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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4982 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an economic impact study for certain proposed toll 

facilities and projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 27, 2023 

Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an economic impact 

study for certain proposed toll facilities and 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 ‘‘Tolling Transparency 

5 Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TOLLING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 129(a) of title 23, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘para2 graph (9)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (10)(C)’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

4 (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (9)(C)(i)(II), by striking 

6 ‘‘paragraph (3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

7 (4)(B)’’; 

8 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

9 (11) as paragraphs (4) through (12), respectively; 

10 and 

11 (5) by adding after paragraph (2) the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY INCLUDED IN

13 NEPA REVIEW.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of any review 

15 process that may be required by the National 

16 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

17 4321 et seq.) for a proposed toll facility under 

18 this subsection or a proposed project that uses 

19 tolls carried out under subsection (d), the Sec20 retary shall conduct an economic impact study 

21 examining— 

22 ‘‘(i) the impact of such toll facility or 

23 project on businesses and communities; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) significant impacts due to the di2 version of traffic onto county and city 

3 roadways; 

4 ‘‘(iii) the level of confidence that any 

5 negative impacts of such toll facility or 

6 project can or will be adequately mitigated, 

7 or that any suggested mitigation will be 

8 implemented in time to prevent significant 

9 impacts when tolling is scheduled to begin; 

10 ‘‘(iv) the level of confidence in mod11 eling analysis completed for such toll facil12 ity or project; and 

13 ‘‘(v) the impact of such toll facility or 

14 project on low-income residents and sen15 iors. 

16 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON TOLLING.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A public authority 

18 with jurisdiction over a toll facility or 

19 project described in subparagraph (A) may 

20 not collect a toll of any kind for any pur21 pose unless the economic impact study de22 scribed in subparagraph (A) is completed. 

23 ‘‘(ii) DISCRETION OF SECRETARY.—If 

24 the Secretary determines that the results 

25 of such economic impact study indicate 


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1 that such toll facility or project would have 

2 an unreasonable adverse impact, the Sec3 retary may prohibit such toll facility or the 

4 use of tolls in such project.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING CHANGES.— 

6 (1) CONGESTION RELIEF PROGRAM.—Section 

7 129(d)(6)(B)(v) of title 23, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’. 

10 (2) HOV FACILITIES.—Section 166(c)(2) of 

11 title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘section 129(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

13 129(a)(4)’’. 

14 (3) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS FOR INTER15 NATIONAL BRIDGES.—Section 535f of title 33, 

16 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

17 129(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 129(a)(4)’’. 

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