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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3182 
To provide grants to construct transportation and supporting infrastructure 
improvements at existing and new international border crossings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 
Mr. PETERS of California (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, and Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide grants to construct transportation and supporting 
infrastructure improvements at existing and new inter-
national border crossings. 
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 ‘‘Safe and Secure Bor-
der Infrastructure Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE AND SECURE BORDER IN-
FRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. 
The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the governors of 
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the border States, shall establish a grant program, which 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Transportation 
and the Administrator of General Services, to construct 
transportation and supporting infrastructure improve-
ments at existing and new international border crossings 
to facilitate the safe, secure, and efficient cross-border 
movement of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, 
and individuals, including pedestrians. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY. 
The projects eligible to receive a grant under this Act 
shall include— 
(1) highway or bridge projects eligible under 
title 23, United States Code; 
(2) public transportation projects eligible under 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; 
(3) demonstration and pilot projects related to 
innovative cross border systems management; and 
(4) passenger and freight rail transportation 
projects. 
SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS. 
To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a 
State or metropolitan planning organization located in a 
border region shall submit to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation an application that demonstrates— 
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(1) an established master plan for border infra-
structure investments that demonstrates awareness 
of the relevant border stakeholder interests at the 
Federal, State, and regional level; 
(2) that receipt of the grant applied for under 
this Act would complete an overall financing pack-
age; 
(3) the ability to provide a non-Federal match 
of 50 percent of the total cost of the project; 
(4) the satisfaction of all Federal and State en-
vironmental requirements prior to the submission of 
the application for the grant; and 
(5) a plan to obligate any funds received under 
this Act by the end of the fiscal year following the 
year in which those funds are awarded. 
SEC. 5. PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA. 
In awarding a grant under this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator 
of General Services, shall give priority to projects that ac-
complish one or more of the following objectives: 
(1) Improve the safety and security at facilities 
in the United States, including ports of entry. 
(2) Facilitate safe, secure, and legal trade 
crossings of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, 
cargo, and individuals, including pedestrians, to al-
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leviate border congestion and reduce the economic 
effect of border wait times and delays. 
(3) Implement innovative technologies that en-
hance safety, security, or efficiency at the border. 
(4) Coordinate a system of projects that im-
prove security and systems efficiencies at ports of 
entry. 
(5) Facilitate economic development strategies 
with respect to safety and security. 
(6) Implement congestion relief and air quality 
management strategies to improve the environment. 
SEC. 6. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS. 
Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the 
Administrator of General Services, shall apportion such 
amounts as follows: 
(1) 20 percent in the ratio that—— 
(A) the total number of incoming commer-
cial trucks that pass through land border ports 
of entry within the boundaries of an eligible 
State; bears to 
(B) the total number of incoming commer-
cial trucks that pass through land border ports 
of entry within the boundaries of all eligible 
border States. 
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(2) 30 percent in the ratio that— 
(A) the total number of incoming personal 
motor vehicles and incoming buses that pass 
through land border ports of entry within the 
boundaries of an eligible State; bears to 
(B) the total number of incoming personal 
motor vehicles and incoming buses that pass 
through land border ports of entry within the 
boundaries of all eligible border States. 
(3) 25 percent in the ratio that— 
(A) the total weight of incoming cargo by 
commercial trucks that pass through land bor-
der ports of entry within the boundaries of an 
eligible State; bears to 
(B) the total weight of incoming cargo by 
commercial trucks that pass through land bor-
der ports of entry within the boundaries of all 
eligible border States. 
(4) 25 percent of the ratio that— 
(A) the total number of land border ports 
of entry within the boundaries of an eligible 
State; bears to 
(B) the total number of land border ports 
of entry within the boundaries of all eligible 
border States. 
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SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘border region’’ means any portion 
of a border State within 10 miles of an international 
land border with Canada or Mexico; 
(2) the term ‘‘border State’’ means any State 
that has an international land border with Canada 
or Mexico; 
(3) the term ‘‘commercial truck’’ means a com-
mercial vehicle as defined in section 31301(4) (other 
than subparagraph (B)) of title 49, United States 
Code; 
(4) the term ‘‘motor vehicle’’ has the meaning 
such term has under Section 154(a)(2) of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
(5) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning such 
term has in section 101(a)(25) of title 23. 
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