Union Calendar No. 49
117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 117–70]
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
June 4, 2021
Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
June 22, 2021
Additional sponsors: Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Ms. Williams of Georgia
June 22, 2021
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 2021]
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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”.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
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. 1001. Applicability of division.
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. Innovative project delivery 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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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 Act.
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. Prohibition on the use of civil penalties for campaign finance.
Sec. 1639. Repeal of pilot program.
Sec. 1640. Technical corrections.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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. 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. 2701. Transit-supportive communities.
Sec. 2702. Property disposition for affordable housing.
Sec. 2703. Affordable housing incentives in capital investment grants.
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.
Sec. 2901. Reauthorization for capital and preventive maintenance projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Sec. 2902. Other apportionments.
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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 5001. Authorization of appropriations.
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. 5201. Technology and innovation deployment program.
Sec. 5202. Accelerated implementation and deployment of pavement technologies.
Sec. 5203. Federal Highway Administration Every Day Counts initiative.
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. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council.
Sec. 5306. Surface transportation workforce retraining grant program.
Sec. 5307. Third-party data integration pilot program.
Sec. 5308. Third-party data planning integration pilot program.
Sec. 5309. Automated commercial vehicle reporting.
Sec. 5310. Task Force to Promote American Vehicle Competitiveness.
Sec. 5401. State surface transportation system funding pilot.
Sec. 5402. National surface transportation system funding pilot.
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.
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.
Sec. 7001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
Sec. 8001. Short title.
Sec. 8101. Authorization of appropriations.
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. 9001. Short title.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
(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—
(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.
(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.
(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)—
(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).
(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).
(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).
(a) Authorization of appropriations.—
(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.
(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:
(d) Supplemental State funds.—
(e) Tribal funds.—Amounts distributed to Tribes under subsection (c)(2) shall be—
(f) Puerto Rico funds.—
(1) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the amount distributed to Puerto Rico under subsection (c)(3)—
(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;
(h) Federal land management agency funds.—
(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—
(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)—
(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)—
(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;
(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—
(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;
(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).
(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—
(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
(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—
(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;
(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—
(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.
(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;
(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—
(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—
(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.
(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—
(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—
(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) 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.
(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.
(a) Special funding for fiscal year 2022.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed as follows:
(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;
(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 Name | City | State/Territory | Amount |
1 | Cowles Street Reconstruction | Fairbanks | AK | 7,955,000 |
2 | Replace Bridge 114.3 | Anchorage | AK | 6,421,200 |
3 | Seldon Road Extension, Phase 2 | Wasilla | AK | 5,623,800 |
4 | Alabama State Highway 77 Northbound Bridge Replacement Project | Southside | AL | 2,396,200 |
5 | Lighting and Landscaping on I–85 at Exit 57 | Auburn | AL | 1,840,000 |
6 | Realignment of SR–22 to US–431 | Roanoke | AL | 8,005,000 |
7 | Red Bay Interchange Lighting at SR–24 (Corr V) and SR–19 | Red Bay | AL | 860,000 |
8 | Widening of Hwy 411 | Moody | AL | 509,000 |
9 | Bridge Replacement on CR–39 | Montgomery | AL | 2,339,717 |
10 | Bridge Replacement over Sipsey River | Greene and Pickens Counties | AL | 3,296,963 |
11 | Dallas County—Bridge Replacement on SR–14 | Dallas County | AL | 6,239,939 |
12 | Resurfacing on US–43 | Marengo County | AL | 1,616,000 |
13 | Resurfacing on US–84 | Choctaw County | AL | 1,616,000 |
14 | Streetscape—Civil Rights District Freedom Trail | Birmingham | AL | 2,000,000 |
15 | Streetscape—Richard Arrington Blvd Safety Improvements | Birmingham | AL | 1,969,664 |
16 | Future I–57 | Clay County | AR | 20,000,000 |
17 | 56th Street Roadway Mobility and Safety Improvements | Phoenix | AZ | 5,000,000 |
18 | 5th/6th Street Complete Streets Project | Tucson | AZ | 7,000,000 |
3,500,000 | ||||
3,500,000 | ||||
19 | 77th Street Access Improvements | Scottsdale | AZ | 1,102,748 |
20 | Chino Road Extension Phase II | Douglas | AZ | 2,910,000 |
21 | Cool Pavement Program | Phoenix | AZ | 3,200,000 |
22 | Davis Road Mileposts 5 & 13 | Tombstone and McNeal | AZ | 4,000,000 |
23 | Downtown Electric Vehicle Charging Stations | Phoenix | AZ | 2,400,000 |
24 | Drexel Road Extension and Bridge Project | Tucson | AZ | 5,000,000 |
25 | Electric Bus Infrastructure | Flagstaff | AZ | 1,485,000 |
26 | Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) Phase III | Glendale | AZ | 800,000 |
27 | Grand Canalscape Improvements Phase IV: 47th Avenue to Interstate 17 | Phoenix | AZ | 5,000,000 |
28 | Highline Canal Recreational Path Lighting Replacement | Guadalupe | AZ | 501,824 |
29 | I–10, Loop 202 to SR 387 | Phoenix | AZ | 5,000,000 |
30 | Intersection Safety Improvements at Six High-Crash Locations in Phoenix | Phoenix | AZ | 5,760,000 |
31 | Kyrene Branch Canal Shared Use Path | Chandler | AZ | 1,758,000 |
32 | Lone Tree Corridor | Flagstaff | AZ | 8,000,000 |
33 | Pathway Project, Baffert Dr to Nogales High School | Nogales | AZ | 1,220,169 |
34 | Peters Road Widening | Casa Grande | AZ | 5,000,000 |
35 | San Xavier Road Pedestrian Pathway Project | Tucson | AZ | 814,000 |
36 | Sonoran Corridor Tier II EIS | Tucson | AZ | 5,000,000 |
37 | South Campbell Avenue Complete Streets Project | Tucson | AZ | 6,209,831 |
38 | Tempe/Mesa Streetcar Rio Salado East Extension | Tempe and Mesa | AZ | 4,000,000 |
39 | Tucson Regional North-South Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor | Tucson | AZ | 6,512,000 |
3,256,000 | ||||
3,256,000 | ||||
40 | US89/ Lake Powell Blvd Roundabout | Page | AZ | 5,000,000 |
2,500,000 | ||||
2,500,000 | ||||
41 | California State Route 57/60 Confluence Chokepoint Relief Program | Diamond Bar | CA | 18,000,000 |
42 | Cohasset Road Widening and Fire Safety Project | Cohasset | CA | 900,000 |
43 | Commerce Center Drive Bridge, Los Angeles County | Unincorporated Los Angeles County | CA | 3,666,666 |
44 | Creating the Next-Generation Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center | Santa Ana | CA | 1,280,000 |
45 | First Avenue Bridges Replacement over Mojave River and Overflows | Barstow | CA | 7,000,000 |
46 | First Street Pedestrian Improvements | Santa Ana | CA | 4,000,000 |
47 | Fix 5 Cascade Gateway | Redding | CA | 15,000,000 |
48 | Harbor Boulevard Street Improvements | Garden Grove | CA | 6,248,303 |
49 | Intersection Safety Improvements Projects | Anaheim | CA | 750,000 |
50 | Interstate 10/Wildwood Canyon Road Interchange Project | Yucaipa | CA | 1,000,000 |
51 | Interstate 15 (I–15)/State Route 78 (SR–78) Managed Lanes Project | Escondido | CA | 20,000,000 |
52 | Interstate 15 Corridor Operations Project | Corona | CA | 3,000,000 |
53 | National Trail Highway Widening | Victorville | CA | 5,000,000 |
54 | Plant 42 Access and Safety Enhancements | Palmdale | CA | 8,666,666 |
55 | Quick Fix Circulation Improvement Project | Santa Clarita | CA | 3,666,666 |
56 | Roe Road Extension Project—Phase 1 | Paradise | CA | 1,800,000 |
57 | Scott Road/Bundy Canyon Road Widening Project | Menifee | CA | 12,000,000 |
58 | Sequoia Avenue Railroad Grade Crossing Upgrade | Simi Valley | CA | 4,000,000 |
59 | Southgate Interchange (EIR Only) | Chico | CA | 1,800,000 |
60 | SR–210 5th Street Interchange | Highland | CA | 3,000,000 |
61 | State Route 41 Excelsior Corridor Project | Fresno County | CA | 20,000,000 |
62 | Temescal Canyon Road Widening Project (El Cerrito Segment) | Corona | CA | 5,000,000 |
63 | The Anaheim Way: Night Owl Transit Service | Anaheim | CA | 650,000 |
64 | Transit Security & Operations Center | Anaheim | CA | 5,000,000 |
65 | US395 Olancha-Cartago 4 Lane Project | Olancha, Cartago | CA | 2,000,000 |
66 | “I” Street Operating Maintenance Facility Rehabilitation Project | San Bernardino | CA | 2,000,000 |
67 | Street Resurfacing Project | Daly City | CA | 1,000,000 |
68 | 5 and 134 Freeway Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charging Network | Burbank | CA | 1,000,000 |
500,000 | ||||
500,000 | ||||
69 | 7th Street Bridge | Modesto | CA | 6,500,000 |
70 | ADA Curb-Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements | Long Beach | CA | 1,450,000 |
71 | Additional Mini Highs at Caltrain Stations | San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo, Belmont, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy | CA | 856,000 |
306,000 | ||||
550,000 | ||||
72 | Agnew Siding Track Infrastructure Project | Santa Clara | CA | 6,610,000 |
73 | Alder Avenue Improvements at SR–210 | Rialto | CA | 2,380,000 |
74 | Altadena Community Safe Routes to School Plan | Altadena | CA | 480,000 |
75 | Amar Road Complete Streets from Baldwin Park Boulevard to Unruh Avenue, Unincorporated West Puente Valley, CA | La Puente | CA | 2,250,000 |
76 | Anaheim Street Corridor Improvements | Long Beach | CA | 12,000,000 |
77 | Antioch Bicycle Garden | Antioch | CA | 2,000,000 |
78 | Appian Way Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements | El Sobrante | CA | 2,000,000 |
79 | Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail (formerly Electric Greenway Trail) | Citrus Heights and Orangevale | CA | 1,100,000 |
80 | Arrow Highway Median Island Installation Project from Azusa Avenue to Citrus Avenue | Azusa | CA | 3,000,000 |
81 | Arrow Highway Rehabilitation Project from East City Limit to West City Limit | San Dimas | CA | 1,600,000 |
82 | Artesia Great Boulevard | Long Beach | CA | 8,000,000 |
83 | At-grade Caltrain Crossing Safety Project—E. Bellevue Avenue and Villa Terrace | San Mateo | CA | 3,000,000 |
84 | Atlantic Avenue Improvements | Los Angeles | CA | 5,200,000 |
85 | Atwater-Merced Expressway (AME) Phase 1B Right of Way acquisition | Merced | CA | 2,000,000 |
86 | Azusa Avenue Pedestrian Handicap Accessibility & Signal Synchronization Improvements Project | West Covina | CA | 3,000,000 |
87 | Bay Bridge Forward – I–80/Powell Street Transit Access and I–80 Westbound Bus Lane Extension | Emeryville and Oakland | CA | 3,000,000 |
88 | Bay Trail at Shoreline Park | San Leandro | CA | 3,000,000 |
89 | Bay Trail Connectivity—Vista Point Bay Trail | Sausalito | CA | 1,300,000 |
90 | Belmont Alameda de las Pulgas Corridor Project | Belmont | CA | 2,400,000 |
91 | Beverly and Robertson Boulevards Complete Street Improvements | West Hollywood | CA | 3,000,000 |
92 | Boulder Creek Complete Streets Improvements Project | Boulder Creek | CA | 1,500,000 |
93 | Broadway Rehabilitation Project | Glendale | CA | 2,008,000 |
94 | Build a non-motorized multi-use path along State Route 1, connecting the communities of Morro Bay and Cayucos in San Luis Obispo County | Cayucos | CA | 4,000,000 |
95 | Bus/Rail Support Facilities and Equipment (Trolley Yard Expansion Project) | San Diego | CA | 2,000,000 |
96 | Cabrillo Mole Phase II | Avalon | CA | 6,700,000 |
97 | Caltrain Crossing Optimization Project | San Jose | CA | 315,000 |
98 | Camino Pablo Pathway Rehabilitation Project | Orinda | CA | 528,000 |
99 | Capital SouthEast Connector—Segment D3 Class 1 Multi-Use Path and Broadband | Folsom | CA | 2,000,000 |
100 | Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project – Additional Roundabout | Alameda | CA | 1,800,000 |
101 | Central Mobility Hub Pre-Construction Project | San Diego | CA | 25,000,000 |
12,500,000 | ||||
12,500,000 | ||||
102 | Chandler Blvd Bike Path Gap Closure | Los Angeles | CA | 400,000 |
103 | Chapman Avenue/Lamplighter Street Traffic Signal | Garden Grove | CA | 400,000 |
104 | Chip Seal Program | Lakeport | CA | 2,288,000 |
105 | City of Ojai Electric Trolley | Ojai | CA | 440,000 |
106 | City of San Fernando Fixed Trolley Service – Electric Buses | City of San Fernando | CA | 1,340,000 |
107 | City of San Fernando Sidewalk Repair Project | City of San Fernando | CA | 844,800 |
108 | City of Vista Sidewalk Improvement Project on Nevada Avenue and Lemon Avenue | Vista | CA | 820,368 |
109 | Community Beautification Project | Glendale | CA | 2,400,000 |
110 | Cool Neighborhood Projects | Los Angeles | CA | 1,000,000 |
111 | Covina Grade Crossing Safety Projects throughout Metrolink Corridor | Covina | CA | 3,000,000 |
112 | Cudahy Citywide Complete Streets Improvement Project | Cudahy | CA | 1,700,000 |
113 | CUFC—Washington Street Widening Project | Stockton | CA | 1,200,000 |
114 | Culver CityBus Fleet Electrification Facility Infrastructure | Culver City | CA | 3,500,000 |
115 | Del Amo Boulevard Bridge Replacement and Signal Enhancements Project | Cerritos | CA | 18,000,000 |
116 | Destination Crenshaw Streetscape Improvement Project | Los Angeles | CA | 7,600,000 |
117 | Downtown Mobility Phase 3A | San Diego | CA | 5,600,000 |
118 | Duarte—Donald & Bernice Watson Multi-Use Pathway Improvement Project | Duarte | CA | 1,225,000 |
119 | East Bayshore Road Safety Improvements | East Palo Alto | CA | 1,000,000 |
120 | East Los Angeles Community Mobility | Los Angeles | CA | 800,000 |
121 | East Oakland Hydrogen Fueling Upgrade | Oakland | CA | 2,000,000 |
122 | East San Fernando Valley Traffic Signals on the High Injury Network | Van Nuys and North Hollywood | CA | 1,797,312 |
123 | East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor (ESFVTC) Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) Plan | Van Nuys, Arleta, Pacoima | CA | 1,236,000 |
124 | East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project | City of San Fernando to Van Nuys | CA | 10,000,000 |
125 | East San Jose Corridor Safety Improvement Project | San Jose | CA | 4,700,000 |
126 | El Camino Real to Via De LaValle | San Diego | CA | 2,500,000 |
127 | El Cerrito del Norte Area TOD Complete Streets Improvements Project | El Cerrito | CA | 2,244,000 |
128 | Electric Vehicle Car Share Program | San Pedro | CA | 120,650 |
129 | Elm Avenue Road Diet Reconstruction and Class IV-Ventura/California to North Avenue | Fresno | CA | 3,750,000 |
130 | Embarcadero Station Platform Elevator Capacity and Redundancy Project | San Francisco | CA | 6,250,000 |
131 | Emerald Necklace Quarry Clasp Peck Park Trail | Arcadia | CA | 1,548,800 |
132 | Evelyn Avenue Multi-Use Trail | Sunnyvale | CA | 3,800,000 |
133 | Flint Canyon Trail Repair/Restoration | La Cañada Flintridge | CA | 4,800,000 |
134 | Florence A Line FLM Improvements | Los Angeles | CA | 4,000,000 |
135 | Francisquito Avenue Metrolink At-Grade Safety Improvements | Baldwin Park | CA | 2,300,000 |
136 | Gardena GTrans Zero-Emission Bus Project | Gardena | CA | 4,400,000 |
137 | Garfield Avenue Complete Streets | San Pedro | CA | 1,500,000 |
138 | Glendora People Movement | Glendora | CA | 5,000,000 |
139 | Gold Line Light Rail Low Floor Station Conversion | Folsom and Rancho Cordova | CA | 1,913,788 |
140 | Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent System (SDS) Project | San Francisco | CA | 6,550,000 |
141 | Hale Avenue/Santa Teresa Expressway Extension Phase 2A | Morgan Hill | CA | 800,000 |
142 | Harbor Drive 2.0 | San Diego and National City | CA | 800,000 |
400,000 | ||||
400,000 | ||||
143 | Hawthorne—120th Street Improvement Project | Hawthorne | CA | 950,000 |
144 | High Voltage Conversion Fed Program Unit 2 | City of Los Angeles | CA | 347,200 |
145 | Highland Avenue and Wabash Avenue Intersection Improvement Project | Redlands | CA | 400,000 |
146 | Highway 1 North Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements Project | Half Moon Bay | CA | 1,000,000 |
147 | Highway 116/West Cotati Intersection Safety Improvement Project | Cotati | CA | 2,000,000 |
148 | Highway 24 LaMorinda Smart Signal System project | Orinda and Lafayette | CA | 2,000,000 |
149 | Highway 9 Safety Improvement Project | Monte Sereno | CA | 520,000 |
150 | Highways to Boulevards | Los Angeles | CA | 480,000 |
151 | I Street Bridge Replacement Project | Sacramento and West Sacramento | CA | 15,000,000 |
152 | I–405 Sepulveda Pass (Phase 1) ExpressLanes | Los Angeles | CA | 5,000,000 |
153 | I–505 Vaca Valley Parkway Corridor Multimodal Improvements Project | Vacaville | CA | 4,000,000 |
154 | Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) | Inglewood | CA | 9,200,000 |
155 | Interstate 15 Northern Extension (I–15 NEXT) | Jurupa Valley and Eastvale | CA | 20,000,000 |
156 | Jepson Parkway Vanden Road Complete Streets Project to Travis Air Force Base | Fairfield | CA | 7,460,000 |
157 | LA Streetcar Power Utility Relocations | Los Angeles | CA | 2,000,000 |
158 | Lawndale—Redondo Beach Blvd Project | Lawndale | CA | 1,000,000 |
159 | Leesdale Passing Siding Extension and Upgrade, Ventura County, CA | Camarillo | CA | 6,000,000 |
160 | Leucadia Streetscape Phase 2 (Shown in the TransNet as North Coast Highway 101 Beautification) | Encinitas | CA | 4,000,000 |
161 | Liberty Canyon (Crossing) | Agoura Hills | CA | 5,000,000 |
162 | Link Union Station | Los Angeles | CA | 5,000,000 |
163 | Los Nietos Sunshine Shuttle Electric Bus Replacement | Unincorporated Los Nietos | CA | 480,000 |
164 | LOSSAN Corridor Improvements | Del Mar | CA | 12,500,000 |
165 | Malaga Bridge Project | Fontana | CA | 15,000,000 |
166 | Market Avenue Complete Street | N. Richmond | CA | 2,170,000 |
167 | Melrose Avenue Complete Street Improvements | West Hollywood | CA | 4,944,149 |
168 | Metro Purple Line Beverly/Wilshire North Portal Project | City Beverly Hills | CA | 5,000,000 |
169 | Middle Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Rail Crossing Project | Menlo Park | CA | 6,500,000 |
170 | Mission Bl/ Pine St Safety Improvement Project | Fremont | CA | 2,000,000 |
171 | Mobility for All Project | N. Richmond and Bay Point | CA | 2,000,000 |
172 | Mobility Wallet Demonstration and Research Study | Los Angeles County | CA | 4,000,000 |
173 | Monroe Street Interchange Project | Indio | CA | 20,000,000 |
174 | Napa Valley Vine Trail—Yountville to St. Helena | St. Helena | CA | 3,000,000 |
175 | New Traffic Signal at Morrison and Sepulveda | Los Angeles | CA | 710,000 |
176 | New Traffic Signal at Plummer and White Oak Avenue | Los Angeles | CA | 710,400 |
177 | New Traffic Signal at Scott Creek Rd/ Zinfandel St | Fremont | CA | 950,000 |
178 | New Transit Maintenance Facility | Commerce | CA | 2,000,000 |
179 | North San Jose Bike Plan Implementation | San Jose | CA | 3,838,348 |
180 | Oakland 7th St Bike/Ped Improvements | Oakland | CA | 2,500,000 |
181 | Oakland Alameda Access Project | Oakland and Alameda | CA | 2,996,000 |
182 | Ojai Avenue Pedestrian Crossing Safety Lighting Improvements | Ojai | CA | 440,000 |
183 | Old I Street Bridge Deck Conversion for Active Transportation Project | West Sacramento | CA | 4,150,000 |
184 | Old Town Streetscape Phase 2 | Elk Grove | CA | 2,000,000 |
185 | Olive/Magnolia Bridge Safety Barrier Rail Project | Burbank | CA | 2,000,000 |
186 | Otay Mesa Truck Route Phase 4 | San Diego | CA | 1,300,000 |
187 | Overlook and Viewpoint Improvements to end of Mouth of Smith River Road | Smith River | CA | 500,000 |
188 | Pacific Coast Highway at Crenshaw Boulevard Intersection Capacity Enhancements | City of Torrance | CA | 652,800 |
189 | Parkway Drive and Merced Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements | El Monte | CA | 2,600,000 |
190 | Pedestrian, ADA, Traffic Signal and Pavement Improvements along Bus Routes | Temple City | CA | 6,200,000 |
191 | Pine Avenue Extension | Chino | CA | 5,000,000 |
192 | Port of Hueneme Intermodal Improvement Project to Modernize the Port Wharf and Pier and Cargo Facilities | Oxnard | CA | 3,000,000 |
193 | Port of Oakland Solar, Battery Storage and Electric Vehicle Truck Charger Deployment | Oakland | CA | 1,000,000 |
194 | Puddingstone Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Project | La Verne | CA | 998,000 |
195 | Purchase of eleven Battery-Electric Buses—SLORTA | San Luis Obispo | CA | 5,000,000 |
196 | Quint-Jerrold Connector Road | San Francisco | CA | 7,200,000 |
197 | Rail to Rail/River Active Transportation Corridor Project | Los Angeles | CA | 5,000,000 |
198 | Reche Canyon Road Alignment | Colton | CA | 4,452,000 |
199 | Replacement of 2nd Street Bridge over Warm Creek | San Bernardino | CA | 2,000,000 |
200 | Resilient State Route 37 Corridor Enhancement Program | Sonoma | CA | 7,000,000 |
201 | Richmond Parkway Transit Center and Freeway Access Improvements | Richmond | CA | 1,000,000 |
202 | San Fernando Road Bike Path Phase III | Sun Valley and North Hollywoood | CA | 594,027 |
203 | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station Restroom and Lighting Enhancements | Oakland, San Leandro, Berkeley | CA | 3,000,000 |
204 | San Francisco Bay Area regional advance mitigation program | lameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara counties | CA | 5,000,000 |
205 | San Pablo Avenue Rehabilitation, City Limits to Pinole Shores | Pinole | CA | 742,000 |
206 | San Rafael Channel Crossing Swing Bridge | San Rafael | CA | 2,000,000 |
207 | Santa Cruz METRO Bus Replacements | Santa Cruz | CA | 1,840,000 |
208 | Santa Cruz Paratransit Vans Replacement Project | Santa Cruz | CA | 505,750 |
209 | Saratoga Pedestrian Walkway Project | Saratoga | CA | 1,200,000 |
210 | Scotts Creek Coastal Resiliency Project | Unincorporated Santa Cruz County north of Davenport | CA | 3,500,000 |
211 | Sepulveda Transit Corridor | City of Los Angeles | CA | 10,000,000 |
5,000,000 | ||||
5,000,000 | ||||
212 | Serramonte Boulevard and Serramonte Center Driveway Traffic Signal | Colma | CA | 400,000 |
213 | Sharp Park Priority Development Area (PDA) Access Resurfacing Project | Pacifica | CA | 960,000 |
214 | Slauson Avenue Congestion | Huntington Park | CA | 1,000,000 |
215 | SMART Russian River Rail Bridge Rehabilitation | Healdsburg | CA | 13,606,840 |
216 | Solar Energy Project (Phase 2) | Stockton | CA | 5,300,000 |
217 | SR 86 Improvement Project | Imperial | CA | 3,000,000 |
218 | SR128/I–505 Overcrossing (Br. 22–0110)/Russell Blvd Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements | Winters | CA | 8,540,000 |
219 | State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry | San Diego | CA | 12,500,000 |
220 | State Route 132 West Project | Modesto | CA | 12,000,000 |
221 | State Route 25 Expressway Conversion and State Route 25/156 Interchange Project | Hollister | CA | 10,000,000 |
222 | State Route 37 and Fairgrounds Drive Interchange Improvements | Vallejo | CA | 4,000,000 |
223 | State Route 99 Madera South—Operational Improvement Project | Madera | CA | 10,000,000 |
224 | Stockton Rail Maintenance Facility Expansion | Stockton | CA | 6,715,000 |
225 | Sustainable Mobility Expansion Project | Redlands | CA | 1,756,630 |
226 | Tarzana Crossing Great Streets Project | Tarzana—Los Angeles | CA | 500,000 |
227 | The 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 Project | Santa Barbara | CA | 11,000,000 |
228 | Thornton Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation | Newark | CA | 2,000,000 |
229 | Torrance to Florence Bus Service | Torrance | CA | 4,432,924 |
230 | Track Rehabilitation of the San Bernardino Line | City of Rancho Cucamonga, California spanning to the City of Montclair, California including the cities of Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and Montclair | CA | 2,000,000 |
231 | Traffic Signal System Upgrades on I–680 Project | Danville, Walnut Creek, Concord, Pleasant Hill | CA | 6,000,000 |
232 | Tri MyRide Fleet Expansion Project | Antioch | CA | 1,760,000 |
880,000 | ||||
880,000 | ||||
233 | TRI-CONNECT, SoCal Freight Initiative | Los Angeles | CA | 3,357,895 |
234 | U.S. 101 and Del Norte Boulevard Interchange | Oxnard | CA | 3,000,000 |
235 | Union Street Protected Bike Lanes | Pasadena | CA | 1,600,000 |
236 | US 101 / Woodside Interchange Improvement | Redwood City | CA | 2,500,000 |
237 | US 101 Safety Improvements—South of Salinas | Salinas and Chualar (Monterey County) | CA | 2,000,000 |
238 | US 101/SR 25 Interchange Phase 2—Santa Teresa Boulevard Extension | Gilroy | CA | 5,000,000 |
239 | US–101 Managed Lane Project North of I–380 | San Mateo | CA | 10,000,000 |
240 | Valley Link—Implementation of Sustainability Blueprint | Livermore | CA | 20,000,000 |
241 | Vasco Road Safety Improvements Phase II | Byron | CA | 3,905,000 |
242 | Vermont Transit Corridor Improvements | Los Angeles | CA | 10,000,000 |
3,900,000 | ||||
6,100,000 | ||||
243 | Walnut Park Bus Stop Improvements | Walnut Park | CA | 1,200,000 |
244 | Walnut Park Pedestrian Plan Implementation | Walnut Park | CA | 1,200,000 |
245 | Warm Springs Grade Crossing Improvements | San Jose | CA | 7,703,100 |
246 | West Berkeley Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements | Berkeley | CA | 704,000 |
247 | West San Jose Priority Bikeways Implementation Project | San Jose | CA | 3,285,680 |
248 | West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor | Los Angeles | CA | 5,000,000 |
249 | West Valley Connector Bus Rapid Transit—Phase 1, and Zero-Emission Bus Initiative | San Bernardino | CA | 5,000,000 |
250 | White Rock Road—0.5 Miles East of Rancho Cordova Parkway to the Easterly City Limits | Rancho Cordova | CA | 12,307,000 |
251 | Widen Central Ave to add new Class II Bike Lanes near U.S. 101 to the northwest city limits | Camarillo | CA | 4,000,000 |
252 | Wilmington Waterfront-Avalon Pedestrian Bridge | Wilmington | CA | 1,000,000 |
253 | Woodman Ave. Pedestrian Improvement Project | Panorama City | CA | 3,256,591 |
254 | Ygnacio Valley Road Project | Walnut Creek | CA | 1,000,000 |
255 | Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System | Merced | CA | 2,250,000 |
256 | Zero Emission Bus Replacements, Charging Infrastructure and Zero Emissions Job Training | Oxnard | CA | 1,675,000 |
257 | Zero Emission Buses and Charging Infrastructure | Wilmington | CA | 5,000,000 |
258 | Zero Emissions Bus Purchase—Pasadena, CA | Pasadena | CA | 2,100,000 |
259 | 16th St Mall Reconstruction Program | Denver | CO | 6,530,000 |
260 | Aurora Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update | Aurora | CO | 800,000 |
261 | Big Barnes Ditch Trail Improvements | Loveland | CO | 500,000 |
262 | Cameron Peak Post-Fire Emergency Funding | Larimer County | CO | 2,000,000 |
263 | Central Corridor Rail Replacement | Denver | CO | 7,930,000 |
264 | CO 9 Widening from Iron Springs to Frisco | Summit County | CO | 1,000,000 |
265 | Easter/Havana Intersection Improvements | Centennial | CO | 6,000,000 |
266 | Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel (EJMT) Repairs and Upgrades | Dillon | CO | 4,000,000 |
267 | Expansion of Gun Club Road | Aurora | CO | 1,500,000 |
268 | Federal Parkway Multimodal Transportation Improvements | Westminster | CO | 4,107,114 |
269 | Frisco Transit Center | Frisco | CO | 6,650,000 |
270 | I–25 Valley Highway: Phases 3 and 4 ROW Acquisition | Denver | CO | 5,530,000 |
271 | I–25/Belleview Avenue Interchange Improvements | Greenwood Village | CO | 10,000,000 |
272 | I–70 and 32nd Ave. Bridge Replacement | Wheat Ridge | CO | 2,000,000 |
273 | SH–72 (Indiana St) Widening at UPRR | Arvada | CO | 1,095,872 |
274 | State Highway 119 and State Highway 52 Multimodal Intersection Improvements | Boulder County | CO | 5,000,000 |
275 | US 36 and Community Drive Roundabout | Estes Park | CO | 850,000 |
276 | Wadsworth Widening: 35th Avenue to I–70 | Wheat Ridge | CO | 10,000,000 |
277 | West Colfax Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Project | Lakewood | CO | 1,750,000 |
278 | Branchville Transit Oriented Development Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement | Ridgefield | CT | 1,853,120 |
279 | Comstock Brook Bridge (No. 04975) Replacement | Wilton | CT | 2,400,000 |
280 | Coventry Main Street Sidewalk Project Final Extension | Coventry | CT | 1,200,000 |
281 | CT–195 (Storrs Road) Pedestrian Safety Improvements | Mansfield | CT | 2,240,000 |
282 | East Haddam/Haddam Swing Bridge Rehabilitation Project | East Haddam | CT | 5,000,000 |
283 | Essex River Road Bridge and Sidewalk Project | Essex | CT | 2,400,000 |
284 | Five Mile River Bridge (No. 04152) Replacement | Norwalk | CT | 2,860,000 |
285 | Greater Hartford Mobility Study – Planning and Preliminary Engineering | Hartford and East Hartford | CT | 16,000,000 |
286 | Greenwich Creek Bridge (No. 01872) Replacement | Greenwich | CT | 2,530,000 |
287 | Harbor Brook Bridge (No. 04185) Replacement Project | Meriden | CT | 2,800,000 |
288 | Intersection Improvements on Route 39 at Beckerle Street and East Gate Road | Danbury | CT | 3,332,000 |
289 | Mill River Bridge (No. 04953) Replacement | Fairfield | CT | 2,700,000 |
290 | New Haven Downtown Crossing Phase 4 – Temple Street Crossing | New Haven | CT | 20,000,000 |
291 | New London Pedestrian Bridge and Public Access Project | New London | CT | 4,860,000 |
292 | Park Avenue Traffic Signals | Bridgeport | CT | 2,686,000 |
293 | Quinebaug River Trail – Plainfield Section | Plainfield | CT | 2,179,953 |
294 | Route 10 Hop Brook Bridge (No. 00653) Replacement Project | Simsbury | CT | 2,400,000 |
295 | Route 109 Bridge (No. 05417) Replacement Project | Morris | CT | 1,520,000 |
296 | Route 202 Intersection Improvement Project | Brookfield | CT | 7,400,000 |
297 | Route 25 Bridge (No. 06750) Rehabilitation | Trumbull | CT | 1,464,000 |
298 | Stamford Transportation Center Improvement | Stamford | CT | 3,500,000 |
299 | 20 x 22 Protected Bike Lanes | Washington | DC | 3,000,000 |
300 | Arboretum Bridge and Trail | Washington | DC | 4,000,000 |
301 | Bus Priority Program | Washington | DC | 4,000,000 |
302 | H Street Bridge | Washington | DC | 3,000,000 |
303 | Metropolitan Branch Trail—Fort Totten to Takoma | Washington | DC | 3,000,000 |
304 | Pavement Restoration, National Highway Performance Program | Washington | DC | 3,000,000 |
305 | US 113/SR 20 Grade Separated Intersection | Millsboro | DE | 10,000,000 |
306 | West Camden Bypass | Camden | DE | 10,000,000 |
307 | Approach Road at Cecil Air and Space Port | Jacksonville | FL | 600,000 |
308 | Card Sound Bridge Replacement Planning and Design Project | Key Largo | FL | 4,200,000 |
309 | City of South Miami Pedestrian Bridge | South Miami | FL | 4,330,000 |
310 | Commodore Trail Missing Link | Miami / Coral Gables | FL | 999,205 |
311 | Dunedin Causeway Bridge Project | Dunedin | FL | 8,000,000 |
5,000,000 | ||||
3,000,000 | ||||
312 | Harborview Road from Melbourne Street to I–75 | Port Charlotte | FL | 20,000,000 |
313 | Marlin Road Roadway Improvements Project | Cutler Bay | FL | 8,800,000 |
314 | Miami River Greenway—Curtis Park East | Miami | FL | 2,392,000 |
315 | Midway Road Multimodal/Freight Improvements and Florida’s Turnpike Connection | Port St. Lucie | FL | 15,000,000 |
316 | North Bay Village 79th Street Complete Streets Project | North Bay Village | FL | 1,000,000 |
317 | Port St. Lucie Boulevard South—Segment 2.2 (Alcantarra Boulevard to Paar Drive) | Port St. Lucie | FL | 5,000,000 |
318 | PortMiami Shore Power Pilot Program | Miami | FL | 2,000,000 |
319 | Reconstruction of State Road 33/Interstate 4 Interchange (Exit 38) | Lakeland | FL | 20,000,000 |
320 | Ridge Road Extension Phase 2B | Unincorporated Pasco County | FL | 15,000,000 |
321 | Alleyways Drainage Improvement Project | Miami Gardens | FL | 240,000 |
322 | Breakers Avenue Streetscape Project | City of Fort Lauderdale | FL | 5,200,000 |
323 | Cass Street Bridge Rehabilitation | Tampa | FL | 5,116,000 |
324 | Central Florida Regional Transportation Electronic Contactless Payment System | Orlando | FL | 1,032,500 |
325 | City of West Palm Beach Grand View Heights Street Pedestrian Safety Improvements Phase 2 | West Palm Beach | FL | 1,200,000 |
326 | Corrine Drive Complete Streets Project | Orlando | FL | 6,900,000 |
327 | County Line Road Improvement Project | West Park | FL | 944,000 |
328 | Crystal Lake Drive Project | City of Deerfield Beach | FL | 389,088 |
329 | E.E. Williamson Road Trail Connect | Longwood | FL | 4,346,000 |
330 | Econlockhatchee Trail Multimodal Corridor Improvements | Orlando | FL | 8,193,500 |
331 | Flavor Pict Road from Lyons Road to Hagen Ranch Road | Delray Beach | FL | 4,780,000 |
332 | Gulf to Bay (SR60) Duke Energy Trail Overpass | Clearwater | FL | 6,000,000 |
333 | HART Bus Shelter Revitalization and Expansion | Tampa | FL | 6,990,100 |
334 | Hinson Avenue Widening Project | Haines City | FL | 1,375,000 |
335 | International Drive and Sand Lake Road (SR 482) Pedestrian Bridge | Orlando | FL | 7,000,000 |
336 | InVision Tampa Streetcar | Tampa | FL | 7,700,000 |
337 | Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project | Hollywood | FL | 2,904,000 |
338 | JTA’s Sustainability and Renewable Energy Transit Facility (Project ID 425454–2) | Jacksonville | FL | 2,315,840 |
339 | Lake Monroe Loop Trail | Sanford | FL | 3,313,181 |
340 | Lowson Boulevard from Dover Road to Federal Highway | Delray Beach | FL | 1,106,296 |
341 | Loxahatchee Rd. from Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge to SR–7/US–441 | City of Parkland | FL | 5,000,000 |
342 | Lyons Road Pedestrian Mobility Lighting and Safety Project | City of Coconut Creek | FL | 2,700,000 |
343 | Magnolia Drive Trail – Phase 1, 2, & 4 (Project ID: 4098037) | Tallahassee | FL | 5,000,000 |
344 | Marigold Ave from San Lorenzo Rd to Peabody Rd (4 Roundabouts) | Poinciana | FL | 4,731,586 |
345 | Neptune Road Widening and Improvement Project | Kissimmee | FL | 5,000,000 |
346 | NW 183rd to 191st Street and NW 27th to 42nd Avenue Road and Sidewalk Project | Miami Gardens | FL | 1,200,000 |
347 | NW 187th Street to NW 199th Street, from NW Sunshine State Parkway East to NW 12th Avenue Area-Road Resurfacing, Sidewalks, and Drainage Improvement Project | Miami Gardens | FL | 960,000 |
348 | NW 191st to 199th Street and NW 2nd to 7th Avenue Roadway and Sidewalk Project | Miami Gardens | FL | 600,000 |
349 | NW 199th to 202nd Street between NW 3rd and 15th Avenue-Road Resurfacing and Sidewalks Improvement Project | Miami Gardens | FL | 960,000 |
350 | NW/NE 87th Street Corridor | Village of El Portal | FL | 1,320,551 |
351 | Opa-locka Railroad Crossing Repair | Opa-Locka | FL | 2,400,000 |
352 | Orange Blossom Trail Sidewalks Phase 2A | Orlando | FL | 3,012,472 |
353 | Palm Beach County Bus Shelter Infrastructure | Palm Beach County | FL | 8,300,000 |
300,000 | ||||
8,000,000 | ||||
354 | Palm Springs, FL, Park Connector Pathway System | Palm Springs | FL | 854,550 |
355 | Pine Hills Trail Phase 2 from Silver Star Road (SR 438) to Clarcona-Ocoee Road | Orlando | FL | 557,000 |
356 | President Barack Obama Parkway, Phase 2, Orlando, Florida | Orlando | FL | 8,360,000 |
357 | Rolling Stock | Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach County | FL | 9,000,000 |
5,000,000 | ||||
4,000,000 | ||||
358 | SMART Plan Beach Express (BERT) North Capital Bus Purchase | Miami | FL | 9,100,000 |
359 | Solar-Powered Zero-Emission Bus and Facility Charging Infrastructure | St. Petersburg | FL | 6,000,000 |
360 | South City Transit Capital Project StarMetro Modernization | Tallahassee | FL | 2,400,000 |
361 | Southcot Drive Sidewalk | Casselberry | FL | 189,357 |
362 | SR 50 (Colonial) from Thornton Ave to Mills Ave | Orlando | FL | 917,933 |
363 | SR 63 (US 27) Monroe Street from John Knox Road to Lakeshore Drive (Project ID 4450531) | Tallahassee | FL | 2,400,000 |
364 | SR‐5/US‐1/Federal Hwy from Johnson St. to SR‐822/Sheridan St. | Hollywood | FL | 1,899,308 |
365 | SR–820/Pines Blvd from W of SW 136th Ave to E of NW 118th Ave | Pembroke Pines | FL | 5,000,000 |
366 | SR-A1A from Hallandale Beach Boulevard to Dania Beach Boulevard Drainage Improvement Project | Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Dania Beach | FL | 1,075,350 |
367 | StarMetro Bus Replacement | Tallahassee | FL | 1,800,000 |
368 | SW 36th Street Complete Street Improvements Project | West Park | FL | 1,600,000 |
369 | SW 52nd Avenue Complete Street Improvements Project | West Park | FL | 602,400 |
370 | Treasure Island Causeway Bridge Project | Treasure Island | FL | 4,480,000 |
371 | University Boulevard at Dean Road Intersection Improvement | Orlando | FL | 1,000,000 |
372 | University Drive from NW 40th St. to Sawgrass Expressway | City of Coral Springs | FL | 5,000,000 |
373 | West Warren Avenue Complete Street | Longwood | FL | 400,000 |
374 | Atlanta Beltline | Atlanta | GA | 5,000,000 |
375 | Big Creek Greenway Phase 2 Renovation-Replacement | Cumming | GA | 3,000,000 |
376 | Brennan Road Improvements | Columbus | GA | 7,360,000 |
377 | Buford Highway Pedestrian Improvements | Doraville | GA | 1,373,859 |
378 | Bus/Paratransit Vehicle Acquisition for Local Route 70 | Snellville/Northern Dekalb | GA | 6,000,000 |
379 | Cascade Multimodal Corridor | Atlanta | GA | 1,000,000 |
380 | Cherokee Area Transportation System Headquarters | Canton | GA | 2,400,000 |
381 | City of Forest Park Pedestrian Bridge | Forest Park | GA | 2,000,000 |
382 | City of Sugar Hill’s Highway 20 Pedestrian Bridge | Sugar Hill | GA | 5,000,000 |
383 | Clayton Justice Center Transit Hub – Phase II | Jonesboro | GA | 4,960,000 |
384 | Cobb Parkway at McCollum Parkway Road Realignment | Kennesaw | GA | 3,500,000 |
385 | Cumberland Core Loop | Atlanta | GA | 1,700,000 |
386 | East West Connector Corridor Improvement, Cobb County GA | Smyrna | GA | 4,500,000 |
387 | Emory-CDC Intersection Project | Atlanta | GA | 550,000 |
388 | GDOT Project No. 0013752 | Americus | GA | 1,216,958 |
389 | GDOT Project No. 0015563 | Cuthbert | GA | 2,405,280 |
390 | GDOT Project No. 0015638 | Reynolds | GA | 1,608,000 |
391 | GDOT Project No. 0015651 | Arabi | GA | 568,000 |
392 | GDOT Project No. 0015652 | Talbotton | GA | 984,000 |
393 | Global Gateway Connector | College Park | GA | 3,542,355 |
394 | Gwinnett Place Transit Center/Mall of Georgia local bus service | Gwinnett County | GA | 5,000,000 |
395 | I–20 Diverging Diamond Interchange at Chapel Hill Road | Douglasville | GA | 5,000,000 |
396 | Lawrenceville Area Park and Ride Lot | Lawrenceville | GA | 4,800,000 |
397 | Macon Transit Authority Electric Transit and Paratransit Vehicle Purchases | Macon | GA | 2,600,000 |
398 | MARTA Route 115—Covington Highway | Decatur | GA | 2,000,000 |
399 | McDaniel Farm Park Connector multi-use path | Gwinnett County | GA | 2,000,000 |
400 | Metropolitan Parkway Arterial Rapid Transit (ART) | Atlanta | GA | 3,000,000 |
401 | New Bus Rapid Transit Service along US 78 | Snellville/Stone Mountain | GA | 5,000,000 |
402 | North Avondale Road Complete Streets Project | Avondale Estates | GA | 1,975,560 |
403 | Peachtree Creek Greenway | Brookhaven | GA | 3,382,000 |
404 | Project DeRenne | Savannah | GA | 20,000,000 |
405 | Safety Improvements—Intersection of N Westover Blvd at Nottingham Way | Albany | GA | 368,791 |
406 | South Barrett Parkway Reliever | Kennesaw | GA | 2,000,000 |
407 | South Cobb Drive Corridor | Smyrna | GA | 250,000 |
408 | SR 120 (Abbotts Bridge Road) Operational and Safety Improvements | Johns Creek | GA | 13,800,000 |
409 | SR234 and Westover Blvd—Add Westbound Right Turn and Southbound Left | Albany | GA | 349,295 |
410 | Stonecrest Transit Hub | Stonecrest | GA | 5,000,000 |
411 | Widen and Realign Intersection of Sands Drive and Radium Springs | Albany | GA | 2,509,319 |
412 | Windy Hill Boulevard | Smyrna | GA | 500,000 |
413 | Guam Public Transit Modernization—Bus Shelters | Hagatna | GU | 20,000,000 |
414 | Bus and Handi Van Acquisition Program (Battery Electric Buses; Electrification of Route 40) | Honolulu | HI | 7,398,400 |
3,699,200 | ||||
3,699,200 | ||||
415 | Hanapepe Road Resurfacing | Hanapepe | HI | 3,680,000 |
416 | Hawaii Recreational Trails Program (Hawaii Integrated Trail System) | Multiple Cities | HI | 4,000,000 |
417 | Interstate Route H–1 Improvements, Eastbound, Ola Lane Overpass to Vineyard Boulevard | Honolulu | HI | 6,150,000 |
418 | Leeward Bikeway, Philippine Sea Road to Waipahu Depot Street | Honolulu | HI | 6,150,000 |
419 | Papalaua Street (RTS 3020, MP 0.13–MP0.17) Traffic Signal Upgrade at Wainee Street (Route 3015, MP 0.3–MP0.34) | Maui | HI | 1,154,000 |
420 | Waianuenue Avenue Rehabilitation | Hilo | HI | 7,277,499 |
421 | Waimea to Kekaha Shared Use Path | Hanapepe | HI | 2,000,000 |
422 | Wakea Avenue (Route 3920, MP 0.70-MP 0.71) and Kamehameha Avenue (Route 3940, MP 0.91–MP0.92) Intersection Improvements | Maui | HI | 2,186,000 |
423 | HIRTA Regional Transit Facility | Waukee | IA | 2,321,000 |
424 | In the City of Iowa City, on Dodge Street, from Burlington Street north to Governor Street. | Iowa City | IA | 9,943,600 |
425 | Iowa 136 bridge replacement over Elwood Creek 3.1 miles west of US 61 in Clinton County | Clinton County | IA | 1,144,800 |
426 | Marion County—County Road G28 corridor | Marion County | IA | 2,000,000 |
427 | Red Rock Prarie Trail (Iowa 117 to Co Rd S27) | Prairie City | IA | 900,000 |
428 | Bus Replacements Across the District | Des Moinse | IA | 5,000,000 |
429 | Mills Civic Parkway Improvements | West Des Moines | IA | 2,000,000 |
430 | Red Oak Bridge Replacement | Red Oak | IA | 700,000 |
431 | Southeast Connector | Des Moines | IA | 7,000,000 |
432 | Traffic Incident Management Center at Camp Dodge—Phase I | Johnston | IA | 4,880,000 |
433 | 1st Street Reconstruction | Ammon | ID | 5,375,700 |
434 | Center Street Railroad Bridge Underpass | Pocatello | ID | 4,277,000 |
435 | Fort Hall Connect- Upgrade of Ross Fork Road | Fort Hall | ID | 3,500,000 |
436 | I–15B (US–30) McCammon IC TO Old US–91 | McCammon | ID | 1,716,660 |
437 | State Street Premium Corridor, Part 2, Boise Area, Valley Regional Transit | Boise and Garden City | ID | 2,000,000 |
438 | Alton Avenue Reconstruction | Madison | IL | 624,000 |
439 | Alton Road Reconstruction Phase I & II | Carlinville | IL | 616,000 |
440 | Brush College Road and Faries Parkway Grade Separation | Decatur | IL | 2,000,000 |
441 | Calhoun Street Bridge Replacement | City of Morris | IL | 1,200,000 |
442 | Candy Lane | Macomb | IL | 3,500,000 |
443 | Centennial Park Shared Use Path | Heyworth | IL | 963,540 |
444 | Cloverleaf and East Madison Subdivisions Improvements | Madison | IL | 296,000 |
445 | Curtis Road Grade Separation & Complete Streets Project | Savoy | IL | 3,293,700 |
446 | Dix Irvington Road Safety Project | Centralia | IL | 600,000 |
447 | Dupo Interchange | Dupo | IL | 1,700,000 |
448 | Edwardsville Road Resurfacing Project | Wood River | IL | 668,000 |
449 | Frank Scott Parkway East Extension | Shiloh | IL | 12,512,000 |
450 | Hamilton Road East-West Connection Project | Bloomington | IL | 7,000,000 |
3,500,000 | ||||
3,500,000 | ||||
451 | Hilltop Road Multi-Use Trail Extension Project | Springfield | IL | 440,000 |
452 | Lincoln Prairie Trail Bridge Replacement Project | Taylorville | IL | 487,161 |
453 | Madison Avenue from 23rd Street to 27th Street Resurfacing | Granite City | IL | 759,420 |
454 | Main Street Reconstruction Project | Roscoe | IL | 3,880,000 |
455 | Marissa—Main St. Resurfacing | Marissa | IL | 476,000 |
456 | Pioneer Parkway Reconstruction | Peoria | IL | 5,000,000 |
457 | Prospect Road Revitalization | Peoria Heights | IL | 6,000,000 |
458 | Reas Bridges Replacement Project over Lake Decatur | Decatur | IL | 3,500,000 |
459 | Reconstruction of Main Street from Elm Street to Madison Street | Staunton | IL | 1,569,456 |
460 | Resurfacing of County Highway 16 in Williamson County | Williamson County | IL | 352,000 |
461 | Resurfacing of Main Street, Bainbridge Trail, and Penecost Streets | Marion | IL | 572,000 |
462 | Riverside Boulevard Reconstruction and Widening (Phase II and III) | Loves Park and Rockford | IL | 14,920,000 |
463 | Royal Lakes Road Rehabilitation Project | Royal Lakes | IL | 23,408 |
464 | Spotsylvania Street Improvements | New Athens | IL | 452,000 |
465 | Stanford Avenue Reconstruction from 11th Street to Fox Bridge Road | Springfield | IL | 1,279,035 |
466 | Structure Replacement Over Piles Fork Creek | Carbondale | IL | 504,000 |
467 | US 67 Widening from Delhi Bypass Project to Crystal Lake Rd. | Jerseyville | IL | 1,200,000 |
468 | West Main Cross Street Improvements from Webster Street to Shumway Street | Taylorville | IL | 1,127,700 |
469 | Western Road—Marshall County | Henry | IL | 2,000,000 |
470 | 118 N Clark Pedway Extension | Chicago | IL | 2,700,000 |
471 | 143rd St Expansion—West Ave to SW Highway | Orland Park | IL | 9,247,702 |
472 | 143rd St from IL 59 to IL 126 | Plainfield | IL | 6,200,000 |
3,700,000 | ||||
2,500,000 | ||||
473 | 34th Street Road Modernization and Stormwater Management Improvements Phase I Design | Berwyn | IL | 5,022,323 |
474 | 606 Extension – Ashland Ave to Elston Ave | Chicago | IL | 1,440,000 |
475 | 75th Street from Milbrook Drive to Greene Road | Naperville | IL | 648,560 |
476 | 80th Ave from 191st to 183rd St Lane Improvements | Tinley Park | IL | 1,500,000 |
477 | 9th Street Two-Way Conversion (Whitman Interchange) | Rockford | IL | 4,050,000 |
478 | Algonquin Road (Various Intersections) and Wilmot Road at Main Street Intersection Improvements | Spring Grove | IL | 2,400,000 |
479 | All Stations Accessibility Program—Blue Line Irving Park | Chicago | IL | 4,330,000 |
480 | Arterial Resurfacing | Chicago | IL | 9,357,677 |
481 | Berkeley Industrial Pedestrian Connector | Chicago | IL | 424,500 |
482 | Bike Path along Quentin Road | Hawthorn Woods/Lake Zurich | IL | 1,000,000 |
483 | Bliss Rd/Fabyan from Fabyan to Bliss Rd | Geneva | IL | 7,000,000 |
484 | Butler Drive | Chicago | IL | 4,500,000 |
485 | Central Road: Barringon Rd to Huntington Blvd | Hoffman Estates | IL | 2,000,000 |
486 | City of Berwyn, 16th Street Rehabilitation Project | Chicago | IL | 1,967,468 |
487 | City of Peoria Adams/Jefferson 2–Way Conversion | Peoria | IL | 5,000,000 |
488 | Columbia Bridge | Chicago | IL | 2,000,000 |
489 | CTA—ASAP (Belmont Station) | Chicago | IL | 3,370,000 |
490 | CTA Red Line—Loyola Station Improvements | Chicago | IL | 3,600,000 |
491 | DeKalb Traffic Signal Upgrades | DeKalb | IL | 570,000 |
492 | Division Street Resurfacing | Oak Park | IL | 2,000,000 |
493 | Dundee Ave Reconstruction | Elgin | IL | 5,900,000 |
494 | East Branch DuPage River Trail | Lombard | IL | 1,200,000 |
495 | East New York Street from North Farnsworth Ave to Welsh Drive | Aurora | IL | 1,138,300 |
496 | Fullerton Avenue between N Schmale Rd and Bloomingdale Rd | Glendale Heights | IL | 696,500 |
497 | Gougar Road from Laraway Road to Francis Road | Joliet and New Lenox | IL | 2,700,000 |
498 | Greater Downtown Master Plan Phase 4A | East Moline | IL | 4,946,000 |
499 | Hobson Rd 63rd St from Woodridge Dr to Janes Ave | Woodridge | IL | 490,000 |
500 | Homan Corridor Improvements | Chicago | IL | 500,000 |
501 | I–294 103rd Street Interchange | Chicago Ridge | IL | 5,000,000 |
502 | I–294 Crestwood/Robbins Interchange | Crestwood and Robbins | IL | 4,800,000 |
503 | I–57 Interchange near Mile Marker 332 (Between Harlem Avenue and Pauling Road) | Unincorporated Will County | IL | 4,500,000 |
504 | IL 171 (State Street) Pedestrian Safety Improvements | Lockport | IL | 1,400,000 |
505 | IL 38/Roosevelt Road at Naperville Road | Wheaton | IL | 4,800,000 |
506 | IL 50 from S of Brookmont Blvd to N of US 45/52 & Indiana Ave to Fair St in Kankakee | Kankakee | IL | 5,000,000 |
507 | IL–21 Milwaukee Ave Improvements (Glenview) | Glenview | IL | 2,000,000 |
508 | IL–62 Algonquin Rd at New Wilke Rd Intersection Improvements | Rolling Meadows | IL | 226,935 |
509 | Jackson Blvd Resurfacing (Desplaines to Harlem Ave) | Chicago | IL | 800,000 |
510 | Kedzie and Lake improvements | Chicago | IL | 500,000 |
511 | Lake Cook Road (IL–53 to Raupp Blvd) | Mount Prospect and Desplains | IL | 3,000,000 |
512 | Lombard Rd Resurfacing and Improvements | Addison | IL | 900,000 |
513 | Madison Street Resurfacing | Bellwood | IL | 1,107,200 |
514 | Main Street Reconstruction from Randall Road to Van Nortwick Avenue | Batavia | IL | 600,000 |
515 | McConnell Road Intersection and Roadway Improvements | Freeport | IL | 2,528,200 |
516 | Metra Zero Emission Vehicle Pilot | Chicago Region | IL | 12,000,000 |
1,000,000 | ||||
5,000,000 | ||||
6,000,000 | ||||
517 | Midway Bus Terminal Electrification Concept Design | Chicago | IL | 550,000 |
518 | N Lake Shore Drive Improvements | Chicago | IL | 2,000,000 |
519 | North Chicago Pace Route Access | North Chicago | IL | 508,080 |
520 | Oak Park Avenue—111th St to 107th St | Worth | IL | 520,000 |
521 | Pace Cermak Road Transit Signal Priority | Westchester, Oak Brook and Oakbrook Terrace | IL | 390,000 |
522 | Pace Pulse Line—Harlem Avenue Traffic Signal Improvements | Morton Grove | IL | 400,000 |
523 | Pace Pulse South Halsted Line | Chicago, Riverdale, and Harvey | IL | 900,000 |
524 | PACE Transit Signal Priority | Chicago | IL | 900,000 |
525 | Park Blvd Resurfacing | Streamwood | IL | 220,783 |
526 | Patriot Path | Lake County | IL | 9,794,640 |
527 | Proposed Midwest Medical Center Entrance and Highway Improvements | Galena | IL | 2,000,000 |
528 | Pulaski Corridor Improvements | Chicago | IL | 500,000 |
529 | Pulaski Road: 127th St to 159th St | Alsip, Crestwood, Midlothian, Markham, and Robbins | IL | 2,500,000 |
530 | Rand US–12 / Kensington / IL–83 Intersection Improvements | Mount Prospect | IL | 4,500,000 |
531 | Rand/Central/Mt Prospect Road Intersection Improvements | Mount Prospect and Desplains | IL | 371,000 |
532 | Randall and Hopps Road Intersection | Elgin | IL | 5,000,000 |
533 | Randall Road from Alexandra Blvd to Polaris Dr/Acorn Ln | Lake in the Hills | IL | 2,000,000 |
534 | Rehabilitative Resurfacing of Belmont Avenue—25th Ave to W of Elm St, Fran | Franklin Park | IL | 588,000 |
535 | Rehabilitative Resurfacing of Ill 64 North Ave—I–294 to Harlem Ave & N Frontage Rd - 7th Ave to 5th Ave | Elmwood Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Forest, River Grove | IL | 7,920,000 |
536 | Rodenburg Road Corridor Improvement Project | Roselle | IL | 928,000 |
537 | Schick Road Resurfacing | Hanover Park | IL | 257,045 |
538 | Skokie Valley Trail Path Improvements | Skokie | IL | 3,526,800 |
539 | Spring Street Resurfacing | South Elgin | IL | 171,264 |
540 | Study of S. Chicago/79th St/Stony Island Intersection | Chicago | IL | 800,000 |
541 | Tonne Road Reconstruction—Northern Section | Elk Grove Village | IL | 4,300,000 |
542 | Traffic Signal Modernization—City of Chicago | Chicago | IL | 1,350,000 |
543 | US Route 20 and Reinking Road Roundabout | Elgin | IL | 1,200,000 |
544 | US Route 30 at Illinois Route 50 | Matteson | IL | 4,000,000 |
545 | Washington Boulevard Improvements – 21st Avenue to 9th Avenue | Maywood | IL | 1,424,000 |
546 | Weber Road from 135th Street to Airport Road | Romeoville | IL | 2,100,000 |
1,000,000 | ||||
1,100,000 | ||||
547 | West Branch DuPage River Trail Connection from West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve to Blackwell Forest Preserve | West Chicago | IL | 500,000 |
548 | Western Avenue Grade Separations | Blue Island, Posen, and Dixmoor | IL | 4,500,000 |
549 | Wolfs Crossing Road from US 34 Chicago Road to Eola Road – Douglas Road Intersection | Oswego | IL | 4,822,000 |
3,616,500 | ||||
1,205,500 | ||||
550 | Woodstock Railyard Relocation & Expansion | Woodstock | IL | 4,000,000 |
551 | Zero Emission Locomotive Commuter Rail Pilot | Blue Island, Chicago, Joliet, Midlothian, Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Robbins, Tinley Park | IL | 7,000,000 |
2,000,000 | ||||
5,000,000 | ||||
552 | Zion 27th Street Resurfacing | Zion | IL | 920,320 |
553 | Added Travel Lanes at 45th Avenue | Unincorporated Lake County | IN | 1,500,000 |
554 | Central Avenue Road Reconstruction | Portage | IN | 2,000,000 |
555 | IndyGo EV Charging Stations | Indianapolis | IN | 774,000 |
556 | Kennedy Avenue Bridge Replacement | Highland and Hammond | IN | 8,100,000 |
557 | Monument Circle/Market Street Reconstruction | Indianapolis | IN | 12,864,000 |
558 | Willowcreek Road Extension | Unincorporated Porter County | IN | 7,411,200 |
559 | Bridge Replacement on 151st Street West over the Ninnescah River (B485) | Sedgwick County | KS | 3,600,000 |
560 | Centennial Bridge Replacement | Leavenworth | KS | 1,000,000 |
561 | K–7 Bourbon County | Fort Scott | KS | 2,000,000 |
562 | K–7 Crawford County | Girard | KS | 2,000,000 |
563 | Reconstruction of 151st St West between 53rd St North and Highway K–96 (R356) | Sedgwick County | KS | 3,200,000 |
564 | Reconstruction of the South Half Mile of 135th Street West between 53rd and 61st Streets North (R348) | Sedgwick County | KS | 880,000 |
565 | Route 458 Improvements | Lawrence | KS | 750,000 |
566 | SW Topeka Boulevard (21st to 29th) Street Resurfacing | Topeka | KS | 1,480,000 |
567 | Topeka Metropolitan Bus Replacement | Topeka | KS | 3,000,000 |
568 | US–169 Neosho County | Thayer | KS | 3,000,000 |
569 | US–400 Cherokee County | Cherokee | KS | 2,000,000 |
570 | US–400 Greenwood County (KDOT Project Number 400-037 KA–5790-01) | Greenwood County | KS | 5,000,000 |
571 | US–56 Douglas County | Baldwin City | KS | 3,000,000 |
572 | Wakarusa Drive Reconstruction | Lawrence | KS | 1,000,000 |
573 | Washington Creek Bridge Replacement | Lawrence | KS | 400,000 |
574 | West Kellogg/US–54/400 Expansion | Wichita | KS | 1,800,000 |
575 | U.S. 69/167th St. Interchange Improvement Project | Overland Park | KS | 15,000,000 |
576 | Congestion reduction and traffic improvement project on KY–17/Scott Boulevard/Greenup Street | Covington | KY | 2,000,000 |
577 | Extend KY 3155 from the southern Intersection at KY 259 westerly to KY 54 | Leitchfield, Grayson County | KY | 3,200,000 |
578 | I–65 SB Ramp to Brook St | Louisville | KY | 9,600,000 |
579 | Improve KY 54 from west of the US 60 Bypass to CR 1021 | Owensboro, Daviess County | KY | 4,600,000 |
580 | Improve KY 461 from US 150 to US 25 | Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County | KY | 18,200,000 |
581 | Improve US 421 near the Virginia State Line | Cranks, Harlan County | KY | 960,000 |
582 | Improve westbound lanes of US 60 from KY 1957 to KY 6106 | Lewisport, Hancock County | KY | 3,200,000 |
583 | KY 335 improvements from US 31W south of KY 218 to I–65 | Horse Cave, Hart County | KY | 3,200,000 |
584 | KYCT project 6–80101, KY –18 / Superstreet construction | Boone County | KY | 5,200,000 |
585 | KYTC Project 6–162.40, KY–536 from Williamswood Rd. to Calvery Dr. to KY–17 | Kenton County | KY | 12,064,000 |
586 | Newtown Pike Extension Project—Phase III Scott Street Connector | Lexington | KY | 20,000,000 |
587 | Reconstruction of KY 44 from US 31E to KY 1319 | Mount Washington, Bullit County | KY | 4,800,000 |
588 | Reimagine 9th Street | Louisvile | KY | 5,000,000 |
589 | Smart Signal Network | Louisville | KY | 2,900,000 |
590 | Traffic Calming Measures for Shelby Park and Smoketown Neighborhoods | Louisville | KY | 2,400,000 |
591 | Audubon Ave OVLY:LA 1 to Terrebonne P/L | Thibodaux | LA | 468,510 |
592 | I–10 (Calcasieu River Bridge / Approach) | Lake Charles | LA | 10,000,000 |
593 | I–49 Lafayette Connector | Lafayette | LA | 10,000,000 |
594 | LA 3127 | St. James Parish | LA | 10,000,000 |
595 | LA 428, General Meyer Blvd | New Orleans | LA | 8,560,000 |
596 | MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30 Connector- Environmental Evaluation | Baton Rouge | LA | 1,600,000 |
597 | MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30 Connector (Pre-Engineering Design) | Baton Rouge | LA | 8,000,000 |
598 | Amherst Town Common Transportation and Mobility Improvements | Amherst | MA | 1,344,000 |
599 | Barker Road Bridge Project | Pittsfield | MA | 1,000,000 |
600 | Beacon Street Bridle Path | Brookline | MA | 2,000,000 |
601 | Belmont Community Path | Belmont | MA | 3,500,000 |
602 | Blackstone Valley Multi-Use Path Phase 1, Segment – 2 | Blackstone | MA | 8,130,842 |
603 | Blue Line Signal Program | Revere, Boston | MA | 6,000,000 |
604 | Bourne Rail Trail | Bourne | MA | 14,728,680 |
605 | Brockton Area Transit—Buy Replacement 35' Bus (6) | Brockton | MA | 2,920,000 |
606 | Brockton Area Transit—Buy Replacement 35' Electric Bus (5) | Brockton | MA | 3,160,000 |
607 | Brockton Area Transit—Purchase Misc. Electric Power Equipment | Brockton | MA | 480,000 |
608 | Christina Street Rail Bridge | Newton | MA | 1,600,000 |
609 | Columbian Square Intersection Improvements | Weymouth | MA | 3,000,000 |
610 | Court and Cherry Street Intersection Improvement | Plymouth | MA | 2,000,000 |
611 | Davis Square Transit Signal Priority Project | Somerville | MA | 100,000 |
612 | Division Street Bridge Project | Great Barrington | MA | 2,000,000 |
613 | Double-Tracking on Haverhill Line in Massachusetts | Andover and Wilmington | MA | 5,800,000 |
2,900,000 | ||||
2,900,000 | ||||
614 | Drift Road at Kirby Brooke Replacement Project | Westport | MA | 600,000 |
615 | Fiske Street and Andover Street Sidewalk and Street Improvements | Tewksbury | MA | 456,000 |
616 | Glendale Street Bridge Project | Easthampton | MA | 1,000,000 |
617 | Intersection Improvements at Central Street, Foster St, Hook St, Hamilton St | Southbridge | MA | 1,000,000 |
618 | Intersection improvements at Greenville Road (Rte 31) and Turnpike Road | Ashby | MA | 1,000,000 |
619 | Intersection Improvements at Massachusetts Avenue (Route 111) and Main Street (Route 27) (Kelley's Corner) | Acton | MA | 1,100,000 |
620 | Intersection improvements at Riverside Drive and Burnham Road | Methuen | MA | 1,000,000 |
621 | Intersection Improvements at Route 140/Route 62 | Sterling | MA | 320,000 |
622 | Intersection Improvements on Route 2A at Willow Road and Bruce Street | Ayer and Littleton | MA | 1,000,000 |
623 | Intersection reconstruction on Rte 108 (Newton Road) at Rte 110 (Kenoza Ave. and Amesbury Road) | Haverhill | MA | 1,000,000 |
624 | James Street Project | Chicopee | MA | 2,000,000 |
625 | Lake Cochituate Path | Natick | MA | 3,078,722 |
626 | Leyden Road Sidewalk Construction | Greenfield | MA | 1,840,000 |
627 | Lynn Commuter Rail Station Rehabilitation | Lynn | MA | 10,000,000 |
628 | McGrath Highway Road Diet / Protected Bike Lane Project | Somerville | MA | 500,000 |
629 | Merrymount Bridge Reconstruction Project | Quincy | MA | 6,000,000 |
630 | MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Blandin Back Entrance (MWRTA BEB Project) | Framingham | MA | 1,600,000 |
631 | New vans for elderly and those with disabilities | Haverhill | MA | 375,000 |
632 | North Adams Adventure Trail | North Adams | MA | 2,000,000 |
633 | Peabody Canal Riverwalk Construction | Peabody | MA | 6,642,980 |
634 | Planning and Design for protecting critical transportation infrastructure and improving pedestrian access to the Northern Avenue Bridge and along the Fort Point Channel | Boston | MA | 2,500,000 |
635 | Reconstruction and Related Work Along Revere Street Corridor | Winthrop | MA | 5,058,493 |
636 | Reconstruction and related work on VFW Highway | Lowell | MA | 3,000,000 |
637 | Reconstruction of Foster Street | Littleton | MA | 2,000,000 |
638 | Regional Bike and Walking Trail (North Attleborough Branch) | North Attleborough | MA | 1,500,000 |
639 | Rehab Fitchburg Intermodal Center | Fitchburg | MA | 400,000 |
640 | Rehabilitation & Box Widening on Route 20, from Route 9 to South Street | Shrewsbury | MA | 8,000,000 |
641 | Rehabilitation of Boston Road | Westford | MA | 2,000,000 |
642 | Replace diesel bus with hybrid bus | Lowell | MA | 624,800 |
643 | Replace fueling station at 100 Hale Street | Lowell | MA | 775,200 |
644 | Riverbank stabilization construction at MVRTA bus garage and administration building | Haverhill | MA | 725,000 |
645 | Roadway rehabilitation on route 101 south (Ashburnham) | Ashburnham | MA | 1,000,000 |
646 | Route 131 Bridge Project | Dudley | MA | 1,000,000 |
647 | Route 28 / Route 38 Intersection Safety Improvements Project | Somerville | MA | 3,000,000 |
648 | Ruggles Station State of Good Repair Improvements | Roxbury | MA | 3,000,000 |
649 | Stoughton Intersection Improvements at Canton St. (Route 27), School St., and Summer St. | Stoughton | MA | 1,840,000 |
650 | Sturbridge Roundabout Construction | Sturbridge | MA | 1,000,000 |
651 | Sudbury-Concord Bike Path Construction (Bruce Freeman Trail) | Concord | MA | 1,000,000 |
652 | Taunton River Trail | Taunton | MA | 4,800,000 |
653 | Union Station Regreening & Lighting Project | Springfield | MA | 6,000,000 |
654 | Walnut Street Signalization Project | Foxborough | MA | 2,000,000 |
655 | Warren Street / Blue Hill Avenue Multi-modal Corridor Phase I | Boston | MA | 12,000,000 |
656 | West Rodney French Improvement Project | New Bedford | MA | 2,373,680 |
657 | West Street/Route 27 Intersection Reconstruction | Medfield | MA | 1,440,000 |
658 | Baltimore Greenway Trails Network: Critical Corridor Advancements | Baltimore City | MD | 13,200,000 |
4,400,000 | ||||
4,400,000 | ||||
4,400,000 | ||||
659 | Bicycle-Pedestrian Priority Area Improvements—Purple Line (TIP 3642 Pedestrian Safety Program) | Montgomery County | MD | 6,500,000 |
660 | Dobbin Road Pathway | Columbia | MD | 3,200,000 |
661 | Dual Locomotives for Commuter Rail Service in the Future B&P Tunnel | Baltimore City | MD | 2,000,000 |
1,000,000 | ||||
1,000,000 | ||||
662 | East-West Priority Corridor | Baltimore | MD | 15,000,000 |
5,000,000 | ||||
5,000,000 | ||||
5,000,000 | ||||
663 | Electric Bus Grants | Rockville, Silver Spring | MD | 4,992,000 |
1,937,000 | ||||
1,780,000 | ||||
1,275,000 | ||||
664 | Fayette Street Bridge Replacement | Cumberland | MD | 4,800,000 |
665 | Frederick and Pennsylvania Railroad Trail | City of Frederick and Walkersville | MD | 2,560,000 |
666 | Howard County Flash Extension | Columbia | MD | 3,200,000 |
667 | I–81 Phase 2 Reconstruction | Hagerstown | MD | 4,620,000 |
668 | Interstate 95/Greenbelt METRO/MARC Station Access and Redevelopment Project | Greenbelt | MD | 20,000,000 |
669 | MicroTransit & Demand Response Electric Transit Vehicles and Infrastructure | Owings Mills | MD | 2,019,012 |
670 | New Carrollton Metro/MARC/Amtrak/Purple Line Multimodal Transit District Right-of-Way Improvements | Landover | MD | 18,480,000 |
671 | Northwest Expressway (I–795) at Dolfield Boulevard Interchange Redesign | Owings Mills | MD | 800,000 |
672 | Parole Transportation Center | Annapolis | MD | 2,000,000 |
673 | US 1 Safety Projects | North Laurel, Savage, Jessup, Elkridge | MD | 3,200,000 |
674 | US 15 Frederick Freeway Reconstruction | Frederick | MD | 8,800,000 |
675 | US 29 Rapid Transit Improvements—Phase 2 Design | Silver Spring | MD | 4,000,000 |
676 | Veirs Mill /Randolph Bicycle & Pedestrian Priority Improvements | Rockville | MD | 6,000,000 |
677 | Woodley Road Extension to MD 715 | Aberdeen | MD | 5,000,000 |
678 | Berwick Route 9—Intersection Improvements | Berwick | ME | 800,000 |
679 | Casco Bay Lines Replacement Ferry | Portland | ME | 7,500,000 |
680 | Maine State Ferry Vessel Replacement | Rockland | ME | 7,500,000 |
681 | Milo, Sebec River Bridge Replacements and Village Improvements | Milo | ME | 8,000,000 |
682 | New Transit Hub | Bangor | ME | 327,600 |
683 | Sanford SRTS Multi-Use Trail | Sanford | ME | 400,000 |
684 | Sanford US Route 202/State Route 4A | Sanford | ME | 3,600,000 |
685 | U.S. Route 1 Improvements | Van Buren | ME | 10,700,000 |
686 | 10 Mile Signal Modernization | Center Line | MI | 550,068 |
687 | 14 Mile Rd Rehabilitation, Lahser to Evergreen | Beverly Hills | MI | 1,208,080 |
688 | 14 Mile Road | Roseville | MI | 3,100,000 |
689 | 21 Mile Road Bridge Replacement over the Gloede Drain | Macomb Township | MI | 1,616,800 |
690 | Airport Road Rehabilitation Project | Blackman Township, Jackson County | MI | 4,930,000 |
691 | Beck Road Business Corridor Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Project | Wixom | MI | 18,612,000 |
692 | Bridge and Pedestrian Facility Upgrades on the Detroit Riverwalk | Detroit | MI | 1,838,812 |
693 | Bristol Road and Van Slyke Road Concrete Pavement Reconstruction Project | Flint Township | MI | 700,000 |
694 | Bristol Road: Mill and Resurface | Burton | MI | 1,248,000 |
695 | Burcham Dr. | East Lansing | MI | 1,017,838 |
696 | Center Road Reconstruction Project | Genesee Township | MI | 600,000 |
697 | Coolidge Rd (Road Rehabilitation and Bike Lanes) | East Lansing | MI | 883,359 |
698 | Division Avenue Project | Grand Rapids | MI | 4,200,000 |
699 | E Michigan Avenue | Lansing | MI | 2,589,121 |
700 | Feher Drive Reconstruction & Pedestrian Improvement Project | Montrose | MI | 680,000 |
701 | Fenton Road Bridge over the Thread Creek | Flint | MI | 400,000 |
702 | Flint Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) Rides to Wellness Facility Expansion/Renovation | Flint | MI | 1,062,387 |
703 | Genesee Street Bridge over Farmers Creek | Lapeer | MI | 1,896,750 |
704 | Grandville Avenue Project | Grand Rapids | MI | 4,000,000 |
705 | Haist Road over Pigeon River Preventive Maintenance | Winsor Township | MI | 194,000 |
706 | Hubbard Street Rehabilitation | Mount Clemens | MI | 942,400 |
707 | Inkster Road Bridge Over the Lower Rouge River—Capital Preventative Maintenance | Inkster | MI | 329,600 |
708 | Intelligent Transportation Systems Capital Investments in Traffic Signals on M–59 | Pontiac | MI | 2,240,000 |
709 | Iron Belle Trail | Burton | MI | 1,200,000 |
710 | Joe Louis Greenway Hamtramck Drive Shared Use Path | City of Hamtramck | MI | 3,920,000 |
711 | Kalamazoo US–131/US–131BR | Kalamazoo | MI | 14,745,600 |
712 | Kelly Road | Fraser | MI | 3,500,000 |
713 | King Road Bridge Replacement over the Belle River | China Township | MI | 2,299,800 |
714 | Kuhl Road over Shebeon Drain Bridge Replacement | Fairhaven Township | MI | 1,282,400 |
715 | Lake Shore Drive, Houghton County, Michigan | Calumet and Hancock Township | MI | 1,040,000 |
716 | M–143W | Lansing | MI | 597,767 |
717 | M–46 and M–19 Reconstruction | Elmer Township | MI | 10,073,042 |
718 | Marlette Road Bridge over South Branch of the Cass River | Marlette | MI | 1,406,000 |
719 | Miller Road and Rotunda Drive Bridges | Dearborn | MI | 20,000,000 |
720 | Mound Road Industrial Corridor Technology and Innovation Project | Macomb County, Warren | MI | 11,000,000 |
1,000,000 | ||||
10,000,000 | ||||
721 | Mt. Vernon Street Reconstruction | Southfield | MI | 4,400,000 |
722 | N Cedar St | Mason | MI | 2,543,083 |
723 | N Putnam St | Williamston | MI | 375,000 |
724 | N. Leroy Streetscape and Resurfacing Project | Fenton | MI | 1,600,000 |
725 | North Beech Daily Road Rehabilitation Project | Dearborn Heights | MI | 1,417,226 |
726 | Oakland Avenue Road Rehabilitation Project | Highland Park | MI | 1,212,169 |
727 | Oakville Waltz Road | London Township | MI | 3,728,000 |
728 | Orchard Lake Road from 13 Mile to 14 Mile | Farmington Hills | MI | 1,076,085 |
729 | Orchard Lake Road from Middlebelt to Pontiac City Limits | City of Sylvan Lake, West Bloomfield and Bloomfield Township in Oakland County | MI | 2,000,000 |
730 | Ottawa Avenue Project | Grand Rapids | MI | 845,000 |
731 | Pedestrian Improvements on US–12 | Wayne | MI | 828,000 |
732 | Pennsylvania Road Grade Separation | On border of City of Romulus and Huron Township | MI | 15,000,000 |
733 | Pierson Road Reconstruction Project | Mt. Morris Township | MI | 2,400,000 |
734 | Plank Road over US–23 | Milan | MI | 4,335,618 |
735 | Reid Road Downtown Streetscape and Rehabilitation Spur Community Project | Grand Blanc | MI | 700,000 |
736 | Resurfacing of 12 Mile Road in Southfield from Northwester Hwy to Telegraph Road | Southfield | MI | 750,000 |
737 | S Pennsylvania Ave | Lansing | MI | 1,472,000 |
738 | Saginaw Street Road Reconstruction Project | Flint | MI | 1,600,000 |
739 | Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) Bus Replacement | Saginaw | MI | 2,388,456 |
740 | Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) Potter Street Station Study | Saginaw | MI | 200,000 |
741 | Silver Lake Road Connector Trail | Fenton and Linden | MI | 868,682 |
742 | Skanee Road Improvements (from Jentoft Road to Town Road) | L’Anse and Arvon Townships | MI | 7,530,000 |
743 | Skanee Road Improvements (from Town Road to Portice Road) | Arvon Township | MI | 4,000,000 |
744 | Snyder Rd. | East Lansing | MI | 263,500 |
745 | St. Ignace Road Reconstruction | Marquette Township | MI | 800,000 |
746 | State Park Drive Reconstruction | Charter Township of Bangor and Bay City | MI | 2,000,000 |
747 | US–12 over the Coldwater River Reconstruction | Coldwater | MI | 645,360 |
748 | US–127 and US–223 Resurfacing | Addison | MI | 4,800,000 |
749 | W Grand River Rd | Howell | MI | 296,826 |
750 | W Silver Bell Rd | Auburn Hills and Orion Township | MI | 4,200,000 |
751 | Waverly Rd | Lansing | MI | 744,762 |
752 | Wealthy Street- Fuller Ave to East City Limits | Grand Rapids | MI | 7,250,000 |
753 | Wenona Avenue Reconstruction | Bay City | MI | 2,325,000 |
754 | Apple Valley Transit Station Modernization | Apple Valley | MN | 800,000 |
755 | Bottineau LRT Project | Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park | MN | 20,000,000 |
10,000,000 | ||||
10,000,000 | ||||
756 | Burnsville Bus Garage Modernization | Burnsville | MN | 2,400,000 |
757 | City of Wabasha Highway 60 Realignment | Wabasha | MN | 3,975,000 |
758 | E-Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) | Minneapolis to Edina | MN | 5,000,000 |
2,500,000 | ||||
2,500,000 | ||||
759 | F-Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) | Columbia Heights | MN | 4,500,000 |
760 | Goodhue County CSAH 2 Bridge Replacement | Red Wing | MN | 640,000 |
761 | I–35/CSAH 50 Interchange Preliminary Engineering | Lakeville | MN | 700,000 |
762 | I–94 Expansion | St. Paul | MN | 20,000,000 |
763 | Kellogg-Third Street Bridge | St. Paul | MN | 7,500,000 |
764 | Pedestrian Bridge Over I–94 | Minneapolis | MN | 3,000,000 |
765 | Reconnect Rondo Land Bridge | Saint Paul | MN | 5,200,000 |
766 | Rice Street Revitalization Project | Saint Paul | MN | 6,864,000 |
767 | University of Minnesota Arboretum Access and Egress Improvements | Chaska | MN | 5,840,000 |
768 | US 169/TH 282/ CH 9 Interchange Project | Jordan | MN | 2,300,000 |
769 | US Highway 8 Reconstruction | Chisago City, Wyoming, Forest Lake | MN | 20,000,000 |
770 | Veterans Memorial Greenway | Eagan | MN | 5,000,000 |
771 | Adding signing and striping for wrong way counter-measures at various ramp locations throughout the St. Louis District | St. Louis | MO | 708,800 |
772 | Bridge improvement and widening over Elkhorn Creek 1.6 miles south of Rte. CC near Buell | Montgomery County | MO | 720,000 |
773 | Bridge Rehab at Pitman Ave, I–70, and I–64 in Wentzville | Wentzville | MO | 3,088,000 |
774 | Bridge Rehabilitation and Pavement Repairs | St. Louis | MO | 2,576,000 |
775 | Chadwick Flyer Central Greenway Trail | Springfield | MO | 4,000,000 |
776 | Cliffs Drive State Scenic Byway Improvements | Kansas City | MO | 2,160,000 |
777 | Downtown Odessa Infrastructure Improvements | Odessa | MO | 900,000 |
778 | Expand I–44 to 6 lanes in the Springfield area | Springfield | MO | 1,800,000 |
779 | Grand Street Pedestrian Underpass and Streetscape Improvements | Springfield | MO | 3,000,000 |
780 | Hydraulic Study for causeway north of Washington | Washington | MO | 240,000 |
781 | I–44: Bridge rehabilitation over Gasconade overflow. Project involves bridge L0753 | Laclede County | MO | 331,200 |
782 | I–70: Bridge improvements over Chouteau Creek. Project involves bridge A5118 and A5119 | Cooper County | MO | 246,400 |
783 | Improve bridge conditions at Rt. C in Audrain County | Audrain County | MO | 548,800 |
784 | Improve pavement condition Rt. BB Randolph County | Randolph County | MO | 600,800 |
785 | Improve pavement condition Rt. K Randolph County | Randolph County | MO | 763,200 |
786 | Interstate 35 and 19th Street Interchange | Kearney | MO | 5,500,000 |
787 | Jazz District Pedestrian Plaza at 18th & Vine | Kansas City | MO | 6,000,000 |
788 | Kansas City Regional Zero Emission Electric Bus Program | Kansas City | MO | 10,500,000 |
6,000,000 | ||||
4,500,000 | ||||
789 | Little Blue Trace—Rock Island Trail Connector | Kansas City | MO | 500,000 |
790 | MM Highway Expansion from I–44 to US 60 | Republic | MO | 3,200,000 |
791 | MO 100: Bridge improvements over Cedar Creek Project involves A1848 | Osage County | MO | 917,600 |
792 | MO 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 replacement | St. Louis | MO | 2,500,000 |
793 | MO 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 X0439 | Pettis County | MO | 786,400 |
794 | MO 13: Add turn lanes at the intersection of Rte. E | Johnson County | MO | 425,600 |
795 | MO 13: Pavement improvements on the southbound lanes from SE 1100 Road to NE 201 Road | St. Clair County | MO | 748,800 |
796 | MO 19: I–70 to Hermann add shoulders | Montgomery County | MO | 880,000 |
797 | MO 23: Add turn lanes at the intersection of Rte. D | Johnson County | MO | 395,200 |
798 | MO 254: Pavement improvements from Route 64 to Route 54 in Hermitage. | Hermitage | MO | 440,000 |
799 | MO 38: Pavement resurfacing from Rte. J to west of Rte. CC. | Webster County | MO | 676,800 |
800 | MO 47: Engineering for pavement improvements from H to A. | Troy and Hawk Point | MO | 925,600 |
801 | MO 7: Bridge Rehabilitation over Truman Lake. Project involves bridge A3465 | Benton County | MO | 96,000 |
802 | MO 89: Pavement improvements from Rte. 50 to Rte. E | Rte. 50 to Rte. E in Osage County | MO | 2,833,600 |
803 | MO94 Bridge over Treloar Creek Bridge | Warren County | MO | 640,800 |
804 | North Baltimore (Business 63) Improvements | Kirksville | MO | 955,294 |
805 | OR 70: Bridge replacement over Little Cedar Creek. Project involves bridge N0974 | Boone County | MO | 852,800 |
806 | Pavement 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 County | MO | 2,656,000 |
807 | Payment to St. Robert to add sidewalks and upgrade signalized intersection at St. Robert Boulevard in St. Robert | St. Robert | MO | 547,200 |
808 | Raum Road Bridge Replacement | Lawson | MO | 3,128,000 |
809 | Riverway Boulevard Reconstruction | Riverside | MO | 3,200,000 |
810 | RT 18: Pavement improvements from Rte. Y to I–49 in Adrian and on Loop 49 from Passaic to Rte. 52 in Butler. | Adrian | MO | 1,586,400 |
811 | RT A: Bridge replacement over Enon Creek. Project involves bridge K0851 | Moniteau County | MO | 1,091,200 |
812 | RT A: Bridge replacement over Moreau Creek. Project involves R0235 | Cole County | MO | 545,600 |
813 | RT 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 A2331 | Peculiar | MO | 555,200 |
814 | RT J: Bridge removal over the Niangua River. Project involves bridge S0391 | Camden County | MO | 204,800 |
815 | RT K: Pavement improvements from I–49 to County Road 1800 near Nevada. | Nevada | MO | 448,000 |
816 | RT PP: Pavement improvements from Route C in Roseland to Route 7 in Tightwad | Roseland | MO | 453,600 |
817 | RT T: Pavement improvements and add rumblestripes from Rte. 52 to Rte. 135 and from Rte. 135 to the end of state maintenance | Morgan County | MO | 3,020,000 |
818 | RT. K bridge replacement over Dry Fork Creek Bridge | Montgomery County | MO | 965,600 |
819 | Study to determine base stability and flood resiliency near McKitrick | McKittrick | MO | 80,000 |
820 | Updated study for RR overpass near High Hill | High Hill | MO | 1,600,000 |
821 | Upgrade 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 Windsor | Windsor | MO | 140,800 |
822 | US 160: Pavement improvements from I–49 in Lamar Heights to County Road 30th Lane east of Lamar. | Lamar | MO | 609,600 |
823 | US 50: Reconstruct concrete pavement from Rte. EE to Independence Rd. | Rte. EE to Independence Road in Franklin County | MO | 2,800,000 |
824 | US 50: Reconstruct pavement from Rte. Y to Rte. C | Rte. Y to Rte. C in Franklin County | MO | 2,640,000 |
825 | US 54: Study for updated scope & estimate for shared 4–lane from Mexico to Louisiana | Louisiana | MO | 800,000 |
400,000 | ||||
400,000 | ||||
826 | US60 and Route 125 Interchange | Rogersville | MO | 5,250,000 |
827 | US65: Pavement improvements from the Osage River in Warsaw to 0.4 mile south of Rte. MM. | Warsaw | MO | 1,049,600 |
828 | West Florissant Avenue Great Streets | Ferguson, Dellwood, and Jennings | MO | 10,000,000 |
829 | A/E Design for the Fixed Route Bus Stops | Saipan | MP | 300,000 |
830 | Construction of Bus Transfer Stations at the Northern Marianas College, Paseo De Marianas and Kagman | Saipan | MP | 900,000 |
831 | Construction of the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority Covered Bus Parking Facility | Saipan | MP | 3,000,000 |
832 | Design and Construction of the Rota Transit Maintenance Facility | Rota | MP | 520,000 |
833 | Design and Construction of Tinian Transit Maintenance Facility | Tinian | MP | 520,000 |
834 | Procurement of Four (4) Rolling Stocks for Rota and Tinian Demand Responsive Services | Rota and Tinian | MP | 480,000 |
835 | Route 10 Drainage Improvements and Road Overlay | Rota | MP | 2,000,000 |
836 | Route 205 Road and Drainage Improvements | Tinian | MP | 2,000,000 |
837 | Route 30 (Chalan Pale Arnold) Safety Improvements | Saipan | MP | 2,000,000 |
838 | Route 302 (Naftan Road) Improvements | Saipan | MP | 2,000,000 |
839 | Supply and Installation of 187 Bus Stop Shelters | Saipan | MP | 4,500,000 |
840 | Supply of Maintenance Equipment & Tools for the COTA Maintenance Facility | Saipan | MP | 400,000 |
841 | Bulldog Way Extended Improvements | Starkville | MS | 3,360,000 |
842 | Jackson Point Road Bridge | Wilkinson County | MS | 4,000,000 |
843 | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Multi-Road Overlay Project | Choctaw | MS | 2,653,195 |
844 | Morgantown Road Safety Improvements | Natchez | MS | 2,400,000 |
845 | Bozeman Segment One—Reunion Access Network | Madison | MS | 4,000,000 |
846 | Airport Boulevard Sidewalk | Morrisville | NC | 208,000 |
847 | Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway, Phase 2 | Greensboro | NC | 6,400,000 |
848 | Avent Ferry Road Realignment | Holly Springs | NC | 1,000,000 |
849 | B–5871 Replace Bridge no. 628 Over Lake Lure 5250. Dam and Broad River | Lake Lure | NC | 8,000,000 |
850 | Black Creek Greenway | Cary | NC | 4,984,800 |
851 | Bryant Bridge North/Goose Creek West Trail | Durham | NC | 2,320,000 |
852 | Bus Replacement Funding for Triangle Transit Systems | Chapel Hill | NC | 8,000,000 |
853 | CATS Battery Electric Bus Fleet Transition | Charlotte | NC | 8,000,000 |
854 | Downtown Pedestrian Bridge | Rocky Mount | NC | 4,000,000 |
855 | Duke Beltline Trail | Durham | NC | 7,726,000 |
856 | EB–5753 Baldwin Avenue Sidewalk Project | Marion | NC | 349,600 |
857 | Electric buses and charging infrastructure, City of Greensboro | Greensboro | NC | 2,759,000 |
858 | Festival Street | Cornelius | NC | 2,200,000 |
859 | Fuquay-Varina Townwide ITS/Signal System | Fuquay-Varina | NC | 2,560,000 |
860 | GoRaleigh/GoWake Coordinated ADA Paratransit Facility | Raleigh | NC | 9,000,000 |
861 | Greenville Bridge Repair and Replacement | Greenville | NC | 2,851,200 |
862 | Hanging Dog Bridge | Murphy | NC | 1,676,000 |
863 | High Point Heritage Greenway—Phase 1 | High Point | NC | 4,000,000 |
864 | Jonathan Creek Safety Project | Maggie Valley | NC | 160,000 |
865 | Military Cutoff Road (US 17)/Eastwood Road (US 74) Interchange (Drysdale Drive Extension) | Wilmington | NC | 3,840,000 |
866 | N. Fork Coweeta Creek Bridge Replacement | Otta | NC | 452,000 |
867 | Pender Street Pedestrian Improvement, Infrastructure Repair, and Resurfacing | Wilson | NC | 8,400,000 |
868 | RIDE- Rural Microtransit | Wilson | NC | 2,000,000 |
869 | Silas Creek Parkway Sidewalk | Winston-Salem | NC | 4,533,600 |
870 | South Tar River Greenway | Greenville | NC | 1,775,000 |
871 | Streetlighting on High Injury Network | Charlotte | NC | 8,000,000 |
872 | Transit Bus Stop Improvements | Chapel Hill | NC | 900,000 |
873 | US 19/129 Road Improvements | Murphy | NC | 3,851,000 |
874 | US 74/NC 108 Interchange | Columbus | NC | 1,000,000 |
875 | Heartland Expressway Phase III | Minatare | NE | 10,000,000 |
876 | Signal System Master Plan Accelerated Implementation | Omaha | NE | 20,000,000 |
877 | US–275 Norfolk to Wisner | Norfolk to Wisner | NE | 20,000,000 |
878 | Ashuelot-Trail Cheshire Trail (42511) | Swanzey | NH | 1,200,000 |
879 | Bedford 40664—U.S. 3 Widening from Hawthorne Drive North to Manchester Airport Access Road | Bedford | NH | 4,980,000 |
880 | Claremont Intersection Improvements (13428) | Claremont | NH | 1,000,000 |
881 | Conway Phase II Pathway | Conway | NH | 1,656,000 |
882 | Derry Rail Trail (Folsom Rd to Londonderry town line) | Derry | NH | 792,000 |
883 | George Street Bridge (40653) | Keene | NH | 729,191 |
884 | Gorham Sidewalk (Route 2 (Lancaster Rd)) | Gorham | NH | 898,196 |
885 | Heritage Rail Trail East | Nashua | NH | 1,200,000 |
886 | Littleton Sidewalk Project (41362) | Littleton | NH | 710,159 |
887 | Loudon Intersection Improvements (40632) | Loudon | NH | 2,347,256 |
888 | Malboro Street Cheshire Rail Trail (42515) | Keene | NH | 681,123 |
889 | Maplewood Avenue Complete Streets | Portsmouth | NH | 2,804,300 |
890 | Merrimack River Greenway | Concord | NH | 1,584,800 |
891 | Multi-use Path Connecting Warner Village to Exit 9 Business Area | Warner | NH | 920,000 |
892 | NH 128 and Sherburne Road and Mammoth and 111A | Pelham | NH | 1,240,000 |
893 | Pedestrian Bridge Crossing Granite Street | Manchester | NH | 3,360,000 |
894 | Plymouth Sidewalk Project | Plymouth | NH | 414,000 |
895 | Reconstruct Mechanic St / High St / Mascoma St Intersection (4094) | Lebanon | NH | 2,400,000 |
896 | Rt 11 Safety and Capacity Improvements | Rochester | NH | 5,664,000 |
897 | Spruce Street Connector | Nashua | NH | 1,000,000 |
898 | Trestle Bridge—Mill City Park Trail | Franklin | NH | 1,200,000 |
899 | Waterville Valley Pedestrian Improvements | Waterville Valley | NH | 948,110 |
900 | Whitefield Sidewalk Project | Whitefield | NH | 396,704 |
901 | Berkshire Valley Road Truck Circulation Project | Kenvil (Roxbury Township) | NJ | 2,000,000 |
902 | Bloomfield Avenue Roadway Improvements & Traffic Signal Modernization | West Caldwell, Caldwell, North Caldwell, Verona, Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, and Newark | NJ | 10,000,000 |
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903 | Bloomfield Station Rehabilitation Project | Bloomfield | NJ | 2,000,000 |
904 | Carteret Ferry Terminal Project | Carteret | NJ | 5,625,000 |
905 | City of Passaic Pedestrian Greenway Project | Passaic | NJ | 883,432 |
906 | Construction of Pedestrian Bridge on Columbia Trail (Relocation of Openaki Bridge Truss) | Long Valley (Washington Township) | NJ | 1,000,000 |
907 | Cranford Station Rehabilitation Project | Cranford | NJ | 1,120,000 |
908 | Dennisville Petersburg Road (CR 610) Resurfacing Improvements | Dennis Township | NJ | 1,640,000 |
909 | Dunellen Bikeway and Pedestrian Safety Improvements | Dunellen | NJ | 475,723 |
910 | East Orange Train Station | East Orange | NJ | 800,000 |
911 | Enhanced Laydown Area for Offshore Wind Industry, Paulsboro Marine Terminal | Paulsboro | NJ | 4,750,000 |
912 | Freehold’s Parking Improvement project | Freehold Borough | NJ | 557,716 |
913 | Great Falls Gateway Phase II | Paterson | NJ | 972,000 |
914 | Hackettstown Mobility Improvement | Hackettstown | NJ | 4,712,000 |
915 | Hamilton Street Plaza Project | Bound Brook | NJ | 1,760,000 |
916 | Hand Avenue (CR–658) Bridge Over Skeeter Island Creek | Middle Township | NJ | 1,310,000 |
917 | Highlands Rail Trail Phase II | Wanaque | NJ | 800,000 |
918 | Hudson County’s County Avenue Reconstruction | Secaucus | NJ | 1,400,000 |
919 | Irvington Avenue Sidewalks and Streetscape Improvements | South Orange | NJ | 2,750,000 |
920 | Jackson Avenue/Riverside Avenue Improvements Project | Rutherford | NJ | 250,000 |
921 | Kingsland Avenue Bridge Replacement Project | Lyndhurst and Nutley | NJ | 5,000,000 |
922 | Koleda Park Improvement Project | Middletown | NJ | 800,000 |
923 | Lackawanna Cut-off Culvert Relocation | Byram | NJ | 1,600,000 |
924 | Lincoln Avenue Drainage Improvements Project | Elizabeth | NJ | 2,080,000 |
925 | Long Branch Intermodal Station Project | Long Branch | NJ | 13,000,000 |
926 | McBride Avenue Roundabout Project | Woodland Park | NJ | 960,000 |
927 | Mercer County Bus Purchase | West Trenton | NJ | 732,000 |
928 | Mercer County Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations | Trenton | NJ | 454,500 |
929 | Mercer County Roadway Safety Improvements | Mercer County | NJ | 640,000 |
930 | Newark Broad Street Signal Optimization | Newark | NJ | 1,650,000 |
931 | North Broad Street Redevelopment Project | Newark | NJ | 1,200,000 |
932 | Ocean Drive (CR621) Upgrades and Bridge Improvements | Lower Township | NJ | 7,000,000 |
933 | Parkside Neighborhood School and Pedestrian Traffic Safety | Camden | NJ | 6,000,000 |
934 | Passaic Bus Terminal Canopy | Passaic | NJ | 1,600,000 |
935 | Patriots Way Bridge Superstructure Replacement | Oakland | NJ | 4,184,830 |
936 | Pedestrian Bridge at the Great Falls National Historical Park | Paterson | NJ | 1,000,000 |
937 | Pedestrian Improvement for Metro Park | Township of Woodbridge | NJ | 1,250,000 |
938 | Permanent Ferry Terminal Peninsula Project | Bayonne | NJ | 4,321,600 |
939 | Pleasant Avenue & Park Avenue / Pedestrian & Vehicular Safety Improvements & Restoration Project | Weehawken | NJ | 7,520,000 |
940 | Point Pleasant Beach Channel Drive ADA Compliance Upgrade and Surface Revitalization project | Point Pleasant Beach Borough | NJ | 1,399,785 |
941 | Pompton River Rail Bridge (Pequannock Valley Pedestrian Trail) Substructure Repair | Township of Pequannock, Morris County, and Township of Wayne, Passaic County | NJ | 1,500,000 |
942 | Reconstruction of Pedestrian Bridges over Cole Drive (Bridgewater Train Station) | Bridgewater | NJ | 1,280,000 |
943 | Replacement of Morris County Bridge 1400–433 on Bloomfield Avenue over a Tributary to Passaic River in the Township of Montville, Morris County | Montville/Pine Brooke | NJ | 2,000,000 |
944 | Replacement of Morris County Bridge 1400–935 on Lenape Island Road over Indian Lake in the Township of Denville, Morris County | Denville | NJ | 1,000,000 |
945 | River Road Overpass | West New York | NJ | 5,200,000 |
946 | River Road Subsurface Soil Stabilization | Edgewater | NJ | 1,760,000 |
947 | Roadway Rehabilitation East Atlantic Avenue CR727 | Somerdale, Hi-Nella, Stratford | NJ | 1,500,000 |
948 | Roadway Rehabilitation Evesham Road, CR 544 | Lawnside, Magnolia, Somerdale, Cherry Hill, Voorhees | NJ | 2,500,000 |
949 | Roadway Rehabilitation Haddon Ave. CR561 | Haddon Township, Collingswood | NJ | 3,000,000 |
950 | Roadway Rehabilitation Red Bank Avenue CR644 | Woodbury | NJ | 1,765,000 |
951 | Route 202, First Avenue Intersection Improvements – Right of Way Acquisitions | Raritan | NJ | 3,340,685 |
952 | Route 29 Tunnel Ventilation System | Trenton | NJ | 2,400,000 |
953 | Route 33 Bridge Over Millstone River | Millstone Township | NJ | 3,640,000 |
954 | Route 35 Bridge Over the North Branch of Wreck Pond | Wall | NJ | 3,736,000 |
955 | Route 55/Route 47 Interchange | Millville | NJ | 9,250,000 |
956 | Seaside Heights Boardwalk Replacement | Seaside Heights | NJ | 400,000 |
957 | Shaler Boulevard Streetscape Project | Ridgefield | NJ | 250,000 |
958 | Skyline Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge | Ringwood | NJ | 800,000 |
959 | South Orange Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project | Newark | NJ | 4,000,000 |
960 | Study & Engineering Design for the Rehabilitation or Replacement of Sussex County Bridge K-03 in the Borough of Hopatcong | Hopatcong | NJ | 2,360,000 |
961 | Sussex County Guide Rail Upgrade Program | Frankford and Wantage | NJ | 1,000,000 |
962 | Sussex County Skylands Ride Capital Project | Hamburg | NJ | 400,000 |
963 | Teaneck Pedestrian Overpass Replacement | Teaneck | NJ | 4,000,000 |
964 | Tenafly Roadway Resurface & Improvements | Borough of Tenafly | NJ | 1,545,000 |
965 | The County Road 539 Overpass Project | Plumstead | NJ | 8,000,000 |
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966 | Traffic Signal Optimization/Adaptive Signals Along McCarter Highway (Route 21) | Newark | NJ | 1,600,000 |
967 | U.S. Route 130/Delaware Avenue/Florence Columbus Road Intersection Improvements | Florence Township | NJ | 17,320,000 |
968 | Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Allen Ave. Bridge, Township of Union | Union Township | NJ | 400,000 |
969 | Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Faitoute Ave. Bridge, Kenilworth | Kenilworth | NJ | 600,000 |
970 | Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative—High Street Bridge | Summit | NJ | 600,000 |
971 | Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Oakland Place Bridge | Summit | NJ | 760,000 |
972 | Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Pine Grove Avenue Bridge | Summit | NJ | 800,000 |
973 | Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative – Shunpike Road Bridge | Summit | NJ | 600,000 |
974 | Union County Structurally Deficient Bridge Initiative—Spring Garden Bridge, Cranford | Cranford | NJ | 800,000 |
975 | West County Drive (CR 646) Extension | Township of Branchburg | NJ | 6,493,600 |
976 | West Milford Bikeway Connector Project | West Milford | NJ | 536,000 |
977 | Willingboro EV Charging Stations | Willingboro | NJ | 800,000 |
978 | Woodbine Bikeway and Trailhead Improvements | Borough of Woodbine | NJ | 800,000 |
979 | Arroyo De Los Chamisos Crossing | Santa Fe | NM | 4,900,000 |
980 | Coal Avenue Commons “Event Street” | Gallup | NM | 3,500,000 |
981 | County Road 43—Superman Canyon Bridges | McKinley County—Churchrock Chapter | NM | 4,500,000 |
982 | Foothills Drive Enhancement Phase III | Farmington | NM | 1,324,800 |
983 | Kilgore Street Improvements | Portales | NM | 2,079,000 |
984 | Rio Lucero Road Improvement Project | Taos Pueblo | NM | 3,048,910 |
985 | Wild Rose Road (Route #670) and Pedestrian Improvement Project | Santa Clara Pueblo | NM | 618,000 |
986 | Arlington Avenue Bridges Project | Reno | NV | 6,000,000 |
987 | Charleston Boulevard Underpass | Las Vegas | NV | 7,000,000 |
988 | Charleston Park Avenue Reconstruction Project | Pahrump | NV | 1,552,079 |
989 | Coleman Road Expansion | Fallon | NV | 5,000,000 |
990 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus and Fuel Site Project | Reno | NV | 5,240,000 |
991 | I–15 South Package 2—Sloan to Blue Diamond | Las Vegas | NV | 5,000,000 |
992 | Maryland Parkway Bus Rapid Transit Zero Emission Fleet | Las Vegas | NV | 5,000,000 |
993 | North Las Vegas Street Light Conversion | North Las Vegas | NV | 12,000,000 |
994 | Rancho Drive Complete Streets Improvements | Las Vegas | NV | 3,000,000 |
995 | SR28 Central Corridor Sand Harbor to Spooner—Secret Harbor to Skunk Harbor Trail, Parking and Safety Improvements | Carson City | NV | 1,760,000 |
996 | William Street Complete Streets Project | Carson City | NV | 2,000,000 |
997 | ADA: Classon Ave / Crosstown Line (G Train) | Brooklyn | NY | 5,000,000 |
998 | ADA: Forest Hills Platform Extensions & Elevators | Queens | NY | 16,910,000 |
999 | ADA: Parkchester-E.177 St / Pelham Line (6 Train) | Bronx | NY | 15,000,000 |
1000 | Asharoken Avenue | Northport | NY | 800,000 |
1001 | Bannister Creek Bridge Rehabilitation | Lawrence | NY | 4,940,000 |
1002 | Basher Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation | Tarrytown | NY | 494,400 |
1003 | Bayville Bridge | Bayville | NY | 14,489,446 |
1004 | Bridge Repair/Safety Assurance, Westchester County | Tarrytown | NY | 1,096,395 |
1005 | Bridge Replacement of CR46 (William Floyd Parkway) over Narrow Bay | Brookhaven | NY | 7,200,000 |
1006 | Broadway Junction Improvements Phase 1, Brooklyn, NY, 8th Congressional District | Brooklyn | NY | 8,000,000 |
1007 | City of Poughkeepsie Market Street Connectivity Project | Poughkeepsie | NY | 2,400,000 |
1008 | Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation I–495 | Brookhaven | NY | 7,998,048 |
1009 | County Route 7&8—RTE 299 Roadway Repaving | Towns of New Paltz and Gardiner | NY | 3,600,000 |
1010 | Craig Street Corridor Project | Schenectady | NY | 2,700,000 |
1011 | Del Valle Square/Crames Square Traffic, Safety, and Plaza Improvements | Bronx | NY | 4,870,000 |
1012 | DL&W Station | Buffalo | NY | 5,000,000 |
1013 | Electric Bus Charging Facility | Rochester | NY | 800,000 |
1014 | Elmwood Avenue Multiuse Corridor Improvement | Rochester | NY | 8,596,000 |
1015 | Griswold Road over Murder Creek Bridge Replacement | Darien | NY | 1,203,200 |
1016 | Half Moon Bay Bridge Reconstruction Project | Croton-on-Hudson | NY | 1,500,000 |
1017 | Heritage Trail Extension: Hartley Road to Downtown Middletown (Segment 2) | Town of Goshen | NY | 500,000 |
1018 | High Line Connections—Hudson River Park / Javits Center Connection | New York | NY | 5,000,000 |
1019 | Highland Avenue over Wallace Street | Otisville | NY | 1,250,000 |
1020 | Highway and Pedestrian Safety Infrastructure Improvements | Kiryas Joel | NY | 1,380,000 |
1021 | Highway Improvements to the Interval Avenue Area, Farmingdale | Oyster Bay | NY | 1,000,000 |
1022 | Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail | Beacon | NY | 4,350,000 |
1023 | Hudson Line Tunnels | Peekskill | NY | 4,550,000 |
1024 | I–84/Route 9D Connectivity (Beacon-Fishkill) | Beacon and Town of Fishkill | NY | 400,000 |
1025 | Improvements to East Lincoln Avenue, Riverdale Avnenue and Pirates Cove, Massapequa | Oyster Bay | NY | 1,000,000 |
1026 | Inner Loop North Transformation Project | Rochester | NY | 4,000,000 |
1027 | Lake St. Bridge Project | Newburgh | NY | 1,750,000 |
1028 | Lake to Lake Road Bridge Replacement | Town of Gorham | NY | 1,464,000 |
1029 | Level 2 EV Charging Network in NYCDOT Municipal Parking Facilities | Queens | NY | 734,400 |
1030 | Little Bay Park Promenade | Bayside | NY | 1,000,000 |
1031 | Long Beach Road Improvements, South Hempstead, NY | Rockville Centre | NY | 4,780,000 |
1032 | Multi-Modal Phase I/Pedestrian Connector Project | Amsterdam | NY | 4,500,000 |
1033 | Newburgh Ferry Landing Pier | Newburgh | NY | 4,000,000 |
1034 | Northport Flooding on Main St. | Northport | NY | 1,392,000 |
1035 | Northwest Bronx School Safety Improvement Project | Bronx | NY | 2,331,000 |
1036 | NY 146 and NY146A Bicycle & Pedestrian Access Improvements | Clifton Park | NY | 1,055,000 |
1037 | NYS Route 133 Bike Lane | Ossining | NY | 1,500,000 |
1038 | Onondaga Lake Canalways Trail—Salina Extension Project | Syracuse | NY | 8,000,000 |
1039 | Orange-Dutchess Transportation Access and Mobility Study | Goshen | NY | 400,000 |
1040 | Outer Harbor Multi-Use Trails | Buffalo | NY | 2,000,000 |
1041 | Park Ave—Ingersoll Houses Safety Improvements | Brooklyn | NY | 1,942,000 |
1042 | Perry Road (CR 64) Highway Rehabilitation | Mt. Morris | NY | 1,440,000 |
1043 | Phase 1 of the New York State Route 38 – State Street Pavement Preservation Project | Auburn | NY | 2,778,400 |
1044 | Preventative Maintenance Pavement from Route 67/Route 10 Ephratah to Johnstown City Line | Town of Johnstown & Ephratah | NY | 3,394,752 |
1045 | Purchase of Eight Electric Buses for Use in Emerging Markets – Montgomery County | Albany | NY | 6,000,000 |
1046 | Putnam County's Donald B. Smith Transit Hub | Carmel | NY | 1,500,000 |
1047 | Rapids Road Highway Improvements | Lockport | NY | 4,000,000 |
1048 | Reconstruction of Osborne Street | Auburn | NY | 4,407,200 |
1049 | Reconstruction of the Intersection of Rt 7, Rt 23 and Maple St in Oneonta into Roundabout Configuration | Oneonta | NY | 3,200,000 |
1050 | Replacement of the Bridge Street Bridge over Schoharie Creek | Schoharie | NY | 6,254,400 |
1051 | Restoration of Van Cortlandt Manor Entrance Road Project | Croton-on-Hudson | NY | 600,000 |
1052 | Riverside Drive Pedestrian Mall | New York | NY | 2,400,000 |
1053 | Rose Road over Bowen Creek Bridge Replacement | Batavia | NY | 1,033,600 |
1054 | Route 104 Intersection Improvement Project | Ontario | NY | 1,254,400 |
1055 | Route 2 Multi-Modal Connectivity Project | Troy | NY | 5,700,000 |
1056 | Route 28/South Inlet Lake | Town of Arietta | NY | 6,621,248 |
1057 | Route 31 Improvement Project | Wayne County | NY | 2,970,400 |
1058 | RT 12E/ Chaumont River | Village of Chaumont | NY | 9,984,000 |
1059 | Safe and Accessible Midtown Kingston | Kingston | NY | 6,053,818 |
1060 | Safe Passage for CRCS Students | Cuba | NY | 1,472,000 |
1061 | Safe Routes to School- Bronx (HWCSCH4D) | Bronx | NY | 1,682,000 |
1062 | Safe Routes to School—Manhattan (HWCSCHMN) | New York | NY | 3,643,000 |
1063 | Safe Routes to Transit 86th Street | Brooklyn | NY | 2,516,000 |
1064 | Sands Point Preserve Bridge | Village of Sands Point | NY | 1,784,000 |
1065 | Sharp Road (CR 181) over Spring Brook Bridge Replacement | Concord | NY | 1,400,000 |
1066 | Shoreline Trail | Lackawanna and Hamburg | NY | 2,000,000 |
1067 | Southeast Queens Flooding Relief | Queens | NY | 3,859,000 |
1068 | Street Restoration in Brooklyn—Hancock St, Bushwick Ave, Hill St, E 80th St | Brooklyn | NY | 4,884,000 |
1069 | The Maiden Lane Rehabilitation Project | Greece | NY | 6,604,000 |
1070 | The New Rochelle LINC Project | New Rochelle | NY | 13,000,000 |
1071 | The Riverline | Buffalo | NY | 10,500,000 |
1072 | Twin Cities Highway Complete Streets | Tonawanda and North Tonawanda | NY | 500,000 |
1073 | Ulster County Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure | Kingston | NY | 800,000 |
1074 | Union Turnpike Center Median Replacement | Queens | NY | 2,355,200 |
1075 | Van Wyck Expressway Access Improvement to John F. Kennedy Airport | Queens | NY | 16,141,000 |
1076 | Victor Traffic Mitigation Project | Victor | NY | 9,920,000 |
1077 | Village of Ossining Route 9 Road Diet Project | Ossining | NY | 1,000,000 |
1078 | Water Street Rejuvenation Project | Elmira | NY | 1,289,400 |
1079 | West Broadway Rehabilitation | Woodmere to Cedarhurst | NY | 9,670,000 |
1080 | West Lake Road (CR 3) Preventative Maintenance | Perry | NY | 931,478 |
1081 | Williams Bridge Station Renewal | Bronx | NY | 14,675,000 |
1082 | Yonkers Greenway | Yonkers | NY | 1,791,600 |
1083 | 11th Street Reconstruction Project | Canton | OH | 1,500,000 |
1084 | Arlington Road Corridor | Green | OH | 5,578,551 |
1085 | Bagley Road Reconstruction | North Ridgeville | OH | 1,500,000 |
1086 | BRO–32–4.16 | Mt. Orab | OH | 10,000,000 |
1087 | Cherry Rd Bridges Rehabilitation | Massillon | OH | 1,480,000 |
1088 | CLE CR 3 – Aicholtz Road Roundabouts | Cincinnati | OH | 2,000,000 |
1089 | CLE SR32–2.33 – CLE CR55 Overpass | Batavia | OH | 1,500,000 |
1090 | Cleveland Avenue Multimodal Facility Project | Westerville | OH | 800,000 |
1091 | Columbia Road—I–90 Interchange | Westlake | OH | 1,900,000 |
1092 | E. Main Street (SR153) & Nickel Plate Intersection Improvement | Louisville | OH | 1,200,000 |
1093 | East Dayton Rails-to-Trails (Flight Line) | Dayton | OH | 2,000,000 |
1094 | Easton Street/GlenOak HS Intersection Improvements | Canton | OH | 575,000 |
1095 | Electric Trolley Power Distribution System | Dayton | OH | 3,600,000 |
1096 | French Creek Greenway Phase 1 | Avon | OH | 595,637 |
1097 | Gaysport Bridge Replacement Project | Philo | OH | 3,000,000 |
1098 | HAM–75–1.95 | Cincinnati | OH | 8,640,000 |
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1099 | Hydrogen Infrastructure Tank Increase | Canton | OH | 1,000,000 |
1100 | Interchange Construction Project on I–71 at Sunbury Parkway | Sunbury | OH | 3,000,000 |
1101 | Kungle Road Culvert Replacement | Norton | OH | 308,000 |
1102 | LUC IR 475 @ US 20A Interchange | Lucas County | OH | 10,000,000 |
1103 | Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan | Mansfield | OH | 2,000,000 |
1104 | Miller Road—I77 Interchange | Brecksville | OH | 12,000,000 |
1105 | Olmsted Falls Columbia Rd. | Olmsted Falls | OH | 1,900,000 |
1106 | Pearl Road Brunswick | Brunswick | OH | 2,718,700 |
1107 | Pearl Road Improvements | Brunswick | OH | 1,500,000 |
1108 | River Styx Road/SR 162 Intersection Roundabout | Montville Township | OH | 3,200,000 |
1109 | Sprague Road Widening Parma | Parma | OH | 800,000 |
1110 | SR283 Capacity Improvements | Mentor | OH | 3,148,000 |
1111 | Stark County CR–224 | North Canton | OH | 350,000 |
1112 | State Route 13 Relocation | Mount Vernon | OH | 1,900,405 |
1113 | State Route 254 & State Route 83 Intersection Improvement | Avon | OH | 1,500,000 |
1114 | Study and Design of ATB 531 | Ashtabula | OH | 2,400,000 |
1115 | The Point Intersection—US 36/SR 37 | Delaware | OH | 4,000,000 |
1116 | Thornwood Crossing Project | Newark | OH | 5,000,000 |
1117 | U.S. Route 30—East Canton Expansion | East Canton | OH | 1,500,000 |
1118 | US–422 Harper Road Interchange | Solon | OH | 2,414,288 |
1119 | W. Tuscarawas Street Safety Corridor Project | Canton | OH | 1,000,000 |
1120 | Wadsworth Streetscape | Wadsworth | OH | 2,500,000 |
1121 | Wayne CR–30 Resurfacing project | Wooster | OH | 1,219,962 |
1122 | West Creek Greenway | Parma | OH | 2,720,000 |
1123 | Western Hills Viaduct Replacement Project | Cincinnati | OH | 15,000,000 |
1124 | Bobcat Way: Transformation of Fairview Avenue | Grandview Heights | OH | 1,000,000 |
1125 | Broad Street and James Road Intersection | Columbus | OH | 1,000,000 |
1126 | Cherry Bottom Road Emergency Stabilization | Gahanna | OH | 860,000 |
1127 | City of Akron—North Main Street Complete Streets Project | Akron | OH | 4,000,000 |
1128 | Cleveland Hopkins Airport Master Plan Interstate Access Improvement Project | Cleveland | OH | 2,000,000 |
1129 | Cuyahoga Falls—Gorge Terrace Street Transformation Project | City of Cuyahoga Falls | OH | 7,200,000 |
1130 | Eastgate—State Route 46 and Warren-Sharon Road Intersection Safety Improvements | Howland Township | OH | 4,000,000 |
1131 | Ferris Road Corridor | Columbus | OH | 2,000,000 |
1132 | Hiawatha Park Drive Urban Greenway | Columbus | OH | 1,000,000 |
1133 | Hudson Street and Greenway Trail | Columbus | OH | 1,000,000 |
1134 | Jackson Street/ Civic Center Mall Corridor-Lucas County | Toledo | OH | 4,000,000 |
1135 | Life and Safety Facility Upgrades, TARTA M&O Facility | Toledo | OH | 4,000,000 |
1136 | Lorain County Lakefront Connectivity Project | Lorain Ohio | OH | 4,000,000 |
1137 | Mahoning Avenue Industrial Corridor Upgrade | Jackson Township | OH | 4,000,000 |
1138 | Multimodal Lakefront Access, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | City of Cleveland Boundary, including Bay Village, Rocky River, and Lakewood | OH | 2,000,000 |
1139 | Operation Safewalks – Refugee Road | Columbus | OH | 2,000,000 |
1140 | Reynoldsburg East Main Phase II | Reynoldsburg | OH | 1,585,000 |
1141 | Reynoldsburg Park & Ride | Reynoldsburg | OH | 500,000 |
1142 | Rickenbacker Area Access—Northbound Bridge Project | Columbus | OH | 5,000,000 |
1143 | Rickenbacker Area Mobility Center (RAMC) | Columbus | OH | 3,000,000 |
1144 | Sandusky Bay Pathway | Sandusky | OH | 4,000,000 |
1145 | Bridges on Interstate 35 at Interchanges between Memorial and 2nd Street | Edmond | OK | 10,000,000 |
1146 | I–35 Widening in Love County | Love County | OK | 17,120,000 |
1147 | I35/I240 Interchange | Oklahoma City | OK | 10,000,000 |
1148 | I–40 and Exit 65 in Clinton | Clinton | OK | 3,250,000 |
1149 | S.E. 29th Street Bridge Replacement & Repair Project | Midwest City | OK | 2,880,000 |
1150 | SH30 from SH33 N. 2 miles in Roger Mills Co | Durham | OK | 2,000,000 |
1151 | SH–33 from Blaine County line east to SH–74 | Kingfisher | OK | 3,250,000 |
1152 | US–270 between Watonga and Seiling | Watonga | OK | 3,250,000 |
1153 | US–287 from Boise City north to Colorado (Ports-to-Plains Corridor) | Boise City | OK | 3,250,000 |
1154 | 181st Safety Improvements | Gresham | OR | 4,000,000 |
1155 | 82nd Avenue Safety Projects | Portland | OR | 5,000,000 |
1156 | Albany Transit Operations Facility | Albany | OR | 1,563,978 |
1157 | Beaverton Downtown Loop: Phase 1 Improvements | Beaverton | OR | 4,000,000 |
1158 | Benton Area Transit Vehicle Replacement | Corvallis | OR | 528,000 |
1159 | Corvallis Area Pedestrian Crossing Improvements | Corvallis | OR | 880,000 |
1160 | Georgia Pacific Mill Site Rail-Served Marine Terminal | Coos Bay | OR | 4,500,000 |
1161 | I–5: Aurora-Donald Interchange Improvement Project | Aurora | OR | 20,000,000 |
1162 | Libby Lane Repaving | Coos Bay | OR | 486,400 |
1163 | LTD Electric Bus Replacement | Eugene | OR | 1,844,322 |
1164 | Main Avenue/OR 104 Pedestrian Route | Warrenton | OR | 1,360,000 |
1165 | NW Circle Boulevard Reconstruction/Rehabilitation | Corvallis | OR | 2,800,000 |
1166 | OR18: Newberg-Dundee Bypass Phase 2 (OR219 Section) | Newberg | OR | 8,000,000 |
1167 | River Road—Santa Clara Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge | Eugene | OR | 1,500,000 |
1168 | Rose Lane / High Crash Corridor – Smart Tech and Safety Improvements – 122nd | Portland | OR | 5,000,000 |
1169 | Safety and Smart Technology Investments: Central City, Broadway | Portland | OR | 4,000,000 |
2,000,000 | ||||
2,000,000 | ||||
1170 | Siuslaw River Bridge Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project | Florence | OR | 897,300 |
1171 | Territorial Highway Reconstruction Phase 3 | Lane County | OR | 5,000,000 |
1172 | TriMet Zero Emission Bus Infrastructure | Portland | OR | 4,000,000 |
1173 | Tualatin Valley Highway Safety Improvements | Cornelius, Hillsboro, unincorporated Washington County | OR | 4,000,000 |
1174 | Amtran Bus Replacement | Altoona | PA | 900,000 |
1175 | Asset Management Phase 1 | Washington/North Branch/Forkston Townships | PA | 2,800,000 |
1176 | Bradford Bypass | Bradford | PA | 5,680,000 |
1177 | Bristol Station Improvements | Bristol | PA | 5,000,000 |
1178 | Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) Bus Replacements | Johnstown | PA | 6,160,000 |
1179 | Crawford Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation | Connellsville | PA | 5,682,180 |
1180 | East Washington Road (PennDOT ID 91768) | New Castle | PA | 3,116,000 |
1181 | East Washington Street Bridge (PennDOT ID 100743) | New Castle | PA | 1,400,000 |
1182 | Johnstown Mainstreet Greenway & Urban Connectivity Improvements | Johnstown | PA | 1,500,000 |
1183 | Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project SR 130 to Arnold Palmer Airport | Mt Pleasant and Unity Townships | PA | 5,000,000 |
1184 | Lower State Road Grade Crossing Safety Improvements | Philadelphia | PA | 1,200,000 |
1185 | Marsh Creek Greenway | Wellsboro | PA | 5,000,000 |
1186 | PA Route 26 Jacksonville Road Betterment | Bellefonte | PA | 5,000,000 |
1187 | PA Turnpike / I–95 Interchange Project, Section C | Bensalem | PA | 5,000,000 |
1188 | PA Turnpike / I–95 Interchange Project, Section D30 | Bensalem | PA | 5,000,000 |
1189 | Purchase of 8 Microtransit Vans | State College | PA | 416,000 |
1190 | Route 61 Revitalization | Schuykill County | PA | 15,200,000 |
1191 | Sassafras Street Extension Pedestrian Bridge | Erie | PA | 4,400,000 |
1192 | SR 1001 Farrandsville Road Improvements | Woodward Township and Lock Haven | PA | 1,200,000 |
1193 | SR 104 over Mahantango Creek | Chapman Township | PA | 1,000,000 |
1194 | SR2027 Speers Bridge Replacement over I–70 | Speers Borough | PA | 5,672,564 |
1195 | SR87 ov Kettle Creek | Hillsgrove Township | PA | 1,040,000 |
1196 | State Route 68 Corridor Improvements | Butler | PA | 6,630,000 |
1197 | US 422 Bypass Phase 2 | Butler, Connoquenessing, and Franklin Townships | PA | 2,454,000 |
1198 | US 6: Reynolds St – Baldwin St Ext (Route 6 Highway Reconstruction) | Meadville | PA | 2,000,000 |
1199 | US Business Route 322 (State Route 3014) Atherton Street Section 153 Drainage/Repaving Project | State College | PA | 5,550,000 |
1200 | Warrensville Road Slide Rehabilitation | Williamsport | PA | 3,360,000 |
1201 | Waynesburg Betterment | Waynesburg Borough & Franking Township | PA | 8,000,000 |
1202 | 69th Street Transportation Center Master Plan | Upper Darby | PA | 1,600,000 |
1203 | Blakely Borough Main Street Corridor Improvement Project | Blakely Borough, Lackwanna County | PA | 1,497,417 |
1204 | Bridge Replacement 209 & 33 NB over Appenzell Creek | Hamilton Township | PA | 2,000,000 |
1205 | Bushkill Creek Bridge Replacements (2) Carrying State Route 33 | Easton | PA | 4,000,000 |
1206 | Carnegie Station Improvement and Park and Ride Expansion | Carnegie | PA | 9,699,200 |
1207 | Castor Ave Complete Street | Philadelphia | PA | 3,000,000 |
1208 | Cementon Bridge Replacement carrying State Route 329 over the Lehigh River | Whitehall, Northampton | PA | 10,000,000 |
1209 | Chestnut Street Pedestrian Safety Islands | Philadelphia | PA | 3,000,000 |
1210 | Cobbs Creek Parkway Multimodal Safety Improvements: Larchwood Avenue to 67th St. | Philadelphia | PA | 2,000,000 |
1,200,000 | ||||
800,000 | ||||
1211 | County of Lackawanna Transit System Transit Facility Renovation | Scranton | PA | 5,000,000 |
1212 | Crestwood Drive Resurfacing Project | Wright Township, Luzerne County | PA | 1,200,000 |
1213 | Critical Pedestrian Connections – Public Steps Reconstruction | Pittsburgh | PA | 5,000,000 |
1214 | Cross County Trail – Germantown Pike Crossing and Extension | Plymouth Township | PA | 4,840,000 |
1215 | Erie Station (Broad Street Line) Accessibility Improvements | Philadelphia | PA | 7,200,000 |
3,600,000 | ||||
3,600,000 | ||||
1216 | Exton Station Intermodal Connectivity | Exton | PA | 4,800,000 |
1217 | Frankford Creek Greenway: Adams Avenue to Bristol Street | Philadelphia | PA | 2,000,000 |
1218 | Franklin Square Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement—7th and Race Specific | Philadelphia | PA | 240,000 |
1219 | Hazleton Buses and Bus Infrastructure | Hazleton | PA | 1,500,000 |
1220 | Hill District Corridor Enhancements | Pittsburgh | PA | 6,000,000 |
1221 | Improvements to Boulevard of the Allies | Pittsburgh | PA | 5,000,000 |
1222 | Kittanning Pike Flood Control | O'Hara Township | PA | 2,200,000 |
1223 | Lower Demunds Road Resurfacing Project | Dallas Township, Luzerne County | PA | 1,200,000 |
1224 | Main Street Grade Crossing in Darby Borough | Darby Borough | PA | 1,000,000 |
1225 | Mantua Neighborhood Traffic Safety Project (34th St.) | Philadelphia | PA | 4,000,000 |
1226 | Marcus Hook Regional Rail Station Accessibility Improvements | Marcus Hook | PA | 11,250,000 |
1227 | Market Place District Improvements Project | Moon Township | PA | 3,100,800 |
1228 | McKees Rocks Bridge | McKees Rocks | PA | 5,000,000 |
1229 | McKeesport—Duquesne Bridge Preservation | McKeesport | PA | 4,000,000 |
1230 | PA 12 West Resurface- 422 | Wyomissing Borough | PA | 4,000,000 |
1231 | Parkside Avenue – Safe Access to Parks | Philadelphia | PA | 4,000,000 |
1232 | Penn Center Transit Gateway | Philadelphia | PA | 3,975,000 |
1233 | PHL Airport Bike Lanes | Philadelphia | PA | 3,000,000 |
1234 | Replacement of SR 590 Bridge over Branch of Ariel Creek | Salem Township, Wayne County | PA | 560,000 |
1235 | Replacement of SR 590 Bridge over Inlet to Finn Swamp | Paupack Township, Wayne County | PA | 432,000 |
1236 | Roosevelt Boulevard Intersection Improvements | Philadelphia | PA | 1,960,000 |
1237 | Schuylkill Avenue Bridge | Reading | PA | 4,904,036 |
1238 | Second Street Signal Optimization (Lehigh Ave to Callowhill St) | Philadelphia | PA | 2,400,000 |
1239 | SEPTA Platform Rehabilitation Project at PHL | Philadelphia | PA | 1,205,000 |
1240 | Sleepy Hollow Road Bridge Replacement | Butler Township, Luzerne County | PA | 1,200,000 |
1241 | South Henderson Road Widening | Upper Merion | PA | 5,000,000 |
1242 | SR 29 & SR 113 Intersection Improvements | Perkiomen Township | PA | 3,676,512 |
1243 | SR 4004—Park Ave, Eagleville Road, Crawford Road Intersection Realignment Project | Audubon | PA | 4,745,604 |
1244 | State Route 115 Corridor Improvements Effort | Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County | PA | 4,000,000 |
1245 | State Route 590 Paving Project | Lackawaxen Township, Pike County | PA | 2,400,000 |
1246 | State Route 652 Resurfacing Project | Berlin Township, Wayne County | PA | 1,008,000 |
1247 | Tilghman Street and State Route 309 Interchange Reconstruction | South Whitehall Township | PA | 4,000,000 |
1248 | Upper Darby Walnut Street Multimodal Connectivity Project | Upper Darby | PA | 745,000 |
1249 | US 222 Hard Shoulder | Wyomissing Borough | PA | 5,000,000 |
1250 | PRHTA-01 Lajas to San German | Lajas | PR | 5,000,000 |
1251 | PRHTA-02 Gurabo | Gurabo | PR | 4,800,000 |
1252 | PRHTA-03 Bayamon | Bayamon | PR | 7,884,000 |
1253 | East Main Road – Union Avenue to Sandy Point Avenue Safe Shared-Use Path | Portsmouth | RI | 240,000 |
1254 | Hope and Main Street Sidewalks | Bristol and Warren | RI | 8,000,000 |
1255 | Pawtucket Avenue Veteran’s Memorial Parkway to Waterman Avenue | East Providence | RI | 5,600,000 |
1256 | Post Road and Old Post Road Improvements | Westerly, Charlestown | RI | 10,400,000 |
1257 | Route 2, Bald Hill Road, and New London Avenue Improvements | Warwick/Cranston | RI | 4,000,000 |
1258 | RT–114, Wampanoag Trail (East Shore Expressway to Federal Road) | Barrington and East Providence | RI | 5,920,000 |
1259 | Trestle Trail—West Section | Coventry | RI | 4,400,000 |
1260 | I 26/ 526 Interchange | North Charleston | SC | 20,000,000 |
1261 | SC–126 Belvedere Clearwater Road Widening | Clearwater | SC | 13,069,695 |
1262 | Corridor Improvement at Old State Road (US 21/176) from Savany Hunt Creek Road (S–86) to Old Sandy Run Road (S–31) | Calhoun County | SC | 1,100,000 |
1263 | Intersection Improvement at Old State Road (US 21/176) and Savany Hunt Creek Road (S–86) | Gaston | SC | 1,100,000 |
1264 | Santee Wateree Regional Transportation #2022 | Sumter | SC | 2,000,000 |
1265 | Sumter Manning Avenue Bridge Multimodal Enhancements | Sumter | SC | 4,000,000 |
1266 | US 21/178 Bypass (Joe S. Jeffords Highway) Corridor Improvement | Orangeburg | SC | 7,800,000 |
1267 | Walk Bike Columbia | Columbia | SC | 4,000,000 |
1268 | Blount County Greenway | Blount County | TN | 3,420,800 |
1269 | Elvis Presley Boulevard | Memphis | TN | 7,000,000 |
1270 | Knob Creek Road | Johnson City | TN | 2,630,000 |
1271 | Magnolia Avenue Corridor | Knoxville | TN | 10,000,000 |
1272 | MATA Electric Bus Program | Memphis | TN | 7,000,000 |
1273 | Memphis 3.0 (Kimball at Pendleton) | Memphis | TN | 3,000,000 |
1274 | Mississippi Boulevard Signalized Pedestrian Crossing | Memphis | TN | 1,141,440 |
1275 | Overton Park Cooper Street Entrance | Memphis | TN | 1,739,432 |
1276 | SR–126 | Kingsport | TN | 5,662,000 |
1277 | SR–34 | Morristown | TN | 2,394,000 |
1278 | SR–35 | Greenville | TN | 2,018,000 |
1279 | SR–36 | Spurgeon | TN | 5,445,000 |
1280 | SR–499 EXT | Sevierville | TN | 832,000 |
1281 | SR–93 Horse Creek | Kingsport | TN | 777,000 |
1282 | SR–93 Miscellaneous Safety Improvements | Fall Branch | TN | 242,000 |
1283 | Third/Fourth Street Corridor Project, Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga | TN | 2,500,000 |
1284 | US–127 (SR–28) | Fentress County / Cumberland County | TN | 20,000,000 |
1285 | 54 Scott Street BOOST Corridor project | Houston | TX | 20,000,000 |
1286 | Austin Bergstrom Spur Urban Trail | Austin | TX | 10,000,000 |
1287 | Austin Ross Road Substandard Street | Austin | TX | 10,000,000 |
1288 | Bear Creek Road Improvement Project | Glenn Heights | TX | 3,329,417 |
1289 | City of South Houston--Concrete Sidewalks | South Houston | TX | 1,264,530 |
1290 | Clay Road Bridge Reconstruction Project | Houston | TX | 9,929,577 |
1291 | Dallas East Grand Avenue (SH–78) Corridor Study & Infrastructure Improvements | Dallas | TX | 1,300,000 |
1292 | Dallas Vision Zero Implementation | Dallas | TX | 10,000,000 |
1293 | DART LED Light Replacement Project | Dallas | TX | 2,080,000 |
1294 | DART Mobile Data Terminals System Upgrade Project | Dallas | TX | 1,760,000 |
1295 | East Dallas Bus and Maintenance Facility Renovation Project | Dallas | TX | 891,992 |
1296 | FM 3349/US 79 Railroad Grade Separation Project | Hutto & Taylor | TX | 10,000,000 |
1297 | FM 60 from 2 miles east of SH 36 to .8 miles west of FM 2039 | Caldwell | TX | 4,000,000 |
1298 | Foley Street & Navigation Realignment & Infrastructure Re-Use Construction Phase | Houston | TX | 10,000,000 |
1299 | Fondren Road Reconstruction with Transit and Pedestrian Enhancements | Houston | TX | 11,000,000 |
1300 | Greater Downtown Dallas Master Plan | Dallas | TX | 1,600,000 |
1301 | Grove Street Intermodal Campus Rehabilitation | Fort Wort | TX | 3,250,000 |
1302 | High Line Project | Pharr | TX | 940,160 |
1303 | IBTC | Donna and Alamo | TX | 3,500,000 |
1304 | IH 45 from 1.5 miles south of S 84 to US 84 | Fairfield | TX | 1,000,000 |
1305 | IH 69E | Lyford and Sebastian | TX | 3,500,000 |
1306 | Intersection at SH 191 and Yukon Rd. | Midland | TX | 6,520,000 |
1307 | John Hayes Extension | El Paso | TX | 12,000,000 |
1308 | Meadowglen West Complete Street Project | Houston | TX | 4,000,000 |
1309 | Memorial Park Connector South | Houston | TX | 4,000,000 |
1310 | Missouri City/BW 8 Transit Facility | Missouri City | TX | 5,000,000 |
1311 | New Construction Overpass at Loop 338 and South US 385 | Odessa | TX | 2,000,000 |
1312 | Pharr International Bridge Dock Expansion 1 | Pharr | TX | 2,863,918 |
1313 | Pharr International Bridge-Commercial Vehicle Staging Area | Pharr | TX | 3,880,000 |
1314 | Phase 3A—SL 88 from Memphis to CR 2240 (Ave. U) (TxDOT Project Id: 1502–01–029) | Lubbock | TX | 11,820,000 |
1315 | Phase 3B—SL 88 from SL 88 from Chicago Avenue to Memphis Avenue (TxDOT Project Id: 1502–01–030) | Lubbock | TX | 8,180,000 |
1316 | Reconstruction of US385 in Odessa | Odessa | TX | 1,000,000 |
1317 | Re-establish Northwest Drive Direct Access to IH 635 | Mesquite | TX | 10,000,000 |
1318 | RM 2243 Resiliency Project | Leander | TX | 10,000,000 |
1319 | Safe Access to Transit Improvements | Houston | TX | 1,200,000 |
1320 | SH 550 | Brownsville | TX | 3,791,529 |
1321 | SH 6 from BS 6–R to SH 40 | College Station | TX | 4,000,000 |
1322 | South Parallel Corridor Phase III | San Benito | TX | 6,500,000 |
1323 | South Park and Ride Project/Electric Bus Project Expansion | McAllen | TX | 4,700,000 |
1324 | Speegleville Road: Bridge at Middle Bosque River | Waco | TX | 8,379,000 |
1325 | Stanton Street Bridge “Good Neighbor International Bridge” Intelligent Transportation System | El Paso | TX | 7,200,000 |
1326 | The I–35 Innovative Corridor Project | Dallas | TX | 7,500,000 |
1327 | Traffic Signal Improvements Loop 338 at W Yukon Rd | Odessa | TX | 2,480,000 |
1328 | Trinity Lakes Station—Fort Worth Transportation Authority | Fort Worth | TX | 11,962,800 |
1329 | TX SH 36 Expansion | Fort Bend County | TX | 20,000,000 |
1330 | Vallecillo Road Project | Laredo | TX | 14,000,000 |
1331 | Westheimer BOOST | Houston | TX | 16,000,000 |
1332 | Widen US–77 | Victoria | TX | 20,000,000 |
1333 | Widening of US–83 South of Zapata Townsite Project | Zapata | TX | 5,780,148 |
1334 | Zarzamora/Frio City Road RR Overpass | San Antonio | TX | 15,600,000 |
1335 | 1300 East/Richmond Street Reconstruction | Salt Lake City | UT | 2,000,000 |
1336 | 1500 West and 1300 North Roundabout | Clinton City | UT | 1,200,000 |
1337 | 4700 South Project WVC | West Valley City | UT | 3,000,000 |
1338 | 700 West Project | South Salt Lake City | UT | 3,000,000 |
1339 | BRT from Kimball Junction to Park City (S.R. 224) | Park City | UT | 6,500,000 |
1340 | Colorado River Pathway Phase IV | Moab/Grand County | UT | 1,000,000 |
1341 | Fort Street Reconstruct | Draper | UT | 915,294 |
1342 | Frontage Road Bypass | Herriman | UT | 4,800,000 |
1343 | FrontRunner Forward | Provo to Ogden | UT | 3,300,000 |
1344 | Legacy Highway Frontage Road Project | Centerville | UT | 1,500,000 |
1345 | Midvalley Connector | Murray, West Valley, Salt Lake City | UT | 5,500,000 |
1346 | Neffs Canyon Trailhead Redesign | Salt Lake City | UT | 800,000 |
400,000 | ||||
400,000 | ||||
1347 | North Sugar Factory Road | Gunnison | UT | 1,727,200 |
1348 | Ogden 25th Street Rebuild Project | Ogden | UT | 5,500,000 |
1349 | Ogden Canyon Shared Use Pathway Project | Ogden | UT | 4,000,000 |
1350 | Park City Arts and Culture District Roadway and Connectivity Project | Park City | UT | 1,200,000 |
1351 | Provo Intermodal Center Pedestrian Bridge Project | Provo | UT | 1,000,000 |
1352 | Safe Route to School Sidewalk Project | Salt Lake County | UT | 73,345 |
1353 | Sharp/Tintic Railroad Connection | Springville and Spanish Fork | UT | 1,700,000 |
1354 | SR‐7 Exit 5 Interchange, Southern Hills Bridge and Roadway | St. George | UT | 5,000,000 |
1355 | Young Street Bridge and Connector Road Project | Morgan City | UT | 1,547,401 |
1356 | Arlington Ridge Road Bridge | Arlington/Alexandria | VA | 9,000,000 |
1357 | Berkley Avenue Bridge | Norfolk | VA | 5,000,000 |
1358 | Chesapeake All-Electric Mobile Command Vehicle Demonstration Project | Chesapeake | VA | 1,600,000 |
1359 | Coalfields Expressway—RTE 121 West Virginia State Line to Grundy, VA | Grundy | VA | 4,097,500 |
1360 | Commerce Road Improvements Project | Richmond | VA | 1,600,000 |
1361 | Craney Island Access Road | Portsmouth | VA | 3,111,500 |
1362 | Electric Emergency Response Vehicles | Chesapeake | VA | 1,600,000 |
1363 | Fall Line Trail – Downtown Core Enhancements | Richmond | VA | 1,500,000 |
1364 | HRT Bus Replacement | Virginia Beach | VA | 2,377,000 |
1365 | I–64 at Oilville Road (Rte. 617) Interchange | Goochland County | VA | 3,436,000 |
1366 | I–66 Transportation Alternatives | Fairfax | VA | 4,000,000 |
1367 | I–81 Northbound Truck Climbing Lane—Mile Marker 39.5 | Marion | VA | 11,160,000 |
1368 | Intersection Safety Improvements at the Intersection of Route 15 and Route 250 | Troy | VA | 5,082,700 |
1369 | Intersection Safety Improvements at the Intersection of Route 22 and Route 780 | Louisa | VA | 2,050,000 |
1370 | Interstate 95 and Willis Road Interchange Improvements Project | Chesterfield | VA | 3,200,000 |
1371 | Jahnke Road: Blakemore Road to Forest Hill Avenue | Richmond | VA | 1,600,000 |
1372 | Long Bridge | Arlington | VA | 4,000,000 |
1373 | Mathis Corridor Revitalization Project | Manassas | VA | 7,000,000 |
1374 | Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Improvements | Falls Church | VA | 2,000,000 |
1375 | Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B | Virginia Beach | VA | 5,000,000 |
1376 | Old Bridge Road at Gordon Boulevard Interchange/Intersection Improvements | Woodbridge | VA | 4,000,000 |
1377 | Parallel Chesapeake Tunnel Project | Northampton County | VA | 3,111,500 |
1378 | Peninsula Transit Signal Priority Improvements | Newport News and Hampton | VA | 9,702,071 |
1379 | Red Lane Road/Rt. 60 Continuous Green T | Powhatan | VA | 3,145,663 |
1380 | Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit | Fairfax County | VA | 5,000,000 |
1381 | Roundabout at the intersection of Middle Road (Rt. 646) and Jefferson Park Road (Rt. 630) | Prince George County | VA | 3,540,806 |
1382 | Route 31 Bicycle Accommodations Project | Surry | VA | 6,379,000 |
1383 | Route 7/Route 690 Interchange | Purcellville | VA | 10,000,000 |
1384 | Rt. 208 (Courthouse Road) and Hood Drive Intersection Improvement (UPC 110987) | Fredericksburg | VA | 1,151,000 |
1385 | Silver Line Support Transportation Alternatives | Fairfax | VA | 10,500,000 |
1386 | The Birthplace of America Trail | Newport News | VA | 3,160,000 |
1387 | Tidewater Drive Reconstruction | Norfolk | VA | 6,400,000 |
1388 | Transit Enhancement and Expansion | Chesterfield | VA | 4,688,800 |
1389 | St. Croix/St. Thomas Ferry | Christiansted | VI | 15,000,000 |
1390 | Barre City-Barre Town VT Route 14 / Quarry Street and Quarry Hill Road Intersection Reconstruction | Barre | VT | 4,750,000 |
1391 | Essex Junction Crescent Connector | Essex | VT | 5,400,000 |
1392 | Railyard Enterprise Project (Design & Permitting Phase) | Burlington | VT | 2,250,000 |
1393 | Town of Hartford (Quechee) U.S 4 Bridge Rehabilitation | Hartford | VT | 7,600,000 |
1394 | Bigelow Gulch and Sullivan Road Corridor | Spokane Valley | WA | 2,650,000 |
1395 | City of Waitsburg Highway 12 Preston Bridge Replacement | Waitsburg | WA | 350,000 |
1396 | Columbia Heights Road Reconstruction | Longview | WA | 5,500,000 |
1397 | Ferry County Kettle River Road Rehabilitation | Curlew | WA | 1,797,000 |
1398 | I–5/SR 503 Interchange Area Improvements | Woodland | WA | 11,760,000 |
1399 | Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion (IRCE) | Longview | WA | 2,740,000 |
1400 | Palouse River Bridge Replacement | Colfax | WA | 6,000,000 |
1401 | Spokane Airport Spotted Road Project | Spokane | WA | 6,749,000 |
1402 | SR 410/Rock Creek Vic—Chronic Environmental Deficiency | Naches | WA | 3,562,000 |
1403 | SW Mojonnier Road Reconstruction | College Place | WA | 2,453,574 |
1404 | US 12 Naches Vic to Yakima Vic—Intersection Safety Improvements | Naches | WA | 1,452,000 |
1405 | US 97/Jones Rd—Intersection Improvements | Wapato | WA | 4,464,000 |
1406 | US Highway 12 Phase 8 Final Design and Right of Way Acquisition | Touchet | WA | 5,965,931 |
1407 | Yakima County, East-West Corridor Phase II Project. | Yakima | WA | 4,000,000 |
1408 | 169th Street Connecting Segment | Arlington | WA | 3,900,000 |
1409 | 20th Street NE / Main Street Improvements | Lake Stevens | WA | 2,000,000 |
1410 | 42nd Ave S Bridge Replacement Project | Tukwila | WA | 1,270,000 |
1411 | Aberdeen US 12 Highway-Rail Separation Project | Aberdeen | WA | 2,080,000 |
1412 | Access and Circulation Roads for the Darrington Wood Innovation Center | Town of Darrington | WA | 1,291,869 |
1413 | Bellevue Transit Center Safety and Connectivity Project | Bellevue | WA | 1,000,000 |
1414 | City of Carnation Larson / 40th Street Bypass Project | Carnation | WA | 2,400,000 |
1415 | City of Kenmore Fish Passable Culvert Replacements | Kenmore | WA | 1,224,000 |
1416 | College Street Corridor Improvements Phase III | Lacey | WA | 6,000,000 |
1417 | Columbia River Pedestrian Bridge Extension, Apple Capital Loop Trail | Wenatchee | WA | 8,600,000 |
1418 | E. 64th Street Phase II | Tacoma | WA | 5,600,000 |
1419 | East Marginal Way Corridor Improvements – Phase 1 | Seattle | WA | 2,340,000 |
1420 | Eastrail Wilburton Critical Crossing | Bellevue | WA | 1,680,000 |
1421 | Georgetown to South Park Connection | Seattle | WA | 1,800,000 |
1422 | Gorst Area Resiliency and Redundancy Alternatives Study | Bremerton | WA | 8,000,000 |
1423 | Guemes Island Ferry Replacement Project | Anacortes | WA | 8,000,000 |
1424 | I–5/Lake Washington Ship Canal Bridge | Seattle | WA | 5,000,000 |
1425 | Lea Hill Corridor 112th Ave SE & 105th Pl SE Intersection Improvements | Aubrun | WA | 4,446,200 |
1426 | Links to Opportunity Streetscape Project | Tacoma | WA | 2,000,000 |
1427 | Lyon Creek Culvert Replacement Project | Lake Forest Park | WA | 3,100,000 |
1428 | Meeker Complete Street/Safe Routes to School Project | Kent | WA | 2,500,000 |
1429 | MLK Jr. Way S Safety and Accessibility Improvements Project | Seattle | WA | 750,000 |
1430 | NE 124th St / 124th Ave NE Pedestrian Bridge (Totem Lake Non-Motorized Bridge) | Kirkland | WA | 2,000,000 |
1431 | Orting HWY 162 Pedestrian Bridge | Oting | WA | 6,000,000 |
1432 | Puyallup Avenue Transit/Complete Street Improvements | Tacoma | WA | 2,000,000 |
1433 | Rainier Avenue South Corridor Improvements—Phase 4A | Renton | WA | 2,000,000 |
1434 | Redmond Central Connector Phase III | Redmond | WA | 3,000,000 |
1435 | Roundabout on US–2 and Main Street | Sultan | WA | 900,000 |
1436 | Safe Routes to School Improvements: Whitman Elementary and Edison Elementary Schools | Tacoma | WA | 1,000,000 |
1437 | Sheffield Trail Improvement Project | Fife | WA | 2,750,000 |
1438 | South Campus Interim Base Electrification | Tukwila | WA | 3,000,000 |
1439 | South Tacoma Way, 88th Street S to 80th Street Court SW. | Lakewood | WA | 2,400,000 |
1440 | South Whidbey—Clinton Area Transportation Infrastructure Improvements | Clinton | WA | 1,500,000 |
1441 | SR 99/NB Duwamish River Bridge—Grid Deck Replacement | Seattle | WA | 2,000,000 |
1442 | SR522 Corridor Improvement | Maltby | WA | 4,000,000 |
1443 | Town to Zylstra Lake Multi-Modal Trail | Friday Harbor | WA | 5,280,000 |
1444 | Tukwila International Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit Station | Tukwila | WA | 2,000,000 |
1445 | US 12/Heron St Bridge Tier 1—Bridge Rehabilitation | Aberdeen | WA | 2,038,166 |
1446 | US–2 WB Trestle | Lake Stevens, Everett | WA | 1,680,000 |
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840,000 | ||||
1447 | Washington State Ferries Seattle Ferry Terminal Shoreside Electrification | Seattle | WA | 4,200,000 |
1448 | West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions (WSBLE) | Seattle | WA | 5,360,000 |
1449 | X Street Roundabout | Tumwater | WA | 3,250,000 |
1450 | Atwood Ave. (Fair Oaks Ave. to Cottage Grove Rd.) | Madison | WI | 6,275,000 |
1451 | BeerLine Bike and Pedestrian Trail | Milwaukee | WI | 1,200,000 |
1452 | CTH CC from Ash Street to CTH D | Oregon | WI | 2,000,000 |
1453 | CTH CV from Government Road to USH 51 | Madison | WI | 2,000,000 |
1454 | CTH M/Century Avenue Bridge (B–13–0046) over Pheasant Branch Replacement Including Approaches and Branch Street Intersection | Middleton | WI | 2,000,000 |
1455 | CTH P from CTH PD to CTH S | Klevenville | WI | 2,000,000 |
1456 | I–94 Screening Wall at Woods National Cemetery | Milwaukee | WI | 2,000,000 |
1457 | Milwaukee Country Transit Bus Purchase | Wauwatosa | WI | 4,000,000 |
1458 | Milwaukee County Transit Security Initiative | Wauwatosa | WI | 2,000,000 |
1459 | Reconstruction of Silver Spring Drive | Glendale | WI | 4,500,000 |
1460 | Reedsburg – Baraboo, Preston Avenue to STH 23 Const./Mill & Overlay, State 3R | Reedsburg | WI | 125,000 |
1461 | Reedsburg – Wisconsin Dells STH 136 Intersection Const./Intersection Improvement/RAB Safety | Reedsburg | WI | 1,600,000 |
1462 | South Kinnickinnic Avenue Resurfacing Project | St. Francis | WI | 700,000 |
1463 | US 14 (Wisconsin River to Oak Street) between Spring Green & Madison | Arena | WI | 2,000,000 |
1464 | Vliet Street Resurfacing Project | Milwaukee | WI | 4,200,000 |
1465 | Hal Greer Boulevard Corridor Upgrade | Huntington | WV | 6,400,000 |
1466 | Michael Angiulli Memorial Bridge | North View | WV | 2,080,000 |
1467 | New Cumberland—WV 2 | New Cumberland | WV | 3,200,000 |
1468 | Princeton Overhead Bridge | Princeton | WV | 3,600,000 |
1469 | Rock Creek Interchange—New Access Road | Rock Creek | WV | 10,000,000 |
1470 | Route 93 Scherr Overpass | Scherr | WV | 3,120,000 |
1471 | Van Voorhis Road | Morgantown | WV | 6,800,000 |
1472 | WVU PRT Passenger Stations Rehabilitation Project | Morgantown | WV | 4,800,000 |
1473 | Excelsior Springs Safe Streets and Sidewalks | Excelsior Springs | MO | 9,444,706 |
(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—
(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.
(a) In general.—The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
(1) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM.—For the national highway performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code, the pre-disaster mitigation program under section 124 of such title, the railway crossings program under section 130 of such title, the surface transportation program under section 133 of such title, the highway safety improvement program under section 148 of such title, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149 of such title, the clean corridors program under section 151 of such title, the national highway freight program under section 167 of such title, the carbon pollution reduction program under section 171 of such title, and metropolitan planning under section 134 of such title—
(2) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.—For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—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.
(4) FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.—
(A) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—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.
(B) FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
(ii) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount made available for a fiscal year under clause (i)—
(I) the amount for the National Park Service is $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
(II) the amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
(III) the amount for the United States Forest Service is $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
(IV) the amount for the Corps of Engineers is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
(V) the amount for the Bureau of Land Management is $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
(5) TERRITORIAL AND PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY PROGRAM.—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.
(6) PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—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.
(7) COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GRANTS.—To carry out section 173 of title 23, United States Code, $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(8) COMMUNITY CLIMATE INNOVATION GRANTS.—To carry out section 172 of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(9) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—To carry out section 162 of title 23, United States Code, $16,000,000 for each of fiscal year 2023 through 2026.
(10) REBUILD RURAL BRIDGES PROGRAM.— To carry out section 1307 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(11) PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.—To carry out section 1308 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(12) ACTIVE CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 1309 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(13) WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM.—To carry out section 1310 of this Act, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(14) RECONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM.—To carry out section 1311 of this Act, $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(b) Treatment of funds.—Amounts made available under paragraphs (10) through (14) of subsection (a) shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
(c) Disadvantaged business enterprises.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) 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;
(B) the continuing race and gender discrimination described in subparagraph (A) merits the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program;
(C) 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;
(D) 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;
(E) 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
(F) 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.
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following definitions apply:
(A) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term “small business concern” means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).
(B) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—The term “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) 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.
(3) AMOUNTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—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.
(4) ANNUAL LISTING OF DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.—Each State shall annually—
(A) 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
(5) UNIFORM CERTIFICATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(6) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—
(7) COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS.—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.
(8) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROMPT PAYMENT OF DBE SUBCONTRACTORS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(A) 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
(9) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FULFILLING CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—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.
(d) Limitation on financial assistance for state-Owned enterprises.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(a) General limitation.—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—
(b) Exceptions.—The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240);
(8) 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);
(9) 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;
(10) 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);
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 118 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;
(12) 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);
(13) 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);
(c) Distribution of obligation authority.—Subject to paragraph (1)(B), for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary of Transportation—
(1) (A) shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—
(i) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code;
(iii) amounts authorized for the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code; and
(2) shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—
(A) 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
(3) shall determine the proportion that—
(A) 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
(B) the total of—
(4) 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 section 202 or 204 of such title, by multiplying—
(5) 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 sections 202 and 204 of such title) in the proportion that—
(d) Redistribution of unused obligation authority.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Transportation shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026—
(e) Special limitation.—
(f) Lop-Off.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
Section 101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) 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;
(C) by inserting before paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following:
“(3) AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY.—The term ‘areas of persistent poverty’ means—
“(A) 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;
(E) in paragraph (7)(A), as so redesignated, by inserting “assessing resilience,” after “surveying,”;
(F) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated, the following:
“(8) CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES.—The term ‘context sensitive design principles’ means principles for the design of a public road that—
“(A) 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
(G) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, the following:
(I) by inserting after paragraph (21), as so redesignated, the following:
“(23) NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘natural infrastructure’ means infrastructure that uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological processes that—
“(i) is created through the action of natural physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time;
(J) by inserting after paragraph (27), as so redesignated, the following:
“(28) PROTECTIVE FEATURE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘protective feature’ 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).
(K) by inserting after paragraph (30), as so redesignated, the following:
“(31) REPEATEDLY DAMAGED FACILITY.—The term ‘repeatedly damaged facility’ 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 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(L) by inserting after paragraph (36), as so redesignated, the following:
“(40) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT; TDM.—The terms ‘transportation demand management’ and ‘TDM’ 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.
“(41) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.—The term ‘transportation demand management strategies’ 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 work space or public attractions.
(2) in subsection (b)—
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
“(I) 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;
(a) In general.—Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:
“(b) Division among programs of State’s share of base apportionment.—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:
“(1) NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.—For the national highway performance program, 55.09 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).
“(2) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—For the surface transportation program, 28.43 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).
“(3) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—For the highway safety improvement program, 6.19 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).
“(4) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
“(B) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The total amount for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for all States shall be—
“(C) STATE SHARE.—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—
“(5) NATIONAL HIGHWAY FREIGHT PROGRAM.—For the national highway freight program, 3.38 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).
“(6) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—For metropolitan planning, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
“(7) RAILWAY CROSSINGS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—For the railway crossings program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
“(B) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The total amount for the railway crossings program for all States shall be $245,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
“(C) STATE SHARE.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the amount for the railway crossings program under subparagraph (B) as follows:
“(8) PREDISASTER MITIGATION PROGRAM.—For the predisaster mitigation program, 2.96 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).
“(9) CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAM.—For the carbon pollution reduction program, 3.95 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), and (10).
“(10) CLEAN CORRIDORS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—For the clean corridors program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
“(B) TOTAL AMOUNT.—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.
“(c) Calculation of amounts.—
“(1) STATE SHARE.—For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the amount for each State shall be determined as follows:
“(A) INITIAL AMOUNTS.—The initial amounts for each State shall be determined by multiplying—
“(B) ADJUSTMENTS TO AMOUNTS.—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.
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(A)—
(4) by striking subsections (h) and (i) and inserting the following:
“(h) Supplemental funds.—
(c) Metropolitan transportation planning; title 23.—Section 134(p) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)” and inserting “section 104(b)(6)”.
Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (c)—
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) SPECIAL RULE.—
“(A) ADJUSTMENT.—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—
“(i) determine the ratio that—
“(B) ALLOCATIONS, RESERVATIONS, AND SET-ASIDES.—The allocations, reservations, and set-asides described in this subparagraph are—
“(i) 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;
“(iv) 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 section 5307(h) of such title;
“(v) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the formula grants for rural areas under section 5311 of such title, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for public transportation on Indian reservations;
“(vi) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the public transportation innovation program under section 5312 of such title—
“(vii) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for the technical assistance and workforce development program of section 5314 of such title, the amounts allocated for the national transit institute under section 5314(c) of such title;
(a) Apportionment.—Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
“(g) Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability reports.—
“(1) REQUIREMENT.—
“(2) PROJECT DATA.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(i) the location of each active project within each State during such fiscal year, including in which congressional district or districts such project is located;
“(B) INTERACTIVE MAP.—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).
“(3) STATE DATA.—
“(A) APPORTIONED AND ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—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—
“(i) the amount of funding available for obligation by the State, including prior unobligated balances, at the start of the fiscal year;
“(B) PROGRAMMATIC DATA.—The data described in subparagraph (A) shall include—
“(i) the amount of funding by each apportioned and allocated program for which the State received funding under this title;
“(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
“(A) ACTIVE PROJECT.—
(b) Project approval and oversight.—Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(6) FEDERAL FUNDING EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(k) Megaprojects.—
“(1) COMPREHENSIVE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN.—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—
“(A) 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;
“(2) PEER REVIEW GROUP.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) MEMBERSHIP.—
“(C) TASKS.—A peer review group established under subparagraph (A) by a recipient of Federal financial assistance for a megaproject shall—
“(ii) 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
“(l) Special experimental projects.—
“(1) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—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.
“(2) NOTIFICATION.—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.
“(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America 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 includes—
“(m) Competitive grant program oversight and accountability.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The Secretary shall—
“(3) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—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—
“(4) NOTIFICATION OF APPLICANTS.—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—
“(5) BRIEFING.—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.
“(6) TEMPLATE.—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.
(c) Division office consistency.—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—
(d) Improving Risk Based Stewardship and Oversight.—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:
(1) 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.
(2) Identify and notify division offices of the Federal Highway Administration about sources of information that can inform the project risk-assessment process.
(3) 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.
(a) Standards.—Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking “The geometric” and inserting “Design criteria for the Interstate system.—The geometric”; and
(B) by striking “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 section 106 of this title, of the plans, specifications, and estimates for actual construction of such project” and inserting “the existing and future operational performance of the facility”;
(4) by striking subsection (o) and inserting the following:
“(o) Compliance with State laws for non-NHS projects.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Projects (other than highway projects on the National Highway System) shall—
“(2) DESIGN FLEXIBILITY.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(ii) REVIEW.—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.
(5) by adding at the end the following:
“(s) Context sensitive design.—
“(1) CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES.—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.
“(2) POLICIES OR PROCEDURES.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(3) GUIDANCE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—
“(i) NOTICE.—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.
“(B) CONTENTS.—The guidance described in this paragraph shall—
“(i) provide best practices for States, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, local governments, or other project sponsors to implement context sensitive design principles;
“(ii) 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;
“(C) TOPICS OF EMPHASIS.—In addition to the contents in subparagraph (B), the guidance shall emphasize—
“(i) procedures for identifying the needs of users of all ages and abilities of a particular roadway;
“(ii) procedures for identifying the types and designs of facilities needed to serve various modes of transportation;
“(v) procedures for overcoming the most common barriers to carrying out context sensitive design principles;
“(vi) procedures for identifying the costs associated with carrying out context sensitive design principles;
“(4) FUNDING.—Amounts made available under sections 104(b)(6) and 505 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.”.
(a) In general.—Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
Section 126(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking “and 133(d)(1)(A)” and inserting “, 130, 133(d)(1)(A), 133(h), 148(m), 149, 151(f), and 171”; and
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.—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.”.
(a) Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries.—Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) IN GENERAL.—
“(A) AUTHORIZATION.—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—
“(i) initial construction of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;
“(ii) 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;
“(iii) 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;
“(iv) reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or replacement of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;
“(v) reconstruction or replacement of a toll-free bridge or tunnel and conversion of the bridge or tunnel to a toll facility;
“(vi) 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;
“(vii) 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;
“(B) AGREEMENT TO TOLL.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—Before the Secretary may authorize tolling under this subsection, the public authority with jurisdiction over a highway, bridge, or tunnel shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this subsection.
“(C) AGREEMENT CONDITIONS.—Prior to entering into an agreement to toll under subparagraph (B), the public authority shall certify to the Secretary that—
“(i) the public authority has established procedures to ensure the toll meets the purposes and requirements of this subsection;
“(D) CONSIDERATION OF IMPACTS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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:
“(I) Congestion impacts on both the toll facility and in the corridor or cordon (including adjacent toll-free facilities).
“(E) CONGESTION PRICING.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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 facility by varying the toll amount that is charged.
“(ii) REQUIREMENT.—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 the planned investments to improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives in the corridor are reasonably expected to improve the operation of the cordon or corridor, as described in clauses (iii) and (iv).
“(iii) PERFORMANCE MONITORING.—A public authority that enters into an agreement to convert a non-tolled lane to a toll facility under this subparagraph shall—
“(iv) DETERMINATION.—
“(I) DEGRADED OPERATION.—For purposes of clause (iii)(III), the operation of a toll facility shall be considered to be degraded if vehicles operating on the 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.
“(II) DEGRADED CORRIDOR OR CORDON.—For the purposes of clause (iii)(III), a corridor or cordon shall be considered to be degraded if congestion pricing or investments to improve public transportation or other non-tolled alternatives have not resulted in—
“(v) MAINTENANCE OF OPERATING PERFORMANCE.—
“(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which a facility or a corridor or cordon becomes degraded under clause (iv), the public authority with jurisdiction over the 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 facility or corridor or cordon into compliance with this subparagraph.
“(II) NOTICE OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—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 facility or corridor or cordon into compliance with this subparagraph.
“(III) UPDATE.—Until the date on which the Secretary determines that the public authority has brought the facility or corridor or cordon into compliance with this subparagraph, the public authority shall submit annual updates that describe—
“(IV) COMPLIANCE.—If a public authority fails to bring a facility into compliance under this subparagraph, the Secretary may subject the public authority to appropriate program sanctions under section 1.36 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), until the performance is no longer degraded.
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(II) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:
“(v) any project eligible under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 that improves the operation of the corridor or cordon by increasing person or freight throughput and reducing person hours of delay;
“(vi) toll discounts or rebates for users of the toll facility that have no reasonable alternative transportation method to the toll facility; and
“(vii) if the public authority certifies annually that the tolled facility is being adequately maintained and the cordon or corridor is not degraded 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 chapter 53 of title 49.”; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) TRANSPARENCY.—
“(i) ANNUAL AUDIT.—
(C) in paragraph (8) by striking “as of the date of enactment of the MAP–21, before commencing any activity authorized” and inserting “, before commencing any activity authorized”;
(E) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
“(10) INTEROPERABILITY OF ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—All toll facilities on Federal-aid highways shall provide for the regional interoperability of electronic toll collection, including through technologies or business practices.
“(B) PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION.—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.
“(11) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary concludes that a public authority has not complied with the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary may require the public authority to discontinue collecting tolls until the public authority and the Secretary enter into an agreement for the public authority to achieve compliance with such requirements.
“(12) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following definitions apply:
“(A) FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.—The term ‘Federal participation’ means the use of funds made available under this title.
“(B) HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE; HOV.—The term ‘high occupancy vehicle’ or ‘HOV’ means a vehicle with not fewer than 2 occupants.
“(C) INITIAL CONSTRUCTION.—
“(D) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS.—The term ‘over-the-road bus’ has the meaning given the term in section 301 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181).
“(E) PUBLIC AUTHORITY.—The term ‘public authority’ means a State, interstate compact of States, or public entity designated by a State.
(b) Repeal of Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program.—Section 1216 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note), and the item related to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.
(c) Value pricing pilot program.—Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(d) Savings clause.—
(e) Report.—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 on, such implementation.
Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) by striking “transportation buses” and inserting “transportation vehicles”;
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) by striking “45 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or greater” and inserting “35 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or greater”;
(3) in subsection (d)(2)(B) by striking “morning or evening weekday peak hour periods (or both)” and inserting “peak hour periods”;
(4) in subsection (e)—
(a) In general.—Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(5) in subsection (g) by inserting “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,” before “regardless of the”; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
“(h) Waiver procedure.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENT.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(i) Review of nationwide waivers.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT.—
“(j) Report.—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.
(b) Construction materials.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendment made subsection (a)(1)(D). Such regulations shall ensure the continued availability of construction materials to carry out projects under title 23, United States Code.
(c) Research on supply chains.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct research on covered items that are commonly used or acquired under title 23, United States Code, including—
(3) DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS.—As part of the review under this paragraph, the Secretary may establish and maintain a list of known domestic suppliers of covered items.
(4) DEFINITION OF COVERED ITEM.—For the purposes of this section, the term “covered item” 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.
(a) In general.—Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
“(a) In general.—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 chapter 31 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.”;
Section 326(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(G) by inserting “, including the payment of fees awarded under section 2412 of title 28” after “with the project”.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECTS.—The term “applicable bridge projects” 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.
(2) CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR.—The term “certified contractor” 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).
(b) Applicable Bridge Projects.—
(1) QUALITY CONTROL.—A certified contractor shall carry out aspects of an applicable bridge project described in paragraph (2).
(2) ASPECTS OF APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECTS.—Aspects of an applicable bridge project referred to in paragraph (1) shall include—
(3) CORROSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—In carrying out an applicable bridge project, a State department of transportation shall—
(A) implement a corrosion management system that utilizes industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to address—
(B) 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.
(4) CERTIFICATION.—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 standards of SSPC QP1, QP2, and QP3 or future versions of these standards.
(c) Training program.—As a condition of entering into a contract for an applicable bridge project, each certified contractor shall provide training, through a qualified training program, 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).
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) States should utilize life-cycle cost analysis to evaluate the total economic cost of a transportation project over its expected lifetime; and
(2) 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.
(a) In general.—Notwithstanding chapter 1 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.
(a) In general.—Notwithstanding any provision of title 23, United States Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary of Transportation, section 129(a)(3) of such title shall not apply to a covered public authority that receives funding under such title for pedestrian and bike safety improvements.
(b) No toll.—A covered public authority may not charge a toll, fee, or other levy for use of such improvements.
(c) Effective date.—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.
(d) Definitions.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) COVERED PUBLIC AUTHORITY.—The term “covered public authority” means a public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility located within both—
(2) NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.—The term “National Scenic Area” 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.
Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
“(b) Purposes.—The purposes of the national highway performance program shall be—
“(1) to provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, consistent with the asset management plans of States;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking “or freight movement on the National Highway System” and inserting “freight movement, environmental sustainability, transportation system access, or combating climate change”;
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(ii) in subparagraph (I) by inserting “, including the installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges on the National Highway System” after “National Highway System”; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(Q) 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.
“(R) 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.
“(S) 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.
(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) a project that is otherwise eligible under this subsection to construct new capacity for single occupancy passenger vehicles only if the State—
“(A) has demonstrated progress in achieving a state of good repair, as defined in the State’s asset management plan, on the National Highway System;
“(B) demonstrates that the project—
“(i) supports the achievement of performance targets of the State established under section 150; and
(3) in subsection (e)—
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(k) Benefit-Cost analysis.—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—
“(1) the benefit-cost analysis includes a calculation of all the benefits addressed in the performance measures established under section 150;
(a) Predisaster mitigation program.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 123 the following:
Ҥ 124. Predisaster mitigation program
“(a) Establishment.—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.
“(b) Eligible activities.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) may be obligated for—
“(A) construction activities, including construction of natural infrastructure or protective features—
“(i) to increase the resilience of a surface transportation infrastructure asset to withstand a covered event;
“(iii) for an evacuation route identified in the vulnerability assessment required under section 134(i)(2)(I)(iii) or section 135(f)(10)(C) to—
“(B) resilience planning activities, including activities described in sections 134(i)(2)(I) and 135(f)(10) of this title and sections 5303(i)(2)(I) and 5304(f)(10) of title 49; and
“(C) the development of projects and programs that help States, territories, and regions recover from covered events that significantly disrupt the transportation system, including—
“(2) INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION.—No funds shall be obligated to a project under this section unless the project meets each of the following criteria:
“(3) PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS.—A State shall develop a process to prioritize projects under this section based on the degree to which the proposed project would—
“(c) Guidance.—The Secretary shall provide guidance to States to assist with the implementation of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b).
(b) Projects in flood-Prone areas.—Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(t) Projects in flood-Prone areas.—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—
“(1) 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
(c) Metropolitan transportation planning.—
(1) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23.—
(A) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—Section 134(i)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(I) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(ii) CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND IMPACTS.—A long-range transportation plan shall—
“(I) identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;
“(iii) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.—A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—
“(I) includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124);
“(II) 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;
“(III) 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;
(2) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49.—
(A) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—Section 5303(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(I) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(ii) CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND IMPACTS.—A long-range transportation plan shall—
“(I) identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;
“(iii) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.—A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—
“(I) 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);
“(II) 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;
“(III) 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;
(d) Statewide and nonmetropolitan planning.—
(1) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23.—
(A) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—Section 135(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(10) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND IMPACTS.—A long-range transportation plan shall—
“(i) identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;
“(C) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.—A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—
“(i) includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of critical transportation assets and systems to covered events (as such term is defined in section 124);
“(ii) 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;
“(iii) 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;
(2) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49.—
(A) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—Section 5304(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(10) CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND IMPACTS.—A long-range transportation plan shall—
“(i) identify investments and strategies to reduce transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions per capita;
“(C) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.—A long-range transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability assessment that—
“(i) 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);
“(ii) 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;
“(iii) 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;
(a) In general.—Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking “in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1980,” and inserting “in any fiscal year”;
(4) in subsection (d)—
(C) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) RESTRICTIONS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds shall be expended from the emergency fund authorized by this section unless—
“(i) 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 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for which concurrence of the Secretary is not required; and
“(B) COST LIMITATION.—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.
“(C) REPEATEDLY DAMAGED FACILITIES.—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.
“(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR BRIDGE PROJECTS.—In no case shall funds be used under this section for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge—
(6) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g), as amended, as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and
(7) by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Imposition of deadline.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(2) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.—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.
“(h) Hazard mitigation pilot program.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—
“(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the pilot program established under this subsection.
“(B) CALCULATION.—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.
“(C) ALLOCATION.—Any amounts made available under this subsection shall be distributed to each State, territory, or Indian Tribe based on—
“(D) LIMITATION.—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).
“(3) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Amounts made available under this subsection shall be used for protective features or other hazard mitigation activities that—
“(4) REPORT.—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—
“(i) Improving the emergency relief program.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall—
“(1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration—
“(2) 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 (42 U.S.C. 5170);
“(j) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) COMPARABLE FACILITY.—The term ‘comparable facility’ 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.
“(2) CONSTRUCTION PHASE.—The term ‘construction phase’ 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.
(a) In general.—Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking “Railway-highway crossings” and inserting “Railway crossings”;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
“(b) Classification.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
“(e) Railway crossings.—
“(1) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(7) may be obligated for the following:
“(A) The elimination of hazards at railway-highway crossings, including technology or protective upgrades.
“(B) Construction or installation of protective devices (including replacement of functionally obsolete protective devices) at railway-highway crossings.
“(C) 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.
“(D) Projects to mitigate any degradation in the level of access from a highway-grade crossing closure.
“(E) Bicycle and pedestrian railway grade crossing improvements, including underpasses and overpasses.
(7) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
“(g) Report.—
“(1) STATE REPORT.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, 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.
“(2) DEPARTMENTAL REPORT.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) CONTENTS.—The report under subparagraph (A) shall include—
“(ii) distribution of such projects by cost range, road system, nature of treatment, and subsequent accident experience at improved locations;
(b) Clerical amendment.—The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section 130 to read as follows:
“130. Railway crossings.”.
(c) GAO study.—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.
(d) Sense of Congress relating to trespasser deaths along railroad rights-of-Way.—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.
(a) In general.—Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(3) in subsection (b)—
(B) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting “, 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)” after “section 129(c)”;
(C) in paragraph (4) by striking “railway-highway grade crossings” and inserting “projects eligible under section 130 and installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges”;
(D) in paragraph (6)—
(F) by adding at the end the following:
“(16) 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.
“(17) Projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions eligible under section 171, including the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
“(18) 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.
“(19) 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 (49 U.S.C. 301 note).
(5) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(iii) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking “the percentage specified in paragraph (6) for a fiscal year” and inserting “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”;
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
“(3) LOCAL COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—
“(A) COORDINATION WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), a State shall—
“(B) JOINT RESPONSIBILITY.—Each State and the Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with subparagraph (A).
“(C) CONSULTATION WITH REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.—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.”;
(C) in the heading for paragraph (4) by striking “over 200,000” and inserting “greater than 200,000”;
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
“(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
(7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
“(f) Bridges not on Federal-Aid highways.—
“(1) DEFINITION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE.—In this subsection, the term ‘off-system bridge’ means a bridge located on a public road, other than a bridge on a Federal-aid highway.
“(2) SPECIAL RULE.—
“(A) SET ASIDE.—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).
“(B) REDUCTION OF EXPENDITURES.—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.
“(3) CREDIT FOR BRIDGES NOT ON FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.—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—
“(A) 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
(8) in subsection (g)—
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking “subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii)” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “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).”.
(b) Clerical amendment.—The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following:
“133. Surface transportation program.”.
(c) Conforming amendments.—
(1) ADVANCE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—Section 108(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—Section 142(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “block grant”.
(3) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—Section 143(b)(8) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the heading by striking “block grant”.
(4) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 149(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(5) TERRITORIAL AND PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY PROGRAM.—Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
Section 133(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(h) Transportation alternatives program set-Aside.—
“(1) SET ASIDE.—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—
“(A) the Secretary sets aside a total amount under this subsection for a fiscal year equal to 10 percent of such total funds; and
“(B) 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—
“(2) ALLOCATION WITHIN A STATE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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))—
“(B) LOCAL CONTROL.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(I) how such funds shall be made available to metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, counties, or other regional transportation authorities;
“(3) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Funds set aside under this subsection may be obligated for any of the following projects or activities:
“(A) 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 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
“(B) 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.
“(C) Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation users.
“(E) Community improvement activities, including—
“(F) 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.
“(4) ACCESS TO FUNDS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) PRIORITY.—The processes described in subparagraph (A) shall prioritize project location and impact in low-income, transit-dependent, or other high-need areas.
“(C) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘eligible entity’ means—
“(vii) a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or fewer;
“(ix) 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
“(5) CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROJECTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, a State shall—
“(i) 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;
“(6) IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(C) IMPROVING PROJECT DELIVERY.—
“(7) FEDERAL SHARE.—
“(A) FLEXIBLE MATCH.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 120—
“(8) FLEXIBILITY.—
“(A) STATE AUTHORITY.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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).
“(ii) RESTRICTION.—Funds may be used as described in clause (i) only if the State demonstrates to the Secretary—
“(I) that the State held a competition in compliance with the requirements of this subsection in such form as the Secretary determines appropriate;
“(B) MPO AUTHORITY.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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).
“(9) ANNUAL REPORTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(ii) 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.
(a) In general.—Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking “National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards” and inserting “Bridges and tunnels”;
(3) in subsection (b)(5) by striking “structurally deficient bridge” and inserting “bridge classified as in poor condition”;
(4) in subsection (d)—
(6) by adding at the end the following:
“(l) Highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation.—
“(1) GOALS.—The goals of this subsection shall be to—
“(B) improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges; and
“(2) BRIDGES ON PUBLIC ROADS.—
“(A) MINIMUM BRIDGE INVESTMENT.—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).
“(B) PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY.—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).
“(C) LIMITATION.—Amounts described below may not be used for the purposes of calculating or meeting the minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A)—
“(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the expenditure of funds described in subparagraph (C) for bridge projects eligible under such section.
“(E) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Funds required to be obligated in accordance with paragraph (2)(A) may be obligated for projects or activities that—
“(ii) 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
“(iii) remove, replace, reconstruct, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect a bridge included on the national bridge inventory authorized by subsection (b), including through—
“(IV) 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;
“(VII) application of calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing compositions;
“(F) BUNDLES OF PROJECTS.—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).
“(G) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary may, at the request of a State, reduce the required obligation under subparagraph (A) if—
“(i) the reduction is consistent with a State’s asset management plan for the National Highway System;
“(H) BRIDGE INVESTMENT REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a bridge investment report that includes—
“(i) 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;
“(ii) 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);
“(iii) 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;
“(iv) a summary of—
“(I) OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGES.—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).
Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(a) In general.—Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (4)(B)—
(ii) in clause (xiii) by inserting “, including the development of a vulnerable road user safety assessment or a vision zero plan under section 1601 of the INVEST in America Act” after “safety planning”;
(B) in paragraph (11)—
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respectively;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
“(10) SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH.—The term ‘safe system approach’ means a roadway design that emphasizes minimizing the risk of injury or fatality to road users and that—
“(11) SPECIFIED SAFETY PROJECT.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘specified safety project’ 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.
“(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘specified safety project’ includes a project that—
“(i) promotes public awareness and informs the public regarding highway safety matters (including safety for motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians, individuals with disabilities, and other road users);
(E) by adding at the end the following:
“(15) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term ‘transportation management area’ means an area designated under section 134(k).
“(16) VULNERABLE ROAD USER.—The term ‘vulnerable road user’ means a nonmotorist—
“(17) VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘vulnerable road user safety assessment’ 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).”;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(3) in subsection (d)—
(4) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking “, without regard to whether the project is included in an applicable State strategic highway safety plan”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR SPECIFIED SAFETY PROJECTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) RULE OF STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—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.
(5) in subsection (g)—
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
“(1) HIGH-RISK RURAL ROAD SAFETY.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(B) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any amounts obligated under subparagraph (A) shall be from amounts described under section 133(d)(1)(B).
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY.—
“(A) HIGH RISK STATES.—
“(i) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—Beginning on the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, 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.
“(ii) OBLIGATION REQUIREMENT.—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—
“(B) HIGH RISK AREAS.—
“(i) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—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.
“(ii) OBLIGATION REQUIREMENT.—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.
“(C) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts required to be obligated under this paragraph shall be from amounts apportioned under section 104(b) except for—
“(ii) AREAS IN A HIGH RISK STATE.—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).”;
(7) by adding at the end the following:
“(l) Vulnerable road user safety assessment.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, each State shall create a vulnerable road user safety assessment.
“(2) CONTENTS.—A vulnerable road user safety assessment required under paragraph (1) shall include—
“(A) 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;
“(B) 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
“(C) 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).
“(3) ANALYSIS.—In creating a vulnerable road user safety assessment under this subsection, a State shall assess the last 5 years of available data.
“(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In creating a vulnerable road user safety assessment under this subsection, a State shall—
“(5) UPDATE.—A State shall update a vulnerable road user safety assessment on the same schedule as the State updates the State strategic highway safety plan.
“(6) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ACCESS.—The program of projects developed under paragraph (2)(C) may not degrade transportation system access for vulnerable road users.
“(7) URBANIZED AREA ASSESSMENTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) CONTENTS.—The assessment completed under subparagraph (A) shall include—
“(i) a description of the location within the area of each vulnerable road user fatality and, if available, serious injury;
(c) High-Risk rural roads.—
(1) STUDY.—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 (23 U.S.C. 148 note).
Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(3) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
“(m) Operating assistance.—
“(1) PROJECTS.—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 chapter 53 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.
(a) Electric vehicle charging stations.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 154 the following new section:
Ҥ 155. Electric vehicle charging stations
“(a) In general.—Any electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded under this title shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
“(b) Interoperability.—An electric vehicle charging station funded under this title shall—
“(c) Open access to payment.—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.
“(d) Network capability.—An electric vehicle charging station funded under this title shall be capable of being remotely monitored.
“(e) Guidance.—Not less than 180 days after enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall, as appropriate, publish guidance for public comment applicable to any electric vehicle charging station funded in whole or in part under this title related to—
“(1) the installation, operation, or maintenance by qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
(b) Clerical amendment.—The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 154 the following new item:
“155. Electric vehicle charging stations.”.
(c) Electric vehicle charging signage.—The Secretary of Transportation shall update the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to—
(d) Agreements relating to the use and access of rights-of-Way of the interstate system.—Section 111 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(a) In general.—Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
“(7) to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the National Highway Freight Network, including—
“(B) local air pollution, including local pollution derived from vehicles idling at railway crossings;
(4) in subsection (h) by striking “Not later than” and all that follows through “shall prepare” and inserting “As part of the report required under section 503(b)(8), the Administrator shall biennially prepare”;
(5) in subsection (i)—
(C) in paragraph (5)—
(ii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) in clause (iii) by inserting “and freight management and operations systems” after “freight transportation systems”; and
(II) by amending clause (xxiii) to read as follows:
“(xxiii) Freight intermodal or freight rail projects, including—
“(I) projects within the boundaries of public or private freight rail or water facilities (including ports);
(b) National highway freight network.—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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 171. Carbon pollution reduction
“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a carbon pollution reduction program to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system.
“(b) Eligible projects.—A project is eligible for funding under this section if such project—
“(1) is expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system;
“(2) will help a State meet the greenhouse gas emissions performance targets established under section 150(d); and
“(c) Guidance.—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).
“(d) Operating expenses.—A State may use not more than 10 percent of the funds provided under section 104(b)(9) for the operating expenses of public transportation and passenger rail transportation projects.
“(e) Single-Occupancy vehicle highway facilities.—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.
“(f) Evaluation.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(2) MEASURES.—In conducting the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
“(A) 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
“(g) Progress report.—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—
“(h) High-Performing States.—
“(1) DESIGNATION.—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.
“(2) USE OF FUNDS.—For each State that is designated as a high-performing State under paragraph (1)—
“(3) TRANSFER.—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).
“(i) Report.—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—
(b) Clerical amendment.—The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
“171. Carbon pollution reduction.”.
(c) Applicability.—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.
Section 206 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(a) In general.—Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 210 the following:
Ҥ 211. Safe routes to school program
“(a) Program.—The Secretary shall carry out a safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in primary, middle, and high schools.
“(b) Purposes.—The purposes of the program shall be—
“(1) to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;
“(c) Use of funds.—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.
“(d) Eligible entities.—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.
“(e) Eligible projects and activities.—
“(1) INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED PROJECTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) NONINFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED ACTIVITIES.—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—
“(f) Federal share.—The Federal share of the cost of a project, program, or activity under this section shall be 100 percent.
“(g) Clearinghouse.—
Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (e) by striking “bicycles” and inserting “pedestrians or bicyclists” each place such term appears;
(3) in subsection (j)—
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) ELECTRIC BICYCLE.—The term ‘electric bicycle’ 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:
“(A) CLASS 1 ELECTRIC BICYCLE.—The term ‘class 1 electric bicycle’ 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.
(a) Permitting use of highway trust fund for construction of certain noise barriers.—Section 339(b)(1) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note) is amended to read as follows:
“(1) GENERAL RULE.—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—
Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(m) Safe streets for all.—
“(1) SAFE STREETS SET-ASIDE.—
“(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—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.
“(2) SUBALLOCATION.—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, the percentage referred to in section 133(d)(1)(A) shall be treated as 100 percent.
“(3) USE OF FUNDS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds set aside under this subsection shall be available for obligation—
“(i) 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;
“(iv) for any element of vision zero planning described under section 1601 of the INVEST in America Act and to implement an existing vision zero plan;
“(B) SPECIAL RULE.—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.”.
(a) In general.—Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 211 (as added by this Act) the following:
Ҥ 212. Use of youth service and conservation corps
“(a) In general.—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 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(2)) and 106(c)(3) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12656(c)(3)) to perform appropriate projects eligible under sections 133(h), 162, 206, and 211.
(a) In general.—Section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 117. Projects of national and regional significance
“(a) Establishment.—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.
“(b) Applications.—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.
“(c) Grant amounts and project costs.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Each grant made under this section—
“(B) shall be for a project that has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—
“(2) LARGE PROJECTS.—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—
“(d) Multiyear grant agreements for large projects.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—A large project that receives a grant under this section may be carried out through a multiyear grant agreement in accordance with this subsection.
“(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A multiyear grant agreement for a large project shall—
“(3) SPECIAL RULES.—
“(B) CONTINGENT COMMITMENT.—A contingent commitment under this subsection is not an obligation of the Federal Government under section 1501 of title 31.
“(C) INTEREST AND OTHER FINANCING COSTS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(e) Eligible projects.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a grant under this section only for a project that is a project eligible for assistance under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 and is—
“(A) a bridge project carried out on the National Highway System, or that is eligible to be carried out under section 165;
“(B) a project to improve person throughput that is—
“(C) a project to improve freight throughput that is—
“(i) a highway freight project carried out on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167 or on the National Highway System;
“(f) Eligible project costs.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use such grant for—
“(1) development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and
“(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements directly related to improving system performance.
“(g) Project requirements.—The Secretary may select a project described under this section for funding under this section only if the Secretary determines that the project—
“(1) generates significant regional or national economic, mobility, safety, resilience, or environmental benefits;
“(4) has secured or will secure acceptable levels of non-Federal financial commitments, including—
“(h) Merit criteria and considerations.—
“(1) MERIT CRITERIA.—In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the following merit criteria:
“(B) The level of benefits the project is expected to generate, including—
“(i) the costs avoided by the prevention of closure or reduced use of the asset to be improved by the project;
“(iv) improved person or freight throughput, including congestion reduction and reliability improvements;
“(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider the following:
“(B) Whether the project serves low-income residents of low-income communities, including areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing such residents.
“(C) 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.
“(D) Whether the project improves connectivity between modes of transportation moving people or goods in the Nation or region.
“(E) Whether the project provides new or improved connections between at least two metropolitan areas with a population of at least 500,000.
“(i) Project selection.—
“(1) EVALUATION.—To evaluate applications for funding under this section, the Secretary shall—
“(B) evaluate, through a methodology that is discernible and transparent to the public, how each application addresses the merit criteria pursuant to subsection (h);
“(C) assign a quality rating for each merit criteria for each application based on the evaluation in subparagraph (B);
“(D) 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
“(2) CONSIDERATIONS FOR LARGE PROJECTS.—In awarding a grant for a large project, the Secretary shall—
“(3) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—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.
“(4) PUBLICATION OF METHODOLOGY.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(B) UPDATES.—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.
“(C) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—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).
“(j) Federal share.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with a grant under this section may not exceed 60 percent.
“(2) MAXIMUM FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT.—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.
“(k) Bridge investments.—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).
“(l) Treatment of projects.—
“(1) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—
“(2) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—
“(B) EXCEPTIONS.—
“(m) TIFIA program.—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.
“(n) Administration.—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.
“(o) Technical assistance.—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.
“(p) Congressional Review.—
“(1) NOTIFICATION.—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—
“(C) a list of applications that received final consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this section;
“(q) Transparency.—
“(r) Definition of eligible entity.—In this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means—
“(2) a unit of local government, including a metropolitan planning organization, or a group of local governments;
“(4) a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority;
(a) In general.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 173. Community transportation investment grant program
“(a) Establishment.—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.
“(b) Grant authority.—
“(c) Applications.—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.
“(d) Eligible project costs.—Grant amounts for an eligible project carried out under this section may be used for—
“(e) Rural and community setasides.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reserve—
“(f) Evaluation.—To evaluate applications under this section, the Secretary shall—
“(1) develop a process to objectively evaluate applications on the benefits of the project proposed in such application—
“(2) develop a rating system to assign a numeric value to each application, based on each of the criteria described in paragraph (1);
“(g) Weighting.—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—
“(h) Transparency.—
“(1) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—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.
“(2) NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS.—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:
“(A) A notification when the Secretary publishes or updates the information required under paragraph (1).
“(i) Technical assistance.—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.
“(j) Administration.—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.
“(k) Treatment of projects.—
“(1) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—
“(2) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—
“(B) EXCEPTIONS.—
“(l) Transparency.—
(a) Purpose.—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.
(b) National electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors.—Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the FAST Act, the Secretary shall” and inserting “The Secretary shall periodically”;
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting “previously designated by the Federal Highway Administration or” after “fueling corridors”;
(3) in subsection (d)—
(B) by striking “5 years after the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter” and inserting “180 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act”;
(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) FREIGHT CORRIDORS.—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.”;
(4) in subsection (e)—
(5) by adding at the end the following:
“(f) Clean corridors program.—
“(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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.
“(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program is to provide funding for—
“(3) ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
“(A) PLAN.—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.
“(B) EFFICIENT OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—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—
“(i) withdraw from the State the funds that were apportioned to the State for a fiscal year under section 104(b)(10);
“(C) REDISTRIBUTION AMONG STATES.—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—
“(4) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—
“(B) LOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—Any charging or fueling infrastructure acquired or installed with funding under this subsection shall be located along an alternative fuel corridor.
“(ii) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, 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.
“(iii) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the guidance required under clause (ii), the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall consider—
“(I) the distance between publicly available charging and fueling infrastructure eligible under this section;
“(II) 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;
“(III) 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;
“(IV) plans for the use of renewable energy sources to power charging, energy storage, and hydrogen fuel production;
“(V) the proximity of existing off-highway travel centers, fuel retailers, and small businesses to electric vehicle charging infrastructure acquired or funded under this subsection;
“(VII) 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;
“(VIII) existing private, national, State, local, Tribal, and territorial government electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs and incentives;
“(IX) fostering enhanced, coordinated, public-private or private investment in charging and fueling infrastructure;
“(5) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—Subject to paragraph (6), funds made available under this subsection may be used for—
“(A) the acquisition or installation of electric vehicle charging or hydrogen fueling infrastructure;
“(B) operating assistance for costs allocable to operating and maintaining infrastructure acquired or installed under this subsection, for a period not to exceed five years;
“(6) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall, as appropriate, publish guidance for public comment related to—
“(A) the installation, operation, or maintenance by qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging infrastructure under this subsection;
“(B) the physical and payment interoperability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure under this subsection;
“(C) any traffic control device or on-premises sign acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection;
“(7) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share payable for the cost of a project funded under this subsection shall be 80 percent.
“(8) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding section 118(b), funds made available for the Program shall be available until expended.
“(9) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by inserting after section 171 the following:
Ҥ 172. Community climate innovation grants
“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a community climate innovation grant program (in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) 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.
“(b) Purpose.—The purpose of the Program shall be to support communities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system.
“(c) Eligible applicants.—The Secretary may make grants under the Program to the following entities:
“(d) Applications.—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.
“(e) Eligible projects.—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—
“(f) Eligible uses.—Grant amounts received for a project under the Program may be used for—
“(g) Project prioritization.—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.
“(h) Additional considerations.—In making grants for projects under the Program, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which—
“(2) a project reduces dependence on single-occupant vehicle trips or provides additional transportation options;
“(3) 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;
“(4) 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;
“(5) a project contributes to geographic diversity among grant recipients, including to achieve a balance between urban, suburban, and rural communities;
“(6) a project serves low-income residents of low-income communities, including areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing such residents;
“(7) a project uses pavement materials that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing processes;
“(8) 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
“(9) 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.
“(j) Treatment of projects.—
“(1) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—
“(2) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—
“(B) EXCEPTIONS.—
“(k) Single-Occupancy vehicle highway facilities.—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.
“(l) Public comment.—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).
“(m) Consultation.—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).
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Direct recipient designation.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall designate high-performing metropolitan planning organizations based on the criteria in paragraph (3) to be direct recipients of funds under this section.
(2) AUTHORITY.—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 chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
(3) CRITERIA.—In designating an applicant under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider—
(B) the level of coordination between the applicant and—
(i) the State department of transportation of the State or States in which the metropolitan planning area represented by the applicant is located;
(C) 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;
(D) 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;
(E) 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 section 134 of such title, support—
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) CALL FOR NOMINATION.—Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice soliciting applications for designation under this subsection.
(6) TERMINATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for the termination of a designation under this subsection.
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing procedures under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—
(i) with respect to projects carried out under this section, compliance with the requirements of title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; and
(c) Use of funds.—
(d) Responsibilities of direct recipients.—
(1) DIRECT AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding title 23, United States Code, the amounts made available under this section shall be allocated to each direct recipient for obligation.
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS AMONG DIRECT RECIPIENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(B) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—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.
(C) MINIMUM GUARANTEED AMOUNT.—In making a determination whether to designate a metropolitan planning organization as a direct recipient under subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that each direct recipient receives the minimum required allocation under subparagraph (B).
(D) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—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.
(3) PROJECT DELIVERY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(B) PARTNERSHIP.—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.
(C) PROCEDURAL, LEGAL, AND SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS.—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.
(D) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—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.
(e) Expenditure of funds.—
(1) CONSISTENCY WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—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.
(2) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(B) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The project selection process described in this subsection shall apply to all federally funded projects within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area served by a direct recipient that are carried out under this section.
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—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 chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to carry out a project.
(f) Treatment of funds.—
(g) Report.—
(1) DIRECT RECIPIENT REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each direct recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes—
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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—
(B) describes the efforts undertaken by both direct recipients and the Secretary to ensure compliance with the requirements of title 23 and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code;
(C) analyzes the capacity of direct recipients to receive direct allocations of funds under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; and
(h) Definitions.—
(1) DIRECT RECIPIENT.—In this section, the term “direct recipient” means a metropolitan planning organization designated by the Secretary as high-performing under subsection (b) and that was directly allocated funds as described in subsection (d).
(2) METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA.—The term “metropolitan planning area” has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.
(3) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.—The term “metropolitan planning organization” has the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.
(4) NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—The term “National Highway System” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Applications.—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.
(c) Eligibility.—
(1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—The Secretary may make grants under this section to an applicant that serves an eligible area and that is—
(d) Eligible projects.—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:
(1) Transportation systems management and operations, including strategies to improve the operations of high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
(8) Transportation demand management, including employer-based commuting programs such as carpool, vanpool, transit benefit, parking cashout, shuttle, or telework programs.
(9) A project to provide transportation options to reduce traffic congestion, including—
(A) a project under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, including value capture and transit-oriented development projects;
(e) Award Prioritization.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(f) Federal share.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this section may not exceed 60 percent.
(2) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.—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.
(g) Use of funds.—Funds made available for a project under this section may be used for—
(h) Funding.—
(i) Freight project set-Aside.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) ELIGIBLE USES.—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—
(3) AWARD PRIORITIZATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(B) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing funds set aside under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the proposed project—
(i) reduces freight-related traffic congestion and improves the reliability of the freight transportation system;
(ii) mitigates the adverse impacts of freight-related traffic congestion on the surface transportation system, including safety and environmental impacts;
(j) Report.—
(1) RECIPIENT REPORT.—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—
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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—
(B) recommendations and best practices to—
(i) reduce traffic congestion, including freight-related traffic congestion, and improve the reliability of the surface transportation system;
(k) Notification.—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.
(l) Treatment of projects.—
(1) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply—
(2) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Grant authority.—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.
(c) Applications.—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.
(d) Eligible projects.—The Secretary—
(e) Eligible project costs.—A recipient of a grant under this section may use such grant for—
(1) development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;
(f) Federal share.—
(g) Considerations.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—
(1) whether the project can be completed without additional Federal funding or financial assistance available to the project sponsor, beyond existing Federal apportionments; and
(h) Investments in colonias.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the grants made available under this section, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, a total of not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants that improve the safety, state of good repair, or connectivity through bridge investments in and providing access to, colonias.
(2) COLONIA DEFINED.—In this section, the term “colonia” means any identifiable community that—
(B) 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;
(i) Notification.—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.
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Applications.—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.
(c) Eligible projects.—Projects eligible under this section are projects that—
(2) construct commercial motor vehicle parking facilities—
(3) open existing weigh stations, safety rest areas, and park-and-ride facilities to commercial motor vehicle parking;
(4) facilitate access to publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking, such as through the use of intelligent transportation systems;
(6) 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;
(7) 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;
(d) Use of funds.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use a grant under this section for—
(e) Selection criteria.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—
(1) 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
(f) Notification of Congress.—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.
(g) Federal share.—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.
(h) Prohibition on charging fees.—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.
(j) Survey; comparative assessment; report.—
(1) UPDATE.—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 (23 U.S.C. 137 note).
(2) REPORT.—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—
(A) evaluates the availability of adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation;
(k) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term “commercial motor vehicle” has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Grant authority.—In carrying out the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this section.
(c) Eligible applicants.—The Secretary may make a grant under this section to—
(d) Applications.—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.
(e) Eligible projects.—The Secretary shall provide grants under this section to projects that improve the connectivity and the use of active transportation facilities—
(f) Use of funds.—
(g) Considerations.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which—
(1) a project is likely to provide substantial additional opportunities for active transportation, including walking and bicycling, including through the creation of—
(2) an applicant has adequately considered or will consider, including through the opportunity for public comment, the environmental justice and equity impacts of the project;
(h) Limitation.—
(i) Eligible project costs.—Amounts made available for a project under this section may be used for—
(j) Notification.—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.
(k) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.—The term “active transportation network” 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.
(2) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CONNECTOR.—The term “active transportation connector” 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.
(3) GREENWAY PATH.—The term “greenway path” means an active transportation connector that—
(a) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a competitive wildlife crossings grant program (referred to in this section as the “program”) to provide grants for projects that seek to achieve—
(c) Applications.—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.
(d) Considerations.—In selecting grant recipients under the program, the Secretary shall consider the following:
(1) PRIMARY CRITERIA.—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.
(2) SECONDARY CRITERIA.—
(B) The extent to which the project incorporates climate science, including expected changes in migration patterns.
(C) The extent to which the project sponsor has coordinated with the relevant State agency with jurisdiction over fish and wildlife, if appropriate.
(D) In the case of a project involving species listed as threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), whether the project sponsor has coordinated with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(F) Whether the project supports local economic development and improvement of visitation opportunities.
(G) 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.
(e) Eligible project costs.—Grant amounts for a project under this section may be used for—
(1) development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;
(2) 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
(3) planning and technical assistance activities consistent with section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, including—
(B) integration of State, Tribal, territorial, regional, or Federal wildlife conservation plans and data collection with transportation planning and project selection;
(f) Partnerships.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(g) Requirements.—
(1) RURAL PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall reserve not less than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this section for projects located in a rural community.
(h) Notification.—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.
(i) Annual report.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(j) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) PROTECTIVE FEATURES.—The term “protective features” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
(2) RESILIENCE.—The term “resilience” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
(3) RURAL COMMUNITY.—The term “rural community” 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.
(a) Establishment.—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—
(1) studying the feasibility and impacts of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the effects on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility;
(2) 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;
(3) 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
(b) Eligible entities.—
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—An eligible entity may enter into an agreement with the following entities to carry out the eligible activities under this section:
(B) An institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), including historically black colleges and universities, defined as the term “Predominantly Black institution” is defined in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)).
(c) Planning grants.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants (referred to in this section as a “planning grants”) to carry out planning activities described in paragraph (2).
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The planning activities referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(A) planning studies to evaluate the feasibility of removing, retrofitting, or remediating an existing eligible facility to restore community connectivity, including evaluations of—
(i) current traffic patterns on the eligible facility proposed for removal, retrofit, or remediation and the surrounding street network;
(iii) 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;
(iv) the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of the eligible facility on the mobility of freight and people;
(v) the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of the eligible facility on the safety of the traveling public;
(B) 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—
(i) 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);
(ii) identifying community needs and desires for community improvements and developing community driven solutions in carrying out eligible planning activities described in subsection (c)(2);
(C) 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;
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance described in subparagraph (B) to an eligible entity.
(d) Capital construction grants.—
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may award grants (referred to in this section as a “capital construction grants”) to eligible entities to carry out eligible projects described in paragraph (3).
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—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.
(3) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project eligible to be carried out with a capital construction grant includes the following:
(A) The removal, retrofit, or remediation of the effects on community connectivity from of an eligible facility.
(4) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall—
(B) evaluate applications on the basis of—
(i) the degree to which the project will improve mobility and access through the removal of barriers;
(ii) 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;
(v) 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;
(vi) the degree to which the eligible facility is out of context with the current or planned land use;
(viii) 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;
(ix) whether the project is consistent with the relevant long-range transportation plan and included in the relevant statewide transportation improvement program;
(5) MINIMUM AWARD AMOUNTS.—A capital construction grant shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000 for each recipient.
(6) FEDERAL SHARE.—
(7) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
(e) Priorities.—In selecting recipients of planning grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to—
(1) 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
(2) an eligible entity that has—
(A) entered into a community benefits agreement with representatives of the community or formed a community advisory board under paragraph (7) of subsection (d);
(f) Administrative expenses.—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.
(g) Technical assistance.—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).
(h) Report.—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—
(i) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) ANTI-DISPLACEMENT POLICY.—The term “anti-displacement policy” 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.
(2) COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.—The term “community land trust” means a nonprofit organization established or with the responsibility, as applicable—
(3) ELIGIBLE FACILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term “eligible facility” 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.
(a) In general.—
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—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—
(b) Regulations.—The Secretary 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 for applicants awarded a grant.
(c) Report to Congress.—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—
(d) Public transparency.—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—
(e) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT GOAL.—The term “apprenticeship employment goal” means the utilization of qualified apprentices for not less than 15 percent of the total labor hours used for construction activities for a project.
(2) QUALIFIED APPRENTICE.—The term “qualified apprentice” means an employee participating in an apprenticeship program that—
(A) 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 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; commonly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”); and
Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking “resiliency needs while minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution” and inserting “resilience and climate change adaptation needs while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions”;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking “Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of MAP–21, each” and inserting “Each”;
(B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
“(D) EQUITABLE AND PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—In designating 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.
(5) in subsection (g)—
(C) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting “emergency response and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience,” after “disaster risk reduction,”; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) COORDINATION BETWEEN MPOS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(6) in subsection (h)(1)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
“(E) 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;”;
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
“(L) 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”;
(7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.”;
(8) in subsection (i)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting “reduce greenhouse gas emissions and” before “restore and maintain”;
(B) in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting “and climate change” after “infrastructure to natural disasters”;
(D) in paragraph (5)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting “air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,” after “conservation,”; and
(E) by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows:
“(C) METHODS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
“(ii) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “statewide transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP”;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(ii) in subparagraph (I)—
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
“(L) 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”;
(4) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)—
(i) in clause (i) by inserting “air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,” after “conservation,”; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)—
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the State shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
(5) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking “statewide transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP”;
(C) in paragraph (4) by striking “statewide transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP” each place it appears;
(D) in paragraph (5)—
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking “metropolitan transportation improvement program” and inserting “TIP”;
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking “transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP” each place it appears;
(v) in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking “transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP” each place it appears;
(6) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking “Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21,” and inserting “Not less frequently than once every 4 years,”;
(a) In general.—Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(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) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, measures for States to use to assess—
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(4) in subsection (e)—
(5) by adding at the end the following:
“(f) Transportation system access.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The measures established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the ability for States and metropolitan planning organizations to assess—
“(A) 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;
(b) Metropolitan transportation planning; title 23.—Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended—
(1) in subsection (j)(2)(D)—
(A) by striking “Performance target achievement” in the heading and inserting “Performance management”;
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.—For metropolitan planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as a transportation management area under subsection (k), the TIP shall include—
(2) in subsection (k)—
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)—
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) 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 chapter 53 of title 49.”; and
(3) in subsection (l)(2)—
(A) by striking “5 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21” and inserting “2 years after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and every 2 years thereafter”;
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking “and whether metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful performance targets; and” and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:
(c) Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning; title 23.—Section 135(g)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is further amended—
(1) by striking “Performance target achievement” in the heading and inserting “Performance management”;
(d) Metropolitan transportation planning; title 49.—Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (j)(2)(D)—
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.—For metropolitan planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as a transportation management area under subsection (k), the TIP shall include—
(2) in subsection (k)—
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)—
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) 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.”; and
(3) in subsection (l)(2)—
(A) by striking “5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012” and inserting “2 years after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and every 2 years thereafter”;
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking “and whether metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful performance targets; and” and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:
(e) Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning; title 49.—Section 5304(g)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by striking “shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion” and inserting the following: “shall include—
(f) Savings clause.—
(1) REGRESSIVE TARGETS.—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.
(g) Development of greenhouse gas measure.—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.
(h) Development of transportation system access measure.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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.
(2) MEMBERS.—The working group established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include representatives from—
(B) State departments of transportation, including representatives that specialize in pedestrian and bicycle safety;
(3) REPORT.—
(A) SUBMISSION.—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.
(i) Transportation system access data.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible transportation system access data set and analytical tool shall have the following characteristics:
(A) The ability to quantify the level of safe, reliable, and convenient transportation system access to—
(a) Study.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study under this section, the Secretary shall—
(A) collect observed transportation demand data and transportation demand forecasts from States and metropolitan planning organizations, including data and forecasts on—
(B) 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
(C) use the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to—
(i) develop best practices and guidance for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use in forecasting transportation demand for future investments in transportation improvements;
(ii) 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;
(iii) support more accurate transportation demand forecasting by States and metropolitan planning organizations;
(3) COVERED ENTITIES.—In carrying out the study under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that data and forecasts described in paragraph (2)(A) are collected from—
(4) WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.—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.
(b) Report.—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).
(c) Secretarial support.—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.
(d) Update guidance and regulations.—The Secretary shall—
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 “beyond the first 4 years”.
(a) In general.—Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
(3) in subsection (c)(6)(A)—
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Participation of territories in discretionary programs.—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.”.
Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “improving deficient” and inserting “the construction and reconstruction of”;
(a) Tribal transportation program.—Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
“(f) Tribal High Priority Projects program.—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 (23 U.S.C. 202 note).”.
(b) Tribal High Priority Projects program.—Section 1123 of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(C) by striking “required by that section” and inserting “required under such program”;
(a) In general.—Section 203(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) TRANSFER FOR HIGH-COMMUTER CORRIDORS.—
“(A) REQUEST.—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—
“(ii) an estimate of the amounts needed to bring such corridor into a state of good repair, taking into consideration any planned future investments; and
“(iii) 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.
“(B) STATE RESPONSE.—Not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of the request described in subparagraph (A)(iii), the State shall—
“(C) NOTIFICATION TO THE SECRETARY.—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).
“(D) CRITERIA.—In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the head of a covered agency, with respect to the corridor, shall consider—
(b) GAO study regarding NPS maintenance.—
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall study the National Park Service maintenance prioritization of Federal lands transportation facilities.
(2) CONTENTS.—At minimum, the study under paragraph (1) shall examine—
(3) REPORT.—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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 207 the following:
Ҥ 208. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program
“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a Federal lands and Tribal major projects program (referred to in this section as the ‘program’) to provide funding to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate critical Federal lands and Tribal transportation infrastructure.
“(b) Eligible applicants.—
“(c) Eligible projects.—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—
“(d) Eligible activities.—Grant amounts received for a project under this section may be used for—
“(e) Applications.—Eligible applicants shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
“(f) Project requirements.—The Secretary may select a project to receive funds under the program only if the Secretary determines that the project—
“(g) Merit criteria.—In making a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider whether the project—
“(1) will generate state of good repair, resilience, economic competitiveness, quality of life, mobility, or safety benefits;
“(h) Evaluation and rating.—To evaluate applications, the Secretary shall—
“(i) Cost share.—
“(j) Use of funds.—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.”.
Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (f)—
(A) in the heading by striking “Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs” and inserting “Office of Tribal Government Affairs”; and
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Department an Office of Tribal Government Affairs, under the Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, to—
“(B) plan, coordinate, and implement policies and programs serving Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;
“(C) coordinate Tribal transportation programs and activities in all offices and administrations of the Department;
“(E) 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
“(F) 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.”.
(a) Land management agencies and tribal governments.—Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(f) Alternative contracting methods.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use a contracting method available to a State under this title on behalf of—
“(A) a Federal land management agency, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 203 or 204;
(b) Use of alternative contracting method.—In carrying out the amendments made by this section, the Secretary shall—
(1) in consultation with the applicable Federal land management agencies, establish procedures that are—
(a) In general.—The Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation may transfer ownership of a bridge that is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation if—
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—
(1) 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;
(a) In general.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the deferred maintenance of United States forest roads, including—
(b) Report.—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).
Section 204(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “context-sensitive solutions,” after “restoration,”;
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Use of funds.—Amounts apportioned to a State under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, may be used—
(c) Contents of plan.—A vision zero plan under this section shall include—
(1) 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;
(2) plans for implementation of, education of the public about, and enforcement of such programs, strategies, or policies;
(d) Inclusions.—A vision zero plan may include a complete streets prioritization plan that identifies a specific list of projects to—
(1) 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;
(e) Coordination.—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.
(f) Safety performance management.—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.
(g) Guidance on safe system approach.—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.
(a) Speed limits.—The Secretary of Transportation shall revise the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to provide for a safe system approach to setting speed limits, consistent with the safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H–17–27 and H–17–028.
(c) Report on Speed Management Program Plan.—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.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCY.—The term “appropriate State agency” 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.
(2) BROADBAND.—The term “broadband” has the meaning given the term “advanced telecommunications capability” in section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302).
(3) BROADBAND CONDUIT.—The term “broadband conduit” means a conduit or innerduct for fiber optic cables (or successor technology of greater quality and speed) that supports the provision of broadband.
(4) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term “broadband infrastructure” means any buried or underground facility and any wireless or wireline connection that enables the provision of broadband.
(5) BROADBAND PROVIDER.—The term “broadband provider” means an entity that provides broadband to any person, including, with respect to such entity—
(6) COVERED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term “covered highway construction project” 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.
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term “covered highway construction project” excludes any project—
(7) DIG ONCE REQUIREMENT.—The term “dig once requirement” 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.
(8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given such term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).
(9) NTIA ADMINISTRATOR.—The term “NTIA Administrator” means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
(10) PROJECT.—The term “project” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
(12) STATE.—The term “State” has the meaning given such term in section 401 of title 23, United States Code.
(13) STATE OR LOCAL BROADBAND PROVIDER.—The term “State or local broadband provider” 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.
(b) Dig once requirement.—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 chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, complies with the following provisions:
(1) BROADBAND PLANNING AND NOTICE.—The State department of transportation, in consultation with appropriate State agencies, shall—
(A) 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;
(B) 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
(C) establish a process—
(i) 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
(2) COORDINATION AND COMPLIANCE.—
(A) MOBILE NOW ACT.—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 (47 U.S.C. 1504).
(B) WEBSITE.—A State department of transportation shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(C) if the State publishes on a public website—
(C) COORDINATION.—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.
(3) REQUIRED INSTALLATION OF BROADBAND CONDUIT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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).
(B) INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.—In installing broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of a covered highway construction project, the State department of transportation shall ensure that—
(i) 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;
(ii) 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;
(iii) 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;
(iv) 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;
(v) 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;
(vi) 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
(C) PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW.—The State department of transportation may make determinations on the implementation of the requirements described in subparagraph (B) on a programmatic basis.
(D) ACCESS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
(ii) SOCIALLY BENEFICIAL USE.—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.
(iii) IN-KIND COMPENSATION.—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.
(iv) SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.—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.
(v) COMMUNICATION.—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.
(E) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.—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.
(F) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—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—
(I) 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;
(II) 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;
(III) the installation of broadband conduit increases overall costs of a covered highway construction project by 1.5 percent or greater;
(IV) 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;
(iii) AVAILABILITY OF WAIVER.—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).
(iv) WAIVER DETERMINATION.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—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.
(4) PRIORITY.—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.
(c) Guidance for the installation of broadband conduit.—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).
(d) Consultation.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In issuing regulations required by this subsection or to implement any part of this section, the Secretary shall consult—
(2) BROADBAND USERS.—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.
(e) Oversight.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(f) Additional provisions.—
(1) APPLICABILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(B) APPLICABILITY DATE.—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.
(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—
(A) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a State to install or allow the installation of broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure—
(B) NO REQUIREMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF MOBILE SERVICES EQUIPMENT.—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 (47 U.S.C. 332(d))) or commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401)), other than broadband conduit and associated equipment described in paragraph (3)(B).
(3) RELATION TO STATE DIG ONCE REQUIREMENTS.—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).
(g) Dig once funding task force.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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 “Dig Once Funding Task Force” (hereinafter referred to as the “Task Force”).
(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall be to—
(A) estimate the annual cost for implementing, administering, and maintaining a nationwide dig once requirement;
(B) propose and evaluate options for funding a nationwide dig once requirement described in this section that includes—
(C) 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—
(3) REPORTS.—
(4) MEMBERS.—
(A) APPOINTMENTS.—The Task Force shall consist of 14 members, comprising—
(ii) 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—
(B) CO-CHAIRS.—The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the Secretary and the NTIA Administrator, or the designees of the Secretary and NTIA Administrator.
(5) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out the duties required under this subsection, the Task Force shall consult, at a minimum—
(6) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.—
(A) EXPENSES FOR NON-FEDERAL MEMBERS.—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 chapter 57 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.
(B) STAFF.—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.
(a) Study.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) 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;
(B) 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;
(C) 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 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), the Transportation Research Board shall—
(A) review and supplement, as appropriate, the methodologies examined and recommended in the 2019 report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled “Approaches for Determining and Complying with TMDL Requirements Related to Roadway Stormwater Runoff”;
(3) REPORT.—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.
(b) Stormwater best management practices reports.—
(1) REISSUANCE.—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.
(2) UPDATES.—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.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES REPORTS.—The term “best management practices reports” means—
(a) In general.—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 (29 U.S.C. 792(b)(3)), shall publish final accessibility guidelines setting forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, including shared use paths.
(a) Highway formula modernization study.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) ASSESSMENT.—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—
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the assessment under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the following:
(A) 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 (Public Law 109–59).
(B) The availability and accuracy of data necessary to calculate formula apportionments under the factors described in subparagraph (A).
(C) The measures established under section 150 of title 23, United States Code, and whether such measures are appropriate for consideration as formula apportionment factors.
(E) Inclusion of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the apportionment under subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 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.
(b) CMAQ formula modernization study.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 section 149 of such title.
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing consultation under this subsection, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide to the Secretary an analysis of—
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—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—
(c) Report.—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.
Section 1519 of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141) is amended—
(a) Report.—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.
(b) Contents.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a description of efforts to increase awareness of careers related to surface transportation among elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students;
(2) a description of efforts to prepare and inspire such students for surface transportation careers;
(a) In general.—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 “Task Force”).
(b) Duties.—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—
(1) evaluate the current and future state of the surface transportation workforce, including projected job needs in the surface transportation sector;
(2) identify factors influencing individuals pursuing careers in surface transportation, including barriers to attracting individuals into the workforce;
(4) identify and address potential impacts of emerging technologies on the surface transportation workforce;
(5) increase access for vulnerable or underrepresented populations, especially women and minorities, to high-skill, in-demand surface transportation careers;
(c) Considerations.—In developing recommendations and strategies under subsection (b), the Task Force shall—
(1) identify factors that influence whether young people pursue careers in surface transportation, especially traditionally underrepresented populations, including women and minorities;
(2) 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;
(d) Consultation.—In developing the recommendations and strategies required under subsection (b), the Task Force may consult with—
(e) Report.—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.
(f) Composition of task force.—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:
(g) Period of appointment.—Members shall be appointed to the Task Force for the duration of the existence of the Task Force.
(i) Sunset.—The Task Force shall terminate upon the submission of the report required under subsection (e).
(j) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP.—The term “pre-apprenticeship” 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.
(2) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP.—The term “registered apprenticeship” means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; commonly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”), that satisfies the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2020).
Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(b) Workforce training and development.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—A State department of transportation participating in the program under this subsection shall—
“(A) 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;
“(B) 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 (29 U.S.C. 3111), that has established skills training, recruitment, and placement resources; and
“(C) demonstrate program outcomes, including—
“(iii) number and percentage of participants obtaining certifications or credentials required for specific types of employment;
“(3) FUNDING.—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.
“(4) NONAPPLICABILITY OF TITLE 41.—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.
“(5) USE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM FUNDS.—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.”.
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Limitation.—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).
Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) REPORTS.—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—
“(B) an explanation of why each recipient was chosen in accordance with the criteria under paragraph (2);
“(C) 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;
(a) Establishment.—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 “Working Group”) to conduct a study on access to covered resources for infrastructure projects.
(b) Membership.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall appoint to the Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in the production and transportation of covered resources.
(c) Duties.—In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall analyze—
(2) how the proximity of covered resources to such projects affects the cost and environmental impact of such projects;
(d) Consultation.—In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with, as appropriate—
(e) Reports.—
(1) WORKING GROUP REPORT.—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—
(2) DEPARTMENTAL REPORT.—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.
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Solicitation.—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—
(1) the amount of unused toll credits, including—
(B) 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
(C) 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;
(c) Website.—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).
(d) Evaluation and recommendations to congress.—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—
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Contents.—The review under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a review of competitive practices in the bidding process for transportation construction materials;
(2) a list of States that currently issue bids that include flexibility in the type of construction materials used to meet the project specifications;
(3) any information provided by States on considerations that influence the decision to include competition by type of material in transportation construction projects;
(4) 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;
(c) Report.—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.
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Requirements.—The assessments required under subsection (a) shall be conducted—
(c) Purposes.—The purpose of the assessments under this section is to—
(1) identify and examine specific locations with documented or perceived problems with pedestrian and bicycle safety and access;
(d) Report on State assessments.—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—
(e) Report on nationwide program.—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.
(f) National pedestrian and bicycle safety database.—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—
(a) Climate resilient transportation infrastructure study.—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.
(b) Methodologies.—In conducting the study, the Transportation Research Board shall build on the methodologies examined and recommended in—
(c) Contents of study.—The study shall include specific recommendations regarding the following:
(1) Integrating scientific knowledge of projected climate change impacts, and other relevant data and information, into Federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance.
(4) A platform or process to facilitate communication between climate scientists and other experts with infrastructure planners, engineers and other relevant experts.
(5) A stakeholder process to engage with representatives of State, local, tribal and community groups.
(7) 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.
(8) 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 “disproportionately exposed communities” 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, people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, people who are incarcerated, or youth.
(d) Considerations.—In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board shall determine the need for information related to climate resilient transportation infrastructure by considering—
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) how to select an appropriate, adaptive engineering design for a range of future climate scenarios as related to infrastructure planning and investment;
(4) 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;
(5) how to take account of the risks of cascading infrastructure failures and develop more holistic approaches to evaluating and mitigating climate risks;
(6) how to ensure that investments in infrastructure resilience benefit all communities, including communities of color, low-income communities 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;
(7) 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;
(8) 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
(9) 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, communities of color, low-income communities and Indian Tribes that face a disproportionate risk from climate change and have been excluded from job opportunities.
(e) Consultation.—In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board—
(1) shall convene and consult with a panel of national experts, including operators and users of Federal transportation infrastructure and private sector stakeholders; and
(2) is encouraged to consult with—
(A) representatives from the thirteen federal agencies that comprise the United States Global Change Research Program;
(f) Report.—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.
Subsection (s) of section 127 of title 23, United States Code is amended to read as follows:
“(s) Natural gas, electric battery, and zero emission vehicles.—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.”.
(a) In general.—
(1) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and consistent with guidance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to section 1209 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254), shall revise existing guidance or issue new guidance as appropriate for State and local governments and Indian Tribes regarding the design, construction, maintenance, retrofit, and repair of evacuation routes.
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In revising or issuing guidance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall consider—
(A) methods that assist evacuation routes to—
(i) withstand 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;
(3) REPORT.—In the case in which the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, concludes existing guidance addresses the considerations in paragraph (2), The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a detailed report describing how existing guidance addresses such considerations.
(b) Study.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall examine—
(A) the likelihood of Federal evacuation routes flooding during a 100-year, 500-year, and 1000-year weather event;
(B) whether Federal evacuation routes that have historically flooded have recovered quickly from extreme weather events;
(C) 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
(D) the impact of impassable evacuation routes on vulnerable individuals, with consideration of the return of evacuees after an extreme weather event, including—
(3) REPORT.—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.
(a) Identification.—
(1) CENTRAL TEXAS CORRIDOR.—Section 1105(c)(84) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended to read as follows:
“(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including the route—
“(A) 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;
“(B) 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;
“(C) 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;
“(D) following United States Route 83 southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical connection to Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;
“(E) following United States Route 69 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas;
(2) CENTRAL LOUISIANA CORRIDOR.—Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(91) 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.”.
(3) CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CORRIDOR.—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:
“(92) The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the route—
“(A) 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
“(B) 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.”.
(4) MIDDLE ALABAMA CORRIDOR.—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:
“(93) The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route—
“(A) beginning at the Alabama-Mississippi Border generally following portions of I–20 until following a new interstate extension paralleling United States Highway 80 specifically:
“(B) 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;
“(C) continuing east along the proposed Montgomery Outer Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would next join with I–85 east of Montgomery, Alabama;
(5) MIDDLE GEORGIA CORRIDOR.—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:
“(94) The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route—
“(A) beginning at the Alabama-Georgia Border generally following the Fall Line Freeway from Columbus Georgia to Augusta, Georgia specifically:
“(B) 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;
“(C) 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
“(D) 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.”.
(6) LOUISIANA CAPITAL REGION.—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:
“(95) The Louisiana Capital Region High Priority Corridor, which shall generally follow—
“(B) Louisiana Highway 415, between its intersections with Interstate 10 and United States route 190;
(b) Inclusion of certain segments on interstate system.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended—
(c) Designation.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking “The route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–14.” and inserting “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)(91), (c)(92), (c)(93), and (c)(94) are designated as Interstate Route I–14.”.
(a) Guidance.—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 (Public Law 115–254), 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 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to roads eligible for assistance under Federal Highway Administration programs.
(b) Considerations.—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—
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(v) Dry bulk weight tolerance.—
“(1) DEFINITION OF DRY BULK GOODS.—In this subsection, the term ‘dry bulk goods’ means any homogeneous unmarked nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose.
“(2) WEIGHT TOLERANCE.—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.”.
Section 143(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “2016 through 2020” and inserting “2023 through 2026”.
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.
(a) In general.—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—
(b) Report issues.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) 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.
(2) An analysis of the extent to which pre-disaster mitigation measures provide benefits to the nation and individual States, territories and tribes, including—
(A) an economic analysis of the benefits to the design and construction of new resilient infrastructure;
(3) 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 “FEMA”), including—
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Considerations.—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.
(c) Report to Congress.—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.
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—
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Contents.—The study under subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to per-mile user fee systems:
(1) The financial, social, and other impacts of per-mile user fee systems on individuals, low-income individuals, and individuals of different races.
(2) The impact that access to alternative modes of transportation, including public transportation, has in carrying out per-mile user fee systems.
(c) Inclusions.—In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall include an analysis of the following programs:
(d) Report.—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.
(a) Review required.—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.
(b) Evaluation.—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—
(c) Report.—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—
(a) Study.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify—
(1) the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping;
(2) 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;
(3) the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures identified under paragraph (1);
(4) methods of reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures identified under paragraph (1) other than nets and barriers;
(5) quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the nets and barriers identified under paragraph (3);
(b) Report.—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).
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:
(1) 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.
(2) Developing intermodal transportation plans necessary for the projects, in coordination with State and local transportation agencies.
(a) Definitions.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term “small business concern” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(b) Amounts for veteran owned small business concerns.—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.
(c) Uniform criteria.—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.
Section 127(i)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting “an emergency or” before “a major disaster”.
(a) Establishment.—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 “Working Group”) to review the methods, practices, and technologies necessary to protect workers in roadway work zones.
(b) Membership.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall appoint to the Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in roadway safety.
(c) Duties.—In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall—
(1) evaluate and analyze current work zone safety and worker protection traffic control best practices;
(d) Consultation.—In carrying out the review required under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with—
(e) Reports.—
(1) WORKING GROUP REPORT.—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—
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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.
(a) Study.—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.
(b) Contents.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine—
(1) 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;
(2) the ecological benefits of nature-based features for habitat restoration, water quality improvements, and recreational aesthetics;
(c) Report.—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.
No amounts may be assessed on funds collected pursuant to section 5309 of this Act or section 20704, 20171, 20174, or 80502 of title 49, United States Code, (as added by this Act) for purposes of making payments in support of a campaign for election for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress.
(a) In general.— Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) NAME CORRECTION.—Section 101(a)(16)(C),as amended, is amended by striking “United States Customs and Immigration Services” and inserting “ U.S. Customs and Border Protection”.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Section 104(f)(3) is amended—
(4) EXCLUSION.—Section 112(b)(2) is amended in subparagraph (F) by striking “(F)” and all that follows through “Subparagraphs” and inserting “(F) Subparagraphs”.
(5) REFERENCE TO STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 115(c) is amended by striking “135(f)” and inserting “135(g)”.
(6) OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT.—Section 134(j) is amended by striking “subsection (i)(5)” both places it appears and inserting “subsection (i)(6)”.
(7) PERFORMANCE-BASED APPROACH.—Section 135(f)(7)(B) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period.
(8) EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT DECISIONMAKING.—Section 139 is amended—
(9) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 140(a) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting a comma after “Secretary”.
(12) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION.—Section 201(c)(6)(A)(ii) is amended by striking “(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)” and inserting “(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)”.
(13) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—Section 202 is amended—
(A) by striking “(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)” each place it appears and inserting “(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)”;
(14) PERMISSIBLE USES OF RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Section 206(d)(2)(G) is amended by striking “use of recreational trails” and inserting “uses of recreational trails”.
(15) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SELF-GOVERNANCE PROGRAM.—Section 207 is amended—
(17) PROCEDURES FOR A GIFT OR DONATION.—Section 323(d) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting “(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)” after “of 1969”.
(18) HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section 402(b)(1)(E) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “; and”.
(a) In general.—Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(a) Grants.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)—
“(A) $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;
“(B) $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;
“(C) $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;
“(D) $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—
“(E) $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—
“(F) $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—
“(i) $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);
“(ii) $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);
“(G) $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—
“(i) $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);
“(H) $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;
“(I) $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—
“(J) $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;
“(K) $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;
“(L) to carry out the bus formula program under section 5339(a)—
“(M) $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);
“(N) $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
“(O) $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—
“(b) Capital investment grants.—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.
“(c) Administration.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(d) Oversight.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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):
“(D) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432; 126 Stat. 4968).
“(G) 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.
“(2) ACTIVITIES.—The activities described in this paragraph are as follows:
“(e) Grants as contractual obligations.—
“(1) GRANTS FINANCED FROM HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—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.
“(2) GRANTS FINANCED FROM GENERAL FUND.—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.
“(f) Availability of amounts.—Amounts made available by or appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.
“(g) Limitation on financial assistance for State-Owned enterprises.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act;
(b) Conforming amendments.—
(1) Section 5312(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “5338(a)(2)(G)(ii)” and inserting “5338(a)(2)(F)(iii)”.
(2) Section 5333(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “5328, 5337, and 5338(b)” each place it appears and inserting “and 5337”.
(3) Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in subsection (d)(1) by striking “5338(a)(2)(C)” and inserting “5338(a)(2)(B)”.
Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (G) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
“(iii) 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;”;
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(25) RESILIENCE.—
“(26) ASSAULT ON A TRANSIT WORKER.—The term ‘assault on a transit worker’ 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.”.
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) EXCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall not apply to financial assistance under this chapter—
“(A) 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);
“(B) provided to a recipient or subrecipient whose sole receipt of such assistance derives from section 5310; or
(3) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
“(j) Reporting accessibility complaints.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, 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.
“(3) NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.—Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, 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—
“(A) 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;
“(B) 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;
“(4) INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS.—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—
“(5) REPORT.—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.”;
(4) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
“(m) Preaward and postdelivery review of rolling stock purchases.—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.”; and
(5) by amending subsection (r) to read as follows:
“(r) Reasonable access to public transportation facilities.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of assistance under this chapter—
“(A) 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
“(B) 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.
“(2) DETERMINING REASONABLE ACCESS.—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.
“(3) NOTIFICATION.—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).
“(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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—
(a) State of good repair grants.—Section 5337(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(b) Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors.—Section 5340(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and the District of Columbia” after “United States”.
(c) Technical assistance and workforce development.—Section 5314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)—
(d) National transit database.—Section 5335 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(e) Urbanized area formula grants.—Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)—
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) 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”;
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(B)—
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) 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).”; and
(f) Technical correction.—Section 5307(a)(2)(B)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “service during peak” and inserting “service, during peak”.
(g) Transportation development credits as local match.—
(2) SECTION 5309.—Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
Section 5301(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary of Transportation shall apportion and distribute formula funds provided for under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, using data submitted to the 2019 National Transit Database.
Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
“(1) 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”.
(3) in subsection (c)—
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking “Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, each” and inserting “Each”;
(B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
“(D) EQUITABLE AND PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—In designating 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.
(5) in subsection (g)—
(C) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting “emergency response and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience,” after “disaster risk reduction,”; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) COORDINATION BETWEEN MPOS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(6) in subsection (h)(1)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
“(E) 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;”;
(C) in subparagraph (I) by striking the period at the end and inserting “and reduce or mitigate stormwater, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change impacts of surface transportation;”; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
“(L) 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.”;
(7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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 section 5301 of this title.”;
(8) in subsection (i)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting “reduce greenhouse gas emissions and” before “restore and maintain”;
(B) in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting “and climate change” after “infrastructure to natural disasters”;
(D) in paragraph (5)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting “air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,” after “conservation,”; and
(E) by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows:
“(C) METHODS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
“(ii) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
Section 5304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “statewide transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP”;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(iii) in subparagraph (I) by striking the period at the end and inserting “and reduce or mitigate stormwater, sea level rise, extreme weather, and climate change impacts of surface transportation;”; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
“(L) 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.”;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
(4) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)—
(i) in clause (i) by inserting “air quality, public health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency management,” after “conservation,”; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)—
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—In addition to the methods described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), the State shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
(C) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting “reduce greenhouse gas emissions and” after “potential to”; and
(D) in paragraph (8) by inserting “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” after “transportation system”;
(5) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking “statewide transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP”;
(B) in paragraph (5)—
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking “metropolitan transportation improvement program” and inserting “TIP”;
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking “transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP” each place it appears;
(v) in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking “transportation improvement program” and inserting “STIP” each place it appears;
(6) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking “Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012,” and inserting “Not less frequently than once every 4 years,”;
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—
Section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(f) Imposition of deadline.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(2) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.—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.”.
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 (Public Law 115–232).
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.
(a) Report.—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—
(a) In general.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5307 the following new section:
Ҥ 5308. Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership competitive grants
“(a) In general.—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.
“(b) Applications.—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.
“(c) Application timing.—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).
“(d) Uses of funds.—An eligible recipient of a grant under this section shall use such grant for transportation capital projects that—
“(e) Grant criteria.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the following:
“(f) Grant timing.—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).
“(g) Requirements of the Secretary.—In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall—
“(h) Federal share.—
“(i) Requirements of section 5307.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, a grant under this section shall be subject to the requirements of section 5307.
Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(2) in subsection (c)—
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) 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).
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(k) Peak revenue service defined.—In this section, the term ‘peak revenue service’ 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.”.
(a) In general.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5315 the following new section:
“(a) In general.—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—
“(b) Federal share.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) INSOURCING INCENTIVE.—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.
“(3) ZERO EMISSION INCENTIVE.—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.
“(c) Eligible uses.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall publish guidance describing eligible activities that are demonstrated to—
“(C) demonstrate meaningful improvements in—
“(i) environmental metrics, including standards established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and greenhouse gas performance targets established pursuant to section 150(d) of title 23;
“(iii) compliance with the requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
“(iv) low-income service to increase access to employment, healthcare, and other essential services;
“(v) service during times of the day when regular transit service is not operating, as long as regular transit service hours are not reduced;
“(2) FARE COLLECTION MODERNIZATION.—In developing guidance referred to in this section, the Secretary shall ensure that—
“(d) Federal requirements.—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.
“(e) Waiver.—
“(1) INDIVIDUAL WAIVER.—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—
“(2) WAIVER UNDER OTHER SECTIONS.—The Secretary may not waive any requirement under paragraph (1) for which a waiver is otherwise available.
“(3) PROHIBITION OF WAIVER.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may not waive any requirement of—
“(4) APPLICATION OF SECTION 5320.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may only waive the requirements of section 5320 with respect to—
“(B) 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;
“(f) Open data standards.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 to develop an open data standard and an application programming interface necessary to carry out this section.
“(2) REGULATIONS.—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—
“(3) PROHIBITION ON FOR PROFIT ACTIVITY.—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.
“(4) COMMITTEE.—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.
“(5) PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—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.
“(6) EXTENSION OF DEADLINES.—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.
“(g) Application of recipient vehicle revenue miles.—With respect to vehicle revenue miles with one passenger of a covered recipient using amounts under this section, such miles—
“(h) Savings clause.—Subsection (c)(2) and subsection (g) shall not apply to any eligible activities under this section if such activities are—
“(i) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) COVERED RECIPIENT.—The term ‘covered recipient’ means a State or local government entity, private nonprofit organization, or Tribe that—
“(2) DEADHEAD VEHICLE MILES.—The term ‘deadhead vehicle miles’ 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.
(b) Clerical amendment.—The analysis for chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5315 the following new item:
“5316. Mobility innovation.”.
(c) Effective date.—This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation has finalized both—
(d) Savings clause.—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).
Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(B) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking “section 5338(a)(2)(F)” and inserting “section 5338(a)(2)(E)”; and
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking “section 5338(a)(2)(F)” and inserting “section 5338(a)(2)(E)”; and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:
“(B) LAND AREA.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(C) POPULATION.—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.
“(D) VEHICLE REVENUE MILES.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(E) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.—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.”;
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting “A State may expend funds to continue service into another State to extend a route.” before “Eligible activities under”;
(4) in subsection (g) by adding at the end the following:
“(6) ALLOWANCE FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS.—
“(A) APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.—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.
Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(j) One-Stop paratransit program.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) service for a paratransit rider to complete essential tasks.
“(2) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary shall give preference to eligible recipients that—
“(3) APPLICATION CRITERIA.—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—
“(4) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall seek to achieve diversity of participants in the grant program by selecting a range of eligible entities that includes at least—
“(5) DATA-SHARING CRITERIA.—An eligible recipient in this subsection shall provide data as the Secretary requires, which may include—
(a) Buy America.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 5321 the following:
“(a) In general.—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.
“(b) Waiver.—The Secretary may waive subsection (a) if the Secretary finds that—
“(2) 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;
“(3) when procuring rolling stock (including train control, communication, traction power equipment, and rolling stock prototypes) under this chapter—
“(c) Written waiver determination and annual report.—
“(1) WAIVER PROCEDURE.—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).
“(2) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENT.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(d) Rolling stock waiver conditions.—
“(1) LABOR COSTS FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY.—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).
“(2) HIGH DOMESTIC CONTENT COMPONENT BONUS.—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—
“(3) ROLLING STOCK FRAMES OR CAR SHELLS.—
“(A) INCLUSION OF COSTS.—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.
“(B) SUBSTANTIATION.—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.
“(4) TREATMENT OF WAIVED COMPONENTS AND SUBCOMPONENTS.—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).
“(5) ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE DOMESTIC BATTERY CELL INCENTIVE.—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.
“(6) PROHIBITION ON DOUBLE COUNTING.—
“(7) DEFINITION OF HIGHLY SKILLED LABOR COSTS.—In this subsection, the term ‘highly skilled labor costs’—
“(A) 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;
“(B) does not include any temporary or indirect activities or those hired via a third-party contractor or subcontractor;
“(C) are limited to metalworking, fabrication, welding, electrical, engineering, and other technical activities requiring training;
“(e) Certification of domestic supply and disclosure.—
“(1) CERTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC SUPPLY.—If the Secretary denies an application for a waiver under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall provide to the applicant a written certification that—
“(f) Waiver prohibited.—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—
“(g) Penalty for mislabeling and misrepresentation.—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 INVEST in America Act if a court or department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government decides the person intentionally—
“(h) State requirements.—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.
“(i) Opportunity To correct inadvertent error.—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.
“(j) Administrative review.—A party adversely affected by an agency action under this subsection shall have the right to seek review under section 702 of title 5.
“(k) Steel and iron.—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.
“(l) Definition of small purchase.—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 ‘small purchase’ means a purchase of not more than $150,000.
“(m) Preaward and postdelivery review of rolling stock purchases.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(2) CERTIFICATION OF PERCENTAGE.—
“(n) Scope.—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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 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.
“(o) Buy America conformity.—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).
“(p) Audits and reporting of waste, fraud, and abuse.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall conduct an annual audit on certifications under subsection (m) regarding compliance with Buy America.
“(2) REPORT FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.—The Secretary shall display a ‘Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse’ button and link to Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General Hotline on the Federal Transit Administration’s Buy America landing page.
“(3) CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.—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.
“(q) Passenger motor vehicles.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Any domestically manufactured passenger motor vehicle shall be considered to be produced in the United States under this section.
“(r) Rolling stock components and subcomponents.—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.
“(s) Treatment of steel and iron components as produced in the United States.—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.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 5321 the following:
“5320. Buy America.”.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.—Section 5314(a)(2)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “sections 5323(j) and 5323(m)” and inserting “section 5320”.
(b) Bus rolling stock.—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.
(c) Rail rolling stock.—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.
(d) Rule of applicability.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) DELAYED APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Contracts described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the following delayed applicability requirements:
(A) 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.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 5320(m) shall apply to contracts for the procurement of bus rolling stock beginning on the earlier of—
(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—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.
(e) Special rule for domestic content.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) 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
(2) CONTRACTS AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2021.—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.
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(x) Bus procurement streamlining.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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:
“(2) SPECIFIC BUS COMPONENT NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—
“(A) INITIATION.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 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).
“(B) LIST OF COMPONENTS.—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.
“(C) PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—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.
“(D) COMMITTEE.—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.
“(E) EXTENSION OF DEADLINES.—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.
Section 5318 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(a) In general.—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 (Public Law 117–2) 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—
(2) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that—
(A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this subsection;
(a) In general.—Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(y) Urbanized areas following a major disaster.—
“(1) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection, the term ‘decennial census date’ has the meaning given the term in section 141(a) of title 13.
“(2) URBANIZED AREA MAJOR DISASTER POPULATION CRITERIA.—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—
“(A) a major disaster was declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) for the area during the 3-year period preceding the decennial census date for the 2010 decennial census or for any subsequent decennial census;
“(3) COVERED PERIOD.—The Secretary shall treat an area as an urbanized area under paragraph (2) during the period—
“(A) beginning on—
“(i) 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
“(4) POPULATION CALCULATION.—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).
(a) Certification.—Section 5323(u)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) NONRAIL ROLLING STOCK.—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).”.
(b) Special Rule.—Section 5323(u)(5)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “made by a public transportation agency with a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph (1)” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “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.”.
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(z) Spare ratio waiver.—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 INVEST in America Act.”.
Section 5339(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking “low or no emission vehicles” and inserting “zero emission vehicles”;
(5) in paragraph (7) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR BUSES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.—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.”;
Section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking “Buses and bus facilities competitive grants” and inserting “Bus facilities and fleet expansion competitive grants”;
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) GRANT CONSIDERATIONS.—In making grants—
“(A) under subparagraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall only consider—
“(i) 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;
(4) in paragraph (6) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—The Government share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent.
“(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR BUSES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.—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.”.
(a) In general.—Section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)—
(v) in clause (iv) by striking “facilities and related equipment for low or no emission” and inserting “related equipment for zero emission”;
(E) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:
(4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
“(5) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—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—
“(A) that procure—
“(B) for which the recipient’s board of directors has approved a long-term integrated fleet management plan that—
“(ii) 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
(6) by adding at the end the following:
“(8) LOW AND MODERATE COMMUNITY GRANTS.—Not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available under this subsection in a fiscal year shall be distributed to projects serving predominantly low-income communities.
Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Restoration to state of good repair formula subgrant.—
“(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—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.
“(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS.—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.
“(3) URBAN APPORTIONMENTS.—Funds allocated under section 5338(a)(2)(L)(ii) shall be—
“(4) RURAL ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall—
“(A) calculate the percentage of funds under section 5338(a)(2)(L)(ii) to allocate to rural subrecipients by dividing—
“(B) 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—
“(5) APPLICATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—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.
“(6) PROHIBITION.—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.
Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(e) Workforce development training grants.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Recipients eligible under subsection (c) shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection.
Section 5336(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) 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—
“(4) 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—
Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, as amended in section 2204, is further amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i) by inserting “and persistent poverty counties” before the semicolon; and
(3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) PERSISTENT POVERTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a public transportation assistance program for areas of persistent poverty.
“(B) APPORTIONMENT.—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—
Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(j) Demonstration grants To support reduced fare transit.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 300 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall award grants (which shall be known as ‘Access to Jobs Grants’) to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to implement reduced fare transit service.
“(2) NOTICE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall provide notice to eligible entities of the availability of grants under paragraph (1).
“(3) APPLICATION.—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:
“(A) 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.
“(B) 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.
“(C) 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.
“(E) A plan for a public awareness campaign of the transit agency’s ability to provide reduced fares, including in foreign languages, based on—
“(5) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—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.
“(6) USES OF FUNDS.—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.
“(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—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.
“(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
“(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ 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.
“(B) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘low-income individual’ means an individual—
“(i) that has qualified for—
“(I) any program of medical assistance under a State plan or under a waiver of the plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
“(II) supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
“(III) 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 (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
“(IV) the free and reduced price school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
“(V) a housing voucher through section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o));
“(ii) 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 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revision required by that section) for a family of the size involved; or
“(9) REPORT.—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.”.
(a) Best practices.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDERS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT.—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.
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—In developing the best practices described in paragraph (1), the Secretary—
(A) shall issue specific recommendations for setting the threshold of a major service change, which shall include, at a minimum, recommendations related to—
(B) 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
(b) Transit Cooperative Research Program Report.—
(1) REVIEW.—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—
(A) a survey of the standards used by providers of public transportation to define the threshold for a major service change;
(B) 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;
(2) REPORT.—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.
(a) Study.—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—
(b) Report.—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).
Section 5314(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) NATIONAL TRANSIT FRONTLINE WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER.—
“(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a national transit frontline workforce training center (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Center’) 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.
“(B) DUTIES.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(ii) TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.—The training and educational programs developed under clause (i) may include courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures related to—
“(I) 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;
“(II) 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;
“(III) 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;
“(IV) 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;
“(V) developing training programs for skills and competencies related to existing and emerging transit technologies, including zero emission buses;
“(VI) developing improved capacity for safety, security, and emergency preparedness in local transit systems and in the industry as a whole through—
“(VII) 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;
“(VIII) 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—
“(bb) determine the most cost-effective methods for transit workforce training and development, including return on investment analysis;
“(C) COORDINATION.—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.
“(D) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(ii) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—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.
“(iii) LIMITATION.—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.
“(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph:
“(i) CAREER PATHWAY.—The term ‘career pathway’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
“(ii) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary credential’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
“(iii) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘registered apprenticeship program’ 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.”;
Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting “the safety committee established under paragraph (4), and subsequently,” before “the board of directors”;
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking “public, personnel, and property” and inserting “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”;
(iv) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:
“(G) a comprehensive staff training program for the operations and maintenance personnel and personnel directly responsible for safety of the recipient that includes—
“(H) 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
“(I) 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—
“(i) 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
“(ii) 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.”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) SAFETY COMMITTEE.—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—
(a) Prohibition on use of funds.—No financial assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, may be used for—
(1) an automated vehicle providing public transportation unless—
(b) Workforce development plan.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of financial assistance under chapter 53 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.
(2) CONTENTS.—The workforce development plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(A) 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.
(B) 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.
(C) Identified gaps in skills needed to operate and maintain the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand service.
(c) Notice required.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of financial assistance under chapter 53 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.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) AUTOMATED VEHICLE.—The term “automated vehicle” means a motor vehicle that—
(A) is capable of performing the entire task of driving (including steering, accelerating and decelerating, and reacting to external stimulus) without human intervention; and
(B) 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.
Section 5329(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(2) SAFETY COMMITTEE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) SAFETY SET ASIDE.—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.
“(C) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—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).
(a) In general.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(a) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY CAREER AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.—The term ‘commitment to high-quality career and business opportunities’ means participation in a registered apprenticeship program.
“(2) COVERED INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered infrastructure program’ means any activity under a program or project under this chapter for the purchase or acquisition of rolling stock.
“(3) U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.—The term ‘U.S. Employment Plan’ means a plan under which an entity receiving Federal assistance for a project under a covered infrastructure program shall—
“(A) include in a request for proposal an encouragement for bidders to include, with respect to the project—
“(4) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘registered apprenticeship program’ means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including any requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, as such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019.
“(b) Best-Value framework.—To the maximum extent practicable, a recipient of assistance under a covered infrastructure program is encouraged—
“(1) 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—
“(c) Preference for registered apprenticeship programs.—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.
“(d) Use of U.S. employment plan.—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.
“(e) Priority.—The Secretary shall ensure that the entity carrying out a project under the covered infrastructure program gives priority to—
“(f) Report.—Not less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Secretary shall jointly submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of this section.
“(g) Intent of Congress.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the intent of Congress—
“(A) 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;
“(B) 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;
“(2) INCLUSION.—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.”.
Section 5314(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(a) Study.—The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on resilience planning and innovative resilience strategies for public transportation and shared mobility.
(b) Contents.—In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall assess—
(c) Partnerships.—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 (20 U.S.C. 1001), 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.
(d) Report.—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).
(a) In general.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5327 the following:
Ҥ 5328. Transit-supportive communities
“(a) Establishment.—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.
“(b) Transit Oriented Development Planning Grant Program.—
“(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection the term ‘eligible project’ means—
“(A) a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project as defined in section 5309;
“(2) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—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—
“(3) ELIGIBILITY.—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—
“(C) a description of how the eligible project and the proposed comprehensive plan advance the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization;
“(D) proposed performance criteria for the development and implementation of the comprehensive plan;
“(c) Technical assistance.—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—
“(2) 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;
“(3) the siting, planning, financing, and integration of transit-oriented development and transit-supportive corridor policies associated with projects under section 5309;
“(d) Value capture policy requirements.—
“(1) VALUE CAPTURE POLICY.—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.
“(2) REPORT.—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.
“(e) Equity.—In providing technical assistance under subsection (c), the Secretary shall incorporate strategies to promote equity for underrepresented and underserved communities, including—
“(f) Authority To request staffing assistance.—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.
“(g) Review existing policies and programs.—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.
“(h) Reporting.—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.
“(i) Savings clause.—Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to provide any financial assistance for the construction of housing.
“(j) Priority for low-Income areas.—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.”.
Section 5334(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(A) a local governmental authority to be used for a public purpose with no further obligation to the Government if the Secretary decides—
“(i) the asset will remain in public use for at least 5 years after the date the asset is transferred;
“(ii) there is no purpose eligible for assistance under this chapter for which the asset should be used;
“(B) 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—
“(iii) 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 and/or owners with incomes at or below 60 percent the area median income;
“(iv) the asset will remain in use as described in this section for at least 30 years after the date the asset is transferred; and
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended—
(1) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) in the case of a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project, allow a weighting 5 percentage points greater to the economic development criterion and 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.”; and
Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) TRANSIT BUS OPERATOR COMPARTMENT REDESIGN PROGRAM.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) OBJECTIVES.—Research objectives under this paragraph shall include—
“(ii) optimizing operator visibility and reducing operator distractions to improve safety of bus passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other roadway users;
“(iii) expanding passenger accessibility for positive interactions between operators and passengers, including assisting passengers in need of special assistance;
“(C) ACTIVITIES.—Eligible activities under this paragraph shall include—
“(i) 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;
“(ii) 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;
“(iii) technologies to improve passenger accessibility, including boarding, alighting, and securement consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 2503, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(k) Every Day Counts initiative.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—It is in the national interest for the Department of Transportation and recipients of Federal public transportation funds—
“(A) 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;
“(B) to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner;
“(2) FTA EVERY DAY COUNTS INITIATIVE.—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—
“(3) CONSIDERATION.—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.
“(4) INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT.—
Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as amended in section 2503 and 2803, is further amended—
(1) in subsection (e)—
(a) Establishment.—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.
(c) Grants.—The Secretary may enter into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with no more than three geographically diverse nonprofit organizations and recipients under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to facilitate the development and testing of commercially viable advance technology transit buses and related infrastructure.
(d) Considerations.—
(e) Competitive grant selection.—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.
(f) Consortia.—As a condition of receiving an award in (c), the Secretary shall ensure—
(1) 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;
Section 5312(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (G).
(a) In general.—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 chapter 53 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.
(b) Considerations.—In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize second life applications that—
(1) 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;
(2) enhance the reuse and recycling of transit vehicle batteries, components, and component critical minerals of such batteries;
(c) Second life applications defined.—In this section, the term “second life applications” 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.
Section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by striking “The Federal” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (e)(2), the Federal”;
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (f) and inserting the following:
“(d) Required board approval.—No amounts may be provided to the Transit Authority under this section until the Transit Authority certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that—
“(1) 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—
“(A) establishes an independent budget authority for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;
“(B) establishes an independent procurement authority for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;
“(C) establishes an independent hiring authority for the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;
“(D) ensures the Inspector General of the Transit Authority can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the Inspector General;
“(E) 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;
“(F) 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;
“(G) 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
“(e) Authorizations.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for grants under this section—
“(2) SET ASIDE FOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF TRANSIT AUTHORITY.—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.”; and
Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (h)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “section 5338(a)(2)(C)” and inserting “section 5338(a)(2)(B)”;
(2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) CENSUS PHASE-OUT.—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.”.
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 2703 of this Act, is further amended—
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting “expanding station capacity,” after “construction of infill stations,”;
(3) in subsection (d)(1)—
(4) in subsection (e)(1)—
(6) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “subsection (d)(2)(A)(v)” and inserting “subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv)”;
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) COST-SHARE INCENTIVES.—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):
“(A) REQUIREMENTS.—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—
“(i) 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;
“(ii) each proposed local source of capital and operating financing is stable, reliable, and available within the proposed project timetable; and
“(iii) 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.
“(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—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—
“(i) the reliability of the forecasting methods used to estimate costs and revenues made by the recipient and the contractors to the recipient;
(7) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking “degree of local financial commitment” and inserting “criteria in subsection (f)” each place it appears;
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking “The Secretary shall,” and all that follows through “to carry out this subsection.” and inserting the following: “The Secretary shall—
“(A) 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—
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
(8) in subsection (h)—
(A) in paragraph (5) by inserting “, 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” before the period at the end; and
(9) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
“(i) Interrelated projects.—
“(1) RATINGS IMPROVEMENT.—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).
“(2) INTERRELATED PROJECT.—A qualifying interrelated project is a transit project that—
“(B) has received a class of action designation under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(10) in subsection (k)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(v) LOCAL FUNDING COMMITMENT.— 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.”; and
(11) in subsection (l)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) CAP.—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.
“(C) APPLICANT ELECTION OF LOWER LOCAL CIG COST SHARE.—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.”;
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
“(5) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—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.”; and
(C) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
“(8) CONTINGENCY SHARE.—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).”;
(12) in subsection (o) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) CIG PROGRAM DASHBOARD.—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—
“(A) the amount and fiscal year of any funding appropriated, allocated, or obligated for the project;
Section 5336(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(l) Disposition of assets beyond useful life.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) MINIMUM VALUE.—This subsection shall only apply to assets with a current market value, or proceeds from sale, of at least $5,000.
Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 2205, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(k) Innovative coordinated access and mobility.—
“(1) START UP GRANTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) APPLICATION.—An eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application that, at a minimum, contains—
“(ii) an identification of all eligible project partners and the specific role of each eligible project partner in the eligible project, including—
“(I) private entities engaged in the coordination of nonemergency medical transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged;
“(C) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—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—
“(2) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—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).
“(C) ELIGIBILITY.—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.
“(D) APPLICATIONS.—Eligible recipients shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes—
“(E) DISTRIBUTION.—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:
“(G) ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES.—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).
“(3) REPORT.—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.
Section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:
“(4) ZERO-EMISSION OR REDUCED-EMISSION GRANTS.—
“(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph—
“(i) the term ‘eligible project’ means a project or program of projects in an area eligible for a grant under subsection (a) for—
“(III) constructing facilities and related equipment for zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;
“(V) constructing new public transportation facilities to accommodate zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;
“(ii) the term ‘zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferry’ 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
“(B) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make grants to recipients to finance eligible projects under this paragraph.
“(C) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under this paragraph shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as a grant under subsection (a).
“(D) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make grants for eligible projects under this paragraph on a competitive basis.
Section 5309(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, the extent to which the project improves transportation options to economically distressed areas, ” after “public transportation”.
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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to federally funded bus shelters to assist recipients of Federal funds in receiving exclusions permitted by law.
(b) Grandfather clauses.—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—
Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(m) Disposition of rolling stock to meet air quality goals.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) COVERED ROLLING STOCK.—This subsection shall only apply to rolling stock disposed of—
(a) In general.—The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
(2) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—For carrying out section 403 of title 23, United States Code—
(3) NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—For carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States Code—
(4) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—For the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code—
(5) HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.—For carrying out section 404 of title 23, United States Code—
(b) Prohibition on other uses.—Except as otherwise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, the amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under such chapters—
(c) Applicability of title 23.—Except as otherwise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, amounts made available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
(d) Regulatory authority.—Grants awarded under chapter 4 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.
(e) State matching requirements.—If a grant awarded under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for highway safety activities made during a fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other than planning and administration) shall be available for the purpose of crediting the State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any other project carried out under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code (other than planning or administration), without regard to whether such expenditures were made in connection with such project.
Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—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.”;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated)—
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
(3) in subsection (n)—
(A) by striking “Public transparency” and all that follows through “The Secretary” and inserting the following: “Public transparency.—
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN WEBSITE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) CONTENTS.—The website established under subparagraph (A) shall—
“(i) include each State highway safety plan and annual report submitted and approved by the Secretary under subsection (k);
(a) In general.—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 “Center”).
(b) Purpose.—The purpose of the Center shall be to promote fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement with the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and injuries.
(c) Role of Center.—The role of the Center shall be to establish and operate a national fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement clearinghouse to—
(1) 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;
(2) develop recommendations for States to improve data collection on law enforcement programs carried out under sections 402 and 405 of this title in order to promote fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement programs;
(3) 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;
(d) Consultation.—In carrying out the activities under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (c), the Center shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including—
(e) Report to Congress.—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).
Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (f)(1)—
(B) by striking “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,” and inserting “section 402(c)(2) in each fiscal year”; and
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:
“(j) Grant program To prohibit racial profiling.—
“(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall make grants to a State that—
“(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant received by a State under paragraph (1) shall be used by the State for the costs of—
(a) In general.—Section 404 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 404. National safety campaigns
“(a) In general.—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.
“(b) High-visibility enforcement.—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—
“(c) Public awareness.—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:
“(d) Advertising.—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.
“(e) Coordination with States.—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—
“(f) Coordination of dynamic highway message signs.—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.
“(g) Use of funds.—Funds made available to carry out this section may be used only for activities described in subsections (c) and (d).
“(h) Definition.—In this section:
“(1) CAMPAIGN.—The term ‘campaign’ means a high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement campaign or a traffic safety public awareness campaign.
(a) In general.—Section 405 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(H) in paragraph (9)(A) by striking “date of enactment of the FAST Act” and inserting “date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act”;
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (b)(4)—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:
“(v) implement programs in low-income and underserved populations to—
“(I) 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;
(4) by striking subsection (c)(4) and inserting the following:
“(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds received by a State under this subsection shall be used for—
“(A) 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);
“(B) 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;
“(C) purchasing equipment used to identify, collect, and report State safety data to support State efforts to improve State traffic safety information systems;
“(E) improving the compatibility and interoperability of the core highway safety databases of the State with national data systems and data systems of other States;
“(F) costs associated with training State and local personnel on ways to improve State traffic safety information systems;
“(H) 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.”;
(5) by striking subsection (d)(6)(A) and inserting the following:
“(A) GRANTS TO STATES WITH ALCOHOL-IGNITION INTERLOCK LAWS.—The Secretary shall make a separate grant under this subsection to each State that—
“(i) 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;
“(ii) 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
“(iii) has—
“(I) 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
“(II) 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.”;
(6) in subsection (e)—
(B) in paragraph (4)—
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)(i) by striking “texting or using a cell phone while” and inserting “distracted”;
(D) in paragraph (7) by striking “Of the amounts” and inserting “In addition to the amounts authorized under section 404 and of the amounts”;
(E) in paragraph (9)—
(i) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.—The term ‘personal wireless communications device’ means—
“(i) 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 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i)) 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
(ii) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
“(E) TEXTING.—The term ‘texting’ means—
“(i) 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
(H) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) ALLOCATION.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) PRIMARY OFFENSE LAWS.—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).
“(C) SECONDARY OFFENSE LAWS.—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).
“(D) TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.—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.
“(3) PROHIBITION ON HANDHELD PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USE WHILE DRIVING.—A State law meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law—
(I) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
“(8) RULEMAKING.—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—
(7) in subsection (g)—
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—
“(A) TIER 1 STATE.—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—
“(ii) an intermediate stage that—
“(III) for the first 180 days of the intermediate stage, restricts the driver from—
“(aa) driving at night between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and at least 4:00 a.m. except—
“(AA) when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle; and
“(BB) when driving to and from work, school and school-related activities, religious activities, for emergencies, or as a member of voluntary emergency service; and
“(B) TIER 2 STATE.—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—
“(ii) an intermediate stage that—
“(III) for the first 180 days of the intermediate stage, restricts the driver from—
“(aa) driving at night between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and at least 4:00 a.m. except—
“(AA) when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle; and
“(BB) when driving to and from work, school and school-related activities, religious activities, for emergencies, or as a member of voluntary emergency service; and
(E) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
“(5) USE OF FUNDS.—
“(A) TIER 1 STATES.—A Tier 1 State shall use grant funds provided under this subsection for—
“(ii) training for law enforcement personnel and other relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement described in clause (i);
“(iii) publishing relevant educational materials that pertain directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver licensing law;
(8) by amending subsection (h)(4) to read as follows:
“(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds received by a State under this subsection may be used for the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists, including—
“(A) 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;
“(B) carrying out a program to support enforcement mobilizations and campaigns designed to enforce State traffic laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety;
“(C) public education and awareness programs designed to inform motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists about—
“(i) pedestrian and bicycle safety, including information on nonmotorized mobility and the important of speed management to the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists;
“(ii) 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;
(9) by adding at the end the following:
“(i) Driver and officer safety education.—
“(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to—
“(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs of activities carried out using amounts from a grant awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.
“(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a State shall enact a law or adopt a program that requires the following:
“(A) DRIVER EDUCATION AND DRIVING SAFETY COURSES.—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—
“(B) PEACE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAMS.—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.
“(4) GRANT AMOUNT.—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.
“(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STATES.—
“(A) QUALIFYING STATE.—A State qualifies pursuant to this subparagraph if—
“(i) the Secretary determines such State has taken meaningful steps toward the full implementation of a law or program described in paragraph (3);
Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
Section 4010(2) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 405 note) is amended by striking “deficiencies” and inserting “all deficiencies”.
(a) In general.—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 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) 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.
(b) Qualifications.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, an institution of higher education shall—
(c) Report.—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.
Section 4007 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 153 note) is amended—
(a) Short title.—This section may be cited as the “Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act”.
(b) Establishment.—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 “Council”).
(c) Duties.—
(1) ADVISING.—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—
(d) Membership.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be comprised of 12 members appointed by the Secretary as follows:
(2) DURATION.—
(B) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—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.
(C) APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENTS.—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.
(f) Duties of the Secretary.—
(1) ACCEPT OR REJECT RECOMMENDATION.—
(A) SECRETARY DETERMINES.—The Secretary shall determine whether to accept or reject a recommendation contained in a Council report.
(2) REPORT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the Secretary receives a Council report, the Secretary shall submit a report to the following committees and subcommittees:
(a) In general.—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—
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Inclusions.—The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include a detailed assessment of—
(1) the extent to which State and local criminal justice agencies are reporting alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal databases;
(2) 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;
(3) Federal, State, and local resources available to improve the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal databases;
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—
(1) identifies any barriers that States encounter in submitting the alcohol and drug toxicology results to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System;
(a) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) 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;
(b) Purpose.—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.
(c) Impaired driving countermeasures.—Section 405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
“(iii) (I) court support of high-visibility enforcement efforts;
“(II) hiring criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, traffic safety resource prosecutors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, and probation officers;
“(III) 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—
(ii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) and inserting the following:
“(v) improving—
(B) in subparagraph (C)—
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) ALL STATES.—
“(I) REPORTING OF IMPAIRED DRIVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION.—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.
(a) In general.—Section 31104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
“(a) Financial assistance programs.—The following sums are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
“(1) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c), to carry out section 31102 (except subsection (l))—
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
“(c) Partner training and program support.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) USE OF FUNDS.—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.
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “the next fiscal year” and inserting “the following 2 fiscal years”;
(b) Commercial driver’s license program implementation financial assistance program.—Section 31313(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by striking “A recipient” and inserting the following: “In participating in financial assistance program under this section—
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) a State may not receive more than $250,000 in grants under subsection (a)(2)(B) in any fiscal year—
(a) In general.—Section 31110 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
(b) Administrative expenses.—
(1) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall use funds made available in subsection (a) for—
(2) DEFINITION OF OUTSTANDING MANDATE.—In this subsection, the term “outstanding mandate” 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—
(B) under MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141), that has not been published in the Federal Register, if required, or otherwise completed as of the date of enactment of this Act;
Section 31102(l) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in paragraph (2)(F)(ii)(II) by inserting “, specifically including the priority activities described in paragraph (4)” after “required for participation”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) PRIORITIZATION OF IMMOBILIZING UNSAFE PASSENGER-CARRYING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) ELIGIBILITY.—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.
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Independent research.—If the Secretary decides to enter into a contract with a third party to perform the research required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(c) Entities included.—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—
(d) Evaluation factors.—The review shall include an evaluation of the following:
(4) How training, medical fitness, hours on duty, and safety of drivers is evaluated and overseen by companies, including prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.
(5) Safety performance metrics, based on data associated with the included entities, including crash rates, moving violations, failed inspections, and other related data points.
(6) Financial responsibility and liability for safety or maintenance violations among companies, fleet managers, and drivers.
(e) Report and Recommendations.—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—
Section 4144 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 note) is amended—
(a) In general.—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 (49 U.S.C. 31100 note).
(b) Data availability.—The Secretary shall, in working toward implementation of the revised methodology described in subsection (a) prioritize revisions necessary to—
(c) Implementation.—
(1) PROGRESS REPORTS.—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—
(A) 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;
(2) PUBLICATION AND NOTIFICATION.—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—
(d) Safety fitness rule.—
(1) RULEMAKING.—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.
Section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting “, including data submission requirements,” after “terms and conditions”; and
(B) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
“(8) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(ii) requiring immediate notification to the Secretary in the event of a crash that results in a fatality or serious bodily injury;
Section 31144(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(5) MOTOR CARRIER OF PASSENGERS DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘motor carrier of passengers’ 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.”.
Section 13506(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) 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—
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term “Administration” means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(b) Amendments to regulations.—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.
(c) Considerations.—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:
(1) Section 375.207(b) to require each covered carrier to include on the website of the covered carrier a link—
(2) 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 “Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move” (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.
(4) Section 375.401(a), to require each covered carrier—
(5) 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—
(6) 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.
(a) In general.—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 “broker” and “bona fide agents” under part 371 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Considerations.—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.
Section 31301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
“(15) ‘stretch limousine’ means any sedan or sports utility vehicle that—
“(A) 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;
Section 31306(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “, for urine testing,”.
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 “Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators” (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—
(1) a schedule, including benchmarks, to complete implementation of the requirements under such final rule;
(a) Data collection.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(1) begin to collect data on delays experienced by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as required under section 5501 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 14103 note) and as referenced in the request for information published on June 10, 2019, titled “Request for Information Concerning Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Detention Times During Loading and Unloading” (84 Fed. Reg. 26932); and
(b) Detention time limits.—
(1) RULEMAKING.—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.
(2) CONTENTS.—As part of the rulemaking conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(B) examine any correlation between time detained and violations of the hours-of-service rules under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
(a) Establishment.—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 “Task Force”).
(b) Membership.—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:
(c) Duties.—The Task Force shall examine, at a minimum—
(1) common truck leasing arrangements available to property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers, including lease-purchase agreements;
(4) specific agreements available to drayage drivers at ports related to the Clean Truck Program or similar programs to decrease emissions from port operations;
(5) the impact of truck leasing agreements on the net compensation of property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers, including port drayage drivers;
(e) Report.—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—
(a) Comprehensive review.—
(1) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HOURS OF SERVICE RULES.—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.
(2) CHANGES TO REGULATIONS.—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 “Hours of Service of Drivers” (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.
(3) LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.—In carrying out the comprehensive review required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) compile a list of waivers, exemptions, and other allowances—
(i) 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;
(4) SAFETY IMPACT ANALYSIS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
(i) 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;
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with State motor carrier enforcement entities in carrying out this paragraph.
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—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.
(5) DRIVER IMPACT ANALYSIS.—In carrying out the comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall further consider—
(A) 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;
(b) Peer review.—Prior to the publication of the review required under subsection (d), the analyses performed by the Secretary shall undergo an independent peer review.
(c) Publication.—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.
(d) Report to Congress.—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).
(e) Replacement of guidance.—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 “Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles: Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance” (83 Fed. Reg. 26377) to prescribe specific mileage or time limits, or both, for the use of personal conveyance.
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Contents.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include—
(1) an assessment of—
(A) the prevalence of the operation of commercial motor vehicles in the United States by drivers admitted to the United States under temporary business visas;
(B) the characteristics of motor carriers that recruit and use such drivers, including the country of domicile of the motor carrier or subsidiary;
(2) an analysis of whether such drivers are required to comply with—
(A) motor carrier safety regulations under subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including—
(i) the English proficiency requirement under section 391.11(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
(3) an evaluation of the safety record of the operations and drivers described in paragraph (1), including—
(a) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) 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;
(2) 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
(3) 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.
(b) Screening criteria.—
(b) Findings.—Congress finds that—
(2) women are significantly underrepresented in the trucking industry, holding only 24 percent of all transportation and warehousing jobs and representing only—
(c) Sense of Congress regarding women in trucking.—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.
(d) Establishment.—To encourage women to enter the field of trucking, the Administrator shall establish and facilitate an advisory board, to be known as the “Women of Trucking Advisory Board”, to promote organizations and programs that—
(e) Membership.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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).
(f) Duties.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall identify—
(A) industry trends that directly or indirectly discourage women from pursuing careers in trucking, including—
(2) REPORT.—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—
(B) to coordinate the functions of trucking companies, nonprofit organizations, and trucking associations in a manner that facilitates support for women pursuing careers in trucking;
(g) Report to Congress.—
(h) Termination.—The Board shall terminate on submission of the report to Congress under subsection (g).
(i) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(2) BOARD.—The term “Board” means the Women of Trucking Advisory Board established under subsection (d).
(3) LARGE TRUCKING COMPANY.—The term “large trucking company” 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.
(b) Implementation.—The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall work with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and regulations adopted under that chapter.
(c) Grace period.—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.
(a) Schoolbus seatbelts.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider—
(B) the investigations and recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board on seatbelts in schoolbuses;
(C) 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;
(3) REPORT.—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.
(b) Automatic emergency braking.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(c) Electronic stability control.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(1) 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
(d) Fire prevention and mitigation.—
(1) RESEARCH AND TESTING.—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—
(2) STANDARDS.—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.
(e) School bus temperature safety study and report.—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—
(1) an analysis of the internal temperature in school buses without air conditioning in weather between 80 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit;
(2) the collection and analysis of data on temperature-related injuries to students, including heatstroke and dehydration;
(f) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING.—The term “automatic emergency braking” means a crash avoidance system installed and operational in a vehicle that consists of—
(a) Illegal passing research.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct research to determine—
(A) drivers’ knowledge of and attitudes towards laws governing passing of a school bus under the State in which the driver lives;
(B) the effectiveness of automated school bus camera enforcement systems in reducing school bus passing violations;
(C) 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;
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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).
(b) Public safety messaging campaign.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(c) Review of advanced school bus safety technologies.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) 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;
(B) an evaluation of advanced school bus flashing lighting systems to improve communication to surrounding drivers;
(d) GAO review of State illegal passing laws and driver education.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) an overview of each State’s illegal school bus passing laws, including how the laws are enforced and what penalties are imposed on violators;
(a) Review of State inspection practices.—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—
(1) different inspection models in use for commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement;
(2) 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;
(3) the extent to which passenger carriers utilize self-inspection to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement;
(a) Federal motor vehicle safety standard.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—
(A) 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
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—Prior to prescribing the standard required under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall—
(A) 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;
(b) Federal motor carrier safety regulation.—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.
(c) Report on automatic emergency braking in medium-duty commercial motor vehicles.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) 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;
(2) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.—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.
(3) PUBLICATION OF ASSESSMENT.—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.
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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—
(a) Rear underride guards.—
(1) REAR GUARDS ON TRAILERS AND SEMITRAILERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
(i) an impact in which the passenger vehicle impacts the center of the rear of the trailer or semitrailer;
(2) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH.—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.
(3) REVIEW OF STANDARDS.—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.
(4) INSPECTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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).
(b) Side underride guards.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(A) complete additional research on side underride guards to better understand the overall effectiveness of such guards;
(2) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.—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.
(3) PUBLICATION OF ASSESSMENT.—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.
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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—
(c) Advisory committee on underride protection.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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 “Committee”) to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on safety regulations to reduce crashes and fatalities involving truck underrides.
(2) REPRESENTATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(5) SUPPORT.—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).
(d) Data collection.—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 “Truck Underride Guards: Improved Data Collection, Inspections, and Research Needed” (GAO–19–264).
Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c) by striking “This section does not” and inserting “Subsections (a) and (b) shall not”;
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
“(d) Transportation of horses.—
“(1) PROHIBITION.—No person may transport, or cause to be transported, a horse 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 in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of each other.
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated—
(C) by striking “On learning” and inserting the following:
“(2) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES IN MULTILEVEL TRAILER.—
“(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—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 horse that is transported, or caused to be transported, in violation of subsection (d).
(a) Additional authority.—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.
Section 31139(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
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—
(a) In general.—The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
(1) HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, $144,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(2) TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, $152,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—To carry out section 504 of title 23, United States Code, $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(4) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM.—To carry out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(b) Additional programs.—The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
(1) MOBILITY THROUGH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.—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 section 503(c) of such title.
(2) MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PROGRAM.—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 section 503(c) of such title.
(3) NATIONAL HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE AND MOBILITY INNOVATION CLEARINGHOUSE.—To carry out section 5507 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.
(4) NATIONAL COOPERATIVE MULTIMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.—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.
(c) Administration.—The Federal Highway Administration shall—
(d) Treatment of funds.—Funds authorized to be appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) shall—
(1) be available for obligation in the same manner as if those funds were apportioned under chapter 1 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
(a) In general.—Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (b)—
(B) in paragraph (4)—
(ii) in subparagraph (C)—
(III) by inserting at the end the following:
“(vi) establishing best practices and creating models and tools to support metropolitan and statewide planning practices to meet the considerations described in sections 134(i)(2)(I) and 135(f)(10) of this title, including—
“(I) strategies to address climate change mitigation and impacts described in sections 134(i)(2)(I)(ii) and 135(f)(10)(B) of this title and the incorporation of such strategies into long range transportation planning;
(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(9) ANALYSIS TOOLS.—The Secretary may develop interactive modeling tools and databases that—
“(10) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA SUPPORT PROGRAM.—
“(A) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA SUPPORT.—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).
“(B) INCLUSIONS.—The data analysis activities authorized under subparagraph (A) may include—
“(ii) collecting household travel behavior data to assess local and cross-jurisdictional travel, including to accommodate external and through travel;
“(iii) 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;
“(iv) enhancing existing data analysis tools to improve performance predictions and travel models in reports described in section 150(e);
Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by section 5101, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Materials To reduce greenhouse gas emissions program.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under this section may include—
“(A) carrying out research to determine the materials proven to most effectively capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions;
“(B) evaluating and improves the ability of materials to most effectively capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions;
“(C) supporting the development and deployment of materials that will capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions; and
“(D) in coordination with standards-setting organizations, such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, carrying out research on—
“(i) the extent to which existing state materials procurement standards enable the deployment of materials proven to most effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions;
“(3) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.—
“(A) APPLICATIONS.—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.
“(B) CONSIDERATION.—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.
“(C) SELECTION CRITERIA.—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).
“(4) GRANTS.—
“(5) PROGRAM COORDINATION.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
“(i) coordinate the research, education, and technology transfer activities carried out by grant recipients under this subsection;
“(B) ANNUAL REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—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)—
“(i) 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;
“(6) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—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.
“(7) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—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 chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’).
Section 6503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “For the period of fiscal years 2017 through 2022, and for each 5-year period thereafter, the Secretary”;
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking “research priorities identified in chapter 65.” and inserting the following: “following research priorities:
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(D) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking “greater than $2,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000” and inserting “greater than $2,250,000 and not less than $1,250,000”; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
“(C) CONSIDERATION.—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 (20 U.S.C. 1067q), and other minority institutions, as such term is defined by section 365 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or consortia that include such institutions that have demonstrated an ability in transportation-related research.
“(D) FOCUSED RESEARCH.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall select not less than one grant recipient with each of the following focus areas:
“(II) Connected and automated vehicle technology, including cybersecurity implications of technologies relating to connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and automated vehicle technology.
(3) in subsection (d)(3) by striking “fiscal years 2016 through 2020” and inserting “fiscal years 2023 through 2026”;
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
(a) In general.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 5506. Unsolicited research initiative
“(a) In general.—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.
“(b) Criteria.—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).
“(c) Applications.—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.
“(d) Report.—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).
“(e) Federal share.—
“(f) Funding.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2023 through 2026, funds made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
“(B) UNCOMMITTED FUNDS.—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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 702 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 70205. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program
“(a) Establishment.—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.
“(b) Agreement.—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.
“(c) Advisory committee.—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—
“(d) Elements.—The national cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program established under this section shall include the following elements:
“(1) NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA.—The advisory committee under subsection (c), in consultation with interested parties, shall recommend a national research agenda for the program established in this section.
“(3) OPEN COMPETITION AND PEER REVIEW OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS.—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.
“(4) EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.—
“(5) DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(e) Contents.—The national research agenda under subsection (d)(1) shall include—
“(1) techniques and tools for estimating and identifying both quantitative and qualitative public benefits derived from multimodal freight transportation projects, including—
“(2) the impact of freight delivery vehicles, including trucks, railcars, and non-motorized vehicles, on congestion in urban and rural areas;
“(5) the effects of Internet commerce and accelerated delivery speeds on freight movement and increased commercial motor vehicle volume, including impacts on—
(a) Study.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study examining methods to reduce collisions between motorists and wildlife (referred to in this section as “wildlife-vehicle collisions”).
(2) CONTENTS.—
(A) AREAS OF STUDY.—The study required under paragraph (1) shall—
(B) METHODS.—In carrying out the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(3) REPORT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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).
(B) CONTENTS.—The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include—
(i) a description of—
(ii) 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;
(b) Standardization of wildlife collision and carcass data.—
(1) STANDARDIZATION METHODOLOGY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
(B) METHODOLOGY.—In developing the standardized methodology under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—
(2) STANDARDIZED NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM WITH VOLUNTARY TEMPLATE IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall—
(3) REPORTS.—
(A) METHODOLOGY.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the development of the standardized methodology required under paragraph (1) not later than—
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing—
(i) the status of the voluntary implementation of the standardized methodology developed under paragraph (1) and the template developed under paragraph (2)(A);
(c) National threshold guidance.—The Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) 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—
(d) Workforce development and technical training.—
Section 330(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020” and inserting “each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026”.
(a) In general.—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.
Section 502(b)(3)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting “entities that represent the needs of metropolitan planning organizations,” after “Officials,”.
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Goals.—The goals of the pilot program established under this section include—
(2) improving the ability of metropolitan planning organizations to meet performance measures and targets under section 150 of title 23, United States Code;
(c) Forms of assistance.—An award provided under this section may be in the form of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
(d) Competitive selection process.—
(e) Transparency.—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.
(f) Definitions.—In this section:
(g) Federal share.—The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using an award under this section shall be 100 percent.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.—
(i) Information collection.—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 chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”).
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Contents.—
(1) AREAS OF STUDY.—The study shall—
(A) identify best practices for surface transportation project delivery with a focus on delivery of large or complex projects;
Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(5) ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, under the technology and innovation deployment program established under paragraph (1), promote, support, and document the application of advanced digital construction management systems, practices, performance, and benefits.
“(B) GOALS.—The goals of promoting the accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced digital construction management systems established under subparagraph (A) shall include—
“(i) 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—
“(ii) 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;
“(iii) deployment of digital management systems that enable and leverage the use of digital technologies on construction sites by contractors;
“(v) increased technology adoption and deployment by States and units of local government that enables project sponsors—
“(vi) technology training and workforce development to build the capabilities of project managers and sponsors that enables States and units of local government—
“(vii) development of guidance to assist States in updating regulations of the State to allow project sponsors and contractors—
“(viii) reduction in the environmental footprint of construction projects using advanced digital construction management systems resulting from elimination of congestion through more efficient projects;
Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(vii) 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).”;
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking “fiscal years 2016 through 2020” and inserting “fiscal years 2023 through 2026”; and
(a) In general.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 520. Every Day Counts initiative
“(a) In general.—It is in the national interest for the Department of Transportation, State departments of transportation, and all other recipients of Federal surface transportation funds—
“(3) to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner;
“(b) Every Day Counts initiative.—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—
“(c) Considerations.—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—
“(d) Innovation deployment.—
“(e) Publication.—Each collection identified under subsection (d) shall be published by the Administrator on a publicly available website.
Section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking “Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the” and inserting “The”;
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(3) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) in clause (ii)—
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) CONSIDERATIONS.—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—
(4) in subparagraph (D) by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall prioritize projects that, in accordance with the criteria described in subparagraph (B)—
“(I) improve person throughput and mobility, including through the optimization of existing transportation capacity;
(5) in subparagraph (E)—
(D) in clause (ix) by striking “disabled individuals.” and inserting “disabled individuals, including activities under section 5316 of title 49;”; and
(6) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:
“(G) REPORTING.—
“(i) APPLICABILITY OF LAW.—The program under this paragraph shall be subject to the accountability and oversight requirements in section 106(m).
“(ii) REPORT.—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—
(7) in subparagraph (I) by striking “Funding” and all that follows through “the Secretary may set aside” and inserting the following: “Funding.—Of the amounts made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary may set aside”;
(8) in subparagraph (J) by striking the period at the end and inserting “, 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.”;
(9) in subparagraph (K) by striking “amount described under subparagraph (I)” and inserting “funds made available to carry out this paragraph”;
(10) by striking subparagraph (M) and inserting the following:
“(M) GRANT FLEXIBILITY.—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—
(a) Use of funds for ITS activities.—Section 513(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting “greenhouse gas emissions reduction,” before “and congestion management”.
(b) Goals and purposes.—Section 514(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking “national freight policy goals” and inserting “national multimodal freight policy goals and activities described in subtitle IX of title 49”;
(c) General authorities and requirements.—Section 515(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking “State highway department” and inserting “State department of transportation”;
(C) in subparagraph (B) by striking “local highway department” and inserting “local department of transportation”;
(d) Research and development.—Section 516(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting “including through grants to entities or groups of entities, such as institutions of higher education,” after “research and development,”.
(a) In general.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 5507. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse
“(a) In general.—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—
“(b) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE.—The term ‘highly automated vehicle’ 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 chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.
“(2) MOBILITY INNOVATION.—The term ‘mobility innovation’ means an activity described in section 5316, including mobility on demand and mobility as a service (as such terms are defined in such section).
(b) Clerical amendment.—The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5506, as added by this Act, the following:
“5507. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse.”.
(c) Deadline for clearinghouse.—The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the institution of higher education that receives the grant described in section 5507(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.
(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this section shall be to ensure that the increasing deployment of automated vehicles does not jeopardize the safety of road users.
(b) Study.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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.
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) examine the ability of automated vehicles to safely interact with general road users, including vulnerable road users;
(B) identify barriers to improving the safety of interactions between automated vehicles and general road users; and
(C) issue recommendations to improve the safety of interactions between automated vehicles and general road users, including, at a minimum—
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—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—
(A) the degree to which ordinary human behaviors make it difficult for an automated vehicle to safely, reliably predict human actions;
(C) 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;
(D) for bicyclist, motorcyclist, and pedestrian road users—
(i) the varying and non-standardized nature of bicyclist and pedestrian infrastructure in different locations;
(E) 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
(c) Working group.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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).
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group established under paragraph (1) shall include representation from—
(C) local governments (other than metropolitan planning organizations, as such term is defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code);
(d) Report.—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.
(e) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) AUTOMATED VEHICLE.—The term “automated vehicle” 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 chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.
(a) In general.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 118. Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council
“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Nontraditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’) in accordance with this section.
“(b) Membership.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be composed of the following officers of the Department of Transportation:
“(c) Duties.—The Council shall—
“(1) identify and resolve any jurisdictional or regulatory gaps or inconsistencies associated with nontraditional and emerging transportation technologies, modes, or projects pending or brought before the Department to eliminate, so far as practicable, impediments to the prompt and safe deployment of new and innovative transportation technology, including with respect to safety regulation and oversight, environmental review, and funding issues;
“(2) coordinate the Department’s internal oversight of nontraditional and emerging transportation technologies, modes, or projects and engagement with external stakeholders;
“(3) within applicable statutory authority other than this paragraph, develop and establish department-wide processes, solutions, and best practices for identifying, managing and resolving issues regarding emerging transportation technologies, modes, or projects pending or brought before the Department; and
(a) Establishment.—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—
(b) Eligible entities.—The following entities shall be eligible to receive grants under this section:
(d) Use of funds.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a grant under this section may only use grant amounts for developing and carrying out training programs, including—
(A) identifying and testing new duties for existing jobs impacted by the use of automated vehicles, including mechanical work, diagnostic work, and fleet operations management;
(e) Selection criteria.—In selecting grant recipients under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which an applicant—
(f) Federal share.—
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—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).
(g) Report requirements.—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—
(2) an explanation of why each recipient was chosen in accordance with the selection criteria under subsection (e);
(h) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) AUTOMATED VEHICLE.—The term “automated vehicle” 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 chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(3) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—The term “public transportation” has the meaning given such term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.
(4) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP.—The term “pre-apprenticeship” 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.
(5) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP.—The term “registered apprenticeship” means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; commonly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”), that satisfies the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2020).
(a) In general.—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 “program”) to leverage anonymous crowdsourced data from third-party entities to improve transportation management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways.
(b) Goals.—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—
(c) Partnership.—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).
(d) Data privacy and security.—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.
(e) Program locations.—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.
(f) Best practices.—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—
(g) Report.—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—
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting goals descried in subsection (b);
(a) In general.—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 “program”) to leverage anonymous crowdsourced data from third-party entities to improve transportation management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways.
(b) Goals.—The goals of the program include the utilization of anonymous crowdsourced data from third parties to—
(c) Partnership.—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).
(d) Data privacy and security.—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.
(e) Program locations.—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.
(f) Best practices.—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—
(g) Report.—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—
(a) Establishment.—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.
(b) Purposes.—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.
(c) Information required.—
(1) SUBMISSIONS.—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):
(A) The name of the submitting entity responsible for the operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle or vehicles.
(C) The intended level of automation of such vehicle or vehicles, according to the taxonomy described in subsection (f)(1).
(D) The Department of Transportation number or operating authority assigned to the submitting entity described in subparagraph (A), if applicable.
(E) 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.
(F) 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.
(G) 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.
(H) 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.
(2) SUBMISSION AND UPDATES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—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).
(B) MATERIAL CHANGE OF INFORMATION.—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.
(C) AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION.—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.
(d) Public availability of information.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Transportation the following information on automated commercial motor vehicles:
(2) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—Any data collected under subsection (c) and made publicly available pursuant to this subsection shall be made available in a manner that—
(A) precludes the connection of the data to any individual motor carrier, shipper, company, vehicle manufacturer, or other submitting entity submitting data;
(e) Crash data.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) 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;
(B) 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;
(2) DATA AVAILABILITY.—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—
(3) RULEMAKING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to define the term “safety incident”, including collisions, with respect to automated commercial motor vehicle safety.
(B) UPDATE.—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).
(C) VOLUNTARY REPORTING.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—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.
(ii) USE OF DATA.—The data collected under this subparagraph may only be used to support the rulemaking under this paragraph.
(f) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term “Automated commercial motor vehicle” 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 chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to automated motor vehicles.
(2) BROKER.—The term “broker” has the meaning given such term under section 13102 of title 49, United States Code.
(3) EMPLOYER.—The term “employer” has the meaning given such term under section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.
(4) FREIGHT FORWARDER.—The term “freight forwarder” has the meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code.
(5) MOTOR CARRIER.—The term “motor carrier” has the meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code.
(g) Duplicative reporting.—
(i) Penalties.—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 section 521(b)(6)(A) of such title, and any other applicable civil and criminal penalties, as determined by the Secretary.
(a) In general.—Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“Sec.
“6601. Task force.
“6602. Critical mineral sourcing.
“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Task Force to Promote American Vehicle Competitiveness (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Task Force’) in accordance with this section.
“(c) Duties.—The Task Force shall—
“(1) 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;
“(2) coordinate agency oversight of nontraditional and emerging electric vehicle battery sourcing and production technologies, projects, and engagement with external stakeholders;
“(d) Report.—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.
Section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
“(b) Eligibility.—
“(1) APPLICATION.—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.
“(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may provide grants to States or a group of States under this section for the following projects:
“(A) STATE PILOT PROJECTS.—
“(i) IN GENERAL.—A pilot project to demonstrate a user-based alternative revenue mechanism in a State.
“(ii) LIMITATION.—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.
(3) in subsection (d) by striking “to test the design, acceptance, and implementation of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism” and inserting “to test the design and acceptance of, or implement, a user-based alternative revenue mechanism”;
(5) in subsection (i) by inserting “and containing a determination of the characteristics of the most successful mechanisms with the highest potential for future widespread deployment” before the period at the end; and
(6) by striking subsections (j) and (k) and inserting the following:
“(j) Funding.—Of amounts made available to carry out this section—
“(1) 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);
“(2) 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);
“(k) Funding flexibility.—Funds made available in a fiscal year for making grants for projects under subsection (b)(2) that are not obligated in such fiscal year may be made available in the following fiscal year for projects under such subsection or for the national surface transportation system funding pilot under section 5402 of the INVEST in America Act”..”.
(a) Establishment.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system.
(b) Parameters.—In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall—
(c) Methods.—
(1) TOOLS.—In selecting the methods described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate with entities that voluntarily provide to the Secretary for use in the program any vehicle-miles-traveled collection tools, which may include the following:
(E) Data from the States selected for the State surface transportation system funding pilot program under section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note).
(d) Per-Mile user fees.—For the purposes of the pilot program established in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish on an annual basis—
(1) for passenger vehicles and light trucks, a per-mile user fee that is equivalent to—
(2) for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, a per-mile user fee that is equivalent to—
(A) the average annual taxes imposed by sections 4041 and 4081 of such Code with respect to diesel fuel, divided by
Taxes shall only be taken into account under the preceding sentence to the extent taken into account in determining appropriations to the Highway Trust Fund under section 9503(b) of such Code, and the amount so determined shall be reduced to account for transfers from such fund under paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 9503(c) of such Code.
(e) Volunteer participants.—The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall—
(f) Advisory board.—
(2) MEMBERS.—The advisory board shall, at a minimum, include the following entities, to be appointed by the Secretary—
(g) Public awareness campaign.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation, with guidance from the advisory board under subsection (f), may carry out a public awareness campaign to increase public awareness regarding a national per-mile user fee, including distributing information related to the pilot program carried out under this section, information from the State surface transportation system funding pilot program under section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note), and information related to consumer privacy.
(h) Revenue collection.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a mechanism to collect per-mile user fees established under subsection (d) from volunteer participants. Such mechanism—
(i) Agreement.—The Secretary of Transportation may enter into an agreement with a volunteer participant or an owner of data or technologies, as describe under paragraph (c)(1) containing such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary for participation in the pilot program.
(j) Limitation.—Any revenue collected through the mechanism established in subsection (h) shall not be considered a toll under section 301 of title 23, United States Code.
(k) Highway Trust Fund.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that any revenue collected under subsection (h) is deposited into the Highway Trust Fund.
(l) Refund.—Not more than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter in which a volunteer participant has participated in the pilot program, the Secretary of the Treasury shall calculate and issue an equivalent refund to volunteer participants for applicable Federal motor fuel taxes under section 4041 and section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the applicable battery tax under section 4111 of such Code, or both, if applicable.
(m) Report to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which volunteer participants begin participating in the pilot program, and each year thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury 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 an analysis of—
(n) Information collection.—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 chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”).
(o) Sunset.—The pilot program established under this section shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the date on which volunteer participants begin participating in such program.
(p) Definitions.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE.—The term “commercial vehicle” has the meaning given the term commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.
(2) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The term “Highway Trust Fund” means the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(3) LIGHT TRUCK.—The term “light truck” has the meaning given the term in section 523.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK.—The term “medium- and heavy-duty truck” has the meaning given the term “commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicle” in section 32901(a) of title 49, United States Code.
(a) In general.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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.
(b) Objectives.—The Secretary shall pursue the following objectives through the working group:
(1) To identify health issues, including musculoskeletal health issues, that afflict commercial drivers due to sitting for long periods of time while on duty.
(c) Report.—
(1) SUBMISSION.—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.
(a) In general.—Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 5508. Transportation workforce outreach program
“(a) In general.—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.
“(b) Purpose.—The purpose of each campaign carried out under the program shall be to achieve the following objectives:
“(1) 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.
Section 6305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “The Director” and all that follows to the period and inserting “Notwithstanding section 418 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254), 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.”; and
(a) In general.—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—
(b) Recommendations.—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).
(c) Definition of covered discretionary grant program.—For purposes of this section, the term “covered discretionary grant programs” means the Projects of National and Regional Significance program under section 117 of title 23, the Community Transportation Investment Grant program under section 173 of such title, and the Community Climate Innovation Grant program under section 172 of such title.
Section 70101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
Section 70102(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “shall” and all that follows through the end and inserting the following:
““shall—“(1) update the plan and publish the updated plan on the public website of the Department of Transportation; and
Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking “of the United States that have” and inserting the following: “of the United States that—
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section,” and inserting the following:
“(A) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America 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 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.
(C) in paragraph (4)—
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
“(C) CRITICAL URBAN FREIGHT FACILITIES AND CORRIDORS.—
“(i) AREA WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 500,000.—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.
“(ii) AREA WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 500,000.—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.
“(iii) DESIGNATION.—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—
“(I) provides access to the primary highway freight system, the Interstate system, or an intermodal freight facility;
“(II) is located within a corridor of a route on the primary highway freight system and provides an alternative option important to goods movement;
Section 70201(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “and local governments” and inserting “local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and the departments with responsibility for environmental protection and air quality of the State”.
Section 70202(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(a) Study.—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.
(b) Contents.—The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An estimation of the revenue that a fee of up to 1 percent on freight transportation services would raise.
(2) An identification of the entities that would be subject to such a fee paid by the owners or suppliers of cargo.
(c) Report.—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).
Section 116 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) 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—
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
“(j) Annual progress report.—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—
(a) Establishment.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 “Committee”), regarding comprehensive and interdisciplinary issues related to transportation equity from a variety of stakeholders in transportation planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy.
(2) PURPOSE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—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.
(b) Duties.—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.
(c) Membership.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) BROAD REPRESENTATION.—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.
(3) REPLACEMENT FOR NON-ACTIVE MEMBERS .—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).
(4) MEETINGS.—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 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
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.
(a) Creditworthiness.—Section 602(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(b) Buy America application.—Section 602(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “of title 49” inserting “and section 22905(a) of title 49, subject to the requirements of section 5320(o) of title 49,”.
(c) Non-Federal share.—Section 603(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
“(8) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—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 chapter 53 of title 49, if the loan is repayable from non-Federal funds.”.
(d) Exemption of funds from TIFIA Federal share requirement.—Section 603(b)(9) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e) Streamlined application process.—Section 603(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(3) ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR EXPEDITED DECISIONS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(B) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The additional criteria referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) are the following:
“(i) 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.
“(C) WRITTEN NOTICE.—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.”.
(f) Assistance to small projects.—Section 605(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “$2,000,000” and inserting “$3,000,000”.
(g) Administrative funds.—Section 608(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “$6,875,000” and all that follows through the period and inserting “2.5 percent for the administration of the TIFIA program.”.
(i) Status reports.—Section 609 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Status reports.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall publish on the website for the TIFIA program—
This division may be cited as the “Improving Hazardous Materials Safety Act of 2021”.
Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(3) in subsection (c) by striking “$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020” and inserting “$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026”;
(4) in subsection (d) by striking “$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020” and inserting “$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026”;
(a) Repeal.—Section 828 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.
(b) Conforming amendments.—Section 333 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended—
(c) Lithium battery safety evaluation and report.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) REPORT.—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).
(a) Stay of authorization for transportation of liquefied natural gas by tank car.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) the Secretary of Transportation conducts the evaluation, testing, and analysis required in subsections (b), (c), and (d);
(b) Evaluation.—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.
(c) Testing.—In conducting the evaluation under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety shall—
(1) 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;
(2) 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
(d) Other factors To consider.—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—
(1) the safety benefits of route restrictions, speed restrictions, enhanced brake requirements, personnel requirements, rail tank car technological requirements, and other operating controls;
(2) the inclusion of consist restrictions, including limitations on the arrangement and quantity of rail tank cars carrying liquefied natural gas in any given consist;
(3) the identification of potential impact areas, and the number of homes and structures potentially endangered by a discharge in rural, suburban, and urban environments;
(5) 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;
(6) 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;
(8) 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
(e) Report.—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—
(1) 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
(2) 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—
(f) Data collection.—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).
(g) GAO report.—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.
Section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(j) Assistance with local emergency responder training.—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.”.
(a) In general.—Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 5129. Lithium battery approval
“(a) Approval to transport certain batteries in commerce.—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—
“(b) Term of approval.—An approval granted to a manufacturer under this section shall not exceed 5 years.
“(c) Approval process.—To receive an approval for a specified lithium battery under this section, a manufacturer shall—
“(d) Regulations required.—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—
This division may be cited as the “Transforming Rail by Accelerating Investment Nationwide Act” or the “TRAIN Act”.
(a) Authorization of grants to Amtrak.—
(1) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.—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:
(b) Project management oversight.—The Secretary may withhold up to one-half of one percent annually from the amounts made available under subsection (a) for oversight.
(c) Amtrak common benefit costs for State-Supported routes.— 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 (Public Law 114–94), 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.
(d) State-Supported Route Committee.—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.
(e) Northeast Corridor Commission.—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.
(f) Authorization of appropriations for Amtrak Office of Inspector General.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Inspector General of Amtrak the following amounts:
(g) Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants.—
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22906 of title 49, United States Code, the following amounts:
(2) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—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.
(3) HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR PLANNING.—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 section 22906 of such title.
(h) Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, the following amounts:
(2) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—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.
(3) RAIL SAFETY PUBLIC AWARENESS.—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.
(i) Bridges, stations, and tunnels grants.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 22909 of title 49, United States Code, the following amounts:
(2) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—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.
(j) Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)(1)) the following amounts, to remain available until expended:
(2) REFUND OF PREMIUM.—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 (45 U.S.C. 822) 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.
(k) Restoration and enhancement grants.—
(l) Grade crossing separation grants.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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:
(2) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—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.
(m) Authorization of appropriations to the Federal Railroad Administration.—Section 20117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 20117. Authorization of appropriations
“(a) Safety and operations.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
“(2) AUTOMATED TRACK INSPECTION PROGRAM AND DATA ANALYSIS.—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.
“(3) STATE PARTICIPATION GRANTS.—Amounts made available under paragraph (1) for grants under section 20105(e) shall remain available until expended.
“(4) REGIONAL PLANNING GUIDANCE.—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.
“(5) RAILROAD SAFETY INSPECTORS.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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:
“(B) CONSIDERATION.—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.
“(6) OTHER SAFETY PERSONNEL.—
“(A) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF SUPPORT EMPLOYEES.—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.
“(b) Railroad research and development.—
“(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—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:
“(2) SHORT LINE SAFETY.—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—
“(A) for grants to improve safety practices and training for Class II and Class III freight, commuter, and intercity passenger railroads; and
“(B) 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.
“(3) UNIVERSITY RAIL CLIMATE INNOVATION INSTITUTE.—
“(4) SUICIDE PREVENTION RESEARCH FUNDING.—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.”.
(n) Limitation on financial assistance for State-Owned enterprises.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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—
(A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(o) Rail trust fund.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(2) SENSE OF COMMITTEE ON NEED FOR RAIL TRUST FUND.—The following is the sense of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:
(A) 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.
(B) 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.
(C) 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.
(D) 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.
(a) In general.—Section 22906 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 22906. Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants
“(a) In general.—
“(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program to make grants to eligible applicants for—
“(A) capital projects that—
“(ii) 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 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), reduced trip times, increased train frequencies, higher operating speeds, electrification, and other improvements, as determined by the Secretary; and
“(b) Definitions.—In this section:
“(2) CAPITAL PROJECT.—The term ‘capital project’ means—
“(A) a project or program for acquiring, constructing, or improving—
“(B) project planning, development, design, engineering, location surveying, mapping, environmental analysis or studies;
“(c) Project requirements.—
“(1) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible applicant shall demonstrate that such applicant has or will have—
“(d) Project selection criteria.—
“(1) PRIORITY.—In selecting a project for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to projects that—
“(A) are supported by multiple States or are included in a multi-state regional plan or planning process;
“(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting an applicant for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider—
“(A) the proposed project’s anticipated improvements to high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger transportation, including anticipated public benefits on the—
“(3) ADDITIONAL SCREENING FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL.—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).
“(e) Federal share of total project costs.—
“(1) TOTAL PROJECT COST ESTIMATE.—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.
“(f) Letters of intent.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, issue a letter of intent to a recipient of a grant under this section that—
“(g) Appropriations required.—An obligation may be made under this section only when amounts are appropriated for such purpose.
“(h) Availability.—Amounts made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
“(i) Grant conditions.—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).”.
(b) Clerical amendment.—The item relating to section 22906 in the analysis for chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“22906. Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion grants.”.
Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(2) in subsection (c)—
(E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking “identified by the Secretary” and all that follows through “rail transportation” and inserting “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)”;
(3) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) IN GENERAL.—In selecting a recipient of a grant for an eligible project, the Secretary shall give preference to—
“(A) 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
“(B) 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.”; and
(4) in subsection (h)(2) by inserting “, 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” before the period.
(5) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (l), (m), and (n) respectively; and
(6) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
“(i) Large projects.—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.
“(j) Commuter rail.—
“(1) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—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.
“(2) GRANT CONDITION.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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 (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 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).
“(B) APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENT.—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.
“(k) Definition of capital project.—In this section, the term ‘capital project’ means a project or program for—
“(1) 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;
(a) In general.—Section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by adding “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 (2 U.S.C. 661c(b)(1)), including the cost of a modification thereof, in whole or in part, for entities described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a).” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
“(C) 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.
“(D) 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.”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(5) REPAYMENT OF CREDIT RISK PREMIUMS.—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 TRAIN Act.”; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(n) Non-Federal share.—The proceeds of a loan provided under this section may 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.
(b) Guidance.—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 (45 U.S.C. 822) 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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 22909. Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant program
“(a) In general.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program (in this section referred to as the ‘BeST Program’) 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.
“(b) BeST Inventory.—
“(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary shall establish, and publish on the website of the Department of Transportation an inventory (in this section referred to as the ‘BeST Inventory’) 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.
“(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—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.
“(3) UPDATES TO BEST INVENTORY.—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.
“(4) ELIGIBILITY FOR BEST INVENTORY.—Projects included in the BeST Inventory—
“(A) shall be—
“(i) consistent with the record of decision issued by the Federal Railroad Administration in July 2017 titled ‘NEC FUTURE: A Rail Investment Plan for the Northeast Corridor’ (known as the ‘Selected Alternative’);
“(5) PROJECT FUNDING SEQUENCING.—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.
“(6) TERMS.—The Secretary shall ensure the BeST Inventory establishes, for each project included in such Inventory—
“(7) SPECIAL FINANCIAL RULES.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) STATEMENT OF CONTINGENT COMMITMENT.—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.
“(c) Expenditure of funds.—
“(1) FEDERAL SHARE OF TOTAL PROJECT COSTS.—The Federal share for the total cost of a project under this section shall not exceed 90 percent.
“(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—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.
“(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—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.
“(4) ELIGIBLE USES.—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.
“(d) Project management.—
“(1) SUBMISSION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLANS.—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—
“(A) 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
“(B) 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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
“(2) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR PROJECTS.—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.
“(e) Cost methodology policy requirements.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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 (49 U.S.C. 24101 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.
“(f) Definitions.—In this section:
“(2) MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT.—The term ‘major capital project’ 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.
“(3) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.—The term ‘Northeast Corridor’ has the meaning given the term in section 24904(e).
Section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
“(4) (A) 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.
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(12) 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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 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).”.
Section 24101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting “, thereby providing additional capacity for the traveling public and widespread air quality benefits.”;
(F) by adding at the end the following:
“(9) 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.
(2) in subsection (b) by striking “The” and all that follows through “consistent” and inserting “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”;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(F) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
“(12) utilize and manage resources with a long-term perspective, including sound investments that take into account the overall lifecycle costs of an asset;
Section 24301(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(a) In General.—Section 24302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B) by striking “President of Amtrak” and inserting “Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak”; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
“(C) 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—
“(i) 1 shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor;
“(ii) 1 shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service that is not on the Northeast Corridor;
“(iv) 1 shall be an individual with a history of regular Amtrak ridership and an understanding of the concerns of intercity rail passengers;
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting “users of Amtrak, including the elderly and individuals with disabilities, and” after “and balanced representation of”;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(B) by inserting “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.” before “Each director not employed by the United States Government or Amtrak”; and
(b) Timing of new Board requirements.—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.
(a) In general.—Section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “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.”.
Section 24308(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
(1) (A) 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—
“(i) 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
“(ii) 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.
“(B) 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.”;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
“(A) 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”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) 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.
(a) In general.—Section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
“(e) Prohibition on choice-of-Forum clause.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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).
(a) Assessment.—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 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
(b) Report.—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).
(c) Contents.—The report required under subsection (b) shall include—
(2) any necessary changes to such policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines to ensure compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), 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
(a) In general.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains
“(a) Prohibition.—Beginning on the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall prohibit smoking on board Amtrak trains.
Section 24712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 24712. State-supported routes operated by Amtrak
“(a) State-Supported Route Committee.—
“(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a State-Supported Route Committee (referred to in this section as the ‘Committee’) 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 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note).
“(2) MEMBERSHIP.—
“(3) DECISIONMAKING.—The Committee shall establish a bloc voting system under which, at a minimum—
“(4) ABILITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN BUSINESS.—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.
“(5) MEETINGS; RULES AND PROCEDURES.—The Committee shall define and periodically update the rules and procedures governing the Committee’s proceedings. The rules and procedures shall—
“(6) COMMITTEE DECISIONS.—Decisions made by the Committee in accordance with the Committee’s rules and procedures, once established, are binding on all Committee members.
“(7) COST METHODOLOGY POLICY.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note).
“(B) REVISIONS TO COST METHODOLOGY POLICY.—
“(i) REQUIREMENT TO REVISE AND UPDATE.—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 (49 U.S.C. 24101 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.
“(ii) IMPLEMENTATION IMPACTS ON FEDERAL FUNDING.—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.
“(iii) PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING METHODOLOGY.—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.
“(b) Invoices and reports.—
“(1) MONTHLY INVOICE.—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.
“(c) Dispute resolution.—
“(1) REQUEST FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—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 (49 U.S.C. 24101 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.
“(2) PROCEDURES.—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.
“(d) Assistance.—
“(e) Performance metrics.—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—
“(f) Statement of goals and objectives.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) TRANSMISSION OF STATEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.—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).
“(g) New or expanded State-supported routes.—
“(1) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—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:
“(2) STATE COMMITMENTS.—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 TRAIN Act, 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—
“(3) ALTERNATIVE COST METHODOLOGY.—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—
“(A) the share Amtrak otherwise would have paid under the cost methodology under subsection (a); and
“(B) a percentage of the share that the State otherwise would have paid under the cost methodology policy under subsection (a) according to the following:
“(i) 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.
“(ii) For the first 2 years of operation, Amtrak shall pay for 100 percent of operating costs and capital costs.
“(iii) For the third year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 90 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder.
“(iv) For the fourth year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 80 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State shall pay the remainder
“(h) Cost methodology update and implementation report.—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.
“(i) Identification of State-supported route changes.—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—
“(j) Rule of construction.—The decisions of the Committee—
“(k) Definition of State.—In this section, the term ‘State’ 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.”.
(a) Department mission.—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 “Department”), 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—
(b) Workforce planning process.—Not later than 120 days after identifying the mission of the Department under subsection (a), Amtrak shall develop a workforce planning process that—
(c) Considerations.—In developing the workforce planning process under subsection (b), Amtrak shall—
(1) identify critical positions, skills, and competencies necessary for fulfilling the Department’s mission;
(2) analyze employment levels and ensure that—
(A) 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
(5) 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
(d) Consultation.—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.
(e) Reports.—
(1) REPORT ON MISSION OF DEPARTMENT.—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.
(2) REPORT ON WORKFORCE PLANNING PROCESS.—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.
(a) Amtrak food and beverage.—Section 24321 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 24321. Amtrak food and beverage
“(a) Ensuring access to food and beverage services.—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.
“(b) Food and beverage workforce.—
“(c) Savings clause.—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.”.
(b) Technical and conforming amendments.—
(1) ANALYSIS.—The item relating to section 24321 in the analysis for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“24321. Amtrak food and beverage.”.
(c) Amtrak food and beverage working group.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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 “Working Group”) to provide recommendations on Amtrak onboard food and beverage services.
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall consist of—
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Working Group shall develop recommendations to increase ridership and improve customer satisfaction by—
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the recommendations under subparagraph (A), the Working Group shall consider—
(i) the healthfulness of onboard food and beverages offered, including the ability of passengers to address dietary restrictions;
(4) REPORTS.—
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—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).
(B) SUBSEQUENT REPORT.—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.
(5) PROHIBITION ON FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE CHANGES.—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.
(6) TERMINATION.—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).
(a) Furloughed work.—Section 121 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24312 note; 111 Stat. 2574) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
“(d) Furloughed work.—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—
(b) Workforce plan.—Section 24320(c)(2) of title 49, United State Code, is amended—
Section 24312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Call center staffing.—
“(d) Station agent staffing.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) LOCATIONS.—Amtrak shall ensure that at least one Amtrak ticket agent is employed at each station building—
“(B) 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.
“(3) EXCEPTION.—This subsection does not apply to any station building in which a commuter rail ticket agent has the authority to sell Amtrak tickets.
“(4) AMTRAK TICKET AGENT.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘Amtrak ticket agent’ means an Amtrak employee with authority to sell Amtrak tickets onsite and assist in the checking of Amtrak passenger baggage.
Section 24307(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “for the following:” and inserting “of at least a 10 percent discount on full-price coach class rail fares for, at a minimum—”;
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(3) individuals with a disability, as such term is defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102);
(a) In general.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 24324. Disaster and emergency relief program
“(a) In general.—The Secretary of Transportation may make grants to Amtrak for—
“(b) Coordination of emergency funds.—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.
Section 24315 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(i) Access to recreational trails.—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.”.
(a) In general.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 24325. Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency grant program
“(a) In general.—The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to Amtrak for improvements in information technology systems, including cyber resiliency improvements for Amtrak information technology assets.
“(b) Application of best practices.—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.
“(c) Coordination of cybersecurity funds.—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.
“(d) Grant conditions.—In carrying out this section—
“(1) to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall provide grants consistent with the process established under section 24319;
(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that private cars and charter trains can—
(b) Policy review.—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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Ҥ 24326. Amtrak Office of Community Outreach
“(a) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall establish an Office of Community Outreach to engage with communities impacted by Amtrak operations.
“(b) Responsibilities.—The Office of Community Outreach shall be responsible for—
“(c) Report to Congress.—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—
(a) Authorization.—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.
(b) Eligibility.—Projects and initiatives to serve the following purposes, including planning and development, are eligible to be implemented by Amtrak under this section:
(c) Consultation.—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.
(d) Use of funds for other purposes.—Amtrak may use funds provided under this section for purposes related to long-distance route service other than those listed in subsection (b) if—
(2) 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—
(a) In general.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Ҥ 24327. Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy initiatives
“(a) Emissions reduction and energy plan.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall—
“(A) 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—
“(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall contain—
“(b) Carbon-free and renewable energy use.—
“(1) ENERGY SOURCE REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, 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.
“(2) INCREASED ENERGY SOURCE GOALS.—Amtrak shall establish goals for increasing the energy source requirements described in paragraph (1), including a goal of requiring—
“(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case in which—
“(A) no provider of electricity is able to provide the necessary levels of carbon-free or renewable energy;
“(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the TRAIN 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 that identifies opportunities to further increase Amtrak’s use of carbon-free and renewable energy for train traction power needs and facility power needs.”.
Section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(3) in subsection (b)(3)(B)—
(A) in clause (i) by inserting “, including ridership trends,” before “along the Northeast Corridor”;
(4) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking “(1) Development” and all that follows through “standardized policy” and inserting the following:
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B) by striking “a proposed timetable for implementing” and inserting “timetables for implementing and maintaining”;
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking the first sentence and inserting “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.”;
(a) In general.—Section 24904 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(4) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following:
“(a) Service development plan.—
“(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than December 31, 2021, the Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 (referred to in this section as the ‘Commission’) 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.
“(2) CONTENTS.—The service development plan required under paragraph (1) shall—
“(C) 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;
“(D) 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;
(5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking “Not later than” and all that follows through “shall” and inserting “Not later than November 1 of each year, the Commission shall”;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking “first fiscal year after the date on which” and inserting “fiscal year during which”;
(iv) in subparagraph (D)—
(I) by striking “identify, prioritize,” and all that follows through “and consider” and inserting “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”; and
(6) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) by striking “may be spent only on” and all that follows through the end and inserting “may be spent only on capital projects and programs contained in the Commission’s capital investment plan from the previous year.”; and
(7) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
“(d) Review and coordination.—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.
“(e) Northeast corridor asset management.—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—
“(1) be timed consistent with the Federal Transit Administration process, as authorized under section 5326, when implemented; and
Section 22905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking “that are equivalent to the protective arrangements established under section 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 836)” and inserting “established by the Secretary under subsection (e)(1)”;
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
“(e) Equivalent employee protections.—
“(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—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 (45 U.S.C. 836), and require such protective arrangements to apply to employees described under subsection (c)(2)(B) and as required under subsection (j) of section 22907.
(a) Identification.—Section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–134; 49 U.S.C. 24101 note) is amended—
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Interstate rail compacts program.—The Secretary of Transportation shall—
“(1) make available on a publicly accessible website a list of interstate rail compacts established in accordance with subsection (a);
(b) Grants authorized.—Chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 22910. Interstate rail compacts support program
“(a) In general.—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—
“(b) Applicant selection criteria.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—
“(A) 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;
“(B) the applicant’s work to facilitate and encourage regional planning for passenger rail improvement, enhancement, and development;
“(C) the applicant’s work to foster, through rail transportation systems, economic development, particularly in rural communities, for socially disadvantaged individuals, and for disadvantaged populations;
“(D) 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;
“(E) 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 Public Law 114–94);
“(F) 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;
“(G) whether the applicant is enhancing connectivity and geographic coverage of the existing national network of intercity rail passenger service;
“(H) 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;
“(I) whether the applicant prepares regional rail and corridor service development plans and corresponding environmental analysis; and
“(J) 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.
“(c) Application process.—The Secretary shall prescribe the form and manner of submitting applications under this section.
“(d) Performance measures.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish performance measures for each grant recipient to assess progress in achieving strategic goals and objectives.
“(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 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—
“(e) Federal share of total project cost.—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.
“(f) Applicable requirements.—The use of any amounts appropriated for grants under this section shall be subject to the applicable requirements under this chapter.
“(g) Applicability.—Amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
“(h) Limitations.—
(a) High-speed rail corridor planning.—Section 26101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking “, or if it is an activity described in subparagraph (M)”;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following:
“(1) the extent to which the proposed planning focuses on systems which will provide for high-speed rail;
(b) Definitions.—Section 26105(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting “made available to members of the general public as passengers and reasonably expected to reach speeds of” after “service which is”;
(c) High-speed rail corridor development.—Section 26106(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking “section 211 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008” and inserting “section 24904(a)”; and
(a) In general.—Chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 22911. State rail planning formula funds
“(a) In general.—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—
“(b) Limitation of funds.—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.
“(c) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) APPROPRIATE PORTION.—The term ‘appropriate portion’ means a share, for each State—
“(A) 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;
(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) Most commuter rail agencies are required to maintain liability insurance up to statutory liability limits.
(5) Only a handful of insurers offer this coverage, and a significant percentage of the railroad liability insurance marketplace is provided by foreign companies.
(6) 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.
(7) 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.
Section 28502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 28502. Surface Transportation Board mediation of trackage use requests
“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 TRAIN Act. 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.”.
Section 28503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 28503. Surface Transportation Board mediation of rights-of-way use requests
“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 TRAIN Act. 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.”.
(a) Study.—The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on the safety impacts of the operation of long trains.
(b) Contents.—The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) an examination of any potential risks of the operation of long trains and recommendations on mitigation of any such risks;
(2) among other safety factors with respect to the operation of such trains, an evaluation of any—
(A) 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;
(B) potential risk of loss of radio communications between crewmembers after a crewmember alights from a train, including communications over differing terrains and conditions;
(C) 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;
(c) Collaboration.—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.
(d) Results of study.—
(e) Secretary action.—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.
(a) In general.—Section 20901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(including the train length, the number of crew members in the controlling locomotive cab, and the duties of such crew members)” after “reported accident or incident”.
(b) Regulations.—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).
(c) Trend analysis.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 209 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(a) Annual review and analysis.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, 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.
“(b) Secretary action.—If the Secretary identifies any such trends or patterns, the Secretary shall—
“(2) 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.”.
Section 20103(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(d) Nonemergency waivers.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall—
“(B) make the application for such waiver or suspension and any related underlying data available to interested parties;
(a) Initial notice.—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.
(b) Findings.—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.
(c) Definition of comprehensive safety compliance assessment.—In this section, the term “comprehensive safety compliance assessment” 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.
Section 20902 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(2) in subsection (c) by inserting “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.” after the period at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Gathering information and technical expertise.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall create a standard process for investigators to use during accident and incident investigations conducted under this section to—
(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20169. Freight train crew size safety standards
“(a) Minimum crew size.—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.
“(b) Exceptions.—Except as provided in subsection (d), the prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply in any of the following circumstances:
“(2) A train operated—
“(3) 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.
“(c) Trains ineligible for exception.—The exceptions under subsection (b) may not be applied to—
“(1) a train transporting 1 or more loaded cars carrying high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or material toxic by inhalation;
(a) Border crossings.—The Secretary of Transportation shall require that—
(1) 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;
(2) 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
(b) Funding.—
(1) SET-ASIDE.—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—
(c) Agreement.—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.
(d) Rule of construction.—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.
(a) Limitations on duty hours of yardmaster employees.—Section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(a) In general.—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—
(1) 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
(b) Reports.—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—
(c) Rulemaking.—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.
Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(m) Report of system failures.—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.”.
(a) In general.—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 “Fatigue Risk Management Programs for Certain Passenger and Freight Railroads” (85 Fed. Reg. 83484; Docket No. FRA–2015–0122).
(b) Monitoring.—
(1) FATIGUE AS CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.—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.
(2) FATIGUE AS SYSTEMIC ISSUE.—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.
(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20170. Assault prevention and response plans
“(a) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, 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 ‘Plan’) to address transportation assaults.
“(b) Contents of plan.—The Plan required under subsection (a) shall include—
“(1) procedures that—
“(A) facilitate the reporting of a transportation assault, including the notification of on-site personnel, rail law enforcement, and local law enforcement;
“(B) personnel should follow up on the reporting of a transportation assault, including actions to protect affected individuals from continued assault;
“(C) 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;
“(c) Notice to passengers.—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).
“(d) Personnel training.—An entity described under subsection (a) shall provide initial and annual training for all personnel on the contents of the Plan, including training regarding—
“(e) Personnel participation.—The Plan required under subsection (a) shall be developed and implemented with the direct participation of personnel, and, as applicable, labor organizations representing personnel.
“(f) Reporting.—
“(1) INCIDENT NOTIFICATION.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—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—
“(g) Definition of transportation assault.—In this section, the term ‘transportation assault’ means the occurrence, or reasonably suspected occurrence, of an act that—
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—
(a) Audit of programs.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20171. Audit of qualification and certification programs
“(a) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct an audit of—
“(b) Contents of audit.—In carrying out the audit required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
“(1) 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;
“(2) assess the quality of the training that railroad carriers provide locomotive engineers and conductors under such programs;
“(3) 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;
“(4) determine whether the training, qualification, and continuing education components of such programs reflect the operating practices of the railroad carrier carrying out such components;
“(5) assess whether a railroad carrier conducting such programs provides locomotive engineers or conductors adequate at-controls training before certification;
“(c) Deficiency in qualification and certification program.—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.
“(d) Consultation.—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.
“(e) Cooperation.—
“(f) Report to Congress.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary completes an audit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(b) Review of regulations.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In making a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) 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—
(i) provide locomotive engineers and conductors the knowledge, skill and ability to safely operate trains under conditions that reflect industry practices;
(iv) adequately prepare locomotive engineers and conductors to understand all locomotive operating characteristics;
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—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.
(4) RULEMAKING.—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.
(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20172. Safety management team communication
“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.”.
(a) Study.—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.
(b) Contents.—The study conducted under subsection (a) shall evaluate—
(2) any differences in the communication between the Office and railroad carriers and the employees of railroad carriers before and after such reorganization;
(3) 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;
(4) whether the structure before or after such reorganization better protects against regulatory capture;
(5) whether the structure before or after such reorganization is better at promoting and ensuring safety;
(c) Information collection.—In conducting the study required under this section, the Comptroller General shall collect information from the following entities:
(d) Report.—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).
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.
(a) In general.—Subchapter I of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20122. New passenger service pre-revenue safety validation plan
“(a) Safety validation plan.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall require a covered entity to submit to the Secretary a safety validation plan to ensure the safe operation of—
“(A) a new intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation service;
“(b) Requirements.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(c) Amendment to safety validation plan.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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).
“(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—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.
“(3) NOTIFICATION.—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.
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Report.—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).
(c) Contents.—The report required under subsection (b) shall include a description of—
(1) the applicability of safety regulations in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to nontraditional and emerging rail technologies;
(2) 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;
(a) In general.—Chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 22912. Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants
“(a) General authority.—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.
“(b) Application requirements.—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—
“(c) Eligible projects.—The following projects are eligible to receive a grant under this section:
“(1) Installation, repair, or improvement, including necessary acquisition of real property interests, of highway-rail grade crossing separations.
“(d) Project selection criteria.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary—
“(2) shall give priority to projects that provide direct benefits to socially disadvantaged individuals (as such term is defined in section 22906(b)); and
“(3) 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.
“(e) Federal share of total project costs.—
“(1) TOTAL PROJECT COSTS.—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.
“(f) Grant conditions.—An eligible entity may not receive a grant for a project under this section unless such project complies with section 22905.
“(g) Letters of intent.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, issue a letter of intent to a recipient of a grant under this section that—
“(h) Appropriations required.—An obligation or contingent commitment may be made under subsection (g) only after amounts are appropriated for such purpose.
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:
“(o) Rail safety public awareness grants.—
“(1) GRANT.—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.
“(2) SELECTION.—Programs eligible for a grant under this subsection—
“(3) COORDINATION.—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 (49 U.S.C. 22501 note) and the report titled ‘National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property’ issued by the Federal Railroad Administration in October 2018.
(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20173. Time limit for blocking public highway-rail grade crossing
“(a) Time limit.—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—
“(b) Investigation of frequently blocked crossings.—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—
“(c) Recordkeeping.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) CONTENTS OF RECORDS.—The train location data records required under paragraph (1) shall include—
“(3) CONSULTATION.—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.
“(4) EXPIRATION OF DATA COLLECTION.—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.
“(d) Civil penalties.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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).
“(2) RELEASE OF RECORDS.—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.
“(3) ALTERNATE ROUTE EXEMPTION.—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.
“(e) Application to Amtrak and commuter railroads.—This section shall not apply to Amtrak or commuter authorities, including Amtrak and commuter authorities’ operations run or dispatched by a Class I railroad.
“(f) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) BLOCKED CROSSING DATABASE.—The term ‘blocked crossing database’ means the national blocked crossing database established under section 20174.
(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20174. National blocked crossing database
“(a) Database.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a national blocked crossings database for the public to report blocked crossing incidents.
“(b) Public awareness.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, 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.
Section 20152 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(B) in paragraph (4)—
(D) by adding at the end the following:
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Contents.—In conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(c) State reports.—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.
(d) Report.—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.
Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(p) Railroad trespassing enforcement grants.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(2) PRIORITIZATION.—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.
Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
(a) In general.—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.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall—
(a) In general.—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.
(b) Assessment.—At a minimum, the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall—
(3) 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;
(c) Report.—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).
(d) Further coordination.—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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 242 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after section 24202:
“(a) Rail corridor preservation.—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.
“(b) Certification.—Before authorizing advance acquisition under this section, the Secretary shall verify that—
“(2) the acquisition of the real property interest—
“(C) 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;
“(c) Environmental reviews.—
“(1) COMPLETION OF NEPA REVIEW.—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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 303), and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) with respect to the acquisition.
“(d) Inclusion in non-Federal share of project costs.—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.
(a) In general.—Chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 22913. University Rail Climate Innovation Institute
“(a) Establishment.—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.
“(b) Eligible applicants.—To be eligible for a grant under the subsection (a), an institution of higher education shall—
“(1) 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;
“(c) Eligible projects.—A recipient of this grant under this section may carry out the research, design, development, and demonstration of 1 or more of the following:
“(d) Buy america applicability.—For purposes of subsection (c)(4), the recipient shall be in compliance with section 22905(a).
“(e) Funding requirement.—The Federal share of the total cost of the Institute shall not exceed 50 percent.
“(f) Considerations.—In selecting an applicant to receive funding to establish the Institute, the Secretary shall consider—
“(g) Consideration of HBCUs.—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 (2010 U.S.C. 1067q), and other minority institutions, as such term is defined by section 365 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k).
“(h) Notification.—
“(1) NOTICE.—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.
“(2) REPORT.—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.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out at least one workforce development pilot program with a railroad carrier.
(b) Types of pilot programs.—A workforce development pilot program described in subsection (a) may be in the form of—
(1) an outreach program to increase employment opportunities for socially disadvantaged individuals;
(c) Apprenticeship.—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.
(d) Report to Congress.—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—
(4) 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 (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), as applicable; and
(e) Definition.—In this section:
(1) INTERCITY RAIL PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION.—The term “intercity rail passenger transportation” has the meaning given such term in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code.
(a) In general.—Chapter 207 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 20704. Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in United States
“(a) Definitions.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
“(2) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’ 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.
“(3) COST OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘cost of sensitive technology’ means the aggregate cost of the sensitive technology located on a railroad freight car.
“(4) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘country of concern’ means a country that—
“(A) is identified by the Department of Commerce as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act;
“(5) NET COST.—The term ‘net cost’ 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.
“(6) QUALIFIED FACILITY.—The term ‘qualified facility’ means a facility that is not owned or under the control of a state-owned enterprise.
“(7) QUALIFIED MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘qualified manufacturer’ means a railroad freight car manufacturer that is not owned or under the control of a state-owned enterprise.
“(8) RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR.—The term ‘railroad freight car’ means a car designed to carry freight or railroad personnel by rail, including—
“(9) SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘sensitive technology’ 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—
“(10) STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘state-owned enterprise’ means—
“(11) SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSFORMED.—The term ‘substantially transformed’ 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.
“(b) Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in the United States.—
“(1) LIMITATION ON RAILROAD FREIGHT CARS.—A railroad freight car wholly manufactured on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, may only operate on the United States freight railroad interchange system if—
“(A) the railroad freight car is manufactured, assembled, and substantially transformed, as applicable, by a qualified manufacturer in a qualified facility;
“(B) 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
“(C) 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 (19 U.S.C. 1337).
“(2) LIMITATION ON RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR CONTENT.—
“(A) PERCENTAGE LIMITATION.—Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, a railroad freight car manufactured may operate on the United States freight railroad interchange system only if—
“(c) Regulations and Penalties.—
“(1) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, 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.
“(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—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.
“(3) COMPLIANCE.—
“(4) CIVIL PENALTIES.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—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.
“(B) PROHIBITION FOR VIOLATIONS.—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—
Section 20108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Rail research and development center of excellence.—
“(1) CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.—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.
“(2) ELIGIBILITY.—An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection.
“(3) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In awarding a grant under this subsection, the Secretary may—
“(A) give preference to an applicant with strong past performance related to rail research, education, and workforce development activities;
“(4) USE OF FUNDS.—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—
(a) Requirements for class I locomotives.—A Class I railroad may only operate a locomotive on the freight railroad interchange system on or after January 1, 2030, if—
(b) Certification required.—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.
(c) Effectuation.—The Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
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[Report No. 117–70] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. | |||||
June 22, 2021 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |