[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5786]
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  SA 2465. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title I of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 11207. NATIONAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 150 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or elimination'' after 
     ``significant reduction'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) Combating climate change.--To reduce carbon dioxide 
     and other greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the climate 
     impacts of the transportation system.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of the MAP-21, the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Carbon reduction program.--For the purposes of 
     carrying out section 175, the Secretary shall establish, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, measures for States to use to assess--
       ``(A) carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads;
       ``(B) carbon dioxide emissions using different parameters 
     than described in subparagraph (A) that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(C) any other greenhouse gas emissions on public roads 
     that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the Secretary 
     has promulgated the final rulemaking under subsection (c), 
     each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6), and 
     (7)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Improving targets.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State shall establish an improving 
     target for the measures described under paragraph (7) of 
     subsection (c).
       ``(B) Improving target defined.--In this paragraph, the 
     term `improving target' means a target that represents an 
     improvement over baseline conditions for a particular 
     measure.
       ``(4) Performance target achievement.--In the case of a 
     State that fails to make significant progress toward meeting 
     the targets established under subsection (c)(7), the 
     Secretary shall limit the ability of that State to apply the 
     authority under section 126 with respect to funds apportioned 
     under section 104(b)(7).'';
       (4) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of the MAP-21 and biennially thereafter, a'' and 
     inserting ``A''; and
       (B) by inserting ``biennial'' after ``the Secretary a''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Savings Clause.--The requirement under subsection 
     (d)(3) 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 this section.''.
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