I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 463 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide a set aside for 
transportation alternatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide a set 
aside for transportation alternatives. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Alter-
natives Enhancements Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM. 
Section 133(h) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVES
PROGRAM 
SET ASIDE.— 
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‘‘(1) SET ASIDE.—For each fiscal year, of the 
total funds apportioned to all States under section 
104(b)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set 
aside an amount such that— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary sets aside a total 
amount under this subsection for a fiscal year 
equal to 10 percent of such total funds; and 
‘‘(B) the State’s share of the amount set 
aside under subparagraph (A) is determined by 
multiplying the amount set aside under sub-
paragraph (A) by the ratio that— 
‘‘(i) the amount apportioned to the 
State for the transportation enhancement 
program for fiscal year 2009 under section 
133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of MAP–21; bears 
to 
‘‘(ii) the total amount of funds appor-
tioned to all States for the transportation 
enhancements program for fiscal year 
2009. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION WITHIN A STATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), funds set aside for a State 
under paragraph (1) shall be obligated within 
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that State in the manner described in sub-
sections (d) and (e), except that, for purposes 
of this paragraph (after funds are made avail-
able under paragraph (5))— 
‘‘(i) for each fiscal year, the percent-
age referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of sub-
section (d) shall be deemed to be 66 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(ii) paragraph (3) of subsection (d) 
shall not apply. 
‘‘(B) LOCAL CONTROL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State may make 
available up to 100 percent of the funds 
set aside under paragraph (1) to the enti-
ties described in subclause (I) if the State 
submits to the Secretary, and the Sec-
retary approves, a plan that describes— 
‘‘(I) how such funds shall be 
made available to metropolitan plan-
ning organizations, regional transpor-
tation planning organizations, coun-
ties, or other regional transportation 
authorities; 
‘‘(II) how the entities described 
in subclause (I) shall select projects 
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for funding and how such entities 
shall report selected projects to the 
State; 
‘‘(III) the legal, financial, and 
technical capacity of such entities; and 
‘‘(IV) the procedures in place to 
ensure such entities comply with the 
requirements of this title. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—A State that 
makes funding available under a plan ap-
proved under this subparagraph shall make 
available an equivalent amount of obliga-
tion authority to the entities described in 
clause (i)(I). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Funds set aside 
under this subsection may be obligated for any of 
the following projects or activities: 
‘‘(A) Construction, planning, and design of 
on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedes-
trians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms 
of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle 
infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, 
traffic calming techniques, lighting and other 
safety-related infrastructure, and transportation 
projects to achieve compliance with the Ameri-
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cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) Construction, planning, and design of 
infrastructure-related projects and systems that 
will provide safe routes for nondrivers, includ-
ing children, older adults, and individuals with 
disabilities to access daily needs. 
‘‘(C) Conversion and use of abandoned 
railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, 
bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation 
users. 
‘‘(D) Construction of turnouts, overlooks, 
and viewing areas. 
‘‘(E) Community improvement activities, 
including— 
‘‘(i) inventory, control, or removal of 
outdoor advertising; 
‘‘(ii) historic preservation and reha-
bilitation of historic transportation facili-
ties; 
‘‘(iii) vegetation management prac-
tices in transportation rights-of-way to im-
prove roadway safety, prevent against 
invasive species, and provide erosion con-
trol; and 
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