[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4982 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4982

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Transportation to conduct an economic impact study for certain proposed 
         toll facilities and projects, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2023

 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Transportation to conduct an economic impact study for certain proposed 
         toll facilities and projects, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tolling Transparency Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TOLLING.

    (a) In General.--Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``paragraph 
        (9)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (10)(C)'';
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
            (3) in paragraph (9)(C)(i)(II), by striking ``paragraph 
        (3)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)(B)'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (11) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (12), respectively; and
            (5) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Economic impact study included in nepa review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--As part of any review process 
                that may be required by the National Environmental 
                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a 
                proposed toll facility under this subsection or a 
                proposed project that uses tolls carried out under 
                subsection (d), the Secretary shall conduct an economic 
                impact study examining--
                            ``(i) the impact of such toll facility or 
                        project on businesses and communities;
                            ``(ii) significant impacts due to the 
                        diversion of traffic onto county and city 
                        roadways;
                            ``(iii) the level of confidence that any 
                        negative impacts of such toll facility or 
                        project can or will be adequately mitigated, or 
                        that any suggested mitigation will be 
                        implemented in time to prevent significant 
                        impacts when tolling is scheduled to begin;
                            ``(iv) the level of confidence in modeling 
                        analysis completed for such toll facility or 
                        project; and
                            ``(v) the impact of such toll facility or 
                        project on low-income residents and seniors.
                    ``(B) Limitation on tolling.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A public authority with 
                        jurisdiction over a toll facility or project 
                        described in subparagraph (A) may not collect a 
                        toll of any kind for any purpose unless the 
                        economic impact study described in subparagraph 
                        (A) is completed.
                            ``(ii) Discretion of secretary.--If the 
                        Secretary determines that the results of such 
                        economic impact study indicate that such toll 
                        facility or project would have an unreasonable 
                        adverse impact, the Secretary may prohibit such 
                        toll facility or the use of tolls in such 
                        project.''.
    (b) Conforming Changes.--
            (1) Congestion relief program.--Section 129(d)(6)(B)(v) of 
        title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
        ``subsection (a)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.
            (2) HOV facilities.--Section 166(c)(2) of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``section 129(a)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``section 129(a)(4)''.
            (3) Applicability of provisions for international 
        bridges.--Section 535f of title 33, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 129(a)(3)'' and inserting 
        ``section 129(a)(4)''.
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