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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 939 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 24, 2021 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following 

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

and Public Works 

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’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

8 The purposes of this Act are— 


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1 (1) to encourage the research and use of inno2 vative materials, in concert with traditional mate3 rials, and associated techniques in the construction 

4 and preservation of the domestic infrastructure net5 work; 

6 (2) to accelerate the deployment and 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 SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS STAND13 ARDS TASK FORCE. 

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

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

16 an infrastructure project, includes a material, or a com17 bination or process for use of materials, that, as deter18 mined by the appropriate Secretary or agency head— 

19 (1) enhances the overall service life, sustain20 ability, and resiliency of the project; or 

21 (2) provides ancillary benefits relative to widely 

22 adopted state of practice technologies. 

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

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

25 of innovative materials, in concert with traditional 


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1 materials, and associated techniques in the construc2 tion and preservation of the domestic infrastructure 

3 network; 

4 (2) to accelerate the deployment, extend the 

5 service life, improve the performance, and reduce the 

6 cost of infrastructure projects; and 

7 (3) to improve the economy, resilience, main8 tainability, sustainability, and safety of the domestic 

9 infrastructure network. 

10 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

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

13 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech14 nology shall establish an Interagency Innovative Ma15 terials Standards Task Force (referred to in this 

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

17 of Federal agencies responsible for significant civil 

18 infrastructure projects, including the Administrator 

19 of the Federal Highway Administration. 

20 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Director of the Na21 tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall 

22 serve as Chairperson of the Task Force. 

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

24 improve, with respect to infrastructure construction, retro25 fitting, rehabilitation, and other improvements— 


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1 (1) Federal testing standards; 

2 (2) Federal design and use guidelines; 

3 (3) Federal regulations; and 

4 (4) other applicable standards and performance 

5 and sustainability metrics. 

6 (e) REPORT.— 

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

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

9 Force shall conduct, and submit to the appropriate 

10 committees of Congress a report that describes the 

11 results of, a study— 

12 (A) to assess the standards and perform13 ance metrics for the use of innovative materials 

14 in infrastructure projects; 

15 (B) to identify any barriers, regulatory or 

16 otherwise, relating to the standards described in 

17 subparagraph (A) that preclude the use of cer18 tain products or associated techniques; and 

19 (C) to identify opportunities for the devel20 opment of standardized designs and materials 

21 genome approaches that design and use innova22 tive materials to reduce costs, improve perform23 ance and sustainability, and extend the service 

24 life of infrastructure assets. 


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

2 shall— 

3 (A) identify any non-Federal entities or 

4 other organizations, including the American As5 sociation of State Highway and Transportation 

6 Officials, that develop relevant standards; and 

7 (B) outline a strategy to improve coordina8 tion and information sharing between the enti9 ties described in subparagraph (A) and any rel10 evant Federal agencies. 

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

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

13 Force shall collaborate with any non-Federal entity identi14 fied under subsection (e)(2)(A)— 

15 (1) to identify and carry out appropriate re16 search, testing methods, and processes relating to 

17 the development and use of innovative materials; 

18 (2) to develop new methods and processes relat19 ing to the development and use of innovative mate20 rials, as the applicable agency head determines to be 

21 necessary; 

22 (3) to contribute to the development of stand23 ards, performance metrics, and guidelines for the 

24 use of innovative materials and approaches in civil 

25 infrastructure projects; 


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1 (4) to develop a plan for addressing potential 

2 barriers, regulatory or otherwise, identified in sub3 section (e)(1)(B); and 

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

5 standardized designs that use innovative materials to 

6 reduce costs, improve performance and sustain7 ability, and extend the service life of infrastructure 

8 assets. 

9 SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE MATERIAL INNOVATION HUBS. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) HUB.—The term ‘‘Hub’’ means an Innova12 tive Material Innovation Hub established under this 

13 section. 

14 (2) INNOVATIVE MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘inno15 vative material’’, with respect to an infrastructure 

16 project, includes a material, or a combination or 

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

18 the Secretary— 

19 (A) enhances the overall service life, sus20 tainability, and resiliency of the project; or 

21 (B) provides ancillary benefits relative to 

22 widely adopted state of practice technologies. 

23 (3) QUALIFYING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali24 fying entity’’ means— 


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1 (A) an institution of higher education (as 

2 defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu3 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); 

4 (B) an appropriate Federal or State entity, 

5 including a federally-funded research and devel6 opment center of the Department of Transpor7 tation; 

8 (C) a university transportation center 

9 under section 5505 of title 49, United States 

10 Code; and 

11 (D) a research and development entity in 

12 existence on the date of enactment of this Act 

13 focused on innovative materials that the Sec14 retary determines to be similar in scope and in15 tent to a Hub. 

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

17 the Secretary of Transportation. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

20 out a program to enhance the development of inno21 vative materials in the United States by making 

22 awards to consortia for establishing and operating 

23 Innovative Material Innovation Hubs to conduct and 

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1 velopment, and commercial application of innovative 

2 materials. 

3 (2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en4 sure the coordination of, and avoid duplication of, 

5 the activities of each Hub with the activities of— 

6 (A) other research entities of the Depart7 ment of Transportation, including the Federal 

8 Highway Administration; and 

9 (B) research entities of other Federal 

10 agencies, as appropriate. 

11 (c) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 

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

13 award for the establishment and operation of a Hub 

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

15 (A) be composed of not fewer than 2 quali16 fying entities; 

17 (B) operate subject to a binding agree18 ment, entered into by each member of the con19 sortium, that documents— 

20 (i) the proposed partnership agree21 ment, including the governance and man22 agement structure of the Hub; 

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1 tation of activities under the program de2 scribed in subsection (b)(1); and 

3 (iii) a proposed budget, including fi4 nancial contributions from non-Federal 

5 sources; and 

6 (C) operate as a nonprofit organization. 

7 (2) APPLICATION.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—A consortium seeking 

9 to establish and operate a Hub under sub10 section (b)(1) shall submit to the Secretary an 

11 application at such time, in such manner, and 

12 containing such information as the Secretary 

13 may require, including a detailed description 

14 of— 

15 (i) each element of the consortium 

16 agreement required under paragraph 

17 (1)(B); and 

18 (ii) any existing facilities the consor19 tium intends to use for Hub activities. 

20 (B) REQUIREMENT.—If the consortium 

21 members will not be located at 1 centralized lo22 cation, the application under subparagraph (A) 

23 shall include a communications plan that en24 sures close coordination and integration of Hub 

25 activities. 


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1 (3) SELECTION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall se3 lect consortia for awards for the establishment 

4 and operation of Hubs through a competitive 

5 selection process. 

6 (B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting con7 sortia under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

8 shall consider— 

9 (i) any existing facilities a consortium 

10 has identified to be used for Hub activities; 

11 (ii) maintaining geographic diversity 

12 in locations of selected Hubs; 

13 (iii) the demonstrated ability of the 

14 recipient to conduct and support multi15 disciplinary, collaborative research, devel16 opment, demonstration, standardized de17 sign development, and commercial applica18 tion of innovative materials; 

19 (iv) the demonstrated research, tech20 nology transfer, and education resources 

21 available to the recipient to carry out this 

22 section; 

23 (v) the ability of the recipient to pro24 vide leadership in solving immediate and 

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1 tation problems related to innovative mate2 rials; 

3 (vi) the demonstrated ability of the re4 cipient to disseminate results and spur the 

5 implementation of transportation research 

6 and education programs through national 

7 or statewide continuing education pro8 grams; 

9 (vii) the demonstrated commitment of 

10 the recipient to the use of peer review prin11 ciples and other research best practices in 

12 the selection, management, and dissemina13 tion of research projects; 

14 (viii) the performance metrics to be 

15 used in assessing the performance of the 

16 recipient in meeting the stated research, 

17 technology transfer, education, and out18 reach goals; and 

19 (ix) the ability of the recipient to im20 plement the proposed program in a cost-ef21 ficient manner, including through cost 

22 sharing and overall reduced overhead, fa23 cilities, and administrative costs. 

24 (4) TRANSPARENCY.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 provide to each applicant, on request, any mate3 rials, including copies of reviews (with any in4 formation that would identify a reviewer re5 dacted), used in the evaluation process of the 

6 proposal of the applicant. 

7 (B) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall sub8 mit to the Committee on Transportation and 

9 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

10 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

11 Works of the Senate a report the describes the 

12 overall review process under paragraph (2), 

13 given the considerations under paragraph 

14 (3)(B), that includes— 

15 (i) specific criteria of evaluation used 

16 in the review; 

17 (ii) descriptions of the review process; 

18 and 

19 (iii) explanations of the selected 

20 awards. 

21 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

23 appropriated to carry out this section such sums as 

24 are necessary. 


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1 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available to 

2 carry out this section shall remain available for a pe3 riod of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year 

4 in which the amounts were made available. 

5 (e) HUB OPERATIONS.— 

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

7 provide for, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, 

8 development, demonstration, and commercial appli9 cation of innovative materials. 

10 (2) ACTIVITIES.—Each Hub shall— 

11 (A) encourage collaboration and commu12 nication among the member qualifying entities 

13 of the consortium, as described in subsection 

14 (c)(1), and awardees; 

15 (B) develop and publish proposed plans 

16 and programs on a publicly accessible website; 

17 (C) submit to the Department of Trans18 portation an annual report summarizing the ac19 tivities of the Hub, including information— 

20 (i) detailing organizational expendi21 tures; and 

22 (ii) describing each project under23 taken by the Hub, as it relates to con24 ducting and supporting multidisciplinary, 

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1 onstration, standardized design develop2 ment, and commercial application of inno3 vative materials; and 

4 (D) monitor project implementation and 

5 coordination. 

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

7 maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent 

8 with the conflict of interest procedures of the De9 partment of Transportation. 

10 (4) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION AND REN11 OVATION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

13 under this section may be used for construction 

14 or renovation of new buildings, test beds, or ad15 ditional facilities for Hubs. 

16 (B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Construction 

17 of new buildings or facilities shall not be consid18 ered as part of the non-Federal share of a Hub 

19 cost-sharing agreement. 

20 (f) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall administer 

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

22 United States Code. 

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

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

25 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(C) INNOVATIVE MATERIALS.— 

2 ‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF INNOVATIVE MA3 TERIAL.—In this subparagraph, the term 

4 ‘innovative material’, with respect to an in5 frastructure project, includes high perform6 ance asphalt mixtures and concrete formu7 lations, geosynthetic materials, advanced 

8 insulating materials, advanced alloys and 

9 metals, reinforced polymer composites, ad10 vanced polymers, nanocellulose and wood11 based composites, coatings, highly func12 tional adhesives, or other corrosion preven13 tion methods used in conjunction with 

14 those materials, and any other material or 

15 aggregate materials, as determined by the 

16 appropriate agency or department head. 

17 ‘‘(ii) COLLABORATION WITH STATES

18 AND TRIBES.—The Secretary shall expand 

19 the capacity of the Turner-Fairbank High20 way Research Center to collaborate with 

21 relevant State and Tribal agencies— 

22 ‘‘(I) with respect to the use of in23 novative materials in construction 

24 projects carried out by the State and 

25 Tribal agencies; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) to understand and iden2 tify— 

3 ‘‘(aa) the needs of the State 

4 and Tribal agencies; and 

5 ‘‘(bb) innovative materials 

6 that may be further researched, 

7 developed, and used to meet 

8 those needs. 

9 ‘‘(iii) ACTIVITIES.—The collaboration 

10 described in clause (ii) may include— 

11 ‘‘(I) the development of new 

12 training for State and Tribal agencies; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(II) the expansion of technical 

15 training that involves State or Tribal 

16 departments of transportation in the 

17 development of new construction de18 signs for innovative materials at the 

19 Turner-Fairbank Highway Research 

20 Center. 

21 ‘‘(iv) PRIORITY RESEARCH.—The Tur22 ner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 

23 shall prioritize research relating to— 

24 ‘‘(I) the use of innovative mate25 rials in— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) bridges with a span 

2 equal to or greater than 50 feet; 

3 ‘‘(bb) highway reconstruc4 tion and rehabilitation; and 

5 ‘‘(cc) rural road infrastruc6 ture; 

7 ‘‘(II) the development of stand8 ardized designs using innovative mate9 rials; and 

10 ‘‘(III) coastal resiliency. 

11 ‘‘(v) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA12 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro13 priated to carry out this subparagraph 

14 $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

15 through 2026.’’. 

16 SEC. 6. INNOVATIVE BRIDGE PROGRAM. 

17 (a) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator 

19 of the Federal Highway Administration. 

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es21 tablish a grant program, to be known as the ‘‘Innovative 

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

23 of transportation, Tribal governments, public toll authori24 ties, and units of local government for— 


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1 (1) coastal or rural infrastructure bridge 

2 projects; and 

3 (2) value engineering projects under subsection 

4 (g). 

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

6 under subsection (b), a State department of transpor7 tation, a unit of Tribal government, a public toll authority, 

8 or a unit of local government shall submit to the Adminis9 trator an application at such time, in such manner, and 

10 containing such information as the Administrator may re11 quire. 

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

13 a grant under this section, a coastal or rural infrastruc14 ture bridge project or a value engineering project shall— 

15 (1) be for the purpose of construction, preserva16 tion, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a bridge 

17 with a span equal to or greater than 50 feet; 

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

19 traffic impact; 

20 (3) include multimodal transportation compo21 nents, such as bicycle and pedestrian paths; and 

22 (4) use innovative materials that— 

23 (A) are resistant to corrosion; and 

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


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

2 section, the Administrator shall give preference to pro3 posed projects that— 

4 (1) use materials that are domestically pro5 duced and sourced; 

6 (2) use nontraditional production techniques, 

7 such as factory prefabrication; 

8 (3) include multimodal transportation compo9 nents, such as bicycle and pedestrian paths; and 

10 (4) retrofit a bridge. 

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

12 In providing grants under this section, the Administrator 

13 shall give special consideration to projects located in rural 

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

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

16 surges, or projected sea level rise during the projected life17 time of the project. 

18 (g) VALUE ENGINEERING USING INNOVATIVE MATE19 RIALS.—Of the amounts made available to carry out this 

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

21 each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to provide funding 

22 to 1 or more State departments of transportation or units 

23 of Tribal or local government that submit to the Adminis24 trator an application to carry out value engineering of a 

25 standard bridge design to enhance the performance of the 


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

2 increasing resistance to corrosion, and reducing construc3 tion and preservation costs) through the use of innovative 

4 materials. 

5 (h) RECORDKEEPING; REPORTS.— 

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

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis8 trator shall develop a project recordkeeping system 

9 that maintains comprehensive, current, and accurate 

10 information on each grant provided under this sec11 tion. 

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

13 development of the recordkeeping system described 

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

15 Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 

16 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

17 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

18 and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly 

19 available, a report that describes, with respect to 

20 each project that receives a grant under this sec21 tion— 

22 (A) the status of the project; 

23 (B) the location of the project; 

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

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1 tional Bridge Inventory pursuant to section 144 

2 of title 23, United States Code; 

3 (D) a detailed description of the scope of 

4 the project; 

5 (E) the amount of project costs paid by 

6 funds provided under this section and the total 

7 project costs; 

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

9 the bridge condition, operations, and perform10 ance of the bridge; and 

11 (G) in every third report submitted under 

12 this paragraph, the results of the regular moni13 toring and evaluation of the maintenance de14 mands, projects, needs, and costs of each bridge 

15 in the project during the previous 6 years. 

16 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 

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

19 2022 through 2026. 

20 SEC. 7. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the En22 vironmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section 

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

24 to be known as the ‘‘Water Infrastructure Innovation Pro25 gram’’, to provide grants for the design and installation 


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1 of water infrastructure projects, including wastewater 

2 transport and treatment systems and drinking water 

3 treatment and distribution systems, that use innovative 

4 materials to reduce total costs, including operation and 

5 preservation expenses, and extend the service life of in6 stalled structures. 

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

8 under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Admin9 istrator an application at such time, in such manner, and 

10 containing such information as the Administrator may re11 quire. 

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

13 a grant under this section, a water infrastructure project 

14 shall— 

15 (1) serve a community with a population be16 tween 3,301 and 99,999; and 

17 (2) use innovative materials that— 

18 (A) are resistant to degradation; 

19 (B) extend service life; or 

20 (C) provide long-term protection of water 

21 facilities and systems. 

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

23 section, the Administrator shall give preference to pro24 posed projects that use materials that are domestically 

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1 (e) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR AT-RISK

2 AREAS.—In providing grants under this section, the Ad3 ministrator shall give special consideration to projects lo4 cated in areas that are prone to saltwater intrusion or 

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

6 or projected sea level rise during the projected lifetime of 

7 the project. 

8 (f) RECORDKEEPING; REPORTS.— 

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

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis11 trator shall develop a project recordkeeping system 

12 that maintains comprehensive, current, and accurate 

13 information on each grant provided under this sec14 tion. 

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

16 development of the recordkeeping system described 

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

18 Administrator shall submit to the appropriate com19 mittees of Congress, including the Committee on 

20 Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 

21 make publicly available a report describing, with re22 spect to each project that receives a grant under this 

23 section— 

24 (A) the status of the project; 

25 (B) the location of the project; 


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1 (C) a detailed description of the scope of 

2 the project; 

3 (D) the amount of project costs paid by 

4 funds provided under this section and the total 

5 project costs; 

6 (E) the condition, operations, and perform7 ance of the project; and 

8 (F) in every third report submitted under 

9 this paragraph, the results of the regular moni10 toring and evaluation of the maintenance de11 mands, projects, needs, and costs of the project 

12 during the previous 6 years. 

13 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

14 authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 

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

16 2022 through 2026. 

17 SEC. 8. INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY FEDERAL SHARE. 

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

19 United States Code, is amended— 

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

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) prefabricated bridge elements and 

23 systems, innovative materials, and other 

24 technologies to reduce bridge construction 

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1 vation costs, as compared to conventionally 

2 designed and constructed bridges; 

3 ‘‘(ii) innovative construction equip4 ment, materials, techniques, or practices, 

5 including the use of in-place recycling tech6 nology, digital 3-dimensional modeling 

7 technologies, and advanced digital con8 struction management systems;’’; 

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

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

11 and 

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

13 ‘‘(vi) innovative pavement materials 

14 that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse 

15 gas emissions through sequestration or in16 novative manufacturing processes; or’’. 

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

18 title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sub19 section (c) of’’. 

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