the following: </text><paragraph id="HDE6D381380CC44C693F155E435869362"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A National Heritage Area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B524EBD40224A75A47D22AC8F3472C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A National Heritage Corridor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H894C928B8F404EFB8111A2F23594054F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A Cultural Heritage Corridor. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H635C4AA09EAA4B6CB9D8AED486232280"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A Heritage Preservation Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DC34BEA396E49B09F92FAAA8995A2CA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A National Heritage Route.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H22C1FFC15815465EB8BD9A87110B1BB9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A Heritage Partnership.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDAEC28A15AF464191F793C9E52420E2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A National Heritage Partnership.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A74B52FF7D64F82BAE4BA2DB885A579"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A National Historic District.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E331970D73349CC8FBB33E406591592"><enum>(9)</enum><text>An area designated as a national heritage area through Federal Statute. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D8490DCCD1346EAB4C70738AD5C1324"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management plan extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/9">Public Law 116–9</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/54/320101">54 U.S.C. 320101</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4ADCF9D310784EF9B4A4A12A2462B406"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>3 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2023</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4067F59832BF4A21BFE429A19C19DB0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2023</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H111982EC2A4148DC919DC670B276E465" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1647.</enum><header>Electric vehicle working group</header><subsection id="H26E744F39AEC4AB7BACC288080CAA4B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of working group</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly establish a working group consisting of Federal and non-Federal stakeholders to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and integration of light and heavy duty electric vehicles into the transportation and energy systems of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2BD8A29DBFDE4BDCA27AE4E94806010B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HB57209B8E20C49FD84BC6D3A00093973"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The working group shall be composed of—</text><subparagraph id="H19B9689BF63A4079931E5BDC2D76AF0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretaries (or designees), who shall be co-chairs of the working group; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5AE2152F354402296B968721D66D078"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, as determined by the Secretaries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3337913AE0704AC99FD4E606010066CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretaries shall ensure that the members of the working group include individuals with a balance of backgrounds, experiences, view points, and represent geographically diverse regions of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF25C69AC8E8B4E2E9460908AF9284DBA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group shall meet not less frequently than once every 120 days.</text></subsection><subsection id="H182DFA1DA67B4532A30C00A65D1E26C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Joint report and strategy on electric vehicle adoption, opportunities, and challenges</header><paragraph id="H3FB5A4E10AA3448B93D953A29DF40561"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretaries, in consultation with the working group, shall submit to Congress, a report on the status of electric vehicle adoption, opportunities, and challenges to expanding adoption of electric vehicles, and develop strategies to address these opportunities and challenges. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H766389D989104611815FE5398DCAFB11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A joint report and strategy shall be submitted to Congress by September 30, 2025.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H560946928B0240C991BD88B9CCE55975"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The working group shall terminate on the date on which the report and strategy under subsection (d) are submitted.</text></subsection></section><section id="H1E560D80B075430AA5371AF996299659"><enum>1648.</enum><header>Sense of the Congress on soil and erosion control for highway projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="HAA81F3C7C59E493B90B6EEF7F85FDB71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>federally funded construction projects should seek to—</text><subparagraph id="H9599D6B2F51143DE80FDDCEB9B477A40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incorporate products and materials that support environmental sustainability;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99C9E78D1C2C424781FCE837F8F579AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure the health and safety of fish and wildlife; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA613787FA3FB46FC9119A1F6325F9DF0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consist of recycled or biobased products; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H523BD3D8EB874D4F9CB2DA3EF351CE41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State departments of transportation should support environmental sustainability, to the maximum extent practicable, in procurement decisions.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H89C624BBB0EA4477BF97CB911A6FC30B"><enum>1649.</enum><header>Local project delivery improvements</header><subsection id="H5DDADDCA7E364B62875A19D26333A182"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High-performing local public agency designation</header><paragraph id="HD56A07F468364B57AA8566D7ECED8492"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate high-performing local public agencies based on the criteria in paragraph (3) and consistent with the process described under paragraph (4) to be eligible to exercise the project delivery methods described under this section for projects funded under title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H59D4D35170AC4188A74162285D871191"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a local public agency from taking any action otherwise authorized to secure and expend Federal funds authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BA59F91DA6444D4AADBDB004F726911"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In designating a high-performing local public agency under this section, the Secretary shall consider the legal, financial, and technical capacity of the applicant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0AD733CCF7E145DBB3EAE2D9B3440FF9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="HB11142EEEE464853A3D1DEFBADD10F95"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Call for nomination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall solicit applications for designation under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H254FD2FFFB1D4EAAA764A31D1F049C3F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The call for nomination under paragraph (1) shall include guidance on the requirements and responsibilities of a high-performing local public agency under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96979CCBCF71424BA810BA3EED8073A4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination</header><clause id="HE9D899B1BA2248A0A5D0E645ADEFC20E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have discretion to make any designation under this section.</text></clause><clause id="HE1BBEF7DD31C409FB4D8AA22FF904D85"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may approve for participation under this program any direct recipient under section 1305 of this Act based on the application under such section. Such approval shall only apply to the direct recipient unless the Secretary determines it is appropriate, based on the criteria in subsection (a)(3), to extend the approval to 1 or more subrecipients of the direct recipient.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5F187E3A12549C2A908955F01C1AB11"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (6), a designation under this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="HD20C7372F00444D9B4F6B71B6BE7DD68"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be for a period of not less than 5 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F0B3AF82CAA41EDBA7DE258C19A2C82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be renewable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BFF2A1BB8EE4053AEF9C60B5F72D52E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures for the termination of a designation under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34B6C493FBAF4AEB8159ECBF41C9CD93"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish a limitation on the number of participants in the program, based on the availability of administrative resources and the capacity to provide sufficient oversight of the program established under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9A32620817E4D148285190680C1DEED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project delivery</header><paragraph id="HDD475F8AD6794681BD6888002C2C46F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="H093D8AEB1AE34C96B84AB244880B785D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The high-performing local public agency may, consistent with the agreement entered into with the Secretary under subsection(c), utilize 1 or more of the project delivery methods described in this subsection, notwithstanding the adoption of such methods by the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC36DDC8CC0D84283AEA5DEB1CFEFF290"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a local public agency from using a project delivery method otherwise available to such local public agency under title 23, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9FD26534204475CB9ABF12E2D2BA309"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 112 of title 23, United States Code, a high-performing local public agency may, subject to the terms of the agreement under subsection (c), complete the construction (as such term is defined under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/101">section 101</external-xref> of such title) of a Federal-aid highway project by force account, provided the recipient is qualified to perform the work in a satisfactory manner based on the criteria in subsection (a)(3), as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD21F90796A6842998D4349DCB7BE705C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contracting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the terms of the agreement under subsection (c), a high-performing local public agency may use indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery contracting, including job order contracting, consistent with the process described under subpart F of part 635 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations. If determined appropriate by the Secretary, the high-performing local public agency may submit an indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contracting procedures plan directly to the Secretary for approval.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E90CD0C2075433E83D72E9BD52B9070"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assumption of responsibilities of State departments of transportation</header><subparagraph id="HBD6409C8CCD840D0A6D02859DA9181B5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the terms of the agreement under subsection (c), a high-performing local public agency may assume, in lieu of a State, for projects covered by an agreement under subsection (c)—</text><clause id="HA5068F4C32CD4E0B97EB1A604553656A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal-aid highway project approval, determination, and oversight responsibilities that a State may assume under section 106 of title 23, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="H57DD5ED015B54E47BCFD6BF87C738712"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the responsibility that a State may assume, under section 326 of title 23, United States Code, for determining whether certain designated activities are included within classes of action identified in regulation by the Secretary that are categorically excluded from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2009F37F2ACB45BE881DF933848A6753"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assuming the responsibilities under subparagraph (A), the high-performing local public agency shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, and requirements at the discretion of the Secretary as would be a State under sections 106(c) and 326 of title 23, United States Code, and any associated regulations and procedures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E7F0455EA824001A641B713EC8B7F96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreement</header><paragraph id="HD839DBA2E954449A8C2DFE304D8DFC3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="HFFC7687FBBCB4F9284C2EF66943CAC94"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the high-performing local public agency shall enter into an agreement relating to the extent to which the local public agency may assume the authorities described under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9C4CA9ED52E43A681AEF1142BC8A8DB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Discretion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have the discretion to enter into an agreement under this section for one or more of the project delivery methods described in subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05E90A63388A4DB9975E59EA942E63D0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Scope</header><clause id="H5638E8B582904EFA9FA96C7671E318D0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make an approval to assume the responsibilities described under subsection (b) on a single-project, multiple-project, project-type, or programmatic basis.</text></clause><clause id="H8DF5E4AD935640B5AB9BAC9988E30467"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Covered projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority described under this section may apply to any Federal-aid highway project carried out within the jurisdiction of the high-performing local public agency, at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38D16487C2E44941AE3BA2BDDECE7F86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Self-certification of compliance</header><subparagraph id="H5DA8BCCF3D7C4B8A9D00290FAE7B27CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The high-performing local public agency may, at the discretion of the Secretary, provide for self-certification of compliance for the responsibilities assumed pursuant to the agreement established under this section. The Secretary shall establish procedures governing such self-certification of compliance, including the frequency of such certification.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D5F8EE16C004FAFBE25841533AC024C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the high-performing local public agency assumes the role of self-certification of compliance as described under clause (i), the Secretary shall establish procedures to conduct risk-based stewardship and oversight of a local public agency’s performance of the assumed responsibilities specified in the agreement under this subsection, as determined necessary or appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD89E3BA86403418594A33C6424A77902"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance to local public agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of a local public agency, the Secretary shall provide to the local public agency technical assistance, training, or other support relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H243A761243DC4ABBA6C5F1FBC9CB3BE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assuming responsibilities under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB56AC78D1E10484E8B8A99D148321564"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing an agreement under this subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H540F1B365DE2495D940DBEF6F3EF10B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing a responsibility under this section in need of corrective action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HED3761153A36429DB7736D4A2BB8831B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adoption of State procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in the agreement between the Secretary and the high performing local agency, the local public agency shall use any manuals, standards, procedures, and specifications utilized by the State, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE554E9C76F246D28877ACDB255AC078"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the agreement under this section, the Secretary may require the local public agency to consult with the State department of transportation, as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A2D386C3C68406C9C5BDE837CB0BB6F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a high-performing local public agency to partner with a State department of transportation or other recipient of Federal funds under title 23, United States Code, or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, to carry out a project.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA1E85F49156F43BE8B23B1AAA95CA37E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in this section, all applicable requirements of title 23, United States Code, shall apply to projects carried out under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6F058C5787C84470B7CC0EE763C9DF76"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use for program management, oversight, and technical assistance to high-performing local public agencies amounts made available under section 1305(c)(2) of this Act for technical assistance and administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="H51064190584A4D7BBAB3205419FD47B9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="H12DA4FD4CC5E4B419973BFFB23B62EA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local public agency report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each local public agency designated under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H015375DCC57E471797CCE159D3735FE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of projects carried out under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BEA3F50C80B476095123AA01C9D23D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the authorities assumed under subsection (b), including a summary of the project types carried out under such authorities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51434AC8C274406581809E28DCAB444A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations, if any—</text><clause id="H0440A03009F346299668C7CBE4B0F5D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on other authorities that would be appropriate to assume under this section; and</text></clause><clause id="H68BB6C85605F4792BFA06C3E8E823B1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve the effectiveness of the program under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0153EA64805B4C25857942F887AB5E46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that—</text><subparagraph id="H75C1DEBF46984D648BAB61F07B3984C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>summarizes the findings of each local public agency provided under paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5898723C3EE47EA9E90139440C00B6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the efforts undertaken by both local public agencies and the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F0F77C075D84BFC88A2EE4BC791D033"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides recommendations from the Secretary to—</text><clause id="H7B3662DBAC8C4BD9955B2F85B9FA860F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the administration, oversight, and performance of the program established under this section;</text></clause><clause id="H2BA317EA0035470880212D7127321808"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improve the effectiveness of project delivery for local public agencies;</text></clause><clause id="HFA02AD06C6F64B6CAFF44A138E2E4FAF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>evaluate options to expand the authority provided under this section; and</text></clause><clause id="H4899BCB5B1964297A2739A1D9AC10D4E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide legislative recommendations, if any, based on the outcomes of the program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6E69B35C56164480AADFA13B254070AC"><enum>1650.</enum><header>Utilization of qualified electricians</header><subsection id="H9E68C4DC626247848AEC84C7D2429F8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall each promulgate regulations requiring the utilization of qualified electricians in the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations assisted, in whole or in part, by funding provided under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H94B5F5B30A454938BF3FD92140317E99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of qualified electrician</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>qualified electrician</quote> means an electrician who has completed training under the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) and obtained an EVITP certification. </text></subsection></section><section id="H50A312FEDC644B59987E636F9465A05F"><enum>1651.</enum><header>GAO study on the impact of drunk driving child endangerment laws</header><subsection id="HDBF65BD6285C435A884DC58E9E40A3D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the impact and effectiveness of drunk driving child endangerment laws, and ways in which child endangerment laws can be strengthened to protect children who may be passengers in vehicles driven by drunk drivers.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC2ADE0C62D7A4710BA491B57EB9489AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under this section shall—</text><paragraph id="HDFDF7ED5A2564DF58D21E5BF5B69D48A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review State laws to determine best practices, comparing State laws in which driving drunk with a child is considered a felony versus a misdemeanor, as well as review effective ways in which States mandate or encourage reporting and documentation of child endangerment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2374A0BF6A36481F9B5CB201BA118153"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make recommendations as to how State laws can be improved to protect children from riding as passengers in vehicles driven by drunk drivers, including increased penalties, reporting requirements, and coordination with child protective services.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE097221126434886A86DBEC09415B9E1"><enum>1652.</enum><header>Regional infrastructure accelerator deomonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1441 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/601">23 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HADBB8CE1D3D64C34AE574ECC4DB14DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H79C2675799FD447BB681AF8C606ABDE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB1C7E866D104301896D36C322EE1A1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (1) the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBD01B370BB1B43A1B64F8D7877723237" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HBF04706AC27D4025BF51AF06909ADDD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for projects that address air quality in areas—</text><subparagraph id="HFD02731C355D4685A79B6A25F7211C1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that have been designated as nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7407">42 U.S.C. 7407(d)</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADF141D2D75D4B4A83E61D54FDC96A38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are maintenance areas (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68F5255B37F04E94B17730D26653696E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>$12,000,000</quote> inserting <quote>$13,600,000 out of the general fund of the Treasury for each fiscal year</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H1DC67DCD81E14694ABC7F01A4BD25ED0"><enum>1653.</enum><header>Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group</header><subsection id="HD317C1CDADDC43F58CA836577D9935E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group, to be known as the <quote>Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>), to examine how to integrate scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate change into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance that is funded by the Federal Government.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA60A3288C84843F38C887E8AA3DBB598"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Working Group shall consist of the following: </text><paragraph id="H762838E1D77D41168873F141901A5E61" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>One or more representatives from each of the Federal agencies that participate in the U.S. Global Change Research Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CB18DB55CE04BE9A43B8F4FF3AE0EAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more representatives from the Department of the Treasury.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD85F68B44858463CB6544CC392DFDBEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more professional engineers with relevant expertise in infrastructure design.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CCE06C736994E24A0DB7C5E7B0BE128"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more scientists from the National Academy of Sciences.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DE82AB6FE1C4BAA9602F919083462F9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more scientists, social scientists, and experts from academic and research institutions who have expertise in—</text><subparagraph id="HD23F5FEC11AD4C57ABA5C36106664981"><enum>(A)</enum><text>climate change projections and impacts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC629D77C0D4D462ABDEE802076C7513B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engineering;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA8202C710984DF8AC917E8C91338A57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>architecture; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9023DB464C784AF38F7203A91E8DC033"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other relevant areas of expertise.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A97576E7EFC44499EBFC0051A89D92C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more licensed architects with relevant expertise in infrastructure design.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5022AA103F2045C0BDC322EB8F19440B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more certified planners with relevant expertise in climate change impacts. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1FC0BD37F3A64CB8A89381E0256F4834"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more representatives of State, local, and Tribal governments.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9AC4A61407044AD8AE2B56463312474"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more representatives of environmental justice groups.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6EB0AF614299477DA3B114789FE9A61A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Working Group shall consider and examine, at a minimum, the following matters:</text><paragraph id="H2EB101DDCB614ADFBD2094C309F1F888"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The current informational and institutional barriers to integrating scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate change into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance that is funded by the Federal Government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6748BB51B7CC4EA18E4740AD990B588E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The critical information needed by engineers, certified planners, Federal, State, and local governments, and other persons charged with infrastructure upgrades and maintenance to better address the impacts and risks of climate change over the lifetime of infrastructure projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE02649BDF2E4B5C96F0638F8A9DCA8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>With respect to Federal investment and planning for infrastructure, how to select an appropriate, adaptive engineering design for a range of future climate scenarios.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0837404EB85947738B1D60E82A8B96B3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">How to incentivize and incorporate transportation systems thinking, considering how various transportation and infrastructure projects are linked together in a metropolitan region or community, into regional planning and engineering design to ensure the social, economic, and environmental benefits of transportation and infrastructure projects are maximized.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H733FF875E9FA4683BBBBAF33570B5BFA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to Federal investment and planning for infrastructure, how to take account of the risks of cascading infrastructure failures and develop more holistic and equitable approaches to evaluating and mitigating risks of climate change.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD444EF60DE994BE0B7C19728C91DB637"><enum>(6)</enum><text>How to ensure that Federal investments in infrastructure resilience benefit all communities, including communities of color, low-income communities, Tribal communities, and other communities that face a disproportionate risk from climate change and may have experienced long-standing unmet needs and underinvestment in critical infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H952F1DB6A9C64C4989B11EBC30ACE8A9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>How Federal agencies can track and monitor federally-funded climate resilient infrastructure in a coordinated fashion to—</text><subparagraph id="H395A25CF27C0416299F25D9AB6F9D6A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>help build an understanding of the costs and benefits of climate resilient infrastructure; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9115977ADF442468DAD8D779A803F82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>build the capacity for climate resilient infrastructure; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F9E078E8AB046738B787068FBCC9B4B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plan for investments for the future.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3CA9F3566B2C4311B09F5C125D2A1E0B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination and considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out its duties, the Working Group shall—</text><paragraph id="HA7B6CAF265D04309A07B52D9DB595ABC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with other Federal climate change adaptation planning efforts and strategies that advance reliability and safety in infrastructure, including the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group and the National Mitigation Investment Strategy; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC82DF35CBDCC45A6B820DAD64A4F94AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider and build upon existing information relating to climate change, including information from the most recent National Climate Assessment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3856F8820EC7450D9238EB15D78E3865"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public input</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out its duties, the Working Group shall, prior to submission of a draft report under subsection (f), engage in a public stakeholder process by—</text><paragraph id="HF0C60C576B4847BB81E8C1080FB6A0B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>holding regional public meetings with key stakeholders, including climate experts, infrastructure experts, State, local, and community groups, and infrastructure finance and insurance experts; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B95C57075564E15AEECC5D8C4504E77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing the public an opportunity to provide views, for a period of at least 60 days, to the Working Group regarding the best way to incorporate scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate change into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance that is funded by the Federal Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3409E2B23D2044AF8A91E9F11938E3B3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Preliminary recommendations</header><paragraph id="H6BD40626A97E4790A49BD8C9BA8D10EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the President and Congress a draft report that includes preliminary recommendations addressing the each of the matters described in subsection (c). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B6C2A2A161D43699270D3F2403D2D6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text>The Working Group shall make draft report submitted under paragraph (1) available to the public for comment for a period of not less than 60 days prior to submission of the final report under subsection (g). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DAB9AFDAFA846DBBC59518E7CEF5CDE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Final recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the President and Congress a final report that includes recommendations—</text><paragraph id="H0B345156E83B428C8222C447CF6DE6C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>addressing each of the matters described in subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H560D71EB5A854F1FA1ABEAACC7FA4479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addressing critical information gaps and challenges identified by the Working Group;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H23C3DB8332944046A05364F7A471A5C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for financing options for Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to help fund climate-resilient infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F7904D34180468D8B06889BE2BB7AA2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for a platform or process to facilitate communication between climate scientists, infrastructure planners, engineers, and other relevant experts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H245106AAB16C452CBB2C02A41CDB3FCE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a stakeholder process—</text><subparagraph id="HDCB8CA2AA42142BF8D92D76F144D5BDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to engage with representatives of State, local, Tribal, territorial, and community groups regarding the specific challenges and inequities faced by historically marginalized communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H655FC7418E3945C98AE2EA88EB9EC27E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide outreach and education, shared knowledge, and lessons learned about climate-resilient infrastructure; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H116663ECDFE44E96A394EA773895323E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>for a platform for tracking Federal funding of climate-resilient infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H57931703572142B9A26054BC1D6BBD70"><enum>1654.</enum><header>Updates to manual on uniform traffic control devices</header><subsection id="H5E61437767984135B409EA9E01218D02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Addressing all users equally</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that current and future editions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices address all users equally, including vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB57550095FBA4FA6AC63212864457BD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing of regular updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to the authority granted the Secretary in section 109 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall review the existing guidance for when updates to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices occur and make any adjustments to that guidance needed to ensure the Secretary is timely updating the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to take into account advances in design standards, road markings, and traffic devices. The Secretary shall consider requiring that the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices be reviewed at least once every 4 years for any necessary updates. </text></subsection></section><section id="H774297510F904CB3B7115EB280E71814"><enum>1655.</enum><header>DBE Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a report analyzing the Department of Transportation’s performance measured against the 8 objectives of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Program under section 26.1 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The report shall identify and provide a list of recipients of Department of Transportation funds, such recipient’s overall annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals (disaggregated by percentage and dollar value), and the information submitted in sections A and B of such recipient’s respective Uniform Reports of DBE Awards, Commitments, and Payments for the previous 5 years. </text></section><section id="HA0A6CA7DADA9468D92767314F0D3E0C1"><enum>1656.</enum><header>Study on impact of air pollution from vehicles idling in school zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting jointly, shall—</text><paragraph id="HB0FBE86F25E144DCACCDBADF96DC30B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete a study on the impacts on the health of children related to the emission of air pollutants from school buses and other vehicles idling in school zones; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H414342E78F654240BCBCE2C5ED90B3EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report to the Congress on the results of such study.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H5A097D8731054F649E04BDEBE651E45F"><enum>1657.</enum><header>Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Public Law 88–657 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/532">16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Forest Roads and Trails Act</quote>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF3FB830FB9694FFFA02CA1C8C950A1F8"><section id="HC1B3574E068D4BD397817622FD1B53AE"><enum>8.</enum><header>Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program</header><subsection id="H7C624CB55D4C4558838D702839E330E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program (referred to in this section as <quote>the Program</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H6D52728B8BD647F1AFC5F4E3A5C3D710"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Program shall be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8C4A96C9B2464841A97E265956284457"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall, taking into account predicted changes in weather and hydrology related to global climate change—</text><paragraph id="H6023F2D7CD994910A48A8A56FC92A15F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out storm damage risk reduction, including deferred maintenance, repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on National Forest System roads, National Forest System trails, and tunnels and bridges under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H185C76EF2A8047C4A716979E37BB5ECF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restore waterways and natural migration for fish and other aquatic species by removing, repairing, or replacing culverts or other infrastructure from such waterways; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63D0F8FCB5304243984143F6C865C838"><enum>(3)</enum><text>decommission National Forest System roads and unauthorized roads and trails under National Forest System jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF142D8D158E449EDA02C8C7096374620"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In implementing the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or restore—</text><paragraph id="H6554302C61F042699205E86844C9B0DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>water quality and watershed function;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C1B618B2F4D43478CCE64368914041E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a watershed that supplies a public drinking water system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52D6A2D8A05745A2803F88DDDE082537"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife species, or species of conservation concern; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1EC092A72BC4D39AC9C7F88A52CA79C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a watershed for which the Secretary has completed a watershed protection and restoration action plan pursuant to section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6543">16 U.S.C. 6543</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61E0AB5CC24E466984AFE5A751950982"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National forest system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except with respect to a project carried out on a watershed for which the Secretary has a cooperative agreement under section 323 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1011a">16 U.S.C. 1011a</external-xref>), each project carried out under this section shall be on a National Forest System road, National Forest System trail, or unauthorized road or trail under National Forest System jurisdiction.</text></subsection><subsection id="H10883A5FA57942079B9A2482BEAE6945"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Unneeded National Forest System roads</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after identifying a road as unneeded under subpart A of part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HFFAE673233D343C49AEC85A5AFB4D50A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>decommission such road; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12D88A089ECA489EB5237FE495F4E407"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convert such road to a system trail.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AF93C0810204C249E36D380F839EE0F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Review; revision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review, and may revise, an identification made under subpart A of part 212 of title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section).</text></subsection><subsection id="H2E72FBDAFC994B72ACAC7E7FE197712E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HAD3D50C59E6B44B1B5F4B57BEDBFD974"><enum>1658.</enum><header>Comptroller General report on high-speed internet connectivity in Federally-assisted housing</header><subsection id="H141B70DF8C3440E18743B4518AF6E7A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on broadband service in Federally-assisted housing.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5027531CD84540CF8204BD40B8ED1509"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H383D8A2C6C97411684A86121CDFBB6FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of Federally-assisted housing units that have access to broadband service and the number of such units that do not have access to broadband service, disaggregated by State, county, and congressional district, that includes geographic information and any Federal agency responsible for such units;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CC6B85A9EF5487B82D0DCE4AE937974"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of which such units are not currently capable of supporting broadband service deployment and would require retrofitting to support broadband service deployment, disaggregated by State, county, and congressional district, that includes geographic information and any Federal agency responsible for such units;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFFEA25E71414D7CBC07B00253428491"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the estimated costs and timeframe necessary for retrofitting buildings to achieve 100 percent access to broadband service;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H702933D864B149668B0DBEED2DA89C11"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the challenges to more widespread deployment of broadband service, including the comparative markets dynamics to expansion in rural areas and low-income urban areas, and the challenges to pursuing retrofits to achieve 100 percent access to broadband service;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0969DF76B964B328D837F91864E84AD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>descriptions of lessons learned from previous retrofitting actions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB85D07BC0DCA4A7EB9925C84DFFFC6D4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the ConnectHome pilot program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H273C6F9648094CB08AE01C519FF97E93"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for Congress for achieving 100 percent access to broadband service in Federally-assisted housing.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24D28C532145468EA2D99CE7EDAD0012"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H392CF5E9A43A40D9AB9510B79C8225F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Broadband service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>broadband service</term> has the meaning given the term <term>broadband internet access service</term> in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC463F098B6D049E48E5CEB52EC6FE937" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federally-assisted housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Federally-assisted housing</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HD9508B3BAD01498583487428B569E1F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any single-family or multifamily housing that is assisted under a program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3923FD4897EF420793D03D94803FAF79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>housing eligible for a Federal low-income housing tax credit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCCAF3F8EF113460FBBDA702C350DA9CD"><enum>1659.</enum><header>Historic Preservation Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by—</text><paragraph id="H51E8B84C760D4FDB977054C54BE23C75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking <quote>of fiscal years 2012 to 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H213E68D495E245B6A78CB6A6FDA3F22B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking <quote>$150,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$300,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H860630BA319E4641AAFDE1AF00328801"><enum>1660.</enum><header>HOV facility review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H5D569FAB08F54B71B912A0A21C981BED" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HBF84F7B501D04C4EAB3E8AFA11C274A8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Review and removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate, 10 years after construction of an HOV facility operated in compliance with this section, a State may—</text><paragraph id="H26305154D270414285CD18B494E77810"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a review of such facility; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H877879631C9A40C3A1D47BDF2D09907A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>remove such facility and repay any funds associated with such facility. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Public Transportation</header><subtitle id="HDA6229172B2046E9AF69059119496CE2"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal Transit Administration</header><section id="HEA67C57480E046DE90CDF4822CC043B6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Authorizations</header><subsection id="HDD06417DD1FA44DD92F947F1723A1719"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADBC9DDE99A7449FA74134EDE73504CA" style="USC"><section id="HB85A8D67B2A54BDE835E6CA6BD39C3B9"><enum>5338.</enum><header>Authorizations</header><subsection id="H4E738D4D7B764C6F87520A3A0A0E612E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><paragraph id="HFEA009542031499CB8B7F2BE21CBC618"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5305, 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5320, 5328, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340—</text><subparagraph id="H9B8AF80BA9824B91B096EFEC8D15B0E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$17,894,460,367 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66AC0CFACA634E5FBF9B2A8E8BBBCB06"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$18,201,940,770 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H937954141225412ABF01C08202920CD9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$18,551,676,708 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H667788E7DCC54B8CB0AF7D751BAAD4A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$18,901,573,693 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF400CD7A3DE467B870832BB1C9A56F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HFE643E3C0F1144A29ACD3661AB118322"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$189,879,151 for fiscal year 2023, $192,841,266 for fiscal year 2024, $195,926,726 for fiscal year 2025, and $199,002,776 for fiscal year 2026, shall be available to carry out section 5305;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93876E5845244AE997A56585860F77D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$7,505,830,848 for fiscal year 2023, $7,622,921,809 for fiscal year 2024, $7,744,888,558 for fiscal year 2025, and $7,866,483,309 for fiscal year 2026 shall be allocated in accordance with section 5336 to provide financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89D4ACD0F0044F9D8C725F729394C8EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$101,510,000 for fiscal year 2023, $103,093,556 for fiscal year 2024, $104,743,053 for fiscal year 2025, and $106,387,519 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available for grants under section 5308;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H713D4C8DCE1E4659B3F70BEE9919E86A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$434,830,298 for fiscal year 2023, $441,613,651 for fiscal year 2024, $448,679,469 for fiscal year 2025, and $455,723,737 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5310, of which not less than—</text><clause id="HDE5156D0A0A34AB09F793A5FBEB9EC22"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5310(j); and</text></clause><clause id="H9D1D8CEC4178474596F9806CB88E4004"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$20,302,000 for fiscal year 2023, $20,618,711 for fiscal year 2024, $20,948,611 for fiscal year 2025, and $21,277,504 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5310(k); </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D2613CA82AB46DA923C08981632278D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$1,025,199,724 for fiscal year 2023, $1,041,192,839 for fiscal year 2024, $1,057,851,925 for fiscal year 2025, and $1,074,460,200 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5311, of which not less than—</text><clause commented="no" id="HB304D37FE46D44509E09223023D59126"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$55,679,500 for fiscal year 2023, $56,392,100 for fiscal year 2024, $57,134,374 for fiscal year 2025, and $57,874,383 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5311(c)(1); and </text></clause><clause id="HF93794A744FF496EA98E7112DFAAFFE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$50,755,000 for fiscal year 2023, $51,546,778 for fiscal year 2024, $52,371,526 for fiscal year 2025, and $53,193,759 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5311(c)(2); </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CCFF7AE9EAD4FF085A61DCF41030842"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$53,498,300 for fiscal year 2023; $54,020,873 for fiscal year 2024; $54,565,207 for fiscal year 2025; $55,107,881 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5312, of which not less than—</text><clause commented="no" id="H69E55EB0614C4EDABC3314D8074BBA2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out each of sections 5312(d)(3) and 5312(d)(4); </text></clause><clause id="HB1809461518D4E33B4BFB4CB80939B15"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$3,045,300 for fiscal year 2023, $3,092,807 for fiscal year 2024, $3,142,292 for fiscal year 2025, and $3,191,626 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5312(h); </text></clause><clause id="HD4E92DD6614844349975117500E15FB2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$10,151,000 for fiscal year 2023, $10,309,356 for fiscal year 2024, $10,474,305 for fiscal year 2025, and $10,638,752 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5312(i); and </text></clause><clause id="HC8CEF8E19FAC433BB0236C97827B2598"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $10,154,678 for fiscal year 2024, $10,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and $10,319,376 shall be available to carry out section 5312(j); </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D8E84DB9DC34CDBA905539B7F90DE48"><enum>(G)</enum><text>$23,347,300 for fiscal year 2023, $23,711,518 for fiscal year 2024, $24,090,902 for fiscal year 2025, and $24,469,129 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5314, of which not less than—</text><clause id="H2718A587D3A24C45924ED4CAF41F76ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$4,060,400 for fiscal year 2023, $4,123,742 for fiscal year 2024, $4,189,722 for fiscal year 2025, and $4,255,501 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section of 5314(a); </text></clause><clause id="HB5B1B96F0913487597915EB0E9E2ED19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5314(c); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2DCB3B4856DF41B4AC7CD0B07A13AE0B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$12,181,200 for fiscal year 2023, $12,371,227 for fiscal year 2024, $12,569,166 for fiscal year 2025, and $12,766,502 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5314(b)(2);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47C651002C1046F8865AA6A989826400"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5318;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25D6D0FF8F5E4042ACBCB48BC1A4E5D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$30,453,000 for fiscal year 2023, $30,928,067 for fiscal year 2024, $31,422,916 for fiscal year 2025, and $31,916,256 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5328, of which not less than—</text><clause id="H1E88074E0E154514B3FFB82453ABE71A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$25,377,500 for fiscal year 2023, $25,773,389 for fiscal year 2024, $26,185,763 for fiscal year 2025, and $26,596,880 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section of 5328(b); and</text></clause><clause id="HBC63197D27B44D0FB7092EAA2A0F9EA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,537,750 for fiscal year 2023, $2,577,339 for fiscal year 2024, $2,618,576 for fiscal year 2025, and $2,659,688 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5328(c); </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10A76940ABE34C219B3275A9985AED65"><enum>(J)</enum><text>$4,060,400 for fiscal year 2023, $4,123,742 for fiscal year 2024, $4,189,722 for fiscal year 2025, and $4,255,501 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5335;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD976B7B4D3764A2C872908E7932DE86E"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,366,233,728 for fiscal year 2023, $5,460,789,084 for fiscal year 2024, $5,560,170,578 for fiscal year 2025, and $5,660,288,417 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5337;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H102E62CC24FA443BBCD354C8E7A005BB"><enum>(L)</enum><text>to carry out the bus formula program under section 5339(a)—</text><clause commented="no" id="H7C645FD635E54C42AE52309D4EEE48F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$1,240,328,213 for fiscal year 2023, $1,259,667,334 for fiscal year 2024, $1,279,832,171 for fiscal year 2025, and $1,299,925,536 for fiscal year 2026; except that</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC84B9CD0E77747E3A48444E38FE9189D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>15 percent of the amounts under clause (i) shall be available to carry out 5339(d);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2382323B47F94800BEDCD86A4D2297B4"><enum>(M)</enum><text>$437,080,000 for fiscal year 2023, $424,748,448 for fiscal year 2024, $387,944,423 for fiscal year 2025, and $351,100,151 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5339(b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D23E694FE064C48A09D81E5BDA5A9A7"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$890,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $950,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, $1,065,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and $1,180,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5339(c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54DF8639A8054E948429E054CC919335"><enum>(O)</enum><text>$587,133,905 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5340 to provide financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307 and rural areas under section 5311, of which—</text><clause id="HA931C728FF444A378B97E769ECC53F1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$309,688,908 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be for growing States under section 5340(c); and</text></clause><clause id="H8D10FADE785647DA81EECAE9CE659962"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$277,444,997 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be for high density States under section 5340(d).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BC72CD53834450881CD3E3136016933"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Capital investment grants</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5309 $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $4,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and 5,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8B85A2D3BC444500877D271263581375"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><paragraph id="H13939F111F604FFFA483FE2A09F702F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5334, $142,060,785 for fiscal year 2023, $144,191,696 for fiscal year 2024, $146,412,248 for fiscal year 2025, and 148,652,356 for fiscal year 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H86D659649F03483099A23980927DB22D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 5329</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), not less than $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5329.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C770D7222534B28B0428333524AF3C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 5326</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (2), not less than $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be available to carry out section 5326.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE1AE5DA32BBC4964B5A966D2A7BD7A58"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Oversight</header><paragraph id="HEB805C3ACAB5420A93D2A47390C74A47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than the following amounts for the activities described in paragraph (2):</text><subparagraph id="H0CAFA26FC0BE4336AF2AF57003685379"><enum>(A)</enum><text>0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5305.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA715E17ECE74D81BEFEE30F2F2554B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5307.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA4A39D8EDA240FF888D663C9AA4D393"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5309.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E8F4E19972F41C683E627B992764AFF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law 110–432</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 4968).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E7DC87A95BE4A3D96218781AF59515F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5310.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51AD56561DBA4A268C2BA1731090642E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5311.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD57C4BCFA6C34D94A17D943BA411176B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5337, of which not less than 25 percent of such amounts shall be available to carry out section 5329 and of which not less than 10 percent of such amounts shall be made available to carry out section 5320.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC6A26AD735C45C8ABAF3334F83D2445"><enum>(H)</enum><text>1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5339 of which not less than 10 percent of such amounts shall be made available to carry out section 5320.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FDA3A1A84474994AE1784F7534AE399"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5308. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD479AA8ABA4D417C9DD39E47D5F7CF18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The activities described in this paragraph are as follows:</text><subparagraph id="H01E983F528F245CEA0F0FB710CBC9AD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Activities to oversee the construction of a major capital project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6640EFA787ED43148548EECB6C68480D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Activities to review and audit the safety and security, procurement, management, and financial compliance of a recipient or subrecipient of funds under this chapter.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7B6646E5C5246FCA01DAFCFDC43A482"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Activities to provide technical assistance generally, and to provide technical assistance to correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and audits carried out under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC636622528424CC4BF608A441190B2DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Government share of costs</header><text>The Government shall pay the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF736F89C2762461E90A74A51FD4AB06F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability of certain funds</header><text>Funds made available under paragraph (1)(C) shall be made available to the Secretary before allocating the funds appropriated to carry out any project under a full funding grant agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F6F2CED69E44382B82AFFE8E0DE2F2A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants as contractual obligations</header><paragraph id="HD6DBB1BCEDA5406CB6B37B17C9BE89B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants financed from Highway Trust Fund</header><text>A grant or contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund pursuant to this section is a contractual obligation of the Government to pay the Government share of the cost of the project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A282FBEE9D49FB995477779CCB8C50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants financed from general fund</header><text>A grant or contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with amounts from future appropriations from the general fund of the Treasury pursuant to this section is a contractual obligation of the Government to pay the Government share of the cost of the project only to the extent that amounts are appropriated for such purpose by an Act of Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B47652929B9454FB4BEB754D1D1D4A5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts made available by or appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD2071F14B3D945999C563EC2686ABA03"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitation on financial assistance for State-Owned enterprises</header><paragraph id="H60A05EC0C31F475381788E14172021FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided under this section may not be used in awarding a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an entity that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that—</text><subparagraph id="HF56FBD6E5AF74A91BF7A52E2A0D48F69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1677">19 U.S.C. 1677(18)</external-xref>)) as of the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA17B9DDCF1FF453B9B3E8E9B623FAC91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2242">19 U.S.C. 2242</external-xref>) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H315CCB76376848F0BAE29F9234706D11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2416">19 U.S.C. 2416</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54A72AFC77D94A7D8821CDC36F6A2FF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the term <term>otherwise related legally or financially</term> does not include a minority relationship or investment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C785879F4F40379E1A3A030490509B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International agreements</header><text>This subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HBB1B831CE2324483AC85689D7C64F357"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="H1FA2315F07E948919F904658B9E48DB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5312(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>5338(a)(2)(G)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>5338(a)(2)(F)(iii)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H900006A0CEB541BD8EDB8602D0283BD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5333(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>5328, 5337, and 5338(b)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>and 5337</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E7C773E483547BFBCE8AB2DF77B4704"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in subsection (d)(1) by striking <quote>5338(a)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>5338(a)(2)(B)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD656C4FB6B274D5F9C58A0A4289FE6B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (c) and (d)(1) of section 5327 of title 49, United States Code, are amended by striking <quote>5338(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>5338(d)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40D49C311AC04552A66C126B96D7E47C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5340(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>5338(b)(2)(N)</quote> and inserting <quote>5338(a)(2)(O)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1195DE98B73D4DBD891BE6F88060625C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Chapter 53 definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF3140DECB7ED4E09AFBD171C1C4A1441"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(E)—</text><subparagraph id="H0B58C516BEFC4147B96E3171A427813C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and the installation</quote> and inserting <quote>, the installation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CDB9190D72C4B06B5EE86554C68EC80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, charging stations and docks for electric micromobility devices, and bikeshare projects</quote> after <quote>public transportation vehicles</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75A4DD16C5BD4AC28303EDB5BF882AC1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="H06DED0753C5E4C37BEF3C8C3AD723B65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7998FB356EBD40B489BB08A32C96D54C" style="USC"><clause id="H80E7B00767D84AEF9B8E626A1FC77DAA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides a fair share of revenue established by the Secretary that will be used for public transportation, except for a joint development that is a community service (as defined by the Federal Transit Administration), publicly operated facility, or offers a minimum of 50 percent of units as affordable housing, meaning legally binding affordability restricted housing units available to tenants with incomes below 60 percent of the area median income or owners with incomes below the area median;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0D0788C6A974FFE962385029A2C6384" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (M) strike <quote>; or</quote> and insert a semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5470DD8DD546429787A6C6876D0114FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (N)—</text><clause id="H764EC64373734C918A49F7DFA310349F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H3EE46094E8D547B0BF350A83B5303C35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(as defined in section 5339(c)) or facilities.</quote> and inserting <quote>or facilities; or</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E5B94F0DE2040CDB5530F62B7318851"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA07A4B59DB004303A89616AF33AE5D27" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H6A3F79DBD4D3407AAB2E6279EE2B44D4"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment of forensic consultants, cybersecurity experts, or third-party penetration testers to identify, evaluate, test, and patch ransomware attack vulnerabilities.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H793B2C22B5D74E5B96EE0E77C30B4524"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8A65ABAABF149928483971889EEEFB5" style="USC"><paragraph id="HC5C85943C98244D0B7A1EC1B65DC49CC"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Resilience</header><subparagraph id="H8798AB06FCBA4340B9618D39A60831CF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>resilience</term> means, with respect to a facility, the ability to—</text><clause id="HB8B990DFC0614598916E0227F7BA1CE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions; or</text></clause><clause id="H83DDC65377D34FCB8DA8E64DE3A216CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47A4A2A9E18648D599FEAEFA0F0B636D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Such term includes, with respect to a facility, the ability to—</text><clause id="H132C391C7DF34D46869F5118670DEEB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>resist hazards or withstand impacts from disruptions;</text></clause><clause id="H8A34339A28CA4670BB4B93746ED7461E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce the magnitude, duration, or impact of a disruption; or</text></clause><clause id="H23BDA4D248AF4161B2FE80263A76F9A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to decrease vulnerability to a disruption.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD665C26F6914C44B772E354535EF635"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Assault on a transit worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>assault on a transit worker</term> means any circumstance in which an individual knowingly, without lawful authority or permission, and with intent to endanger the safety of any individual, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, interferes with, disables, or incapacitates any transit worker while the transit worker is performing his or her duties. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H708690EDB2FA4DCB8D3427FAF697DAC3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2103.</enum><header>General provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H2678B7899C794F23A1465A80FFF9865E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="HAF6F4D7CF84E489897D087A5DEA3621C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>urban area</quote> and inserting <quote>urbanized area</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD140D74A5EB74BAD86A99D88BDA69492"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0361462C75464FF59CC3A1DDE67C3229" style="USC"><paragraph id="HA2713E1D2CC14221853CC99C4A66A921"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>This subsection shall not apply to financial assistance under this chapter—</text><subparagraph id="H96EF2EF6E97B44FF88F1543944E91E22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in which the non-Federal share of project costs are provided from amounts received under a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or private social service organization pursuant to section 5307(d)(3)(E) or section 5311(g)(3)(C);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B298A1E10D446D39AEBE1DA8C72BF5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provided to a recipient or subrecipient whose sole receipt of such assistance derives from section 5310; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD6B07491BC044B38C0D5F0496AEFA71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provided to a recipient operating a fixed route service that is—</text><clause id="HB3583A9DCE3848EC992592A645C2B77D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for a period of less than 15 days;</text></clause><clause id="HC8A2C8E653B84D7BB52BB5C758DF7564"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accessible to the public; </text></clause><clause id="HD2077ED7C5FD442193F9FCE915329E22"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>contracted by a local government entity that provides local cost share to the recipient; </text></clause><clause id="H9A3D5C5FB0044755B77C77B8929B5F9F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not contracted for the purposes of a convention or on behalf of a convention and visitors bureau; and</text></clause><clause id="H8F8F43C13AFE49F0B88A70D4070F4B1D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>limited to the service area in which the recipient provides regularly scheduled public transportation service.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H415A5C222B7045248091BA887EE67627"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish guidelines for grant recipients and private bus operators that clarify when and how a transit agency may provide the service in the event a registered charter provider does not contact the customer, provide a quote, or provide the service. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H010B5D61F4D1466A8B75CFD539C580D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="H3C0B748D2C5A425082BD330AF91B1790"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE6D04FCDBBD4C10A026362017C4CDA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0293CA641A3420CB2C417F7276ED567"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7959C6406A194D8AA0C25D978280031D" style="USC"><subsection id="H45DE1BC08F0842139691FE03E60DE8F8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reporting accessibility complaints</header><paragraph id="H5D3206B3F2F046BF83D9043ACA53E80A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that an individual who believes that he or she, or a specific class in which the individual belongs, has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability by a State or local governmental entity, private nonprofit organization, or Tribe that operates a public transportation service and is a recipient or subrecipient of funds under this chapter, may, by the individual or by an authorized representative, file a complaint with the Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB59F553FC9DD452C8F7D56002C6E0D6C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall implement procedures that allow an individual to submit a complaint described in paragraph (1) by phone, mail-in form, and online through the website of the Office of Civil Rights of the Federal Transit Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H859F3E4B3E754069B57E872C99AA8E28"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice to individuals with disabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall require that each public transit provider and contractor providing paratransit services shall include on a publicly available website of the service provider, any related mobile device application, and online service—</text><subparagraph id="H7B9F0E1B8ECB4CD0A41E3B79105296E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notice that an individual can file a disability-related complaint with the local transit agency and the process and any timelines for filing such a complaint;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H324810BFF8904041AF31DA935EADC0C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the telephone number, or a comparable electronic means of communication, for the disability assistance hotline of the Office of Civil Rights of the Federal Transit Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5590287F1CD547B0BE21EC6E9043CC4B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>notice that a consumer can file a disability related complaint with the Office of Civil Rights of the Federal Transit Administration; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF383A27273246E59EDB453735624078"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an active link to the website of the Office of Civil Rights of the Federal Transit Administration for an individual to file a disability-related complaint.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5FA193EB77F47CAA6D62FBEBAC78B88"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Investigation of complaints</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the last day of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall publish a report that lists the disposition of complaints described in paragraph (1), including—</text><subparagraph id="H3BC953F9CC98425E906EFBE3CCB1BB7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and type of complaints filed with Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E47C202EE9D4C5E9B687FA74111750A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of complaints investigated by the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB9D358B9F904B0486F487942D3DC910"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the result of the complaints that were investigated by the Department including whether the complaint was resolved—</text><clause id="HD8A1A36BBD8A4EC7A680CB30F657525B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>informally;</text></clause><clause id="H738436654559424FBB99AA96E557206C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by issuing a violation through a noncompliance Letter of Findings; or</text></clause><clause id="HD8E93E9808A7469EA975072E5D9A8E69"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by other means, which shall be described; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B75774D1E154C12AFEA815027670A2C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if a violation was issued for a complaint, whether the Department resolved the noncompliance by—</text><clause id="H7E9576B0D4E940718D6D49551FCE35FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reaching a voluntary compliance agreement with the entity;</text></clause><clause id="H49ECFAE8A57542D1A665080B9CAF324A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>referring the matter to the Attorney General; or</text></clause><clause id="HCC34D2A9453745CAAE9EAB0E21646DA0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by other means, which shall be described.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8312C591333244608525F0886D185407"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall, upon implementation of this section and annually thereafter, submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and make publicly available a report containing the information collected under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FBAF3951FB54B13A25923669A223688"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78A6B8DF2F9E4C50B15BC96E6A5F3E82" style="USC"><subsection id="HA031C22ACEE54B45BE1D6A8FDAEB2B6F"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Preaward and postdelivery review of rolling stock purchases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring a preaward and postdelivery review of a grant under this chapter to buy rolling stock to ensure compliance with bid specifications requirements of grant recipients under this chapter. Under this subsection, grantee inspections and review are required, and a manufacturer certification is not sufficient.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H8107FBFFB750422A99C4A731C349B208"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by amending subsection (r) to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H263CC6A9A75F4C499DDD67C01D9585D8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H9ACE264007DE4D52A2AE798D34F0D463"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Reasonable access to public transportation facilities</header><paragraph id="H2F06B21442FC45EA8971A18E704E2886"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of assistance under this chapter—</text><subparagraph id="HC24C6FEC30C648139CE7A34564F787E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not deny reasonable access for a private intercity or charter transportation operator to federally funded public transportation facilities, including intermodal facilities, park and ride lots, and bus-only highway lanes; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18968EC3F7DE472FA534E756AAF2A866"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall respond to any request for reasonable access within 75 days of the receipt of the request and, if a recipient of assistance under this chapter denies access to a private intercity or charter transportation operator based on the reasonable access standards, provide, in writing, the reasons for the denial.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC698910AB1A46D9B03B84F6B4FB6538"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determining reasonable access</header><text>In determining reasonable access under paragraph (1)(A), 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 and demographic makeup of the riders of a private intercity or charter transportation operator may not be cited as a detriment to the provision of access.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE61339C2370F400ABF4828A9CE7950D0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a private intercity or charter transportation operator requesting access under this subsection is denied such access by a recipient of assistance under this chapter or does not receive a written response within 75 days of submitting the request, such operator may notify the Secretary for purposes of inclusion in the report under paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H749C0F7663364302966738D9FF414430"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report listing each instance reported under paragraph (3) in which—</text><subparagraph id="HE9303E4B8B5C4E0E81C1E8CD3D0E71F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a private intercity or charter transportation operator requested reasonable access and was denied, and the reasons provided by the recipient of assistance under this chapter for the denial; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A7334750A05470783204984DA604243"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recipient of assistance under this chapter did not respond to a request for reasonable access within 75 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H8FB727D45DF94F41A2DE29FE47718042" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2104.</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header><subsection id="HAD0CF59B29C04A8CB9C242EC6127DD7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State of good repair grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5337(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H138E62E4CAA64A069D6BD3EEC8A9C888" style="USC"><paragraph id="H4FE4A534A0C146DE82D07B0183EA927F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Accessibility costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Federal share of the net project cost of a project to provide accessibility improvements consistent with standards in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) shall be 90 percent. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H2C12EF794D224C0BBF3A4691732AA283"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors</header><text>Section 5340(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>and the District of Columbia</quote> after <quote>United States</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H25181D2A5CEA44408A3BA555F7F5FD00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance and workforce development</header><text>Section 5314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB260C0061B8644EFBFD209AC82BEEABF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="H3756613E9065464C9A6086BBBF891A0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E34B178BC3540808C41E862321F6B9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking <quote>and vehicle electronics.</quote> and inserting <quote>cybersecurity and mitigating the threat of ransomware, and vehicle electronics; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3254233A08484640B903A3AACFE72BDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72E5F2E771594382AD890B637222D218" style="USC"><clause id="HEAC511A8CAEE40898FA94C934A75491E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical assistance to assist recipients with the impacts of a new census count.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6D7500C8B2945DDA92696D978109561"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="H34C24A6732184D62B0C779C7B73AA3D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE261B8D948874859A7DAACD94B7D8608"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H8E9E201D72E14006923B3088C131A881" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H8555E7C7A5A04A6E844166BA87329FB9"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cybersecurity and mitigating the threat of ransomware;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8725FA43F77646BDA4A1440D029C43EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking <quote>females</quote> and inserting <quote>women</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FE9B8DF8E204420BB2562C3254524F4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(4)(A) by inserting <quote>, and not more than 2 percent of amounts under 5311,</quote> after <quote>5339</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA1D4C011793049DAB202166CAB8C77D3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National transit database</header><text>Section 5335 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HCEAC604328BA4BAD9F70E3246EE389DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>, including information on transit routes and ridership on those routes</quote> after <quote>public sector investment decision</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H571087B31430454AB7678219E35AFE8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>, any data on each assault on a transit worker, and pedestrian injuries and fatalities as a result of an impact with a bus. Each of the data sets shall be publicly reported without aggregating the data with other safety data</quote> after <quote>by the recipient</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6CEB1B4387D34CAC8A31DF70DE577B60"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Urbanized area formula grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6482D78AB1864B24A2697AF142D783A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="HB06B615C6AB144FFA28A397A1CE9FB20"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85CA4F862C85474E863643A0022B5D0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DE408D772AE4A8E96293491FBBA836C" style="USC"><clause id="H04AAD65D2F2F4CE2B2B42876914C872E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operate a minimum of 101 buses and a maximum of 125 buses in fixed route service or demand response service, excluding ADA complementary paratransit service, during peak service hours, in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the share of the apportionment which is attributable to such systems within the urbanized area, as measured by vehicle revenue hours; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE29982D8CF64FF7989D467AE1648293"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="H93B5DE73175B4A79AA9E3AFAC682CC8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0845E6A1BEAA42B7818AAD6706F890ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EECDD8C73EF489BA1DED9B1FC35FB16"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92284885C76E47388A0821748DEE4A26" style="USC"><clause id="HE70CE24CF3714F688C53B65D99AB845E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operate a minimum of 101 buses and a maximum of 125 buses in fixed route service or demand response service, excluding ADA complementary paratransit service, during peak service hours, in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the share of the apportionment allocated to such systems within the urbanized area, as determined by the local planning process and included in the designated recipient's final program of projects prepared under subsection (b).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H540EB5138E9541ECACB064197071E7C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HEFD73E6C40804C2BB1ED12DE41759BF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69766F633C6B4015812387AB5A44C2D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1F2361772ED4B2A8583F3C5BBDD7C2E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD3E3CC11CF84DD39B6437BC875AC630" style="USC"><paragraph id="H56826E39B621482AB31D36E8E329018B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the proposed program of projects provides improved access to transit for the individuals described in section 5336(j); and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF9C00BA69874946BFCB831847D5CCB2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5307(a)(2)(B)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>service during peak</quote> and inserting <quote>service, during peak</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8A601DB7811C40539769121BECBE6A36"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transportation development credits as local match</header><paragraph id="H2F836858C30446008BBF5D128222E00D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 5307</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5307(d)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H9876E332280D4605834376FDEFF4B34B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABA7A9FBE4DF4200A7E5945DD0F4A4D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48B542CCD0CD4A06B13FAAA25BE5281E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51D86A0946AD46E0828BEF2297077F35" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HCAAF9C43230640C499FD315C735E524D"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation development credits. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31C0E8D89B274F04835A0609AF5A9F42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 5309</header><text>Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H3F22B5F2A411474DAA942F09E4551ED6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1909A3ED017C4D39B6A749856F6916D7" style="USC"><paragraph id="H9CB52C18FDAE4D1689F259666CEAFFD4" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transportation development credits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of assessments and determinations under this subsection or subsection (h), transportation development credits that are included as a source of local financing or match shall be treated the same as other sources of local financing.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF810E5435F0548B5A56E4EEBF13EA509"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(4)—</text><clause id="H71070FD5634C4383855D122B5A9AFF1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="H0BFEC2C8661443238364598E85A28F3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause><clause id="H08EA3BACBA72437B9140DCDA3FAB6D0F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H045906DFB0F545FE8FD496AC83D20845" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H997768ED1FC7451C8E440BB3B022D0D2" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation development credits; or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3AB90AD3A1842A99FBBA40E9D3B29B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 5339</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5339(a)(7)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HEE61DA2B05104399B9991DD596997949"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB573C70101E4D93AF41AE3ED91F25C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71A1B757F70044D1B8EADD57DA0129DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3C17491F3814AC098191C6885A9CA92" style="USC"><clause id="HD39F7F96B6294D368FDBE9D750C86A5A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation development credits.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FDF3B3309AB447E9FCB7914D5DCCB73" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Clarification of incidental use</header><text>Section 5310(b)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H690C5660751746728FBC5E3F49FA2C1F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the header by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">and incidental use</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">individuals</header-in-text></quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB3CDA5C34B448448E932C792CCE05F1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or providing other incidental services</quote> after <quote>individuals</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2289FDA57E544DE945490CCC8914EC7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>delivery service does not conflict</quote> and inserting <quote>service does not conflict</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3D70796F7B8347979A25F21B01AD66E9"><enum>2105.</enum><header>Policies and purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5301(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H7D1C6E83BCBC4C8097135281A725B0E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2F4676D9D3840D88B0194935801529E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4417781048D64070A0E80FA913BFC837"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9E2126D941544E38FFEA425A6EA2747" style="USC"><paragraph id="HB751D54C7CB64637A318CEDF592F85D1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce the contributions of the surface transportation system to the total carbon pollution of the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H599B75BEDAB84F35BC344815A365CF35"><enum>(10)</enum><text>improve the resiliency of the public transportation network to withstand weather events and other natural disasters. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H045A011DF89246F1BAE2D9A3A73E5480"><enum>2106.</enum><header>Fiscal years 2022 and 2023 formulas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary of Transportation shall apportion and distribute formula funds provided for under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, using data submitted to the 2019 National Transit Database. </text></section><section id="H64BCDBBEC1804937AB9B42EA2322D928"><enum>2107.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended—</text><paragraph id="HA24163B06A054EBAB90EF592CCC4CEFD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DCD6EA7176046B8BEEF19B759796AA1" style="USC"><paragraph id="HE5691CB04FD34697AD54D374DAEB8837" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight, foster economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas, and take into consideration resiliency and climate change adaptation needs while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes identified in this chapter; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H44C441A868B04D53AFF62E92D9A3EA62" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HBFFB91C14F5C4480AAB6DE25ADEC8685" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32ABD4FF921D47988A0B9C04361C1FF7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B653E1E969443A2902991EE77279B96" style="USC"><paragraph id="H457D8D86EC1C4AF1942DEBEB1F181FD2" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>STIP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>STIP</term> means a statewide transportation improvement program developed by a State under section 135(g).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16F254F1292D44FD97B4B6C00A957735" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HEEC382B97E5743C096BF650E7022117C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and transportation improvement programs</quote> and inserting <quote>and TIPs</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A1B28BFDAE348D4BD6BBDB0242103EC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3311473B9E9E4AD0BC704DE5C8026813" style="USC"><paragraph id="HA2441095CA7542B982CBBC7B06C0A358" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plans and TIPs, metropolitan planning organizations shall consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6525899CA2A24DC9ADBC826827724685" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H4D9717A573EA4B71BB9064D9553744C7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20F930FF5FE94CD6BD9F2C46AC9977A2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38EB4EE9E3464489AB2EDA6861AA47E7" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H06F88D7959BF4534B50BEB885981259E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Equitable and proportional representation</header><clause id="HB9BD2F7A41114B6A9B2DE41EAF9B589E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For officials or representatives under paragraph (2), the metropolitan planning organization shall ensure the equitable and proportional representation of the population of the metropolitan planning area.</text></clause><clause id="HE9EEA4E317A949F6ACA0C49AD09E3964" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall require a metropolitan planning organization in existence on the date of enactment of this subparagraph to be restructured.</text></clause><clause id="H2C161112E4C444B993E4093698278908" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (ii), the requirements of this paragraph shall apply to any metropolitan planning organization redesignated under paragraph (6).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA013805816FF495E914F577F2C0AEC36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B) by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) or (3)(D)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9AB581A98BE4F5D9F421EF6AD0D57A9" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text><clause id="H99142CB436AE4870955FE126569A1384" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an existing metropolitan planning area</quote> and inserting <quote>an urbanized area</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H34A17E6282454D35A343BB5F1F1DB099" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the existing metropolitan planning area</quote> and inserting <quote>the area</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE46DDB8E803148658A8A22D190915290" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="HF8ED824589124F6DA44BD68E693A5524" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>a metropolitan area</quote> and inserting <quote>an urbanized area</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDFA4B981CD549B591F1AA7B091E4F46" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">MPOs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Metropolitan planning areas</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87E928F9212F4A90A0EC9CA88839E6AC" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting <quote>emergency response and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience,</quote> after <quote>disaster risk reduction,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42D0640013C548B09BAF9464B9E9086B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB48AB80EF4D34E01A543C21C6F981B95" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HF555BDB17D53418CA1A115AC9B227E3D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination between MPOs</header><subparagraph id="H8648E33B2D9941A4B9EE95AAA08508DC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If more than one metropolitan planning organization is designated within an urbanized area under subsection (d)(7), the metropolitan planning organizations designated within the area shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the consistency of any data used in the planning process, including information used in forecasting transportation demand.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DDA4D50873D4C02B4FA17125CD77F59" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph requires metropolitan planning organizations designated within a single urbanized area to jointly develop planning documents, including a unified long-range transportation plan or unified TIP.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF94C3DDB2F846268517B44D54D85DBB" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H11C632F724F247DCB3758C1275C8B9F9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C32803F009545D4899CB1AF478173CF" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H245E2A6C5F8D4D4B925E1100EB864ED9" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the quality of life and public health, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns, including housing and land use patterns;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77226E151E514C26ACFECD5D0BB002C4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3C03A6B2AA9C4E5E859E8FB1CE87A362"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>and reduce or mitigate stormwater, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change impacts of surface transportation;</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D83460F29B3441EB59AC2C29E2D3EAA" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC29DD18A30574F949EFFE3797AD212DF" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H396B6B6773A549DFAE2977BA6A13A480" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support emergency management, response, and evacuation and hazard mitigation; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F13E032ED484B3F8BAFA813C241F829" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the level of transportation system access; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43C0081651A94A018FE0735E76A2FBB6" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>support inclusive zoning policies and land use planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent high housing costs from displacing economically disadvantaged households.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F9A3A1ED5BE439FBF1722AFB692A4CE" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2D902CF707C4DADBA73A3C7E9A90F42" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HA59A752B6F7C4B1DB133FBC3580059CC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Through the use of a performance-based approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part of the metropolitan transportation planning process shall support the national goals described in section 150(b) of title 23, the achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets established under section 150(d) of title 23, the improvement of transportation system access (consistent with section 150(f)) of title 23, and the general purposes described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5301">section 5301</external-xref> of this title.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A1921E701CA491EAFCF07AAFC3F6692" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph id="H049941242D6F4D0282644CBD96B39070" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions and</quote> before <quote>restore and maintain</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2B7AA88150E48CAAA2163FB1B2FADC1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting <quote>and climate change</quote> after <quote>infrastructure to natural disasters</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33D15C0B519C452C829294C4ADF74C17" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(H) by inserting <quote>greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>pollution,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H488F8FA2F73342E1A22B3A5504CAADAE" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="HD5FC03A809DF4D02B8DB50EB5EA9306C" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H3E635BB1B81A42EEB26D6271409E5AE3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5D351D2391B44E3A4D71D9DF1ACBFAF" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H233F7C1855D64A61AE5974C15A55490C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The consultation shall involve, as appropriate, comparison of transportation plans to other relevant plans, including, if available—</text><clause id="HA61CEAE8E95147DEBBEE0113EECB5E0F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State conservation plans or maps; and</text></clause><clause id="HE1CAA4E2B119485B9EDC4FFC0DFD8EFD" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inventories of natural or historic resources.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CF18CA2DF434E3A8BFF7B0E844D8AB2" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB549E05A0554302B6181F28F4825F15" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HB5E3181E9F984CE49B600BB569640B2C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Methods</header><clause id="HC0A62C8861C4417E84E0959DD40A0264" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="H0E6C346AB3474D8BA4F4CA335E3DACBF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold any public meetings at convenient and accessible locations and times;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCBEC48819DF84B7E9D9966F17E8C8B0D" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employ visualization techniques to describe plans; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H33AC4F0460B44FA9AB4361FFEBFDA041" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make public information available in electronically accessible format and means, such as the internet, as appropriate to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEB5D7AFCC334423C8F177C7EB9FCDD61" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional methods</header><text>In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="H39F17CD8D6D84159B5088CB14CE238AC" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HF5991FFE96FC4F01B13BA0E37CA22203" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use other methods, as appropriate, to further encourage public participation of historically underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning process. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H653CB90DB82E4BF6B5FC7A4490EFD25F" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (j) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>TIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A08B4FBB8E7470E991BA0D27FF483A7" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federally</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>federally</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HCC73530CEF024BDE916E316607472241"><enum>2108.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB5F29E45921441F7B8A02FE7FD376AAC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H63C7A60AB9A04949893CB03811399BA5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5412A217281495DA7C6CDDBE2DB146F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HF91A53B2DF81427884711AD098D68DEC" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The statewide transportation plan and the</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA517811B35E04BE5A90D769F6C1F177B" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HC271E451A8BA46989FDAA987A71360D1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header> In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The statewide transportation plan and the</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H8A98C48B4C9247BEB7BFCE9396D040F7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H33EC39D8F17E4A7C9BD897AE63DA94FD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H376AF9EBD1B84EE88C2471BEBFEF5957" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDADFDD574D164C87AE49DADE33BC11B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the statewide transportation plans and STIPs, States shall consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8189F0A99BEA48F3B5CB392D3D659AAF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9ABC590AE4242B1B2F5C771C6953B8B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="HD29DCDC92045412BBB0EB054B9CD2352" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H5E141C430DB34C878B7CAF3A3DAFDDFB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><subclause id="H2D8B56553E2449FDAD9BD44FED78DD53" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>promote energy conservation,</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3630192749B44D74A35D1816CBE6C8B0" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and public health</quote> after <quote>improve the quality of life</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H25D92CA52C794FA7B80E083EBF856A4B" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including housing and land use patterns</quote> after <quote>economic development patterns</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HB5DE1D323E09497A8EDAD5B5D3527BB8" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>and</quote>; </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0E248B0F93034EF18B5FF0CB1DB5B993"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>and reduce or mitigate stormwater, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change impacts of surface transportation;</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H1DC834A67D5841B198D4931CC43C0824" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06447FDC3771418885DA5FA1B0B3B93F" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H9FA7DEAFD1154D5E965B115966085F32" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate emergency management, response, and evacuation and hazard mitigation; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6346943F104406591680CB75172FFF0" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the level of transportation system access; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B8373B6E2F14F588407B8B17B2940BB" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>support inclusive zoning policies and land use planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent high housing costs from displacing economically disadvantaged households.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FCCE111B5F5482E896B37193F904EF4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HA06F830B9BF84085B44C8A31132CA15B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02DBBDAE88834D4B8C7094222238F9BD" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H60D9F61EE7FB49BEA31BA23D41919AA6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Through the use of a performance-based approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part of the statewide transportation planning process shall support—</text><clause id="H20D2CE69FE604ABEAF86F19A4B18581D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the national goals described in section 150(b) of title 23;</text></clause><clause id="H2046F0531695444A90EA511A37ED8D20" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the consideration of transportation system access (consistent with section 150(f) of title 23);</text></clause><clause id="H299B09446897426C9F130CA4F6B35681" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the achievement of statewide targets established under section 150(d) of title 23; and</text></clause><clause id="HBE601595FCC2494E90637168D8B76AC0" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the general purposes described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5301">section 5301</external-xref> of this title.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HAC75B9E43DCE44C1B63206E439CE9E37" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H277E716957FF472A95D066C22B8A45B0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EA7E4C92F2147CF932CA4D7ECAC8638" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB228A08B640D442FBCF90995D7346F31" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="H41BB4F48E68F4CB9AD063AA1F8C96873" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F3F3FA1009B4A1A85E457476B8C5479"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA000C16C35844ABCAD5E674DF9D97BE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FE97027FDC94F7880B84751301194B7" style="USC"><clause id="HD5E7C5516E0C4E4CBB7A7DCBF6C58CC1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Comparison and consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation under clause (i) shall involve the comparison of transportation plans to other relevant plans and inventories, including, if available—</text><subclause id="HADDAC88BAF2544E89E54B3BA35E8A2F0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State and tribal conservation plans or maps; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAEB304C543924758B93094458AC520ED" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>inventories of natural or historic resources.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23ECDF64244F4AEEA332A1FD769568A3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><clause id="HBF58EEEE3D994C5CB2E854B5345ABC00" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACC209E408CA454B82AD13F8E24898D1" style="USC"><clause id="H64FB7266677C42A4989ABA66A4BB4973" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H8FB0F0B0E48E4AD996BD0CE46F858B42" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="H19DD968F689544669FBF1B490487DCCF" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA52BFCE15D2448539C6447EC755CAF52" style="USC"><clause id="H16507615671246E68F2637B91BAA6347" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional methods</header><text>In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the State shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause id="HF5E38555528747C2874CCE52CCC99DF8" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0A7C14CF4D3549E799B8F62567D501D2" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use other methods, as appropriate, to further encourage public participation of historically underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning process. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6B73C35BADF4348B0A24E551959FA3A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting <quote>reduce greenhouse gas emissions and</quote> after <quote>potential to</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H256E824E94E44F0B84745F9936E5A3FE" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by inserting <quote>including consideration of the role that intercity buses may play in reducing congestion, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy consumption in a cost-effective manner and strategies and investments that preserve and enhance intercity bus systems, including systems that are privately owned and operated</quote> after <quote>transportation system</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BA1142CCB874439826FE29F4BC3FD2C" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H4FB51D08049C4DE485394EFE9D02521B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10C6DF848C1E40CE97F3CAE5D1BA8114" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="HAE566F9E96D745BABCC922F78C98B283" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HADBCCD872360487BA6378551AB794BE7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking <quote>metropolitan transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>TIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9FABAE988A144A8EBC41423A0B5FBA6E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause><clause id="H1288F02804A443108C048DC06C37C606" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9149B8A12D104F4A84C1584E23AB8D3F" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause><clause id="H3E1A6F7FC98149F5842558BC9635BCB4" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G)(ii) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H6A39A20CF59943789D9B4D120D69C472" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC77CB55E7784467BBFDE24889E354113"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)—</text><clause commented="no" id="HEBF7A6652266402FB93E21F52243843B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H2B0C9A5DED2747A7A2BF048A5DFAD572"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H5EEC0DB784EB4569932D1FE191443106"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and projects carried out under the bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program under title 23</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H84A523E19A9B47919FCCC7BC426B090F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HCA5CA461BEFC412EA975AD21EC8914AF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or under the bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H3647E77F1A5446ECA6B0195FCBCEB975" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>statewide transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>; </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CB2A82D3D6B4EF095175DD5494A8384" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)—</text><clause id="H34BEC1586F8846A5913C30D3DAA56BEA" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Transportation improvement program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">STIP</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HF12D5FFEA87C4C3CA01F9338DCA4E956" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE23E0FF3FCC04A2787EB64232CB6A815" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>statewide transportation plans and programs</quote> and inserting <quote>statewide transportation plans and STIPs</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DE5C79EE47144199C398843B91068F9" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H575A4AFF3BCA46838464F9AA2452973B" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking <quote>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012,</quote> and inserting <quote>Not less frequently than once every 4 years,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6EE48DD679574439AA9F325A682B423A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j) by striking <quote>transportation improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>STIP</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H454984B4BA954370BD92AC7331392BAC"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l) by striking <quote>transportation improvement programs</quote> and inserting <quote>STIPs</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H4E9D84BCBC634067A1A0DC6C3A0BB188"><enum>2109.</enum><header>Obligation limitation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all obligations from amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by subsection (a) of section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed—</text><paragraph id="H27EB876DADB24432A1D21A1D8CFBCAFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$17,894,460,367 for fiscal year 2023;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H774126D948DC419C80E97ADA66DF8540"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$18,201,940,770 for fiscal year 2024;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21F27ECDB5C54CC1A0B82BD41A75AFC2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$18,551,676,708 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H228C788794BF4445973472DEB27AD613"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$18,901,573,693 for fiscal year 2026.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H57AE8D5C41354B7C9268FDE542925E2B"><enum>2110.</enum><header>Public transportation emergency relief funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8324CA20623435DA2AF9ADDCC00EE68" style="USC"><subsection id="H78615371A48E4857885D4958866A6918"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Imposition of deadline</header><paragraph id="H21F1B1D3C92546CFB19520553E9F7FC5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not require any project funded pursuant to this section to advance to the construction obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year after the later of—</text><subparagraph id="HA059EBF830EF49D8BA04EA3C3FF2A8A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date on which the Governor declared the emergency, as described in subsection (a)(2); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15CD808E7236481F8E44F6538FC92C06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date on which the President declared a major disaster, as described in such subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09E860B8C2564EBB912B21F7F08E2813"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension of deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary imposes a deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may, upon the request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of not more than 1 year to complete such advancement, and may issue additional extensions after the expiration of any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the State has provided suitable justification to warrant an extension.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HF8DADB9DA12F45849045BA453DFE062A"><enum>2111.</enum><header>Certification requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The certification requirements described in section 661.12 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall, after the date of enactment of this Act, include a certification that buses or other rolling stock (including train control, communication and traction power equipment) being procured do not contain or use any covered telecommunications equipment or services, as such term is defined by section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</external-xref>).</text></section><section id="H0FE6651AA27A4D5D852C412BC477826B"><enum>2112.</enum><header>Hold harmless</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the Secretary of Transportation shall allow project sponsors, at the request of such sponsor, to submit ridership and service data and projections collected before January 20, 2020 and projections based on that data to determine project eligibility under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.</text></section><section id="H505B4E2A92EC4CE797DFF39F475C93B9"><enum>2113.</enum><header>Study on accessibility of public transportation</header><subsection id="HCCA19966F0594E828691B3FFC331DA3D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</text><paragraph id="H785A3F23307C454EA5626DD8E98070B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the challenges faced by each of the populations described in subsection (b) when riding public transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25337E73362B466CBF79F864A7323CA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations to improve the accessibility of federally-funded public transportation for the populations described in subsection (b). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6C85701D71444E79322EBE357A387D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered populations</header><text>The populations described in subsection (a) shall be—</text><paragraph id="H991442D353614D178077C21C98FD7498"><enum>(1)</enum><text>pregnant women; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2001919C0CEB4FD4B81F228BFC305BC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>individuals living in areas of persistent poverty, as such term is defined in section 172(l) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, and individuals that are unbanked or underbanked. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H60F7BC2823B247AEA5CFEF33AC9680C3"><enum>2114.</enum><header>Formula funds for rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5311(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H307769010BFC46E684D88EB5783C0112"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>means a State</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HDDE5BF1B26CF4C93A7C1434143D7C16A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>means—</text><subparagraph id="HA5BD847669C94BA7A585DB2C334B911D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H427761A85EF34AEBB6F71B94DB8B2312"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Government.</quote> and inserting <quote>Government; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC90A3A7E03354F89A9073BB64871DCCD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HC3ECED802CBA411383CA58F5396C9BE4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H855C9F0543C143A69B6F38E5DFFB7186"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State or local governmental entity that operates a public transportation service and receives and administers Federal transit program grant funds for both rural and urban areas.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H219E26ECD304494D8F7C2D01A708E89B"><enum>B</enum><header>Improving Frequency and Ridership</header><section id="H0FF422356F554B71B87928697E4CC115" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership competitive grants</header><subsection id="H64E188839A1A42C6966BCF1461E3B1FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">Chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5307">section 5307</external-xref> the following new section:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76BC70209B7148479873EBF913B3BF6D" style="USC"><section id="HC8366E87800D4DCA88060854CC6ABB12"><enum>5308. </enum><header>Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership competitive grants</header><subsection id="H3A3901045FEB4833AE9C9C9801347D86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligible recipients to increase the frequency of bus service and the ridership of public transit buses.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6F7B0D9821EA4C378EFD60DEE8F5E508"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text></subsection><subsection id="HAD39793DAB0F41E187BB87FA2B0A79F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application timing</header><text>Not later than 90 days after amounts are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall solicit grant applications from eligible recipients for projects described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="HC49E5E0466A4487C9F1381444976923A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><text>An eligible recipient of a grant under this section shall use such grant for transportation capital projects that—</text><paragraph id="HAAB196A45B8040B3A8EFF0B1D833F276"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase—</text><subparagraph id="H0F7B0B863F30434C9FFD0FDBDE852176"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the frequency of bus service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H070BF85E429A4A9E966990AE1B7AC2B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bus ridership; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FFE9BF8D0BE4C78ACA79FECA0D5E0B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>total person throughput; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H354FDE6A496F40DBB6523A6A9BCFA3DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are consistent with, and as described in, the design guidance issued by the National Association of City Transportation Officials and titled <quote>Transit Street Design Guide</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC088BDF3E4CA4C8CADDA464E44B6DB29"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant criteria</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the following: </text><paragraph id="HA76A34BEE4144885BD56EE90AC8D2A5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each eligible recipient’s projected increase in bus frequency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H836D59131D28434B8C276776D2F7D979"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each eligible recipient’s projected increase in bus ridership.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C40C9EA508C419FAEB7272C45251EA8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Each eligible recipient’s projected increase in total person throughput.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9FBF455E1B241E5AEA60C4BB4C8AD21"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The degree of regional collaboration described in each eligible recipient’s application, including collaboration with—</text><subparagraph id="H096438E3B0C249C0B3234471E12196A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a local government entity that operates a public transportation service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8D952DF5908471391E942223974E871"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local government agencies that control street design;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29743BE6E3B6496DA94BD2AD799EE11B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations (as such term is defined in section 5303); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD57C7B265360429CAAD8C819852B65A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State departments of transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13F484898056410A9BA9F01AD832BD16"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall award grants under this section not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the solicitation described in subsection (c).</text></subsection><subsection id="HDC3886D60A474486811C2B8E8B60262E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Requirements of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H10598A8E05FF4C8091938C551F32F050"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than the date described in subsection (c), publish in the Federal Register a list of all metrics and evaluation procedures to be used in making grants under this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H685DA069A1434FA9B644FFE90190553D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish in the Federal Register—</text><subparagraph id="H96E0020ED23F498AB6D6A0B15A859F41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the final metrics and evaluations used in making grants under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27C10BC5C4B6498499D20651CDFA39C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a list of the ratings of eligible recipients receiving a grant under this section based on such metrics and evaluations. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H127D6554B75845B5BBE65F4FAABD6336"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="H3626BD3E30624E8DB9D7B4962AADA6CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0ACB3E85741D497B9E750CBFEC07C906"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction on grant amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make a grant for a project under this section in an amount up to 150 percent of the amount—</text><subparagraph id="HD252D217FC2E43B9BA03F551ABC39A20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provided for such project under title 23; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD94D49BDBCD0419697AD8B8D50B38D91"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided for such project from non-Federal funds budgeted for roadways.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FA9736B880E4521ACF164F1AC09B275"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirements of section 5307</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, a grant under this section shall be subject to the requirements of section 5307. </text></subsection><subsection id="H68469E72C6264E3A9307354542B98E64"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><paragraph id="H3AB20583EE7040C1BFAB59CA6B7885F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts made available to carry out this section shall remain available for 4 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the amount was made available.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED9CEE1DD0BE48568D735309F24C9013"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unobligated amounts</header><text>After the expiration of the period described in paragraph (1) for an amount made available to carry out this section, any unobligated amounts made available to carry out this section shall be added to the amounts made available for the following fiscal year. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3BE3A756B9C64E119748B8C70A15802D"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Eligible recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>eligible recipient</term> means a recipient of a grant under section 5307 in an urbanized area with a population greater than 500,000.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H6D09089BEE104A8A905F31C0D042C8CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5307">section 5307</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0312044256CF438AAF098B91FD3562C3" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5308. Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership competitive grants.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H503723BD787C474C9EFA57497D730226" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Incentivizing frequency in the urban formula</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6DBDCCBD491B42E9ABF393ADB2FD861C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H4B1EFFAB291540C188FEA0DC3CA36BDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F315EF0E8744FCCA81E0FE1837D8455"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H63B28FC4FD2440C4A2CC046BD7CEC8DB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>95.61 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>95 percent</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0E285DAA801746A49AB4D81A9D60EF3C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>95.61 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>95 percent</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HE5CFD047481C447AB1BB8929C2BC1CCD"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking <quote>95.61 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>95 percent</quote>; and </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H5A56433FDE0D460CB522CB7D47ACF301"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="H507842340BF8489C8090EC8569F3633D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>4.39 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>5 percent</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4A120A85528F45999BBDB19B83741C08"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text><item id="H4E11ECAF465F4E0785CB9C0DC062B2C7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>in the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership</quote> before <quote>multiplied by</quote>; and</text></item><item id="H5CE36644B7B94E9EBEB640664ED3288C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>vehicle passenger miles traveled for each dollar of operating cost in an area</quote> and inserting <quote>vehicles operating in peak revenue service per hour in the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership</quote>; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HD23F7E6B3C0845BCA4DCC9897B9C293F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><item id="H2450A59A9DE24A278419566BECCA0BBB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>in the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership</quote> before <quote>multiplied by</quote>; and</text></item><item id="H22F9632B161A43448E11F9CA0B0D944C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>vehicle passenger miles traveled for each dollar of operating cost in all areas</quote> and inserting <quote>vehicles operating in peak revenue service per hour in the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership</quote>; and</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5E7210E9D134ED696BC45BDCD1130F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75C46ADA360949DDB8DD1FC1DC22374D" style="USC"><paragraph id="H0DDB4F535C1A4BCC96BF1C4478ADF4D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the percentage—</text><subparagraph id="H66BF046CF0254F29B6C16F3DDFF56C52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) in the matter preceding clause (i) shall be treated as 100 percent; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65419E17B4494FE8AA603DA2B7FDDE05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) shall be treated as 0 percent. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DCC9FC7F9F44E2C99E0C19684253043"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HAC8B1E1BEBC844FAAA512AAB89D27505"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>90.8 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>90 percent</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09C1D82F65534073AA9CF775F137BB12"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H7B52F0218B02444CB5FCC7CEE2BB7937"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>9.2 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>8 percent</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HAC22E55A29E346208FD719CEC33AC22D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>500,000</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HE3BD317C534442CD994A24D928387258"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFE5358246BB4F6B8B52E902D5A558E9" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H90C54C3E4F4C4F039F82E996B5F44A21"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of bus passenger miles traveled on the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership multiplied by the number of buses operating in peak revenue service per hour on the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership; divided by</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HC648E4F70C81413384E806ACEDF81C50"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9A51BF24ACC43558984C4AE3C62CB73" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HDE9139E1B63346868A4B94E799E11648"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of bus passenger miles traveled on the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership multiplied by the total number of buses operating in peak revenue service per hour on the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership in all areas. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9ED5DB3AEBCE420A87828C51460C525E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4277FB03BBEF4C72904D8831C5943CAB" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HB942A3B2DE4A4569BE7C7F87AA64D676"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Two percent of the total amount apportioned under this subsection shall be apportioned so that each urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 and less than 500,000 is entitled to receive an amount using the formula in paragraph (1). </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H699C7FCABD434A2881A3C1DEC7735962"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the percentage—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDB6C1A34010B41CD8FE64631CF510892"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) shall be treated as 100 percent; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6249D9BE2E084A20AAE59801487B5D80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) shall be treated as 0 percent; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF3E8D102AE5C4150B109E2B303445B72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) shall be treated as 0 percent. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H986DDF3FDBD5475E9F93C1227E56896F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04FEDF9E328347B0AC783DD90241C330" style="USC"><subsection id="H91999472E0124CB9AB9CAB5870A4C89F"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Peak revenue service defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>peak revenue service</term> means the time period between the time in the morning that an agency first exceeds the number of midday vehicles in revenue service and the time in the evening that an agency falls below the number of midday vehicles in revenue service.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HD2F63729EE56442B8198F0360DC27E1A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2203.</enum><header>Mobility innovation</header><subsection id="H271242F7DB464E25B6F913DA5CDB1AD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">Chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5315">section 5315</external-xref> the following new section:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF708C0BA56824AEEBAE0B6A5728573BA" style="USC"><section id="H08B8A86A531B4276AECF5EE6D549F7DC"><enum>5316.</enum><header>Mobility innovation</header><subsection id="H43F47106C5B5437898B605EED6B98DAC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to a covered recipient to carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311 may be used by such covered recipient under this section to assist in the financing of—</text><paragraph id="HB948ECF4EA0646EAB0AD0F1F6B4A3284"><enum>(1)</enum><text>mobility as a service; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CF98AA4D9B14C71A2C46C4738E30A05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>mobility on demand services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDC54D424E2F847158A5E63A7E33382D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H1E47BC137FFF458D83A4A9CBAC4533F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Federal share of the net cost of a project carried out under this section shall not exceed 70 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1BD2C22845F14C64A8C5AF0B75CADCB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Insourcing incentive</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Federal share of the net cost of a project described in paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the project sponsor, be increased by up to 10 percent for mobility on demand service operated exclusively by personnel employed by the recipient. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H09EDB09FCD4C4C4ABA0023416BBC6A3B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Zero emission incentive</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Federal share of the net cost of a project described in paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the project sponsor, be increased by up to 10 percent if such project involves an eligible use that uses a vehicle that produces zero carbon dioxide or particulate matter. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H955183B6DBA847D9B1C9EC2C080DF763"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><paragraph id="H2E5EF99CAD134F0BAB4132819ABDE592"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish guidance describing eligible activities that are demonstrated to—</text><subparagraph id="H59BDCBAA5F464BE6BD4A22D117A28A3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase transit ridership;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCD16DFC1E1849179C3123C71A8896D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be complementary to fixed route transit service; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE46276A5DD14347AC0873838E2963EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrate meaningful improvements in—</text><clause id="H68015E0250FC47D79E9F0AD9A94E02C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>environmental metrics, including standards established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>) and greenhouse gas performance targets established pursuant to section 150(d) of title 23;</text></clause><clause id="H6615F600FD0A4C9785FF81A8EB8E1E46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>traffic congestion;</text></clause><clause id="H27148068A3634343812ED9E03A8C8E41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with the requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HE5CFD7B1FADB4197AF3C76F3D6BC648E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>low-income service to increase access to employment, healthcare, and other essential services;</text></clause><clause id="HA9168A44B6364133818AF7144C0986EA" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>service during times of the day when regular transit service is not operating, as long as regular transit service hours are not reduced; </text></clause><clause id="H6634A061EF68464EAA7E9D88F1F59D14"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new service that operates in areas of lower density that are unserved or underserved by regular transit service; </text></clause><clause id="H3B7FD5B28CA240BCADAFEADF35B5E1F1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>rural service; and</text></clause><clause id="HE4050394DCAD443485544A34E22A3D52"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>improvement in paratransit service quality. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4212485E2D004E1EB31648F0DE16AF21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fare collection modernization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing guidance referred to in this section, the Secretary shall ensure that—</text><subparagraph id="HBFC6FB982F694B27A6A958310A6E31AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all costs associated with installing, modernizing, and managing fare collection, including touchless payment systems, shall be considered eligible expenses under this title and subject to the applicable Federal share; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD13C6A06267746838EB293517EC38A64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such guidance includes guidance on how agencies shall provide unbanked and underbanked users with an opportunity to benefit from mobility as a service platforms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B923C1DEC9F45398E170A627F8659B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds</header><text>Amounts used by a covered recipient for projects eligible under this section may not be used for—</text><subparagraph id="H5F6C1E0DD2344D179CE5F09055A0AEDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>single passenger vehicle miles (in a passenger motor vehicle, as such term is defined in section 32101, that carries less than 9 passengers), unless the trip—</text><clause id="HC377607C979C4553B38A9660F3936B37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the definition of public transportation; and</text></clause><clause id="H9F1AE3FBF7414C23822D0F46DFF17626"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>begins or completes a fixed route public transportation trip; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4D7C0D6B68E46E2895FBA82E6F0C6D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>deadhead vehicle miles; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5383951FB7D540F08B749144F1CDFE7F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any service considered a taxi service that operates under an exemption from testing requirements under section 5331. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA7CC5B50EC64F3EB376E3300D5BF9A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project carried out under this section shall be treated as if such project were carried out under the section from which the funds were provided to carry out such project, including the application of any additional requirements provided for by law that apply to section 5307, 5310, or 5311, as applicable. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0ABCCF5DCEC94D808EABBF37214E1797"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver</header><paragraph id="H50998584A1EC43EB8D027A6FA9AB42D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Individual waiver</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may waive any requirement applied to a project carried out under this section pursuant to subsection (d) if the Secretary determines that the project would—</text><subparagraph id="H63D5EF93E43B4C25AD9F4A2A024576E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not undermine labor standards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB878680D23C4672A13383070558FFB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase employment opportunities of the recipient unless the Secretary determines that such a waiver does not affect employment opportunities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E89A664962449D598DA7EBCF1A020CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be consistent with the public interest. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95FBF0F80D444A739EDED1908892413C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver under other sections</header><text>The Secretary may not waive any requirement under paragraph (1) for which a waiver is otherwise available. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H22A07035E3DD410B9D2DBFA48A738657"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition of waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may not waive any requirement of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC7F167EE5C7E4FDDA7B3ADD15B0BD0B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 5333; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H02C65BBD2FE24746AD99D66B63768135"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 5331; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D94EDAD7E944BE6AF07E1A33626D2C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 5302(14); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H610F9A04989E461D863E3678C77B99BD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>chapter 53 that establishes a maximum Federal share for operating costs. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14B737252B534A2FA0A0C01CD0A7963B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application of section 5320</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may only waive the requirements of section 5320 with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="H980C8C3126364DB4857AA16AE0472389"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a passenger vehicle owned by an individual; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H56144A1E86F34A369E73C208A7C482A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subsection (q) of such section for any passenger vehicle not owned by an individual for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending 3 years after such date;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4135E2547CE644D8A640258A895989A4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any shared micromobility device for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending on the date that is 3 years after such date; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACB552687F6F45339F1382F14AC6766C" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>rolling stock that is part of a dedicated fleet of vehicles for the provision of microtransit that is operated by, or exclusively on behalf of, the covered recipient for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending on the date that is 3 years after such date.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3FC18D380E94C26A8824648E0974F5D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A waiver issued under subparagraphs (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (4) may only be issued on an individual project basis at the request of the covered recipient and may not be renewed or extended beyond the initial 3-year period of the waiver.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H14CC4E3AE3FB41D2B8628EB5996C890A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Open data standards</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H5D2D234E7AAE404B836750F98397AAB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5 to develop an open data standard and an application programming interface necessary to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA4A07F31DA7F4AEDBEDD8F4F7086D505"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations required under paragraph (1) shall require public transportation agencies, mobility on demand providers, mobility as a service technology providers, other non-government actors, and local governments the efficient means to transfer data to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0224326E4F4C4F239CC906604B9C0574"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">foster the efficient use of transportation capacity; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6FD85DB7644640F99F6FA3E27DD14A85"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the management of new modes of mobility; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4861BC9444C64E3E85C87FABEFD3E497"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enable the use of innovative planning tools; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC5E6F65F692E4952926B025A35EC1AC0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enable single payment systems for all mobility on demand services; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H357A7EF48E52451C97CC084347E55250"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish metropolitan planning organization, State, and local government access to anonymized data for transportation planning, real time operations data, and rules; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H528A3B51493546A39A58F061664E2C27"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit the transfer of personally identifiable information; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF0565F822EE142C0AFCDF04173C65263"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect confidential business information; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6AE9D3239EF64BBB8177B211C34283B1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>enhance cybersecurity protections; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17A8E8A5FFC44E8EAD45341BF5A256B1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow data governance, including but not limited to licensing and terms of information sharing, periodic risk assessments, policies regarding data retention and information handling policies, and anonymization techniques.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C7EC6023EE746F1866FD4F29C5DD49F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on for profit activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any data received by an entity under this subsection may not be sold, leased, or otherwise used to generate profit, except for the direct provision of the related mobility on demand services and mobility as a service.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H344C244FF3824A32896F94BA543B6B48"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A negotiated rulemaking committee established pursuant to section 565 of title 5 to carry out this subsection shall have a maximum of 17 members limited to representatives of the Department of Transportation, State and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, urban and rural covered recipients, associations that represent public transit agencies, representatives from at least 3 different organizations engaged in collective bargaining on behalf of transit workers in not fewer than 3 States, mobility on demand providers, and mobility as a service technology providers.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H021316A6927D448FADF761D9C4D0C72E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Publication of proposed regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proposed regulations to implement this section shall be published in the Federal Register by the Secretary not later than 18 months after such date of enactment.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H59074A1605C34190AE5E2F93DC8E4497"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Extension of deadlines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A deadline set forth in paragraph (4) may be extended up to 180 days if the negotiated rulemaking committee referred to in paragraph (5) concludes that the committee cannot meet the deadline and the Secretary so notifies the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF487322DB52E45A789C62B3426A6589C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Application of recipient vehicle revenue miles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to vehicle revenue miles with one passenger of a covered recipient using amounts under this section, such miles—</text><paragraph id="H56A4A04B29B4450CBB53D7AA8875BC3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be included in the National Transit Database under section 5335; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6FAB045C43B479185A9F1E7FF84EB5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be excluded from vehicle revenue miles data used in the calculation described in section 5336.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39DBB2B1C5BF4F35AEBBA0424B561976"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c)(2) and subsection (g) shall not apply to any eligible activities under this section if such activities are—</text><paragraph id="HA5E924E58A064B3DAB8C8831E60CE54A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">being carried out in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5424FA20F44A4AE38EBE5CAA2D714EB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects eligible under section 5310 that exceed the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC66513350537448DAC93BF2F589A0EC1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H737DFABEC9AB4B3C9A11623D8B76FF55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered recipient</header><text>The term <term>covered recipient</term> means a State or local government entity, private nonprofit organization, or Tribe that—</text><subparagraph id="H697892EBD6F04CB78B632E3C39E472B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operates a public transportation service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41384C92D0C74F40B366A4582C7A0F78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a recipient or subrecipient of funds under section 5307, 5310, or 5311.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H754A0A5B66E74B09AB72D030ACFD5667"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadhead vehicle miles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>deadhead vehicle miles</term> means the miles that a vehicle travels when out of revenue service, including leaving or returning to the garage or yard facility, changing routes, when there is no expectation of carrying revenue passengers, and any miles traveled by a private operator without a passenger. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DB235C4B0E94EC8A85378E7074F88C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mobility as a service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mobility as a service</term> means services that constitute the integration of mobility on demand services and public transportation that are available and accessible to all travelers, provide multimodal trip planning, and a unified payment system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF587FFAA91054DB6B6556E4F21C14D99"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Mobility on demand</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mobility on demand</term> means an on-demand transportation service shared among individuals, either concurrently or one after another.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H720143C5F8964E3DA6DEE38927D12D8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5315">section 5315</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F3FEB2AE4624102B81ED12AAFE9C668" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5316. Mobility innovation.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H250AF70A7C4C4373BAF0C42AA153A1C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation has finalized both—</text><paragraph id="H2E3305C8281B44ECA6FCA4A248C7BB91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the guidance required under section 5316(c) of title 49, United States Code; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF6AB7B4B89E4D86930ADEA118DD280A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the regulations required under section 5316(f) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63F4C9270DE34481A504DD8856C01AAB" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall prohibit the use of funds for an eligible activity or pilot project of a covered recipient authorized under the law in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act before the effective date described in subsection (c).</text></subsection></section><section id="HDB7BF7015BC94153AB6A42F3E3A8F0B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2204.</enum><header>Formula grants for rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H041F9DC159E94B1180B8AC5B37609635"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H8BC8EAA7D09147989064505559F0A617"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8619749DDA0C480A90A7A7152EEF2679" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H9E5003B964324E9290779490000A5A61"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Census designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may approve a State program that allocates not more than 5 percent of such State’s apportionment to assist rural areas that were redesignated as urban areas not more than 2 fiscal years after the last census designation of urbanized area boundaries. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00671DFFD81647C995F3B4A57728175F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(F)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(E)</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E687BA7EA4B443AB08982BE02C67381"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HC39EDBFD6F2F43B68A868BED29DEC3AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H96AADB10C60B415D9DC787E00B40C28C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(F)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(E)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HE0EFD5E05DC8452BBF109CB750CA3CEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAFC5A02707304327B840949A98E07DD7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>the amount remaining under section 5338(a)(2)(E)(i) after the amount under subparagraph (A) is distributed</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47B1240610A14EDB9C1CA9137EDB2BC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C) by striking <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(F)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(E)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FAC2DEBF9FC44A4952975FB2F8C7A61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H3F0173EBE8E34961ACFEE0CEBD96DD8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(F)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(E)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H50941C2336F84B298884A6A36677F862"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91B273C2406049CEB49CFD11BEB81CA1" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HC222AD7958624CFBB59E645148BC90BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Land area</header><clause id="H4429D61F587F4A9FA6C7FAD0324BB91E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 15 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of the land area in rural areas in that State and divided by the land area in all rural areas in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial census of population.</text></clause><clause id="H6B4C18F28A864FD699DFA5C912F9D1A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum apportionment</header><text>No State shall receive more than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB13AEC21D1164D1192829E2ACCF7C864"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Population</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall receive an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of the population of rural areas in that State and divided by the population of all rural areas in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial census of population.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69E783BFA6F44473BC613026E3221FA8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Vehicle revenue miles</header><clause id="H246D23FF724E48D8B830D50BCA4DDD4C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of vehicle revenue miles in rural areas in that State and divided by the vehicle revenue miles in all rural areas in the United States, as determined by national transit database reporting.</text></clause><clause id="HA3456B261A32473A88D50F653B9787FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum apportionment</header><text>No State shall receive more than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB161CFCB9B0A45A9A95EE48B5308D18B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Low-income individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 10 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of low-income individuals in rural areas in that State and divided by the number of low-income individuals in all rural areas in the United States, as shown by the Bureau of the Census.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA0E6B0315664F118C987B045451F72F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="HF86AD2686C784A729A09D20898069970"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>A State may expend funds to continue service into another State to extend a route.</quote> before <quote>Eligible activities under</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5E706200DBA4942AD37C02094B442C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>and makes the certification and supporting documents publicly available</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE653A69509044A798DA9DB1A36C0EFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H5D4426A2B4D84DA9B070756897B68789" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HBA4617D9FCDA49D7B64A424362AF5055"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meaningful connections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All projects funded under this subsection shall directly serve, or make meaningful scheduled connections to, the national intercity bus network.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC73D8AC63C4E8F9BA1161974AE054E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19033CCB6EEE4773856C42CDADBB3029" style="USC"><paragraph id="H3F9A2FBD66244C6996962A103C578D0A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Allowance for volunteer hours</header><subparagraph id="H769AA4CCDAC94099900CF4FF6A3F9C25"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applicable regulations</header><text>For any funds provided by a department or agency of the Government under paragraph (3)(D) or by a service agreement under paragraph (3)(C), and such department or agency has regulations in place that provide for the valuation of volunteer hours as allowable in-kind contributions toward the non-Federal share of project costs, such regulations shall be used to determine the allowable valuation of volunteer hours as an in-kind contribution toward the non-Federal remainder of net project costs for a transit project funded under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F9DAA0E18524E14A56AC3411642C95D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the provision of fixed-route bus services funded under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HC92738EAA9744B17BECF17A95CA9A250" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2205.</enum><header>One-stop paratransit program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE5FEEBAFBB44D84A2E9FD3353CE5BEA" style="USC"><subsection id="H582685FDA4104CC1A910285A49C10E0F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>One-Stop paratransit program</header><paragraph id="H0F505692F26D4C7AA601F4A8140A213C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a one-stop paratransit competitive grant program to encourage an extra stop in non-fixed route Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) service for a paratransit rider to complete essential tasks.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6681B0E74A904730BB211BA47BEDE643"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>The Secretary shall give preference to eligible recipients that—</text><subparagraph id="H60008995BCB94F8D8ABA801581E35394"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have comparable data for the year prior to implementation of the grant program and made available to the Secretary, academic and nonprofit organizations for research purposes; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90058A0C560C4460875ABFCEDA16B402"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plan to use agency personnel to implement the pilot program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E7770799D1E49818293D766A56B3246"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application criteria</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the grant program, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including information on—</text><subparagraph id="H642DDD59F21A4C34B1DF4C7E57063BC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>locations the eligible entity intends to allow a stop at, if stops are limited, including—</text><clause id="H4174659469684037977407BC4BF512B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>childcare or education facilities;</text></clause><clause id="H37951B57743C467E95191730A962242F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pharmacies;</text></clause><clause id="H973AD37A73C84CBBA91F33DBFF19DB2F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>grocery stores; and</text></clause><clause id="H4F723C845CB14CB8A2CA754729D8E94C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>bank or ATM locations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE6663AB45C54891B276080283ACF95F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methodology for informing the public of the grant program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70EA0C56295440C989BB5256FF9719AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>vehicles, personnel, and other resources that will be used to implement the grant program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC50C71A905654C73959624A2536E14B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if the applicant does not intend the grant program to apply to the full area under the jurisdiction of the applicant, a description of the geographic area in which the applicant intends the grant program to apply; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72B90ED7708C4C6D94B4D337C7F8CEC7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the anticipated amount of increased operating costs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12A75141AB38491284F91226842541D9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The Secretary shall seek to achieve diversity of participants in the grant program by selecting a range of eligible entities that includes at least—</text><subparagraph id="H3C0D6FF62AB641C7B0BC334FEDE12068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 eligible recipients that serve an area with a population of 50,000 to 200,000; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FF1153BEA0F443AA936D1EF46794219"><enum>(B)</enum><text>10 eligible recipients that serve an area with a population of over 200,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H771B67C4AA23462DBF01D6AB2131520F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>5 eligible recipients that provide transportation for rural communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD7FD43D6AD74D7BAB659E7C907883B2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Data-sharing criteria</header><text>An eligible recipient in this subsection shall provide data as the Secretary requires, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="HBEBC98B222CE4B1EA70AD8565BE4B3FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>number of ADA paratransit trips conducted each year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5912B9A72D2D4EAAB0007C3F699362B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requested time of each paratransit trip; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF18761F8538A4439B2DB79023B9CAAB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>scheduled time of each paratransit trip;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE6D751F87B14043920A38431F047D21"><enum>(D)</enum><text>actual pickup time for each paratransit trip;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74B81D51579B434C8EE95BA8F8364983"><enum>(E)</enum><text>average length of a stop in the middle of a ride as allowed by this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A181F233A9449628C72B18C50E34586"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any complaints received by a paratransit rider;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37B4B6371973433280311417ABEAF914"><enum>(G)</enum><text>rider satisfaction with paratransit services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BFAD98E86DB4E5FB5FCCDF7677F627F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>after the completion of the grant, an assessment by the eligible recipient of its capacity to continue a one-stop program independently.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H523061A88EB344C7A0B0B01A40B1118A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="HFCC75505CA884A289EF46D31A5FA0696"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available an annual report on the program carried out under this subsection for each fiscal year, not later than December 31 of the calendar year in which such fiscal year ends.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D7B71076F61468197922AD1656054FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include a detailed description of the activities carried out under the program, and an evaluation of the program, including an evaluation of the data shared by eligible recipients under paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H2785FE9065E24CB1B966DE05363D53D3"><enum>2206.</enum><header>New municipal transit services to better connect communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HF821076032C84C18B1B89C3476D1E706" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H410F1FFC327440398B1219E5E26481EE"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Pass through funding</header><paragraph id="HA218A55EE24A4752B3EC63F9B15083C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pass Through to Service Providers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designated recipients, upon request of a provider of new public transportation service, shall enter into a split letter or some other agreement under which not less than 80 percent of the funding apportioned under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(1) to a service provider that results from the provision of new qualified transit services provided by such provider is passed through to such provider so long as the following conditions are met—</text><subparagraph id="HA3DC10C9FFDD43E6A1F525CFECEDC1BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the service being provided as well as the service provider are eligible for assistance and meets or exceeds all Federal Transit Administration requirements, including the requirements of sections 5320 and 5333;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAFFACF1845C4FB587B4F1FFCEACEB17"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the service provided has submitted the appropriate data to the National Transit Database or has submitted such data to another regional entity for submission to the National Transit Database;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H271E69FBF5C14B3990B58B844BA0BE9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the service provider is eligible to be a recipient of Federal transit funds;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE6CAB63DFF446B5876581B332850A54"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the service provider is able to use the funding for continued service or expansion of eligible transit services so long as any new service being provided does not duplicate existing service being provided; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5ABE2CDAA19140C1B52E23D4221E3F13"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the regional metropolitan planning organization does not opt out of the pass-through requirement as allowed by paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1EEF03321F546E7A37F6DC23C22948E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Opt-out</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A metropolitan planning organization may elect to have designated recipients within the metropolitan planning area opt-out if such planning organization certifies with the Secretary that 1 of the following conditions are met:</text><subparagraph id="HB40599F400EC484DAD3EA05D4FACA7E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The new service has not met the conditions outlined by paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8FBCFBD982D4A12AA0A737627446454"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The new service does not address or align with the policies and goals identified in the region’s transportation plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19FB7AC4C9B7451C89BD4D267E4370E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The metropolitan planning organization or designated recipient has in place a process or policy that addresses multi-agency or regional issues with formula funds and includes an opportunity for new service providers to participate and receive necessary funding from such policy or program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H358C8E8B11854169A76E5B6C3F442C2C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H33E0537E0E7B4D2A81C868CD022ED099"><enum>(A)</enum><header>New transit services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>new transit services</quote> means public transportation services whereby data from the provision of services has previously not been submitted to the national transit database and is service created to increase access to public transportation, address areas which are not adequately serviced by high frequency public transportation, create first and last mile connections to existing public transportation services, or provide access to public transportation to long distance commute routes where no or limited service previously existed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BE2DD9FE1BB41B8AD00D95859BED6D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Service provider</header><text>The term <quote>service provider</quote>—</text><clause id="HB352DF5CDDDA4FA2A04B30B9C29E9C88"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has the meaning given the term <quote>local government authority</quote> in section 5302; and</text></clause><clause id="HA03F6A1C8B3E4DA4BEE270C94E79ED6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>means a public transportation agency. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8ED51347C1094DA0A4C77C3A2C97993D"><enum>C</enum><header>Buy America and Other Procurement Reforms</header><section id="H55BCD72C94FA4B478EB6FA98F6B33F58" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Buy America</header><subsection id="H093243419D1E4D1EB51BD4B38A8A40E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Buy America</header><paragraph id="H212520013CC847358072AC5CF623638F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">Chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 5321 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57BCCC49D8F346BDB4337310B40D26F5" style="USC"><section id="H1CE1E33314B1419DA56C57EDC5D50D56"><enum>5320.</enum><header>Buy America</header><subsection id="H041549FB024F44D69E6F5202A44BE6DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may obligate an amount that may be appropriated to carry out this chapter for a project only if the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6EDD1FCB24964D9ABB2DDF249239842F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive subsection (a) if the Secretary finds that—</text><paragraph id="HA0724B40840F467192FD5739E744183A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42D7057CC3E4417BA546D8C322FB3981"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the steel, iron, and goods produced in the United States are not produced in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or are not of a satisfactory quality;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64CB0D1171714E5FB584B9DBA2C19E22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>when procuring rolling stock (including train control, communication, traction power equipment, and rolling stock prototypes) under this chapter—</text><subparagraph id="HA6DBC6F41F3B4663B9F50D01FE08C251"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States is more than 70 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE695F77448D4BAC88495A01A39D800E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>final assembly of the rolling stock has occurred in the United States; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C68B258ACA54136BAB2A0022BF11305"><enum>(4)</enum><text>including domestic material will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H86E3EDFDBC11435E86A9D4837D7303C4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Written waiver determination and annual report</header><paragraph id="H4B0EFE0275C24C379C8065987181E153"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waiver procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the submission of a request for a waiver, the Secretary shall make a determination under subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(4) as to whether to waive subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DE8A2C12DBF49E89D1BD2A17E0B3464"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notification and comment</header><subparagraph id="H52820E3853A54430AA34B626BC184CF0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before making a determination regarding a waiver described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity for public comment on the request for such waiver.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35441B7B2C2A4AE5B08E6DE7009356F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification requirements</header><text>The notification required under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="H6719AC05F7D743469AA5C133DB3AC98A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe whether the application is being made for a waiver described in subsection (b)(1), (b)(2) or (b)(4); and</text></clause><clause id="H15664859BA82408EBEA798D629500C9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided to the public by electronic means, including on a public website of the Department of Transportation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H891B0E61E2A746DCA565906F283BD354"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before a determination described in paragraph (1) takes effect, the Secretary shall publish a detailed justification for such determination that addresses all public comments received under paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="H4444E23533D644EAA9EA68CF3BC68A37"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the public website of the Department of Transportation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA38FCED9E3F42789AB1DF43F1AA1788"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary issues a waiver with respect to such determination, in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A1DD79B8290488D91D14C28B3FD483C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report listing any waiver issued under paragraph (1) during the preceding year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H734DCB04C7094D46A527767FDB13CCAF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rolling stock waiver conditions</header><paragraph id="HDB8352B5EEA9487A9AE98362CB609E98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Labor costs for final assembly</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, highly skilled labor costs involved in final assembly shall be included as a separate component in the cost of components and subcomponents under subsection (b)(3)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCED453233CB845ADA25990754DACCB50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High domestic content component bonus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, in calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock under subsection (b)(3)(A), the percent, rounded to the nearest whole number, of the domestic content in components of such rolling stock, weighted by cost, shall be used in calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock, except—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8B7E521D3FAF4CC5B04A0A36915EF7B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to components that exceed—</text><clause commented="no" id="H1B56FE73D5BA47C2A619A73B4774E6F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">70 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 10 additional percent to the component’s domestic content when calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H55B7AFEFCB8F467C8A79877BBA1AD226"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>75 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 15 additional percent to the component’s domestic content when calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4C34CECFE51F41FA9DACF4AAF9833761"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in no case may a component exceed 100 percent domestic content when calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD535B28005E43A1AEE3BF3C96F11A04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rolling stock frames or car shells</header><subparagraph id="HE79A331DE99E4C1E8077CB12E0590E34"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inclusion of costs</header><text>Subject to the substantiation requirement of subparagraph (B), in calculating the cost of the domestic content of the rolling stock under subsection (b)(3), in the case of a rolling stock procurement receiving assistance under this chapter in which the average cost of a rolling stock vehicle in the procurement is more than $300,000, if rolling stock frames or car shells are not produced in the United States, the Secretary shall include in the calculation of the domestic content of the rolling stock the cost of the steel or iron that is produced in the United States and used in the rolling stock frames or car shells.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H603B3F7DFFAE40CCAF178594116E7F43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Substantiation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a rolling stock vehicle manufacturer wishes to include in the calculation of the vehicle’s domestic content the cost of steel or iron produced in the United States and used in the rolling stock frames and car shells that are not produced in the United States, the manufacturer shall maintain and provide upon request a mill certification that substantiates the origin of the steel or iron.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB526CDF8ADD409C840940D575057C3B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of waived components and subcomponents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, a component or subcomponent waived under subsection (b) shall be excluded from any part of the calculation required under subsection (b)(3)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD89EB74DF6164EEE98A181E630F3ABF9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Zero-emission vehicle domestic battery cell incentive</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall add 2.5 percent to the total domestic content when calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock for any zero-emission vehicle that uses only battery cells for propulsion that are manufactured domestically. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H156D547D562C48FFACD5D158A0892623"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibition on double counting</header><subparagraph id="HAF929792D5974DEABD465EB94C017CF6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No labor costs included in the cost of a component or subcomponent by the manufacturer of rolling stock may be treated as rolling stock assembly costs for purposes of calculating domestic content.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC22F890A120744CF999F9B24CA8D27FE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A violation of this paragraph shall be treated as a false claim under subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/37">chapter 37</external-xref> of title 31.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H393D12564C4347148CBBE38CABA5F106"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definition of highly skilled labor costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>highly skilled labor costs</term>—</text><subparagraph id="HA8F67676DB4D41A99F2745CB4C0F5797"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means the apportioned value of direct wage compensation associated with final assembly activities of workers directly employed by a rolling stock original equipment manufacturer and directly associated with the final assembly activities of a rolling stock vehicle that advance the value or improve the condition of the end product;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21C5765130484017BE39C67987000482"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include any temporary or indirect activities or those hired via a third-party contractor or subcontractor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39ACA6089C2F4EC0B45D501E3EFCD51E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are limited to metalworking, fabrication, welding, electrical, engineering, and other technical activities requiring training;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4BC860A075946A38C60A539562488C6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>are not otherwise associated with activities required under section 661.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87574E6B937D4936A68548303AB4A223"><enum>(E)</enum><text>includes only activities performed in the United States and does not include that of foreign nationals providing assistance at a United States manufacturing facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7940C94AA3E49068F2334E079EE5011"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certification of domestic supply and disclosure</header><paragraph id="H6E25E5490EFA4B3C8B71E363ED7307E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification of domestic supply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary denies an application for a waiver under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall provide to the applicant a written certification that—</text><subparagraph id="H822ABCD71A354B61B5E1E7CA6E8775FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the steel, iron, or manufactured goods, as applicable, (referred to in this paragraph as the <quote>item</quote>) is produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably available amount;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB429A0B60045569C8E2262AAE1109D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the item produced in the United States is of a satisfactory quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4F76F0147B04D889B9A838A940398FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes a list of known manufacturers in the United States from which the item can be obtained.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61318E9B8D944D94943684FB3D89D391"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>The Secretary shall disclose the waiver denial and the written certification to the public in the manner described in subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H852A483F87CF4EE699BDA09CC5598863"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Waiver prohibited</header><text>The Secretary may not make a waiver under subsection (b) for goods produced in a foreign country if the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, decides that the government of that foreign country—</text><paragraph id="H1FB2C62EC6E64D56B3B4C2DE39CD967A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has an agreement with the United States Government under which the Secretary has waived the requirement of this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0369607CDD2430C8EB01EE9698EFB64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has violated the agreement by discriminating against goods to which this section applies that are produced in the United States and to which the agreement applies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H65A1CDEFA3C047D0AE10B70A13D24211"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Penalty for mislabeling and misrepresentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person is ineligible under subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any successor thereto, to receive a contract or subcontract made with amounts authorized under title II of division B of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title> if a court or department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government decides the person intentionally—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H96B9CB13951743F1B57C53CDB801E0C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affixed a <quote>Made in America</quote> label, or a label with an inscription having the same meaning, to goods sold in or shipped to the United States that are used in a project to which this section applies but not produced in the United States; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD235D51B6B514CDDAEDB63A54AF4F590"><enum>(2)</enum><text>represented that goods described in paragraph (1) were produced in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54723403E6584D6CA696ADC73FDADE51"><enum>(h)</enum><header>State requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not impose any limitation on assistance provided under this chapter that restricts a State from imposing more stringent requirements than this subsection on the use of articles, materials, and supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries in projects carried out with that assistance or restricts a recipient of that assistance from complying with those State-imposed requirements.</text></subsection><subsection id="H62EC18E2410342F4A65022AB100186BC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Opportunity To correct inadvertent error</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any certification of noncompliance or failure to properly complete the certification (but not including failure to sign the certification) under this subsection if such manufacturer or supplier attests under penalty of perjury that such manufacturer or supplier submitted an incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or clerical error. The burden of establishing inadvertent or clerical error is on the manufacturer or supplier.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0107FE9227214AB89F8642597E810B9A"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Administrative review</header><text>A party adversely affected by an agency action under this subsection shall have the right to seek review under section 702 of title 5.</text></subsection><subsection id="H018743F26CCB439486D22C6995EAF941"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Steel and iron</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, steel and iron meeting the requirements of section 661.5(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, may be considered produced in the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H06C61DFF96FC4BEC97426680DB4D3B2F"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Definition of small purchase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining whether a purchase qualifies for a general public interest waiver under subsection (b)(1), including under any regulation promulgated under such subsection, the term <term>small purchase</term> means a purchase of not more than $150,000.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCF7588FDF8374A43BC9BBE6693580637"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Preaward and postdelivery review of rolling stock purchases</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HAFC71D6D81694F5CB78169F04EED4393"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring a preaward and postdelivery certification of a rolling stock vehicle that meets the requirements of this section and Government motor vehicle safety requirements to be eligible for a grant under this chapter. For compliance with this section—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBE3BDB77383B49D4A343B5F80A296E12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal inspections and review are required;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2C2045659D8B45608A5D2E47868840B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a manufacturer certification is not sufficient; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HED13E67FFA0F4A43A3CBBC7977CA0CC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a rolling stock vehicle that has been certified by the Secretary remains certified until the manufacturer makes a material change to the vehicle, or adjusts the cost of all components of the rolling stock, that reduces, by more than half, the percentage of domestic content above 70 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1C5400D1A8D64D999686F4AEF546DD17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification of percentage</header><subparagraph id="HD2AF7504D6D942439595D7D4C9D0910D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may, at the request of a component or subcomponent manufacturer, certify the percentage of domestic content and place of manufacturing for a component or subcomponent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBEF87253CCE4498AAEFAD45A6D27BC7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Period of certification</header><text>Any component or subcomponent certified by the Secretary shall remain certified until the manufacturer makes a material change to the domestic content or the place of manufacturing of such component or subcomponent. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCB6B98CE5B7645C497DDD1224A9F7AC3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Freedom of information act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall apply the provisions of section 552 of title 5, including subsection (b)(4) of such section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBA345D82F9654C10B1192D0567922089"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text>The Secretary shall prohibit recipients from procuring rolling stock, components, or subcomponents from a supplier that intentionally provides false information to comply with this subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H299C166A89D94E6698E09F1D0EF299D7"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section apply to all contracts for a public transportation project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract for the public transportation project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this chapter.</text></subsection><subsection id="H810AA797BA554EDBAE89E189DE013EB9"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Buy America conformity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that all Federal funds for new commuter rail projects shall comply with this section and shall not be subject to section 22905(a). </text></subsection><subsection id="HDA99901AAC5247F3B159A698B9AD4CAB"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Audits and reporting of waste, fraud, and abuse</header><paragraph id="H1B9061A3432A4175A8C7B48CF94E659D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall conduct an annual audit on certifications under subsection (m) regarding compliance with Buy America.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B74986F1EB2439DBC215C0BFEB78A0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report fraud, waste, and abuse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall display a <quote>Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse</quote> button and link to Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General Hotline on the Federal Transit Administration’s Buy America landing page.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8892D987448649F5B9DEB04E50D4C3BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contract requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require all recipients who enter into contracts to purchase rolling stock with funds provided under this chapter to include in such contract information on how to contact the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General Hotline to report suspicions of fraud, waste, and abuse.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3790BE5E4E14586BB74A5AD48DAA4D1"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Passenger motor vehicles</header><paragraph id="HA9E714C00D4B4920B8D2C5A009CA3040"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any domestically manufactured passenger motor vehicle shall be considered to be produced in the United States under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB9BB2ECB1274EF2BACEF42A91A2E11D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Domestically manufactured passenger motor vehicle</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>domestically manufactured passenger motor vehicle</term> means any passenger motor vehicle, as such term is defined in section 32304(a) that—</text><subparagraph id="H441FC138E5DF46FCB726B0A7FA414822"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has under section 32304(b)(1)(B) its final assembly place in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A6A07FFF992481F8551C4130730C696"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage (by value) of passenger motor equipment under section 32304(b)(1)(A) equals or exceeds 60 percent value added. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60D52CE7FA9E493FA667DE12A209CD05"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Rolling stock components and subcomponents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No bus shell, railcar frame, or other component or subcomponent that is primarily made of steel or iron shall be treated as produced in the United States for purposes of subsection (b)(3) or determined to be of domestic origin under section 661.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, if the material inputs of such component or subcomponent were imported into the United States and the processes performed in the United States on the imported articles would not result in a change in the article’s classification to chapter 86 or 87 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States from another chapter or a new heading of any chapter from the heading under which the article was classified upon entry.</text></subsection><subsection id="H22AC6DA0257843C1A77551575C82B666"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Treatment of steel and iron components as produced in the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule, regulation, or policy of the Federal Transit Administration, steel and iron components of a system, as defined in section 661.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and of manufactured end products referred to in Appendix A of such section, may not be considered to be produced in the United States unless such components meet the requirements of section 661.5(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3C2972708120447EBC01202F01ED4AE3"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Requirement for transit agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if a transit agency accepts Federal funds, such agency shall adhere to the requirements of this section in procuring rolling stock.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD89D4B9F50FA4C4A8802309133939B71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 5321 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22D20998FED74DBABE4118201A2E1BFF" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5320. Buy America.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA157734EB1AE4A8BA9896B6636D19EE4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><subparagraph id="H413201C72BE1431C8FF6C6EE43E82341"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Technical assistance and workforce development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5314(a)(2)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>sections 5323(j) and 5323(m)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5320</quote>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3E2077B2AB74E25BDC11111F57E6CC0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Urbanized area formula grants</header><text>Section 5307(c)(1)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, 5320,</quote> after <quote>5323</quote>. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62B65278FE2F4030A04040549111693E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Innovative procurement</header><text>Section 3019(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5325">49 U.S.C. 5325</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>5323(j)</quote> and inserting <quote>5320</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9761733B65294A72A59F90E06B6A0E12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bus rolling stock</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to revise Appendix B and Appendix D of section 661.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to bus rolling stock to maximize job creation and align such section with modern manufacturing techniques.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9352EA285F334FC0895CA2370838E7A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rail rolling stock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to revise subsections (t), (u), and (v) of section 661.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to rail rolling stock to maximize job creation and align such section with modern manufacturing techniques.</text></subsection><subsection id="H93D69A2241724F9299DA9F5DC4FA2F34"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of applicability</header><paragraph id="H3707351E96A842B5ACB9D852D42B8F18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to any contract entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA24CE42D648A4ECAB411A8FE8CB16D4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delayed applicability of certain provisions</header><text>Contracts described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the following delayed applicability requirements:</text><subparagraph id="HC1B33CC4418744F1B1B810DFA7BDF13A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5320(m)(2) shall apply to contracts entered into on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BFD6A32E4514CC38690EFDD0D9AD64F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 5320(m) shall apply to contracts for the procurement of bus rolling stock beginning on the earlier of—</text><clause id="H383DB3DABC1742C88112E961E6099175"><enum>(i)</enum><text>180 days after the date on which final regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b); or</text></clause><clause id="H94E71207698F4BAA970F96372F84E24E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22E33FC49F43441187712D45AAEDF020"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 5320(m) shall apply to contracts for the procurement of rail rolling stock beginning on the earlier of—</text><clause id="H310C1D354BC64D94BF9718C9893549E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>180 days after the date on which final regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (c); or</text></clause><clause id="H69EE0EF5C1134978BE5D815C9479104A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89397BA922EE4AC9961829D78414DF3A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5320(p)(1) shall apply on the date that is 1 year after the latest of the application dates described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8F8A45F06B9643D8BDAFEDC652EFD20C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for certain contracts</header><text>For any contract described in paragraph (1) for which the delivery for the first production vehicle occurs before October 1, 2024, paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 5320(d) shall not apply.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H926317133FAC4AF991ADBB25A3338D69"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special rule for battery cell incentives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any contract described in paragraph (1) for which the delivery for the first production vehicle occurs before October 1, 2023, section 5320(d)(5) shall not apply.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC54EC3FE28EF453994A68F81B306E5EF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Application of existing law</header><text>During any periods described in this subsection, the Secretary shall apply the requirements of sections 5323(j) and 5323(m) of title 49, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, as applicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H270018DBB19F4A19AE7BA82D62D014BA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rule for domestic content</header><paragraph id="HED45936D223247379B91E6BB60B3265D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the calculation of the percent of domestic content calculated under section 5320(d)(2) for a contract for rolling stock entered into on or after October 1, 2021—</text><subparagraph id="H4311E023FBA04B74A30485A3659D51BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the delivery of the first production vehicle occurs in fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2024, for components that exceed 70 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 20 additional percent to the component's domestic content; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25F173197707445FB31E32C13923F9D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the delivery of the first production vehicle occurs in fiscal year 2025 or fiscal year 2026—</text><clause id="HA6DD7A1BDA764BED8069768C5F7BA0E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for components that exceed 70 percent but do not exceed 75 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 15 additional percent to the component's domestic content; or</text></clause><clause id="HF98CAB982B494510A72EB22E85EEF33A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for components that exceed 75 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 20 additional percent to the component's domestic content.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD3F55FFBBC94E2CB3ED9865087A1EEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts after October 1, 2021</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the calculation of the percent of domestic content calculated under section 5320(d)(2) for a contract for rolling stock entered into on or after October 1, 2021 for a vehicle described in section 5339(c)(1)(D), and notwithstanding subsection (e)(1), if the delivery of the first production vehicle occurs in fiscal year 2023 or 2024, for components that exceed 70 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 30 additional percent to the component’s domestic content.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H805A2F74BF584E5F8EDCEBACC4055DB7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Battery cells</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to any contract for rolling stock if the manufacturer of the rolling stock or the manufacturer of the battery cells used for propulsion of the rolling stock is an entity described in 49 USC 5323(u)(1) and (u)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5449BDD7C5B24CA19A047FD59B63B557" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2302.</enum><header>Bus procurement streamlining</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H238CD1BB7E2647DFBD120D834E6F4E16" style="USC"><subsection id="HD34C6C4851AC4D5AB350ACE9EB7CD0DD"><enum>(x)</enum><header>Bus procurement streamlining</header><paragraph id="HB787B2CA879644379044D54C061C5541"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may only obligate amounts for acquisition of buses under this chapter to a recipient that issues a request for proposals for an open market procurement that meets the following criteria:</text><subparagraph id="HDF24F9ED542B40F08EA7B6F53611E4A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Such request for proposals is limited to performance specifications, except for components or subcomponents identified in the negotiated rulemaking carried out pursuant to this subsection. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C99264C12E2470199C34AEA5F58DDC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Such request for proposals does not seek any alternative design or manufacture specification of a bus offered by a manufacturer, except to require a component or subcomponent identified in the negotiated rulemaking carried out pursuant to this subsection. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85F2F1B7F399435B8D5D2F3189C143E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific bus component negotiated rulemaking</header><subparagraph id="H87F7BA44509A48D48E0AEA7D66892787"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initiation</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5 to negotiate and issue such regulations as are necessary to establish as limited a list as is practicable of bus components and subcomponents described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14E341290F6A4384A54C88A0CD9003A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>List of components</header><text>The regulations required under subparagraph (A) shall establish a list of bus components and subcomponents that may be specified in a request for proposals described in paragraph (1) by a recipient. The Secretary shall ensure the list is limited in scope and limited to only components and subcomponents that cannot be selected with performance specifications to ensure interoperability. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9786475476064CB6815767A33D41A0B3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication of proposed regulations</header><text>Proposed regulations to implement this section shall be published in the Federal Register by the Secretary not later than 18 months after such date of enactment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B379CEAAFFE436DA69CDD9CA6239D36"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>A negotiated rulemaking committee established pursuant to section 565 of title 5 to carry out this paragraph shall have a maximum of 11 members limited to representatives of the Department of Transportation, urban and rural recipients (including State government recipients), and transit vehicle manufacturers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DECE7FB02DE4F62A34D46EC8BFB01E4"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Extension of deadlines</header><text>A deadline set forth in subparagraph (C) may be extended up to 180 days if the negotiated rulemaking committee referred to in subparagraph (D) concludes that the committee cannot meet the deadline and the Secretary so notifies the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B867B9204CA4B6BA7B58965797CC208"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide additional authority for the Secretary to restrict what a bus manufacturer offers to sell to a public transportation agency. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HC571CC70E248412C93C23B91EA60A865" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2303.</enum><header>Bus testing facility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5318 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389E393CEB894CABB84504D0FB7C5C7C" style="USC"><subsection id="H4D744076EDE14412A45CBC1576BE2679"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Testing schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H41AFCFA82F7D43FCAFA4110D867C33D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine eligibility of a bus manufacturer’s request for testing within 10 business days; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7F01FF842C349608DB382B2A64928C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make publicly available the current backlog (in months) to begin testing a new bus at the bus testing facility.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HAB3BD0705DF64F26A3A8FEF59445FCCB"><enum>2304.</enum><header>Repayment requirement</header><subsection id="H0A13C23EB31949B6867FF6C49722DDF2" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transit agency shall repay into the general fund of the Treasury any funds received from the Federal Transit Administration under section 3401 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/2">Public Law 117–2</external-xref>) if the funds were used to award a contract or subcontract to an entity for the procurement of rolling stock for use in public transportation if the manufacturer of the rolling stock—</text><paragraph id="H01A7E1402062474FB1B0054F6648D3A3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is incorporated in or has manufacturing facilities in the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H69FCFD7E14BF493488DB8C1D6E2F8709" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that—</text><subparagraph id="HBBE64EA0B8294B8091E17DF102A91B83" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1677">19 U.S.C. 1677(18)</external-xref>)) as of the date of enactment of this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC08F76CB74004360B0E1890C2CF23216" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2242">19 U.S.C. 2242</external-xref>) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB3D6FB521D74AF4AE05DC8768843C51" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2416">19 U.S.C. 2416</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H84765687E61F47838686319E9E36180E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, a transit agency that received funds pursuant to the laws specified in subsection (a) shall certify that the agency has not and shall not use such funds to purchase rolling stock described in subsection (a). </text></subsection></section><section id="H0D6EFCF9A41045779EEAF14007D6E0D3"><enum>2305.</enum><header>Definition of urbanized areas following a major disaster</header><subsection id="HD07301DB44BB4EF6B3A6F4DA1C13D836"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H73141F00166B430EB3CBA6B345E9CFFD" style="OLC"><subsection id="H4FC88ED3FDF642D5AB3B1B7E67D84163"><enum>(y)</enum><header>Urbanized areas following a major disaster</header><paragraph id="HF7266104EE324B8A81DD18B23F04F6E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Defined term</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>decennial census date</term> has the meaning given the term in section 141(a) of title 13.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE52405DDF64B487BA0252CDE7B3D0272"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Urbanized area major disaster population criteria</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5302, for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary shall treat an area as an urbanized area for the period described in paragraph (3) if—</text><subparagraph id="H86490AA4E60C4C4385689D5F784C6327"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a major disaster was declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>) for the area during the 3-year period preceding the decennial census date for the 2010 decennial census or for any subsequent decennial census;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB07E5FEC7594452984A8E538876E9E81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the area was defined and designated as an <quote>urbanized area</quote> by the Secretary of Commerce in the decennial census immediately preceding the major disaster described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72722821BBCD4840BD141C8961694A72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the population of the area fell below 50,000 as a result of the major disaster described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H540A6EF4F20F4DE3A1C7B7BB304DD5BD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered period</header><text>The Secretary shall treat an area as an urbanized area under paragraph (2) during the period—</text><subparagraph id="H0D4EC4B59826448E8F169B02BD512FD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning on—</text><clause id="H10BB8917AD38404ABFF2BC74CB7B4722"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a major disaster described in paragraph (2)(A) that occurred during the 3-year period preceding the decennial census date for the 2010 decennial census, October 1 of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this subsection; or</text></clause><clause id="HB83D21EA2F0041CA8A20B8221A049635"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of any other major disaster described in paragraph (2)(A), October 1 of the first fiscal year—</text><subclause id="H822E441B87C849ABBF74D9FCCE5D9BA7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that begins after the decennial census date for the first decennial census conducted after the major disaster; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H28B5880F48AE48D685656DFE541D8CF8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for which the Secretary has sufficient data from that census to determine that the area qualifies for treatment as an urbanized area under paragraph (2); and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD54282F0EDDE42D2BCC372D3DCD46276"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ending on the day before the first fiscal year—</text><clause id="H96047D0B697F448B904F808DAF6FEE50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that begins after the decennial census date for the second decennial census conducted after the major disaster described in paragraph (2)(A); and</text></clause><clause id="HB6DBD4B37EAA4901A63CC1BE4B301FEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which the Secretary has sufficient data from that census to determine which areas are urbanized areas for purposes of this chapter.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF78FF710259449F08EAB9FD0E815090C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Population calculation</header><text>An area treated as an urbanized area under this subsection shall be assigned the population and square miles of the urbanized area designated by the Secretary of Commerce in the most recent decennial census conducted before the major disaster described in paragraph (2)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1AB690EBEFB244E9BE6492CA3A058CC0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect apportionments made under this chapter before the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H55A353F58AF949D68F2F085CB0D9052A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment takes effect on enactment</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1001, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="HC74D0C57D7384CB69802102AEC820E11"><enum>2306.</enum><header>Special rule for certain rolling stock procurements</header><subsection id="H48942DD0C7D043388B1C9F842468DA8A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5323(u)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H81318061A7D24508A57BCDCE92CDE436"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">rail</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE209FBB56C1C4B7E86E540768C6353AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HEE8AD454FB784985884666292DD7A452" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H933DB2026148469A8A39672149F22F1C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Nonrail rolling stock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5), as a condition of financial assistance made available in a fiscal year under section 5339, a recipient shall certify in that fiscal year that the recipient will not award any contract or subcontract for the procurement of rolling stock for use in public transportation with a rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph (1). </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF9B55A6130D64112A2045F4CA5B3ACA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special Rule</header><text>Section 5323(u)(5)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>made by a public transportation agency with a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph (1)</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>as of December 20, 2019, including options and other requirements tied to these contracts or subcontracts, made by a public transportation agency with a restricted rail rolling stock manufacturer.</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="H1CFA439353534C6AA47DBE08D5DCB475"><enum>2307.</enum><header>Spare ratio waiver</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H3392DEC351B84ABDB13CD7FD6D54D481" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H151110E3FF3C4D07AA75E0331B6CFC29"><enum>(z)</enum><header>Spare ratio waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Transit Administration shall waive spare ratio policies for rolling stock found in FTA Grant Management Requirements Circular 5010.1, FTA Circular 9030.1 providing Urbanized Area Formula Program guidance, and other guidance documents for 2 years from the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCFEF06E77E7542F18FABA2747FE20AD2"><enum>D</enum><header>Bus Grant Reforms</header><section id="H02623DEA82D944D28BF35866FFF4DED8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2401.</enum><header>Formula grants for buses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5339(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF4732492A0DF4DF88A55F62A597CE975"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HC29081A9B30841A18F14C3322C250ECD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and subsection (d)</quote> after <quote>In this subsection</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A9823FFDE544819B9D72F4B6263BAFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>term <quote>low or no emission vehicle</quote> has</quote> and inserting <quote>term <quote>zero emission vehicle</quote> has</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB193883DBFF548C18281BB12588D36CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>and the District of Columbia</quote> after <quote>United States</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6802B655164345B2A0D204C661058CFF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>the District of Columbia,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09748ADA12524988BEB3C04E2A3D5D84"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>low or no emission vehicles</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission vehicles</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FA62A42144E4C36A424709345922A22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="H5ECD71E325314EBD973091585EDDDB50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>and subsection (d)</quote> after <quote>this subsection</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD86B3BFEA8BD4E1CB28A4A24054CE410"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>and subsection (d)</quote> after <quote>this subsection</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7175B80F27D5496A94CE1AF500F3A78F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="H93246DB2C1354813AC7DF787AB8CBF9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$90,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$156,750,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD05448BBFE7C46A49C004FD7E08D425F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>2023 through 2026</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F7AE6BC50EC4299979CCC4B3943A096"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$1,750,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H32AFF673EE71470B94BAC671AA58BE47"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$750,000</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF55C4BF1D54D4566BE77404A2F4ED4DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H23AE813501C94A7FAC2CBCA8FF6515F5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H66D853E9C6F24BF9A03B0E666F6D6113"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule for buses and related equipment for zero emission vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a grant for a capital project for buses and related equipment for hybrid electric buses that make meaningful reductions in energy consumption and harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, and zero emission vehicles under this subsection shall be for 90 percent of the net capital costs of the project. A recipient of a grant under this subsection may provide additional local matching amounts. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2146671426BD4E3A91C2438721ACE746"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)—</text><subparagraph id="H48B83E701D0B4D4C91D1EF680786F553"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>3 fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>4 fiscal years</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF82F56F2DD764DC096E8CD7268024170"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>3-fiscal-year period</quote> and inserting <quote>4-fiscal-year period</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF496886DA09A40BD8E8DC3B06E0F197C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (9).</text></paragraph></section><section id="H89CEA53BEA604C4084CDFE5A6C0C28B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2402.</enum><header>Bus facilities and fleet expansion competitive grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5675E733A4D24270829077FF612A4CC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Buses and bus facilities competitive grants</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Bus facilities and fleet expansion competitive grants</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AE6B8B703F64670AA7AB89FF342667B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HA553E700FDF84386AFCA1CCA883CD04F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>buses and</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76CDA9B7F0A24248BFA650C1129AB313"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and certain buses</quote> after <quote>capital projects</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB721809C7154484891C48FB7A0A020F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>buses or related equipment</quote> and inserting <quote>bus-related facilities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDECFB72F0E1F47DAAAD1C259F3B57DEA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC69B84B5C0E045208AEBCD2AA0D425F9" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA3CB57FB54E4F86A030DD855E38C17E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">purchasing or leasing buses that will not replace buses in the applicant’s fleet at the time of application and will be used to—</text><clause commented="no" id="H4DE384A2B890438487249E0EAFAB47D3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increase the frequency of bus service; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H850CAF5E4F50406D98D7CEBF031F4C6D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increase the service area of the applicant.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54D64531100047DEBA2DD792591A4100"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE507943C005F43CF9E3B419EB04BD4B7" style="USC"><paragraph id="HB4202FB2ECD74542ABBE568400DACC5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants—</text><subparagraph id="H046E8846554E4CF99F5F33573B6E447E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under subparagraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall only consider—</text><clause id="HF72E9C8A935247DAAA1166D6933F825B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the age and condition of bus-related facilities of the applicant compared to all applicants and proposed improvements to the resilience (as such term is defined in section 5302) of such facilities;</text></clause><clause id="H57CCABE774274C71A08EC1D261D7CFE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a facility that, in whole or in part, encroaches within the limits of a flood-prone area, the extent to which the facility is designed and constructed in a way that takes into account, and mitigates where appropriate, flood risk; and</text></clause><clause id="HBA333FF5958D4AA19FE6DA89596FCA33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for a bus station, the degree of multi-modal connections at such station; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF00E73D43FF440B9BA2ADD0757E2EC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider the improvements to headway and projected new ridership.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H06C38C33131A44B58CDE90C268DA5BF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H806CA228D8194B0C86FED02C29D74333" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H011F5771EF9A4EAF9CFD4DF89166FC8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Government share of costs</header><clause id="H37E8C03EAE6F469B9336FE69AC3445C5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent.</text></clause><clause id="H796CBB39234C4321B207C3DB0578AD8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special rule for buses and related equipment for zero emission vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding clause (i), the Government share of the cost of an eligible project for the financing of buses and related equipment for hybrid electric buses that make meaningful reductions in energy consumption and harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, and zero emission vehicles shall not exceed 90 percent. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H70C4DE7713C74DD2AFC5AA1B8933E34B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2403.</enum><header>Zero emission bus grants</header><subsection id="HC30183AC0176470B84FB37B5C0521408"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0055DC9ED8074209870D1C5A08D89568"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Low or no emission grants</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Zero emission grants</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDCDE17356A44472A971F46D6E56CBF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H765CD6D0E0F441DDB1A1C9339437250B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="H02812B6CF5784C6E850C96EDAADAAFFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>in an eligible area</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="H24AE9F9BA79F4B218C03670ED01326F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H8EC975DF9B5E48ADBB7F661EBD68BBBF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking <quote>low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HBCAF7BA9AEDF402C8FD7A6DBEB546076"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii) by striking <quote>low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H798EBB435C084356887D7982DC99046F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>facilities and related equipment for low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>related equipment for zero emission</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H3CB88CAEFBDC4E25977DAE3145457035"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking <quote>facilities and related equipment for low or no emission vehicles;</quote> and inserting <quote>related equipment for zero emission vehicles; or</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HB6446E7567014ECD8471229B3B73D2B3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in clause (vii) by striking <quote>low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HA00A3895F1C64E9F8062EBBE673E0775"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>by striking clause (vi); and</text></clause><clause id="H96C8D4152C93488A986F3AB35CBF3CC8"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54B69609B5542CD826A492747494BBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0E99215EDA14357896341BB4FFF74F4" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HF65534D18A17469E8009B3C31FAE24EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>zero emission bus</term> means a bus that is a zero emission vehicle;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5341B6CE15974410AB9FE08C91CB9055"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD14C3EA44E34CEEA1A83D3E3BAF76B9" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H355C9E1230EF481E9ED93E057D38C444"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>zero emission vehicle</term> means a vehicle used to provide public transportation that produces no carbon dioxide or particulate matter;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9349EE4E035B40AE9FC1D90277143310"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD04606374F214B9CA931756FBAF003B0"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9B132635AB94D40896E73200DC93D94" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H3FE7BBD33CCA45919A97B8CB3FC8EB6B"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>priority area</term> means an area that is—</text><clause id="H77FE79F95EFD49B38EBAE80E12A39604"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or particulate matter under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7407">42 U.S.C. 7407(d)</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H68AFA874A286485CA4704B0DFB8E2CED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a maintenance area, as such term is defined in section 5303, for ozone or particulate matter; or</text></clause><clause id="H06EA69E9CC9E4870B9EED067A3A1AC4D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in a State that has enacted a statewide zero emission bus transition requirement, as determined by the Secretary; and </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9545DE93EDA04B17A18D93DB58037C36"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HEB7B33AC31774EFBBA53726BBC4653C2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H83E73303431F4E0B8AB2E089959E936B"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>low-income community</term> means any population census tract if—</text><clause id="H31A3622A612648A1BE5785AEFDE1E89D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the poverty rate for such tract is at least 20 percent; or</text></clause><clause id="H866FF7F6B7EE445E9EAA2140D6131F23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a tract—</text><subclause id="HF62DBC5BCECA45FDBE43B90D1FC4879F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not located within a metropolitan area, the median family income for such tract does not exceed 80 percent of statewide median family income; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H6E18FB70B3684F53B9397341A57FAE05"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located within a metropolitan area, the median family income for such tract does not exceed 80 percent of the greater statewide median family income or the metropolitan area median family income. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF54FD89CA214691A6F95A1F2277808A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="H97918413AC7F4D909BA0E3C7D9018D58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F9B66E4F26E4BF88C02A1F2D4D24C2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E38207A0A334DCDACCCEE96E97B727C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8580D055D99343C8BBDE19A3365169E9" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HC5B50FB9A8024A7E8AD13DD4E94DB7D6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grant eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible projects relating to the acquisition or leasing of equipment for zero-emission buses or zero-emission buses—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H711EFA0096EB4BF48EA01AFB57228C3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that procure—</text><clause commented="no" id="H1D917863311242328722950455BDBB83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 10 zero emission buses; </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H9C56C35577C84E5385DD7B1D43AFB7F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the recipient operates less than 50 buses in peak service, at least 5 zero emission buses; or</text></clause><clause id="HDA364EA4931C45CBB4885458C22AFDB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen buses;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAC4CED7783B74386BAC4355BEDCED0E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which the recipient’s board of directors has approved a long-term integrated fleet management plan that—</text><clause commented="no" id="H0174CF8C2B854D54B1E75EBCA82BF9A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishes—</text><subclause id="H1C86FA6209194351B3BC6D49846D0386"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a goal by a set date to convert the entire bus fleet to zero emission buses; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H2961BD09063D42C099B88E5C502E3803" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a goal that within 10 years from the date of approval of such plan the recipient will convert a set percentage of the total bus fleet of such recipient to zero emission buses; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H35E5C328836149EFA7F62DBA9E083259"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examines the impact of the transition on the applicant’s current workforce, by identifying skills gaps, training needs, and retraining needs of the existing workers of such applicant to operate and maintain zero-emission vehicles and related infrastructure, and avoids the displacement of the existing workforce; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9BC48669117D4BBFBE3C77105ADED518"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for which the recipient has performed a fleet transition study that includes optimal route planning and an analysis of how utility rates may impact the recipient’s operations and maintenance budget. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B1BB4E6440A42BC9D0EE07804DFCC8D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A) by striking <quote>80</quote> and inserting <quote>90</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1930B65110D477F8BD3122B96F44D54"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HB7CB85C637BA41BCAC38BBBF8AC056E5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HF29E06287B4446C5B97E2E68D0723A9F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Low and moderate community grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 15 percent of the amounts made available under this subsection in a fiscal year shall be distributed to projects serving predominantly low-income communities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H934FA784673846DF8C3339E1145CA9CC"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Priority set-aside</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under this subsection in a fiscal year, not less than—</text><subparagraph id="HB42F912EF6E34F008D8E648E1116AB31"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">20 percent shall be distributed to applicants in priority areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA6777C4CAA94AB8A0C0ED22F6037104"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent shall be distributed to applicants not located in priority areas whose board of directors have approved a long-term integrated fleet management plan that establishes a goal to convert 100 percent of their bus fleet to zero-emission buses within 15 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H067D8768F95F423AB53313D19DB98AFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text>Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27A851A3E8ED42BEB6B3A1D8ED1026F9" style="USC"><paragraph id="H23E8595BCEB749FFB5B086787E554C2B"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Maintenance area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>maintenance area</term> has the meaning given the term in sections 171(2) and 175A of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7501">42 U.S.C. 7501(2)</external-xref>; 7505a). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HD40643D80B6348E6BF0FA87BD02706DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2404.</enum><header>Restoration to state of good repair formula subgrant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F6EE345E88A472BA6BB5830DBC26BBC" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="HC6EF57822B9F42DBA9CC59EF7BC51459"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Restoration to state of good repair formula subgrant</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H6815805EF58241238643BB86F85B0B38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to assist eligible recipients and subrecipients described in paragraph (2) in financing capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H69F8492EFB6241E0AE179C429EFA810F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible recipients and subrecipients</header><text>Not later than September 1 annually, the Secretary shall make public a list of eligible recipients and subrecipients based on the most recent data available in the National Transit Database to calculate the 20 percent of eligible recipients and subrecipients with the highest percentage of asset vehicle miles for buses beyond the useful life benchmark established by the Federal Transit Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8F13DC131F0944788C948BB95B31F57B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Urban apportionments</header><text>Funds allocated under section 5338(a)(2)(L)(ii) shall be—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H85753048DEF848168B66E2D593291774"><enum>(A)</enum><text>distributed to—</text><clause commented="no" id="H2AB501FA38314D1FBFD44FBE7DEA2BAB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>designated recipients in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 made eligible by paragraph (1); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H47B493804ED04F0AAD1F6C664E279EB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>States based on subrecipients made eligible by paragraph (1) in an urbanized area under 200,000; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFE3DFE0A22A1418C883328A503815245"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocated pursuant to the formula set forth in section 5336 other than subsection (b), using the data from the 20 percent of eligible recipients and subrecipients.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE697573F104A49F08E234C0D9145FD96"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rural allocation</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF398400CF7EA40B9A2F884C80D322DFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">calculate the percentage of funds under section 5338(a)(2)(L)(ii) to allocate to rural subrecipients by dividing—</text><clause id="HCB4B7D5371BE45A78AE42AD45B45B2D3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the asset vehicle miles for buses beyond the useful life benchmark (established by the Federal Transit Administration) of the rural subrecipients described in paragraph (2); by</text></clause><clause id="H0FC4D347C1D04054ADFE263927300B0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total asset vehicle miles for buses beyond such benchmark of all eligible recipients and subrecipients described in paragraph (2); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA60A6744DAD4BF5A2963320920A60BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prior to the allocation described in paragraph (3)(B), apportion to each State the amount of the total rural allocation calculated under subparagraph (A) attributable to such State based the proportion that—</text><clause id="HAA677367E00B487086C61917021B25A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the asset vehicle miles for buses beyond the useful life benchmark (established by the Federal Transit Administration) for rural subrecipients described in paragraph (2) in such State; bears to</text></clause><clause id="H3EC84B3AFFC444199AEF17E4BCE79A23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total asset vehicle miles described in subparagraph (A)(i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF2ED428916D0458792873D48FC8F57FE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Application of other provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (3), (7), and (8) of subsection (a) shall apply to eligible recipients and subrecipients described in paragraph (2) of a grant under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H289924AF757C40E9B72444DEC853A45E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>No eligible recipient or subrecipient outside the top 5 percent of asset vehicle miles for buses beyond the useful life benchmark established by the Federal Transit Administration may receive a grant in both fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1FECB1AF03B54E659C03D5E438D1D155"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall require—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8D3C1233750443C4BD4C1BB34ACF1CBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>States to expend, to the benefit of the subrecipients eligible under paragraph (2), the apportioned funds attributed to such subrecipients; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFAA0D47956204B27B2E31A3ACD664BD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designated recipients to provide the allocated funds to the recipients eligible under paragraph (2) the apportioned funds attributed to such recipients.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H9448E53581B7415BA5B5EEC3B1E30926"><enum>2405.</enum><header>Workforce development training grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H847A562FC47F4A209D6FD7A81068FA64" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H21A5C741BB1F4E90B352149379887CD7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Workforce development training grants</header><paragraph id="HA4E2F366F3D443D4B9658B07C7F3A61B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 12.5 percent of funds authorized to be made available for subsection (c) shall be available to fund workforce development training eligible under section 5314(b)(2) (including registered apprenticeships and other labor-management training programs), related to operations or maintenance of zero emission vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9CBD16D9510475DB65517CD86AC4F0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients eligible under subsection (c) shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9798D436C78F42AEB8619864F88DDB0F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection shall be 100 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3EEBC1594D7C4016BF76629F6F6CD316"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize applications that jointly fund training as part of a vehicle procurement application under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H667F7DC366684491A24186DAB1D08A9B"><enum>E</enum><header>Supporting All Riders</header><section id="H720F3246D69A4A8C810569565367B968" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2501.</enum><header>Low-income urban formula funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB8943995F03C4A36A1FB37ACC3C6D5DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>75 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8065C3D4E0A46B6997C87A851AF3658"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>25 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>12.5 percent</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD17A594F90AD4F028D0B46EB8A892459"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DFA495EA32A468B9134FF153044EBCA" style="USC"><paragraph id="H4577075C808041359D6CED3A73B67188"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more in the ratio that—</text><subparagraph id="H6F8AC1B823B1456589C0F14E9F7DCC32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of individuals in each such urbanized area residing in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent during the 5 years most recently ending; bears to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FF019D75DD444E2A61A50C9787D730E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of individuals in all such urbanized areas residing in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent during the 5 years most recently ending.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C5BC6BFD58D42B8B4E1A1F5D2F098A3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>7.5 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population less than 200,000 in the ratio that—</text><subparagraph id="HA28971FB4D594474AFACA35D9A9F2EE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of individuals in each such urbanized area residing in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent during the 5 years most recently ending; bears to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3BDA624CCFA4950A23413131FCEF3BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of individuals in all such areas residing in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent during the 5 years most recently ending. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H1923664DC3994C388608F8975BDC509A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2502.</enum><header>Rural persistent poverty formula</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, as amended in section 2204, is further amended—</text><paragraph id="H0885E423338D436A8B718E6EAC6EFF15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8A7EBAA9F204E4F941C72A86B23FA03" style="USC"><paragraph id="H691C6E340BAF4E4DB46EEA904D6EA13E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Persistent poverty county</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>persistent poverty county</term> means any county with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent—</text><subparagraph id="H663153B5F33946578EFC76D9032BBF4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as determined in each of the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1A251B8D33C4A3597EB48F6296A1180"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates of the Bureau of the Census for the most recent year for which the estimates are available; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABBC49AD10C94C8C82FF076E6F1AC242"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has at least 25 percent of its population in rural areas. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3D7384C8D474E699F870452E64A11F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i) by inserting <quote>and persistent poverty counties</quote> before the semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EA1044E0E804404A1D321374958194D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE62763D4C96F4C2D98E8F341D9B35AEA" style="USC"><paragraph id="HD44A0457D0A248FB8B6F28CD51E9D766"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Persistent poverty public transportation assistance program</header><subparagraph id="HA1D1FECD2A9343C3B3BB613E996DFF38"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a public transportation assistance program for areas of persistent poverty.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H932330D5BBD6481DAA9C0530E30F380D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of amounts made available or appropriated for each fiscal year under section 5338(a)(2)(E)(ii) to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall apportion funds to recipients for service in, or directly benefitting, persistent poverty counties for any eligible purpose under this section in the ratio that—</text><clause id="H3EC18037912E47D6A7E8235D5D22EB3D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals in each such rural area residing in a persistent poverty county; bears to</text></clause><clause id="H7C51C2A9595147DFA6158E2DB021FFF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of individuals in all such rural areas residing in a persistent poverty county.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H64339F3FB6934AF3A07D20B1A527AE3A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2503.</enum><header>Demonstration grants to support reduced fare transit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52B1044DF7F544DC8FE7E2FA5B2E65D7" style="USC"><subsection id="H3C51CC4BB0B248C0B9E6A918CA63790E"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Demonstration grants To support reduced fare transit</header><paragraph id="H8A37FA3045D2411CA0FA9DDCEDF711B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 300 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall award grants (which shall be known as <quote>Access to Jobs Grants</quote>) to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to implement reduced fare transit service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CD5498BEFE74F1EA6390FB0C363A1D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall provide notice to eligible entities of the availability of grants under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21A0238E1B3549A4A87DC27420844B8F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including, at a minimum, the following:</text><subparagraph id="HB0A7403A18C84747B61EECA71CD0AF87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity plans to implement reduced fare transit access with respect to low-income individuals, including any eligibility requirements for such transit access.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F7E2BC8D53043FABE65600D96A23F40"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the eligible entity will consult with local community stakeholders, labor unions, local education agencies and institutions of higher education, public housing agencies, and workforce development boards in the implementation of reduced fares.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E606435F234476381C5B5167569FF28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the eligible entity’s current fare evasion enforcement policies, including how the eligible entity plans to use the reduced fare program to reduce fare evasion.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC52941F7F0094C71B74118F406CF5E2D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An estimate of additional costs to such eligible entity as a result of reduced transit fares.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H193205061A524A3F8A65F773FD2E0BDC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan for a public awareness campaign of the transit agency’s ability to provide reduced fares, including in foreign languages, based on—</text><clause id="H465ED4508B1C4B7D8CADAE17DBE77C11"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data from the Bureau of the Census, consistent with the local area demographics where the transit agency operates, including the languages that are most prevalent and commonly requested for translation services; or</text></clause><clause id="H97B67C658DF748B994B5912C7884D2CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">qualitative and quantitative observation from community service providers including those that provide health and mental health services, social services, transportation, and other relevant social services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34AD9DF042A24B70A0D89146832B2854"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Projected impacts on ridership.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6D1659CB11442E987CAE99113C83D1D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Projected benefits in closing transit equity gaps. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H395166B74270454190A7E1823CFDD59E"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projected impact on the ability of students to access education or workforce training programs. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF833E2FB2BA4379AAB945EA85C05135"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grant duration</header><text>Grants awarded under this subsection shall be for a 2-year period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EFCF95AD3254D1BB780765C15CFB897"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Selection of eligible recipients</header><text>In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall award not more than 20 percent of grants to eligible entities located in rural areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9390399807AD495384FB8899CFF23C7F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><text>An eligible entity receiving a grant under this subsection shall use such grant to implement a reduced fare transit program and offset lost fare revenue.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE09EBF793CC443338A66A5D831CF0F2B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the eligibility of an applicant if a State, local, or Tribal governmental entity provides reduced fare transportation to low-income individuals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A028AA9BF6D41CF8F9A7847A792CCF8"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H7A41616D0FEC4A21A099C76B0908FDB7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a State, local, or Tribal governmental entity that operates a public transportation service and is a recipient or subrecipient of funds under this chapter.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B361A1E30734A48A98584F7BBB5AE48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Low-income individual</header><text>The term <term>low-income individual</term> means an individual—</text><clause id="HC2BA40390DDD4EEA94061E868F9FC291"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that has qualified for—</text><subclause id="HA8D054A3A6D54CCC92439F27653638FD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any program of medical assistance under a State plan or under a waiver of the plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="H4566EEBA9EA94BCDB826C65C16B932BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="H79905C87AD0B4AD080F0105962720E1C"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program of block grants for States for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="H961C7A47BEE143C59446D2320B810A76"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the free and reduced price school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="HCC9B405AC3E942AFA04CD3A71DD181FB"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a housing voucher through section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)</external-xref>); </text></subclause><subclause id="H68C77CC8756848459765E128ECA27E38"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>benefits under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8E76CD9773234551BAB6E63BC8F87F67"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">special supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC) under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause id="H6214DEC0FE9A47DA86D0A356C2578925"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a</external-xref>); </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4E7FC2B81CCB45229ACD3E5CB8D2DE9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose family income is at or below a set percent (as determined by the eligible recipient) of the poverty line (as that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community Service Block Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">42 U.S.C. 9902(2)</external-xref>), including any revision required by that section) for a family of the size involved; or</text></clause><clause id="HFB035A9A07FB4021B4D36FE68C460728"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is a low-income veteran or member of the military.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB5DB9C1117A147A69C461FFD5C15C048"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate a university transportation center under section 5505 to collaborate with the eligible entities receiving a grant under this subsection to collect necessary data to evaluate the effectiveness of meeting the targets described in the application of such recipient, including increased ridership, impacts on fare evasion, and progress towards significantly closing transit equity gaps.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HFFA3211C654945AE94A05ACFF3083ADD" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>2504.</enum><header>Equity in transit service planning</header><subsection id="H6FDDC7DD3C064001AE879A5964300B76"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Best practices</header><paragraph id="H8EB2FD97C4194A3C88BFD660BF87E76E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><subparagraph id="H19D4B05102324B3DB3955F36474634B1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Assistance to providers of public transit</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue nonbinding best practices to assist providers of public transportation in setting the threshold for a major service change as described in Circular 4702.1B of the Federal Transit Administration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F5B8B1039ED4705A4913929C9C7B26D"><enum>(B)</enum><header> Specific providers of public transit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section, the term <term>providers of public transportation</term> means providers that operate 50 or more fixed route vehicles in peak service and are located in an urbanized area of 200,000 or more in population.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1707BB43825A4F6BAD9A4C4C65B8D3CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>In developing the best practices described in paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="H8CA8F539ED8747498FC8FD691B32881C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall issue specific recommendations for setting the threshold of a major service change, which shall include, at a minimum, recommendations related to—</text><clause id="H82A3FD3229CE4293A4CD84D3BE50761C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>changes in hours of operations, including consideration of changes during nonpeak hours;</text></clause><clause id="HDC91BD5D76EE4D7B8574D9FB7A09B8FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>changes in the frequency of service;</text></clause><clause id="H23C34D4418CD43F499ACAD7630F75AF9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>changes in coverage, including the opening and closing of stations and stops and the changing of routes; and</text></clause><clause id="H682DFDDC7F6842A78B6E3F2924C7A978"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the use of route-specific analyses in addition to service-area level analyses;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6378A3ABDB6A4D0CB46F678ED278C28E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall recommend specific percentage change standards for the elements described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) to assist providers of public transportation in setting the threshold for a major service change in a manner that ensures meaningful analyses and the provision of equitable service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26BF439FA6EC410FA5AFE66DCBCAF936"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may issue different best practices for providers of public transportation of different sizes and service types.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFAF0480C757745ACA80467587CFC5F4E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transit Cooperative Research Program Report</header><paragraph id="HF79B44DA57234149B9699F5395D3FBBE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the issuance of the best practices described in subsection (a), the Transit Cooperative Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a review of the manner in which providers of public transportation define the threshold for a major service change for purposes of compliance with Circular 4702.1B of the Federal Transit Administration, including—</text><subparagraph id="H15E9FF9498ED47E2BF409B2A18ED6DD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a survey of the standards used by providers of public transportation to define the threshold for a major service change;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H845973351E8D456DBE663B89D3C13E32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a review of the differences in standards used to define the threshold for a major service change for providers of public transportation of different sizes and service types;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E3FE2861F8C4ACEB8CB301BD53C7BDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on the considerations used by providers of public transportation when defining the threshold for a major service change; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H937F1D7FD1454990AD22343429F25242"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to which providers of public transportation are using the best practices described in subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H02CD3551E0A14D3B913584D8EA3385EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>After the completion of the review described in paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences shall issue a report on the findings of the review and submit such report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H301CB870F94840DD8AC52669DC1E1156"><enum>2505.</enum><header>GAO study on fare-free transit</header><subsection id="HD695E29223F4421C981783C2546CA545"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the provision of fare-free transit service in the United States, including an assessment of—</text><paragraph id="H9DDC7E3614C34E79B65E5DCE30E830D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which fare-free transit is available in the United States; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BC1D8B91AB04EB788F1ED904A204D41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the potential impacts of fare-free transit, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="HA216F69099DB4F4FACBBE6E0EB886503"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increased transit ridership;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EBB94C2DD1646279650D80BD1BAACF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improved access to transportation for low-income riders and marginalized communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82841264B33B40ACADA89FEDC39F66FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improved access to jobs and services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1F414E637934B5F91C93AED13C58B7C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enhanced equity of the surface transportation system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9B2D853C3A48D9B8DCBABAB1B22866"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reductions in disputes or law enforcement actions related to transit fares;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41FA8FB5E1F14B82A2C85415D86C4AA0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any expected cost savings for transit agencies and law enforcement agencies responsible for enforcing fare evasion policies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20EE83FF386145199AB74755DE3D756B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>environmental impacts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50499C73A7924421A6E0F5672FFC2DEC"><enum>(H)</enum><text>safety considerations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83721793E2DD4472BF5878EB445F4847"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the challenges of replacing farebox revenue.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA984C14EA3646B6B2AB62940FD40B55"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). </text></subsection></section><section id="H67F870FEAB2F45B8A7A4E6853C3CC188" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2506.</enum><header>Transit to trails grant program</header><subsection id="H70E96E30F92E487DA931AE4D39877E4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H660E379DCB644922BF38C82D05DFE094"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community of color</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>community of color</term> means a geographically distinct area in which the population of any of the following categories of individuals is higher than the average populations of that category for the State in which the community is located:</text><subparagraph id="H81D54FBBE4A148BF8AD16158D1978491"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Black.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF36D66104BBE4ECE8C077E0DE2D6F8CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>African American.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92FCE98643174C51A054B00E1396AB05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Asian.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5597B22223C64DC083DD58B4C9D2FC3F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Pacific Islander.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F695920BB084D3C998A75ECF34AE2A1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other non-white race.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54F2E4418E94419F843A75BDF76AA02D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Hispanic.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H531AF6908B2A426B9C89F1D2E672E29B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Latino.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EEE09A56B654A03A3670908835C627A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Critically underserved community</header><text>The term <term>critically underserved community</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HF3C4F3E8A7324DC0B07980A8743FDA1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a community that can demonstrate to the Secretary that the community has inadequate, insufficient, or no park space or recreation facilities, including by demonstrating—</text><clause id="H68BE0917AC0A4E79B5FD562FDCB73399"><enum>(i)</enum><text>quality concerns relating to the available park space or recreation facilities;</text></clause><clause id="H1EC7B2F25F2944C1B0C7C370FA1A602F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the presence of recreational facilities that do not serve the needs of the community; or</text></clause><clause id="HD34374FE989F4D0C9836E182351FEFDF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the inequitable distribution of park space for high-need populations, based on income, age, or other measures of vulnerability and need;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1886A87735946348FFBE528FD6F6EB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community in which at least 50 percent of the population is not located within <fraction>½</fraction> mile of park space; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07AEEF9400A14BBEA53F31A7108AC4C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other community that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1042E7F54782410C8171C58D5397617F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Designated service area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>designated service area</term> means a geographical area recommended by a designated official planning agency, that defines the community where coordinated transportation services are be provided to the transportation disadvantaged.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H97FE4A852AC843D183C5B5D1B3199929"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disproportionate Burden of Adverse Human Health or Environmental Effects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>disproportionate burden of adverse human health or environmental effects</term> means a situation where there exists higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects on communities of color, low income communities, and Tribal and indigenous communities. </text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF7F775F6E734EF3941EB44B1B9839BB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0FA225AE788486E9639086B34C27138"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State or local government entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4F35BAE4F94465C9DF97E51F7DA3E12"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political subdivision of a State (including a city or a county);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC629F9B5DDB349E2A7EC1D4CCD4EB5A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a special purpose district (including a park district);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31562C719FAA4D7D972A331DD3B0C989"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5BBB501D5D54F569069F5877095406D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BF374A70CFD4832B7C43F926972BFC2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Environmental justice community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>environmental justice community</term> means a community with significant representation of communities of color, low income communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities, that experience, or is at risk of experiencing higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3EADD15FA0E34A8985A2052F47C423C9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Low income community</header><text>the term <term>low income community</term> means any census block group in which 30 percent or more of the population are individuals with an annual household income equal to, or less than, the greater of—</text><subparagraph id="H35D5ECD07BAA41308F01C2E9C2CE6CF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of the area in which the household is located, as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA545FABF603A41A19D138E04CAC28BAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>200 percent of the Federal poverty line.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H19004F0AB8634373B09B03DCB86E3A55"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Microtransit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>microtransit</term> means low-capacity transportation service carrying small numbers of people at a time.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0A9A3C4C3C24A7CA19D0A7FBE300E28"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the Transit to Trails Grant Program established under subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5ED107C9D444E39B375486C2D07E375"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Rural area</header><text>The term <term>rural area</term> means a community that is not an urbanized area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BAEC865859E43CD8B5DA5A583DE5DAD"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6B1983E2D0A447CAABBA5E1B6D1F2E4"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or possession of the United States. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H61F430856E904B59A1A9B0D1DB95FC18"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Transportation connector</header><subparagraph id="H12D6EE6CDC1D4DDE8651B527C49A960D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>transportation connector</term> means a system that—</text><clause id="H14C4AD7214D14FE59F708116C11D7C31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>connects 2 zip codes or communities within a 175-mile radius of a designated service area; and</text></clause><clause id="H3ABE8915927A4E7E9AD8128253E5C604"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides public transportation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AA9C5813FD84ABEBB01DC204A35E836"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>transportation connector</term> includes microtransits, bus lines, light rail, rapid transits, or personal rapid transits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F8E359AAF984BD9A50F0B2C99FA0191"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program</header><paragraph id="HDB0EE7305B734065B62519EA6CB94166"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a grant program, to be known as the <quote>Transit to Trails Grant Program</quote>, under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for—</text><subparagraph id="HDE4CCA3AE07345209003AC7622DC874B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects that develop transportation connectors or routes in or serving, and related culturally and linguistically appropriate education materials for, critically underserved communities to increase access and mobility to Federal or non-Federal public land, inland and costal waters, parkland, or monuments; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D869E75A1334DE2BECCF6E43193FB24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projects that facilitate transportation improvements to enhance access to Federal or non-Federal public land and recreational opportunities in critically underserved communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FCCCB6F9FDC43509ECDE741C4E056C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><subparagraph id="H1A75546B59C144ABBD313606E9DD6C08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall administer the program to assist eligible entities in the development of public transportation routes in or serving, and related culturally and linguistically appropriate education materials for, critically underserved communities to increase access and mobility to Federal or non-Federal public land, inland and coastal waters, parkland, or monuments.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DC98504E001428F9E158921099568BF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Joint partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage joint partnership projects under the program, if available, among multiple agencies, including school districts, nonprofit organizations, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, and State and local governmental agencies (including park and recreation agencies and authorities) to enhance investment of public sources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H842D8484128A4359A2C167DD6DCF6DFD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual grant project proposal solicitation, review, and approval</header><clause id="H3574D51BE04546A28E5797F257C93034"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subclause id="H4B2696B90BF84CD391E3BAAC40A1EEDB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>annually solicit the submission of project proposals for grants from eligible entities under the program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H58A81FA2C9924EC790BC657319DEEB63"><enum>(II)</enum><text>review each project proposal submitted under subclause (I) on a timeline established by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2BF1BEE420254B95AB8711CFC6FDACA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header> Required elements for project proposal</header><text>A project proposal submitted under clause (i)(I) shall include—</text><subclause id="H9B7820DC63214C34A585826781D18F84"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a statement of the purposes of the project;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1EB173AE48E84169A430839DF1691B67"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the name of the entity or individual with overall responsibility for the project;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA007E960037442F7A071FBBCE0C89CDF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a description of the qualifications of the entity or individuals identified under subclause (II);</text></subclause><subclause id="H7460CDDD6A9E46319E1260A31CAD5DBF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a description of—</text><item id="HCD98EE7E068F436EBAE251F0B01C8930"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>staffing and stakeholder engagement for the project;</text></item><item id="H7A523F093DBD42ED89A75DDCE731248E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the logistics of the project; and</text></item><item id="H4A376C4965764EBF942A9AB5A8B7822C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>anticipated outcomes of the project;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HB2C9DF1D6D4846858B9DDCE651CFAB21"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a proposed budget for the funds and time required to complete the project;</text></subclause><subclause id="H44C3F98DD80D4533AB8F4DFD47B5A0CC"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>information regarding the source and amount of matching funding available for the project;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF223BC85699A4365B651830E792A51DF"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>information that demonstrates the clear potential of the project to contribute to increased access to parkland for critically underserved communities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBF0A6F04FC434915AA228B95DADBB053"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>any other information that the Secretary considers to be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the project for funding under the program.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13A9025F06E749E3BCEA95985635E175"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>To the extent practicable, in determining whether to approve project proposals under the program, the Secretary shall prioritize projects that—</text><clause id="H236A5ED38A334B07B24E83F887F14488"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are designed to increase access and mobility to local or neighborhood Federal or non-Federal public land, inland and costal waters, parkland, monuments, or recreational opportunities; </text></clause><clause id="H4257726916B14D02AB0378F8D7C97865"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>utilize low- or no-emission vehicles; </text></clause><clause id="H54F91B66B9234DEB89F4CF9A456B7F9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide free or discounted rates for low income riders; </text></clause><clause id="H913D7A63370D4C26A8D672D4C6474CDC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide opportunities for youth engagement;</text></clause><clause id="HCDB7E7CDECC94544B6E3873692857CF1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>projects established in communities of color, low-income communities, Tribal or indigenous communities, or rural communities; and</text></clause><clause id="HF22C9742374544279B7B123732A4D745"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with relevant regulations in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81692E5E39F8431A8E8755045B740D1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transportation planning procedures</header><subparagraph id="H70AA30F0B3A043CD9D69AE2AF9D76107"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In consultation with the head of each appropriate Federal land management agency, the Secretary shall ensure that projects conducted under the program that are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning processes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H505426D5C1DB4749BAF20B3B06C15927"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall ensure the following:</text><clause id="H75C9400D7EA44403A154D7047FD58E41"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All projects carried out under the program will comply with sections 5303 and 5304 of title 49, United States Code. </text></clause><clause id="H35CAD1B95B9E48F28DDE981DD4C5574E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All new transportation connectors and routes established under a project shall be accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) accessibility specifications for transportation vehicles.</text></clause><clause id="HACAA78017B924F699A813E95D6ED59C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State department of transportation agencies shall engage with relevant stakeholders consistent with sections 5304(f)(3) and 5404(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, and metropolitan planning organizations shall engage with relevant stakeholders consistent with sections 5303(g)(3)(B), 5303(i)(5), and 5303(i)(6) of title 49, United States Code, in addition to faith-based and community-based organizations.</text></clause><clause id="H567D0DC48A904C16A79CA9F45607B7E6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided under this section, a grant provided under this section shall be subject to the requirements of section 5307 of title 49, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9DF38E309E84FE4B747C6C26FDE42AF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal share</header><subparagraph id="HFF7CD8B698D04A72AB72BD12F29D32D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an eligible project carried our under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C179D1F12044771ACA6872F6DF6F5E3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection may be derived from in-kind contributions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7F88CCEC8F34C6A8E9B36344EB0EF7B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>Grant funds provided under the program may be used—</text><subparagraph id="H0502AD91FF5D4709A9C2338CD23CA422"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop transportation connectors or routes in or serving, and related culturally and linguistically appropriate education materials for, critically underserved communities to increase access and mobility to Federal and non-Federal public land, inland and costal waters, parkland, and monuments; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5082C42331FA4386B29FDFC21ACD7700"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to create or significantly enhance access to Federal or non-Federal public land and recreational opportunities in an urban area or a rural area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H370F880BC9CC4D46B6D0AA38B389DA7C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>A grant provided under the program shall be—</text><subparagraph id="H73111D4395BC4A2299174568639F006E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than $25,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAFB615D9E574AEE9F5E33935A3757ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than $500,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H614DE183FAE140BC931F1D25842589F3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that grants provided under the program deliver project funds to areas of greatest need while offering technical assistance to all applicants and potential applicants for grant preparation to encourage full participation in the program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC40BE8AD3AC64571B9315B2B2F01D473"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><paragraph id="HAF25F6FE21794EA29ED9B580728F73B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reports by grant recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require a recipient of a grant under the program to submit to the Secretary at least 1 performance and financial report that—</text><subparagraph id="H6DDC0E3134344447B1460F8AF6C97FD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes—</text><clause id="HDFB751BFB1BA4464B35A1B3868F20A21"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demographic data on communities served by the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HBCC2E8F437A74A05B08E77495C1E8DE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of project activities conducted after receiving the grant; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36EB5233E83C4E07A89B16DA3628046D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the status of each project funded by the grant as of the date of the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87F6A68E8153431EA854205B4766FF2C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require additional reports from a recipient, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including a final report.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA0B8BCA4AFC4A61B64ADC97CFCD8F92"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>The Secretary shall establish deadlines for the submission of each report required under paragraph (1) or (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE9F59C2D77C46DBBF06105C9C2385C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and $20,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7760AD29271342C7B717DCAEBD7DDEFD"><enum>F</enum><header>Supporting Frontline Workers and Passenger Safety</header><section id="H29E3344BCD304BA2BBF8E71346704A41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2601.</enum><header>National transit frontline workforce training center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5314(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB138D4C5E90E43E39C83C5C8F573EAF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C400403AD26454A872BC9BFAFDD8536" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HCA4C85D1F7AE423BA048B4F54B2E310F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National transit frontline workforce training center</header><subparagraph id="H12EBA1E798404A1BBB3C7337C5A47312"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a national transit frontline workforce training center (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>Center</quote>) and enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career pathway programs through labor-management partnerships and registered apprenticeships on a nationwide basis, in order to carry out the duties under subparagraph (B). The Center shall be dedicated to the needs of the frontline transit workforce in both rural and urban transit systems by providing training in the maintenance and operations occupations based on industry best practices.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6D759CFD48F4E18B43852D9A25606CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><clause id="H866CF1B4C9C04FCA905D0C5D95EB4BF4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In cooperation with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, public transportation authorities, and national entities, the Center shall develop and conduct training and educational programs for frontline local transportation employees of recipients eligible for funds under this chapter.</text></clause><clause id="H8FB5F0AA4D574EB295F42267E662AA74"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Training and educational programs</header><text>The training and educational programs developed under clause (i) may include courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures related to—</text><subclause id="HAB31EE4066C544A995F6BB7260152E3E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developing consensus national training standards, skills, competencies, and recognized postsecondary credentials in partnership with industry stakeholders for key frontline transit occupations with demonstrated skill gaps;</text></subclause><subclause id="H238C68A3F20449A8ACACB10BC8FC1A75"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing recommendations and best practices for curriculum and recognized postsecondary credentials, including related instruction and on-the-job learning for registered apprenticeship programs for transit maintenance and operations occupations;</text></subclause><subclause id="HEDA275DCF9234862AFC122C610AEAF84"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building local, regional, and statewide transit training partnerships to identify and address workforce skill gaps and develop skills, competencies, and recognized postsecondary credentials needed for delivering quality transit service and supporting employee career advancement;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA42993E9A70A4029A39EA259431BC55E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>developing programs for training of transit frontline workers, instructors, mentors, and labor-management partnership representatives, in the form of classroom, hands-on, on-the-job, and web-based training, delivered at a national center, regionally, or at individual transit agencies;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9D74C744266C4867BE9EAAB67D268F29"><enum>(V)</enum><text>developing training programs for skills and competencies related to existing and emerging transit technologies, including zero emission buses;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2342767AF43C40F3BB2F55665921E990"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>developing improved capacity for safety, security, and emergency preparedness in local transit systems and in the industry as a whole through—</text><item id="HE9653F6974DB4CFABF4D60161704E80C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>developing the role of the transit frontline workforce in building and sustaining safety culture and safety systems in the industry and in individual public transportation systems; and</text></item><item id="H7463CDF2E3A54B199F2CCD83135DB4BF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training to address transit frontline worker roles in promoting health and safety for transit workers and the riding public;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HA1F1A44F4269451C90474322EA01F8A7"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>developing local transit capacity for career pathways programs with schools and other community organizations for recruiting and training under-represented populations as successful transit employees who can develop careers in the transit industry;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5BB90E8CB2D74F1783BB0AC680DBE676"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>in collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Employment and Training Adminstration, and organizations representing public transit agencies, conducting and disseminating research to—</text><item id="H67BAFC1E04D5469C82144A53215EEF51"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>provide transit workforce job projections and identify training needs and gaps;</text></item><item id="HDB5EE72C42B54B9497412452574E81DD"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>determine the most cost-effective methods for transit workforce training and development, including return on investment analysis;</text></item><item id="HBBEE755D5802467683893251229203F1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>identify the most effective methods for implementing successful safety systems and a positive safety culture; and</text></item><item id="HC166CED914C94746869EF6E758A63854"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>promote transit workforce best practices for achieving cost-effective, quality, safe, and reliable public transportation services; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H034ECA07B9B545BAAA8E68E783DB9B30"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing culturally competent training and educational programs to all who participate, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, including those with limited English proficiency, diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and disabilities.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D97BE3D6B1F4B6CB7E7A45871385E11"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section, to the maximum extent practicable, with the Employment and Training Administration, including the National Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor and the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education of the Department of Education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8DF6C8694F34A87A513699425632DAE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><clause id="H103ED9461ACC4E37B491BA80A2D05EE0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not more than 1 percent of amounts made available to a recipient under sections 5307, 5337, and 5339 and not more than 2 percent of amounts made available to a recipient under section 5311 is available for expenditures by the recipient, with the approval of the Secretary, to pay not more than 80 percent of the cost of eligible activities under this subsection.</text></clause><clause id="HA73E640C290148078DC69536CA87B30E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Existing programs</header><text>A recipient may use amounts made available under clause (i) to carry out existing local education and training programs for public transportation employees supported by the Secretary, the Department of Labor, or the Department of Education.</text></clause><clause id="HC8E78F7DDB7C4C109A7ABD5E2686B657"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds made available under this section that are used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or provided to, a registered apprenticeship program, including any funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, or the development, implementation, or administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91C78FF48050493B831410E3F4DB0500"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text><clause id="HE1DDF14CDD384FD7BC593A1CE016D926"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Career pathway</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>career pathway</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="H5C9A3D6217914F0A8363874732B1DA51"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recognized postsecondary credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>recognized postsecondary credential</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="H22E0050035DC4778BBBB02938D2378F3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Registered apprenticeship program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>registered apprenticeship program</term> means an apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor or a Federally-recognized State Apprenticeship Agency and that complies with the requirements under parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2019.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H558370CC3016434687DBE5DFA1B3B9A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>or (2)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCAB519D2D35E4F388870B5C1ACB34CEB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4). </text></paragraph></section><section id="H4ECA37295D514EA1AF19D715A3BF599B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2602.</enum><header>Public transportation safety program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD2350206E6C34FFEB3C38994907A7D64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii)—</text><subparagraph id="HAF10862186F64BCA8135AB5527FB1055"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (I) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC976BED93C904280A6B0009169F0F62E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (II) by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCE8526378784883BAEAF2A20042736D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF3643A7F095471782354D9DFA71A9F9" style="USC"><subclause id="HFE3E91AF712D47A8B9EBE479B86E3905"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovations in driver assistance technologies and driver protection infrastructure where appropriate, and a reduction in visibility impairments that contribute to pedestrian fatalities;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE5996BBE24447998920CD2D7D4F0541"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="HF582910170F04AA986DB02CF5236000A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD65892161384B19B17EB84D96BA2534"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H7F31B0CFDE404E08BD6BD3B11CC4FF5B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H30A90E8F33CE475DA20AEFDB18FAE32E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, precautionary and reactive actions required to ensure public and personnel safety and health during an emergency as defined in section 5324;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA1D3FC166A24F5CB0481FDD2E34A9AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="H9C6FEF9711FC4E50AE7D06438F982E7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HAA42AA1FA71C4270BA87160D13949692"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>the safety committee established under paragraph (4), and subsequently,</quote> before <quote>the board of directors</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9D6F94A1B5884E979CB59AE1525367B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>public, personnel, and property</quote> and inserting <quote>public and personnel to injuries, assaults, fatalities, and, consistent with guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infectious diseases, and strategies to minimize the exposure of property</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HE93D3258188E41D0864C4DF1316779DE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and </text></clause><clause id="H2AD0AF565CD2429C9623AE0804F40BC9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83DE874BF88540BA831FB1833D7D90C0" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HC7B66542E6DA48DDAC9BE3C7E7A0A514"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive staff training program for the operations and maintenance personnel and personnel directly responsible for safety of the recipient that includes—</text><clause id="HE12617DF859E44AF949117096065C59D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion of a safety training program;</text></clause><clause id="H4DB45CB290EE487E851A4675CE981B4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>continuing safety education and training; and</text></clause><clause id="HDA211ED9675C4C798E74214993D5E420"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>de-escalation training; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAD1B00394C64662B7EEE942BC427377"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a requirement that the safety committee only approve a safety plan under subparagraph (A) if such plan stays within such recipient’s fiscal budget; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93D7A60D79334A528A34A95C5AC96DEC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a risk reduction program for transit operations to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, injuries, and assaults on transit workers using data submitted to the National Transit Database, including—</text><clause id="H398C75F4095E40CEB8CD544EC2D9D25A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a reduction of vehicular and pedestrian accidents involving buses that includes measures to reduce visibility impairments for bus operators that contribute to accidents, including retrofits to buses in revenue service and specifications for future procurements that reduce visibility impairments; and </text></clause><clause id="H0EB738E886DB4E79A72089F93F9F96DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transit worker assault mitigation, including the deployment of assault mitigation infrastructure and technology on buses, including barriers to restrict the unwanted entry of individuals and objects into bus operators’ workstations when a recipient’s risk analysis performed by the safety committee established in paragraph (4) determines that such barriers or other measures would reduce assaults on and injuries to transit workers.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B586AC30AF9459791D99A5C0E847C1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD3BB8EDA56D42D0B43C7A3FC7296725" style="USC"><paragraph id="HE40122CE0FD24131BE4B701D788989E2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Safety committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the approval process of an agency safety plan under paragraph (1), the safety committee shall be convened by a joint labor-management process and consist of an equal number of—</text><subparagraph id="H13C0989FE8E14B24953F7DA919DDDC88"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">frontline employee representatives, selected by the labor organization representing the plurality of the frontline workforce employed by the recipient or if applicable a contractor to the recipient; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H693EF1A82B5841AA91FFE2070633DFDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>employer or State representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H383C43CA8B6F41D086764FB245DE6C78"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4)(A)(v) by inserting <quote>, inspection,</quote> after <quote>has investigative</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H105CAFCFE1914BC6BA1471A427BA5133" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2603.</enum><header>Innovation workforce standards</header><subsection id="HDC6C7B4AC5AD4A578A8A0F95CC3D5B8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No financial assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, may be used for—</text><paragraph id="H212599FCA81048809CC10C2B767C91F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an automated vehicle providing public transportation unless—</text><subparagraph id="H5B952DC381C34E3E85157AD4265B91E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recipient of such assistance that proposes to deploy an automated vehicle providing public transportation certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that the deployment does not eliminate or reduce the frequency of existing public transportation service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC88F10B766A4DFCB06AA7800D8B73FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary receives, approves, and publishes the workforce development plan under subsection (b) submitted by the eligible entity when required by subsection (b)(1); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25F5E96715434979A76EFB16339B2883"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a mobility on demand service unless—</text><subparagraph id="H1BB401245C7848229EF14DA10B10E349"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recipient of such assistance that proposes to deploy a mobility on demand service certifies to the Secretary that the service meets the criteria under section 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, or 5316 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CA4C72DC7764C13B73CD3AD3647FC59"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary receives, approves, and publishes the workforce development plan under subsection (b) submitted by the eligible entity when required by subsection (b)(1). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA512773E94A4956A383D0E242506D63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce development plan</header><paragraph id="H39265B265F4444B0A6373A4BDB167F77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A recipient of financial assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, proposing to deploy an automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service shall submit to the Secretary, prior to implementation of such service, a workforce development plan if such service, combined with any other automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service offered by such recipient, would exceed more than 0.5 percent of the recipient’s total annual transit passenger miles traveled. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BEBC30F5CDC42A3B10F4DC7023464C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The workforce development plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="HA5354B96762E40C3A868D8B7DD10ECD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of services offered by existing conventional modes of public transportation in the area served by the recipient that could be affected by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service, including jobs and functions of such jobs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF06C1294B3CC4802A1DF44C12EEC0CE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A forecast of the number of jobs provided by existing conventional modes of public transportation that would be eliminated or that would be substantially changed and the number of jobs expected to be created by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service over a 5-year period from the date of the publication of the workforce development plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E3EE216D5CF4FCA902465C521B7F19D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Identified gaps in skills needed to operate and maintain the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3641A3838C504FB38F46F6089444EDF7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A comprehensive plan to transition, train, or retrain employees that could be affected by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05996DE496454C37AB3F7F0A4DC88A9B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An estimated budget to transition, train, or retrain employees impacted by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service over a 5-year period from the date of the publication of the workforce development plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFDD9D40D848141B49E9FFE2B6FA0CF7C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice required</header><paragraph id="HBE8F0AFF297349DA8309BD669DDDF832"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of financial assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, shall issue a notice to employees who, due to the use of an automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service, may be subjected to a loss of employment or a change in responsibilities not later than 60 days before signing a contract for such service or procurement. A recipient shall provide employees copies of a request for a proposal related to an automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand services at the time such request is issued.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4144E77702DF472B83E8642A12CADA0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The notice required in paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="H5361AB28105A46F9BD7A0098CB7081AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of the automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD087906CB0934C0C96F7C4F762E906E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The impact of the automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service on employment positions, including a description of which employment positions will be affected and whether any new positions will be created.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58172A7D372744A1B2D25F69A07361BB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H9C6FE3CC3F9441709CB4817071E91855"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Automated vehicle</header><text>The term <term>automated vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that—</text><subparagraph id="H911F4E7108ED4477A406C2FD01C43247"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is capable of performing the entire task of driving (including steering, accelerating and decelerating, and reacting to external stimulus) without human intervention; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4590EE903EB946118D155357A452639C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to be operated exclusively by a Level 4 or Level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to the recommended practice standards published on June 15, 2018, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (J3016_201806) or equivalent standards adopted by the Secretary with respect to automated motor vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD12AC827D3884208AFECFAD8972F4C95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mobility on demand</header><text>The term <term>mobility on demand</term> has the meaning given such term in section 5316 of title 49, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H820F1866D9184321A5318D0B9C898B36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>The term <term>public transportation</term> has the meaning given such term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68CD11CAC60340CDAF74357AA379ED0F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of funds for an eligible activity or pilot project of a covered recipient authorized under current law prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="H4EF33598F012496EB7208919B14461E2"><enum>2604.</enum><header>Safety performance measures and set asides</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5329(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block id="H0D7C0BA392F94472BCFB63E61044E197" style="USC"><paragraph id="H979BD0BFF6E24AE2BD71C93D8BC85A20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Safety committee performance measures</header><subparagraph id="H90E784B7CA3F4BA2BDDACF0D340A2443"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The safety committee described in paragraph (4) shall establish performance measures for the risk reduction program in paragraph (1)(I) using a 3-year rolling average of the data submitted by the recipient to the National Transit Database. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63419A40C6BE4ED9A7FD7F9F151F9B77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Safety set aside</header><text>With respect to a recipient serving an urbanized area that receives funds under section 5307, such recipient shall allocate not less than 0.75 percent of such funds to projects eligible under section 5307. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA86A49550CEA4BC0AFA4881F9BCCE746"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to meet performance measures</header><text>Any recipient that receives funds under section 5307 that does not meet the performance measures established in subparagraph (A) shall allocate the amount made available in subparagraph (B) in the following fiscal year to projects described in subparagraph (D). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1378591A7FE54114B8F9FD70DF1AF5E5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds set aside under this paragraph shall be used for projects that are reasonably likely to meet the performance measures established in subparagraph (A), including modifications to rolling stock and de-escalation training. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H7722747BF2124E7094F3E3B54618D950"><enum>2605.</enum><header>U.S. Employment Plan</header><subsection id="H75B7F1280FF9487FAA667E1AD6998638"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">Chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HC7EE0BACD0B24A838C0983F7F94B69E3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="HA7CCFD1A164741B8A39DFFA352DB8362"><enum>5341.</enum><header>U.S. Employment Plan</header><subsection id="HAF26E92B2BB648CEB0A437DE04656FE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HCD0D9B4223794ABC972673964C6E5714"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commitment to high-quality career and business opportunities</header><text>The term <term>commitment to high-quality career and business opportunities</term> means participation in a registered apprenticeship program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0E718A1AE01473BAEF5A40EAFAEC4E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered infrastructure program</header><text>The term <term>covered infrastructure program</term> means any activity under a program or project under this chapter for the purchase or acquisition of rolling stock. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H182CB49B57C340A6BA4D9975D95CF23F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>U.S. Employment Plan</header><text>The term <term>U.S. Employment Plan</term> means a plan under which an entity receiving Federal assistance for a project under a covered infrastructure program shall—</text><subparagraph id="H858C98B735C14810BC5D715BFDDF266E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include in a request for proposal an encouragement for bidders to include, with respect to the project—</text><clause id="HC123749BF8864A98AE8D6AD03750B84A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>high-quality wage, benefit, and training commitments by the bidder and the supply chain of the bidder for the project; and</text></clause><clause id="HD1679DECC29F4CB491EFC8B6550C4FC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a commitment to recruit and hire individuals described in subsection (e) if the project results in the hiring of employees not currently or previously employed by the bidder and the supply chain of the bidder for the project;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D51E5120B134FD8B5ECEBBE08C77615"><enum>(B)</enum><text>give preference for the award of the contract to a bidder that includes the commitments described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0EAAC4D681E4208AE6F565EAF3F9EA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that each bidder that includes the commitments described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) that is awarded a contract complies with those commitments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FE6A04F3F024B17B4F8FC0795AF35CB" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Registered apprenticeship program</header><text>The term <term>registered apprenticeship program</term> means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>), including any requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, as such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H15FD9420C0DE492598406F619C6CF401"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Best-Value framework</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, a recipient of assistance under a covered infrastructure program is encouraged—</text><paragraph id="H60EB365FEE334E62AE1905FFC36B291E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure that each dollar invested in infrastructure uses a best-value contracting framework to maximize the local value of federally funded contracts by evaluating bids on price and other technical criteria prioritized in the bid, such as—</text><subparagraph id="H003823E20BEC4322861ED2CD1615D3E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D076D32C6B849F686BBC9DF477CFFA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>environmental and climate justice;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H103D1D721EF14D909AF1C49314392964"><enum>(C)</enum><text>impact on greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF86A8492625A4E9F938D27434565CE98"><enum>(D)</enum><text>resilience;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4503FA5EDCA4603BC0508BC1BD6D4A1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the results of a 40-year life-cycle analysis;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32E7F870C9824E7680818FDE08FFE563"><enum>(F)</enum><text>safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF97D7133DB18436B9F839991C4CC2338"><enum>(G)</enum><text>commitment to creating or sustaining high-quality job opportunities affiliated with registered apprenticeship programs (as defined in subsection (a)(3)) for disadvantaged or underrepresented individuals in infrastructure industries in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H353D9C0EDCCC454DB959D74935BABC3A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>access to jobs and essential services by all modes of travel for all users, including individuals with disabilities; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H364A79D58D8B40D098365861ADEB2FC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure community engagement, transparency, and accountability in carrying out each stage of the project.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC55BF8EF0D6541F080541480767BE0B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference for registered apprenticeship programs</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, a recipient of assistance under a covered infrastructure program, with respect to the project for which the assistance is received, shall give preference to a bidder that demonstrates a commitment to high-quality job opportunities affiliated with registered apprenticeship programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H905921D4E26348099903782770A7D3AA" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of U.S. employment plan</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in carrying out a project under a covered infrastructure program that receives assistance under this chapter, the recipient shall use a U.S. Employment Plan for each contract of $10,000,000 or more for the purchase of manufactured goods or of services, based on an independent cost estimate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H657267A049BB4EB086042644BD5FD28E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the entity carrying out a project under the covered infrastructure program gives priority to—</text><paragraph id="HDE907D7EAE424CBA9F6B1BEF44C563EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>individuals with a barrier to employment (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>)), including ex-offenders and disabled individuals;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FE72DB3BC0C46E4988B9EEC30D3C8A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>veterans; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H27EEA54A43CD48F39B44823E1D72D976"><enum>(3)</enum><text>individuals that represent populations that are traditionally underrepresented in the infrastructure workforce, such as women and racial and ethnic minorities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7AB8F7C0F33942E98EDA727AECCFBD52"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Secretary shall jointly submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4EFA8CF9CC2B42A28BE19DCD6EB68059"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Intent of Congress</header><paragraph id="H808013703DBE40AFB11B4D6A790A696B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the intent of Congress—</text><subparagraph id="H200CD0DDD5534AD59845973E85249E5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to encourage recipients of Federal assistance under covered infrastructure programs to use a best-value contracting framework described in subsection (b) for the purchase of goods and services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H465CBDEF64884EB195C41BAC5EE922EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to encourage recipients of Federal assistance under covered infrastructure programs to use preferences for registered apprenticeship programs as described in subsection (c) when evaluating bids for projects using that assistance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD03A25644B044E42BD519B7827C9A98F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to require that recipients of Federal assistance under covered infrastructure programs use the U.S. Employment Plan in carrying out the project for which the assistance was provided; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H161CFC7FFEC0461D83892919726EC4AC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that full and open competition under covered infrastructure programs means a procedural competition that prevents corruption, favoritism, and unfair treatment by recipient agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA86F84556084E3DA634F462253EF8E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>A best-value contracting framework described in subsection (b) is a framework that authorizes a recipient of Federal assistance under a covered infrastructure program, in awarding contracts, to evaluate a range of factors, including price, the quality of products, the quality of services, and commitments to the creation of good jobs for all people in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF5B09833677441BF907AE2C1765C3D7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H0509B6AC8EC4409898117FE93A62D71B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5341. U.S. Employment Plan.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H67094EB035E149B88C43A8F1DCB33EC9"><enum>2606.</enum><header>Technical assistance and workforce development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5314(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HFC4867396E384D3A8F20B1481B9E910F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) (as added by section 2104 of this Act) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8DA63906A06D47349E8C12E7939634EF" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H109773966A9D4D11816F6867CAE74710"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide innovation and capacity-building to rural and tribal public transportation recipients that do not duplicate the activities of sections 5311(b) or 5312; </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H883F7085102A4B569B5FD3766A7B15FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H10E70D6DC07944589F5004BD58E3EFB6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HD5A34E298C554740A0D61584F61FB9FE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section under section 5338(a)(2)(G)(i), $1,500,000 shall be available to carry out activities described in paragraph (2)(I). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H589C94506FDB4FA4BEE60AF186AF3820" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2607.</enum><header>Resilient public transportation study</header><subsection id="H989BD0846A20417B85C63502313BDC33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on resilience planning and innovative resilience strategies for public transportation and shared mobility.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCDB1F11435044C0B9E9265A14FC873B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall assess—</text><paragraph id="HC3CAFA9D62DE4F5AB28058FCC6E8C2B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>best practices for making public transportation more resilient to external shocks, such as pandemics and natural hazards; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A8A3F11CF2947BCB3D2F8D113751F09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>new materials and technologies that may improve the resilience of public transportation and shared mobility, including innovative transit vehicles, emerging electric vehicle chassis platforms, and smart air quality control systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12F1996D4A224851915F6399DEA4511F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with institutions of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>), academic experts, and nonprofit organizations with expertise in engineering, travel behavior, artificial intelligence, policy analysis, planning, public healthy and safety, and social and racial equity.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE5241C5D24D44CFF91A7706E5797C34D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H64317EEDBB8E4ABFB3BE67B796CE7433"><enum>2608.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding electric vehicle transition strategy</header><subsection id="H77E92E92DDCC4302A2B965238E934EEA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text><paragraph id="H00B7757DF2964C4B864BDD72341F9576"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transition to a modern electric fleet managed by the nation’s transit agencies represents a key opportunity to modernize and green the public transit fleets.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89E563F84B054145B8F4F1EBAC5BB834"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impending fleet transition presents difficult workforce challenges for the transit agencies and their frontline workers as they prepare for the differences in purchasing, maintaining, and managing new electric buses and the related maintenance systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B5C829DCE5B421EB7012EAD1000E1B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maintenance of electric engines requires fewer mechanics than does the maintenance of diesel and natural gas engines, which make up more than 99 percent of bus fleets in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BC8FC84E9D3406CA7CDD527D2798FB1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Although approximately 400,000 people work in public transportation, and of that figure, 90 percent work in the frontline occupations, because of retirements and a massive transition in the transit workforce, large changes are bound for workers, transit agencies, and the communities that the transit workforce serves.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D14F06872454B369B576324583C886A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on the Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor data from 2014, transit systems needed to hire, train, and retain approximately 126 percent of their workforce over a 10-year period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H79F2B5511F594A46A6E2CA121E1EF901"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration, and sister Federal agencies like the Department of Energy and the Department of Labor can offer resources, strategy, and a research and development plan to prepare and assist in the upcoming transition to electric and clean vehicle systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9534D42004864198840D5225F766FF4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the transit industry needs an integrated, cooperative, and forward-looking workforce development strategy in order to help frontline workers and the transit agencies prepare for and mitigate the workforce disruption challenges posed by the transition to electric vehicles and electric buses. </text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H01A35A5A0083457FB2016B2CC34A5480"><enum>G</enum><header>Transit-Supportive Communities</header><section id="H067DA35AE55A499B880F4696DED532C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2701.</enum><header>Transit-supportive communities</header><subsection id="H4B6DBA6452404037BCA1304B2B79C0E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">Chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5327">section 5327</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18EC7A03A09748F98BE8E80DA1BA46F7" style="USC"><section id="H5E5E92D303B14F9EA0A5B13ABA99F572"><enum>5328.</enum><header>Transit-supportive communities</header><subsection id="HB8B7C8DEF82D41F19AE0E7F671BE007E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the Federal Transit Administration, an Office of Transit-Supportive Communities to make grants, provide technical assistance, and assist in the coordination of transit and housing policies within the Federal Transit Administration, the Department of Transportation, and across the Federal Government.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6D53BEF933824D8B986713412CCFAD09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transit Oriented Development Planning Grant Program</header><paragraph id="HBEBD037907AC4FF3B6B73DC9C8728065"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this subsection the term <term>eligible project</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H83FFAC72BC34496E8FDF2C0426F6D0D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project as defined in section 5309;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H121F19EDEF6D4EBCAE52B49E4C9BDE73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an existing fixed guideway system, or an existing station that is served by a fixed guideway system; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A69FB0886F14B04BED53EBBCCA6CB78"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the immediate corridor along the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership as demonstrated in section 5336(b)(2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7795A76BAABE41A7AA37E98C66B36FC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General authority</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to a State, local governmental authority, or metropolitan planning organization to assist in financing comprehensive planning associated with an eligible project that seeks to—</text><subparagraph id="H01EE264704414D1195546F38EE7AB8B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhance economic development, ridership, equity, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, or other goals established during the project development and engineering processes or the grant application;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54DC34F485094C95B911925C9A5FE04E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate multimodal connectivity and accessibility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1153492E09E2447A91B962C1C318FFDC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase access to transit hubs for pedestrian and bicycle traffic;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A53EEDF6897492C9CAE99F86846BAC4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enable mixed-use development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82F29088D1044C3C8D716F4F39E0F973"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify infrastructure needs associated with the eligible project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H132FD9F4202141CAB8C3D96CAF6E05C9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include private sector participation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60A65519E3344D2099C51A9C7560CCC5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>A State, local governmental authority, or metropolitan planning organization that desires to participate in the program under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="H4376B65A81D7475BB1D6219D6D896216"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an identification of an eligible project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H298CD5E93C274D7B815AC82C0A49A4F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a schedule and process for the development of a comprehensive plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61265013DA01496287424CAE8132766E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of how the eligible project and the proposed comprehensive plan advance the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF269518B314426F9D8ECAF841207508"><enum>(D)</enum><text>proposed performance criteria for the development and implementation of the comprehensive plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE57D8EEAAC44A369D9D1783D8C880CE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of how the project will advance equity and reduce and mitigate social and economic impacts on existing residents and businesses and communities historically excluded from economic opportunities vulnerable to displacement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A22E10F634F4DDDA64EC5FEF383E4BF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identification of—</text><clause id="H6E8A7917E6DC47148E091EC4EF67EB67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>partners;</text></clause><clause id="H390381DECA6D49CF992967AE3775DD7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>availability of and authority for funding; and</text></clause><clause id="H48D8F2E19573464CA50F8E4F5DB78C41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>potential State, local or other impediments to the implementation of the comprehensive plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1AE74B46FA0D4185B6E152278486A2ED"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost share</header><text>A grant under this subsection shall not exceed an amount in excess of 80 percent of total project costs, except that a grant that includes an affordable housing component shall not exceed an amount in excess of 90 percent of total project costs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H27C10019499A4567A192DA3AFD9A1774"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States, local governmental authorities, and metropolitan planning organizations in the planning and development of transit-oriented development projects and transit-supportive corridor policies, including—</text><paragraph id="HB83DE5921C974D289BF575A371726BEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the siting, planning, financing, and integration of transit-oriented development projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56EAB28B42EB4DE78982DD0E3B4AE54C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the integration of transit-oriented development and transit-supportive corridor policies in the preparation for and development of an application for funding under section 602 of title 23;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0C5A202C570454CA771BD22944E8DB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the siting, planning, financing, and integration of transit-oriented development and transit-supportive corridor policies associated with projects under section 5309;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E21BD37C0D94895974BA1EFE136D687"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the development of housing feasibility assessments as allowed under section 5309(g)(3)(B);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H204199FC38C841F8B4458E6546D8AE52"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the development of transit-supportive corridor policies that promote transit ridership and transit-oriented development;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H24DF5D641CC54B348CECDACB5C87FBD4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the development, implementation, and management of land value capture programs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD64694D7868645488FDDC7E1C633F343"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the development of model contracts, model codes, and best practices for the implementation of transit-oriented development projects and transit-supportive corridor policies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFD3B592BC81845CFA81489CC6B1B3482"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Value capture policy requirements</header><paragraph id="H315BEB803FAA44098FE1494BF34BE646"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Value capture policy</header><text>Not later than October 1 of the fiscal year that begins 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in collaboration with State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional council of governments, shall establish voluntary and consensus-based value capture standards, policies, and best practices for State and local value capture mechanisms that promote greater investments in public transportation and affordable transit-oriented development.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H46FD4B35D554422B9AA80ECA5B3A6F25"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make available to the public a report cataloging examples of State and local laws and policies that provide for value capture and value sharing that promote greater investment in public transportation and affordable transit-oriented development.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA71B4320CA0C465295E7860D16FB26C9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Equity</header><text>In providing technical assistance under subsection (c), the Secretary shall incorporate strategies to promote equity for underrepresented and underserved communities, including—</text><paragraph id="H8A6B340A75E44B93A6E1182B896A8908"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preventing displacement of existing residents and businesses;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF74E9486C8D40BCAC2C2512A722546F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>mitigating rent and housing price increases;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9F8091CE4564C5BA8D17F6B6A57EC4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>incorporating affordable rental and ownership housing in transit-oriented development;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H16C387C2B8F14E948B0ACB25A8B45F89"><enum>(4)</enum><text>engaging under-served, limited English proficiency, low-income, and minority communities in the planning process; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE98E0FDABBAA49149FB7A1340B116413"><enum>(5)</enum><text>fostering economic development opportunities for existing residents and businesses; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEC129EE000F4B41AA3E759064552130"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">targeting affordable housing that help lessen homelessness.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H53BE249DCFD24767B72BD9923787A8D1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authority To request staffing assistance</header><text>In fulfilling the duties of this section, the Secretary shall, as needed, request staffing and technical assistance from other Federal agencies, programs, administrations, boards, or commissions.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0A5EA41226054CC1BE471AB54EF9EDD5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Review existing policies and programs</header><text>Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall review and evaluate all existing policies and programs within the Federal Transit Administration that support or promote transit-oriented development to ensure their coordination and effectiveness relative to the goals of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB6EB3A93F93D4638B401E1D027D054BE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not later than February 1 of each year beginning the year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare a report detailing the grants and technical assistance provided under this section, the number of affordable housing units constructed or planned as a result of projects funded in this section, and the number of affordable housing units constructed or planned as a result of a property transfer under section 5334(h)(1). The report shall be provided to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4E14B2F492714357A54B5D0D4EC32C38"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to provide any financial assistance for the construction of housing.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA6FF7173301747799D95CB20C9BB47A6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Priority for low-Income areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects under this section that expand or build transit in low-income areas or that provide access to public transportation to low-income areas that do not have access to public transportation.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HDB8DC1B76EBB4469A3B38FCCA221258A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5327">section 5327</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C895F33E3574543AE032FDD19F0DAAB" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5328. Transit-supportive communities.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HDC67D1EB059B4ABC9F436350559CBC6A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendment</header><text>Section 20005 of the MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD292D39412F64A46A5D72CF7E31013F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Amendment</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39A89178006344B4A8CF4D799EAB08C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1A6CEA7367894542BDD94F14A558A07C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2702.</enum><header>Property disposition for affordable housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5334(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H843B8BACB0574C57A9DD8D57B146E907" style="USC"><paragraph id="H3AE973682B024533AAE782AE13EC33C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a recipient of assistance under this chapter decides an asset acquired under this chapter at least in part with that assistance is no longer needed for the purpose for which such asset was acquired, the Secretary may authorize the recipient to transfer such asset to—</text><subparagraph id="HF3C6A6C1BF5B4B1487FE61C1756A7A87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local governmental authority to be used for a public purpose with no further obligation to the Government if the Secretary decides—</text><clause id="H3900573460A24E4A8CBFBE5914DA694A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the asset will remain in public use for at least 5 years after the date the asset is transferred;</text></clause><clause id="H04A88BE485224B72B967930C9AF8620B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is no purpose eligible for assistance under this chapter for which the asset should be used;</text></clause><clause id="H8769B24433CF410EB8A6E1A9B0686133"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overall benefit of allowing the transfer is greater than the interest of the Government in liquidation and return of the financial interest of the Government in the asset, after considering fair market value and other factors; and</text></clause><clause id="H072B7AA16D79463CAE312CBF47270635"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through an appropriate screening or survey process, that there is no interest in acquiring the asset for Government use if the asset is a facility or land; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE67732D1FF646F39885DC42E5F710B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or other third party entity to be used for the purpose of transit-oriented development with no further obligation to the Government if the Secretary decides—</text><clause id="H01A51A7FCD89498BA0EA31AA4BBA901C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the asset is a necessary component of a proposed transit-oriented development project;</text></clause><clause id="H4DE0ECDD6E504703AE654EAC6C4762EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the transit-oriented development project will increase transit ridership;</text></clause><clause id="H1821C54D54244D728B06186255E68EED"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at least 40 percent of the housing units offered in the transit-oriented development, including housing units owned by nongovernmental entities, are legally binding affordability restricted to tenants with incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income or owners with incomes at or below 60 percent the area median income;</text></clause><clause id="H1CDDD75AE89E4FDD931B304B9E93DF1F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the asset will remain in use as described in this section for at least 30 years after the date the asset is transferred; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDB19878E207A42E5A93DA7EE0D58A20E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>with respect to a transfer to a third party entity—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H9AE89A01D4A44174B9432B8307592BF7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a local government authority or nonprofit organization is unable to receive the property; </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H27CF8E81E3014F7BBDFEB04042B100A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the overall benefit of allowing the transfer is greater than the interest of the Government in liquidation and return of the financial interest of the Government in the asset, after considering fair market value and other factors; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9A885FDD69F841CB81FF97CCB9D5302A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the third party has demonstrated a satisfactory history of construction or operating an affordable housing development.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H003C8B0E54EB429DB8A2EEDFB3C43BB3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2703.</enum><header>Affordable housing incentives in capital investment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended—</text><paragraph id="H10CAEFC0147B4FED8B0217AB9D8DF4E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB3E2389BD8CE450E9E1AF017E0989A98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H027C2E64B85147C8A305608741218A61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="HF4AB50751C184DFF99239593433AB0D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HF4E5C1413E0345AEBDDF2E258FA37F5F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36BAE9F11C8A4F4D8565CA2A432A3E7D" style="USC"><clause id="H3244225D15FD4416A54A4E0B2EF0EBE5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project, allow a weighting up to 5 percentage points greater to the economic development or land use criterion and up to 5 percentage points lesser to the lowest scoring criterion if the applicant demonstrates substantial efforts to preserve or encourage affordable housing near the project by providing documentation of policies that allow by-right multi-family housing, single room occupancy units, or accessory dwelling units, providing local capital sources for transit-oriented development, or demonstrate other methods as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA395224C8A2D401C878B9172E996E6E6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4A0F8FDFC25452C8BE26ECEED2B7F7A" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HE197E4AF3D2446ADA2EE8BE4490ECBEC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a warrant that applies to the economic development or land use project justification criteria, provided that the applicant that requests a warrant under this process has completed and submitted a housing feasibility assessment. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76069F171EEC4C3AA69BC8EC60FA59D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(4) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HD9850F2BB8934AAF803FA80E10242CBE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="HCEF8303715B445AD9C81E3357F8D1021"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from grant proceeds distributed under section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5303">42 U.S.C. 5303</external-xref>) or section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3141">42 U.S.C. 3141</external-xref>) provided that—</text><clause id="H5B08EF3534D9475789A6C29D8EA13CC8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such funds are used in conjunction with the planning or development of affordable housing; and</text></clause><clause id="H0005718AFD8E4CA5A370C05AFB619006"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such affordable housing is located within one-half of a mile of a new station. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H24F427E3793A45A786877913F37F284E"><enum>H</enum><header>Innovation</header><section id="H38E958A409CF4119B8A1508721CC9EE2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2801.</enum><header>Mobility innovation sandbox program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="H2334D23296784CE19CBE3D68E1309ABA" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H0EF45CE63B08482FA7E139E27F89227D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mobility innovation sandbox program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make funding available under this subsection to carry out research on mobility on demand and mobility as a service activities eligible under section 5316. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H6E5A5F7F3C5A4202858CF91F8C7B4F17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2802.</enum><header>Transit bus operator compartment redesign program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HAD639B5096D84772BE540CA3634F119D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H3ED1B473D2E44A88AC453FC2898C2D7E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transit bus operator compartment redesign program</header><subparagraph id="HB9838E300109435FA3046264DDB80D3A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make funding available under this subsection to carry out research on redesigning transit bus operator compartments to improve safety, operational efficiency, and passenger accessibility. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DAE25E6A7C640A982C9AFF82DE0DBF8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Research objectives under this paragraph shall include—</text><clause id="H7678449EF40847498AAA5A42155016D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increasing bus operator safety from assaults;</text></clause><clause id="HB8439371280046E989134E6549841ADD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">optimizing operator visibility and reducing operator distractions to improve safety of bus passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other roadway users;</text></clause><clause id="H4DB4D26D354B4322B85F5F298926D4B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expanding passenger accessibility for positive interactions between operators and passengers, including assisting passengers in need of special assistance;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6939029941EC417AB8EEEC1FA69543CC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accommodating passenger boarding, alighting, and securement consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="HAD29D3DEAAE34121A71418865F8087E1"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving ergonomics to reduce bus operator work-related health issues and injuries, as well as locate key instrument and control interfaces to improve operational efficiency and convenience.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5CE21B7905B40D1AC206CD7C877FF5F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Eligible activities under this paragraph shall include—</text><clause id="HDD3EE772478D4057A19659F3E53BAA1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measures to reduce visibility impairments and distractions for bus operators that contribute to accidents, including retrofits to buses in revenue service and specifications for future procurements that reduce visibility impairments and distractions;</text></clause><clause id="HA209D18455A446E29271B73FBB6088E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the deployment of assault mitigation infrastructure and technology on buses, including barriers to restrict the unwanted entry of individuals and objects into bus operators’ workstations;</text></clause><clause id="HF1041A8153C940559253BA67633CD8BF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technologies to improve passenger accessibility, including boarding, alighting, and securement consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H8900F8AFEFF4494E8B4E46427FDB68BD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installation of seating and modification to design specifications of bus operator workstations that reduce or prevent injuries from ergonomic risks; or</text></clause><clause id="HE003C892DB9F4167ADB9EE9EF264225F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other measures that align with the objectives under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AC8D0A26FD54FDB9E9C43801D211BCF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entities eligible to receive funding under this paragraph shall include consortia consisting of, at a minimum:</text><clause id="H37C76784BDEF4DDC946847C090247753"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recipients of funds under this chapter that provide public transportation services;</text></clause><clause id="HF01DEC6D54B94CE5B3677BC941525E69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transit vehicle manufacturers;</text></clause><clause id="H1F1D0FBAE25F491FAE491E03A2A1E629"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives from organizations engaged in collective bargaining on behalf of transit workers in not fewer than three States; and</text></clause><clause id="H6C9C9FC38AF240C598730E3077611DCB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any nonprofit institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H03D08595B07543079652EAC83DEF9406" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2803.</enum><header>Federal Transit Administration Every Day Counts initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 2503, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2BA7F318C6F43B1BD5045DDBC249BB7" style="USC"><subsection id="H75058387CCAA46A8895945869C7CB08B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Every Day Counts initiative</header><paragraph id="H85BE67BDC4264A46AB0EFE0F1FE0D871"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is in the national interest for the Department of Transportation and recipients of Federal public transportation funds—</text><subparagraph id="HFB7FF51169F5460AA41A2850DE4E64A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to identify, accelerate, and deploy innovation aimed at expediting project delivery, enhancing the safety of transit systems of the United States, and protecting the environment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B2E909F63774FA68056298DD92D7E8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96471C4802134F658661FB79833D3715"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to promote the rapid deployment of proven solutions that provide greater accountability for public investments; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27F68698295F42C9AECC244D968D5591"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to create a culture of innovation within the transit community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9799C46103E745658AC491EA13B7809B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>FTA Every Day Counts initiative</header><text>To advance the policies described in paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration shall adopt the Every Day Counts initiative to work with recipients to identify and deploy the proven innovation practices and products that—</text><subparagraph id="H34D523983A914C8BBCA37AEA2697BACB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accelerate innovation deployment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39887B6903444C7998158EE3DD425EC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expedite the project delivery process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1563B80251B04C1CAE8E6D5949B51BF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve environmental sustainability;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H086BA11F0E2945FC9B06F95EDEC286DD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enhance transit safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93DBF7E390914881AC50AD96FE72E936"><enum>(E)</enum><text>expand mobility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6870A496734A469B8D2F2063761C2491"><enum>(F)</enum><text>reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1AF217BDDF9A41C087B10219A1839BE7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In accordance with the Every Day Counts goals described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administrator shall consider research conducted through the university transportation centers program in section 5505.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F64F7D919A74B33BEA2D277F1B8BCDD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Innovation deployment</header><subparagraph id="H48C00AF33F874D7EAE2BFBC813A64C12"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At least every 2 years, the Administrator shall work collaboratively with recipients to identify a new collection of innovations, best practices, and data to be deployed to recipients through case studies, webinars, and demonstration projects.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B966F0553864990B32C91D2C28DC5B4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In identifying a collection described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into account market readiness, impacts, benefits, and ease of adoption of the innovation or practice.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CCF60B96EFC4A14A6BF45A586386FDE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Each collection identified under paragraph (4) shall be published by the Administrator on a publicly available website.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39DE0A58A4564DE8B9960A85F85AE819"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow the Secretary to waive any requirement under any other provision of Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HC65279DD8FDB449D8D2CBB6492339CC5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2804.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as amended in section 2503 and 2803, is further amended—</text><paragraph id="HF4F335AA780B4D9B83B62AF6B0BE1234"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HEEA8FC3B37254F788C6C5237BB4AD786"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C) by striking <quote>low or no emission vehicles, zero emission vehicles,</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission vehicles</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C7D2BF829E34487BC25C33ADC36B222"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15463DDE4143411B8CC8475AE68CAFB4" style="USC"><paragraph id="H5946D8662E3F48C5ABF3639FCE5327E7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Zero emission vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>zero emission vehicle</term> means a passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation that produces no carbon or particulate matter. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H557110A5710F4A7D8E5E1CC788ADE33F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating the first subsection (g) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F448DB8141745D1849982CBECD68A14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="HF1903F089B404E2F8AD5562779B4006D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the header by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Low or no emission</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Zero emission</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDFE191D33F04AAA8FED4BC93CACDD06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H22566B309A094104A1E0E91B5A284BF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30A215B7E2524322A7D5AA3C6F656522" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HAEA8C82831CD451F8484EB75EA4B1535"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>zero emission vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in subsection (e)(6); </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HE91CA90C4D9C40CCB021C619AA677C8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>low or no emission vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission vehicle</quote> each place such term appears;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A65A78CF3DC4BB9A7D7C6F39E880B3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H007DC6AC34844CB69C91B303F6F1C501"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">low or no emission</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">zero emission</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="H83BA6B0084F54AC48E89DACB7F552F54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote> each place such term appears; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60C304A6BEA744BA97E46BEE1F6E049E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote> each place such term appears (including in the heading); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39C84DD20DE14D2E91387AD4CDEF18E5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A) by striking <quote>low or no emission</quote> and inserting <quote>zero emission</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HA1E5B6295E3C4F5DBD5998D057111A01"><enum>2805.</enum><header>National advanced technology transit bus development program</header><subsection id="H4B98E134C143423B8169D89858E4077F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a national advanced technology transit bus development program to facilitate the development and testing of commercially viable advanced technology transit buses that do not exceed a Level 3 automated driving system and related infrastructure.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA39F66BC442A47B984E375565E352678"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There shall be available $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></subsection><subsection id="H45574114ABB4437D9CBF89870304E71C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary may enter into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with no more than three geographically diverse nonprofit organizations and recipients under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, to facilitate the development and testing of commercially viable advance technology transit buses and related infrastructure.</text></subsection><subsection id="H77100DE09A6646648490668D90C5B311"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><paragraph id="H966D2EABE6BE48D5A81D8F61919A50C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall consider the applicant’s—</text><subparagraph id="H5B996CC6E8CE48308428D08B0527521F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ability to contribute significantly to furthering advanced technologies as it relates to transit bus operations, including advanced driver assistance systems, automatic emergency braking, accessibility, and energy efficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA38611E9E964F0A896517310F0ECE81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>financing plan and cost share potential;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H524EC18963714466B856DFB0B565BBB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>technical experience developing or testing advanced technologies in transit buses;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C9B5F3BE9454E23A87F67E5A0933C53"><enum>(D)</enum><text>commitment to frontline worker involvement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87C59ABF1770417F8E1BADD1C8FA0B77"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF931F5D98001485AAA363EFB506EDF94" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow the Secretary to waive any requirement under any other provision of Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8A150A5B06EA4C78B6CD5F64852479E7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Competitive grant selection</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants under the program. Grant recipients shall be selected on a competitive basis. The Secretary shall give priority consideration to applicants that have successfully managed advanced transportation technology projects, including projects related to public transportation operations for a period of not less than 5 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="H74BA00A117854C4784086C2A8C372CE5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consortia</header><text>As a condition of receiving an award in (c), the Secretary shall ensure—</text><paragraph id="H4F02B681ED314AFFAE4D3ED19304C964"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that the selected non-profit recipients subsequently establish a consortia for each proposal submitted, including representatives from a labor union, transit agency, an FTA-designated university bus and component testing center, a Buy America compliant transit bus manufacturer, and others as determined by the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E754048E5774499B67FDCC75804E974"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that no proposal selected would decrease workplace or passenger safety; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B7ABA7BCD09426D911307DB377195E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that no proposal selected would undermine the creation of high-quality jobs or workforce support and development programs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA7939D7F15654517AA3439CA4766AC26"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of costs of the program shall be provided from funds made available to carry out this section. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the program shall not exceed 80 percent of such cost.</text></subsection></section><section id="H0CD08E007F2145E3A2624DFD3C4C4755"><enum>2806.</enum><header>Public transportation innovation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5312(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (G).</text></section><section id="H61FA76AF877F4014996F9F11E31515DE" commented="no"><enum>2807.</enum><header>Transit vehicle battery recycling and reuse</header><subsection id="HACCB1D66432D46E5BC61EBF0BB97768C" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, allow recipients of funds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, at the option of the recipient, to repurpose, recycle, reuse, sell, or lease transit vehicle batteries that are beyond the useful service life of such batteries for the purpose of transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of such batteries.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9A31333CEEB54C9AB1FD38AC771BA65E" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize second life applications that—</text><paragraph id="HA7DE6DB2E8F842A0870965ACF3C6F01C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximize the full use of transit vehicle batteries beyond the useful life of such batteries for transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of such batteries;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H989B350C605F4233907841576ED44E0C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enhance the reuse and recycling of transit vehicle batteries, components, and component critical minerals of such batteries;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H77550A464B4645E8968ACA0753E710CC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reduce costs for recipients;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H740E9CC7FAF64187A25560AFE54B3BF0" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>create new streams of revenue for recipients;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A65D6D8BF3A41EEBF76A2896731EAF6" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>support the provision of zero emission public transportation service, which may include the use of wayside charging; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FB88229471D423B884DBB6EC27C88BC" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enhance the resilience of public transportation and the electric vehicle supply equipment network, which may include the use of batteries for energy storage.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA430996A0E8F4994B49F91E4D57D97E9" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Second life applications defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>second life applications</term> means the repurposing, recycling, reuse, sale, or leasing of a transit vehicle battery that is beyond the useful service life for the purpose of transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of such battery, but that retains utility for other applications. </text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HFB5C86E7B798429882ECF2851501C70D"><enum>I</enum><header>Other Program Reauthorizations</header><section id="H3D53293ACF6C408D88D921D253706D8B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2901.</enum><header>Reauthorization for capital and preventive maintenance projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law 110–432</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC4D4E06429D84A8499EE2BCD934BDB81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>The Federal</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subsection (e)(2), the Federal</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCB716494ACC4E3884E80D6E5ECE0B17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (d) through (f) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01F069E924AD4D42935B4C98CB7F0716" style="USC"><subsection id="H5DA9DCABE84245DBB65624A7F2F63D10"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Required board approval</header><text>No amounts may be provided to the Transit Authority under this section until the Transit Authority certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that—</text><paragraph id="H91B5987168AE42238F65C8DCE43EB4D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a board resolution has passed on or before July 1, 2022, and is in effect for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2031, that—</text><subparagraph id="HA160114D97404949A1F4C66CF8B999AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishes an independent budget authority for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4A1FDF3E6084657903AD33B22712BEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishes an independent procurement authority for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00D8A8C26A0740F68C33B22DCBFB50CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishes an independent hiring authority for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E85A34DD97442E290F4948B107EC36D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensures the Inspector General of the Transit Authority can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the Inspector General;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H530B15D665654514A33383D21E53957F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>requires the Inspector General of the Transit Authority to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager and the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C623ACFBD884755B51CBA93F3B20CE1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>requires the Inspector General of the Transit Authority to publish any recommendation described in subparagraph (E) on the website of the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority, except that the Inspector General may redact personally identifiable information and information that, in the determination of the Inspector General, would pose a security risk to the systems of the Transit Authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H955D54348D4C4939BBCDBEC0A844598F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>requires the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority to provide written notice to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not less than 30 days before the Board of Directors removes the Inspector General of the Transit Authority, which shall include the reasons for removal and supporting documentation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6A27897D9984420AC4286DDC3E9C9B0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>prohibits the Board of Directors from removing the Inspector General of the Transit Authority unless the Board of Directors has provided a 30 day written notification as described in subparagraph (G) that documents—</text><clause id="HFAA5BAD5736543F9B764C0AF81E36B5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a permanent incapacity;</text></clause><clause id="H82098116E0F847F59B55B3FA31BCA6B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a neglect of duty;</text></clause><clause id="HEFC33734EDF9459C85D752659B70F3FB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>malfeasance;</text></clause><clause id="HAEE453CDF0EE492CB8D1294B0148A271"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude;</text></clause><clause id="H7DE83B162157403D8D7E63E36E88B9DA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a knowing violation of a law or regulation;</text></clause><clause id="HC4A96E8F44994DE7BAE8DD7A4C693F67"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>gross mismanagement;</text></clause><clause id="H6F586DCCA9974119896251411DDD30FD"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a gross waste of funds;</text></clause><clause id="HDB860E3C85564BEA85366EC3F0934E51"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>an abuse of authority; or</text></clause><clause id="H203A780485CF4287A6FD7A0CC23CAE4B"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>inefficiency; and </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H39F3AC1C735A425794600D0BEBB81010"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Code of Ethics for Members of the WMATA Board of Directors passed on September 26, 2019, remains in effect, or the Inspector General of the Transit Authority has consulted with any modifications to the Code of Ethics by the Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7EF50CA5FA0F41608C1F8A8D78F6946A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorizations</header><paragraph id="HB1AD34C65A3D47868C7447924E6F5DB4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for grants under this section—</text><subparagraph id="HD94DBE2C1BB643F995DA1C8ABCE60119"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2022, $150,000,000; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30D9E341552D482E844BB271977DD0F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2023, $155,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5FDD1FCCED3492FA68776C628FDC803"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2024, $160,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08FDB347B9ED43FDAE0357DDACA87F44"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2025, $165,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EC77F44A0094C6A930159D300240BF9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2026, $170,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FD649BB12304106AFA596D96A51DEB0"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2027, $175,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AB2800B665943D6A6E7A082339240A8"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2028, $180,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF38AF60E364D4240A1A9D9D61DA7E35F"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2029, $185,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8480684BFB9441338E168E0CA9698A40"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2030, $190,000,000; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04ED57F37BCD4001BCFB6CD86FA2D490"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2031, $200,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD702FBF01A5E4C5CAD4605CAD1967021"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Set aside for Office of Inspector General of Transit Authority</header><text>From the amounts in paragraph (1), the Transit Authority shall provide at least 7 percent for each fiscal year to the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority to carry out independent and objective audits, investigations, and reviews of Transit Authority programs and operations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in such programs and operations.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HE04B2C9814604ABA9F9FD69BF1B4EFB9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). </text></paragraph></section><section id="H6D1215DBD1B14E7FB88FE9BDD425BDFD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2902.</enum><header>Other apportionments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA6495A4A6D51486A882487478C0F320E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="H8B2303A0599C4E82AD3E816B3E49884D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(B)</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF03A0FBC67E4453A94DBDB0131699D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B77A7F8A7774A1180AFE92083C58C9C" style="USC"><paragraph id="HD3236B18EC9349A88EAFC859F3C50DF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out section 5307(h)—</text><subparagraph id="H2D4ACF1A194C4A2F91CFF278CF4E5836"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,906,000 shall be set aside in fiscal year 2023; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B4433636E8444BF8268123A8EADC74B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$61,856,134 shall be set aside in fiscal year 2024; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43D4BFD2D06044E68B1FDA12FB338EBC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$62,845,832 shall be set aside in fiscal year 2025; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1444F7C34EA84B8B9348DBA757870043"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$63,832,511 shall be set aside in fiscal year 2026; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B4676F1BDE347AA84495F75142FC56C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>3.07 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>6 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D3C358CC7114344833142CA70DCF8C9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECB83304E90C4878B9CF2CE4B1199552" style="USC"><paragraph id="HA133A134714F4C56AEF142427A1FD8BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of amounts 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);</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C21D089604C42EDB204D80711047C90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD16C2ADE1FC405D965306801049083B" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HF6A8455EE9B248B9915C37E759F1F59A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Census phase-out</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before apportioning funds under subsection (h)(3), for any urbanized area that is no longer an eligible area due to a change in population in the most recent decennial census, the Secretary shall apportion to such urbanized area, for 3 fiscal years, an amount equal to half of the funds apportioned to such urbanized area pursuant to this subsection for the previous fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2F3813BA2A984631BB5557527586DACD"><enum>J</enum><header>Streamlining</header><section id="H4DC6FBEE95DA4D42AA905656A0B04DA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2911.</enum><header>Fixed guideway capital investment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 2703 of this Act, is further amended—</text><paragraph id="H8C4DBE27A7C6456DA8C136E16E2E070A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H588E570B47CC45AAA3F7C0C2F2042487"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text><clause id="HC74E26D1DE0A4CC08126C6EF819F59BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$320,000,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H1EF257884F564E7285C21D5C9FAA4EB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>$300,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$400,000,000</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EE3BFC734704F9D8E837EFA2C4EE3EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90FD70ADECA94059814766A17CE884C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7), as so amended, as paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5268E631973440D9F704678BC87F69D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2) by inserting <quote>expanding station capacity,</quote> after <quote>construction of infill stations,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B2F3EB79DAC4D1AB9DAB7B8D718665A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HE0D7995CAB2E45ADA05092CE3DD59E82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking <quote>2 years</quote> and inserting <quote>3 years</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8FD3099DEDC45B7A78E7C26C62DF95D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA55732931A94FE0B0EE11216A9B0C7E" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HF43547A05E8C427BA49750DAA40E3E5E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Optional project development activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant may perform cost and schedule risk assessments with technical assistance provided by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9ED6051D4C548D6837BF9874642FDB6"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to require cost and schedule risk assessments in the project development phase.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EE049E4A2A74C1BBE948777D02711AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HB94870C264BC43B78E3D38D3F9842956"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking <quote>2 years</quote> and inserting <quote>3 years</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7752D58F2D0E46CE871C2AA655540973"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D6EA00F64464DEFA6040A6A143EF1D1" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H0C1A7CA93FAD445F92B91031A3B56D5B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Optional project development activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant may perform cost and schedule risk assessments with technical assistance provided by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DD7458D7D6248339D2B6AD65853FF51"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to require cost and schedule risk assessments in the project development phase.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7C82C68188A4F75897FA9979C1E0B6E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)(A)(iii)(II) by striking <quote>5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>10 years</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CD446000B6941C3AAF178420371EF7C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="HDCC49F3709024E92A10BF3AD8D7F7749"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (d)(2)(A)(v)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BF9080C40DD4DE8B3FF9005935BE93A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H499DF085EE0A43EAB0FEBD8D3FFF72E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (d)(2)(A)(v)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H14FF0053EBB3457C801DE99E3CC0023E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></clause><clause id="H7E232E449E99411DA1043608B09EF846"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause id="HA2EB123497294EE49B4C0E73ADF92A88"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA0DA82BAA4C457D8766F3B5EBE5A652"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H473E9D578E854D708E69A78AD8BA6E28" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H43F27FA752344CBEABF4D75A72C3524E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost-share incentives</header><text>For a project for which a lower CIG cost share is elected by the applicant under subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary shall apply the following requirements and considerations in lieu of paragraphs (1) and (2):</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA863CE4ECE5245C3B30E0A1E284CDF10"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In determining whether a project is supported by local financial commitment and shows evidence of stable and dependable financing sources for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv) or (e)(2)(A)(v), the Secretary shall require that—</text><clause commented="no" id="H054BA908390645A5B51DC8F1F26F3667"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the proposed project plan provides for the availability of contingency amounts that the applicant determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases or funding shortfalls;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H61C1D67BE6EE4D2EAD44F92C93E7497D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each proposed local source of capital and operating financing is stable, reliable, and available within the proposed project timetable; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0A326917BBC7475398CF11DE81A2B583"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an applicant certifies that local resources are available to recapitalize, maintain, and operate the overall existing and proposed public transportation system, including essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve the projected ridership levels without requiring a reduction in existing public transportation services or level of service to operate the project, or that the annual operating cost of the proposed project does not exceed 5 percent of the annual cost to operate and maintain the overall public transportation system of the applicant.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE6B54486C67A484C92098D4769043476"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In assessing the stability, reliability, and availability of proposed sources of local financing for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv) or (e)(2)(A)(v), the Secretary shall consider—</text><clause commented="no" id="HD3F6E4EC8E3D4A04BB848F3E241CB0A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the reliability of the forecasting methods used to estimate costs and revenues made by the recipient and the contractors to the recipient;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0AB1464E30344997A46FEEFC6C85A7AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>existing grant commitments;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF681AD5F699F4596B79C0E2972570869"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any debt obligation that exists, or is proposed by the recipient, for the proposed project or other public transportation purpose; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF94B81846A244569A8E4A25756C21A06"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>private contributions to the project, including cost-effective project delivery, management or transfer of project risks, expedited project schedule, financial partnering, and other public-private partnership strategies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H58F54C343FC64ACF885028FDCECC756D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="HB24C8A30084E4115BFD9112B9E979BEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>degree of local financial commitment</quote> and inserting <quote>criteria in subsection (f)</quote> each place it appears; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8F7B3BAD4D3F4FF8A99B5A37F828BA50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>The Secretary shall,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>to carry out this subsection.</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0515139EDB974D9AA4E0F2301F565F4F" style="USC"><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H65CE5CBC3E644CD08A575CF6A4A2A901" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, develop and use special warrants for making a project justification determination under subsection (d)(2) or (e)(2), as applicable, for a project proposed to be funded using a grant under this section if—</text><clause id="H483BF6BC7C1746099405623EDDC998F2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the share of the cost of the project to be provided under this section—</text><subclause id="H49E92F2E605D4829A21860CD225981E6" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not exceed $500,000,000 and the total project cost does not exceed $1,000,000,000; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H8D7E60D5EC8548C7BF198D30AA37BE15" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complies with subsection (l)(1)(C);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H0DE927B7BD5246BFB79E6473C0B608DB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant requests the use of the warrants;</text></clause><clause id="H5C889E61BFD249C5AB234F1B9718C622" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant certifies that its existing public transportation system is in a state of good repair; and</text></clause><clause id="H0AB84837938F495280758C856771E8F1" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant meets any other requirements that the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this subsection; and</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4ACF56284754456789DD86D1153E5099"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9141FC81505496695F4D81623C86847" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HC50F5E8B1DD54AC1ADEEDEC9490B663E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Policy guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue policy guidance on the review and evaluation process and criteria not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H644E1830505145FA97E80901209D0186"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD8A530BFAA94787A99C2562FA045615" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HBFC0DAF1F3094F628A5092D5EE29DAF0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives a written request from an applicant for all remaining information necessary to obtain 1 or more of the following, the Secretary shall provide such information to the applicant:</text><subparagraph id="HA6C16E00F4AA4CF6B98DA72341183A2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Project advancement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27777FCC70214C96AA2BADF6350173C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Medium or higher rating.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC76F87D9B8F243868EF4EB34E5EAD64D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Warrant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88CA6D8C4D4D4E2B928E896B42D2ABA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Letter of intent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC89715C960144AE29555C1BBC5E87D91"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Early systems work agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD74408964C34D53AE6C7B226D930924"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4BDCADE4E08C4E06BD98BF8F2ABEECA6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="HE56E94B5724646A8BA9241C8907A0CD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5) by inserting <quote>, except that for a project for which a lower local cost share is elected under subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary shall enter into a grant agreement under this subsection for any such project that establishes contingency amounts that the applicant determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases or funding shortfalls</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H053F1921817E486DBEDEF2CAB92F476B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(C) by striking <quote>10 days</quote> and inserting <quote>3 days</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA40D7A8E15D64F3C817EA63F8E5E8708"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E625262BF674969B43073EE967BBF47" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="HD7EFEEF9E5D042A79843AC6AE9D7E007"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Interrelated projects</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H5FB0807A0F4C45019DB7A7320BD88C71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ratings improvement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall grant a rating increase of 1 level in mobility improvements to any project being rated under subsection (d), (e), or (h), if the Secretary certifies that the project has a qualifying interrelated project that meets the requirements of paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE5C10F8B85B149C1837F954F066A3B63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interrelated project</header><text>A qualifying interrelated project is a transit project that— </text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H15EEABDF976443D0BA7C6F0C302376B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is adopted into the metropolitan transportation plan required under section 5303;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBC60182D0B8349D389B9522BDDEEAA8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has received a class of action designation under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H08F7AC4868BE490FBD997782A9BA71A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will likely increase ridership on the project being rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2E2905D3AE3F44B3BD3F5E157EE0C75E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>meets one of the following criteria:</text><clause commented="no" id="H8A0CF8D468344E22A5DE51727D397665"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extends the corridor of the project being rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H26F2B903A9E84C2A9761D1E0AEEFC799"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provides a direct passenger transfer to the project being rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9151F87C694841B589D6F2047CEC249E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local match credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any project that qualifies as an interrelated project under paragraph (2) after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall allow any non-Federal financial commitment in excess of 20 percent to count towards the non-Federal financial commitment for any other qualifying interrelated project under this subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4E271DCCB164B14AE8F2ADA886AE402"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k)—</text><subparagraph id="H551F091295C542D7B2A53C2E89A33331"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98693AC42945499185EBAD796CC25D78" style="USC"><clause id="H70CA0FFD688C47D0B93466F356EC1425"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Local funding commitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For a project for which a lower CIG cost share is elected by the applicant under subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement that has at least 75 percent of local financial commitment committed and the remaining percentage budgeted for the proposed purposes. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8495FD1C77D54E24AE223D356F469E07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>30 days</quote> and inserting <quote>3 days</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H433B44C493984F008FBB2B8B6AC464EB"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><subparagraph id="H318A1867B4EE4E4CA26E5BE6D3777FD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FC9ACA8DB5F47948214ED40C3BA7F49" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H1053B89A366D46EB8C8C0E0DBF81EEAC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cap</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a grant for a project under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost, except that a grant for a core capacity improvement project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase the capacity in the corridor.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC3E0CBA62A7E47A79EB510B7E979D004"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicant election of lower local CIG cost share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant may elect a lower local CIG cost share for a project under this section for purposes of application of the cost-share incentives under subsection (f)(3). Such cost share shall not exceed 60 percent of the net capital project cost, except that for a grant for a core capacity improvement project such cost share shall not exceed 60 percent of the net capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase the capacity in the corridor.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H938A0AD2DA7F4C39AAA78964F95FB91C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AFA680794D34A9DA348E3ABC2DDEB58" style="USC"><paragraph id="HFD48068E79554333A9D168DAD31B7018"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to require, incentivize (in any manner not specified in this section), or place additional conditions upon a non-Federal financial commitment for a project that is more than 20 percent of the net capital project cost or, for a core capacity improvement project, 20 percent of the net capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase the capacity in the corridor.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D1EEA7E013F4B86BB128BE95C84C7D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9D941BA17D94BC88EA3B6863FE89620" style="USC"><paragraph id="H7DB5A36B8ABA42C682370B0619D9A185"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Contingency share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide funding for the contingency amount equal to the proportion of the CIG cost share. If the Secretary increases the contingency amount after a project has received a letter of no prejudice or been allocated appropriated funds, the federal share of the additional contingency amount shall be 25 percent higher than the original proportion the CIG cost share and in addition to the grant amount set in subsection (k)(2)(C)(ii). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H445DFA84B9F54E8C8EC318A5CDFDE59D"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in subsection (o) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AF07ED9306745E0990F6A51BD7ED4CE" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H0EA2D8DB82774B6D8164969935354CEE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>CIG program dashboard</header><text>Not later than the fifth day of each month, the Secretary shall make publicly available on a website data on, including the status of, each project under this section that is in the project development phase, in the engineering phase, or has received a grant agreement and remains under construction. Such data shall include, for each project—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCE0134BB197B44009E3EBFE150A20448"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount and fiscal year of any funding appropriated, allocated, or obligated for the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC99E961716BC425082A45C135C86A712"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date on which the project—</text><clause commented="no" id="H235DBD727092469B922078215E25B9EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entered the project development phase;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1ACEDF2A2A0F4E94A918E1A52BA7A2E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>entered the engineering phase, if applicable; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA29616BD84AA4E44B9BAAB4B537DD524"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>received a grant agreement, if applicable; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF1606381FD094F5092D860488584B8E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the status of review by the Federal Transit Administration and the Secretary, including dates of request, dates of acceptance of request, and dates of a decision for each of the following, if applicable:</text><clause commented="no" id="H654AD0826B4E481CAAFE521BBF64C391"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A letter of no prejudice.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF9EA7E59567745A7A825ABD8A9CA59C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>An environmental impact statement notice of intent.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE490B5584DC4433C9657B0BA80CEEA73"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A finding of no significant environmental impact.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HFFBE4B36C00C441DA10E5E558A733503"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A draft environmental impact statement.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HFBA5BE76D3D941E381AC5C198DC9D222"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A final environmental impact statement.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H8069EFC4D39B45269DBC4F7A98146C17"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A record of decision on the final environmental impact statement.</text></clause><clause id="HDF75FBE756244B508ED14856D1B15911"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The status of the applicant in securing the non-Federal match, based on information provided by the applicant, including the amount committed, budgeted, planned, and undetermined.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D9762AF74C54AA6A2002A7D2E6604D3"><enum>(13)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an acceptable degree of</quote> and inserting <quote>a</quote> each place it appears. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H32BBB75F246C403D9C76DDD3FD203133" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2912.</enum><header>Rural and small urban apportionment deadline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H9718DC37A4D044AE9FA7920D78C52031"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H294D224984214917905B32292B80D74C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H215277F3DC884A77B44FA31C8CCA78A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA26FB43790D84C49A3101D45FC1BDB07" style="USC"><paragraph id="H69F1B2F317B4413A985FF6E7FCD96926"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding paragraph (1), apportion amounts to the States appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) to carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311 not later than December 15 for which any amounts are appropriated; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H3B7E842BC6AC4A138E94722A82603E83" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2913.</enum><header>Disposition of assets beyond useful life</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CED80F7C8BB4C398ECD400925F4E081" style="USC"><subsection id="H7DEEFCEF019F4A3696D7636F51843464"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Disposition of assets beyond useful life</header><paragraph id="HD2E09C935E6D4CBCA6B4A0018EC299A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a recipient, or subrecipient, for assistance under this chapter disposes of an asset with a current market value, or proceed from the sale of such asset, acquired under this chapter at least in part with such assistance, after such asset has reached the useful life of such asset, the Secretary shall allow the recipient, or subrecipient, to use the proceeds attributable to the Federal share of such asset calculated under paragraph (3) for capital projects under section 5307, 5310, or 5311. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B8487EB1C36449B8608511B01F7A250"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum value</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall only apply to assets with a current market value, or proceeds from sale, of at least $5,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC0D1C765ED44EAE88DF5BCDE4B81901"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Calculation of Federal share attributable</header><text>The proceeds attributable to the Federal share of an asset described in paragraph (1) shall be calculated by multiplying—</text><subparagraph id="H95498F3609F64B4DB5163CB74840DEA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the current market value of, or the proceeds from the disposition of, such asset; by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE563907B761F4F1998AD8906F03AB0C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal share percentage for the acquisition of such asset at the time of acquisition of such asset.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H43930F6DBC484C54A02CFFBA1EFC001B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2914.</enum><header>Innovative coordinated access and mobility</header><subsection id="H266A87AEE1544AD2BE466483A40E44B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 2205, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47C43C80F62E41D39E1AD1E782D49A84" style="USC"><subsection id="HD2C463E65CDB40A48F8DB4D0A5D02B2E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Innovative coordinated access and mobility</header><paragraph id="H9EEAFD3ADD2040A995BA491C3D746620"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Start up grants</header><subparagraph id="HB50706365DAB4B20AC2B981F83CA6997"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under this paragraph to eligible recipients to assist in financing innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8883B4B0F79484493B92A82B3BA41E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application that, at a minimum, contains—</text><clause id="H779913523B57460C880517782ADAE1BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a detailed description of the eligible project;</text></clause><clause id="H1B5BBAEB1222401EAEB69362391B033E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an identification of all eligible project partners and the specific role of each eligible project partner in the eligible project, including—</text><subclause id="H44EC69301847497E853BE88AB373AEB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>private entities engaged in the coordination of nonemergency medical transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged;</text></subclause><subclause id="H62CCC18AC17A4E548D1C8D8358420ABD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>nonprofit entities engaged in the coordination of nonemergency medical transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HDE9A2A7B197B4D95A8AA45AA0D9B1ABA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Federal and State entities engaged in the coordination of nonemergency medical transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE564BD43559F49FB85931FB3A596E6FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of how the eligible project shall—</text><subclause id="HC8021D3400C8435FAA3F8742DE66CC21"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve local coordination or access to coordinated transportation services;</text></subclause><subclause id="H2E3BE0FFCC4645558DC1AA4277523220"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce duplication of service, if applicable; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H33C11710BB9B4F70849FE946758B901E"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide innovative solutions in the State or community.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA95ECA66E364CC0959F72AC8BB4F29F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Performance measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible recipient shall specify, in an application for a grant under this paragraph, the performance measures the eligible project, in coordination with project partners, will use to quantify actual outcomes against expected outcomes, including—</text><clause id="H02EFD401F9C74A3B81C5A8FD3AE6E9E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes to transportation expenditures as a result of improved coordination;</text></clause><clause id="HE352E5FD6058473EBBC78411BE9606BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes to healthcare expenditures provided by projects partners as a result of improved coordination; and</text></clause><clause id="HA7BCC216FC934CFE80F319A941DCD3D7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes to health care metrics, including aggregate health outcomes provided by projects partners. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9D4993DCD6148A8ACC02D76B0C960A7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible recipients receiving a grant under this section may use such funds for—</text><clause id="HE6A1131033AA42DC80D6A8EAC2A7E1E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the deployment of coordination technology;</text></clause><clause id="HBE37F57F00404F39AB74EE0A61637375"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects that create or increase access to community One-Call/One-Click Centers;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H3F224678CD0E418499A79F2E51074674"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects that coordinate transportation for 3 or more of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H73A73AF91743406F9B73EFB5D7982FAB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>public transportation provided under this section;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H9C486393D5024AECB970C47C2A5D9F5F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H0D4F7BE755AB4B1F87E32CAE3B44DD34"><enum>(III)</enum><text>title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H04A744383C9044B2B69B69C52F306379"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Veterans Health Administration; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H04978132FA1842239FFE1794C2AA5A8E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>private health care facilities; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7641EC925EC34826ACBCDF48E64C364B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other projects as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64AF36D34A44415EA1819B308EFE8C37"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating the performance metrics described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F61BACBA30E4AAF9FA1053C4AE481F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incentive grants</header><subparagraph id="H614672BA7E03476691323043E1ACEC5A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants under this paragraph to eligible recipients to incentivize innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4792E926F9C4262B1B3020213F2405F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of grant recipients</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute grant funds made available to carry out this paragraph as described in subparagraph (E) to eligible recipients that apply and propose to demonstrate improvement in the metrics described in subparagraph (F).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC03707329C034C32BF5ACFF25CD49C23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An eligible recipient shall not be required to have received a grant under paragraph (1) to be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B447518D020450392697C4C362DAC74"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible recipients shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes—</text><clause id="HE4CA3B092BD04A63B4586FCB24BF9016"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which metrics under subparagraph (F) the eligible recipient intends to improve;</text></clause><clause id="HE7B66EC047EF46CC84C5636B1658AA44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the performance data eligible recipients and the Federal, State, nonprofit, and private partners, as described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), of the eligible recipient will make available; and</text></clause><clause id="H7F04710DF3D44417BA194A40E9C48DF6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a proposed incentive formula that makes payments to the eligible recipient based on the proposed data and metrics.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A4B45A247FC42408A108B187D29A854"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall distribute funds made available to carry out this paragraph based upon the number of grant applications approved by the Secretary, number of individuals served by each grant, and the incentive formulas approved by the Secretary using the following metrics:</text><clause id="HC641852C46A149A2BFA72A34291ABD09"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reduced transportation expenditures as a result of improved coordination. </text></clause><clause id="HF262088567EC4C5FA111056071134BBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The reduced Federal and State healthcare expenditures using the metrics described in subparagraph (F). </text></clause><clause id="H2A46FEE99A89497ABFED9AEC366F8BB2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The reduced private healthcare expenditures using the metrics described in subparagraph (F).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB17D431B5902466FAC113353FBD7DF21"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Healthcare metrics</header><text>Healthcare metrics described in this subparagraph shall be—</text><clause commented="no" id="HBB3B789FBE88493BA8F3CC15A49A6517"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing missed medical appointments; </text></clause><clause id="HEAF33DBAD0C8416A9F13F0C08EE8C5B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the timely discharge of patients from hospitals; </text></clause><clause id="H70B268C0CB264AC28207E97FC55F6EF9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>preventing hospital admissions and reducing readmissions of patients into hospitals; and</text></clause><clause id="HE1D1C4C71DF345BE9EC1D79CEE8778FA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other measureable healthcare metrics, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B65013F84AB449AAA00A023643CE130"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Eligible expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall allow the funds distributed by this grant program to be expended on eligible activities described in paragraph (1)(D) and any eligible activity under this section that is likely to improve the metrics described in subparagraph (F).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55636AA2DC6B428FAF5226450FA05B78"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Recipient cap</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary—</text><clause id="HE4E2A173595F4CACA60FD208662B77A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may not provide more than 20 grants under this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause id="H82B410FD7D1D4B8CAAF26BBA5A6501D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall reduce the maximum number of grants under this paragraph to ensure projects are fully funded, if necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2739FD9CB2CF4838A1A913BABE8EE5F2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating the health care metrics described in subparagraph (F), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EBD040F9E644E00898B0CF83FC62834"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Annual grantee report</header><text>Each grantee shall submit a report, in coordination with the project partners of such grantee, that includes an evaluation of the outcomes of the grant awarded to such grantee, including the performance measures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11E034CF8B914674A63794ABE9E79E28"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make publicly available an annual report on the program carried out under this subsection for each fiscal year, not later than December 31 of the calendar year in which that fiscal year ends. The report shall include a detailed description of the activities carried out under the program, and an evaluation of the program, including an evaluation of the performance measures used by eligible recipients in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H249883B3A0504CFD9396FEA398A1C487"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal share</header><subparagraph id="HD3BC6E03B5F04534BAFC4C4185BEE0F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the costs of a project carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0293F6A55FDF4CA28B53897DA383B162"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the costs of a project carried out under this subsection may be derived from in-kind contributions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7578EA6DEBD485193B4817B9EE99862"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, nonemergency medical transportation services shall be limited to services eligible under Federal programs other than programs authorized under this chapter. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H663284D5B3A943A8852B9232FE519E83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study, and submit a report on such study to Congress, on access to non-emergency medical transportation services for individuals in disadvantaged populations, including—</text><paragraph id="HE21258B90E5D47E5B06F97186FE0F337"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to make it easier for such individuals to use non-emergency medical transportation services; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A0826C6FCC24433AFBD2711977331A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to make it easier for recipients of grants under section 5310(k) of title 49, United States Code, as added by this section, to coordinate non-emergency medical transportation services for such individuals.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H59165E3F02CF45248951F13E456592AD"><enum>2915.</enum><header>Passenger ferry grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:</text><quoted-block id="HB0C722DF6F5548C798414060522A824E"><paragraph id="HB1E432B538AF4B1C9A8FC5F955174B3B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Zero-emission or reduced-emission grants</header><subparagraph id="HF190173F04F1479280735AA446FD5A0D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph—</text><clause id="H550305D9D6344830BC5270E4CD37AB71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the term <term>eligible project</term> means a project or program of projects in an area eligible for a grant under subsection (a) for—</text><subclause id="H26E1B75C5AC042C5A278627B8EC49BB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquiring zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;</text></subclause><subclause id="H99666C1CA4CB415185F59D2A2777E57E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leasing zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;</text></subclause><subclause id="H40C754527A5F4B55BFD94EEB4C559441"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">constructing facilities and related equipment for zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;</text></subclause><subclause id="H529F306AC3EF48968F0869CD3F803CE6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leasing facilities and related equipment for zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;</text></subclause><subclause id="H97733E55F660435DA3EFE31E6C12570C"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">constructing new public transportation facilities to accommodate zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF9C6DB74F1354F6ABC0C3F8CCAD8CB22"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">constructing shoreside ferry charging infrastructure for zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H916A4D121D3B460F9A4C6C3144F98D0B"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rehabilitating or improving existing public transportation facilities to accommodate zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H46346D02FB6B4B379809A505DA9EA06D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferry</term> means a passenger ferry used to provide public transportation that reduces emissions by utilizing onboard energy storage systems for hybrid-electric or 100 percent electric propulsion, related charging infrastructure, and other technologies deployed to reduce emissions or produce zero onboard emissions under normal operation; and</text></clause><clause id="HCEAACDCEBA31478A94EA910F1F9DA8A4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the term <term>recipient</term> means a designated recipient, a local government authority, or a State that receives a grant under subsection (a).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H226B524DEDAF4616840A34054B6C98C4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>General authority</header><text>The Secretary may make grants to recipients to finance eligible projects under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H219B97DBFB5540B78DC79254194D6470"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Grant requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this paragraph shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as a grant under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E579477C6C243C2914A30990BA8EE9B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Competitive process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make grants for eligible projects under this paragraph on a competitive basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DF49F82C3E44E09B7101662CD23342F"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Government Share of Costs</header><clause id="H6131C238E1C84FFAA680EAABD7759783"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 percent.</text></clause><clause id="HB22C903E72604D4CAEE0DB2DD671845D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection may be derived from in-kind contributions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HD5E075A2D0D54799B44DD87B5CA8EAD8"><enum>2916.</enum><header>Evaluation of benefits and Federal investment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5309(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, the extent to which the project improves transportation options to economically distressed areas, </quote> after <quote>public transportation</quote>. </text></section><section id="H058DF94E43D24EABA18D8961776417FB"><enum>2917.</enum><header>Best practices for the application of National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to federally funded bus shelters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue best practices on the application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) to federally funded bus shelters to assist recipients of Federal funds in receiving exclusions permitted by law.</text></section><section id="H48860A2C95E140DD883825F320A0F6B4"><enum>2918.</enum><header>Capital investment grant streamlining</header><subsection id="HF7D9FA15332246FC9E1C16DAAEF3BCD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3005(b) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/94">Public Law 116–94</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5877DE2D313D485086CE52F9B94690EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grandfather clauses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any projects that have submitted an application or are being evaluated under the program described in section 3005(b) of such Act prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HA79B6DABB1444BA0B7B1255B59A59293"><enum>(1)</enum><text>continue to administer the project under the terms of such section as it existed on the day prior to the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0460552F9E22458498EB795B33D46A97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of providing Federal assistance to such project (and notwithstanding any other provision of law), provide such funds as may be necessary from the amounts provided in section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, and division A of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2FBA9D5C970A457D83BEDDE0B0BB793B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2919.</enum><header>Disposition of rolling stock to improve air quality goals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HBD82805A1FAE41F698F4EF5C41486752" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HD8B08AD114444ADAA84B1D47299BE818"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Disposition of rolling stock to meet air quality goals</header><paragraph id="HCBD808838B9B489F9355806784FAFEBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a recipient, or subrecipient, for assistance under this chapter disposes of rolling stock with a current market value, or proceeds from the disposition of such rolling stock, acquired under this chapter at least in part with such assistance, before such rolling stock has reached its useful life, the Secretary may allow the recipient, or subrecipient, to use the proceeds attributable to the Federal share of such rolling stock calculated under paragraph (3) for capital projects under section 5307, 5310, or 5311 without need for repayment of the Federal financial interest.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3C3DC7D6C1142C4A417E3F4ED446449"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered rolling stock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall only apply to rolling stock disposed of—</text><subparagraph id="HF58DE74D141A4E73A2B8CFE5F99D827F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which are replaced by rolling stock that will help improve attainment of air quality goals compared to the rolling stock being replaced; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70350DB83A744322A41A598031B10688"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the recipient is located in an area that is designated as a nonattainment area for particulate matter under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7407">42 U.S.C. 7407(d)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C66717FBC8D4B11911DA81B651A6B99"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Calculation of Federal share attributable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proceeds attributable to the Federal share of rolling stock described in paragraph (1) shall be calculated by multiplying—</text><subparagraph id="H5E315AC4226848FCA84E9F53CE772B6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current market value of, or the proceeds from the disposition of, such asset; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5B78A940C8843A495D36C886EC63A81"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal share percentage for the acquisition of such asset at the time of acquisition of such asset.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Highway Traffic Safety </header><section id="H0A5845A904D742D584B9AB2FC2231FCE"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="H16D4CCA7754148E2AA22BF61D233905F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text><paragraph id="HB3245F1BFA334BE396ACDB9E20582641"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway safety programs</header><text>For carrying out section 402 of title 23, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="H0672210D51E64A1D869AE034EF71CDD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$378,400,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3735D74E459A44B990EABA49CCE9BE7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$382,400,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H981345CCB2C341EC9EA13A71AC929C47"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$386,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC93E9EDB2C64BC4AEA4C3D244093021"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$390,400,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87CDE1D981A64D7AB1924E1F6B02ED78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highway safety research and development</header><text>For carrying out section 403 of title 23, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="H84A9B8CBB2474C90AA5346B03DC5AB6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$182,495,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2314411F15F4253B7D0C48EB74EEBD9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$184,795,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0ADB10D2EF6425FA5A550A129119A87"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$187,795,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE63E032844674D80B154895E53B3B71C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$190,695,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3061BC77F8DE4915A8F6A0DA0FE989B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National priority safety programs</header><text>For carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="H33202B67E32F4060ABD4FCEB9B2B6F1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> $384,119,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1F688658D7845D9A187A1E4E9E38824"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> $393,205,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H816199F19B434401AD3F92B1D443D5FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> $402,205,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCF34165FF4549EE8954CDAF5C45C006"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$411,388,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E4E6402745F47AF9A7992E5B1F28B5C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National driver register</header><text>For the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="H6A0C620D96534AA3B2CB225BAFEAE282"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,700,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B619EEDE6FF41AE8322B070C7103ADA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,800,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F2B754435D54F7399A62F071BC478F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFE10CEB4C5B40BA84B84871C50F4C91"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1DF8E6058E0421CA3052F3E62EC9537"><enum>(5)</enum><header>High-visibility enforcement program</header><text>For carrying out section 404 of title 23, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="HBBC3797B770146B1958A4BA6D687614E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,200,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE8DA388A65D4369B1F0205CF03594B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,600,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H013453754A6849FF92E0E5B4FECA0A84"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,800,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44B2304274FE44A2BF424EC6C4DDDC02"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$61,200,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7A2B2E18B19448D99923688968D3D8B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>For administrative and related operating expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in carrying out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="H55B9C230152C4AF988901F6902A31945"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,586,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86329F07EAC744A19CAAAEC81465445B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$31,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26B66F92785C479B87E2718F86602C27"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$31,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE00E4EBED5044162A072D669E7391698"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$31,917,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA4FDD4EBC27478997F9D011AE704458"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Center for fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement</header><text>For carrying out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/3003">section 3003</external-xref> of this title, $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F190C2DE520433BB13B240186371146"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on other uses</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under such chapters—</text><paragraph id="H45968CFB3CAD4BA09DBEB357DE6804E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall only be used to carry out such program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H78769F30D7434AD685557299F742507F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be used by States or local governments for construction purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB681059161349BE9EDD3FE38EA25A39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of title 23</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, amounts made available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4AA4BE2613E1479AAE51F6C0C5C588B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulatory authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, including any amendments made by this title, shall be carried out in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of Transportation. </text></subsection><subsection id="H754DD243D0E349ACAE5476EC58316CB2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State matching requirements</header><text>If a grant awarded under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for highway safety activities made during a fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other than planning and administration) shall be available for the purpose of crediting the State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any other project carried out under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code (other than planning or administration), without regard to whether such expenditures were made in connection with such project.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB024E8D46A594B8C84729C89B9E1786B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant application and deadline</header><text>To receive a grant under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, a State shall submit an application, and the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a single deadline for such applications to enable the award of grants early in the next fiscal year.</text></subsection></section><section id="HBAC7810BDC4C4746873500679663D44D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3002.</enum><header>Highway safety programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H101C6E5B99454A518DC3ACB8B5FBF863"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0802B2A4A9DB46BEBFF97A75FEA27438"><paragraph id="H122A1A721337432B95CDE792E9CF1278"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States which have legalized medicinal or recreational marijuana shall consider programs in addition to the programs described in paragraph (2)(A) to educate drivers on the risks associated with marijuana-impaired driving and to reduce injuries and deaths resulting from individuals driving motor vehicles while impaired by marijuana. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B9CEBA4206C4ABC8F0C2511A97D78A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H721A9AD647EC4DECA694FE1A5E9F2629"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD59E0E955524F3D81E99D2AFF44D662"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H002FF8C297014635B4A111BCDDC8E26F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H34C889FD25404A24AECFB089E9CC7AFC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to uses authorized under paragraph (1) and as approved by the Secretary, States may use funds under this section to—</text><subparagraph id="H0FBBBA8F6F1749D4AE1029CE0F8B3D2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>educate the public on the dangers of pediatric vehicular hyperthermia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ED814A34D134E37A867E5B8375C410E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>educate the public about proper and safe usage of light- and medium-duty trailers, including required safety equipment and preventive maintenance for safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDBE9FB081474E7CAC5905F84605B53C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>purchase and distribute child restraints to low-income families; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47A230DFD7F040A2893E9F6555AF8BDC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reduce injuries and deaths resulting from drivers of motor vehicles not moving to another traffic lane or reducing the speed of such driver’s vehicle when passing an emergency, law enforcement, or other vehicle stopped or parked on or near the roadway.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H600AC360C7474AB980ACBBAFC0816C1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), as so redesignated)—</text><clause id="H82AA2454A18944FE829E7576AAEC79A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C);</text></clause><clause id="HC315285455FD466E92DD4BB7C385780C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); and</text></clause><clause id="HC832E6B3EF214CC7ACE7F80ED23CD51F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H877263FA04F84C059D2F5CC96BDD9288" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H68A4D318214D438BAAD15DE936D7BB5D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule for school and work zones</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a State may expend funds apportioned to that State under this section to carry out a program to purchase, operate, or maintain an automated traffic system in a work zone or school zone. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D358127B23D4369AA4297571EE6F29E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Automated traffic enforcement system guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any automated traffic enforcement system installed pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall comply with speed enforcement camera systems and red light camera systems guidelines established by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C11239F36D34E5C8F76DA7BDE55DE4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (n)—</text><subparagraph id="H8F4794538103478291BE859BB6F085E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Public transparency</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H42D65212C5C348CCA88B9E843BD1D16E" style="USC"><text><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Public transparency.—</header-in-text></text><paragraph id="H43CE7A03220E4B27B73A6E0D61E31211"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5E34428CFF343839C67F31FFEE69642"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39A41E00ACF24F59AC3F958B20FF8497" style="USC"><paragraph id="H583A60E417DA4D2792EE496A0531E8DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State highway safety plan website</header><subparagraph id="H3146E75007ED44F7898E749AE99FDB4B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a public website that is easily accessible, navigable, and searchable for the information required under paragraph (1), in order to foster greater transparency in approved State highway safety programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD1C995F329749558413F5FA3207DE42"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The website established under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="H58EC04C8855540C29C543490A33F2282"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include each State highway safety plan and annual report submitted and approved by the Secretary under subsection (k);</text></clause><clause id="HA09CBFEF311548608EBB6E3CF9631976"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a means for the public to search such website for State highway safety program content required in subsection (k), including—</text><subclause id="H52A11D7912764748B27764CCC0610DA2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>performance measures required by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A);</text></subclause><subclause id="HD49AF1A3F76843A9842131DADB9978B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>progress made toward meeting the State’s performance targets for the previous year;</text></subclause><subclause id="HFD1E08EFFB5C43ABAB90F186F09506E0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>program areas and expenditures; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H592DED10C11544F981D934C29015CA17"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a description of any sources of funds other than funds provided under this section that the State proposes to use to carry out the State highway safety plan of such State.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H5222D9D272954376B1BADF5BBD77B2B4"><enum>3003.</enum><header>Fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement</header><subsection id="HCF6CE9126BD5428793FB656E39184A98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants under this section to an eligible nonprofit institution of higher education with demonstrated expertise in promoting fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement to establish and operate a national center of excellence for fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement (in this section referred to as the <quote>Center</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H7807C0FF3AF24B088F24DDEE8E9D7559"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Center shall be to promote fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement with the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and injuries.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8D746B23C7E24553B595833287750619"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Role of Center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The role of the Center shall be to establish and operate a national fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement clearinghouse to—</text><paragraph id="H4AC0AE072B4745F4AADF0CF870F52535"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop data collection systems to promote fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement solutions, including assisting States participating in the program established under section 403(j) of title 23, United States Code, (as added by this Act) share data collected to a national database;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5AEC215AD534D28A438B8EF83004F76"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop recommendations for States to improve data collection on law enforcement programs carried out under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/402">sections 402</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/405">405</external-xref> of this title in order to promote fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D7ED73361994EFF817A625BA5442010"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance to States on the implementation of the program established under section 403(j) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA780B66B87184C1C94C3F2EA5B817C1A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and disseminate best practices for implementing equitable traffic safety enforcement programs; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA79671C390424103BF5055A7B3A58CAB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop information and educational programs on implementing equitable traffic safety enforcement best practices; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5E2DAEAC83543F2A6E6C3389D90F2A8"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the feasibility and benefits of requiring States participating in the program established under section 403(j) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, to collect data on pedestrian and bicyclist stops by law enforcement when the stop is made for a traffic law violation. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDEEB69A238BB470BAD2AC0BD77B7FE72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the activities under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (c), the Center shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including—</text><paragraph id="HE9588CE86CFB4FC28B2575D4686AF4AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>civil rights organizations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6D7200B9F7446F6B36BE3654926F7CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>traffic safety advocacy groups;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6521CB006EB4D3CAC80A96DCF69EB1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>law enforcement representatives; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8715E457940B4ED8AA7714788A877391" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State highway safety offices; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7452A27D49F48EAA43C860E949092B1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other surface transportation stakeholders and industry experts as the Center considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H122CFB523E7141798E4222C14A9D17EC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the establishment of the Center under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on progress made toward meeting the goals established under subsection (b). </text></subsection></section><section id="HCDD35C91B45640ECA454C506AF79B07E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3004.</enum><header>Highway safety research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H16F199B647D34D67A133E2AB31D31AFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by inserting <quote>, training,</quote> after <quote>demonstration projects</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A5586DC085348BA80CC20475D60F2DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HA030261A23B84538B45DCB5DBD40534A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$2,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,500,000</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73E8DD895BD24AFB92C9C38BD339AB55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection 402(c) in each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2015, and $443,989 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 4, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>section 402(c)(2) in each fiscal year</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H86401F59AD384C2A9D96D838EDF542A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h) and redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HB3AF7B3270F34FE19B5614C3F89A81DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3005.</enum><header>Grant program to prohibit racial profiling</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by section 3004 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6827FCDA27E74CEE9268F9ADCDBCBE4A" style="USC"><subsection id="HF61958704CDB47D7AB1F57989F40CCBD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Grant program To prohibit racial profiling</header><paragraph id="H710DA4F778F9470A9825D79DA309CEE2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall make grants to a State that—</text><subparagraph id="H68E81377ED304173A1F323D8981264C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is maintaining and allows public inspection of statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a Federal-aid highway in the State regarding the race and ethnicity mode of transportation of the driver; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E61F04C7D6A4621B191F1DA069FE776"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the State is undertaking activities to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42A2A88CBBB645DFB50DF3BBE6938C60" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant received by a State under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HFACF65D4CE2C4CC9A6645B63F6A27F7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be used by the State for the costs of—</text><clause id="H0FC2D04311944C7AA3DC841108244C46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops;</text></clause><clause id="H0A831FAA35394F96906FF7B9815E17A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluating the results of such data; and</text></clause><clause id="H6C397F128DDB47E0B9BAC8C0C1EE4061"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>developing and implementing programs to reduce the occurrence of racial profiling; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58E5B937E8274839AE2586B862FC92BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be used by the State for the costs of collecting, maintaining, and evaluating data on the driver’s mode of transportation at traffic stops.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EA9FC4987384323BF8FF80609279F48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant received by a State under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H3B060AF7842C4CDA866F3F0DD2548515"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be used by the State for the costs of—</text><clause id="H13726E64C91643E4B3EE19D4F5D8D5E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops;</text></clause><clause id="H2E95BB72E94E47759E03C74521007E93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluating the results of such data; and</text></clause><clause id="HA5CC150885D34AEB928DF2D9903A445A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>developing and implementing programs to reduce the occurrence of racial profiling; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9655AA839E3410C8496BCA2C07A0C02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be used by the State for the costs of collecting, maintaining, and evaluating data on traffic-related stops of pedestrians, bicyclists, or people traveling via micromobility devices.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5EAB8E2B39874BF2AED49F50C43C0FDC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of grants made to a State under this section in a fiscal year may not exceed—</text><subparagraph id="H50863F78B1654EB0BCD2089DCE9AE4EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section in the fiscal year for States eligible under paragraph (1)(A); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE29C5962FADE4C4E8DEBB6A539F519BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section in the fiscal year for States eligible under paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6DA7B6EA1BF46F58D4026D503865CCF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds made available under this section, the Secretary shall set aside $15,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H05B061CDEA604C2586BB07F654F11C30" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3006.</enum><header>National safety campaigns</header><subsection id="HC1F980A77BC2455BB47338D2EE59D3FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H447299889BEC4F65BEC4B210C34C5987" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H8E60C157F2454513BEFE88D0DD2DF873"><enum>404.</enum><header>National safety campaigns</header><subsection id="HE10010B378194CF494B272B72E471998"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and administer a program under which not less than 3 high-visibility enforcement campaigns and not less than 3 public awareness campaigns will be carried out in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subsection><subsection id="HACD6135011EC4D5B9400A0AA5DCAD9C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>High-visibility enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the requirements under paragraph (a), the Secretary shall ensure that in each fiscal year not less than 1 high-visibility enforcement campaign is carried out to—</text><paragraph id="HC3B626CACC0148049D72ADFAE6ADB12E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reduce alcohol-impaired operation of a motor vehicle;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF628B30E0D384F1D95285D3C0F453A5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce alcohol-impaired and drug-impaired operation of a motor vehicle; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H517AE31FFDB74D608FE13A7166B00EB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase use of seatbelts by occupants of motor vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EF1475521E64987A11A2B0F2827E2FE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public awareness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of each public awareness campaign carried out under this section shall be to achieve outcomes related to not less than 1 of the following objectives:</text><paragraph id="H4EBD9594B58F492EA5325642FF0AC1B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase the proper use of seatbelts and child restraints by occupants of motor vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE1B9EA33A7C440F99B7B7A2344FF818"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reduce instances of distracted driving.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H41EAC8E62CC4453DAF415D2DFEFFFEF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reduce instances of speeding by drivers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5FD86F2120264CC790309F97FDCA00F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advertising</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, funds available to carry out this section to pay for the development, production, and use of broadcast and print media advertising and Internet-based outreach in carrying out campaigns under this section. In allocating such funds, consideration shall be given to advertising directed at non-English speaking populations, including those who listen to, read, or watch nontraditional media.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA94C5D8003AF41ADBF4A05243F16DD4C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination with States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate with States in carrying out the high-visibility enforcement campaigns under this section, including advertising funded under subsection (d), with consideration given to—</text><paragraph id="HDBC10EB583CA40E78751DA021E83054E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relying on States to provide law enforcement resources for the campaigns out of funding made available under sections 402 and 405; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4012667129B54F3EA6FB1E330A6BA659"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing, out of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration resources, most of the means necessary for national advertising and education efforts associated with the campaigns.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H21E8289CCFDA45FFB633B854BD97E525"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination of dynamic highway message signs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During national high-visibility enforcement emphasis periods supported by these funds, the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall coordinate with State departments of transportation on the use of dynamic highway message signs to support high-visibility national emphasis activities.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCA077803BA1D43D7ACCFA1B09212B027"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out this section may be used only for activities described in subsections (c) and (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="H5F60316B912B41259487DFB6EDEABBDF"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H3D37B224A77541A9B82EA3E129E4D807"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Campaign</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>campaign</term> means a high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement campaign or a traffic safety public awareness campaign.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD14F54CAA7490ABF1A5A7761B5CCDC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dynamic highway</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>dynamic highway message sign</term> means a traffic control device that is capable of displaying one or more alternative messages which convey information to travelers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FAEBFF4B4C849D4956A35EF0F951071"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The <quote>State</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 401.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H15CEFBB849FE407D88BB8EEDD0354E49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to section 404 in the analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H822336311DA446ABA6826A552B3660C7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">404. National safety campaigns.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H6A601DD0B10C45F98092D0FFF6AF4B04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3007.</enum><header>National priority safety programs</header><subsection id="H781BCFC7A2A14C40A84A9BAC6711705C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H179CBF78315F46DA87DCD96FC99BC5EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H6DC46514D0854065927346CE277EE640"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>13 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>12.85 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D52043E0C7144368AB2366ABF5E4377"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>14.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>14.3 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H990BA1BF18D34C6AAED128BBD2E7AB90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>52.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>51.75 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E12588269794FC385D709DE848208EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>8.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>8.3 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CFFD78100BE471886AEAD404DC3A5EE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>4.9 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F3AB51E1B7F41528C9BA89110ECEFE2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>4.9 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72CBBC146A4D459EB6E5071416E78E32"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)—</text><clause id="HB320D19A39EC4E01AC173CF045AD4894"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through (7)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (8)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HE4BA35CF6BC243D186388DB4A25D01EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsections (b) through (h)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (b) through (i)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HF7501F4A91B24E71AB2214AA95B8EB28"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to carry out any of the other activities described in such subsections, or the amount made available</quote> before <quote>under section 402</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA146E90AAB4432882C40EE363D02048"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)(A) by striking <quote>date of enactment of the FAST Act</quote> and inserting <quote>date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB59C9FA7839F46ECA762AF9F5E40FDAE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF957F02C46E84A768543837E913F779F"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CD69FE56D954DB789500D16222381DC" style="USC"><paragraph id="H63FD5094C3F94915A3DEDDED63D59591"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Driver and officer safety education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 1.5 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among States that meet the requirements with respect to driver and officer safety education (as described in subsection (i)). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA34AC649B7DA4428B2AB4E86E9334308"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3)(E) by striking <quote>5</quote> and inserting <quote>10</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H04B9055F560E46FBBFFEE0760505D5DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(4)—</text><subparagraph id="HB414DBD41D074C5B891925078C726003"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE692B47FAE441449B56DC2BEFA48F9C" style="OLC"><clause id="HA663B9EEEF1D4E4E841204ED392F0E5E"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement programs in low-income and underserved populations to—</text><subclause id="H3406295BADB14F9DAF2175E3208147A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recruit and train occupant protection safety professionals, nationally certified child passenger safety technicians, police officers, fire and emergency medical personnel, and educators serving low-income and underserved populations;</text></subclause><subclause id="H06374922461948A8B92D9AF70268D370"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educate parents and caregivers in low-income and underserved populations about the proper use and installation of child safety seats; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1FB1DC7E482C43EB9B0FD14D8DB22786"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">purchase and distribute child safety seats to low-income and underserved populations; and</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44327D7F25AD4A30B68DD0FA9C9F6C3A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="H67587C83D7CB4160A789817101970943"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>100 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>90 percent</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HB741BED7C496496AA58BB42BA0C01238"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>The remaining 10 percent of such funds shall be used to carry out subsection (A)(v).</quote> after <quote>section 402.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF36FF27547F4F519173F9015A4594E2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c)(4) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6553E663DC8647A58CD237ED94F8CC06" style="USC"><paragraph id="H106189145F504D71843621718A994ECB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds received by a State under this subsection shall be used for—</text><subparagraph id="H0CB7E8250CD7481ABF474166969A5041"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making data program improvements to core highway safety databases related to quantifiable, measurable progress in any of the 6 significant data program attributes set forth in paragraph (3)(D);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H335A14BFAECA4620B3CA0CC32A8A4DF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing or acquiring information technology for programs to identify, collect, and report data to State and local government agencies, and enter data, including crash, citation and adjudication, driver, emergency medical services or injury surveillance system, roadway, and vehicle, into the core highway safety databases of a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65A21EF920D2436192C66DC423B6D17B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>purchasing equipment used to identify, collect, and report State safety data to support State efforts to improve State traffic safety information systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E7A3E6C722F498EA0B4689D9F8EE286"><enum>(D)</enum><text>linking core highway safety databases of a State with such databases of other States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEDB0E5AAFC1493583C4384504840919"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improving the compatibility and interoperability of the core highway safety databases of the State with national data systems and data systems of other States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H818A459AE2F54446A3EF6FA3D702203F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with training State and local personnel on ways to improve State traffic safety information systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BE794253D6C4DF3862DDDCD9782E0BE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>hiring a Fatality Analysis Reporting System liaison for a State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA24E6AD5CEC544C39A9B4B5AE1D3F34B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>conducting research on State traffic safety information systems, including developing and evaluating programs to improve core highway safety databases of such State and processes by which data is identified, collected, reported to State and local government agencies, and entered into such core safety databases.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD683BAF93B884A25A5329C6F266BC6DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d)(6)(A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DF4BD6162974B2F98994EF46D07BE2E" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0DF1DB98CCAC4400BDBADE2CD5B73F29"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grants to States with alcohol-ignition interlock laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make a separate grant under this subsection to each State that—</text><clause commented="no" id="HD34B305B1B8A4D4A8742130ACB89B92E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopts and is enforcing a mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock law for all individuals at the time of, or prior to, a conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol or of driving while intoxicated; </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H8002EB3EC06644FAB50516531DD76ADA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not allow any individual required to have an ignition interlock for driving privileges to drive a motor vehicle unless such individual installs an ignition interlock for a minimum 180-day interlock period; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAFCA7FB158274A848EFC412667044BA0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H4E04B2E751674D9DBD6E4D53FC222AEE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>enacted and is enforcing a state law requiring all individuals convicted of, or whose driving privilege is revoked or denied for, refusing to submit to a chemical or other test for the purpose of determining the presence or concentration of any intoxicating substance to install an ignition interlock for a minimum 180-day interlock period unless the driver successfully completes an appeal process; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H47707E024B584F38992EC4A5CCA80FE8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a compliance-based removal program in which an individual required to install an ignition interlock for a minimum 180-day interlock period and have completed a minimum consecutive period of not less than 60 days of the required interlock period immediately preceding the date of release, without a confirmed violation, as defined by State law or regulations, of driving under the influence of alcohol or driving while intoxicated.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B8CC5D593F343C1B539C15049FC1BF7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HCC315F4FD4604C1E86F911EFB152E458"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB03EE59140354772A7F3866272175599"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="H4BFF0ED11C3B4079B69D1BB9EA71DE07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (2) or (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (3) or (4)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H326FE1FF9E0243F7A51A08FE416A4231"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>communications device to contact emergency services</quote> and inserting <quote>communications device during an emergency to contact emergency services or to prevent injury to persons or property</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H3D52B504E59C4C19B5D3D817319E6E17"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></clause><clause id="HF2D088F155B542DCBB2A844B59BF3BC0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause id="H3B7238BE3717484685FCD2119E4AFA18"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD6A373D2A3741E7BBC35871D27B443C" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H5E0198D4733443078D0875ED41ED5CB0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a driver who uses a personal wireless communication device for navigation; and </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB78F4568A94D4C3CB6E7D878D97D6970"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A)(i) by striking <quote>texting or using a cell phone while</quote> and inserting <quote>distracted</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B24B42E194E40A79B19265E7DCB5456"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>Of the amounts</quote> and inserting <quote>In addition to the amounts authorized under section 404 and of the amounts</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D8A43D5E85D4EFA8DFB310C76E31B71"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)—</text><clause id="H41DF8538E5984CCE822F905B00E6CEE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55895D1F43A445D8A26317205914F921" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H11E4ECA0602341ABA0C02538558DDA27"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Personal wireless communications device</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>personal wireless communications device</term> means—</text><clause id="H4FA6C6E510814F3DBECC4BE043BAC4F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>until the date on which the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), a device through which personal services (as such term is defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/332">47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i)</external-xref>) are transmitted, but not including the use of such a device as a global navigation system receiver used for positioning, emergency notification, or navigation purposes; and</text></clause><clause id="H9CCA028E231E487D923D1B5EEA4C8871"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on and after the date on which the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), the definition described in such regulation.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HC0B922C5CD9D4AB08A78C2E1F453A87B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1AC5273D0D64417B5460A553970CE36" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H6F7057D24B0641B2B4DDF50CAA39838A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Texting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>texting</term> means—</text><clause id="HD0DAD4FA040F4B0AB0C4D0175093BB23"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">until the date on which the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), reading from or manually entering data into a personal wireless communications device, including doing so for the purpose of SMS texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication; and</text></clause><clause id="HDBB0B557266C4F208C5CB820A796F0F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on and after the date on which the Secretary issues a regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), the definition described in such regulation. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02FEDA311CBA4D4183AF516B94B02CBE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (6), and (8);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14349B32C374487185435DEE2AD79087"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AC9B5854BE44B8EAC3D9B93425536A3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5176E64BC49D48BD8E2CB1FB2E10AF86" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H9DE5944605814F698A074C554ABB9972"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA67D325908C4073BB54931B5D0E331A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the allocation of grant funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8C66803E9592495B9308AF6EED1980B8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Primary offense laws</header><text>A State that has enacted and is enforcing a law that meets the requirements set forth in paragraphs (3) and (4) as a primary offense shall be allocated 100 percent of the amount calculated under subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H481AF0F927164DE29C0D5E91B38FF8A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Secondary offense laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that has enacted and is enforcing a law that meets the requirements set forth in paragraphs (3) and (4) as a secondary offense shall be allocated 50 percent of the amount calculated under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03BFB66D914B4A9E9C9F83D26EE7C4B4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Texting while driving</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C), a State shall be allocated 25 percent of the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) if such State has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a driver from viewing a personal wireless communication device, except for the purpose of navigation. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9E1E39BDFFAF435184AF007533B1B566"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on handheld personal wireless communication device use while driving</header><text>A State law meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC6B4CE6B69F2496DB0FEA81C379BA548"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibits a driver from holding or using, including texting, a personal wireless communications device while driving, except for the use of a personal wireless communications device—</text><clause commented="no" id="H2A3770562230487086B1ABF0E51B6CF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in a hands-free manner or with a hands-free accessory; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC47CC42FF46A4D29BA12E040F8754DDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to activate or deactivate a feature or function of the personal wireless communications device; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8428E13AAF6F4107934F1C0A0D76EE90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishes a fine for a violation of the law; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9740FCC8EB4C468E9EFA2868260F060C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not provide for an exemption that specifically allows a driver to hold or use a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBC958BB6AB4743BA897CD5416750D21A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on personal wireless communication device use while driving or stopped in traffic</header><text>A State law meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H334A5C2D3B1C4569970507BB1D674BB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prohibits a driver from holding or using a personal wireless communications device while driving if the driver is—</text><clause commented="no" id="H6A55822515EF412A987117C911D8B08D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>younger than 18 years of age; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H69CD90E0115F4279AC46957483DDAE18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the learner’s permit or intermediate license stage described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (g)(2);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFAAEFC754B574137921E68EF0868F45E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishes a fine for a violation of the law; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCBA75B5AE6334810A0BEBA816B8A4F44"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not provide for an exemption that specifically allows a driver to use a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC63EC2ACE5334E57A17EC00FA2E44CFA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF02B6F2BA5D42449A099FCFB87E2EFF" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H232ACEB7B5F9474CA06F9A274E0C2451"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to account for diverse State approaches to combating distracted driving that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4D9281F29BE74486B29AB536A21157C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>defines the terms personal wireless communications device and texting for the purposes of this subsection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H21241FB0205845EF9CB545362D5AF559"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determines additional permitted exceptions that are appropriate for a State law that meets the requirements under paragraph (3) or (4). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09AA42F6708D4E48BF7991C233350F04"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="H01BC6BDC3887419F8081F2E20F9F275F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B) of</quote> before <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D2DB61DC6034876B8B63A34C895A9E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BC443B86ADE4ABB9A65A8730E3A8AD5" style="USC"><paragraph id="H81931505B7B647B2A3E2A2A2262D538A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum requirements</header><subparagraph id="H6913231B4D004F3BA32806B5F7282009"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tier 1 state</header><text>A State shall be eligible for a grant under this subsection as a Tier 1 State if such State requires novice drivers younger than 18 years of age to comply with a 2-stage graduated driver licensing process before receiving an unrestricted driver’s license that includes—</text><clause id="H36E6F13E7294415CB901B4B374F683FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a learner’s permit stage that—</text><subclause id="H0909DED1B3E241879E107C61FE113489"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is at least 180 days in duration;</text></subclause><subclause id="H437D3156105E4BC39FA3C21C5E52E105"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requires that the driver be accompanied and supervised at all times; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H266BEE40913940D5BB73C145F802106E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has a requirement that the driver obtain at least 40 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a supervisor; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HA7FADCA4E57B477A9FCC627864AEAD04"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an intermediate stage that—</text><subclause id="HF0E1F2AF6D214ED2B56C51B130CB5F80"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commences immediately after the expiration of the learner’s permit stage;</text></subclause><subclause id="H95986038641F43BB9BE39C7276F9DC59"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is at least 180 days in duration; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HFF32913F06BE40DB8A7A9ACFDB523DAC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for the first 180 days of the intermediate stage, restricts the driver from—</text><item id="HFE6B77930FD64BBB98C4BC602C6ED6B3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>driving at night between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and at least 4:00 a.m. except—</text><subitem display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H822198E72FF94E7AA4C9F0589CC266AA"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle; and</text></subitem><subitem id="H0711ED7F3E304D77B4A05393FA9CEAB3"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>when driving to and from work, school and school-related activities, religious activities, for emergencies, or as a member of voluntary emergency service; and </text></subitem></item><item id="HB8E0449B413A4619937AF74AAAD0D6C9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>operating a motor vehicle with more than 1 nonfamilial passenger younger than 18 years of age, except when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5191A150CAE4BF78EF5390581C5F2ED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tier 2 state</header><text>A State shall be eligible for a grant under this subsection as a Tier 2 State if such State requires novice drivers younger than 18 years of age to comply with a 2-stage graduated driver licensing process before receiving an unrestricted driver’s license that includes—</text><clause id="HD41DD91B202847EB8B765ED9C58CD0DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a learner’s permit stage that—</text><subclause id="HDFDBA6A8C7C84FA490C5D1F78C4F4D37"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is at least 180 days in duration;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0AD137555ADF439681F20B4E748AB654"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requires that the driver be accompanied and supervised at all times; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4E7D438124FF491FA619C332DB57AD2B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has a requirement that the driver obtain at least 50 hours of behind-the-wheel training, with at least 10 hours at night, with a supervisor; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H853D26E53D2B48AB9654C25781AC7C30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an intermediate stage that—</text><subclause id="H5F5EC5A28C6D4B62A5979FB12DA751F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commences immediately after the expiration of the learner’s permit stage;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9A496C6672B740549B955F1C18624BD6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is at least 180 days in duration; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HFA78DED3BFB44D178F27A9B86827462E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for the first 180 days of the intermediate stage, restricts the driver from—</text><item id="HF00E352E98E14290B3CA288FC16078AE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>driving at night between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and at least 4:00 a.m. except—</text><subitem id="H22471170D8BB47E88FC85B6BBEAFD8C8"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle; and</text></subitem><subitem id="H5F9334E49B1E4CC09A531A855991CDAD"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>when driving to and from work, school and school-related activities, religious activities, for emergencies, or as a member of voluntary emergency service; and</text></subitem></item><item id="HE2B7EC72C28B41F58341E1D684DFABA0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>operating a motor vehicle with any nonfamilial passenger younger than 18 years of age, except when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF21244117F6D457B9637A2267B5811E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="HEDAAF0B3EB77440A82C729439389BADD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B) of</quote> before <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H73F76AAEF7FC47039885FB295EE90555"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B) of</quote> before <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> each place such term appears;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AC91868518B446E8EA66E23C6301F97"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>such fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2009</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F7E802B97474AD7B11ED4F4D5C1FFDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B5BF2297DAA4E3CB61C7B6C04E3D21F" style="USC"><paragraph id="H801D904FF0C8464DBFDADE32A318AD81"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><subparagraph id="HE079DCCC29664CB3B33CDB4E16B85BBB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tier 1 States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Tier 1 State shall use grant funds provided under this subsection for—</text><clause id="HF9C4A26733D94C79B417E521CE2EB9C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enforcing a 2-stage licensing process that complies with paragraph (2);</text></clause><clause id="H5CBF29CE801B483E8F721084E80DA2D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>training for law enforcement personnel and other relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement described in clause (i);</text></clause><clause id="H01C0528D5E8C4956AD2A03C5FF6D99FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>publishing relevant educational materials that pertain directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver licensing law;</text></clause><clause id="H22C47691FD324C38870D99D22A74B648"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>carrying out other administrative activities that the Secretary considers relevant to the State’s 2-stage licensing process; or </text></clause><clause id="HB1764A48C36D4D2D88C15948F4B2BC3E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>carrying out a teen traffic safety program described in section 402(m).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H594AC41C9113443B8A5D6B585D9D2840"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tier 2 States </header><text>Of the grant funds made available to a Tier 2 State under this subsection—</text><clause commented="no" id="H938A1BD79FBD4D62AE0BD881CE272959"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25 percent shall be used for any activity described in subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF03B9A033E334021B4A2350264D85FF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>75 percent may be used for any project or activity eligible under section 402. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97CDC58298894E0C9CF20E65A135B6A7"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (h)(4) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE8F0B8ED74CB49378F8E33B89A6CAF42" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HA2605146C3A944E39135CE261BDDECE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds received by a State under this subsection may be used for the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists, including—</text><subparagraph id="H366D9EB84EC64313B46905DEACFA27EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training of law enforcement officials on pedestrian and bicycle safety, State laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety, and infrastructure designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DD20B7F26024FF9A1E3F7334A45828D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out a program to support enforcement mobilizations and campaigns designed to enforce State traffic laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCB94DD328E44F25934983B7D5EDAADA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public education and awareness programs designed to inform motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists about—</text><clause id="H8BBE33E000E443FDBD0921130DFB6F74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pedestrian and bicycle safety, including information on nonmotorized mobility and the important of speed management to the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists;</text></clause><clause id="H4251E320035544F7808536E1190EE516"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the value of the use of pedestrian and bicycle safety equipment, including lighting, conspicuity equipment, mirrors, helmets and other protective equipment, and compliance with any State or local laws requiring their use;</text></clause><clause id="H54ACE5CAEB0944708D58F27826B6B653"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>State traffic laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety, including motorists’ responsibilities towards pedestrians and bicyclists; and</text></clause><clause id="H836F0AD8C0F844DDA5CCFD477EFF3D4A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>infrastructure designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0366962713134498BBF5AB9A2E290FF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data analysis and research concerning pedestrian and bicycle safety.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA7F1D910BA04BAE86DC2A8275BF77D1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A0C71620F934779AD1EF36802E1E021" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="HB2F2DA7FA3A04779A100D180B7BF9A5F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Driver and officer safety education</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H3EEBBEDCF3ED44B1920AD50485FA392C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General authority</header><text>Subject to the requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to—</text><subparagraph id="HFE27D487F0704178AD81728D5685B1EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>States that enact a commuter safety education program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C481F3DB6E04FE4B518EA07F0543301"><enum>(B)</enum><text>States qualifying under paragraph (5)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H62058FC0FB184AE091E81894310F70E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of activities carried out using amounts from a grant awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7E3D1BDABE204E31BBC74526A1CD70B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a State shall enact a law or adopt a program that requires the following: </text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB9E11748A9DA4C18BD1D11BAC6EC750E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Driver education and driving safety courses</header><text>Inclusion, in driver education and driver safety courses provided to individuals by educational and motor vehicle agencies of the State, of instruction and testing concerning law enforcement practices during traffic stops, including information on—</text><clause commented="no" id="H5A55CF855777414FBAC2BA5DA5A908F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the role of law enforcement and the duties and responsibilities of peace officers;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H86F93DF792AA489CBCFFB3156F705C31"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an individual’s legal rights concerning interactions with peace officers;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H8678A0B13624413298FA3EB381D32CAD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>best practices for civilians and peace officers during such interactions;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H60D7CFE2479642C3BD4E8C90E7FC3F52"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the consequences for an individual’s or officer’s failure to comply with those laws and programs; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6DF802F6820F445D8DAA953B80127CEE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>how and where to file a complaint against or a compliment on behalf of a peace officer. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC30B464C8FD482CB82B307A9862FFBD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Peace officer training programs</header><text>Development and implementation of a training program, including instruction and testing materials, for peace officers and reserve law enforcement officers (other than officers who have received training in a civilian course described in subparagraph (A)) with respect to proper interaction with civilians during traffic stops.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5EEA99A66D5744B3850BEB9A42D5A44C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>The allocation of grant funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H107F95476730481594E9C3CBCEF911DC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Special rule for certain States</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H05B9EE6323D740E7BFECEB7FAFAF6C6E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Qualifying state</header><text>A State qualifies pursuant to this subparagraph if—</text><clause commented="no" id="H8EA38CE0C0B946B0A7796565D3EA8853"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary determines such State has taken meaningful steps toward the full implementation of a law or program described in paragraph (3);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H48CB6AFF5C8D4F11B0272DD9D58BCEC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary determines such State has established a timetable for the implementation of such a law or program; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H379EC4F843FF41ACAE1E9DE07C2D8D5A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such State has received a grant pursuant to this subsection for a period of not more than 5 years.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H855D3C7700BA49EE982FB4EB8AC37880"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withholding</header><text>With respect to a State that qualifies pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="HED0CE8B9EA9A4B46AA4667A935CB1187"><enum>(i)</enum><text>withhold 50 percent of the amount that such State would otherwise receive if such State were a State described in paragraph (1)(A); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H68C005F047FC49EDAB29E24CAC5BC514"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>direct any such amounts for distribution among the States that are enforcing and carrying out a law or program described in paragraph (3).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H12C4F23370794A58BAFF3BFDFBE68450"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header><text>A State receiving a grant under this subsection may use such grant—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA094B71FB1EC4DA290AECF57740816F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the production of educational materials and training of staff for driver education and driving safety courses and peace officer training described in paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H269DE760CD0641A78DF43E73A090ECA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the implementation of the law described in paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HECF486669BD9407A8E44457436F871BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Sections 402, 403, and 405 of title 23, United States Code, are amended—</text><paragraph id="H904878BCB2F6476589A6F286B2EBBA19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>accidents</quote> and inserting <quote>crashes</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C98A97AE9B64026AE5FBEEA0B00124E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>accident</quote> and inserting <quote>crash</quote> each place it appears. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H931244205DCA49FE9A421250ADAA6D84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3008.</enum><header>Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE3F317FA56AD44B18B07C95B7380F892"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>alcohol-impaired</quote> and inserting <quote>alcohol or polysubstance-impaired</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6129CE416821425A83370C1A1016E0F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subparagraph id="H55B5D07296974D0194C6EE54320AFCF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>alcohol-impaired</quote> and inserting <quote>alcohol or polysubstance-impaired</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFFBAE358D584FDEA285B42ED75E047C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> and inserting a comma; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA477CAED81E4D41987AF31D68AD9F34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or driving while polysubstance-impaired</quote> after <quote>driving under the influence</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H036B1CCA7291469CB158FD60F1F2970B"><enum>3009.</enum><header>National priority safety program grant eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4010(2) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">23 U.S.C. 405</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>deficiencies</quote> and inserting <quote>all deficiencies</quote>.</text></section><section id="H29F2054508D54B5C9309BECDC6E9A056" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>3010.</enum><header>Implicit bias research and training grants</header><subsection id="HD77A7512EF504BA2924A169D11EA87EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) to carry out research, development, technology transfer, and training activities in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program as it relates to racial profiling at traffic stops.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1B297A4447584488948CAC7316ED6318"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an institution of higher education shall—</text><paragraph id="HB450408E2E0546C88F1F01DE427AC69B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have an active research program or demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the applicant is beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD9FD205290344D1B15A34115FE655A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>partner with State and local police departments to conduct the research described in paragraph (1) and carry out the implementation of implicit bias training with State and local police departments.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09C42D4B10664397983748018B883B73"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later than 1 year after a grant has been awarded under this section, the institution of higher education awarded the grant 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 summarizing the research on implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops, and recommendations on effective interventions and trainings. </text></subsection><subsection id="H6E7C1650F6984D08913F3FDA4AEEB657"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H762AC1278B4A4A78AACAF83784ABA12F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the term <term>implicit bias training program</term> means a program that looks at the attitudes, stereotypes, and lenses human beings develop through various experiences in life that can unconsciously affect how they interact with one another.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8A611E90B6E54287AB2F5F91B36D0420"><enum>3011.</enum><header>Stop motorcycle checkpoint funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4007 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/153">23 U.S.C. 153</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H925013B409C94385BA9BBCE53E74A595"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17DA0359404B454FBFCD68B30513FF97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B02E9F11EC34C2CA124E920A5B62F1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H1B15E66256B34CC6849B876818F480D8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H05A7F33CEB0043F089B787A4FE4536ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise profile and stop motorcycle operators or motorcycle passengers using as a factor the clothing or mode of transportation of such operators or passengers.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H9F22D94A501141ACB30BD34045785841"><enum>3012.</enum><header>Electronic driver’s license</header><subsection id="H900EA93438A04F9491A6719AFF0A71E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>REAL ID Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(a)(1) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30301">49 U.S.C. 30301</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>a driver's license or identification card </quote> and inserting <quote>a physical or digital driver's license or identification card</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD1688F15E89643D99BD1B53FE9530470"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 18</header><text>Section 1028(d)(7)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>government issued driver's license</quote> and inserting <quote>government issued physical or digital driver's license</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="H32DC5F8171364566B64D7E385E124AEF"><enum>3013.</enum><header>Motorcyclist Advisory Council</header><subsection id="HB528B247529B420FB1361FEE53CB9FAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF8C041A08BDD4354943BB951FD680A21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council (in this section referred to as the <quote>Council</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HAEA0D86E94664BF5855397214587FC11"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><paragraph id="H7224217E4B3A4B91852D7C270159E184"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advising</header><text>The Council shall advise the Secretary, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration on transportation issues of concern to motorcyclists, including—</text><subparagraph id="HAEBA2FA767B4444891D4DE3593C28E4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>barrier design;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21BB09CB53A647EFA02F11CD7523DC1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>road design, construction, and maintenance practices; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H047B88FDF51B4BB79B08F7EDC0C6F4A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF9A3A1BF94D4767B4FFFFC1FCD2A4F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biennial council report</header><subparagraph id="H9D59EACFA0EA42FC931F843980F2F79A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall submit a report to the Secretary containing the Council’s recommendations regarding the issues described in paragraph (1) on which the Council provides advice pursuant to such paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6E76A7E78DE46FFA7EE3E548B138D40"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than October 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Council is established, and by every 2nd October 31 thereafter, the Council shall submit the report required under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C155493DDEF43BB9B37474B5871A9D2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HB2235A169CE94EB089163E1BD680770C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall be comprised of 12 members appointed by the Secretary as follows:</text><subparagraph id="H0D91CF79550140048B6BC13B7D6D59B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Five experts from State or local government on highway engineering issues, including—</text><clause id="H86D7D43B53414C2F87B266013F14EA66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>barrier design;</text></clause><clause id="HB6CA396967F146ABAD3FF00AC639306F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>road design, construction, and maintenance; or</text></clause><clause id="H3F9653007C9C4B369F99A73E6B3D5F39"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>intelligent transportation systems.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04B46B034E8647A1B73B2D56F54D1682"><enum>(B)</enum><text>One State or local traffic and safety engineer, design engineer, or other transportation department official who is a motorcyclist.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78A3F89D15CE4ADF9761F4E329C3DCEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>One representative from a national association of State transportation officials.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C7A1C440BDB4788A35B2217CEC292E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>One representative from a national motorcyclist association.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBD08D3CEE8D4470A885B846CD074F8D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>One representative from a national motorcyclist foundation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12E722DB52114FDAB0846A6C44FAA2AD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>One representative from a national motorcycle manufacturing association.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2E8AB2F80664F77909893D24366D12A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>One roadway safety data expert on crash testing and analysis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF9ECA3ECD754372BE1A12F93FA5963D"><enum>(H)</enum><text>One member of a national safety organization that represents the traffic safety systems industry.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72CDFF81362B47A0A844C42A6E9A7279"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><subparagraph id="HB44A275B4FE24455B11F4C5B51B0AD62"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), each member shall serve one term of 2 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4C2BD1AE3CB42198B7BC1CE74CAB478"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional terms</header><text>If a successor is not designated for a member before the expiration of the term the member is serving, the member may serve another term.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35704AF77187452F8E84BDCC5B9E7A58"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Appointment of replacements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a member resigns before serving a full 2-year term, the Secretary may appoint a replacement for such member to serve the remaining portion such term. A member may continue to serve after resignation until a successor has been appointed. A vacancy in the Council shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFBF40A1BA9F467A82BA241231CD518F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members shall serve without compensation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDDC72180FF146F8B5509B286B0F33B3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Council shall terminate 6 years after the date of its establishment.</text></subsection><subsection id="H579F0AE0418A4FC7A5EF5E201CCE5EA4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><paragraph id="H6C8EDF4DBB0442D68ED83290B2A7DF91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Accept or reject recommendation</header><subparagraph id="H90FFDCBDFF054645BFD411CD389A2DED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Secretary determines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine whether to accept or reject a recommendation contained in a Council report.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H951B6B9AB31A466A9159FFFE39386905"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><clause id="HE6BEAD85400F4763B3E18F3E9C2E6C78"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Must accept or reject</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary must indicate in each report submitted under this section the Secretary’s acceptance or rejection of each recommendation listed in such report.</text></clause><clause id="HFCF902A55C2F48B598A104D84E6D049D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary may indicate in a report submitted under this section that a recommendation is under consideration. If the Secretary does so, the Secretary must accept or reject the recommendation in the next report submitted under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E03495A277A46B1A67CD56BEBE76B22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="H5271472CD7FF4F778B06C1EAE94F62E2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the Secretary receives a Council report, the Secretary shall submit a report to the following committees and subcommittees:</text><clause id="H3747B5FE94644294935874F3E6716C7E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text></clause><clause id="H6B61F6DABE714A7F9595045A09AE4A85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.</text></clause><clause id="H1FF714D926544BE080272E7A1ADD04F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></clause><clause id="HDD5E4054CF2B42F38C1F096B29A4732D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text></clause><clause id="H9197815B975C41DBAC206342214016B8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE2836203D3047E6B39138F834B02763"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A report submitted under this subsection shall include—</text><clause id="HAF021A2FEDE74DAFBEE0AD1AA9E4E0AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list containing—</text><subclause id="HD76447E19F4F4669B9A9BF06C271A141"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each recommendation contained in the Council report described in paragraph (1); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8CBC5241EE20474BAE879E5159F17D1A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>each recommendation indicated as under consideration in the previous report submitted under this subsection; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8846924C93B2436186F57EB3BE8DBE20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for each such recommendation, whether it is accepted, rejected, or under consideration by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA72E6FA13AB648728138010315C399AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative and technical support</header><text>The Secretary shall provide such administrative support, staff, and technical assistance to the Council as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the Council to carry out its duties.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7CB52B88998D4CEBB59D57224D6683E0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H1AB5422279C145AFAC3C07532CF46143"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Council report</term> means the report described in subsection (f)(2). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21E37CA08A9E43FFBECFD4FAF53E21B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCDF2AF443312478CBA6C731E3B5B0FBD"><enum>3014.</enum><header>Report on marijuana research</header><subsection id="HD6A05AA7B13043FDB9B50499253D4AAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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, and make publicly available on the Department of Transportation website, a report and recommendations on—</text><paragraph id="H5596063C3B5748A981AAC6CA0FAB45B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing and improving access, for scientific researchers studying impairment while driving under the influence of marijuana, to samples and strains of marijuana and products containing marijuana lawfully being offered to patients or consumers in a State on a retail basis;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57AF20A3FF1E4F4C8C658F571D5FD412"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing a national clearinghouse to collect and distribute samples and strains of marijuana for scientific research that includes marijuana and products containing marijuana lawfully available to patients or consumers in a State on a retail basis;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2693A7A6D22542CD93FF11DB05C9B7EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitating access, for scientific researchers located in States that have not legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, to samples and strains of marijuana and products containing marijuana from such clearinghouse for purposes of research on marijuana-impaired driving; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C05D1353E0649FE863A0E1839D92351"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying Federal statutory and regulatory barriers to the conduct of scientific research and the establishment of a national clearinghouse for purposes of facilitating research on marijuana-impaired driving.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF4BC91C240047AFB80A0A716B3F3F24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of marijuana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>marijuana</term> has the meaning given such term in section 4008 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><section id="HE0AD391E75424E5795FCE5024FC03D2D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3015.</enum><header>Comptroller General study on national DUI reporting</header><subsection id="H241E05167FEB4D4DABB22CC11A7E84A0" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal databases to facilitate the widespread identification of repeat impaired driving offenders.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6F0DDF1EBAD3499A918E23E2CBE60533" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include a detailed assessment of—</text><paragraph id="HF01B14E3452F49E0979B571D2A0064A8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which State and local criminal justice agencies are reporting alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal databases;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H545C8B9F769D48968C6BAC11B339983C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>barriers on the Federal, State, and local levels to the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal databases, as well as barriers to the use of those systems by criminal justice agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC86CE8B3FDD642D9994EC42D626094AD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Federal, State, and local resources available to improve the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal databases;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC951B4FBAA749F18BEB90731CB6CA94" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H99DDBABBD5004EA9A35E30B53E2B0E78" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations for programs and grant funding to be authorized by Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5A1A53D96574DBF8C82B87F6A7CC2D4" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H6335336DC0F0499894F78FCED9A20134" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3016.</enum><header>Report on impaired driving</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, State highway safety offices, State toxicologists, traffic safety advocates, and other interested parties, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, using the National Safety Council model guidelines for toxicology testing—</text><paragraph id="HDC2F9C60117A4EABB63C68729925F8DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies any barriers that States encounter in submitting the alcohol and drug toxicology results to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0367F79B84B14FF5A29A5DA7731D6E25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides recommendations on how to address any barriers identified under paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1D9246ABDAA41299944AA3821C4190A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides further steps that the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall take to assist States in improving—</text><subparagraph id="HC46A19DA920E45E789471BECEE1BF39C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>toxicology testing in cases of motor vehicle crashes; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE54DA6988CE14BD28A00479C6D5A6688"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reporting of alcohol and drug toxicology results in cases of motor vehicle crashes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H3D1FBB3253404951B1F3F415B1981314"><enum>3017.</enum><header>Impaired driving countermeasure</header><subsection id="H257C7494C14F45A6ACBC03C3253B09BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="H5340ED4E68524095953BE4528FC1E96B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H81639749992F48F5861E09D7E13F1687"><enum>(2)</enum><text>States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEAF0CD3EAA924F9BBEB38E471B264A87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H493D6B71270A473EBB764102796E376F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to increase national investment in, and maximize the use of, innovative programs and technologies to eliminate multiple substance impaired driving.</text></subsection><subsection id="H18379CB7FBDA4E55B3F6EFC1EF1A636E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Impaired driving countermeasures</header><text>Section 405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H220660D2C40C4D41B813AF0D9F2F49AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="HBEDE988A0E3C4CA3B45EBC33D774F70A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="H27E2A1C15C1E4DD893BD74D139EB2D8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="H547DCFA784D047FEB0568843BEB42FB0" style="OLC"><clause id="H58D589EF54FC4C59B91491DFD724F73E"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H24A42331C59B4AF7B150149E0315224A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>court support of high-visibility enforcement efforts;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6782EF5140334996B77955107006399A" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>hiring criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, traffic safety resource prosecutors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, and probation officers;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD19A420AF18B41ED9DEB83ABB2EF6536" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>training and education of the criminal justice professionals described in subclause (II) to assist those professionals in preventing impaired driving and handling impaired driving cases, including by providing compensation to a law enforcement officer to replace a law enforcement officer who is—</text><item id="H0294974B2EFB49839A6A21FB2CD1B6A7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>receiving such drug recognition expert training; or</text></item><item id="HFE492DD53E08486AB74F4B6EB9AA38DE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>participating as an instructor in such drug recognition expert training; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HBC6A0DCFCD5746D0AE85A1963032A37F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>establishing driving while intoxicated courts;</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HD7175E5EAEE743E1865C1D4F46BCE389"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clauses (v) and (vi) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="H69B3C02A715D4C6486E8F33CFC3E2CC2" style="OLC"><clause id="H1F9997E343B643AFAD725B31EF6E460B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improving—</text><subclause id="HF6AB96F36A9C4781925578646F8F3C81"><enum>(I)</enum><text>blood alcohol concentration screening and testing;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA439C171857A4FA8B7637A831C671BD2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the detection of potentially impairing drugs, including through the use of oral fluid as a specimen; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H075A7AAE7D0F4974AAEFD814BADBAFD6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reporting relating to the testing and detection described in subclauses (I) and (II);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2E0EE48C6E144184B23F807E033EBFFE"><enum>(vi)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H950666F3895A4B8B8AE259187507790E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>paid and earned media in support of high-visibility enforcement efforts;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF749C0274B4F4298A087F7569C56D6CC" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>conducting initial and continuing—</text><item id="HDFBFB845F52841FB9CE0A99F6438776D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>standardized field sobriety training, advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training, and drug recognition expert training for law enforcement; and</text></item><item id="HF3D1F0EB116448D4941128CFA8807CA0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>law enforcement phlebotomy training; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H9A7DFDBC81F84DA5A84DC958C5A10E6F" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to purchase equipment to carry out impaired driving enforcement activities authorized by this subsection;</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H9CB5AFB9455441FBB22A5D859FD2849C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ix), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H86E716FF882C4E41B20ADBCCB1C65868"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HE19178DCE24A40349B6BDD12193ABF35"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H505E95254C4C4A65844EF37846410F56" style="OLC"><clause id="HE43819396D364FA1B5C311E7527B9489"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>testing and implementing programs and purchasing technologies to better identify, monitor, or treat impaired drivers, including—</text><subclause id="HF2899896BB714958B121F3C2FB1321C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>oral fluid screening technologies;</text></subclause><subclause id="H944E3FF458774DFE8CC12A8F3DBB42D1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>electronic warrant programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC9E3A829F9B945448198F32B39004B95"><enum>(III)</enum><text>equipment to increase the scope, quantity, quality, and timeliness of forensic toxicology chemical testing;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8545C9FA2A474BF88C90CDAAA68C2F27"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>case management software to support the management of impaired driving offenders; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H22CB6B3958D44C6A86C0F491D54F6DA3"><enum>(V)</enum><text>technology to monitor impaired driving offenders.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0180FF96641E45E39700B4BB02D8984D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><clause id="H18E010A75FC24E9CBA6F3D808CA30A5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Medium-range</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="H0C9462488DA848759A387FB0F80ABBCD" style="OLC"><clause id="HC6EF25149C584944B5220CDD62F76A01"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Medium-range and high-range states</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), medium-range</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H142357E93B864A62B6C58EBFB57C05C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Low-range</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="HEDC855A2E7E04C77BFBC9D89F8DCCBFB" style="OLC"><clause id="HFCAF61D253564052A0F847DB87A6A1ED"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Low-range states</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), low-range</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H9002B2686B6F4FE0BB6BBE8651F53302"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H0A76AF2D410A4EA78D85D55B1B86C957" style="OLC"><clause id="H644D3FEFBEF248A58E956D4373B5F04E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>All states</header><subclause id="H07ADB5D62D674DAD943D8CACC5C35DDC"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Reporting of impaired driving criminal justice information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may use grant funds for any expenditure designed to increase the timely and accurate reporting of crash information, including electronic crash reporting systems that allow accurate real-time or near real-time uploading of crash information, and impaired driving criminal justice information to Federal, State, and local databases.</text></subclause><subclause id="H7E2CB7313E794FF3B135C6855DF45471"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Impaired driving countermeasures</header><text>A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB32F1AB0870B4CA486F7045533DEB569"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>or local</quote> after <quote>authorizes a State</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAA141271563A4CAFAEA900D4ECF073E3"><enum>3018.</enum><header>Drug-impaired driving education grant program</header><subsection id="HD9DEDF3907D14C61922FACAEAD0F279F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program to provide grants on a competitive basis to States and Indian tribes to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7307AA7462484EB4908B1BD29EB8606C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application for grant</header><text>To be awarded a grant under this section, State or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9C288F34D1004BF58E5396C6CDECF754"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suballocations of funds</header><text>A State or Indian tribe that receives a grant under this section may suballocate funds from the grant to a covered entity that will carry out the requirements of paragraph (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="HE2A71E4758814578BE88720E3F3F0DDC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Best available evidence</header><text>An entity that receives funds under this section, including a covered entity using such funds, shall—</text><paragraph id="H35BD5CE8201147C1AB91391AE85BFADB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use evidence and strategies recommended by the Congressional Research Service publication titled <quote>Marijuana Use and Highway Safety</quote>, published in May, 2019;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D3CD105594B4385936FB457AB066293"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use evidence and strategies recommended by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration publication titled <quote>Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide For State Highway Safety Offices, Ninth Edition, 2017</quote>, published in April, 2018; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE268CF1385C47A2B324CE0A17E6C4DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use other evidence-based, peer-reviewed strategies as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60428DD63C2A4EA883A65307330940B1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which a State or Indian tribe receives a grant under the program established under paragraph (a), the State or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary an evaluation of progress made toward reducing drug-impaired driving within the State or Indian tribe.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8CF9803324044EB6AB0DAEA040138B80"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $15,000,000 for each of the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2D51AF3B6695405CA022D8A1A040DBAF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using amounts from grants awarded under this section may not exceed 80 percent for each fiscal year for which a State receives a grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEEA649E0F0A44697A5C7C90B2F2BB1F8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H195A2F3258DE4CD69492110E2892715B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text>The term <quote>covered entity</quote> includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="H8D825184038D4DB6847438C9BFBB0AC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State government agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80D0696CB96C4DE2B9D50FEB39D25520"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A local government agency or political subdivision of a State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA01C8B6298DE4039BC0291AB1E01CEF9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A Tribal organization.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC38640E1C7764DC19C646AD6CC43B750"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16C21D75121F42F7B6F8021BD5D5570D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A State or local prosecution office.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB823832F29B44CB86CD53F86C91B1C3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A State or local law enforcement agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4655458A37A435595FFF0CFE5196072"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Drug-impaired driving</header><text>The term <quote>drug-impaired driving</quote> means driving under the influence of marijuana, opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, fentanyl, or phencyclidine.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49B9519B017048D481067F38829250B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Marijuana</header><text>The term <quote>marijuana</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 4008 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB96346DD51D48DDA056A9A0C1C81DDF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonprofit organization</header><text>The term <quote>nonprofit organization</quote> means an organization that is described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)</external-xref>) and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1ED6E1BD5E584B8A838788120476279A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H203E272049E54A63836B38FFDB0D7AC7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <quote>State</quote> means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E87810933154B728B6EF2270B60667E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H685B615C5C2244AF947FDB3613552E31"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <quote>Tribal organization</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Motor Carrier Safety</header><subtitle id="H2CDD0D8F9DA04BF0A1A834AEAA46AC80"><enum>A</enum><header>Motor Carrier Safety Grants, Operations, and Programs</header><section id="HA7CB4D4441844C97B8F14B1F5EFE8F50" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4101.</enum><header>Motor carrier safety grants</header><subsection id="H1B49A9B0902F4CCB8A9EB185606A131F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC0AE145666084620BDBBC85CACB862B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6351AEF4027E42F88C9B4EC7475A5622" style="USC"><subsection id="HE39964AF46DB4AB2B23B9EB8E9CFF1F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Financial assistance programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following sums are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text><paragraph id="H48ED85251ED0429CBA03AED25088315F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motor carrier safety assistance program</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c), to carry out section 31102 (except subsection (l))—</text><subparagraph id="H1D44058DA28F4F17886C746670D6F099"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$388,950,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1A20A7752F142BEBE7C4489838E9E50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$398,700,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9EAD6FD3B9341A49CD23A544C6AC68E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$408,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4C4351034D44B2BA1ABDA90582C84BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$418,425,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HADE4A43288BB4F6CB407BD4BF7CFAA11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High-priority activities program</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 31102(l)—</text><subparagraph id="H74EB831FE4214F59A09F5387C71552EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$72,604,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA482DFFAE38542F69BA94008798E831F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$74,424,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41DC2FAAC4DA418489ED788CFC142D7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$76,328,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H796DFCBA43074AAAB2E54EE5A9D1043A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$78,106,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D23964B7BDD49FB9621E1AE5EF811FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program</header><text>To carry out section 31103—</text><subparagraph id="H3224AAE65C0C4BBDAEB5AF112FFEA2E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,037,200 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16A57102A2384CCA9066F84299DB30F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,063,200 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80B29DD69B6843648A23F28987027F5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,090,400 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEC0ED06907641608FAAD817C3C560DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,115,800 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1AE00CA692043238C4F48636AFF1A83"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commercial driver’s license program implementation program</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 31313—</text><subparagraph id="H8FB6F01A71454A518D39616F580A9FF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$56,008,800 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56D13DA3D1504968BB7B1D0276C479CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$57,412,800 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AAF2F19EECF4D8EA4BE8122F0BEA39C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$58,881,600 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B264BCD30734A79938DFC49A0288D9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$60,253,200 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H567CC3339879403FAF009531896C6AAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB61C022AF6A949E2BF37CAA874217ED2" style="USC"><subsection id="H5542C717AED34268BDD21A863004AA3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partner training and program support</header><paragraph id="H98723B46165347B78BE7EC58BB2ECAB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon after that date as practicable, the Secretary may deduct from amounts made available under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a) for that fiscal year not more than 1.8 percent of those amounts for partner training and program support in that fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FB3FA12D7124AB2AE2E3BE4BA8E070D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use at least 50 percent of the amounts deducted under paragraph (1) on training and related training materials for non-Federal Government employees.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25629B6D3CB6403CB470AAFF59737517"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the training and development of materials pursuant to paragraph (2) in partnership with one or more nonprofit organizations, through a competitive grant, that have—</text><subparagraph id="H2F71C1387F1A40C7AEED1BED1AEA4F3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expertise in conducting a training program for non-Federal Government employees; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E4DE2FD39E44C228AC8B725BF719F4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a demonstrated ability to involve in a training program the target population of commercial motor vehicle safety enforcement employees. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF8910DF340B471991124984AC95508D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="H30903D07CF144CCBB189A5E421CB3AD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>the next fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>the following 2 fiscal years</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA0B371F26C942839C444ADA5AF5D65F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H77B10BE61C0343C3B26AE066C6A14A64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 31102(l)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 31102(l)</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="H754DBD533A1C4988996D94A48CE44F2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the next 2 fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>the following 3 fiscal years</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54C4EB49F0B8460DA9E022C5111F113A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>the next 4 fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>the following 5 fiscal years</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BFC195FB08D4EA68E3EBF0FD6B954C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA69A7538AE3C4662ACCFA6FADB4FBF6E" style="USC"><subsection commented="no" id="H5C66F02E9FF545C098B0253F731FA0D6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Treatment of reallocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts that are obligated and subsequently, after the date of enactment of this subsection, released back to the Secretary under subsection (i) shall not be subject to limitations on obligations provided under any other provision of law. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H08921B6F619E4EEF91AA434613EE624E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial driver’s license program implementation financial assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31313(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC73D60EC72094C79BBCF1774D9E4B1E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H18416D35965547478A9457C1717D4EC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A recipient</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H57D4D6A0796541789372CA8F7F4D1A36" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>In participating in financial assistance program under this section—</text><paragraph id="HE8ECE696ACE94987BF4B11428F5EE108"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a recipient</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DDFE4C745874F409BCB21CD58274DFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H3D267EE0A6924458BC420E45BD63B082" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H966A69EC98B5410B8F0ECC733F620BE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State may not receive more than $250,000 in grants under subsection (a)(2)(B) in any fiscal year—</text><subparagraph id="H38B25B6921594A439111341153B30271"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which the State prohibits private commercial driving schools or independent commercial driver’s license testing facilities from offering a commercial driver’s license skills test as a third-party tester; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H489F6006C899490A895E61CA62E06254"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which a State fails to report to the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, during the previous fiscal year, the average number of days of delays for an initial commercial driver’s license skills test or retest within the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H39911FF8F6DA43C2AFD0A99C1CA7FA96" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4102.</enum><header>Motor carrier safety operations and programs</header><subsection id="HB04CE2015D3A4EB7A841EFD199000139"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31110 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H510C8A39CEA542A9837B793BD35669F9" style="USC"><subsection id="HD16B87C93D1949948F1EF2468729D8F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text><paragraph id="HF4EA499DA1724D10B378EE837D2FAD49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$380,500,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A5B2D4F30D242BC9D95DB16F2E3B09A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$381,500,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57C9830AD60E46259FFB13C6BF2F7E8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$382,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEA78572DBE4459F93EDD6120E75A3F3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$384,500,000 for fiscal year 2026. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HB8B9B40CF485478CA48AC185AA668D1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><paragraph id="H2E342D738331421A94437299F1DDF1B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall use funds made available in subsection (a) for—</text><subparagraph id="H7F4AD6051F0A45D3952F0C3DF6B87FA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acceleration of planned investments to modernize the Administration’s information technology and information management systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCD81D4310DF47B0AAA271F3626B6612"><enum>(B)</enum><text>completing outstanding mandates;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBACD73A8F7C446A79DE3A78FC33BA488"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out a Large Truck Crash Causal Factors Study of the Administration; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DBE9307B6DD4159B7F84B4AA81F29DF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>construction and maintenance of border facilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H769378B62AF2484E8F683DF1AC0B8AF1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other activities authorized under section 31110(b) of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60FA9CB21A8E43189928BC30BB0AA016"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of outstanding mandate</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>outstanding mandate</term> means a requirement for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue regulations, undertake a comprehensive review or study, conduct a safety assessment, or collect data—</text><subparagraph id="H228BFC9AC51C4B45BAF7BEA5B9B0877E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H15DE0BA93C764677911E286D99D10730"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>), that has not been published in the Federal Register, if required, or otherwise completed as of the date of enactment of this Act; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H906DDEDB1DE542B9953602CA3D42C62C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>under the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>), that has not been published in the Federal Register, if required, or otherwise completed as of the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE407C9F53E2D44B3943122F7E22E2E31"><enum>(D)</enum><text>under any other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act that has not been published in the Federal Register by the date required in such Act. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5195FC4B1B224852A47A40DE6E2C9883" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4103.</enum><header>Immobilization grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31102(l) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA4D392F1E5744BB396780ECC74D9180D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>, (3), and (4)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H62B8FD823DC045C78AECA964141DA74A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(F)(ii)(II) by inserting <quote>, specifically including the priority activities described in paragraph (4)</quote> after <quote>required for participation</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EC95668F56F4276BA86994522E49341"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H569494568F094DC59CAD9E77D5BA3FAB" style="USC"><paragraph id="HE8F27D5111CD4AC79F27834214FB1803"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prioritization of immobilizing unsafe passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles</header><subparagraph id="H9E7A3AF0AF964407B0E784918F9CDED1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prioritize the awarding of discretionary grants to States for activities related to paragraph (2)(F)(II) for the enforcement of out of service orders if such vehicles are found to be unsafe or have violated a Federal out of service order.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D8A6D1011A24516B4538EE07B15902C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant described under this paragraph, a State shall have the authority to require the immobilization or impoundment of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle if such vehicle is found to be unsafe or fail inspection or to have violated a Federal out of service order.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9937ED4FC74B47699B6F5F6874EAFE69"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grant funds received under this paragraph may be used for—</text><clause id="H719710A849704560BD24A637EA640965"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the immobilization or impoundment of commercial motor vehicles that are unsafe, fail inspection, or have violated a Federal out of service order;</text></clause><clause id="H4F2D22F6299145A48628B3784FC8791C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety inspections of vehicles described in clause (i);</text></clause><clause id="HEFEFA19E30ED45AA8AB867B1896A84E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other activities related to the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii), as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91E3553384B24844BB273388AE2C6854"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 31301. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H06BDD727CC904AA4B194BDC9A5C5CB6F"><enum>4104.</enum><header>Operation of small commercial vehicles study</header><subsection id="H713AFC1274F0425C847481BAA798C86E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a review of the prevalence of, characteristics of, and safe operation of commercial vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight below 10,000 pounds, and are utilized in package delivery of goods moving in interstate commerce.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA4FA30B072304F8392D3A913F255CB95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Independent research</header><text>If the Secretary decides to enter into a contract with a third party to perform the research required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H37410407204942F288699FF94F9972DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit applications from research institutions that conduct objective, fact-based research to conduct the study; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H550FD9DF6888407DA5ABE7AB21D96794"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that such third party does not have any financial or contractual ties with an entity engaged in interstate commerce utilizing commercial vehicles or commercial motor vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H043DF0E528CE46EC910152FD38A586C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Entities included</header><text>As part of the review, the Secretary shall collect information from a cross-section of companies that use fleets of such vehicles for package delivery in interstate commerce, including companies that—</text><paragraph id="H928ABE983F854227BA68A31706ED6983"><enum>(1)</enum><text>directly perform deliveries;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF338D0295B9D4A5696BE5B2A99162D78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use contracted entities to perform work; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD173FAEB7A8946A690E5579573CE5C4A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilize a combination of direct deliveries and contract entities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3B5536369B44983974684906B5C128D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation factors</header><text>The review shall include an evaluation of the following:</text><paragraph id="HF40F6ED228864E3CB83FF9F7A633E246"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Fleet characteristics, including fleet structure, and vehicle miles traveled.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8986F8A8417447D5A6864B811770DAE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Fleet management, including scheduling of deliveries and maintenance practices.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H826DB01428C84D6D9C1A21CA755F29B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Driver employment characteristics, including the basis of compensation and classification.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD121E6EB6CDE4DCA8D1F842D77634668"><enum>(4)</enum><text>How training, medical fitness, hours on duty, and safety of drivers is evaluated and overseen by companies, including prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H448B5CE87B08472AAE93003B71EA17F1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Safety performance metrics, based on data associated with the included entities, including crash rates, moving violations, failed inspections, and other related data points.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76DB57B05A4145239861FD57266956B6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Financial responsibility and liability for safety or maintenance violations among companies, fleet managers, and drivers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF95D240B02F4A1185CDDBD9283A3B59"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Loading and unloading practices, and how package volume and placement in the vehicle is determined.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E724F44876149C59A5608ECBCC6B977" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on the use of driver safety applications, if applicable.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H20D2E6EDDB344F6D8B175E3D66BDBC4A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Information on work-related injury and illness data of drivers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A0773748B664437865FB86039C89CC3"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Other relevant information determined necessary by the Secretary in order to make recommendations under subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE1AF9F8F277B46F9BB8AEC0AF4DE3622"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report and Recommendations</header><text>Upon completion of the review, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce of the Senate a report containing—</text><paragraph id="H29229C2CF99446F8BB724A707A51A73F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of the Secretary on each of the factors in (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE3D2113B1F84C7692AB9B493992D28F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of regulations applicable to commercial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicle operators that are not applicable to commercial vehicle operations described in this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD08F193814A490F97832685C38DEACB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations, based on the findings, on changes to laws or regulations at the Federal, State, or local level to promote safe operations and safe and fair working conditions for commercial vehicle operators.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBCF1AC2D7FCD490DAFD88BD360A537B7"><enum>4105.</enum><header>Motor carrier safety grants maintenance of effort</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31102(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H45B22ECCADCE4DD5BD331C9FFE70911E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>after fiscal year 2017</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H412F1E8F14AD43BE861B9760F2E6722D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>baseline after the year in which the Secretary implements a new allocation formula under section 5106 of the FAST Act, and</quote> and inserting a period. </text></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HABE4CB9370E240CBB77CDC30380DD673"><enum>B</enum><header>Motor Carrier Safety Oversight</header><section id="HA27929D85EF04A22A523D69ADA447707" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4201.</enum><header>Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4144 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31100">49 U.S.C. 31100</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE5F46C0F12954E349435454E3C1B4821"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1) by inserting <quote>, including small business motor carriers</quote> after <quote>industry</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H38D11E3AB0D84A42B9E525306A5773AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by striking <quote>September 30, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2026</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HC03AC52A40FF477C8268F33373753004" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4202.</enum><header>Compliance, safety, accountability</header><subsection id="H765B94C32F73431F9A700688541315B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall implement a revised methodology to be used in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to identify and prioritize motor carriers for intervention, using the recommendations of the study required by section 5221(a) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31100">49 U.S.C. 31100</external-xref> note).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCB7240EC1F024060ADCF28C20AF509CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data availability</header><text>The Secretary shall, in working toward implementation of the revised methodology described in subsection (a) prioritize revisions necessary to—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HC9F87C97EA524A56A2134DA861F3F5F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restore the public availability of all relevant safety data under a revised methodology; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H45BA296BFAA348EAA88DABF982AB53B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make such safety data publicly available that was made publicly available on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act, as appropriate under a revised methodology.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H512A34E3FBD4400AB3F4260D7BD3C2BC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H09E13C6E9C3C4D268A4244B1EFCA52DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Progress reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date on which the Secretary implements the revised methodology described in subsection (a), 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, and make publicly available on a website of the Department of Transportation, a progress report on—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H01433E7FDA47498C8A4B7EF76730A4AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the status of the revision of the methodology and related data modifications under subsection (a), a timeline for completion of such revision, and an estimated date for implementation of such revised methodology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB19153E58B9546BCA9D2E452EA043880"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an explanation for any delays in development or implementation of the revised methodology over the reporting period; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H67C530D74E394078974008E4299E8D66"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the Secretary has not resumed making publicly available the data described in subsection (b), an updated timeline for the restoration of the public availability of data and a detailed explanation for why such restoration has not occurred.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H23E7841987F347A98B8F0B0FE0C67E85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication and notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to commencing the use of the revised methodology described in subsection (a) to identify and prioritize motor carriers for intervention (other than in a testing capacity), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H8D87F7AF7F904E6ABBB3D1C5C4F96A3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish a detailed summary of the methodology in the Federal Register and provide a period for public comment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE4F41C964B14DBEB4BBAD1EC9D1C65B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, in writing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAC5A61F27BCB4EF39CD7DCB0907B74FB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Safety fitness rule</header><paragraph id="HD88AE20C39D44CE2912CBC9068291966"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall issue final regulations pursuant to section 31144(b) of title 49, United States Code, to revise the methodology for issuance of motor carrier safety fitness determinations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DBCFD6F168C4C1ABA3B20BFEC43B978"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing the regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the use of all available data to determine the fitness of a motor carrier. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1032ED24DEFF400483E9698A2709E3FE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 5223 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31100">49 U.S.C. 31100</external-xref> note), and the item related to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="H9A5E385096474DABADDD8B9DD82C3CBE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4203.</enum><header>Terms and conditions for exemptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H85E66F842BE94222BC0537C13C99CF1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HA4BEAEAE274C4F5E88BF4F1AD0BF5597"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting <quote>, including data submission requirements,</quote> after <quote>terms and conditions</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A81F2A9D6A54B3CAF0FA388C1FFBCA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB18D575784BC462E84C41D67ACFB399E" style="USC"><paragraph id="H577F5AB5ADF44A8E87308D3557CBEB08"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><subparagraph id="HFA9F9D17F74D4159B0A581D347286B06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish terms and conditions for each exemption to ensure that the exemption will not likely degrade the level of safety achieved by the person or class of persons granted the exemption, and allow the Secretary to evaluate whether an equivalent level of safety is maintained while the person or class of persons is operating under such exemption, including—</text><clause id="HF937875649C74504AFDD7DC1E2D03E0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requiring the regular submission of accident and incident data to the Secretary;</text></clause><clause id="H1249009F49A140C4BDEB980F80EB4DF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring immediate notification to the Secretary in the event of a crash that results in a fatality or serious bodily injury; </text></clause><clause id="HDBCA86F4CEB343CABA50E6C82F6C768C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for exemptions granted by the Secretary related to hours of service rules under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, requiring that the exempt person or class of persons submit to the Secretary evidence of participation in a recognized fatigue management plan; and</text></clause><clause id="H02933C5E2EC4467288D61D18E549A7FE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing documentation of the authority to operate under the exemption to each exempt person, to be used to demonstrate compliance if requested by a motor carrier safety enforcement officer during a roadside inspection. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFFF80C59B044E8BAC3AC1301390884D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall monitor the implementation of the exemption to ensure compliance with its terms and conditions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EB96AFCA0E84F3EB670CA8FE4328768"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by inserting <quote>, based on an analysis of data collected by the Secretary and submitted to the Secretary under subsection (b)(8)</quote> after <quote>safety</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HA19F2A19C354450CAB1DEA6E45FF4D5D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4204.</enum><header>Safety fitness of motor carriers of passengers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HE5D5121AB23E4D09839F4CCAD7047B3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H444F58E514264807BC3619362F4E58C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>who the Secretary registers under section 13902 or 31134</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D7770892503479EB469B38A5347C039"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>to motor carriers of passengers and</quote> after <quote>apply</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H084CD6D23A344EF2B33176C3B5EE1C0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC915C2974A5C46AABA0C431AF076B0BF" style="USC"><paragraph id="H30C11590BFCA4BC787AAB00CA8DCB2C7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Motor carrier of passengers defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>motor carrier of passengers</term> includes an offeror of motorcoach services that sells scheduled transportation of passengers for compensation at fares and on schedules and routes determined by such offeror, regardless of ownership or control of the vehicles or drivers used to provide the transportation by motorcoach. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H40CDABF4CC8B4570A16D4A3AEB594856" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4205.</enum><header>Providers of recreational activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13506(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3D695683343D4E37BABE834FAE33712C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF809AAA860144B2A2477559B26D1FF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0F1213E86744D049F40C359AD3B490E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C34BD46B6B14F95BFF1BA6F79A3124A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H07A31B8CAFDB47BCB0CCE5EE0C097AA0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation by a motor vehicle designed or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver), whether operated alone or with a trailer attached for the transport of recreational equipment, that is operated by a person that provides recreational activities if—</text><subparagraph id="HFF42A2534E454FB7B7F301FF7B1059D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the transportation is provided within a 150 air-mile radius of the location where passengers are boarded; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F2E26E0FCB94501ADDE770F8727CCAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the person operating the motor vehicle, if transporting passengers over a route between a place in a State and a place in another State, is otherwise lawfully providing transportation of passengers over the entire route in accordance with applicable State law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H19C2969C82C940B68021708B6A9A8D65" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4206.</enum><header>Amendments to regulations relating to transportation of household goods in interstate commerce</header><subsection id="H531FEDEC0CEF42468D92D7B1EEB06483"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HBFB2A793FE774AEA8722F7D9541D8CF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The term <term>Administration</term> means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57563C959F984B949D9E2AB91528056A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered carrier</header><text>The term <term>covered carrier</term> means a motor carrier that is—</text><subparagraph id="HCA339060254C4B54BCA6C0FB64707DAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engaged in the interstate transportation of household goods; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB7F70A910E0467EBFFE61BBB2BBAB43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to the requirements of part 375 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the effective date of the amendments required by subsection (b)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H502F2C0C2C074B208148BBBEFC1AC41E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8E34B64190F8430B810887EB0D77B36D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend regulations related to the interstate transportation of household goods. </text></subsection><subsection id="H5BAD90707D4D4728ABCD9CD4AAFA00DA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing the notice of proposed rulemaking under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider the following recommended amendments to provisions of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations:</text><paragraph id="HA980445CD71A4FDC8D37B020B667004B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 375.207(b) to require each covered carrier to include on the website of the covered carrier a link—</text><subparagraph id="HF46703FD69314F48A44DE44C4ACA0C5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the publication of the Administration titled <quote>Ready to Move–Tips for a Successful Interstate Move</quote> (ESA 03005) on the website of the Administration; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AB8CF09F2C2455FBB4098FC670806EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to a copy of the publication referred to in subparagraph (A) on the website of the covered carrier.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AB4E69E11DB49CFB65558DB6E5E59B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 375.213 to require each covered carrier to provide to each individual shipper, with any written estimate provided to the shipper, a copy of the publication described in appendix A of part 375 of such title, entitled <quote>Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move</quote> (ESA–03–006 (or a successor publication)), in the form of a written copy or a hyperlink on the website of the covered carrier to the location on the website of the Administration containing such publication. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CAFE3A0AE4C429196D78821AD371D63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subsection (e) of section 375.213, to repeal such subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50D8E48CEF884B919A9B05673893197F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 375.401(a), to require each covered carrier—</text><subparagraph id="H7281AEBD29A741A3962C88D8995129B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to conduct a visual survey of the household goods to be transported by the covered carrier—</text><clause id="HC0F71F4CDAE4417F8EB6260A137A8E8B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in person; or</text></clause><clause id="H403BAC61FA2E44EF8F74535C4D192173"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>virtually, using—</text><subclause id="H26AD612171474E949C24DEBEA3D31888"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a remote camera; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H146B225F0F9F4DBF98560E0EB4DA9598"><enum>(II)</enum><text>another appropriate technology;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC27D7168C9D240BDB5E37C21B716D4C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to offer a visual survey described in subparagraph (A) for all household goods shipments, regardless of the distance between—</text><clause id="H7D3AB256A9ED4BEDBBCC9BF54456D2CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location of the household goods; and</text></clause><clause id="H9B86659F25404A378B8A0F268B9A2195"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the location of the agent of the covered carrier preparing the estimate; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC30BE22F7204F1BBB4514619852381E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide to each shipper a copy of publication of the Administration titled <quote>Ready to Move–Tips for a Successful Interstate Move</quote> (ESA 03005) on receipt from the shipper of a request to schedule, or a waiver of, a visual survey offered under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0CC8BB1FAB94F57972D571C1BABEBD7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Sections 375.401(b)(1), 375.403(a)(6)(ii), and 375.405(b)(7)(ii), and subpart D of appendix A of part 375, to require that, in any case in which a shipper tenders any additional item or requests any additional service prior to loading a shipment, the affected covered carrier shall—</text><subparagraph id="H3D7232DC1A534A2FA3D0AC3DC3661B17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prepare a new estimate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB18B27264FFE4D7E9A07F668418231F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintain a record of the date, time, and manner in which the new estimate was accepted by the shipper. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11FA95817BA8435B909F910FF0D878B8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 375.501(a), to establish that a covered carrier is not required to provide to a shipper an order for service if the covered carrier elects to provide the information described in paragraphs (1) through (15) of such section in a bill of lading that is presented to the shipper before the covered carrier receives the shipment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H185984EDEC98403D914FF0EF745F1FCC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Subpart H of part 375, to replace the replace the terms <term>freight bill</term> and <term>expense bill</term> with the term <term>invoice</term>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8B130594C48045CAB75BEA613B86F01D" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>4207.</enum><header>Broker guidance</header><subsection id="HFEB609A4DDB8442692B72E8012CF5FF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue guidance to clarify the definitions of the terms <term>broker</term> and <term>bona fide agents</term> under part 371 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. </text></subsection><subsection id="H05420F9BA70A4156922D563B0AD87FA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing the guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which technology has changed the nature of freight brokerage, the role of bona fide agents, and other aspects of the freight transportation industry.</text></subsection><subsection id="H00F35E10035145EDA2726186952787E3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dispatch services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing the guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text><paragraph id="H147C6286C80A46029F4ED07A1CC016A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the role of a dispatch service in the transportation industry;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H22BA3B098F9844B2920EF0699DC5E8E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the extent to which dispatch services could be considered brokers or bona fide agents; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H894B8768AAED4D52BC4A73243A7B3E58"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">clarify the level of financial penalties for unauthorized brokerage activities under section 14916 of title 49, United States Code, applicable to a dispatch service.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB2010B571A9C4412821BF77F1911263A" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4208.</enum><header>Review of labor laws</header><subsection id="HFDDF759D9DE946EB9BE6686AB669B095"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902(a)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4AF396793B434F15AB769EAEDC7CA83D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6225CBFB468145A3A1FD4BD7F5D6C261"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (vi) by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3C34AFF928942B08F778A3E7C984F84"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0423CA95956D4FA0BEF6293729192C56"><clause id="HE7571952711D45549563A2CEE2D2CE96"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applicable labor and employment laws and regulations, including wage and hour and workplace safety laws and regulations, relevant to the safe operation of a motor carrier;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H678B1100FC634C24A39ABD6A8F85E45D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agency review</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Labor shall initiate a process to—</text><paragraph id="H9FF6FA1EF10E4EFDA349ADDC9C9F097B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the relationship between labor and employment laws and regulations and motor carrier safety laws and regulations, including hours of service rules;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B83B0B12404451EBE691A3BEE7EA4E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate labor and employment laws and regulations likely to be relevant to the safe operation of a motor carrier;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H444AF82039824F7AB298749F0421321F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the availability of datasets, gaps in available data, and opportunities to gather and share useful data to better understand the relationship between labor and employment laws and regulations and the safety performance of a motor carrier; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34C17862132C4B36A4CF9175BF44C779"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assess the feasibility of utilizing available data, including data on violations of labor and employment laws and regulations, to improve the Secretary’s safety oversight of a motor carrier.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B49130E798C49158420938EEDB73EBE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>No later than 18 months after initiation of the process under subsection (b), the Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report containing—</text><paragraph id="H1F637D7CB0834C47AD30CC39404F0AE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of the process undertaken under subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF33375E4A024C6E9C5471FBB2BD77FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any proposed actions to be taken by either the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Labor as a result of such findings; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H61850670196742308A43A4D4F2A50FC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations to Congress to implement such proposed actions.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H240BEA753E93424FA039587495BBFDF8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Following completion of the agency review under subsection (b), the Secretary of Transportation may initiate a rulemaking addressing the periodic monitoring of information to ensure compliance with section 13902(a)(1)(A)(vii) of title 49, United States Code, including any required documentation that a motor carrier is required to submit.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9C80ED73A42543F79D3960245D7AF3E1"><enum>C</enum><header>Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety</header><section id="H2FA173AE6B95476A995A0C1D5E46C660" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4301.</enum><header>Commercial driver’s license for passenger carriers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H871139A2D36F4C59A5150A40E6566298"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="HB6427F4B26CA439699B5DE487DC994C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11AEAF79AE6B4A469DB75F413CE50512"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03935EBCA7524A1A81265004D25C9213"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HB6207BEAC90947E9A587B3187E2AB71B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H5C93EE8C4A17485E9465D434D43E31AC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is designed or used as a stretch limousine; or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68D9F51B533B4F2C85ABFB0CF8B5D3CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H570BF9D94C2443FFA26B56BC94A8680D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (14) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HDB069889D49B44F99E18BB201F949162" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H785124B53D3B47AB9AE4224E5CEA34FA"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>stretch limousine</quote> means any sedan or sports utility vehicle that—</text><subparagraph id="H0E56A7E2F11F42099DF9EE76EF6BDDE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been modified to add seating capacity to that provided by the vehicle manufacturer through an extended chassis, lengthened wheelbase, or an elongated seating area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E47362BAE134910A7CBD26B9977FE41"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as modified, has a seating capacity of more than 8 passengers (including the driver);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04EF83F9291E40E2973DA2E3D8C98C9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is used under trip-by-trip contracts for the transportation of passengers for compensation on a prearranged basis; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B47886FB3744728A1530583012D22CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not used for public transportation service, as such term is defined in section 5302. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HB8FEEE16A51342CC873EE9722740D69E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4302.</enum><header>Alcohol and controlled substances testing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31306(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>, for urine testing,</quote>. </text></section><section id="HEFBF44B1EAD446DCAF47F948B03FB1BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4303.</enum><header>Entry-level driver training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the compliance date for the final rule published on December 8, 2016, titled <quote>Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators</quote> (81 Fed. Reg. 88732), 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—</text><paragraph id="H0511813BF555432A859BAF1156C145E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a schedule, including benchmarks, to complete implementation of the requirements under such final rule;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H483A91B875A443E4AD04AF08E0E378A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any anticipated delays, if applicable, in meeting the benchmarks described in paragraph (1); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H521D01CFC3534EA18639FC0917571DCF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the progress that the Secretary has made in updating the Department of Transportation’s information technology infrastructure to support the training provider registry;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE301FF1DDE704F2D953197F7BA6039B9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a list of States that have adopted laws or regulations to implement such final rule; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D3578044C624737A81AFB8B4E53BFA0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a list of States, if applicable, that are implementing the rule and confirming that an applicant for a commercial driver’s license has complied with the requirements. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HD4FC9D69106A44A0817249D2E38B9C97" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4304.</enum><header>Driver detention time</header><subsection id="H1EAC7DF474F948A380B6ED2D5AD4C418"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H0D5D89690CFE4F93A5263A8619E8055E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">begin to collect data on delays experienced by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as required under section 5501 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/14103">49 U.S.C. 14103</external-xref> note) and as referenced in the request for information published on June 10, 2019, titled <quote>Request for Information Concerning Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Detention Times During Loading and Unloading</quote> (84 Fed. Reg. 26932); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA30E5516BE204D5B924BFE9D19D0A87F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make such data available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07B505B5B1824EADAB41C24D033DDA70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Detention time limits</header><paragraph id="H22BC2916705F454D90BE6E0CF661FAD4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to establish limits on the amount of time that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver before the loading or unloading of the vehicle, if the operator is not compensated for such time detained.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D66CC0E059243A5BAF57B8254B04068"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the rulemaking conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H2CF064D733074B60B3429055C22AF22F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the diverse nature of operations in the movement of goods by commercial motor vehicle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5077A144245491FBD2D212FD7AAD856"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine any correlation between time detained and violations of the hours-of-service rules under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0DC47C818CC460FA9751FB9B9D61990"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine whether the effect of detention time on safety differs based on—</text><clause id="H8642BA3A96164D20832CF85EDCD64811"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how an operator is compensated; and </text></clause><clause id="HB3A30FE5CC6847C5823C1FF43CBCD862"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contractual relationship between the operator and the motor carrier, including whether an operator is an employee, a leased owner-operator, or an owner-operator with independent authority; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5D388C25F4A48D6B9E2739A9FB75272"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process for a motor carrier, shipper, receiver, broker, or commercial motor vehicle operator to report instances of time detained beyond the Secretary’s established limits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H708214106F3D42E5876195856DB56DE2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incorporation of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall incorporate information received under paragraph (2)(D) into the process established pursuant to subsection (a) once a final rule takes effect.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE702B9934B7440C9B77661EE8AC23BD6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data made available pursuant to this section shall be made available in a manner that—</text><paragraph id="H9E3275A6F8F84843B6E951EB2185D32E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">precludes the connection of the data to any individual motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle operator; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE25A9AEC40AF4D0ABF4DF004A3D86865"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protects privacy and confidentiality of individuals, operators, and motor carriers submitting the data.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC729FA733C3243349317CD6A2CB1C0BF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8446F3794F77435696DD569137E73372" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4305.</enum><header>Truck Leasing Task Force</header><subsection id="H06060517F81249BBBDC45F104F5FF53A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a Truck Leasing Task Force (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H32903EE591A140DFB385F1E7790C98FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall select not more than 15 individuals to serve as members of the Task Force, including equal representation from each of the following:</text><paragraph id="HAB3B36EF314C4F4D864CD4813C431FC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Labor organizations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B5479A9C4614AE3BD113720631D18F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The motor carrier industry, including independent owner-operators.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H11AF47F295F645C797D0A2FD6252C826"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Consumer protection groups.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12D69873F4F341D5BAC4CDC9FFD739DA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Safety groups.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70EDF3B8AE1B4D2D81C83F327E34FD92"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Members of the legal profession who specialize in consumer finance issues.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1BC942EC91B64A23966FBB85DCDAC066"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Task Force shall examine, at a minimum—</text><paragraph id="HFD348B9BD9CE44EDBAC0B42B7E828AC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>common truck leasing arrangements available to property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers, including lease-purchase agreements;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H16CBAD83761544E38F9FF90A7FA65BA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the terms of such leasing agreements;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEE38BF0877B42A5A919611A3F535F69"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the prevalence of predatory leasing agreements in the motor carrier industry;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BB5D33C9C65473F96C0225A2769FBC5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>specific agreements available to drayage drivers at ports related to the Clean Truck Program or similar programs to decrease emissions from port operations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FECADE2FC3543048C80DDEF735C8D41"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the impact of truck leasing agreements on the net compensation of property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers, including port drayage drivers; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6A5BE0C54EB437198388C8504EA1761"><enum>(6)</enum><text>resources to assist property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers in assessing the impacts of leasing agreements; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC523C744DA3D4F00BBE79FD3C3897E76"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the classification of property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers under lease-purchase agreements. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40D80F944AD04F969014A271D14FA8CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Task Force shall serve without compensation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H11AFF85916E8417BBBFCDBFCEB46591F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Upon completion of the examination described in subsection (c), the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor, and appropriate congressional committees a report containing—</text><paragraph id="HF9B3D89380C047C58F14308D6A1B2E22"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of the Task Force on the matters described in subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ED81F08DBD34012AD3AD26F70F2BD02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>best practices related to—</text><subparagraph id="HB23A4B286A4241B5A9656533797EEA6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assisting a commercial motor vehicle driver in assessing the impacts of leasing agreements prior to entering into such agreements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3695E8438B5B442D8685504663DF2375"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assisting a commercial motor vehicle driver who has entered into a predatory lease agreement; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1964F7F1DB2342EC86429D09E531FAE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations on changes to laws or regulations, as applicable, at the Federal, State, or local level to promote fair leasing agreements under which a commercial motor vehicle driver is able to earn a living wage.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD776366C7A74578A6F65FD11AB2EC80"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Not later than 1 month after the date of submission of the report pursuant to subsection (e), the Task Force shall terminate.</text></subsection></section><section id="H91EB47B8436149CFA03637D307F3DA17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4306.</enum><header>Hours of service</header><subsection id="HEFBD332817374738BAA29BADBB5ED299"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comprehensive review</header><paragraph id="H048354BF8E6F4A2C8595816AC3A68D3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive review of hours of service rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a comprehensive review of hours of service rules and the impacts of waivers, exemptions, and other allowances that limit the applicability of such rules.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CDA22FE76C64B94B54D8A3463EB3B3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Changes to regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the comprehensive review under paragraph (1) and the required analyses under paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary shall consider the modifications made in the final rule published on June 1, 2020, titled <quote>Hours of Service of Drivers</quote> (85 Fed. Reg. 33396) and evaluate the impacts of the allowance to operate in excess of the limits in effect prior to June 1, 2020.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9ED661C140994D7889E5D7F872544DC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>List of exemptions</header><text>In carrying out the comprehensive review required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H8F055EEFCED6479CAE7090B7621BCC22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compile a list of waivers, exemptions, and other allowances—</text><clause id="H0D1CB5A9CFB1443D9F8ECBEB2AB505C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under which a driver may operate in excess of the otherwise applicable limits on on-duty or driving time in absence of such exemption, waiver, or other allowance; </text></clause><clause id="H094B1F15E7E64F7281FB2899DCCC7AA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>under which a driver may operate without recording compliance with hours of service rules through the use of an electronic logging device; and</text></clause><clause id="H69B43DAF3D474C1A9094C473FAF5A2A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>applicable—</text><subclause id="H9CDEBC8CF672408687907658EBA8A837"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to specific segments of the motor carrier industry or sectors of the economy;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6434D10C77D542E79EE80534B6164F0D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on a periodic or seasonal basis; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H636F610331EE44529BD6F7C1ABA20E6D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to specific types of operations, including the short haul exemption under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B1BEA1D40F74FB8A5C660335BC157F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specify whether each such waiver, exemption, or other allowance was granted by the Department of Transportation or enacted by Congress, and how long such waiver, exemption, or other allowance has been in effect; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE99CCF0701B44D22895A451D8E5B3B99"><enum>(C)</enum><text>estimate the number of motor carriers, motor private carriers, and drivers that may qualify to use each waiver, exemption, or other allowance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HACCF8F996D164E259908A723D8A979C7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Safety impact analysis</header><subparagraph id="HC9671C9E2D064CDCBEC219BD9411A384"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with State motor carrier enforcement entities, shall undertake a statistically valid analysis to determine the safety impact, including on enforcement, of the exemptions, waivers, or other allowances compiled under paragraph (2) by—</text><clause id="HFA2F7E819A714E619D83E34512521D81"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using available data, or collecting from motor carriers or motor private carriers and drivers operating under an exemption, waiver, or other allowance if the Secretary does not have sufficient data, to determine the incidence of accidents, fatigue-related incidents, and other relevant safety information related to hours of service among motor carriers, private motor carriers, and drivers permitted to operate under each exemption, waiver, or other allowance;</text></clause><clause id="H2E05188B7CEC408A872582770C8348EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comparing the data described in subparagraph (A) to safety data from motor carriers, motor private carriers, and drivers that are subject to the hours of service rules and not operating under an exemption, waiver, or other allowance; and</text></clause><clause id="HA410949823A543EAA356CA3FDA5E16E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on the comparison under subparagraph (B), determining whether waivers, exemptions, and other allowances in effect provide an equivalent level of safety as would exist in the absence of exemptions, waivers, or other allowances.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F7B95A5CCE641968E9FCD069DDF1E87"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with State motor carrier enforcement entities in carrying out this paragraph. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83585E711CDF4E3DB7301E0CFF69F33E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall exclude data related to exemptions, waivers, or other allowances made pursuant to an emergency declaration under section 390.23 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or extended under section 390.25 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, from the analysis required under this paragraph. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H640EC8E7FDF64AE2A6BA54F5042AB180"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Driver impact analysis</header><text>In carrying out the comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall further consider—</text><subparagraph id="H63037B507A0D486F837FC4BFA9063CC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data on driver detention collected by the Secretary pursuant to section 4304 of this Act and other conditions affecting the movement of goods by commercial motor vehicle, and how such conditions interact with the Secretary’s regulations on hours of service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H350AA09EFC3F4D9692C0AF5EA20455C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether exemptions, waivers, or other allowances that permit additional on-duty time or driving time have a deleterious effect on the physical condition of drivers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4938D9D564A49D5AAA0170CD9847002"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether differences in the manner in which drivers are compensated result in different levels of burden for drivers in complying with hours of service rules.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E63EE41C557480284B037A83D6077D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Peer review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the publication of the review required under subsection (d), the analyses performed by the Secretary shall undergo an independent peer review.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB4CF11D6064743108780007133E7404F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date that the Secretary initiates the comprehensive review under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall publish the findings of such review in the Federal Register and provide for a period for public comment. </text></subsection><subsection id="HDE1EABC61CBA4A04BC483CEBB283C335"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the public comment period under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and make publicly available on a website of the Department of Transportation a report containing the information and analyses required under subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="H1CE99D9520D74D0A8EA5450B3641AD30"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Replacement of guidance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to update the Department of Transportation guidance published on June 7, 2018, titled <quote>Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles: Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance</quote> (83 Fed. Reg. 26377) to prescribe specific mileage or time limits, or both, for the use of personal conveyance.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H47EE0764E45E49FCB9908A1C016A2185"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H9341BEC67E724EED9E9F5AA12CBDB9C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motor carrier; motor private carrier</header><text>The terms <term>motor carrier</term> and <term>motor private carrier</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 31501 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H66E74E7044ED411FAEBBD1B5CB9AB23A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>On-duty time; driving time; electronic logging device</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>on-duty time</term>, <term>driving time</term>, and <term>electronic logging device</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on June 1, 2020). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA6592AA742EF4F5BBA244792CFFCFB48" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4307.</enum><header>Driver recruitment</header><subsection id="H8D5CC78F5E59447FBD640E309A8A8012"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the Department 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 examining the operation of commercial motor vehicles in the United States by drivers admitted to the United States under temporary business visas.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA5A23666760C4559AFA96C1613C38588"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><paragraph id="HCFECA772E86D45828149944B44D3F871"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of—</text><subparagraph id="H255772D174AF4A3A8D9BBFD0BCE60A9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prevalence of the operation of commercial motor vehicles in the United States by drivers admitted to the United States under temporary business visas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AF8AC77C35444DCA1B65ACC5C198AA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the characteristics of motor carriers that recruit and use such drivers, including the country of domicile of the motor carrier or subsidiary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94F796B2559646D4BCC1DE65A93249F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demographics of drivers operating in the United States under such visas, including the country of domicile of such drivers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0A723EDA5654B2EA79C1AF54F59B3B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contractual relationship between such motor carriers and such drivers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4799C089CF54447AAB58AA881A2EE692"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of whether such drivers are required to comply with—</text><subparagraph id="HF39931EDF47741D09E1BFCDC722A361B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>motor carrier safety regulations under subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including—</text><clause id="H7FC229FD6FDA4B5A8C5A2CA23A3B9EC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the English proficiency requirement under section 391.11(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause id="HC4AE5464B1DB4CEF8D058EDA78A458B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirement for drivers of a motor carrier to report any violations of a regulation to such motor carrier under section 391.27 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and </text></clause><clause id="H9520B0041E114E768E8837608A5E5FFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>driver’s licensing requirements under part 383 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including entry-level driver training and drug and alcohol testing under part 382 of such title; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02A40FA0E1DA4E57B32C3ED9EE9A7000"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regulations prohibiting point-to-point transportation in the United States, or cabotage, under part 365 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H445DF1092EFE4C3BBA5F0EB10E966FE1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an evaluation of the safety record of the operations and drivers described in paragraph (1), including—</text><subparagraph id="H0A7601CA25C943A5BD56DD09E22FD89B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>violations of the motor carrier safety regulations under subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including applicable requirements described in paragraph (2)(A); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88DC7AB3FD26449984ECB42C53C0CD1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of crashes involving such operations and drivers; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAED93E4047E8423B8E808CF89100EA2F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact of such operations and drivers on—</text><subparagraph id="HCA4493CFBEF349E4A00C6E5B51AB0E6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commercial motor vehicle drivers domiciled in the United States, including employment levels and driver compensation of such drivers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H353909BB4EE44E2CBFAED7635DC6C0C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the competitiveness of motor carriers domiciled in the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0522EA99CA614D709A50721940EDD0CB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HC82F99CAE44B435B95B5E339F40F990A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle</header><text>In this section, the term <term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H873E8804043C443DA38DB302CEDF170E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Temporary business visa</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>temporary business visa</term> means any driver who is present in the United States with status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4CF7AFB231BE42E8A5F9FF52A9CA06E3"><enum>4308.</enum><header>Screening for obstructive sleep apnea</header><subsection id="H29360EB84A834FCA9C7B679101A7EE29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</text><paragraph id="H622694630BB3452490B72C5EE4D9D86A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the risk posed by untreated obstructive sleep apnea in drivers of commercial motor vehicles and the feasibility, benefits, and costs associated with establishing screening criteria for obstructive sleep apnea in drivers of commercial motor vehicles; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21B124ED69E849A18C694415AB12D382"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the independently peer-reviewed findings of the assessment required under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after completion of the assessment and provide an opportunity for public comment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C0C1477EF2B4F7BB607197B4BAB3593"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary contracts with an independent third party to conduct the assessment required under paragraph (1), ensure that the independent third party shall not have any financial or contractual ties or relationship with a motor carrier that transports passengers or property for compensation, the motor carrier industry, or driver advocacy organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B10929063CE463B82EAA988AF71A273"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Screening criteria</header><paragraph id="H2F379F4EB06C4D97B4034677BF9ED900"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule to establish screening criteria for obstructive sleep apnea in commercial motor vehicle drivers and provide an opportunity for public comment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H98A84E73451047D0A39CCB9826188CEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to establish screening criteria for obstructive sleep apnea in commercial motor vehicle drivers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF02CA7BC4A6C40CF8AFB0A3705EF6EDA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="HA5193C5B0B0447278957699ECF0A9A27"><enum>4309.</enum><header>Women of Trucking Advisory Board</header><subsection id="HA78DB3B5C5FB4EC0BFAB34AC888627E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H64DB9B4DF3E044FC955E6F1FADC58146"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text><paragraph id="H621AE687AC9C4EEDB4041DC63C22E52B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>women make up 47 percent of the workforce of the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB522C739854E4C2793D570CB8F7A1434"><enum>(2)</enum><text>women are significantly underrepresented in the trucking industry, holding only 24 percent of all transportation and warehousing jobs and representing only—</text><subparagraph id="HE7BD975AC1F84D92809152516B6E3411"><enum>(A)</enum><text>6.6 percent of truck drivers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7D842BD74F241B79FD795E4502D1546"><enum>(B)</enum><text>12.5 percent of all workers in truck transportation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36FFCC60ACCA44A6BFB5AE726CDB75FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>8 percent of freight firm owners;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67E87F3C2CBF42699A0BBBDF72EAA05A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>given the total number of women truck drivers, women are underrepresented in the truck-driving workforce; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H779AF1ECF4564DD588C9E733DCC584A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>women truck drivers have been shown to be 20 percent less likely than male counterparts to be involved in a crash.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9493CFFDD7444390BE3360EFD3C03F8E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding women in trucking</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the trucking industry should explore every opportunity, including driver training and mentorship programs, to encourage and support the pursuit of careers in trucking by women.</text></subsection><subsection id="H24D75A388EF54635AAB1EEB8264A0E54"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>To encourage women to enter the field of trucking, the Administrator shall establish and facilitate an advisory board, to be known as the <quote>Women of Trucking Advisory Board</quote>, to promote organizations and programs that—</text><paragraph id="HE2103BCA3618462193527E16B4B15613"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide education, training, mentorship, or outreach to women in the trucking industry; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD0E87BFAEEC4A4286114B181C99C70E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recruit women into the trucking industry.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7BC73DC81B524382B5F7A851A67FBD40"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="H342C309EF13445D986195D9BD9C5773E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall be composed of not fewer than seven members whose backgrounds allow those members to contribute balanced points of view and diverse ideas regarding the strategies and objectives described in subsection (f)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7577831C64E049D482BF816A9D516C9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall appoint the members of the Board, of whom—</text><subparagraph id="H24AF80D724554FFAAB3353C3D4E69A40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not fewer than one shall be a representative of large trucking companies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E1C1A1FB13C4FF084F1545250F6AE56"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than one shall be a representative of mid-sized trucking companies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21B52DEDB6534A1B98F2C26DF3201C57"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than one shall be a representative of small trucking companies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H434860E189504E998F9A39B761A5AF02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not fewer than one shall be a representative of nonprofit organizations in the trucking industry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2F00C07F39D4B7894DECC4E039E52CE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>not fewer than one shall be a representative of trucking business associations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A89AEE7484D417E93A1F35251B94CD0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>not fewer than one shall be a representative of independent owner-operators; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1FDACAE6C89470788E8AFD82F5C5230"><enum>(G)</enum><text>not fewer than one shall be a woman who is a professional truck driver.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A18E11C353F443A8DA88B19DD19E3D5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1DFC47D73264043B4D1456F1C201520"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Board shall serve without compensation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA84CE5C3709440D1B46B1BD3B7623809"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties</header><paragraph id="HC8CFE7416844494E8DC115A8790819D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall identify—</text><subparagraph id="HFDCE067261A8432BAFA561A91536E4C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>industry trends that directly or indirectly discourage women from pursuing careers in trucking, including—</text><clause id="HA13D24A6FB34446EA59A2D62BA2F5C7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any differences between women minority groups;</text></clause><clause id="H3CD4F4874ACE4583BCAAF24CF8FACB9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any differences between women who live in rural, suburban, and urban areas; and</text></clause><clause id="HC4CBA5D5EEF949B69BDFD0F3A6660863"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any safety risks unique to the trucking industry;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8E1ABD7F8B048959D3F27BFB91DCD8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ways in which the functions of trucking companies, nonprofit organizations, and trucking associations may be coordinated to facilitate support for women pursuing careers in trucking;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H690E23086E704ED08C8E42B48981D35F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>opportunities to expand existing opportunities for women in the trucking industry; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFF4BEA40BC840B093E5D2FBDF6ABBE4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>opportunities to enhance trucking training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs that are exclusive to women.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C72374396614C6BAB17B330A661D8D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to the Administrator a report describing strategies that the Administrator may adopt—</text><subparagraph id="HAF1D3EED99F044108185FD8B5C166515"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to address any industry trends identified under paragraph (1)(A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA2F92706CFF48609D0ACC37A720BB6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to coordinate the functions of trucking companies, nonprofit organizations, and trucking associations in a manner that facilitates support for women pursuing careers in trucking;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA7E1ADCB000409CA78ACAC3A5AD2AD6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to—</text><clause id="HD04F5897F80249869C05062DF4C1EFB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take advantage of any opportunities identified under paragraph (1)(C); and</text></clause><clause id="H1D9E78E9D2544FC1B8F2256278685FEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>create new opportunities to expand existing scholarship opportunities for women in the trucking industry; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2261EC941E964C03A9CD2A0211D6C503"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to enhance trucking training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs that are exclusive to women.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H358931160A36412780291F66D836380A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><paragraph id="H277C2F894D1C49299E7C849C439F769C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBEF36E8E79D4426288E2117B339BDDA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any strategies recommended by the Board under subsection (f)(2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3625842A3A75404B99FBA707EB2048C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any actions taken by the Administrator to adopt the strategies recommended by the Board (or an explanation of the reasons for not adopting the strategies).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B55038DC81B4EF6A4E02D5C93EA45F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Administrator shall make the report under paragraph (1) publicly available—</text><subparagraph id="H8BB90211560A4AD6AC39B8D75EDE3504"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the website of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9A08A578AEF4E39A161FFB8EEEC66F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in appropriate offices of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E10E75F651D4B63B7C3403E265F21FE"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall terminate on submission of the report to Congress under subsection (g).</text></subsection><subsection id="HE370E217B7FE479F90E641705C3C0280"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H80215617E67F478AB7BFA5FD868046DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5D9A63F09904AAEA27F516B3BC54122"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the Women of Trucking Advisory Board established under subsection (d).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B4FC09FFF7C463EB03B317472B184A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Large trucking company</header><text>The term <term>large trucking company</term> means a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) with an annual revenue greater than $1,000,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF6169DB92B84850BD739AF4520E403B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Mid-sized trucking company</header><text>The term <term>mid-sized trucking company</term> means a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) with an annual revenue of not less than $35,000,000 and not greater than $1,000,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E873D3472D94FED9F37D08DADA32CFA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Small trucking company</header><text>The term <term>small trucking company</term> means a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) with an annual revenue less than $35,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB7459C08020044708B1CFF59B7433402"><enum>4310.</enum><header>Application of commercial motor vehicle safety</header><subsection id="HC4B00B37C9A046FF9BC5EE19E6858679"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 31301(14) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H40A208A1BCDF40CB8AFCA51795B62DF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> and inserting a comma; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD79EDC8C99A34653B7E5068FE31CE792"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, and Puerto Rico</quote> before the period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19869FE472D34795B2237771680574FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall work with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/313">chapter 313</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and regulations adopted under that chapter.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFBB5B45C09EC42239229817A56532477"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grace period</header><text>Notwithstanding section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code, during a 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a withholding of an apportionment of funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for failure to comply with any requirement under section 31311(a) of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5D2E3733D6CD40F4A7E0E8BA7B4270E9"><enum>4311.</enum><header>Use of data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31137(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD8D8B01E89BE4AB5B76A01F7040FEF9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HF60BE1083E2C44858D3C1DD1DC2DA0D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>only</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B1F917008A24CC79A37F3BBF979EBAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, including record-of-duty status regulations</quote> and inserting <quote>and to conduct transportation research utilizing such data</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H51CA1959D725474AA6D11CC8E4252FED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>to enforce the regulations referred to in</quote> and inserting <quote>for purposes authorized under</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A08CB08B91E4AD1BBBDEF45133B716E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H1E98BEB5A3664A0AA7CC102F9183ABA4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H9B0BBB721C6745C6871D88EED23E577B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Research data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall institute appropriate measures to protect the privacy of individuals, operators, and motor carriers when data obtained from an electronic logging device is used for research pursuant to this section and such research is made available to the public. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H047847942CBC4947AA1F95E3B8CAEE03"><enum>D</enum><header>Commercial Motor Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety</header><section id="HED3158E89B824398B6C97CA80DAA0F4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4401.</enum><header>Schoolbus safety standards</header><subsection id="H1EFC938E7D6947139E72E4F8A3D00752"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Schoolbus seatbelts</header><paragraph id="H1BB56C61BFCD4B6D8AC65C847340649D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to consider requiring large schoolbuses to be equipped with safety belts for all seating positions, if the Secretary determines that such standards meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H236EB29BE1504D6D97BC0ACF4D97B060"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="H10484FEB7F804F1CA7D264DF84A4EBEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt system (also known as a Type 2 seatbelt assembly);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD212BF83EDC746E1B209B8CC9B500616"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the investigations and recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board on seatbelts in schoolbuses; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCC15E359C9E45858F7C29C45FDBACE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing experience, including analysis of student injuries and fatalities compared to States without seat belt laws, and seat belt usage rates, from States that require schoolbuses to be equipped with seatbelts, including Type 2 seatbelt assembly; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C505F4177734CBFA4F3A51B56D72A25"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems on emergency evacuations, with a focus on emergency evacuations involving students below the age of 14, and emergency evacuations necessitated by fire or water submersion; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB557541A8A8D4179BAE80267A38D2343"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems on the overall availability of schoolbus transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC487A7C47B724EE392315F1A5A1A1984"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a standard described in paragraph (1) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit 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 that describes the reasons for not prescribing such a standard.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H69A48159AFE04EFF8B49718A5190269D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application of regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any regulation issued based on the notice of proposed rulemaking described in paragraph (1) shall apply to schoolbuses manufactured more than 3 years after the date on which the regulation takes effect.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4BDF8FD7061453D934B0348961ADC83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Automatic emergency braking</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H17FD92116D4F4830BA43DA5607569F46"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all schoolbuses manufactured after the effective date of such standard to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B788CCDA00449A3AB0E803350751353"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as part of such standard, establish performance requirements for automatic emergency braking systems, including operation of such systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3E71FFA51E5473EA00EE5735A0FC6F1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Electronic stability control</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H9737CD9AF045431DBB6E30C4EFBC57AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all schoolbuses manufactured after the effective date of such standard to be equipped with an electronic stability control system (as such term is defined in section 571.136 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)); and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H698AB0F0DC9F456D869E9E2BF4B403D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as part of such standard, establish performance requirements for electronic stability control systems, including operation of such systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9564E67FAC9C4362B0CF210AAF5A7D65"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fire prevention and mitigation</header><paragraph id="H6C9C7EC1C41B4B2EBB42B6E76AD4B3BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Research and testing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct research and testing to determine the most prevalent causes of schoolbus fires and the best methods to prevent such fires and to mitigate the effect of such fires, both inside and outside the schoolbus. Such research and testing shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="HC1049AB60BE746D58FDC9B0304B9E8E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fire suppression systems standards, which at a minimum prevent engine fires;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB5EE57FA0604A379B190247004E56F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>firewall standards to prevent gas or flames from entering into the passenger compartment in schoolbuses with engines that extend beyond the firewall; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EBAD2E6480B41AF9816597CACBECF9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>interior flammability and smoke emissions characteristics standards.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H793EDEFE7ECC4A1AA94AC1226FDB8272"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may issue fire prevention and mitigation standards for schoolbuses, based on the results of the Secretary's research and testing under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that such standards meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H77693AAE9ECF4A6E9344C87BC798526E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>School bus temperature safety study and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall study and issue a report on the safety implications of temperature controls in school buses. The study and report shall include—</text><paragraph id="H8779DD0AA8BE475B8CA5E880882A0379"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of the internal temperature in school buses without air conditioning in weather between 80 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FC5BEE441034B2B85965268B2D9C62B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the collection and analysis of data on temperature-related injuries to students, including heatstroke and dehydration;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0332E4228B974286B53D4BD3839E3047"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the collection of data on how many public school districts currently operate buses without air conditioning; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A9A521E23614F998CA9699793516C57"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations for preventing heat related illnesses for children on school buses. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H513633F5B659433996CA5DA9118E00F1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HED61EFF5AC0E4A3A9FB0E5039C00D531"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Automatic Emergency Braking</header><text>The term <term>automatic emergency braking</term> means a crash avoidance system installed and operational in a vehicle that consists of—</text><subparagraph id="H58006260422940AC9FB0675AB08EBB3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a forward warning function—</text><clause id="H3B9DA67C4F5F4E509B527CA9AAA3308B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to detect vehicles and vulnerable road users ahead of the vehicle; and</text></clause><clause id="H22AB0C5CE8764B81841EE931963F6000"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to alert the operator of an impending collision; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED2F1B7CC5A843FF8A604D3FBB59647B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a crash-imminent braking function to provide automatic braking when forward-looking sensors of the vehicle indicate that—</text><clause id="H813BF41DDC5D4ABBAD4DCE2465285D10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a crash is imminent; and</text></clause><clause id="HF09D14CCE2CC431B996EC74720F8F5DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the operator of the vehicle is not applying the brakes.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF04DBF46B6842128951BDA7C841429D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Large schoolbus</header><text>The term <term>large schoolbus</term> means a schoolbus with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBEADB78A718446895B572FF9E5CBDB7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Schoolbus</header><text>The term <term>schoolbus</term> has the meaning given such term in section 30125(a) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H60CD1F0FBAA644E882BAABD679B56E73"><enum>4402.</enum><header>Illegal passing of schoolbuses</header><subsection id="H731A81A6561D4D34A19EDC8F79D50B6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Illegal passing research</header><paragraph id="H3B198BF9258948AD9910E7F7599B31A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct research to determine—</text><subparagraph id="HF63FFE789BC344C5943381ADACDDB1FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drivers’ knowledge of and attitudes towards laws governing passing of a school bus under the State in which the driver lives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2434089F9B748D29D4E5D98C695CE17"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of automated school bus camera enforcement systems in reducing school bus passing violations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7122D373555F4E428D98EDE2307F2A2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether laws that require automated school bus camera systems to capture images of a driver’s face impact the ability of States to enforce such laws;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9BF7968E5764F1C929CE81F2325B5D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of public education on illegal school bus passing laws in reducing school bus passing violations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H283307E6D48B4DDE9B4403379085D79F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the most-effective countermeasures to address illegal passing of school buses and best practices for States to reduce the number of illegal passing violations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18EF4B1363CC43059CCBF12EA44A90DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the research and findings required under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H02849802C4794C35A45E412B6DDF4544"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department the report required under paragraph (2) not later than 30 days after the report is submitted under such paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B62672EB4304FECA599B30380378251"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public safety messaging campaign</header><paragraph id="H147ED4DE07844F7BA050427685B650EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall create and disseminate a public safety messaging campaign, including public safety media messages, posters, digital, and other media messages for distribution to States, divisions of motor vehicles, schools, and other public outlets to highlight the dangers of illegally passing school buses, including educational materials for students and the public on the safest school bus loading and unloading procedures.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5FA897844B604B89AC13296526385828"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with public and private school bus industry representatives and States in developing the materials and messages required under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA8BB57A947F1412986EE882A99B9FD43"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Update</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically update the materials used in the campaign.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50A6CE1B3C3641DC91904856A5937E50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of advanced school bus safety technologies</header><paragraph id="H4E9742788CB74E8798F91BFFB9C60956"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review of advanced school bus safety technologies to assess their feasibility, benefits, and costs. The review shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H543FB2D3598D46FEA070DAD57AF81651"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of motion-activated alert systems that are capable of detecting and alerting the school bus driver to students, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users located near the perimeter of the school bus;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA1E38E6EF704F77833833DA13E37F3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of advanced school bus flashing lighting systems to improve communication to surrounding drivers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8AEFC817E014D8AB19F14151E371DFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of early warning systems, including radar-based warning systems, to alert school bus drivers and students near the school bus that an approaching vehicle is likely to engage in an illegal passing; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0B279A1EA6B43139B99C56D997669E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other technologies that enhance school bus safety, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H711B5028A12546318D021CA606A6FBD0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make the findings of the review publicly available on the website of the Department not later than 30 days after its completion.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF26A942E6EB4F16AD90B3E66A1794F8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>GAO review of State illegal passing laws and driver education</header><paragraph id="H07F6421A91EC464BBFA0B56B4F257250"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 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 examining State laws and driver education efforts regarding illegal passing of school buses.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3523B1EDBED44678212F54618F3CEFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="HB3178B8ED8624E2096CD504DBF9613E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an overview of each State’s illegal school bus passing laws, including how the laws are enforced and what penalties are imposed on violators;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52C364A41DCA4A8FBB527444056A146B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a review of each State’s driver education efforts regarding illegal passing of school buses to determine how each State educates and evaluates new drivers on laws governing passing of a school bus; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6F662BDD7E34413BF1024B4B061D80A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations on how States can improve driver education and awareness of the dangers of illegally passing school buses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1AF9CD8F32B44A8B86B7E485A3254767" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4403.</enum><header>State inspection of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles</header><subsection id="H50FA4E378B4D4E048D9920D9C00EC026"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of State inspection practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a review of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations related to annual inspection of commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers to determine—</text><paragraph id="H177E56B59D27445EAF3015BA9B404D93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>different inspection models in use for commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H806BC6EC38B449CD8CADEEB5ED859D7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of States that have mandatory annual State vehicle inspections and whether such inspections are used to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement for commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F8648890023447C9122B527D0CAA587"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which passenger carriers utilize self-inspection to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3E551C1C0B2460BB1E2A0A8494E7453"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of States that have the authority to require the immobilization of impoundment of a commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers if such a vehicle fails inspection; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H076B68DD6E914B8B9EE6A0A71C8C8040"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers, based on the inspection model employed.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2042A5113E48405194DFDF50F3514240"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on—</text><paragraph id="H62F8CF23D3F54AA484B743E3ECEF51E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of the review conducted under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD998D28341B4D5896517E29B18F0E48"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on changes to the Secretary’s inspection program regulations to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3C70EAF09A8541E99E38047FEC07F2B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4404.</enum><header>Automatic emergency braking</header><subsection id="H0D8CDFF564CB4BDCB09FE826E234B2DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal motor vehicle safety standard</header><paragraph id="HBD91A0113009480C88E08B540262F99F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</text><subparagraph id="H823EE84B60AC497CB630FAD029828E7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all commercial motor vehicles subject to Federal motor vehicle safety standard 136 under section 571.136 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, (relating to electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles) manufactured after the effective date of such standard to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FE43148D5924E5E95D171DEE50455FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as part of such standard, establish performance requirements for automatic emergency braking systems, including operation of such systems in a variety of driving conditions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5ECB700022A644408C4BDE31376E6F00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>Prior to prescribing the standard required under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="HDA5FD2AC35664FDDA2E81AF37BF84214"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a review of automatic emergency braking systems in use in applicable commercial motor vehicles and address any identified deficiencies with such systems in the rulemaking proceeding to prescribe the standard, if practicable; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C03118E9D8348CFAD115260C4492831"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the feasibility of updating the software of emergency braking systems in use in applicable commercial motor vehicles to address any deficiencies and to enable such systems to meet the new standard; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1787408975D2495A97A7F848FACF0D9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with representatives of commercial motor vehicle drivers regarding the experiences of drivers with automatic emergency braking systems in use in applicable commercial motor vehicles, including malfunctions or unwarranted activations of such systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6FCF78B18056440E9F4CA0DD428C1151"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance date</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the compliance date of the standard prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be not later than 2 years after the date of publication of the final rule prescribing such standard. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE169129D8324470EAB188A4E9DA9B933"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal motor carrier safety regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a regulation under section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, that requires that an automatic emergency braking system installed in a commercial motor vehicle subject to Federal motor vehicle safety standard 136 under section 571.136 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,(relating to electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles) that is in operation on or after the effective date of the standard prescribed under subsection (a) be used at any time during which such commercial motor vehicle is in operation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1837C6A6AB5C47E2B2B06D0B09059698" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on automatic emergency braking in medium-duty commercial motor vehicles</header><paragraph id="H32F6D05FD05F459EAB779CB0B7B115F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall, with respect to commercial motor vehicles not subject to Federal motor vehicle safety standard 136 under section 571.136 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations—</text><subparagraph id="HBB025CC9572B49F89463E5F49BB2D306"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete research on equipping commercial motor vehicles with automatic emergency braking systems to better understand the overall effectiveness of such systems on a variety of commercial motor vehicles;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3475E2E0EE5B45DC819BDA2721908698"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the feasibility of installing automatic emergency braking systems on newly manufactured commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B73ADF310C847CCAE378F4259657D24"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if warranted, develop performance standards for such automatic emergency braking systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE54E844D9E2A4298B472C073EC6E0165"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary enters into a contract with a third party to perform the research required under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that such third party does not have any financial or contractual ties or relationship with a motor carrier that transports passengers or property for compensation, the motor carrier industry, or an entity producing or supplying automatic emergency braking systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAABCCA02E44B4FC7A886302F0F247890"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after completing the assessment required under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the findings of the assessment and provide an opportunity for public comment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ED7A199D5BD4D319A213D0F59E758BE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the conclusion of the public comment period under 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 that provides—</text><subparagraph id="H16A7C3BB5A19435E953A1123061D5F69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the assessment under paragraph (1)(B);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD53EAF4393764E95BDAC0A76F54CA490"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the public comments received by the Secretary under paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA337B7CA6B6049A8943856B57D36A8AC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination as to whether the Secretary intends to develop performance requirements for automatic emergency braking systems for applicable commercial motor vehicles, including any analysis that led to such determination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED9F8CF8675F4D92AB2FCD23C88C31DA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HB2E56152EED344028A9546918F450065"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Automatic emergency braking system</header><text>The term <term>automatic emergency braking system</term> means a crash avoidance system installed and operational in a vehicle that consists of—</text><subparagraph id="H78845D358B8D4766B3252B2FFAF0C7E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a forward collision warning function—</text><clause id="HB490806C938F4A008B1F2E0B561647F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to detect vehicles and vulnerable road users ahead of the vehicle; and</text></clause><clause id="HDFD35C50D0434D529593A3CD1504A182"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to alert the operator of the vehicle of an impending collision; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07205868CB0B402ABA56E7E8F67649D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a crash-imminent braking function to provide automatic braking when forward-looking sensors of the vehicle indicate that—</text><clause id="H3750C3BDE3DF4606B7C3D92621C991EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a crash is imminent; and</text></clause><clause id="H28EE007E650148ADBD42272FEE45BE8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the operator of the vehicle is not applying the brakes.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H451C8F29B6E94749BC6F06E84ED6702C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle</header><text>The term <term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H58744BB6261D458C83524FC9264699EE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4405.</enum><header>Underride protection</header><subsection id="HC856F480F6334516AC4AD18ED7DB894E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rear underride guards</header><paragraph id="H70AEA2D799C945A2B6BAEA0365DD9B2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rear guards on trailers and semitrailers</header><subparagraph id="H53E350B525DA47C18D768B16C4FB4F63"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to revise motor vehicle safety standards under sections 571.223 and 571.224 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require trailers and semi-trailers manufactured after the date on which such regulation is issued to be equipped with rear impact guards that are designed to prevent passenger compartment intrusion from a trailer or semitrailer when a passenger vehicle traveling at 35 miles per hour makes—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29B43787E316429A8624736015B9739A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an impact in which the passenger vehicle impacts the center of the rear of the trailer or semitrailer; </text></clause><clause id="H4F6D3667932E401480B033B93A4A4EED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an impact in which 50 percent the width of the passenger vehicle overlaps the rear of the trailer or semitrailer; and</text></clause><clause id="H98D48B5C60FB4E91B994BD79FC19527B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an impact in which 30 percent of the width of the passenger vehicle overlaps the rear of the trailer or semitrailer.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H657CE818878D495583A5D6495DAA1693"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The rule issued under subparagraph (A) shall require full compliance with the motor carrier safety standard prescribed in such rule not later than 2 years after the date on which a final rule is issued. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H29B2F1C6A193469DAF27FC6043CE0592"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional research</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct additional research on the design and development of rear impact guards that can prevent underride crashes and protect motor vehicle passengers against severe injury at crash speeds of up to 65 miles per hour.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H476BC733FA7C45E9944EF3FE314475F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review of Standards</header><text>Not later than 5 years after any revisions to standards or requirements related to rear impact guards pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review the standards or requirements to evaluate the need for changes in response to advancements in technology and upgrade such standards accordingly.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5FE7E99C8F741E8B18BE9CD480ED463"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inspections</header><subparagraph id="HE5A170538DF24EC6B28B4B37E180979E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to amend the regulations on minimum periodic inspection standards under appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and driver vehicle inspection reports under section 396.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to include rear impact guards and rear end protection (as required by section 393.86 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FB779D66013443B9036280DC84304E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In updating the regulations described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider it to be a defect or a deficiency if a rear impact guard is missing or has a corroded or compromised element that affects the structural integrity and protective feature of such guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFBA22E492C214F248399DF10CFED6B16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Side underride guards</header><paragraph id="H6E792C21F9264BBA988D82534ACCC93B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H06B3389FEC5D496AAE1331CEF8724211"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete additional research on side underride guards to better understand the overall effectiveness of such guards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DF668E87D524FD2807F5D9F6758934D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the feasibility, benefits, and costs associated with installing side underride guards on newly manufactured trailers and semitrailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E068D96B2E64FE1B9AABD7044249B5C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if warranted, develop performance standards for such guards.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0837ADB7D9154A7991F9E40E810370FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary enters into a contract with a third party to perform the research required under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that such third party does not have any financial or contractual ties or relationship with a motor carrier that transports passengers or property for compensation, the motor carrier industry, or an entity producing or supplying underride guards.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82778361210B4BA4B392B03BE695A647"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after completing the assessment required under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the findings of the assessment and provide an opportunity for public comment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6678C9DB6B5C4143A502DE90BC7124FA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the conclusion of the public comment period under 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 that provides—</text><subparagraph id="H213EEB34EBCD4CFDAD082034673E5203"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the assessment under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC93047FE2F54653B99671FDA9E91355"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of the public comments received by the Secretary under paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34951AE077E34C1ABE03A5ED8D3D0E8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a determination as to whether the Secretary intends to develop performance requirements for side underride guards, including any analysis that led to such determination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6944E762078043998BD7716446808E5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advisory committee on underride protection</header><paragraph id="HE71CF81F651F46C9BC6DC6901470F3ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish an Advisory Committee on Underride Protection (in this subsection referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>) to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on safety regulations to reduce crashes and fatalities involving truck underrides.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F321917105942749A894DEF47F21AC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation</header><subparagraph id="H7165BBCC330D48F89E99568F807660A8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be composed of not more than 20 members appointed by the Secretary who are not employees of the Department of Transportation and who are qualified to serve because of their expertise, training, or experience.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB13EB2316A4F1BB7F2BAE37BAF5E6E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Members shall include two representatives of each of the following:</text><clause id="HD76245E02B8F4AFB83E93FF604C642A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Truck and trailer manufacturers. </text></clause><clause id="HC2E090762F67400EB256B2A63A89E1CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Motor carriers, including independent owner-operators.</text></clause><clause id="H25DFF0ADAA2340A698E4E614150115C6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Law enforcement.</text></clause><clause id="H4762C0D1D0CD4F75BB2EFDA26F09566B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Motor vehicle engineers.</text></clause><clause id="H8D52A6D2C15240469EB6E30CE4EE9E6C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Motor vehicle crash investigators. </text></clause><clause id="H03132A1C5DF44D4D96A0E446CBE8BC12"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Truck safety organizations.</text></clause><clause id="H1DBA66CED4264B10A60D226D8367E02E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The insurance industry.</text></clause><clause id="HF49869E3525942E5A3B5C448A4F0E019"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Emergency medical service providers.</text></clause><clause id="HADDC404925EB419E85E29D46DFE2E0B7"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Families of underride crash victims.</text></clause><clause id="HD08E520EF85347D08322BDA85CFF40D3"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Labor organizations. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E97077D81A34366A0D1DBC09CC12133"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD6D66A39D284EE2A249AF867CB5B975"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Committee shall meet at least annually.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1DF3B29EA6743AEA10AB9370FB3F77F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Support</header><text>On request of the Committee, the Secretary shall provide information, administrative services, and supplies necessary for the Committee to carry out the duties described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA22FE984D9DB4ADAB4B3F53E4783CE4D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Committee 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 biennial report that shall—</text><subparagraph id="HC088DE9A923A47E6A8EF4235028971F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the advice and recommendations made to the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H184B90DAF5AB4D12AD8D8C2981D1D901"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include an assessment of progress made by the Secretary in advancing safety regulations. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDF64DDE02D0340A99492ED7FA477A534"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement recommendations 1 and 2 described in the report by the Government Accountability Office published on March 14, 2019, titled <quote>Truck Underride Guards: Improved Data Collection, Inspections, and Research Needed</quote> (GAO–19–264). </text></subsection></section><section id="HF83F19AD4AC143BDB307DE181413F34A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4406.</enum><header>Transportation of horses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H30566CD4D85A41B29E000813203D1584"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) by striking <quote>This section does not</quote> and inserting <quote>Subsections (a) and (b) shall not</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7F81448D80D487BBB14A13DD6B357AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D26930A80B14806A8E6D2CEC25B3D3E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3C2E2CC45C04965853091DBF6DBA090" style="USC"><subsection id="HD796F2D871C34448BA787AF6AFE71318"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transportation of Equines</header><paragraph id="HC65DC8C7DEC444829A79E62442796AF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person may transport or cause to be transported, an equine from a place in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States through or to a place in another State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, or any place that is under the sovereignty of a government that is not the United States— </text><subparagraph id="H357AFA4EDD994CDF8810CC54F127DCE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of each other; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8265EE7B938443CA8C256C6DF75921FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with reason to believe that the equine may be slaughtered for human consumption.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H498B234077554F31A9801ED29191E243"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Motor vehicle defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>motor vehicle</quote> means— </text><subparagraph id="H6256B1413CCC4B12A8D7D1BC39779047"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADD85530FE334B4BAD290F7D48976E7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5689DCB4914C1C9767BAEA6F69E0B8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Equine defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>equine</quote> means any member of the Equidae family.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H3897C105F0D948089927AB914B15069B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as redesignated—</text><subparagraph id="H86AEE79229E04E5CAFF56F4D051737B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A rail carrier</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32F34EAE41714834898F9234A805465A" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H05AA11C5A8EE446DBA5566D037284992"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A rail carrier</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70581F787DF44A71B0C82CF8BA2A8366"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this section</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a) or (b)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF24725263F4240729704F443A64E9E17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>On learning</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H990CD5C8964F412184183C9D70F699A0" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HE5510421BFDF487C8E41BDDDB30AF660"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation of equines</header><subparagraph id="H7EF055E253204917BD5D8E15401256FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person that knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100, but not more than $500, for each violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) occurs for each equine that is transported, or caused to be transported, in violation of subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85F5F960071A410BB3FB7D39D9032EE3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relationship to other laws</header><text>The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy available under any other law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AC97C7115DC4209926C53A16783979A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Civil action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On learning</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HF416C8E0149F4FDA888CAC3A0F9DAA2B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4407.</enum><header>Additional State authority</header><subsection id="H835B7668B9B14C059591640F6EC67DA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the limitation in section 127(d) of title 23, United States Code, if a State had in effect on or before June 1, 1991, a statute or regulation which placed a limitation on the overall length of a longer combination vehicle consisting of 3 trailers, such State may allow the operation of a longer combination vehicle to accommodate a longer energy efficient truck tractor in such longer combination vehicle under such limitation, if the additional tractor length is the only added length to such longer combination vehicle and does not result in increased cargo capacity in weight or volume.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2ECC703CD49C469F9058BF764CD21B68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section authorizes a State to allow an increase in the length of a trailer, semitrailer, or other cargo-carrying unit of a longer combination vehicle.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCBF7916E671A439F9C2820AE98FC9E99"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Longer combination vehicle defined</header><text>The term <term>longer combination vehicle</term> has the meaning given such term in section 127 of title 23, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><section id="H89EC93CEADD847B98EA9AEAAAB17DC09"><enum>4408.</enum><header>Updating the required amount of insurance for commercial motor vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31139(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— </text><paragraph id="HFE22051483834715A12504F784343E0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$750,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF54A617E021A4DA2BF0098047F2F1EE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="H49903756EA514BC1979E1375630C4079" style="USC"><paragraph id="H29187122CF39457EA24D7B4D2D9D20FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall adjust the minimum level of financial responsibility under paragraph (2) quinquennially for inflation. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H7DF1839177A243459CA6C628A370E788"><enum>4409.</enum><header>Universal electronic identifier</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final motor vehicle safety standard that requires a commercial motor vehicle manufactured after the effective date of such standard to be equipped with a universal electronic vehicle identifier that provides a single point of data, such as the vehicle identification number, that—</text><paragraph id="H2FEFDADADB804A6B9043CCE93540EC9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies the vehicle for compliance, inspection, or enforcement purposes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42C2D7970ADA432B8AE28EA9C846283D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not transmit personally identifiable information regarding operators; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12F65C021E8D43C4A8FA2CF4ECA53E64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does not create an undue cost burden for operators and carriers.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H9A90154FEEC647A4AEB30D91E778A4D0"><enum>4410.</enum><header>Length limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8B419FCB3E1345448541378ABAF22A29"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H3685C4B755064E3F984A64E22684BD2D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H0F2334264EF94BF1B14383128CABDEC4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle</quote> means any vehicle transporting a wrecked or disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became wrecked or disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility or other location, as directed by any agency having jurisdiction.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H38A98883634B497190EF4D529AD481FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H5377F2965C574CD6865EF4C8E85A47B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C7E8F22629E4D1FB70813CF012F51D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0FD292E4DFF4063BA4A98394BF055FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H44C6615CDFDF4223BD9518F107745C7D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H3A4F9BA2181B487CB93722C8565B3D4C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imposes an overall length limit on any combination of vehicles, or the length of any individual vehicle in the combination configuration, being transported by a covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle provided that the wrecked or disabled vehicle combination being transported was in compliance with applicable length limits at the time and place of the initial disablement or wreck; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H633470E884AB4AB7B9458176108B431B"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imposes a limit to the number of vehicles that may be transported in combination with a covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle provided that the wrecked or disabled vehicle combination being transported was in compliance with applicable limits at the time and place of the initial disablement or wreck</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Innovation</header><section id="HF5FE1B9D3A944CB988105F8B4DB2F7C4"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="HF73D1890C8C24D369486BD3F88590E60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text><paragraph id="HF96536ECA4E645AA812F8F2DD8C056D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway research and development program</header><text>To carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, $144,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE86F206EC394AE28EC8D4C8FC524557"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header><text>To carry out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, $152,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8876F5E734D54B91AD1B3A834AC952B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training and education</header><text>To carry out section 504 of title 23, United States Code, $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBFE2A1F95603466BAC443F14B8FAF8D4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems program</header><text>To carry out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC216EA8F2F44FFB9D81A33E3626C0AD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header><text>To carry out section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, $96,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA1B83D0170F47559512AE0495256367"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Bureau of Transportation Statistics</header><text>To carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, $27,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC66591043AA04069ACEB7DFF1A6E96E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional programs</header><text>The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text><paragraph id="HC6B4DCA5AAC84981A3BC3F74FB517611"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mobility through advanced technologies</header><text>To carry out section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from funds made available to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/503">section 503(c)</external-xref> of such title. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF2AF700C61A427DB2CC03BAE4AB324F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program</header><text>To carry out section 503(d) of title 23, United States Code, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from funds made available to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/503">section 503(c)</external-xref> of such title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3F0DEA9BDD545AC9C129BE5CB361DC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse</header><text>To carry out section 5509 of title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from funds made available to carry out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5D23C40FECA41B0A9FF2470643A3D34"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program</header><text>To carry out section 70205 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from funds made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40733DD1E3BB453CB8BAECD7E7C457A9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State surface transportation system funding pilots</header><text>To carry out section 6020 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/503">23 U.S.C. 503</external-xref> note), $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from funds made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE1D6E878832041C896E003CF9D436225"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Federal Highway Administration shall—</text><paragraph id="H2CF431DE191445C9874F1B13C9481212"><enum>(1)</enum><text>administer the programs described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraph (1) of subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA699A3025B6644448E7F1417DFCA77B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in consultation with relevant modal administrations, administer the programs described in subsections (a)(4) and (b)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6193250C351D4D17956E1F7EB6C95EBC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds authorized to be appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) shall—</text><paragraph id="H6A3A067A254048788D1E9CA8E6240B55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be available for obligation in the same manner as if those funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out using those funds shall be 80 percent, unless otherwise expressly provided by this title (including the amendments by this title) or otherwise determined by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA53C579243AB484A9D4104AEE05ED5E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>remain available until expended and not be transferable, except as otherwise provided in this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><subtitle id="HAF00D455C46C4E2B8622D52B52B006CB"><enum>A</enum><header>Research and Development</header><section id="HD35A3A36091040278486230C466CFFF6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5101.</enum><header>Highway research and development program</header><subsection id="H5619B74ED34E4022BE81E4EA9016E4A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H223518B2466143BF96CA2CB2BDA07B04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by striking <quote>section 508</quote> and inserting <quote>section 6503 of title 49</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H446D31130E2C462987614B5858604C30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HEEB6480A8B344A838939C199D04AF24F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H7A8C50BB58E74B9C988E6B423FBF6479"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H29C8EC21B19C47EB87F3227550F3531A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA22522C973134D76A75F8F5C03B52246"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD3199ACD76E14D5EAB34A294734C5932"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B282259A7D246A2B3A98E32C56E93A7" style="USC"><clause id="HDE87AD0697234C9890AC3696A632F4DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the effects of climate change. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="HC41B8A98C76D4177AFE8077C9E771B48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED0A9A3EDB614F0E9DF943122B15A162"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="HEC2BF5D92D21410BA881DCBF668939DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H666726B19D8E42518916E3FC7813CF5E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3BFBCDEAA8844CC7B77A85B93FCC476D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H26E9959155604726AB4E5F7150C869F6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E1E69F15E1B452FB949DFD4C94E7205" style="USC"><clause id="HA07E2680E80D4C2BAC61FB0FAEAB4271"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the effects of climate change. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="H0FBBBFB9ED384B6A90C43D5EFDED50AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="HA1F7E970626A4768B4FA4D0FFD221C5F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="HDB18BC7527C0460E8AD51CBFDE2C2A68"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H20DA35FDD3C7407FA2390B4835C0AEEA"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HE56EF56657CB421CBB11CE074536CB08" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H2A0244A8E36249E4A7169A35631FC61C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing best practices and creating models and tools to support metropolitan and statewide planning practices to meet the considerations described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">sections 134(i)(2)(I)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/135">135(f)(10)</external-xref> of this title, including—</text><subclause id="H1CBAE0B659194B8BBF51CC68F93701FE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies to address climate change mitigation and impacts described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">sections 134(i)(2)(I)(ii)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/135">135(f)(10)(B)</external-xref> of this title and the incorporation of such strategies into long range transportation planning;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8EF2DBA45A624D5291D65C5F11883E09"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparation of a vulnerability assessment described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/134">sections 134(i)(2)(I)(iii)</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/135">135(f)(10)(C)</external-xref> of this title; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8E2C89E36DD344998FD055464D9DEBEE"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration of these practices with the planning practices described in sections 5303(i)(2)(I) and 5304(f)(10) of title 49. </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57B0DA39BE40450681DAD6445B46536A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A)—</text><clause id="H0C9B478E869040389A2BB3DAE8CF5168"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause><clause id="H197E6650D21E40CD83B05C67189660A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HAE1170F7D9D4490AB14A73C5CB37EEF4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43531C512BAE4090A553C95669307C3F" style="USC"><clause id="H4D4E3F3E50F247F3A56EF4536AE80F02"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the effects of climate change. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79BBAFC89DD749F3AADBF9CA07775C0D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE32B53C830684D91A6171026776518A9" style="USC"><paragraph id="H27C937EC9AFD4D3087BCF6E050114FA9"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Analysis tools</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may develop interactive modeling tools and databases that—</text><subparagraph id="H2C9EA3CA7A0B46C88CD680CA4BEACDA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>track the condition of highway assets, including interchanges, and the reconstruction history of such assets;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27BFC023980A4EB5B70ACFCC7C87F511"><enum>(B)</enum><text>can be used to assess transportation options;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H792A8B0BC80540A7AEADB527AED757FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow for the monitoring and modeling of network-level traffic flows on highways; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDEE2A01D41DB488F91C659FC42548424"><enum>(D)</enum><text>further Federal and State understanding of the importance of national and regional connectivity and the need for long-distance and interregional passenger and freight travel by highway and other surface transportation modes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE4D3F57FD304A13AA952133374CF0AD"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Performance management data support program</header><subparagraph id="H2AEC2D3605D24083A7FCBC4807265AC0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Performance management data support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall develop, use, and maintain data sets and data analysis tools to assist metropolitan planning organizations, States, and the Federal Highway Administration in carrying out performance management analyses (including the performance management requirements under section 150).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76BC178B605F4073A58B84BDD8C1F683"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The data analysis activities authorized under subparagraph (A) may include—</text><clause id="H5921CC9AFF7E47559D3EB6A88AA27F2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collecting and distributing vehicle probe data describing traffic on Federal-aid highways;</text></clause><clause id="H12F8254234FC42A9B1ED803E02F4325E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collecting household travel behavior data to assess local and cross-jurisdictional travel, including to accommodate external and through travel;</text></clause><clause id="H43244B5235084B0A85558475B866FF71"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing existing data collection and analysis tools to accommodate performance measures, targets, and related data, so as to better understand trip origin and destination, trip time, and mode;</text></clause><clause id="HEB330F075F5C4F2193CB2BF7EB2278AE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing existing data analysis tools to improve performance predictions and travel models in reports described in section 150(e);</text></clause><clause id="H2CAF3DB30771416C8C8F8BEAFABB09AA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>developing tools—</text><subclause id="H4EF482D427434C5E80590C3065A8BE24"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve performance analysis; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HC095F4A43D0549F98D9B15A8C849499A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to evaluate the effects of project investments on performance;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4C182F786EE646809A15DC6CF465CA9F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>assisting in the development or procurement of the transportation system access data under section 1403(g) of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>; and</text></clause><clause id="H46A19ECCE6DF493C870B0C2538E036BB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>developing tools and acquiring data described under paragraph (9).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77C182BC68424641A227130BA80C5171"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may use up to $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to carry out this paragraph. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB73632548734C3A9A67773C32BE1D5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6028 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/150">23 U.S.C. 150</external-xref> note), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. </text></subsection></section><section id="HCDDD40515DD2443B9DCB7FD375863D90" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5102.</enum><header>Materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by section 5101, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BA029EE92FF4D1AB6E5724F86A7F2DB" style="USC"><subsection id="H22FD6B45CB08467AA926973F8DA4B352"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Materials To reduce greenhouse gas emissions program</header><paragraph id="H1051F6CFD5FD479DA601EB07017CF26A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish and implement a program under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to research and support the development and deployment of materials that will capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester the amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the production of highway materials and the construction and use of highways. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H01577DF47DF34EC0BE25518E7AF96DCD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Activities under this section may include— </text><subparagraph id="H07ECB9BB4DC347F8904F998391A6BABF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out research to determine the materials proven to most effectively capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8862604AEAC64B1BA294A6A19B2DB7B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating and improves the ability of materials to most effectively capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D5274B6A1DE42CAA95C619CD3687DD4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting the development and deployment of materials that will capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C34C2CC4DFB40C4B5B5EEFCB7226211"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in coordination with standards-setting organizations, such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, carrying out research on—</text><clause id="H057AC72309774A47BEBD3EF00DFCD4A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the extent to which existing state materials procurement standards enable the deployment of materials proven to most effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions;</text></clause><clause id="H4426202A78F34EDC8ED609948CC38823"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>opportunities for States to adapt procurement standards to more frequently procure materials proven to most effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions; and</text></clause><clause id="H769DBEA4963144EEAB3889389E3B0086"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how to support or incentivize States to adapt procurement standards to incorporate more materials proven to most effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9E378B916114C439473CBA4B5449B66"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Competitive selection process</header><subparagraph id="H7896FB646FAF4444947B9477E7D379D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CEB19D1590A4E64B0E11A4D75FCED31"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the degree to which applicants presently carry out research on materials that capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1393C5800D14E20A17DE8F63E0EAA2D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to any eligible entity based on the demonstrated ability of the applicant to fulfill the activities described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD377225E412748D4A12780CF4C413A9F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the overall review process for a grant under this subsection, including—</text><clause id="HB5AC0364925B48A8A24AEF4F15FE9A70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specific criteria of evaluation used in the review;</text></clause><clause id="HD9BA590C0D6947A8ACF5AB2809D860BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>descriptions of the review process; and</text></clause><clause id="HF09F754E37AB4BB597330FA8B2A2781F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>explanations of the grants awarded.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9D03DAC7AC44599AA438F65FB69F6EA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grants</header><subparagraph id="HB265749294514B8DBF47A8BF4954FA21"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><clause id="H19DDFC13D6884B00A92035A7357BF683"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, a grant made available under this subsection shall be not greater than $4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 per recipient.</text></clause><clause id="H999132687E964A91ADFFE7E0196ED29D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity may only receive one grant in a fiscal year under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6F264A1310741B58863AD9DA1A14130"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Matching requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, a grant recipient shall match 50 percent of the amounts made available under the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68CC007D15B449F99252A7F0687FC1F2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program coordination</header><subparagraph id="HEA9395461F2448D5ACFC05B1CE6402EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HF56A66DFA5A64DB5B8F2D53CC6E3841E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate the research, education, and technology transfer activities carried out by grant recipients under this subsection;</text></clause><clause id="H67AF2164E9BE48D499F8DD125F228361"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disseminate the results of that research through the establishment and operation of a publicly accessible online information clearinghouse; and</text></clause><clause id="H39D0E6E346DA413D84A7400FD0371AE5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, support the deployment and commercial adoption of effective materials researched or developed under this subsection to relevant stakeholders.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB650286F4EBD4FB0BA1B975233D26BDD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual review and evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall, consistent with the activities in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="HB89ABDC9409249C98FA9BA29934FF771"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and evaluate the programs carried out under this subsection by grant recipients, describing the effectiveness of the program in identifying materials that capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions;</text></clause><clause id="H950D0D0B8F3F4932A585CCC6D3E35DD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing such review and evaluation; and</text></clause><clause id="H74039AC8824B4286B692E5B738A4E4A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make the report in clause (ii) available to the public on a website.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BF269FBF89D4833A28E2CCEC108CD89"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation on availability of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this subsection shall remain available for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are authorized.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H585F01464FBD460790D60F0900AF567C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Information collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out reporting requirements relating to any program assessment or evaluation activity under this subsection, including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44 (commonly known as the <quote>Paperwork Reduction Act</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A5C190D54EF498CACAE91929AB2CC30"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HCC0362F6301545AF9153A7571132913C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a nonprofit institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB24631383714B4A9FCC54D3FE90C4B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State department of transportation. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H08B511079AB340A29AAA0F4CE3363DAE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5103.</enum><header>Transportation research and development 5-year strategic plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD51F2D59471A4A7A95CC028B8AAD72C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>For the period of fiscal years 2017 through 2022, and for each 5-year period thereafter, the Secretary</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AE7E19246D0439D8E82939C11DC882F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H241752FA25384B3DBA61F9633CEC226B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by inserting <quote>and security in the transportation system</quote> after <quote>safety</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H692668CBC86745699E90E029B56195D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by inserting <quote>and the existing transportation system</quote> after <quote>infrastructure</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84DB04E47544487F837D77D06BAC852A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75556E51999548DCAF0C7B0BA4368ADF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC853949688314F4DB898E900B22BD3B4" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HD3E0990652034A95861BCC597DB751B3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9304841566C4424999DA1EE8186EF7C1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0324BE4DA8CC482D8AC667534CA41D64" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HEBF06B7FBCA344BBAA336B7FE26AE8CC"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in transportation sectors; </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E7B82EC965548CAAD441B278E4CEDC4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by striking <quote>not later than December 31, 2016,</quote> and inserting <quote>not later than December 31, 2022,</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HB9DD01026A7E49B5BF12CBEE2590C542" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5104.</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H51672556AAC24C6F8ECE0BA4730F218F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H9FA8E51A07F241B9A857E87DB230AA2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="HEB39AE0C1A284A18A6CDBFCBDA31997D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>research priorities identified in chapter 65.</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD042E37D6A7646748D1C2021977A6F28" style="USC"><text>following research priorities:</text><clause id="HD4E297BD984E48B3BB921499E947DB18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Improving the mobility of people and goods. </text></clause><clause id="H4A14F74C050243A7AED5532CAB0C160A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Reducing congestion.</text></clause><clause id="HFFC3DA9CBC9649049E00CCB5126E754A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Promoting safety.</text></clause><clause id="HE77602A64FA148E4AB689D11B68C0176"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure and the existing transportation system.</text></clause><clause id="HE2F4C55F96D6429AA38738DCB0813FAA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Preserving the environment.</text></clause><clause id="H5B5A412839B6429CBF5462694AEAB299"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Reducing greenhouse gas emissions. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="HC0B24C71CF15480298C09D9751D217E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HF9B872923E514494BE30EF70A7422DA1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Technology and</quote> and inserting <quote>Technology,</quote>; </text></subclause><subclause id="H71A7CB9289F04034BEDAF792D5E192CB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration,</quote> after <quote>Federal Highway Administration</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8693FFB0520C4BB48A9DBC6508679AE6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and other modal administrations as appropriate</quote> and inserting <quote>and the Administrators of other operating administrations, as appropriate</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H482055C67BD54DBE8DCCF73318D9123A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HD9FD1425722F40E8BDBEEC0E81845D16" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H1F3FCF70A0AC45D49EE49FB6FAA04352"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Focused research considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider how the program under this section advances research on the cybersecurity implications of technologies relating to connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and automated vehicles.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H70BE80DACB484ED1AE790CB2295B7FA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H10D05E12E63645F18EF0437986CBC384"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HE07F1B13A86F4C3FAC0BDE9D91EADBC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section,</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70BB1BC2E4774F1F9E27BC71921388B8" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HCDD59946D79947EEBE170E1A6EB68BA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Selection of grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H6F06BC93F2904953A6BC6FDA04107DF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79D910F1041C472196B2B14B873EEBA0" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H78437A2B6D75494793829AB10E01A6E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this subsection may not include a cooperative agreement described in section 6305 of title 31. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA90669C29EA42C39EB24B584A58CD98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HDF16CF10BB314E8EB23D38D72237ABF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>5 consortia</quote> and inserting <quote>6 consortia</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="H56A6894EEC6248B3A0B92CBE35B166A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HB8D713476FC540F49E3B6996C74A09C3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>not greater than $4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not greater than $4,250,000 and not less than $2,250,000</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HEF0A146C59A94CC986C6C2022C1BA8B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>section 6503(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(4)(A)</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6AC1242FF33A4ECCA20CB71E9AE043C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>100 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H03D848798EC947AC97B2A7ABC5EB9246"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD6E2E3DF048485482A20BE777DC39A2" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HD0E4F237DAC1499A95547EB0275F773C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall award 1 grant to a national consortia for each focus area described in subsection (b)(4)(A). </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H16B8BBBF0DDE47708CCAF1B0D646D6FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" id="HCF44AB84F95D4D7BB9AE23DC436397AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>not greater than $3,000,000 and not less than $1,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not greater than $3,250,000 and not less than $1,750,000</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDC99EA625A8E475B84717895F03DEAA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking <quote>100 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H18957AE27C8B4B509C733FF79508956D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E); and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64F6A4A36B934C48B7C8B96ADEDAFC0B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="H0257550116D344B098213A8E360EBAD8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>greater than $2,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>greater than $2,250,000 and not less than $1,250,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HF4806A8E7248455FAC6DD0BD0668E83A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD9A9E6443C4453E9F7116B1DAD10588" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H045D17A360C24FAC8913644CF9172167"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider historically black colleges and universities, as such term is defined in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q</external-xref>), and other minority institutions, as such term is defined by section 365 of the Higher Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067k">20 U.S.C. 1067k</external-xref>), or consortia that include such institutions that have demonstrated an ability in transportation-related research.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECCCDD45C80B4DF8B466AD2D3328EF6F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Focused research</header><clause id="HA051BC59BEB0484283E09183C08BB98C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall select not less than one grant recipient with each of the following focus areas:</text><subclause id="H98AD8C4A69434B07A15898118DA5D78F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transit.</text></subclause><subclause id="HE2B63D40ADD545F584C23084FF5F4BC5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Connected and automated vehicle technology, including cybersecurity implications of technologies relating to connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and automated vehicle technology.</text></subclause><subclause id="H236EEC092C7E4E4699D7AACA4552D065"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Non-motorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety.</text></subclause><subclause id="HF6D362DAF88D4E6FAC8AB8E873805583"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The surface transportation workforce, including—</text><item id="H0DB159D2CF4C4AB89019795DA72FD9B9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>current and future workforce needs and challenges; and</text></item><item id="H9718F4D5167B4F0C808EB5C90A4142CC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the impact of technology on the transportation sector. </text></item></subclause><subclause id="HC1569284876E46C287B68A4319638F79"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Climate change mitigation, including—</text><item id="HEB60463A7704401D80CF3C3826FD9518"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">researching the types of transportation projects that are expected to provide the most significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector; and</text></item><item id="HC06EB68344B349D18E55F4B83F4953E7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>researching the types of transportation projects that are not expected to provide significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H6BAE41985D4346CCBB8F7A34CD1E273B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section and after awarding grants pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary may award any remaining grants to any grant recipient based on the criteria described in subsection (b)(4)(A). </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H02C60ADEEA5D408597FE8D55DFA6103F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2023 through 2026</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C31B60A2F3340658B706E58AB987590"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBA79DDFB9CB4CE88FCFF8B1350E2906"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8856AE28C4C8465AB89B025E2E6E76DB" style="USC"><subsection id="HB18F8B5D30EF4F4D9B5A564497CD537C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Surplus amounts</header><paragraph id="H6DE6CA0E390F4B6E86137C7D6526F73C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section that remain unobligated after awarding grants under subsection (c) shall be made available under the unsolicited research initiative under section 5506.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5568030FAB5A46A097AFACBA72FED93F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on amounts</header><text>Amounts under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any given fiscal year. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H7259342D383A4913A5278318687689C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5105.</enum><header>Unsolicited research initiative</header><subsection id="H8D55F936CE194E0C890FD81F3350F24C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BDD5C31CD084878ACA130E2109DB5E7" style="USC"><section id="HE1FBE4BA7C2C4230B14FC9CEF875553A"><enum>5506.</enum><header>Unsolicited research initiative</header><subsection commented="no" id="H12FBB21654D448489D1A6616A559E456"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a program under which an eligible entity may at any time submit unsolicited research proposals for funding under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5B35B564AF8F4202BA832E5CF284FC23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A research proposal submitted under subsection (a) shall meet the purposes of the Secretary’s 5-year transportation research and development strategic plan described in section 6503(c)(1).</text></subsection><subsection id="H5A50E353B2ED4B05AE520866D166C50F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive funding under this section, eligible entities shall submit to the Secretary an application that is in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD648FB5AD68945599E77C415DFEA558F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make available to the public on a public website a report on the progress and findings of the program established under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H1044FC6FB8AC4297BBEF07C23FC601FA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="HA068A35D52D7451C8C0B666302170E29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section may not exceed 50 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7070E4E0AB5474B88FEC08AF034F4CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All costs directly incurred by the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, facility, and hardware development costs, shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HBC655C490EDD450589C3C27039ACB352"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H9F58DE5B86384C14A03A740FBFA76D45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available to carry out the university transportation centers program under section 5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD34B8ED567BD45ECB8AF70F2530CFBA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding flexibility</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H35A30E8853E643F2B0C32487A9F8B1C6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal years 2023 through 2026, funds made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H12D043C8A2464E11BED31ABCAEA45168"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Uncommitted funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines, at the end of a fiscal year, funds under paragraph (1) remain unexpended as a result of a lack of meritorious projects under this section, the Secretary may, for the following fiscal year, make remaining funds available under either this section or under section 5505. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA3A6C69FDEA4FFA9D62ADB000590E5C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><paragraph id="H6A7BA73023B340C2B7EE297F34263054"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H29164E92015142F5AE27D821E574986D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37627C55010E4AE0BDA2E0E1C7178307"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B1BA762CFEB4B5DA3AF370B31C0F31C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any nonprofit institution of higher education, including a university transportation center under section 5505; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37A8B77FA5124EDB800F679C3EF8EF02"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H771D696396774953960E69383EBF072D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5505">section 5505</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69D1A7DAE662448596D5C08015D62B6D" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5506. Unsolicited research initiative. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HBA9F17BAFF744D5EA91A8C5FC5D47D64" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5106.</enum><header>National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program</header><subsection id="H43587C195CD14C2394E526874BAD4CA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/702">Chapter 702</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F43BC0DF9BA444587A9E8E38071F92F" style="USC"><section id="HC930EFDB6FF84F4E9B39F9A5F105D232"><enum>70205.</enum><header>National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program</header><subsection id="HC11051D999C84704944198C59E421D8A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish and support a national cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1833824EFAD04D6E847711111AE02741"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to support and carry out administrative and management activities relating to the governance of the national cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDDE7FC035E6949EDADE03B499F11258E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advisory committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the agreement described in subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences shall select a multimodal freight transportation research advisory committee consisting of multimodal freight stakeholders, including, at a minimum—</text><paragraph id="H5802EDC8DE634B18814AB19E901B080D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a representative of the Department of Transportation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDEB8E620C87484083D4F2256DA7941D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of any other Federal agencies relevant in supporting the nation’s multimodal freight transportation research needs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H83DE4782D5AF4E259F9BB86DC9D9ED12"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of a State department of transportation; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFC0CB2CB1534CCDA2FCF00E8BE34027"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of a local government (other than a metropolitan planning organization);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4BE55FBAF5C4F43943DF6DFEE52E79A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a representative of a metropolitan planning organization; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H011B1F2D566B4F209DCB27C46ACF5A21"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a representative of the trucking industry; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H16F9FAACC4274DF68670D15D87178493"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a representative of the railroad industry; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FE54E968DDD4A35B96B2FA5CFE9F135"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a representative of the port industry; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EEAC287AB7F4BE889F3F304611C2A57"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a representative of logistics industry; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60A51F3DFC7C438896EB078C02B923D9"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a representative of shipping industry;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4275ADDFD4343F2B0D9FDBB1491A488"><enum>(11)</enum><text>a representative of a safety advocacy group with expertise in freight transportation; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H352B4ADB3DCC4A86B55761E08EB7C86B"><enum>(12)</enum><text>an academic expert on multimodal freight transportation; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8F8CA18CE5140DF9989F7B8CB42FE9B"><enum>(13)</enum><text>an academic expert on the contributions of freight movement to greenhouse gas emissions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43A3AA6050A24BD48EFA58F58CF081ED"><enum>(14)</enum><text>representatives of labor organizations representing workers in freight transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA7424085123E4EA4819803CCD069EB49"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The national cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program established under this section shall include the following elements:</text><paragraph id="HCFB9E592B332489681E3FF04594BF644"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National research agenda</header><text>The advisory committee under subsection (c), in consultation with interested parties, shall recommend a national research agenda for the program established in this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD7BBDD4E72943F1B66CFB711EFDB8A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Involvement</header><text>Interested parties may—</text><subparagraph id="H43B7370D6DE04815852E0F61F0F0D2B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit research proposals to the advisory committee;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C51139404B8436F95F007BA69F4E45A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participate in merit reviews of research proposals and peer reviews of research products; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9C9BC7D27D543F298CF40E430C06597"><enum>(C)</enum><text>receive research results.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H049C1EB4ECDE4E0BA9BF47125005B1B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Open competition and peer review of research proposals</header><text>The National Academy of Sciences may award research contracts and grants under the program through open competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H586202431FCD4246A7CF9ADA1D798552"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluation of research</header><subparagraph id="HFDF5B45C86794629BD41CFCD2F9CD7DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Peer review</header><text>Research contracts and grants under the program may allow peer review of the research results.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2331CCB5FD88402491C012EB785E01C4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programmatic evaluations</header><text>The National Academy of Sciences shall conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a regular basis of research contracts and grants.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE60AD915417A4D049126B0C5656A830E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dissemination of research findings</header><subparagraph id="HB6E771E289F44A28B0603226201B6007"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, training programs, presentations, testimony to government officials, a public website for the National Academy of Sciences, publications for the general public, and other appropriate means.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB1915BBBDD64596A28C17CAAE927EC9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not more than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make available on a public website a report that describes the ongoing research and findings of the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H769170522F1D488FB33B639EF2AC11F1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The national research agenda under subsection (d)(1) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H1C55A333A7DE421898E4D37D74BABF06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>techniques and tools for estimating and identifying both quantitative and qualitative public benefits derived from multimodal freight transportation projects, including—</text><subparagraph id="H1705FDA55E704FC4871F9B8304DD043D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions reduction;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70D74C8A98204E77B18F7AF69D2C55AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>congestion reduction; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6839A1B076F041028E4C30763E6FD145"><enum>(C)</enum><text>safety benefits;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD637BDA63B954A27948F703D315B13E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of freight delivery vehicles, including trucks, railcars, and non-motorized vehicles, on congestion in urban and rural areas;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40743B60656740E3B8986B7C5B5F438E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the impact of both centralized and disparate origins and destinations on freight movement;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC87AB0D8D45342A18D90CFD748BFF903"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impacts of increasing freight volumes on transportation planning, including—</text><subparagraph id="H7EEEBD4C831747DEB8DAE46B97B43DDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>first-mile and last-mile challenges to multimodal freight movement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FD2C381831E41E6BCF41E543B92D357"><enum>(B)</enum><text>multimodal freight travel in both urban and rural areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2B4C177CE4845FEAE9DAB7E335B9E7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>commercial motor vehicle parking and rest areas;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H439AA61D756B4E7897E810B8B4FE4001"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the effects of Internet commerce and accelerated delivery speeds on freight movement and increased commercial motor vehicle volume, including impacts on—</text><subparagraph id="H03B202DF45D34305906D1CFFE5CD50C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>safety on public roads;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB41625928FB54F4A9DBD1F8E3F5161A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>congestion in both urban and rural areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3702121A8D734BBE9843D5259677F1A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>first-mile and last-mile challenges and opportunities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H284E2D30681F498DB22D9721D5603B68"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the environmental impact of freight transportation, including on air quality and on greenhouse gas emissions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD421B5E81CC3478C9628542D79252C73"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle miles-traveled by freight-delivering vehicles;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F4D0B28E80E4C44A634C6C5D82B03EB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the impacts of technological advancements in freight movement, including impacts on—</text><subparagraph id="H354B8E5F1C174DDD9FCBC431F85F161F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>congestion in both urban and rural areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DD6A8CF5F5F4C02976E8EC3A257E29A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>first-mile and last-mile challenges and opportunities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD44D1E10ECC2441E87A54A64A981D53E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>vehicle miles-traveled; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE5597E67E2F455E97C246EEC9C7D5D2"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methods and best practices for aligning multimodal infrastructure improvements with multimodal freight transportation demand, including improvements to the National Multimodal Freight Network under section 70103; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H595F8CA503D249DE9AAFB1D07155FE94"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other research areas to identify and address current, emerging, and future needs related to multimodal freight transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA5A9405D338149CD919C960FB69AB0B5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="H877FA6B10143407B84D707635F5746FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section shall be 100 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF9604D548F14812B7D7CDE5DC8FC453"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4120C11228CC4F4ABC0D108E2F45145D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition of greenhouse gas</header><text>In this section, the term <term>greenhouse gas</term> has the meaning given such term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7545">42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)</external-xref>). </text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H90A3083C430B41E69256800456DF1FFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/702">chapter 702</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F63A87A45824E8DA8C92806703A2393" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">70205. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H196FD003209D44F4B04216EC4FCF76F9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5107.</enum><header>Wildlife-vehicle collision reduction and habitat connectivity improvement</header><subsection id="H9CCA6462959F408C9239D8FE3530B285"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="HCC37CF89250A45B8889EDF7F904F6DF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study examining methods to reduce collisions between motorists and wildlife (referred to in this section as <quote>wildlife-vehicle collisions</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC811EFCFF25E4403A642D849C72FB3DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><subparagraph id="H1A637119928F4FE0BF01C80BD09B6832"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Areas of study</header><text>The study required under paragraph (1) shall—</text><clause id="H9F80951B8E8F4AA4B8565DB831B4F3BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>update and expand on, as appropriate—</text><subclause id="HA5B69D44924246619B4B9CDA471BACE3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the report titled <quote>Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Study: 2008 Report to Congress</quote>: and</text></subclause><subclause id="H2011CD9642EE4FE6AB072AB66D6684DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the document titled <quote>Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Study: Best Practices Manual</quote> and dated October 2008; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7FC23A4D2EBD4CEF8C0ED13264D24AD5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include—</text><subclause id="HC3E754DB960C4295838531073E19F631"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an assessment, as of the date of the study, of—</text><item id="HCC6EDF03E65E4A63BC4D843EE5D1DD36"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the causes of wildlife-vehicle collisions;</text></item><item id="H62BFE6E54D71460D9F471CD738F27CA1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the impact of wildlife-vehicle collisions on motorists and wildlife; and</text></item><item id="H3035576A86F144779C36543893892437"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the impacts of roads and traffic on habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HDB3E9251810A45068331E3348E5C5824"><enum>(II)</enum><text>solutions and best practices for—</text><item id="HEF623C19D6464C91A68050BD4FD6644B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></item><item id="HB61E34B5A97B4E2CBF46D5A9D3087603"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2FC0EBDCF314DE0BB3008A80218D424"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In carrying out the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="H514C78F8B4034174B96912A132F0F48F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct a thorough review of research and data relating to—</text><subclause id="H480B5B35A3884F2587485F15CC7383A7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H2BF70903ECEA407C963255D0CC957887"><enum>(II)</enum><text>habitat fragmentation that results from transportation infrastructure;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HC6325F922BCF403E98ED263CCAC254BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>survey current practices of the Department of Transportation and State departments of transportation to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></clause><clause id="H9C1D7ABBCC0C4FCFA20EFF7E0AEF87B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consult with—</text><subclause id="H47C44AC1C3D1458181A1726DDA9046F0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appropriate experts in the field of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H4E45DDC8DEEF4C069ADE10F585D91E04"><enum>(II)</enum><text>appropriate experts on the effects of roads and traffic on habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H203E6849BC5D40EA8C9F58A327AB5B5F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="H6073DC9873074EE69D7871BDB4F389CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study required under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A2C43054D7447A09DF3D6E3A47CA921"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="HB13CE0E880DA404DAB449C2564FE7C9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of—</text><subclause id="H9B305959D4364D1AB26FE1FFE8B40C57"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the causes of wildlife-vehicle collisions;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF2EA20B45E7F493283C870148E630F99"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the impacts of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H053F832E74C4434095E5E4B1EA9C8A8B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the impacts of roads and traffic on—</text><item id="HEC317C323C744DC88D3A230B594DF052"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>species listed as threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></item><item id="HB8BFBBD2855D4B8C8905E85827C1F618"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>species identified by States as species of greatest conservation need;</text></item><item id="H03E76F06A31741C1B72FCB61E2BB179C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>species identified in State wildlife plans; and</text></item><item id="H6CA65B5FDF854779ABE6EFE0ADA3748C"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>medium and small terrestrial and aquatic species;</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H617CD701D99B492E93035DFC34142FE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an economic evaluation of the costs and benefits of installing highway infrastructure and other measures to mitigate damage to terrestrial and aquatic species, including the effect on jobs, property values, and economic growth to society, adjacent communities, and landowners;</text></clause><clause id="HCEBD3E853C504A9195D8BA2BCD9EAA0F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommendations for preventing wildlife-vehicle collisions, including recommended best practices, funding resources, or other recommendations for addressing wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></clause><clause id="HA838F2CE8AA84D7090F5601CF6748FC1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>guidance to develop, for each State that agrees to participate, a voluntary joint statewide transportation and wildlife action plan.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FF230CC4A7448EC8C98F538A8E24814"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the guidance described in subparagraph (B)(iv) shall be—</text><clause id="HCF383CEAA1C34EA6ABF866E5706CC435"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to address wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></clause><clause id="H47C3685CB604471E85C9B37384C6AB39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DF1A27FD1CC481DB8A817F0C0849BAB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall develop the guidance described under subparagraph (B)(iv) in consultation with—</text><clause id="H5A59482D22F445228FD99FB8547CD585"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal land management agencies;</text></clause><clause id="HE7EF64ED646A425B96F6459F6EC4240C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>State departments of transportation;</text></clause><clause id="HB8C24E2816C24346BA8A3F981AB7DD0A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>State fish and wildlife agencies; and</text></clause><clause id="H86471E5504AF40FBAF16A8282B99D3DA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Tribal governments.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61A31B590ADC4F78AEFB5291EE55620F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standardization of wildlife collision and carcass data</header><paragraph id="H76E615A6B020482092E9175CD936D866"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Standardization methodology</header><subparagraph id="HF7547484DED041D3980EFBF4091F2EB7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall develop a quality standardized methodology for collecting and reporting spatially accurate wildlife collision and carcass data for the National Highway System, taking into consideration the practicability of the methodology with respect to technology and cost.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7ABA89D1AA024F829780D92D37D88A19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>In developing the standardized methodology under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="HD4953CE6040640DDA624BC06D4CD7E95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>survey existing methodologies and sources of data collection, including the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, the General Estimates System of the National Automotive Sampling System, and the Highway Safety Information System; and</text></clause><clause id="H51D31A3FDD844B4D802C0ED4A8FC3326"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, identify and correct limitations of such existing methodologies and sources of data collection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7080122DFE694D14A792EC4BBF38B297"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing the standardized methodology under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with—</text><clause id="HA3F1C87711B34BA483F946EE6A92BDDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior;</text></clause><clause id="H35536FE43EC14F5E96CE11158638D537"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service;</text></clause><clause id="H44048C3D8DFC482F813A4199A4CEACFC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Tribal, State, and local transportation and wildlife authorities;</text></clause><clause id="H0FE601BA94714F7EB7AAFDDCAEC5D3CD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations (as such term is defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code);</text></clause><clause id="H4A5A83AC4900484A86A884B9752F9EAC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials;</text></clause><clause id="H0C842191660A4584B498005153FC441D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>members of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;</text></clause><clause id="HAF8AA510AB6841628566A344F3865A90"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>experts in the field of wildlife-vehicle collisions;</text></clause><clause id="HA79EB9D11A644408BCB097F7867FE943"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>nongovernmental organizations; and</text></clause><clause id="H6FEAC26149284FA19FC30598C1450B79"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>other interested stakeholders, as appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7A573A97E56434DB984EDC22D7B569D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standardized national data system with voluntary template implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="HC3EAD5815CA74088A559BA79B0FA60A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a template for State implementation of a standardized national wildlife collision and carcass data system for the National Highway System that is based on the standardized methodology developed under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E661A87DF4A4332BE0015362ABFFDDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encourage the voluntary implementation of the template developed under subparagraph (A) for States, metropolitan planning organizations, and additional relevant transportation stakeholders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC48831A0D6F641A4924D85D8F67A7FEC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph id="H3FEE3DE726534840AB4BCB6D93E60936"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the development of the standardized methodology required under paragraph (1) not later than—</text><clause id="H40D7058D698742CDBFFE31F3FAA8C087"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></clause><clause id="H233654E5979D4CC1B31EAB292E37C0F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the development of such standardized methodology.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6238F1A339824060A70C4FDECC8855D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing—</text><clause id="H959E5D69D84E4B92A39702DCE954B496"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of the voluntary implementation of the standardized methodology developed under paragraph (1) and the template developed under paragraph (2)(A);</text></clause><clause id="H953A947EAFBC45A3985C5933E379B33A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the implementation of the standardized methodology developed under paragraph (1) and the template developed under paragraph (2)(A) has impacted efforts by States, units of local government, and other entities—</text><subclause id="H20DC97FA50F84355BACC446C42462DA9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H647DE181017340A9B1094E3B6562527B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve habitat connectivity;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H38A25B38BC674B81BC16B1EC9EB195B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the degree of the impact described in clause (ii); and</text></clause><clause id="HA10710B1FFFB4F4FBCFE2773546EB022"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the recommendations of the Secretary, including recommendations for further study aimed at reducing motorist collisions involving wildlife and improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species on the National Highway System, if any.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBE21E416CF68410F8630EB1E6B64612C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National threshold guidance</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text><paragraph id="H269902658EFF4BB4B4627C6A09241890"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish guidance, to be carried out by States on a voluntary basis, that contains a threshold for determining whether a highway shall be evaluated for potential mitigation measures to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and increase habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species, taking into consideration—</text><subparagraph id="H2D9464630BE4425BB9B26DDC3404D167"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions on the highway that pose a human safety risk;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H735A2AB48CA0482FA9D6D295BAB56AB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>highway-related mortality and effects of traffic on the highway on—</text><clause id="H381EC4B258384B9297DED42FA7A1BA1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>species listed as endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HAA4980D6E0E84C528EC9CD09B6F5B7E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>species identified by a State as species of greatest conservation need;</text></clause><clause id="H63AD1AEE440C46FA959EB6E48F757B56"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>species identified in State wildlife plans; and</text></clause><clause id="H841EE56F1438416DB4873EFC97D80F9E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>medium and small terrestrial and aquatic species; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H991A485927864007BD6D0363BE540A9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>habitat connectivity values for terrestrial and aquatic species and the barrier effect of the highway on the movements and migrations of those species.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H47D2E4163354428780CE7C344D277A54"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Workforce development and technical training</header><paragraph id="H85D1560C153E42D4A36AEA5553DB767F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, based on the study conducted under subsection (a), develop a series of in-person and online workforce development and technical training courses—</text><subparagraph id="H56F1A89AC6DC41C5864551DB71A58D8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB07411EAE5434C3C915B3C2BBDE796DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1184C12D05E14451A115100F8988A017"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H7BED9FF99175468FB81B3DCEDA7C4817"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the series of courses developed under paragraph (1) available for transportation and fish and wildlife professionals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81C7B6E5A26B4658B2395440F0D3EE5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>update the series of courses not less frequently than once every 2 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA19DB1A318E2496592AAB2B1531B157C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Wildlife habitat connectivity and national bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards</header><text>Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a)(2)—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3985E4019C0F45E6958D84104E9E65B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>, resilience,</quote> after <quote>safety</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H472530B635EB47EC950B35758ADED1E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H992AC13E440A4E7397BB1B279A956F6E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H09591B367B794101B2CC07851E732597"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B252300423F461096FA78DEBCD7C2B3" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H876E8033867B4CD886F658D76B0453A2"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure adequate passage of aquatic and terrestrial species, where appropriate.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8D302D26555848298BC9C23FBC82C0AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5108.</enum><header>Research activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 330(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026</quote>. </text></section><section id="H164ACEADCE03473BACB38DFC638A5B26"><enum>5109.</enum><header>Transportation equity research program</header><subsection id="HC0F265A7694D4642B825093387D2082D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a transportation equity research program for research and demonstration activities that focus on the impacts that surface transportation planning, investment, and operations have on low-income populations, minority populations, and other underserved populations that may be dependent on public transportation. Such activities shall include research on surface transportation equity issues, the development of strategies to advance economic and community development in public transportation-dependent populations, and the development of training programs that promote the employment of low-income populations, minority populations, and other underserved populations on Federal-aid transportation projects constructed in their communities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8E826C2694E444609D46BAFFF0993A47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6380FF37990F437AACA4AB384BC9107B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall remain available for a period of 3 years beginning after the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are authorized.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC4B635F4D405482FB1CA8A5BEC70F457"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44</header><text>Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the reporting or research requirements relating to this section, including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H03E394CDD9FB4711B069E2479967C6C8"><enum>5110.</enum><header>Surface transportation research, development, and technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502(b)(3)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>entities that represent the needs of metropolitan planning organizations,</quote> after <quote>Officials,</quote>.</text></section><section id="H45A1BF14475B45C69B41E1196B8D2659"><enum>5111.</enum><header>Metropolitan planning research pilot program</header><subsection id="HB6541D4A833946ACA66B6D1AE9307EE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit nongovernmental entity that exclusively serves the needs and interests of metropolitan planning organizations to establish a pilot program to provide awards to eligible entities to carry out eligible activities to enhance and improve metropolitan planning practices in surface transportation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3095C80F89BC4C91B27E1C8D034CCB09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the pilot program established under this section include—</text><paragraph id="HCC5D3AC23B3145409CE1C316B0E88E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhancing metropolitan planning practices in surface transportation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H750159B27F5246729A0D5B49D7571F23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving the ability of metropolitan planning organizations to meet performance measures and targets under section 150 of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0ED8169C435F44ABBDF9580ADE866E61"><enum>(3)</enum><text>preparing for the impact that emerging technologies, such as connected and automated vehicles, will have on the metropolitan planning process;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB0E0E606D984F31A138547B63233411"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improving environmental considerations in the metropolitan planning process;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1265A2EF79024D0FB3741E61DED8A3A7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the effects of climate change;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB7FEF8200494B8ABB84DB46D07BE87D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>improving access to jobs and services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A41378C4D0048F3A2F2D89E6C29FD22"><enum>(7)</enum><text>supporting underserved communities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA72B3266DAA6474AB658279BC2E22D2C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>expanding the ability of metropolitan planning organizations to collect public input and strengthen community engagement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCD5CBB32E964183B40F18C80F107EAA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Forms of assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An award provided under this section may be in the form of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD5CD9CCB594C4479AA3953E7A18CBA6B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Competitive selection process</header><paragraph id="HB05198D8F1DA48A7B4B1F5FE48787AE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H533685CCCFD84AF19F285FB628D54E38" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>The Secretary may provide awards under this section to any eligible entity based on the demonstrated ability of the entity to fulfill the goals described under subsection (b) and carry out eligible activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H920398E17319447F80EC543C39B10A95"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the selection process for providing an award under this section and the results of activities carried out under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9E3F10BAF5114A0380D52F002C1D9B97"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H93AE652EDB5343FEBCE94C24B7D330BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible activity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HC6B6BA471A73454593436A092EEFD108" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out research to improve metropolitan planning practices;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FEBD4906E634A68AFFA16C0AB714F27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing new metropolitan planning tools;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCA52CCF1DA64DBA8C2BC5EF11335EAD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improving existing metropolitan planning tools and practices; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28FC68FB9A8D4ACF9A90BDF70AD5C4AC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other research activities the Secretary determines to be appropriate, consistent with the goals under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A9D95EB5E764494BCFD405F8BF4D2FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HDCC7F1BE47BA4CE281E18B581BE32179"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization designated under section 134(d) of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD152FB96CCAB462B834B8064F09B6B57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization working in partnership with a nonprofit organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEE06531BC4941FD806C2A866B33DB4A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization working in partnership with a county; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC562BCFC660F4C82A68D2443527C04A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a group of entities described under subparagraphs (A) through (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF09B0B1EE4E7424EB66DF9F178AA1600"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using an award under this section shall be 100 percent.</text></subsection><subsection id="H39DCC360B8C14099919E22E08ACF02F5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><paragraph id="HBD06DFCE9ECC4A0387F2FF3534ACC976" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary may expend $1,000,000 to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E2BC64A4AE04D2B8FBF6FED6E7499F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use up to 5 percent of such funds for administrative expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE152FB2B86594EB3A5D252ECAD86D940"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Information collection</header><text>Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out reporting requirements relating to any program assessment or evaluation activity under this section, including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Paperwork Reduction Act</quote>).</text></subsection></section><section id="H6689B546D7174DB781E189B2AA2649A5" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5112.</enum><header>Integrated project delivery</header><subsection id="HD8284EC38DD24B4B934837772B722ABC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to support and carry out a study of the effectiveness of integrated project delivery in delivering large infrastructure projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6E0349977A1841A8989E3133E4DE73C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><paragraph id="H6F1C4283EB0645ACAE8D6157532CDFBF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Areas of study</header><text>The study shall—</text><subparagraph id="H2C1EF2DD9A99459283E45B49340FA973"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify best practices for surface transportation project delivery with a focus on delivery of large or complex projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D899649C2D547079F40090F051889C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine whether there are any regulatory requirements that limit the use of integrated project delivery and the purpose of such regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2E1AAFE2BAB407AA23B4F67590929EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyze the effectiveness of integrated project delivery compared to traditional project delivery methods, including an analysis of outcomes related to safety, cost effectiveness, environmental impacts, and on-time project delivery.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D8CC633218E4CA7918017BCFDEB63A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In carrying out the study, the National Academy of Sciences shall consult with entities with experience managing, administering, or implementing integrated project delivery projects.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H70AA09F0E5F946A795E1B13FAA483DAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a report on the results of the study under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5D4C50329B6E4244A17CCD50D517DCA3"><enum>5113.</enum><header>Accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced digital construction management systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HAEDB878AF43F4290B0A0B19890E4DDAD" style="USC"><paragraph id="H4C61CF4DEC924282B371E56A015319BB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced digital construction management systems</header><subparagraph id="H26BAE668AD894DD2BAE61DC2720275FC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, under the technology and innovation deployment program goals established under paragraph (1), promote, support, and document the application of advanced digital construction management systems, practices, performance, and benefits.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H757211E5F06640D8B2FF1F98A03991D8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of promoting the accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced digital construction management systems established under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="H4FF7F43A56A04E8895067D0BDB92BCC6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>accelerated State and local government adoption of advanced digital construction management systems applied throughout the project delivery process (including through the design and engineering, construction, and operations phases) that—</text><subclause id="H8CDDACA77CF746A3A5AF76B3446179EE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>maximize interoperability with other systems, products, tools, or applications;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1E399FF8639642E0B79A0147BA979B7D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>boost productivity;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF28085863FAA4B27BC165B74BE74183A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>manage complexity and risk;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC424383E59E646FFBE01E1E4FEBCDD6F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>reduce project delays and cost overruns;</text></subclause><subclause id="H46F7E8B67D3048AF983D102EDCABE269"><enum>(V)</enum><text>enhance safety and quality; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1AD9F298BFD84646A58F94036AA3390E"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>support sustainable design and construction;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H722D357AF5E4453ABC8959B5A29684E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>more timely and productive information-sharing among stakeholders through digital collaboration platforms that connect workflows, teams, and data and reduced reliance on paper to manage construction processes and deliverables;</text></clause><clause id="H6330EE41BFD048A4966DC2B03E1B5B81"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>deployment of digital management systems that enable and leverage the use of digital technologies on construction sites by contractors;</text></clause><clause id="HCE80613BA8BB43E0862E0BE0A5293870"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the development and deployment of best practices for use in digital construction management;</text></clause><clause id="H8BEA19DD6F0D47E3A177DB8836F4F802"><enum>(v)</enum><text>increased technology adoption and deployment by States and units of local government that enables project sponsors—</text><subclause id="H39D30405E7AA4A47804D08DE3B483A30"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to integrate the adoption of digital management systems and technologies in contracts; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HC3D6E49669DF4498ACC9CF7B5B117565"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to weigh the cost of digitization and technology in setting project budgets;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6F45EFA5A38742A79E3D6B0C9E2AD48D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>technology training and workforce development to build the capabilities of project managers and sponsors that enables States and units of local government—</text><subclause id="H16770BB985794307898803766AD2564B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to better manage projects using advance digital construction management technologies; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H02F611771D8B4F489F1365111374C11A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to properly measure and reward technology adoption across projects of the State or unit of local government;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBB797719EDD04F50A2A985BEB05855DE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>development of guidance to assist States in updating regulations of the State to allow project sponsors and contractors—</text><subclause id="H441EC174D21042359F4D7A0C541A084D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to report data relating to the project in digital formats; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H63FBF06624AD41328A83C5BB98631CBB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to fully capture the efficiencies and benefits of advanced digital construction management systems and related technologies;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4460247998154A0BA7D59FD03FC94489"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>reduction in the environmental footprint of construction projects using advanced digital construction management systems resulting from elimination of congestion through more efficient projects;</text></clause><clause id="HAD7A4D61CCC34F9993932D6A37B51689"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>development of more sustainable infrastructure that is designed to be more resilient to climate impacts, constructed with less material waste and made with more low-emissions construction materials; and</text></clause><clause id="HDD3DC1CB4B0948A1A54AFF8278515E41"><enum>(x)</enum><text>enhanced worker and pedestrian safety resulting from increased transparency.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H89F4F9989DA94B2188C7D0B0FBD402D3"><enum>5114.</enum><header>Innovative material innovation hubs</header><subsection id="HE0D2652B30824CDDB888183357405431"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="H974A035394E64D15BA3565C317F302A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a program to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States by making awards to consortia for establishing and operating Hubs (to be known as <quote>Innovative Material Innovation Hubs</quote>) to conduct and support multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, demonstration, standardized design development, and commercial application of innovative materials.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F7AF13106E14B0493387E061C6986C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of, and avoid duplication of, the activities of each Hub with the activities of—</text><subparagraph id="H6EEA7D85648C4A459E149F04A4824699"><enum>(A)</enum><text>other research entities of the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Highway Administration; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27AB09E9B0094B539448E8009FA4475A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>research entities of other Federal agencies, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E5BF9FA69FE4CA5939ABAB2C3DD376D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive selection process</header><paragraph id="HD2AB7D73B4A24B10A007FC61E9E7393D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive an award for the establishment and operation of a Hub under subsection (a)(1), a consortium shall—</text><subparagraph id="HEE6C6847F05A41638EFD57156D100E7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be composed of not fewer than two qualifying entities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB3E238103C942B99328885985C21324"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operate subject to a binding agreement, entered into by each member of the consortium, that documents—</text><clause id="H1F85264E39D4495E8CE43473CBF3B005"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the proposed partnership agreement, including the governance and management structure of the Hub;</text></clause><clause id="H15FF84D261374E2E83C6680BF3DDDFB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>measures the consortium will undertake to enable cost-effective implementation of activities under the program described in subsection (a)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="HEB0A2CB5508844218C19B46B77A847EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a proposed budget, including financial contributions from non-Federal sources; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37707F355B7347438B2B28051653E822"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operate as a nonprofit organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6209F2569F724530A7D5A7A915ACC326"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="HEE8D3CADC39B4C90A4A1E2495AB67B9E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A consortium seeking to establish and operate a Hub under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a detailed description of—</text><clause id="HE98AC6CFC92D41B68FBE7BB336861149"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each element of the consortium agreement required under paragraph (1)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="H8B2161DA62FD4B2BB6F8F8CCC39BF394"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any existing facilities the consortium intends to use for Hub activities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H881336F7405E4996844111B676BA91EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>If the consortium members will not be located at 1 centralized location, the application under subparagraph (A) shall include a communications plan that ensures close coordination and integration of Hub activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E4ED57C43164555A4DF0A2995D8B4D3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header><subparagraph id="H70E21DB66F65448EB08273194F466801"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall select consortia for awards for the establishment and operation of Hubs through a competitive selection process.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D61B6A80DF64FEB9E24B9CB59E6DE1F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In selecting consortia under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text><clause id="HDB40540A55D248A3A6228CE778C23C4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any existing facilities a consortium has identified to be used for Hub activities;</text></clause><clause id="H2A78489A7A5F44B4A96D3FD2543F5316"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintaining geographic diversity in locations of selected Hubs;</text></clause><clause id="H906068954BB74C009A981D2108644D0B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the demonstrated ability of the recipient to conduct and support multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, demonstration, standardized design development, and commercial application of innovative materials;</text></clause><clause id="HDAA288CCA622492A9C2B2C754E099AE4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the demonstrated research, technology transfer, and education resources available to the recipient to carry out this section;</text></clause><clause id="H7280DD5CDFBF4BF8AA4F3F3EEA42745D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the ability of the recipient to provide leadership in solving immediate and long-range national and regional transportation problems related to innovative materials;</text></clause><clause id="H52CCD07DCA124B67877801FC3F636EEF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the demonstrated ability of the recipient to disseminate results and spur the implementation of transportation research and education programs through national or statewide continuing education programs;</text></clause><clause id="HB5356E34F3E84F0AAE888BE7021804CC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the demonstrated commitment of the recipient to the use of peer review principles and other research best practices in the selection, management, and dissemination of research projects;</text></clause><clause id="HE75F941BAA5C48B1B859EB24589F2B83"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the performance metrics to be used in assessing the performance of the recipient in meeting the stated research, technology transfer, education, and outreach goals; and</text></clause><clause id="H5212FF82C58E4F30A3E428AC8BAC3ADE"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the ability of the recipient to implement the proposed program in a cost-efficient manner, including through cost sharing and overall reduced overhead, facilities, and administrative costs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H318D489A34C74BA596380FF8F3E0B863"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transparency</header><subparagraph id="HD1B4103E8977403DAB9018006F7EF489"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to each applicant, upon request, any materials used in the evaluation process of the proposal of the applicant, including copies of reviews (with any information that would identify a reviewer redacted), used in the evaluation process of the proposal of the applicant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D5D1FE8C7184D7AA36D2C1B4BC8CD41"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the overall review process under paragraph (2), given the considerations under paragraph (3), that includes—</text><clause id="H584420C1F7F5448DBB14B08D2B84520F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specific criteria of evaluation used in the review;</text></clause><clause id="H2089AE26E43048E78DC48D54187CD2C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>descriptions of the review process; and</text></clause><clause id="H2ED9CF4E5C4E433AA5A333FCB71C8B62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>explanations of the selected awards.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H541694FABE674F13843E2F1CDC61E979"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funds</header><paragraph id="H039B14868F344104AA2D4FAAE5C041EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary and such sums shall remain available for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year in which such sums were made available.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF867748DA2544C2CB20D841228824F9B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving an award under this section, an award recipient shall match 50 percent of the amounts made available under the award.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F44B9BC88184354AECC09B58106C248"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hub operations</header><paragraph id="H0EA44147B48042129A5676F1147D250D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Hub shall conduct, or provide for, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative materials.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H010963C8EAE642568975B087DEC91C94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Each Hub shall—</text><subparagraph id="H5F922BF6DD284181BC1B4DDFAB1C9651"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encourage collaboration and communication among the member qualifying entities of the consortium, as described in subsection (b)(1), and awardees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC241B6EFDB96468582FCF213ABE20637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and publish proposed plans and programs on a publicly accessible website;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66D6AD895157481894CA539131B492A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit to the Department of Transportation an annual report summarizing the activities of the Hub, including information—</text><clause id="HF69EB313547D419A97D02540F5AC585F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>detailing organizational expenditures; and</text></clause><clause id="H9EE98B63FE9949F49EBAFEFA4867B95E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describing each project undertaken by the Hub, as it relates to conducting and supporting multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, demonstration, standardized design development, and commercial application of innovative materials; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EC6C12581864C85ACE02F225F94D0FF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>monitor project implementation and coordination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC071423C259450CB839C56E079F5469"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conflicts of interest</header><text>Each Hub shall maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent with the conflict of interest procedures of the Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB98246EF88604BC3B34FA0E4AAB07D3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on construction and renovation</header><subparagraph id="H73474C99051243C8A6BA47F27FF257CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No funds provided under this section may be used for construction or renovation of new buildings, test beds, or additional facilities for Hubs. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05021690D69241B5A4D981550D3995E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Construction of new buildings or facilities shall not be considered as part of the non-Federal share of a Hub cost-sharing agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C074723263E4D3DAB926BAA7FCB3F64"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall administer this section in accordance with section 330 of title 49, United States Code. </text></subsection><subsection id="H1DBE0C9BCB0A4AEB918A3BABEAE1109F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H6A02E6AA1711422B84664E3AD56BD706"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hub</header><text>The term <quote>Hub</quote> means an Innovative Material Innovation Hub established under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CC5253B29B14DE6A869EDFA840FDC45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifying entity</header><text>The term <quote>qualifying entity</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="HBA800556CF094E59AB955E4739B5D5CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79FE07B1C0C243ADB5AC649A4B88FA69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an appropriate Federal or State entity, including a federally funded research and development center of the Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FE1E15114944D78B21BC70176202159"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a university transportation center under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H156B1D64D1694E2CA33C4D627713F7BD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a research and development entity in existence on the date of enactment of this Act focused on innovative materials that the Secretary determines to be similar in scope and intent to a Hub under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36B5E53102284D5D87E73F4A61F9E499" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Innovative material</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>innovative material</quote> means materials or combinations and processes for use of materials with respect to a surface transportation infrastructure project that enhance the overall service life, sustainability, and resiliency of the project or provide ancillary benefits relative to widely adopted state of practice technologies, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7FBA32D4ABF54AB8BE129C6D09DA8892" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5115.</enum><header>Strategic transportation research agenda</header><subsection id="HE4B02A94F2C64475BD6717055466EC0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H6C85081142DD443392AA4511F94AE8C4" style="USC"><section id="H04C2C3382893465F879961ADDD12CDB5"><enum>5507.</enum><header>Strategic transportation research agenda</header><subsection id="H6ACDE1F9704547F1A1E9D05D7810C63F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to undertake a study of the research needs of the surface transportation system to fully adapt and integrate advanced technologies and innovation. The focus areas of the study shall include—</text><paragraph id="H481847293E1E4112B6F3973F716961D7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>connected technologies, autonomous technologies, or both;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42513100EDD5447D9B07A091FEE91F84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporating safety-related technologies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H002EE05AE8CC4D08991E96DF6FEEAF8F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>addressing infrastructure resiliency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC62BEE5B2C324294AC2E98C5D7B1C5F6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact of advanced transportation technologies on safety and mobility; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3696EBF5D1CA47BDA66040CB8F10D12D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>multimodal connectivity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5238143D520F4865B90FFA44BB98B5C9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>data gathering methods to understand travel behavior, including the public’s short and long-term responses to transformational technologies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57BCEB64C2BE45CB82381CF5665A5601"><enum>(7)</enum><text>impacts of private-sector transportation product development on society and the traditional research programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H69F51D3F540B47F18DFE552CE5A09A5A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>support for a public-sector culture of transportation innovation and acceleration of federally funded research into practice, codes, and standards; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA85D7236012A407AAC0CA1B722D39358"><enum>(9)</enum><text>fostering development of transportation educators and transportation professionals.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCEB3AE6D407045FD89F9733764DDE2DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The agreement entered into under this section shall require the National Academies to submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7DC830825E2642A3AF1099D3D555DED4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2023.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HBE49A50083E341A9948F92D6B593D331"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HAC3F8DB26CA2418780A67B2992E93A03" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5507. Strategic transportation research agenda.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H72A39D398FC9489FA7FC1A6542143EAA"><enum>5116.</enum><header>Advanced transportation research and innovation program</header><subsection id="H365456700A464717B1AD71450F914962"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H45ACDF6C9E8E446C8D65703DF2138835" style="USC"><section id="H327918C0D2D8433FB66F85628DD07418"><enum>5508.</enum><header>Advanced transportation research and innovation program</header><subsection id="H56B0BA6C311E4F4F981DA75C44906BF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish an advanced transportation research and innovation program, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary of Research and Technology, to—</text><paragraph id="HB78BB07A8A33482CADC7FCF60433CE54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support research that addresses the long-term barriers to development of advanced transportation technologies with the potential to meet the Nation’s long-term safety, competitiveness, and transportation goals;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H770A0AE769BB4817AF1F815DE5D53243"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support high-risk research and development to accelerate transformational transportation innovations and emerging technology development;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H68813B5CF81C402380014AEE6B4CBEC7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>advance research and development that improves the resilience of regions of the United States to natural disasters, extreme weather, and the effects of climate change on modal and multimodal transportation and infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9983852531DC4043AA2638A559C01BEB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>leverage Federal interagency research mechanisms and the academic research enterprise;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74E784CF3F7C485BAF0A10CBF7758456"><enum>(5)</enum><text>educate and train students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to conduct research and standards development relevant to transportation technologies, materials, systems, operations, processes, and policies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0CDFB7F3495A414A9DEBECF36B522675"><enum>(6)</enum><text>foster collaboration among federal researchers and academic researchers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB4965B458D7841DA9108FF37DDB3BE0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><paragraph id="HE63F9BA05637484583D2E3F54C84EA1C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interagency collaboration</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall collaborate on, identify, and disseminate within the Department, as appropriate, advanced transportation research, development, and other activities of other Federal agencies, including the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense to ensure the Department’s research investments are making the best possible contribution to the Nation’s long-term safety, competitiveness, and transportation goals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A9F9D4C6EB64B2593B65761F0EC7A20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Governmental collaboration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall collaborate with labor organizations, as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E3F6BAF8CFC4F25A380F0DCDB609861"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may carry out the activities described under subsection (a) through—</text><paragraph id="H84A4122E19DE4832A89DF176501B5F16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>competitive, merit-based basic research grants to individual investigators and teams of investigators; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD3D73DF9E7F4E259ECB79AC8AD8ACB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>centers of excellence selected through a competitive, merit-based process.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96421FA799EF420099786DA468F333F4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><paragraph id="HD73A9799675C43D4932978F0C35EE251"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An investigator, team of investigators, or an institution of higher education (or consortium thereof) seeking funding under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H13CFAEFCC5A5407EA41FC679E1C47008"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research centers</header><text>Each application under paragraph (1) from an institution of higher education (or consortium thereof) shall include a description of how the Center will promote multidisciplinary transportation research and development collaboration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CFD11CA70A0409397867766635DDD65"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research</header><text>At a minimum, the Secretary shall award 75 percent of awards under this program to projects for basic research.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2D70A40C5BC64073B9E554785CDF344D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a review of the research and activities carried out under this program and assess whether such activities are consistent with subsection (a). Members of the review panel shall represent, at a minimum, multimodal surface transportation researchers and practitioners.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6E117636C33C4A75832D3F0C4C6D3710" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on implementation of the program under this section and research areas that the program will support.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5B73E26887D24B7F8B92C66817262C62"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7BCEBEDA4C4D41D1A89FD391A87B3489"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HB36C9E602B5647EEB257D89E8FF746CE" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5508. Advanced transportation research and innovation program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HDDC1B8863C264C3588349BA2BD055732"><enum>5117.</enum><header>Interagency innovative materials standards task force</header><subsection id="H9FB2D4611F024FEB99806B6966740FE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section shall be—</text><paragraph id="H0EC58582F8904D508FAF6798F7BE69C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage the research, design, and use of innovative materials, in concert with traditional materials, and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic infrastructure network;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DE3633D5CFA423785BBA80A8BBE37A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to accelerate the deployment and extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of infrastructure projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1171401612F4C1F9652F90D3C2B2F6F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve the economy, resilience, maintainability, sustainability, and safety of the domestic infrastructure network.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAAEAC3E65B4F4D14B24B5B3B92521007"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="H8E0ACA2E96C442F78E5D03FE495FF13F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall establish an Interagency innovative materials standards task force (referred to in this section as the <quote>Task Force</quote>) composed of the heads of Federal agencies responsible for significant civil infrastructure projects, including the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA360CC2C63F40B88AEE993214AEA775"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall serve as Chairperson of the Task Force.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB21FD5C4494406CB63FC2448C4AF6EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Task Force shall coordinate and improve, with respect to infrastructure construction, retrofitting, rehabilitation, and other improvements—</text><paragraph id="HF2610CE202D14B4BB3CD774715EAB1B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Federal testing standards;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE061DFB4A4804E37832846CDFB8CF57D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal design and use guidelines;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE936AB6C261E443B9BA62486DE8832D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Federal regulations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD26444E1802247E386FA142FB885779D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other applicable standards and performance and sustainability metrics.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9DBEA182F792412BAB99C4C46EF00F41"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="H79FBEBFFA7414DA69F85B636BFE371DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall conduct, and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the results of, a study—</text><subparagraph id="H6875BDB0EF57424A9AA534A53E35EFA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assess the standards and performance metrics for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE01533A46C5B466AB6B795FE31A2841A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to identify any barriers, regulatory or otherwise, relating to the standards described in subparagraph (A) that preclude the use of certain products or associated techniques; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C2EDD3302C04CF5A74236D7F1D7A784"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to identify opportunities for the development of standardized designs and materials genome approaches that design and use innovative materials to reduce costs, improve performance and sustainability, and extend the service life of infrastructure assets.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38D406D8C4854A2FAABDDD24EB61B252"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="HC9A33A062EDF41FDA4E204BC1E0886A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify any non-Federal entities or other organizations, including the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, that develop relevant standards; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB296E0EAADC74B9CA4A11D430DE5B5ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>outline a strategy to improve coordination and information sharing between the entities described in subparagraph (A) and any relevant Federal agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7F0E5DB988246C1BB0DEEEFC080A2BC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Improved coordination</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall collaborate with any non-Federal entity identified under subsection (d)(2)(A)—</text><paragraph id="HD3DF5CF3C4184DD9AE1B434395C2D8BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify and carry out appropriate research, testing methods, and processes relating to the development and use of innovative materials;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFD2284B5772416BB1FEDDE9026B00AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to develop new methods and processes relating to the development and use of innovative materials, as the applicable agency head determines to be necessary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0655DBF3988A4B968F396F780BE8530B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to contribute to the development of standards, performance metrics, and guidelines for the use of innovative materials and approaches in civil infrastructure projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H273696104C0046C8887A1A7E69A01EB4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop a plan for addressing potential barriers, regulatory or otherwise, identified in subsection (d)(1)(B); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0D2CD0540094A2BA704A7112381DD02"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to develop a plan for the development of standardized designs that use innovative materials to reduce costs, improve performance and sustainability, and extend the service life of infrastructure assets.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A2FEDC4646D484BA4E4FE7E1982A168"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Innovative material defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>innovative material</quote>, with respect to an infrastructure project, includes those materials or combinations and processes for use of materials that enhance the overall service life, sustainability, and resiliency of the project or provide ancillary benefits relative to widely adopted state of practice technologies, as determined by the appropriate Secretary or agency head.</text></subsection></section><section id="H6D7D27F55CAA4D759B5BAFD7FA6CF514" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5118.</enum><header>Vehicular data analytics pilot program</header><subsection id="H85CF30F425E84B8FAFA4A4E0904C8DF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a pilot program for the purpose of integrating vehicle on-board sensor data with public and private data sets in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act to improve safety, operations, cost reduction, and congestion relief strategies for local and State transportation authorities and private sector partners.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8763CF7282A240DDA805B0CE075FD16F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Award</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make 1 or more awards to an institution of higher education or a nonprofit research organization (or a consortium thereof).</text></subsection><subsection id="H9C4F5BDCC84D4891BDA3EF7F2D271A4C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require a recipient of an award under subsection (b) to seek to partner with private sector organizations and local and State transportation authorities to facilitate—</text><paragraph id="H2136FCB6642244BF8E6D9CBEED83ED1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access to vehicle on-board sensor data; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEA1E518483C498BBB0291F8BC538AB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the sharing of information regarding operational needs and research and development priorities from such organizations or authorities to such recipient.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8D3B742577A41F0828D7FDB063BEF56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The activities of the pilot program shall include—</text><paragraph id="HBC39D0E483B648DC8437801628822E26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development of strategies for the acquisition, management, and analysis of large scale vehicular on-board sensor data to ensure the privacy and security of such data;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5CFFA96263845B1B871D1813C01D6EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and development to analyze and integrate vehicle on-board sensor data with public and private data sets in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act, including development of applications to address safety, operations, cost reduction, congestion mitigation, and other transportation challenges; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E0F9F81B1CB45339007B5FB7512ECFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and development to identify solutions that use on board sensor data for vehicle safety purposes, such as—</text><subparagraph id="H6B0EDA5A2BEE4CB59B0F4729482B6CBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying when a vehicle has either entered or passed an exit ramp traveling in a direction opposing the legal flow of traffic;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H271F1363450B4C2AAEBB8AC66A053D9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employing vehicle-to-infrastructure (VI2) communications in combination with onboard sensor data to enhance roadway safety; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A7A3B111B7D49AB9D9AB3B636E75042"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing applications to notify at-risk drivers and law enforcement agencies of a wrong way driver in the area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BB179A287124795B31FAB5FCC7E5DE2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing—</text><paragraph id="H35B7D69704EF4EEEB0BBD35388D06E8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of the activities of the pilot program under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5E09D29441471DA107D633E8517C52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations for continuing such pilot program or integrating such pilot program into the activities of the Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3956AF57DBD645C59BB57EF55A86B253"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Protections</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall apply all applicable privacy protections of the Department of Transportation.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE37A8E6803C7449689F34902250DA099"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities of this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024.</text></subsection></section><section id="H9320167ADF4845438F071786A1940FD1"><enum>5119.</enum><header>Resilient transportation infrastructure Centers of Excellence</header><subsection id="HB252E9769BE74E3B8B4C9A920DBF5DDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Centers of excellence</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to establish 5 Centers of Excellence to advance research and development that improves the resilience of regions of the United States to natural disasters, extreme weather, and the effects of climate change on surface transportation infrastructure.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA6631FD70CF347469046765D5771D376"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure the Centers promote resilient surface transportation infrastructure through—</text><paragraph id="H8D0E34453E2A4D3E88940E032C7A4088"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supporting the research and development of design, operations, and maintenance standards relevant to surface transportation that consider existing and anticipated impacts of natural disasters, extreme weather, and climate change;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F975E7BD8FC41D9A3CCB20723BFA23F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>research, development, and technology transfer of resilient materials and technologies into existing and future surface transportation infrastructure; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H345F004691194625AB5A111893F5669F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>development and dissemination of tools, techniques, and information that informs federal, state, and local government decision-making, policies, planning, and investments.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC51FF4D2C20C45D1A801E8838D2BF573"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Center coordination</header><paragraph id="HAF87DE5517FC4647B2AFE419A97C1285"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="HC22A1333510E435ABF04AB663E501FA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate activities of all five Centers to prevent duplication; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7F03559293D4814B5BBB1B0BE9FC777"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote dissemination of research among awardees.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7FE33A7988E4181BD2820741656FC1F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program evaluation and oversight</header><text>The Secretary may expend not more than 1 and a half percent of the amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section for any coordination, evaluation, and oversight activities, of the Secretary under this Section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5920507651674BBCBAE52A8B58DC6AA1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An institution of higher education, as defined by section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>), or a consortium of institutions of higher education shall be eligible to receive grants under this program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3692C90724334A98873D558E12D14754"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Competitive selection process</header><paragraph id="H03192229CC7E4F3E932DF82BBA874BCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application that is in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64FBC4BA969A405D99F254ADA7BB5149"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient may only receive 1 grant per fiscal year under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C31240BB5E045F0A8FC86E45510673F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H735C8E4A51A641849D0FB74EB15D23C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>give preference to the applicant’s past performance in the activities under subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCAC473D7BDF42FF9170C4C6D1E6D3CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the extent to which an applicant’s proposal would involve participation by local, regional, and national stakeholders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB53905B4A4AD49C282DEF38A8DFA8BB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider the local, regional, and national impacts of the applicant’s proposal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAF26FA69C3D477C9681ACBB41C2B35A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Location</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall select centers located in diverse geographic regions that represent a variety of experiences with natural disasters, extreme weather patterns, and climate change impacts.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3F5E1B07B0C4EEE9B5F8AB25FBF4D12"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>As a condition of receiving an award under this section, an award recipient shall match 50 percent of the amounts made available under the award.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC60DCAB9E3034680BBFEC62066621439"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><paragraph id="H7121BB86EBD54B95BE72E9D10FD8CE40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary for grants under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD7B0D6C372E4A708EE59DDD20273041"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall remain available for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are authorized.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFFE883FD89CA473595CD7AB8C097C53B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>In general, on a biannual basis, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H14C9FC346531430FA876BDCAC99FDF5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review and evaluate the programs carried out under this section by grant recipients; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12692332A7304D8197198D416C64A21F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit 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 a report describing that review and evaluation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7248033B6E484062BAD16B668E3A177A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Information collection</header><text>Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out reporting requirements relating to any program assessment or evaluation activity under this section, including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HFBBFE446FB584D19AE1799A4A6AE670F"><enum>B</enum><header>Technology Deployment</header><section id="H958A22929BA7479082AB3CBAA9BC1315" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5201.</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA59236CBE37C43709F56E2DCB78AEB45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H5770347AEF6841AABC7FFEC35947D621"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, while considering the impacts on jobs</quote> after <quote>transportation community</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8D8D049F7C14AF5A43DAFD99991C6D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7865CA5DAEDC4A16BFC9257D8A744A69"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C2083759C20472E87E3AF8509282B77"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H581C3D79FF7D49148A2EB84DE6E55126" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HFA24C9E74CC64BB495B1F16558A9AB43"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the effects of climate change.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3DB88644C24B86B87DD1C7B97D5BC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking the period and inserting <quote>and findings from the materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program under subsection (d).</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HE9C184B5F03243509CA21AB3E05FDBCF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5202.</enum><header>Accelerated implementation and deployment of pavement technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H07DFF14985894896857109635CCF75CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subparagraph id="H583DBD3DC2AC42C68F0B9F0466FE9B47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD22A8D699A6B4D75A4748C4B56488021"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (vi) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFA5DE5EA243492D9D22197CD41ED58B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F3E191C1B8C4D8085BED0A2A55DE3EC" style="USC"><clause id="H2D87498D65C046708F9ECC29CC7848D8"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the deployment of innovative pavement designs, materials, and practices that reduce or sequester the amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the production of highway materials and the construction of highways, with consideration for findings from the materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program under subsection (d). </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD7F8E2F9ED74176B68B6EB3951E0DE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2023 through 2026</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA018E1ECFDDF4302AC391FCA69FBCE37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(ii)—</text><subparagraph id="H29E3E5096A564C03B727AA6BD521D81C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (III) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B4C4452D2214D8AB6E9FC1BE0F9ACA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (IV) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91C9A7C6904747CDA4528C6A362F34F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H757345FF087E44CC97FA60AF4026E70F" style="USC"><subclause id="H609F149D333F426E9C960341726D5516"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pavement monitoring and data collection practices;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBC6E512AFBDE4707BE6C5525E8682B06"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>pavement durability and resilience;</text></subclause><subclause id="H477AAA5DB93C44D3866651C65C59F45A"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>stormwater management;</text></subclause><subclause id="H05D3D2AC1D18427C8198388A6A41E280"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>impacts on vehicle efficiency;</text></subclause><subclause id="H05BD697367154A73BDF45E6ACD74E7F3"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>the energy efficiency of the production of paving materials and the ability of paving materials to enhance the environment and promote sustainability;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5A149824D6FA4A1E82D63FA7509E3F18"><enum>(X)</enum><text>integration of renewable energy in pavement designs; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H913750AD69664196AE6E609C0AE1BA64"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions reduction, including findings from the materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program under subsection (d). </text></subclause><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H56387E0ECCBF465792484D7ACD67CEDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5203.</enum><header>Federal Highway Administration Every Day Counts initiative</header><subsection id="H4DEF1F0F42A848D090970DC0FB871C8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">Chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7ADC49CFB8A4DD38EDCFECFFB8B6C22" style="USC"><section id="HF16C3110A93F4A4C81357B14A91C64EA"><enum>520.</enum><header>Every Day Counts initiative</header><subsection id="HD1A396342D224B9E8908E85B593A3610"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is in the national interest for the Department of Transportation, State departments of transportation, and all other recipients of Federal surface transportation funds—</text><paragraph id="H976B1935C6504DA6A13C153EC30235D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify, accelerate, and deploy innovation aimed at expediting project delivery;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B436BDF60B446C9A1AD5EBB2E692517"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing the safety of the roadways of the United States, and protecting the environment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H85EE825B76C34F8988945D587E4BC487"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB67A775DA73B456ABB43DD524ED0DE88"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote the rapid deployment of proven solutions that provide greater accountability for public investments and encourage greater private sector involvement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3688A729A2344B10A87AE11EBBA6374A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create a culture of innovation within the highway community.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H378FF89919394E6391170E8BA9EFC45A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Every Day Counts initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To advance the policy described in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall continue the Every Day Counts initiative to work with States, local transportation agencies, all other recipients of Federal surface transportation funds, and industry stakeholders, including labor representatives, to identify and deploy proven innovative practices and products that—</text><paragraph id="H67341E53C6964684BF9478C8FAA3E927"><enum>(1)</enum><text>accelerate innovation deployment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E0906CD103C456DB68E7FCC8857D290"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expedite the project delivery process;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6D209F0381B4F3DA8BFB559B89F0621"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve environmental sustainability;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H987685A93A20466488E2A20E97C33446"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enhance roadway safety;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE3963921EDB49198C58920276E37495"><enum>(5)</enum><text>reduce congestion; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC383048D2E2041BA819D1F82FE5715A5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB322D57C864840C492D5F0B0649572E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Every Day Counts initiative, the Administrator shall consider any innovative practices and products in accordance with subsections (a) and (b), including—</text><paragraph id="H98989DD477794A439EA12B3026CD0DF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research results from the university transportation centers program under section 5505 of title 49; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDA85B9956DFB4DDB8CA5EBD65715AE03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">results from the materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program in section 503(d).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55F72BE624554C269AB06AAC6B0C9CFB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Innovation deployment</header><paragraph id="HF320126DC2D14C7A9DDAF886A6BFFC0E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least every 2 years, the Administrator shall work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify a new collection of innovations, best practices, and data to be deployed to highway stakeholders through case studies, outreach, and demonstration projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49747CC33AE44761AFC24CDA5CF89328"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In identifying a collection described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account market readiness, impacts, benefits, and ease of adoption of the innovation or practice.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8882D6D6E07944228C1C338C4E149A80"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each collection identified under subsection (d) shall be published by the Administrator on a publicly available website.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD926ECC15E9843D4980499D17CB9B634"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out section 503(c) to carry out this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H73EDC32294DC437FB5E14560B53F88CF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to allow the Secretary to waive any requirement under any other provision of Federal law. </text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H34E89D9B9A3F42CCBB25628000F0C062"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0770717E148D4E7291CF64AECCFE73D9" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">520. Every Day Counts initiative. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7AB952EAAA5A4BD580641DD6C22F18DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1444 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note), and the item related to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HDCB36104AE964031867D84191C1D0678"><enum>C</enum><header>Emerging Technologies</header><section id="HF7A61BF91A16468DAC46782B7E01D351" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5301.</enum><header>Mobility through advanced technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H22A7047BC62A4EE2B7814AF0DABD0C35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph id="H78B5D15EC27246E8893A1EE1CBDA997F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC13757D7AFC43A49E45D1293E5A84FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>establish an advanced transportation and congestion management technologies deployment</quote> and inserting <quote>establish a mobility through advanced technologies</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6769C49735BA4473B2FDC67FF23A5713"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>mobility,</quote> before <quote>efficiency,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ECED9107DB74105BE16833FF4542237"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>environmental impacts,</quote> after <quote>system performance,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H98F7CDA665074AB8AF20B7767ED3913C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subparagraph id="H6A924461EFB045C480FBEDD5E069FC77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63885A90A9A64372A497DB49AC504794" style="USC"><clause id="HA1886EBF595242D2A46D896139EC092A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce costs, improve return on investments, and improve person throughput and mobility, including through the optimization of existing transportation capacity; </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7A5A8720E2641A094D5C53D8702F33A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by inserting <quote>bicyclist, and</quote> before <quote>pedestrian</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78144ED831EE42B3B646834B6B72F960" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vii)— </text><clause id="HAF4B0CF4E91F4B4DBB4FC7E117C69DDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>increasing job opportunities,</quote> after <quote>performance,</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="H3F21FB2510B546F0B12CB37C94816C14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF20AD42123C42C3A0647E98FA31516A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (viii)—</text><clause id="H5F94577090FD4C2985B252CDD3425C35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>accelerate the deployment</quote> and inserting <quote>prepare for the safe deployment</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="HB08517C87FA840BCA81D77A37237BEE9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DCA171E30194D1BBF351549556AAC98"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE186CA36AE744601B093830900C231A0" style="USC"><clause id="H50C2A80963A3449CA629B948A4E07A4B"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the effects of climate change. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H873BA0DEEBD1455E9D5940C828411FE0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subparagraph id="HED24CFE07965432F982056CA92C3C2B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text><clause id="HC3018D230FAB41439616E5A0748968C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subclause (II)(aa) by striking <quote>congestion</quote> and inserting <quote>congestion and delays, greenhouse gas emissions</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H6471C5DFA9E34F73B205D822BCFF7CB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (III) by inserting <quote>economic,</quote> after <quote>mobility,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HDECD9C946A1846418149F7EBEFAB0734"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subclause (IV) by inserting <quote>organizations representing the surface transportation workforce,</quote> after <quote>leaders,</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B7A3362D2844833BB3974D9A099CC68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6452E84EE981411D9D93C36EB7B24D01" style="USC"><clause commented="no" id="H66D07A1B10AE4C159F20DAC9F9092C6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application submitted under this paragraph may include a description of how the proposed project would support the national goals described in section 150(b), the achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets established under section 150(d), or the improvement of transportation system access consistent with section 150(f), including through—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H79D68D8AEF8844DBA12998EB20D130AF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the congestion and on-road mobile-source emissions performance measures established under section 150(c)(5); or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H980262FCF70B42D99F7A7708AEAC691A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the greenhouse gas emissions performance measures established under section 150(c)(7). </text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5270DE21A4F24ACFB0E52C38B6F32439"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDA8F42D7E234E06AB50A4867C5AE0C3" style="USC"><clause id="H7BB4EB6A80374961B160F32A1E0652EA"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall prioritize projects that, in accordance with the criteria described in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="H4B6FEE4A9E914995BBA50148B3BA31A6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>improve person throughput and mobility, including through the optimization of existing transportation capacity;</text></subclause><subclause id="H143E0FDA970D47EB8C6B82D9F265C30F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>deliver environmental benefits;</text></subclause><subclause id="H66B5D78C74614A1980A7D6BEDB24DA8C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes and increase driver, passenger, bicyclist, and pedestrian safety; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H2C2F5ECEC4C8454ABD9AE642DC529E1D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the effects of climate change.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HFF9175FFACF84001A8FC29F213D59AAC"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Grant distribution</header><text>In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award not fewer than 3 grants under this paragraph based on the potential of the project to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes and increase, driver, passenger, bicyclist, and pedestrian safety.</text></clause><clause id="H1AA06BC87D8A409FB33AB46D3411F3B6"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Workforce partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider, to the extent practicable, any demonstrated partnership of the applicant with representatives of the surface transportation workforce.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H179658C8FB2B46BA958079F6FAD8D4D3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><subparagraph id="HE713C9CCA4734EDEB88D6EADC46D2E51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv) by inserting <quote>consistent with section 5312 of title 49</quote> after <quote>systems</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F5F353183924CC3B706782CDDB91787"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (vi)—</text><clause id="HD210D252F5B240F6A76F12A98D9BCF57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, vehicle-to-pedestrian,</quote> after <quote>vehicle-to-vehicle</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="HB4AC2603013844078DD6F7B60CE8EE08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>systems to improve vulnerable road user safety,</quote> before <quote>technologies associated with</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38C4EDAA56C0472287A405C68F33B5F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (viii) by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H033301D311D94692A10854B919CA1171"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (ix) by striking <quote>disabled individuals.</quote> and inserting <quote>disabled individuals, including activities under section 5316 of title 49;</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F54CDE6A56046ED8045B8E1E72D1D70"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H2E07A76F3D464B11ADEF842AEBB61FB9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H42E9960C55844CA6BC1EB66B82C98A17"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measures to safeguard surface transportation system technologies under this subparagraph from cybersecurity threats; or</text></clause><clause id="H07C81FE6B1AB47E1A225A8AB71CB35D9"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retrofitting dedicated short-range communications technology deployed as part of an existing pilot program to cellular vehicle-to-everything technology.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5089CD2FFDBE4454BDB448267E7F385D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDCE91766E5E4A63962DF925ECA1F4E8" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H3E431E23D35247CAB74FA462C0F1B617"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Reporting</header><clause id="H3323D3272EE74EF589C0864AAE15D0EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Applicability of law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program under this paragraph shall be subject to the accountability and oversight requirements in section 106(m). </text></clause><clause id="HDBF5AFEBE45C4DDFAD2C2F1FDE284368"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date that the first grant is awarded under this paragraph, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall make available to the public on a website a report that describes the effectiveness of grant recipients in meeting their projected deployment plans, including data provided under subparagraph (F) on how the program has provided benefits, such as how the program has—</text><subclause id="H52302A75F7C64964AD35F8C9566E97EA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD7E00241B28743D0B2B6A68C4AED5464"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time reliability;</text></subclause><subclause id="HFF7D21047B2C426984CC6EAD7A27B7F4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reduced transportation-related emissions;</text></subclause><subclause id="H50E844F7930E45B194197817BB86902A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>optimized multimodal system performance;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0B74B2276C99443497F09E0B1B54C6DC"><enum>(V)</enum><text>improved access to transportation alternatives;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9A854A2A06B14722B67E2B8A7F6AE645"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>provided the public with access to real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to make informed travel decisions;</text></subclause><subclause id="H01AC58D606274922AA75F30D905D18E6"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>provided cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; </text></subclause><subclause id="H6EF8DB27D8B04CD0B5F2098337043CB3"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>created or maintained transportation jobs and supported transportation workers; or </text></subclause><subclause id="H9BE163FEE33E44D287B4D9B35E60C0C9"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>provided other benefits to transportation users, workers, and the general public. </text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H4C298E8798D44A3C90CB94B2117A5BD2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>If applicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities described in subclauses (I) and (IV) of clause (ii) reflect—</text><subclause commented="no" id="H573CE08DDB5043CE902BED094FAFF17D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any information described in subparagraph (C)(iii) that is included by an applicant; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H904548A96A094AFD960F72EA8CAE2203"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the project prioritization guidelines under subparagraph (D)(iv).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H0874F3A0243A41E9822E11D9BD027048"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">Funding</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>the Secretary may set aside</quote> and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">Funding.—</header-in-text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary may set aside</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H673A07BF06EF4739BBA6130CF8219DF3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 percent.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H067639990F0F4366AA61A685A903EF52"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subparagraph (K) by striking <quote>amount described under subparagraph (I)</quote> and inserting <quote>funds made available to carry out this paragraph</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8408EBAFE054429BA8AA73C1BA09064D"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (M) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C1059FC96484C30A4C2AF99E4D54D42" style="USC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE02FCF33447F4F8FBDF2E15905B0F3FB"><enum>(M)</enum><header>Grant flexibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, by August 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary determines that there are not enough grant applications that meet the requirements described in subparagraph (C) to carry out this paragraph for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer to the technology and innovation deployment program—</text><clause commented="no" id="H27A567131380492BA993B4AB0ACB9E0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any of the funds made available to carry out this paragraph in a fiscal year that the Secretary has not yet awarded under this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H4A98D2898BC144F78F94524101377EC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount of obligation limitation equal to the amount of funds that the Secretary transfers under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HB45ABE99F5214403BF0B39AB31DF42C5"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in subparagraph (N)—</text><subparagraph id="H986CAA4239084430B1752CB856F17D50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>an urbanized area with</quote> before <quote>a population of</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C2EFD4CE5D94C18945C3E03673A5098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking <quote>a any</quote> and inserting <quote>any</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H8E888E4EEB4047C184084DF180DF5DE3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5302.</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems program</header><subsection id="HF4F9DE7AA8C5486EBE0906A3BDE2158C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds for ITS activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 513(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>greenhouse gas emissions reduction,</quote> before <quote>and congestion management</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection id="H0A18B19C943446ABA17F4F6C4975FFC2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals and purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 514(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H7259053B4C3D4856A4448B74B6CAAF2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>national freight policy goals</quote> and inserting <quote>national multimodal freight policy goals and activities described in subtitle IX of title 49</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4C8C8D3729F4AD5ACB32C83002EB7F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA59F2CCE8BD4C36ACAB0972396353D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2C8B7DF5B1E44A6B3300FE646FF2065" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H577B102FDE864FA8A5D0F1DE52CE3234"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation of the effects of climate change; </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9580E7E0F68C4C489D9D2F5BB218ACC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General authorities and requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 515(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC5879DAA355E4E75B48BEE664F1810B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="HAD5EC6D8DBDA4AA79420F575EA8CE8E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>20 members</quote> and inserting <quote>25 members</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF15C4B8681914C54BFE04CF63931AB75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>State highway department</quote> and inserting <quote>State department of transportation</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09CA9D2AE4D64528B18940165A4067FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>local highway department</quote> and inserting <quote>local department of transportation</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD76654597C164918913B97929C7C40B7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), and (J) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8062F22D6CF4A43B2A5883434D1CCE9" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H1B05CD63E5CF4D65B046792C65A9B7FA"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a private sector representative of the intelligent transportation systems industry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6003D648F1F747AFABA8A9921E6F443F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a representative from an advocacy group concerned with safety, including bicycle and pedestrian interests;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB2B6C93B97B4A6A90CE391D1CF89F99"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a representative from academia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H751EA6A7B3404598983859D5465D9F53"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative from a labor organization; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2534945A6DFC42F0ACFD29FA1ADC6B58"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (K) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CE428012657488C8E14084D690D6008"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (I); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A3A5279660F450FAE929C9E7AF77A81"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (L);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H972754DCA14649E28D3A6A3D9F44AB10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="H8C61AAAD599C457DA003A760290F6E6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>section 508</quote> and inserting <quote>section 6503 of title 49</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7DCCFD93FA64DF48CECCB2149A0997D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="H420BCAADC8CC46BD9490025970C25A0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="H5C541927A6D04B558B9754FFE8E96167"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>in both urban and rural areas</quote> after <quote>by users</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H61612E3E818A47F78DAA931C9DBE3FC0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H52349A57E0AC4326AB1C170F3F5B80F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="H774767FB20C04A479D74156705B45E11"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB55992F3721A4D879D68DE02197CEC96" style="USC"><clause id="HE31E74D04F834AC0A99847B3415448A9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess how Federal transportation resources, including programs under this title, are being used to advance intelligent transportation systems. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4E8150616D441F3880B2F4CBFB5D8B8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FD6A0616FE549B0A4911F758311F9D3" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H009D51FA6BD1464AB51D98297C71FC02"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Convene not less frequently than twice each year, either in person or remotely. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB61672B04C644CDABFF855705B33F595"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>May 1</quote> and inserting <quote>April 1</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42AD804F5A0742A8B6D0C54A1F7913F1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by inserting <quote>, except that section 14 of such Act shall not apply</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA46D130C449849B491C1C5D9AC4C94C7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research and development</header><text>Section 516(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>including through grants to entities or groups of entities, such as institutions of higher education,</quote> after <quote>research and development,</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection id="HB999C1FBBCB94C7C9E11D439281BD3D4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research and development priority areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 516(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBC42226E56E44E5B99D78D929716B6E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CE6EC59CCC44148A5E9F1BD2F71C80E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EC611F980F443B086D0AC278DC497D8" style="USC"><paragraph id="H8CDB2CEF373647CEB5E0139E15D05BB6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD281C20A08744834A6565AB9609A7EB3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DEB93845A9B465C8BDA6F4BAD5553F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93EF2D861971496CA0A29BEA0098810E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H63CA53131B744F22BE6C995CEA37BE52" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H8BB4AC808FEB4462A125F1ECED00E2AF"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrate existing observational networks and data management systems for road weather applications; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H994C3FB9CB57454496FBC03F8A47DFF9"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the interconnectivity of data and information technology systems across different observational networks and different users. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD6CE13CD34C94FE18E069A82C00804E9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5303.</enum><header>National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse</header><subsection id="HE313FA2FA6E94D0F81062BFD02CCA21A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H237C31946BFD438B84AEF69D953D29C2" style="USC"><section id="HDBB28A26754F446A8AAEA53DFC016834"><enum>5509.</enum><header>National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse</header><subsection id="H4B3A648777D04F9DB33339175230AA51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make a grant to an institution of higher education engaged in research on the secondary impacts of highly automated vehicles and mobility innovation to—</text><paragraph id="H864A37B750E0442B85FBC793DE683471"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operate a national highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D370964AA8048EB89D2527275EA9FB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect, conduct, and fund research on the secondary impacts of highly automated vehicles and mobility innovation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B9090B3F6394C34879148029B8A3679"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make such research available on a public website; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF51929E997A498E8726FA58F1948A42"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct outreach and dissemination of the information described in this subsection to assist communities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7310CC19BB50498A942E1DDEBCB70355"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HDA1D2074912C4BFFB152B1CBE656068C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highly automated vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>highly automated vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that is designed to be operated by a level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for trips within its operational design domain or a level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to the recommended standards published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (J3016_202104) or, when adopted, equivalent standards established by the Secretary under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7EB1D7E9DD0441309F44757E71FFCFA0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mobility innovation</header><text>The term <term>mobility innovation</term> means an activity described in section 5316, including mobility on demand and mobility as a service (as such terms are defined in such section).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7ACDB2078E34E7183D078489979F080"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB29665257EB4B888B8361E86781007B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secondary impacts</header><text>The term <term>secondary impacts</term> means the impacts on land use, urban design, transportation systems, real estate, accessibility, municipal budgets, social equity, availability and quality of jobs, air quality and climate, energy consumption, and the environment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H0146D82F1ABF45839D23CFC93B775A73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2881D58CEAA4AE88E56EDF0BFF424CE" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5509. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H6178C578F5E742509DFDB5194F2018F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the institution of higher education that receives the grant described in section 5509(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall establish the national highly automated vehicle clearinghouse described in such section not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subsection></section><section id="H5A796F0E4C4447E685E9AD97CBDEA88D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5304.</enum><header>Study on safe interactions between automated vehicles and road users</header><subsection id="HE4501F93E000480CA81F5DA13EB446B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section shall be to ensure that the increasing deployment of automated vehicles does not jeopardize the safety of road users.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA2502762A3A648C5A2D3923993B139A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="HF09E8311B5C8404A8E723CB0B00778FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a study on the ability of automated vehicles to safely interact with other road users.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A0C258BC6E84C729756BC228035C6DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H17106520C9F14F37AEA7DD9E899A1A54"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the ability of automated vehicles to safely interact with general road users, including vulnerable road users;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB698D937A7E24E098C02168BA6C1AD45"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify barriers to improving the safety of interactions between automated vehicles and general road users; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EB35637186A499587E1E9BE107E8856"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue recommendations to improve the safety of interactions between automated vehicles and general road users, including, at a minimum—</text><clause commented="no" id="H22768B1CDF254EA88F29DA43EA2A56A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technology advancements with the potential to facilitate safer interactions between automated vehicles and general road users given the safety considerations in paragraph (3);</text></clause><clause id="H9DB79D5129844031A0812815C1A43A53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>road user public awareness; and</text></clause><clause id="HD42CBEF517584A2EBD27717B137B0EC9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improvements to transportation planning and road design.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8FA3DB529154BA7A445A164E0968ACC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration whether automated vehicles can safely operate within the surface transportation system, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H53AC0D7832534B88BE20E1C2B208AB2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the degree to which ordinary human behaviors make it difficult for an automated vehicle to safely, reliably predict human actions; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47F532BCE8F74DB197E24F67EE627195"><enum>(B)</enum><text>unique challenges for automated vehicles in urban and rural areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8137A83DD8044A629FAABDF2D716F712"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the degree to which an automated vehicle is capable of uniformly recognizing and responding to individuals with disabilities and individuals of different sizes, ages, races, and other varying characteristics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H58FA469B486D49B4B6427C6191B3C679"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for bicyclist, motorcyclist, and pedestrian road users—</text><clause commented="no" id="HEE2BEED72986462E8E45B573CB5B34FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the varying and non-standardized nature of bicyclist and pedestrian infrastructure in different locations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H20E9503E54A942779965C23D98639AF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the close proximity to motor vehicles within which bicyclists often operate, including riding in unprotected bike lanes and crossing lanes to make a left turn, and the risk of such close proximity; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA4DBE9C85F43437486142ED191A47212"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>roadways that lack marked bicyclist infrastructure, particularly in midsized and rural areas, on which bicyclists often operate;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H735F395E7535425398435680E4EBF38D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for motorcyclist road users, the close proximity to other motor vehicles within which motorcyclists operate, including operating between lanes of slow or stopped traffic; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B60FBEC8C8248A19DDCFD482F6D5255"><enum>(F)</enum><text>depending on the level of automation of the vehicle, the degree to which human intervention remains necessary to safely operate an automated vehicle to ensure the safety of general road users in circumstances including—</text><clause id="HC5A56FE7FD4D4B75920FD6FFA71BA2D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>dangerous weather;</text></clause><clause id="H93CB207DFC974DF7850828E9B1A1B212"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an electronic or system malfunction of the automated vehicle; and</text></clause><clause id="H551141BEB66C4A8681B5DEB51116A705"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a cybersecurity threat to the operation of the vehicle.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5DFCE0652A243B2B16C78376C3C2CBE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the study proposal. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26AE89DF51814C00B56F00B712DB516C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Working group</header><paragraph id="H1FE88E8ACA8D41A2A7793ED00D636A0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group to assist in the development of the study and recommendations under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE8DDC11282947BD973B29CE59C241C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group established under paragraph (1) shall include representation from—</text><subparagraph id="H287EF79479654AE381238779F0BB6B56"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H026977D45ECC4E748DED2777424A8009"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6BF3693CEFB4436CB6704C06B63A6CC7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>local governments (other than metropolitan planning organizations, as such term is defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H616BA5CCD646422E9E21DE8844F849B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>transit agencies; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA431C417206448B89BCB599782D0EA48"><enum>(E)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations (as such term is defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83A4FCD7BE654FA0A44777208137C40B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>bicycle and pedestrian safety groups;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E46BA582A2C4E49A6BE58D47CE378D7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>highway and automobile safety groups;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01C317F1ADF740E2B550D0DAC7D87D2B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>truck safety groups;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F01CA90629648B88F395C3E7F0A9762"><enum>(I)</enum><text>law enforcement officers and first responders;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF033AEDE53AE4FFC82E8A9A13382670A"><enum>(J)</enum><text>motor carriers and independent owner-operators;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3196ACB1E104388B3C6405660D033DA"><enum>(K)</enum><text>the road construction industry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H305CB9A42C0D4AD5A2ECFF93FD6DCF18"><enum>(L)</enum><text>labor organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2D88A9E02A24E0687E782C0DDD05E4E"><enum>(M)</enum><text>academic experts on automated vehicle technologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8C188F6679747808F3CBE1F9ABC3D70"><enum>(N)</enum><text>manufacturers and developers of both passenger and commercial automated vehicles;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD22EAACBA223484F9F28C2F1D1AEF385"><enum>(O)</enum><text>a motorcyclist rights group; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA9D98090D854E81BD88260E4F3F1BB5"><enum>(P)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other industries and entities as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H71A510880D3C42EF86CE7A555A028B57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The working group established under paragraph (1) shall assist the Secretary by, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="H7BE935FEF8E3482EB926BBF3BD4C42BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assisting in the development of the scope of the study under subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8D4620A05314118A1DF419E46F3F392"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reviewing the data and analysis from such study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3694AAC246A947D68369345FA1FD61D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide ongoing recommendations and feedback to ensure that such study reflects the contents described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF55D4546DF2844C8AE78742F882116B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing input to the Secretary on recommendations required under subsection (b)(2)(C). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3466B5233A7C42F083D54AF67675300B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group under this subsection shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except that section 14 of such Act shall not apply. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA461C42A45914520B8113E6E497D4453"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available, the study initiated under subsection (b), including recommendations for ensuring that automated vehicles safely interact with general road users. </text></subsection><subsection id="HE0C7505C58DF411CB9FAA887F9F5A70C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H832FDC8E4D1D4BB5B4C3661A661D1B73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Automated vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>automated vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that is designed to be operated by a level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for trips within its operational design domain or a level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to the recommended standards published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (J3016l9 202104) or, when adopted, equivalent standards established by the Secretary under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9369673E33B041C9880CBF747E8BA197"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General road users</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>general road users</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H48E346E74BA84464A963EAA43CAD3018"><enum>(A)</enum><text>motor vehicles driven by individuals; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19AC9F2B940F4C6DA1D0DB43C2EB067D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bicyclists and pedestrians;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22B24C73CFCF446E8D47BC07A132036D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>motorcyclists;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0341F19EC2FF47CCBCCAF7977431E8A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>workers in roadside construction zones;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6080C9143DCF4FE490BA28AE96D72C24"><enum>(E)</enum><text>emergency response vehicles, including first responders;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H256546D03606459FB6BC8C0925C40270"><enum>(F)</enum><text>vehicles providing local government services, including street sweepers and waste collection vehicles;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06FD5D3684EF412593BDD92A14F4145B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>law enforcement officers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79C9342226F24A908F61A352350FAECA"><enum>(H)</enum><text>personnel who manually direct traffic, including crossing guards; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H693C5A7F44944C378AEE42979D629492"><enum>(I)</enum><text>users of shared micromobility (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14249BDE66134C16994A754E3A81100A"><enum>(J)</enum><text>other road users that may interact with automated vehicles, as determined by the Secretary of Transportation. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H349A759E44CF42A1BCE684A842A635A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vulnerable road user</header><text>The term <term>vulnerable road user</term> has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H459F76E1299544C88065306E2398738D"><enum>5305.</enum><header>Surface transportation workforce retraining grant program</header><subsection id="H3805C5E9D6E14D7D9E2518253170CB79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program to make grants to eligible entities to develop a curriculum for, and establish, transportation workforce training programs in urban and rural areas to train, retrain, or upgrade the skills of surface transportation workers—</text><paragraph id="HFD9019F888634D51B040C0EB5C9EB8C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whose employment may be changed or worsened by automation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89D877AFAA88413E970318D5F4A81745"><enum>(2)</enum><text>who have been separated from employment; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H673DEABA0AF344D59646EF1C997A9E24"><enum>(3)</enum><text>who have received notice of impending employment loss as a result of being replaced by the use of automated vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F97D165122F4513B77CB967F5F3A6EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>The following entities shall be eligible to receive grants under this section:</text><paragraph id="HF6136655DC794697A1F039E676817450"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CFA39798C854674870CF3F3E78DE8EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Consortia of institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E1157615ABE4705AD643C4FD82EE459"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide career pathway programs through labor-management partnerships, pre-apprenticeships, or registered apprenticeships on a nationwide basis.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC66ECD80D04445F9A3F85BD3E4F8485D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Local governments. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6706BCE96DC44D7B33EECFA0DA9430C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on awards</header><text>An entity may only receive one grant in a fiscal year under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6B96ACC202DD4BBF8AE72B620D4A12E0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><paragraph id="H13941FE0B1B54ACBA331372618258A88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this section may only use grant amounts for developing and carrying out training programs, including—</text><subparagraph id="H39CB70A0E8DD469D8F1E11129D71AEF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying and testing new duties for existing jobs impacted by the use of automated vehicles, including mechanical work, diagnostic work, and fleet operations management;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72A02D59EB1C4667894849B6F5CEF6EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>educational programs, including—</text><clause id="H6A46280188FD4262BD307B61EC4B522E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coursework or curricula through which participants may pursue a degree or certification; and</text></clause><clause id="H60745C4939B34804889BD19383469959"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tuition and direct education expenses, excluding salaries, in connection with the education and training of surface transportation workers whose jobs have been affected by the use of automated vehicles; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6703B1BA0D6147CFB5744F34DCDE5EE4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employee professional development, including worker training or retraining, including train-the-trainer programs, to upgrade the skills of surface transportation workers whose jobs have been affected by the use of automated vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE390F72C62CA4FD4AF2EF528081DBF63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this section shall report to the Secretary the following information:</text><subparagraph id="HB7F991D3043E44B69F9124C3EDB0BC9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The sectors of the surface transportation system from which workers are being displaced.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A04EE783E0C4590A85441CE87E56BC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The skills and professions for which workers are being retrained.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B9098547C124643A7614E366C3DCB2D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>How many workers have benefitted from a grant awarded under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17CA5982CA0645EE8879922493A54B64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Relevant demographic information of impacted workers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE610D9542244DA19D8112756C401CE2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds made available under this section may not be used to evaluate the effectiveness of automated vehicle technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12E2871F41F846AA8B84712D5A40368E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In selecting grant recipients under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which an applicant—</text><paragraph id="H30934682B94C450890583BCFCFDEFC0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrates the capability to develop curricula and provide training, provide retraining, or upgrade the skills of individuals described in subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC610C80E3DC45F2B88F80EFEB7AE325"><enum>(2)</enum><text>will provide program participants with practical experience and on-the-job training; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD08BB82AC2EB455C9EABD0431B1F3299"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstrates a commitment to carry out a surface transportation workforce development program through degree-granting programs or programs that provide other industry-recognized credentials.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20D455AB46AD4E038D6D71F688FAB849"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="H25A29EB3B48A4E23BEE5BE1CDBC93A43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a grant under this section shall be 100 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5C2D99E54F54779A9AC9FD28926887A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>For a recipient of a grant under this section carrying out activities under such grant in partnership with a public transportation agency that is receiving funds under section 5307, 5337, or 5339 of title 49, United States Code, up to 0.5 percent of amounts made available under any such section may qualify as the non-Federal share under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H038B5761B09F4FBB9B33E8A5D450B8DE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report requirements</header><text>Not later than 60 days after grants are awarded in a fiscal year under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report that includes—</text><paragraph id="HD7C1DE7B77E8452B88C4B5E654B8D3B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of all grant recipients for such fiscal year;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25075CC744C5449284D6D005B445EFE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an explanation of why each recipient was chosen in accordance with the selection criteria under subsection (e);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H761092F8CC274830AB330C9B3984FD39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a summary of activities planned to be carried out by each recipient and how such activities relate to the goals established under subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E908E5F15844CCE85C9DFA3B24E3CC3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the grant amount awarded to each recipient; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H516FD0E78A1F41009E41D35AA2000C62"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the information required to be provided to the Secretary under subsection (d)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC3EC84BE4EDC4F95A7834D12541FEFEC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H922248CB910441D3A2FE4E432B88FE34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Automated vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>automated vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that is designed to be operated by a level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for trips within its operational design domain or a level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to the recommended standards published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (J3016l9 202104) or, when adopted, equivalent standards established by the Secretary under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H75B5B230DA524A718710BA96E9FB7169"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H850BD209949241579CDED0CFE7F75AF1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>The term <term>public transportation</term> has the meaning given such term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEBE2740DC8A4281BBAEDB5DA6A100CD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pre-apprenticeship</header><text>The term <term>pre-apprenticeship</term> means a training model or program that prepares individuals for acceptance into a registered apprenticeship and has a demonstrated partnership with one or more registered apprenticeships.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE912F4C202C84B2EB3BF0657D132CDF9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Registered apprenticeship</header><text>The term <term>registered apprenticeship</term> means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>), that satisfies the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2020).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF28B223821834F1E8DFB939114D6E41E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><paragraph id="HC459019257BF4417A88DA857929FCC20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEAE1E28E2AD43C09B5CDDECE37B5779"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall remain available for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are authorized.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBA9362D3170A4F38A2E7CD3759C86362"><enum>5306.</enum><header>Third-party data integration pilot program</header><subsection id="H57694C53EBE84D089F84D0AC1E2EE686"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and implement a pilot program (in this section referred to as the <quote>program</quote>) to leverage anonymous crowdsourced data from third-party entities to improve transportation management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways.</text></subsection><subsection id="H73D3451D3BB541A982A23274D560C4E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the program include the utilization of anonymous crowdsourced data from third parties to implement integrated traffic management systems which leverage real-time data to provide dynamic and efficient traffic-flow management for purposes of—</text><paragraph id="H06899ACC44144D06A94E443B68DFA601"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adjusting traffic light cycle times to optimize traffic management and decrease congestion;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF840EA229B4B414D911480FCF70EB6CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expanding or contracting lane capacity to meet traffic demand;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E9CF38583464B849353EA2B3C65F87D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing traveler notification of service conditions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF5CFCAAB69B4DC1A94DFDCE233DCCBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritizing high-priority vehicles such as emergency response and law enforcement within the transportation system; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC43E54062A0940CDAA2C82EC9597D37E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other purposes which the Secretary deems an appropriate use of anonymous user data.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA598452CBC1442399EA95EE919112E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with public and private sector entities to accomplish the goals listed in subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="HE4F7A014F33D4CA8BF928A8C42E47698"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data privacy and security</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the protection of privacy for all sources of data utilized in the program, promoting cybersecurity to prevent hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected and automated transportation systems.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC11CC77933BB42D29D4C9C8ECC52BA71"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program locations</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall initiate programs in a variety of areas, including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any other appropriate settings.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAA2E194020C74F57AD4D0B5B33C2FAA5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>Not later than 3 years after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly make available best practices to leverage private user data to support improved transportation management capabilities and efficiency, including—</text><paragraph id="H76571E656DC84FA88ED32A6C4ECEBCD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>legal considerations when acquiring private user data for public purposes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B48DC1CBE3C4F9FBB8CDE8FFF9239DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>protecting privacy and security of individual user data.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D0E39BE71D94C109B7DF7041B6D381E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually submit a report 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 detailing—</text><paragraph id="HCB3023EB65C84FE79F10625A2FC35D45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the activities carried out under the pilot program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7C5AE56A8124B738B464E1534E5673A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting goals descried in subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H709F31024B564FD58D157030CADD4D71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>policy recommendations to improve integration of systems between public and private entities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA354E01409D4E008E4537DBA3EEDD3A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of costs associated with equipping and maintaining systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4626EBEE12244A3881783C259E572E5F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9A1C9E83B4C84011954691D56E4EA726"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>On a date that is 5 years after the enactment of this Act, this program shall cease to be effective.</text></subsection></section><section id="HCBEDDB969DD540B69958693E404BEDEB"><enum>5307.</enum><header>Third-party data planning integration pilot program</header><subsection id="HD6B2CE5B9D2E474D90BA5FA0B325EB32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and implement a pilot program (in this section referred to as the <quote>program</quote>) to leverage anonymous crowdsourced data from third-party entities to improve transportation management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA5DF8E48FDAE48C3B1D87AC06277D5F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the program include the utilization of anonymous crowdsourced data from third parties to—</text><paragraph id="H4ED1EAA36D5C4E4299FA5B1A29E39C42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>utilize private-user data to inform infrastructure planning decisions for the purposes of—</text><subparagraph id="H9F788AC648A3460297B37DD48EE6DEEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reducing congestion;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD627985C6689443FB8D3D4BFEBCEC9BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>decreasing miles traveled;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA9C54BA0EB34F94951DB2E366A9B9D8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04844CCE207444C6B286656244BD3549"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improving freight efficiency; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1FBBA18FA494F2C8FD9C997A65FB80F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enhancing environmental conditions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AF49C8DED8F46709123F7E9CA71EFA7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other purposes as the Secretary deems necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC53E53BDBE60430893C050E4CC5CF84A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with public and private sector entities to accomplish the goals listed in subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="H3626C53DBD2B4B3198A66899292F7D62"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data privacy and security</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the protection of privacy for all sources of data utilized in the program, promoting cybersecurity to prevent hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected and automated transportation systems.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3898B81BB78E482992DC2BC5AE063AA7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program locations</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall initiate programs in a variety of areas, including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any other appropriate settings.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7DEF6EA40DF74ADFAFDA3EDFBBBD7D6E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>Not later than 3 years after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly make available best practices to leverage private user data to support improved transportation management capabilities and efficiency, including—</text><paragraph id="H46AE845D3CF9400683395A7480C8BDEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>legal considerations when acquiring private user data for public purposes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H880F5F14ACF54DBAB7FAD849CEF0A278"><enum>(2)</enum><text>protecting privacy and security of individual user data.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H564352DC3BE54F50BAE5C7AD6A9D9FA5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually submit a report 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 detailing—</text><paragraph id="HD2DA6C9345D0443880132D8D8C84F0B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the activities carried out under the pilot program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F640AB455294EE9A3BBC7A5C4AC482D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting goals descried in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H90B936911F234F6680C83CBEACC18C3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policy recommendations to improve the implementation of anonymous crowdsourced data into planning decisions.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31B7C8F41EA640AFAC4E7DA61F046E0E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H086A29F664A9468C9AFAD261BD949952"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>On a date that is 5 years after the enactment of this Act, this program shall cease to be effective.</text></subsection></section><section id="H7CEEF1177A6E4D2FAB46BAE64532E208"><enum>5308.</enum><header>Automated commercial vehicle reporting</header><subsection id="H5C4FB2612E604AD290ECA00483728786"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a repository for submitting entities to submit information to the Secretary on operations of automated commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. </text></subsection><subsection id="H464337C7BC2244A0ABBFB2A3B7790586"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purpose of this section shall be to ensure automated commercial motor vehicle safety and transparency in developing and maintaining the repository under this section. </text></subsection><subsection id="HAA59A5A53D1A4ADDBABC1F281B3B1617"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information required</header><paragraph id="H25D751372AB24524BDD364419A19627D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submissions</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a process for submitting entities operating automated commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce to provide the following information in accordance with paragraph (2):</text><subparagraph id="H2A947E37AC474A009A27A878E6D494E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The name of the submitting entity responsible for the operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle or vehicles.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AAB295BE2064F2998FDEAF7B82F55D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The make, model, and weight class of such vehicle or vehicles.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62F9785B29B64E2E9895F69E8CBBA550"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The intended level of automation of such vehicle or vehicles, according to the taxonomy described in subsection (f)(1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H257D1E06EABA41DA9A6B6C9929B106F9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Department of Transportation number or operating authority assigned to the submitting entity described in subparagraph (A), if applicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61A9D8B5A2F94369B14B940FFA1CD1A0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A list of States in which the operation of such vehicle or vehicles will occur and a list of Federal-aid highways (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code) on which the operation will occur, as well as total miles traveled in the previous year on a biannual basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8FAD74B4B494484AF339D0F737F42DF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any cargo classifications or passengers to be transported in such vehicle or vehicles, including whether the submitting entity is transporting such cargo or passengers under contract with another entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3ECFFFF15224731B74D0088F95AB9C2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Documentation of training or certifications provided to any drivers, or other individuals directly involved in the performance of the dynamic driving task or fallback during operation of the vehicle, if any.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE741763779194921A8F39BEAC6B572E3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Any fatigue management plans or work hour limitations applicable to drivers, if any, consistent with such standards of the Department regarding automated commercial motor vehicle drivers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BA71BE0C520422693B3E0BB572A9C04"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Law enforcement interaction plans for automated commercial motor vehicles submitted to State transportation agencies or State and local law enforcement agencies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0931ED99EE1146628CC524FC84321A61"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Proof of insurance coverage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B76530BE523481E966E12B5A8B7F1BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission and updates</header><subparagraph id="HDDD7FCFC566944A685C9B5919FFC9CE7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A submitting entity responsible for the operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle shall provide the information required under this subsection not later than 60 days after the Secretary has published the notice establishing the process described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F2B5C9CB42E4B14880B9FFDDB9C4849"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Material change of information</header><text>The submitting entity responsible for the operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle shall notify the Secretary of any material changes to the information previously provided pursuant to this subsection on an annual basis, or on a more frequent basis specified by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9D79C4538BD4DE783EAC0B02C68ED32"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amendment and correction</header><text>If a submitting entity responsible for the operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle submits incomplete or inaccurate information pursuant to subsection (c), the submitting entity shall be given an opportunity to amend or correct the submission within a reasonable timeframe to be established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H397670AEED114D2A932DE63864D7E1B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public availability of information</header><paragraph id="HC1F079A78E5E4C56B197F82BAA546F41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Transportation the following information on automated commercial motor vehicles:</text><subparagraph id="H1DBDA97ACFDF4B29A88FF9045A53E6A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The prevalence of planned operations of such vehicles. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBED4490D702F475FB3E1A77B193C3492"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The characteristics of such operations. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H277C2E2122604A3EB4F31019FB35A13D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The geographic location of such operations in a safe manner that reflects only the most significant public road or roads on which the majority of the route takes place, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H02D5AFB1D34045BBA455872F6262FB5E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Protection of information</header><text>Any data collected under subsection (c) and made publicly available pursuant to this subsection shall be made available in a manner that—</text><subparagraph id="H582A5B49793A46638804560B51B51A39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>precludes the connection of the data to any individual motor carrier, shipper, company, vehicle manufacturer, or other submitting entity submitting data;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3988E10D304477B9A375310790FA4CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protects the safety, privacy, and confidentiality of individuals, operators, and submitting entities submitting the data; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79816BDFD56342638AD27A0F9EC2961A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>protects from disclosing—</text><clause id="H9CCFD13ECDB04374B2F15E607E5AAC1E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>trade secrets; and</text></clause><clause id="H2B1E0408D463404CA17EFE2E009D3B9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information obtained from a submitting entity that is commercial or financial and privileged or confidential, in accordance with section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E912D62014D48CB904337A3870B90D3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Crash data</header><paragraph id="H81A758F99BB34DA7A7D153BAEAB22AC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require submitting entities to submit information regarding collisions which occur during the operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle on public roads while the vehicle’s automated driving system is engaged, including—</text><subparagraph id="H11754B881B7040B1BA9CED30153D90B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fatalities or bodily injury to persons who, as a result of the injury, immediately receive medical treatment away from the scene of a collision involving the automated commercial motor vehicle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC12A1CD29FF7436D833DB61862EDF645"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collisions or damage to property involving an automated commercial motor vehicle that results in an automated commercial motor vehicle or a motor vehicle being transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD96AFEDCFEC944A49D7B3FEF80E07F97"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a full description of how the collision or damage to property occurred, including, if applicable, the role of the automated driving system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EFBBE9D39F9441D9D20B8CBD54875C0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the mode of transportation used by any road users involved in the collision, including general road users, as such term is defined under section 5304 of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H838D725FE0054D7EACB871724CB03A26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data availability</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that any submitting entity submitting information under this subsection that has a Department of Transportation number or operating authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text><subparagraph id="H25E6983AB1554F2FABB49FC2009E87A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be subject to safety monitoring and oversight under the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA64A36ABEA14E7484B3219E1E3A7CA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be included when the Secretary restores the public availability of relevant safety data under such program under section 4202(b) of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAC988B6DFB044A183C3EA8949EF61C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><subparagraph id="H66FF89BE4BA24ADEB7EEE45653079E00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to define the term <term>safety incident</term>, including collisions, with respect to automated commercial motor vehicle safety.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76683B24DE094E8AA149431DBA8175DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall carry out this subsection to require submitting entities to submit information regarding safety incidents instead of collisions upon issuing a final rule under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADA444EE1CF8408B9872341D94CE63E3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Voluntary reporting</header><clause id="H417551EA866A4EB7B090BA59F51E7E6B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To support the rulemaking under this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism through which entities may voluntarily report safety data or other information regarding automated commercial motor vehicles.</text></clause><clause id="H6CEFE0E7231C4FEAA87FDB5BC3E408A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of data</header><text>The data collected under this subparagraph may only be used to support the rulemaking under this paragraph.</text></clause><clause id="HF883F1689E8C42EC9F3A16F6EF8AC862"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Protection from disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data or other information submitted under this subparagraph—</text><subclause id="HCCFC76BDAC6949158BD10E9E9440DBF4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall not be made publicly available; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H03B84BDA48A14A9EA589F6B416BA1E2F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be disclosed to the public by the Secretary pursuant to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, if the data or other information is submitted to the Secretary voluntarily and is not required to be submitted to the Secretary under any other provision of law.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2B7B43274DA4180A163FD3D7DC725A3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H085ACE9B342E46FA838756A7A1AD2AB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Automated commercial motor vehicle</header><text>The term <term>Automated commercial motor vehicle</term> means a commercial motor vehicle (as such term is defined in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code) that is designed to be operated by a level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for trips within its operational design domain or a level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to the recommended taxonomy published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (J3016_202104) or, when adopted, equivalent standards established by the Secretary under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H681EC4D43B944D618861FA846C195D64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Broker</header><text>The term <term>broker</term> has the meaning given such term under section 13102 of title 49, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93A64F9293DC4B86851ED51B50025F76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employer</header><text>The term <term>employer</term> has the meaning given such term under section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H605EA0E5710849CC810DC631202295C9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Freight forwarder</header><text>The term <term>freight forwarder</term> has the meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF513430D036E4124A76FAE19C1292A8F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Motor carrier</header><text>The term <term>motor carrier</term> has the meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B326556F97F4631AE7B53DB91DEC767"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Submitting entity</header><text>The term <term>submitting entity</term> means either—</text><subparagraph id="H2BEA86AA4BD7456FB4E09A8C5A091A16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a motor carrier; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C1B3A4BF08041CCBC0919B88EA2D410"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a company that is carrying out motor carrier-related operations in interstate commerce on public roads or an employer thereof, such as a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFAF952A71A34E92B5FDD0971047E446"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Truck platooning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>truck platooning</term> means a series of commercial motor vehicles traveling in a unified manner with electronically coordinated braking, acceleration, and steering with a driver in the lead commercial motor vehicle. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE095044EA0204736B0FCBDBE23890254"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Duplicative reporting</header><paragraph id="H60849AFAB15E4EE8B2A896CE236C896E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may not require duplicative reporting. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3A000BDE8EC4219B33EAFFD133280FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Joint submissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submitting entities working in partnership on the same automated commercial motor vehicle operational trips shall make 1 submission of the information required under this section for each general route, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAC3D89CEE6F4F7DACEB3581C885EFB6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the reporting process required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that submitting entities are not required to submit information previously reported to the Secretary under chapters 139 or 311 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA501618C65845FFBD3FC2CCECF127A7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall add to or detract from any existing—</text><paragraph id="H7E0F475C7C7241308E39852A8DF9CA64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enforcement authority of the Department of Transportation; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H90AFFE057EFE4985B54F8BEA78BF4563"><enum>(2)</enum><text>authority to operate automated commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce on public roads.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97829534E0B249D48876F7A2D2B05780"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that violates any provision of this section shall be subject to civil penalties under section 521(b)(2)(B), of title 49, United States Code, and criminal penalties under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/521">section 521(b)(6)(A)</external-xref> of such title, and any other applicable civil and criminal penalties, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB875A02DBE0E4D7BB9C9FC1331366F55"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall treat truck platooning operations the same as automated commercial motor vehicles.</text></subsection></section><section id="HBE4822859C1D4CB0A459CEACC49DA130"><enum>5309.</enum><header>Task Force to Promote American Vehicle Competitiveness</header><subsection id="H838C459301164D1EA98660A2C479BD53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H5B41569B9A304370B54E11528E2ACA90" display-inline="no-display-inline"><chapter id="H71B3389592F24A42A82A244E25CCF0C1"><enum>66</enum><header>Domestic Production of Electric Vehicles</header><toc container-level="chapter-container" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" lowest-level="section" idref="H71B3389592F24A42A82A244E25CCF0C1" regeneration="yes-regeneration" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded"><toc-entry idref="H569D7655B08E4720801877108B456617" level="section">Sec. </toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">6601. Task force. </toc-entry><toc-entry idref="HE5A5A9463FCD40FA85FA6BAAD2200EB6" level="section">6602. Critical mineral sourcing.</toc-entry></toc><section id="H569D7655B08E4720801877108B456617"><enum>6601.</enum><header>Task force</header><subsection id="HCB1C45CEC6EC4EA4B182693454FBAE5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Task Force to Promote American Vehicle Competitiveness (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>Task Force</quote>) in accordance with this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEDDD43B66B3F45AB9A65E7003CF81211"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HB11508359CBD4E48875E30FB5D7BF40F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force shall be composed of the following officers: </text><subparagraph id="H2B1A3226997641469E4ACF99A9AE23A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of Transportation. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9C300D142184E8B871B11BB1B29A229"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Interior. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H442F8A4C57534E8EA909601680E2F6FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary of Commerce. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC52D5A1C0288497F907D4DB1D1E7B242"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary of Energy. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9C8AA82098474A8FFF5B639794D917"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C5C7BCF77DF4EE691468B0B10303C20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may designate additional members to serve on the Task Force.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H121105910DBF4B799C57399AA2FB1C40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall serve as Chair and may designate officials to serve as the Vice Chair, and on any working groups of the task force.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44F6E3EAD89B44FBA4E2B88B9F0E9EC8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Task Force shall—</text><paragraph id="HD5E566EA87584608BB0AB75BBCFCE4E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and resolve any jurisdictional or regulatory gaps or inconsistencies associated with domestic sourcing and production of electric vehicle batteries to eliminate, so far as practicable, impediments to the prompt and safe deployment of domestically produced electric vehicle batteries, including with respect to safety regulation and oversight, environmental review, and funding issues; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H942DC8F5D4414227A668338137B4D252"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate agency oversight of nontraditional and emerging electric vehicle battery sourcing and production technologies, projects, and engagement with external stakeholders;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F939A9AF86140508A3A3D3DAD1174BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>within applicable statutory authority other than this subsection, develop, recommend, and establish processes, solutions, and best practices for identifying, managing, and resolving issues regarding domestic sourcing and production of electric vehicle batteries; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E1A9AC7A925454FAE132D997890D14E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carry out such additional duties as the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe, to the extend consistent with this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7F7D7CA5F844EBDBDDDD9EAE24BD777"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing findings on electric vehicle battery sourcing and production issues in the United States, recommended strategies or measures to streamline sourcing and production and promote American competitiveness, and any recommended legislative solutions.</text></subsection></section><section id="HE5A5A9463FCD40FA85FA6BAAD2200EB6"><enum>6602.</enum><header>Critical mineral sourcing</header><subsection id="HF45FC571B0304C258578E72971B0F918"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation, in conjunction with the Task Force to Promote American Vehicle Competitiveness, shall coordinate with the appropriate agencies to increase domestic sourcing of critical minerals and domestic production of electric vehicle batteries.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1FCF73E1C0274F738FAB8653648A247F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Department coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the Task Force in implementing section 5339(c) and sections 151 and 155 of title 23. </text></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H91BCE5581A4E482FBBB364BF099ECCDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of chapters for subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H5CE936E92F684410B9E6230BA69D6978" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><multi-column-toc-entry level="section" bold="on"><toc-enum>66.</toc-enum><level-header level="section" bold="on">Domestic Production of Electric Vehicles</level-header><target>6601</target></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H6C115D4E4FF64E848AAA2A0521EB0E3E" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5310.</enum><header>Multimodal transportation demonstration program</header><subsection id="H53C0CDC0327A43FD85C7F775159610CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H3D6999A8FBBB43F8954C0BF6EC4E1FB8" style="USC"><section id="HAB3460AB96CE40F49BB2B93EF90336C0"><enum>5510.</enum><header>Multimodal transportation demonstration program</header><subsection id="H396A01F1415346F2B086E58ED18E7EC8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may establish a pilot program for the demonstration of advanced transportation passenger surface transportation modes in small- and mid-sized communities by providing grants to entities to achieve the purposes of the national transportation research and development plan described in section 6503.</text></subsection><subsection id="H36A763AC450D4779AA2B8674B9EA6AA6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities eligible for funding under this section include data availability and interoperability, traveler support tools and services, active demand management, micro-transit, mobility-on-demand, and micro-mobility projects to demonstrate first-mile and last-mile transportation connections to the broader transportation system, and any other activity as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA2D6E12D511A414C89C67532E5596098"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Entities eligible to receive grants under this program include State departments of transportation, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and transit agencies serving a population of not more than 200,000 individuals, including communities of economic hardship and communities that experience transportation equity and accessibility issues.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEEC169BE043E42CCA64DF5583F238C2E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><paragraph id="H2261D52159224961996A3E2FB5043236"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An entity seeking funding under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H31099D63AAAF494DB796C279A8E1B2DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>Each application submitted under this section shall describe how the applying entity will collaborate, as appropriate, with other entities, including institutions of higher education, State and local governments, regional transportation planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, or private sector entities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC56CFAEFC5B48CCB34C104637E149C7" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funds</header><paragraph id="H79A9C5D9BFA2457AAAD47B5F0F9570E6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out activities under this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD5092ADC1954C62B2D5D684253ED265" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is awarded under this section shall not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A004136964C4677A5AE40CDBBFA00EA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sources</header><text>The local share of the cost of a project under this section may include amounts made available to the recipient under—</text><subparagraph id="H4F8532AF2ACA4EFEA75D78E1460D3B04" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 504(b) of title 23; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB19E62C6D27E4FA3A4B9D4D8938718BD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 505 of title 23.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF8A26AF4E9640899F8ABBC4BF687031" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this section for administrative costs under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3DE2DD40BA7E47FD9D7870EA4B7E0F1E" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H84829AE1E37C497A86810EFEA54BE4B6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Micromobility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>micromobility</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 217 of title 23.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H333B2546285B452B86B98B0A41077BC2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mobility on demand</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>mobility on demand</quote> has the meaning given such term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of this title. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HFEE8211295C146E1B6D8551B30B90552"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HD4315578C5C943C984F9EA3A7F64610D" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5510. Multimodal transportation demonstration program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HA0CA949864D04FF898CAEDC86658D6EE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5311.</enum><header>Heavy freight automated trucking research corridor</header><subsection id="H08242DC3A2D44D91B4CCD4EFFCD202EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H2255F7902BAB4B70B5D8989952B75FFF" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="HF3B25AC3C79441DA8E2C0C7C8A58FBE5" commented="no"><enum>5511.</enum><header>Heavy freight automated trucking research corridor</header><subsection id="HA812DE61260F4BFDA1E43F301D9BCAB0" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a heavy freight automated trucking research initiative to explore the potential benefits and risks of the broad scale adoption of heavy freight automated commercial motor vehicles.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE750675F5B3E447A8D4E1518FF056747" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the initiative established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H687D8160E861468691A3F6F6A3E54DAC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support and conduct research and development on automated and connected freight trucking with private industry, driver associations, other Federal agencies, State and local transportation agencies, and institutions of higher education; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E6F7E0F175941588116F7E7E5F4C92C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support or establish a heavy freight automated trucking testing and demonstration corridor and related programs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81100C89FEDF4E6B9B0B5F187F5586F9" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research and development agenda</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish an agenda for research and development conducted under subsection (b)(1) and the programs described in subsection (b)(2) that may include—</text><paragraph id="H206D003EB9D742E4AAD4485497341549" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyzing, modeling, and piloting the feasibility, benefits, and risks of dedicated automated trucking corridors, including any impact on—</text><subparagraph id="H7DFAF1015C9144A49EE6E860D09BA786" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>long distance freight movement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96D380151DCB4F978649AE105FD3E29D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supply chains;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58A1E91E2F7A483095A9AB09025A8102" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fuel economy and emissions; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E70FF45BC8F4F72AEA9CE39ED26B05F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>transportation infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDA64B4A825444F084B8ED8BAE5EBBC1" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>vehicle miles traveled;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A73D9FB7E634477B78CA1C3538DB9A3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6EE7B53F1334E66AD3B9B2C3F1ADA88" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the trucking industry workforce, such as any impact on pay, benefits, and working conditions in both long-haul trucking and any related driving jobs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8AB5A1534214408BF32DE7EA12EA751" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>safety, including interactions with non-automated motor vehicles and other road users; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4BC9F07B15B4541B8A1A9B283F067CF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>surrounding communities; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BBDF6C7EA12498B9AB22AEF90B02AD4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing deployment guidance, including for—</text><subparagraph id="H104C752A90EC43D88B64DE7632A351D5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cyber-physical security; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5879346E0A34BE9A2078B9F02F46AD4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>human factors, such as—</text><clause id="HADE683BEFBD14ABEAB9F3F0826E63B3E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>human-machine interfaces;</text></clause><clause id="H68781FAC3CCE47E98401F3D594CECD62" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>psychological impacts;</text></clause><clause id="H20D299A93B17465291FC822C8F2FF10D" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>driver training; and</text></clause><clause id="H3FFF0AA00BC049708C92F10B3369EB44" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies to address any impacts on the workforce, such as impacts on driver retention, wages, benefits, and working conditions within the trucking industry.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E76740895DB445DAB488B868A46133B" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Outreach and consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the research agenda under subsection (b), the Secretary shall conduct outreach to, and solicit input from, public, private, and academic stakeholders, including individual workers and labor organizations (as such terms are defined in section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/152">29 U.S.C. 152</external-xref>)).</text></subsection><subsection id="H529D43B70FAC4E6EBFFB290E65BE3808" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>)) or a consortium composed of nonprofit research organizations and institutions of higher education shall be eligible to receive grants under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEAC7A59FAB244E09BAA7418A2F58C469" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities described in subsection (e) to carry out this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H35D5A26CFA1B4BC09D6E8BFAC6282193" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H08DB031600A7432380CCDBDA25FD7042" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give preference to the recipient’s past and current collaboration with local and State transportation agencies, other Federal agencies, private industry, and driver associations in activities related to this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53A8ADA97EFA40209415E3E9DFDB1237" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give preference to a recipient whose geographic location offers access to long-haul trucking corridors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H144ACC456F2644668ECE4A65054A1217" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the extent to which an applicant’s proposal would involve participation by local, regional, and national stakeholders; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D3616E64E4341F8B348779AD5221B51" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the local, regional, and national impacts of the applicant’s proposal.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5095B124F3544B8A87A2F065B2A3E57C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header><paragraph id="H01524F222C0147EF8E2A48877D050BB4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a grant recipient shall match 50 percent of the costs of establishing and operating the test corridor and related activities carried out by the grant recipient.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1887294FC8D4582B85B4290FFE00382"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matching amounts referred to in paragraph (1) may include amounts made available to the recipient under—</text><subparagraph id="H9AD3884E7F674F69A7DCBDD825C2583D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 504(b) of title 23; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3F0CD47F6434AA6A5FFE9E87687FA8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 505 of title 23.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13B2691C4E3C4A1ABFB955A5FDEA2AF9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The results of testing and research funded under this section shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Transportation.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFB377C6AAD6E41D6B2196303026E52E1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for activities carried out under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H500AC60363FA4D43BDC57D979BF27FAD"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Heavy freight automated commercial motor vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>heavy freight automated commercial motor vehicle</quote> means a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle (as such term is defined in section 31101) that—</text><paragraph id="HABC9EA9005DA471B88A1030132A6CFCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF59842138C24539ACC0A78891F151E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is designed to be operated exclusively by a Level 4 automated driving system for trips within the vehicle’s operational design domain or a Level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to the recommended standards published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (J3016_202104) or, when adopted, equivalent standards established by the Secretary with respect to automated motor vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H03C38CBB276F40C2A910920C4740242F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HB884CFDACC09413B8AFEA9849C11F3AE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5511. Heavy freight automated trucking research corridor. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H6753B45C2B5B47559958D676B969E5F7"><enum>D</enum><header>Surface Transportation Funding Pilot Programs</header><section id="HBFCCEE1ED04B42C393D586436F31F2F0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5401.</enum><header>State surface transportation system funding pilot</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6020 of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/503">23 U.S.C. 503</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H62D87322CCF94AC69296D8F37B11F36D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8778695008F48B882F28BB6C5976731" style="OLC"><subsection id="H4E57FBB776C94BDDB4681F2842A7BDF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph id="H52A12FDDFDDA4D4695F7637F5CDECD17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State or group of States shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H754B0027A90A4BE3AAB42476BA520F54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide grants to States or a group of States under this section for the following projects:</text><subparagraph id="HE14BA1A814CD4F789299CE786AC43E7B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State pilot projects</header><clause id="H4D5950672DDD4B778ADA85769EAD5A34"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A pilot project to demonstrate a user-based alternative revenue mechanism in a State.</text></clause><clause id="HCDC154E212DC453986450736F7315D0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an applicant has previously been awarded a grant under this section, such applicant’s proposed pilot project must be comprised of core activities or iterations not substantially similar in manner or scope to activities previously carried out by the applicant with a grant for a project under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE375F4D03B34972822A550B9B6D20BF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State implementation projects</header><text>A project—</text><clause id="H7B9C23290BD1430F9BFC3BB95D30CD26"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement a user-based alternative revenue mechanism that collects revenue to be expended on projects for the surface transportation system of the State; or</text></clause><clause id="HA078A5CB760A41B0BCD931509D290B74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that demonstrates progress towards implementation of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism, with consideration for previous grants awarded to the applicant under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD74AF17D766F4097AEFEE720C5E9FC55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H1683502BCB9643DBA5A648949EC73B76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2 or more future</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDACB16C2C9E4FC89DFC293C1EB8C243"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE8C39882A62454CADF10E0ABB792AFE" style="USC"><paragraph id="H01529B865AF64FA3A6C9096AA2DA8D56"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-based alternative revenue mechanism.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7759FA826F24DBDAD7922ED7F3BEB6A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) by striking <quote>to test the design, acceptance, and implementation of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism</quote> and inserting <quote>to test the design and acceptance of, or implement, a user-based alternative revenue mechanism</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H727A8F3AF80A47349A16A605292A59DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g) by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>80 percent</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D07249F91544B17A0169050169EB47B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (i) by inserting <quote>and containing a determination of the characteristics of the most successful mechanisms with the highest potential for future widespread deployment</quote> before the period at the end; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7071A4D1DBA74B88A018E5FAFED63C94"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA87F01611D04D72BD905BA96BF172F8" style="USC"><subsection id="HC91FE3444A82447DBA0C581F36031A4F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of amounts made available to carry out this section—</text><paragraph id="HCB1891B79C084D90952F1A8A54C54DD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2023, $17,500,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $17,500,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AABBBD8D8C342C3BC4651A7B1C61616"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2024, $15,000,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $20,000,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBED649FFE67452C8F466A6E647F885F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2025, $12,500,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $22,500,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6E8FB3A7FA94BA7ADF9F897FDD47C77"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2026, $10,000,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H62E68A8817C24402878C26ED496579AB"><enum>E</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header><section id="H7805C788B32046949E3B620003020E18"><enum>5501.</enum><header>Ergonomic seating working group</header><subsection id="H56BE793608FB4038B6A167A05E8161A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="H0BD38C71D1AB4955BDEF88E79364D741"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall convene a working group to examine the seating standards for commercial drivers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD7ADB2D62B34267B7B118E5929489C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header><text>At a minimum, the working group shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H1C8B8E405A534C5F8F14B592896D206B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seat manufacturers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H760FBC7660114F6D8FEA94A9F1C9718A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commercial vehicle manufacturers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAE8ED7520124A8F870E7762D8B3E6F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transit vehicle manufacturers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF64D44ADC0149A5A99254D6DE78CCD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>labor representatives for the trucking industry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1FB61221F5E4B51AE742279E498BA28"><enum>(E)</enum><text>representatives from organizations engaged in collective bargaining on behalf of transit workers in not fewer than three States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03D953A256144FA191D7B1F31BF979ED"><enum>(F)</enum><text>musculoskeletal health experts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00879F09A9F844408269D494E1D94F03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The Secretary shall pursue the following objectives through the working group:</text><paragraph id="HF2D6B373EDFA405395E7BB830BF6E947"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To identify health issues, including musculoskeletal health issues, that afflict commercial drivers due to sitting for long periods of time while on duty.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6AA8B5DAF7804537B03722BAC2AA65CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To identify the impact that commercial vehicle sizing, design, and safety measures have on women in comparison to men, and to identify designs that may improve the health and safety of women drivers. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEF7258C06044F199D91B0E60FCCE7BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To identify research topics for further development and best practices to improve seating.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35F9F7175AC643CD954343F9A3EF9441"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To determine ways to incorporate improved seating into manufacturing standards for public transit vehicles and commercial vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB08829F80AD74AFCA34040FF3E3BF649"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="HFB3EE2C3BFDA4F9BA2949F1FAAADBCED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of the working group under this section and any recommendations for the adoption of better ergonomic seating for commercial drivers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4C82E763ABA4B759CE38B9CBCD4FC21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Upon receipt of the report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly accessible website of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H751A56EA83A24D1EA3DE6C004ACD9CC3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text></subsection></section><section id="H83FE7A54B60B45DAAAADB19DFAA140CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5502.</enum><header>Repeal of section 6314 of title 49, United States Code</header><subsection id="HA98AB827A35346F88FBE97A43367ECC0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6314 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD7C16898E1A04AD789ED6A495A6BF651"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="H7B4D43F1462A4507B51F8606FEC021A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title analysis</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 6314.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05A1004D154643A6B9831658793AF1A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 6307</header><text>Section 6307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H428702AEB0794D0A9CA3D86DE5833B2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HF3B140A477F24E8B88C1F9C1E220A92E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>or section 6314(b)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H72B199A6F6AE40738849DD87811AF2A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>or section 6314(b)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA2DC4A51553E49AE9A22471B22087B92"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>or section 6314(b)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99EBFDBCD83C4A17AC04C803AEE03EE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>or section 6314(b)</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8AE05E43365E420FA4A71AECB6363B33" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5503.</enum><header>Transportation workforce outreach program</header><subsection id="HAF5BF3FEF33D490E918B76D83C93AF2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HE98843DE43714321B80988E8E9A647DC" style="USC"><section id="H3B56C876F5314D1D8A8C32A81740B1D0"><enum>5512.</enum><header>Transportation workforce outreach program</header><subsection id="HE296BF5C9A254D208BA4CCFEB9AC804C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program that carries out a series of public service announcement campaigns during fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB6C363B437DD4559BE133E227B057BCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of each campaign carried out under the program shall be to achieve the following objectives:</text><paragraph id="HCCC235EB34FA49618F160BBDC489A945"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, maritime transportation workers, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and other transportation professionals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H459F0F1123A74528BA302902A6328A71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase diversity, including race, gender, ethnicity, veteran status, and socioeconomic status, of professionals in the transportation sector.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66DE6AC3F4C94471B2DC5D52207247B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advertising</header><text>The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, funds available to carry out the program for the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising and outreach in carrying out campaigns under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB83E7DDE7F4C4E6D8F6772CC6A4B50DE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2023 through 2026.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF75D180550244FFFAC40961A09F03014"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C782624FCF14E7EB2A184471185A6CA" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5512. Transportation workforce outreach program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H5AAAEF81A44A4496B608AB81FE8C916D"><enum>5504.</enum><header>Advisory council on transportation statistics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HACFD574879E14089B1BD4C742CD89E9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>The Director</quote> and all that follows to the period and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding section 418 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/254">Public Law 115–254</external-xref>), not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Director shall establish and consult with an advisory council on transportation statistics.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5F37AD6D69A48DDB76B603421BAAD73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d)(3).</text></paragraph></section><section id="HD884F3A40D34478E84A612BD3180B64A"><enum>5505.</enum><header>GAO review of discretionary grant programs</header><subsection id="H86A2EB7DE9E749F4BFFD07EA07EFEC78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a review of the extent to which the Secretary is considering the needs of and awarding funding through covered discretionary grant programs to projects that serve—</text><paragraph id="H0E7BD7491DD6427B8CA43CA2F4B045BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">low-income communities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D25C555EEF14C0FB4F97D7ACD4982BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>minority communities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA9E4BCC2A4B4A6EAAF95EB2055B3A40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>populations that are underserved or have limited transportation choices.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE861B5C80934A90ADFED8343A59A77D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall include as part of the review under subsection (a) recommendations to the Secretary on possible means to improve consideration of projects that serve the unique needs of communities described in subsection (a)(1).</text></subsection><subsection id="HC0E9368591434B719FA16D72CFCC4945"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of covered discretionary grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term <term>covered discretionary grant programs</term> means the Projects of National and Regional Significance program under section 117 of title 23, the Community Transportation Investment Grant program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/173">section 173</external-xref> of such title, and the Community Climate Innovation Grant program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/172">section 172</external-xref> of such title.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Multimodal Transportation</header><section id="H0B091904A15D44478906D23F80D1216E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6001.</enum><header>National multimodal freight policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA562900B898F4E7E85C185568FE955B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>in rural and urban areas</quote> after <quote>freight transportation</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1113B28FE0CD4CFA9779582F3A3B9D26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text><subparagraph id="H16C2F6C0C4B74D88B9449125A233EA51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFA27953EE3C46A89EC3CB631B6231B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC15131861B2A4673B5D4C8A181F9189E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H779BF813B7DB446C887D559235CE9A14" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H951E456B5246488FB65BEF716A86B22D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">travel within population centers; and </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C81DE400F974762B0FD49BE77FE8DC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H596E650C9D3A4BA790FB02426C1642A0" style="USC"><text>including—</text><subparagraph id="HC6839D1C7DD741FF8D0902322A43D1D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H102CEB0496804BDDBB76710E301D2D37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>local air pollution;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EB538F2E2384795B29436AD8BF604EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimizing, capturing, or treating stormwater runoff or other adverse impacts to water quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1B56677E7714EF9B21981DBCC77F299"><enum>(D)</enum><text>wildlife habitat loss; </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA7FA44EBEC74F7E97946AB0093BA2BD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB11B2671AAA405DB5045D8649CD2C7F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30C30FB0560A4F16AB0A44953A3AEC9F" style="USC"><paragraph id="H0589EF0D90AE4900B3FB5E6FB194E4F8"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to decrease any adverse impact of freight transportation on communities located near freight facilities or freight corridors; and </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H3F42B539D3584F16A4D20EC88E642449"><enum>6002.</enum><header>National freight strategic plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70102(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>shall</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H22B93F4BBDCB45A89679BAA7A87E212E" style="USC"><text>shall—</text><paragraph id="H70F580F6AA6946AAA2A2E140126D478C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>update the plan and publish the updated plan on the public website of the Department of Transportation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FBF80930724411F8B659E3AF47C0145"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include in the update described in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H4636D8C5D1124622BEEE73213A1B64CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each item described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAE3D041F17A4028AA568CCD9564B627"><enum>(B)</enum><text>best practices to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of freight-related—</text><clause id="H0C8A2AED487649B88D28B8A57554FFFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions;</text></clause><clause id="H3FE66D7D60744E01BBE8B64517BFBB64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>local air pollution;</text></clause><clause id="HE739902FE6FE4AEFACF5E7FDE86E4FDB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stormwater runoff or other adverse impacts to water quality; and</text></clause><clause id="H3401060772A14E889C3D54CF885B294A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>wildlife habitat loss. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HE75D5D45D4EF419A972D7F12CF7484F7"><enum>6003.</enum><header>National multimodal freight network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBF74A77F17D641C08976CBB7624365CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking <quote>of the United States that have</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H98DB138B00AA42249A14067CFFDAA020" style="USC"><text>of the United States that—</text><clause id="H72F825504A974A1397109BBA2867E19B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a total annual value of cargo of at least $1,000,000,000, as identified by United States Customs and Border Protection and reported by the Bureau of the Census; or</text></clause><clause id="H5F0F2DBFA9C6425F858B0384A846D0E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2EE0EF23C1947088EC6910DE4F6D0DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H74EF6459945B4B7E8F8BB2358FA9C44A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H19D80C69E57B4698866A6CDFAD7343BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and adjust the margins accordingly); and</text></clause><clause id="H8BA6FD0FAF1747EF8C5F227BF25C4EB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section,</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C11600922204E34BE8021194045FB83" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H621DDC139C094EB4BD49E1334746968F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title>, 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 detailing a plan to designate a final National Multimodal Freight Network, including a detailed summary of the resources within the Office of the Secretary that will be dedicated to carrying out such plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7488846A067647D589B120398F57149E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation of National Multimodal Freight Network</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the submission of the report described in subparagraph (A), </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D162A72C4B84F32B8F8A3F39B9189C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C)—</text><clause id="HB569520224A04CF4AE9867B368B2158C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and metropolitan planning organizations</quote> after <quote>States</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H630E0F4CD9464FFA8763C22C72ED88D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (4) and (5)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6F1CD9B815D400CAE1C18763EE0A72D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="HDFB3EA2519984211A80B552F1E1AF52F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the header by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">and metropolitan planning organization</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">State</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HD7A97773EA63482284E7BB77AA680C59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause id="H674A2C3EE5974893B0001BC247619460"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF691E8A1A9B64AE5AFE80D361B1214D5" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H601F86AD1E2B4605A25DF8B8AAF3BA38"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Critical urban freight facilities and corridors</header><clause id="HD3832C3827294F1C828CCCBFC1717E80"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Area with a population of over 500,000</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In an urbanized area with a population of 500,000 or more individuals, the representative metropolitan planning organization, in consultation with the State, may designate a freight facility or corridor within the borders of the State as a critical urban freight facility or corridor.</text></clause><clause id="H2FE04FF6BA2F4C50AD809675DE140E8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Area with a population of less than 500,000</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In an urbanized area with a population of less than 500,000 individuals, the State, in consultation with the representative metropolitan planning organization, may designate a freight facility or corridor within the borders of the State as a critical urban freight corridor.</text></clause><clause id="HD535198CB35D4603B94EF64BBA68A06E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A designation may be made under subparagraph (i) or (ii) if the facility or corridor is in an urbanized area, regardless of population, and such facility or corridor—</text><subclause id="HB304D0C2733F41A7823F4BFEA2D883BE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides access to the primary highway freight system, the Interstate system, or an intermodal freight facility;</text></subclause><subclause id="H10817345B974431D93D3509CD18CE8A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is located within a corridor of a route on the primary highway freight system and provides an alternative option important to goods movement;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCA71649842C543C088FC41642038FCB0"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serves a major freight generator, logistics center, or manufacturing and warehouse industrial land;</text></subclause><subclause id="HAB0A10180B01489E99B33E4CA7DE086C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connects to an international port of entry;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD0D5EE595F174CA3A587ADE503A8581F"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides access to a significant air, rail, water, or other freight facility in the State; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HEDAE71E6BC294B5EB57DBF2C4DC4B022"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is important to the movement of freight within the region, as determined by the metropolitan planning organization or the State.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF9C20B1887443D0A478D537D87D1661"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may propose additional designations to the National Multimodal Freight Network in the State in an amount that is—</text><clause id="H46FF0626B4FD4C859AF58738BC20F16E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a highway project, not more than 20 percent of the total mileage designated by the Under Secretary in the State; and</text></clause><clause id="HECBCB49A5CC445B2A7458CE14A2400CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for a non-highway project, using a limitation determined by the Under Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3486DB18DA043A8A3AF88F708BDAC13"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA36F508660AB4112BAEF0EF53F89ABE9" style="USC"><paragraph id="H61CCF73CA5F94105B9DA7781CCEA5E1E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Required network components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In designating or redesignating the National Multimodal Freight Network, the Under Secretary shall ensure that the National Multimodal Freight Network includes the components described in subsection (b)(2). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H247BDF6CB5504520BEB7CE1FDFE34C00"><enum>6004.</enum><header>State freight advisory committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70201(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and local governments</quote> and inserting <quote>local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and the departments with responsibility for environmental protection and air quality of the State</quote>.</text></section><section id="H50882456832948389AE772354D9B8BB6"><enum>6005.</enum><header>State freight plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70202(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF2D472AD40FF4BC4B1DCF51F6860BACB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting <quote>and urban</quote> after <quote>rural</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AD8E04DF98B4CB18B8FAC22411F1943"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C58DC9114D848789DDF8EF6EC8635B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12A0DEE2D56144D9B822E55ABE968CB7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF50EE196B9AB4D7F9225493A2A94D20C" style="USC"><paragraph id="H827B0D6CBE3942179A1F5D855F7B20E0"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies and goals to decrease freight-related—</text><subparagraph id="HE1FBEC85015545F5B70A8744CB8C460F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD25A245051584A5C96B8C3348BFE2727"><enum>(B)</enum><text>local air pollution;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5872CC023FB5495491A794B49CF70531"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stormwater runoff or other adverse impacts to water quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD139810B9ECD41189C1BE73176AD5BE3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>wildlife habitat loss;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0A60F83704942BA9BA6D6F22167EEC5"><enum>(11)</enum><text>strategies and goals to decrease any adverse impact of freight transportation on communities located near freight facilities or freight corridors; and </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HB5411FCC00E84FE0A1C394C63A65289A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6006.</enum><header>Study of freight transportation fee</header><subsection id="H29659E65E36E4409ACFFDCBE5839F40B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, shall establish a joint task force to study the establishment and administration of a fee on multimodal freight surface transportation services.</text></subsection><subsection id="H91D6184D81DC45CC9CF74B1D1E578D8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="H87E54C7E53604BF9A85170897E6A162C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An estimation of the revenue that a fee of up to 1 percent on freight transportation services would raise.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D39739DA871467095C176241D13F270"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An identification of the entities that would be subject to such a fee paid by the owners or suppliers of cargo.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H227F61F6CDD7499491B6A7852D23B078"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An analysis of the administrative capacity of Federal agencies and freight industry participants to collect such a fee and ensure compliance with fee requirements.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF9A214114C441CC8E23F6056EF41810"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Policy options to prevent avoidance of such a fee, including diversion of freight services to foreign countries.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB8F8539907E4931A7DEF217C626362B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 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 the study required under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H2A0465BE17AF4AB1A04B6FEE669D3EA3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6007.</enum><header>National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF159358099F348898AF3B6BF5A7DD604"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8513305C30344D9A0CA8C11360FC436" style="USC"><paragraph id="HFA042E250B824B369155DB6B05E68B50"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide assistance and communicate best practices and financing and funding opportunities to eligible entities for the programs referred to in subsection (d)(1), including by—</text><subparagraph id="H6B58C8A944FC4FD181DC0834CF70A68E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducting proactive outreach to communities located outside of metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas (as such areas are defined by the Office of Management and Budget) using data from the most recent decennial Census; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFF40B169E6E410C87472B780C453BDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinating with the Office of Rural Development of the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Community Revitalization of the Environmental Protection Agency, and any other agencies that provide technical assistance for rural communities, as determined by the Executive Director;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DC3400555A146858F277F77EFF22CA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89C15E18E75D49DE84F542348695C7E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (i) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H908D01A379594F1FA51D4BB212E72E08" style="USC"><subsection id="H698072C258AD42088E12F5CF7C8285FD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Annual progress report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Executive Director 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 detailing—</text><paragraph id="H6EDB5110F31843569F62A4DADA2F9A62"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of funds authorized under section 605(f) of title 23; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H27BDF1D50B9649508DA088C520AD9137"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the progress of the Bureau in carrying out the purposes described in subsection (b). </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HA846DC3F2BE94C7986644ED9A3E9839F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6008.</enum><header>Transportation equity advisory committee</header><subsection id="H74191048E0E4436982FDBC126097D872"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="H98F2EBFAD9DE494D8A3A5D53C0042D47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the Transportation Equity Committee (referred to in this section as the <quote>Committee</quote>), regarding comprehensive and interdisciplinary issues related to transportation equity from a variety of stakeholders in transportation planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E83745D11B4F0D96F8194C3285888C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of the advisory committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee established under paragraph (1) shall provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary on transportation equity, including developing a strategic plan with recommendations to the Secretary on national transportation metrics and the effect on such factors as economic development, connectivity, and public engagement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H497BDD9430EE4D88A7DF59DC3B2C010B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall evaluate the work of the Department of Transportation in connecting people to economic and related forms of opportunity and revitalize communities in carrying out its strategic, research, technological, regulatory, community engagement, and economic policy activities related to transportation and opportunity. Decisions directly affecting implementation of transportation policy remain with the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="H072154032E5044968D38576D027BC19C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HA8422976C0C4453CA5ACF6D6EAA2595F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint an odd number of members of not less than 9 but not more than 15 members (with a quorum consisting of a majority of members rounded up to the nearest odd number), to include balanced representation from academia, community groups, industry and business, non-governmental organizations, State and local governments, federally recognized Tribal Governments, advocacy organizations, and indigenous groups with varying points of view.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA892001D21B245D388CDE87E67502F73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Broad representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, members of the Committee shall reflect a variety of backgrounds and experiences, geographic diversity, including urban, rural, tribal, territories, and underserved and marginalized communities throughout the country, and individuals with expertise in related areas such as housing, health care, and the environment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BF5B93E7DB5416D9CC869F9E6A5660C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Replacement for non-active members </header><text>The Secretary may remove a non-active member who misses 3 consecutive meetings and appoint a replacement to service for the period of time set forth in paragraph (5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H446192CDD7AE4DEBB91006BBE75D09BC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Committee shall meet not less than 2 times each year with not more than 9 months between meetings at a reasonable time, in a place accessible to the public, and in a room large enough to accommodate the Committee members, staff, and reasonable number of interested members of the public. The room in which the Committee meets shall be large enough to accommodate at least 100 and shall be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H41ABCAF454094E8CAEF7B37F4A7DDCD4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Each member of the Committee shall serve a 2-year term with not more than 2 consecutive term reappointments, but may continue service until a replacement is appointed.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD15E64FC32D7446DADD02C10A92B9028"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Support</header><text>The Office of the Under Secretary for Policy of the Department of the Department of Transportation shall provide necessary funding, logistics, and administrative support for the Committee.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58ECA8631A5041499C8E7C33B1176446"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of FACA</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee established under this section, with the exception of section 14 of such Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="HF2CAE2AC34D1489E9B70E88FB5A00CED"><enum>6009.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Congress that walking, bicycling, and public transportation are complementary modes of transportation, and that pedestrian and bicycle pathways and related improvements within the right-of-way of public transportation are an appropriate use of the right-of-way for the benefit of the public, do not exceed the reasonable use of the right-of-way, and every effort should be made to support the development and safe operation of such pedestrian and bicycle pathways.</text></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act</header><section id="H3B3A630E664E461B8C9FF9913EFF0D2F"><enum>7001.</enum><header>Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act</header><subsection id="HB2315272EFE44666B21351FC69D4B986"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Creditworthiness</header><text>Section 602(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA8768BD134BE44F093CC52B4DC02C5D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(iv)—</text><subparagraph id="H8D1D32B73468486AAD25D3F1021AD498"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a rating</quote> and inserting <quote>an investment grade rating</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28D93F234FE9410485C1CD15FE48F0CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$75,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$150,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44AB2C2B6C4E405E8CE44B1121D84FF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subparagraph id="H3CB5A2F4841C47858361BAC9F06B8DD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the senior debt</quote> and inserting <quote>senior debt</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26B8460FC2F64CD986029BDD87D77970"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>credit instrument is for an amount less than $75,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>total amount of other senior debt and the Federal credit instrument is less than $150,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD8840849417941A4B864E02A74457A2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Buy America application</header><text>Section 602(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>of title 49</quote> inserting <quote>and section 22905(a) of title 49, subject to the requirements of section 5320(o) of title 49,</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection id="H0E0C034723854E63AFD0E79D8C42EF59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Section 603(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="HEE56C80D998149D0B35ADCD2B446F287" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HE79256CF7C444223BD0E74B5C9B0C0C9"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (9) and section 117(j)(2), the proceeds of a secured loan under the TIFIA program shall be considered to be part of the non-Federal share of project costs required under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, if the loan is repayable from non-Federal funds.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HCB8745CD4A2D4FBDAE6E73E9345C234F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exemption of funds from TIFIA Federal share requirement</header><text>Section 603(b)(9) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CD7E696C1DA4823ABCD6826C2977B0A" style="USC"><subparagraph id="H20959F8713DA4A5EA67811D8E4B483AD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Territories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided for a territory under section 165(c) shall not be considered Federal assistance for purposes of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HDA6339417B444A3F99D045F55A1151B5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Streamlined application process</header><text>Section 603(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H43ABE240F142490CADD9070855FFC399" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H084D6733EF47465F85EA38B9CD3FD450"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional terms for expedited decisions</header><subparagraph id="HBC778BC362E74BCC9D6CE25328802408"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall implement an expedited decision timeline for public agency borrowers seeking secured loans that meet—</text><clause id="H8A8015F33025416F99855C8925369AB5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms under paragraph (2); and</text></clause><clause id="HC23BD989A83442B0A7354027A3E0499C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the additional criteria described in subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33EFA873C0134B77B0917E77CDFCFDE4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional criteria</header><text>The additional criteria referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) are the following:</text><clause id="HC0F88F07329A4BB4A2C01A9F9451AD14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The secured loan is made on terms and conditions that substantially conform to the conventional terms and conditions established by the National Surface Transportation Innovative Finance Bureau.</text></clause><clause id="H017B364947564C949A01602246722B2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The secured loan is rated in the A category or higher.</text></clause><clause id="H9717882E75214403AF8C08F827B51F78"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The TIFIA program share of eligible project costs is 33 percent or less.</text></clause><clause id="HF8C49EE4287C442495FDFAF17139F144"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The applicant demonstrates a reasonable expectation that the contracting process for the project can commence by not later than 90 days after the date on which a Federal credit instrument is obligated for the project under the TIFIA program.</text></clause><clause id="H56633ED4C42342F0AD63095BF13C86A6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The project has received a categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA17332B0EA5642E8867B0B003A025D1E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Written notice</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to an applicant seeking a secured loan under the expedited decision process under this paragraph a written notice informing the applicant whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved the application by not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the applicant a letter indicating that the National Surface Transportation Innovative Finance Bureau has commenced the creditworthiness review of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H1C5C16204A4C47329F393F285D740A7E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Assistance to small projects</header><text>Section 605(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$2,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3B5AE161ABB745EF8BD5D49A188D2F03"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administrative funds</header><text>Section 608(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$6,875,000</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting <quote>2.5 percent for the administration of the TIFIA program.</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection id="H911CE9E38C434FB79D9234A88F6202A8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Application process report</header><text>Section 609(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H11AB85A477E140A4BE0C4B2A79F7C2F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEA392BBA8E94D7B8A5B7F4386622548"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E65DF6A01C74D538214B51C2B81405D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HB480E9472BC94D2F9B4A5498A5391130" style="OLC"><clause id="H9E2ADE25987548B1983080693A35E2D6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>whether the project is located in a metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan statistical area, or neither (as such areas are defined by the Office of Management and Budget).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6E5901D7C184CA583245CA1DFB7AD3A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Status reports</header><text>Section 609 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H9745CEE923084CF88E68EA1634AC743C" style="OLC"><subsection id="H195137580CF54E8A90775F8FE658EF5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Status reports</header><paragraph id="H0FE05570C1B848549F88415C3A730534"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall publish on the website for the TIFIA program—</text><subparagraph id="HBEB1C7C042254EAA9200A4EA122146D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a monthly basis, a current status report on all submitted letters of interest and applications received for assistance under the TIFIA program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61AF959E23D5465AB141C0ED8EF2018E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on a quarterly basis, a current status report on all approved applications for assistance under the TIFIA program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3579097B3AB5475DBBC35E08A4AE1E6A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Each monthly and quarterly status report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, with respect to each project included in the status report—</text><subparagraph id="H8BC6D53243C34951B7A562C2F4A4B93D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of the party submitting the letter of interest or application;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D174CD8AC4E4E9E9C216BCD2EF496ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17589D40827643C5A44FEFDDA7BA1D53"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the date on which the letter of interest or application was received;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EE0403345E74803BC7C19ABA135D83A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the estimated project eligible costs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8959081F39FD4939AAFC02DB599F7395"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the type of credit assistance sought; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7934868949B429A84F4F74CBD7B8C05"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the anticipated fiscal year and quarter for closing of the credit assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HCEDF7104A9B84A2096BC3003F791E44F"><enum>7002.</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation act of 1998 temporary loan relief due to COVID–19</header><subsection id="H38CFE3DBC64C489691F32BC8646C4413"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="HAAA124A6122A410480AF87C70E5401FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible borrower</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>eligible borrower</quote> means a recipient of an eligible loan administered by the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DCEF43CBDEC45BAAD7BFFA4E8A210DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible loan</header><text>The term <quote>eligible loan</quote> means a loan provided on or before the date of enactment of this Act under a program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 116(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H232CFA57A70444B5AC30A1B1AA2B30C0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED42D2D8B5E4458CA85CC5232FE82CD9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interest rate reset</header><paragraph id="H73957E6D10FC45DB9DB07A901E8A5BB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text><subparagraph id="HC856D76814FB4022B7E2EDB69D21C709"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB56C96D6CA7A4B818DE694D2E50F12F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary—</text><clause id="H801EF752C7F041B68E92D5C27D295C18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text></clause><clause id="H19899289E4884464A7974B27310C5EC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3355695F9314BE283D46D3E114310DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA645E612E274A6585F678ED63B7682E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other loan modifications</header><text>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—</text><paragraph id="H6910287A2BAF440BB41883DA0C24C2CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/822">45 U.S.C. 822(j)(3)(B)</external-xref>) or section 603(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, as applicable; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H748267F2BE1F4B39857F26221AE7F504"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/822">45 U.S.C. 822</external-xref>) or section 603 of title 23, United States Code, as applicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC376E92E529044E0B104C8EBEACEA307"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria</header><paragraph id="HEF63710DDE3C4DAF8EF93D5681C084AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2CF1DEA08E14060A348BBDF4F8D2007"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="HA7DC44D9F3B04A46A1A1E0600D5AA24C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintaining the operation of a project carried out by an eligible borrower in a disaster, emergency, or other extenuating circumstance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB7BE7F3212643C49AB68129BF25355F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mitigating the financial impact on an eligible borrower of a disaster, emergency, or other extenuating circumstance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB12F8A1DEAE84CE2A091D0F21903058C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>protecting the interests of the Federal Government in critical infrastructure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0BD468382C14626A19A3EA2728624A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective period</header><paragraph id="H5570CF1C34C2406C90AA7FB866395AF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to reset interest rates pursuant to this section shall terminate on September 30, 2022.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D935FBAE3A74BCD861903F7BA8A6440"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects any eligible loan that is modified pursuant to this section on or before September 30, 2022.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA1097ED01ACE4E088E16D02DE09751DB"><enum>7003.</enum><header>Federal requirements for TIFIA eligibility and project selection</header><subsection id="H280E912503F14401A6EED2FB285115D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 602(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HF8F8B94EA2A64CC3B0BF6C91E5A115D2" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HAAE9B3A1BE904B5982A43EC820BCA109"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment and performance security</header><subparagraph id="H8754083CDD904BC59D36FC3EF3786D56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the design and construction of a project carried out with assistance under the TIFIA program shall have appropriate payment and performance security, regardless of whether the obligor is a State, local government, agency or instrumentality of a State or local government, public authority, or private party.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89E4028A88F34A0983647C4D92D0B08F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Written determination</header><text>If payment and performance security is required to be furnished by applicable State or local statute or regulation, the Secretary may accept such payment and performance security requirements applicable to the obligor if the Federal interest with respect to Federal funds and other project risk related to design and construction is adequately protected.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71FE9D54B1A84B5BB0CE923941FF434B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No determination or applicable requirements</header><text>If there are no payment and performance security requirements applicable to the obligor, the security under section 3131(b) of title 40 or an equivalent State or local requirement, as determined by the Secretary, shall be required.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HBCCC7A05A1E14FA9A3ECD868E67A6ED5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any agreement for credit assistance entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>C

Hazardous Materials Transportation

8001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Improving Hazardous Materials Safety Act of 2021

<enum>I</enum><header>Authorizations</header><section id="HED4A4D585D8C48B89A5BA4AC87DB0E20"><enum>8101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3B3006F2A07D4FFA82742DC277426B71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="HD2C5A6796C2B4EA6A4800F22A737AE32" style="USC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H85FF5152390640BBBE3155E111ACD396"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFACA89E816C9438CA07B2BF80A997045"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HECE30193ECAF4FC78261F97507A2FE28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$71,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H593FDFB8B62744E6BBA3BF030B3ECCC7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$73,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H11712A41E4CC4D87A1F345B2AC702178"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$74,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H98576A6A5AF04645A2DB5E8908FCB72A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2CA8D5760CD146FB822724FD222EFD49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2022 through 2026</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H977A36F5972D4321BC24FBB1CC0FCEB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>$21,988,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$24,025,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3914E2143CB489492796402402FA77C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B5F4AC887AB43D4BC4226EB077DA27B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by striking <quote>$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDF13DC50838044B38BF6EC7C0CDAA24B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by striking <quote>$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C9D1328EDC846EA8F08432A792FF4C7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D11525D67EB4C0FBD191ABF5F208172"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text><quoted-block id="HEE44E36090B4439FAEAEAF9588C89758" style="USC"><subsection id="H51803A65BEA14FD18F0944F127FC9891"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Assistance with local emergency responder training grants</header><text>From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established under section 5116(h), the Secretary may expend $1,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out the grant program under section 5107(j).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Hazardous Materials Safety and Improvement</header><section id="H86F9E405FFE44991B8AD92332AD8B02A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8201.</enum><header>Repeal of certain requirements related to lithium cells and batteries</header><subsection id="HA24C3FB1E52D41769715A746E32DE155"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 828 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44701">49 U.S.C. 44701</external-xref> note), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4696544B087E4AB98E131ABD61D0EFC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 333 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44701">49 U.S.C. 44701</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H06FD32663E8F4CFFABE1F7470DE3B511"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HC445DC40835C4FB38684E07826B36B41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HFC34DA69230A44BA85BA99810C7F8CA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HC55B2D62CC484C26A24CA7915FF39AE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63136C74BC084C6589CD3B2A4500FAEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>Pursuant to section 828 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44701">49 U.S.C. 44701</external-xref> note), the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A0BA94721D3419AAC71FE78DA662C02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H219EF5E9A2FC4C9A9454034EA644F7BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (h) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD50B80BBC4F45A4ABCC72B8A949CBA0" style="USC"><paragraph id="HBDC16CFE9F8A48EEA1F91F84C8732530"><enum>(1)</enum><header>ICAO Technical Instructions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ICAO Technical Instructions</term> means the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9AEA863117B5474EA475B7E5DF7E60CC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lithium battery safety evaluation and report</header><paragraph id="H38616F260F91461AAE78B7A2DFB76566" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall evaluate outstanding recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board regarding transportation of lithium batteries by air.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H096050A854034A8B8E195F7D127E9559"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report on the evaluation described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H55332997D830498381B0A6FBD07314CB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8202.</enum><header>Transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car</header><subsection id="HAA2A855CF88E420EA1428F8D2212B760"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Stay of authorization for transportation of liquefied natural gas by tank car</header><paragraph id="H56831D6E99E2433CAFAE19199932CC2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any regulation authorizing the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car issued before the date of enactment of this Act shall have no force or effect until—</text><subparagraph id="H12E7725279A246E884E3FC74451D34E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation conducts the evaluation, testing, and analysis required in subsections (b), (c), and (d);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F0C1354E1BF4428B49F9610B01018BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary issues the report required by subsection (e); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA55DE09381004267830DF2C3B26EF0F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Comptroller General of the United States completes the evaluation and report required under subsection (g); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EAEB1DC2AB24576A28A033A33609123"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary issues a final rule updating the regulation described in this paragraph that incorporates the additional data, research, and analysis required under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB563BC5B9AE34067A783680A8A5004A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permit or approval</header><text>The Secretary shall rescind any special permit or approval for the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car issued before the date of enactment of this Act. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FF164A9CE18474A86DC992102FFA983"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, shall initiate an evaluation of the safety, security, and environmental risks of transporting liquefied natural gas by rail.</text></subsection><subsection id="H13AFEBE198C9433F95A0CBF866A12014"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Testing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the evaluation under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall—</text><paragraph id="H8CFE1DE757A04641B4B086034548E470"><enum>(1)</enum><text>perform physical testing of rail tank cars, including, at a minimum, the DOT–113C120–W9 specification, to evaluate the performance of such rail tank cars in the event of an accident or derailment, including evaluation of the extent to which design and construction features such as steel thickness and valve protections prevent or mitigate the release of liquefied natural gas; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H28109490E4824615BB314CD64A482548"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyze multiple release scenarios, including derailments, front-end collisions, rear-end collisions, side-impact collisions, grade-crossing collisions, punctures, and impact of an incendiary device, at a minimum of three speeds of travel with a sufficient range of speeds to evaluate the safety, security, and environmental risks posed under real-world operating conditions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H054B332C15FA4C3FA23B5D23D436342A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the effects of exposure to climate conditions across rail networks, including temperature, humidity, and any other factors that the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration determines could influence performance of rail tank cars and components of such rail tank cars.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04635842ED2F40B185511B253454D10F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other factors To consider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the evaluation under subsection (b), the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety shall evaluate the impact of a discharge of liquefied natural gas from a rail tank car on public safety and the environment, and consider—</text><paragraph id="H06E5366387B746EAB70FCBA2F4337FB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the safety benefits of route restrictions, speed restrictions, enhanced brake requirements, personnel requirements, rail tank car technological requirements, and other operating controls;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DB675850A5345BFB72F636F17F16A0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the inclusion of consist restrictions, including limitations on the arrangement and quantity of rail tank cars carrying liquefied natural gas in any given consist;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8125E43AB78443FCA83F544E82EA0258"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the identification of potential impact areas, and the number of homes and structures potentially endangered by a discharge in rural, suburban, and urban environments;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AF056069FDB44F5A574C0A21A7977BB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact of discharge on the environment, including air quality impacts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8698277E8E64247A69CAB4E68D815DB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the benefits of advanced notification to the Department of Transportation, State Emergency Response Commissions, and Tribal Emergency Response Commissions of routes for moving liquefied natural gas by rail tank car;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE36159EBEF74239A1E0F1F774BDD94D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>how first responders respond to an incident, including the extent to which specialized equipment or training would be required and the cost to communities for acquiring any necessary equipment or training;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C2E118721FD4D199B4FF3419B61FF9D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether thermal radiation could occur from a discharge;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H266636E04F0C4D9FB0A5D79958DD9C4D"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the rail tank car authorized by the Secretary of Transportation for liquefied natural gas or similar cryogenic liquids, and a determination of whether specific safety enhancements or new standards are necessary to ensure the safety of rail transport of liquefied natural gas; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36B308A6450D470FB0306B99718BBF0A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the risks posed by the transportation of liquefied natural gas by International Organization for Standardization containers authorized by the Federal Railroad Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BD2FEA8DAAD4268B0833582448603A7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make available to the public—</text><paragraph id="HB59674F1BCBC46D9A333085D4FDF3DF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a report based on the evaluation and testing conducted under subsections (b) and (c), which shall include the results of the evaluation and testing and recommendations for mitigating or eliminating the safety, security, environmental, and other risks of an accident or incident involving the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C0F502014FD418CAC250146E0FFD9DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a complete list of all research related to the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail conducted by the Federal Railroad Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or any other entity of the Federal Government since 2010 that includes, for each research item—</text><subparagraph id="H0B55F80A381B49E3BE6B3983E04D93FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the title of any reports or studies produced with respect to the research;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA07D125023B48EBA6EF2C7A7D73D382"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the agency, entity, or organization performing the research;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BE05FAB9A4E4B9F99C03FF19D23A1F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the names of all authors and co-authors of any report or study produced with respect to the research; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48DBEB41BAB64D7B888988F54448B916"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the date any related report was published or is expected to publish.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00E0BBC11AD64772B3C51EB476A63938"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration and the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall collect any relevant data or records necessary to complete the evaluation required by subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="H6A612C0871DE41859C3BAE7D4FF0D34D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>GAO report</header><text>After the evaluation required by subsection (b) has been completed, the Comptroller General shall conduct an independent evaluation to verify that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration complied with the requirements of this Act, and transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of such independent evaluation.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE0BDC700B1C749B0A96B4F5D7BEA5AFB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts made available for fiscal year 2022 under section 5128(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall expend not less than $4,000,000 and not more than $6,000,000 to carry out the evaluation under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H080294F901324F1EA2E34E3FF2BE9DCC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8203.</enum><header>Hazardous materials training requirements and grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CDDF820FCBB4A5A8D681C0A31A8FE0F" style="USC"><subsection id="HFEE055210FCB4519B4C62826655B82D1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Assistance with local emergency responder training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program to make grants, on a competitive basis, to nonprofit organizations to develop hazardous materials response training for emergency responders and make such training available electronically or in person. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H9B73AE812CDA41CA958851B716C58B84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8204.</enum><header>Lithium battery approval</header><subsection id="H265525ED708D4632B45E33B85C1A41AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/51">Chapter 51</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H3ADEA57890CC4433B09137AC741B5805" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="HCF9C37B1432A4E5F97AB2CE7F14EF48F"><enum>5129.</enum><header>Lithium battery approval </header><subsection id="H08E8558E54F74EF3946083DE073D299E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Approval to transport certain batteries in commerce</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person may not transport in commerce a specified lithium battery that is determined by the Secretary to be a high safety or security risk unless—</text><paragraph id="H644EA143CE8C49989805DFDAD8C236D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the manufacturer of such battery receives an approval from the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC16AB33675A648C4AD80DD776E1AA070"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the manufacture of such battery meets the requirements of this section and the regulations issued under subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF94000E0B2414EF4895EC5F6BE012637" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term of approval</header><text>An approval granted to a manufacturer under this section shall not exceed 5 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5F3AADAF3CD243DCBE4EBA3A3D1138CB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval process</header><text>To receive an approval for a specified lithium battery under this section, a manufacturer shall—</text><paragraph id="H7D771360E0754788917C3F83634BE7F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>allow the Secretary, or an entity designated by the Secretary, to inspect the applicant's manufacturing process and procedures; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DE86DA5691F4365BDB1E0E47C721833"><enum>(2)</enum><text>bear the cost of any inspection carried out under paragraph (1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED2DED922C5C416297A419771E90871D" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement, with respect to the manufacture of such battery—</text><subparagraph id="H8D2BEA94AB2446159EE1375F1129F197" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive quality management program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7EDE55CD7694ADF85731DA1C2A2018D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate product identification, marking, documentation, lifespan, and tracking measures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3DDF0FDBCF6644C39A213B2003D9C493"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations required</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this section. Such regulations shall include—</text><paragraph id="H983793576298434DB6428767BCC5C589"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">parameters for, and a process for receiving, an approval under this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE008A58B9D6A4B54B2BCF5E02CB93F49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a determination of the types of specified lithium batteries that pose a high safety or security risk in transport, including battery or cell type, size, and energy storage capacity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FC8CFFB34E74C95827E3C22E8287EAD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed—</text><paragraph id="H837F1C25F9AB4ECD99C915125A482B90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to affect any provision, limitation, or prohibition with respect to the transportation of a specified lithium battery in effect as of the date of enactment of this section; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5D5A7225D844F0AB7F60366DE024BC6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to authorize transportation of any such battery if such transportation is not already authorized as of the date of enactment of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC45B1C3A8DA42D58C6AA9C113DC2EB4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Specified lithium battery defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>specified lithium battery</term> means—</text><paragraph id="H478FE768A12644DCB896A5ABF0922BB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a lithium ion cell or battery; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3591F46E4DE54895AFC43C4D330141AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a lithium metal cell or battery.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H70711CD1DB1D4008A6D3F2038DD5E869"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H91F879BE879F4CD09B4D1CF8E8512D05" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">5129. Lithium battery approval.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H8F60A22894B94CBE8EAC2B3147B445DA"><enum>8205.</enum><header>Transportation of carbon dioxide</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may not propose, issue, or enforce any rule, regulation, or guidance that prohibits the bulk transportation of captured carbon dioxide, in solid, liquid, or gaseous form, by pipeline, rail, or ship. </text></section><section id="H67B136652A1344689932336DB6009067"><enum>8206.</enum><header>Seismicity</header><subsection id="H4A85F1B45AA543649A34D2DC029EC050"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences shall prepare a report containing—</text><paragraph id="H446E727208064C639AC52A215AAEFAD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of a study that—</text><subparagraph id="H7013B652AFD74FBFAE5583514F573655"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluates the current Federal requirements for pipeline facility design, siting, construction, operation and maintenance, and integrity management, relating to seismicity, land subsidence, landslides, slope instability, frost heave, soil settlement, erosion, and other dynamic geologic conditions that may pose a safety risk;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3F58257DB9A4A22AC95FA2A3802183C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies any discrepancy in such requirements that apply to operators of gas pipeline facilities and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99E736F09B624645A9C3249ECBCDC6B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifies any deficiencies in industry practices related to such requirements; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67152C3A963D4AF29CC5ECF7BB01AFAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences based on such results.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF726B7A83D74036885F84A90861811C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>Upon completion of the report prepared pursuant to subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the report.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5DA48E1981D646A6BADA5A9594DB3FFB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pipeline facilities</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>pipeline facility </quote> has the meaning given that term in section 60101 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection></section>D

Rail

9001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Transforming Rail by Accelerating Investment Nationwide Act

or the

TRAIN Act

<enum>I</enum><header>Authorizations</header><section id="H832A785CAF17471394F05C534DEC80F9"><enum>9101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="H6796233C3FC546CBB87284A42F70A10C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of grants to Amtrak</header><paragraph id="H9D81DA015DF84E2AA5D3B86B588390C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Northeast Corridor</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor the following amounts:</text><subparagraph id="H8C0A19D2290C46EDADE9A96E96D1F9D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2022, $2,500,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4616D27A6D734F55BB3FC58A79A52B01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2023, $2,600,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE455C5EEBBF04B12B5368FF07060FA59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2024, $2,700,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A203C76AE3B48C2A2D27E3ABA7A6A0E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $2,800,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4F5E3B2B9FD4812846E19CEFE633142"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2026, $2,900,000,000. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA603C142ADF04C168E1515B964CDD672"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Network</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the use of Amtrak for activities associated with the National Network the following amounts:</text><subparagraph id="H7A099DA2E5AF4A4C9F59246F686C30B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2022, $3,500,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B30EF22BEE84CC28ED8F7FB3208970A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2023, $3,600,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6A051149FF343B68A90A5A187D95ADC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2024, $3,700,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58A6480721894CDF8BDBBAE6BCE35CFA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $3,800,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92AED75314E3456EAB0E792A2B439196"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2026, $3,900,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCAA829EF9C2433B98B0A76F93C8F932"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project management oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold up to one-half of one percent annually from the amounts made available under subsection (a) for oversight.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0DC4CA0E4C964FFEB92624F22F1B2B29"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amtrak common benefit costs for State-Supported routes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For fiscal year 2022, if funds are made available under subsection (a)(2) in excess of the amounts authorized for fiscal year 2020 under section 11101(b) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>), Amtrak shall use up to $250,000,000 of the excess funds to defray the share of operating costs of Amtrak’s national assets (as such term is defined in section 24320(c)(5) of title 49, United States Code) and corporate services (as such term is defined pursuant to section 24317(b) of title 49, United States Code) that is allocated to the State-supported services. After the update of the cost methodology policy required under section 24712(a)(7)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is implemented, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the use of Amtrak such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for the implementation of the updated policy. </text></subsection><subsection id="H763F8DE7E3754461A9E83E7F239B306E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State-Supported Route Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may make available up to $4,000,000 for each fiscal year for the State-Supported Route Committee established under section 24712 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9A97850C45EB4EEC954E9A79A9211E6D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Northeast Corridor Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may make available up to $6,000,000 for each fiscal year for the Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8442177E4218469DAE2AFAC6B09965B5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for Amtrak Office of Inspector General</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Inspector General of Amtrak the following amounts:</text><paragraph id="H204B6DA4198947639948CAC9B0D5C788"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2022, $26,500,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED30F66159314DD1BA8C2593D720335E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2023, $27,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DB14EE6CEBF4DAEA88F1CB328525C95"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2024, $27,500,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFA91CE1B9A3484887561F3CB94E415F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $28,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H81A57D9ABD30482B9E02D17D7939D7DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2026, $28,500,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H10EB79A0486243B990E6BA5CF3876163"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants</header><paragraph id="HAB2B69D32E9F4E92B41DAD1AAF8F060F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22906 of title 49, United States Code, the following amounts:</text><subparagraph id="H59F9964B1CF7401BAFF0E03D90610770"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2022, $5,800,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7542E39066244E1C94F2476FBC34EBA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2023, $5,900,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4219EBF55D44D7BAA82B736C3FBAFAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2024, $6,000,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA76EB5160AC144D3833D463516560305"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2025, $6,100,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37743E285801424BBDB42FA6BA3ABE22"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2026, $6,200,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48A98CF7D2EA495E9508014CF508493B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project management oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold up to 1 percent of the total amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the costs of program management oversight, including providing technical assistance and project planning guidance, of grants carried out under section 22906 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D60E72CFAB148DA8CE68D0C3C179B3B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High-speed rail corridor planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall withhold at least 4 percent of funding in paragraph (1) for the purposes described in section 22906(a)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code. Any funds withheld by this paragraph that remain unobligated at the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such funds are made available may be used for any eligible project under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/22906">section 22906</external-xref> of such title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D2CAB23075A4298929022EDF7898307"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements</header><paragraph id="H95308959337544179721A5E9251521A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, the following amounts:</text><subparagraph id="HA510AEA4EB5D49828A3F61C7D0D6CA51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2022, $1,200,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34D45419FEB2426E881F19DAF7002390"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2023, $1,300,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H610718C2F3BF4D05BDF6CEA42F9BC2F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2024, $1,400,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC56ADC51FB24E538CE15F68D41AC34C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $1,500,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41D4A2EA9CD946E594701DAAFBC3C31F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2026, $1,600,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B22966440A34200BDE487A02F1FB743"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project management oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the total amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the costs of program management oversight, including providing technical assistance and project planning guidance, of grants carried out under section 22907 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H102796A3EBF64CFCACBE9A08A0018529"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rail safety public awareness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make available up to $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to make grants under section 22907(o) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H107B396BE936442A87A8EECC244EB4DE" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Railroad trespassing enforcement</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make available up to $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to make grants under section 22907(p) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BB83E877B8A40048D1769A6193F6823"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Railroad trespassing suicide prevention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make available up to $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to make grants under section 22907(q) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCDB190932C0A438D846517472B94253B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Bridges, stations, and tunnels grants</header><paragraph id="HC7A82CE4AD23485EB9E1FC1F8A6C8126"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22909 of title 49, United States Code, the following amounts:</text><subparagraph id="H0803DAF6BE0A49DEBC3CF2E223CE5519"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2022, $4,800,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AFEBE5E32C946AE82665851E0D3F65E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2023, $4,900,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H989E80AE4A1643B385D78DD93F12AAFD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA15E46FB7BC745A491BC3456B1788EFA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $5,100,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6498C50FFD5C4FDDB4E16D8A8C08F095"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2026, $5,200,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD72F156923624286BC28044D108B5529"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project management oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold up to one half of 1 percent of the total amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for the costs of program management oversight, including providing technical assistance and project planning guidance, of grants carried out under section 22909 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H43000D6574A340FFB8F5CEAF77479663"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing</header><paragraph id="H704471D2DDC747E796CB8BC9960C5759"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for payment of credit risk premiums in accordance with section 502(f)(1) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/822">45 U.S.C. 822(f)(1)</external-xref>) the following amounts, to remain available until expended:</text><subparagraph id="HC60B5046E7A74730891FAD5FB04EDC0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2022, $160,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ABCFA934F14454A99B3421965EE7BA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2023, $170,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC460055DD1B547C1909DB47F1BA34725"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2024, $180,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CEECA69150B4839BA789FAB5AD7E3B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $190,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B03AEC76C2F4E0D914C613F44192D06"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2026, $200,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91C4E507CCC84CC28A0B93AD2997042D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Refund of premium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $70,000,000 to repay the credit risk premium under section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/822">45 U.S.C. 822</external-xref>) for each loan in cohort 3, as defined by the memorandum to the Office of Management and Budget of the Department of Transportation dated November 5, 2018, with interest accrued thereon, not later than 60 days after the date on which all obligations attached to each such loan have been satisfied. For each such loan for which obligations have been satisfied as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall repay the credit risk premium of each such loan, with interest accrued thereon, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA75D95A571E44FC0B3077456078FE5C8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Restoration and enhancement grants</header><paragraph id="H244F6819941642C88C7300D74EE69532"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22908 of title 49, United States Code, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD396B1A994E5466F9780258C54B4B5B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project management oversight</header><text>The Secretary may withhold up to 1 percent from the total amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for the costs of project management oversight of grants carried out under section 22908 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3ABA39364B5041F4A942F04F74B8D1C2"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Grade crossing separation grants</header><paragraph id="H41140C92550246F8AE7787C239BEEA5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22912 of title 49, United States Code, (as added by section 9551 of this Act) the following amounts:</text><subparagraph id="H70BE4A3FBA1743CFA0FBCFFECE5119EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2022, $450,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E15A623F8B14676ACB57F7B5C731C8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2023, $475,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F27A6F327354150B32658C46A101EB3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2024, $500,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CEB3C1FB83D48C4BBAD5D16BAC32FC4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $525,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H776207CE5BD047E9AA2E1F6405031F11"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2026, $550,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB481834596A44B8AA79B3758A25222F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project management oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent from the total amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for the costs of project management oversight, including providing technical assistance and project planning guidance, of grants carried out under section 22912 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1DE5D3BCBD2F487DAD2BF43541F102A6"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations to the Federal Railroad Administration</header><text>Section 20117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H317A91E1DA06467AA1BF8C005DE4EA38" style="USC"><section id="H93323DF004FD4AE482C76D0FE2EFD333"><enum>20117.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="HE46D95D605EF4CB7BFAA16DE756FA400"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety and operations</header><paragraph id="H250A88374D91413E9CE0D5654983D895"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the operations of the Federal Railroad Administration and to carry out railroad safety activities authorized or delegated to the Administrator—</text><subparagraph id="H85EE5036808B4B3EB5399CA701739B1A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$290,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BBC955DD63A404DB8730594BAAEC69D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$303,300,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1E9A3B5F76B47D690445A0B14939324"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$316,100,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD42834B0F974CEF9419598EE86F4A42"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$324,400,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EDBEA5F06934D13BB89078E8D267123"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$332,900,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC05F4FB32846455FAAFB2A7ECD594326"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Automated Track Inspection Program and data analysis</header><text>From the funds made available under paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, not more than $17,000,000 may be expended for the Automated Track Inspection Program and data analysis related to track inspection. Such funds shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H79EA548B65AE4A418E2341E410E3886E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State participation grants</header><text>Amounts made available under paragraph (1) for grants under section 20105(e) shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2070D9F9FA874D2ABB148842FEB15234"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regional planning guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold up to $20,000,000 from the amounts made available for each fiscal year under paragraph (1) to facilitate and provide guidance for regional planning processes, including not more than $500,000 annually for each interstate rail compact.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC452102D20684848A2E84A0C017E79D8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Railroad safety inspectors</header><subparagraph id="HF5F5FC7321724C01999C6509FDB10D9A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the number of full-time equivalent railroad safety inspection personnel employed by the Office of Railroad Safety of the Federal Railroad Administration does not fall below the following:</text><clause id="H0CD0AFF743B248E78C2BF48A4FAE0C6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>379 for fiscal year 2022;</text></clause><clause id="HE070DC3C5D66427C89DB8E1AD8173021"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>403 for fiscal year 2023;</text></clause><clause id="HA15B287AD7064AC1944E1E7928B11964"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>422 for fiscal year 2024;</text></clause><clause id="H18A669DB18E349A88562D7A27B7410E0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>424 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></clause><clause id="H5140830FDD4E4C71B17DD0E81D89C6C3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>426 for fiscal year 2026.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H851720D7B7C1491480EB52D8568277BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In meeting the minimum railroad safety inspector levels under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the ability of railroad safety inspectors to analyze railroad safety data.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4825144395274822A88CA4020F513B8D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From the amounts made available to the Secretary under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall use the following amounts to carry out subparagraph (A):</text><clause id="H369D6FAE1052463D9B8A4904591B4729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$3,244,104 for fiscal year 2022.</text></clause><clause id="HA51146DDCB4A4D5586793622464A9033"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,488,208 for fiscal year 2023.</text></clause><clause id="HC4C3CAC9DEF74C9C92BBDC2C973F8B11"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$9,056,457 for fiscal year 2024.</text></clause><clause id="HEE2C37023F774A0D8C42AF9D4D2A75A4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$9,326,799 for fiscal year 2025.</text></clause><clause id="H0006F5B272E544F787174B4D72A86625"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$9,597,141 for fiscal year 2026.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H193BB097BFEE4A869CDE273DF9E5EBA3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Other safety personnel</header><subparagraph id="H7CDEA62BA6D44BBD8565C04244324E18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Increase in number of support employees</header><text>The Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, increase by 10 the total number of full-time equivalent employees working as specialists, engineers, or analysts in the field supporting inspectors compared to the number of such employees employed in the previous fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB98C831D0274CB1BBE282E1E72DE10F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From the amounts made available to the Secretary under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall use the following amounts to carry out subparagraph (A):</text><clause id="H527B15C7FA6C4C4DBDF59F51C4CD42CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$1,631,380 for fiscal year 2022.</text></clause><clause id="H6CCAF77426E24F4FA3B43B55224A4658"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$3,262,760 for fiscal year 2023.</text></clause><clause id="H6414DEED154945268E99C90237F252F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,262,760 for fiscal year 2024.</text></clause><clause id="H1B522D77673748828BA747CBCB30998B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$3,262,760 for fiscal year 2025.</text></clause><clause id="H70F47F5C8E1B45FDAE65DD79B1A088B2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$3,262,760 for fiscal year 2026.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8AF2757A5D8479EBF53B290EC4281F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Railroad research and development</header><paragraph id="H925624AE1F284D4682D89AF944AD4F50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for necessary expenses for carrying out railroad research and development activities the following amounts which shall remain available until expended:</text><subparagraph id="HEC9A962F568040048098928138894808"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3BC5070B4514C7DADAA8A06709D51C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$69,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D4363F970FB40FC9E110BCA8330D008"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$71,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93073547784D414B9DBB51FF74300871"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$73,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA9F0C5322B84AE8844A19ABC28ED117"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H54FF38A5B0CC461080B25483A5A86437"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Short line safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds made available under paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Secretary may expend not more than $4,000,000—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD35D394247C146E785ED4F2755226CA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for grants to improve safety practices and training for Class II and Class III freight, commuter, and intercity passenger railroads; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6B2C42D6BBE2440EBD8AC5A315A1B56A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop safety management systems for Class II and Class III freight, commuter, and intercity passenger railroads through the continued development of safety culture assessments, transportation emergency response plans, training and education, outreach activities, best practices for trespassing prevention and employee trauma response, and technical assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30BE245A02EB4F86AEFFA98AEB8295EE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>University rail climate innovation institute</header><subparagraph id="HE6844CFFC9C945B3A162A31BDB821E01"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make available up to $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to establish the University Rail Climate Innovation Institute under section 22913.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E3273E636194E7AB630F525B41B5CAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project management oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold up to 1 percent from the total amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) for the costs of project management oversight of the grant carried out under section 22913.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2387EE503C8644E28688F28A7E136A65"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Suicide prevention research funding</header><text>From funds made available under paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Secretary may make available not less than $1,000,000 for human factors research undertaken by the Federal Railroad Administration, including suicide countermeasure evaluation, data exploration and quality improvement, and other initiatives as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE0CB1A2A1A024F678CF0159766A19F39"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Limitation on financial assistance for State-Owned enterprises</header><paragraph id="H706B90B011DC479BB808F48404C8A8B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided under this section and the amendments made by this section may not be used in awarding a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an entity that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that—</text><subparagraph id="H52BCF554B4744E298EF2A4B8E2616830"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1677">19 U.S.C. 1677(18)</external-xref>)) as of the date of enactment of this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03089B5078B74CD6BA21F591E8AD5848"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2242">19 U.S.C. 2242</external-xref>) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72EC664635D6458D806A06B166F14F09"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2416">19 U.S.C. 2416</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0883E9D2FC7940DA80BC675B543AEE52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the term <term>otherwise related legally or financially</term> does not include a minority relationship or investment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7BDE7A9FF3043F0B5411A8480083A75"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International agreements</header><text>This subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6C83B1462AF43999D5CECBFD6AF904A"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Rail trust fund</header><paragraph id="H7FDD07B18720478AB9D6336936C5255B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="H8B9ED53F56A94B518DB983BDC965A6DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date on which a rail trust fund is established, any amounts made available under subsections (a), (g), (h), (i), (j)(1), (k), and (l) shall be derived from such fund. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDB2C87F9816459D9601E5E52E7A927B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rail trust fund defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>rail trust fund</term> means a trust fund established under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for making certain expenditures for the benefit of rail and for crediting certain taxes and penalties collected relating to rail.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCC08E2FD2E9432CB8FB5E07596AF966"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of Committee on need for rail trust fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following is the sense of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:</text><subparagraph id="H8D6BE58E27514ED0A5B5D14D6CBEFE33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>There is a discrepancy in historical Federal investment between highways, aviation, and intercity passenger rail. Between 1949 and 2017, the Federal Government invested more than $2 trillion in our nation’s highways and over $777 billion in aviation. The Federal Government has invested $96 billion in intercity passenger rail, beginning in 1971 with the creation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Intercity passenger rail Federal investment is only 12 percent of Federal aviation investment and less than 5 percent of Federal highway investment. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69586772A4574DDBAF31F29EECC21B3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Congress has recognized the value and importance of a predictable, dedicated funding source through a trust fund for all other modes of transportation including for aviation, highways, transit, and waterways. The Highway Trust Fund was created in 1956. The Airport and Aviation Trust Fund was created in 1970. The Inland Waterways Trust Fund was created in 1978. Mass transit was added to the Highway Trust Fund in 1983. The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund was created in 1986. With regard to Federal transportation investment, only intercity passenger and freight rail do not have a predictable, dedicated funding source through a trust fund. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7C4366173C74747AC3FBEB6FB6E5E1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Federal Railroad Administration has identified more than $300 billion worth of investment needed to develop both high-speed and higher speed intercity passenger rail corridors around the United States. In addition, a Federal Railroad Administration report from 2014 found that shortline and regional railroads need $7 billion of investment. The Northeast Corridor has a $40 billion state of good repair backlog. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H929AFC86AFDB41BF8BA331B482DDE372"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A rail trust fund would provide a predictable, dedicated funding source to high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects and for the public benefits of shortline and regional railroad freight rail projects. A trust fund provides essential longer term funding certainty to allow the United States to develop quality intercity passenger rail service in corridors across the country, eliminate the state of good repair backlog on the Northeast Corridor, allow for accessible equipment and stations for passengers with disabilities, move more freight on rail, redevelop an American passenger rail car manufacturing base, create good paying, middle class jobs, and reduce our nation’s transportation carbon emissions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4D5AF10AA51E482C87BE4491DD700505"><enum>9102.</enum><header>Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants</header><subsection id="H2CCCE88BCF104F228FC9FE8E7235059B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 22906 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="HFB0A75FC8C284FBEAC39FAEB999B7606" style="USC"><section id="H20C709370B7D43CDB45840081B3527DE"><enum>22906.</enum><header>Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants</header><subsection id="HDC72409E4BE24AC8B76A7D8BAF52A053"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="H6BA8BDD5C09D4C70935698AC02D4494F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program to make grants to eligible applicants for—</text><subparagraph id="HC3FA072886CE4E29A3D5A84EC8BADC41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>capital projects that—</text><clause id="HEDF10E91210449A6A84F965C06EFDB7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger transportation; </text></clause><clause id="H45C1569001FE43B6BFBBEF30B9955662"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improve high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger performance, including congestion mitigation, reliability improvements, achievement of on-time performance standards established under section 207 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note), reduced trip times, increased train frequencies, higher operating speeds, electrification, and other improvements, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause><clause id="H70FC673A21CD464F9AEC9551F1B0B19C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>expand or establish high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger transportation and facilities; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B0E4A56A828412DB86027514994406A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>corridor planning activities for high-speed rail described in section 26101(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD431DF393F4D4EC0A9A2C6414FF36B34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>Grants under this section shall be for projects that improve mobility, operational performance, or growth of high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger transportation. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB328E3BFB58478585254512E9649AEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section: </text><paragraph id="H0C6CADF0B118449699295146AF07AB59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible applicant</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H009EC98581694B7889954B8D252B07A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5925CB53252C48179D95FD93E268D58A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a group of States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC59A0EE2FDC9493D8D0561DA2B0F3709"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Interstate Compact;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34CE789C9AC94245AE3875C0C332B2D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H290597A3E15C4B10B081CD11D94D170C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a political subdivision of a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFE6B23890CA4F6F95390AD7489E6608"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Amtrak, acting on its own behalf or under a cooperative agreement with 1 or more States; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4163101AB13946DB80BB079A9D78477D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EA64C4E644F4D96B21772579941C96B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Capital project</header><text>The term <term>capital project</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HFBE21AD0760742E48D2C9FD4BAF7E204"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a project or program for acquiring, constructing, or improving—</text><clause id="H18F84257F0984329958760F46A8A4E84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>passenger rolling stock;</text></clause><clause id="H69A7F210EC164D6ABEA1197C8877DDAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>infrastructure assets, including tunnels, bridges, stations, track and track structures, communication and signalization improvements; and</text></clause><clause id="H555187A64E66419398E8EB869ADCB8C3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a facility of use in or for the primary benefit of high-speed or intercity rail passenger transportation;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3495ACDAA534D789773DC0D3E08E59F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>project planning, development, design, engineering, location surveying, mapping, environmental analysis or studies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41DC4C3B678E4D2D8B3C4BB8401A440F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquiring right-of-way or payments for rail trackage rights agreements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1E9BC3285AE4E30A0C522357CCDF472"><enum>(D)</enum><text>making highway-rail grade crossing improvements related to high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger transportation service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC54C51080B444D5A8F2C137077DB4277"><enum>(E)</enum><text>electrification; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41F1674BED39480E8DD94096EA404317"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mitigating environmental impacts, including through advance mitigation; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13FF8094C41D40F5B3F8872D5E34F435"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a project relating to other assets determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2997B4F09304558B737C9C59DA4959D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intercity rail passenger transportation</header><text>The term <term>intercity rail passenger transportation</term> has the meaning given such term in section 24102.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE67E77CDB1944220B4774A0AC65A0D53"><enum>(4)</enum><header>High-speed rail</header><text>The term <term>high-speed rail</term> has the meaning given such term in section 26105.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H71E87BF2A0454889AEEADEC8AFDD836E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5341929224C74E32BE059162451D4148" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Socially disadvantaged individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>socially disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1CC1745188C42B99A4598DDD23CEC14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><paragraph id="H0EA0EA314ED2436ABEEC4EDDBBA971FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible applicant shall demonstrate that such applicant has or will have—</text><subparagraph id="H6D8329B027534F2683725E93DA87E97F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5802452E5F54A719219ECDD33FE6200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>satisfactory continuing control over the use of the equipment or facilities that are the subject of the project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2637F65C664141C0BB88468C00358800"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an agreement in place for maintenance of such equipment or facilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H706F43F1F0404F25AA9BF6A80ABB63FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High-speed rail requirements</header><subparagraph id="HF3C99B69DC7846B4806F4FCB56EC3FA0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Corridor planning activities</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate projects described in subsection (a)(1)(B) based on the criteria under section 26101(c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H111794A0C4054482A9FC1EA3031EC90E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>High-speed rail project requirements</header><text>To be eligible for a grant for a high-speed rail project, an eligible applicant shall demonstrate compliance with section 26106(e)(2)(A). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A3095A07D41447CBE0E451A2F25B0E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Project selection criteria</header><paragraph id="H5FB17477278F4FCB9B2F030C30304E7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In selecting a project for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to projects that—</text><subparagraph id="H421C38A81694493EB8057872C7037B4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are supported by multiple States or are included in a multi-state regional plan or planning process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CD0CCB628704A339BABA3DE75DBBE65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>achieve environmental benefits such as a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions or an improvement in local air quality; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AF829A8D67D4654A8011E73B062F1C9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve service to and investment in socially disadvantaged individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B854FF4C0C94B23B241A72205E00BDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In selecting an applicant for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="HEE4D335A4D684F35ABACDF5FC64C0F31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proposed project’s anticipated improvements to high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger transportation, including anticipated public benefits on the—</text><clause id="H4E75377A2620402F80294A98F92EFFA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>effects on system and service performance;</text></clause><clause id="HD1333488F45044B199D22F0EC29DA91E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>effects on safety, competitiveness, reliability, trip or transit time, and resilience;</text></clause><clause id="HE03AE320DA594F5AACC2A80A7D606E1D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>overall transportation system, including efficiencies from improved integration with other modes of transportation or benefits associated with achieving modal shifts;</text></clause><clause id="HB3A78CB6F2B74033A2F70B5DC87ADAFA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ability to meet existing, anticipated, or induced passenger or service demand; and</text></clause><clause id="HB7C6D6F2A01343E4BC7D9853D374CCD3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>projected effects on regional and local economies along the corridor, including increased competitiveness, productivity, efficiency, and economic development;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEA5E25393F84C96A1D0BB248434C737"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the eligible applicant’s past performance in developing and delivering similar projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07EF8BD1653A42368ACAB9D7D34F7126"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if applicable, the consistency of the project with planning guidance and documents set forth by the Secretary or required by law; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6CB14D613164D6DA72C65853D22A9BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if applicable, agreements between all stakeholders necessary for the successful delivery of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H649AAD9A19E940D7915963B94E905AC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional screening for high-speed rail</header><text>In selecting an applicant for a grant under this section, for high-speed rail projects, the Secretary shall, in addition to the application of paragraphs (1) and (2), apply the selection and consideration criteria described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 26106(e)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2FE0546B46B41C7A40EDE445A367687"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal share of total project costs</header><paragraph id="H6F43B8D6962947FCA863A34694327B02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Total project cost estimate</header><text>The Secretary shall estimate the total cost of a project under this section based on the best available information, including engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, environmental analyses, and information on the expected use of equipment or facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H180EE0F8469949768A2D2E151A6B3D34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of total project costs under this section shall not exceed 90 percent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52D3151647554E98ACB94771EF1E28C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment of revenue</header><text>Applicants may use ticket and other revenues generated from operations and other sources to satisfy the non-Federal share requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A6455A1BD104C87AD120BFB102AC86D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Letters of intent</header><paragraph id="H3697B9C01AFA4B25B8A3C7D76BF9BD00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, issue a letter of intent to a recipient of a grant under this section that—</text><subparagraph id="H75A0B6349298405AB1289BF5895D7AA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>announces an intention to obligate, for a project under this section, an amount that is not more than the amount stipulated as the financial participation of the Secretary in the project, regardless of authorized amounts; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D4CEBB7A2AD4537BA4AA6CFAF798CEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>states that the contingent commitment—</text><clause id="H5CD3C69F57B14F738AE112BA35EE52C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is not an obligation of the Federal Government; and</text></clause><clause id="HC11AF4CA05C646D1AC5F73AF62F089E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is subject to the availability of appropriations for grants under this section and subject to Federal laws in force or enacted after the date of the contingent commitment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C238A1F364445DE9CB818AE001793EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><subparagraph id="H899D4816951E492A9C7BD58A739EE663"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 days before issuing a letter of intent under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit written notification to—</text><clause id="H7C62A8CE58A546FCBD9F02B04AEDCC82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;</text></clause><clause id="H5DDE00C921134F7EA843A2DB94DC1B8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;</text></clause><clause id="H04D624542E944CC5A26A02FBC47A0DFD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</text></clause><clause id="H07FAE2AAE5964FEE91155EB0CC609502"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC39814BD7DDE445E90D79EE8DA7BA4DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The notification submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="H750808E2416D42DAABCC0EDA8044C04A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a copy of the letter of intent;</text></clause><clause id="H009FAA376AEF4E60837EC31ECDDBE02D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the criteria used under subsection (d) for selecting the project for a grant; and</text></clause><clause id="H858E6F604DD74A32B929A9E8CA7A967E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of how the project meets such criteria.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B9F49490E7A4CE8BF057D9A6BCAB12F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Appropriations required</header><text>An obligation may be made under this section only when amounts are appropriated for such purpose.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA62A7DD538F84441BFF655262370BB4F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection><subsection id="H10F38F3B399448DCAD001AEC72F4FD6B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Grant conditions</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this section, the use of any amounts appropriated for grants under this section shall be subject to the grant conditions under section 22905, except that the domestic buying preferences of section 24305(f) shall apply to Amtrak in lieu of the requirements of section 22905(a).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HCF08DC43EC254C7BA8CE4641D27947ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 22906 in the analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H2FC29713C19A49BFB2B4FB8C898536A0" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">22906. Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HCE5F7787D5634241A8122865165D47C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of satisfactory continuing control</header><text>Section 22901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HEEAA8BFE53F447E7B4EE84F3DC5CE316" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HDF65794805DC4DA8A3FAA4200C782F62"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Satisfactory continuing control</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>satisfactory continuing control</quote> means the continuing ability to utilize and ensure maintenance of an asset as a result of full or partial ownership, lease, operating or other enforceable contractual agreements, or statutory access rights.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HE1959C96A40D4ADA8E415A7AE2F557E2" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>9103.</enum><header>Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvement grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H831CE1A14AC045C1908EFF8A335DCB8D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H936C517DCB7F4F3FB2998AF07110E08B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>The following</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subsections (o), (p), and (q), the following</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13D1B1C8423743F0ACE411429CD56CC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or the District of Columbia</quote> before the period;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD76BDB776CD84993982A2BE9075D4A82" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (10) by striking <quote>transportation center</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H333F21549DF34828A2B2B6DF23D633AD" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA26C05309B4645AAA08CBEB8A27D93CA" style="USC"><paragraph id="H36553D5B039148E0B3EB618A2C06B313" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A commuter authority (as such term is defined in section 24102).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC163540BCBEB4A509F637348E281C83D" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><text>An Indian Tribe.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4164739B48C4FD78135FE8FF206161A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H94B3E3E07E5441BA8025CD4BA4CD3031" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>and upgrades</quote> after <quote>Deployment</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CDC2DF7D6BF47BB828895B8C78DC30E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24A2A77F501E4291A259018B67E55D45" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAE6BC54A31C427BBDA87D4B281183C1" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>or safety</quote> after <quote>address congestion</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE06F990F09B9420CA793614E12D46528" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>identified by the Secretary</quote> and all that follows through <quote>rail transportation</quote> and inserting <quote>to improve service or facilitate ridership growth in intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE39CD5772494273B9B45E3611FE774C" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>to establish new quiet zones or</quote> after <quote>engineering improvements</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD488A8F22CBE47D5899A64DB01AA7E5E" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>, including for suicide prevention and other rail trespassing prevention</quote> before the period;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF88D1304FAF44DFD93C68FA4F535D216" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H7A2031D9605D4119AF114938AA169EB3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B8B31D5CEA1458BA524D0BA337364E2" style="USC"><paragraph id="H1269D538B7B94B46B9534E61997E674C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In selecting a recipient of a grant for an eligible project, the Secretary shall give preference to—</text><subparagraph id="H6453BAEF53AF4A2E953A279EAEF5F3FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>projects that will maximize the net benefits of the funds made available for use under this section, considering the cost-benefit analysis of the proposed project, including anticipated private and public benefits relative to the costs of the proposed project and factoring in the other considerations described in paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE56FCDE294CC44F980201D7E0133A6FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projects that improve service to, or provide direct benefits to, socially disadvantaged individuals (as defined in section 22906(b)), including relocating or mitigating infrastructure that limits community connectivity, including mobility, access, or economic development of such individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6E27B7065B2419F9FEBD359684D5CFB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09641F3C56B34CD6BAA2496F28F052C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2) by inserting <quote>, except that a grant for a capital project involving zero-emission locomotive technologies shall not exceed an amount in excess of 90 percent of the total project costs</quote> before the period.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4B2366BCE2254ADD89627A78A09D160F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (l), (m), and (n) respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F0C342E00C0488195BA0B511A663B66" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (h) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A7264BA098F49D69B28433CCE52E3D4" style="USC"><subsection id="HE950071FC58B426F8DE6472EF14ED05A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Large projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under this section, at least 25 percent shall be for projects that have total project costs of greater than $100,000,000.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1C37143853D5475EA288CFCA7318BD8E" commented="no"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Commuter rail</header><paragraph id="HE742F87ACB2F4102B7CCFC03C9970B60" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administration of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts awarded under this section for commuter rail passenger transportation projects shall be transferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the Federal Transit Administration for administration of funds in accordance with chapter 53.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8706B9402F494CAD9CDA0679B60EE2B9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant condition</header><subparagraph id="H8E61F779CCFB469E9B1F4D73D2637D37" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 22905(f)(1) and 22907(j)(1), as a condition of receiving a grant under this section that is used to acquire, construct, or improve railroad right-of-way or facilities, any employee covered by the Railway Labor Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/151">45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/231">45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.</external-xref>) who is adversely affected by actions taken in connection with the project financed in whole or in part by such grant shall be covered by employee protective arrangements established under section 22905(e).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25DD76A2B3874486BE99CC096C020E0E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application of protective arrangement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grant recipient and the successors, assigns, and contractors of such recipient shall be bound by the protective arrangements required under subparagraph (A). Such recipient shall be responsible for the implementation of such arrangement and for the obligations under such arrangement, but may arrange for another entity to take initial responsibility for compliance with the conditions of such arrangement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H115620DB4BDA451DA3967B41E1320EE6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application of law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (g) of section 22905 shall not apply to grants awarded under this section for commuter rail passenger transportation projects.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0BF111BCBCF477FA6BA59D117CCEE05" commented="no"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definition of capital project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>capital project</term> means a project or program for—</text><paragraph id="HB7F92CCEBF874101BA5749ACAC6EB245" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquiring, constructing, improving, or inspecting equipment, track and track structures, or a facility, expenses incidental to acquisition or construction (including project-level planning, designing, engineering, location surveying, mapping, environmental studies, and acquiring right-of-way), payments for rail trackage rights agreements, highway-rail grade crossing improvements, mitigating environmental impacts, communication and signalization improvements, relocation assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B95477882F549479961AA8381404221" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>rehabilitating, remanufacturing, or overhauling rail rolling stock and facilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB51F380ECBEB48AEBEF256F986BB7437" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with developing State or multi-State regional rail plans; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H31EB684683204761B80538F845CE8535" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the first-dollar liability costs for insurance related to the provision of intercity passenger rail service under section 22904.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H68712C4A22684ABCA17C379E7B79EFF8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsection (l).</text></paragraph></section><section id="H7EF6FDDE9C3C431DBE95F6DFE845F178"><enum>9104.</enum><header>Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing</header><subsection id="H4AABBC1DA18D465DB75B781962B1E30D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/822">45 U.S.C. 822</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC1974379AF7D44E09C4FC12B32B52AF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H4F6FBF13812845AF8F5A996427581397"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H3006BAB807034BE1B535F7E426BF9563"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>civil works such as cuts and fills, stations, tunnels,</quote> after <quote>components of track,</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="H9B7B2AE03D0E48149605A5D078692D4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by inserting <quote>, permitting,</quote> after <quote>reimburse planning</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H400C41452429483BB16FBF9949AC5D43"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E4066F8BAB24794851DA19C1FC0261B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0C22CEB2504F45EC90362EC736F0D1AF" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H50F76852EC984FA9B5C1B96939E48316"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interest rate on a direct loan under this section shall be not less than the yield on United States Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the maturity of the direct loan on the date of execution of the loan agreement.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HC121CA7BBDAC454A972D4F276AA5278E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="H9081445EA9DF468BB3A3C1174444ABDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by adding <quote>The Secretary shall only apply appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees as required under section 504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661c">2 U.S.C. 661c(b)(1)</external-xref>), including the cost of a modification thereof, in whole or in part, for entities described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a), or a rail carrier (as such term is defined in section 10102(5) of title 49, United States Code) with demonstrated support from at least one of such entities for high-speed rail activities described in section 26101 or 26106 of title 49, United States Code.</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEED30ED2FBDB4A17808C6081833A401B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B1827C40D9B412F80CCF0AE39EB6DDA" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HE63D0CEE740F42DAA71EB16BEDAADF81"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An investment-grade rating on the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, if the total amount of the direct loan or loan guarantee is less than $100,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32E202F09417407B8E5E9ABF74636631"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a total amount of a direct loan or loan guarantee greater than $100,000,000, an investment-grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the direct loan or loan guarantee, or an investment-grade rating on the direct loan or loan guarantee and a projection of freight or passenger demand for the project based on regionally developed economic forecasts, including projections of any modal diversion resulting from the project.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H014A28299D3B4716A49227AA4899539E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5119140367FC49BC8A28385A8D019455" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HC4C4B6942A9F4BC1AD2F2F6B1C11CBAE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Repayment of Credit Risk Premiums</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall return credit risk premiums paid, and interest accrued thereon, to the original source when all obligations of a loan or loan guarantee have been satisfied. This paragraph applies to any project that has been granted assistance under this section after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8F8F573390647228126DECCE4FD6042"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H539B69EB8E2442FE8D743751D5372CF5" style="OLC"><subsection id="H1EBE622DBD654FE7B109B2AD5F7F8BCB"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proceeds of a loan provided under this section shall be used as the non-Federal share of project costs under this title and title 49 if such loan is repayable from non-Federal funds. </text></subsection><subsection id="HD791A37DF16A4FD09CC4C85964C825C3"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Buy America</header><paragraph id="H03D855E28EE046CB8235EDADE195317F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In awarding direct loans or loan guarantees under this section, the Secretary shall require each recipient to comply with section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H972CAAEC4724404C8D3BE77F89AE69D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific compliance</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require—</text><subparagraph id="H07B6E82C9D1045E59888333203491575"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Amtrak to comply with section 24305(f) of title 49, United States Code; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60346C98D8DB4756841ED3F04C367D7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a commuter authority (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) to comply with section 5320 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB31C628980544585A1AE503F8B65A91D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish guidance that provides applicants for assistance under section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/822">45 U.S.C. 822</external-xref>) information regarding the types of data, assumptions, and other factors typically used to calculate credit risk premiums required under subsection (f) of such section. Such guidance shall include information to help applicants understand how different factors may increase or decrease such credit risk premiums.</text></subsection></section><section id="HE464CAEBE1D74DAF95B9450C4DF3C97A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>9105.</enum><header>Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant program</header><subsection id="HA300CB7286204D0687E75BE4F50C0841"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">Chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H1E6831E4976843F7BE79286D962819E2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H094E1FB687DF4EEBB2FB315B8FDB74F5"><enum>22909.</enum><header>Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant program</header><subsection id="HE4736C1BE77B43C5A7161BF5DD87DE03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program (in this section referred to as the <quote>BeST Program</quote>) to provide grants to eligible entities for major capital projects included in the BeST Inventory established under subsection (b) for rail bridges, stations, and tunnels that are publicly owned or owned by Amtrak to make safety, capacity, and mobility improvements. </text></subsection><subsection id="H085E08DCE5E04F7ABA2D511286E6BBB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>BeST Inventory</header><paragraph id="H3EE9A73143784FC3AFBF9B4614BDAFBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation an inventory (in this section referred to as the <quote>BeST Inventory</quote>) for publicly owned and Amtrak owned major capital projects designated by the Secretary to be eligible for funding under this section. The BeST Inventory shall include major capital projects to acquire, refurbish, rehabilitate, or replace rail bridges, stations, or tunnels and any associated and co-located projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35509F86C1F74AD18F205265BC896C29" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In selecting projects for inclusion in the BeST Inventory, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that provide the most benefit for intercity passenger rail service in relation to estimated costs and that are less likely to secure all of the funding required from other sources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DB891BD34F34C528B2BED6D7CDD0EED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates to BeST Inventory</header><text>Every 2 years after the establishment of the BeST Inventory under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall update the BeST Inventory and include it in its annual budget justification. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4A45BC3D50443D2AF7FE26CE3234CB8" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility for BeST Inventory</header><text>Projects included in the BeST Inventory—</text><subparagraph id="H91E4AFC466FC4554BAD366F52E6B8094" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be—</text><clause id="H76BCBA5E3FF04684AA017DB5CF7B683F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consistent with the record of decision issued by the Federal Railroad Administration in July 2017 titled <quote>NEC FUTURE: A Rail Investment Plan for the Northeast Corridor</quote> (known as the <quote>Selected Alternative</quote>);</text></clause><clause id="H07A1DFE00D5C46FF979D19E6CC9A387E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistent with the most recent service development plan under section 24904(a) (hereinafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Service Development Plan</quote>); and</text></clause><clause id="H984C2872166F49FC99C5DD50E4C6D1CB" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>located in a territory for which a cost allocation policy is maintained pursuant to section 24905(c); or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD327CD96FB18445EAFD03F5CCD30CD34" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be consistent with a multi-state regional planning document equivalent to the document referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) with a completed Tier I environmental review of such document pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DBA1839A2AD43CCBB13614F6341EE41"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Project funding sequencing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine the order of priority for projects in the BeST Inventory based on projects identified in paragraph (4) and project management plans as described in subsection (d). The Secretary may alter the BeST Inventory as necessary if eligible entities are not carrying out the schedule identified in the Inventory.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8651397D28AF4DCFB07B3C23E97A81CB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the BeST Inventory establishes, for each project included in such Inventory—</text><subparagraph id="H1FBED884D33949E4AA4DA4F501152127"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the roles and terms of participation by any railroad bridge, station, or tunnel owners and railroad carriers in the project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8E78AABC2A2406988FC7A4E162E0510"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the schedule for such project that ensures efficient completion of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BC9187CD8B240EABA43818D37368E39"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Special financial rules</header><subparagraph id="H6B0A3D004F774CEA9A08B14BFAEB7EFE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Projects listed in the BeST Inventory may include an agreement with a commitment, contingent on future amounts to be specified in law for commitments under this paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future available budget authority specified in law. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D3A02899C244B46B008B875A00647F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statement of contingent commitment</header><text>An obligation or administrative commitment under this paragraph may be made only when amounts are appropriated. An agreement shall state that any contingent commitment is not an obligation of the Federal Government, and is subject to the availability of appropriations under Federal law and to Federal laws in force or enacted after the date of the contingent commitment. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B829435F4684183A2EE688BD840798A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Financing costs</header><text>Financing costs of carrying out the project may be considered a cost of carrying out the project under the BeST Inventory. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB954D86647FC481187B001240C75D0DA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expenditure of funds</header><paragraph id="HE0F4481C0667455C9ADD88972655E3FA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal share of total project costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share for the total cost of a project under this section shall not exceed 90 percent. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE76C3DB5F36D47A18E41CEF9FCB24917"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of funds under this section may use any source of funds, including other Federal financial assistance, to satisfy the non-Federal funds requirement. The non-Federal share for a grant provided under this section shall be consistent with section 24905(c) or section 24712(a)(7) if either such section are applicable to the railroad territory at the project location. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AF86E3A30C14E79B55DD25759BDF832"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Funds made available under this section shall remain available for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 10 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated, and remain available for expenditure by the recipient of grant funds without fiscal year limitation. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F714DAC93874EF2B51ACFFC0AC6454A" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>Funds made available under this section may be used for projects contained in the most recent BeST Inventory, including pre-construction expenses and the acquisition of real property interests.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H686DB9C0CC0F4594AD3493FC8C9BAB83"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funds awarded to Amtrak</header><text>Grants made to Amtrak shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of chapter 243.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H456307AF5158474EA51B4D307314A265"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grant conditions</header><text>Except as provided in this section, the use of any amounts made available for grants under this section shall be subject to the grant requirements in section 22905.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H715F7638CC0C4777BAEA6DBF9CDFFA14" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Project management</header><paragraph id="H866D614A2D284BDF9C95E046A978F0DC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission of project management plans</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process, including specifying formats, methods, and procedures, for applicants to submit a project management plan to the Secretary for a project in the BeST Inventory. Consistent with requirements in section 22903, project management plans shall—</text><subparagraph id="HCB61898E63034AA7B2EC2F3FEF8C9FD9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the schedules, management actions, workforce availability, interagency agreements, permitting, track outage availability, and other factors that will determine the entity’s ability to carry out a project included in the BeST Inventory; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E6B3CF343AC4E5DA2D687E882F2921E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be updated and resubmitted in accordance with this subsection every 2 years according to the schedule in the most recent Service Development Plan, or equivalent multi-state regional planning document with a completed Tier I environmental review conducted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBAF6BA217A074BA2A21515C4D7D82DD7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Northeast Corridor projects</header><text>For projects on the Northeast Corridor, an applicant shall submit such project management plan to the Northeast Corridor Commission. Upon receipt of such plan, the Northeast Corridor Commission shall submit to the Secretary an updated Service Development Plan that describes the schedule and sequencing of all capital projects on the Northeast Corridor, including estimates of the amount each sponsor entity will need in program funding for each of the next 2 fiscal years to carry out the entity’s projects according to the Service Development Plan. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD0B36C6FE4864CA3845673FD01FE576A" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost methodology policy requirements</header><paragraph id="H3B43B01AE7734E2C83F31FB473221BD3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure, as a condition of a grant agreement under this section for any project located in a railroad territory where a policy established pursuant to section 24905(c) or section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note) applies, that a recipient of funds under either such section maintain compliance with the policies, or any updates to any applicable cost methodology policy, for the railroad territory encompassing the project location. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3B0B23D17744BFDAEF77335157BEA29" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty for noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If such recipient does not maintain compliance with the policies described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may—</text><subparagraph id="H6AA3522E43BD4DB59601788E1AF74F2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>withhold funds under this subsection from such recipient up to the amount the recipient owes, but has not paid; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3BB9330CB5941DF89AEB2F57DEFD194"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permanently reallocate such funds to other recipients after a reasonable period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H505BFD8868BF4AEF8C2975F22E2CC5C7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HB95466018BF2431D825EF3635EBEE3D5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H157F4A502A8A4B09952D70162B28606D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State, including the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEE6584912BD437E9901FD8EFF678753" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a group of States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4B837F4988F4683BC6174F72619C73C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Interstate Compact;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3B11B3C84D34506B650698EE15609C4" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB2C388135C24797A64586F3300389FC" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a political subdivision of a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6A611169B734429BA72078BA8810CC8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Amtrak;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70404404FED44E2D8BC6364F3B0547D7"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian Tribe; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H416C274CF98B457CB3DC0F471E86F3CE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>any combination of the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (G).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H57969411071B439C96EE2370E9436035"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Major capital project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>major capital project</term> means a rail bridge, station, or tunnel project used for intercity passenger rail service that has a total project cost of at least $500,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2046AE00D3848DEA4B9E0D15D18337A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Northeast Corridor</header><text>The term <term>Northeast Corridor</term> has the meaning given the term in section 24904(e).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0F15DE38BD34307B93F5A34E1388F13"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publicly owned</header><text>The term <term>publicly owned</term> means major capital projects that are at least partially owned or planned to be owned by the Federal Government or an eligible entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F46D1D4213D4A6D82C127FF20194F8C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Co-located project</header><text>The term <term>co-located project</term> means a capital project that is adjacent to a major capital project and can be carried out during the same period.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7DBA27E8C390423AAD0B58461AE5D8DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H7DB9B41EA33642B3BACDC2473341EA75" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">22909. Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H92D20FAEFC234151B56D42D79096BA86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9106.</enum><header>Buy America</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HCD4F68B9CB0E4713A700F4138B6A8117"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="HA890E8473B834871A7AA8D90AC794642"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E6B08B3281A472D895966FC03651F02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94ACE77EB86B44CB97044BEECBBE1247"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H636DAD8C7DB34416BE23ED32786C8E85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64C5A7C3F5CE425990E85874392AC10D" style="USC"><paragraph id="HFF83AC3EED6B45A596EE21F1F94F22B7"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAD434107AEB243E296FFF3E0784C7226"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on the request.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H883A2C7B4CB140FF9AEED2B52E839AE4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A notice provided under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="HA9E13BA395BF486F9BFDB387AEE26073"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include the information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including whether the request is being made under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2); and</text></clause><clause id="H1C6FE84616A74FA48A582C28A3F5AF9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be provided by electronic means, including on the official public website of the Department of Transportation. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A7798507CDB4722A1203C4A760B19F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph id="H7DC1201479B64EF7A1B603F942CD8A67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2020, and each year thereafter</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58536950BEE447D7970A7EE3207681D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>during the preceding fiscal year</quote> before the period; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44A6A52A99284B06B6A6DEDBAB6AA794"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3EE6F436D8049159ABE4F0006065281" style="USC"><paragraph id="H29AC8B2EA72D4302884D4A3794EB6421" indent="up1"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this subsection apply to all contracts for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decisions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), regardless of the funding source for activities carried out pursuant to such contracts, if at least 1 contract for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out a provision specified in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Amtrak Reforms</header><section id="HF2F44CECDA79444394F075621F35C662" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9201.</enum><header>Amtrak findings, mission, and goals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBA9D1BECF7654D4A8E872F2B99FFD290"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H21777084736F4A9FAB367824763BC28E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HE609BC6F92B34D779DEAFB373CFADC11"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, to the extent its budget allows,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HBF9D19FEC8DE45E7931B1D1B9FA0DAF0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>between crowded urban areas and in other areas of</quote> and inserting <quote>throughout</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72171ECA2E7D4A4A87DAD22517DC7B90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting <quote>, thereby providing additional capacity for the traveling public and widespread air quality benefits.</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E4F27DE55FD48F2973B202F82B30C13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="H9B670EDECF3D4B9CA6AC3EC82C6C6463"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>greater</quote> and inserting <quote>high</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HC47C31F41AA14A07B5504FED213A729E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to Amtrak to achieve a performance level sufficient to justify expending public money</quote> and inserting <quote>in order to meet the intercity passenger rail needs of the United States</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E12BA0A97324148B12BCE39F8572047"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="H76A30277FDAE48279A5AE81FCB5F928F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>intercity and</quote> after <quote>efficient</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H545AFF783688452EAA06AECD9A55F5C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the energy conservation and self-sufficiency</quote> and inserting <quote>addressing climate change, energy conservation, and self-sufficiency</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B3E384D537848B3AB68AD098D393556"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking <quote>through its subsidiary, Amtrak Commuter,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58202CE7FBB7425C9E9DDDC396D20073"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD6A1AA71A2C4C139DD3B68580236B4A" style="USC"><paragraph id="H1F1499D6023D40A5B82049DF831748DA" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Long-distance intercity passenger rail provides economic benefits to rural communities and offers intercity travel opportunities where such options are often limited, making long-distance intercity passenger rail an important part of the national transportation system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2848BF66156B4645B1D4B8C862CD62A7" indent="up1"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Northeast Corridor, long-distance routes, and State-supported routes are interconnected and collectively provide national rail passenger transportation. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB631D718A284AABB06655B208798A88" indent="up1"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investments in intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation support jobs that provide a pathway to the middle class.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E5F65EBC2E8412F90424AF6AED3ED2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>The</quote> and all that follows through <quote>consistent</quote> and inserting <quote>The mission of Amtrak is to provide a safe, efficient, and high-quality national intercity passenger rail system that is trip-time competitive with other intercity travel options, consistent</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H48935103EE764C44AE77FD7FB90D7FEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H56C8D3CCDEA9480E89ADA7E67C082F09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H068B797FD8714D7293DBD9403BF890DB" style="USC"><paragraph id="H3BDCDDCAFCBD4083BA1561DE6CA6366B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use its best business judgment in acting to maximize the benefits of public funding;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB70E54D97BDC410B892B935A617B64A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H680BAE06CAE44CB79822085FC638B372"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>minimize Government subsidies by encouraging</quote> and inserting <quote>work with</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H13B130C4ADFB4A52A3BB6C77DA4E14DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>and improvements to service;</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46D853777A9A48A39F052C12A358BEC9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50AA74EC9E334CFFBFBFCEE136A484E2" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6517BEE22BC643DBA27AF8A96D49C97B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">manage the passenger rail network in the interest of public transportation needs, including current and future Amtrak passengers;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF606440731324D71B786A6A8FAEE3BDC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>encourage</quote> and inserting <quote>work with</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF52E917D17B543A5AEADF522A2717FD0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (11) by striking <quote>and</quote> the last place it appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1499E5CD48743068955508C504D5301"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DAA91DDE3C14526B0FF45461138D2C6" style="USC"><paragraph id="HFE90419B11294F6BA1F6CC76DF69206F"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize and manage resources with a long-term perspective, including sound investments that take into account the overall lifecycle costs of an asset;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H495623F0575D415FA5572CEBD784E884"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that service is accessible, equitable, and accommodating to passengers with disabilities and members of underserved communities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1B3B9EFD5B54BAF98BCFCC916124876"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximize the benefits Amtrak generates for the United States by creating quality jobs and supporting the domestic workforce.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D3D0A06339B4F51A4C67D0D7A911133"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d).</text></paragraph></section><section id="H6D369A12EC8646B787D3D655BE0F7106" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9202.</enum><header>Amtrak status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24301(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H304508A1CB774097A3A725E303737762"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>20102(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>20102</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1DC485B4E344EB390812B09807496DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>serving the public interest in reliable passenger rail service</quote> after <quote>for-profit corporation</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H5363ABEED3E04D23BDA6485F5BC2A998" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9203.</enum><header>Board of Directors</header><subsection id="H2161BB188D2E4EF4AC48C0238A5DB16E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HEB95A147C9B7480C805A03AA6A5ADA64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H29E69EABACAB41798FAB4BA8A3195CFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H6FD27E315E034CAF948FC8E10BFD9636"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>President of Amtrak</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="H466A5102569E43A8BE6CB20200782AD4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C03E14AD640429B8FDCD5232231802A" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HA308F6AD3A0642A8AF0A00A712BE634A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>8 individuals appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, with a record of support for national intercity passenger rail service. Of the individuals appointed—</text><clause id="H33FEE280DF844CD2BD16FF905B691E5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor;</text></clause><clause id="H555C8FEA7B5242C6B0A9FC7DB870F7A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service that is not on the Northeast Corridor;</text></clause><clause id="H4A5624A9D58D449F823F818AF868871C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of Amtrak employees;</text></clause><clause id="HAF4E4158576741A2A4ED41092ADF7159"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 shall be an individual with a history of regular Amtrak ridership and an understanding of the concerns of intercity rail passengers;</text></clause><clause id="HF14601487FBD4542819C314AE3805637"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be an individual with—</text><subclause id="H91686E82F002448987EE67ABC7262AF3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>demonstrated experience or demonstrated interest in the Northeast Corridor and the National Network; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0A1A98A02A534EA99E6E3600D4E281F2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>industry experience or qualifications in transportation, freight and passenger rail transportation, travel, or passenger air transportation; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HA6BE9B12286A47C38286DDC253DC3BE3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be an individual with general business and financial experience who has demonstrated experience or demonstrated interest in the Northeast Corridor and the National Network. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H504C0105787F43E387D9FC4F62182437"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>users of Amtrak, including the elderly and individuals with disabilities, and</quote> after <quote>and balanced representation of</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H349FED3390AC4E3E8DE6884B544BDBB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H7E5C3D2FFA1A4FCEA52B42E617A64C53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not more than 5</quote> and inserting <quote>Not more than 4</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="HFA0CADA4C4764B8E9C42BAD9868E0A0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>A member of the Board appointed under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(C) shall serve for a term of 5 years or until such member leaves the elected office such member occupied at the time such member was appointed, whichever is first.</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H526417380E2148789B8205FC1DA6DF25"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>President</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief Executive Officer</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23F249CB965247559BDA0EA06865A888"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB487841CE0E84C729558C2C208AF2DF9" style="USC"><paragraph id="H8448ECAAED04421AAAA95C09B2D15843"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and any Governor of a State may be represented at a Board meeting by a designee. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFC8333B31C74A0195E229DC966504C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HA67E01E372B04C3EB5D3A83467B9110E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Pay and expenses</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Duties, pay, and expenses</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A4C6F997BEA4887B583FD18F491FC37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Each director must consider the well-being of current and future Amtrak passengers, the public interest in sustainable national passenger rail service, and balance the preceding considerations with the fiduciary responsibilities of the director and the mission and goals of Amtrak.</quote> before <quote>Each director not employed by the United States Government or Amtrak</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54F2E7AC7A0F4732B0306EB52E0EB43B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BBE3167791F4F20878E396375716E27" style="USC"><subsection id="H1BB9ACA0C36A48B9AFAB4BDB0F2DF4C7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Governor defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Governor</term> means the Governor of a State or the Mayor of the District of Columbia and includes a designee of the Governor.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA50BA9697EA4EE3BB1A85541D3C6DF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing of new Board requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appointment and membership requirements under section 24302 of title 49, United States Code (as amended by this Act), shall apply to any member of the Board appointed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C) of such section who is appointed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="HD68A0B38D24B4C9F96EEC20EC6DB37E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9204.</enum><header>Amtrak preference enforcement</header><subsection id="HAF72068389834F14AD4A534EDF6DA52D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>Notwithstanding section 24103(a) and section 24308(f), Amtrak shall have the right to bring an action for equitable or other relief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to enforce the preference rights granted under this subsection.</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection id="H798115C55F3445CAA637EC5199BF3934"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 24103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>and section 24308(c)</quote> before <quote>, only the Attorney General</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="H64BF5958F76F4EA2A4D6D1A3D6E2588D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9205.</enum><header>Use of facilities and providing services to Amtrak</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24308(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA118488EC22443D1B69A98CCC7B6BD59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H454588D91DB54806B01620C4863BC37E" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6E3F86B0914843389A15767C43078A53" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H23CACF889A0340E494FDAA25C182455B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>When a rail carrier does not agree to allow Amtrak to operate additional trains in accordance with proposed schedules over any rail line of the carrier on which Amtrak is operating or seeks to operate, Amtrak may submit an application to the Board for an order requiring the carrier to allow for the operation of the requested trains. Not later than 90 days after receipt of such application, the Board shall determine whether the additional trains would unreasonably impair freight transportation and—</text><clause id="H90048D26D980424F95E48E7D15FEA06D" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>upon a determination that such trains do not unreasonably impair freight transportation, order the rail carrier to allow for the operation of such trains on a schedule established by the Board; or</text></clause><clause id="H355B55DE92714D66AB99B5A24EB43A9A" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>upon a determination that such trains do unreasonably impair freight transportation, initiate a proceeding to determine any additional infrastructure investments required by, or on behalf of, Amtrak.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F038BB1946F4E63BE1A28AD1D9DF310" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If Amtrak seeks to resume operation of a train that Amtrak operated during the 5-year period preceding an application described in subparagraph (A), the Board shall apply a presumption that the resumed operation of such train will not unreasonably impair freight transportation unless the Board finds that there are substantially changed circumstances. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H576BF77F810E4A6FA900E517DA2E053E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="HEEECFB16640E4D51A44A03E2B295ABA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Board shall consider</quote> and inserting <quote>The Board shall</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC65DDB410B0846F5AD96666D2C3224E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7072FC4CF10F45CA9349F9E81ADD8327" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HA561185AF92F49D2B80D60B41D152D6A" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in making the determination under paragraph (1), take into account any infrastructure investments previously made by, or on behalf of, Amtrak, or proposed in Amtrak’s application, with the rail carrier having the burden of demonstrating that the additional trains will unreasonably impair the freight transportation; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44D93D245AA94B5BB5BAB4B09061C54E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>consider investments described in subparagraph (A) and</quote> after <quote>times,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CE22C3EC26745F88D73BB29CAAFD0EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A970D04FFAA4F0CB290F7CB83722354" style="USC"><paragraph id="HEB15AB57BC8B41EF9F8077B0E27E0250" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a proceeding initiated by the Board under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Board shall solicit the views of the parties and require the parties to provide any necessary data or information. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Board makes a determination under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Board shall issue an order requiring the rail carrier to allow for the operation of the requested trains provided that any conditions enumerated by the Board are met. In determining the necessary level of additional infrastructure or other investments needed to mitigate unreasonable impairment of freight transportation, the Board shall use any criteria, assumptions, and processes it considers appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FA5FE4D75204BC19587877165BA268F" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this subsection shall be in addition to any other statutory or contractual remedies Amtrak may have with respect to operating the additional trains. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H0680CE529CA44BC49259385BE5A57AAB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9206.</enum><header>Prohibition on mandatory arbitration</header><subsection id="H86F9EF82572E4FD98DD250E7F3417AEC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H16046FA081A147EFB73CDFCB64080EE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H28B6C47472064E46AE54DD1EF3CC7D34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F1CD82FE5CE4899A217D44EA9163015" style="USC"><subsection id="H67826056763045EBA6DE5F97E82D0E22"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prohibition on choice-of-Forum clause</header><paragraph id="H6A9E4CD329FB4D999F5D05BD137A9EAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak may not impose a choice-of-forum clause that attempts to preclude a passenger, or a person who purchases a ticket for rail transportation on behalf of a passenger, from bringing a claim against Amtrak in any court of competent jurisdiction, including a court within the jurisdiction of the residence of such passenger in the United States (provided that Amtrak does business within that jurisdiction).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H008A7C1163DA456BB16A25D02F6A1050"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Court of competent jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under this subsection, a court of competent jurisdiction may not include an arbitration forum.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54F9CF1F8C644C1289D4DF4461D8EE00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any claim that arises on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="HDE9E265ECFA243A6B4B8B8B52A979688"><enum>9207.</enum><header>Amtrak ADA assessment</header><subsection id="H55444CE71B7B4F789B45A3E1C0368567"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Amtrak shall conduct an assessment and review of all Amtrak policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines for compliance with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H9C49AA9736EC4792992C1A60676E858D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak 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 assessment conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H4D2924F647914BB3A79041C119AA4D93"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (b) shall include—</text><paragraph id="HF37851B8D7D945ECA749006F42EE9E5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of the policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines reviewed;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H312F4219BCAB478EB03A25DB0AE18714"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any necessary changes to such policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines to ensure compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), including full compliance under such Act for stations and facilities for which Amtrak has responsibility under such Act and consideration of the needs of individuals with disabilities when procuring rolling stock and setting ticket fares; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F51A416525F458680D6B6B0E6BA099A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an implementation plan and timeline for making any such necessary changes.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H043FA2F7584E410A8BAC29201C738142"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Engagement</header><text>Amtrak shall engage with a range of advocates for individuals with disabilities during the assessment conducted under subsection (a), and develop an ongoing and standardized process for engagement with advocates for individuals with disabilities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7B8C12D847F84EF3AB5DF33E689817F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Periodic evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least once every 2 years, Amtrak shall review and update, as necessary, Amtrak policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines to ensure compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><section id="HA19490A43270488B8711EA5D2FD986F8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9208.</enum><header>Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains</header><subsection id="HAA25C47BCC074DF7941D85ECCA18B04E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">Chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CA5A9106FE64A9682DB96626D3B16B2" style="USC"><section id="H30B5585B419A421C9109DDEB98F025B1"><enum>24323.</enum><header>Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains</header><subsection id="H688E4A0AC3A845109C587B1F8E79F0AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, Amtrak shall prohibit smoking on board Amtrak trains.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAC769036D1454853B5CB617FB5F528F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Electronic Cigarettes</header><paragraph id="H5FAC3FCCD0BA414EB95C1163F545386D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The use of an electronic cigarette shall be treated as smoking for purposes of this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F6E3B6F3748490C9603205345092164"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electronic cigarette defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>electronic cigarette</term> means a device that delivers nicotine or other substances to a user of the device in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experience of smoking.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H9F7A3489C7F7495E992736CC1F72469C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE445F22BE79F4582A25AAD6960856C7F" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H185F8D3CD51E4AA4A21EDA80E16DCC4A"><enum>9209.</enum><header>State-supported routes operated by Amtrak</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H8CA5954D7DEC45CBBEC26953CC62CA1B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H7D880DA12A48488D84DE5C7B060F950C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24712.</enum><header>State-supported routes operated by Amtrak</header><subsection id="H01ABFB457CB94CB585DBA34848267055"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State-Supported Route Committee</header><paragraph id="HF41D6E1D1DFE430295AC8D8F4EC66CEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a State-Supported Route Committee (referred to in this section as the <quote>Committee</quote>) to promote mutual cooperation and planning pertaining to the current and future rail operations of Amtrak and related activities of trains operated by Amtrak on State-supported routes and to further implement section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H214C7C5B33F34234B1697E60B304FA6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><subparagraph id="H0853A2B8E9824507B8679A1FADFF1D4A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Committee shall consist of—</text><clause id="HF9E3A35D670F471891ED5808E692F1B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>members representing Amtrak;</text></clause><clause id="H4FE0F69AACD5420FA871EC0DDB3C0743"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>members representing the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Railroad Administration; and</text></clause><clause id="HDFDAFC322E04449095E6A5BF6F0CCD64"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>members representing States.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1008258B091148E8B397D4A296BB1D15"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-voting members</header><text>The Committee may invite and accept other non-voting members to participate in Committee activities, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC01DC13C0EF4CFF83ECC75EC394587B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Decisionmaking</header><text>The Committee shall establish a bloc voting system under which, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="HD2C0B273C9B547CB932DA5FDB0A6CEED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there are 3 separate voting blocs to represent the Committee’s voting members, including—</text><clause id="H5F58D071EC114EA3B550B98797D3C4F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 voting bloc to represent the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(i);</text></clause><clause id="H24593641ECFF44E595568BEFF76BD6DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 voting bloc to represent the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii); and</text></clause><clause id="H56B1EC8B3119488EAF94397E24CDD4AC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 voting bloc to represent the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EE49711942348AB9440E3A900C43F85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each voting bloc has 1 vote;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9094108D179C430991D1D3D361FB0225"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the votes of the voting bloc representing the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) requires the support of at least two-thirds of that voting bloc’s members; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C4DAD222D9443B99DC4E63FCFB79156"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee makes decisions by unanimous consent of the 3 voting blocs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1B5E2A32B514AB59BBE97BCBDD7A952"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ability to conduct certain business</header><text>If all members of a voting bloc described in paragraph (3) abstain from a Committee decision, agreement between the other voting blocs consistent with the procedures set forth in paragraph (3) shall be deemed unanimous consent.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF178C310ACF2445081204EF17114F213"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Meetings; rules and procedures</header><text>The Committee shall define and periodically update the rules and procedures governing the Committee’s proceedings. The rules and procedures shall—</text><subparagraph id="H52BAD96E5D8647DB831A99248BA9E96F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incorporate and further describe the decisionmaking procedures to be used in accordance with paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB14790AC3B8D4B069CF7355AAD1BC8A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be adopted in accordance with such decisionmaking procedures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BEF139084BC44FA8B751B4F67579117"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Committee decisions</header><text>Decisions made by the Committee in accordance with the Committee’s rules and procedures, once established, are binding on all Committee members.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AB159CACB0D482CBB5F826C4B2C11B5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Cost methodology policy</header><subparagraph id="HC807EB085B9E4400898FEDC41C4F652F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Committee may amend the cost methodology policy required and previously approved under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75906B0C4EE94A4EA6A025D08C5FD5D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Revisions to cost methodology policy</header><clause id="H9A3E7CA0470E4BE79DA56992FE15C35F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement to revise and update</header><text>Subject to the requirements of clause (iii), the Committee shall, not later than March 31, 2022, update the cost methodology policy required and previously approved under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note). Such update shall be consistent with the principles for revision of the Committee pursuant to such section and consistent with any subsequent changes to such principles approved by the Committee. The Committee shall implement the updated policy beginning in fiscal year 2023 and 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 documenting and explaining any changes to the policy and plans for implementation not later than 30 days after the adoption of the updated policy.</text></clause><clause id="H419B4E1A2F70494ABE8AA571EF2CE9A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Implementation impacts on Federal funding</header><text>To the extent that a policy implemented pursuant to clause (i) assigns to Amtrak costs that were previously allocated to States, Amtrak shall request such costs in the general and legislative annual report required by section 24315 or in any appropriate subsequent Federal funding request for the fiscal year in which the revised policy is implemented.</text></clause><clause id="HB575F162463445EA8B35526CD942FC12"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Procedures for changing methodology</header><text>The rules and procedures implemented under paragraph (5) shall include procedures for changing the cost methodology policy under this subparagraph, notwithstanding section 209(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 22 24101 note), and procedures or broad guidelines for conducting financial planning, including operating and capital forecasting, reporting, and data sharing and governance.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1DF70B7AA604075A9631CB1137519F7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The cost methodology policy shall—</text><clause id="HA3E9D82A056F47DE9AC1E2D8A2B36151"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure equal treatment in the provision of like services of all States and groups of States;</text></clause><clause id="HED977B617A3341259B550005FD3F45BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assign to each route the costs incurred only for the benefit of that route and a proportionate share, based upon factors that reasonably reflect relative use, of costs incurred for the common benefit of more than 1 route; and</text></clause><clause id="HB5421C94E7FD4E268E6FD72C1B1EF262"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>promote increased efficiency in Amtrak’s operating and capital activities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3E8E2D168C842309160C843EC7217BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Invoices and reports</header><paragraph id="H0861E152B3864C72863EE0C03E3066B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Monthly invoice</header><text>Amtrak shall provide to each State that sponsors a State-supported route a monthly invoice of the cost of operating such route, including fixed costs and third-party costs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DCA87C3E3014442A52684E0DD32C992"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning and demand reports</header><text>A State shall provide to the Committee and Amtrak planning and demand reports with respect to a planned or existing State-supported route.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEFAE3180C1048B6B486E7625DAA1DBD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial and performance reports</header><text>The Committee shall require Amtrak to provide to the States and the Committee financial and performance reports at a frequency, and containing such information, as determined appropriate by the Committee. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6E3D89A46F443EC94DDD3C0BC2CDFAC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dispute resolution</header><paragraph id="H7B122270474E425CA5A8D5AEDE082F6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Request for dispute resolution</header><text>If a dispute arises with respect to the rules and procedures implemented under subsection (a)(5), an invoice or a report provided under subsection (b), implementation or compliance with the cost methodology policy developed under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note) or amended under subsection (a)(7) of this section, either Amtrak or the State may request that the Surface Transportation Board conduct dispute resolution under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FE84EE3099C4DFEAA97CA087EBD644A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The Surface Transportation Board shall establish procedures for resolution of disputes brought before it under this subsection, which may include provision of professional mediation services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4767241ABE242FAA6368B28C2187F5C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Binding effect</header><text>A decision of the Surface Transportation Board under this subsection shall be binding on the parties to the dispute.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74840D9F370D42A2B40B758DB0AAE3B0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall affect the obligation of a State to pay an amount related to a State-supported route that a State sponsors that is not in dispute.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF79C6AC4B48E4478AA3BA7C85C2CA34A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assistance</header><paragraph id="H55CAE5698AC245579182D5D8C17B484B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide assistance to the parties in the course of negotiations for a contract for operation of a State-supported route.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H343715C0917443688CA7566B8DEBA251"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial assistance</header><text>From among available funds, the Secretary shall provide—</text><subparagraph id="H09B183BA9E1648698DEFAE1DE2476AFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial assistance to Amtrak or 1 or more States to perform requested independent technical analysis of issues before the Committee; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B899FE480B84EF59E3A38A80739AF48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative expenses that the Secretary determines necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H99840E41A4CA46FD856B3BAE986FC7A7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Performance metrics</header><text>In negotiating a contract for operation of a State-supported route, Amtrak and the State or States that sponsor the route shall consider including provisions that provide penalties and incentives for performance, including incentives to—</text><paragraph id="H511C6680FB6148DD99A155B077CEA7F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase revenue;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC78DEC6AD7E94044A5B0F474EC945A41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce costs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9D1593F0A994483B5FE9EEB385AA2CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>finalize contracts by the beginning of the Federal fiscal year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H98AF13B9C7BA455F97E0445ED4B083DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require States to promptly make payments for services delivered.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H947AEB24193C4817923D77D82632C8D9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Statement of goals and objectives</header><paragraph id="HA2DB6E99D8F04005A7021D5FEF2DED9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Committee shall develop and annually review and update, as necessary, a statement of goals, objectives, and associated recommendations concerning the future of State-supported routes operated by Amtrak. The statement shall identify the roles and responsibilities of Committee members and any other relevant entities, such as host railroads, in meeting the identified goals and objectives, or carrying out the recommendations. The statement shall include a list of capital projects, including infrastructure, fleet, station, and facility initiatives, needed to support the growth of State-supported routes. The Committee may consult with such relevant entities, as the Committee considers appropriate, when developing the statement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF580A598F8C8456B9F5B9CD4C7DD5E46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transmission of statement of goals and objectives</header><text>Not later than March 31 of each year, the Committee 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 the most recent annual update to the statement developed under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H537E57EC93474C74A45B0495759E2CCA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>New or expanded State-supported routes</header><paragraph id="HE386E80742A242789E38090033D4C9B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination and consultation</header><text>In developing a new State-supported route or expanding an existing State-supported route, Amtrak shall closely coordinate with all States in which such route operates, and shall consult with the following: </text><subparagraph id="HA249555F3D224B9EAFB72396FAA696D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The local municipalities in which the proposed route operates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H829A6693F06E4A42A721DEB5936403C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Commuter authorities and regional transportation authorities (as such terms are defined in section 24102) in the areas proposed to be served by such route.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H930B76E12D4E44A6B4E77BCBD401A2C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The owner of any rail infrastructure over which the proposed route operates. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BB50ED661A6496D95EF1890E8B7BE9D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AE915EAA9964BD98173691B90E7AC88"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other stakeholders, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA3E1944CA7747BEBEF2BA7E75A61B38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State commitments</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, before beginning construction necessary for, or beginning operation of, a State-supported route that is initiated or expanded on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, Amtrak shall enter into an agreement with the State in which the proposed route operates for sharing ongoing operating costs and capital costs in accordance with—</text><subparagraph id="HD432277AF3144B2593BB52A841848982"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost methodology policy described under subsection (a)(7); or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3627F48F588A4194A5C1DE8F40FEF3D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alternative cost methodology schedule described in paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE562683D472349DA96D57CDD290F65B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternative cost methodology</header><text>Under the cost methodology schedule described in this paragraph, with respect to costs not covered by revenues for the operation of a State-supported route, Amtrak shall pay—</text><subparagraph id="H47CE099E0FC6444686635AEFAD87408F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the share Amtrak otherwise would have paid under the cost methodology under subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABC18A6E88C24780AD4B685B4F6C154C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a percentage of the share that the State otherwise would have paid under the cost methodology policy under subsection (a) according to the following:</text><clause id="HADC0923B6BF746539958322E4542A5B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Amtrak shall pay up to 100 percent of the capital costs and planning costs necessary to initiate a new State-supported route or expand an existing State-supported route, including planning and development, design, and environmental analysis costs, prior to beginning operations on the new route.</text></clause><clause id="HD06E9CC9B510456FA29576B29114F334"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For the first 2 years of operation, Amtrak shall pay for 100 percent of operating costs and capital costs.</text></clause><clause id="H02C323BAEC19479890EFD8803893F9F3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>For the third year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 90 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder.</text></clause><clause id="HAD36A8FA95C54C5DB7045CFB8BAC4E92"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For the fourth year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 80 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder</text></clause><clause id="H7E3358E18D5D480BAA0EF957FE498F51"><enum>(v)</enum><text>For the fifth year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 50 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder.</text></clause><clause id="HFF6408AD607E41F9B2320FFC6E91CFBA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>For the sixth year of operation and thereafter, operating costs and capital costs shall be allocated in accordance with the cost methodology policy described under subsection (a) as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H005F18E8DF69471E942DBB351194D5CD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the terms <term>capital cost</term> and <term>operating cost</term> shall apply in the same manner as such terms apply under the cost methodology policy developed under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2AE06C55D8F443A8575B2A638FB29E9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Cost methodology update and implementation report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after an updated cost methodology policy required under subsection (a)(7)(B) is implemented, the Committee 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 assessing the implementation of the updated policy.</text></subsection><subsection id="H09CDD4443EAB4055956524A47F3E30FD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Identification of State-supported route changes</header><text>Amtrak shall provide an update in the general and legislative annual report required by 24315(b) of planned or proposed changes to State-supported routes, including the introduction of new State-supported routes. In identifying routes to be considered planned or proposed under this subsection, Amtrak shall—</text><paragraph id="H870A69C7E8E64E3CB956BFB268A34F9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the timeframe in which such changes could take effect and whether Amtrak has entered into a commitment with a State under subsection (g)(2); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2494470ADD32491B8B6CC1F78B82AFBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with the Committee and any additional States in which a planned or proposed route may operate, not less than 120 days before an annual grant request is transmitted to the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H02523475ABFB4B26B3A0A0DFE44FA58B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>The decisions of the Committee—</text><paragraph id="H66EF406B83CD461B9E61A82A4A6E5E2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall pertain to the rail operations of Amtrak and related activities of trains operated by Amtrak on State-sponsored routes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0CFACDAE9DD466EA752C47553EFDE2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not pertain to the rail operations or related activities of services operated by other rail carriers on State-supported routes.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF43CFBAE32DF4A96A4BFB7896A473332"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definition of State</header><text>In this section, the term <term>State</term> means any of the 50 States, including the District of Columbia, that sponsor or propose to sponsor the operation of trains by Amtrak on a State-supported route, or a public entity that sponsors or proposes to sponsor such operation on such a route.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HE572CB5946AA4E3DBAFA835585FF7554"><enum>9210.</enum><header>Amtrak Police Department</header><subsection id="H8380B5CBD4E24E57A714302529321440"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department mission</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall identify the mission of the Amtrak Police Department (in this section referred to as the <quote>Department</quote>), including the scope of the role and priorities of the Department, in mitigating risks to and ensuring the safety and security of Amtrak passengers, employees, trains, stations, facilities, and other infrastructure. In identifying such mission, Amtrak shall consider—</text><paragraph id="HE783AD5E30C542F09688A51795075BFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the unique needs of maintaining the safety and security of Amtrak’s network; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF30CCDEF4E614C9793E9048ACB076042"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comparable passenger rail systems and the mission of the police departments of such rail systems. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H914B885C456B4B2AA30218719FA7478D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce planning process</header><text>Not later than 120 days after identifying the mission of the Department under subsection (a), Amtrak shall develop a workforce planning process that—</text><paragraph id="HF94F72C5E58B4D2E87CD771945730F01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensures adequate employment levels and allocation of sworn and civilian personnel, including patrol officers, necessary for fulfilling the Department’s mission; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6D5A41BD6194C0F8C40BE892733DB92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sets performance goals and metrics for the Department that align with the mission of the Department and monitors and evaluates the Department’s progress toward such goals and metrics. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04C88EACDD5C434BA99791E9DAE878A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing the workforce planning process under subsection (b), Amtrak shall—</text><paragraph id="H836A58FD32A84DD286EC231574203E75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify critical positions, skills, and competencies necessary for fulfilling the Department’s mission; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F2410FD42434DBE822EE62781008576"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyze employment levels and ensure that—</text><subparagraph id="HAB75A0C47AE44174B9B751ED75A7268B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an adequate number of civilian and sworn personnel are allocated across the Department’s 6 geographic divisions, including patrol officers, detectives, canine units, special operations unit, strategic operations, intelligence, corporate security, the Office of Professional Responsibilities, and the Office of Chief of Polices; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE96F92304B14E8080AD707CE01993D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>patrol officers have an adequate presence on trains and route segments, and in stations, facilities, and other infrastructure; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA738613208124BCEA1AFEC03B5A2B5C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyze workforce gaps and develop strategies to address any such gaps;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C65524DAF5744B68FF30EA4361EA802"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider risks, including those identified by Amtrak’s triannual risk assessments; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB983EB41EDD548F3A5BFF7B72A65F396"><enum>(5)</enum><text>consider variables, including ridership levels, miles of right-of-way, crime data, call frequencies, interactions with vulnerable populations, and workload, that comparable passenger rail systems with similar police departments consider in the development of the workforce plans of such systems; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDE1AF2086AB4963AD1347ED49622496"><enum>(6)</enum><text>consider collaboration or coordination with local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and public transportation agencies to support the safety and security of the Amtrak network.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0ED065F1D08D454886188A9E9F5F3060"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out this section, Amtrak shall consult with the Amtrak Police Labor Committee, public safety experts, foreign or domestic entities providing passenger rail service comparable to Amtrak, and any other relevant entities, as determined by Amtrak.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3F27C97A24FD430C887F0A4DCA695F4A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="HB5922E8FDB864D51AADC4A52DE465911"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report on mission of department</header><text>Not later than 10 days after Amtrak identifies the mission of the Department under subsection (a), Amtrak 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 description of the mission of the Department and the reasons for the content of such mission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BCAD95EA9674002B88053446DB0B2D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on workforce planning process</header><text>Not later than 10 days after Amtrak completes the workforce planning process under subsection (b), Amtrak 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 the workforce planning process, the underlying data used to develop such process, and how such process will achieve the Department’s mission.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD0B5F2755A2A4EE1926FBE8FB1931F25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9211.</enum><header>Amtrak food and beverage</header><subsection id="H2A87969C2FE247F1909B55B0CA2C0691"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amtrak food and beverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24321 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H558DB133398C492390D353A201D921B0" style="USC"><section id="HD491EAF552D34223A833C0D6D769431A"><enum>24321.</enum><header>Amtrak food and beverage</header><subsection id="H8C4CF222EA0C42C7A6236073E1794FA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ensuring access to food and beverage services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On all long-distance routes, Amtrak shall ensure that all passengers who travel overnight on such route shall have access to purchasing the food and beverages that are provided to sleeping car passengers on such route. </text></subsection><subsection id="H0015B29F0DA2495BA92DB161E3C37673"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Food and beverage workforce</header><paragraph id="H4B5E9FF842B947C4B035399104FD9C7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Workforce requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak shall ensure that any individual onboard a train who prepares or provides food and beverages is an Amtrak employee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2CE781F00B64E07A8C0B8E266904E5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No Amtrak employee holding a position as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title> may be involuntarily separated because of any action taken by Amtrak to implement this section, including any employees who are furloughed as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H765E6876A29546E6A2A9B9A1A2CF3528"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak shall ensure that no Amtrak employee holding a position as of the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 is involuntarily separated because of the development and implementation of the plan required by the amendments made by section 11207 of such Act. </text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HD3166DD7F01B48D7ABBB3E4A112284C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HF640950EA2D84358A1EE2129523CD1A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The item relating to section 24321 in the analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA7CEE5A1A6A45BD9A3A67E08C7AA0BC" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">24321. Amtrak food and beverage.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H0CBC08CDB51248089E00F90F3671E89B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amtrak authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24305(c)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>only if revenues from the services each year at least equal the cost of providing the services</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H83AC00266D6F4E89B7CFBD25A68A8CB2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contracting out</header><text>Section 121(c) of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24312">49 U.S.C. 24312</external-xref> note; 111 Stat. 2574) is amended by striking <quote>, other than work related to food and beverage service,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF67B7D10764F4CAF883342DB4C2A031B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amtrak food and beverage working group</header><paragraph id="HD1090A4301CD45288EB85E0DB809F8C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall establish a working group (in this subsection referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>) to provide recommendations on Amtrak onboard food and beverage services. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H07E014AB42994DE68D756A7AF5C03111"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Working Group shall consist of—</text><subparagraph id="HE869F2F3542349C7B5593106CC92F463"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an equal number of individuals representing—</text><clause id="H5F144779337344C0B461E78B5C9B20D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Amtrak;</text></clause><clause id="HEF69F98CFF0947F2947CFC4929E552FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the labor organizations representing Amtrak employees who prepare or provide onboard food and beverage services;</text></clause><clause id="H69876A67526944719A296A200CC12B56"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State-Supported Route Committee established by section 24712; and</text></clause><clause id="H7B3F1599AD334FE4B5E70FEF737FD123"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>nonprofit organizations representing Amtrak passengers; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H389FCA3964A140BE8FC5E43097B62EA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual with culinary or hospitality expertise agreed to by the members under clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC151A956F93140F7907414FDD6F398A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><subparagraph id="H1DF5E650634B4610B9E1B95EE25F6B76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Working Group shall develop recommendations to increase ridership and improve customer satisfaction by—</text><clause id="HA2987412B7EC4E9988AF6C0B5E69F46F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting collaboration and engagement between Amtrak, Amtrak passengers, and Amtrak employees preparing or providing onboard food and beverage services, prior to Amtrak implementing changes to onboard food and beverage services;</text></clause><clause id="H4FF5D0D1C64E4F76B59D7030D97B4C0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving onboard food and beverage services; and</text></clause><clause id="H9C3B54B0544B4382AC52FCF84A625D58"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving solicitation, reception, and consideration of passenger feedback regarding onboard food and beverage services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCBF219E43D042879A901BF67B6A9672"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the recommendations under subparagraph (A), the Working Group shall consider—</text><clause id="HCFA1B4C922884242B6B7CD46F5B89190"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the healthfulness of onboard food and beverages offered, including the ability of passengers to address dietary restrictions;</text></clause><clause id="HD654C9D10A334C83B3585BF49FB08B74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preparation and delivery of onboard food and beverages;</text></clause><clause id="H67C225AFA4904DFFA5796C3DD89D8CBD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the differing needs of passengers traveling on long-distance routes, State-supported routes, and the Northeast Corridor;</text></clause><clause id="H184A75163BC94E00832FE3401C3BE4E1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reinstatement of the dining car service on long-distance routes;</text></clause><clause id="H2F6A98BAAB9E4842BE6E101F260391DF"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak passenger survey data about the food and beverages offered on Amtrak trains; and</text></clause><clause id="HEEB22144BC0F4419A0CA568D1453DFB5"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other issue the Working Group determines appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5436497B3FB940E89FE08A4A19CC52AD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph id="H4CE285057805402893E3DB11BAE3F540"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Working Group is established, the Working Group shall submit to the Board of Directors of Amtrak, 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 the recommendations developed under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE2C5EE5F3DD4C51B642F614FCE52EC9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Working Group submits the report required under subparagraph (A), Amtrak 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 whether Amtrak agrees with the recommendations of the Working Group and describing any plans to implement such recommendations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F2685B713D64C1E919608D98A957FDC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition on food and beverage service changes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 30 days after the date on which Amtrak submits the report required under paragraph (4)(B), Amtrak may not make large-scale, structural changes to existing onboard food and beverage services, except that Amtrak shall reverse any changes to onboard food and beverage service made in response to the COVID–19 pandemic as Amtrak service is restored.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD7F2EFB3BB448AEADB31F6CAA4AFF91"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Working Group shall terminate on the date on which Amtrak submits the report required under paragraph (4)(B), except that Amtrak may extend such date by up to 1 year if Amtrak determines that the Working Group is beneficial to Amtrak in making decisions related to onboard food and beverage services. If Amtrak extends such date, Amtrak shall include notification of the extension in the report required under paragraph (4)(B). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H86353D72459140F89CEDECC7C10562F5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the Working Group established under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD8186FC03154B0D8A391952324B8A2C"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Long-distance route; Northeast Corridor; and State-supported route defined</header><text>In this subsection, the terms <term>long-distance route</term>, <term>Northeast Corridor</term>, and <term>State-supported route</term> have the meaning given those terms in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF8F665BE3BC243A3855F86FCA2E8EE2B"><enum>9212.</enum><header>Clarification on Amtrak contracting out</header><subsection id="H94FE02F5B7DE40DE8CFCF35A5F92351E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Furloughed work</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24312">49 U.S.C. 24312</external-xref> note; 111 Stat. 2574) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H273F5DC5AE99400E9BEFB9F0D4C18E66" style="USC"><subsection id="H7EF70EC3AEB94A18A49873FDB27CF3D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Furloughed work</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak may not contract out work within the scope of work performed by an employee in a bargaining unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement entered into between Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees during the period of time such employee has been laid off involuntarily if such employee—</text><paragraph id="H34551A891CC3492F8DC7E0A4DE1D2FA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is eligible and qualified under the agreement to perform such work in accordance with the seniority of such employee; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43238C7C74A444E8910CACE86F2B3190"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has not been provided an opportunity to be recalled to perform such work.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDAD988B30C1B4E63BCBCE913D0CD36E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Agreement prohibitions on contracting out</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section does not—</text><paragraph id="H4739814033634B4DA01826A1A4F43A5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supersede a prohibition or limitation on contracting out work covered by an agreement entered into between Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees; or </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H90B4DBBB0F8C4661A2FF23D9FA7552B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees from entering into an agreement that allows for contracting out the work of a furloughed employee that would otherwise be prohibited under subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7F4DA16D8F624BD799E815E351D329AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce plan</header><text>Section 24320(c)(2) of title 49, United State Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB734E5098F504599912CA549A84F5730"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(iii)(III) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H86D12E4849BB4708A370BDAE251D9F73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H46E2999CB78A4860898E4694802DBEA4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block id="H2A5BBE093F824E47800899D606BED6C7" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H409A96CF7EE249128B1185F2DD87311C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of Amtrak’s plan to meet the workforce needs of each asset category, which shall—</text><clause id="H9A69AA828B8F49788256E6DA3621EF14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify any gaps in Amtrak’s workforce, including any vacancy, skill gap, or shortage of qualified personnel;</text></clause><clause id="HF618782513154436A64FB98CE6C4B4F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>summarize any action Amtrak is taking to address any such gaps; and</text></clause><clause id="H137A9E59AA9642F4A8E0448C9FD2F29D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>summarize any anticipated change to the size of the Amtrak workforce and any cause for such change; and</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H16F2DD349C7042C6A6D7DFC1FB3B13A2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9213.</enum><header>Amtrak staffing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AFDA961E9704680B0BB23FB3885619E" style="USC"><subsection id="HFA37C742A8694622BB52AD6540B87B54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Call center staffing</header><paragraph id="HA56F0CA7CE354DD49D5E191E92AF1644"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Outsourcing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak may not renew or enter into a contract to outsource call center customer service work on behalf of Amtrak, including through a business process outsourcing group.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB27A3A7BF0F4771A46D51B720DF6F70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Amtrak shall make available appropriate training programs to any Amtrak call center employee carrying out customer service activities using telephone or internet platforms. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H85FB04DB911C4A0AB4E300678BAEA0C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Station agent staffing</header><paragraph id="H029C34C039D8493D82567058B3D55DFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amtrak shall ensure that at least one Amtrak ticket agent is employed at each station building where at least one Amtrak ticket agent was employed on or after October 1, 2017.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC649FD75B6AB4479AA89F30193ADD7F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Locations</header><text>Amtrak shall ensure that at least one Amtrak ticket agent is employed at each station building—</text><subparagraph id="HC59D308FC128414FA29A3CB12D090318"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that Amtrak owns, or operates service through, as part of a passenger service route; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DDBD02EA68C425D818551210C029016"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which the number of passengers boarding or deboarding an Amtrak long-distance train in the previous fiscal year exceeds the average of at least 40 passengers per day over all days in which the station was serviced by Amtrak, regardless of the number of Amtrak vehicles servicing the station per day. For fiscal year 2021, ridership from fiscal year 2019 shall be used to determine qualifying stations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60E4CF907D8E461A8F1365C495B2BFB8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>This subsection does not apply to any station building in which a commuter rail ticket agent has the authority to sell Amtrak tickets.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34FF16E51DFE451EA1F5114EE473A366"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Amtrak ticket agent</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>Amtrak ticket agent</term> means an Amtrak employee with authority to sell Amtrak tickets onsite and assist in the checking of Amtrak passenger baggage.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C9C37EF7F0644CAAAD4DD4F3F223917"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This subsection shall take effect on the earlier of—</text><subparagraph id="H2DB0DC09ADE54E218225032BFDE63247"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date of the expiration of the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5191">42 U.S.C. 5191(b)</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H823A0C7820CE4A0BAB498488EFBCB3F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the day after the period that is the first 6 consecutive months within a calendar year for which Amtrak ridership exceeds the Amtrak ridership for the same 6 consecutive calendar months in 2019.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H8E2011E68E504CFF827BA3794165597C"><enum>9214.</enum><header>Special transportation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24307(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5F6BD021200A4B248FB8157B7DE91A1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>for the following:</quote> and inserting <quote>of at least a 10 percent discount on full-price coach class rail fares for, at a minimum—</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9839FDF02554AFAA98462389088F591"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB39D41AA1354F57A2B3A3E7214B5786"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block id="HCCBB9509188945128D066EA9F360E174" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6C6A2D9D990A4652B1A8BB5CDE09447C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>individuals of 12 years of age or younger; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD16AF6ADA8F94526BF67E16E7DC43A7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals with a disability, as such term is defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</external-xref>); </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H19039E9358D4408CB4BEF53D551B51CF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members of the Armed Forces on active duty (as those terms are defined in section 101 of title 10) and their spouses and dependents with valid identification;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFEB51734FEE04057895BEB328E3CF18D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">veterans (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 38) with valid identification; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3530C9E62A04F53A56647C347A53219"><enum>(6)</enum><text>individuals attending federally accredited postsecondary education institutions with valid student identification cards.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HED2588F214A748C5ADC2B4DA69466713"><enum>9215.</enum><header>Disaster and emergency relief program</header><subsection id="H25FA1002D19C41E68A4FEA027721D13F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">Chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB31D24AE64D84853BC23EFE1F116D447" style="USC"><section id="HB39478D078EC4FED8BE87338B33109DF"><enum>24324.</enum><header>Disaster and emergency relief program</header><subsection id="HF866417D746C492E917379883C6B6E78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may make grants to Amtrak for—</text><paragraph id="H6CCB33D712D24CE1A9A8D2584977F624"><enum>(1)</enum><text>capital projects to repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment, infrastructure, stations, and other facilities that the Secretary determines are in danger of suffering serious damage, or have suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency event;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H894957C24353455588179EE57BDCD1D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>offset revenue lost as a result of such an event; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A299EAF6C8D47FBB975A23F7908938F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support continued operations following emergency events.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E7CB8F685B548279AC76B0C6FD4638C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination of emergency funds</header><text>Funds made available to carry out this section shall be in addition to any other funds available and shall not affect the ability of Amtrak to use any other funds otherwise authorized by law.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB55DDADEFC6F4386A1B4A54060D159E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants made under this subsection (a) shall be subject to section 22905(c)(2)(A) and other such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF131C667A8EC47F38A6C716269483B99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of emergency event</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>emergency event</term> has the meaning given such term in section 20103.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H71D352876D764D74AB75EF15C70D1C2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20E1B02B180849F4927DEE880D5BB3AE" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">24324. Disaster and emergency relief program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H98427A15EC2947368C68B3FDF6AB283B"><enum>9216.</enum><header>Access to recreational trails</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24315 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="H08D431F3776444CA9FE1B9915AD228CD" style="USC"><subsection id="H43E31C2F335A4DE5B810BDA4E0DBF2E8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Access to recreational trails</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 30 days before implementing a new policy, structure, or operation that impedes access to recreational trails, Amtrak shall work with potentially affected communities, making a good-faith effort to address local concerns about such access. Not later than February 15 of each year, Amtrak shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on any such engagement in the preceding calendar year, and any changes to policies, structures, or operations affecting access to recreational trails that were considered or made as a result. The report shall include Amtrak’s plans to mitigate the impact to such access.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAC691E0DB4D4255BA5A7414515E1836" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9217.</enum><header>Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency grant program</header><subsection id="HE375FAFA6B4245FCB5E56E2B1E23AB95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">Chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HED8385FB0E324FDEB7D39D4684FAD9E5" style="USC"><section id="H93ED11E9BC544CE3A962F9D1E0C6EB30"><enum>24325.</enum><header>Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency grant program</header><subsection id="H9DF757BCBE9E414CB4A2515D21F45DE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to Amtrak for improvements in information technology systems, including cyber resiliency improvements for Amtrak information technology assets.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBDCECB236D8F4F3FAABBE8B03D5C3494"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of best practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any cyber resiliency improvements carried out with a grant under this section shall be consistent with cybersecurity industry best practices and publications issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF4CD0C72A2C64F1FABA860A678DAA958"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination of cybersecurity funds</header><text>Funds made available to carry out this section shall be in addition to any other Federal funds and shall not affect the ability of Amtrak to use any other funds otherwise authorized by law for purposes of enhancing the cybersecurity architecture of Amtrak.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7E50D5DC0F1245DCA4ADE4F272504FDF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grant conditions</header><text>In carrying out this section—</text><paragraph id="H27E8FF3500274F349815D5757A2455C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall provide grants consistent with the process established under section 24319; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93493E2FE2A443DAA75F6FC18AB28087"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall ensure that a grant made available under this section shall be administered and disbursed as part of Amtrak’s annual grant agreement as authorized by section 24319(d)(1)(B); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD41C918022DF43378623EAC8D62DB716"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a grant made under this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HC3DC6ACD1B444FD0AE6D61C4ABE4A484"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C3F28DBEFAD495BB3CA5383DA60B2D1" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">24325. Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency grant program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB347F20842CC4CE5BF04539724A1B504" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9218.</enum><header>Amtrak and private cars</header><subsection id="HF70B7F991A9B4B88AFB9148EFA6DE415"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that private cars and charter trains can—</text><paragraph id="H219DC3AD95814871A567D468D886D6E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve Amtrak's financial performance, particularly on the long-distance routes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25674FAA4C6D448BB2A3AA658CCB89F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have promotional value for Amtrak that results in future travel on Amtrak trains by passengers made aware of Amtrak as a result; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C5F02D19E3F464A845E8C35B9227A19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support private-sector jobs, including for mechanical work and on-board services; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF84423A692E4C48A13ED95D70598FF9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide good-will benefits to Amtrak.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7013974F9724E008E56BBC2B6738E47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak shall review the policy changes since January 1, 2018, that have caused significant changes to the relationship between Amtrak and private car owners and charter train services and evaluate opportunities to strengthen these services, including by reinstating some access points and restoring flexibility to charter-train policies. For charter trains, private cars, and package express carried on regular Amtrak trains, consistent with sound business practice, Amtrak should recover direct costs plus a reasonable profit margin.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0474BD9ADE8F4F67B202434D591B6C5D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9219.</enum><header>Amtrak Office of Community Outreach</header><subsection id="H3506203054C0454494DFC8F1D83DD4E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">Chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="HC863DDE2F76943D49433D7D8EB0D92D8" style="USC"><section id="H3F6ED0BA832944E79EB8571953C715E0"><enum>24326.</enum><header>Amtrak Office of Community Outreach</header><subsection id="H7294ABB51A9F4964B6214DC11BE74033"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, Amtrak shall establish an Office of Community Outreach to engage with communities impacted by Amtrak operations.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA5F006CEA64B4EA8A53BE4D846CD7086"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The Office of Community Outreach shall be responsible for—</text><paragraph id="H6FE8BA08D4B04AC9885F3C30523F80E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outreach and engagement with—</text><subparagraph id="H630595DADDF149DDA03DD02A6521AF27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>local officials before capital improvement project plans are finalized; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36FA745F4E394005AFA730144A380786"><enum>(B)</enum><text>local stakeholders and relevant organizations on projects of community significance;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD71F9FFB04834FBABD48B771ADF167B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clear explanation and publication of how community members can communicate with Amtrak;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED6A8A413918421FA7F2AEA03F13FDDE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of virtual public involvement, social media, and other web-based tools to encourage public participation and solicit public feedback; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCEAA1F43F8746B3B81767DE7A02B4F3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>making publicly available on the website of Amtrak, planning documents for proposed and implemented capital improvement projects.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA8FB9EEE1044CD4ABBA8F6FA4EA8175"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the Office of Community Outreach, and annually thereafter, Amtrak shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that—</text><paragraph id="H8FAF38C97DF24927B7EEC1F795309D7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the community outreach efforts undertaken by the Amtrak Office of Community Outreach for the previous year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0697560857C475C98078E0A6DFB2624"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies changes Amtrak made to capital improvement project plans after engagement with affected communities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HB50724441126409EB7165BA7A56BF808"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE8CFE6D52AB4D67B67E68A4FF48479B" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">24326. Amtrak Office of Community Outreach.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HAF64DF773F1C40ABAC770E06055C2394"><enum>9220.</enum><header>Long-distance customer enhancement program</header><subsection id="H808D55BFA1F2453DAD23F193B8AA75EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Amtrak shall expend not less than 2.5 percent of the amounts appropriated in each fiscal year pursuant to section 9101(a)(2) to enhance the customer experience on Amtrak long-distance routes.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9675EAF8B3C449618E3E2C20AD050E6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Projects and initiatives to serve the following purposes, including planning and development, are eligible to be implemented by Amtrak under this section:</text><paragraph id="H44C9DBE089E34860B77E5D6B6985A78B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Rolling stock interior refreshes and redesigns.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34EA8F0AA8104669985D53F653A39D60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Food and beverage service improvements consistent with section 24321 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BBB2E5CF05B44D1A6398028AE1C3275"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Wi-Fi service expansion and improvement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4C56EF2D2984666BD612C499EE4DACD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Enhanced customer experience at stations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBF5213782324AD4BC5A568FCF813164"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Other customer enhancement initiatives developed by Amtrak, including initiatives developed in accordance with subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C7981BAF5FD494295EDF1777572F496"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and subsequently on a periodic basis, Amtrak shall consult with appropriate States, local governments, labor organizations representing railroad employees, and national associations that represent rail passengers on ways to enhance the customer experience on long-distance routes.</text></subsection><subsection id="H803573066BE7453C91FE3A18E6E52D40"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds for other purposes</header><text>Amtrak may use funds provided under this section for purposes related to long-distance route service other than those listed in subsection (b) if—</text><paragraph id="HBCAC62922E424D09890EB25BE5AAB0FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Amtrak determines the use of funds is necessary to—</text><subparagraph id="H61F4CE90B4C240648ABA69DA189E87B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve the safety of long-distance route operations; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H002A9347F09E4C519B141FF72754897A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintain continued operation or service levels of any such route; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE58B4134E9C447458F311E2B7BAF84B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 10 days of the repurposing of such funds, Amtrak submits to the Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H20942FB0FB884E05BB929A6B27D57CDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of funds repurposed for a use described in this subsection, and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5EF82EC04C94377A8547DED5F1952CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reason for the repurposing of such funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4DB933E094A4588A1AA51B14AE20848"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Long-distance route defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>long-distance route</term> has the meaning given the term in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8AE3B865DC4F46D5BF15330B8060CA65"><enum>9221.</enum><header>Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy initiatives</header><subsection id="H4E00E6FDB0354FB5A2361D4C0C4B1F66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">Chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H2906CF6A2BEA44F5BF36FD616434CC2E" style="USC"><section id="HD7A55AA80929456BA787578B58669610"><enum>24327.</enum><header>Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy initiatives</header><subsection id="H46C0C4D34ED249CCA2B48135DFED4261"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emissions reduction and energy plan</header><paragraph id="H012A957C8C75452A969AAFE5BF965218"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, Amtrak shall—</text><subparagraph id="HD1F5ED6E37194D07A0932957EF3EBDE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a greenhouse gas emissions reduction and energy plan that sets forth a goal of, a strategy for achieving, and potential timelines and funding requirements for—</text><clause id="H6EA986B2366A4284B5EBAC647043A036"><enum>(i)</enum><text>becoming a net-zero carbon emissions transportation provider; and</text></clause><clause id="H2D3A8A9BEFEE47CABBD7C0CF13589344"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>achieving net-zero carbon emissions with respect to Amtrak operations within the Northeast Corridor;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01AC03B73DF54D3891D0213C43B58992"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit the plan to the Secretary of Transportation, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9243BB8E87474BF88BF4B97179E98242"><enum>(C)</enum><text>publish the plan on Amtrak’s website.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A4B437EC21D4423AA744EFD7F813E37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text>The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text><subparagraph id="H888A9A2D1EFC480A8F7B7FDCC6F857E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 1 option for becoming a net-zero carbon emissions transportation provider not later than January 1, 2035; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51445A8EDE834E15910A007B7590AE81"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 option for achieving net-zero carbon emissions with respect to Amtrak operations within the Northeast Corridor not later than January 1, 2030.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C5CDF8A9E944671A55B5540CF2438E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual progress reports</header><subparagraph id="H9AABAEDE468C4730B27771607B6E9D77"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After submission and publication of the plan developed under paragraph (1), Amtrak shall include in each general and legislative annual report required under section 24315(b), an update on Amtrak’s progress towards—</text><clause id="H7C1252682021440E9B9602FCD94F6005"><enum>(i)</enum><text>becoming a net-zero carbon emissions transportation provider; and</text></clause><clause id="H22BD0B56B87E46A4BBCB8AA9DF8D6978"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieving net-zero carbon emissions with respect to Amtrak operations within the Northeast Corridor.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7987ED95728D46E3B12BFBF3F273F179"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Legislative recommendations</header><text>The update required under subparagraph (A) may include recommendations for legislative changes or changes to funding levels likely to increase the rate of Amtrak’s progress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H51A9D7D69EA3438E83F07063466E4865"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Carbon-free and renewable energy use</header><paragraph id="HD8414AC0465946A3B0DA20670057E688"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Energy source requirement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, Amtrak shall ensure that any new or renewed contract between Amtrak and a provider of electricity that is used to meet the needs of train traction power or rail facility power requires that an amount equal to or greater that 25 percent of such electricity is derived from carbon-free or renewable energy sources. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF47B40932ED04E81B425D8A3559BF355"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Increased energy source goals</header><text>Amtrak shall establish goals for increasing the energy source requirements described in paragraph (1), including a goal of requiring—</text><subparagraph id="H8C6A8FE183394E9E82F6FD75254E20C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 50 percent of electricity derived from such sources for new or renewed contracts entered into beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H551E1043CF0E42CA9AA623C90933726B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>100 percent of electricity derived from such sources for new or renewed contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2030.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DEF75A4E2594B53A0A7D9BED0D2DCC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case in which—</text><subparagraph id="H88172C63CC22431BAFD8A9E9AFD9949C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no provider of electricity is able to provide the necessary levels of carbon-free or renewable energy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EAC5639E92C4CC9AA0E37EC210662EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compliance with such requirements would adversely affect Amtrak’s operations or quality of service to an unreasonable degree; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5401AAC533094CC58DAC101E204B73D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>compliance with such requirements would cause an increase of at least 50 percent in total cost of electricity, as compared to the total cost of electricity Amtrak would otherwise have acquired.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6A7C01AB43D4B7D998EAE7369981A40"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, Amtrak 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 that identifies opportunities to further increase Amtrak’s use of carbon-free and renewable energy for train traction power needs and facility power needs.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HC6E1EB5DD0984CA08A693EEC6FFC7170"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/243">chapter 243</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HF73C87008AA74F2C81E12D760C91207D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">24327. Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy initiatives.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Intercity Passenger Rail Policy</header><section id="H41DE48EA2F1E4E7D925025A214609EC6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9301.</enum><header>Northeast Corridor Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H452ECEA69A2C46569F0E5E9FEFE662A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="HD65D60FB58A04E4587E6F05468211B3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>members</quote> and inserting <quote>4 members</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F4ACF1AAF2145DBA7EBFD1B91590A54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>members</quote> and inserting <quote>5 members</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA669FD30DE44929924BF805B4C037B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>and commuter railroad carriers using the Northeast Corridor selected by the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>railroad carriers and commuter authorities using the Northeast Corridor, as determined by the Commission</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H590687CB4B0B443F89A35D588AFFB68C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA58372A5607415DBE1A029E8EFD84E4" style="USC"><paragraph id="HD5AA05F6595B44D98D0BA932ED0E5901"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least two of the members described in paragraph (1)(B) shall be career appointees, as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5056619C31ED448689FFAC33D0422B25"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="H6C9FF95C2F3E4993B018C112910698B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>, including ridership trends,</quote> before <quote>along the Northeast Corridor</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00515807637B47DDBC77AA6446C5F017"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>capital investment plan described in section 24904.</quote> and inserting <quote>first year of the capital investment plan described in section 24904; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDC8C6E419794AA5B5E34DF8FB7FF80A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00183DD92CD4449485B60402240AF4D8" style="USC"><clause id="HB170CA0D15EC47C18378AAA7F2F2D20C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">progress in assessing and eliminating the state-of-good-repair backlog.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6CF99D0499E46DB80EFE61098A05085"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H4542B2B984AA446AB26278A13CB93CB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Development</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>standardized policy</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4332C1C216CC4825BD6151A9FABDD7F3" style="USC"><paragraph id="H6795B898715B4527A6018547C407F07A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall—</text><subparagraph id="H866561A794CA4C58A3428D18EB97CFEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain and update, as appropriate, the <quote>Northeast Corridor Commuter and Intercity Rail Cost Allocation Policy</quote> approved on September 17, 2015,</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13704B692BBB49CCB3AC5E9F1D867CCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H21A09C07984947BB96B0FFA3469C681D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>a proposed timetable for implementing</quote> and inserting <quote>timetables for implementing and maintaining</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H0E033D82778D4408BC3E8364F3927D63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>the policy and the timetable</quote> and inserting <quote>updates to the policy and the timetables</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H388202BC42664E8887210F5CBC4DC5C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2846D389C82543048AF6BBA69E09414B" style="USC"><subparagraph id="HD3FA13A611DF4045A972E862CA109FB2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the efforts of the members of the Commission to implement the policy in accordance with such timetables; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H296AEE064DD54546B277BE33DBD7AB82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H20858838AD7F4FA8BEE1D23D3A4ED4A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the first sentence and inserting <quote>In accordance with the timetable developed in paragraph (1), Amtrak and commuter authorities on the Northeast Corridor shall implement the policy developed under paragraph (1) in agreements for usage of facilities or services.</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H72E01D4AD21A435DAAF95983548D8B02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fail to implement such new agreements</quote> and inserting <quote>fail to implement the policy</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H50A34F200F5C4F2DAE8A6E262A133E34"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A), as applicable</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD013523CB10640838032CBEF6A2DAEFD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>public authorities providing commuter rail passenger transportation</quote> and inserting <quote>commuter authorities</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E3DE78BC99D41319065E5428391A0FA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H55D4370391F14013B35DFC44F6992317"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD19D2099AB974BE5909E3266A90A4333"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(D) of subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (6)) by striking <quote>commuter rail agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>commuter authorities</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HC1CA675009BF40BA99B3062D6E053D12" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9302.</enum><header>Northeast Corridor planning</header><subsection id="H6AFD82C3458F401CB6D7FBF642066876"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24904 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H739C9BAC44CC45BB9DE19075BA9DF811"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H207D4B328119424A808A591854B1A7FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4718E1A1E6F9415C8C1EA49446C0ED9E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A906AD945A64E5DBA9DA1BE61BA6308"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7995C1866B949A8B91C772178F8D1A8" style="USC"><subsection id="HF115DABED7D64D19BCA035AC9C16B558"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Service development plan</header><paragraph id="HE022853404654732928B23CBE4E79BAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2021, the Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) shall submit to Congress a service development plan that identifies key state-of-good-repair, capacity expansion, and capital improvement projects planned for the Northeast Corridor, to upgrade aging infrastructure and improve the reliability, capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency of passenger rail service on the Northeast Corridor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFECF070BE394F72AE3E301F5E6F5E68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The service development plan required under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="H1F03936B32E14D3DA11F7D903EFDB79E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a coordinated and consensus-based plan covering a period of 15 years;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H108C0C04B21B487CBA19124A70F10B5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify service objectives and capital investments needs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H348BE1FCCF084A55AEB977E645BDD951"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide a delivery-constrained strategy that identifies capital investment phasing, an evaluation of workforce needs, and strategies for managing resources and mitigating construction impacts on operations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3FD6690F64044E9A3D1CD5A30C56060"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the anticipated outcomes of each project or program, including an assessment of improved capacity, travel time, and other benefits and costs of proposed investments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H111A45A8ACA54AE0BF164625F62C6FFF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include a financial strategy that incorporates available funding and identifies funding needs and potential sources of such funding; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA41DCDF2BB954C59B1165206092B8E9D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>be updated at least every 5 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H49A6424F12E147E4BAB5D099E39239B8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text><subparagraph id="H0DD0F7BC651A41E687DCCB450863EED5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H747EBF7EB88E4ABB95D169DD991F3F74"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and all that follows through <quote>shall</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than November 1 of each year, the Commission shall</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H9ED38C01A48E4BA8A1AFF912156C883B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>a capital investment plan</quote> and inserting <quote>an annual capital investment plan</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H5962EB931C4B4BC182793932607C136B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>for the Northeast Corridor</quote> after <quote>capital investment plan</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CD36B5D3E134D1189FC1770F86162EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="HE8A5A522153040F386C4D067AA625099"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and network optimization</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H22A6AF3D25AB491480C0D64B66A47804"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and service</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HE1F05523DBEF47039706D185F2F93198"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>first fiscal year after the date on which</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year during which</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HC6B896FC64FE4BA1A241EF6457FE1CDF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text><subclause id="HFB41834B37DA46DA8FD9B543285B04F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>identify, prioritize,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>and consider</quote> and inserting <quote>document the projects and programs being undertaken to achieve the service outcomes identified in the Northeast Corridor service development plan, once available, and the asset condition needs identified in the Northeast Corridor asset management system described in subsection (e) and consider</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H821D3081C0134DBCB0016FD7DE524B34"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>overall estimated</quote> before <quote>benefits</quote>; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7F22B2108AA545E2BC5FD67776B5C4F8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)(i) by striking <quote>normalized capital replacement and</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="H25CCF31CEA524730B6304A0380AD3A77"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></clause><clause id="HAA9034A583CF4A32908421DF7D3459DD"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G); and</text></clause><clause id="H0AC825C59F0E4ADC8B7B106CC03F97D9"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (G); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8FA3D65C77F445D883793AA16470510"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H7DA7D0800A354F0FAAF9EF94DA472C91"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (2)(H)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(G)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H09486B3068044D2E8930C69DAE3C6BE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="HBCD4DCE51A644D6684CAF6E3CC6B8BB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>anticipated</quote> before <quote>funding sources</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HC4A4A149B3ED48658D1B72C44AACE941"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and, in the absence of an authorization or appropriation of funds for a fiscal year, be based on the amount of funding available in the previous fiscal year, plus inflation</quote> after <quote>methods</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4CBFC3AAB69C4E5DABBCF044751358DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>expected allocated shares of costs</quote> and inserting <quote>status of cost sharing agreements</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HA4DC6CA07BED47C5858FFDFC9ABA690C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></clause><clause id="H3003BD66DDE447BEB9505276D70E30CB"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause id="H50CB8FD14B0A4E46848027C6983027EB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HB1601A7B5AFE4844A80803E533765DB4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H6F7EDE1ABD5D4628A89F79BB041D45E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include any funding needs in excess of amounts authorized or otherwise available in a fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0BFE9CE4AD7408EAED09CD04268F031"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) by striking <quote>may be spent only on</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting <quote>may be spent only on capital projects and programs contained in the Commission’s capital investment plan from the previous year.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF11BD87A256480390B1E7CAE080B7A8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DA28D3EA4E8414CB98775EF7819C3E8" style="USC"><subsection id="H2F2020DD827C48F1ACDDC2F2E4F3FD68"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review and coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall gather information from Amtrak, the States in which the Northeast Corridor is located, and commuter rail authorities to support development of the capital investment plan. The Commission may specify a format and other criteria for the information submitted. Submissions to the plan from Amtrak, States in which the Northeast Corridor are located, and commuter rail authorities shall be provided to the Commission in a manner that allows for a reasonable period of review by, and coordination with, affected agencies.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7513090BFE784BB8BF6A21208009F4AF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Northeast corridor asset management</header><text>With regard to existing infrastructure, Amtrak and other infrastructure owners that provide or support intercity rail passenger transportation on the Northeast Corridor shall develop an asset management system, and use and update such system as necessary, to develop submissions to the Northeast Corridor capital investment plan described in subsection (b). Such system shall—</text><paragraph id="HBFABE153DF3B40298E006E585754D84A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be timed consistent with the Federal Transit Administration process, as authorized under section 5326, when implemented; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD4726BD20C1434AA7B645CAC147C22A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="HD79DB38D484B4E05A22C84D5386457EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an inventory of all capital assets owned by the developer of the plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A71BD71E593433B8A5AA63123CB242C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of asset condition;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57F56AA795B74E79AEB5C57CD887FD60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the resources and processes necessary to bring or maintain those assets in a state of good repair; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD54B3A8C0F4464FA631D64A4B5916E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of changes in asset condition since the previous version of the plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6AB3174396CD44C2B756C1C8C0E04148"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HEC0FA241D12140208994BA2DD53AEBCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Accounts</header><text>Section 24317(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H0373D2BE8DEC453E966F6022B1464559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>24904(a)(2)(E)</quote> and inserting <quote>24904(b)(2)(E)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68E93B5F44B24A36A50218C063016A00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>24904(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>24904(c)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6391398C5DC436089E567C5C4A1F19E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal-State partnership for state of good repair</header><text>Section 24911(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>24904(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>24904(b)</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H70DE8D96EB264DCFB2F650F1A6F937C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9303.</enum><header>Protective arrangements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1E302B133F27494CA96D698BB79ED2C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking <quote>that are equivalent to the protective arrangements established under section 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/836">45 U.S.C. 836</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>established by the Secretary under subsection (e)(1)</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1820C8F723314FA2B122226C5F587FB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFB7E7F5A60447EE8DD0C1AF4E054592"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FDF803A0E7549908044283D998ABCD6" style="USC"><subsection id="HD9EA22E9555B4EDC9D42584875F98275"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Equivalent employee protections</header><paragraph id="H00DE2570C40D4D7CB46A6E3E58361EE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall establish protective arrangements equivalent to those established under section 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/836">45 U.S.C. 836</external-xref>), and require such protective arrangements to apply to employees described under subsection (c)(2)(B) and as required under subsection (j) of section 22907.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0DD3CEF2B874B11BBD30F3A67244A9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall make available on a publicly available website the protective arrangements established under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H736E910DFF4545B5AE5B315A6D4E7DF4"><enum>9304.</enum><header>Interstate rail compacts</header><subsection id="HFABDDDDDBF264BBCAF8AF4AD00669A26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/134">Public Law 105–134</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0698A8F7316E4119A9E887F7725FCEA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2) by striking <quote>(except funds made available for Amtrak)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EA5C23133D44F6CA153E1E38B69D1F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE7E5A4F366C46C5B6F25B48E3535C84"><subsection id="H2F0F2D79FF244897869FC7DD8648980C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interstate rail compacts program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text><paragraph id="HE9838EFD1CA44FC6AB67669B13505813"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make available on a publicly accessible website a list of interstate rail compacts established in accordance with subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB362ABF9D0B549B7B5361115DD3711D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information to the public regarding interstate rail compacts, including how States may establish interstate rail compacts under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE39AEBF9C4DE42AC85645E5D3DBC6ADF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annually update the information provided under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D40C9410581495999D422CB17AF9873"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">Chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB19E841074234FE3820617F9BAFE6323"><section id="H7613C5AA754F445288C85376DD6A290E"><enum>22910.</enum><header>Interstate rail compacts support program</header><subsection id="H82CC9E3E0BFF4EF39FA5D3EDABADDFBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and implement a competitive grant program for providing administrative assistance, including salaries, benefits, travel, and other administrative expenses, to eligible applicants to support interstate and regional efforts—</text><paragraph id="H45E63E4C52B04AEA9E0E9D2FA260CDBC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of intercity passenger rail; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD74F47704B684CF89C8E02296AA8126D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote and develop intercity passenger rail service, including through initiating, restoring, or enhancing intercity passenger rail service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBEA309A72F8445B0B864451CECE6CA2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicant selection criteria</header><paragraph id="HD084567D656F4446A04494700AD408F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="HA71AE206D0674D9CA650887194BE7A69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of other funding received by an applicant (including funding from railroads) or other significant participation by State, local, and regional governmental and private entities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H410E2A9CEF364EE79083C28B81AF6B0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant’s work to facilitate and encourage regional planning for passenger rail improvement, enhancement, and development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EF97C3DB4F6464285006B49952F8C72"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant’s work to foster, through rail transportation systems, economic development, particularly in rural communities, for socially disadvantaged individuals, and for disadvantaged populations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DB585D417394616916F090970DEFF11"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant’s efforts to provide guidance to local communities on public and private resources relate to community concerns, such as congestion, rail and grade crossing safety, trespasser prevention, quiet zones, idling, and rail line relocations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H390FC8F0A0554831B6E7C5F6FF5791E9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the applicant seeks to restore service over routes formerly operated by Amtrak, including routes described in section 11304(a) of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (title XI of division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A335ECCCC864C4FB4C7319470D8335F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant’s intent to provide intercity passenger rail service to regions and communities that are underserved or not served by other intercity public transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65C9CA33B8FC4B08A52DE8DF1E02820B"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the applicant is enhancing connectivity and geographic coverage of the existing national network of intercity rail passenger service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBBB2CF3DF78494C834908E9E514125B"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant’s efforts to engage with entities to deploy railroad safety technology or programs, including trespassing prevention, rail integrity inspection systems, or grade crossing safety;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83D4ABD526784AAA857AFF7A720C2BC7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the applicant prepares regional rail and corridor service development plans and corresponding environmental analysis; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8344F0ECA6DD43038CBD3680C68FBDB4"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the applicant has engaged with the Federal, local, or State government and transportation planning agencies to identify projects necessary to enhance multimodal connections or facilitate service integration between rail service and other modes, including between intercity rail passenger transportation and intercity bus service, commercial air service, or commuter rail service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE677EAD89D1540EDA4889BEEF3DEBD8C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In selecting grant recipients, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that are initiating, restoring, or enhancing intercity rail passenger transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3514C5451C6048CCA3A880E2D7F50AF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe the form and manner of submitting applications under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFD66101B2B0D4056AFF9EE6B9B025CBB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Performance measures</header><paragraph id="HAAE518B27ECF4122BA693DFB6C1349B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish performance measures for each grant recipient to assess progress in achieving strategic goals and objectives.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H569DC5E5DBB24E899E875F8B4948D573"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text> The Secretary shall require grant recipients to submit an annual report of the activities of such recipient and information related to applicable performance measures, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="H196B18F9F3014A31B96362900555B83F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a demonstration of progress to achieve or advance the relevant criteria described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H499E3D4AEA914E0BA710A8F0E7527AAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of non-Federal matching funds provided from each member State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C05A09C4BB74049B680C1FAF45AE4F0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal share of total project cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant under this subsection to provide a non-Federal match of not less than 50 percent of the administrative assistance to the interstate rail compact.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0CB4A375CE144518BF1D47F36900F8B6" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicable requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of any amounts appropriated for grants under this section shall be subject to the applicable requirements under this chapter.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7B4CDC48832F4CCAAF1C0835C863AC97"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection><subsection id="H06B7528F888E472BA0BC32EB4DAE0A2B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Limitations</header><paragraph id="H64DD3418E64F4E21AE896A73DEFB23AB" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum funding per applicant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not award grants under this section in an amount exceeding $500,000 annually for each applicant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD51AFFD563E4F5FB1A52E2D80E4970A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Numeric limitation</header><text>The Secretary may not provide grants under this section to more than 10 interstate rail compacts in any fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE605EBE2EE44B0C8232A67516BA52E4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H968939FBA3DA4EAAB9358397ADED9403"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>applicant</term> means an interstate rail compact or an interstate commission composed of 2 or more States that has been established to promote, develop, or operate intercity passenger rail transportation systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H776DF41DE3004F63B0219A859FAA250F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Intercity passenger rail service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>intercity passenger rail service</term> has the meaning given the term <term>intercity rail passenger transportation</term> in section 24102.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H605FF81983E841E9A6B507A80246A539"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3A655C4B26D43DA8CCEA43F5053BF17"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">22910. Interstate rail compacts support program. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HFCDC4390403C4863A46AC7FD29E80761"><enum>9305.</enum><header>High-speed rail updates</header><subsection id="H2E1AB3B4AB4045D88D7F0BF5BEBE1D9C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High-speed rail corridor planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 26101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB0848085E166489FB40CBDA86DAF2774"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H6FF60521EEA24702B5488AA6DE0CF596"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>, or if it is an activity described in subparagraph (M)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6DCEF299A674738A94F815C44C1F3A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J) by striking <quote>right-of-way improvements</quote> and inserting <quote>right-of-way acquisition or improvement needs</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF0CBA7AEB1F4F89A601D395FA47199A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (K) by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H726D1736CF79470198E6D4E23ADE97E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (L) and (M) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H26AED7333CB1408CA7046EC140BACA8E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H40C0D900837447A1B2F4BC9F0DD164E6" indent="up1"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public costs in the creation of public private partnerships.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54267FC000C9442B9BFBA1180E350253"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="H42F5F40FAA254142BD283AB97D4F442B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H5A46F92CC61A4DB798BF2C651AD8B504" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H30FC7CEA2482463E8FFE38DD1B03BC6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the proposed planning focuses on systems which will provide for high-speed rail;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H810357C4172D45B6BF8954693592E722"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the integration of the corridor into metropolitan area and statewide transportation planning, including State rail plans;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0781BEE264184A17B588869FD9FCB902"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of rail stations within urbanized areas that are located in a geographic area with a greater density population than the urbanized area as a whole; </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14CA6A4A306F4BF0938CAB979114B3B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by inserting before the semicolon <quote>, passenger rail, transit, and other multimodal options</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA18A76FCD7024E0E9075D1E63ABBFF06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by inserting <quote>and reduce greenhouse gas emissions</quote> before the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD859B5EB826F45F8A285DC506ACEDE34"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (11) by inserting <quote>, including access to affordable housing</quote> before the semicolon.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4EEEB4B03E54E1F9FA6F27403A5338A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 26105(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD5443C5BD6C14FD7BFA03D8EE8FBF4ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>made available to members of the general public as passengers and reasonably expected to reach speeds of</quote> after <quote>service which is</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA71FC2FF1D2C4DCA8AB4147DD4CB39F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>reasonably expected to reach sustained speeds of more than 125 miles per hour; and</quote> and inserting <quote>160 miles per hour or more on shared-use right-of-way; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60A720AB2C7544D48082E71616DB0AAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>made available to members of the general public as passengers</quote> and inserting <quote>186 miles per hour or more on dedicated right-of-way</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7027D443BDB74BCF82B0F1787AC2B926"><enum>(c)</enum><header>High-speed rail corridor development</header><text>Section 26106(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB61F190ECEAF4E2E8312F8FDD3EADFC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking <quote>section 211 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>section 24904(a)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B8F9CF7F5854D7C8C14EA29A4BFE1F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i)—</text><subparagraph id="HE99041C6BCF04F6D84B63DE5EFC7E914"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subclause (III);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H437ADA8DA90C4C80BF2E7AFA92CE6575"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB629B79A553340368785C542307EC81C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subclause (I) the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H3D0FD07584E4412CBD1ACCA1C3BA672D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subclause id="H4DFED7DF101C4FB68FB3AE1F4D68A2A7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connectivity to rail stations within urbanized areas that are located in a geographic area with a greater density population than the urbanized area as a whole;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98B8D557657A4C2F9D7943239F8A25EF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking subclause (IV) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H072B29BA925947A986A1D3C37B67494B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subclause id="H61A7EF74DC14467B91E6A2BD55E64989"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental benefits, including projects that—</text><item id="HF96A02FF1C6545B6835B344D855353F3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and</text></item><item id="H77F3A72868004F18A2165AB064D729B2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>involve electrification or the purchase of environmentally sensitive, fuel-efficient, and cost-effective passenger rail equipment;</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAB46BCBC8D5C45938BB7448F75DA93CC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9306.</enum><header>State rail planning formula funds</header><subsection id="H3DBA92B2F7894DE281FDC31AA6ECCEDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">Chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H76A422306B174604A78E0B524E78BB73" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H4D5664A407CD45788A83B5804982B1DB"><enum>22911.</enum><header>State rail planning formula funds</header><subsection id="HF79B00A70999445E982CDB755AD634E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall allocate an appropriate portion of 1.5 percent of the amounts made available for programs under this chapter to provide grants to States— </text><paragraph id="HC683851C593643E5881645D55524713F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for State or multi-State regional intercity passenger rail corridor planning or project-specific, intercity passenger rail planning purposes; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E5B446D5737407993E2D69E664C877C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for funding rail projects otherwise eligible under section 22907 if no intercity passenger rail planning is feasible.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA5D7B5094BC04A1CAC120062955C151E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any unobligated balances of a grant under this section remaining after 3 years from the fiscal year in which the grant was made shall be redistributed in an appropriate portion.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1DAF90293B604A1781E74AEEE8145DE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="HF70F549C4B424AD8B7FACC44F218A9A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate portion</header><text>The term <term>appropriate portion</term> means a share, for each State—</text><subparagraph id="H2EE326A6240248C88791202B4172DF34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one quarter of which is comprised of the ratio that the total railroad route miles in such State bears to the total railroad route miles in the United States, excluding from each such total the route miles used exclusively for tourist excursions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H180EAB8BBB3F46FA91E9ABD9C700CDA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>one quarter of which is comprised of the ratio that the population in such State bears to the total population of the United States, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B3BA5847C6A457F931AEFC0E0C46444"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">half of which is comprised of the ratio that the Amtrak ridership for fiscal year 2019 in each State bears to the total Amtrak ridership for fiscal year 2019.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB22140EBB6E74BEAA17B61F2BEC4BF29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H0E241E434DF14934917A1DB535E42830"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H9F8F40A18116402AA9BEE8211ADB9D77" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">22911. State rail planning formula funds.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H08D5F9A6D71C4068BAF324B435E3E603"><enum>9307.</enum><header>North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact</header><subsection id="H630CC5EB019245DF940A4A9F4E8EAEA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/249">Chapter 249</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24905">section 24905</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block id="H3683AD1B673048D2873FA37B2DF491B4" style="USC"><section id="H18B321C72FBE459FB75A7385F8366619"><enum>24905A.</enum><header>North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact; North Atlantic Rail Network</header><subsection id="HE14FEC46E8AF483299A8BECAA7D8B352"><enum>(a)</enum><header>North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact</header><paragraph id="H53C74251970145548A50095EA9EA71FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall appoint a director for the North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact (referred to in this section as the <quote>Compact</quote>) in collaboration with states identified in paragraph (2)(A). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA1758577123428290540BF1003E5A24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board of directors</header><subparagraph id="H9DDC5ED4FB8E449093CEBCB5CFFCDEC9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Compact shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall be composed of directors, of whom—</text><clause id="HE0C9E95EE80443BAB5255622A96F38A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 directors shall be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation;</text></clause><clause id="H21402D7F3DD248A7B6EE9A4FFECC7F96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 director shall be appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak; </text></clause><clause id="HFA66AAD308644BEE8330B862E720ED0D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of Connecticut;</text></clause><clause id="H596A0EEC6C93434FACB1BB0EFB0DF4F7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of Maine; </text></clause><clause id="H62D2153D3F1B41E2AAECE7DAEA12CEE6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts;</text></clause><clause id="HB633232AC3694897B4555BD2EF067DA9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of New Hampshire; </text></clause><clause id="H1D3B6F9650254B2A9C0203940C6A40B6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of New York; </text></clause><clause id="H70C0360405484F1B9FC599F3455404FC"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of Rhode Island; and </text></clause><clause id="H07A7E2525E0842F7BBD0E738EE82DEB0"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of Vermont.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DD9345178D545C68798DB33FF247F7B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term; qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the individuals appointed pursuant to each of the clauses (iii) through (ix) of paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H249EC6F87B2D4B71A8C54C39F449C649"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be the head of the respective State department of transportation; and</text></clause><clause id="H4AC96CDE2F244766975BB0F844CDF70C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the other director appointed by the respective governor—</text><subclause id="HEB3C6420F27943D5BFDA2D718C09735F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall serve for a 5-year term;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC549AFA6406645D38CC0D9B6663F13A2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall be a resident of the appointing governor’s State;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF0A3FBC79F784DF38DC85D3375135388"><enum>(III)</enum><text>may not be an employee of the government of such State; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H0320B90E27804AE1AAC75024A74B57AC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>shall be an expert in transportation policy, finance, public policy, planning or a related discipline associated with the purpose and mission of the Compact.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B59C24C973546A99CE67D8EFA45106B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No compensation</header><text>Directors shall serve without pay, but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions of subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55AC4CE421234A0B99E78368ED898698"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Compact shall be to construct, on an accelerated basis, a North Atlantic Rail Network in order—</text><subparagraph id="HD2B4324583CE4901BF0AE9FA7FA0817D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide clean, safe, coordinated and efficient high-speed and high-performance passenger rail transportation in the 7-State North Atlantic Rail Network region; including the improvement of existing intercity passenger rail services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1603E8909F7D443CA153547AA26EAEB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce carbon emissions from auto and air transportation in such region in order to meet the greenhouse gas performance targets established under section 150(d) of title 23; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H246146675478456EA9ACA2EF0864CD61"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide employment opportunities and economic development in the cities and regions served by a North Atlantic Rail Network. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEF7A36222D04AEA911EF3BC0FE3708A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Staffing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The directors and officers of the Compact may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel, as they consider necessary and appropriate, to advance the design and construction of a North Atlantic Rail Network.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A2E1196A71C46BDA6BB03FE9AAA55D2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Compact, in designing and constructing a North Atlantic Rail Network, shall coordinate and cooperate with—</text><subparagraph id="HBC84C7C40B5843178E83A9944A6A3D5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D41CE74B6284646BDAEB06C4FD3E614"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Northeast Corridor Commission; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H352E924BC0374F19ABB120FA223E0190"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Amtrak;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA752E58DFA6846C5A919F0D64315629B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State departments of transportation, regional transportation authorities, and other State-established entities, responsible for the provision of passenger rail in the North Atlantic Rail Network region; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE35278732E44D42A42E29D946DFA47C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>freight railroads that host passenger trains or operate freight trains over passenger rail lines within the territory.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31F9C07A58D348BC8838C34703D1A385"><enum>(b)</enum><header>North Atlantic Rail Network</header><paragraph id="HC0B756CE5F664835937BB188D603B7E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Creation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the existing service along the Northeast Corridor, the Compact shall construct a North Atlantic Rail Network, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="HE110C45EBD3F44D3BA0929BEA08689F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional high-speed rail service between Boston and New York;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H102857B7708B42C4A1A20D4AF86A9BE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a high-performance network of intercity passenger rail transportation throughout the 7-State region; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F0145B93C8742018238F6E27C67EF5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an integrated network of metropolitan passenger rail transportation coordinated with the high-speed rail service referred to in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA778699C22B24F4099FA22B9CE1B1856"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Compact shall have the same authorities provided to interstate compacts in section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24101">49 U.S.C. 24101</external-xref> note), including—</text><subparagraph id="H63F8AC7174D34AEA92C730EA5E9F0DB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receiving appropriations—</text><clause id="H8DB69008ED084DC69F925938B449096A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to plan, design, engineer, and acquire property (including railroad rights-of-way);</text></clause><clause id="HC273740191A44887AADAD79AE006BB5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to conduct competitive procurements; </text></clause><clause id="H7EC755470F9D45179D93FAAEEADA6314"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to enter into construction contracts; </text></clause><clause id="H549513500DD04E7DA0CC0452709E934B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to form project labor agreements; and </text></clause><clause id="H976A70A6CB8243D0BA0893748178C5E5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to construct a North Atlantic Rail Network; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7E50CDDA1F94F8E8452EC03168CD9D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilizing all design-build and other alternative procurement policies and practices approved by the Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44698BE08566443CB6A56FF1D59585B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>utilizing existing authorities to expedite reviews for infrastructure investment within existing rights of way under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EEF47F939604BFB84943D68856298BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>contracting with Amtrak, State departments of transportation, or related operating entities within the 7-State North Atlantic Rail Network region to design or construct elements of a North Atlantic Rail Network. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E285F7145994C0D8C36CAC76B3ACE1A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commencement of operations</header><text>The Compact shall commence operations and be eligible for appropriated funding in any State that has ratified the Compact, upon the ratification of a minimum of 2 states of the Compact.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA559169C751940C186535F126E9338BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State department of transportation or its related operating entity owns the right-of-way for a rail line segment within a North Atlantic Rail Network, such department or entity shall be responsible for the design and construction of improvements on such segment of a North Atlantic Rail Network.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB718B653925D49C6828B27A5027F3831"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Work performed on right-of-way</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(D), all work done in existing rail right-of-way shall be performed only in accordance with the rail collective bargaining agreements applicable to work performed on such right-of-way.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H5E2D60B1D90F434D98076EB6D3250001"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/249">chapter 249</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24905">section 24905</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block id="HFFDA0BD9135B451FA35AAEA7257128A6" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">24905A. North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact; North Atlantic Rail Network.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HBE28D51E65AA466A9D7E353E93EDF69F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the earlier of the completion of the construction of all of the elements of a North Atlantic Rail Network created pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 24905A of title 49, United States Code, as added by this Act, or the date that is 20 years after the date of the enactment of this Act—</text><paragraph id="HB37F64D2E4BB450B91F789214BEA3C7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of such section shall be dissolved; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52A3D7B3E7B246448F1446632CCF47B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the assets of the North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact shall be transferred to Amtrak.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Commuter Rail Policy</header><section id="H6802CFDAC88340FBA1645DF3391CF403" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>9401.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding commuter rail liability insurance</header><subsection id="HECBB33EFD1464919B08DF3B6672F1FB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text><paragraph id="H1ECD713F83A14473BFF624D167BBB5BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the COVID–19 pandemic, 32 commuter railroads across the United States safely carried passengers on more than 500,000,000 trips each year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9872A49F06214B9BA27D35897AE5583E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commuter rail is a $9,900,000,000 industry that creates and supports more than 200,000 public- and private-sector jobs, and continues to grow.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H78D37D2D777642BDB3A520B50DF85413"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Most commuter rail agencies are required to maintain liability insurance up to statutory liability limits.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63E63F18779243B7BE9998FD813DB30D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commuter rail agencies face significant obstacles to finding and obtaining liability insurance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HABCDAEECA5EE456E8C24E73CF506CE93"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Only a handful of insurers offer this coverage, and a significant percentage of the railroad liability insurance marketplace is provided by foreign companies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H086548355E0F4E009B192BDC121E35E9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of insurers in the American and foreign markets willing to even offer potential capacity for this coverage has drastically decreased over the past several years, and, regardless of cost, it is becoming extremely difficult for commuter railroads to obtain the needed coverage.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H687B71BA350C4F6DA993612782B544DF"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Despite the exceptional safety record of commuter railroads and recent full compliance with positive train control, a 2021 survey of the American Public Transportation Association’s commuter rail agencies revealed that there has been a 60 percent increase in premium costs over the last 3 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51FC67AAA757424AAA0A004D2290AA04"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The increase in premiums is largely due to factors outside the control of the commuter rail industry, including major forest fires, hurricanes, and insurers exiting the market.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E3ED0F94955458291345A5B32FE7F03"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The cost of liability insurance severely impacts the operating budgets of many commuter rail agencies and potentially affects their ability to offer these critical public transportation services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7EC814E8999A4E058A7891DE1D238864"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that Congress should address the capacity and cost issues associated with the commuter rail liability insurance market and consider establishing a commuter rail insurance program within the Department of Transportation.</text></subsection></section><section id="H3219CB2155B34B0382B7CE1B5C84D5DE"><enum>9402.</enum><header>Surface Transportation Board mediation of trackage use requests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 28502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2578474884F4B27A6899BD8E184F300" style="USC"><section id="HEF0F7E5C9B424DD4AF9EF9546ED942F0" commented="no"><enum>28502.</enum><header>Surface Transportation Board mediation of trackage use requests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A rail carrier shall provide good faith consideration to a reasonable request from a provider of commuter rail passenger transportation for access to trackage and provision of related services. If, after a reasonable period of negotiation, a public transportation authority cannot reach agreement with a rail carrier to use trackage of, and have related services provided by, the rail carrier for purposes of commuter rail passenger transportation, the public transportation authority or the rail carrier may apply to the Board for nonbinding mediation. In any case in which dispatching for the relevant trackage is controlled by a rail carrier other than the trackage owner, both shall be subject to the requirements of this section and included in the Board’s mediation process. The Board shall conduct the nonbinding mediation in accordance with the mediation process of section 1109.4 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>. During such mediation process, the Board shall determine whether the consideration a rail carrier provided to a request was in good faith and whether the request from a provider of commuter rail passenger transportation was reasonable. The determinations made in the preceding sentence shall have no effect on the nonbinding nature of the mediation.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HBB1D476BF78E45659F019D6C6786F70F" commented="no"><enum>9403.</enum><header>Surface Transportation Board mediation of rights-of-way use requests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 28503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BD5ED99D0524A7D862CA83A8CFA7665" style="USC"><section id="H02507D9FA1A74439B1213BF7B0F1A5C5" commented="no"><enum>28503.</enum><header>Surface Transportation Board mediation of rights-of-way use requests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A rail carrier shall provide good faith consideration to a reasonable request from a provider of commuter rail passenger transportation for access to rail right-of-way for the construction and operation of a segregated fixed guideway facility. If, after a reasonable period of negotiation, a public transportation authority cannot reach agreement with a rail carrier to acquire an interest in a railroad right-of-way for the construction and operation of a segregated fixed guideway facility to provide commuter rail passenger transportation, the public transportation authority or the rail carrier may apply to the Board for nonbinding mediation. In any case in which dispatching for the relevant trackage is controlled by a rail carrier other than the right-of-way owner, both shall be subject to the requirements of this section and included in the Board’s mediation process. The Board shall conduct the nonbinding mediation in accordance with the mediation process of section 1109.4 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>. During such mediation process, the Board shall determine whether the consideration a rail carrier provided to a request was in good faith and whether the request from a provider of commuter rail passenger transportation was reasonable. The determinations made in the preceding sentence shall have no effect on the nonbinding nature of the mediation.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>V</enum><header>Rail Safety</header><subtitle id="H785B27E6A1734E159CAA8A3ADC8A56EF"><enum>A</enum><header>Passenger and Freight Safety</header><section id="H4935EBD36FB14599B1FCCE791587E8DE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9501.</enum><header>Study on safety impact of long trains</header><subsection id="H663DF756FFE5411882A0BB80CFABA6DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on the safety impacts of the operation of long trains. </text></subsection><subsection id="H096326CB1C5D4E6BAB42DAE2ABEE8E42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H95D2706BAB1842B3B579981468BCFABE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an examination of any potential risks of the operation of long trains and recommendations on mitigation of any such risks; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H63D0A5AD00944988B57A4318501E844A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>among other safety factors with respect to the operation of such trains, an evaluation of any—</text><subparagraph id="HE4CFD39953124D6EBFF79E2D528886BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential risk of loss of communications between an end-of-train device, or a distributed power unit, and the locomotive cab, including communications over differing terrains and conditions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H489266E8CB4A48D283D0C7F7C0E7178F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>potential risk of loss of radio communications between crewmembers after a crewmember alights from a train, including communications over differing terrains and conditions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8561FDD4784747C18A1D43A798E853F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>potential risk of derailments, including any risks associated with in-train compressive forces and slack action, or other safety risks in differing terrains and conditions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFD5DDDC98224A04A4B9DC421A7C9EA7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>changes in risks or benefits to safety associated with the deployment of multiple distributed power units in the consists of such trains; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE54C82A1E6F4463C9A89A1462A04E8F5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>impacts of the length of trains on braking and locomotive performance and track wear and tear; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD49B83C00F2049A9A35E4D953D277A17"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an evaluation of whether additional engineer and conductor training is required for safely operating such trains.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6A8EAD743214882AF46E03E0A098AC2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate with railroad carriers, labor organizations representing railroad employees, and railroad safety technology manufacturers.</text></subsection><subsection id="H11D7C0715C7648619F6EDA2CF9547AE5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Results of study</header><paragraph id="H2FDDA7EAFDA242FB9E5F8FA19A76D7FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains—</text><subparagraph id="HF4A1576791504911B964E03D62C26A51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the study required by subsection (a);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA1072866BF04630A2E1B0D9A2BB81F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations for mitigating safety risks caused by long trains; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF46A6617B2F44A58CAA8C50FE78D41B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of any action the Secretary intends to take to address any safety risk identified in the study.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD1BE7A9B52C46C9A9AA04518321DE9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sharing study results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After submitting the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall share the results of the study with railroad carriers, labor organizations representing railroad employees, and safety technology organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFBAFC9F823244CB3B38DE1396D2DFD59"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Secretary action</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report required by subsection (d)(1) is submitted, the Secretary shall implement any proposed actions described in such report.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD0B549F5F58A46F3942C52A4AA645815"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>long train</term> means a freight train composed of more than 150 rail cars.</text></subsection><subsection id="H49E493A793B84FACAF8D4BA20668839D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From the amounts made available for fiscal year 2021 to carry out section 20117(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall expend not less than $1,000,000 and not more than $2,000,000 to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H9BB8591DC18F4F9F9A301891BC27948A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9502.</enum><header>FRA safety reporting</header><subsection id="H5170FE64EDE94FBBA45561146A45967A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(including the train length, the number of crew members in the controlling locomotive cab, and the duties of such crew members)</quote> after <quote>reported accident or incident</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9CBF814983B442A88467D7E6C6DEC0EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). </text></subsection><subsection id="HCAD2951C1A354CBD841EC8D0C7C8E131"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trend analysis</header><paragraph id="HD4076BC46EC042F1B96BF39FA4DD0DC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/209">Chapter 209</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H6AE2D77E42014B13B7147BF740E9C623" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H27E1683C6D4648EB82C4E9C5CB46223B"><enum>20904.</enum><header>Trend analysis</header><subsection id="H98362FF2B8E34456BD2F9331D5B0C76D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual review and analysis</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall review the reports filed by a railroad carrier subject to section 20901(a) and analyze the data contained in such reports for trends or patterns of potential safety risks.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD37D9BB09D194C88A7C1C472C89A20DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secretary action</header><text>If the Secretary identifies any such trends or patterns, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H0F3F239C5D06431F8341D994E4D67F7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take such actions as are necessary to address the potential safety risk; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57FBFB6207AD4EFC80735A34C29F0192"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if appropriate, communicate any such trends or patterns to a representative of any relevant railroad carrier and a representative of the employees of such railroad carrier, including any nonprofit employee labor organization representing a craft or class of employees subject to the potential safety risk.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D33CAD78F2F41A0AF66EADA6B3CC68B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/209">chapter 209</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H59C4B791EBA04AE4BA2F9B8F0664FF23" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20904. Trend analysis.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12E022E594C042C693225193590AACAE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Accident and incident reporting</header><text>Section 209 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/20901">49 U.S.C. 20901</external-xref> note) is amended by inserting <quote>, and other events required to be reported under part 225 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,</quote> after <quote>collisions and fatalities</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H00CC56B3D63A4A6F9517402C15988581" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9503.</enum><header>Waiver notice requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20103(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03880F267F964B41B2922DF226C849B1" style="USC"><subsection id="H2529DD6DA59649A88A4D94F6B2C83FF8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonemergency waivers</header><paragraph id="H29313EA9D47E4CABAAF0C51D087140ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may waive or suspend compliance with any part of a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter if the waiver or suspension is in the public interest and consistent with railroad safety.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC88D354099E4264922572A7906B5AEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice required</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H96D48DAFAF034FCAA226EB948243E425"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide timely public notice of any request for a waiver or suspension under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9555DA0CBBAD4B79B90FF5E3DC00C1D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the application for such waiver or suspension and any related underlying data available to interested parties;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA55E7863615E4193813E18B7577BB24A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide the public with notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment on a proposed waiver or suspension under this subsection before making a final decision; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99788C320DE642E0A78CC3FC08796EBC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>make public the reasons for granting a waiver or suspension under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2793C0805045418F8A16A418FA5EB24D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information protection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the release of information protected by law from public disclosure.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HC47A3F261C35495E8916E408B034D72D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9504.</enum><header>Notice of FRA comprehensive safety compliance assessments</header><subsection id="H0659A54E006448FA9F15499EE608D338"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Federal Railroad Administration initiates a comprehensive safety compliance assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation, the Administration shall notify in electronic format the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of such comprehensive safety compliance assessment not later than 10 business days after the date on which commencement of any field investigation activity that is part of such assessment occurs. </text></subsection><subsection id="HAED9288E112D46F6AB7EFE4C9709C447"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after completion of a comprehensive safety compliance assessment described in subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a summary report of the findings of such assessment.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDE924995681C44B197A1779329E1F494"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of comprehensive safety compliance assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>comprehensive safety compliance assessment</term> means a focused review initiated and managed by the Federal Railroad Administration based on findings from an accident investigation and involving at least 2 technical disciplines, with the purpose of examining the compliance of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation with safety standards.</text></subsection></section><section id="HE03F08E6DDEB48C1BA37FEB01BFF9FD3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9505.</enum><header>FRA accident and incident investigations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20902 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H50DC610AF2844B4EB986703E9DE072EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>subpena</quote> and inserting <quote>subpoena</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H29CD1979467A469AB8DB96998924E9CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>The Secretary shall develop a process to make available to a representative of the railroad carrier that is the subject of an accident or incident investigation, and to a representative of the employees of such railroad carrier, including a nonprofit employee labor organization representing railroad workers, a draft investigation report for timely review and comment.</quote> after the period at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H31EAF49FC86E4D5AB98912AC28353A9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H725EBB9156C848B58D5705C4E8D5C3A2" style="USC"><subsection id="H15E38AD6FAEA45E789B65C17B7F46291"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Gathering information and technical expertise</header><paragraph id="H27EB0B7581AA46A1A6D80FB6C190FCE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall create a standard process for investigators to use during accident and incident investigations conducted under this section to—</text><subparagraph id="H499FB8F01E804937A86D29E63BB91C2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>gather information about an accident or incident under investigation from railroad carriers, contractors or employees of railroad carriers or representatives of employees of railroad carriers, and others determined relevant by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE67AC4602F1E411182192E3CF269C7DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with railroad carriers, contractors or employees of railroad carriers or representatives of employees of railroad carriers, and others determined relevant by the Secretary, for technical expertise on the facts of the accident or incident under investigation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H13B1280B2CCB431F8757807E10833DFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>In developing the process under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall factor in ways to maintain the confidentiality of any entity identified under paragraph (1) if—</text><subparagraph id="HB78C1BCA55164B4CA4EFDF43BD1E4EA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such entity requests confidentiality; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AFF376566A74560B77BA38A657D5759"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such entity was not involved in the accident or incident; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF04672F03845497493B564ABA7D13EAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining such entity’s confidentiality does not adversely affect an investigation of the Federal Railroad Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87077A8806BF4E00B54FDE0705B4BF80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application of law</header><text>This subsection shall not apply to any investigation carried out by the National Transportation Safety Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H89C36A862C144FE68C69DA4A124007D9"><enum>9506.</enum><header>Freight train crew size safety standards</header><subsection id="H7FD23A46D7FF490D93F17C6F558464DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FEF5A70692F4756BB28D1A1E0D7C834" style="USC"><section id="H20746DCDDFFA4ABDB3D35DC3D57CE77E"><enum>20169.</enum><header>Freight train crew size safety standards</header><subsection id="H340725ABED9F4005B8D3CC9B83BE8BAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Minimum crew size</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No freight train may be operated unless such train has a 2-person crew comprised of at least 1 appropriately qualified and certified conductor and 1 appropriately qualified and certified locomotive engineer.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA5D7AAB9C2F840A78C474F137A89418F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (d), the prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply in any of the following circumstances:</text><paragraph id="HB68CADA285C444ADB3C4B82E264C7517"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Train operations on track that is not a main track.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E2B1DB8F03D4073B711929D569C778E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A train operated—</text><subparagraph id="H84D9F9B49E1D43CE8AE48C213B5DB9D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by a railroad carrier that has fewer than 400,000 total employee work hours annually and less than $40,000,000 annual revenue (adjusted for inflation as measured by the Surface Transportation Board Railroad Inflation-Adjusted Index); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6EAC1A89B5D4147A047807CE0C564C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at a speed of not more than 25 miles per hour; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H306FBECA12BD4080B9937E66D1986648"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on a track with an average track grade of less than 2 percent for any segment of track that is at least 2 continuous miles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79E7394FBEA048C3A0A9D6BADDA52BAC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Locomotives performing assistance to a train that has incurred mechanical failure or lacks the power to traverse difficult terrain, including traveling to or from the location where assistance is provided.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6484B15BA92F4DAEB3C4DAF6F324FDD2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Locomotives that—</text><subparagraph id="HF665DE02BFED4D51A98C4B859814295B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not attached to any equipment or attached only to a caboose; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C9D8C2A09AD43609A003A7C6357BCA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not travel farther than 30 miles from the point of origin of such locomotive.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H554FBAD70FD141BE91E2C86EAB5C295E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Train operations staffed with fewer than a two-person crew at least 1 year prior to the date of enactment of this section, if the Secretary determines that the operation achieves an equivalent level of safety.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4EC2A90E4C44AE6A04450CF2480B7B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trains ineligible for exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exceptions under subsection (b) may not be applied to—</text><paragraph id="H49405C4D35F2415DA55314C7529F43B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a train transporting 1 or more loaded cars carrying high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or material toxic by inhalation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H77BDF6184B034C10AFB0EF7CD61FA329"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a train carrying 20 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 2 material or a Class 3 flammable liquid in a continuous block or a single train carrying 35 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 2 material or a Class 3 flammable liquid throughout the train consist; or </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9227B9E6E0594F14A49089BBB9C44F28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a train with a total length of 7,500 feet or greater.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5157568D53FD4162AC724D31512DC883"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A railroad carrier may seek a waiver of the requirements of this section pursuant to section 20103(d). </text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF9C123341207405DB7A937BF608048AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CF5F114A2894FCCB05468BDA4970451" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20169. Freight train crew size safety standards.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H14780769F8EC4CB2A3613B51FA1BAE9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9507.</enum><header>Border crossings</header><subsection id="H0E0CABA8C67E462AA88AE94C45FD3C71"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Border crossings</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall require that—</text><paragraph id="H6A77BB3BE65F409491CA84E4AF0BCC3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any railroad carrier that is operating a freight train across the southern border into the United States operates the train continually until the last car of the train passes through the scanning facility used for nonintrusive inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection located at such border;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7BA327C1ED1E4BBC8BBFADECED3E2166"><enum>(2)</enum><text>when the last car of such train passes through such facility, the railroad carrier shall stop such train to conduct a crew interchange and any federally-mandated safety testing; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEBF235B2B1B434EB15B53E3CDFB0FA0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the railroad carrier ensures that the only individuals that operate such trains after carrying out the activities described in paragraph (2) are individuals—</text><subparagraph id="HEB9468E6E19F4371B13F56A5E056E6DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who are United States nationals or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BA5B4A0C0D74F6CB6B4D7D52D51E4D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whose primary reporting point is in the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4448AD6F4F9948DAA13F454A0E1AEF74"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="H28C277C0A86546C3B9E782FAB9F0E481"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Set-aside</header><text>From the amounts made available to carry out section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, $60,000,000 for projects to prevent blocked crossing incidents as a result of operations made necessary by subsection (a). Projects eligible for funding under this paragraph are—</text><subparagraph id="H6BB85CDFEECA45F7AAE21F7A0BDB5823"><enum>(A)</enum><text>highway-rail grade crossing separation projects eligible under such section that are located not further than 1.5 miles from a scanning facility described in subsection (a)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H298B909BDFA740D5A2C039B03A140E5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects eligible under such section to relocate a rail line to prevent blocked crossing incidents resulting from trains crossing the southern border.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9861E28D5CD4420AC8DC74E75F9B2A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unobligated funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds provided under paragraph (1) that are unobligated at the end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such funds are set aside may be used for any eligible project under section 22907. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66696419580E433D8655251BD3552E22"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a recipient of funds made available under subsection (b)(1)(A) has a written agreement with any railroad carrier operating over the infrastructure constructed or improved with such funds that includes a requirement that any such railroad carrier may not operate trains over such infrastructure that, due to the length of the train, are likely to cause blocked crossing incidents.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7FE392F72ED2402C8955EFFE1169F9B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed as amending any safety regulation of the Federal Railroad Administration or amending or revoking any waivers such Administration has granted under section 20103 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7C28D4520A6244DDB33BEC6F1B702E92"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H97E496E846BF4A6C933912D97790804D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Railroad carrier</header><text>The term <term>railroad carrier</term> has the meaning given such term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD0D6B2050624138957DA5416364E860" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Southern border</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>southern border</term> means the international border between the United States and Mexico. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93806C8E5102407D998A47508D21CBB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Blocked crossing incident</header><text>The term <term>blocked crossing incident</term> has the meaning given such term in section 20173 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEE673D157F644C5595EE896E28279AC6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9508.</enum><header>Yardmasters hours of service</header><subsection id="HC0F72B0F74394D36927A00F502D739E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitations on duty hours of yardmaster employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1EED7CFE031D482B9A28DEE675B8601E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">and yardmaster employees</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">train employees</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72CD8150DE894F00A4690CF7A21E4B6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or yardmaster employee</quote> after <quote>train employee</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC02495CAC20945E6B2C654E6203C2424"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by inserting <quote>or yardmaster employee’s</quote> after <quote>During a train employee’s</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44A6C8C2DF3E4782BB32C547A8489A33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 21101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H879A46C8D17F4258856A86B7FB924247"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>a yardmaster employee,</quote> after <quote>dispatching service employee,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6916E5ABC2544449DAE79FA49784806"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H363B821F5D1A4C679443EEAB073BBDC7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HB8B71CF30EF9480D9F5AB6B4F9BA13B4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>yardmaster employee</quote> means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA2ECF1BBC2249A2ADC9DF975DB75E15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/211">chapter 211</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 21103 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H598C673EE4F04F9784EA91B7651B9521" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees and yardmaster employees.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HE89344DC2F6449D89F456807FEB6F77F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9509.</enum><header>Leaking brakes</header><subsection id="H84C5E9B29DEE49EFAAB2A53CBEFCE499"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall take such actions as are necessary to prohibit the use of any service air brake control valve or emergency air brake control valve in any location north of the 37th parallel during the period beginning on November 1 and ending on March 31 of any year if—</text><paragraph id="H0D3A0C42944249FA869DF9B10B642F9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the period between the date on which the air brake control valve is in use and the date of the manufacture or recondition of such valve exceeds 15 years; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FD0596E14BA4F39AAB3D10DD953907B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the air brake control valve is operated in—</text><subparagraph id="H8D0BEDD28F8B4A5E93333EDB5C8F8F94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a unit train on or after August 1, 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H681CD218AB23447DB83CF90D862882E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a train transporting 1 or more materials poisonous by inhalation, as such term is defined in section 171.8 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on or after August 1, 2023; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H313FFAAD1B4447F59DD45D5D5682CD6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a non-unit train on or after August 1, 2025.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8D6B10917B374C22BD7BAF430E6BBE89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter until air brake control valves described in subsection (a) are no longer operating in trains as required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that identifies—</text><paragraph id="HE4B25DD6368F499595B4238E1381BADA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the estimated number of such air brake control valves in use on—</text><subparagraph id="HC0F3766174B141F1A9434EE44153031F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unit trains operating north of the 37th parallel between November 1 and March 31; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E12431F0ABD4D8A9DFD2F20B4AA6321"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trains transporting 1 or more material poisonous-by-inhalation operating north of the 37th parallel during the period beginning on November 1 and ending on March 31; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H414D1151D8B545BC85881333F4CAC607"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any issues affecting the industry’s progress toward ensuring that such air brake control valves are phased out in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a); and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9DCF93D7701454A935EF076872AFB01"><enum>(3)</enum><text>efforts the Administrator has taken since the previous report to ensure such air brake control valves are phased out in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1680D115D86E414F884433D38590418F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, after collecting data through a science-based methodology, the Administrator determines the prohibition under subsection (a) does not ensure a sufficient level of safety, the Administrator may propose alternative actions in a rulemaking addressing the air brake control valves subject to this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="HCF351C0D59264169BB549893F7045598" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9510.</enum><header>Report on PTC system failures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C91B4FE3F104FB6A2C5A8C1C4EA04AB" style="USC"><subsection id="H212E8DB0267C48C583A983E75CC13022"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Report of system failures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require railroad carriers and other entities subject to subsection (a) to regularly report to the Administrator failures of positive train control systems. The Secretary shall prescribe the type of failure, format, interval, and detail required for reports submitted under this subsection.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HB87572D496A14ECEBF7A6BCE7CC88175" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9511.</enum><header>Fatigue reduction management plans</header><subsection id="H27AB8733158A4EBCB22E6B8646A74F9F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue final regulations on fatigue management plans based on the notice of proposed rulemaking published on December 22, 2020, titled <quote>Fatigue Risk Management Programs for Certain Passenger and Freight Railroads</quote> (85 Fed. Reg. 83484; Docket No. FRA–2015–0122).</text></subsection><subsection id="H4EB6076ED53449E387D61CBF83FBE12A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><paragraph id="H615618DB8A34432DB478921A893E2C16"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fatigue as cause or contributing factor</header><text>If a Federal Railroad Administration railroad accident or incident investigation conducted under section 20902 of title 49, United States Code, identifies that fatigue was a casual or contributing factor to an accident or incident, the Secretary may reopen a fatigue management plan of a passenger railroad operation or a railroad subject to part 270 or part 271, respectively, of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H59D699CF59C54FB1B6B6824322D01C1D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fatigue as systemic issue</header><text>If the Secretary determines that fatigue is a systemic issue for a passenger railroad operation or railroad, the Secretary shall reopen a fatigue management plan of such passenger railroad operation or a railroad subject to part 270 or part 271, respectively, of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50DC29491D03472E8E7B1B128311D43A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reopening of fatigue management plan</header><text>If the Secretary reopens a fatigue management plan under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H0E3E9BFB466347F7813A3B5C4FDBDCD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider whether any statement filed under sections 270.208(e) and 271.207(e) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, addressed such plan; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8FFF820AD64417E9807F0E34CB96578"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with employees, including labor organizations representing railroad employees, of the passenger railroad operation or railroad that has a reopened fatigue management plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBEAF6A3DD5774E279AEF968EC3A8340C"><enum>9512.</enum><header>Assault prevention and response plans</header><subsection id="H473244F48C55484C89F0A52C38C4ABFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H79EFA15675CC42B788407D78E5BB9EDB" style="USC"><section id="HA1B69D5E9384468586348780117A0FA3"><enum>20170.</enum><header>Assault prevention and response plans</header><subsection id="H63704851DDD9420AB6932B1CE376F57C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, any entity that provides regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for review and approval an assault prevention and response plan (in this section referred to as the <quote>Plan</quote>) to address transportation assaults.</text></subsection><subsection id="H24518EDA478148818EAD3071EFAA48A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of plan</header><text>The Plan required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H464F6B5BCB784B20A6E4F62BC3148E47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>procedures that—</text><subparagraph id="H47B8A81D92C74CC9A3B73F10FF636076"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the reporting of a transportation assault, including the notification of on-site personnel, rail law enforcement, and local law enforcement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE48D43187E54CD78E858D1E4B9BE594"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">personnel should follow up on the reporting of a transportation assault, including actions to protect affected individuals from continued assault;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H434C3E7B59DC46F5A570E9DA9FA3992C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be taken to remove the passenger or personnel who has committed a transportation assault from the train or related area or facility as soon as practicable when appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC10046D7F0F4B19813108AADFFDF5FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include protections and safe reporting practices for passengers who may have been assaulted by personnel; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H222AD0625FCF459AA43EFF618085DC64"><enum>(E)</enum><text>may limit or prohibit, to the extent practicable, future travel with the entity described in subsection (a) by any passenger or personnel who commits a transportation assault against personnel or passengers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H308953C51DCD476F9C0167C1CC006EBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a policy that ensures an employee who is a victim or witness of a transportation assault may participate in the prosecution of a criminal offense of such assault without any adverse effect on the victim’s or witnesses’ employment status; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5732014B5E049A392B55F369A8CFE86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a process and timeline for conducting an annual review and update of the Plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DE0853F280B4BB9AE9F1FEEAEA4447C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice to passengers</header><text>An entity described under subsection (a) shall display onboard trains and in boarding areas, as appropriate, a notice stating the entity’s abilities to restrict future travel under subsection (b)(1)(E).</text></subsection><subsection id="HEA88B39BC1014E4785EDBECE5AC9ED48"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Personnel training</header><text>An entity described under subsection (a) shall provide initial and annual training for all personnel on the contents of the Plan, including training regarding—</text><paragraph id="HB797A69B4F1349C99BE60B4935F8B032"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the procedures described in subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F38C887195C4CC9BEB3BDBE46734373"><enum>(2)</enum><text>methods for responding to hostile situations, including de-escalation training; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17585B8D374944FCB1E0F4E543B01A86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>rights and responsibilities of personnel with respect to a transportation assault on themselves, other personnel, or passengers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6F78FC3700546728244755A939F8184"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Personnel participation</header><text>The Plan required under subsection (a) shall be developed and implemented with the direct participation of personnel, and, as applicable, labor organizations representing personnel.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD117FB047F7A45079710DAD98ECCA1A1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting</header><paragraph id="H13A39FAF63834F41B342BA5C346AA42A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Incident notification</header><subparagraph id="HC50390511B85416BB244AEB34EFBABD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 10 days after a transportation assault incident, the applicable entity described in subsection (a) shall notify personnel employed at the location in which the incident occurred. In the case of an incident on a vehicle, such entity shall notify personnel regularly scheduled to carry out employment activities on the service route on which the incident occurred.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0D6099474CB472DADAFF14E5D83D7E3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content of incident report</header><text>The notification required under paragraph (1) shall—</text><clause id="H8951F33CE8D141BEAB746048784C8333"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include a summary of the incident; and</text></clause><clause id="HB20EC0B5DCB342EFABB663273AB0E15D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be written in a manner that protects the confidentiality of individuals involved in the incident.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3EA8A2FB7A954F53A0144DBE1E7F4246"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>For each calendar year, each entity with respect to which a transportation assault incident has been reported during such year shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text><subparagraph id="HC57B5E277E9C4D61A4C729881270A8A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of assault incidents reported to the entity, including—</text><clause id="H833CA8F6077A4ACEAFF16126AD1A1DA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of incidents committed against passengers; and</text></clause><clause id="H2C1C1CB92B12413F8F7D877A8E607B4E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of incidents committed against personnel; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AB2B31572464ECA84966255AFF9EF67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of assault incidents reported to rail or local law enforcement by personnel of the entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E5C05626A7B40F88332F495066675F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to the public on the primary website of the Federal Railroad Administration the data collected under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H741E4F24A63E4630A3BBE3BDF4CDC40D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Data protection</header><text>Data made available under this subsection shall be made available in a manner that protects the confidentiality of individuals involved in transportation assault incidents.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H70095DAE78CA47E6A0D4A70FEA85DCB4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition of transportation assault</header><text>In this section, the term <term>transportation assault</term> means the occurrence, or reasonably suspected occurrence, of an act that—</text><paragraph id="H47075A027B2E44C3979236BEA7AD3693"><enum>(1)</enum><text>constitutes assault; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H03E9616F4B2E4683AC1D71766BA0364D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is committed by a passenger or member of personnel of an entity that provides regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation against another passenger or member of personnel of such entity; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBE6B6E1AC2F4942991EFD25751D23A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>takes place—</text><subparagraph id="H70897D6225824C2C8B0EEC34983973A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>within a vehicle of such entity; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFDD3091B494448BBC132FA04EB8500C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in an area in which passengers are entering or exiting a vehicle described in subparagraph (A); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D0B3E651F4749B295A27F7C7BC528F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at a station or facility where such entity operates, regardless of ownership of the station or facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HC325CAB986CD4E86AE242915B48F7A34"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20B4FCE519C54608889CCA02383B49D9" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20170. Assault prevention and response plans.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H8BF11AE9153E493C833916ADCFBF86F5"><enum>9513.</enum><header>Critical incident stress plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to amend part 272 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that—</text><paragraph id="H2B1F09D377D04EA4B7E78F8A00615FAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the coverage of a critical incident stress plan under section 272.7 of such part includes directly involved employees of commuter railroads and intercity passenger railroads, as such terms are defined in section 272.9 of such part; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4DF005730784053AE0FAEA00743D8D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assault and the witnessing of an assault against an employee or train passenger is included in the definition of critical incident under section 272.9 of such part.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HD29CF0CC03B24297A385DC8313314F53"><enum>9514.</enum><header>Crewmember certification and qualification</header><subsection id="HAC6086CA4A714EE1BB7EB60201D3AE0F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit of programs</header><paragraph id="H52D517AD282242B79217BC5533479C0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H42D5947C77E84A679650325FA63F68CF" style="USC"><section id="HE503D438EFF6434BB7F747CD75873684"><enum>20171.</enum><header>Audit of qualification and certification programs</header><subsection id="H39063A732DB44F89BEF87698EB335C68" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct an audit of—</text><paragraph id="H6BAD85817F0D4DA5B84CCD75198B8D0A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the qualification and certification program of locomotive engineers of each Class I railroad carrier subject to the requirements of part 240 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43D269ED892A46D58915C5B3870B65D7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the qualification and certification program of conductors of each Class I railroad carrier subject to the requirements of part 242 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13EC8AB1CF334B0BB41A752E14A77FFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of audit</header><text>In carrying out the audit required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H5A5B5AA6CCB54BD1868D4CF066D70C5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider whether the training, qualification, and continuing education components of the programs described in subsection (a) comply with regulations in parts 240 and 242 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D91F72D96124E13BEAC2BBD8E8D6B74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the quality of the training that railroad carriers provide locomotive engineers and conductors under such programs; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4957352D3DD420C916C7BC9AAF27E7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>determine whether such programs provide locomotive engineers and conductors the knowledge, skill, and ability to safely operate the types of locomotives or trains a railroad carrier may require a locomotive engineer and conductor to operate, including all associated technology used on such locomotives or trains;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9BDE137545E4558B86A8D703D8B5E96"><enum>(4)</enum><text>determine whether the training, qualification, and continuing education components of such programs reflect the operating practices of the railroad carrier carrying out such components;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CA25C2E564C47578573CA39D1D979DA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assess whether a railroad carrier conducting such programs provides locomotive engineers or conductors adequate at-controls training before certification;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB170EAFA005D4894A4DA641BB0551F1E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess how a railroad carrier uses a simulator or other technology to train, familiarize, or provide recurrent training to a locomotive engineer or conductor, including how the use of a simulator or other such technology compares to international experience or practice; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC49E839B2B749CEBC44F5A1BC693BF5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>address any other safety issues the Secretary determines appropriate for preparing locomotive engineers and conductors.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAC8CDCB3656F40A0828FC99560A1FC11"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deficiency in qualification and certification program</header><text>If, in conducting the audit required under this section, the Secretary identifies a deficiency in a railroad carrier’s qualification and certification program of locomotive engineers or the qualification and certification program of conductors, the Secretary shall require the railroad carrier to update such program to eliminate the deficiency.</text></subsection><subsection id="H54929DF145D541959A82B2E4026B36A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the audit required under this section, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of each railroad carrier and representatives of the employees of the railroad carrier, including any nonprofit employee labor organization representing engineers or conductors of the railroad carrier.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE4520167CB39455494A2B8E2AF0F4237" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><paragraph id="H4B443A56CFF240EEB84C7111CCBA6C9C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A railroad carrier and employees of the railroad carrier, including any nonprofit employee labor organization representing engineers or conductors of the railroad carrier, shall cooperate fully with the Secretary during an audit required under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BC4BE6C6259456BADC6FBC48C0F1048" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documents; interviews</header><text>A railroad carrier shall provide any documents requested by the Secretary or make available any employee for interview with the Secretary without undue delay or obstruction.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D8B7A733E9D4317BADCB8FCD199A1C9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary completes an audit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HE2CFAC571B4A412391BCAC42A0D996EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish on the website of the Federal Railroad Administration a report that summarizes the results of the audit and any updates made in accordance with subsection (c); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B8BF5B8CDCB4A1CBD85DAF6AB8DE383"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notify of such report the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA46EFC32E3414732A47350916E8DF84B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to assess a civil penalty or to take other authorized enforcement action, as appropriate, pursuant to chapter 213 for a failure to comply with the requirements of this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H87AFC37B3F004E14BECC78DA4715A8CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HB4E66B93CFED4C60A70A08850FFCF3EB" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20171. Audit of qualification and certification programs.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F409E0B525C4688910538212876BCAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of regulations</header><paragraph id="HEF4FC3192CE44A8E92B9882EAB6371F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall determine whether any update to part 240 or 242, of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, is necessary to prepare locomotive engineers and conductors to safely operate trains. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8512A65E74A145A58C6373ED33421E16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In making a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="HFD568E70D99842939AD8C9DFF381F3C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate, taking into account the requirements of section 20169 of title 49, United States Code, whether such parts establish Federal standards for railroad carriers to—</text><clause id="H77C03673E7694D3481F7FF6EDFD0448E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide locomotive engineers and conductors the knowledge, skill and ability to safely operate trains under conditions that reflect industry practices;</text></clause><clause id="H4A80747D2B214A15A692291E6764324D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adequately address locomotive engineer and conductor situational awareness;</text></clause><clause id="H98CC19085EA047AAB3671B2618D2184F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>require adequate at-controls training before a locomotive engineer or conductor is certified;</text></clause><clause id="H4716AD49E50940E6BFE0E8FEE29A2DA4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>adequately prepare locomotive engineers and conductors to understand all locomotive operating characteristics;</text></clause><clause id="HA2DAEB65F1E547E28E2A75D1D2690CFD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>sufficiently require locomotive engineers and conductors to demonstrate knowledge on the physical characteristics of a territory under various conditions and using various resources; and</text></clause><clause id="HD2F1BCAC8CC54B75B4509726B48FE202"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>address any other safety issue the Secretary determines appropriate for better preparing locomotive engineers and conductors; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13FA0B238F8341258DC3BA9879F2A273"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the results of the audit required by section 20171 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6153138B86342D4AF82C7F586DFF182"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under section 20171(f) of title 49, United States Code, 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 that includes the findings of the review required under paragraph (1) and a description of any action the Secretary intends to take to improve, or increase the effectiveness of the requirements of, part 240 or 242 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA169DBCCE441B590CBB622F8FB9D3F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that any update to part 240 or 242 is necessary to prepare locomotive engineers or conductors to safely operate locomotives or trains, the Secretary shall issue a rulemaking to carry out such update.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H20EC964363F04CA0B6417C22F72A27AC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Application of law</header><text>Any action the Secretary takes as a result of a determination made under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with section 20169 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36DFB26A547843ABBC5CDA3FF1E1AF22"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definition of railroad carrier</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>railroad carrier</term> has the meaning given such term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4ACE8BEFA71B45C3A976A2B99723A4AA"><enum>9515.</enum><header>Safety management team communication</header><subsection id="H65519D1552794C0DA1BA8A526074A602"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H5D246F9D34AE45F58398B8D0AF66E84A" style="USC"><section id="HDA91881C8C16417BB5CFC5ADF0C63659"><enum>20172.</enum><header>Safety management team communication</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall implement a process for the communication of information between safety management teams of the Administration and railroad employees, including any nonprofit employee labor organization representing railroad employees. Such process shall include a reasonable timeframe for a safety management team to respond to communication from such railroad employees.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE8793FA8DE5843BCAB0436E6E59F9E38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6BDC57FEA904A7B974EE1D9AFFA8ABE" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20172. Safety management team communication.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H4A2D43D9D3354E2D850D7376606E0558" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9516.</enum><header>GAO study on reorganization of Office of Railroad Safety</header><subsection id="H99361E0DEB764D809A5EAA617E8C6504"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study comparing the Office of Railroad Safety of the Federal Railroad Administration before and after the reorganization of such Office that took effect on June 8, 2020.</text></subsection><subsection id="H901D89380FF94DEEB8362A9C8F13446D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall evaluate—</text><paragraph id="HD2AA593384B44BDCA36D0DD0B65E892D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the differences in the structure of the Office before and after such reorganization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE988947AE7DA4778B0DC01B2C94504B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any differences in the communication between the Office and railroad carriers and the employees of railroad carriers before and after such reorganization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD08A7E917E4240749F48B2F04EE7FC9E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any differences in the communication between Federal Railroad Administration safety inspectors and other specialists before and after such reorganization, and the impacts of such differences;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA8B1017C76494EADA2C98C4FC811FF9F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>whether the structure before or after such reorganization better protects against regulatory capture;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H876834C48E114AE386FF427F5900D435"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the structure before or after such reorganization is better at promoting and ensuring safety;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA65040FF0821499AA74F5C27B9F4CABC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the structure before or after such reorganization more closely resembles the structure of other Department of Transportation modal agencies that have enforcement authority similar to the Federal Railroad Administration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HABF63CA806A6466B97F8357E5389322E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other issues the Comptroller General determines are relevant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6316F3ACF93343DCB9CEC8D894F83E6E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information collection</header><text>In conducting the study required under this section, the Comptroller General shall collect information from the following entities:</text><paragraph id="H7DA61F9C8E2C436AAE30B29DB2D983CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Federal Railroad Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H852AD9CE601D469BA602094748854D27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Freight rail carriers and passenger rail carriers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF9E526B342B42EEA88076C2D82160DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Employees of freight rail carriers and passenger rail carriers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H222911609F0847F0AEAF86421AD0CE38"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Other entities the Comptroller General determines are relevant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2112E056575B4A5BA83E3D8E0B1077CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a) and any recommendations for improving safety and communication within the Office of Railroad Safety or between the Office of Railroad Safety and the entities identified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c).</text></subsection></section><section id="H01C0281ED2F245DD9C8733CC7AFBFE66"><enum>9517.</enum><header>Open-top rail car public input</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall initiate a public process to seek input on addressing safety risks, spills, emissions, odors, and other public nuisances associated with top loading rail cars, open-top hoppers, and gondolas, including evaluating the feasibility of a requirement that such rail cars be covered while in transportation, including while being held, delayed, or transferred. </text></section><section id="H011D141035D84D8A8DC83F429693A2DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9518.</enum><header>New passenger service pre-revenue safety validation plan</header><subsection id="H300EE5F821FA40F1A8CE7B9A64BF66BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA82034FEBA474E3AB9B8D6684FFAF58F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H16155791062C4346AF617ADC229FD8CF"><enum>20122.</enum><header>New passenger service pre-revenue safety validation plan</header><subsection id="H1A8E35DF0A0049E19D4A5A14C523C36A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety validation plan</header><paragraph id="HD65AEFE0C39541F588DBBD237FD4008F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall require a covered entity to submit to the Secretary a safety validation plan to ensure the safe operation of—</text><subparagraph id="HC4F34B70FE7E4255ABC59387E236BAEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a new intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE074FD0608714D39BD1138367812A33E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation route that has not been in revenue service for a period of more than 180 days; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CE6B3C6FDCB4297A7BFAACD5ADC6C60"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an extension of an existing intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation route.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H822118020144442F93F3B77E4BF1C640"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>A covered entity shall submit a safety validation plan required under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days before the date on which such entity begins revenue service of a service or route described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA184C8C26AFD49E99EEF362EE1AF38BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><paragraph id="H4EE5B963E38244C5BEAAA7BD27CB7BB4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary shall establish the requirements of the safety validation plan described under subsection (a), including adequate training of all relevant personnel and a minimum period of simulated service to ensure operational readiness.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB5FD5B9A032414FB48EEF03C1B5247F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of service</header><text>The Secretary shall prohibit a covered entity from beginning a service described in subsection (a)(1) until the entity is in full compliance with the safety validation plan required by such subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0304A1FCC2D4576ADD935AB61E9EC3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendment to safety validation plan</header><paragraph id="H9E6DC5C0BFA44E6EA063586700AC11E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall require a covered entity to submit to the Secretary for review and approval any proposed amendment to a safety validation plan required under subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7CA504CAD054D2AB0DE46E13FD147B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review and approval</header><text>Not later than 5 working days after the date on which the Secretary receives a proposed amendment submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review and approve or deny such proposed amendment. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ABD75621ADE45CE80E0E5DBAFEB89BB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary does not approve a proposed amendment submitted under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide written notice to the covered entity of the specific areas in which the proposed amendment is deficient. An entity may correct such deficiencies and reapply for review and approval under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45C66C6BF48640159D09F5157868470D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H25FEA66026D74B0A83AD67D85889F022"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered entity</term> means an entity providing regularly scheduled railroad transportation that is intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H247398A4D6CE4ACF940929AD6BF8E5BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Intercity rail passenger transportation; commuter rail passenger transportation</header><text>The terms <term>intercity rail passenger transportation</term> and <term>commuter rail passenger transportation</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 24102.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H69D19EFBB4E745AFB12EA9AF8207F55D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA531D81D1D2949528C326B745434A43C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20122. New passenger service pre-revenue safety validation plan.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H7DE316D620A9469DB748406ED08DF8EF"><enum>9519.</enum><header>Safety oversight of nontraditional and emerging rail technologies</header><subsection id="H8C159362E8C84029A91E5AE0F7663495"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a review of the safety regulations of the Federal Railroad Administration to determine the applicability of such regulations to nontraditional and emerging rail technologies and to identify any gaps in such regulations or any challenges to ensuring the safety of such technologies.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC3DA67C6F2C9458795849E9B0330EBFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H7EA93A6752DB4142BFA6B067682B6E96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (b) shall include a description of—</text><paragraph id="HD2BEA699052A4846B49F8F1D5E138D1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the applicability of safety regulations in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to nontraditional and emerging rail technologies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D13287CF7BB4FBBB15DB4B1BCC7E376"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether gaps in the regulations or other challenges exist that should be addressed in order to ensure the safety of nontraditional and emerging rail technologies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB80D11AE3B58494FB7CB77717744E1C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any additional regulations that are necessary to ensure the safety of nontraditional and emerging rail technologies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C987572F18644A7A6790ECF0EFA6949"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any additional research that may be needed to further evaluate and regulate the safety of nontraditional and emerging rail technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD4FBF026CAAE454CBF0AA4CF9106F977"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public notice and comment</header><text>In conducting the review process under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for public comment for not less than 60 days.</text></subsection><subsection id="H423803F12837444BB70FCF1CE491CBA1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Nontraditional and emerging rail technologies defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>nontraditional and emerging rail technologies</term> means nonhighway ground transportation that runs on electromagnetic guideways in a tube, or system of tubes, that operates in a low-pressure environment. </text></subsection></section><section id="HBE2D8AC99F644BB197ED38C8A7FC4F6E"><enum>9520.</enum><header>FRA safety inspector and specialist review</header><subsection id="H2D2A4E58E43B4C12A2D39E79FD8BE9EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall review the position descriptions and pay grades of railroad safety inspection personnel and railroad safety specialists employed by the Office of Railroad Safety. </text></subsection><subsection id="HCB0786AB49884111ADFD8564B6315B2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of review</header><text>The review under subsection (a) shall—</text><paragraph id="HDCBC167968D0481C8E3DF8B778201626"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider whether the descriptions of the positions described in subsection (a) accurately reflect the scope of work and duties of the personnel and specialists described in such subsection, including any technological advancements that impact the scope of work and duties; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA97BA81968B94AF29AF9A24B50F5F8C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>compare the pay grades of such positions to the pay grades of personnel employed by other Department of Transportation agencies and the National Transportation Safety Board who have scopes of work and duties comparable to those of railroad safety inspection personnel and railroad safety specialists; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H544C758C15704BFF955A89E7B3AC11BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess whether the Administration experiences difficulty in recruiting or retaining such personnel and specialists and identify the reasons for such difficulty. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC3C2B2AA642439AACAAC0B2618FE387"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that—</text><paragraph id="HB9F1BAEF044B44899C5DB5E9A79196DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>summarizes the findings of the review required by this section; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9021DF4A9ACF4DB59678CD522704CF37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes how the Administration plans to update the position descriptions of such personnel and specialists to accurately reflect the scope of work and duties, including any technological advancements that impact the scope of work and duties; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6CB2CB29065B492687AE84215F61AD5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes how pay grades may be updated to retain and recruit such personnel and specialists.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H48B8CFE057464F51BB0CB73C9641631E"><enum>B</enum><header>Grade Crossing Safety</header><section id="H49778A84D3264F6883FA9F65B9CEF559"><enum>9551.</enum><header>Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants</header><subsection id="HB52BD3D2FBCC49B9ADACC75B8E92D862"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">Chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="H418EBEE9A7C84A9192753611A8D78FB1" style="USC"><section id="HDEED401DF2DE4199A42CC3480BAF7389" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>22912.</enum><header>Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants</header><subsection id="H3B4C670FB0144536A28531F1BD209CF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General authority</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants under this section to eligible entities to assist in funding the cost of highway-rail grade crossing separation projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD67BAD19B73B4D2D9BF6F4433B88EAE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application requirements</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text><paragraph id="H85748DD6BE0445C9BE1987781200D0F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an agreement between the entity that owns or controls the railroad right-of-way and the applicant addressing access to the railroad right-of-way throughout the project; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDF894AA28A149FAB5B6DA30A3BE97E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a cost-sharing agreement with the funding amounts that the entity that owns or controls the railroad right-of-way shall contribute to the project, which shall be not less than 10 percent of the total project cost.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED7E41165B934A5E96FCF6D152BF87E4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The following projects are eligible to receive a grant under this section:</text><paragraph id="HF7EFD2DF24C743DDB1690611DBBCB6A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Installation, repair, or improvement, including necessary acquisition of real property interests, of highway-rail grade crossing separations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H46C90DFEC0214BC390ED1500803C51D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway-rail grade crossing elimination incidental to eligible grade crossing separation projects.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EF3FD3FCF8A4CA98AC5083C4B3BCB89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Project planning, development, and environmental work related to a project described in paragraph (1) or (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CD6E85728A24869B168812D32C580A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Project selection criteria</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="H069358DD4FB34C9CB80223C5E702F2EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall give priority to projects that maximize the safety benefits of Federal funding;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H58CD77C1AED74A31B8504D01FCA31D34" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall give priority to projects that provide direct benefits to socially disadvantaged individuals (as such term is defined in section 22906(b)); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34E6E4A6FE104E48BA665861DA1EE594"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may evaluate applications on the safety profile of the existing crossing, 10-year history of accidents at such crossing, inclusion of the proposed project on a State highway-rail grade crossing action plan, average daily vehicle traffic, total number of trains per day, average daily number of crossing closures, the challenges of grade crossings located near international borders, proximity to established emergency evacuation routes, and proximity of community resources, including schools, hospitals, fire stations, police stations, and emergency medical service facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA466521FC784CA789D91750D8F049DF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal share of total project costs</header><paragraph id="H24636936B17140EF9A071FB55CDEFF17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Total project costs</header><text>The Secretary shall estimate the total costs of a project under this section based on the best available information, including any available engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, environmental analysis, and information on the expected use of equipment or facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F6A0BD759A84B948AF32702D5971D5F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share for a project carried out under this section shall not exceed 85 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB065D8A874954F0DAE755E2F630ABD78"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity may not receive a grant for a project under this section unless such project complies with section 22905.</text></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0A9C320777346FFA2BA1E07D3C1B888"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Letters of intent</header><paragraph id="HB508888691E2478ABE23318875041916"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, issue a letter of intent to a recipient of a grant under this section that— </text><subparagraph id="H5685C8DD02BA433B8E57EE497B423182"><enum>(A)</enum><text>announces an intention to obligate for a project an amount that is not more than the amount stipulated as the financial participation of the Secretary for the project; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E987412574140C7A598B063A6B8E514"><enum>(B)</enum><text>states that the contingent commitment— </text><clause id="H81BAD4642535452CB58C4DFAECBA0AD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is not an obligation of the Federal Government; and </text></clause><clause id="H02124E58508143BFB770CCCA9C6E64D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is subject to the availability of appropriations for grants under this section and subject to Federal laws in force or enacted after the date of the contingent commitment. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE392B6F5A7E94B07AFF519C0F535398A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><subparagraph id="H465B722291604CCB830D0BF19C12CFF1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 days before issuing a letter of intent under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit written notification to— </text><clause id="H6D4F1568A0FB4650A6032039C1144727"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; </text></clause><clause id="H89AEF54A4ABF4D9B9BC4A042B62F201F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; </text></clause><clause id="HEC004849C3CA4F44A568104BF745442E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and </text></clause><clause id="H8D73E52E15344B999E6C84752237819F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H631DC3BABFD9497E87CCAE95289C54F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The notification submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— </text><clause id="H6C304D0E3E124B40A41D8E7ADFB54EF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a copy of the letter of intent; </text></clause><clause id="HA4D62FE439EF43B3B5E49413BFBC2931"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the criteria used under subsection (d) for selecting the project for a grant; and </text></clause><clause id="H445B9EB8CEE749268D400E50E9F6CBFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of how the project meets such criteria. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H377C8FFEDAE249A2900AF930E94C182E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Appropriations required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An obligation or contingent commitment may be made under subsection (g) only after amounts are appropriated for such purpose. </text></subsection><subsection id="HDA80F800CAC84F7B9BED53172DA25E59"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H4C4B2A597FEE4F9C99779AF8B7147220"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H3037F3D85F75435B845CFC231CE0497F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H889E8982C9E04B9AA0CC72ADECF41EEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a public agency or publicly chartered authority; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19FF8151CAAC4000A6C4C521984EDA7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H835E276B9FC94BFA8F1AEA2F5512008D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a political subdivision of a State; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1762822B5563451E85CB962CD774EE8A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a Tribal government.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C0C22A0425943489991B5B907CF5D7A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>metropolitan planning organization</term> has the meaning given such term in section 134(b) of title 23. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H29F60F0D6047468ABC63264C1B636017"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means a State of the United States or the District of Columbia.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HA28B239155C0447DB7B415D07CDB8056"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCACE299B4DDA49CBB62A06EA9A2C6A74" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">22912. Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H9961820C30F4467C90C5F4A0E0E9B43B" commented="no"><enum>9552.</enum><header>Rail safety public awareness grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code (as amended by this Act), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="H534F0F26B85A44F6A80689594D1FE180" style="USC"><subsection id="H51151537B478459EB031A07413E97699"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Rail safety public awareness grants</header><paragraph id="H26F8FE33D34E4D929124AD355C5BCD21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to carry out public information and education programs to help prevent and reduce rail-related pedestrian, motor vehicle, and other incidents, injuries, and fatalities, and to improve awareness along railroad right-of-way and at highway-rail grade crossings.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21E2129CA4584A56A4579F3E5D7E13A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Programs eligible for a grant under this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="H5435455F03EF4C4C926D53F0673D3186"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include, as appropriate—</text><clause id="H21F51F52525E4EA9856EB290236A88CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>development, placement, and dissemination of public service announcements in appropriate media;</text></clause><clause id="H80545E6CBE0F46558D770EE908B0938D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>school presentations, driver and pedestrian safety education, materials, and public awareness campaigns; and</text></clause><clause id="HB2A74B6007BC4CFBBA29C87BC7DB9A53"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>disseminating information to the public on how to identify and report to the appropriate authorities—</text><subclause id="HD864B66AC32A41C9A6ABDA05028B3514"><enum>(I)</enum><text>unsafe or malfunctioning highway-rail grade crossings and equipment; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H57C56E370ABA4DCF9944CD79E5B61485"><enum>(II)</enum><text>high-risk and unsafe behavior and trespassing around railroad right-of-way; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94220743680041E89CF4C73086F23475"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include targeted and sustained outreach in communities at greatest risk to develop measures to reduce such risk.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H898DBEAE810149A6BC583CD5A8DDD414"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Eligible entities shall coordinate program activities with local communities, law enforcement and emergency responders, and railroad carriers, as appropriate, and ensure consistency with State highway-rail grade crossing action plans required under section 11401(b) of the FAST Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/22501">49 U.S.C. 22501</external-xref> note) and the report titled <quote>National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property</quote> issued by the Federal Railroad Administration in October 2018.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE661DADB7244742859D4CEF1E4D7F84"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to applications for programs that—</text><subparagraph id="H83B754248DAB47A7B8C91F070C80D027"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are nationally recognized;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FA6D5A181DB401597C9975D71E78DC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are targeted at schools in close proximity to railroad right-of-way;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24DE7B61564D47048B4A823AD2C31D92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>partner with nearby railroad carriers; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E7E7F50AD5B41398B6DADE04AEEC95D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>focus on communities with a recorded history of repeated pedestrian and motor vehicle accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings and along railroad right-of-way.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE40F5439B90B42F094C2DC8E206861B4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section 22905 shall not apply to contracts and agreements made under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HBBA3ADCD319C447AB738EEA5FC8D5365"><enum>9553.</enum><header>Establishment of 10-minute time limit for blocking public highway-rail grade crossings</header><subsection id="H355D5D686EC5499E943080CE0C0F8BE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HFE6904DA22844989A080622C9428926C" style="USC"><section id="HCEC918DE5CA64305BD5E79A225204EBB"><enum>20173.</enum><header>Time limit for blocking public highway-rail grade crossing</header><subsection id="HEDD66335F78B4DE9BD752038F51E5869"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Time limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A railroad carrier may not cause a blocked crossing incident that is longer than 10 minutes in duration, unless the blocked crossing incident is caused by—</text><paragraph id="H5D7634665FD04213905A41BBE61D89EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a casualty or serious injury;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H810F2F349FCB488FA2A2B664385A83E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an accident;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6F1DE804FBA4781B04837D446654E8E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a track obstruction;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB79E1C7D89A44FED8E2B68A3ECBB8EA2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actions necessary to comply with Federal rail safety laws, regulations, or orders issued thereunder unless the action to comply could reasonably occur at a different time or location;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AD65494CEE24358A001DF3632A2774C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actions necessary to adhere to section 24308;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE25E73F30D841CD875AABEE95689DC9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a train fully contained within rail yard limits or fully contained in a rail siding;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H73948E0CA8A94480BE735120DB3E423F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>an act of God; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3724D21040D451084999E5B8CF42EE6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a derailment or a safety appliance equipment failure that prevents the train from advancing.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H841698B384624078AF9211B2FA4395C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigation of frequently blocked crossings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any public highway-rail grade crossing that has had 3 or more blocked crossing incidents that exceed the time limit set forth in subsection (a) and are reported to the blocked crossing database, and such incidents have occurred on at least 3 calendar days within a 30-day period, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HD1F62F4E18BF486599F3893907BACAB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an electronic notice of the number of reported blocked crossing incidents to the railroad carrier that owns the public highway-rail grade crossing;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9EAE7205A2B45B38808BBC449F20D79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>investigate the causes of the blocked crossing incidents; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64752EBC34024F869CEE469989F9C896"><enum>(3)</enum><text>investigate possible measures to reduce the frequency and duration of blocked crossing incidents at such grade crossing.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6CEB691B4D184C13BF1FDB545BCB73DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recordkeeping</header><paragraph id="HE9D979257EC24813A82F972B99F7124B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A railroad carrier shall, upon receiving a notice under subsection (b), maintain train location data records for the public highway-rail grade crossing that was the subject of the notice. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0561379EB2E545BFBCD7B3A362E176A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of records</header><text>The train location data records required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H23F5DBC1EBA44D75BB7D33CC335EB7AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of all blocked crossing incidents at the public highway-rail grade crossing that is the subject of the report exceeding 10 minutes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F207A697AC34C36938584309C132CE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cause of the blocked crossing incident (to the extent available);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0FEA25E569C4D6FA2E1BD92AA67786E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>train length; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8414269717B4386A82CC25A8A354EBD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the estimated duration of each blocked crossing incident.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB93175D2254346F6946C67B62DEC695E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date on which a railroad carrier receives a notice under subsection (b), the Secretary may consult with the carrier for a period of 60 days to address concerns with blocked crossing incidents at the public highway-rail grade crossing that is the subject of the notice.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50FD3A86C3BC477CA65101D986CF4D99"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Expiration of data collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement to maintain records under paragraph (1) shall cease with respect to a public highway-rail grade crossing noticed under subsection (b)(2) if there are no reports submitted to the blocked crossing database for blocked crossing incidents reported to occur at such grade crossing during the previous 365 consecutive calendar days.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B32F07543E0401B84DEC2D82681293A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header><paragraph id="H81F0B931D73B4D08B6DF67A85F921DC1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may issue civil penalties in accordance with section 21301 to railroad carriers for violations of subsection (a) occurring 60 days after the date of submission of a notice under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37C56F2A4986409EA111EA661625D13C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Release of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of, and under requirements set by, the Secretary, railroad carriers shall provide the records maintained pursuant to subsection (c)(1) to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF43FFB7D07F647179FFF50BBFD2E48BB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternate route exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties may not be issued for violations of subsection (a) that occur at a public highway-rail grade crossing if an alternate route created by a public highway-rail grade separation exists within a half mile by road mileage of such public highway-rail grade crossing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C4A4B77EB854621807943DE2983B41C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grade separation project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties may not be issued for violations of subsection (a) if the violation occurs at a public highway-rail grade crossing for which there is a proposed grade separation project—</text><subparagraph id="HD53D480F1FEF4A6EA528A054B33069C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that has received written agreement from the relevant local authorities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5794D054ACC043F79F443B112BE534EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which railroad carrier and project funding from all parties has been budgeted.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BC80A5AE7D54C088E9CA169B3597562"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining civil penalties under this section, the Secretary shall consider increased penalties in a case in which a pattern of the blocked crossing incidents continue to cause delays to State or local emergency services. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H190FFA96883F462384469B74C5F3838D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application to Amtrak and commuter railroads</header><text>This section shall not apply to Amtrak or commuter authorities, including Amtrak and commuter authorities’ operations run or dispatched by a Class I railroad.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2FA04391A77841019C641FF4077046EE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="HEBBAD1D063304599BDB2FC4729A3A4CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Blocked crossing database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>blocked crossing database</term> means the national blocked crossing database established under section 20174. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFF32B8139B948608EA425041BA57B8D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Blocked crossing incident</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>blocked crossing incident</term> means a circumstance in which a train, locomotive, rail car, or other rail equipment is stopped in a manner that obstructs travel at a public highway-rail grade crossing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9324A0743714AD2933B361E49C641A9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public highway-rail grade crossing</header><text>The term <term>public highway-rail grade crossing</term> means a location within a State in which a public highway, road, or street, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses 1 or more railroad tracks at grade.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H1403796535B34E32985BE6164C0B2B25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA42257FB072945A5B1B671A9CFCF7544" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20173. Time limit for blocking public highway-rail grade crossing.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H053C989F15AE4BD5AE0B78EFC72B9713"><enum>9554.</enum><header>National blocked crossing database</header><subsection id="H830E6C33D4F04BD28A127786312CC448"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HF3850D7D7E724D30881086681B5A1D76" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H26C08379E6B14CC49089B63EAF5DC054"><enum>20174.</enum><header>National blocked crossing database</header><subsection id="HE9F7DC4549F94D069C4FA146AD23DC02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a national blocked crossings database for the public to report blocked crossing incidents.</text></subsection><subsection id="H84BEC342B0EA41CA96355118C26DC3DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public awareness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall require each railroad carrier to publish the active link to report blocked crossing incidents on the website of the national blocked crossings database described in subsection (a) on the home page of the publicly-available website of the railroad carrier.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE11D928E62DC4C76ADA6530D102A4F78" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Blocked crossing incident; public highway-rail grade crossing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms <term>blocked crossing incident</term> and <term>public highway-rail grade crossing</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 20173.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H6EA0851CFB5B42B8BC22560CBCFDE1DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE547D6BB33A248458269AEE4794A7A92" style="USC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20174. National blocked crossing database.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H863A34474FB64716ABBD7CF0ADE430C5"><enum>9555.</enum><header>Railroad point of contact for blocked crossing matters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20152 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H73E79FA697B14A7AB4B32092FF8FCD2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HD33783E48E164183A144A23F1C33CBF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H8586A3E979FA439D9ABAD6345F3CBBF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="H25D55242C82647868C94BD23B719750A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause id="H29A819422C3740D699ED02D97BA07C34"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting the following after subparagraph (C):</text><quoted-block id="HC196AF26B2884BC7AF3FC525D17F29EE" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H6FD1B3C2019E49D59C3BDD3A7EC8B6E9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>blocked crossing incident, as defined in section 20173; or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1D3E496FD5D453093CDE4C4CA3CE504"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" id="HEDB690E0D1474C8D8648D08E32A75465"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(C) or (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1)</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="H0904DFB1D7B440369D3FAAC73A2C3299"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7077FA65A13746BEAA6236C1D9DA2C28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon ; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4422B9E8790D40A3B0570E45A9F1EC27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H64356B640D554FDBBB6AA907BA5D2516" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HDFB86F366EE74AA28DBE607341CE63FA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon receiving a report of a blocked crossing pursuant to paragraph (1)(D), the railroad carrier shall, within 14 days of receipt of the report—</text><subparagraph id="H985CB7BAC0E84E29949B17C291F87FF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">verify that the public highway-rail grade crossing, as defined in section 20173, was blocked for a period of at least 10 minutes; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDD869A0CB814FE7A31FB0DEF309CFB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon positive verification of the report, enter the report into the national blocked crossings database established in section 20174; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05E1D170E1534B08BA5D92CDDFB215A2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>promptly inform the Secretary of any update to the number maintained under paragraph (1). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H211412CEBE0A49678AD0FE292BAA5EF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HEB033A8284A34580BF1F372BBB02CB8E" style="OLC"><subsection id="H062E88F472D24A569B8AA2CEA13DC1A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication of telephone numbers</header><text>The Secretary shall make any telephone number established under subsection (a) publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DDC1E4FCB284F2793907049C3586CEC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9556.</enum><header>National highway-rail crossing inventory review</header><subsection id="H402DDA6C6775439BA5E1303B0E1DAFE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall expend such sums as are necessary to conduct a comprehensive review of the national highway-rail crossing inventory of the Department of Transportation established under section 20160 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H10F7006095E746F5A0E3460F76C62089"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H2E8FFE5FFCAE42FA9377A7B3EEA9CC3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">verify the accuracy of the geographical location data contained in the inventory described in subsection (a) using mapping technologies and other methods; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD553258505264841B9AC89AFBF536C6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the relevant railroad and State agencies of the erroneous data in the inventory and require such entities to correct the erroneous data within 30 days of notification.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6210842320DB406EB4A27B7177A91D99"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require State agencies to ensure that any geographic data contained in the inventory described in subsection (a) remains consistent with any geographic data identified in biennial State reports required under section 130 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="H03EDFCC96BAA43A6B14E9A1C4FE40F36"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the completion of the review required under subsection (a), 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 summarizing the corrections made to the inventory described in subsection (a) and the Secretary’s plans to ensure continued accuracy of such inventory.</text></subsection></section><section id="H6EA461E0EE9C42BDB2C2704EB79F2280" commented="no"><enum>9557.</enum><header>Railroad trespassing enforcement grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HA8AC13E3556E4B2BA2C8E3205C39C770" style="USC"><subsection id="H2E5882849E074C7D8C7B530A756B8F30" commented="no"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Railroad trespassing enforcement grants</header><paragraph id="HF65E97A16D264F2388ED9173C5F94076" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under this section, the Secretary may make grants to public law enforcement agencies engaged in, or seeking to engage in, suicide prevention efforts along railroad right-of-way to pay wages of law enforcement personnel to patrol railroad right-of-way located in communities at risk for rail trespassing incidents and fatalities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D6CA13F61D849F48CAE271ED8E9AF0D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to applications from entities that have jurisdiction within the boundaries of the 10 States with the highest incidence of rail trespass related casualties as reported in the previous fiscal year, as reported by the National Rail Accident Incident Reporting System.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C7785C8227F48F5A15254BA11A35387" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not award more than 3 annual grants under this subsection to the same entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H8C94C6569C5E4BF58716660EB4E9CA86" commented="no"><enum>9558.</enum><header>Railroad trespassing suicide prevention grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HA540CFBA192043AAB928BB6BABA5FA70" style="USC"><subsection id="HADA19F9110A246E5B1BA9D40BBE07EE6" commented="no"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Railroad trespassing suicide grants</header><paragraph id="HC5504B7712FF4375845E5327206615F5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may make grants to eligible entities to implement a public outreach campaign to reduce the number of railroad suicides.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF74274DCCB8453A879E7CC53562C89B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means a nonprofit mental health organization engaged in, or seeking to engage in, suicide prevention efforts along railroad right-of-way in partnership with a railroad carrier, as defined in section 20102.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H01E1BFAAD70647DC9160E3FFE3DC1AA0"><enum>9559.</enum><header>Including railroad suicides</header><subsection id="H492BECCDE06541C6857B33871F81E4EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise any regulations, guidance, or other relevant agency documents to include the number of suicides on a railroad crossing or railroad right-of-way in the total number of rail fatalities the Secretary reports each year.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE7F613625607409BB8A4D75B31C987E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may require Federal, State, and local agencies, railroads, or other entities to submit such data as necessary.</text></subsection><subsection id="H75DBEB2DA58144A3B12A8BE116186AA0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of rulemaking requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the modification required by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H3D2209D5AEC14EDE84B60718DB16E04A"><enum>9560.</enum><header>Report on safety measures required for Quiet Zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall—</text><paragraph id="H9746021585034D409C4699C744C3C9F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to Congress a report on any supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures not contained in part 222 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that can be used to qualify for a Quiet Zone or Partial Quiet Zone; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB399CB6527EB4AA0BCF22BA5288D52AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include in the report submitted under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H8BC6A7D50CCE4AEB8778C34BE06ADE65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures for which a public authority has requested approval from the Administrator to implement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BB360096D06463D8C42F4E0C9FD4360"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an explanation for why such requests were not granted.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header><section id="HAAD82803747043B995F597DA014D9C19" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9601.</enum><header>Rail network climate change vulnerability assessment</header><subsection id="HE0A011FF3B1B454CB79C646C0B46D003"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct an assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on the national rail network.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1B4219C869044277904B22C0E856E258"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>At a minimum, the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</text><paragraph id="H53302E440555475DA90FD12D8097F999"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cover the entire freight, commuter, and intercity passenger rail network of the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H157E721F16C34B47B450475AAE618561"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate risk to the network over 5-, 30-, and 50-year outlooks; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H73379C2EDCAE47F5906253B1F5FF569C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>examine and describe potential effects of climate change and extreme weather events on passenger and freight rail infrastructure, trackage, and facilities, including facilities owned by rail shippers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB80803C05B9F411CB608BF9BF13DE6CA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify and categorize the assets described in paragraph (3) by vulnerability level and geographic area; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H91C34E46EA084F9980D68DC85423EB25"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommend strategies or measures to mitigate any adverse impacts of climate change, including—</text><subparagraph id="H6B31677F3FD14B6BB82745875AD15E9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>emergency preparedness measures;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H166115E7B5734B90BC8939F9EED2D874"><enum>(B)</enum><text>resiliency best practices for infrastructure planning; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ECBCB76FD444C938F3B4B3EF10F4705"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordination with State and local authorities. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H896140DCF1004C56A7976F837D269B00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the findings of the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H36F2A4C86A12440BB23AB86BC4F94197"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Further coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation and communicate the results of the assessment with stakeholders.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8A65AE971A10482A835C93D8AA7F36B5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulatory authority</header><text>If the Secretary finds in the report required under subsection (c) that regulatory measures are warranted and such measures are otherwise under the existing authority of the Secretary, the Secretary may issue such regulations as are necessary to implement such measures.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8AE732D092F044A7A082806E16DED4F8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts made available for fiscal year 2022 under section 20117(b) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall expend not less than $1,500,000 to carry out the study required under subparagraph (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="HB7045CD21B3642AD9860D94E8E955083"><enum>9602.</enum><header>Advance acquisition</header><subsection id="HDBE25536864045F2BE55A5C6DB5C0EAC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/242">Chapter 242</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after section 24202:</text><quoted-block id="H23FB1162C16847BC841EF1D6A7B4271F" style="OLC"><section id="H1A2AE9D99C95470D9937CDF45385868C"><enum>24203.</enum><header>Advance acquisition</header><subsection id="H5472F33916E64CFCA837B1563B0A7DBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rail corridor preservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may assist a recipient of Federal financial assistance provided by the Secretary for an intercity passenger rail project in acquiring a right-of-way and adjacent real property interests before or during the completion of the environmental reviews for a project that may use such property interests if the acquisition is otherwise permitted under Federal law.</text></subsection><subsection id="H32D31B71A1F341F7B95D54A6AF7C6F9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before authorizing advance acquisition under this section, the Secretary shall verify that—</text><paragraph id="H126DF8408C794310ABE23F639286E593"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the recipient has authority to acquire the real property interest; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE85E314A0F0E4BB1A27E98A547AAB8B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the acquisition of the real property interest—</text><subparagraph id="H16AA9DCB95D84DDF8C341FF7DF37D381"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is for a transportation purpose;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD5BF5A761E44CD5B30272505BFD9FFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will not cause significant adverse environmental impact;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C1A307A758343488F71ACBC4D95EB78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will not limit the choice of reasonable alternatives for the proposed project or otherwise influence the decision of the Secretary on any approval required for the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86D6D665D1E141729645264B32CFA19C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>does not prevent the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to accept an alternative that is being considered;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEBBD3A256C6473A8FE69459D0A684C9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>complies with other applicable Federal laws and regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64B2441938084E84B6810A38CEB8613B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>will not result in elimination or reduction of benefits or assistance to a displaced person required by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4601">42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.</external-xref>) and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98562258B42049E3B2FB7885FD34ECF9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental reviews</header><paragraph id="H58DB2405E16442D387EA42E8AF838F23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Completion of NEPA review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before reimbursing or approving the expenditure of Federal funding for an acquisition of a real property interest, the Secretary shall complete all review processes otherwise required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/303">49 U.S.C. 303</external-xref>), and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/470f">16 U.S.C. 470f</external-xref>) with respect to the acquisition. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AE4941D7993499D9D90C64356F2BAB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing of development acquisition</header><text>A real property interest acquired under subsection (a) may not be developed in anticipation of the proposed project until all required environmental reviews for the project have been completed.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC196A8D8B5C42738F593A2CC9B7AA41"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inclusion in non-Federal share of project costs</header><text>Non-Federal funds used to acquire right-of-way and adjacent real property interests under this section before or during the environmental review, or before the award of a grant by the Secretary, shall be included in determining the non-Federal share of the costs of the underlying intercity passenger rail project.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEC9EAA28FF674284998E48F7DFC0832F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>The advance acquisition process described in this section—</text><paragraph id="H1430ABEFFE454D63AF246E54261CF763"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is in addition to processes in effect on or before the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57A5F489A221405E844DF77A98098961"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not affect—</text><subparagraph id="H1FB325BF61BC4195BE5CA42FEDCCE023"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any right of the recipient described in subsection (a) to acquire property; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A2F2FCF812948A984C24E13CAC331EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other environmental review process, program, agreement, or funding arrangement related to the acquisition of real property, in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HA4F91E95985347EE988404B25F988AC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/242">chapter 242</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24202">section 24202</external-xref> the following new item:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0F238869CDC044EFACCB095452B0922B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc container-level="quoted-block-container" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" lowest-level="section" idref="H23FB1162C16847BC841EF1D6A7B4271F" regeneration="yes-regeneration" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded"><toc-entry idref="H1A2AE9D99C95470D9937CDF45385868C" level="section">Sec. 24203. Advance acquisition.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HA5AC79ED4C744A2EA2AAAFEA946348FD"><enum>9603.</enum><header>University Rail Climate Innovation Institute</header><subsection id="HE4A417ED10EA46308A431FBC6DEB43DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">Chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HDB68333C5F1C41D1B39556B9534C6CFD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H16D90E1087C44E9780144E625E6F5FCD"><enum>22913.</enum><header>University Rail Climate Innovation Institute</header><subsection id="H1F456CEB70A14FE1982199395014A150"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to an institution of higher education to establish a University Rail Climate Innovation Institute (in this section referred to as the ‘Institute’) for the research and development of low- and zero-emission rail technologies. Such grant agreement shall not exceed 5 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC48F822336894496AE30060A2E7D949B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under the subsection (a), an institution of higher education shall—</text><paragraph id="HF736F79CC4F94B419583632CA11A7942"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have an active research program to study the development of low- and zero-emission rail technologies or be able to demonstrate sufficient expertise in relevant rail research and development;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5013A3F515E34253B1AD0B26AC65A922"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into a cost-sharing agreement for purposes of the Institute with a railroad or rail supplier; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7313867B27C48C89F9064339DEADCFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FA01CAED5B44E67AA4912F5CDC45DFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of this grant under this section may carry out the research, design, development, and demonstration of 1 or more of the following:</text><paragraph id="HEB3B5D2D3B3040C4BC7C8B48AA365870"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Hydrogen-powered locomotives and associated locomotive technologies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87C12C2CE8054836A8A6D845329A3B3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Battery-powered locomotives and associated locomotive technologies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H399348C2CDBC4F0D8A2C37DE30B8BA93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Deployment of a revenue service testing and demonstration program to accelerate commercial adoption of low- or zero-emission locomotives.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82B1C3671F9E48A6B35C0000F5085CDB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Development or deployment of an operating prototype low- or zero-emission locomotive. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40A0CD1D916D4ADBBC5542C0738FD5AE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Rail technologies that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44D696C581DA47BFA6A80FD5679668FD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Buy america applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subsection (c)(4), the recipient shall be in compliance with section 22905(a).</text></subsection><subsection id="HA94A9F1589A944F48568D0A3C73ABCD7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the total cost of the Institute shall not exceed 50 percent.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2624C852DC504F03BF2D03E10BE5246D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting an applicant to receive funding to establish the Institute, the Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="H7B10CE3399934CE8B71AAFCA5507C96D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the proposed activities maximize greenhouse gas reductions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12400104B6C24F7996DE6F016FA7FCC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the potential of the proposed activities to increase the use of low- and zero- emission rail technologies among the United States freight and passenger rail industry; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E05051E817A4D4C98A7F6B345D2D286"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the anticipated public benefits of the proposed activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8A14FD10D43A415EAA6FD9D1DE1BAE91"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consideration of HBCUs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting an institution of higher education for a grant award under this section, the Secretary shall consider historically black colleges and universities, as such term is defined in section 371(a)of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2010/1067q">2010 U.S.C. 1067q</external-xref>), and other minority institutions, as such term is defined by section 365 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067k">20 U.S.C. 1067k</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H89B2CD7741BB4FBC88D0CB17DF8D2F08"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification</header><paragraph id="H50D5F4DA12974F7A9EAC61CB5030E5D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 3 days before an applicant has been selected, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4C264B9150C46F29A98B6B49F4DC69E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Institute shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Secretary an annual report summarizing the activities undertaken by the Institute on low- and zero-emission rail technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB518F598884C4C6ABFF9BEE0AF75E659"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Institution of higher education defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF1D8CA6D8FEB468BA77FCEE18730EF2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/229">chapter 229</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H9B75DFA7A92641D1ABECAE9177A73167" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">22913. University Rail Climate Innovation Institute.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HE3500AF434634C468F22D27367548D98"><enum>9604.</enum><header>Workforce diversity and development</header><subsection id="H13DA0524CBAC4290A9D861673CB14A0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out at least one workforce development pilot program with a railroad carrier.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCCE2D9F68BD747D8877A5E2663BAB704"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Types of pilot programs</header><text>A workforce development pilot program described in subsection (a) may be in the form of—</text><paragraph id="H1F5008F2592F41A39F74C6782C030642"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an outreach program to increase employment opportunities for socially disadvantaged individuals;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70CB032F6DE640D0A12583079F8076E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development of a partnership with high schools, vocational schools, community colleges, or secondary education institutions to address future workforce needs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H009163F2B8264653A8BBA09B0F6BA3BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an apprenticeship program to train railroad employees in needed skills.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2083A7EE58D94419BB2329206606F877"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Apprenticeship</header><text>In carrying out a workforce development pilot program described in subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall partner with a railroad carrier providing intercity rail passenger transportation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H715F916850AB41319F6F40C54016A0A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>For a workforce development pilot program carried out under this section, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that describes—</text><paragraph id="H046D3533297C4C65945BD46B31EF8F92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the activities carried out under the pilot program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H04E2B67581394266BE9CD8DEF810E4C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the diversity of individuals participating in the pilot program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2228179818524D2EBC979437E493AEC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an evaluation of the pilot program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H038A06FADF5B4739912944E120A5A208"><enum>(4)</enum><text>employment outcomes, including job placement, job retention, and wages, using performance metrics established by the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and consistent with performance indicators used by programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>), as applicable; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D41386B5746479F8F06932DC5B73B02"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any recommendations for increasing diversity in the railroad workforce, addressing future workforce needs, or enhancing workforce skills.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H86E53F1D8CA3441FBE19980AF09663C9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H3588FCFB52A54B89AF2D850EC996C4AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Intercity rail passenger transportation</header><text>The term <term>intercity rail passenger transportation</term> has the meaning given such term in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF04E957B8096436D930CB1296B6B803C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Railroad carrier</header><text>The term <term>railroad carrier</term> has the meaning given such term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5641425E1C0D42A7A70153B0CEB1CB01" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Socially disadvantaged individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>socially disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA567ADE111654772BA82D92E6DA17C0A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts made available under section 20117(b) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary may expend up to $1,300,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $1,300,000 for 2023 to carry out this section. </text></subsection></section><section id="HAE69BAA715B24D8FADE1B3B09D87ACE9"><enum>9605.</enum><header>Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in United States</header><subsection id="H75C352D951154DB8A2017F098E7AD6B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/207">Chapter 207</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H8299F23DFC05484B85D5A3377CBDF32C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H3CC6D466835245DF854578D20B0906B4"><enum>20704.</enum><header>Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in United States</header><subsection id="H737C33C73E714E388B762C4E18D69038"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text><paragraph id="H39F5E2E64BF04770B9B54BFE73CBFD75" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Component</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>component</term> means a part or subassembly of a railroad freight car. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8137448DF8B04864800F22A0FE83AA4D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Control</header><text>The term <term>control</term> means the power, whether direct or indirect and whether or not exercised, through the ownership of a majority or a dominant minority of the total outstanding voting interest in an entity, representation on the board of directors of an entity, proxy voting on the board of directors of an entity, a special share in the entity, a contractual arrangement with the entity, a formal or informal arrangement to act in concert with an entity, or any other means, to determine, direct, make decisions, or cause decisions to be made for the entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEB07F0ED6E54E919BB7044D820ADB0D" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost of sensitive technology</header><text>The term <term>cost of sensitive technology</term> means the aggregate cost of the sensitive technology located on a railroad freight car.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF69A8488C1C14235B883478223415BE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Country of concern</header><text>The term <term>country of concern</term> means a country that—</text><subparagraph id="H4F678DA149D34CDA8AF4F66C5F9CB9D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified by the Department of Commerce as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1677">19 U.S.C. 1677(18)</external-xref>)) as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2084142CE2248CC97522A46B29DD39F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2242">19 U.S.C. 2242</external-xref>) as a foreign country included on the priority watch list defined in subsection (g)(3) of that section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F7DBBEA6F844B2EBF3D4CD4DACEAC6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2416">19 U.S.C. 2416</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95FBF50447394ABD88FE235334E1EBA1" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Net cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>net cost</term> has the meaning given the term in chapter 4 of the USMCA or any subsequent free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6E4B2274502494AB746C499DD7C8ED4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Qualified facility</header><text>The term <term>qualified facility</term> means a facility that is not owned or under the control of a state-owned enterprise.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BA0C080329A42979D819612CDC585D2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Qualified manufacturer</header><text>The term <term>qualified manufacturer</term> means a railroad freight car manufacturer that is not owned or under the control of a state-owned enterprise.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8465E6E8D40F4D27AB384B07EEC07DBE"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Railroad freight car</header><text>The term <term>railroad freight car</term> means a car designed to carry freight or railroad personnel by rail, including—</text><subparagraph id="H6E0414DE14664E86AD4BB26DD73E77A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>box car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB0211C2B5A349658DB52A5A8C04F63A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refrigerator car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DEAD36F27DF4932A56371AE1A719F51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ventilator car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C2B3DC71E944FFB84CC67D578518FEC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>intermodal well car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8591D49AC29A4C2CBFF670639792097B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>gondola car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9910493C4DB4748BAEE46DF8661D919"><enum>(F)</enum><text>hopper car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7958EC8E4E67454584A8FEB1BCAFCDCB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>auto rack car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30582352DF144827808D8C24786DF951"><enum>(H)</enum><text>flat car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H339DBE5F3BC04B47A60ADDA92F3292D5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>special car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FF7A341A28B4B49BE65C664822F5A2E"><enum>(J)</enum><text>caboose car;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AF27AEA428B4818A8F23F7A4F12AFAD"><enum>(K)</enum><text>tank car; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF75E1050121147A0A5E1583A7D597D4A"><enum>(L)</enum><text>yard car.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H63FF7CC7382E4774BBD5A18C02533A4A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Sensitive technology</header><text>The term <term>sensitive technology</term> means any device embedded with electronics, software, sensors, or other connectivity, that enables the device to connect to, collect data from, or exchange data with another device, including—</text><subparagraph id="HBA17143A0EF64997B018AE61FA647484"><enum>(A)</enum><text>onboard telematics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F17F780AE7044C1A00A671F8D645C42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remote monitoring software;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6757E95A646A4913AFA47C022DF86E47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>firmware;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7F2EA281C7B43739F9CF679F04687CE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>analytics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5A2DE2C2021467CA0BC3FA1A06D69C2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>GPS satellite and cellular location tracking systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H132681D8C0C44A5B829367445F912798"><enum>(F)</enum><text>event status sensors;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91609491BFCC41F5BCD878B42493A07C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>predictive component condition and performance monitoring sensors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACC025D9F9044D559D832B3D9E7FC03E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>similar sensitive technologies embedded into freight railcar components and subassemblies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H684DD054ED6A49EAB928C116E22292A5"><enum>(10)</enum><header>State-owned enterprise</header><text>The term <term>state-owned enterprise</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HD0A0D98EB9204D9FB75D2AC6A193098F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity that is owned by, or under the control of, a national, provincial, or local government of a country of concern, or an agency of such government; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9F7335452CA4AB185A55C045285C758"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an individual acting under the direction or influence of a government or agency described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F38CBB8E3414B9A85C627AAED97C6FE"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Substantially transformed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>substantially transformed</term> means a component of a railroad freight car that undergoes an applicable change in tariff classification as a result of the manufacturing process, as described in chapter 4 and related Annexes of the USMCA or any subsequent free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAAF354E0C484159975425965AD4D765"><enum>(12)</enum><header>USMCA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>USMCA</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/4502">19 U.S.C. 4502</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H862BF3D011FB481C879B2D98E617D2DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in the United States</header><paragraph id="H2B633F019C7549818A556D0E54DBD985"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on railroad freight cars</header><text>A railroad freight car wholly manufactured on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, may only operate on the United States freight railroad interchange system if—</text><subparagraph id="H26026147DACA4E3995997EAB72C14A2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the railroad freight car is manufactured, assembled, and substantially transformed, as applicable, by a qualified manufacturer in a qualified facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18CF579E2EA942CF83D6136C02BF6A23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>none of the sensitive technology located on the railroad freight car, including components necessary to the functionality of the sensitive technology, originates from a country of concern or is sourced from state-owned enterprise; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA943416F6AF340E3B7EE9190B2DFEF8C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>none of the content of the railroad freight car, excluding sensitive technology, originates from a country of concern or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise that has been determined by a recognized court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction and legal authority to have violated or infringed valid United States intellectual property rights of another including such a finding by a Federal district court under title 35 or the U.S. International Trade Commission under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1337">19 U.S.C. 1337</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1157D8C26EDC4E4A949213F4830F2040"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on railroad freight car content</header><subparagraph id="HEE19209D5EA7418681278C1E13CB03C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Percentage limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, a railroad freight car manufactured may operate on the United States freight railroad interchange system only if—</text><clause id="H84EAF836A31545408613F17920F12138"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not more than 20 percent of the content of the railroad freight car, calculated by the net cost of all components of the car and excluding the cost of sensitive technology, originates from a country of concern or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise; and</text></clause><clause id="HC640133590BE4FC3BE9BC841C40E8A1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, the percentage described in clause (i) shall be no more than 15 percent.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7C0A093AF5E4AD1B623400E56009E7C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conflict</header><text>The percentages specified in this paragraph apply notwithstanding any apparent conflict with provisions of chapter 4 of the USMCA. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2AF877C2922043F4B1CC315E2149AC6F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations and Penalties</header><paragraph id="HEC61BE5196F2432EBC0F6AF3F10B63BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulations required</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>TRAIN Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, including for the monitoring, enforcement, and sensitive technology requirements of this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82DAFFDE47324B3EBDC90411A8D5B6F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification required</header><text>To be eligible to provide a railroad freight car for operation on the United States freight railroad interchange system, the manufacturer of such car shall certify to the Secretary annually that any railroad freight cars to be so provided meet the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H252E66AEA0E3492EB0671EBFC7104359"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance</header><subparagraph id="H7CEA14DD0CE14D92805F3151BA551AF6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Valid certification required</header><text>At the time a railroad freight car begins operation on the United States freight railroad interchange system, the manufacturer of such railroad freight car shall have valid certification describe under paragraph (2) for the year in which such car begins operation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB611982FD0B4CA898DD95E7DD1CF544"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Registration of noncompliant cars prohibited</header><text>A railroad freight car manufacturer may not register, or cause to be registered, a railroad freight car that does not comply with the requirements of this section in the Association of American Railroad’s Umler system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D8CD777DCC840B08DD5B7101AE7CF78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header><subparagraph id="H26D8CC3A6D3B4E7FA2399D082FCE5AE9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A railroad freight car manufacturer that has manufactured a railroad freight car for operation on the United States freight railroad interchange system that the Secretary of Transportation determines, after written notice and an opportunity for a hearing, has violated this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100,000 but not more than $250,000 for each violation for each railroad freight car. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E5CE49D0C974969B5ACBB1A674366C7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition for violations</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may prohibit a railroad freight car manufacturer with respect to which the Secretary has assessed more than 3 violations under subparagraph (A) from providing additional railroad freight cars for operation on the United States freight railroad interchange system until the Secretary determines—</text><clause id="H99461525432E40B49AE8713E2A468F2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such manufacturer is in compliance with this section; and</text></clause><clause id="H43449E60E44F42D98FF8ADA90FC1BF8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all civil penalties assessed to such manufacturer under subparagraph (A) have been paid in full.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H1B3A42C1FC604C0D9ED2DC7E633A2F02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/207">chapter 207</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HC1D0A7FE08694A6AA8F050818AABFCCE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">20704. Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in United States.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HC4F6C4EF2D1646DFA8CCCEF16EF2FA50" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9606.</enum><header>Rail research and development Center of Excellence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HFF36D992D9524F85B792EF6DAAB9025E" style="OLC"><subsection id="HA3300ACEEE1548D39324EC0510CA59EC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rail research and development center of excellence</header><paragraph id="H9B353AC810F74C749682B6A53F94A9EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Center of excellence</header><text>The Secretary may provide a grant to an entity described in paragraph (2) to establish a Center of Excellence to advance research and development that improves the safety, efficiency, and reliability of passenger and freight rail transportation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H459AAD6730A84EFDBDF2572A052EAC24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) or a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D6C174AD83D4D4BA8A0EF725ABF3300"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant under this subsection, the Secretary may—</text><subparagraph id="H00FB00A7408E4CD2981478D332013459"><enum>(A)</enum><text>give preference to an applicant with strong past performance related to rail research, education, and workforce development activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8A9ED05899D45049075FC8D23C39E89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the extent to which the applicant would involve public passenger and private and public freight railroad operators; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72A4B065AFDF4701B592880511645BE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider the regional and national impacts of the applicant’s proposal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H23FC6DFFEB3947C6A9F4776D2F48A8CB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts awarded under this subsection may be used to establish and operate the Center of Excellence described in paragraph (1) and for research, evaluation, education, and workforce development and training efforts related to safety, environmental sustainability, and reliability of rail transportation, including—</text><subparagraph id="H6C7F852E5CA64DC1AE54E06056F13C1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>rolling stock;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12BC02D0DEBB442ABA7BE050E3E99175"><enum>(B)</enum><text>positive train control;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EC8E5B4FE164EC89FDBB65B2EA913EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>human factors, systems design, or fatigue;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91960E821CF84DFEABA12C138C2AEEBF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>rail infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CFB7417DFF3465B857EABF11F9DA673"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shared corridors;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE186AF96B5314ABF9F66C64D360EB786"><enum>(F)</enum><text>grade crossings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3B23AFC19AC4BA9BD7B77EE4C284819"><enum>(G)</enum><text>rail systems maintenance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H424F6E7039224F4CA315506B39CF83C2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>network resiliency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D9AC82CF5F046ACB0D85D6B610B9E3D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>programs to train railroad workers in needed skills; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8F7BC40B1B84711A1EE0CB14B3A03A2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the development of programs or partnerships to raise awareness of railroad employment opportunities, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1706DEF4EB434B04BC5C7332AF0C522E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out with a grant under this subsection shall be 50 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HCA64B788249D42ED93C4E004EA5D844A"><enum>9607.</enum><header>Freight railroad locomotive requirements</header><subsection id="H32560A06FA99481894DE1890D800B2DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements for class I locomotives</header><text>A Class I railroad may only operate a locomotive on the freight railroad interchange system on or after January 1, 2030, if—</text><paragraph id="H6F52A7DC397E45AE85C21B904A244726"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the locomotive was manufactured on or after January 1, 2008; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4C0EA87DF5F4208B4E5BE5D9D2A7668"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the primary NO<subscript>x</subscript> and PM emissions on the Environmental Protection Agency certificate of conformity for the locomotive are equal to or cleaner than the cleanest available locomotive; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H11A46FE755824102B36F82FED0BB9E4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the locomotive has not exceeded a total of 89,100 MWhs of operation since its original engine build date.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAEB3E8ED3B31405AAD0924D4C9FD6B4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification required</header><text>To be eligible to own or operate a locomotive covered by subsection (a) on the United States freight railroad interchange system on or after January 1, 2030, a Class I railroad shall certify to the Secretary of Transportation that such locomotive meets the requirements of this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCDD973F18D1D42DFB6A17B65841BFE6A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effectuation</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H79F62A0B981E451BA86E6C1A8F704160"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H202C7136FA244E3DA2624ADA680DADC0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certificate of conformity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>certificate of conformity</quote> means the document that the Environmental Protection Agency issues to an engine manufacturer to certify that an engine class conforms to Environmental Protection Agency requirements.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25D82BA47EC04586A5EF7ED88E08376A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cleanest available locomotive</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>cleanest available locomotive</quote> means the strictest standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency for the applicable locomotive under section 213 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7547">42 U.S.C. 7547</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H02FF99321EFA44ACB08D78423171BC8A" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9608.</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1246 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0C16A0A3279B4B369761A162300B0F32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>3 years</quote> and inserting <quote>4<fraction> 1/2</fraction> years</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H323E5987A8224D319ED6FBF226607BCF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and every 3 months thereafter,</quote> before <quote>the Administrator shall</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H1DED79D5F2604DC891FD3F79CD8FBD63"><enum>9609.</enum><header>GAO study on cost allocation of rail passenger transportation liability</header><subsection id="H673594B1DD844CFAB6D07860CCA7ED68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study of the apportionment of liability among owners of right-of-way on the Northeast Corridor and passenger rail operators on the Northeast Corridor in accordance with section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, the Northeast Corridor Commission’s cost allocation policy, and the statutory prohibition on cross-subsidization under such section. </text></subsection><subsection id="HDCD1A2805F9D4C328FB6EBEDAB9D49A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall issue recommendations to the Northeast Corridor Commission, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how to determine equitable liability allocation policy between owners of right-of-way on the Northeast Corridor and passenger rail operators on the Northeast Corridor. </text></subsection><subsection id="HBCFD476A926848ACA1670590182FF500"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing recommendations under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall consider that any recommendations may be implemented differently amongst the various Northeast Corridor passenger rail entities based on differing ownership and operational profiles.</text></subsection><subsection id="H833389A105DF4F6D894EB24837AF7EE2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a mutually agreed upon resolution between owners of right-of-way on the Northeast corridor and passenger rail operators on the Northeast Corridor is reached prior to the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall conclude the study.</text></subsection></section><section id="H388E9C62A4E24CC8BA47E7A558F6C990"><enum>9610.</enum><header>GAO study on economic benefits of one-seat ride commuter rail</header><subsection id="H5B6A364FC2DD403F9AC57B84AB529BE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration on the economic benefits of commuter rail service in connecting urban and suburban areas.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1FBBC1FD28FE47B6A442319929956FC4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="HB9053301A0594CBDB523052A628EF12B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>potential benefits of one-seat ride commuter rail expansion to suburban communities that currently lack direct service to urban areas;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4401B7C8B7994966A05F8CA1B401EFF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>best practices in identifying where one-seat ride commuter rail service is beneficial to suburban communities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD28A35EC6E84357A4DAEFE089D1E1E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best practices in improving suburban commuter access on routes that currently require a transfer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF4BEC46DCB540108AABE1D3692B71EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress setting forth the results and conclusions of the study under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>E

Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration

9701.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2021

9702.

Division of annual appropriations

(a)

In general

Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking 2021 and inserting 2026; (2)in subsection (b)—(A)in paragraph (1)—(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking 2021 and inserting 2026; and(ii)by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows—

(B)

Available amounts

The available amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is—(i)for fiscal year 2022, $12,786,434, adjusted for inflation as described in clause (ii)(II)(bb); and(ii)for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of—(I)the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; and(II)the amount determined by multiplying—(aa)the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; and(bb)the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.

; and

(B)in paragraph (2)—(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking 2016 through 2021 and inserting 2022 through 2026; and(ii)by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows—

(B)

Available amounts

The available amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is—(i)for fiscal year 2022, $8,988,700; and(ii)for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of—(I)the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; and(II)the amount determined by multiplying—(aa)the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; and(bb)the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.

; and

(3)in subsection (e)(2), by striking $900,000 and inserting $1,300,000.(b)

Administration

Section 9(a) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(a)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)—(A)by striking on a full-time basis; and(B)by inserting for work hours the employee spends directly administering this Act, as such hours are certified by the supervisor of the employee after administer this Act; (2)by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively;(3)by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting paragraph (1) each place it appears;(4)in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking full-time; (5)in paragraph (8)(A), as so redesignated, by striking on a full-time basis;(6)in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking on a full-time basis; and(7)in paragraph (10), as so redesignated—(A)by inserting or a part-time basis after on a full-time basis; and(B)by inserting , provided that the percentage of relocation expenses paid with funds under this chapter do not exceed the percentage of work hours the employee spends administering this Act after at which the relocation expenses are incurred. (c)

Other activities

Section 14(e) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777m(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(3)A portion, as determined by the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, of funds disbursed for the purposes described in paragraph (2) but remaining unobligated prior to fiscal year 2021 shall be used to study—(A)the impact of derelict recreational vessels on recreational boating safety and recreational fishing; and(B)identify options and methods for recycling for recreational vessels.

9703.

Recreational boating access

(a)

In general

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on recreational boating access. In carrying out such study, the Comptroller General shall consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on the design, scope, and priorities of such study.(b)

Contents

To the extent practicable, the study required under subsection (a) shall contain a description of—(1)the use of nonmotorized vessels in each State and how the increased use of nonmotorized vessels is impacting motorized and nonmotorized vessel access to waterway entry points;(2)recreational fishing and boating user conflicts concerning motorized and nonmotorized vessels at waterway access points; and(3)the use of funds provided under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) for—(A)the sport fish restoration program to improve nonmotorized vessel access at waterway entry points and the reasons for providing such access; and(B)the Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs.(c)

Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, the Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the study required under this section.(d)

State defined

In this section, the term State means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

9704.

Wildlife Restoration Fund administration

(a)

Allocation and apportionment of available amounts

Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c), is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1)(B)—(A)in clause (i) by striking for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000; and inserting the following:

for fiscal year 2022, $12,786,434, adjusted for inflation as described in clause (ii)(II)(bb);

; and

(B)by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:

(ii)for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of—(I)the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; and(II)the amount determined by multiplying—(aa)the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; and (bb)the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.

; and

(2)in subsection (a)(2)(A) by striking the end of the fiscal year and inserting the end of the subsequent fiscal year.(b)

Authorized Expenses for Administration

Section 9(a) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h(a)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)—(A)by striking on a full-time basis; and(B)by inserting for the work hours the employee spends directly administering this Act, as such hours are certified by the supervisor of the employee after administer this Act;(2)by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting paragraph (1) each place it appears; (3)by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively;(4)in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking full-time;(5)in paragraph (8)(A), as so redesignated, by striking on a full-time basis;(6)in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking on a full-time basis; and (7)in paragraph (10), as so redesignated—(A)by inserting or a part-time basis after on a full-time basis; and(B)by inserting , provided that the percentage of relocation expenses paid with funds under this chapter do not exceed the percentage of work hours the employee spends administering this Act after at which the relocation expenses are incurred.

9705.

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund

Section 13107(c)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking No funds available and inserting On or after October 1, 2023, no funds available.

9706.

Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council established by the Secretary of the Interior shall be a Federal advisory committee of both the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, and the secretaries of Interior and Commerce shall jointly carry out the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act with respect to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council.

9707.

National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant program

(a)

In general

Chapter 805 of subtitle X of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

80505.

National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant program

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Director

The term Director means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.(2)

Indian tribe

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).(3)

Program

The term program means the annual competitive grant program established under subsection (b).(4)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.(5)

Undersecretary

The term Undersecretary means the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.(b)

Establishment

The Secretary, in consultation with the Undersecretary and Director, shall establish an annual competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities for projects for the replacement, removal, and repair of culverts that would meaningfully improve or restore fish passage for anadromous fish.(c)

Eligible entities

An entity eligible to receive a grant under the program is—(1)a State (as such term is defined in section 401 of title 23); (2)a unit of local government; (3)an Indian Tribe;(4)a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under sections 201, 203, or 204 of title 23;(5)a political subdivision of a State or unit of local government; (6)a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; or(7)a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (6).(d)

Grant selection process

The Secretary, in consultation with the Undersecretary and Director, shall establish a process for determining criteria for awarding grants under the program, subject to subsection (e).(e)

Prioritization

The Secretary, in consultation with the Undersecretary and the Director, shall establish procedures to prioritize awarding grants under the program to—(1)projects that would improve fish passage for—(A)anadromous fish stocks listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533);(B)anadromous fish stocks identified by the Undersecretary or the Director that could reasonably become listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under that section; (C)anadromous fish stocks identified by the Undersecretary or the Director as prey for endangered species, threatened species, or protected species, including Southern resident orcas (Orcinus orcas); or (D)anadromous fish stocks identified by the Undersecretary or the Director as climate resilient stocks; and (2)projects that would open up more than 200 meters of upstream habitat before the end of the natural habitat.(f)

Federal share

The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with a grant to a State or a unit of local government under the program shall be not more than 80 percent.(g)

Technical assistance

The Secretary, in consultation with the Undersecretary and Director, shall develop a process to provide technical assistance to Indian Tribes and underserved communities to assist in the project design and grant process and procedures.(h)

Administrative expenses

Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out the program, the Secretary, the Undersecretary, and the Director may use not more than 2 percent to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section.(i)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

(b)

Clerical amendment

The analysis for chapter 805 of subtitle X of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

80505. National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant program.

Auto Safety

10101.

Safety warning for occupants of hot cars

(a)

Occupant safety

(1)

In general

Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

30129.

Occupant safety

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Passenger motor vehicle

The term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given that term in section 32101.(2)

Secretary

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

Rulemaking

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final rule prescribing a motor vehicle safety standard that requires all new passenger motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less to be equipped with a system that detects the presence of an unattended occupant in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and engages a warning to reduce death and injury resulting from vehicular heatstroke, particularly incidents involving children.(c)

Limitation on capability of being disabled

The motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under subsection (b) shall require that the system described in that subsection cannot be disabled, overridden, reset, or recalibrated in such a way that the system will no longer detect the presence of an unattended occupant in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and engage a warning.(d)

Means

(1)

In general

The warning required under the motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under subsection (b) shall include a distinct auditory and visual warning to notify individuals inside and outside of the vehicle of the presence of an unattended occupant, which shall be combined with an interior haptic warning.(2)

Consideration

In developing such warning, the Secretary shall also consider including a secondary additional warning to—(A)notify—(i)operators that are not in close proximity to the vehicle;(ii)emergency responders; and(B)provide the geographical location of the vehicle in a manner that allows for an emergency response.(e)

Compliance deadline

The rule issued pursuant to subsection (b) shall require full compliance with the motor vehicle safety standard prescribed in the rule not later than 2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued.

(2)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

30129. Occupant safety.

(b)

Study

(1)

Independent study

(A)

Contract

Not later than 90 days after the date on which a final rule is issued pursuant to section 30129(b) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent third party to conduct the study described under subparagraph (B).(B)

Study

(i)

In general

Under the contract between the Secretary and an independent third party under subparagraph (A), the independent third party shall carry out a study on retrofitting passenger motor vehicles introduced into interstate commerce before the effective date of the rule required pursuant to section 30129(b) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), with technologies and products that meet the safety need addressed by the motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under such section.(ii)

Elements

In carrying out the study required under clause (i), the independent third party shall—(I)identify technologies and products—(aa)manufactured for use in passenger motor vehicles introduced into interstate commerce before the effective date of the rule required by section 30129(b) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1); and(bb)that reduce death and injury resulting from vehicular heatstroke, particularly incidents involving children; and(II)make recommendations for manufacturers of such technologies and products to undergo a functional safety performance assessment to ensure that the technologies and products perform as designed by the manufacturer under a variety of real-world conditions.(2)

Publication; public comment

Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary enters into a contract pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall—(A)publish the study required under paragraph (1)(B) in the Federal Register; and(B)provide a period for public comment of not longer than 90 days after the date on which the study is published pursuant to subparagraph (A).(3)

Consumer information

Not later than 120 days after expiration of the public comment period described under paragraph (2)(B) and upon review of the public comments, the Secretary shall provide information for consumers through the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the performance of the technologies and products described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) to retrofit existing vehicles.(4)

Submission to Congress

Upon issuance of the recommendations required under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the study and recommendations required by paragraph (1)(B), including any public comment received under paragraph (2)(B).(5)

Definitions

In this subsection:(A)

Child restraint system

The term child restraint system has the meaning given that term in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(B)

Independent third party

The term independent third party means a person that does not receive any direct financial assistance from a manufacturer (as defined in section 30102 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) that produces or supplies—(i)equipment for the systems mandated in such section 30129; or(ii)child restraint systems.(C)

Passenger motor vehicle

The term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given that term in section 32101 of title 49, United States Code.(D)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.

10102.

Rulemaking to install automatic shutoff systems and rollaway prevention technology in motor vehicles

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Electric vehicle

The term electric vehicle—(A)means a vehicle that does not include an engine and is powered solely by an external source of electricity, solar power, or both;(B)does not include an electric hybrid vehicle that uses a chemical fuel such as gasoline or diesel fuel.(2)

Key

The term key has the meaning given the term in section 571.114 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(3)

Manufacturer

The term manufacturer has the meaning given the term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.(4)

Motor vehicle

(A)

In general

The term motor vehicle has the meaning given the term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.(B)

Exclusions

The term motor vehicle does not include—(i)a motorcycle or trailer (as those terms are defined in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) (or successor regulations);(ii)any motor vehicle that is rated at more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicular weight; or(iii)for purposes of subsection (b), a battery electric vehicle.(5)

Secretary

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

Automatic shutoff systems for motor vehicles

(1)

Final rule

(A)

In general

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending section 571.114 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 114), to require manufacturers to install in each motor vehicle equipped with a keyless ignition device and an internal combustion engine technology to automatically shut off the motor vehicle after the motor vehicle has idled for the period designated under subparagraph (B).(B)

Period described

(i)

In general

The period referred to in subparagraph (A) is the period designated by the Secretary as necessary to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.(ii)

Different periods

The Secretary may designate different periods under clause (i) for different types of motor vehicles, depending on the rate at which the motor vehicle emits carbon monoxide, if—(I)the Secretary determines a different period is necessary for a type of motor vehicle for purposes of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code; and(II)requiring a different period for a type of motor vehicle is consistent with the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning.(2)

Deadline

The rule under paragraph (1) shall become effective not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary issues such rule. (c)

Preventing motor vehicles from rolling away

(1)

Requirement

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending part 571 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require manufacturers to install technology to prevent movement of motor vehicles equipped with keyless ignition devices and automatic transmissions if—(A)the transmission of the motor vehicle is not in the park setting;(B)the motor vehicle does not exceed the speed determined by the Secretary under paragraph (2);(C)the seat belt of the operator of the motor vehicle is unbuckled;(D)the service brake of the motor vehicle is not engaged; and(E)the door for the operator of the motor vehicle is open.(2)

Determination

The Secretary shall determine the maximum speed at which a motor vehicle may be safely locked in place under the conditions described in subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) to prevent vehicle rollaways.(3)

Deadline

The rule under paragraph (1) shall become effective not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary issues such rule.

10103.

21st Century Smart Cars

(a)

Crash avoidance rulemaking

(1)

In general

Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 10101(a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

30130.

Crash avoidance rulemaking

(a)

In general

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue final rules prescribing motor vehicle safety standards that—(1)establish minimum performance requirements for the crash avoidance systems described in subsection (b); and(2)require all new passenger motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States, introduced or delivered for introduction in interstate commerce, or imported into the United States to be equipped with the crash avoidance systems described in subsection (b).(b)

Crash avoidance systems

The Secretary shall issue motor vehicle safety standards for each of the following crash avoidance systems—(1)forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking that detects potential collisions with vehicles, objects, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users while the vehicle is traveling forward, provides a warning to the driver, and automatically applies the brakes to avoid or mitigate the severity of a collision;(2)rear automatic emergency braking that detects a potential collision with vehicles, objects, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable roads user while a vehicle is traveling in reverse and automatically applies the brakes to avoid or mitigate the severity of a collision;(3)rear cross traffic warning that detects vehicles, objects, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users approaching from the side and rear of a vehicle as it travels in reverse and alerts the driver;(4)lane departure warning that monitors a vehicle’s position in its lane and alerts the driver as the vehicle approaches or crosses lane markers; and(5)blind spot warning that detects a vehicle, pedestrian, bicyclist , and other vulnerable road user to the side or rear of a vehicle and alerts the driver to their presence, including when a driver attempts to change the course of travel toward another vehicle or road user in the blind zone of the vehicle.(c)

Considerations

In prescribing the motor vehicle safety standards required in subsection (a), the Secretary shall require that the crash avoidance systems—(1)perform effectively at speeds for which a passenger motor vehicle is designed to operate, including on city streets and highways; and(2)include self-diagnostic capability and warning when inoperable.(d)

Compliance date

The compliance date of the standards prescribed under subsection (a) shall not exceed more than 2 years from the date final rules are issued.(e)

Rulemaking on point of sale information

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to require clear and concise information about the capabilities and limitations of advanced crash avoidance systems described in subsection (b) to be provided to a consumer at the point of sale and in the vehicle owner’s manual, including a publicly accessible electronic owner’s manual.(f)

Headlamps

(1)

Final rule

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending section 571.108 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations to—(A)improve illumination of the roadway;(B)prevent glare;(C)establish minimum performance standards for—(i)semi-automatic headlamp beam switching;(ii)curve adaptive headlamps; and(iii)adaptive driving beam headlamp technology.(2)

Compliance date

The compliance date of the revised standard prescribed under paragraph (1) shall not exceed more than 2 years from the effective date.(3)

Final rulemaking required

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall finalize the Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 51766) to permit the certification of adaptive driving beam headlighting systems.(g)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Crash avoidance

The term crash avoidance has the meaning given to that term in section 32301.(2)

Passenger motor vehicle

The term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given to that term in section 32101.

(2)

Conforming amendment

The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 10101(a)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:

30130. Crash avoidance rulemaking.

(b)

Research of advanced crash systems

(1)

In general

Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 10101(a)(1) and subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

30131.

Advanced crash systems research and consumer education

(a)

Advanced crash systems research

(1)

Research required

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete research into the following:(A)Direct driver monitoring systems that will minimize driver disengagement, driver distraction, prevent automation complacency, and foreseeable misuse of vehicle automation.(B)Lane keeping assistance that assists with steering to keep a vehicle within its driving lane.(C)Automatic collision notification systems that—(i)notify emergency responders that a crash has occurred and provide the geographical location of the vehicle and crash data in a manner that allows for assessment of potential injuries and emergency response; and(ii)transfer to the Secretary anonymized automatic crash data for the purposes of safety research and statistical analysis.(D)Intelligent Speed Assist that—(i)determines the applicable speed limit where the vehicle is operating; and(ii)alerts the driver to the current speed limit and discourages exceeding that limit.(2)

Requirements

In conducting the research required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—(A)develop one or more tests to evaluate the performance of the systems;(B)determine criteria that would be reasonable and practicable at evaluating the performance of the systems; and(C)determine fail, pass, or advanced pass criteria to assure the systems are performing their intended function.(3)

Report

The Secretary shall submit a report detailing findings from the research required under subsection (a) to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.(4)

Rulemaking

Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue final rules to establish motor vehicle safety standards for the advanced crash systems described in this subsection and to require all new passenger motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States, introduced or delivered for introduction in interstate commerce, or imported into the United States produced after the compliance date of such standards to be equipped with advanced crash avoidance systems described in this subsection.(5)

Lead-time

The compliance date of the standards prescribed under this section shall not exceed more than 2 model years from the date a motor vehicle safety standard is finalized.(6)

Crash data

If the Secretary makes a determination that establishing a motor vehicle safety standard described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary—(A)shall submit a report describing the reasons for reaching such a determination to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate; and(B)may not issue such a standard.(b)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Crash avoidance

The term crash avoidance has the meaning given to that term in section 32301.(2)

Passenger motor vehicle

The term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given to that term in section 32101.

(2)

Conforming amendment

The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 10101(a)(2) and subsection (a)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:

30131. Advanced crash systems research and consumer education.

10104.

Updating the 5-star safety rating system

(a)

In general

Section 32302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking subsection (c);(2)by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and(3)by adding at the end the following:

(d)

Roadmap

(1)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a clear and concise report on a publicly accessible website detailing efforts over the next 5-year period to improve the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a).(2)

Elements

The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—(A)descriptions of actions that will be taken to update the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a), including the development of test procedures, test devices, and safety performance criteria;(B)key milestones, including the anticipated start of an action, completion of an action, and effective date of an update; and(C)descriptions of how an update will improve the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a).(3)

Requirements

In developing and implementing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—(A)identify and prioritize features and systems that meet a known safety need and for which objective and appropriate tests and evaluation criteria exist or can be developed;(B)when reasonable and in the interest of reducing crashes and deaths and injuries resulting from crashes, harmonize the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a) with other safety information programs, including those administered internationally or by private organizations, that provide comparisons of safety characteristics of passenger motor vehicles; and(C)establish objective criteria for the selection of safety features and systems to be tested.(4)

Public comment

The Secretary shall provide for a period of public comment and review in developing the report required under paragraph (1).(e)

Initial updates to the 5-star safety rating system

(1)

Crash avoidance

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall implement, in the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a), updated or new, as applicable, crash avoidance tests, which shall include tests of forward automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind spot warning, rear cross traffic warning, and rear automatic emergency braking.(2)

Vulnerable road user safety

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall implement, in the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a), crash avoidance tests that assess the prevention or mitigation of crashes between a passenger motor vehicle and a pedestrian, bicyclist, or other vulnerable road user, which shall include tests of forward automatic emergency braking and rear automatic emergency braking.(3)

New and updated 5-star safety ratings

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall—(A)establish separate 5-star safety ratings for—(i)crash avoidance, which shall incorporate the tests implemented under paragraph (1); and(ii)pedestrian, bicyclist, and other vulnerable road user safety, which shall incorporate the tests implemented under paragraph (2); and(B)update the combined overall 5-star safety rating to incorporate the 5-star safety ratings established under subparagraph (A).(f)

Advanced updates to the 5-star safety rating system

(1)

Crashworthiness

(A)

Test procedures, conditions, and devices; injury criteria

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule amending part 572 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to incorporate into the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a)—(i)updated and new test procedures, test conditions, and anthropomorphic test devices that reasonably represent motor vehicle occupants and pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users, including such occupants and users who are children, elderly individuals, adult males, and adult females; and(ii)new or refined injury criteria, including head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, upper leg, and lower leg injury criteria, based on real-world injuries and the greatest potential to increase the safety of passenger motor vehicles.(B)

Tests

Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall, with respect to the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a)—(i)update existing crashworthiness tests, including to account for adult male, adult female, and elderly occupants in all designated seating positions; and(ii)implement new crashworthiness tests for—(I)occupants, including children, elderly occupants, adult males, and adult females, in all rear designated seating positions;(II)crashes between a passenger motor vehicle and a pedestrian, bicyclist, or other vulnerable road user, including the potential risks of injuries to the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, upper leg, and lower leg; and(III)seats, the attachment assemblies of seats, and the installation of seats.(2)

Post-crash safety and advanced crash avoidance systems

(A)

Research

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall complete research into the development of tests for—(i)post-crash safety systems, including tests for automatic collision notification; and(ii)advanced crash avoidance systems, including tests for—(I)lane keeping assistance;(II)traffic jam assist;(III)driver monitoring and driver distraction prevention, including tests for maintaining driver engagement and mitigating distraction from in-vehicle electronic devices;(IV)intelligent speed assistance; and(V)blind spot intervention.(B)

Implementation

After completion of the research required under subparagraph (A), and not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall implement tests for post-crash safety systems and advanced crash avoidance systems, including (at a minimum) tests for the specific capabilities described in clause (i) of such subparagraph and subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (ii) of such subparagraph, unless the Secretary determines that doing so will not improve the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a).(C)

Explanation of determination

If the Secretary does not implement tests for a specific capability described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) or any of subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (ii) of such subparagraph, the Secretary shall describe in the next report required under subsection (d)—(i)the reasons for the determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (B) with respect to such capability; and(ii)if such capability is included in another safety information program, including such a program administered by an international or private organization, why the tests, or substantially similar tests, from such other program were not adopted.(3)

New and updated 5-star safety ratings

Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall—(A)establish separate 5-star safety ratings for—(i)crashworthiness for adults;(ii)crashworthiness for elderly occupants; and(iii)crashworthiness for children;(B)update the crash avoidance 5-star safety rating to incorporate the post-crash safety and advanced crash avoidance tests implemented under paragraph (2)(B); and(C)update the combined overall 5-star safety rating to incorporate the 5-star safety ratings established under subparagraph (A) and the 5-star safety rating updated under subparagraph (B).(g)

Advanced drunk driving prevention technology

(1)

Research

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall complete research into the development of tests for advanced drunk driving prevention technology.(2)

Implementation

After completion of the research required under paragraph (1), and not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall implement tests for advanced drunk driving prevention technology, unless the Secretary determines that doing so will not improve the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a).(3)

Explanation of determination

If the Secretary does not implement tests for advanced drunk driving prevention technology, the Secretary shall describe in the next report required under subsection (d)—(A)the reasons for the determination of the Secretary under paragraph (2); and(B)if advanced drunk driving prevention technology is included in another safety information program, including such a program administered by an international or private organization, the Secretary shall detail why the tests, or substantially similar tests, from such other program were not adopted.(4)

Updated 5-star safety ratings

Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall—(A)update the crash avoidance 5-star safety rating to incorporate any tests for advanced drunk driving prevention technology implemented under paragraph (2); and(B)update the combined overall 5-star safety rating to incorporate any updates to the crash avoidance 5-star safety rating under subparagraph (A).(h)

Updating the Monroney label

(1)

In general

Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule revising part 575 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to update the safety rating information required to be displayed on stickers placed on motor vehicles by their manufacturers (commonly referred to as Monroney Labels).(2)

Requirements

In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require that crash avoidance information is indicated next to crashworthiness information on the stickers described in such paragraph.(i)

Safety ratings

(1)

In general

The 5-star safety ratings shall—(A)provide consumers with easy-to-understand information about passenger motor vehicle safety;(B)provide meaningful comparative information about the safety of passenger motor vehicles; and(C)provide incentives for the design of safer passenger motor vehicles.(2)

Standard systems or features

A vehicle model shall only achieve the highest safety rating under the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a) if each system or feature that is subject to a test under such program is standard for the model.(3)

Public availability

Not later than 30 days after providing the safety ratings under the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a) for a passenger motor vehicle to the manufacturer of the vehicle, the Secretary shall publish such safety ratings on a website that is publicly available and easily accessible (including on mobile devices).(j)

Continuous updates

(1)

In general

Not later than 6 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—(A)update the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a) to expand consumer access to information about passenger motor vehicle safety in accordance with the roadmap required under subsection (d); and(B)update each test or 5-star safety rating implemented under this section, unless the Secretary determines that updating the test or 5-star safety rating will not improve the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a).(2)

Replacing and eliminating tests and 5-star safety ratings

(A)

In general

If the Secretary determines that a test or 5-star safety rating implemented under this section no longer improves the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—(i)replace such test or 5-star safety rating; or(ii)if the Secretary determines that a replacement of such test or 5-star safety rating will not improve the passenger motor vehicle information developed under subsection (a), eliminate such test or 5-star safety rating.(B)

Explanation of determination

If the Secretary eliminates a test or 5-star safety rating under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall provide an explanation for the determination of the Secretary under such subparagraph in the next report required under subsection (d).(k)

Report on failure to meet deadline

If the Secretary fails to meet a deadline under this section, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the deadline, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing—(1)an explanation of why the Secretary failed to meet the deadline; and(2)a detailed plan and projected timeline for completing the requirement to which the deadline relates.(l)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

5-star safety rating

The term 5-star safety rating means a graphical depiction of a rating assigned under the passenger motor vehicle information program under subsection (a).(2)

Crashworthiness

The term crashworthiness has the meaning given such term in section 32301, except that such term also includes the protection a passenger motor vehicle gives pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users against personal injury or death from a motor vehicle accident.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 to carry out the amendments made by this section.

10105.

Advanced drunk driving prevention technology

(a)

Requirements

(1)

Motor vehicle safety standard

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date of such standard to be equipped with advanced drunk driving prevention technology. Not later than three years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule containing the motor vehicle safety standard required under this subsection. The final rule shall specify an effective date that provides at least two years, but no more than three years, to allow for manufacturing compliance.(2)

Timing

If the Secretary determines that a new motor vehicle safety standard required under this subsection cannot meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, within the 3-year period required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—(A)submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard within such 3-year period; (B)not later than one year after the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), prescribe the final rule required by paragraph (1);(C)if the Secretary cannot meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, within the additional 1-year period described in subparagraph (B), or any subsequent 1-year period, submit a additional reports after each additional 1-year period to the committees described in subparagraph (A) describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard within such additional period; and(D)not later than six years after the date of enactment of this Act, prescribe a final motor vehicle safety, as required under paragraph (1).(b)

Development

The Secretary shall work directly with manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles, suppliers, safety advocates, and other interested parties, including universities with expertise in automotive engineering, to—(1)accelerate the development of the advanced drunk driving prevention technology required to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard described in subsection (a); and(2)ensure the integration of such technology into passenger motor vehicles available for sale at the earliest practicable date.(c)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Advanced drunk driving prevention technology

the term advanced drunk driving prevention technology means—(A)(i)a passive system that monitors a driver’s performance to identify whether that driver may be impaired;(ii)a system that can passively and accurately detect whether the blood alcohol concentration of a driver of a motor vehicle is equal to or greater than .08 blood alcohol content; or(iii)a similar system that detects impairment of a driver, including a combination of systems described in paragraphs (A) and (B); and(B)a system that prevents or limits vehicle operation if such system determines the driver may be intoxicated or otherwise impaired.(2)

Motor vehicle safety standard

The term motor vehicle safety standard has the meaning given such term in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code.(3)

Passenger motor vehicle

The term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 32101 of title 49, United States Code.

10106.

Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards

(a)

Limousine standards

(1)

Safety belt and seating system standards for limousines

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule—(A)that amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Numbers 208, 209, and 210 to require to be installed in limousines at each designated seating position, including on side-facing seats—(i)an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap shoulder belts; or(ii)an occupant restraint system consisting of a lap belt if the occupant restraint system described in clause (i) does not meet the need for motor vehicle safety; and(B)that amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 207 to require limousines to meet standards for seats (including side-facing seats), seat attachment assemblies, and seat installation to minimize the possibility of their failure by forces acting on them as a result of vehicle impact.(2)

Report on retrofit assessment for limousines

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that assesses the feasibility, benefits, and costs with respect to the application of any requirement established under paragraph (1) to a limousine introduced into interstate commerce before the date on which the requirement takes effect.(b)

Safety regulation of limousines

(1)

In general

Section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end;(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and(C)by adding at the end the following:

(C)modifying a passenger motor vehicle (as such term is defined in section 32101) that has already been purchased by the first purchaser (as such term is defined in subsection (b)) by increasing the wheelbase of the vehicle so that the vehicle has increased seating capacity.

(2)

Effective date

The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.(c)

Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards

(1)

In general

Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by sections 10101(a)(1), 10103 (a)(1), and 10103(b)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

30132.

Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards

(a)

Requirement

Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, a limousine remodeler may not offer for sale, lease, or rent, introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, or import into the United States a new limousine unless the limousine remodeler has submitted to the Secretary a vehicle remodeler plan (or an updated vehicle remodeler plan required by subsection (b), as applicable) that describes how the remodeler is mitigating risks to motor vehicle safety posed by the limousines of the remodeler. A vehicle remodeler plan shall include the following:(1)Verification and validation of compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards.(2)Design, quality control, manufacturing, and training practices adopted by the limousine remodeler.(3)Customer support guidelines, including instructions for limousine occupants to wear seatbelts and limousine operators to notify occupants of the date and results of the most recent inspection of the limousine.(b)

Updates

Each limousine remodeler shall submit an updated vehicle remodeler plan to the Secretary each year.(c)

Publicly available

The Secretary shall make any vehicle remodeler plan submitted under subsection (a) or (b) publicly available not later than 60 days after the date on which the plan is received, except the Secretary may not make publicly available any information relating to a trade secret or other confidential business information (as such terms are defined in section 512.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)).(d)

Review

The Secretary may inspect any vehicle remodeler plan submitted by a limousine remodeler under subsection (a) or (b) to enable the Secretary to determine whether the limousine remodeler has complied, or is complying, with this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued pursuant to this chapter.(e)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section may be construed to affect discovery, a subpoena or other court order, or any other judicial process otherwise allowed under applicable Federal or State law.(f)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Certified passenger motor vehicle

The term certified passenger motor vehicle means a passenger motor vehicle that has been certified in accordance with section 30115 to meet all applicable motor vehicle safety standards.(2)

Incomplete vehicle

The term incomplete vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 567.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(3)

Limousine

The term limousine means a motor vehicle—(A)that has a seating capacity of 9 or more persons (including the driver);(B)with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds but not greater than 26,000 pounds; and(C)that the Secretary has determined by regulation has physical characteristics resembling—(i)a passenger car;(ii)a multipurpose passenger vehicle; or(iii)a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.(4)

Limousine operator

The term limousine operator means a person who owns or leases, and uses, a limousine to transport passengers for compensation.(5)

Limousine remodeler

The term limousine remodeler means a person who alters or modifies by addition, substitution, or removal of components (other than readily attachable components) an incomplete vehicle, a vehicle manufactured in two or more stages, or a certified passenger motor vehicle before or after the first purchase of the vehicle to manufacture a limousine.(6)

Multipurpose passenger vehicle

The term multipurpose passenger vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(7)

Passenger car

The term passenger car has the meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(8)

Passenger motor vehicle

The term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 32101.(9)

Truck

The term truck has the meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).

(2)

Enforcement

Section 30165(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 30132, after 30127,.(3)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by sections 10101(a)(2), 10103(a)(2), and 10103(b)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:

30132. Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards.

(d)

Limousine crashworthiness

(1)

Research

Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research into the development of motor vehicle safety standards for side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air bag systems for the protection of occupants for limousines with alternative seating positions, including perimeter seating arrangements.(2)

Rulemaking or report

(A)

Crashworthiness standards

(i)

In general

Not later than 2 years after the completion of the research required under paragraph (1), except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary shall prescribe a final motor vehicle safety standard, for the protection of occupants in limousines with alternative seating positions, for each of the following:(I)Side impact protection.(II)Roof crush resistance.(III)Air bag systems.(ii)

Requirements and considerations

The Secretary may only prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard described in clause (i) if the Secretary determines that such standard meets the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code.(B)

Report

If the Secretary determines that a standard described in subparagraph (A)(i) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such standard.(e)

Limousine evacuation

(1)

Research

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research into safety features and standards that aid evacuation in the event that one exit in the passenger compartment of a limousine is blocked.(2)

Standards

Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final motor vehicle safety standard based on the results of the research under paragraph (1).(f)

Limousine inspection disclosure

(1)

In general

A limousine operator may not introduce a limousine into interstate commerce unless the limousine operator has prominently disclosed in a clear and conspicuous notice, including on the website of the operator if the operator has a website, the following:(A)The date of the most recent inspection of the limousine required under State or Federal law.(B)The results of the inspection.(C)Any corrective action taken by the limousine operator to ensure the limousine passed inspection.(2)

Federal Trade Commission enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this subsection in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this subsection. Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).(3)

Savings provision

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of law.(4)

Effective date

This subsection shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.(g)

Event data recorders for limousines

(1)

In general

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final motor vehicle safety standard requiring the use of event data recorders for limousines.(2)

Privacy protections

Any standard prescribed under paragraph (1) pertaining to event data recorder information shall be consistent with the collection and sharing requirements under the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94) and any other applicable law.(h)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Event data recorder

The term event data recorder has the meaning given such term in section 563.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(2)

Limousine

The term limousine has the meaning given such term in section 30132 of title 49, United States Code, as added by this section.(3)

Limousine operator

The term limousine operator has the meaning given such term in section 30132 of title 49, United States Code, as added by this section.(4)

Motor vehicle safety

The term motor vehicle safety has the meaning given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.(5)

Motor vehicle safety standard

The term motor vehicle safety standard has the meaning given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.(6)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.(7)

State

The term State has the meaning given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.

10107.

Study to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance systems

(a)

Study

The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance systems at detecting and classifying pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users, including those with different skin tones that are representative of different racial and ethnic groups. (b)

Report

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report of the results of the study required under subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make such report publicly available. (c)

Contracting

The Secretary may enter into contracts with nonprofit institutions, colleges, and universities to conduct research required for the study required under subsection (a).(d)

Definition of crash avoidance

As used in this section, the term crash avoidance systems means any system in a motor vehicle used to prevent or mitigate a crash, including a system using cameras, lidar, or radar.

10108.

Study and report on motor vehicle lamps

(a)

In general

Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an entity described in subsection (b) that is competent to carry out the requirements of this section, and that is selected by the Secretary (in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Director of the National Institutes of Health), shall complete a study and submit to the Secretary a report on the effects of non-uniform luminance from Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) motor vehicle lamps on the vision of elderly drivers and roadway safety. The study and report shall consider, at a minimum, motor vehicle headlights, daytime running lights, brake lights, tail lights, turn signals, and flashing lights on public safety and maintenance vehicles.(b)

Entity described

An entity described in this subsection is—(1)a nonprofit research institution;(2)an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); or(3)a consortium of institutions described in paragraph (1) or institutions described in paragraph (2), or both.(c)

Contents of report

The report required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:(1)Measurements and evaluation of peak luminance, spectral power distribution, and flicker from lamps described in subsection (a).(2)An evaluation of the effects (including specifically for elderly drivers), if any, on vision, health, and safety of individuals exposed to light from lamps described in subsection (a), including an evaluation of risks (including specifically for elderly drivers) of temporary or long-term impairment of vision and light-induced psychological stress and seizures.(d)

Submission of report and recommendations

Not later than 90 days after the completion of the study and report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—(1)such report; and(2)if appropriate, recommendations regarding measures to reduce the risks to roadway safety of glare from the lamps described in subsection (a).(e)

Public notice and comment

In developing the scope of the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for a period of public notice and comment.(f)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Motor vehicle

The term motor vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.(2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.

10109.

Motor vehicle seat back safety standards

(a)

Final rule

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule updating section 571.207 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to reduce the potential for injury to all motor vehicle occupants due to seat back failure during all types of vehicle impact.(b)

Compliance date

In issuing the final rule pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a date for required compliance with the final rule of not later than 2 motor vehicle model years after the model year during which the effective date of the final rule occurs.

10110.

Sense of House of Representatives on regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles

It is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress, in broad consultation with labor, safety groups, industry, and other stakeholders, should begin establishing a Federal regulatory framework for the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles nationwide that will support existing jobs and grow the United States workforce of the future, including good union jobs, keep the United States on the forefront of this technology, and keep the United States competitive around the globe.

10111.

Motor vehicle pedestrian and cyclist protection

(a)

Rulemaking

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall issue a final rule that—(1)establishes minimum performance standards for the hood and bumper areas of passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less to reduce injuries and fatalities suffered by vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and cyclists, who are struck by such vehicles; and(2)considers the protection of vulnerable pedestrian and cycling populations, including children and older adults, and people with disabilities.(b)

Compliance

The rule issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall require full compliance with minimum performance standards established by the Secretary not later than 2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued.(c)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Bus

The term bus has the meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(2)

Multipurpose passenger vehicle

The term multiperson passenger vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(3)

Passenger car

The term passenger car has the meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).(4)

Truck

The term truck has the meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).

10112.

Child restraint systems

(a)

Child restraint system labeling

(1)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations—(A)in S5.5.2(f) by striking 13.6 kg and inserting 18.2 kg; and(B)by adding at the end of S5.5.2 the following:

(o)The packaging for each booster seat shall be permanently labeled with the information specified in S5.5.2(g).(p)On each booster seat, and on the packaging of such booster seat, there shall be placed—(1)a permanent label stating: For use by children [_] years old or older and who are over [_] pounds., with respect to which—(A)the first bracket is replaced with the minimum age recommended for a user, which may not be an age younger than 4 years old; and(B)the second bracket is replaced with the minimum weight recommended for a user, which may not be under 40 pounds; and (2)a permanent label stating: Strongly recommended children use this seat only when they reach either the height or weight limit for a child restraint system with internal harness as indicated by the manufacturer..(q)On each child restraint system with internal harness, and on the packaging of such child restraint system with internal harness, there shall be placed a permanent label stating: To prevent possible injury or death, it is important to delay the transition from a child restraint system with internal harness to a booster seat as long as possible, until the child reaches the weight or height limit of the child restraint system with internal harness as indicated by the manufacturer..(r)On each combination car seat, there shall be placed a permanent label stating: Please use this seat with the internal harness as long as possible, until your child outgrows the maximum weight of [_] or reaches the maximum height of [_]. Once they have exceeded such weight or height, this seat can be used as a belt positioning booster seat with the vehicle seat belt., with respect to which—(1)the first bracket is replaced with the maximum weight recommended for an internal harness user, which may not be under 40 pounds; and (2)the second bracket is replaced with the maximum height recommended for an internal harness user.

(2)

Effective date

The modifications to section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.(b)

Side-impact crash testing

(1)

General standards

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue regulations to establish standards with respect to side-impact crash testing for child restraint systems, which—(A)shall include standards for booster seats; and(B)may include the use of the most appropriate test dummy available at the time of such side-impact crash testing. (2)

Near-side and far-side impact testing

In issuing regulations under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall include procedures for testing—(A)near-side impacts, in which the child restraint system being tested is positioned on the side of the point of impact; and(B)far-side impacts, in which the child restraint system being tested is positioned on the opposite side of the point of impact.(3)

Booster seat test devices

(A)

Design

Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue regulations that provide guidelines for a test dummy that approximates a 6-year-old child for the purposes of side-impact crash testing.(B)

Use

Not later than 18 months after the date on which the Administrator issues regulations under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall require that side-impact crash testing for booster seats (for both near-side and far-side impacts) includes the use of a test dummy that meets the guidelines provided under subparagraph (A). (c)

Tether systems study

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall provide to Congress a study of the functionality of tether systems and the variability that exists in tether use recommendations by car seat and vehicle manufacturers, with recommendations on how such tether systems may be used or modified to increase the usage of child restraint systems with internal harness to maximize child safety.(d)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2)

Booster seat

The term booster seat has the meaning given such term in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section).(3)

Child restraint system

The term child restraint system has the meaning given such term in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section).(4)

Child restraint system with internal harness

The term child restraint system with internal harness means a child restraint system designed to be used rear-facing or forward-facing employing a 5-point harness to position the child in the seat.(5)

Combination car seat

The term combination car seat—(A)means any child restraint system designed to be used in a forward-facing position with a 5-point internal harness, where the harness may be removed and the seat utilized as a belt-positioning booster seat; and(B)includes a child restraint system that may be—(i)converted between rear-facing with an internal harness and forward-facing with an internal harness; and(ii)commonly referred to as 3-in-1 or all-in-1 seats.(6)

Test dummy

The term test dummy means an anthropomorphic test dummy as such term is used in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section). (7)

Tether system

The term tether system means a system utilizing a tether anchorage, tether strap, and tether hook (as such terms are defined in section 571.225 of tile 49, Code of Federal Regulations).

Highway Trust Fund

11001.

Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority

(a)

Highway Trust Fund

Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—(1)by striking October 1, 2021 in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting October 1, 2026, and(2)by striking Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting

INVEST in America Act

.(b)

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund

Section 9504 of such Code is amended—(1)by striking Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting

INVEST in America Act

, and(2)by striking October 1, 2021 in subsection (d)(2) and inserting October 1, 2026.(c)

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund

Section 9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking October 1, 2021 and inserting October 1, 2026.

11002.

Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund

Section 9503(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12) and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:

(11)

Additional transfers to trust fund

Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated—(A)$109,000,000,000 to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund, and(B)$39,000,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in the Highway Trust Fund.

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

12001.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this division is as follows:

Sec. 12001. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 12002. Wastewater infrastructure workforce investment.

Sec. 12003. Technical assistance to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities.

Sec. 12004. State management assistance.

Sec. 12005. Watershed, wet weather, and resiliency projects.

Sec. 12006. Waiver of matching requirement for grants to District of Columbia.

Sec. 12007. Pilot program for alternative water source projects.

Sec. 12008. Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.

Sec. 12009. Grants for the treatment of emerging contaminants.

Sec. 12010. Household wastewater grant program.

Sec. 12011. Smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program.

Sec. 12012. Reports to Congress.

Sec. 12013. Indian Tribes.

Sec. 12014. Capitalization grants.

Sec. 12015. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.

Sec. 12016. Allotment of funds.

Sec. 12017. Reservation of funds for territories of the United States.

Sec. 12018. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 12019. Technical assistance by Municipal Ombudsman.

Sec. 12020. Report on wastewater infrastructure funding for rural, economically disadvantaged, and Tribal communities.

Sec. 12021. Water Reuse Interagency Working Group.

Sec. 12022. Disclosure of introductions of PFAS.

Sec. 12023. Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for PFAS.

Sec. 12024. Nonpoint source management programs.

Sec. 12025. Wastewater assistance to colonias.

Sec. 12026. Household well water testing website.

Sec. 12027. Study and report on effect of toilet wipes marketed as flushable.

Sec. 12028. Effluent limitations for wastewater, spills, and runoff from facilities associated with the transport and packaging of pre-production plastic materials.

Sec. 12029. Centers of Excellence for stormwater control infrastructure technologies.

Sec. 12030. Management of International Transboundary Water Pollution.

Sec. 12031. California new river restoration.

Sec. 12032. Rulemaking on climate resiliency.

12002.

Wastewater infrastructure workforce investment

Section 104(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(g)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by striking manpower each place it appears and inserting workforce; and(2)by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:

(4)

Report to Congress on publicly owned treatment works workforce development

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing—(A)an assessment of the current and future workforce needs for publicly owned treatment works, including an estimate of the number of future positions needed for such treatment works and the technical skills and education needed for such positions;(B)a summary of actions taken by the Administrator, including Federal investments under this chapter, that promote workforce development to address such needs; and(C)any recommendations of the Administrator to address such needs.

12003.

Technical assistance to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities

(a)

Reauthorization

Section 104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended—(1)by striking and (7) and inserting (7);(2)by striking 2023 and inserting 2021; and(3)by inserting ; and (8) not to exceed $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for carrying out subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), except that not less than half of the amounts so appropriated to carry out such subsections in each such fiscal year shall be used for carrying out subsection (b)(8) before the period at the end.(b)

Communication

A nonprofit organization receiving a grant under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)) shall, prior to carrying out an activity using such grant funds, consult with the State in which such activity is to be carried out. (c)

Report

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the grants made under subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g) of section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) during the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the report, including a description of the recipients and amounts of such grants.

12004.

State management assistance

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

Section 106(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended—(1)by striking and at the end of paragraph (1); and(2)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

(3)such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2021; and(4)$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026;

(b)

Technical amendment

Section 106(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is amended by striking Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the and inserting The.

12005.

Watershed, wet weather, and resiliency projects

(a)

Increased resilience of treatment works

Section 122(a)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:

(6)

Increased resilience of treatment works

Efforts—(A)to assess future risks and vulnerabilities of publicly owned treatment works to manmade or natural disasters, including extreme weather events, drought, and sea level rise; and(B)to carry out the planning, design, or construction of projects, on a systemwide or areawide basis, to increase the resilience of publicly owned treatment works through—(i)the conservation of water or the enhancement of water use efficiency;(ii)the enhancement of wastewater (including stormwater) management by increasing watershed preservation and protection, including through—(I)the use of green infrastructure; or(II)the reclamation and reuse of wastewater (including stormwater), such as through aquifer recharge zones;(iii)the modification or relocation of an existing publicly owned treatment works at risk of being significantly impaired or damaged by a manmade or natural disaster;(iv)the enhancement of energy efficiency, or the use or generation of recovered or renewable energy, in the management, treatment, or conveyance of wastewater (including stormwater); or(v)other activities that the Administrator determines will address identified vulnerabilities to manmade or natural disasters, including activities to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities of publicly owned treatment works.

(b)

Requirements; authorization of appropriations

Section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

(c)

Requirements

The requirements of section 608 shall apply to any construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of treatment works carried out using a grant under this section.(d)

Assistance

The Administrator shall use not less than 15 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this section in a fiscal year to provide assistance to municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, or for economically disadvantaged communities (as defined in section 12020 of the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021), to the extent there are sufficient eligible applications.(e)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

(c)

Technical and conforming amendments

(1)

Watershed pilot projects

Section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274) is amended—(A)in the section heading, by striking

Watershed pilot projects

and inserting

Watershed, wet weather, and resiliency projects

; and(B)by striking pilot each place it appears.(2)

Water pollution control revolving loan funds

Section 603(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)(7)) is amended by striking watershed.

12006.

Waiver of matching requirement for grants to District of Columbia

Section 202(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1282(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(5)Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, in the case of a project for a treatment works in the District of Columbia, such a project shall be eligible for grants at 100 percent of the cost of construction thereof.

12007.

Pilot program for alternative water source projects

(a)

Selection of projects

Section 220(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(d)) is amended—(1)by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

(1)

Limitation on eligibility

A project that has received construction funds under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 shall not be eligible for grant assistance under this section.

; and

(2)by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).(b)

Committee resolution procedure; assistance

Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

(e)

Assistance

The Administrator shall use not less than 15 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this section in a fiscal year to provide assistance to eligible entities for projects designed to serve fewer than 10,000 individuals, to the extent there are sufficient eligible applications.

(c)

Requirements

Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) and (k), respectively, and inserting after subsection (h) the following:

(i)

Requirements

The requirements of section 608 shall apply to any construction of an alternative water source project carried out using assistance made available under this section.

(d)

Definitions

Section 220(j)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as redesignated by subsection (c) of this section) is amended by striking or by treating wastewater and inserting (including stormwater), or by treating wastewater (including stormwater) for groundwater recharge, potable reuse, or other purposes.(e)

Authorization of appropriations

Section 220(k) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as redesignated by subsection (c) of this section) is amended by striking a total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004 and inserting $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

12008.

Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants

Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended—(1)in subsection (c), by striking subsection (b), each place it appears and inserting this section,; (2)in subsection (d)—(A)by striking The Federal share and inserting the following:

(1)

Federal share

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share

; and

(B)by striking The non-Federal share and inserting the following:

(B)

Financially distressed communities

The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out using amounts from a grant made to a financially distressed community under subsection (a) shall be not less than 75 percent of the cost.(2)

Non-Federal share

The non-Federal share

;

(3)in subsection (e), by striking section 513 and inserting section 513, or the requirements of section 608,; and(4)in subsection (f)—(A)in paragraph (1), by inserting , and $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 before the period at the end; and(B)by adding at the end the following:

(3)

Assistance

In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that, of the amounts granted to municipalities in a State, not less than 20 percent is granted to municipalities with a population of less than 20,000, to the extent there are sufficient eligible applications.

12009.

Grants for the treatment of emerging contaminants

Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

222.

Emerging contaminants

(a)

In general

The Administrator shall award grants to owners of publicly owned treatment works to be used for the implementation of a pretreatment standard or effluent limitation developed pursuant to this Act for the introduction into a treatment works, or the discharge of, any pollutant that is a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or any pollutant identified by the Administrator as a contaminant of emerging concern.(b)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

12010.

Household wastewater grant program

Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

223.

Household wastewater grant program

(a)

Establishment

The Administrator shall establish a program to provide grants to municipalities or qualified nonprofit entities to provide assistance to eligible individuals—(1)for the construction, repair, or replacement of an individual household decentralized wastewater treatment system;(2)for the construction of a decentralized wastewater treatment system designed to provide wastewater treatment for 2 or more households in which eligible individuals reside, if—(A)such a decentralized wastewater treatment system could be cost-effectively constructed; and(B)site conditions at such households are unsuitable for the construction of an individual household decentralized wastewater treatment system; or(3)in a case in which an eligible individual resides in a household that could be cost-effectively connected to an available publicly owned treatment works, for the connection of the applicable household to such treatment works.(b)

Application

To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a municipality or qualified nonprofit entity shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.(c)

Priority

In providing grants under this section, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize applications for activities that will assist eligible individuals residing in households that are not connected to a system or technology designed to treat domestic sewage, including eligible individuals using household cesspools.(d)

Administrative expenses

(1)

In general

Of the amounts made available under subsection (i), the Administrator may use not more than 2 percent for administrative costs.(2)

Individual grants

A municipality or qualified nonprofit entity may use grant funds provided under this section to pay the administrative expenses associated with the provision of the assistance to eligible individuals under this section, as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.(e)

Report

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the recipients of grants and assistance under this section and the results of the program established under this section.(f)

Rulemaking

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue a rule requiring that, with respect to any decentralized wastewater treatment system constructed pursuant to this section or section 603(c)—(1)such system complies with any applicable State and local requirements;(2)such system complies with any applicable American National Standard approved by the American National Standards Institute; and(3)the design and construction of such system is carried out by persons or entities licensed and bonded, by the State in which such system is constructed, to carry out such design and construction.(g)

Application of other requirements

The requirements of sections 513 and 608 shall apply to any project for the construction, repair, or replacement of a decentralized wastewater treatment system, or for the connection of a household to a treatment works, for which assistance is received under this section.(h)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Eligible individual

The term eligible individual has the meaning given that term in section 603(j).(2)

Qualified nonprofit entity

The term qualified nonprofit entity means an entity determined by the Administrator to be a qualified nonprofit entity for purposes of section 603(c)(12). (i)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

12011.

Smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program

Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

224.

Smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program

(a)

Grants

The Administrator shall establish a program to provide grants to municipalities for projects for the planning, design, and construction, at publicly owned treatment works, of—(1)intelligent sewage or stormwater collection systems, including such collection systems that incorporate technologies that rely on—(A)real‐time monitoring (including through sensors), embedded intelligence, and predictive maintenance capabilities that improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and resiliency of treatment works; and(B)the use of artificial intelligence and other intelligent optimization tools that reduce operational costs, including operational costs relating to energy consumption and chemical treatment; or(2)innovative and alternative combined storm and sanitary sewer projects, including groundwater recharge, that rely on real‐time data acquisition to support predictive aquifer recharge through water reuse and stormwater management capabilities.(b)

Assistance

The Administrator shall use not less than 20 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this section in a fiscal year to provide assistance to municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, to the extent there are sufficient eligible applications.(c)

Cost share

(1)

In general

The non-Federal share of the costs of an activity carried out using a grant under this section shall be 25 percent.(2)

Exception

The Administrator may waive the cost‐sharing requirement of paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines that the municipality meets the affordability criteria established under section 603(i)(2) by the State in which the municipality is located.(d)

Program implementation

(1)

Guidance

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue guidance to municipalities on how to apply for a grant under this section.(2)

Decision on applications

Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator receives an application for a grant under this section, the Administrator shall determine whether to provide such grant.(3)

Application deficiency

If the Administrator determines that an application for a grant under this section is incomplete, the Administrator shall notify the applicant and provide the applicant the opportunity to resubmit the application.(4)

Consideration

In determining whether to provide a grant under this section, the Administrator shall consider the potential positive effects of the project on water quality.(e)

Compliance with Buy America

The requirements of section 608 shall apply to any project for construction for which assistance is received under this section.(f)

Report to Congress

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing projects funded under this section, any related improvement of the resiliency of publicly owned treatment works, and recommendations to improve the grant program established under this section.(g)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.

12012.

Reports to Congress

(a)

Biennial estimates

Section 516(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1)) is amended by striking (B) a detailed estimate, biennially revised, of the cost of construction of all needed publicly owned treatment works in all of the States and of the cost of construction of all needed publicly owned treatment works in each of the States; and inserting (B) a detailed estimate, biennially revised, of the cost of construction of all planned publicly owned treatment works in all of the States and all needed publicly owned treatment works in all of the States, and the cost of construction of all planned publicly owned treatment works in each of the States and all needed publicly owned treatment works in each of the States, which estimates shall include (i) the cost of construction to rehabilitate or upgrade all existing publicly owned treatment works (excluding any pipe or other device or system for the conveyance of wastewater), every 20 years, including the costs to implement measures necessary to address the resilience and sustainability of publicly owned treatment works to manmade or natural disasters, and (ii) the cost of construction to replace 10 percent of existing publicly owned pipes and other devices and systems for the conveyance of wastewater to such treatment works over the 20-year period following the date of the estimate;. (b)

Annual report on use of funds

Section 516 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(f)

Annual report on use of funds

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Administrator 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—(1)identifies projects that are—(A)described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 602(b)(15)(A); and(B)carried out using funds made available under or pursuant to section 221 or title VI; (2)identifies, to the extent practicable, the costs and benefits of such projects, including any potential short- and long-term cost savings to publicly owned treatment works and any environmental and community benefits of implementing such projects; and(3)identifies—(A)the locations in which such projects are carried out; (B)estimated energy savings for such projects;(C)projects that address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities; and(D)with respect to projects carried out using funds made available under or pursuant to section 603, whether such projects are funded under subsection (d) or subsection (i) of such section.

12013.

Indian Tribes

(a)

In general

Section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(c)) is amended—(1)by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:

(1)

In general

For each fiscal year, the Administrator shall reserve, of the funds made available to carry out title VI (before allotments to the States under section 604(a)), the greater of—(A)2 percent of such funds; or(B)$30,000,000.(2)

Use of funds

(A)

Grants

Funds reserved under this subsection shall be available only for grants to entities described in paragraph (3) for—(i)projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c); and(ii)training, technical assistance, and educational programs relating to the operation and management of treatment works eligible for assistance pursuant to section 603(c).(B)

Limitation

Not more than $2,000,000 of such reserved funds may be used for grants under subparagraph (A)(ii).

; and

(2)in paragraph (3)—(A)in the header, by striking

Use of funds

and inserting

Eligible entities

; and(B)by striking for projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c) to serve and inserting to.(b)

Additional assistance

(1)

Authorization of appropriations

In addition to amounts otherwise made available under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to make grants, in cooperation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, to entities described in section 518(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377) for—(A)projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1383); and(B)training, technical assistance, and educational programs related to the operation and management of treatment works eligible for assistance pursuant to such section 603(c).(2)

No matching requirement

The Administrator may not require an entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) to provide, as a condition of receiving such grant, a share of the cost of the project or activity for which such grant was made. (3)

Limitation

Not more than $2,000,000 of amounts made available in a fiscal year to carry out this subsection may be used for grants under paragraph (1)(B).(4)

Application of other requirements

The requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372, 1388) shall apply to any project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of treatment works for which a grant is received under paragraph (1).(c)

Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program funding

(1)

Findings

Congress finds that—(A)the COVID–19 crisis has highlighted the lack of infrastructure and sanitation available in Native communities; and(B)addressing the Sanitation Facilities Deficiency List of the Division of Sanitation Facilities and Construction of the Indian Health Service included in the report will—(i)result in investments in necessary water infrastructure; and(ii)improve health outcomes.(2)

Definitions

In this subsection:(A)

Report

The term report means the fiscal year 2019 report of the Division of Sanitation Facilities and Construction of the Indian Health Service entitled Annual Report to the Congress of the United States on Sanitation Deficiency Levels for Indian Homes and Communities.(B)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service.(3)

Additional funding for sanitation facilities

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall award additional funding under the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program for the planning, design, construction, modernization, improvement, and renovation of water, sewer, and solid waste sanitation facilities that are funded, in whole or part, by the Indian Health Service through, or provided for in, a contract or compact with the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).(B)

Priority for funding

In awarding funding to sanitation facilities under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall prioritize sanitation facilities with the highest deficiency level, as established in the report. (4)

Authorization of appropriations

(A)

In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $2,600,000,000.(B)

Requirement

Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any amounts made available to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (3)(A) under any other provision of law.

12014.

Capitalization grants

(a)

Specific requirements

Section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (13)(B)—(A)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking and energy conservation and inserting and efficient energy use (including through the implementation of technologies to recover and reuse energy produced in the treatment of wastewater); and (B)in clause (iii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;(2)in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:

(15)to the extent there are sufficient projects or activities eligible for assistance from the fund, with respect to funds for capitalization grants received by the State under this title and section 205(m)—(A)the State will use—(i)not less than 15 percent of such funds for green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities; and(ii)not less than 5 percent of such funds for projects to increase the resiliency of treatment works to extreme weather events, drought, sea level rise, or other impacts of climate change; and(B)the State will use not less than a total of 20 percent of such funds for projects described in subparagraph (A).

(b)

Corrosion control

Section 602 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(c)

Corrosion control

(1)

In general

To the greatest extent practicable, the Administrator shall encourage the incorporation of corrosion prevention activities in projects and activities carried out using financial assistance provided under or pursuant to this title.(2)

Activities

In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator, to the greatest extent practicable, shall ensure that any recipient of financial assistance under or pursuant to this title—(A)carries out any project or activity using such assistance using, as applicable—(i)best practices to carry out corrosion prevention activities in the field;(ii)industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and prevention methods when—(I)determining protective coatings;(II)selecting materials; and(III)determining methods of cathodic protection, design, and engineering for corrosion prevention;(iii)certified coating application specialists and cathodic protection technicians and engineers; and(iv)best practices in environmental protection to prevent environmental degradation and to ensure proper handling of all hazardous materials; and(B)demonstrates, as applicable—(i)a history of employing industry-certified inspectors to ensure adherence to best practices and standards; and(ii)a history of compliance with applicable requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.(3)

Corrosion prevention activities defined

In this subsection, the term corrosion prevention activities means—(A)the application and inspection of protective coatings for complex work involving steel and cementitious structures, including structures that will be exposed in immersion;(B)the installation, testing, and inspection of cathodic protection systems; and(C)any other activities related to corrosion prevention the Administrator determines appropriate.

12015.

Water pollution control revolving loan funds

Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended—(1)in subsection (c)(10), by inserting , including measures to identify and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities of such treatment works before the semicolon; and(2)in subsection (i)—(A)in paragraph (1)—(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking , including forgiveness of principal and negative interest loans and inserting (including in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants); and(ii)in subparagraph (A)—(I)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking in assistance; and(II)in clause (ii)(III), by striking to such ratepayers and inserting to help such ratepayers maintain access to wastewater (including stormwater) treatment services; and(B)by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:

(3)

Subsidization amounts

(A)

In general

A State may use for providing additional subsidization in a fiscal year under this subsection an amount that does not exceed the greater of—(i)50 percent of the total amount received by the State in capitalization grants under this title for the fiscal year; or(ii)the annual average over the previous 10 fiscal years of the amounts deposited by the State in the State water pollution control revolving fund from State moneys that exceed the amounts required to be so deposited under section 602(b)(2).(B)

Minimum

To the extent there are sufficient applications for additional subsidization under this subsection that meet the criteria under paragraph (1)(A), a State shall use for providing additional subsidization in a fiscal year under this subsection an amount that is not less than 20 percent of the total amount received by the State in capitalization grants under this title for the fiscal year.

12016.

Allotment of funds

(a)

Formula

Section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended by striking each of fiscal years 1989 and 1990 and inserting each fiscal year.(b)

Wastewater infrastructure workforce development

Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(d)

Wastewater infrastructure workforce development

Each fiscal year, a State may reserve up to 1 percent of the sums allotted to the State under this section for the fiscal year to carry out workforce development, training, and retraining activities described in section 104(g).

(c)

Needs survey

Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

(e)

Needs survey

Each fiscal year, a State may reserve up to 0.5 percent of the sums allotted to the State under this section for the fiscal year to carry out activities under section 516(b)(1)(B).

(d)

Funds allotted to Puerto Rico

Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

(f)

Funds allotted to Puerto Rico

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds allotted to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this section may be counted as income or an asset of the owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment works receiving such funds, or be used, set aside, or otherwise made available for the purposes of payment of debt restructuring under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) by the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board.

12017.

Reservation of funds for territories of the United States

Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by striking section 607 and inserting the following:

607.

Reservation of funds for territories of the United States

(a)

In general

(1)

Reservation

For each fiscal year, the Administrator shall reserve 1.5 percent of available funds, as determined under paragraph (2).(2)

Available funds

For purposes of paragraph (1), the amount of available funds for a fiscal year is—(A)the amount of funds made available to carry out this title for the fiscal year (before allotments to the States under section 604(a)); less(B)the amount of any funds reserved under section 518(c) for the fiscal year.(b)

Use of funds

Funds reserved under this section shall be available only for grants to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands for projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c).(c)

Limitation

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands may not receive funds allotted under section 604(a).

12018.

Authorization of appropriations

Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

609.

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title the following sums:(1)$8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.(2)$8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.(3)$8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.(4)$8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.(5)$8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.

12019.

Technical assistance by Municipal Ombudsman

Section 4(b)(1) of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 4370j(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

(1)technical and planning assistance to support municipalities, including municipalities that are rural, small, economically disadvantaged, or Tribal communities, in achieving and maintaining compliance with enforceable deadlines, goals, and requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and

12020.

Report on wastewater infrastructure funding for rural, economically disadvantaged, and Tribal communities

(a)

Study

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall initiate a study on the distribution of wastewater infrastructure funds to rural communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities during the 20 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act.(b)

Requirements

In carrying out the study under this section, the Administrator shall—(1)consult with other Federal agencies, State, local, and Tribal governments, owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works, and stakeholder organizations, including organizations with experience in investigating or addressing the wastewater infrastructure needs of rural communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities;(2)undertake at least one public meeting in a rural community, in an economically disadvantaged community, and in a Tribal community, to receive testimony from the public;(3)examine whether the distribution of wastewater infrastructure funds during the period covered by the study has been in accordance with any applicable executive order or policy regarding environmental justice;(4)examine how wastewater infrastructure funds have been distributed with respect to the identified needs of rural communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities, and whether such funds have addressed the needs of such communities equitably when compared to how such funds have been distributed with respect to the identified needs of communities that are not rural, economically disadvantaged, or Tribal; (5)document the harm and injury caused by any identified inequities in the distribution of wastewater infrastructure funds with respect to the identified needs of rural communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities; and(6)consider any additional factors that the Administrator determines necessary or appropriate to determine whether rural communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities have equitable access to wastewater infrastructure funds to comply with applicable requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).(c)

Report to Congress

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing—(1)the results of the study carried out under this section; and(2)any recommendations to Congress, or to State, local, and Tribal governments, to ensure that rural communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities can equitably access wastewater infrastructure funds in amounts sufficient to address local wastewater infrastructure needs and local water quality challenges.(d)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Economically disadvantaged community

The term economically disadvantaged community means—(A)a municipality that meets the affordability criteria of a State established under section 603(i)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(2));(B)a community with respect to which a municipality can demonstrate that households in the community experience significant economic hardship related to wastewater infrastructure; or(C)a community that is located in an area that meets the criteria described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a)).(2)

Municipality; treatment works

The terms municipality and treatment works have the meanings given those terms in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).(3)

Wastewater infrastructure funds

The term wastewater infrastructure funds means funds made available for projects or activities under or pursuant to—(A)title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);(B)section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274);(C)section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300); and(D)section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301).

12021.

Water Reuse Interagency Working Group

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a Water Reuse Interagency Working Group to develop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to encourage water reuse across the United States, including through the implementation of the National Water Reuse Action Plan, consistent with the mission of each Federal agency that is a member of the working group.(b)

Chairperson; membership

The working group shall be—(1)chaired by the Administrator; and(2)comprised of senior representatives from any Federal agency the Administrator determines to be appropriate.(c)

Duties of the working group

The working group shall—(1)annually review the National Water Reuse Action Plan and, as necessary, update such plan;(2)encourage the consideration of water reuse as part of integrated water resources management and planning;(3)conduct, and submit to Congress and make public, an assessment of opportunities to encourage water reuse and actions necessary to pursue such opportunities;(4)seek to coordinate Federal programs and policies to encourage water reuse;(5)consider how each Federal agency that is a member of the working group can explore and identify opportunities to encourage water reuse through the programs and activities of each such Federal agency; and(6)consult, on a regular basis, with representatives of the water reuse industry, research community, and nongovernmental organizations.(d)

Report

Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the activities and findings of the working group.(e)

Sunset

The working group shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act.(f)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2)

National Water Reuse Action Plan

The term National Water Reuse Action Plan means the document published by the Administrator entitled National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation (Version 1), dated February 2020, and noticed in the Federal Register on March 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 12552), as updated pursuant to this section.(3)

Working group

The term working group means the Water Reuse Interagency Working Group established under this section.

12022.

Disclosure of introductions of PFAS

(a)

In general

The introduction of any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance by the owner or operator of an industrial source shall be unlawful unless such owner or operator first notifies the owner or operator of the applicable treatment works of—(1)the identity and quantity of such substance;(2)whether such substance is susceptible to treatment by such treatment works; and(3)whether such substance would interfere with the operation of the treatment works.(b)

Violations

A violation of this section shall be treated in the same manner as a violation of a regulation promulgated under subsection 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(b)).(c)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Introduction

The term introduction means the introduction of pollutants into treatment works, as described in section 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317).(2)

Treatment works

The term treatment works has the meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).

12023.

Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for PFAS

(a)

Deadlines

(1)

Water quality criteria

Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register human health water quality criteria under section 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314) for each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of such substances.(2)

Effluent limitations guidelines and standards for priority industry categories

As soon as practicable, but not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register a final rule establishing, for each priority industry category, effluent limitations guidelines and standards, in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, for the discharge (including a discharge into a publicly owned treatment works) of each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of such substances.(b)

Notification

The Administrator shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of each publication made under this section.(c)

Implementation assistance for publicly owned treatment works

(1)

In general

The Administrator shall award grants to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works, to be used to implement effluent limitations guidelines and standards developed by the Administrator for a perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, or class of such substances.(2)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this subsection $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended.(d)

No increased bonding authority

Amounts awarded to an owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment works under this section may not be used as a source of payment of, or security for (directly or indirectly), in whole or in part, any obligation the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(e)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.(2)

Effluent limitation

The term effluent limitation has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).(3)

Measurable

The term measurable means, with respect to a chemical substance or class of chemical substances, capable of being measured using test procedures established under section 304(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314).(4)

Perfluoroalkyl substance

The term perfluoroalkyl substance means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.(5)

Polyfluoroalkyl substance

The term polyfluoroalkyl substance means a chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.(6)

Priority industry category

The term priority industry category means the following point source categories:(A)Organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers, as identified in part 414 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(B)Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as identified in part 430 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(C)Textile mills, as identified in part 410 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(D)Electroplating, as identified in part 413 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(E)Metal finishing, as identified in part 433 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(F)Leather tanning and finishing, as identified in part 425 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(G)Paint formulating, as identified in part 446 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(H)Electrical and electronic components, as identified in part 469 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(I)Plastics molding and forming, as identified in part 463 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(7)

Treatment works

The term treatment works has the meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).

12024.

Nonpoint source management programs

Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking subsections (h) and (i) not to exceed and all that follows through fiscal year 1991 and inserting subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

12025.

Wastewater assistance to colonias

Section 307 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1281 note) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and(B)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

(2)

Covered entity

The term covered entity means each of the following:(A)A border State.(B)A local government with jurisdiction over an eligible community.

;

(2)in subsection (b), by striking “border State” and inserting “covered entity”;(3)in subsection (d), by striking shall not exceed 50 percent and inserting may not be less than 80 percent;(4)in subsection (e)—(A)by striking $25,000,000 and inserting $100,000,000; and(B)by striking 1997 through 1999 and inserting 2022 through 2026.

12026.

Household well water testing website

(a)

In general

Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a website containing information relating to the testing of household well water.(b)

Contents

The Administrator shall include on the website established under subsection (a) the following:(1)Information on how to get drinking water tested for a home served by an individual private well.(2)A list of laboratories that analyze water samples and are certified by a State or the Administrator.(3)State-specific information, developed in coordination with each State, on naturally occurring and human-induced contaminants.(4)Information that, using accepted risk communication techniques, clearly communicates whether a test result value exceeds a level determined by the Administrator or the State to pose a health risk.(5)Information on treatment options, including information relating to water treatment systems certified by the National Sanitation Foundation, Underwriters Laboratories, and the Water Quality Association. (6)A directory of whom to contact to report a test result value that exceeds a level determined by the Administrator or the State to pose a health risk.(7)Information on financial assistance that is available for homeowners to support water treatment, including grants under section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) and State resources.(8)Any other information the Administrator considers appropriate.(c)

Coordination

The Administrator shall coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, and appropriate State agencies in carrying out this section.(d)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

12027.

Study and report on effect of toilet wipes marketed as flushable

(a)

In general

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a study on the effect of toilet wipes marketed as flushable on municipal water systems and residential plumbing systems.(b)

Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).

12028.

Effluent limitations for wastewater, spills, and runoff from facilities associated with the transport and packaging of pre-production plastic materials

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that—(1)the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials (including discharge into wastewater and other runoff) from facilities regulated under part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), is prohibited;(2)the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials (including discharge into wastewater and other runoff) from a point source associated with the making, use, packaging, or transportation of such plastic pellets and other pre-production plastic materials is prohibited; and(3)the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) are reflected in—(A)permits issued under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) to facilities or other point sources that make, use, package, or transport plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator, in addition to other applicable limits and standards; and(B)all standards of performance promulgated under section 312(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources associated with the making, use, packaging, or transportation of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator.(b)

Definition

In this section, the term point source has the meaning given such term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).

12029.

Centers of Excellence for stormwater control infrastructure technologies

(a)

Establishment

(1)

In general

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to establish not more than 5 centers of excellence for new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure technologies, to be located in different geographic regions of the United States.(2)

General operation

Each center of excellence established with a grant provided under this section shall—(A)conduct research on new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure technologies that are relevant to the geographical region in which the center of excellence is located to improve the effectiveness, cost efficiency, and protection of public health, public safety, and water quality, including research on—(i)stormwater and sewer overflow reduction; and(ii)other approaches to achieve water resource enhancement and other environmental, economic, and social benefits;(B)maintain a list of—(i)stormwater control infrastructure needs in the region in which the center of excellence is located; and(ii)available new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure technologies;(C)analyze the usefulness of additional financial programs for the implementation of new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure technologies; (D)share the results of research conducted under subparagraph (A) with the Federal Government, State, Tribal, and local governments, and the private sector;(E)provide technical assistance to State, Tribal, and local governments to assist with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of stormwater control infrastructure projects that use innovative technologies;(F)collaborate with institutions of higher education and private and public organizations, including community-based public-private partnerships and other stakeholders, in the geographical region in which the center of excellence is located; and(G)coordinate with the other centers of excellence to avoid duplication of efforts.(3)

Application

To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible institution shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Administrator may require.(b)

National Electronic Clearinghouse Center

Of the centers of excellence established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall designate 1 center of excellence as the National Electronic Clearinghouse Center to—(1)develop, operate, and maintain public database and a website that contains information relating to new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure technologies; and(2)publish on such website information from each of the centers of excellence established under this section.(c)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.(2)

Limitation on use of funds

Of the amounts made available for grants under paragraph (1), not more than 2 percent may be used for administrative costs.(d)

Definition

In this section, the term eligible institution means an institution of higher education, a research institution, or a nonprofit organization—(1)that has demonstrated excellence in researching and developing new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure technologies; and(2)with respect to a nonprofit organization, the core mission of which includes water management, as determined by the Administrator.

12030.

Management of International Transboundary Water Pollution

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.(2)

Commission

The term Commission means the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission.(3)

Covered funds

The term covered funds means amounts made available to the Administrator under the heading Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants under title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 116–113). (4)

Treatment works

The term treatment works has the meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).(5)

U.S.-Mexico border region

The term U.S.-Mexico border region means any area in the United States that is located within 100 kilometers of the United States-Mexico border.(b)

Grants

The Administrator may, using covered funds, provide to the Commission grants for projects for treatment works for the U.S.-Mexico border region that—(1)protect residents within the U.S.-Mexico border region from pollution resulting from—(A)transboundary flows of wastewater (including stormwater) or other international transboundary water flows originating in Mexico; and(B)any inadequacies or breakdowns of treatment works in Mexico; and(2)provide treatment of such flows in compliance with local, State, and Federal law.(c)

Use of funds

The Commission may use funds received under this section to plan, study, design, and construct treatment works in accordance with this section, and carry out any related activities.(d)

Consultation and coordination

The Commission shall consult and coordinate with the Administrator in carrying out any project using funds received under this section.(e)

Application of other requirements

The requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372, 1388) shall apply to the construction of any treatment works in the United States for which the Commission receives funds under this section.

12031.

California new river restoration

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.(2)

Mexican

The term Mexican refers to the Federal, State, and local governments of the United Mexican States.(3)

New River

The term New River means that portion of the New River, California, that flows north within the United States from the border of Mexico through Calexico, California, passes through the Imperial Valley, and drains into the Salton Sea.(4)

Program

The term program means the California New River restoration program established under subsection (b).(5)

Restoration and protection

The term restoration and protection means the conservation, stewardship, and enhancement of habitat for fish and wildlife to preserve and improve ecosystems and ecological processes on which they depend.(b)

California New River restoration program establishment

(1)

Establishment

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a program to be known as the California New River restoration program.(2)

Duties

In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall—(A)implement projects, plans, and initiatives for the restoration and protection of the New River that are supported by the California-Mexico Border Relations Council, in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Calexico New River Committee, the California-Mexico Border Relations Council, the New River Improvement Project Technical Advisory Committee, the Federal Government, State and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations;(B)undertake activities that—(i)support the implementation of a shared set of science-based restoration and protection activities identified in accordance with subparagraph (A);(ii)target cost-effective projects with measurable results; and(iii)maximize conservation outcomes with no net gain of Federal full-time equivalent employees; and(C)provide grants and technical assistance in accordance with subsection (c).(3)

Coordination

In establishing the program, the Administrator shall consult, as appropriate, with—(A)the heads of Federal agencies, including—(i)the Secretary of the Interior;(ii)the Secretary of Agriculture;(iii)the Secretary of Homeland Security;(iv)the Administrator of General Services;(v)the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;(vi)the Commissioner of the International Boundary Water Commission; and(vii)the head of any other applicable agency;(B)the Governor of California;(C)the California Environmental Protection Agency;(D)the California State Water Resources Control Board;(E)the California Department of Water Resources;(F)the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board;(G)the Imperial Irrigation District; and(H)other public agencies and organizations with authority for the planning and implementation of conservation strategies relating to the New River.(4)

Purposes

The purposes of the program include—(A)coordinating restoration and protection activities, among Mexican, Federal, State, local, and regional entities and conservation partners, relating to the New River; and(B)carrying out coordinated restoration and protection activities, and providing for technical assistance relating to the New River—(i)to sustain and enhance fish and wildlife habitat restoration and protection activities;(ii)to improve and maintain water quality to support fish and wildlife, as well as the habitats of fish and wildlife;(iii)to sustain and enhance water management for volume and flood damage mitigation improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habitat;(iv)to improve opportunities for public access to, and recreation in and along, the New River consistent with the ecological needs of fish and wildlife habitat;(v)to maximize the resilience of natural systems and habitats under changing watershed conditions;(vi)to engage the public through outreach, education, and citizen involvement, to increase capacity and support for coordinated restoration and protection activities relating to the New River;(vii)to increase scientific capacity to support the planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary to carry out coordinated restoration and protection activities; and(viii)to provide technical assistance to carry out restoration and protection activities relating to the New River.(c)

Grants and assistance

(1)

In general

In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall provide grants and technical assistance to State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education, to carry out the purposes of the program.(2)

Criteria

The Administrator, in consultation with the organizations described in subsection (b)(3), shall develop criteria for providing grants and technical assistance under this subsection to ensure that such activities accomplish one or more of the purposes identified in subsection (b)(4)(B).(3)

Cost sharing

(A)

Federal share

The Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is provided under this subsection shall not exceed 55 percent of the total cost of the activity, as determined by the Administrator.(B)

Non-Federal share

The non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is provided under this subsection may be provided in the form of an in-kind contribution of services or materials that the Administrator determines are integral to the activity carried out using assistance authorized by this section.(4)

Requirements

Sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372; 1388) shall apply to the construction of any project or activity carried out, in whole or in part, under this section in the same manner those sections apply to a treatment works for which a grant is made available under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.(5)

Administration

The Administrator may enter into an agreement to manage the implementation of this subsection with the North American Development Bank or a similar organization that offers grant management services.(d)

Annual reports

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section, including a description of each project that has received funding under this section and the status of all such projects that are in progress on the date of submission of the report.

12032.

Rulemaking on climate resiliency

(a)

In general

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after notice and opportunity for public comment, shall issue such regulations as are necessary to require that an applicant for wastewater infrastructure funds—(1)undertake an assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on the project or activity for which such funds are sought; and(2)where appropriate, incorporate measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate such potential impacts into the design of such project or activity.(b)

Considerations

In issuing regulations under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall consider requiring varying levels of assessments that reflect the scale or type of the project or activity for which wastewater infrastructure funds are sought.(c)

Consultation; technical assistance

In carrying out the rulemaking required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—(1)consult with other Federal and State agencies, municipalities, Tribal governments, owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works, and other stakeholders with experience in addressing potential impacts of climate change on projects and activities eligible for wastewater infrastructure funds; and(2)identify entities to provide technical assistance to applicants for wastewater infrastructure funds to assist such applicants in incorporating the climate resilience measures described under subsection (a)(2). (d)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Impacts of climate change

The term impacts of climate change includes observed changes to temperature, precipitation patterns, drought, storms, flooding, and sea level rise that may adversely impact the continued safe and reliable operation of a treatment works.(2)

Municipality; State; treatment works

The terms municipality, State, and treatment works have the meaning given such terms in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).(3)

Wastewater infrastructure funds

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021

13001.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021

.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this division is as follows:

Sec. 13001. Short title; table of contents.

Title I—Infrastructure

Sec. 13101. Drinking water system resilience funding.

Sec. 13102. Grants for State programs.

Sec. 13103. American iron and steel products.

Sec. 13104. Assistance for disadvantaged communities.

Sec. 13105. Allotments for territories.

Sec. 13106. Drinking water SRF funding.

Sec. 13107. Lead service line replacement.

Sec. 13108. Drinking water assistance to colonias.

Sec. 13109. PFAS treatment grants.

Sec. 13110. Voluntary school and child care program lead testing grant program.

Sec. 13111. Grant program for installation of filtration stations at schools and child care programs.

Sec. 13112. Drinking water fountain replacement for schools.

Sec. 13113. Indian reservation drinking water program.

Sec. 13114. Assistance for areas affected by natural disasters.

Sec. 13115. Water main break data clearinghouse.

Title II—Safety

Sec. 13201. Enabling EPA to set standards for new drinking water contaminants.

Sec. 13202. National primary drinking water regulations for PFAS.

Sec. 13203. National primary drinking water regulations for microcystin toxin.

Sec. 13204. National primary drinking water regulations for 1,4–dioxane.

Sec. 13205. National primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6.

Sec. 13206. Elimination of small system variances.

Title III—Affordability

Sec. 13301. Emergency relief program.

Sec. 13302. Low-income drinking water assistance program.

Sec. 13303. Low-income wastewater assistance program.

Sec. 13304. Needs assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income community water assistance program.

Sec. 13305. Natural hazard education and response grant program.

Title IV—Other matters

Sec. 13401. Small urban and rural water system consolidation report.

Sec. 13402. Study on contamination of Coldwater Creek, Missouri.

Sec. 13403. Report on affordability, discrimination and civil rights violations, and data collection.

Sec. 13404. Water infrastructure and workforce investment.

Sec. 13405. Identification of high-risk locations.

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and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0B0B4F7FAED4D56AD3D8FD5E765F23C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HA214D7096B4E4C79BD13C6F7426BFC32" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HBA4800A3177445EC963557CEB1090BE6" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$4,140,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA36D0B4D9F4437AABF817DC7572BCA8" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$4,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD992F5246DB142078A129B149232C75A" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$5,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HBDADFD721FB9445285B6973B93DC3A2D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>13107.</enum><header>Lead service line replacement</header><subsection id="H66AE70FEE8CC40F3851813A385F6AD21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE5C327532D544567848DCFBB7C7E0FFE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HA7F71B90DBA94476BE0969ED7C526ABE" commented="no"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Lead service line replacement</header><paragraph id="HA836C44950FB41B9AC50E7070E1C7F19" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the capitalization grants to eligible States under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall offer to enter into agreements with States, Indian Tribes, and the territories described in subsection (j) to make grants, including letters of credit, to such States, Indian Tribes, and territories under this subsection to fund the replacement of lead service lines.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7FEBD92963B40AB936A424900834D13" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allotments</header><subparagraph id="HFB520A0CCD204DBA844BA9AD8503804D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be—</text><clause id="H76AA0178C749478AAA1094BB98C55431"><enum>(i)</enum><text>allotted and reallotted to the extent practicable to States as if allotted or reallotted under subsection (a)(1) as a capitalization grant under such subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="HBDD04FBD5D14474AB094CAD80E50EED1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deposited into the State loan fund of a State receiving such funds pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B28C6C4BC29433C87A24FF3F2BF8752" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Indian Tribes</header><text>The Administrator shall set aside 1<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the amounts made available each fiscal year to carry out this subsection to make grants to Indian Tribes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41C20A1160624F71909BA049AF4497E9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be allotted to territories described in subsection (j) in accordance with such subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9F7E6ACA96C48828075189239EFC900" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, funds made available under this subsection shall be used only for providing grants for the replacement of lead service lines.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H58BA319A12C84AB09686D688B1D8B17F" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Each State, Indian Tribe, and territory that has entered into an agreement pursuant to this subsection shall annually prepare a plan that identifies the intended uses of the amounts made available to such State, Indian Tribe, or territory under this subsection, and any such plan shall—</text><subparagraph id="H07817D818AD94B84AC5A0401C399D41A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not be required to comply with subsection (b)(3); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30786152B2224BE7BA5FAE5758BDE954" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that priority for the use of funds be given to projects that replace lead service lines serving disadvantaged communities and environmental justice communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66744C0EFA234747AFC7DA6B3517EEA8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide, in addition to subparagraph (B) and to the maximum extent practicable, that priority for the use of funds be given to projects that, in carrying out lead service line replacements, provide job training, apprenticeships, or other employment opportunities for low-income persons and very low-income persons that are located in the area in which the project is carried out.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7476F7E9BF3E4A019777E51B80ED4125" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Plan for replacement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State, Indian Tribe, and territory that has entered into an agreement pursuant to this subsection shall require each recipient of funds made available pursuant to this subsection to submit to the State, Indian Tribe, or territory a plan to replace all lead service lines in the applicable public water system within 10 years of receiving such funds.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9BF67396AAA4E4680D9D314621C83F9" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>American made iron and steel and prevailing wages</header><text>The requirements of paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) shall apply to any project carried out in whole or in part with funds made available under or pursuant to this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H06972ACB967B4F80B8600004EDBDE418" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Limitation</header><subparagraph id="H7B2B175F214C4F5286825E6426D2F778" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition on partial line replacement</header><text>No funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be used for partial lead service line replacement if, at the conclusion of the service line replacement, drinking water is delivered through a publicly or privately owned portion of a lead service line.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11AF90E0C68743CA8E34DD9B17401506" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No private owner contribution</header><text>Any recipient of funds made available pursuant to this subsection for lead service line replacement shall offer to replace any privately owned portion of any lead service line with respect to which such funds are used at no cost to the private owner.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2BE64FBAEAD462495EE57C87CA1E8B5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All funds made available pursuant to this subsection to fund the replacement of lead service lines may be used to replace lead service lines serving disadvantaged communities. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H770D5E7CECC3476AA5DFA5378017A44C" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>State contribution not required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require that a State deposit, at any time, in the applicable State loan fund from State moneys any contribution in order to receive funds under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A81526776BC4548A004FF465B7E64FE"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall annually submit to Congress a report that provides—</text><subparagraph id="HF721A7DF91354FC083398E2519E784E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of households for which lead service lines have been replaced using funds made available by this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3564EF08D1DD4584802E9E134D60D898"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of lead service lines that exist in each State, territory, and area under the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe that has entered into an agreement pursuant to this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1C02C012AEA46ED868D3AC98E31F73D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to each project for such lead service line replacement, data on job training, apprenticeships, and other employment opportunities for persons described in paragraph (4)(C) under such projects, which shall include the amount of the funding used to hire such persons for such project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB108E45A96D468D8BB4074ACBB39286"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other data determined by the Administrator to be useful for purposes of determining the effect of this subsection with respect to replacing lead service lines.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H229C38E7FAF342DDB583A4778739116A" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subparagraph id="H04C624CA4AEA4D139F736C8E127884FD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $4,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB660654B6809445AAE9E4621B91B8EF5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text>To the extent amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection in any fiscal year are not appropriated in that fiscal year, such amounts are authorized to be appropriated in a subsequent fiscal year. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73F317424C024DBBA405E84DEDAE3FC3" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="HF18C71690E084D51A64F6183B044F546" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>disadvantaged community</term> has the meaning given such term in subsection (d)(3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H112889119872409591036AC75F87B0A6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Environmental justice community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>environmental justice community</term> means any population of color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community that experiences a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBF44ACB3EF84D3FA051A4ED69BC7B55"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Lead service line</header><text>The term <term>lead service line</term> means a pipe and its fittings, which are not lead free (as defined in section 1417(d)), that connect the drinking water main to the building inlet.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92EE9BC488AF48018561CA1032ECD6D1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Low-income person; very low-income person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <quote>low-income person</quote> and <quote>very low-income person</quote> have the same meanings given the terms <quote>low-income families</quote> and <quote>very low-income families</quote>, respectively, in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.14 1437a(b)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H11A54DC0C89D423B9C74B01CFEAD01AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1452(m)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(m)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(a)(2)(G) and (t)</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)(2)(G), (t), and (u)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="HE00F95699CE548259D696F37B55936C4"><enum>13108.</enum><header>Drinking water assistance to colonias</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1456 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-16">42 U.S.C. 300j–16</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF7D2AC39C3194E14BCE5BABA71438A49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H3DFD43A39E734C128DAE02E2FB1BE40F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H877D54E1C6194223839A0313C2FC48B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFB1C1AD1FB814ECDBC6ABCE3E3D74723" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H4E02A926EF4245CD8477189DE2323BF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered entity</term> means each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="HBF3D133F60EE47B9801AD0D40504FD4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A border State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C45E30ABB7943B7840D5CC97141EB0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A local government with jurisdiction over an eligible community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H98D93CF0BF384E3F92B6D126E948ABEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>border State</quote> and inserting <quote>covered entity</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H715CFDF3EECA46D4B29E6B1C8A47C6D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>shall not exceed 50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>may not be less than 80 percent</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7005C6A360BE4C8097FDF94F656285C8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HFE9D07A763354AB8992EB60BC4E41B2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE38F4FC0343E4B6A8670791C764C3474"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1997 through 1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2022 through 2026</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H9D11FF1DF3E448E8820422DE9EC411FB" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>13109.</enum><header>PFAS treatment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j">42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H29EA6D8A0B634E6D9FBEBF24500C9428" style="OLC"><section id="HDA4974E5C1804CF990D4B654FB1E2A6F"><enum>1459E.</enum><header>Assistance for community water systems affected by PFAS</header><subsection id="H5EDD280B09584A688855DEAA0AE1FFA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a program to award grants to affected community water systems to pay for capital costs associated with the implementation of eligible treatment technologies.</text></subsection><subsection id="H575B775E23BC4DB4944E37553EFCC714"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="HC95D0FF226A446DA90CE863873AC5028"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish guidance describing the form and timing for community water systems to apply for grants under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C5FC97A2B694F5E8E9FED89342C5C8C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required information</header><text>The Administrator shall require a community water system applying for a grant under this section to submit—</text><subparagraph id="H7F1282DB0C9D422F9F76C48AED9D8C7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information showing the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in water of the community water system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ED2C285C0C64E99B67772988D8E5EF0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification that the treatment technology in use by the community water system at the time of application is not sufficient to meet all applicable standards, and all applicable health advisories published pursuant to section 1412(b)(1)(F), for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDC2A7DE0F9348AE8BAF072AD74A79ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>List of eligible treatment technologies</header><text>Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish a list of treatment technologies that the Administrator determines are the most effective at removing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB91793120B7D443B97A968F82B49C5D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority for funding</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall prioritize an affected community water system that—</text><paragraph id="H74B54E47BE48458FB213743EE5F60905"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serves a disadvantaged community;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCBCBE7A21BC24507AE40961EBD437257"><enum>(2)</enum><text>will provide at least a 10-percent cost share for the cost of implementing an eligible treatment technology;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H610C7E94E6D849E2BB187A422F7D1A87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstrates the capacity to maintain the eligible treatment technology to be implemented using the grant; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56BBA94758D148CF8A18423A8F81D011" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is located within an area with respect to which the Administrator has published a determination under the first sentence of section 1424(e) relating to an aquifer that is the sole or principal drinking water source for the area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H234B33580A5444E7A9220A89AFCAE6E7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><paragraph id="HE2B3670A105145AFB55C47E25081160D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2031.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD29AFF1E4364F42B0302BBEA9D2C2C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1), $25,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for grants under subsection (a) to pay for capital costs associated with the implementation of eligible treatment technologies during the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on the date of enactment of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4CF05D61A5B4D46B5DC4AE293F57E31"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H859AF7C800D44E96843165A94756FB4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affected community water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>affected community water system</term> means a community water system that is affected by the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in the water in the community water system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C2CCF637EF340459AEBD9F4EA0D0F85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community</header><text>The term <term>disadvantaged community</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1452.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC869D4796843493DB08448CBCB411020"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible treatment technology</header><text>The term <term>eligible treatment technology</term> means a treatment technology included on the list published under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H32DC83AC3F834139AA5EB4F8F1A880A2"><enum>13110.</enum><header>Voluntary school and child care program lead testing grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1464(d)(8) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-24">42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2031</quote>.</text></section><section id="HB2C73FB3448348E8AF67859054A2F727"><enum>13111.</enum><header>Grant program for installation of filtration stations at schools and child care programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-24">42 U.S.C. 300j–24</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H224B14C6698148A4AD8007FF6B80FD06" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HC803344B01B94A958E6B1FEB646D1091"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant program for installation and maintenance of filtration stations</header><paragraph id="H2B1783C22C7F4BF082A7C4948A92F2F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a program to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies in voluntary installation and maintenance of filtration stations at schools and child care programs under the jurisdiction of the local educational agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F46D17456424A9B977E55CBFBDC108A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Direct grants to local educational agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may make a grant described in paragraph (1) directly available to—</text><subparagraph id="HCA1DFA0E793D4C9A9C4491537D579352" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any local educational agency described in clause (i) or (iii) of subsection (d)(1)(B) located in a State that does not participate in the program established under paragraph (1); or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C2676721A9F4D3DA857C1CF35A86270" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any local educational agency described in clause (ii) of subsection (d)(1)(B). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H841EB71F7F1A45F88340C5F22A4CA31F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grants made under the program established under this subsection may be used to pay the costs of—</text><subparagraph id="HA59CBEE630264ACE886488F587CC91A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installation and maintenance of filtration stations at schools and child care programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B0938C81829433E8DC5B060C0038088"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual testing of drinking water at such schools and child care programs following the installation of filtration stations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4509FF391D1E43769E0D00828149E45E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><subparagraph id="H77306305BE3247119361D975E20DEDBB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under the program established under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to States and local educational agencies that will assist in voluntary installation and maintenance of filtration stations at schools and child care programs that are in low-income areas, including low-income areas that have a history of drinking water lead contamination.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0015305DB1624345A1A54420CE5B7C07"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under the program established under this subsection, the Administrator shall, to the greatest extent feasible, also give priority to States and local educational agencies that, in assisting with the installation and maintenance of filtration stations pursuant to this subsection, will provide job training, apprenticeships, or other employment opportunities for low-income persons and very low-income persons in the area in which the installation and maintenance takes place.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFBAF3D80E0B492DBB4BB1D8FD298BD5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall establish guidance to carry out the program established under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D29C2E68537470D861DEB74294F2850"><enum>(6)</enum><header>No prior testing required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under this subsection shall not require testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care programs prior to participation in such program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8559B945E138409D850505F95A12B4FB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H1F162316CFE54E14AF676D02D5213013"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Child care program and local educational agency</header><text>The terms <term>child care program</term> and <term>local educational agency</term> have the meaning given such terms in subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45EA567B2A4649379339271516132665"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Filtration station</header><text>The term <term>filtration station</term> means an apparatus that—</text><clause id="H513942C12D234986A45A07B7D2E3E56D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is connected to building plumbing;</text></clause><clause id="HD50245707D2A479E9981311B013BCD6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is certified to the latest version of NSF/ANSI 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI 42 for particulate reduction (Class I) by a certification body accredited by the American National Standards Institute National Accreditation Board;</text></clause><clause id="H0E36265D97204C75B2BCAA8335ECEC61"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has an indicator to show filter performance;</text></clause><clause id="HCCB374AE027148488143A9825E1C1C2E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>can fill bottles or containers for water consumption; and</text></clause><clause id="HEE8E7849E58E46EBBDF40719498C57AE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>allows users to drink directly from a stream of flowing water.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85688A155DEA4CFEBBAA1506D4E4CAD6"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HE1A6222745074C6B964EADDA3AAFC5E7"><enum>13112.</enum><header>Drinking water fountain replacement for schools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1465(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-25">42 U.S.C. 300j–25(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2021</quote> and inserting <quote>2031</quote>.</text></section><section id="H5C89E24415784CC084FA948D7284415A"><enum>13113.</enum><header>Indian reservation drinking water program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2001(d) of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2022</quote> and inserting <quote>2031</quote>.</text></section><section id="H8F7ED93920464FB48726C66EDBE82313" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>13114.</enum><header>Assistance for areas affected by natural disasters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2020 of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8020D5AF397A4AD291D2C8480C26A1E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (e)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (f)(1)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0543D47821FB4AB185403FDBDB1BEE4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3736C6338B1048FC86A18D7A25E36D40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EC05D90D9794D70BCE71E8EDE7B157E"><subsection id="HFE32CDA949394F548925A94392BB75DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance for territories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use funds made available under subsection (f)(1) to make grants to Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands for the purposes of providing assistance to eligible systems to restore or increase compliance with national primary drinking water regulations.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD3DB2BF1AC49B3B352921ABC74CFB9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f), as so redesignated—</text><subparagraph id="HA07E4952E244476AA71B61729FB7DF8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">State revolving fund capitalization</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB190821B03AF402A9CF65F3BFB8BEE3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H00636E829A6B48C29E5897FB1E89A9B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and to make grants under subsection (c) of this section,</quote> before <quote>to be available</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA7773C4E416C401398CBC5A0D1464EE8" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or subsection (c), as applicable</quote> after <quote>subsection (b)(1)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H85E607DF3FC8497FA475105FB48DAE42"><enum>13115.</enum><header>Water main break data clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g">42 U.S.C. 300g et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93313245E1F0429797B52DE61D2CA127" style="OLC"><section commented="no" id="H244BCEED325C4B5DA4C8D4EACFF6ED22"><enum>1420A.</enum><header>Water main break data clearinghouse</header><subsection commented="no" id="HF5B07769F8C54CD99C82926D312281BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Online data clearinghouse</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H9B2F1CCFEDDF44CEB89FAD313F282F12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish and maintain a publicly accessible website with a national data clearinghouse on reported water main breaks and associated repair activity.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4EF4CCBF09DA48B582FE929EC67FD89B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The website established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall present—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7C59896617744ED49B44625866FCC256"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information submitted to the Administrator by a public water system under this section with respect to reported water main breaks;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0A021A8A69294DC7AB33EB9FAB89664E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>aggregate State and national data on reported water main breaks; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAAC586A5446046859579DFF0D4DDDB3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>trends in such information and data over time.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H39C2FA7861194A859FC15544EBC62195"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The website established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be updated at least twice per year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2DC292370D824600B55015489F988460"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>reported water main break</term> means the unplanned rupture or breach of a pipe 6 inches in diameter or more in service as part of a public water system resulting in water escaping and being reported to the public water system by an employee or other person.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7BCCE40FC5B2423A966C18FB5EFDD96E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue a rule requiring each public water system serving more than 10,000 persons to submit to the Administrator information on each reported water main break in, and the repair activity for such break to be provided by, the public water system with respect to a calendar year. Such rule shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HD37B029C7B68445E81F53A23D169E34C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specify the format, content, quality assurance procedure, and method of submission of information;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H449014FD63B941C2B06868428DF2F3A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>apply to reported water main breaks that occur in the second calendar year following the date of enactment of this section and each calendar year thereafter;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA28594FFA93A459886FEA3599F284615"><enum>(3)</enum><text>allow for the submission, storage, and display of information in electronic format;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H43CAFC642D56436BB9A4C87FF982B968"><enum>(4)</enum><text>allow for the submission of information by a public water system serving 10,000 or fewer persons submitted on a voluntary basis;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAD952E615363413A94891361D3C025DB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>allow for submission of any additional information that may be required of a public water system by a State regarding reported water main breaks and repair activity; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H49A596B57AD5486E8085CDACC9AC1024"><enum>(6)</enum><text>require that a summary of the information submitted be included in a public water system’s annual consumer confidence report required under section 1414(c)(4).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H06F20D75F49A4805AD53BA6113FCFD7C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reported water main break and repair information</header><text>The rule issued under subsection (c) shall require each public water system serving more than 10,000 persons to submit to the Administrator the following information with respect to each reported water main break in the public water system:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H810485EECE654DCBBC0C2078DEC4FB64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To the extent practicable, the time and date the reported water main break was reported to the public water system.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD82E2E5DC0804F0A8B91474683AF542F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The specific location of the reported water main break.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HACC63BAA14384C87AF2A19B72817A6CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The size, type, age, and bedding material of the broken water main.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H33E5058C28214EABB5CE73F7A53770CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The elapsed time from the initial report of the water main break to the public water system to the completion of repairs.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA60187E94E244A619681CA761AF18D59"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The amount of water escaping from the public water system between the time of the report and the repair, estimated in accordance with <quote>Water Audits and Loss Control Programs, Manual—36</quote> (2016) published by the American Water Works Association or any successor manual.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2DE7B65C2DC6402796072436AFCB4946"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The estimated cost of repairing the reported water main break and associated public infrastructure, including pavement restoration, and the cost of any damage to other public or private property.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H98401FD9C36F470EBA85D92EB08B1021"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall prepare and make available to the public a report summarizing and evaluating submissions by public water systems pursuant to this section. Such report shall include information and recommendations concerning the methods and resources needed by public water systems to reduce the frequency, duration, and cost of water main breaks.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>II</enum><header>Safety</header><section id="H37E6230A4ADD4CEA8177C51FC501973B"><enum>13201.</enum><header>Enabling EPA to set standards for new drinking water contaminants</header><subsection id="H7E075A542A0F404AB82A109A40D44C42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1412(b)(6) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(6)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE8A50D1A93E14A338D1229049F682DBD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8DDFE5AF73E344AEA08072927357C454"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C)(i)—</text><subparagraph id="HF6C112BBED0F46F59DA36C34308FEE37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (5) or (6)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD60F6971D3604F89BAED61333010FA88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraphs (4), (5), and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (4) and (5)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EF5CA71DA3F4D51AF197B8382C28C1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B), by striking <quote>paragraphs (5) and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5)</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B8D4A91AEAC47C78DC216818CCE92D8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>13202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National primary drinking water regulations for PFAS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10DFCA884F9547E3B000C0EDAECE1530" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD35965517D145A7A0FA1E730C7A9D38"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H707D07F089FD469AA987664B9D5E6F20"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment, promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which shall, at a minimum, include standards for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1BFFCDC82BF4DDA963D2F426E60382C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as <quote>PFOA</quote>); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA2DEC32ADA445BB940A66A27A8FD5F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (commonly referred to as <quote>PFOS</quote>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H800F33F49E024115A86D809B1905FFA7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative procedures</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF092F80D91F409E8CDF5B7F25C2C802"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the validation by the Administrator of an equally effective quality control and testing procedure to ensure compliance with the national primary drinking water regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A) to measure the levels described in clause (ii) or other methods to detect and monitor perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, the Administrator shall add the procedure or method as an alternative to the quality control and testing procedure described in such national primary drinking water regulation by publishing the procedure or method in the Federal Register in accordance with section 1401(1)(D).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AA68AE6D4474C12832FD50CDF275ED2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Levels described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The levels referred to in clause (i) are—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C31C95861FB4B0EB5C6BD511684BCF1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4AFBF8C1F924361BA045E39127719FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26AE2B846325416C811FA47AA5778FCD"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total levels of organic fluorine.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BA1F4CD652D4569B35B7E4E19A6E559"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may include a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances on—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1554AD3EE5E4E3E80A8AB35F0C9DE3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the list of contaminants for consideration of regulation under paragraph (1)(B)(i), in accordance with such paragraph; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3361BAD43584F64B147008CBCF59558"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the list of unregulated contaminants to be monitored under section 1445(a)(2)(B)(i), in accordance with such section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA766864DBAB940F8821FE23B92A0EDF4"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When establishing monitoring requirements for public water systems as part of a national primary drinking water regulation under subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (G)(ii), the Administrator shall tailor the monitoring requirements for public water systems that do not detect or are reliably and consistently below the maximum contaminant level (as defined in section 1418(b)(2)(B)) for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances subject to the national primary drinking water regulation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H187CE391DEDA44FF81A3BD41AED4933A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Health protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The national primary drinking water regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in section 1458.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1CF8AF98C8743F9ABFA976415296297"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health risk reduction and cost analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(C), the Administrator may rely on information available to the Administrator with respect to one or more specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances to extrapolate reasoned conclusions regarding the health risks and effects of a class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances of which the specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances are a part.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFAB45B7E0A7483590BC618D12F07A49"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulation of additional substances</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A2AD212DBC54E8298B373B8D48082BD"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall make a determination under paragraph (1)(A), using the criteria described in clauses (i) through (iii) of that paragraph, whether to include a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in the national primary drinking water regulation under subparagraph (A) not later than 18 months after the later of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E637A92FA0747998B7ABED0BBDE76A3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances is listed on the list of contaminants for consideration of regulation under paragraph (1)(B)(i); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79984E925F944ACFAA2C45A248983F05"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H677131B426734DEE8D5DC390A7B86FED"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator has received the results of monitoring under section 1445(a)(2)(B) for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; or</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB881CFCE7994A7583E21240B8EABD6D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator has received reliable water data or water monitoring surveys for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances from a Federal or State agency that the Administrator determines to be of a quality sufficient to make a determination under paragraph (1)(A).</text></item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FED329EA1864797B2100A4397EF6D7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Primary drinking water regulations</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99163105A7494827A40477F4631EDAAA"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances that the Administrator determines to regulate under clause (i), the Administrator—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDBC107F843F4C09A4B62B4A8805EF6B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 18 months after the date on which the Administrator makes the determination, shall propose a national primary drinking water regulation for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43DA3FFC4A11493EAD066FE74CDFB42A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may publish the proposed national primary drinking water regulation described in item (aa) concurrently with the publication of the determination to regulate the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92CB9CD22C6647708C39C3553A192845"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D4F73DB46CD48F8B6FC3424552923E8"><enum>(aa)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator publishes a proposed national primary drinking water regulation under clause (i)(I) and subject to item (bb), the Administrator shall take final action on the proposed national primary drinking water regulation.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7F4463723904546A330B2BB0812777D"><enum>(bb)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, on publication of notice in the Federal Register, may extend the deadline under item (aa) by not more than 6 months.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02936987D2D04E60909E7C6CA758EEDF"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Health advisory</header><clause commented="no" id="HCB31DD591A3F443C9268E273F704B581"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the Administrator shall publish a health advisory under paragraph (1)(F) for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances not subject to a national primary drinking water regulation not later than 1 year after the later of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HEE241C569D05459D91666E6327234034"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date on which the Administrator finalizes a toxicity value for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8E1CE58B94CD41F6AC83E6A67EA552A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date on which the Administrator validates an effective quality control and testing procedure for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4BBBAC2D09124A40929A93D636A58475"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may waive the requirements of clause (i) with respect to a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances if the Administrator determines that there is a substantial likelihood that the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances will not occur in drinking water with sufficient frequency to justify the publication of a health advisory, and publishes such determination, including the information and analysis used, and basis for, such determination, in the Federal Register.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H41A878FC54B14E61BA1E2EBEDE97B430"><enum>13203.</enum><header>National primary drinking water regulations for microcystin toxin</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B6A923995A04444BB1CB376D253ECFA" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HCE69256A248C4ED1B307AFD57670BC78"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Microcystin toxin</header><subparagraph id="HAB5821EE7D9E4C5F9151AEFCE7814255"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021</short-title>, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0977669330F44FDEA42B54F2091D4A46" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Health protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum contaminant level goal and national primary drinking water regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in section 1458.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H807AD5B75A9049CE86FA0117CC3587B9"><enum>13204.</enum><header>National primary drinking water regulations for 1,4–dioxane</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H28058322474246F28DFCFF15F4390A95" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H1968F1A44029437B9FA4FD9F06FECC7B"><enum>(18)</enum><header>1,4–dioxane</header><subparagraph id="H53E10CD62C924B7696996D2D886B729F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021</short-title>, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for 1,4–dioxane.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33AFC3463A8047EE96197E7A5B7C46FE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Health protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum contaminant level goal and national primary drinking water regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in section 1458.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HA1E131F6E25B4B1B80B5E746F12BFD13"><enum>13205.</enum><header>National primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H97ADD3D9BD434026A92E4EB6A4D08A6F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H51FEFA4124194EC39B867B5F87CD74DA"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Chromium-6</header><subparagraph id="H8FF9E831EFCC4D7B8856D6FE2547306F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEB6DCE6C8D0495AAE082294B083E3FB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Health protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum contaminant level goal and national primary drinking water regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in section 1458.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H8482EA607083481CBAFBC78757924DC1"><enum>13206.</enum><header>Elimination of small system variances</header><subsection id="H4E2A92AAAA40480694BFBF0C91BA921E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Small system variances</header><text>Section 1415 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-4">42 U.S.C. 300g–4</external-xref>) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by striking subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="H68AAF17017E3402F995B3D2AED88CD05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HFEBB55A7D0EC427D9875D555803EE276"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1412(b)(15) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(15)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D3828FBACA34F3E91EB54E93712AD30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1414(c)(1)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-3">42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, (a)(2), or (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>or (a)(2)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H88D7F6163E4240C696DF1F3993CFDD9D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 1416(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-5">42 U.S.C. 300g–5(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H84A72E8AA69542CEB3CE4B4E1B8E7A41"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1445(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-4">42 U.S.C. 300j–4(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HDD5B240F89E748518AF7A0BF0E88C27A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>sections 1412(b)(4)(E) and 1415(e) (relating to small system variance program)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1412(b)(4)(E)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC21586C49E1F4076B0CE9C7BA3119DCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>guidance under sections 1412(b)(4)(E) and 1415(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>guidance under section 1412(b)(4)(E)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Affordability</header><section id="HF794494008A14FBAA38CD244BFFBC1F8" commented="no"><enum>13301.</enum><header>Emergency relief program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-21">42 U.S.C. 300j–21 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H16C9F2664B5741C4AB1A254D237FA9A3" style="OLC"><section id="HBB699BBAD55D4F5B9C2EC2EC2101B063" commented="no"><enum>1466.</enum><header>Emergency relief program</header><subsection id="H87087FECB0614B669E21B9B2AFB4BC33" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergency relief program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish and carry out a residential emergency relief program to provide payments to public water systems to reimburse such public water systems for providing forgiveness of arrearages and fees incurred by eligible residential customers before the date of enactment of this section to help such eligible residential customers retain, or reconnect or restore, water service.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE0BF3D9159DF4C5087A6E4199E70012D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>To receive funds under this section, a public water system shall agree to—</text><paragraph id="H6D36F8BE5B274725B9DC502A311800AE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as otherwise provided in this section, use such funds to forgive all arrearages and fees relating to nonpayment or arrearages incurred by eligible residential customers before the date of enactment of this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE38A263B5362449E9AE0655BCAA9F90B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if forgiveness of all arrearages and fees described in paragraph (1) is not possible given the amount of funds received, except as otherwise provided in this section, use such funds to reduce such arrearages and fees for each eligible residential customer by, to the extent practicable, a consistent percentage;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8900036F4EF14E72B43EAC727C25F7B9" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take no action that negatively affects the credit score of an eligible residential customer, or pursue any type of collection action against such eligible residential customer, during the 5-year period that begins on the date on which the public water system receives such funds; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H07F1718A0B644E3AA7EC7E0215D5FF39" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not disconnect or interrupt, or leave disconnected or interrupted, where feasible, the service of any eligible residential customer as a result of nonpayment or arrearages during such 5-year period; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AF917B2AFE747A1B2C829F127DE490C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the Administrator such information as the Administrator determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3004A2A813DB4DAC8182EE62BF778D30" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible customers</header><text>To be eligible for forgiveness or reduction of arrearages and fees pursuant to the program established under subsection (a), a residential customer of a public water system shall have accrued new arrearages on or after March 1, 2020.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0AA74D355FDB4A488C694D1F3A2FA7F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reconnection expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, or a State that is, pursuant to subsection (e), implementing the program established under subsection (a), may authorize a public water system receiving funds under this section to use up to 5 percent of such funds for expenses relating to reconnecting or restoring water service, including expenses relating to plumbing repairs and pipe flushing, as needed, for eligible residential customers. </text></subsection><subsection id="H228506B612C442D8A3BE75F35BB5FFEA" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>The Administrator may authorize—</text><paragraph id="H736A928BF2DC4259A11FBB18DA78257C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>States to implement the program established under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC910210B478243A08A1905BBE4765938" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a State implementing such program to use up to 4 percent of funds made available to carry out such program in such State for administrative expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2717210C896D4259A9257F143FCC0642"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Submissions to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, and every other month thereafter until all amounts made available under this section are expended, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes—</text><paragraph id="HC761A0D01238486EB20D1BA45EB2C93F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each public water system that received a payment under or pursuant to this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H38867C0B1C504B79B5F0C5623A0E1B8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total amount of each payment provided under or pursuant to this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C322272D1C5444EB943AB795B758A1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for each public water system receiving a payment under or pursuant to this section—</text><subparagraph id="HC9E10A56BD0F4945B050F703A3C466B6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of arrearages and fees forgiven or reduced;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65C896991A6741FFA0BAE9066C4FB124"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of eligible residential customers benefitting from forgiveness or reduction of arrearages and fees under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93519037EBD943D79D8D31E9366B9CAE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount of arrearages and fees of customers described in subparagraph (B) incurred before the date of enactment of this section that remain outstanding;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46561742F08F46C6A8EF6EC843BEFA8F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of eligible residential customers that did not benefit from forgiveness or reduction of arrearages and fees under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B80988ABB1048568AC1BE164A33A969"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of arrearages and fees of customers described in subparagraph (D) incurred before the date of enactment of this section that remain outstanding; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CE6DD1F2FAE47F998586E31DE1E8EFC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a summary of any other information provided to the Administrator by public water systems that receive a payment pursuant to this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC7A610901DA1443F9A296C91F8890F4C" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H7CF29AFD5FC2434A97A4207EA2230AD6"><enum>13302.</enum><header>Low-income drinking water assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j">42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF69832151D6844BDAC2BAA553EC0B0F6" style="OLC"><section id="HB191D714BEEE4D118208699B3582679E"><enum>1459F.</enum><header>Low-income drinking water assistance program</header><subsection id="H9C7A36C48F3B473EB2E5940F40C29CCA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H3257B28FC8614EAF86C08F2E09CD3206" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H9BEA7D9293F2438A98DB080D198C619C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a community water system that is owned or operated by a municipality, other than a small community-serving water system; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF34B321547B94991AF711A09F47C6B44" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State, with respect to a small community-serving water system located in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB6EAF9EA07A46BAB5694BD9C2FDC1FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Household</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>household</term> means any individual or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic unit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H97A86BE0E3F34CFB8CA58E8C20BAA420" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local drinking water access program</header><text>The term <term>local drinking water access program</term> means a program developed or implemented by an eligible entity using a grant awarded under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9454B62D3D3C40E3B4A2F10BA438FE62"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Low-income household</header><text>The term <term>low-income household</term> means a household—</text><subparagraph id="H42AD11CC51FD48BDB01D8D4142583456"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which 1 or more individuals are receiving—</text><clause id="HCE80CB4581984BAF887C5B01184EC4F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HFE969B6A6FA444039EBC1C655B97F26D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supplemental security income payments under title XVI of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H2EFEAF38B35F46D1AAF293DD73E0034F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 </act-name>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause id="HAE23D64CFF1443EFBB6557DF78121EC9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">payments under—</text><subclause id="H14C77B7705DA4A15A0C15ABC1E0454CC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United States Code; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H958D7CF923F140E9ACE34118D1C0BBB6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 306 of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1521">38 U.S.C. 1521</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/588">Public Law 95–588</external-xref>); or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4473A24FC0494ACF9DBFA0706E92983D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that has an income that—</text><clause id="HEE0C51A9AF514FEDB49F65B73B4DED7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as determined by the State in which the household is located, does not exceed the greater of—</text><subclause id="H819D01C33657441EAF3EB71989643E69"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H76C4C98DA7054A6294B82965FA1FFF2B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median income for that State; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8293A992B6434B8E9681DB6D0C46E88E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not exceed an amount, determined by an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section, that—</text><subclause id="H7272F2389D684F9D8FBD5238B269AADB" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is lower that the amount described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB0B26A4D5A764CB183022B1FEB499FC6" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is greater than or equal to 110 percent of the poverty level.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD316DCE2A124C3EA0275402311F03A4" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Poverty level</header><text>The term <term>poverty level</term> means, with respect to a household in a State, the income described in the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">42 U.S.C. 9902</external-xref>), as applicable to the household.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BB8C532DF7B47ADA9D8C49C17A4155B" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Small community-serving water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>small community-serving water system</term> means a community water system that provides drinking water services to a municipality or unincorporated area with a population of fewer than 10,000 residents, at least 20 percent of whom are at or below the poverty level.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C7A0435DCBA4BB997BBFAFABE27D7E1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State median income</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State median income</term> has the meaning given that term in section 2603 of the <short-title>Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8622">42 U.S.C. 8622</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37C8A0DCC6F74DD991BEA3E1455B8F08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="H1E84FE07B53B4F7DAC201E97808B9907"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a Federal low-income drinking water assistance program to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement local drinking water access programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to affordable drinking water.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B7DD4229E864D12B4AF6210C88D7B08" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for small community-serving water systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order for a State to be eligible to receive a grant under this section for a small community-serving water system, the State and the small community-serving water system shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, under which the State shall—</text><subparagraph id="HD9BFEB4DBBE340EE86BF3D0AFFEAEFCE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Administrator an application under paragraph (6) for the small community-serving water system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB79A8C658B6544DEAAC075D9BE84E94F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on receipt of a grant under this section, develop and implement a local drinking water access program for the small community-serving water system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A868129F3BC4814B72B1B975EDF6B05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A grant awarded under this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="H1637CE547CEE482DA9FA117EAC5B405E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be used to replace funds for any existing similar local program to assist low-income households in maintaining access to affordable drinking water; but</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF4A569377D54CA59219C3905C249D44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be used to supplement or enhance such a local program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H283CF76E083B4E7B94452A528596A442"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The term of a grant awarded under this subsection shall be one year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9B325E4F3F943E0AF871DA45BB1FE38"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minimum local program requirements</header><subparagraph id="H7A9B6211475F4F49806C9158558EE749"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, the minimum requirements for a local drinking water access program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53D46FCE74EE42418C99D558A348CDCF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local drinking water access program requirements developed under subparagraph (A) may include—</text><clause id="H9C7A210C02D24FB298F624C3471D5087"><enum>(i)</enum><text>direct financial assistance;</text></clause><clause id="H26951BB5D6E04BF7A4EB6E14DD735BF6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a lifeline rate;</text></clause><clause id="H50A5FD641218487ABF88410817B7DEBB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>bill discounting;</text></clause><clause id="H3739E00D496B4FE8A2AD83E2BBE3055A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>special hardship provisions;</text></clause><clause id="H4974A7F6345345A2B60397FCCA979405"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a percentage-of-income payment plan;</text></clause><clause id="H47CABE5C374F49AA958A9A25AF2D48EA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>water efficiency assistance, including subsidizing the cost of the installation of water efficient fixtures or leak repair work that is carried out or contracted by a homeowner; or</text></clause><clause id="H5A481F2AA457466A870BA49732DD291A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other form of assistance identified by the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCABD89857340435287AC4CF622F80F6E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="H81AE7130058543B793811E4F879A0BC4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application that demonstrates that—</text><clause id="H1895D29D754345C8B552000BB7944326"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed local drinking water access program meets the requirements developed under paragraph (5); and</text></clause><clause id="HB54D33D770764F94BCA108F990FBE323"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed local drinking water access program will treat households that live in owner-occupied homes and households that live in rental housing equitably.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC05740E680414F62B6761826C5F68DB9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an eligible entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A), to receive a grant under this subsection, the eligible entity shall include in an application submitted under subparagraph (A) information demonstrating that—</text><clause id="H8D4D868D6F664862B3A2FB08FCAE6055"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible entity has—</text><subclause id="H701FB712DE65447FA96579F53573DE91"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a long-term financial plan based on an analysis of the rates the applicable community water system charges for drinking water services;</text></subclause><subclause id="H888FE45D421E48A2877E02E77D3B92BF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an asset management plan;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD485590A00FB4D119283D9B3D3FF9417"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a capital improvement plan with a period of not less than 20 years;</text></subclause><subclause id="H853F5C3222A94975B154C56C3495F2E3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a fiscal management plan; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HEE0707FE204F436187D28E0321997D98"><enum>(V)</enum><text>another plan similar to the plans described in subclauses (I) through (IV);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H54725524A7F4499D85124D307E259CD9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a grant awarded under this subsection would support the efforts of the eligible entity to generate the necessary funds to achieve or maintain compliance with this Act while mitigating the cost to low-income households; and</text></clause><clause id="HA46BD4FDE36C4824BF395D8EDF49FB85" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible entity has the capacity to create and implement an effective community outreach plan to inform low-income households of the local drinking water access program and assist with enrollment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F338982A81B4CCEB06389E40AA470E6"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to applications for local drinking water access programs with respect to which—</text><subparagraph id="HF0F7E92E2AAD406C97B3C632BE42317F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the owner or operator of the applicable community water system—</text><clause commented="no" id="H1DD7D607EB7F484B9AB9A89CD7B1E845"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">owns or operates a—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HEB108CE76ED244809A4ED632378F9C0C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1292">33 U.S.C. 1292</external-xref>)) for municipal waste; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HA5C6AD63D7304B4A956527A20F8B1651"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a municipal separate storm sewer system (as such term is used in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HEA0F88C11E9A423E8DBEF8CB60CDFD48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is subject to a consent decree relating to compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to a treatment works or system described in clause (i);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6580A02A78554BBF97766C02A7DFD20A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the residential customers of the applicable community water system have experienced rate or fee increases for drinking water services or wastewater services (including stormwater services) of 30 percent or more during the 3-year period ending on the date of enactment of this section; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E67DE623F744C24906FBC98F68ECE01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the eligible entity will provide matching funds in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B8D9170F08E424E8DF1F8D48E1B4B88"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><subparagraph id="H9B35276538A347EF8F5E9E69492199A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator, in a manner determined by the Administrator, information regarding the applicable local drinking water access program, including—</text><clause id="H28551A456AD9432EB271CDE4B4DD678B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>key features, including—</text><subclause id="HC931F4E0792D4BDFB54C54C3A76B1846"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rate structures, rebates, discounts, and related initiatives that assist low-income households;</text></subclause><subclause id="H8EA6E8C032D642CFA2BF228E31A70D41"><enum>(II)</enum><text>billing methods that average rates over the course of a year, known as <quote>budget billing</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6B7249E729294C51BA5DA74BB7590E3D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>bill timing; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HE667544942C04C04BD0FDCDD26E3A5DE" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>procedures that ensure that households receive notice and an opportunity to respond before service is disconnected or interrupted due to nonpayment;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H0B8ADBE74D7C4710A6E02C20676907D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sources of funding;</text></clause><clause id="HFD70E53EA459458CA923F0380D32FB3C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>eligibility criteria;</text></clause><clause id="H41ECAFCAE1344A1B93C330434ADB568B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participation rates by households;</text></clause><clause id="H048492DA5B634F2AB37F1B2D71A417E3" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average amount of assistance provided to low-income households that participate in the program;</text></clause><clause id="HDCBE9DD630594F63A421CF24A4661EF9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>program costs;</text></clause><clause id="H067689A7D5BE4B1AB5760BCD84B3ED74" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demonstrable impacts of the program on arrearage and service disconnection for low-income households that participate in the program, based on data from before and after the implementation of the program, to the maximum extent practicable; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD55A038B88FC40A980A427CD3766D431"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other relevant information required by the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BC0564A61614829A3ACEAA6C83A56A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Administrator shall annually publish a report that compiles and summarizes the information submitted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7882367465634FA68F7EEF6D92E2B95D" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Assistance exempt from taxation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance provided to a low-income household under a local drinking water access program shall not be includible in the gross income of the recipient of such assistance for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F175B719388482E8BF3240E52AD95C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Administrator shall provide technical assistance to each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section to ensure—</text><paragraph id="H96E1A46D1D014E078C32ACA9810DC22E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">full implementation of the applicable local drinking water access program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5DD81EDAE454F0F9EF9E1C48409B671"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximum enrollment of low-income households in the applicable local drinking water access program, including through—</text><subparagraph id="H6CE3E4E6F45748AA9318DF3DD324B073"><enum>(A)</enum><text>community outreach campaigns; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9391AB1624C4C5E89F9F3F4002A3294"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordination with local health departments to determine the eligibility of households for assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAABF5A76C3084BFAA7C51754FC940388"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which grant funds are first disbursed to an eligible entity under this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the Federal program established under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF58726CDDA124C40BB71F08FE8254BC0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H25C3140168244F378F22D1509AD3FFB2"><enum>13303.</enum><header>Low-income wastewater assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D2710DA3C884447ADDFD5C38DB12960" style="OLC"><section id="HA878131FFA1A42BEBD8089029875A220"><enum>124.</enum><header>Low-income wastewater assistance program</header><subsection id="H68BBC778D410484E925634F05C1A08D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H7DF68B53649F49D2932868AAB3C3CAE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered facility</header><text>The term <term>covered facility</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H2D7AA059C1464622A3589A3D49551A7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a treatment works for municipal waste; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5A4B75EF8F94483B49C015EFA9E4B02"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a municipal separate storm sewer system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H731B830E999C483390B939BC8B7D57A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HD6F747B949E54A5A8D6D23F2096194DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a municipality that owns or operates a covered facility, other than a small community-serving wastewater facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA565A8D5E03F41A69F653F3907B14E35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 or more municipalities described in subparagraph (A) that have entered into a partnership agreement or a cooperative agreement; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H692F70F43A214115B16EBAC40B62E5BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State, with respect to a small community-serving wastewater facility located in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D2B284AE9034DEEBA2C9149BA484190"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Household</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>household</term> means any individual or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic unit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A49006ABDAD4173989EC923B3F035D7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Local wastewater services access program</header><text>The term <term>local wastewater services access program</term> means a program developed or implemented by an eligible entity using a grant awarded under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBB8B4BEFBEC4F969C561868943FEBC9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Low-income household</header><text>The term <term>low-income household</term> means a household—</text><subparagraph id="H3133F17B16B14EFCBB684048236928D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which 1 or more individuals are receiving—</text><clause id="HAFBF672E341848C389AEA2B6DCEE384D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HF588DDCD5E3A4DA88F8EB85880A0A8B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supplemental security income payments under title XVI of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H9FF9D4B585094EDA8B082A5BCC45C072"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 </act-name>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause id="H4102C3EC744B4792A592A0030140470A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">payments under—</text><subclause id="H2546E49BDE014B94B5D4CD9367EA356B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United States Code; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H1105BE084D57435AA851CE584DB68CA6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 306 of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1521">38 U.S.C. 1521</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/588">Public Law 95–588</external-xref>); or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EA1C5C25A534DF5BE7A6FBF698F36AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that has an income that—</text><clause id="H7C19CA4D15A143D19FC67A57ADFDC1EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as determined by the State in which the household is located, does not exceed the greater of—</text><subclause id="HA8D41E6611B54EB8AD66E8B8180E645E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB9A6E16B2CC84A029C539470C3EF85DB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median income for that State; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H6AD465A7C13C4B769863539A72781FD8" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not exceed an amount, determined by an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section, that—</text><subclause id="H87D496AB7B3B4DE09EE6372FE2C8C21F" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is lower that the amount described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD5C0DB5DEB9349DB9852A3B048250C3E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is greater than or equal to 110 percent of the poverty level.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H845EC40965824A54A8611CD0EBC87283"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Poverty level</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>poverty level</term> means, with respect to a household in a State, the income described in the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">42 U.S.C. 9902</external-xref>), as applicable to the household.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5F2F579EB6B4CBFAAF8FCB586CDB2E7"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Small community-serving wastewater facility</header><text>The term <term>small community-serving wastewater facility</term> means a covered facility that provides services to municipality with a population of fewer than 10,000 residents, at least 20 percent of whom are at or below the poverty level.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD1DAA461AB64E4084BC5E48136C008F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State median income</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State median income</term> has the meaning given that term in section 2603 of the <short-title>Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8622">42 U.S.C. 8622</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4278DEEA5140469CA5B8F0FADC891316"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="HEFA9A3C01F0D494993A8D5B7447081C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a Federal low-income wastewater assistance program to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement local wastewater access programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to affordable wastewater services, including municipal stormwater services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H12ABAEE2C59C43FE86A853E92781117A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for small community-serving wastewater facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order for a State to be eligible to receive a grant under this section for a small community-serving wastewater facility, the State and the small community-serving wastewater facility shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, under which the State shall—</text><subparagraph id="H2B92BC258E014275AC5EA4F2DF4C8254" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Administrator an application under paragraph (6) for the small community-serving wastewater facility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75F399E4B521422F81C68CD4DB7ED572" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on receipt of a grant under this section, develop and implement a local wastewater access program for the small community-serving wastewater facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H80E8406D4A8046528CA7B1619E825BBF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A grant awarded under this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="H53D42B4D595C43B3A71B6CF685A3EAB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be used to replace funds for any existing similar local program to assist low-income households in maintaining access to affordable wastewater services, including municipal stormwater services; but</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C7C4B7D454C403DBAB65B5C0C25B634"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be used to supplement or enhance such a local program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H13C470A5862A4522AA112826CB435A01" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The term of a grant awarded under this subsection shall be one year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AD3D28A45BB44968A6B983D6475901E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minimum local program requirements</header><subparagraph id="H5E26FD225F29472596D75942D9D6EE72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, the minimum requirements for a local wastewater access program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDA14D2314874DD8874F5C4106215D45"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local wastewater access program requirements developed under subparagraph (A) may include—</text><clause id="H96A555AB634D41CFBE7CC3BA0CE7FA64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>direct financial assistance;</text></clause><clause id="HF546067CB41E4DC697A46FFE714A0684" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a lifeline rate;</text></clause><clause id="HB8EB623748A54055AFED8D09B68FD4C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>bill discounting;</text></clause><clause id="HB9F9203DC64F42D99866ECA78477D78E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>special hardship provisions;</text></clause><clause id="HAFC939C1EF9044EBA6A1CF7E3A194EA3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a percentage-of-income payment plan;</text></clause><clause id="H66F35FC7F5754D6BBF51429C5F582307"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water efficiency assistance, including subsidizing the cost of the installation of water efficient fixtures or leak repair work that is carried out or contracted by a homeowner; or</text></clause><clause id="HCC11ED99D9C94E2B9CF8A756CEA29B26"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other form of assistance identified by the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18DD3C68FC154B708C3427BB55F16C71"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="HEFE20144F5014D1B96A05A43D4CC3074"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application that demonstrates that—</text><clause id="HA6CD6BB2746B49F3B185A3C8A1A03C10"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed local wastewater access program meets the requirements developed under paragraph (5); and</text></clause><clause id="H72117811D8474B9AAB5524D63EB6C646"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed local wastewater access program will treat households that live in owner-occupied homes and households that live in rental housing equitably.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0D1F8E6AAAF4F2990C49DD694CECEFD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an eligible entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A), to receive a grant under this subsection, the eligible entity shall include in an application submitted under subparagraph (A) information demonstrating that—</text><clause id="H55EE8F78F5C749969113CD38A5362207" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible entity has—</text><subclause id="HF69168D0161A4245B2A69C8243F987FE" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a long-term financial plan based on an analysis of the rates the applicable covered facility charges for services;</text></subclause><subclause id="H40E5AD8B19A1417F93FE0717F1D94DEE" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an asset management plan;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3A1418790B964267B5CA38E7D0728DA0" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a capital improvement plan with a period of not less than 20 years;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7E045B61E1EE40C085928167A6B58296" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a fiscal management plan; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H5B04954D3F6847C1A28DAA5BFED836F3" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>another plan similar to the plans described in subclauses (I) through (IV);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HB219ADF8B50C458D9EB92E2209F8D7EB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a grant awarded under this subsection would support the efforts of the eligible entity to generate the necessary funds to achieve or maintain compliance with this Act while mitigating the cost to low-income households; and</text></clause><clause id="HCF7CEE26B4974C7E9832318DEAE993EE" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible entity has the capacity to create and implement an effective community outreach plan to inform low-income households of the local wastewater access program and assist with enrollment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC125EDD5E5254DA9A6409E98E602EFCB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to applications for local wastewater access programs with respect to which—</text><subparagraph id="H7083E7527D564292B38ADDCE625549BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the applicable covered facility is subject to a consent decree relating to compliance with this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8486BC08BD3A4C2FB7893319C4114E25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the residential customers of the applicable covered facility have experienced rate or fee increases for drinking water services or wastewater services (including stormwater services) of 30 percent or more during the 3-year period ending on the date of enactment of this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5853564E1AFC4196B7B54CEEFFE1C048" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible entity develops an equivalent program, as determined by the Administrator, that is administered separately by the eligible entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEC047D686D740B9B95774F5CB22F4D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>matching funds will be provided in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A5C3A240AD4483AAC06AC9D90B9AC08"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the eligible entity is described in subsection (a)(2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30A176D0A3414CBCBCFE40440F4357EB"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><subparagraph id="HCFC42EBE5E0B40C5A517191AB50D4447"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator, in a manner determined by the Administrator, information regarding the applicable local wastewater access program, including—</text><clause id="H5E9FE192AA7244239266D493DA4A6038"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">key features, including—</text><subclause id="H2657AA9A4EB24F4DB33D91DFC584B6AA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rate structures, rebates, discounts, and related initiatives that assist low-income households;</text></subclause><subclause id="H36E464ACD8EC4DA8A2ED59EB625B13AD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>billing methods that average rates over the course of a year, known as <quote>budget billing</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H96288FDBF7E140478071152487CEB9DF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>bill timing;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H50C2ADD35C7A4DDD89FE8BFDC149A78E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sources of funding;</text></clause><clause id="HA678407FC8BF46A5AEBD1B36DF8918F9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>eligibility criteria;</text></clause><clause id="H50C5052115BE423D8C599B170B2F8045"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participation rates by households;</text></clause><clause id="H0F708960A24042A8B0D75CEC93642CF4"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average amount of assistance provided to low-income households that participate in the program;</text></clause><clause id="H9877EFB719ED4C28BC49AFE337D5445D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>program costs;</text></clause><clause id="H9AE31743A1BF4A3DA472CD7B0C396B90"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demonstrable impacts of the program on arrearage and service disconnection for low-income households that participate in the program, based on data from before and after the implementation of the program, to the maximum extent practicable; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E0144433F354462AC7699CB8A638F4A"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other relevant information required by the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H410F66C2C9844ECA86AFA7645340FE8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Administrator shall annually publish a report that compiles and summarizes the information submitted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C42EBB3229C433CAE5118E18E8BBCE9" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Assistance exempt from taxation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance provided to a low-income household under a local wastewater access program shall not be includible in the gross income of the recipient of such assistance for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD574B79FE2DE4540B381FF521706D332"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Administrator shall provide technical assistance to each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section to ensure—</text><paragraph id="H305D5788B28B4D66AA84C77DC5DF609D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">full implementation of the applicable local wastewater access program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H951E9D8886E648B3953CF12E90226E58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximum enrollment of low-income households in the applicable local wastewater access program, including through—</text><subparagraph id="HD4359911C2524A8685AC1A0536205CB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>community outreach campaigns; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F8E26E2AF4349BBA087ED901BBD5595"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordination with local health departments to determine the eligibility of households for assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H715C823B8A644E969041431169A1895D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which grant funds are first disbursed to an eligible entity under this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the Federal program established under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA604E07A266D4CBAB52A7617D047D308"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated carry out this section $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H36501460566640F0ADB71106C8617241"><enum>13304.</enum><header>Needs assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income community water assistance program</header><subsection id="H18A57EC1DFE04B37BD6254A59FD723BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H27F8A5B5FDAB404F8FAAFF370F22DB4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <quote>Administrator</quote> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA465C1B604FB4279835EE08F42A8C3CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Household</header><text>The term <quote>household</quote> means any individual or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic unit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE72CBB3F05FC4F8E834E002D4137EF93"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Low-income household</header><text>The term <quote>low-income household</quote> means a household—</text><subparagraph id="H3502CFFF08C346DAA290AF85B7335D70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in which 1 or more individuals are receiving—</text><clause id="HDFA8B56764BC4F74B66DDFA2547A3CA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H3735BCC0CAFD44E6B2AE1D9BE46F216B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supplemental security income payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HA7789DFBF48A4E2A8C0061F2B5662371"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H38E0DCFF498F4A91BF9D7D377073A0FD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>payments under—</text><subclause id="H4D13FF711F7A447C9BF7A41F715E3A47"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 1315, 1521, 1541, or of title 38, United States Code; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H3EE74732E46D414E8F7146103ADCBAC6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 306 of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1521">38 U.S.C. 1521</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/588">Public Law 95–588</external-xref>);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HA196CDCEA4E64E04A508F76631E3FEB8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8621">42 U.S.C. 8621</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause id="H8A60F956869248F1B411EF01811B16EA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>assistance under the Women Infants and Children program (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</external-xref>); or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8996B60813F14441BFFB274FAE731C5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that has an income that as determined by the State in which the household is located that is receiving a grant under paragraph (7)(b), or an eligible wastewater or stormwater system receiving a grant under paragraph (7)(b), does not exceed the greater of—</text><clause id="H909753F94B9F46AFAE429BA7A28E4D76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an amount equal to 200 per-cent of the poverty level; and</text></clause><clause id="HDD0FA80EE6DE478B94922BD81E149FE3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an amount equal to 80 percent of the area median income.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B7529EA85B24143998FE6B39715E548"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Poverty level</header><text>The term <quote>poverty level</quote> means, with respect to a household in a State, the income described in the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">42 U.S.C. 9902</external-xref>), as applicable to the household.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74EF2CDA46F4404290B07E5AA7F043A5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Area median income</header><text>The term <quote>area median income</quote> means the unadjusted median income levels by geographic area as determined annually by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E5391896B1645A49260E95AA2578157"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study; report</header><paragraph id="HA472B2C6ECAC495A9F3C410D750F67C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study regarding the prevalence throughout the United States of low-income households that do not have access to—</text><subparagraph id="H82C63CF6BF61423AABE3A0766F7BFC86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affordable and functional centralized or onsite wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E40B222915B41D689EF6F6E592E2B9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>affordable municipal stormwater services; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59D2927C0E664CBD8037E9E22FE3EDBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>affordable public drinking water services to meet household needs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE06001BFD9147AA904E8BD637D96E97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>The Administrator shall collect regularly from community water systems, treatment works for municipal waste, municipal separate storm sewer systems, and such other sources as may be appropriate, for use in the reports under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HC1F558169157473592630B023C8C7895"><enum>(A)</enum><text>data, provided by zip code, concerning arrearages, service disconnections, and other debt collection activities for low-income households, including, at minimum, number of disconnections for nonpayment, length of disconnections, amount of debt at time of disconnection, number of households and amount of debt subject to sale or enforcement of property liens, number of households enrolled in an assistance program, number of eligible households, benefit levels, and amount of debt reduction for enrolled households, and number of enrolled households reconnected to water service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H339A210F06994C89AA3EF74213F3C146"><enum>(B)</enum><text>revenue collection information from each community water system, treatment works for municipal waste, and municipal separate storm sewer systems, including, at minimum, rate design for residential customers, billing frequency, fees and charges included on the bill, and projected rate increases over the next 5 years;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD926476FB8854E6785D0BE9F83AE042B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information regarding customer assistance programs, including any rate structures, rebates, discounts, billing methods that average rates over the course of a year, known as <quote>budget billing</quote>, and procedures that ensure that households receive notice and an opportunity to dispute charges before service is disconnected or interrupted due to nonpayment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABB6C18FBE8344059C02E8F5F01842AA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other relevant information as determined by the Administrator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AD121A2100A4ACFB07A6902AC7F11FE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H2D73957FEE53412DABE151CCB8B6828A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations of the Administrator regarding the best methods to increase access to the services described in paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H782AD95DB3F4433CBBDD2AC88325E785"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the cost of each method described in subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AB4ECC42DC04838B31C1328544E0FF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of all consultation with relevant stakeholders carried out in developing the report; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H472AA85AAFBD4F42A24DC6F4D9DB1481"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of the results of the study with respect to low-income households that live in rental housing and do not receive bills for such services, but pay for the services indirectly through rent payments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAD24B83CE904FBDA695CE2B2F2A679C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>The Administrator may enter into an agreement with another Federal agency to carry out the study under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E8380D3018B4F3DAC876E5ACB1F2B6C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funds to water, wastewater, and stormwater systems</header><text>The Administrator may provide reasonable, one-time grants to owners and operators of community water systems, treatment works for municipal waste, and municipal separate storm sewer systems to modify their billing and data management systems in order to reliably and regularly generate the data required in this needs assessment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF17340B0A94E4676A7683A9A9C6A75FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><section id="HFE319DAA1BCF471BB24C4A8E959D1768"><enum>13305.</enum><header>Natural hazard education and response grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300i-2">42 U.S.C. 300i–2</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H203896E0BCFE451596B97F2D1FB5B51D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H6234768831934A86A266BC4035B9EDB3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Education and response grant program</header><paragraph id="H609C98E1D1E7410CA585DCF5E286CBD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish and implement a program under which the Administrator may award grants to community water systems to carry out activities to educate and assist persons served by the community water system in adapting and responding to malevolent acts and natural hazards, including sub-zero temperatures, that disrupt the provision of safe drinking water or significantly affect the public health or the safety or supply of drinking water provided to communities and individuals. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H331F134F7345405083CA4D739D4176DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to community water systems that will use funds to assist senior citizens and low-income homeowners in adapting and responding to malevolent acts and natural hazards, including sub-zero temperatures, that disrupt the provision of safe drinking water or significantly affect the public health or the safety or supply of drinking water provided to communities and individuals, including by providing funds to cover the costs of repairing ruptured pipes. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE517963AC7F14AA48F489F63E63A7787"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Other matters</header><section id="HFC66B662FDFB443A8C0BB509CC789B04"><enum>13401.</enum><header>Small urban and rural water system consolidation report</header><subsection id="H16DBB46620BB44E9B0EA26B63C40D716"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="HDCB8BD35F78346BF99A956F44B3BC11F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on issues relating to the potential for consolidation of distressed small water systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H07E8D0EC668A4B8CA6A40D535709F827"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H840EF0E443DC42AB922235F37B089192" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on—</text><clause id="HABD19AC498F94F1E9CB6A9A2EECF329E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of debt of covered small water systems;</text></clause><clause id="HAFDDC962332244ACB2107B80ADD670C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the budgets of covered small water systems are balanced;</text></clause><clause id="H22893F7E5711436D8BAEA43DB468B5AF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the degree to which covered small water systems defer infrastructure improvements;</text></clause><clause id="H5EAAD334E87945D1A0AC2A4BAEE84B44"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the degree to which covered small water systems are not in compliance with applicable Federal and State water quality standards;</text></clause><clause id="HA0BED34BD5F14A119D93FE617D7D369F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how rates charged by covered small water systems for service relate to the costs for maintenance of, and improvements to, such systems; and</text></clause><clause id="H30578CF705164F83837FC529CE01763C" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>how the management, financial, and technical capacity of covered small water systems affects the ability of such systems to provide service at affordable rates;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF11F257948F240EBB997C82FAD1440E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of—</text><clause id="HBA4ADE6B226E4866A6B8901442452F2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether covered small water system infrastructure is failing, resulting in a temporary or permanent loss of essential functions or services; and</text></clause><clause id="H87FFDB4CD2EC4CFD8417927DE19B4410" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how to prevent covered small water systems from becoming distressed small water systems;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38DDB6D09FA54DD2AD8D89EB74CFCC1C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policy recommendations for how Congress may support the consolidation of distressed small water systems or alternative compliance strategies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16EFEF7160D749C1AC918130ABAE6329"><enum>(D)</enum><text>best practices and guidelines the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may use to assist State and local governments with—</text><clause id="HFB74F10F7F4441F88C6A263324A1C0BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitating the consolidation of distressed small water systems; and</text></clause><clause id="H4CE1642440594CFDBC976BF14D8C6CCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>including the public in the process of such consolidation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H23A14E3C89D04F81956B9F440C7676BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H047AA133D49C4F8DB51E79C7259353CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consolidation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>consolidation</term> means, with respect to a public water system, any of the actions described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 1414(h)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-3">42 U.S.C. 300g–3(h)(1)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0BC137C352C41CDB1FFBBCB74009A96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered small water system</header><text>The term <term>covered small water system</term> means a public water system that serves—</text><subparagraph id="HE508AE06DCB44E0FBE7130C7600366C6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fewer than 50,000 individuals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA1DF37F452F47BE9AA5411EDA9E6606"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a disadvantaged community or an environmental justice community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H530ED9C4D4754C318FB939D558BB8330"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>disadvantaged community</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(3)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H59DD9E4A26F547AB9EF022C9345C69E0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distressed small water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>distressed small water system</term> means a covered small water system—</text><subparagraph id="H58BBBDE3D6F1467BA52B0BB2E2D7AA77" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is unable to carry out necessary maintenance of, and improvements to, such system in order to—</text><clause id="HC49AFF20DDBA4B69843F1BD9B84CFECC" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comply with applicable Federal and State water quality standards; or</text></clause><clause id="HFBB198CB45084ECC9B8233421F31C04F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide reliable and affordable service to customers while complying with such water quality standards; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB6BAA9E35A34DB9AF348EE12CDBA3B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to which consolidation may be necessary to address the issues described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD4586C872E849B2ADB00923DE77B95A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Environmental justice community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>environmental justice community</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1452(u)(11) of the Safe Drinking Water Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCBA11FFB8274C16A41BC9E86854EB90"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Public water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public water system</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE8180076DF4441F88000E01EC841C9D8"><enum>13402.</enum><header>Study on contamination of Coldwater Creek, Missouri</header><subsection id="H8BA3C4D6F69D4D16999DBCFBCE6890A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall—</text><paragraph id="H1345AF68782C48109850FCDB978643EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>undertake a review of prior and ongoing efforts to remediate radiological contamination in the vicinity of Coldwater Creek in North St. Louis County, Missouri, associated with historic radiological waste storage near the St. Louis Airport;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H58125A3FCC4C478EAB8BF6C103F368C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with State and local agencies, and representatives of the Coldwater Creek community;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC020134D9919441C82CBDA08FBF16B16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take into consideration the Public Health Assessment for the Evaluation of Community Exposure Related to Coldwater Creek, dated April 30, 2019, and prepared by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFD92DB841F943BC81A4B0BA5EAE30B4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>within 180 days of the date of enactment of this section, issue a report to Congress on the status of efforts to reduce or eliminate the potential human health impacts from potential exposure to such contamination, including any recommendations for further action.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B939DFE06104E48B59ED449F22338C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Installation of signage to prevent potential exposure risks</header><text>In accordance with the recommendations of the Public Health Assessment for the Evaluation of Community Exposure Related to Coldwater Creek, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, shall install signage to inform residents and visitors of potential exposure risks in areas around Coldwater Creek where remediation efforts have not been undertaken or completed.</text></subsection></section><section id="HEFCCD39CE7124005821D5B9E6B07639D"><enum>13403.</enum><header>Report on affordability, discrimination and civil rights violations, and data collection</header><subsection id="H8A792B64E9E241DD90916831D148464B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="HF865BC080CD544B794739B45EFA042FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on water and sewer services, in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7ABEB03569C541AAA97B7EE21B90A19E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Affordability</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall study water affordability nationwide, including—</text><subparagraph id="H4BB5F495F1214D9B82A43427FDD73AE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>rates for water and sewer services, increases in such rates during the ten-year period preceding such study, and water service disconnections and interruptions due to unpaid water service charges; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3DC727F178F4496BE9AAE05BC3E7B8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effectiveness of funding under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</external-xref>) and under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1381">33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>) for promoting affordable, equitable, transparent, and reliable water and sewer service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4E769F3CD3B4C48A369A508041E8C75"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discrimination and civil rights</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General, in collaboration with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, shall study—</text><subparagraph id="H27E5CB8779AB440E93AA157CDD745F82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>discriminatory practices of water and sewer service providers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDD802C00DD94C35AB2BB59008F84226"><enum>(B)</enum><text>violations by such service providers that receive Federal assistance of civil rights under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>) with regard to equal access to water and sewer services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0A2F3E96F6546488EA5C325EFA77AF6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall collect information, assess the availability of information, and evaluate the methodologies used to collect information, related to—</text><subparagraph id="H471A97A16CE9462C88F8C65BB6BC04E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>people living without water or sewer services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8D5602AC15A44CBA0911AB114291EE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water service disconnections or interruptions due to unpaid water service charges, including disconnections experienced by households containing children, elderly persons, disabled persons, or chronically ill persons, or other vulnerable populations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AA645E1D7FD4758AC7AF6C976369965"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disparate effects, on the basis of race, gender, or socioeconomic status, of water service disconnections or interruptions and the lack of public water and sewer service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B0F6795D00144CDA37074D63716536B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller shall submit to Congress a report that contains—</text><paragraph id="HDDFF91F6DFFE4ADF915E5BD3CA34DCB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF0C73EC55B248429EC6F0347C14FBD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for water and sewer service providers, Federal agencies, and States relating to such results.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0DCF7C85593F40968CE4F28C32AE291C"><enum>13404.</enum><header>Water infrastructure and workforce investment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4304 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-19e">42 U.S.C. 300j–19e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF2563F112D534DE38750604D144E1498"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)—</text><subparagraph id="H23D05F557B8C46638FBC3EB4F42B4FAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>Tribal,</quote> after <quote>State,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8538F39E45A64DA3B54B2D6555858812"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC667306B7BA843D9A6BFE5BFBF461296" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H89BDE97542CD498FA2517FE6C1CB53EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education, apprentice programs, high schools, and other community based organizations, and public works departments and agencies, to align water and wastewater utility workforce recruitment efforts, training programs, retention efforts, and community resources with water and wastewater utilities to—</text><clause id="H6F33A79A84044ECC9494D0C5E56C0DA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>accelerate career pipelines;</text></clause><clause id="HF3109A70CA49413283AB059F8854249A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure the sustainability of the water and wastewater utility workforce; and</text></clause><clause id="H12AB25E41E1249CF9597A6DBFE8BB3B1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide access to workforce opportunities, including for diverse populations or populations that are underrepresented in the water and wastewater utility workforce.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB12C5D28974B47F2908352393756A3E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H82BD87B364384FCA9CAADFB8928CF521"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HF730C2DEE7D84549A0152B4C0C4C3766"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and the Secretary of Labor</quote> after <quote>the Secretary of Agriculture</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HBE198ABCCB464C1EB9A47A52FADEDC85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>, which may include—</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H23A29403EC4448A4A04AA1DDFA2204E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H896F78EDD0B84FD9B29BC8129A821998" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H53AF272A34A74CA2B1B29ED5B589AE20"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expanding the use and availability of activities and resources that relate to the recruitment, including promotion of diversity within that recruitment, of individuals to careers in the water and wastewater utility sector;</text></clause><clause id="HB0FFAA32E4AD4D4586F8BEE837A13BB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expanding the availability of training opportunities for—</text><subclause id="H6DE36A52AB444289AB43BC948DC1FBA6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>individuals entering the water and wastewater utility sector; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD85DD8C503D24B7384E93BB7E6944520"><enum>(II)</enum><text>individuals seeking to advance careers within the water and wastewater utility sector; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H5B13E195594F43FDB6EBFB954933B4D0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>expanding the use and availability of activities and strategies, including the development of innovative activities and strategies, that relate to the maintenance and retention of a sustainable workforce in the water and wastewater utility sector; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A00A2264B284027BF286AAE56D8EDB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H55DA45F7C47349228389389561474983"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>public works departments or agencies,</quote> after <quote>institutions of higher education,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA7A8ECA454744543AF40143C76FE0C88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H6BCBA712036C4285896DEFD856A4FB9C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause id="H073CD3BF498A4F129AE91B4FCB491014"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H34F7850481D64DE9A7CC5A11C8F8E36C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAEBFD787140948A5BD28F0D6E2C992DA" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H183A625713754AAD9F2F4906094D9363"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the development of educational or recruitment materials and activities, including those materials and activities that specifically promote diversity within recruitment, for the water and wastewater utility workforce; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H091A875ADDC0415A8EB096E195E66238"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8995DD92FD594B4B94134A5B37418E61" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HF4A05C98F94A4F5A930EB5A445B9BCED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting grant recipients under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall give priority to entities that focus on assisting low-income and very low-income individuals, as well as those individuals with the most barriers to entry, such as the recently incarcerated, to enter into careers in the water and wastewater utility sector.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1B2566658B94667904BA1586A0813C1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause id="H786B0F4B7E384C3ABEB31E2DCFB48E23"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>, or with high poverty levels,</quote> after <quote>high unemployment</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H54454C6282FF40628FC9826A612F0638"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting <quote>or certification</quote> before <quote>programs</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB640CF3380F4816B5A996F14AAA1F5D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H3FD6B969CD364361A60832466635FB13"><enum>13405.</enum><header>Identification of high-risk locations</header><subsection id="HCB2949B5CBDE443C9F89861685328E90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of guidance</header><paragraph id="H485CC002424445579BCEB8CD47115BAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the deadline established in subsection (b), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop guidance to help public water systems identify high-risk locations for purposes of focusing efforts to—</text><subparagraph id="H86A0AB3EDCE94ECC844E589BB93128C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">test drinking water for the concentration of lead in such drinking water; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA11B2F13EC44CB7A388B99D6262A554"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replace lead service lines.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60CD66FA09C742958C41EDD6F2012364"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidance developed under paragraph (1) shall include information on how a public water system may use data from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce and, where available, geospatial data to identify high-risk locations for the purposes described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5FCAFC462F442218DD0403F9FBA0F38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—</text><paragraph id="H036B500CF1AA4B98963774188A92F1EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish the guidance developed under subsection (a) in the Federal Register; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6994692D7A90404485AACD75889BDBBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make such guidance available on a publicly accessible website.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55E871AEE72E49D1945CD8F8D3954AAE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the appropriate committee of the Senate a report that—</text><paragraph id="HE617846689A242EEA356C42413B8DC8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>includes the guidance developed under subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H103EAEFE17C64AECB12010D57DB4E774"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes the methodology used to develop such guidance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H707F0C2FBA4842FE83EE916FE1029CF8" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides information about who was consulted in the development of such guidance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FB09415AB7A4A7AB4455A39E3178405"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H58532E0C76AA4D1F9745DB3667A91996"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-risk location</header><text>The term <term>high-risk location</term> means an area—</text><subparagraph id="HA00FA59ED19E415E86996C88EB2F1702"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is likely to have lead service lines; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H769B88D9DFF34846B90F63BC1A6AE492"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in which an environmental justice community is located.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E45214152CE42768ED973BB2F41AE51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead service line</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead service line</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1459B(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H710671C053A74E8C8146876FC82770DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public water system</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>J

Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program

14101.

Outdoors for all

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Eligible entity

(A)

In general

The term eligible entity means—(i)a State or territory of the United States;(ii)a political subdivision of a State or territory of the United States, including—(I)a city; (II)a county; and(III)a special purpose district that manages open space, including park districts; and(iii)an Indian Tribe, or Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian community or organization.(B)

Political subdivisions and Indian tribes

A political subdivision of a State or territory of the United States or an Indian Tribe, including Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian community organization, shall be considered an eligible entity only if the political subdivision or Indian Tribe represents or otherwise serves a qualifying urban area.(2)

Indian tribe

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).(3)

Low-income

The term low-income community means any census block group in which 30 percent or more of the population are individuals with an annual household income equal to, or less than, the greater of—(A)an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of the area in which the household is located, as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and(B)200 percent of the Federal poverty line.(4)

Outdoor recreation legacy partnership program

The term Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program means the program established under subsection (b)(1).(5)

Qualifying urban area

The term qualifying urban area means an area identified by the Census Bureau as an area with a population of 30,000 or more in the most recent census.(6)

Eligible nonprofit organization

The term eligible nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code.(7)

Secretary

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

State

The term State means any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.(b)

Grants authorized

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall establish an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program under which the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for projects—(A)to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes in qualifying urban areas; and(B)to develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities in qualifying urban areas.(2)

Matching requirement

(A)

In general

As a condition of receiving a grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall provide matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind contribution in an amount equal to not less than 100 percent of the amounts made available under the grant.(B)

Sources

The matching amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) may include amounts made available from State, local, nongovernmental, or private sources.(C)

Waiver

The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement under subparagraph (A) in underserved or low-income communities if the Secretary determines that—(i)no reasonable means are available through which an applicant can meet the matching requirement; and(ii)the probable benefit of such project outweighs the public interest in such matching requirement.(D)

Administrative expenses

Not more than 10 percent of funds provided to an eligible entity may be used for administrative expenses.(c)

Considerations

In awarding grants to eligible entities, the Secretary will consider the extent to which a project may—(1)provide recreation opportunity in underserved communities where access to parks is not adequate to meet local needs;(2)provide opportunities for outdoor education and public land volunteerism;(3)support innovative or cost-effective ways to enhance parks and recreation opportunities or delivery of services; (4)support city park and recreation programming, by means including cooperative agreements with community-based eligible nonprofit organizations; and(5)create native event sites or cultural gathering spaces.(d)

Eligible uses

(1)

In general

A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under this section—(A)to acquire land or water in a qualifying urban area that provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public; and(B)to develop or renovate outdoor recreational facilities in a qualifying urban area that provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public.(2)

Limitations on use

A grant recipient may not use grant funds for—(A)incidental costs related to land acquisition, including appraisal and titling;(B)operation and maintenance activities;(C)facilities that support semiprofessional or professional athletics;(D)indoor facilities such as recreation centers or facilities that support primarily non-outdoor purposes; or(E)acquisition of land or interests in land that restrict access to specific persons.(e)

Priority

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that—(1)create or significantly enhance access to park and recreational opportunities in an urban neighborhood or community;(2)engage and empower underserved communities and youth;(3)provide employment or job training opportunities for youth or underserved communities;(4)establish or expand public-private partnerships, with a focus on leveraging resources; and(5)take advantage of coordination among various levels of government.(f)

National park service requirements

In carrying out the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, the Secretary shall—(1)conduct an initial screening and technical review of applications received; (2)evaluate and score all qualifying applications; and(3)provide culturally and linguistically appropriate information and technical assistance to eligible entities and low-income communities about the opportunity to apply for funds under this section, the application procedures by which eligible entities may apply for funds, and eligible uses for funding.(g)

Reporting

(1)

Annual reports

Not later than 30 days after the last day of each report period, each State lead agency that receives a grant under this section shall annually submit to the Secretary performance and financial reports that—(A)summarize project activities conducted during the report period; and(B)provide the status of the project.(2)

Final reports

Not later than 90 days after the earlier of the date of expiration of a project period or the completion of a project, each State lead agency that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a final report containing such information as the Secretary may require.

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021

15001.

Short title; table of contents

This division may be cited as the

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021

15002.

Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Appropriate committees of congress

The term appropriate committees of Congress means—(A)the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;(B)the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;(C)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;(D)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;(E)the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives;(F)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and(2)

Connectivity

The term connectivity means the degree to which the landscape or seascape facilitates native species movement.(3)

Corridor

The term corridor means a feature of the landscape or seascape that—(A)provides habitat or ecological connectivity; and(B)allows for native species movement or dispersal.(4)

Database

The term Database means the National Wildlife Corridors Database established under section 11308(a).(5)

Federal land or water

The term Federal land or water means any land or water, or interest in land or water, owned by the United States.(6)

Fund

The term Fund means the Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund established by section 11401(a).(7)

Habitat

The term habitat means land, water, and substrate occupied at any time during the life cycle of a native species that is necessary, with respect to the native species, for spawning, breeding, feeding, growth to maturity, or migration.(8)

Indian land

The term Indian land means land of an Indian Tribe, or an Indian individual, that is—(A)held in trust by the United States; or(B)subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.(9)

Indian tribe

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).(10)

National coordination committee

The term National Coordination Committee means the National Coordination Committee established under section 11306(a).(11)

National wildlife corridor

The term National Wildlife Corridor means any Federal land or water designated as a National Wildlife Corridor under section 11201(a).(12)

National wildlife corridor system

The term National Wildlife Corridor System means the system of National Wildlife Corridors established by section 11201(a).(13)

Native species

The term native species means—(A)a fish, wildlife, or plant species that is or was historically present in a particular ecosystem as a result of natural migratory or evolutionary processes, including subspecies and plant varieties; or(B)a migratory bird species that is native to the United States or its territories (as defined in section 2(b) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(b))).(14)

Regional ocean partnership

The term regional ocean partnership means a regional organization of coastal or Great Lakes States, territories, or possessions voluntarily convened by Governors to address cross-jurisdictional ocean matters, or the functional equivalent of such a regional ocean organization designated by the Governor or Governors of a State or States.(15)

Regional wildlife movement council

The term regional wildlife movement council means a regional wildlife movement council established under section 11307(a).(16)

Secretaries

The term Secretaries means—(A)the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, concerning land contained within the National Forest System;(B)the Secretary of Commerce;(C)the Secretary of the Interior; and(D)the Secretary of Transportation.(17)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.(18)

Tribal wildlife corridor

The term Tribal Wildlife Corridor means a corridor established by the Secretary under section 11303(a)(1)(C).(19)

United states

The term United States, when used in a geographical sense, means—(A)a State;(B)the District of Columbia;(C)the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;(D)Guam;(E)American Samoa;(F)the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;(G)the Federated States of Micronesia;(H)the Republic of the Marshall Islands;(I)the Republic of Palau;(J)the United States Virgin Islands; and(K)the territorial sea (within the meaning of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)) and the exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 3 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within the jurisdiction or sovereignty of the Federal Government.(20)

Wildlife movement

The term wildlife movement means the passage of individual members or populations of a fish, wildlife, or plant species across a landscape or seascape.

<enum>I</enum><header>NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND AND WATER</header><section id="H33CE23E4903D4149A3BB4A4356A45F0D"><enum>15101.</enum><header>National wildlife corridors</header><subsection id="H470CD624C8CA45BCAA7ACAB48329CFF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a system of corridors on Federal land and water, to be known as the <quote>National Wildlife Corridor System</quote>, which shall consist of National Wildlife Corridors designated as part of the National Wildlife Corridor System by—</text><paragraph id="H37754B20F019483C92EF332B7C7DD830"><enum>(1)</enum><text>statute;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H61C4A259D6E446608670306B114942B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>rulemaking under section 11202; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H140926EC0D284D45946FF261D7329159"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a land management plan developed or revised under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8D25B3865AD4FDC85558BF519ACDA0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategy for the effective development of the National Wildlife Corridor System—</text><paragraph id="HAFE7DF1D7312493A8C1A6F63536CAA74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to support the fulfillment of the purposes described in section 11202(b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DACDF992ECE415D845BF0BE83A278B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure coordination and consistency across Federal agencies in the development, implementation, and management of National Wildlife Corridors; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A7909EBCE9C4254875EBE839843467D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to develop a timeline for the implementation of National Wildlife Corridors.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7C8D8963BEDB455BA6370FC4692FCDC6"><enum>15102.</enum><header>Administrative designation of national wildlife corridors</header><subsection id="H6BFB9B3D167241A1BBE5EA4029AA7433"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><paragraph id="HB458F05956434137A068EE02DA766F70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National wildlife corridors</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries, pursuant to the land, water, and resource management planning and conservation authorities of the Secretaries, shall establish a process, by regulation, for the designation and management of National Wildlife Corridors on Federal land or water under the respective jurisdictions of the Secretaries. Where a National Wildlife Corridor crosses federal land or water under the jurisdiction of several secretaries, then the Secretary must obtain concurrence from the applicable Secretaries before a National Wildlife Corridor may be designated.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9B64399EF4C43E38A8DD1C910417930"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal land and water management</header><text>The Secretaries shall consider the designation of National Wildlife Corridors in any process relating to the issuance, revision, or modification of a management plan for land or water under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretaries insofar as a corridor is consistent with the purpose of the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA960AC2B5117429E9B252B8D87EB6556"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria for designation</header><text>The regulations promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall ensure that, in designating a National Wildlife Corridor, the Secretaries—</text><paragraph id="H2AC86DAF84214140980C7D8877C47F85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>base the designation of the National Wildlife Corridor on—</text><subparagraph id="H3F62DDEEBCE841A694039C9C3C418B36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordination with existing—</text><clause id="HCBB577EF13F34F79A3F0757B3E5E449B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Wildlife Corridors;</text></clause><clause id="H6C1946B219434C728CB8F415149B14D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>corridors established by States; and</text></clause><clause id="HAA30C35DA8B1461B828D01F6A6665B1D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Tribal Wildlife Corridors; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB78E8C2B79C74EF6B9DF1363D7EA0F89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the best available science of—</text><clause id="H179B56E2DECE4E31B6143907B3CD64CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>existing native species habitat; and</text></clause><clause id="H60AA0C6D8A6948C3B840263797565F13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>likely future native species habitats;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68948DCF6CB3477BB04B3C822DD5C546"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine that the National Wildlife Corridor supports the connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adaptability of the native species for which it has been designated by providing for—</text><subparagraph id="H96CA24DFB4284E1CB0223B59B0309A00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>dispersal and genetic exchange between populations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H468FA496D0AF4F0C8C0B0390472171B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>range shifting, range expansion, or range restoration, such as in response to climate change;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22520D3552BB4D25998382D20BE9B516"><enum>(C)</enum><text>seasonal movement or migration; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7864520319D4430BC50ACA961586C02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>succession, movement, or recolonization following—</text><clause id="H08E10DB44D1A4BD186BEA55F875ECC4B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a disturbance, such as fire, flood, drought, or infestation; or</text></clause><clause id="H7C4B3E559CBD4DEDA06BA068F71E2962"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>population decline or previous extirpation;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H614967EA7EAC446A801F182D7CE89092"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consult the Database; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52F34CF3F5104FD586568FF628F9EC58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider recommendations from the National Coordination Committee under section 11306(e)(2)(C).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB786FB1636EA4A7EB99712F1265F278D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of federal land or water requiring restoration or connection of habitat</header><text>The Secretaries may designate as a National Wildlife Corridor land or water that—</text><paragraph id="H29B5A43603064CFC9D0E2CDA2FD01917"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is necessary for the natural movements of one or more native species;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H754E4EF8FE94494EB67C51C757939B3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>requires restoration, including—</text><subparagraph id="HB11AD0614A9744E1ABCAB8C9886FC508"><enum>(A)</enum><text>land or water that is degraded; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64FB0D4620AE455EB527652279770552"><enum>(B)</enum><text>land or water from which a species is currently absent—</text><clause id="H44A678823D5B47379F68D5806016BFC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>but may be colonized or recolonized by the species naturally; or</text></clause><clause id="HC8E280BFB79B47ABB210BE494E8A3E36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to which the species may be reintroduced or restored based on habitat changes; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5288913BA8C740CCBA52A8F00529CC54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is fragmented or consists of only a portion of the habitat required for the connectivity needs of one or more native species.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF115C60B3F4C41D7A5A88F1E603DDD83"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nomination for designation</header><paragraph id="HDE8ABD5561CE4BF2BBDA33E9A0CDFCC0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In establishing the process for designation under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall include procedures under which—</text><subparagraph id="H5A3A7242E8374A1C93098BE796008F61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any State, Tribal, or local government, or a nongovernmental organization engaged in the conservation of native species and the improvement of the habitats of native species, may submit to the Secretaries a nomination to designate as a National Wildlife Corridor an area under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretaries; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H641DA16543594CC49653D5713B9E3465"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretaries shall consider and, not later than 1 year after the date on which the nomination was submitted under subparagraph (A), respond to any nomination submitted under that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H82407A2D612D4F3B96E155AD9EF10FFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supporting documentation</header><text>A nomination for designation under paragraph (1)(A) shall include supporting documentation, including—</text><subparagraph id="H2D84D0FD19B44DB5A4293E6D201865A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the native species for which the National Wildlife Corridor would be designated;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H943C210B036A469CA9DC3BE5B0B1ED15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>summaries and references of, with respect to the designation of a National Wildlife Corridor—</text><clause id="H4D4CA9B6EB5641F1AAA4F4515BB8A0A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the best science available at the time of the submission of the nomination for designation documenting why the corridor is needed; and</text></clause><clause id="HCD86EF3350474C5C8BEE772A308FEC4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the most current scientific reports available at the time of the submission of the nomination for designation;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE57FBCCE496A4337AAD4EEDF4543B8EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information with respect to how the nomination was coordinated with potential partners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AC504F4FCDE43398FDF71F178701044"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of supporting stakeholders, such as States, Indian Tribes, local governments, scientific organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and affected voluntary private landowners; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9666AE66A1974CDBBDC583C6BDADBCF3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any additional information the Secretaries, in consultation with the National Coordination Committee, determine is relevant to the nomination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB5B10C896C2D4A2F84080B402BBA9445"><enum>15103.</enum><header>Management of national wildlife corridors</header><subsection id="H635488B3457C4E36BFE207E0270E7E29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries shall, consistent with other applicable Federal land and water management requirements, laws, and regulations, manage each National Wildlife Corridor under the respective administrative jurisdiction of the Secretaries in a manner that contributes to the long-term connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adaptability of native species for which the National Wildlife Corridor is identified, including through—</text><paragraph id="H5C524E9614DB4ED69EB24D5CA779F654"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maintenance and improvement of habitat connectivity within the National Wildlife Corridor;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72EBB0AB321448CB9BB77C95AADE0B6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the implementation of strategies and activities that enhance the ability of native species to respond to climate change and other environmental factors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C876F8E36274A828ADCF73D89F9EC42"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the maintenance or restoration of the integrity and functionality of the National Wildlife Corridor;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FCE88C8BD654CF1A3DDA79039200023"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the mitigation or removal of human infrastructure that obstructs the natural movement of native species; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H646466DDEE0E41EF9A439E1366530BA0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the use of existing conservation programs, including Tribal Wildlife Corridors, under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretaries to contribute to the connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adaptability of native species.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB242E1CB542C4E11A6444C7AD4CC5821"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National wildlife corridors spanning multiple jurisdictions</header><text>In the case of a National Wildlife Corridor that spans the administrative jurisdiction of two or more of the Secretaries, the relevant Secretaries shall coordinate management of the National Wildlife Corridor in accordance with section 11301(b) to advance the purposes described in section 11201(b).</text></subsection><subsection id="H66B4AB2A6EAB4EF19042F512130AF50C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Road mitigation</header><text>In the case of a National Wildlife Corridor that intersects, adjoins, or crosses a new or existing State, Tribal, or local road or highway, the relevant Secretaries shall coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation and State, Tribal, and local transportation agencies, as appropriate, to identify and implement voluntary environmental mitigation measures—</text><paragraph id="HB5F25E2B468F48DAB395A371239A11B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to improve public safety and reduce vehicle caused native species mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H00E7E0394F524ABEB0D2C024657397F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to mitigate damage to the natural movements of native species through strategies such as—</text><subparagraph id="HD29AB6830F7941D8A4B6A03C6E5DD2C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the construction, maintenance, or replacement of native species underpasses, overpasses, and culverts; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H854760A8977449E8B5F5F1F590A2299F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maintenance, replacement, or removal of dams, bridges, culverts, and other hydrological obstructions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDB1406C51214A8FAA2A350B32A9A7F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compatible uses</header><text>A use of Federal land or water that was authorized before the date on which the Federal land or water is designated as a National Wildlife Corridor may continue if the applicable Secretaries determine that the use is compatible with the wildlife movements of the species for which the National Wildlife Corridor was designated, consistent with applicable Federal laws and regulations.</text></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONSERVATION</header><section id="H3DA3543DAB0A4637926469E5BCBA19BA"><enum>15201.</enum><header>Collaboration and coordination</header><subsection id="H09CC42D491F04B9A9FD88C0C80AA9282"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>The Secretaries may partner with and provide funds to States, local governments, Indian Tribes, the National Coordination Committee, voluntary private landowners, and the regional wildlife movement councils to support the purposes described in section 11201(b).</text></subsection><subsection id="HEC64249BAE224C9391A881C9522D04C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with applicable law, the Secretary or Secretaries, as applicable, shall develop the strategy under section 11201(b), designate National Wildlife Corridors under section 11202, and manage National Wildlife Corridors under section 11203—</text><paragraph id="H8F3FEF9951994AA9BBC754FF11AE9D59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in consultation and coordination with—</text><subparagraph id="HB09E70B9A68E40B09EF65E525B084C9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>other relevant Federal agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H803CCFE6E1234EB5AE524751CE27D81E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>States, including—</text><clause id="H05BA2B16A06A40C8BC53846714DA80A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State fish and wildlife agencies; and</text></clause><clause id="H2F7DAD19A4BC4CF6B064F834CA8D34ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other State agencies responsible for managing the natural resources and wildlife;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C05799D13F54E2B82BD2ACB3186234D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Indian Tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33B99DD7B770411AA1BB46AFFFE50107"><enum>(D)</enum><text>units of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3A261A6AFD644C2A4136A4D641F48D4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other interested stakeholders identified by the Secretary, including applicable voluntary private landowners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58085CDD662540D895C2BBA78B82B7FE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>landscape- and seascape-scale partnerships, including—</text><clause id="HA0E3E3BA0AC544FD9B13E14FA699109D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Fish Habitat Partnership;</text></clause><clause id="HE9594962BD45425EA405ED7B363E13C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the National Marine Fisheries Service;</text></clause><clause id="HC06E7E998A554FCE99262EB64284B3B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>regional fishery management councils established under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(a)</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="HF28379DBE543419BA39F2F2BAD249046"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>relevant regional ocean partnerships;</text></clause><clause id="HFA95E7EA2DF7459895AD2744103C76DF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Climate Science Centers of the Department of the Interior; and</text></clause><clause id="H9108FBCF25074D4C8A11F7AF339612FB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Landscape Conservation Cooperative Network;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD64C60690324C9A9FCF4DFEA1696534"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the National Coordination Committee; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H915ECEBBE5A241A9ACE2DEA5EC75DFD7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the regional wildlife movement councils.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE4D9598EB1FA49FDA85A21A4B26AA6FF"><enum>15202.</enum><header>Effect</header><subsection id="H21E81DC8A34944C4A1F3D5CC218B678F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Relationship to other conservation laws</header><text>Nothing in this title amends or otherwise affects any other law (including regulations) relating to the conservation of native species.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA6D421DFCD384A33B0B93ECE2334246B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Jurisdiction of states and indian tribes</header><text>Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this title affects the jurisdiction of a State or an Indian Tribe with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in a National Wildlife Corridor or a Tribal Wildlife Corridor.</text></subsection></section><section id="H723B9F507593443089A6904E1CB97202"><enum>15203.</enum><header>Tribal wildlife corridors</header><subsection id="H42A7A5EF37414AFF90A423464120238B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="HB0D5CC9C824E4CDE8C3F729E4F1146C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="HA2A8E84AB6974E9DBEC36A10F1710AC1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Nominations</header><text>An Indian Tribe may nominate a corridor within Indian land of the Indian Tribe as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor by submitting to the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CC70BFBDCE442F48A40EF4E11E57973"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall determine whether the nominated Tribal Wildlife Corridor described in the application meets the criteria established under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA626C20B62148F7BD8B17B6CDB10E35"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>On approval of an application under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the establishment of the Tribal Wildlife Corridor, which shall include a map and legal description of the land designated as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H04EDF4D4AEA04E6FA9042BFBE084954B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><subparagraph id="H6E926664184D493D8CAC4B3AD3871E77"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish criteria for determining whether a corridor nominated by an Indian Tribe under paragraph (1)(A) qualifies as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB932874D125249849C85AC4438B7C7A2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The criteria established under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text><clause id="HAF4F00275FEB40418FD5BF5F70CB2F38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The restoration of historical habitat for the purposes of facilitating connectivity.</text></clause><clause id="HC456F535204C466495D084B482F932D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The management of land for the purposes of facilitating connectivity.</text></clause><clause id="H08F5D5B6BA9C4AE98FEE61237F0802E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The management of land to prevent the imposition of barriers that may hinder current or future connectivity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1B7FDD0BA0648B8844A4A974B3AE64C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Removal</header><subparagraph id="HDFE2CFFB78FC49A383420B9BC5D75F87"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian Tribe may elect to remove the designation of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor on the Indian land of the Indian Tribe by notifying the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB650373AAD14563B1D379378C7418EF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of removal</header><text>An Indian Tribe that elects to remove a designation under subparagraph (A) may not receive assistance under subsection (c) or (d)(1) or section 11305.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDF85F81F5684D41A4B5870CE6381A19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination of land use plans</header><text>Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5D002ACDA4534E039E9C5276E79D061E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="H46859578D79B43D0A7605E1E8DE0CB96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Indian tribes by</quote> and inserting the following: Indian tribes—</text><quoted-block id="H1EBDBA6E154C424891894F5E2B45985D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H4051EE75AA354325AC23444DCC0AE1C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE725B2C21FA4C35B07BFBDD70703638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB88B410BE7B946318DF7E36798BCFF84"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H4037747B70354EFC98ECA6857E521A00" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HAE911BBD46404514BD962A153CB9310F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the purposes of determining whether the land use plans for land in the National Forest System would provide additional connectivity to benefit the purposes of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor established under section 11303(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97756F19A1CB4ACE9231AAF3355E5824"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H090B18EBD9B54F42AF44E2D85D23B4C0" style="OLC"><subsection id="H0FD166F873C647C1BF0A803F665EC690"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Tribal wildlife corridors</header><text>On the establishment of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor under section 11303(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021, the Secretary shall conduct a meaningful consultation with the Indian tribe that administers the Tribal Wildlife Corridor to determine whether, through the revision of one or more existing land use plans, the Tribal Wildlife Corridor can—</text><paragraph id="H6F155F12667947229FC47603FC50143A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be expanded into public lands; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E3166EBAC2B4FB59C9A6E8C84DFCD44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise benefit connectivity (as defined in section 11102 of that Act) between public lands and the Tribal Wildlife Corridor.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC7C6672BCEA043FBAA240E82C9300682"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to Indian Tribes technical assistance relating to the establishment, management, and expansion of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor, including assistance with accessing wildlife data and working with voluntary private landowners to access Federal and State programs to improve wildlife habitat and connectivity on non-Federal land.</text></subsection><subsection id="H56019B59FCCD43788A5BE8FFB3CDBF86"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of assistance</header><text>An Indian Tribe that has a Tribal Wildlife Corridor established on the Indian land of the Indian Tribe shall be eligible for a grant under the wildlife movements grant program under section 11305, subject to other applicable requirements of that grant program.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC8C8EED7A00E4194AF7D54B4E4C1A892"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section authorizes or affects the use of private property or Indian land.</text></subsection></section><section id="HA9288A7176844CABAC5FC21347FEABC4"><enum>15204.</enum><header>Protection of indian tribes</header><subsection id="H6BC1F64BBF564C21AB9A0AA6F3109791"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal trust responsibility</header><text>Nothing in this title amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust responsibility to Indian Tribes.</text></subsection><subsection id="H529D9F7012C449E6AE3E29B236913C40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Freedom of information act</header><paragraph id="H6574091131004F30BF95C7E7BD53F8BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>Information described in paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>), if the head of the agency that receives the information, in consultation with the Secretary and the affected Indian Tribe, determines that disclosure may—</text><subparagraph id="HFBECF9A889DA4292B8A1AE5B1248D537"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cause a significant invasion of privacy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A951A80EDD54AA8A25080D4FF180365"><enum>(B)</enum><text>risk harm to human remains or resources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B04AA3BC35A4C82BEF45CA7C73472D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF03204E2ACC44DD9A00399B574A421B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information described</header><text>Information referred to in paragraph (1) is information received by a Federal agency—</text><subparagraph id="HBDBEC280A67143279E0C90A694CFA479"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pursuant to this title relating to—</text><clause id="HDA3E2BF4C0854C548B7D53F1A8B3000C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location, character, or ownership of human remains of a person of Indian ancestry; or</text></clause><clause id="HD80DA4D801A24713B625FE71188D3D35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>resources, cultural items, uses, or activities identified by an Indian Tribe as traditional or cultural because of the long-established significance or ceremonial nature to the Indian Tribe; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA069C6F2D90A439C8D122617C96C31E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursuant to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3001">25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE7EB4D22BACD410C901BC1F727FAABA0"><enum>15205.</enum><header>Wildlife movements grant program</header><subsection id="HEED8F06C6ADE4F688B8AF8CB78EC5917"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a wildlife movements grant program (referred to in this section as the <quote>grant program</quote>) to encourage wildlife movement in accordance with this subsection.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD2BE1986A9324EAF9FE3A70EDC4433B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, based on recommendations from the National Coordination Committee under section 11306(e)(2)(C), shall make grants to one or more projects that—</text><paragraph id="H7B9DF1F849B3401CA0F4361E67175D5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are a regional priority project identified by a regional wildlife movement council;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40203B7F58BD46D49246FE88D82EF195"><enum>(2)</enum><text>satisfy the purposes described in section 11201(b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA311D72B902B4E10AC644AD37DD65EA6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase connectivity for native species.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44849B1008FF4501B5E098B56DEDA6E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible recipients</header><text>A person that is eligible to receive a grant under the grant program is—</text><paragraph id="H4BF5BD4D58D149CB9B4154A0AB8E5CB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a voluntary private landowner or group of landowners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H958D0F96C538459CAD6038F5D817F272"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a State fish and wildlife agency or other State agency responsible for managing natural resources and wildlife;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA28866C3619143F28D1E881C34FD17AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA18816DBD8A94976B5DF72233BFBC72D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9320705754D1434EAD0FE762F05FCE6D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an agricultural cooperative;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H417AF75E95BE427584E6C996B293A381"><enum>(6)</enum><text>water, irrigation, or rural water districts or associations, or other organizations with water delivery authority (including acequias and land grant communities in the State of New Mexico);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53BD2496B71245D5AEC6BA2C9F692DCC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>institutions of higher education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56F153507A8C44698884EC56BAA6735C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>an entity approved for a grant by a regional wildlife movement council; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F02BE84CBE14BE38A80C1A46BEC4742"><enum>(9)</enum><text>any group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (8).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4870CAA8BCFD4A889685ABC28B0929A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In administering the grant program, the Secretary shall use the criteria, guidelines, contracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics developed by the National Coordination Committee under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 11306(e)(2).</text></subsection></section><section id="H975F5DA7EAAD47EE873D494FD25E40F2"><enum>15206.</enum><header>National coordination committee</header><subsection id="H2D5B52EC18084BDD9461EF6FA0645F0C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the <quote>National Coordination Committee</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H235DF6561298480F95A3CD8A9726EF60"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative support</header><text>The Secretary shall provide administrative support for the National Coordination Committee.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA4BB583EC2504B9A83BA47EECC2FD0FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The National Coordination Committee shall be composed of—</text><paragraph id="HE0D55FEA56E74BC0AE756CD93E65874B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary (or a designee);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D6E99B95D47438BBC743B94CD122084"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation (or a designee);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H629D910C6C39429CA1B431446D1FFDD7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D654C55FF7A47DC933D1CC7709F9945"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Secretary of Commerce (or a designee);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H076C59AAA33149EEBBC9D1FEEBEB7AD4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (or a designee);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C54B80F5EE6495DAE35C55878A85B5F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Executive Director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (or a designee);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DC32947A56F4960A33FA53BA935CB15"><enum>(7)</enum><text>two representatives of intertribal organizations, to be appointed by the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5C2B435C0E34FC180CA09B19A86CAC6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the chairperson of each regional wildlife movement council (or a designee); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HACD23205B32641CD85929E40D223F01B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>not more than three representatives of nongovernmental, science, or academic organizations with expertise in wildlife conservation and habitat connectivity, to be appointed by the Secretary in a manner that ensures that the membership of the National Coordination Committee is fair and balanced.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF0477C50D294CF6B4CCC3A38B268E5C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The National Coordination Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the National Coordination Committee.</text></subsection><subsection id="H70B156F1DACF477EBF2E531DD8677C96"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The National Coordination Committee—</text><paragraph id="H6ED7255F51AC477A9EC21B833CB34F12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall establish standards for regional wildlife movement plans to allow for better cross-regional collaboration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3AB918D01AB44F784504092055D61BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall, with respect to the wildlife movements grant program under section 11305—</text><subparagraph id="H1CADE923F69947F4967B78B2CD9F0644"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish criteria and develop guidelines for the solicitation of applications for grants by regional wildlife movement councils;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53DA410795E64CD2A833170A0446D696"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop standardized contracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics for grant recipients; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B75A7983F4049109D850E2FC4103477"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make recommendations annually to the Secretary for the selection of grant recipients on the basis of the ranked lists of regional priority projects received from the regional wildlife movement councils under section 11307(c)(4) that are consistent with the purposes described in section 11201(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBAFA0659B79407695F733B53052D2A8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability of faca</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coordination Committee.</text></subsection></section><section id="H979FEE6DF5534014ABE4EBADF695C74C"><enum>15207.</enum><header>Regional wildlife movement councils</header><subsection id="H572F76B7168246F98F04A9A5A4D0CCC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish not less than 4 regional wildlife movement councils with separate geographic jurisdictions that encompass the entire United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H09D850B88C554313914FC426F38CD116"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="H428FE57D8900433DA382EC498427EBD0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each regional wildlife movement council shall be composed of—</text><subparagraph id="HBBF30EAD3A2F4AF09812E2D8C77E3A13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the director of each State fish and wildlife agency within the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement council (or a designee);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H875F55C31711449D99514812EE604EC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>balanced representation from Tribal governments within the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement council;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5869AE68FECB442E9751A29200221863"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to serve as a Federal agency liaison and nonvoting, ex officio member—</text><clause id="H6002274BFDDD41CEA51828FD2A29CF57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee); or</text></clause><clause id="H15BAC8E4BF1A474E8230C177D96B27B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the director of any applicable regional office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3947D871A6FD454C844D0B5F2D9C1740"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not more than three representatives of nongovernmental, science, or academic organizations with expertise in native species conservation and the habitat connectivity needs of the region covered by the regional wildlife movement council; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90112C8160404CCA9FD23CB21E5F8BF9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>not more than three voluntary representatives of private landowners with property in the applicable region, not less than one of whom shall be a farmer or rancher.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53B309274676440F94882567E5335AB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="H5C5FC0D72C104EC1880ECF7122B14F4B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of each regional wildlife movement council is fair and balanced in terms of expertise and perspectives represented.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29E12869B72E4077B3B86EBD1882DA50"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>Each regional wildlife movement council shall include experts in ecological connectivity, native species ecology, and ecological adaptation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F23019D649C49B08AF60B95CF5F033E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>Each regional wildlife movement council shall select a Chairperson from among the members of the regional wildlife movement council.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H01D82951AFCF4CCD967665FA6DF28ED3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each regional wildlife movement council shall—</text><paragraph id="H4F7FEDF87EBB4090A54515428489A51C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of establishment of the regional wildlife movement council and in accordance with any standards established by the National Coordination Committee, prepare and submit to the Secretary and the National Coordination Committee a regional wildlife movement plan that maintains natural wildlife movement by identifying research priorities and data needs for the Database that is revised, amended, or updated not less frequently than once every 5 years;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CAB32B3138C4A9394D4A204AE442CA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for public engagement, including engagement of Indian Tribes, at appropriate times and in appropriate locations in the region covered by the regional wildlife movement council, to allow all interested persons an opportunity to be heard in the development and implementation of a regional wildlife movement plan under paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2948959AE291435C8E4BB04350EA69E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>solicit applications for wildlife movement grants under section 11305 in accordance with the criteria and guidelines established by the National Coordination Council under section 11306(e)(2)(A);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E93E5127E9948E39980BC8829FF21D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in accordance with the criteria and guidelines established under section 11306(e)(2)(A), submit to the National Coordination Committee an annual list of regional priority projects, in ranked order, for wildlife movements grants under section 11305 to maintain wildlife movements in the area under the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement council; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB18A5A8376CD49028CFF83F2A2B88731"><enum>(5)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary and the National Coordination Committee, and make publicly available, an annual report describing the activities of the regional wildlife movement council.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3B97676C03D42A598788E06FC2B1001"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>If applicable, to increase habitat connectivity between designated Federal land and water and non-Federal land and water, a regional wildlife movement council shall coordinate with—</text><paragraph id="H91DD17F6697B47A482C99FA8D514256E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Federal agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50F3CFC8CCBA4C1EA4AE7D8DE2CD29D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Indian Tribes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEA0A3B736CE4D2B9DF5B63B0D35BECA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>regional fishery management councils established under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(a)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1509DE47F6C493D8AD91E02C9D6EE4B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>migratory bird joint ventures partnerships recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to migratory bird species;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ADD4422316A4A47BA6635452857E4A9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>State fish and wildlife agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB0B5962598240798F0AA977BB8A29A6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>regional associations of fish and wildlife agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H050867F225DB4847AF96320461810A1C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>nongovernmental organizations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1359A350A1264051A72475F70A626EAA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>applicable voluntary private landowners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E163C715123471F809C0FA06481BAB4"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the National Coordination Committee;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H492F0EA815E7460DB4CD9F4E0E3D3A2E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>fish habitat partnerships;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H851D34A8C5884B1EAF50E80CCA3F7612"><enum>(11)</enum><text>other regional wildlife movement councils with respect to crossregional projects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6805B8D10B94CFE85998EB80F67B95F"><enum>(12)</enum><text>international wildlife management entities with respect to transboundary species in accordance with trade policies of the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BC6478F923B4A3BA1E1991C1E25C358"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Federal and State transportation agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2636E4459954577BAC8F2F39D850CA0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of faca</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the regional wildlife movement councils.</text></subsection></section><section id="H55BB5A35FB3B4E869A80227878DEEE30"><enum>15208.</enum><header>National wildlife corridors database</header><subsection id="H6C11F9AB4416479BB7753DFA2DEB4D1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the <quote>Director</quote>), in consultation with the National Coordination Committee and the regional wildlife movement councils, shall establish a database, to be known as the <quote>National Wildlife Corridors Database</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6FFD60AB8DE24F24B9BB14F832A72C00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><paragraph id="H27DFD5E4FA01429CABB56D479C38C929"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Database shall—</text><subparagraph id="HA51A6307412340EDA686420C840401C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include maps, data, models, surveys, and descriptions of native species habitats, wildlife movements, and corridors that have been developed by Federal agencies that pertain to Federal land and water;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44F2F0D7B6E24C40BCDBA5339134D5A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include maps, models, analyses, and descriptions of projected shifts in habitats, wildlife movements, and corridors of native species in response to climate change or other environmental factors;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7777EBD730F6448E86BA52262D26905F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reflect the best scientific data and information available; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47777F40E5A144178B3AD59531F51F26"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in accordance with the requirements of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/254">Public Law 115–254</external-xref>), have the data, models, and analyses included in the Database available at scales useful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agency decisionmakers and the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB841F35C07BC4CF19DF9905559612CC8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), the Director, in collaboration with the National Coordination Committee, the regional wildlife movement councils, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall—</text><paragraph id="H87C8FCD9D6434B6C829790F76CA30BDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>design the Database to support State, Tribal, local, voluntary private landowner, and Federal agency decisionmakers and the public with data that will allow those entities—</text><subparagraph id="HF21E3EB12A5A42A085BE3CD43EF95883"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prioritize and target natural resource adaptation strategies and enhance existing State and Tribal corridor protections;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30DE157478F84D92991861722271D3F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assess the impacts of proposed energy, water, transportation, and transmission projects, and other development activities, and to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of those projects and activities on National Wildlife Corridors;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F2A87E92ECC467D879CDDC1E2F8A9C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to assess the impact of new and existing development on native species habitats and National Wildlife Corridors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20828E44BB9143EEAF8E80B98951C298"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to develop strategies that promote habitat connectivity to allow native species to move—</text><clause id="HE848EA84D77A40C89EA873ED99DE96AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to meet biological and ecological needs;</text></clause><clause id="H37B754901FF3473096EABAE98AA7A979"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to adjust to shifts in habitat; and</text></clause><clause id="H9097427B548F494D94DF9844662333D9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to adapt to climate change;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0856638B0EF248FCB1FDE72F26326D8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a coordination process among Federal agencies to update maps and other information with respect to landscapes, seascapes, native species habitats and ranges, habitat connectivity, National Wildlife Corridors, and wildlife movement changes as information based on new scientific data becomes available; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6DB42FEB12644CA964DECA673FD6713"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, develop, submit a report to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available a report, that, with respect to the Database—</text><subparagraph id="HEEBB04FA7962474CA3580118DD56F856"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outlines the categories for data that may be included in the Database;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD74EFF87F52249ACA289CBAA065568E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>outlines the data protocols and standards for each category of data in the Database;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF7491B7F0C5487B8EEE73C0E64FC869"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifies gaps in native species habitat and National Wildlife Corridor information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F2D8F126F1E406CB047CF6C2B711D2B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prioritizes research and future data collection activities for use in updating the Database; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DA2C3C27AC347DAB49513CF04C9E641"><enum>(E)</enum><text>evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of the Database to meet the needs of the entities described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H015F304B31E04ED88EFB342FC0B28588"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Proprietary interests and protected information</header><text>In developing the Database, the Director shall—</text><paragraph id="HD35E5DB4A0F34570B00B3AEABA12180F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as applicable, protect proprietary interests with respect to any licensed information, licensed data, and other items contained in the Database; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H260F5B9479CD403788BA9A413DB40E04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>protect information in the Database with respect to the habitats and ranges of specific native species to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trapping, and other related threats to native species.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>FUNDING</header><section id="H0AD4EDEB786E4E229592B04BB242A06B"><enum>15301.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection id="HFC64E5A2FA864CF8A9D7FBD03E7B4C8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National wildlife corridor system</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title I for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter—</text><paragraph id="H71B4C0D559174F9E84C605647846AF56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the Secretary, $7,500,000;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA470CE8DA867421A8FB694E088BFF6CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the Secretary of Agriculture, $3,000,000;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B7F8AE1FAE6453CADF3FCFD9BE11940"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the Secretary of Commerce, $3,000,000; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CC3B124226241EE8E9938453C051365"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to the Secretary of Transportation, $3,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C7302DC5F904A8096DFFA1A9AE80911"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tribal wildlife corridors</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out title II $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8DA3A1E05D864998AD39AEAD3F43DD5E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Wildlife movements grant program and regional wildlife movement councils</header><paragraph id="H729F0B12D570444D87C459B8D85B88ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Wildlife movement grant program</header><subparagraph id="HA24C0C6A8AFD40F9B104DDE3587C509D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the wildlife movements grant program under section 11305 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E2BE134FE444C97829CB5962ACD5CCF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) may be used to complement or match other Federal or non-Federal funding received by the projects funded by those grants.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E3FB9E80430447B93B83E258DB960EC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administrative support</header><text>Not more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) may be used for administrative support.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F298B187D044BFD88B099D8B2695580"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regional wildlife movement councils</header><subparagraph id="HE374C804A4DC485DA37DBD1C588F8838"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide support for the regional wildlife movement councils to carry out section 11307 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D51F00E41AB434284A1CA950EC67820"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Equal division</header><text>Amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) shall be proportionally divided between each regional wildlife movement council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE90755CE8BA640B586BC55BBB7B129DC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National wildlife corridors database</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 11308—</text><paragraph id="H04F5E895C4604CA3949B6261904277D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9C769EFDDCF4242A71658624A85BCF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>L

Community Resilience and Restoration Fund

16101.

Definitions

For purposes of this division:(1)

Eligible Entity

The term eligible entity means a Federal agency, State, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, a unit of local government, an Indian Tribe, a non-profit organization, or an accredited institution of higher education.(2)

Eligible Projects and Activities

The term eligible projects and activities means projects and activities carried out by an eligible entity on public lands, tribal lands, or private land, or any combination thereof, to further the purposes for which the Fund is established, including planning and capacity building and projects and activities carried out in coordination with Federal, State, or tribal departments or agencies, or any department or agency of a subdivision of a State.(3)

Foundation

The term Foundation means the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation established under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).(4)

Fund

The term Fund means the Community Resilience and Restoration Fund established under this Act.(5)

Indian Tribe

The term Indian Tribe means the governing body of any individually identified and federally recognized Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, affiliated Tribal group, or component reservation in the list published pursuant to section 104(a) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131(a)).(6)

Restoration and resilience lands

The term restoration and resilience lands means fish, wildlife, and plant habitats, and other important natural areas in the United States, on public lands, private land (after obtaining proper consent from the landowner), or land of Indian Tribes, including: grasslands, shrublands, prairies, chapparal lands, forest lands, deserts, and riparian or wetland areas within or adjacent to these ecosystems.(7)

Public Lands

The term public lands means lands owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency having jurisdiction thereof.(8)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.(9)

State

The term State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, any Indian tribe, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

16102.

Establishment of Fund

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this division, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Foundation to establish the Fund at the Foundation to—(1)to protect, conserve, and restore restoration and resilience lands, in order to help communities respond and adapt to natural threats, including those posed by the impacts of global climate change.(2)to build the resilience of restoration and resilience lands to adapt to, recover from, and withstand natural threats, including those posed by the impacts of global climate change;(3)to protect and enhance the biodiversity of wildlife populations across restoration and resilience lands;(4)to support the health of restoration and resilience lands for the benefit of present and future generations;(5)to foster innovative, nature-based solutions that help meet the goals of this section; and(6)to enhance the nation’s natural carbon sequestration capabilities and help communities strengthen natural carbon sequestration capacity where applicable.

16103.

Management of the Fund

The Foundation shall manage the Fund—(1)pursuant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); and(2)in such a manner that, to the greatest extent practicable and consistent with the purposes for which the Fund is established—(A)ensures that amounts made available through the Fund are accessible to historically underserved communities, including Tribal communities, communities of color, and rural communities; and(B)avoids project selection and funding overlap with those projects and activities that could otherwise receive funding under—(i)the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, established under the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7501); or(ii)other coastal management focused programs.

16104.

Competitive grants

(a)

In general

To the extent amounts are available in the Fund, the Foundation shall award grants to eligible entities through a competitive grant process in accordance with procedures established pursuant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) to carry out eligible projects and activities, including planning eligible projects and activities.(b)

Proposals

The Foundation, in coordination with the Secretary, shall establish requirements for proposals for competitive grants under this section.

16105.

Use of Amounts in the Fund

(a)

Planning

Not less than 8 percent of amounts appropriated annually to the Fund may be used to plan eligible projects and activities, including capacity building.(b)

Administrative costs

Not more than 4 percent of amounts appropriated annually to the Fund may be used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of the Fund or administration of competitive grants offered under the Fund.(c)

Priority

Not less than $10,000,000 shall be awarded annually to support eligible projects and activities for Indian Tribes.

16106.

Reports

(a)

Annual Reports

Beginning at the end the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this division, and not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year in which amounts are deposited into the Fund, the Foundation shall submit to the Secretary a report on the operation of the Fund including—(1)an accounting of expenditures made under the Fund, including leverage and match where applicable;(2)an accounting of any grants made under the Fund, including a list of recipients and a brief description of each project and its purposes and goals; and(3)measures and metrics to track benefits created by grants administered under the Fund, including enhanced biodiversity, water quality, natural carbon sequestration, and resilience.(b)

5–Year Reports

Not later than 90 days after the end of the fifth full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this division, and not later than 90 days after the end every fifth fiscal year thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the Secretary a report containing—(1)a description of any socioeconomic, biodiversity, community resilience, or climate resilience or mitigation (including natural carbon sequestration), impacts generated by projects funded by grants awarded by the Fund, including measures and metrics illustrating these impacts;(2)a description of land health benefits derived from projects funded by grants awarded by the Fund, including an accounting of—(A)lands treated for invasive species;(B)lands treated for wildfire threat reduction, including those treated with controlled burning or other natural fire-management techniques; and(C)lands restored either from wildfire or other forms or degradation, including over-grazing and sedimentation;(3)key findings for Congress, including any recommended changes to the authorization or purposes of the Fund;(4)best practices for other Federal agencies in the administration of funds intended for land and habitat restoration;(5)information on the use and outcome of funds specifically set aside for planning and capacity building pursuant to section 6; and(6)any other information that the Foundation considers relevant.(c)

Submission of Reports to Congress

Not later than 10 days after receiving a report under this section, the Secretary shall submit the report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.

16107.

Authorization of Appropriations

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 to carry out this division.

Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator

17101.

Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator

Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58, as amended) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:

Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator

1621.

Definitions

In this subtitle:(1)

Accelerator

The term Accelerator means the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator established under section 1622.(2)

Board

The term Board means the Board of Directors of the Accelerator.(3)

Chief executive officer

The term chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Accelerator.(4)

Climate-impacted communities

The term climate-impacted communities includes—(A)communities of color, which include any geographically distinct area the population of color of which is higher than the average population of color of the State in which the community is located;(B)communities that are already or are likely to be the first communities to feel the direct negative effects of climate change;(C)distressed neighborhoods, demonstrated by indicators of need, including poverty, childhood obesity rates, academic failure, and rates of juvenile delinquency, adjudication, or incarceration;(D)low-income communities, defined as any census block group in which 30 percent or more of the population are individuals with low income;(E)low-income households, defined as a household with annual income equal to, or less than, the greater of—(i)an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of the area in which the household is located, as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and(ii)200 percent of the Federal poverty line;(F)Tribal communities;(G)persistent poverty counties, defined as any county that has had a poverty rate of 20 percent or more for the past 30 years as measured by the 2000, 2010, and 2020 decennial censuses;(H)communities disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative public health effects; and(I)communities that are economically reliant on fossil fuel-based industries.(5)

Climate resilient infrastructure

The term climate resilient infrastructure means any project that builds or enhances infrastructure so that such infrastructure—(A)is planned, designed, and operated in a way that anticipates, prepares for, and adapts to changing climate conditions; and(B)can withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions caused by these climate conditions.(6)

Electrification

The term electrification means the installation, construction, or use of end-use electric technology that replaces existing fossil-fuel-based technology.(7)

Energy efficiency

The term energy efficiency means any project, technology, function, or measure that results in the reduction of energy use required to achieve the same level of service or output prior to the application of such project, technology, function, or measure, or substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions relative to emissions that would have occurred prior to the application of such project, technology, function, or measure.(8)

Fuel switching

The term fuel switching means any project that replaces a fossil-fuel-based heating system with an electric-powered system or one powered by biomass-generated heat.(9)

Green bank

The term green bank means a dedicated public or nonprofit specialized finance entity that—(A)is designed to drive private capital into market gaps for low- and zero-emission goods and services;(B)uses finance tools to mitigate climate change;(C)does not take deposits;(D)is funded by government, public, private, or charitable contributions; and(E)invests or finances projects—(i)alone; or(ii)in conjunction with other investors.(10)

Qualified projects

The terms qualified projects means the following kinds of technologies and activities that are eligible for financing and investment from the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator, either directly or through State, Territorial, and local green banks funded by the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator:(A)Renewable energy generation, including the following:(i)Solar.(ii)Wind.(iii)Geothermal.(iv)Hydropower.(v)Ocean and hydrokinetic.(vi)Fuel cell.(B)Building energy efficiency, fuel switching, and electrification.(C)Industrial decarbonization.(D)Grid technology such as transmission, distribution, and storage to support clean energy distribution, including smart-grid applications.(E)Agriculture and forestry projects that reduce net greenhouse gas emissions.(F)Clean transportation, including the following:(i)Battery electric vehicles.(ii)Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.(iii)Hydrogen vehicles.(iv)Other zero-emissions fueled vehicles.(v)Related vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure.(G)Climate resilient infrastructure.(H)Any other key areas identified by the Board as consistent with the mandate of the Accelerator as described in section 1623.(11)

Renewable energy generation

The term renewable energy generation means electricity created by sources that are continually replenished by nature, such as the sun, wind, and water.

1622.

Establishment

(a)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, there shall be established a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator.(b)

Limitation

The Accelerator shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.(c)

Full faith and credit

The full faith and credit of the United States shall not extend to the Accelerator.(d)

Nonprofit status

The Accelerator shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

1623.

Mandate

The Accelerator shall make the United States a world leader in combating the causes and effects of climate change through the rapid deployment of mature technologies and scaling of new technologies by maximizing the reduction of emissions in the United States for every dollar deployed by the Accelerator, including by—(1)providing financing support for investments in the United States in low- and zero-emissions technologies and processes in order to rapidly accelerate market penetration;(2)catalyzing and mobilizing private capital through Federal investment and supporting a more robust marketplace for clean technologies, while avoiding competition with private investment;(3)enabling climate-impacted communities to benefit from and afford projects and investments that reduce emissions;(4)providing support for workers and communities impacted by the transition to a low-carbon economy;(5)supporting the creation of green banks within the United States where green banks do not exist; and(6)causing the rapid transition to a clean energy economy without raising energy costs to end users and seeking to lower costs where possible.

1624.

Finance and investment division

(a)

In general

There shall be within the Accelerator a finance and investment division, which shall be responsible for—(1)the Accelerator’s greenhouse gas emissions mitigation efforts by directly financing qualifying projects or doing so indirectly by providing capital to State, Territorial, and local green banks;(2)originating, evaluating, underwriting, and closing the Accelerator’s financing and investment transactions in qualified projects;(3)partnering with private capital providers and capital markets to attract coinvestment from private banks, investors, and others in order to drive new investment into underpenetrated markets, to increase the efficiency of private capital markets with respect to investing in greenhouse gas reduction projects, and to increase total investment caused by the Accelerator;(4)managing the Accelerator’s portfolio of assets to ensure performance and monitor risk;(5)ensuring appropriate debt and risk mitigation products are offered; and(6)overseeing prudent, noncontrolling equity investments.(b)

Products and investment types

The finance and investment division of the Accelerator may provide capital to qualified projects in the form of—(1)senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt;(2)credit enhancements including loan loss reserves and loan guarantees;(3)aggregation and warehousing;(4)equity capital; and(5)any other financial product approved by the Board.(c)

State, Territorial, and local green bank capitalization

The finance and investment division of the Accelerator shall make capital available to State, Territorial, and local green banks to enable such banks to finance qualifying projects in their markets that are better served by a locally based entity, rather than through direct investment by the Accelerator.(d)

Investment committee

The debt, risk mitigation, and equity investments made by the Accelerator shall be—(1)approved by the investment committee of the Board; and(2)consistent with an investment policy that has been established by the investment committee of the Board in consultation with the risk management committee of the Board.

1625.

Start-up Division

There shall be within the Accelerator a Start-up Division, which shall be responsible for providing technical assistance and start-up funding to States and other political subdivisions that do not have green banks to establish green banks in those States and political subdivisions, including by working with relevant stakeholders in those States and political subdivisions.

1626.

Zero-emissions fleet and related infrastructure financing program

Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment of the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall explore the establishment of a program to provide low- and zero-interest loans, up to 30 years in length, to any school, metropolitan planning organization, or nonprofit organization seeking financing for the acquisition of zero-emissions vehicle fleets or associated infrastructure to support zero-emissions vehicle fleets.

1627.

Project prioritization and requirements

(a)

Emissions reduction mandate

In investing in projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, the Accelerator shall maximize the reduction of emissions in the United States for every dollar deployed by the Accelerator.(b)

Environmental justice prioritization

(1)

In general

In order to address environmental justice needs, the Accelerator shall, as applicable, prioritize the provision of program benefits and investment activity that are expected to directly or indirectly result in the deployment of projects to serve, as a matter of official policy, climate-impacted communities.(2)

Minimum percentage

The Accelerator shall ensure that over the 30-year period of its charter 40 percent of its investment activity is directed to serve climate-impacted communities.(c)

Consumer protection

(1)

Prioritization

Consistent with the mandate under section 1623 to maximize the reduction of emissions in the United States for every dollar deployed by the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall prioritize qualified projects according to benefits conferred on consumers and affected communities.(2)

Consumer credit protection

The Accelerator shall ensure that any residential energy efficiency or distributed clean energy project in which the Accelerator invests directly or indirectly complies with the requirements of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), including, in the case of a financial product that is a residential mortgage loan, any requirements of title I of that Act relating to residential mortgage loans (including any regulations promulgated by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection under section 129C(b)(3)(C) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(3)(C))).(d)

Labor

(1)

In general

The Accelerator shall ensure that laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in construction work financed directly by the Accelerator will be paid wages not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code.(2)

Project labor agreement

The Accelerator shall ensure that projects financed directly by the Accelerator with total capital costs of $100,000,000 or greater utilize a project labor agreement.

1628.

Exploration of accelerated clean energy transition program

Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Accelerator is established, the Board shall explore the establishment of an accelerated clean energy transition program—(1)to expedite the transition within the power sector to zero-emissions power generation facilities or assets; and(2)to simultaneously invest in local economic development in communities affected by this transition away from carbon-intensive facilities or assets.

1629.

Board of Directors

(a)

In general

The Accelerator shall operate under the direction of a Board of Directors, which shall be composed of 7 members.(b)

Initial composition and terms

(1)

Selection

The initial members of the Board shall be selected as follows:(A)

Appointed members

Three members shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom no more than two shall belong to the same political party.(B)

Elected members

Four members shall be elected unanimously by the 3 members appointed and confirmed pursuant to subparagraph (A).(2)

Terms

The terms of the initial members of the Board shall be as follows:(A)The 3 members appointed and confirmed under paragraph (1)(A) shall have initial 5-year terms.(B)Of the 4 members elected under paragraph (1)(B), 2 shall have initial 3-year terms, and 2 shall have initial 4-year terms.(c)

Subsequent composition and terms

(1)

Selection

Except for the selection of the initial members of the Board for their initial terms under subsection (b), the members of the Board shall be elected by the members of the Board.(2)

Disqualification

A member of the Board shall be disqualified from voting for any position on the Board for which such member is a candidate.(3)

Terms

All members elected pursuant to paragraph (1) shall have a term of 5 years.(d)

Qualifications

The members of the Board shall collectively have expertise in—(1)the fields of clean energy, electric utilities, industrial decarbonization, clean transportation, resiliency, and agriculture and forestry practices;(2)climate change science;(3)finance and investments; and(4)environmental justice and matters related to the energy and environmental needs of climate-impacted communities.(e)

Restriction on membership

No officer or employee of the Federal or any other level of government may be appointed or elected as a member of the Board.(f)

Quorum

Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.(g)

Bylaws

(1)

In general

The Board shall adopt, and may amend, such bylaws as are necessary for the proper management and functioning of the Accelerator.(2)

Officers

In the bylaws described in paragraph (1), the Board shall—(A)designate the officers of the Accelerator; and(B)prescribe the duties of those officers.(h)

Vacancies

Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled through election by the Board.(i)

Interim appointments

A member elected to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that member was appointed or elected shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor of that member was appointed or elected.(j)

Reappointment

A member of the Board may be elected for not more than 1 additional term of service as a member of the Board.(k)

Continuation of service

A member of the Board whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Board until the date on which a successor member is elected.(l)

Chief executive officer

The Board shall appoint a chief executive officer who shall be responsible for—(1)hiring employees of the Accelerator;(2)establishing the 2 divisions of the Accelerator described in sections 1624 and 1625; and(3)performing any other tasks necessary for the day-to-day operations of the Accelerator.(m)

Advisory committee

(1)

Establishment

The Accelerator shall establish an advisory committee (in this subsection referred to as the advisory committee), which shall be composed of not more than 13 members appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the president of the Accelerator.(2)

Members

Members of the advisory committee shall be broadly representative of interests concerned with the environment, production, commerce, finance, agriculture, forestry, labor, services, and State Government. Of such members—(A)not fewer than 3 shall be representatives of the small business community;(B)not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the labor community, except that no 2 members may be from the same labor union;(C)not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the environmental nongovernmental organization community, except that no 2 members may be from the same environmental organization;(D)not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the environmental justice nongovernmental organization community, except that no 2 members may be from the same environmental organization; (E)not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the consumer protection and fair lending community, except that no 2 members may be from the same consumer protection or fair lending organization; and(F)not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the financial services industry with knowledge of and experience in financing transactions for clean energy and other sustainable infrastructure assets.(3)

Meetings

The advisory committee shall meet not less frequently than once each quarter.(4)

Duties

The advisory committee shall—(A)advise the Accelerator on the programs undertaken by the Accelerator; and(B)submit to the Congress an annual report with comments from the advisory committee on the extent to which the Accelerator is meeting the mandate described in section 1623, including any suggestions for improvement.(n)

Chief risk officer

(1)

Appointment

Subject to the approval of the Board, the chief executive officer shall appoint a chief risk officer from among individuals with experience at a senior level in financial risk management, who—(A)shall report directly to the Board; and(B)shall be removable only by a majority vote of the Board.(2)

Duties

The chief risk officer, in coordination with the risk management and audit committees established under section 1632, shall develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive process for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and limiting risks to the Accelerator, including the overall portfolio diversification of the Accelerator.

1630.

Administration

(a)

Capitalization

(1)

In general

To the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Accelerator—(A)$50,000,000,000 on the date on which the Accelerator is established under section 1622; and(B)$10,000,000,000 on October 1 of each of the 5 fiscal years following that date.(2)

Authorization of appropriations

For purposes of the transfers under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.(b)

Charter

The Accelerator shall establish a charter, the term of which shall be 30 years.(c)

Use of funds and recycling

To the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Accelerator—(1)may use funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to carry out this subtitle, including for operating expenses; and(2)shall retain and manage all repayments and other revenue received under this subtitle from financing fees, interest, repaid loans, and other types of funding to carry out this subtitle, including for—(A)operating expenses; and(B)recycling such payments and other revenue for future lending and capital deployment in accordance with this subtitle.(d)

Report

The Accelerator shall submit on a quarterly basis to the relevant committees of Congress a report that describes the financial activities, emissions reductions, and private capital mobilization metrics of the Accelerator for the previous quarter.(e)

Restriction

The Accelerator shall not accept deposits.(f)

Committees

The Board shall establish committees and subcommittees, including—(1)an investment committee; and(2)in accordance with section 1631—(A)a risk management committee; and(B)an audit committee.

1631.

Establishment of risk management committee and audit committee

(a)

In general

To assist the Board in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Board under this subtitle, the Board shall establish a risk management committee and an audit committee.(b)

Duties and responsibilities of risk management committee

Subject to the direction of the Board, the risk management committee established under subsection (a) shall establish policies for and have oversight responsibility for—(1)formulating the risk management policies of the operations of the Accelerator;(2)reviewing and providing guidance on operation of the global risk management framework of the Accelerator;(3)developing policies for—(A)investment;(B)enterprise risk management;(C)monitoring; and(D)management of strategic, reputational, regulatory, operational, developmental, environmental, social, and financial risks; and(4)developing the risk profile of the Accelerator, including—(A)a risk management and compliance framework; and(B)a governance structure to support that framework.(c)

Duties and responsibilities of audit committee

Subject to the direction of the Board, the audit committee established under subsection (a) shall have oversight responsibility for—(1)the integrity of—(A)the financial reporting of the Accelerator; and(B)the systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting;(2)the integrity of the financial statements of the Accelerator;(3)the performance of the internal audit function of the Accelerator; and(4)compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements related to the finances of the Accelerator.

1632.

Oversight

(a)

External oversight

The inspector general of the Department of Energy shall have oversight responsibilities over the Accelerator.(b)

Reports and audit

(1)

Annual report

The Accelerator shall publish an annual report which shall be transmitted by the Accelerator to the President and the Congress.(2)

Annual audit of accounts

The accounts of the Accelerator shall be audited annually. Such audits shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants who are certified by a regulatory authority of the jurisdiction in which the audit is undertaken.(3)

Additional audits

In addition to the annual audits under paragraph (2), the financial transactions of the Accelerator for any fiscal year during which Federal funds are available to finance any portion of its operations may be audited by the Government Accountability Office in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States.

Domestic Maritime Workforce Training

18101.

Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education

Section 54102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking of Transportation;(2)in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by striking

Assistance

and inserting

Cooperative agreements

;(3)by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);(4)in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:

(3)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.

; and

(5)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

(c)

Grant program

(1)

Definition of eligible institution

In this subsection, the term eligible institution means a postsecondary educational institution as such term is defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) that offers a 2-year program of study, a 1-year program of training, or is a postsecondary vocational institution.(2)

Grant authorization

(A)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, may award maritime career training grants to eligible institutions for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for American workers related to the maritime workforce.(B)

Guidelines

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act, the Secretary shall—(i)promulgate guidelines for the submission of grant proposals under this subsection; and(ii)publish and maintain such guidelines on the website of the Department of Transportation.(3)

Limitations

The Secretary may not award a grant under this subsection in an amount that is more than $20,000,000.(4)

Required information

(A)

In general

An eligible institution that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary a grant proposal that includes a detailed description of—(i)the specific project for which the grant proposal is submitted, including the manner in which the grant will be used to develop, offer, or improve an educational or career training program that is suited to maritime industry workers;(ii)the extent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted will meet the educational or career training needs of maritime workers in the community served by the eligible institution;(iii)the extent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted fits within any overall strategic plan developed by an eligible community; and(iv)any previous experience of the eligible institution in providing maritime educational or career training programs.(B)

Community outreach required

In order to be considered by the Secretary, a grant proposal submitted by an eligible institution under this subsection shall—(i)demonstrate that the eligible institution—(I)reached out to employers to identify—(aa)any shortcomings in existing maritime educational and career training opportunities available to workers in the community; and(bb)any future employment opportunities within the community and the educational and career training skills required for workers to meet the future maritime employment demand; and(II)reached out to other similarly situated institutions in an effort to benefit from any best practices that may be shared with respect to providing maritime educational or career training programs to workers eligible for training; and(ii)include a detailed description of—(I)the extent and outcome of the outreach conducted under clause (i); (II)the extent to which the project for which the grant proposal is submitted will contribute to meeting any shortcomings identified under clause (i)(I)(aa) or any maritime educational or career training needs identified under clause (i)(I)(bb); and(III)the extent to which employers, including small- and medium-sized firms within the community, have demonstrated a commitment to employing workers who would benefit from the project for which the grant proposal is submitted.(5)

Criteria for award of grants

(A)

In general

Subject to the appropriation of funds, the Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection based on—(i)a determination of the merits of the grant proposal submitted by the eligible institution to develop, offer, or improve maritime educational or career training programs to be made available to workers;(ii)an evaluation of the likely employment opportunities available to workers who complete a maritime educational or career training program that the eligible institution proposes to develop, offer, or improve;(iii)an evaluation of prior demand for training programs by workers in the community served by the eligible institution, as well as the availability and capacity of existing maritime training programs to meet future demand for training programs; and(iv)any prior designation of an institution as a Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education.(B)

Matching requirements

A grant awarded under this subsection may not be used to satisfy any private matching requirement under any other provision of law.(6)

Public report

Not later than December 15 in each of the calendar years 2021 through 2023, the Secretary shall make available on a publically available website a report and provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—(A)describing each grant awarded under this subsection during the preceding fiscal year; (B)assessing the impact of each award of a grant under this subsection in a fiscal year preceding the fiscal year referred to in subparagraph (A) on workers receiving training; and(C)the performance of the grant awarded with respect to the indicators of performance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i)).(7)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $200,000,000.

Efficient and effective NEPA implementation

19101.

Efficient and effective NEPA implementation

(a)

Definition of agency

In this section, the term agency means a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under the INVEST in America Act.(b)

Funding for the Efficient and Effective Application of NEPA

For the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2031, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality $150,000,000 for allocation to agencies eligible to receive funds under the INVEST in America Act to provide for efficient and effective environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in accordance with the guidelines and requirements established under subsection (c)(2), to remain available until expended.(c)

Task Force

(1)

Establishment

The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality shall establish and administer a task force, to be known as the Task Force to Revitalize NEPA Implementation (referred to in this section as the Task Force), the membership of which may—(A)be determined by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; and(B)include detailees from other agencies and personnel assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality under subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.(2)

Guidelines and requirements

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this division, the Task Force shall establish guidelines and requirements for the use of amounts allocated to an agency under paragraph (3) that provide for more efficient and more effective environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including through the hiring and training of additional personnel, development of programmatic assessments or templates, procurement of technical or scientific services, development of data or technology systems, stakeholder and community engagement, and the purchase of new equipment.(3)

Allocation of funds

(A)

Application

An agency seeking to receive amounts under this section shall submit to the Task Force an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Task Force shall require, which shall include criteria and performance measures for the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that are established by the Task Force.(B)

Additional agencies

The Task Force, working with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall—(i)identify the agencies that need additional amounts to effectively and efficiently carry out the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and(ii)determine the additional amounts needed by each agency identified under clause (i).(C)

Allocation

The Task Force shall allocate amounts made available under subsection (b)—(i)for the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this division, to agencies that submit an application under subparagraph (A); and(ii)for the period beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this division and ending on September 30, 2026—(I)to agencies that submit an application under subparagraph (A); and(II)to agencies identified under subparagraph (B)(i).(D)

Transfer and acceptance of funds

(i)

Transfer

The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality may, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts—(I)transfer amounts allocated to agencies by the Task Force under subparagraph (C) to the heads of those agencies for use in accordance with the guidelines and requirements established by the Task Force under paragraph (2); and(II)use the amounts allocated to the Council on Environmental Quality by the Task Force under subparagraph (C) in accordance with the guidelines and requirements established by the Task Force under paragraph (2).(ii)

Receipt and acceptance

The head of an agency to which amounts are transferred by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality under clause (i)(I) shall be entitled to receive, may accept, and may use those amounts, in accordance with the guidelines and requirements established by the Task Force under paragraph (2).(4)

Supplement, not supplant

Amounts allocated to an agency under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, amounts otherwise made available to the agency to carry out the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).(d)

Report

(1)

In general

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this division, and annually thereafter until amounts made available to carry out this section are expended, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality shall submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of this section.(2)

Inclusion

If the Task Force allocates amounts to agencies under subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii)(II), the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality shall include in the applicable report under paragraph (1) a description of—(A)the agencies to which amounts were allocated under that subsection; and(B)the amounts that were allocated to those agencies.

Electric Vehicles

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or</text></clause><clause id="H9654864B8A8B4EC29E64E7EDD6557825" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a community of color; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DBB82D0A0A94B90B7344B42CC1D4CAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a community in which climate change, pollution, or environmental destruction have exacerbated systemic racial, regional, social, environmental, and economic injustices by disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, communities of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-income workers, women, the elderly, the unhoused, people with disabilities, or youth; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0A2719D567E0445093142BE96A2FF48A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other community that the Secretary determines is disproportionately vulnerable to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, any combination of economic, social, and environmental stressors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HE46B7BF547D14977B96672182F6F52D8" commented="no"><enum>20102.</enum><header>Electric vehicle supply equipment rebate program</header><subsection id="HC48BE6C1F0CB45CCB0AF17420237AC22" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rebate program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 1, 2022, the Secretary shall establish a rebate program to provide rebates for covered expenses associated with publicly accessible electric vehicle supply equipment (in this section referred to as the <quote>rebate program</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HCC063179E1594E31A8E36EE931FCC6E7" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rebate program requirements</header><paragraph id="HF8C93E6A53844E79B1ECB9F59EEABD46" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A rebate under the rebate program may be made to an individual, a State, local, Tribal, or Territorial government, a private entity, a not-for-profit entity, a nonprofit entity, or a metropolitan planning organization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC96F6696A6C246D98F10ED5573E78C5D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible equipment</header><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F2737D577A341698CE7ED8A905A3917" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish and maintain on the Department of Energy internet website a list of electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible for the rebate program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87EE1D9D9A6D493EBD3B1F5448D1B3E9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, by regulation, add to, or otherwise revise, the list of electric vehicle supply equipment under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that such addition or revision will likely lead to—</text><clause id="HA9563CFF60CB4979B1D69876CA6E5DD2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>greater usage of electric vehicle supply equipment;</text></clause><clause id="HCE4C653EA735413DAB3A600783E18F14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>greater access to electric vehicle supply equipment by users; or</text></clause><clause id="H1B2C675C4C794EAB991FABF6CD5C34A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an improved experience for users of electric vehicle supply equipment, including accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H676B04B21C59468CA9342E0A8DE21506" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Location requirement</header><text>To be eligible for the rebate program, the electric vehicle supply equipment described in subparagraph (A) shall be installed—</text><clause id="H3788C6B3BD9344FBB8EFCD86558E7CC2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the United States;</text></clause><clause id="H3CEBCE14D109405EAFC6A6B5462EBADB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on property—</text><subclause id="H7CC203E534C14CD48454567B60EF4B5E" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>owned by the eligible entity under paragraph (1); or</text></subclause><subclause id="H00455182641F4576B817B88DD8D8A1C1" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on which the eligible entity under paragraph (1) has authority to install electric vehicle supply equipment; and</text></subclause></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37FD152CB9274F01B34D705A79A8FB87" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at a location that is—</text><subclause id="H7691896A9699463BB28B6E64595AE6EB" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a multi-unit housing structure;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE10D03DD8CC043179D7C00DE52685A04" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a workplace;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9D16869219CB4DCBAF4A8BC2089435C0" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a commercial location; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H54243170DE3840B8A7469FFE3FC24072"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open to the public for a minimum of 12 hours per day;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0D477AA2F614D1F97855F0B19EFA4C3" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="H8C4F3AC3996043C8A8CA0C0072836D98" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity under paragraph (1) may submit to the Secretary an application for a rebate under the rebate program. Such application shall include—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC304ED0D09884CFDB8A3E21B749F045B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated cost of covered expenses to be expended on the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2);</text></clause><clause id="HEFCE52D3945148FDBB0444A539CAB333" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated installation cost of the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2);</text></clause><clause id="HFD17833179114D18B2080887D48A0E1E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the global positioning system location, including the integer number of degrees, minutes, and seconds, where such electric vehicle supply equipment is to be installed, and identification of whether such location is—</text><subclause id="H58DA778CDB8D4615900273D8755D0949" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a multi-unit housing structure;</text></subclause><subclause id="H483F1FEC865D43298AD3AB388DFB4E72" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a workplace;</text></subclause><subclause id="H85509E800B664613B45D806B1C274E38" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a commercial location; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HBEED1ADF34E0496D8C05800BEB7D911E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open to the public for a minimum of 12 hours per day;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H66F9B17B5B5045438D084334DFA25936" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the technical specifications of such electric vehicle supply equipment, including the maximum power voltage and amperage of such equipment; </text></clause><clause id="HDAAA047F40A24EAF9F8905F3BAB7F6A2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of any existing electric vehicle supply equipment that—</text><subclause id="H702E71D27D92466696DDF6211A3CEC72"><enum>(I)</enum><text> is available to the public for a minimum of 12 hours per day; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H71FBD75C021548E89CC23E12BCFEAEF0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is not further than 50 miles from the global positioning system location identified under clause (iii); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H179EF744719A4CEDB1505E96546EDCC2" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information determined by the Secretary to be necessary for a complete application.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H315A7B0FB1184C7D855112AEC7838233" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review an application for a rebate under the rebate program and approve an eligible entity under paragraph (1) to receive such rebate if the application meets the requirements of the rebate program under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DC5A1C2372D4E749BAC417C5E96B719" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification to eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the eligible entity under paragraph (1) applies for a rebate under the rebate program, the Secretary shall notify the eligible entity whether the eligible entity will be awarded a rebate under the rebate program following the submission of additional materials required under paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5FEEA1AFB0B44B2294AEDBF297659E60" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rebate amount</header><subparagraph id="HEA6C18F9F78F4C1A97FFDCB2546771BE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of a rebate made under the rebate program for each charging unit shall be the lesser of—</text><clause id="H34843CED3AC54BD2AFD667E4B6B313A1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>75 percent of the applicable covered expenses;</text></clause><clause id="HDF59E12047BC441683186DB20B91A341" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,000 for covered expenses associated with the purchase and installation of non-networked level 2 charging equipment;</text></clause><clause id="H1867EA3EE1554B53B59B2D5ED9C64F58" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000 for covered expenses associated with the purchase and installation of networked level 2 charging equipment; or</text></clause><clause id="HF0D8154294F64E05BCC12567F171B6D0" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000 for covered expenses associated with the purchase and installation of networked direct current fast charging equipment.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D064DA908B4481A91CF4DB5A297C17A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rebate amount for replacement equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A rebate made under the rebate program for replacement of pre-existing electric vehicle supply equipment at a single location shall be the lesser of—</text><clause id="H2B59FB6FA54847FAA2F37A78A6558958" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">75 percent of the applicable covered expenses;</text></clause><clause id="H4513E08E262B4151929A5AD34DFBFFA9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000 for covered expenses associated with the purchase and installation of non-networked level 2 charging equipment;</text></clause><clause id="H547C235210FE4F21B18CB601F07F155F" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000 for covered expenses associated with the purchase and installation of networked level 2 charging equipment; or</text></clause><clause id="HED6DB0DA08B54361AF35E606E9883A9D" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000 for covered expenses associated with the purchase and installation of networked direct current fast charging equipment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4929C94ED3894C79846CB90012466CD6" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Disbursement of rebate</header><subparagraph id="H467F7C69BCEE47E7AB3A9C076A896E63" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall disburse a rebate under the rebate program to an eligible entity under paragraph (1), following approval of an application under paragraph (3), if such entity submits the materials required under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H211217FDCF5C46908ED5812E57857FA3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Materials required for disbursement of rebate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date on which the eligible entity under paragraph (1) receives notice under paragraph (3)(C) that the eligible entity has been approved for a rebate, such eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary the following—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7434D61D158D446CB10A5A14ED8BAAAF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a record of payment for covered expenses expended on the installation of the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2);</text></clause><clause id="H85240F4283AC4E33B135A62F486F6025" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a record of payment for the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2);</text></clause><clause id="HC5DA004FEF384421AD802E882FAFE4CA" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the global positioning system location of where such electric vehicle supply equipment was installed and identification of whether such location is—</text><subclause id="HF4B22238BC684471A50118CB0E7AFC54" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a multi-unit housing structure;</text></subclause><subclause id="H835F281B1C6A4B2F9A3B41782B0CD13B" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a workplace; </text></subclause><subclause id="H8783A552B24A4E9AAA69B5302E4BB0E3" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a commercial location; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H026A7A8B64E94143A9D4BF2B58C4D57D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open to the public for a minimum of 12 hours per day;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8766759477DD4C82A195F768221E6A4B" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the technical specifications of the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2), including the maximum power voltage and amperage of such equipment; and</text></clause><clause id="H7C247911F198444B9AE90B4FDCF08D62" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information determined by the Secretary to be necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB188C91ACD324C5EACE148877FF15A34" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agreement to maintain</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a rebate under the rebate program, an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to maintain the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2) in a satisfactory manner for not less than 5 years after the date on which the eligible entity under paragraph (1) receives the rebate under the rebate program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H402BDF5C4F124FBEACF1B19834BB8DEF" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not disburse a rebate under the rebate program if materials submitted under subparagraph (B) do not meet the same global positioning system location and technical specifications for the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2) provided in an application under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF46EB507F9274D21A1A9D67EDFB2E293" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Multi-port chargers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall be awarded a rebate under the rebate program for covered expenses relating to the purchase and installation of a multi-port charger based on the number of publicly accessible charging ports, with each subsequent port after the first port being eligible for 50 percent of the full rebate amount.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC53B53C5D8A94862AB2213CCC6B2A4D0" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Networked direct current fast charging</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of amounts appropriated to carry out the rebate program, not more than 40 percent may be used for rebates of networked direct current fast charging equipment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DAB61E7BC22459899185A6AE95C1391" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Hydrogen fuel cell refueling infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydrogen refueling equipment shall be eligible for a rebate under the rebate program as though it were networked direct current fast charging equipment. All requirements related to public accessibility of installed locations shall apply.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H16CFD3151139457FA7C16EB59C4BF743"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the first date on which the Secretary awards a rebate under the rebate program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report of the number of rebates awarded for electric vehicle supply equipment and hydrogen fuel cell refueling equipment in each of the location categories described in paragraph (2)(C)(iii).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42E80F0FC0BB469E95220F48FC1526D4" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H930DF706E7A2465EB699BA86AA268099" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered expenses</term> means an expense that is associated with the purchase and installation of electric vehicle supply equipment, including—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1280397FF964F9FA3223B086B3EEF29" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost of electric vehicle supply equipment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7ADCEC534D7A42EA9247FC1E29E705D7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">labor costs associated with the installation of such electric vehicle supply equipment, only if wages for such labor are paid at rates not less than those prevailing on similar labor in the locality of installation, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Davis-Bacon Act</quote>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H598933DF40484667841B10B509CAE4E8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">material costs associated with the installation of such electric vehicle supply equipment, including expenses involving electrical equipment and necessary upgrades or modifications to the electrical grid and associated infrastructure required for the installation of such electric vehicle supply equipment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC628987E1C604A698DE2206BFF3282E8" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit costs associated with the installation of such electric vehicle supply equipment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB943A4B6F4414398B4958B45C3FFD384" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the cost of an on-site energy storage system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H919A75A646C84877A5C938E7EB12A5D2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electric vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric vehicle</term> means a vehicle that derives all or part of its power from electricity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C1A1C232E4B42BC825FA9B66ABF09A5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multi-port charger</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>multi-port charger</term> means electric vehicle supply equipment capable of charging more than one electric vehicle.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D5A736BE8164FC2988F380D9C6C16FE" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Level 2 charging equipment</header><text>The term <term>level 2 charging equipment</term> means electric vehicle supply equipment that provides an alternating current power source at a minimum of 208 volts.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H15B117F7FE4D43C195032C2605599433" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Networked direct current fast charging equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>networked direct current fast charging equipment</term> means electric vehicle supply equipment that provides a direct current power source at a minimum of 50 kilowatts and is enabled to connect to a network to facilitate data collection and access.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H497072D33C45418CB9636C0E97ED2C6C" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></subsection></section><section id="H640CB56E2DEE466CB72370E9A633BB29"><enum>20103.</enum><header>Model building code for electric vehicle supply equipment</header><subsection id="HCE0000EAD7E2475BB90B3AB9C86A8E54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review proposed or final model building codes for—</text><paragraph id="H0933879B7CD54D6EB7E0724F98DEDF71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>integrating electric vehicle supply equipment into residential and commercial buildings that include space for individual vehicle or fleet vehicle parking; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H716824C8EB194B54980FE572FFD949C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>integrating onsite renewable power equipment and electric storage equipment (including electric vehicle batteries to be used for electric storage) into residential and commercial buildings.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC74AF01B6375435D925D8E2EDFE426C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to stakeholders representing the building construction industry, manufacturers of electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment, State and local governments, and any other persons with relevant expertise or interests to facilitate understanding of the model code and best practices for adoption by jurisdictions.</text></subsection></section><section id="H34F03E139E1543198DF4D48EAADC347D"><enum>20104.</enum><header>Electric vehicle supply equipment coordination</header><subsection id="HE1C965523D1B4B67BC77D84E1012A824"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (including the Smart Grid Task Force), shall convene a group to assess progress in the development of standards necessary to—</text><paragraph id="H5CF61DBC370542B49A6F9AF6AE9E4684"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support the expanded deployment of electric vehicle supply equipment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43232683B8A545CDB768ADA6D59417ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop an electric vehicle charging network to provide reliable charging for electric vehicles nationwide, taking into consideration range anxiety and the location of charging infrastructure to ensure an electric vehicle can travel throughout the United States without losing a charge; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8507A1A5084B4A5A9A82F3E4CE6B1ACF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure the development of such network will not compromise the stability and reliability of the electric grid.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H056DE43C7DF94D0DA8E6C5F4A5BF7F47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a) and recommendations to overcome any barriers to standards development or adoption identified by the group convened under such subsection.</text></subsection></section><section id="H0DA0CD71F9544BE080DEEB82680BACA4"><enum>20105.</enum><header>State consideration of electric vehicle charging</header><subsection id="HD0692176FBD7427989A559B5340D5EE6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consideration and determination respecting certain ratemaking standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2621">16 U.S.C. 2621(d)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HCD24146B01DB408D85AD100AC623DAD4" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HF638686FC91D4E018CD23FA437BCC7B8"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging programs</header><subparagraph id="H0F862048711147DF8E4C5D4817998A5B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall consider measures to promote greater electrification of the transportation sector, including—</text><clause commented="no" id="HCA4C1C66CF16444CB70F76F21CFA9B1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizing measures to stimulate investment in and deployment of electric vehicle supply equipment and to foster the market for electric vehicle charging;</text></clause><clause id="H62801203E31042668BC2DF38B8028CF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizing each electric utility of the State to recover from ratepayers any capital, operating expenditure, or other costs of the electric utility relating to load management, programs, or investments associated with the integration of electric vehicle supply equipment into the grid; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H4A00A5E114194EACB376FDF50A1C643F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allowing a person or agency that owns and operates an electric vehicle charging facility for the sole purpose of recharging an electric vehicle battery to be excluded from regulation as an electric utility pursuant to section 3(4) when making electricity sales from the use of the electric vehicle charging facility, if such sales are the only sales of electricity made by the person or agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7A23D77B2E34484A9B9018C2AB444056"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>electric vehicle supply equipment</term> means conductors, including ungrounded, grounded, and equipment grounding conductors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifically for the purpose of delivering energy to an electric vehicle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8390D99D15244865AF2F245DABB9F047"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Obligations To consider and determine</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H857C7BFCE367406094D5C0473EC3C158"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Time limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2622">16 U.S.C. 2622(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA8659807F0A47E4A97DF67FA83F55A1" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H16AA8B2B107A462BAA16B5B08F82F8EB"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF9BFB0894B734DBD8C7BC7AFFEEF736A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated electric utility shall commence the consideration referred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standards established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H844404B7C8A24B81A01332946A6AF58B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall make the determination, referred to in section 111 with respect to each standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA937702FBBCC43939E96757302EEB8E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to comply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2622">16 U.S.C. 2622(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph.</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA0B4C485D61D4B36BAC197D90CDBB10F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prior State actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2622">16 U.S.C. 2622</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24F11CCFBD0542E2ADE15E152D3BD9E7" style="OLC"><subsection id="H851C24E96476483391C01E150B75DA1D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prior State actions</header><text>Subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d) in the case of any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of this subsection—</text><paragraph id="H83AB35CF23E9447B9772D65CDB1B06DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the State has implemented for such utility the standard concerned (or a comparable standard);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE66656AC24B5420BB3C65F0BBC0E1C77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State regulatory authority for such State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard concerned (or a comparable standard) for such utility;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6094C0EB3E8F47649A5851FCFE52306A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the State legislature has voted on the implementation of such standard (or a comparable standard) for such utility; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9E801F0ABEC840FF9DCE5A223A48E29D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the State has taken action to implement incentives or other steps to strongly encourage the deployment of electric vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD323B15984F5450B9E3A1EA99DD62E98"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prior and pending proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2634">16 U.S.C. 2634</external-xref>) is amended is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this section to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of such paragraph (20).</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2BF76A4F0F074CCE966EB10E515D9FAA"><enum>20106.</enum><header>State energy plans</header><subsection id="H2DB2BC56C43F40BCB0D17DADA272C1DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State energy conservation plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 362(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6322">42 U.S.C. 6322(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H68DA7BB06D264EFC91FEF695BBABF238"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (16), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4ACD7FDB44ED4D45A17361BDF7DEF244"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H15627360A2814497921BDDA9BA9FC5B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB89AB0DC215747E78B58E4E8798F603B" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H8A4B59BDD06A42679D22C5DEBDD57F1A"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State energy transportation plan developed in accordance with section 367; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD0AC7F9CD774483D8A1AAD2964E00875" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6325">42 U.S.C. 6325(f)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6512AF33051A4E85A3EA5F24085E26E6" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="H965B0B2590734D2C9BBAB7ED8FAD9746"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H4574A23814A6400AA483980F908D7C69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State energy conservation plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE336F12F76B841CF8AADE022D0F0B477"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State energy transportation plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), for the purpose of carrying out section 367, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HD00407E71C8045029770EF631D312D70"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State energy transportation plans</header><paragraph id="HF7CCB52047554A70ADEAA6677132ECCD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6321">42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H3FF90BF6D4A64EC497553C53F34783F4" style="OLC"><section id="HF8541C13F403439D9DEBA85666BDB121"><enum>367.</enum><header>State energy transportation plans</header><subsection commented="no" id="HF35C0656F99A4709B02183FCE2775DBF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide financial assistance to a State to develop a State energy transportation plan, for inclusion in a State energy conservation plan under section 362(d), to promote the electrification of the transportation system, reduced consumption of fossil fuels, and improved air quality.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4AF1698305F1474EAE117E83400A3B65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development</header><text>A State developing a State energy transportation plan under this section shall carry out this activity through the State energy office that is responsible for developing the State energy conservation plan under section 362.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6062E76AC8DF419C9665E5F4649A9DB1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A State developing a State energy transportation plan under this section shall include in such plan a plan to—</text><paragraph id="H13C72071796944DA951D5C3A7C4FA823"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deploy a network of electric vehicle supply equipment to ensure access to electricity for electric vehicles, including commercial vehicles, to an extent that such electric vehicles can travel throughout the State without running out of a charge; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1280FAAF36F6428AA1F2EB34766BB8A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote modernization of the electric grid, including through the use of renewable energy sources to power the electric grid, to accommodate demand for power to operate electric vehicle supply equipment and to utilize energy storage capacity provided by electric vehicles, including commercial vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HADBE0EE410544CF39543017ABFFAAB95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In developing a State energy transportation plan under this section, a State shall coordinate, as appropriate, with—</text><paragraph id="HFAC6DF3F64DE4F438402C02C7790855C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State regulatory authorities (as defined in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2602">16 U.S.C. 2602</external-xref>));</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H84463AB873274E00AA8E848F7CD32037"><enum>(2)</enum><text>electric utilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7679360091D4C18B96D986ABD098ED7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>regional transmission organizations or independent system operators;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6CEB1CB64B9945E2B3E82A0890325D86"><enum>(4)</enum><text>private entities that provide electric vehicle charging services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB5F7E4EE5F54EC293D4E3254D30AD87"><enum>(5)</enum><text>State transportation agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD75E4147D04242E89BC8F809CF82F3C7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>electric vehicle manufacturers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2C4B57DBF9D41C48DB13ECFD1552A9B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>public and private entities that manage vehicle fleets; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9797E55207884456B36687DD98A0C247"><enum>(8)</enum><text>public and private entities that manage ports, airports, or other transportation hubs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB7A2F98A8464C3C9FB7305A9BF87AED"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Upon request of the Governor of a State, the Secretary shall provide information and technical assistance in the development, implementation, or revision of a State energy transportation plan.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H007143491AE94AAA84B5FDFC5F70C64C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Electric vehicle supply equipment defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term <term>electric vehicle supply equipment</term> means conductors, including ungrounded, grounded, and equipment grounding conductors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifically for the purpose of delivering energy to an electric vehicle.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H429E2B7AA1CA4428B9EA5F47F91F80AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections for part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HECA9C5A38ACF48A5988253A6A9A4C568" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 367. State energy security plans.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H94DA995A884B4C4BB89077CCC2C445BF"><enum>20107.</enum><header>Transportation electrification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17011">42 U.S.C. 17011</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD4E1A499B5094694AE50FE0B2C5C63F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(6)—</text><subparagraph id="H0CB873505E5C41308E084C183EC160AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, including ground support equipment at ports</quote> before the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AEEEEEC55774359B26A7AA42C46B28C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by inserting <quote>and vehicles</quote> before the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65F90AC4AB4F49988A715F50023855C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H532E21C53ADE4094BE9234AF53BE907A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I)—</text><clause id="HB14E6A5D59694FD595A82C7073BE3171"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>battery chargers,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H1A8AAE0A5DB346D394FC6D15EA720039"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D092A7E37364EEBA6B43D43689E1CAB" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H296C9EF102B14D67A80B54F09E128CC8" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HCB02314850AA4183AE4CDF118FA1A4A8" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installation of electric vehicle supply equipment for recharging plug-in electric drive vehicles, including such equipment that is accessible in rural and urban areas and in underserved or disadvantaged communities and such equipment for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including at depots and in-route locations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H881BF79135C640ADBA8D2A4F31C7D0FE" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>multi-use charging hubs used for multiple forms of transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA344EDDBC064808928C33688B14462E" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>medium- and heavy-duty vehicle smart charging management and refueling;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02AA28459DDA4593AAC6626D023A4BB9" commented="no"><enum>(M)</enum><text>battery recycling and secondary use, including for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5933D9F6E12945188739269B04920E37" commented="no"><enum>(N)</enum><text>sharing of best practices, and technical assistance provided by the Department to public utilities commissions and utilities, for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF5408000FA84A9CBCC8B578EB3AD418"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="HF81E20E523F04861AD386507FAD2B893"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting <quote>, components for such vehicles, and charging equipment for such vehicles</quote> after <quote>vehicles</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD469C87C0E5343C997BD64CAC3FD5C9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>$90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0D4903359EB042A89899813765388215"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6B9A6B3E334B42888A3A57630341BBDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Near-Term</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Large-Scale</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE2E9D8024AF640C9AB177285E386A4AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>$95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E4860DA422942B0B2703992C208CE6F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H56CD586A63704BEC8820645B39F1A41F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H8241C4C06E6A4C3BA758637B0AE2EDB5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to applications that contain a written assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors during construction, alteration, or repair that is financed, in whole or in part, by a grant provided under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code (and the Secretary of Labor shall, with respect to the labor standards described in this clause, have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HE8D20B97DFA348E99D9A0EE392EBA7BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>20108.</enum><header>Federal fleets</header><subsection id="H5C5B88B6E29B43948A00CAFD6FF5DBA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Minimum Federal fleet requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13212">42 U.S.C. 13212</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H815BB7FC0D494BE5BA5A8493C6D3E4B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBCB3C3FA931F4366AA1FD0A011791E68" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HE9F2DB04D1964EA09FDAC7671880A6A8" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall ensure that in acquiring medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for a Federal fleet, a Federal entity shall acquire zero emission vehicles to the maximum extent feasible.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7929B304E7C34463831D47446CC81C90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0F08A42CB7245D3B5477FC561F34ADA" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="H29CD77BD2B794298871E2457907A00CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Percentage requirements</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD30F7DD3F0904311A0B00B555BA4138D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E8810830B3E4C9DBAA75094305BE47E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Light-duty vehicles</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2025, 100 percent of the total number of light-duty vehicles acquired by a Federal entity for a Federal fleet shall be alternative fueled vehicles, of which—</text><clause commented="no" id="H3064C34FF1E4415D9DABF856ABDEE4DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 50 percent shall be zero emission vehicles or plug-in hybrids in fiscal years 2025 through 2034;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H61922B4EEDCE48559E38BD0CEADB8EB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 75 percent shall be zero emission vehicles or plug-in hybrids in fiscal years 2035 through 2049; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H55A338046C09429187B4A19FC55606D2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>100 percent shall be zero emission vehicles in fiscal year 2050 and thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H511F0E2895AE4009BBD35D733AEF748C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following percentages of the total number of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles acquired by a Federal entity for a Federal fleet shall be alternative fueled vehicles:</text><clause commented="no" id="HA034C124078B4F079B2ADCB60D3056F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>At least 20 percent in fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H2CB097C1E7964454890A6BE1F7CA2DE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>At least 30 percent in fiscal years 2030 through 2039.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H43A337B26E474148841016101A5BDC8D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>At least 40 percent in fiscal years 2040 through 2049.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0A9FC91AF1B1421EA621EA23421D428A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>At least 50 percent in fiscal year 2050 and thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H32B2758F4F8F436AB946CCF292EE6E8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services where appropriate, may permit a Federal entity to acquire for a Federal fleet a smaller percentage than is required in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, so long as the aggregate percentage acquired for each class of vehicle for all Federal fleets in the fiscal year is at least equal to the required percentage.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDA9E8522F13049E0A6EF655805806130"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HABDE7BFA6AA849E1BC77F58905235F93"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal fleet</header><text>The term <term>Federal fleet</term> means a fleet of vehicles that are centrally fueled or capable of being centrally fueled and are owned, operated, leased, or otherwise controlled by or assigned to any Federal executive department, military department, Government corporation, independent establishment, or executive agency, the United States Postal Service, the courts of the United States, or the Executive Office of the President. Such term does not include—</text><clause commented="no" id="H926571BE5848424CBDFBB6C95318AF63"><enum>(i)</enum><text>motor vehicles held for lease or rental to the general public;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H22C7D8894EA6485EAABD22CD30828CBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>motor vehicles used for motor vehicle manufacturer product evaluations or tests;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H6F320240C76645F89F32720102620924"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>law enforcement vehicles;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H21361A7BB4C14BB2B333CABE50B2D722"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>emergency vehicles; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H87967B9C0F2145D89149243FFD151C96"><enum>(v)</enum><text>motor vehicles acquired and used for military purposes that the Secretary of Defense has certified to the Secretary must be exempt for national security reasons.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H547D62747CD3492DA22250A1AAC7E1E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fleet</header><text>The term <term>fleet</term> means—</text><clause commented="no" id="H5D89F4CC0B5543EFB6BB3D40E8C97020"><enum>(i)</enum><text>20 or more light-duty vehicles, located in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as established by the Bureau of the Census, with a 1980 population of more than 250,000; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAD27FA2A9F3E464E899110A8ADE4256C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>10 or more medium- or heavy-duty vehicles, located at a Federal facility or located in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as established by the Bureau of the Census, with a 1980 population of more than 250,000.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B70B0FDDBFB4519A192BCA839D94E49"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(2)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="H78466CE5AA704FBD9B7DE4C60AF0DF84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, either</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06725CB44FAA4EA2ACB267F6EE70E62C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>or</quote> and inserting <quote>and</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE317D27881E744959CB285B6FEB3286B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal fleet conservation requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 400FF(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6374e">42 U.S.C. 6374e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H427088E586B94D238E109154CCD97B65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HCFB8B4FE7A984429B3900B22AD202DCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>18 months after the date of enactment of this section</quote> and inserting <quote>12 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>INVEST in America Act</short-title></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7C2940E73084F00B38131FF99AE606A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting <quote>2022</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96864967501B48319FAC8467637780EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and increase alternative fuel consumption</quote> and inserting <quote>, increase alternative fuel consumption, and reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BA55EC42F1D48F3B8CF2B431C17B55F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA8B48CA36144A8891896071B8724D16" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H6A3D88AA6F23460BB8E56850F95EEC0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the requirements under paragraph (1) are that each Federal agency shall—</text><subparagraph id="H033F6EFB33CE4756AECE9A2E4A6FABDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce fleet-wide per-mile greenhouse gas emissions from agency fleet vehicles, relative to a baseline of emissions in 2015, by—</text><clause id="H4B60418B27754314AB522326E35A5D4D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 30 percent by the end of fiscal year 2025;</text></clause><clause id="HAE282FDC784F4B16BC8DA9FE356A40B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not less than 50 percent by the end of fiscal year 2030; and</text></clause><clause id="HAD2C1134050640BD907E30AA9ADF688E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>100 percent by the end of fiscal year 2050; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD215433D41384503A15A0766CECCA74F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the annual percentage of alternative fuel consumption by agency fleet vehicles as a proportion of total annual fuel consumption by Federal fleet vehicles, to achieve—</text><clause id="H4885FFF63477438EAC761019BD9D4C1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25 percent of total annual fuel consumption that is alternative fuel by the end of fiscal year 2025;</text></clause><clause id="HAD4165B4EDA94643B5DAC89A16B2C3D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent of total annual fuel consumption that is alternative fuel by the end of fiscal year 2035; and</text></clause><clause id="HA9EE79BE21BB4302B34911AB74515BBF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 85 percent of total annual fuel consumption that is alternative fuel by the end of fiscal year 2050.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2FB29757CF554CC29445A9F1AABFB342"><enum>B</enum><header>Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities</header><section id="H16F2955FD30149BEBF8A0E3F48A4B3FC"><enum>20111.</enum><header>Expanding access to electric vehicles in underserved and disadvantaged communities</header><subsection id="H653836C0312F4695AEFC7E6C1FCC7C17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="HD6F4D06AA12B483E96D0F2CD7093B94B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the state of, challenges to, and opportunities for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities located throughout the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1ED0B484DE1D49A6AD35DC4B9F7C5411"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1), which shall—</text><subparagraph id="H65276DD7E42D4629ADDB81D37F39E1F9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the state of deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities located in urban, suburban, and rural areas, including a description of—</text><clause id="HA9DC819B10584CBFA197E632C79FB974" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the state of deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is—</text><subclause id="H3BF23627ED81436484F682CA2A8509E4" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>publicly accessible;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0DB99F5CA8C04433B4E0440237CD983A" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installed in or available to occupants of public and affordable housing;</text></subclause><subclause id="HDC08A2BD3C1C49E8976AE0F16CC9B1D2" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installed in or available to occupants of multi-unit dwellings;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6B6996D1B9C3447B9F7D3C55AB15D64D" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">available to public sector and commercial fleets; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1A2B919B7FFA42919FA29E1990F04B3C" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installed in or available at places of work;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8121D2982A5B4801A7401B2E8A259D05" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies, plans, and programs that cities, States, utilities, and private entities are using to encourage greater deployment and usage of electric vehicles and the associated electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including programs to encourage deployment of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle charging stations available to residents in publicly owned and privately owned multi-unit dwellings;</text></clause><clause id="H65014B8FAE324395A5EF6663EB20A9D2" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ownership models for Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations located in residential multi-unit dwellings, commercial buildings, and publicly accessible areas; </text></clause><clause id="H2B4EF8BD8EA14A1EA1DABCAFC36E23BD" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mechanisms for financing electric vehicle charging stations; and</text></clause><clause id="H40AA34B2EFDE4B588F726C9168E39BCD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>rates charged for the use of Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H938EC308070A403A84134428A8FAFAC2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify current barriers to expanding deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in urban, suburban, and rural areas, including barriers to expanding deployment of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0641CCDE25604B7BAE076446AFD5E88D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the potential for, and barriers to, recruiting and entering into contracts with locally owned small and disadvantaged businesses, including women and minority-owned businesses, to deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in urban, suburban, and rural areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62701D1F92A14375A53B1E7C61FBBB62" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile and provide an analysis of best practices and policies used by State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private entities to increase deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in urban, suburban, and rural areas, including best practices and policies relating to—</text><clause id="HC0E86744EA5740F5BD864CD752A2F14C" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public outreach and engagement; </text></clause><clause id="H1C11767E7AF541838811ACFBBFF01783" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing deployment of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and</text></clause><clause id="HBD0E3CEFE40C4029A005838C6BA4DED6" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in publicly owned and privately owned multi-unit dwellings;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8011DE041F39448EBF9850E0F8338281" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, enumerate and identify in urban, suburban, and rural areas within each State with detail at the level of ZIP Codes and census tracts—</text><clause id="HF7BB4C23ECBA4542A9A7B9827A00E161" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of existing and planned publicly accessible Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations for individually owned light-duty and medium-duty electric vehicles;</text></clause><clause id="H13110094A6DC42AA8BE2A8DBDF466356" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of existing and planned Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations for public sector and commercial fleet electric vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles; and</text></clause><clause id="H71EC70CB075D467A91ACEB3FF8CBFE77" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and type of electric vehicle charging stations installed in or available to occupants of public and affordable housing; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77881479A9604F4B862033E2764834A5" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the methodology used to obtain the information provided in the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24098D6BA28C4A8DB87E33D78D5C86AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Five-Year update assessment</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="HA0352B3D507E4588B76F6AFBE0373620"><enum>(1)</enum><text>update the assessment conducted under subsection (a)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DB60AC75ACD49349F0BB03EF3766A0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make public and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report, which shall—</text><subparagraph id="H7BAAB37369AD4A788BA8F85F86B7AC1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">update the information required by subsection (a)(2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5181490F37DE44DBB1D82DA62E29471B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a description of case studies and key lessons learned after the date on which the report under subsection (a)(2) was submitted with respect to expanding the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in urban, suburban, and rural areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4ACC3C13E71B4281ADC330352A4AD98E" commented="no"><enum>20112.</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging equity program</header><subsection id="H68322E0BB5194AA882125DAEDFF26F0A" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the EV Charging Equity Program, to increase deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities by—</text><paragraph id="H43D0D8964D0D4B2598BCEC2BD676BFBC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing technical assistance to eligible entities described in subsection (e); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3631C559CA24BEBAB41EAC856C67966" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities described in subsection (e) for projects that increase such deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including projects that are—</text><subparagraph id="HD73005FC9D75493C9C203971DADFA00D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publicly accessible;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H037D8D97D70F4CB5988F7C30A2D1E8B8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located within or are easily accessible to residents of—</text><clause id="H17A736C078584F629661D40F2413D05B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public or affordable housing;</text></clause><clause id="H576CB68E87754BC1964248053DC2B401"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>multi-unit dwellings; or</text></clause><clause id="H26CA14EEC5054446AF6A9DED724AB602"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>single-family homes; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H959DDE2D3FC542EA926F25266725F8E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>located within or easily accessible to places of work, provided that such electric vehicle charging infrastructure is accessible no fewer than 5 days per week. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB4902276501B4EB3A45BF85E0704BAC4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost share</header><paragraph id="H219597152F6849B89D6CDCE95EEBC753" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of a grant awarded under this section for a project shall not exceed 80 percent of project costs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3E456A1BAE2428FBC05A9065484383B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Single-family homes</header><text>The amount of a grant awarded under this section for a project that involves, as a primary focus, single-family homes shall not exceed 60 percent of project costs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F11DE0B48774B84BB7C26D03FA4E215" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Not more than 15 percent of the amount awarded for grants under this section in a fiscal year shall be awarded for projects that involve, as a primary focus, single-family homes.</text></subsection><subsection id="H82D6ED7B8BCD4EDE831DE30AF4A05F08" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants and providing technical assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that—</text><paragraph id="H667E9938479A435D8166537128E9713D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people within an underserved or disadvantaged community;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF7B2CBFCDE4477783FAB65CE12D7642" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporate renewable energy resources;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EE0CF5C4B214207AC05CF3870A4AE11" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>maximize local job creation, particularly among low-income, women, and minority workers; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE94A1072DFAC4915BD6EB4F926147F1B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>utilize or involve locally owned small and disadvantaged businesses, including women and minority-owned businesses.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39EBA2E5FD6D4354AA24404B40B319D8" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><paragraph id="HD1F408D9B62F433FAA302E183B3660BA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible for a grant or technical assistance under the EV Charging Equity Program, an entity shall be—</text><subparagraph id="HCC0BAC32BA17436B88C8BD81C03F484D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual or household that is the owner of where a project will be carried out;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9460AD2ABEA4A6499E0EA6284B162E3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State, local, Tribal, or Territorial government, or an agency or department thereof;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BC14075B2C8454D8505B03AA847ED39"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an electric utility, including—</text><clause id="H83F4E08E7FC841E5827F00B2C086F33D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a municipally owned electric utility;</text></clause><clause id="H9BB0CFA130AF45F6BFC71E860782BB58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a publicly owned electric utility;</text></clause><clause id="H83EB0FB68D1246E6A5BF38BF3E2750B3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an investor-owned utility; and</text></clause><clause id="H24824CBAC99947558DB922D80153524F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a rural electric cooperative;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23C13A6609984C1495A03E609C3FFF04" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization or institution;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F97699D06E945C2920D7B1F21C0C2A8" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a public housing authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AB36F4B83554DF9A1A1FA35CD5188C2" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H632AC7B74FE441D4B589A98F0D51AE18" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a local small or disadvantaged business; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9727DF3557FF4CDAB3706FA7168289C1" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a partnership between any number of eligible entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (G).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E2C93E8BD0A4AF8A0B4C010E84CCB14" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Secretary may add to or otherwise revise the list of eligible entities under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such an addition or revision would be beneficial to increasing deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB21ABED34DC64F79AF4133A26D98A44E" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public notice and request for applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, and such other publications as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, a notice and request for applications to carry out projects under the EV Charging Equity Program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H992DA155947846FABDE6B63882DA5A4D" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Education and outreach</header><paragraph id="H35F90767C4E541FC900DFE0C1F28015B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the EV Charging Equity Program, the Secretary shall establish an education and outreach component of such Program to ensure that information regarding such Program and the benefits and opportunities for electric vehicle charging is made available to individuals and relevant entities that live within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D7159A67083483E8C61D6CB781E6254" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>At a minimum, the education and outreach component of the EV Charging Equity Program established under this subsection shall include—</text><subparagraph id="H4A176F317A1942A8BBC380441C865EC4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development and dissemination of an electric vehicle charging resource guide that is—</text><clause id="H5257E228D432428E90B53B23F640AD5B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintained electronically on a website; </text></clause><clause id="HE411C998C56C47279C15049450D1D712" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>available to the public, free of charge; and</text></clause><clause id="H61D0120E9EFA42488E090353AE767BB0" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>directed specifically towards individuals and relevant entities that live within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4954DC7F8D334502B60CF7AC60416831" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>targeted outreach towards, and coordinated public outreach with, relevant local, State, and Tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education, that are located within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98EE74A7F0D64D60A6C23AABCDCCB8E0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other such forms of education or outreach as the Secretary determines appropriate to increase awareness of and access to the EV Charging Equity Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29CE0FBFC3B04ABEA7D45F70B809C27D" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the EV Charging Equity Program is established under this section, and not less frequently than once every 2 years after that, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the status of the EV Charging Equity Program, including a list and description of projects that have received grant awards or technical assistance, and of the funding or assistance provided to such projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1CF766BD080F4B1E9A4F9969EA4A7A0A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $96,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></subsection></section><section id="H72A04B9786AB47B9B202F9C575C106FF" commented="no"><enum>20113.</enum><header>Ensuring program benefits for underserved and disadvantaged communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In administering a relevant program, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, invest or direct available and relevant programmatic resources so that such program—</text><paragraph id="H9C4D6A6F006E47F9BD55A83D72384DBF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promotes electric vehicle charging infrastructure;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76022E55D53F410BA382417023C163EA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supports clean and multi-modal transportation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC4E06A38A064823BD97498D25D7C317" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides improved air quality and emissions reductions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DBC2FE7BA8C43E3A1A8DAF50CA473F4" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prioritizes the needs of underserved or disadvantaged communities.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H0510A25B473B44F4A78C702E74D0B885"><enum>20114.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text><paragraph id="HC7BC2367517C4362A0216E0931A98D56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric vehicle charging infrastructure</term> means electric vehicle supply equipment, including any conductors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifically for the purposes of delivering energy to an electric vehicle. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A47B7DFA37A49EBAA437776E926820E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publicly accessible</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>publicly accessible</term> means, with respect to electric vehicle charging infrastructure, electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is available, at zero or reasonable cost, to members of the public for the purpose of charging a privately owned or leased electric vehicle, or electric vehicle that is available for use by members of the general public as part of a ride service or vehicle sharing service or program, including within or around—</text><subparagraph id="H7545EC8BD1FE4DBE84B0A7BCEC3AC76F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public sidewalks and streets;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67FF3047FC084E17B2B77344983427F4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>public parks;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2588976F03FA457B804F00022A7E161F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public buildings, including—</text><clause id="HF3667866C67D49D99FBD15FF1599653A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>libraries;</text></clause><clause id="HCAD4CA4248054D9FA2D4C7494B65ADAF" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>schools; and</text></clause><clause id="HF5C597707A164017B19FC81C67AA7940" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>government offices;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99BC7245CD5447FF811A21459FA6B594" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>public parking;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6EA1DD8D2234AAA9F9ABAFC056D6A1E" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shopping centers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC76CECB5FADF4DC49FD0F6BBAC79A6B4" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>commuter transit hubs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD113641858E54D0FBC05D24C462447AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relevant program</header><text>The term <term>relevant program</term> means a program of the Department of Energy, including—</text><subparagraph id="H4E044441170A402B907B22A0263FACD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State energy program under part D of title III the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6321">42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A4424A486DD49BD81DF36AAF3D39C86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Clean Cities program; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B10CE2B84AB43908725456F84308233"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program established under section 542 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17152">42 U.S.C. 17152</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4540EDE7091443BA9F362CF9592D28FF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">loan guarantees made pursuant to title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16511">42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.</external-xref>); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADD608E123EE43BDA1D5766E45D0BE4D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>such other programs as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H711A9010B56D4932B21FFA55F2E65147"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC3A83DB9602436EA12C7C8FED0AF965" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Underserved or disadvantaged community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>underserved or disadvantaged community</term> means a community located within a ZIP Code or census tract that is identified as—</text><subparagraph id="H6A813A8BBC0C40FEAB7F9E0935E8D242" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a low-income community;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C735842CF4C469680B038849C5B9DCE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community of color;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2B5080E305C4C65BBEE8CE0A3EED28F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a Tribal community;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1CA438C7A6C4A8786BA4440206125FC" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>having a disproportionately low number of electric vehicle charging stations per capita, compared to similar areas; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0B401CECC584572B94858D2C635687D" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other community that the Secretary determines is disproportionately vulnerable to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, any combination of economic, social, environmental, and climate stressors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Promoting Domestic Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing</header><section id="H40A482ACB88F4948B2BE3BDA221F8C97"><enum>20201.</enum><header>Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program</header><subsection id="HE4366E28CF9746B3A7501E995D109366"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Hybrid vehicles, advanced vehicles, and fuel cell buses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title VII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16061">42 U.S.C. 16061 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4C42DFE29E94469E8EA70ECCFC20CA2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subtitle header, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="OLC">Plug-In Electric Vehicles,</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="OLC">Hybrid Vehicles</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H49D79DB5FFB245A5A622B93478558972"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in part 1, in the part header, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">Hybrid</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">Plug-In Electric</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CF56ED2815E47D3A3E3B13C8ACCFB6A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plug-In electric vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 711 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16061">42 U.S.C. 16061</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC55695A5E16949F1A63604601CC844A4" style="OLC"><section commented="no" id="H62933325CE3B48958BEC5C85DB34DE3D"><enum>711.</enum><header>Plug-in electric vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall accelerate efforts, related to domestic manufacturing, that are directed toward the improvement of batteries, power electronics, and other technologies for use in plug-in electric vehicles.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H3FC39B0602794DF798C1DF7FA4CA80A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 712 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16062">42 U.S.C. 16062</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H365DAF1EAEA741A3A887AB48BF69D316"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HD710291A8947423DAA98F5A3B4F500D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, plug-in electric,</quote> after <quote>efficient hybrid</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A234649225640BD8941F03AB055258F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25C010D5F0784A40B6101AFF37F85CC6" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H47F8C17762A34EB998D3CAACA6555EA9" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority shall be given to—</text><subparagraph id="H50A51156DB1645DBB6D1ED20D0A1AA62" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the refurbishment or retooling of manufacturing facilities that have recently ceased operation or would otherwise cease operation in the near future; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F911DAB00CB4017827345C652B42236" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applications containing—</text><clause id="HE250BF323DA54E659FD0D3F7C8B04E05" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a written assurance that—</text><subclause id="H3D5321B54D7E424C94B086D86C752B1B" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors during construction, alteration, or repair, or at any manufacturing operation, that is financed, in whole or in part, by a loan under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing in a similar firm or on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8B30FDF325FD499FBAB5850630C74B5D" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary of Labor shall, with respect to the labor standards described in this paragraph, have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBEC905A751B14D2C9B198FF68B7DFB3D" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a disclosure of whether there has been any administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as defined in guidance issued by the Secretary of Labor, rendered against the applicant in the preceding 3 years for violations of applicable labor, employment, civil rights, or health and safety laws;</text></clause><clause id="H10BBCB2E24BE4400A7D22990287FB874" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>specific information regarding the actions the applicant will take to demonstrate compliance with, and where possible exceedance of, requirements under applicable labor, employment, civil rights, and health and safety laws, and actions the applicant will take to ensure that its direct suppliers demonstrate compliance with applicable labor, employment, civil rights, and health and safety laws; and</text></clause><clause id="H4716F4F0ACA942628862A1DCC7CF36B1" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an estimate and description of the jobs and types of jobs to be retained or created by the project and the specific actions the applicant will take to increase employment and retention of dislocated workers, veterans, individuals from low-income communities, women, minorities, and other groups underrepresented in manufacturing, and individuals with a barrier to employment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H211D1E2DC28F4AA5A11FF1BE16229B3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28926D07A51D44CA9CBBFBD66E7B409B" style="OLC"><subsection id="H117642B876E34EBB8F990BFFA22F5C4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost share and guarantee of operation</header><paragraph id="H966C399B642443F79C8B5897EA35AC60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Condition</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this section shall pay the Secretary the full amount of the grant if the facility financed in whole or in part under this subsection fails to manufacture goods for a period of at least 10 years after the completion of construction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F8592B9CAB34219B737B93D3D7B942D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost share</header><text>Section 988(c) shall apply to a grant made under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C99D8D2D2E44AB98BF7473414691010"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCDFC1B554FE64129BE45E00A42E00C4D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text>An award made under this section after the date of enactment of this subsection shall only be available with respect to facilities and equipment placed in service before December 30, 2035.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC5B104062AB44DF883E176CA6EDE7104"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended—</text><paragraph id="HFF15218338CD49DEB4A5DB9720A86FF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to subtitle B of title VII, by inserting <quote>Plug-In Electric Vehicles,</quote> before <quote>Hybrid Vehicles</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9AEC31E00144F01A9B6DB8E46E08185"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the item relating to part 1 of such subtitle, by striking <quote>Hybrid</quote> and inserting <quote>Plug-In Electric</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC82FF919998B47F89E9785868736E2D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the item relating to section 711, by striking <quote>Hybrid</quote> and inserting <quote>Plug-in electric</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>

Passed the House of Representatives July 1, 2021.

Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk

July 13, 2021

Read the second time and placed on the calendar