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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3669 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners 

to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25, 2024 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to 

reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Generating Resilient, 

5 Environmentally Exceptional National Streets Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘GREEN Streets Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that— 


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1 (1) the Department of Transportation has ex2 isting authority to establish greenhouse gas-related 

3 performance measures; 

4 (2) performance measures help ensure meaning5 ful greenhouse gas emissions reductions; and 

6 (3) Congress should build on that existing au7 thority in order to ensure meaningful greenhouse 

8 gas emissions reductions. 

9 SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES 

10 TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 

11 (a) NATIONAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGE12 MENT MEASURES.—Section 150 of title 23, United States 

13 Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

16 paragraph (8); and 

17 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(7) COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE.—To re20 duce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emis21 sions and improve the resilience of the transpor22 tation system.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (i) by striking the paragraph designa2 tion and all that follows through ‘‘Not 

3 later’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) RULEMAKING.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; and 

6 (ii) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall peri9 odically update the rulemaking promulgated 

10 under subparagraph (A) as necessary, including 

11 to implement the amendments made to this sec12 tion by the GREEN Streets Act.’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (5)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

15 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

18 and’’; and 

19 (iii) by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(C) transit accessibility (as defined in sec22 tion 5326(a) of title 49); 

23 ‘‘(D) transit stop distance (as defined in 

24 section 5326(a) of title 49); and 


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1 ‘‘(E) transit mode share (as defined in sec2 tion 5326(a) of title 49).’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(7) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ON PUBLIC

5 ROADS.—For the purpose of carrying out section 

6 119(f)(3), the Secretary shall establish— 

7 ‘‘(A) minimum standards for States to use 

8 in decreasing per capita vehicle miles traveled 

9 on public roads, including through— 

10 ‘‘(i) alignment of zoning and land use 

11 policy and planning; 

12 ‘‘(ii) investment in active and safe 

13 transportation infrastructure, such as side14 walks, trails, and bike lanes; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) public transit; 

16 ‘‘(B) minimum standards for States to use 

17 in improving the resilience of public roads; 

18 ‘‘(C) in consultation with the Adminis19 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 

20 minimum standards for the reduction of green21 house gas emissions on public roads, with the 

22 goal of achieving net-zero emissions and the 

23 goals described in section 201 of Executive 

24 Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7622 (January 27, 


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1 2021); relating to ‘Tackling the Climate Crisis 

2 at Home and Abroad’); and 

3 ‘‘(D) measures for States to use to as4 sess— 

5 ‘‘(i) carbon dioxide emissions on pub6 lic roads; 

7 ‘‘(ii) air pollutants and multipollut8 ants on public roads, including noise pollu9 tion; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) any other greenhouse gas emis11 sions on public roads, as determined to be 

12 appropriate by the Secretary.’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (d)(1)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c), each State 

15 shall set’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(A), 

16 and not later than 1 year after each update of 

17 that rulemaking under subsection (c)(1)(B), 

18 each State shall set or update, as applicable,’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘(6), and (7)’’. 

22 (b) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.— 

23 (1) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.—Section 134(h) 

24 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

2 (F) through (J) as subparagraphs (H) 

3 through (L), respectively; and 

4 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

5 (E) the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) reduce carbon dioxide and other 

7 greenhouse gas emissions; 

8 ‘‘(G) decrease per capita vehicle miles trav9 eled;’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) ANALYSIS OF PROJECTS THAT INCREASE

12 TRAFFIC CAPACITY.— 

13 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(i) COVERED PROJECT.—The term 

15 ‘covered project’ means a project that— 

16 ‘‘(I) uses funds made available 

17 under this title to increase traffic ca18 pacity, including— 

19 ‘‘(aa) by adding new travel 

20 lanes, including on an existing 

21 road; or 

22 ‘‘(bb) by converting shoulder 

23 lanes into new travel lanes; or 


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1 ‘‘(II) is projected to receive not 

2 less than $25,000,000 of Federal 

3 funds made available under this title. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COM5 MUNITY.—The term ‘environmental justice 

6 community’ means a community with sig7 nificant representation of communities of 

8 color, low-income communities, or Tribal 

9 and Indigenous communities, that experi10 ences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher 

11 or more adverse human health or environ12 mental effects. 

13 ‘‘(B) ANALYSIS.—In furtherance of the 

14 planning goals described in subparagraphs (F) 

15 and (G) of paragraph (1), a metropolitan plan16 ning organization, with input from local com17 munity-based organizations with relevant exper18 tise, shall conduct and publish an analysis of— 

19 ‘‘(i) the impact on per capita vehicle 

20 miles traveled, mobile source greenhouse 

21 gas emissions, and non-single-occupancy22 vehicle trips, including trips by bicycle, pe23 destrian travel, public transportation, and 

24 passenger rail, prior to approval of each 


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1 covered project within the metropolitan 

2 planning area; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) with respect to environmental 

4 justice communities served by the metro5 politan planning organization, air pollu6 tion, toxic air contaminants, and other en7 vironmental justice metrics measured by a 

8 Federal environmental justice tool, such as 

9 the environmental justice mapping and 

10 screening tool created by the Environ11 mental Protection Agency. 

12 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT FOR NEW CAPACITY

13 PROJECTS.—Before carrying out a project to con14 struct new capacity for single occupancy passenger 

15 vehicles, a metropolitan planning organization shall 

16 submit to the Secretary and make publicly available 

17 documents that demonstrate— 

18 ‘‘(A) that the metropolitan planning orga19 nization has shown progress in achieving a 

20 state of good repair on the National Highway 

21 System, as defined in the asset management 

22 plan of the State under section 119(e); 

23 ‘‘(B) that the project— 


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1 ‘‘(i) supports the achievement of per2 formance targets of the State established 

3 under section 150; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) is more cost effective, as deter5 mined by a benefit-cost analysis, than— 

6 ‘‘(I) an operational improvement 

7 to the facility or corridor; 

8 ‘‘(II) the construction of a public 

9 transportation project eligible for as10 sistance under chapter 53 of title 49; 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(III) the construction of a non13 single occupancy passenger vehicle 

14 project that improves freight move15 ment; and 

16 ‘‘(C) that the metropolitan planning orga17 nization has a public plan for maintaining and 

18 operating the new asset while continuing 

19 progress in achieving a state of good repair as 

20 described in subparagraph (A).’’. 

21 (2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—Section 

22 5303(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 


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1 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 

2 through (I) as subparagraphs (H) through (K), 

3 respectively; and 

4 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) reduce carbon dioxide and other 

7 greenhouse gas emissions; 

8 ‘‘(G) decrease per capita vehicle miles trav9 eled;’’. 

10 (c) STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPOR11 TATION PLANNING.— 

12 (1) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.—Section 135(d) 

13 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

16 (F) through (J) as subparagraphs (H) 

17 through (L), respectively; and 

18 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

19 (E) the following: 

20 ‘‘(F) reduce carbon dioxide and greenhouse 

21 gas emissions; 

22 ‘‘(G) decrease per capita vehicle miles trav23 eled;’’; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(4) ANALYSIS OF PROJECTS THAT INCREASE

2 TRAFFIC CAPACITY.— 

3 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(i) COVERED PROJECT.—The term 

5 ‘covered project’ means a project that— 

6 ‘‘(I) uses funds made available 

7 under this title to increase traffic ca8 pacity, including— 

9 ‘‘(aa) by adding new travel 

10 lanes, including on an existing 

11 road; or 

12 ‘‘(bb) by converting shoulder 

13 lanes into new travel lanes; or 

14 ‘‘(II) is projected to receive not 

15 less than $25,000,000 of Federal 

16 funds made available under this title. 

17 ‘‘(ii) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COM18 MUNITY.—The term ‘environmental justice 

19 community’ means a community with sig20 nificant representation of communities of 

21 color, low-income communities, or Tribal 

22 and Indigenous communities, that experi23 ences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher 

24 or more adverse human health or environ25 mental effects. 


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1 ‘‘(B) ANALYSIS.—In furtherance of the 

2 planning goals described in subparagraphs (F) 

3 and (G) of paragraph (1), a State shall conduct 

4 and publish an analysis of— 

5 ‘‘(i) the impact on per capita vehicle 

6 miles traveled, mobile source greenhouse 

7 gas emissions, and non-single-occupancy8 vehicle trips, including trips by bicycle, pe9 destrian travel, public transportation, and 

10 passenger rail, prior to approval of each 

11 covered project within the State; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) with respect to environmental 

13 justice communities served by the State, 

14 air pollution, toxic air contaminants, and 

15 other environmental justice metrics meas16 ured by a Federal environmental justice 

17 tool, such as the environmental justice 

18 mapping and screening tool created by the 

19 Environmental Protection Agency. 

20 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT FOR NEW CAPACITY

21 PROJECTS.—Before carrying out a project to con22 struct new capacity for single occupancy passenger 

23 vehicles, a State shall submit to the Secretary and 

24 make publicly available documents that dem25 onstrate— 


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1 ‘‘(A) that the State has shown progress in 

2 achieving a state of good repair on the National 

3 Highway System, as defined in the asset man4 agement plan of the State under section 119(e); 

5 ‘‘(B) that the project— 

6 ‘‘(i) supports the achievement of per7 formance targets of the State established 

8 under section 150; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) is more cost effective, as deter10 mined by a benefit-cost analysis, than— 

11 ‘‘(I) an operational improvement 

12 to the facility or corridor; 

13 ‘‘(II) the construction of a public 

14 transportation project eligible for as15 sistance under chapter 53 of title 49; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(III) the construction of a non18 single occupancy passenger vehicle 

19 project that improves freight move20 ment; and 

21 ‘‘(C) that the State has a public plan for 

22 maintaining and operating the new asset while 

23 continuing progress in achieving a state of good 

24 repair as described in subparagraph (A).’’. 


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1 (2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—Section 

2 5304(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 

5 through (I) as subparagraphs (H) through (K), 

6 respectively; and 

7 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(F) reduce carbon dioxide and other 

10 greenhouse gas emissions; 

11 ‘‘(G) decrease per capita vehicle miles trav12 eled;’’. 

13 (d) NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PRO14 GRAM.—Section 119(f) of title 23, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

17 ‘‘CONDITIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘CONDITIONS; GREEN18 HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ON PUBLIC ROADS’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(3) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ON PUBLIC

21 ROADS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) PENALTY.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

24 (ii), if a State reports, in a performance 

25 target report under section 150(e), that 


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1 the State has not achieved the targets of 

2 the State for performance measures de3 scribed in section 150(d) pertaining to the 

4 minimum standards for public roads estab5 lished by the Secretary under section 

6 150(c)(7), the State shall be required, dur7 ing the following fiscal year— 

8 ‘‘(I) to obligate 33 percent of the 

9 amount apportioned to the State 

10 under section 104(b)(1) for the pur11 pose of achieving the targets through 

12 projects described in clause (iii); and 

13 ‘‘(II) to obligate 10 percent of 

14 the amount apportioned to the State 

15 under section 104(b)(2) (other than 

16 amounts suballocated to metropolitan 

17 areas and other areas of the State 

18 under section 133(d)) for the purpose 

19 of achieving the targets through 

20 projects described in clause (iii). 

21 ‘‘(ii) INCREASE.—Each fiscal year 

22 after the date of enactment of this para23 graph, the amount required to be obligated 

24 under clause (i)(I) shall be increased by 2 


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1 percent over the amount required to be ob2 ligated in the previous fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(iii) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A 

4 project referred to in clause (i) is any of 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(I) A project on a Federal-aid 

7 highway. 

8 ‘‘(II) Transit expansion, includ9 ing an expansion of regular bus 

10 routes, arterial bus rapid transit, 

11 highway bus rapid transit, rail transit, 

12 and intercity passenger rail. 

13 ‘‘(III) Transit service improve14 ments, including an increased service 

15 level. 

16 ‘‘(IV) Transit fare reduction or 

17 transit priority treatments. 

18 ‘‘(V) A project for active trans19 portation infrastructure. 

20 ‘‘(VI) A project for micromobility 

21 infrastructure and service, including 

22 shared vehicle services. 

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1 creases, mixed-use development, and 

2 transit-oriented development. 

3 ‘‘(B) RESTORATION.—The obligation re4 quirement in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) for a fiscal 

5 year shall remain in effect for each subsequent 

6 fiscal year until the date on which the Secretary 

7 determines that the State has achieved the tar8 gets of the State for performance measures de9 scribed in section 150(d) pertaining to the min10 imum standards for public roads established by 

11 the Secretary under section 150(c)(7).’’. 

12 (e) TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY.— 

13 (1) TRANSIT ACCESS.—Section 5326 of title 49, 

14 United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

16 ‘‘and accessibility’’ after ‘‘manage17 ment’’; 

18 (B) in subsection (a)— 

19 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

20 and (3) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respec21 tively; and 

22 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en25 tity’ means— 


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1 ‘‘(A) any metropolitan planning area with 

2 a population of not fewer than 250,000 individ3 uals on the date of enactment of the GREEN 

4 Streets Act; and 

5 ‘‘(B) any State in which there exists a 

6 metropolitan planning area with a population of 

7 not fewer than 250,000 individuals on the date 

8 of enactment of the GREEN Streets Act. 

9 ‘‘(3) FIRST LAST MILE ACCESSIBILITY.—The 

10 term ‘first last mile accessibility’ means the require11 ment of a traveler to travel— 

12 ‘‘(A) from the starting point of their jour13 ney to the place of transportation; and 

14 ‘‘(B) from place of transportation to their 

15 final destination. 

16 ‘‘(4) TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY.—The term ‘tran17 sit accessibility’ means the share of jobs, health care 

18 facilities, grocery stores and other food suppliers, 

19 schools, and other destinations accessible by public 

20 transportation in any 45-minute period.’’; 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(7) TRANSIT MODE SHARE.—The term ‘transit 

23 mode share’ means the percentage of trips taken by 

24 public transportation for both commuting and non25 commuting trips. 


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1 ‘‘(8) TRANSIT STOP DISTANCE.—The term 

2 ‘transit stop distance’ means the average distance by 

3 census block to the nearest transit stop, passenger 

4 station, or terminal providing regularly scheduled 

5 service.’’; 

6 (D) by redesignating subsections (c) and 

7 (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

8 (E) by inserting after subsection (b) the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(c) TRANSIT ACCESS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE MEAS12 URES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en13 actment of the GREEN Streets Act, the Secretary 

14 shall establish national transit access standards and 

15 performance measures for— 

16 ‘‘(A) transit accessibility; 

17 ‘‘(B) transit stop distance; 

18 ‘‘(C) transit mode share; 

19 ‘‘(D) first last mile accessibility; and 

20 ‘‘(E) accessibility for individuals with dis21 abilities in accordance with guidance issued by 

22 the Access Board on accessibility for transpor23 tation vehicles, streets, and sidewalks. 

24 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND INITIAL RE25 PORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date on 


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1 which the Secretary establishes the standards and 

2 performance measures under paragraph (1), the Sec3 retary shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) require each covered entity to— 

5 ‘‘(i) establish targets for the covered 

6 entity relating to each of the standards 

7 and performance measures described in 

8 paragraph (1); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) submit to the Secretary a report 

10 describing— 

11 ‘‘(I) the performance of the cov12 ered entity with respect to each of the 

13 standards and performance measures 

14 described in paragraph (1); and 

15 ‘‘(II) by functional classification, 

16 the share of housing units and road17 ways in the covered entity that have— 

18 ‘‘(aa) sidewalks; 

19 ‘‘(bb) crosswalks; 

20 ‘‘(cc) dedicated bike lanes; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(dd) other forms of dedi23 cated nonmotorized facilities; and 

24 ‘‘(B) provide technical assistance, including 

25 analytical tools, to assist a covered entity in— 


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1 ‘‘(i) establishing targets under sub2 paragraph (A)(i); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) reporting on performance under 

4 subparagraph (A)(ii). 

5 ‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) TIMING.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after receipt of the initial report under para8 graph (2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall establish a 

9 schedule for the submission of subsequent re10 ports by each covered entity. 

11 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each subsequent report 

12 under this paragraph shall describe— 

13 ‘‘(i) the progress of the covered entity 

14 in meeting the targets of the covered entity 

15 relating to the standards and performance 

16 measures described in paragraph (1), in17 cluding any change in performance since 

18 the submission of the previous report; 

19 ‘‘(ii) any revision of existing targets or 

20 establishment of new targets relating to 

21 the standards and performance measures 

22 described in paragraph (1); and 

23 ‘‘(iii) any proposal for the revision of 

24 existing targets or the establishment of 

25 new targets relating to the standards and 


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1 performance measures described in para2 graph (1). 

3 ‘‘(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec4 retary shall provide technical assistance, includ5 ing analytical tools, to assist a covered entity 

6 in— 

7 ‘‘(i) reporting on performance under 

8 this paragraph; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) establishing or revising perform10 ance targets relating to the standards and 

11 performance measures described in para12 graph (1). 

13 ‘‘(4) OTHER ENTITIES.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any 

15 State or community that is not a covered entity, 

16 including a rural community or Tribal commu17 nity, the Secretary shall provide technical as18 sistance, including analytical tools, to assist 

19 those entities with reaching each of the stand20 ards and performance measures described in 

21 paragraph (1)(A). 

22 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

23 in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to re24 quire any entity described in that subparagraph 

25 to comply with the standards, performance 


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1 measures, or reporting requirements under this 

2 subsection.’’. 

3 (2) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN4 NING.—Section 5303(h)(2)(B)(i)(I) of title 49, 

5 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘title 

6 23,’’ and inserting ‘‘title 23 and section 5326,’’. 

7 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (A) Section 134(h)(2)(B)(ii) of title 23, 

9 United States Code, is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘5326(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘5326(d)’’. 

11 (B) Section 135(d)(2)(B)(ii) of title 23, 

12 United States Code, is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘5326(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘5326(d)’’. 

14 (C) Section 5303(h)(2)(B)(ii) of title 49, 

15 United States Code, is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘5326(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘5326(d)’’. 

17 (D) Section 5304(d)(2)(B)(ii) of title 49, 

18 United States Code, is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘5326(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘5326(d)’’. 

20 (E) Section 5309(c)(1)(C) of title 49, 

21 United States Code, is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘5326(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘5326(d)(2)’’. 

23 (F) Section 5337(a)(4)(B) of title 49, 

24 United States Code, is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘5326(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘5326(e)’’. 


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1 (G) Section 24904(d)(2)(A) of title 49, 

2 United States Code, is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘5326(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘5326(a)(6)’’. 

4 (4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 

5 chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended by striking the item relating to section 

7 5326 and inserting the following: 

‘‘5326. Transit asset management and accessibility.’’. 

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