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Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that, to the extent practicable, given available data, 
shall document— 
(A) the use of nonmotorized vessels in each 
State and how the increased use of nonmotorized 
vessels is impacting motorized and nonmotorized 
vessel access; 
(B) user conflicts at waterway access 
points; and 
(C) the use of— 
(i) Sport Fish Restoration Program 
funds to improve nonmotorized access at 
waterway entry points and the reasons for 
providing that access; and 
(ii) Recreational Boating Safety Pro-
gram funds for nonmotorized boating safety 
programs. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall consult with the Sport Fishing 
and Boating Partnership Council and the National 
Boating Safety Advisory Council on study design, 
scope, and priorities for the report under paragraph 
(1).
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(d) SPORT FISHING
AND BOATING PARTNERSHIP 
COUNCIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Sport Fishing and Boat-
ing Partnership Council established by the Secretary 
of the Interior shall be an advisory committee of the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Commerce subject to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(2) FACA.— The Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly carry out the 
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the Sport Fishing and 
Boating Partnership Council described in paragraph 
(1). 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take 
effect on January 1, 2023. 
DIVISION C—TRANSIT 
SEC. 30001. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5302 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (24) 
as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), 
(11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), 
(21), (22), (23), (24), and (25), respectively; and
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(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) ASSAULT
ON
A
TRANSIT
WORKER.—The 
term ‘assault on a transit worker’ means a cir-
cumstance in which an individual knowingly, with-
out lawful authority or permission, and with intent 
to endanger the safety of any individual, or with a 
reckless disregard for the safety of human life, inter-
feres with, disables, or incapacitates a transit worker 
while the transit worker is performing the duties of 
the transit worker.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (G) of paragraph (4) (as so 
redesignated)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) provides that if equipment to fuel 
privately owned zero-emission passenger ve-
hicles is installed, the recipient of assistance 
under this chapter shall collect fees from 
users of the equipment in order to recover 
the costs of construction, maintenance, and 
operation of the equipment;’’; 
(C) in clause (vi) (as so redesignated)—
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(i) in subclause (XIII), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (XIV), by adding 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(XV) technology to fuel a zero- 
emission vehicle;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 601(a)(12)(E) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
5302(3)(G)(v)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
5302(4)(G)(v)’’. 
(2) Section 5323(e)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 5302(3)(J)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 5302(4)(J)’’. 
(3) Section 5336(e) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, as defined in section 
5302(4)’’. 
(4) Section 28501(4) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 5302(a)(6)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 5302’’. 
SEC. 30002. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5303 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and better 
connect housing and employment’’ after ‘‘urbanized 
areas’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘hous-
ing,’’ after ‘‘economic development,’’; 
(3) in subsection (h)(1)(E), by inserting ‘‘, hous-
ing,’’ after ‘‘growth’’; 
(4) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(i) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(iii) 
through (vi) as clauses (iv) through (vii), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) assumed distribution of popu-
lation and housing;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting ‘‘af-
fordable housing organizations,’’ after ‘‘dis-
abled,’’; and 
(5) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) HOUSING COORDINATION PROCESS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Within a metropolitan 
planning area serving a transportation manage-
ment area, the transportation planning process 
under this section may address the integration of 
housing, transportation, and economic develop-
ment strategies through a process that provides 
for effective integration, based on a cooperatively 
developed and implemented strategy, of new and 
existing transportation facilities eligible for 
funding under this chapter and title 23. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION IN INTEGRATED PLAN-
NING PROCESS.—In carrying out the process de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), a metropolitan 
planning organization may— 
‘‘(i) consult with— 
‘‘(I) State and local entities re-
sponsible for land use, economic devel-
opment, housing, management of road 
networks, or public transportation; and 
‘‘(II) other appropriate public or 
private entities; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinate, to the extent prac-
ticable, with applicable State and local en-
tities to align the goals of the process with 
the goals of any comprehensive housing af-
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fordability strategies established within the 
metropolitan planning area pursuant to 
section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12705) and plans developed under section 
5A of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1). 
‘‘(C) HOUSING COORDINATION PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A metropolitan 
planning organization serving a transpor-
tation management area may develop a 
housing coordination plan that includes 
projects and strategies that may be consid-
ered in the metropolitan transportation 
plan of the metropolitan planning organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—A plan described in 
clause (i) may— 
‘‘(I) develop regional goals for the 
integration of housing, transportation, 
and economic development strategies 
to— 
‘‘(aa) better connect housing 
and employment while mitigating 
commuting times;
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‘‘(bb) align transportation 
improvements with housing needs, 
such as housing supply shortages, 
and proposed housing develop-
ment; 
‘‘(cc) 
align 
planning 
for 
housing and transportation to ad-
dress needs in relationship to 
household incomes within the met-
ropolitan planning area; 
‘‘(dd) expand housing and 
economic development within the 
catchment areas of existing trans-
portation facilities and public 
transportation services when ap-
propriate, including higher-den-
sity development, as locally deter-
mined; 
‘‘(ee) 
manage 
effects 
of 
growth of vehicle miles traveled 
experienced in the metropolitan 
planning area related to housing 
development and economic devel-
opment;
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‘‘(ff) increase share of house-
holds with sufficient and afford-
able access to the transportation 
networks 
of 
the 
metropolitan 
planning area; 
‘‘(II) identify the location of exist-
ing and planned housing and employ-
ment, and transportation options that 
connect housing and employment; and 
‘‘(III) include a comparison of 
transportation plans to land use man-
agement plans, including zoning plans, 
that may affect road use, public trans-
portation ridership and housing devel-
opment.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATION
AND
COORDINA-
TION.—Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) CONSIDERATIONS.—In designating of-
ficials or representatives under paragraph (2) for 
the first time, subject to the bylaws or enabling 
statute of the metropolitan planning organiza-
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tion, the metropolitan planning organization 
shall consider the equitable and proportional 
representation of the population of the metropoli-
tan planning area.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘an existing metropoli-
tan planning area’’ and inserting ‘‘an exist-
ing urbanized area (as defined by the Bu-
reau of the Census)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the existing metropoli-
tan planning area’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
area’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a metro-
politan area’’ and inserting ‘‘an urbanized area 
(as defined by the Bureau of the Census)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION BETWEEN MPOS.—If more 
than 1 metropolitan planning organization is des-
ignated within an urbanized area (as defined by the 
Bureau of the Census) under subsection (d)(7), the 
metropolitan planning organizations designated with-
in the area shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the consistency of any data used in the plan-
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ning process, including information used in fore-
casting travel demand. 
‘‘(5) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section requires metropolitan planning organizations 
designated within a single urbanized area to jointly 
develop planning documents, including a unified 
long-range transportation plan or unified TIP.’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)(6), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—A metropoli-
tan planning organization may use social media 
and other web-based tools— 
‘‘(i) to further encourage public par-
ticipation; and 
‘‘(ii) to solicit public feedback during 
the transportation planning process.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘section 
104(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104(b)(6)’’. 
SEC. 30003. STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANS-
PORTATION PLANNING. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 5304 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking the quotation marks before 
‘‘In’’; and
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(2) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘this this’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this’’. 
(b) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Section 5304(f)(3) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—A State may 
use social media and other web-based tools— 
‘‘(i) to further encourage public par-
ticipation; and 
‘‘(ii) to solicit public feedback during 
the transportation planning process.’’. 
SEC. 30004. PLANNING PROGRAMS. 
Section 5305 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘this section and sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘this section and sections’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Government share of the cost of an ac-
tivity funded using amounts made available under 
this section may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of
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planning activities benefits commuting and other 
essential travel in parts of the applicable urban-
ized area or rural area described in subpara-
graph (A) with lower population density or 
lower average income levels.’’. 
SEC. 
30005. 
FIXED 
GUIDEWAY 
CAPITAL 
INVESTMENT 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5309 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(C) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$150,000,000’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$300,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$400,000,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the applicant has made progress to-
ward meeting the performance targets in section 
5326(c)(2).’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(A)(iii)(II), by striking 
‘‘the next 5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘the next 10 years, 
without regard to any temporary measures employed 
by the applicant expected to increase short-term ca-
pacity within the next 10 years’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘ex-
ceed’’ and all that follows through ‘‘50 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘exceed 50 percent’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) PROJECT RE-ENTRY.—In carrying out rat-
ings and evaluations under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall provide full and fair consideration to 
projects that seek an updated rating after a period of 
inactivity following an earlier rating and evalua-
tion.’’; 
(5) in subsection (i), by striking paragraphs (1) 
through (8) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(1) FUTURE BUNDLING.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘future bundling request’ means a letter de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) that requests future 
funding for additional projects. 
‘‘(B) REQUEST.—When an applicant sub-
mits a letter to the Secretary requesting entry of 
a project into the project development phase 
under subsection (d)(1)(A)(i)(I), (e)(1)(A)(i)(I), 
or (h)(2)(A)(i)(I), the applicant may include a 
description of other projects for consideration for 
future funding under this section. An applicant 
shall include in the request the amount of fund-
ing requested under this section for each addi-
tional project and the estimated capital cost of 
each project. 
‘‘(C) READINESS.—Other projects included 
in the request shall be ready to enter the project 
development phase under subsection (d)(1)(A), 
(e)(1)(A), or (h)(2)(A), within 5 years of the ini-
tial project submitted as part of the request. 
‘‘(D) PLANNING.—Projects in the future 
bundling request shall be included in the metro-
politan transportation plan in accordance with 
section 5303(i).
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‘‘(E) PROJECT
SPONSOR.—The applicant 
that submits a future bundling request shall be 
the project sponsor for each project included in 
the request. 
‘‘(F) PROGRAM
AND
PROJECT
SHARE.—A 
future bundling request submitted under this 
paragraph shall include a proposed share of each 
of the request’s projects that is consistent with 
the requirements of subsections (k)(2)(C)(ii) or 
(h)(7), as applicable. 
‘‘(G) BENEFITS.—The bundling of projects 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) shall enhance, or increase the ca-
pacity of— 
‘‘(I) the total transportation sys-
tem of the applicant; or 
‘‘(II) the transportation system of 
the region the applicant serves (which, 
in the case of a State whose request ad-
dresses a single region, means that re-
gion); and 
‘‘(ii) shall— 
‘‘(I) streamline procurements for 
the applicant; or
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‘‘(II) enable time or cost savings 
for the projects. 
‘‘(H) EVALUATION.—Each project submitted 
for consideration for funding in a future bun-
dling request shall be subject to the applicable 
evaluation criteria under this section for the 
project type, including demonstrating the avail-
ability of local resources to recapitalize, main-
tain, and operate the overall existing and pro-
posed public transportation system pursuant to 
subsection (f)(1)(C). 
‘‘(I) LETTER OF INTENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon entering into 
a grant agreement for the initial project for 
which an applicant submits a future bun-
dling request, the Secretary may issue a let-
ter of intent to the applicant that an-
nounces an intention to obligate, for 1 or 
more additional projects included in the re-
quest, an amount from future available 
budget authority specified in law that is not 
more than the amount stipulated as the fi-
nancial participation of the Secretary in 
the additional project or projects in the fu-
ture bundling. Such letter may include a
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condition that the project or projects must 
meet the evaluation criteria in this sub-
section before a grant agreement can be exe-
cuted. 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount that the 
Secretary announces an intention to obli-
gate for an additional project in the future 
bundling request through a letter of intent 
issued under clause (i) shall be sufficient to 
complete at least an operable segment of the 
project. 
‘‘(iii) TREATMENT.—The issuance of a 
letter of intent under clause (i) shall not be 
deemed to be an obligation under sections 
1108(c), 1501, and 1502(a) of title 31 or an 
administrative commitment. 
‘‘(2) IMMEDIATE BUNDLING.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘immediate bundling request’ means a letter 
described in subparagraph (B) that requests im-
mediate funding for multiple projects. 
‘‘(B) REQUEST.—An applicant may submit 
a letter to the Secretary requesting entry of mul-
tiple projects into the project development phase 
under subsection (d)(1)(A)(i)(I), (e)(1)(A)(i)(I),
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or (h)(2)(A)(i)(I), for consideration for funding 
under this section. An applicant shall include in 
the request the amount of funding requested 
under this section for each additional project 
and the estimated capital cost of each project. 
‘‘(C) READINESS.—Projects included in the 
request must be ready to enter the project devel-
opment 
phase 
under 
subsection 
(d)(1)(A), 
(e)(1)(A), or (h)(2)(A) at the same time. 
‘‘(D) PLANNING.—Projects in the bundle 
shall be included in the metropolitan transpor-
tation plan in accordance with section 5303(i). 
‘‘(E) PROJECT
SPONSOR.—The applicant 
that submits an immediate bundling request 
shall be the project sponsor for each project in-
cluded in the request. 
‘‘(F) PROGRAM AND PROJECT SHARE.—An 
immediate bundling request submitted under this 
subsection shall include a proposed share of each 
of the request’s projects that is consistent with 
the requirements of subsections (k)(2)(C)(ii) or 
(h)(7), as applicable. 
‘‘(G) BENEFITS.—The bundling of projects 
under this subsection—
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‘‘(i) shall enhance, or increase the ca-
pacity of— 
‘‘(I) the total transportation sys-
tem of the applicant; or 
‘‘(II) the transportation system of 
the region the applicant serves (which, 
in the case of a State whose request ad-
dresses a single region, means that re-
gion); and 
‘‘(ii) shall— 
‘‘(I) streamline procurements for 
the applicant; or 
‘‘(II) enable time or cost savings 
for the projects. 
‘‘(H) EVALUATION.—A project submitted for 
consideration for immediate funding in an im-
mediate bundling request shall be subject to the 
applicable evaluation criteria under this section 
for the project type, including demonstrating the 
availability of local resources to recapitalize, 
maintain, and operate the overall existing and 
proposed public transportation system pursuant 
to subsection (f)(1)(C). 
‘‘(I) LETTER OF INTENT OR SINGLE GRANT 
AGREEMENT.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon entering into 
a grant agreement for the initial project for 
which an applicant submits a request, the 
Secretary may issue a letter of intent or 
single, combined grant agreement to the ap-
plicant. 
‘‘(ii) LETTER OF INTENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A letter of in-
tent announces an intention to obli-
gate, for 1 or more additional projects 
included in the request, an amount 
from future available budget authority 
specified in law that is not more than 
the amount stipulated as the financial 
participation of the Secretary in the 
additional project or projects. Such let-
ter may include a condition that the 
project or projects must meet the eval-
uation criteria in this subsection before 
a grant agreement can be executed. 
‘‘(II) AMOUNT.—The amount that 
the Secretary announces an intention 
to obligate for an additional project in 
a letter of intent issued under clause 
(i) shall be sufficient to complete at
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least an operable segment of the 
project. 
‘‘(III) TREATMENT.—The issuance 
of a letter of intent under clause (i) 
shall not be deemed to be an obligation 
under sections 1108(c), 1501, and 
1502(a) of title 31 or an administra-
tive commitment. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION
CRITERIA.—When the Sec-
retary issues rules or policy guidance under this sec-
tion, the Secretary may request comment from the 
public regarding potential changes to the evaluation 
criteria for project justification and local financial 
commitment under subsections (d), (e), (f), and (h) 
for the purposes of streamlining the evaluation proc-
ess for projects included in a future bundling request 
or an immediate bundling request, including changes 
to enable simultaneous evaluation of multiple projects 
under 1 or more evaluation criteria. Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (1)(H) and (2)(H), such criteria may be 
utilized for projects included in a future bundling re-
quest or an immediate bundling request under this 
subsection upon promulgation of the applicable rule 
or policy guidance. 
‘‘(4) GRANT AGREEMENTS.—
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‘‘(A) NEW START AND CORE CAPACITY IM-
PROVEMENT PROJECTS.—A new start project or 
core capacity improvement project in an imme-
diate bundling request or future bundling request 
shall be carried out through a full funding grant 
agreement or expedited grant agreement pursu-
ant to subsection (k)(2). 
‘‘(B) SMALL START.—A small start project 
shall be carried out through a grant agreement 
pursuant to subsection (h)(7). 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT.—A combined grant 
agreement described in paragraph (2)(I)(i) 
shall— 
‘‘(i) include only projects in an imme-
diate future bundling request that are ready 
to receive a grant agreement under this sec-
tion, 
‘‘(ii) be carried out through a full 
funding grant agreement or expedited grant 
agreement pursuant to subsection (k)(2) for 
the included projects, if a project seeking as-
sistance under the combined grant agree-
ment is a new start project or core capacity 
improvement project; and
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‘‘(iii) be carried out through a grant 
agreement pursuant to subsection (h)(7) for 
the included projects, if the projects seeking 
assistance under the combined grant agree-
ment consist entirely of small start projects. 
‘‘(D) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—The use of a 
combined grant agreement shall not waive or 
amend applicable evaluation criteria under this 
section for projects included in the combined 
grant agreement.’’; 
(6) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(E) BEFORE
AND 
AFTER
STUDY.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(I) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘(E) INFORMATION 
COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subclause (II) of 
clause (i) (as so designated) as clause (ii), 
and adjusting the margin accordingly; and 
(iii) in clause (ii) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) by redesignating items (aa) 
through (dd) as subclauses (I) through
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(IV), respectively, and adjusting the 
margins accordingly; and 
(II) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘subclause (I)’’ and inserting 
‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘At least 
30’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 15’’; 
(7) in subsection (o)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘of’’ and inserting 
‘‘that’’; 
(II) by redesignating clauses (i) 
and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), re-
spectively, and adjusting the margins 
accordingly; 
(III) by inserting before subclause 
(I) (as so redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(i) assesses—’’;
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(IV) in clause (i) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(aa) in subclause (I) (as so 
redesignated), by striking ‘‘new 
fixed guideway capital projects 
and core capacity improvement 
projects’’ and inserting ‘‘all new 
fixed guideway capital projects 
and core capacity improvement 
projects 
for 
grant 
agreements 
under this section and section 
3005(b) of the Federal Public 
Transportation Act of 2015 (49 
U.S.C. 5309 note; Public Law 
114–94)’’; and 
(bb) in subclause (II) (as so 
redesignated), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) includes, with respect to projects 
that entered into revenue service since the 
previous biennial review— 
‘‘(I) a description and analysis of 
the impacts of the projects on public
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transportation 
services 
and 
public 
transportation ridership; 
‘‘(II) a description and analysis 
of the consistency of predicted and ac-
tual benefits and costs of the innova-
tive project development and delivery 
methods of, or innovative financing 
for, the projects; and 
‘‘(III) an identification of the rea-
sons for any differences between pre-
dicted and actual outcomes for the 
projects; and 
‘‘(iii) in conducting the review under 
clause (ii), incorporates information from 
the plans submitted by applicants under 
subsection (k)(2)(E)(i); and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘each year’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable 
year’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT DASHBOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available in an easily identifiable location 
on the website of the Department of Transportation a 
dashboard containing the following information for
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each project seeking a grant agreement under this sec-
tion: 
‘‘(A) Project name. 
‘‘(B) Project sponsor. 
‘‘(C) City or urbanized area and State in 
which the project will be located. 
‘‘(D) Project type. 
‘‘(E) Project mode. 
‘‘(F) Project length and number of stops, in-
cluding length of exclusive bus rapid transit 
lanes, if applicable. 
‘‘(G) Anticipated total project cost. 
‘‘(H) Anticipated share of project costs to be 
sought under this section. 
‘‘(I) Date of compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(J) Date on which the project entered the 
project development phase. 
‘‘(K) Date on which the project entered the 
engineering phase, if applicable. 
‘‘(L) Date on which a Letter of No Preju-
dice was requested, and date on which a Letter 
of No Prejudice was issued or denied, if applica-
ble.
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‘‘(M) Date of the applicant’s most recent 
project ratings, including date of request for up-
dated ratings, if applicable. 
‘‘(N) Status of the project sponsor in secur-
ing non-Federal matching funds. 
‘‘(O) Date on which a project grant agree-
ment is anticipated to be executed. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update the 
information provided under paragraph (1) not less 
frequently than monthly. 
‘‘(3) PROJECT PROFILES.—The Secretary shall 
continue to make profiles for projects that have ap-
plied for or are receiving assistance under this section 
publicly available in an easily identifiable location 
on the website of the Department of Transportation, 
in the same manner as the Secretary did as of the 
day before the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EXPEDITED PROJECT DELIVERY FOR CAPITAL IN-
VESTMENT GRANTS PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 3005(b) of 
the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2015 (49 U.S.C. 
5309 note; Public Law 114–94) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(I)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’; and
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(B) 
in 
clause 
(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$300,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$400,000,000’’; 
(2) in paragraph (8)(D)(i), by striking ‘‘30 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (12); and 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (12). 
SEC. 30006. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS. 
Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able or appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to 
section 5338(a)(2)(F) to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) an amount equal to 5 percent shall be 
available to carry out paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) 3 percent shall be available to carry 
out paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON INDIAN RES-
ERVATIONS.—For each fiscal year, the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1)(A) shall be appor-
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tioned for grants to Indian tribes for any purpose eli-
gible under this section, under such terms and condi-
tions as may be established by the Secretary, of 
which— 
‘‘(A) 20 percent shall be distributed by the 
Secretary on a competitive basis; and 
‘‘(B) 80 percent shall be apportioned as for-
mula grants as provided in subsection (j).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)(1)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(B)’’. 
SEC. 30007. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5312 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the first subsection designated as 
subsection (g), relating to annual reports on research, 
as so designated by section 3008(a)(6)(A) of the 
FAST Act (Public Law 114–94; 129 Stat. 1468) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT ON RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the first Mon-
day in February of each year, the Secretary shall 
make available to the public on the Web site of the 
Department of Transportation, a report that in-
cludes—
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‘‘(A) a description of each project that re-
ceived assistance under this section during the 
preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) an evaluation of each project described 
in paragraph (1), including any evaluation con-
ducted under subsection (e)(4) for the preceding 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) a strategic research roadmap proposal 
for allocations of amounts for assistance under 
this section for the current and subsequent fiscal 
year, including anticipated work areas, proposed 
demonstrations and strategic partnership oppor-
tunities; 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Not less than every 3 months, 
the Secretary shall update on the Web site of the De-
partment of Transportation the information described 
in paragraph (1)(C) to reflect any changes to the Sec-
retary’s plans to make assistance available under this 
section. 
‘‘(3) LONG-TERM RESEARCH PLANS.—The Sec-
retary is encouraged to develop long-term research 
plans and shall identify in the annual report under 
paragraph (1) and in updates under paragraph (2) 
allocations of amounts for assistance and notices of
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funding opportunities to execute long-term strategic 
research roadmap plans.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) of subsection (g), relating 
to Government share of costs, by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that if there is sub-
stantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may 
approve a greater Federal share.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
competitively select at least 1 facility— 
‘‘(i) to conduct testing, evaluation, and 
analysis of low or no emission vehicle com-
ponents intended for use in low or no emis-
sion vehicles; and 
‘‘(ii) to conduct directed technology re-
search.’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) TESTING, EVALUATION, AND
ANAL-
YSIS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
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ment with, or make a grant to, at least 1 
institution of higher education to operate 
and maintain a facility to conduct testing, 
evaluation, and analysis of low or no emis-
sion vehicle components, and new and 
emerging technology components, intended 
for use in low or no emission vehicles. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An institution 
of higher education described in clause (i) 
shall have— 
‘‘(I) capacity to carry out trans-
portation-related advanced component 
and vehicle evaluation; 
‘‘(II) laboratories capable of test-
ing and evaluation; and 
‘‘(III) direct access to or a part-
nership with a testing facility capable 
of emulating real-world circumstances 
in order to test low or no emission ve-
hicle components installed on the in-
tended vehicle.’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND DIRECTED 
RESEARCH.—A facility operated and maintained
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under subparagraph (A) may use funds made 
available under this subsection for— 
‘‘(i) acquisition of equipment and cap-
ital projects related to testing low or no 
emission vehicle components; or 
‘‘(ii) research related to advanced vehi-
cle technologies that provides advancements 
to the entire public transportation industry. 
‘‘(I) COST SHARE.—The cost share for ac-
tivities described in subparagraph (H) shall be 
subject to the terms in subsection (g).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, as ap-
plicable’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) LOW OR NO EMISSION VEHICLE COMPONENT AS-
SESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Institutions of higher edu-
cation selected to operate and maintain a facility to 
conduct testing, evaluation, and analysis of low or no 
emission vehicle components pursuant to section 
5312(h) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
carry out testing for a new bus model under section 
5318 of that title. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to 
institutions of higher education described in para-
graph (1) for testing under section 5318 of title 49,
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United States Code, may be used for eligible activities 
under section 5312(h) of that title. 
(c) ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION
AND DEPLOY-
MENT
OF ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEMS.—Section 5312(b) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DE-
PLOYMENT
OF
ADVANCED
DIGITAL
CONSTRUCTION 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and implement a program under this 
subsection to promote, implement, deploy, dem-
onstrate, showcase, support, and document the 
application of advanced digital construction 
management systems, practices, performance, 
and benefits. 
‘‘(B) GOALS.—The goals of the accelerated 
implementation and deployment of advanced 
digital construction management systems pro-
gram established under subparagraph (A) shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) accelerated adoption of advanced 
digital systems applied throughout the 
lifecycle of transportation infrastructure 
(including through the planning, design
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and engineering, construction, operations, 
and maintenance phases) that— 
‘‘(I) 
maximize 
interoperability 
with other systems, products, tools, or 
applications; 
‘‘(II) boost productivity; 
‘‘(III) manage complexity; 
‘‘(IV) reduce project delays and 
cost overruns; 
‘‘(V) enhance safety and quality; 
and 
‘‘(VI) reduce total costs for the en-
tire lifecycle of transportation infra-
structure assets; 
‘‘(ii) more timely and productive infor-
mation-sharing among stakeholders through 
reduced reliance on paper to manage con-
struction processes and deliverables such as 
blueprints, design drawings, procurement 
and supply-chain orders, equipment logs, 
daily progress reports, and punch lists; 
‘‘(iii) deployment of digital manage-
ment systems that enable and leverage the 
use of digital technologies on construction 
sites by contractors, such as state-of-the-art
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automated and connected machinery and 
optimized routing software that allows con-
struction workers to perform tasks faster, 
safer, more accurately, and with minimal 
supervision; 
‘‘(iv) the development and deployment 
of best practices for use in digital construc-
tion management; 
‘‘(v) increased technology adoption and 
deployment by States, local governmental 
authorities, and designated recipients that 
enables project sponsors— 
‘‘(I) to integrate the adoption of 
digital management systems and tech-
nologies in contracts; and 
‘‘(II) 
to 
weigh 
the 
cost 
of 
digitization and technology in setting 
project budgets; 
‘‘(vi) technology training and work-
force development to build the capabilities of 
project managers and sponsors that enables 
States, local governmental authorities, or 
designated recipients—
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‘‘(I) to better manage projects 
using advanced construction manage-
ment technologies; and 
‘‘(II) to properly measure and re-
ward 
technology 
adoption 
across 
projects; 
‘‘(vii) development of guidance to assist 
States, local governmental authorities, and 
designated recipients in updating regula-
tions to allow project sponsors and contrac-
tors— 
‘‘(I) to report data relating to the 
project in digital formats; and 
‘‘(II) to fully capture the effi-
ciencies and benefits of advanced dig-
ital construction management systems 
and related technologies; 
‘‘(viii) reduction in the environmental 
footprint of construction projects using ad-
vanced digital construction management 
systems resulting from elimination of con-
gestion through more efficient projects; and 
‘‘(ix) enhanced worker and pedestrian 
safety 
resulting 
from 
increased 
trans-
parency.
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‘‘(C) PUBLICATION.—The reporting require-
ments for the accelerated implementation and de-
ployment of advanced digital construction man-
agement systems program established under sec-
tion 503(c)(5) of title 23 shall include data and 
analysis collected under this section.’’. 
SEC. 30008. BUS TESTING FACILITIES. 
Section 5318 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.—A facility operated and 
maintained under this section may use funds made avail-
able under this section for the acquisition of equipment and 
capital projects related to testing new bus models.’’. 
SEC. 30009. TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 20005(b) of MAP–21 (49 U.S.C. 5303 note; 
Public Law 112–141) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or site-specific’’ after 
‘‘comprehensive’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
a site-specific plan’’ after ‘‘comprehensive plan’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
the proposed site-specific plan’’ after ‘‘proposed 
comprehensive plan’’;
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‘‘(f) INSURANCE.—Before receiving a grant under this 
section following an emergency, an applicant shall— 
‘‘(1) submit to the Secretary documentation dem-
onstrating proof of insurance required under Federal 
law for all structures related to the grant application; 
and 
‘‘(2) certify to the Secretary that the applicant 
has insurance required under State law for all struc-
tures related to the grant application.’’. 
SEC. 30012. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5329 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘, or, in the case of a recipient receiving as-
sistance under section 5307 that is serving 
an urbanized area with a population of 
200,000 or more, safety performance meas-
ures, including measures related to the risk 
reduction 
program 
under 
subsection 
(d)(1)(I), for all modes of public transpor-
tation’’ after ‘‘public transportation’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)—
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(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (II), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) innovations in driver as-
sistance technologies and driver protec-
tion infrastructure, where appropriate, 
and a reduction in visibility impair-
ments that contribute to pedestrian fa-
talities;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(V), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(v) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), 
respectively; 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, precautionary and 
reactive actions required to ensure public and
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personnel safety and health during an emergency 
(as defined in section 5324(a));’’; and 
(vii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) consideration, where appropriate, of 
performance-based and risk-based methodolo-
gies.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PLAN UPDATES.—The Secretary shall up-
date the national public transportation safety plan 
under paragraph (1) as necessary with respect to re-
cipients receiving assistance under section 5307 that 
serve an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 
or more.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by striking the subsection designation 
and heading and all that follows through ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY
CERTIFI-
CATION TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Secretary’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Effective 1 year’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘each recipi-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘Each recipient’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘, or, in the case of a recipient receiving as-
sistance under section 5307 that is serving 
an urbanized area with a population of 
200,000 or more, the safety committee of the 
entity established under paragraph (5), fol-
lowed by the board of directors (or equiva-
lent entity) of the recipient approve,’’ after 
‘‘approve’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (H), respectively; 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) for each recipient serving an urban-
ized area with a population of fewer than 
200,000, a requirement that the agency safety 
plan be developed in cooperation with frontline 
employee representatives;’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘, and consistent with
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guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention or a State health authority, 
minimize exposure to infectious diseases’’ 
after ‘‘public, personnel, and property to 
hazards and unsafe conditions’’; 
(vi) by striking subparagraph (F) (as 
so redesignated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(F) performance targets based on— 
‘‘(i) the safety performance criteria 
and state of good repair standards estab-
lished under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
respectively, of subsection (b)(2); or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a recipient receiv-
ing assistance under section 5307 that is 
serving an urbanized area with a popu-
lation of 200,000 or more, safety perform-
ance measures established under the na-
tional public transportation safety plan, as 
described in subsection (b)(2)(A);’’; 
(vii) in subparagraph (G) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(viii) by striking subparagraph (H) 
(as so redesignated) and inserting the fol-
lowing: