‘‘(C) HIGH-PERFORMING
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—25 percent of the 
funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 
under this section in urbanized areas 
under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served 
by high-performing metropolitan planning 
organizations (as designated by the Sec-
retary under section 134(r) or section 
5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). 
Any funds remaining under this clause 
shall be obligated in any area of the State 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount to be ob-
ligated under clause (i) in an urbanized 
area served by a high-performing metro-
politan planning organization shall equal 
50 percent of the amount to be obligated 
in that urbanized area under paragraph 
(4) and is in addition to the amount under 
such paragraph.’’. 
(d) TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVES
INCENTIVE 
FUNDS.—Section 213(c)(1) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) CALCULATION.—The funds reserved to a 
State shall be obligated as follows: 
‘‘(A) SUBALLOCATED FUNDS.—50 percent 
of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 
under this section to any eligible entity in pro-
portion to its relative share of the population of 
the State— 
‘‘(i) in urbanized areas of the State 
with an urbanized area population over 
200,000; 
‘‘(ii) in urban areas of the State with 
a population of 5,000 to 200,000; and 
‘‘(iii) in areas of the State with a pop-
ulation of fewer than 5,000. 
‘‘(B) STATEWIDE FUNDS.—25 percent of 
the funds for a fiscal year may be obligated in 
any area of the State. 
‘‘(C) HIGH-PERFORMING
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—25 percent of the 
funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 
under this section in urbanized areas 
under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served 
by high-performing metropolitan planning 
organizations (as designated by the Sec-
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retary under section 134(r) or section 
5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). 
Any funds remaining under this clause 
shall be obligated in any area of the State 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount to be ob-
ligated under clause (i) in an urbanized 
area served by a high-performing metro-
politan planning organization shall equal 
50 percent of the amount to obligated in 
that urbanized area under paragraph (3) 
and is in addition to the amount under 
such paragraph.’’. 
(e) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Section 133(f) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by— 
(A) striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2), a State’’; 
and 
(B) striking ‘‘fiscal years 2011 through 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years after fiscal 
year 2014’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) HIGH-PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLAN-
NING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that is re-
quired to obligate in an urbanized area under 
subsections (d)(1)(A)(i) and (d)(1)(C)(i) shall 
make available to such urbanized area on an 
annual basis an amount of obligation authority 
distributed to the State for Federal-aid high-
ways and highway safety construction programs 
for use in the area that is equal to the amount 
obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(i) the amount of funds that the 
State is required to obligate in the area 
under such subsections; and 
‘‘(ii) the ratio specified in paragraph 
(1)(B). 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—The obligation au-
thority that a State makes available to an ur-
banized area under subparagraph (A) shall re-
main available for a period of four fiscal 
years.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
and (2)’’. 
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(f) DISTRIBUTION
OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
FUNDS.—Section 104(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘;’’; 
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) prioritizes the needs of high-per-
forming metropolitan planning organiza-
tions (as designated by the Secretary 
under section 134(r) or section 5303(r) of 
title 49, United States Code); and’’. 
(g) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection 133(h)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 
year’’. 
SEC. 3. PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC PORT AUTHORITIES. 
(a) 
SECTION
134 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
134(i)(6)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(g)(3) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
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(c) 
SECTION
5303 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5303(i)(6)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
(d) 
SECTION
5304 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5304(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
SEC. 4. STRENGTHENING THE STATEWIDE AND NONMETRO-
POLITAN PLANNING PROCESS. 
(a) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘should’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(B) by striking the final ‘‘;’’ and inserting 
‘‘.’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 4 
years the Secretary shall certify that each State 
has met the requirements of— 
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‘‘(i) this section; and 
‘‘(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, 
and orders applicable to the statewide and 
nonmetropolitan 
and 
the 
metropolitan 
planning processes. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO MEET CERTIFICATION.— 
If a State does not meet such certification, the 
Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the 
funds attributable to such State for projects 
funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 
49. 
‘‘(C) RESTORATION OF FUNDS.—The with-
held funds shall be restored to the State at such 
time as the State process is certified by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—In making 
the certification determinations under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall provide for public in-
volvement appropriate to the State under re-
view.’’. 
(b) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 5304 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
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(2) in subsection (f)(7) by striking ‘‘should’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 4 
years the Secretary shall certify that each State 
has met the requirements of— 
‘‘(i) this section; and 
‘‘(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, 
and orders applicable to the statewide and 
nonmetropolitan 
and 
the 
metropolitan 
planning processes. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO MEET CERTIFICATION.— 
If a State does not meet such certification, the 
Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the 
funds attributable to such State for projects 
funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 
49. 
‘‘(C) RESTORATION OF FUNDS.—The with-
held funds shall be restored to the State at such 
time as the State process is certified by the 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—In making 
the certification determinations under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall provide for public in-
volvement appropriate to the State under re-
view.’’. 
SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT 
PROCESS. 
(a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134 of title 
23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (k) by striking paragraph (3) 
and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 
subsections (o) through (r) as subsections (n) 
through (q), respectively. 
(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
(j) and redesignating subsections (k) through (m) as sub-
sections (j) through (l), respectively. 
(c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
further amended— 
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(1) in subsection (k) by striking paragraph (3) 
and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 
subsections (o) through (r) as subsections (n) 
through (q), respectively. 
(d) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 5304 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (i) and redesignating subsections (j) through (l) 
as subsections (i) through (k), respectively. 
SEC. 6. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134(i) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after sub-
paragraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.—Metropoli-
tan planning organizations shall offer interested 
parties, such as those described in paragraph 
(6), a reasonable opportunity to participate in 
the development and consideration of sce-
narios.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘comment on 
the transportation plan’’ and inserting ‘‘provide 
input during the development and implementation of 
the transportation plan’’ in each place it appears. 
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(b) 
SECTION
135 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
135(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘comment on the transportation plan’’; and 
inserting ‘‘provide input during the development of the 
transportation plan’’. 
(c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303(i) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after sub-
paragraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.—Metropoli-
tan planning organizations shall offer interested 
parties, such as those described in paragraph 
(6), a reasonable opportunity to participate in 
the development and consideration of sce-
narios.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘comment on 
the transportation plan’’ and inserting ‘‘provide 
input during the development and implementation of 
the transportation plan’’ each place it appears. 
(d) 
SECTION
5304 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5304(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘comment on the proposed plan’’; 
and inserting ‘‘provide input during the development of 
the transportation plan’’. 
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SEC. 7. PERFORMANCE-BASED PROJECT SELECTION. 
(a) 
SECTION
134 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
134(j)(2)(D) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE
TARGET
ACHIEVE-
MENT.—In adding projects to a transportation 
improvement program, a metropolitan planning 
organization shall create a process to evaluate 
and select each project or collection of projects 
based on the project’s (or collection of projects’) 
inclusion of elements that are known to sup-
port, or will foreseeably support outcomes that 
will achieve the performance targets established 
in the metropolitan transportation plan by the 
metropolitan planning organization in accord-
ance with subsection (h)(2)(B).’’. 
(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(g)(4) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVEMENT.— 
In adding projects to a State transportation im-
provement program, a State shall create a process to 
evaluate and select each project or collection of 
projects based on the project’s (or collection of 
projects’) inclusion of elements that are known to 
support, or will foreseeably support, outcomes that 
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will achieve the performance targets established in 
the long-range statewide transportation plan in ac-
cordance with subsection (f)(7)(A).’’. 
(c) 
SECTION
5303 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5303(j)(2)(D) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE
TARGET
ACHIEVE-
MENT.—In adding projects to a transportation 
improvement program, a metropolitan planning 
organization shall create a process to evaluate 
and select each project or collection of projects 
based on the project’s (or collection of projects’) 
inclusion of elements that are known to sup-
port, or will foreseeably support outcomes that 
will achieve the performance targets established 
in the metropolitan transportation plan by the 
metropolitan planning organization in accord-
ance with section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23.’’. 
(d) 
SECTION
5304 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5304(g)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVEMENT.— 
In adding projects to a State transportation im-
provement program, a State shall create a process to 
evaluate and select each project or collection of 
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