TITLE I—NATIONAL FREIGHT MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Establishment of program. 
Sec. 103. Applications. 
Sec. 104. Competitive project selection and eligibility criteria for grants. 
Sec. 105. Funding agreements. 
Sec. 106. Grant requirements. 
Sec. 107. Annual report. 
Sec. 108. Applicability of title 23. 
Sec. 109. Regulations. 
TITLE II—FUNDING 
Sec. 201. Establishment of National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund. 
Sec. 202. Freight mobility infrastructure tax. 
TITLE 
I—NATIONAL 
FREIGHT 
MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title, the following definitions apply: 
(1) DESIGNATED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘des-
ignated entity’’ means— 
(A) an entity designated by the chief exec-
utive officer of a State (or the chief executive 
officer’s designee) as eligible to apply for and 
receive funding under the program established 
under section 102; 
(B) a regional authority if the authority is 
responsible under the laws of a State for a cap-
ital project; and 
(C) a public port. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible project costs’’ means the— 
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(A) reimbursement of the costs of develop-
ment phase activities, including planning, feasi-
bility analysis, revenue forecasting, environ-
mental review, preliminary engineering and de-
sign work, and other preconstruction activities; 
and 
(B) the costs of construction, reconstruc-
tion, rehabilitation, and acquisition of real prop-
erty (including land related to the project and 
improvements to land), environmental mitiga-
tion, construction contingencies, acquisition of 
equipment, and operational improvements. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
project’’ means any freight mobility infrastructure 
project that meets the criteria established in section 
104. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(a) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program to provide grants to States and designated enti-
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ties for projects to improve the efficiency of freight mobil-
ity in the United States. 
(b) OVERHEAD COSTS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall seek to minimize administrative 
costs, including overhead, enforcement, and auditing costs. 
SEC. 103. APPLICATIONS. 
A State or designated entity seeking to receive a 
grant under this title for an eligible project shall submit 
to the Secretary an application in such form and in ac-
cordance with such requirements as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
SEC. 104. COMPETITIVE PROJECT SELECTION AND ELIGI-
BILITY CRITERIA FOR GRANTS. 
(a) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
title, the Secretary shall— 
(1) award grants on a competitive basis; 
(2) conduct a national solicitation for applica-
tions; and 
(3) establish criteria for selecting among freight 
projects of national and regional significance that in-
clude, but are not limited to, those which enable— 
(A) the construction of grade separations 
at railroad, highway, and railroad-highway 
junctions; 
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