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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3182 

To provide grants to construct transportation and supporting infrastructure 

improvements at existing and new international border crossings. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 

Mr. PETERS of California (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To provide grants to construct transportation and supporting 

infrastructure improvements at existing and new international border crossings. 

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 ‘‘Safe and Secure Bor5 der Infrastructure Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE AND SECURE BORDER IN7 FRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. 

8 The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with 

9 the Secretary of Homeland Security and the governors of 


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1 the border States, shall establish a grant program, which 

2 shall be administered by the Secretary of Transportation 

3 and the Administrator of General Services, to construct 

4 transportation and supporting infrastructure improve5 ments at existing and new international border crossings 

6 to facilitate the safe, secure, and efficient cross-border 

7 movement of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, 

8 and individuals, including pedestrians. 

9 SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY. 

10 The projects eligible to receive a grant under this Act 

11 shall include— 

12 (1) highway or bridge projects eligible under 

13 title 23, United States Code; 

14 (2) public transportation projects eligible under 

15 chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; 

16 (3) demonstration and pilot projects related to 

17 innovative cross border systems management; and 

18 (4) passenger and freight rail transportation 

19 projects. 

20 SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS. 

21 To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a 

22 State or metropolitan planning organization located in a 

23 border region shall submit to the Secretary of Transpor24 tation an application that demonstrates— 


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1 (1) an established master plan for border infra2 structure investments that demonstrates awareness 

3 of the relevant border stakeholder interests at the 

4 Federal, State, and regional level; 

5 (2) that receipt of the grant applied for under 

6 this Act would complete an overall financing pack7 age; 

8 (3) the ability to provide a non-Federal match 

9 of 50 percent of the total cost of the project; 

10 (4) the satisfaction of all Federal and State en11 vironmental requirements prior to the submission of 

12 the application for the grant; and 

13 (5) a plan to obligate any funds received under 

14 this Act by the end of the fiscal year following the 

15 year in which those funds are awarded. 

16 SEC. 5. PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA. 

17 In awarding a grant under this Act, the Secretary 

18 of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator 

19 of General Services, shall give priority to projects that ac20 complish one or more of the following objectives: 

21 (1) Improve the safety and security at facilities 

22 in the United States, including ports of entry. 

23 (2) Facilitate safe, secure, and legal trade 

24 crossings of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, 

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1 leviate border congestion and reduce the economic 

2 effect of border wait times and delays. 

3 (3) Implement innovative technologies that en4 hance safety, security, or efficiency at the border. 

5 (4) Coordinate a system of projects that im6 prove security and systems efficiencies at ports of 

7 entry. 

8 (5) Facilitate economic development strategies 

9 with respect to safety and security. 

10 (6) Implement congestion relief and air quality 

11 management strategies to improve the environment. 

12 SEC. 6. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS. 

13 Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act, 

14 the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the 

15 Administrator of General Services, shall apportion such 

16 amounts as follows: 

17 (1) 20 percent in the ratio that—— 

18 (A) the total number of incoming commer19 cial trucks that pass through land border ports 

20 of entry within the boundaries of an eligible 

21 State; bears to 

22 (B) the total number of incoming commer23 cial trucks that pass through land border ports 

24 of entry within the boundaries of all eligible 

25 border States. 


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1 (2) 30 percent in the ratio that— 

2 (A) the total number of incoming personal 

3 motor vehicles and incoming buses that pass 

4 through land border ports of entry within the 

5 boundaries of an eligible State; bears to 

6 (B) the total number of incoming personal 

7 motor vehicles and incoming buses that pass 

8 through land border ports of entry within the 

9 boundaries of all eligible border States. 

10 (3) 25 percent in the ratio that— 

11 (A) the total weight of incoming cargo by 

12 commercial trucks that pass through land bor13 der ports of entry within the boundaries of an 

14 eligible State; bears to 

15 (B) the total weight of incoming cargo by 

16 commercial trucks that pass through land bor17 der ports of entry within the boundaries of all 

18 eligible border States. 

19 (4) 25 percent of the ratio that— 

20 (A) the total number of land border ports 

21 of entry within the boundaries of an eligible 

22 State; bears to 

23 (B) the total number of land border ports 

24 of entry within the boundaries of all eligible 

25 border States. 


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1 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act— 

3 (1) the term ‘‘border region’’ means any portion 

4 of a border State within 10 miles of an international 

5 land border with Canada or Mexico; 

6 (2) the term ‘‘border State’’ means any State 

7 that has an international land border with Canada 

8 or Mexico; 

9 (3) the term ‘‘commercial truck’’ means a com10 mercial vehicle as defined in section 31301(4) (other 

11 than subparagraph (B)) of title 49, United States 

12 Code; 

13 (4) the term ‘‘motor vehicle’’ has the meaning 

14 such term has under Section 154(a)(2) of title 23, 

15 United States Code; and 

16 (5) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning such 

17 term has in section 101(a)(25) of title 23. 

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