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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2197 

To encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated 

techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2021 

Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. RODNEY

DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To encourage the research and use of innovative materials 

and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, 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 ‘‘Innovative Materials 

5 for America’s Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded 

6 Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘IMAGINE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 The purposes of this Act are— 

3 (1) to encourage the research and use of inno4 vative materials, in concert with traditional mate5 rials, and associated techniques in the construction 

6 and preservation of the domestic infrastructure net7 work; 

8 (2) to accelerate the deployment and extend the 

9 service life, improve the performance, and reduce the 

10 cost of infrastructure projects; and 

11 (3) to improve the economy, resilience, main12 tainability, sustainability, and safety of the domestic 

13 infrastructure network. 

14 SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS STAND15 ARDS TASK FORCE. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF INNOVATIVE MATERIAL.—In this 

17 section, the term ‘‘innovative material’’, with respect to 

18 an infrastructure project, includes a material, or a com19 bination or process for use of materials, that, as deter20 mined by the appropriate Secretary or agency head— 

21 (1) enhances the overall service life, sustain22 ability, and resiliency of the project; or 

23 (2) provides ancillary benefits relative to widely 

24 adopted state of practice technologies. 

25 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 


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1 (1) to encourage the research, design, and use 

2 of innovative materials, in concert with traditional 

3 materials, and associated techniques in the construc4 tion and preservation of the domestic infrastructure 

5 network; 

6 (2) to accelerate the deployment, extend the 

7 service life, improve the performance, and reduce the 

8 cost of infrastructure projects; and 

9 (3) to improve the economy, resilience, main10 tainability, sustainability, and safety of the domestic 

11 infrastructure network. 

12 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 

15 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech16 nology shall establish an Interagency Innovative Ma17 terials Standards Task Force (referred to in this 

18 section as the ‘‘Task Force’’) composed of the heads 

19 of Federal agencies responsible for significant civil 

20 infrastructure projects, including the Administrator 

21 of the Federal Highway Administration. 

22 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Director of the Na23 tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall 

24 serve as Chairperson of the Task Force. 


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1 (d) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall coordinate and 

2 improve, with respect to infrastructure construction, retro3 fitting, rehabilitation, and other improvements— 

4 (1) Federal testing standards; 

5 (2) Federal design and use guidelines; 

6 (3) Federal regulations; and 

7 (4) other applicable standards and performance 

8 and sustainability metrics. 

9 (e) REPORT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Task 

12 Force shall conduct, and submit to the appropriate 

13 committees of Congress a report that describes the 

14 results of, a study— 

15 (A) to assess the standards and perform16 ance metrics for the use of innovative materials 

17 in infrastructure projects; 

18 (B) to identify any barriers, regulatory or 

19 otherwise, relating to the standards described in 

20 subparagraph (A) that preclude the use of cer21 tain products or associated techniques; and 

22 (C) to identify opportunities for the devel23 opment of standardized designs and materials 

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1 ance and sustainability, and extend the service 

2 life of infrastructure assets. 

3 (2) REPORT.—The report under paragraph (1) 

4 shall— 

5 (A) identify any non-Federal entities or 

6 other organizations, including the American As7 sociation of State Highway and Transportation 

8 Officials, that develop relevant standards; and 

9 (B) outline a strategy to improve coordina10 tion and information sharing between the enti11 ties described in subparagraph (A) and any rel12 evant Federal agencies. 

13 (f) IMPROVED COORDINATION.—Not later than 2 

14 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Task 

15 Force shall collaborate with any non-Federal entity identi16 fied under subsection (e)(2)(A)— 

17 (1) to identify and carry out appropriate re18 search, testing methods, and processes relating to 

19 the development and use of innovative materials; 

20 (2) to develop new methods and processes relat21 ing to the development and use of innovative mate22 rials, as the applicable agency head determines to be 

23 necessary; 

24 (3) to contribute to the development of stand25 ards, performance metrics, and guidelines for the 


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1 use of innovative materials and approaches in civil 

2 infrastructure projects; 

3 (4) to develop a plan for addressing potential 

4 barriers, regulatory or otherwise, identified in sub5 section (e)(1)(B); and 

6 (5) to develop a plan for the development of 

7 standardized designs that use innovative materials to 

8 reduce costs, improve performance and sustain9 ability, and extend the service life of infrastructure 

10 assets. 

11 SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE MATERIAL INNOVATION HUBS. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) HUB.—The term ‘‘Hub’’ means an Innova14 tive Material Innovation Hub established under this 

15 section. 

16 (2) INNOVATIVE MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘inno17 vative material’’, with respect to an infrastructure 

18 project, includes a material, or a combination or 

19 process for use of materials, that, as determined by 

20 the Secretary— 

21 (A) enhances the overall service life, sus22 tainability, and resiliency of the project; or 

23 (B) provides ancillary benefits relative to 

24 widely adopted state of practice technologies. 


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1 (3) QUALIFYING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali2 fying entity’’ means— 

3 (A) an institution of higher education (as 

4 defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu5 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); 

6 (B) an appropriate Federal or State entity, 

7 including a federally-funded research and devel8 opment center of the Department of Transpor9 tation; 

10 (C) a university transportation center 

11 under section 5505 of title 49, United States 

12 Code; and 

13 (D) a research and development entity in 

14 existence on the date of enactment of this Act 

15 focused on innovative materials that the Sec16 retary determines to be similar in scope and in17 tent to a Hub. 

18 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of Transportation. 

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

22 out a program to enhance the development of inno23 vative materials in the United States by making 

24 awards to consortia for establishing and operating 

25 Innovative Material Innovation Hubs to conduct and 


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1 support multidisciplinary, collaborative research, de2 velopment, demonstration, standardized design de3 velopment, and commercial application of innovative 

4 materials. 

5 (2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en6 sure the coordination of, and avoid duplication of, 

7 the activities of each Hub with the activities of— 

8 (A) other research entities of the Depart9 ment of Transportation, including the Federal 

10 Highway Administration; and 

11 (B) research entities of other Federal 

12 agencies, as appropriate. 

13 (c) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 

14 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an 

15 award for the establishment and operation of a Hub 

16 under subsection (b)(1), a consortium shall— 

17 (A) be composed of not fewer than 2 quali18 fying entities; 

19 (B) operate subject to a binding agree20 ment, entered into by each member of the con21 sortium, that documents— 

22 (i) the proposed partnership agree23 ment, including the governance and man24 agement structure of the Hub; 


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1 (ii) measures the consortium will un2 dertake to enable cost-effective implemen3 tation of activities under the program de4 scribed in subsection (b)(1); and 

5 (iii) a proposed budget, including fi6 nancial contributions from non-Federal 

7 sources; and 

8 (C) operate as a nonprofit organization. 

9 (2) APPLICATION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—A consortium seeking 

11 to establish and operate a Hub under sub12 section (b)(1) shall submit to the Secretary an 

13 application at such time, in such manner, and 

14 containing such information as the Secretary 

15 may require, including a detailed description 

16 of— 

17 (i) each element of the consortium 

18 agreement required under paragraph 

19 (1)(B); and 

20 (ii) any existing facilities the consor21 tium intends to use for Hub activities. 

22 (B) REQUIREMENT.—If the consortium 

23 members will not be located at 1 centralized lo24 cation, the application under subparagraph (A) 

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1 sures close coordination and integration of Hub 

2 activities. 

3 (3) SELECTION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall se5 lect consortia for awards for the establishment 

6 and operation of Hubs through a competitive 

7 selection process. 

8 (B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting con9 sortia under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

10 shall consider— 

11 (i) any existing facilities a consortium 

12 has identified to be used for Hub activities; 

13 (ii) maintaining geographic diversity 

14 in locations of selected Hubs; 

15 (iii) the demonstrated ability of the 

16 recipient to conduct and support multi17 disciplinary, collaborative research, devel18 opment, demonstration, standardized de19 sign development, and commercial applica20 tion of innovative materials; 

21 (iv) the demonstrated research, tech22 nology transfer, and education resources 

23 available to the recipient to carry out this 

24 section; 


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1 (v) the ability of the recipient to pro2 vide leadership in solving immediate and 

3 long-range national and regional transpor4 tation problems related to innovative mate5 rials; 

6 (vi) the demonstrated ability of the re7 cipient to disseminate results and spur the 

8 implementation of transportation research 

9 and education programs through national 

10 or statewide continuing education pro11 grams; 

12 (vii) the demonstrated commitment of 

13 the recipient to the use of peer review prin14 ciples and other research best practices in 

15 the selection, management, and dissemina16 tion of research projects; 

17 (viii) the performance metrics to be 

18 used in assessing the performance of the 

19 recipient in meeting the stated research, 

20 technology transfer, education, and out21 reach goals; and 

22 (ix) the ability of the recipient to im23 plement the proposed program in a cost-ef24 ficient manner, including through cost 


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1 sharing and overall reduced overhead, fa2 cilities, and administrative costs. 

3 (4) TRANSPARENCY.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

5 provide to each applicant, on request, any mate6 rials, including copies of reviews (with any in7 formation that would identify a reviewer re8 dacted), used in the evaluation process of the 

9 proposal of the applicant. 

10 (B) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall sub11 mit to the Committee on Transportation and 

12 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

13 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

14 Works of the Senate a report the describes the 

15 overall review process under paragraph (2), 

16 given the considerations under paragraph 

17 (3)(B), that includes— 

18 (i) specific criteria of evaluation used 

19 in the review; 

20 (ii) descriptions of the review process; 

21 and 

22 (iii) explanations of the selected 

23 awards. 

24 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

2 appropriated to carry out this section such sums as 

3 are necessary. 

4 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available to 

5 carry out this section shall remain available for a pe6 riod of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year 

7 in which the amounts were made available. 

8 (e) HUB OPERATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Hub shall conduct, or 

10 provide for, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, 

11 development, demonstration, and commercial appli12 cation of innovative materials. 

13 (2) ACTIVITIES.—Each Hub shall— 

14 (A) encourage collaboration and commu15 nication among the member qualifying entities 

16 of the consortium, as described in subsection 

17 (c)(1), and awardees; 

18 (B) develop and publish proposed plans 

19 and programs on a publicly accessible website; 

20 (C) submit to the Department of Trans21 portation an annual report summarizing the ac22 tivities of the Hub, including information— 

23 (i) detailing organizational expendi24 tures; and 


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1 (ii) describing each project under2 taken by the Hub, as it relates to con3 ducting and supporting multidisciplinary, 

4 collaborative research, development, dem5 onstration, standardized design develop6 ment, and commercial application of inno7 vative materials; and 

8 (D) monitor project implementation and 

9 coordination. 

10 (3) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Each Hub shall 

11 maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent 

12 with the conflict of interest procedures of the De13 partment of Transportation. 

14 (4) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION AND REN15 OVATION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

17 under this section may be used for construction 

18 or renovation of new buildings, test beds, or ad19 ditional facilities for Hubs. 

20 (B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Construction 

21 of new buildings or facilities shall not be consid22 ered as part of the non-Federal share of a Hub 

23 cost-sharing agreement. 


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1 (f) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall administer 

2 this section in accordance with section 330 of title 49, 

3 United States Code. 

4 SEC. 5. TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER. 

5 Section 503(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) INNOVATIVE MATERIALS.— 

8 ‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF INNOVATIVE MA9 TERIAL.—In this subparagraph, the term 

10 ‘innovative material’, with respect to an in11 frastructure project, includes high perform12 ance asphalt mixtures and concrete formu13 lations, geosynthetic materials, advanced 

14 insulating materials, advanced alloys and 

15 metals, reinforced polymer composites, ad16 vanced polymers, nanocellulose and wood17 based composites, coatings, highly func18 tional adhesives, or other corrosion preven19 tion methods used in conjunction with 

20 those materials, and any other material or 

21 aggregate materials, as determined by the 

22 appropriate agency or department head. 

23 ‘‘(ii) COLLABORATION WITH STATES

24 AND TRIBES.—The Secretary shall expand 

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1 way Research Center to collaborate with 

2 relevant State and Tribal agencies— 

3 ‘‘(I) with respect to the use of in4 novative materials in construction 

5 projects carried out by the State and 

6 Tribal agencies; and 

7 ‘‘(II) to understand and iden8 tify— 

9 ‘‘(aa) the needs of the State 

10 and Tribal agencies; and 

11 ‘‘(bb) innovative materials 

12 that may be further researched, 

13 developed, and used to meet 

14 those needs. 

15 ‘‘(iii) ACTIVITIES.—The collaboration 

16 described in clause (ii) may include— 

17 ‘‘(I) the development of new 

18 training for State and Tribal agencies; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(II) the expansion of technical 

21 training that involves State or Tribal 

22 departments of transportation in the 

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1 Turner-Fairbank Highway Research 

2 Center. 

3 ‘‘(iv) PRIORITY RESEARCH.—The Tur4 ner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 

5 shall prioritize research relating to— 

6 ‘‘(I) the use of innovative mate7 rials in— 

8 ‘‘(aa) bridges with a span 

9 equal to or greater than 50 feet; 

10 ‘‘(bb) highway reconstruc11 tion and rehabilitation; and 

12 ‘‘(cc) rural road infrastruc13 ture; 

14 ‘‘(II) the development of stand15 ardized designs using innovative mate16 rials; and 

17 ‘‘(III) coastal resiliency. 

18 ‘‘(v) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA19 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro20 priated to carry out this subparagraph 

21 $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

22 through 2026.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. INNOVATIVE BRIDGE PROGRAM. 

2 (a) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this sec3 tion, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator 

4 of the Federal Highway Administration. 

5 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es6 tablish a grant program, to be known as the ‘‘Innovative 

7 Bridge Program’’, to provide grants to State departments 

8 of transportation, Tribal governments, public toll authori9 ties, and units of local government for— 

10 (1) coastal or rural infrastructure bridge 

11 projects; and 

12 (2) value engineering projects under subsection 

13 (g). 

14 (c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

15 under subsection (b), a State department of transpor16 tation, a unit of Tribal government, a public toll authority, 

17 or a unit of local government shall submit to the Adminis18 trator an application at such time, in such manner, and 

19 containing such information as the Administrator may re20 quire. 

21 (d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—To be eligible to receive 

22 a grant under this section, a coastal or rural infrastruc23 ture bridge project or a value engineering project shall— 

24 (1) be for the purpose of construction, preserva25 tion, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a bridge 

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1 (2) be carried out in a manner so as to reduce 

2 traffic impact; 

3 (3) include multimodal transportation compo4 nents, such as bicycle and pedestrian paths; and 

5 (4) use innovative materials that— 

6 (A) are resistant to corrosion; and 

7 (B) extend the service life of the bridge. 

8 (e) PREFERENCES.—In providing grants under this 

9 section, the Administrator shall give preference to pro10 posed projects that— 

11 (1) use materials that are domestically pro12 duced and sourced; 

13 (2) use nontraditional production techniques, 

14 such as factory prefabrication; 

15 (3) include multimodal transportation compo16 nents, such as bicycle and pedestrian paths; and 

17 (4) retrofit a bridge. 

18 (f) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR AT-RISK AREAS.— 

19 In providing grants under this section, the Administrator 

20 shall give special consideration to projects located in rural 

21 areas or areas prone to coastal or inland flooding due to 

22 severe storms (such as hurricanes or rain bursts), storm 

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1 (g) VALUE ENGINEERING USING INNOVATIVE MATE2 RIALS.—Of the amounts made available to carry out this 

3 section, the Administrator shall set aside $10,000,000 for 

4 each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to provide funding 

5 to 1 or more State departments of transportation or units 

6 of Tribal or local government that submit to the Adminis7 trator an application to carry out value engineering of a 

8 standard bridge design to enhance the performance of the 

9 bridge (including extending the service life of the bridge, 

10 increasing resistance to corrosion, and reducing construc11 tion and preservation costs) through the use of innovative 

12 materials. 

13 (h) RECORDKEEPING; REPORTS.— 

14 (1) RECORDKEEPING.—Not later than 1 year 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis16 trator shall develop a project recordkeeping system 

17 that maintains comprehensive, current, and accurate 

18 information on each grant provided under this sec19 tion. 

20 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the 

21 development of the recordkeeping system described 

22 in paragraph (1), and every 2 years thereafter, the 

23 Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 

24 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

25 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 


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1 and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly 

2 available, a report that describes, with respect to 

3 each project that receives a grant under this sec4 tion— 

5 (A) the status of the project; 

6 (B) the location of the project; 

7 (C) for each bridge involved in the project, 

8 the inventory number of the bridge in the Na9 tional Bridge Inventory pursuant to section 144 

10 of title 23, United States Code; 

11 (D) a detailed description of the scope of 

12 the project; 

13 (E) the amount of project costs paid by 

14 funds provided under this section and the total 

15 project costs; 

16 (F) for each bridge involved in the project, 

17 the bridge condition, operations, and perform18 ance of the bridge; and 

19 (G) in every third report submitted under 

20 this paragraph, the results of the regular moni21 toring and evaluation of the maintenance de22 mands, projects, needs, and costs of each bridge 

23 in the project during the previous 6 years. 

24 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

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1 carry out this section $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

2 2022 through 2026. 

3 SEC. 7. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the En5 vironmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section 

6 as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall establish a grant program, 

7 to be known as the ‘‘Water Infrastructure Innovation Pro8 gram’’, to provide grants for the design and installation 

9 of water infrastructure projects, including wastewater 

10 transport and treatment systems and drinking water 

11 treatment and distribution systems, that use innovative 

12 materials to reduce total costs, including operation and 

13 preservation expenses, and extend the service life of in14 stalled structures. 

15 (b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

16 under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Admin17 istrator an application at such time, in such manner, and 

18 containing such information as the Administrator may re19 quire. 

20 (c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—To be eligible to receive 

21 a grant under this section, a water infrastructure project 

22 shall— 

23 (1) serve a community with a population be24 tween 3,301 and 99,999; and 

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1 (A) are resistant to degradation; 

2 (B) extend service life; or 

3 (C) provide long-term protection of water 

4 facilities and systems. 

5 (d) PREFERENCE.—In providing grants under this 

6 section, the Administrator shall give preference to pro7 posed projects that use materials that are domestically 

8 produced and sourced. 

9 (e) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR AT-RISK

10 AREAS.—In providing grants under this section, the Ad11 ministrator shall give special consideration to projects lo12 cated in areas that are prone to saltwater intrusion or 

13 flooding due to severe storms, rain bursts, storm surges, 

14 or projected sea level rise during the projected lifetime of 

15 the project. 

16 (f) RECORDKEEPING; REPORTS.— 

17 (1) RECORDKEEPING.—Not later than 1 year 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis19 trator shall develop a project recordkeeping system 

20 that maintains comprehensive, current, and accurate 

21 information on each grant provided under this sec22 tion. 

23 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the 

24 development of the recordkeeping system described 

25 in paragraph (1), and every 2 years thereafter, the 


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1 Administrator shall submit to the appropriate com2 mittees of Congress, including the Committee on 

3 Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 

4 make publicly available a report describing, with re5 spect to each project that receives a grant under this 

6 section— 

7 (A) the status of the project; 

8 (B) the location of the project; 

9 (C) a detailed description of the scope of 

10 the project; 

11 (D) the amount of project costs paid by 

12 funds provided under this section and the total 

13 project costs; 

14 (E) the condition, operations, and perform15 ance of the project; and 

16 (F) in every third report submitted under 

17 this paragraph, the results of the regular moni18 toring and evaluation of the maintenance de19 mands, projects, needs, and costs of the project 

20 during the previous 6 years. 

21 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

22 authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 

23 carry out this section $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2022 through 2026. 


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1 SEC. 8. INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY FEDERAL SHARE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, 

3 United States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) prefabricated bridge elements and 

7 systems, innovative materials, and other 

8 technologies to reduce bridge construction 

9 time, extend service life, and reduce preser10 vation costs, as compared to conventionally 

11 designed and constructed bridges; 

12 ‘‘(ii) innovative construction equip13 ment, materials, techniques, or practices, 

14 including the use of in-place recycling tech15 nology, digital 3-dimensional modeling 

16 technologies, and advanced digital con17 struction management systems;’’; 

18 (2) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

19 (3) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); 

20 and 

21 (4) by inserting after clause (v) the following: 

22 ‘‘(vi) innovative pavement materials 

23 that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse 

24 gas emissions through sequestration or in25 novative manufacturing processes; or’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 107(a)(2) of 

2 title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sub3 section (c) of’’. 

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