‘‘(3) PORTS
AND
HARBORS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that ports and harbors are incorporated 
into the national freight network.’’. 
SEC. 4. NEXT GENERATION PORTS. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
INTERMODAL RAIL AND HIGHWAY NETWORKS.— 
(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary of the Army is au-
thorized to make grants to States and local govern-
ments for projects to improve port infrastructure 
and intermodal rail and highway networks. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF LOCAL PREFERENCES 
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERNS.—In 
making 
grants to States and local governments under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that local 
preferences and environmental concerns are incor-
porated into any port infrastructure and intermodal 
transportation improvements, so that disruptions 
and adverse impacts are minimized. 
(b) GREEN PORTS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration, acting jointly with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
shall establish a green port designation for ports 
that meet certain environmental standards. 
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(2) GRANTS
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
The Administrator of the Maritime Administration 
is authorized to provide grants and technical assist-
ance to a port designated as a green port pursuant 
to paragraph (1) to implement innovations that min-
imize the environmental impacts of port operations. 
SEC. 5. WATERFRONTS AS MAIN STREETS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator 
of the Economic Development Administration, shall carry 
out a grant program in accordance with the requirements 
of this section. 
(b) AWARD OF GRANTS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary may make grants to States and local 
governments for projects to establish environmentally sus-
tainable waterfront areas. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—A State or local government 
seeking a grant under the program shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
(d) CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria for awarding grants for projects under the 
program. 
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(2) PRIORITY.—The criteria shall include an as-
sessment of whether the applicant is able to dem-
onstrate the potential of a project— 
(A) to generate economic growth and job 
creation; or 
(B) to improve the environmental sustain-
ability of waterfront areas. 
(e) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary may 
not make grants under this section to a State or local gov-
ernment in an amount that exceeds $10,000,000 in the 
aggregate. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition for 
receiving a grant under the program, a State or local gov-
ernment shall agree to submit to the Secretary an annual 
report on the achievement of performance measures, in-
cluding the criteria described in subsection (d)(2), by the 
State or local government for a period of 3 years after 
the grant is awarded. 
(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out with funds from a grant under 
the program may not exceed 75 percent. 
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