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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4153 

To expedite the deployment of highway construction projects, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2014 

Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To expedite the deployment of highway construction projects, 

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 ‘‘414 Plan Act of 2014’’. 

5 SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR 

6 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 

8 (b), the requirements of Federal laws and regulations, in9 cluding the prevailing rate of wage requirements specified 

10 in section 113 of title 23, United States Code, shall not 


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1 apply to any Federal-aid highway or highway safety con2 struction project. 

3 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

4 Federal laws and regulations relating to, as determined 

5 by the Secretary of Transportation— 

6 (1) the safety or durability of a highway facil7 ity; or 

8 (2) public or workplace safety. 

9 (c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 

10 after the last day of the 5-year period beginning on the 

11 date of enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 3. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BICYCLE 

13 TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALK14 WAYS. 

15 (a) REPEAL OF PROTECTION OF NONMOTORIZED

16 TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC REQUIREMENT.—Section 

17 109(m) of title 23, United States Code, is repealed. 

18 (b) DEFINITION OF TRANSPORTATION ALTER19 NATIVES.—Section 101(a)(29) of title 23, United States 

20 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(29) TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.—The 

22 term ‘transportation alternatives’ means any of the 

23 following activities when carried out as part of any 

24 program or project authorized or funded under this 


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1 title, or as an independent program or project re2 lated to surface transportation: 

3 ‘‘(A) Construction, planning, and design of 

4 transportation projects to achieve compliance 

5 with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

6 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 

7 ‘‘(B) Construction, planning, and design of 

8 infrastructure-related projects and systems that 

9 will provide safe routes for nondrivers, includ10 ing children, older adults, and individuals with 

11 disabilities to access daily needs.’’. 

12 (c) REPEAL OF BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PE13 DESTRIAN WALKWAYS AUTHORIZATIONS AND REQUIRE14 MENTS.—Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, and 

15 the item relating to such section in the analysis for chap16 ter 2 of that title, are repealed. 

17 (d) PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 (1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Sections 

19 134(c)(2) and 135(a)(2) of title 23, United States 

20 Code, and sections 5303(c)(2) and 5304(a)(2) of 

21 title 49, United States Code, are amended by strik22 ing ‘‘(including accessible pedestrian walkways and 

23 bicycle transportation facilities)’’. 

24 (2) PARTICIPATION BY INTERESTED PAR25 TIES.—Sections 134(i)(6)(A) and 135(f)(3)(A)(ii) of 


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1 title 23, United States Code, and sections 

2 5303(i)(6)(A) and 5304(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 49, 

3 United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘rep4 resentatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bi5 cycle transportation facilities,’’. 

6 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEED FOR COOPERATION 

7 TO EXPEDITE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 

8 PROJECTS. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that States, Federal agen10 cies, localities, and private stakeholders should take steps 

11 toward increased cooperation to further expedite surface 

12 transportation projects. 

13 SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 

14 This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 

15 shall apply to fiscal years beginning after the date of en16 actment of this Act. 

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