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(ii) by striking ‘‘highway facilities’’ 
and inserting ‘‘highways eligible under the 
program that is the source of the funds’’; 
(D) in subsection (e)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding sec-
tion 209(f)(1) of the Highway Revenue Act 
of 1956, the Highway Trust Fund shall be 
available for making expenditures to meet 
obligations resulting from projects author-
ized by subsection (a)(2) of this section 
and such projects’’ and inserting ‘‘Projects 
authorized by subsection (a)(2)’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘on the surface transpor-
tation program’’ and inserting ‘‘under the 
transportation mobility program’’; and 
(E) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘exits’’ 
and inserting ‘‘exists’’. 
(5) SECTION 145.—Section 145(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
117 of this title,’’. 
(6) SECTION
322.—Section 322(h)(3) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘surface transportation program’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
transportation mobility program’’. 
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(d) CERTAIN ALLOCATIONS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, any unobligated balances of 
amounts required to be allocated to a State by section 
1307(d)(1) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 322 note; 
119 Stat. 1217; 122 Stat. 1577) shall instead be made 
available to such State for any purpose eligible under sec-
tion 133(c) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 1517. RESCISSIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2012.— 
(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, of the unobligated balances 
available under sections 144(f) and 320 of title 23, 
United States Code, section 147 of Public Law 95– 
599 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714), section 
9(c) of Public Law 97–134 (95 Stat. 1702), section 
149 of Public Law 100–17 (101 Stat. 181), sections 
1006, 1069, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 
6005, 6015, and 6023 of Public Law 102–240 (105 
Stat. 1914), section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 
(112 Stat. 256), sections 1301, 1302, 1702, and 
1934 of Public Law 109–59 (119 Stat. 1144), and 
of other funds apportioned to each State under 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act, $2,391,000,000 
are permanently rescinded. 
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(2) In administering the rescission required 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall allow each 
State to determine the amount of the required re-
scission to be drawn from the programs to which the 
rescission applies. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2013.— 
(1) On October 1, 2012, of the unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned or allocated on or before 
that date to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, $3,054,000,000 are perma-
nently rescinded. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 1132 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–140; 121 Stat. 1763), in administering the re-
scission required under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall allow each State to determine the 
amount of the required rescission to be drawn from 
the programs to which the rescission applies. 
SEC. 1518. STATE AUTONOMY FOR CULVERT PIPE SELEC-
TION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall modify section 635.411 of 
title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act), to ensure that States shall 
have the autonomy to determine culvert and storm sewer 
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material types to be included in the construction of a 
project on a Federal-aid highway. 
SEC. 1519. EFFECTIVE AND SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE 
MEASURES. 
(a) LIMITED NUMBER
OF PERFORMANCE MEAS-
URES.—In implementing provisions of this Act (including 
the amendments made by this Act) and title 23, United 
States Code (other than chapter 4 of that title), that au-
thorize the Secretary to develop performance measures, 
the Secretary shall limit the number of performance meas-
ures established to the most significant and effective 
measures. 
(b) DIFFERENT
APPROACHES
FOR
URBAN
AND 
RURAL AREAS.—In the development and implementation 
of any performance target, a State may, as appropriate, 
provide for different performance targets for urbanized 
and rural areas. 
SEC. 
1520. 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
ELIGIBLE 
BRIDGE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
BRIDGE
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘eligible bridge project’’ means a project for con-
struction, alteration, or repair work on a bridge or 
overpass funded directly by, or provided other assist-
ance through, the Federal Government. 
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(2) QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘qualified training program’’ means a training pro-
gram that— 
(A)(i) is certified by the Secretary of 
Labor; and 
(ii) with respect to an eligible bridge 
project located in an area in which the Sec-
retary of Labor determines that a training pro-
gram does not exist, is registered with— 
(I) the Department of Labor; or 
(II) a State agency recognized by the 
Department of Labor for purposes of a 
Federal training program; or 
(B) is a corrosion control, mitigation and 
prevention personnel training program that is 
offered by an organization whose standards are 
recognized and adopted in other Federal or 
State Departments of Transportation. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each contractor and subcon-
tractor that carries out any aspect of an eligible 
bridge project described in paragraph (2) shall— 
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(A) before entering into the applicable con-
tract, be certified by the Secretary or a State, 
in accordance with paragraph (4), as meeting 
the eligibility requirements described in para-
graph (3); and 
(B) remain certified as described in sub-
paragraph (A) while carrying out the applicable 
aspect of the eligible bridge project. 
(2) DESCRIPTION
OF
ASPECTS
OF
ELIGIBLE 
BRIDGE PROJECTS.—An aspect of an eligible bridge 
project referred to in paragraph (1) is— 
(A) surface preparation or coating applica-
tion on bridge steel of an eligible bridge project; 
(B) removal of a lead-based or other haz-
ardous coating from bridge steel of an existing 
eligible bridge project; 
(C) shop painting of structural steel fab-
ricated for installation on bridge steel of an eli-
gible bridge project; and 
(D) the design, application, installation, 
and maintenance of a cathodic protection sys-
tem. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The eligibility require-
ments referred to in paragraph (1) are that a con-
tractor or subcontractor shall— 
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(A) as determined by the Secretary— 
(i) use corrosion mitigation and pre-
vention methods to preserve relevant 
bridges and overpasses, taking into ac-
count— 
(I) material selection; 
(II) coating considerations; 
(III) cathodic protection consid-
erations; 
(IV) design considerations for 
corrosion; and 
(V) trained applicators; 
(ii) use best practices— 
(I) to prevent environmental deg-
radation; and 
(II) to ensure careful handling of 
all hazardous materials; and 
(iii) demonstrate a history of employ-
ing industry-respected inspectors to ensure 
funds are used in the interest of affected 
taxpayers; and 
(B) demonstrate a history of compliance 
with applicable requirements of the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Administration, as de-
termined by the Secretary of Labor. 
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(4) STATE
CONSULTATION.—In determining 
whether to certify a contractor or subcontractor 
under paragraph (1)(A), a State shall consult with 
engineers and other experts trained in accordance 
with subsection (a)(2) specializing in corrosion con-
trol, mitigation, and prevention methods. 
(c) OPTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.—As a condition 
of entering into a contract for an eligible bridge project, 
each contractor and subcontractor that performs construc-
tion, alteration, or repair work on a bridge or overpass 
for the eligible bridge project may provide, or make avail-
able, training, through a qualified training program, for 
each applicable craft or trade classification of employees 
that the contractor or subcontractor intends to employ to 
carry out aspects of eligible bridge projects as described 
in subsection (b)(2). 
SEC. 1521. IDLE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 127(a)(12) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘400’’ and 
inserting ‘‘550’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘400- 
pound’’ and inserting ‘‘550-pound’’. 
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SEC. 1522. REPORT ON HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDI-
TURES. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 150 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the activities funded from the Highway Trust 
Fund during each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, in-
cluding for purposes other than construction and mainte-
nance of highways and bridges. 
(b) UPDATES.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
on which the report is submitted under subsection (a) and 
every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report that up-
dates the information provided in the report under that 
subsection for the applicable 5-year period. 
(c) INCLUSIONS.—A report submitted under sub-
section (a) or (b) shall include information similar to the 
information included in the report of the Government Ac-
countability Office numbered ‘‘GAO–09–729R’’ and enti-
tled ‘‘Highway Trust Fund Expenditures on Purposes 
Other Than Construction and Maintenance of Highways 
and Bridges During Fiscal Years 2004–2008’’. 
SEC. 1523. EVACUATION ROUTES. 
Each State shall give adequate consideration to the 
needs of evacuation routes in the State, including such 
routes serving or adjacent to facilities operated by the 
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Armed Forces, when allocating funds apportioned to the 
State under title 23, United States Code, for the construc-
tion of Federal-aid highways. 
SEC. 1524. DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PROGRAM ENHANCE-
MENTS TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION IN-
FRASTRUCTURE IN THE VICINITY OF MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
The second sentence of section 210(a)(2) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Transportation,’’ before 
‘‘shall determine’’. 
SEC. 1525. EXPRESS LANES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1604(b) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
129 note; Public Law 109–59) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(B) by striking clause (iii); and 
(C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 
(iii); and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
SEC. 1526. TREATMENT OF HISTORIC SIGNS. 
The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, initiate a rulemaking 
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to exempt locally identified historic street name signs or 
replicas of historic signs from complying with all or part 
of section 2D.43 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Con-
trol Devices. 
SEC. 1527. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘recipi-
ent’’ means— 
(1) a State, local, or tribal government, includ-
ing— 
(A) a territory of the United States; 
(B) a transit agency; 
(C) a port authority; 
(D) a metropolitan planning organization; 
or 
(E) any other political subdivision of a 
State or local government; 
(2) a multistate or multijurisdictional group, if 
each member of the group is an entity described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(3) a public-private partnership, if both parties 
are engaged in building the project. 
(b) CONSOLIDATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A recipient that receives 
multiple grant awards from the Department to sup-
port 1 multimodal project may request that the Sec-
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retary designate 1 modal administration in the De-
partment to be the lead administering authority for 
the overall project. 
(2) NEW STARTS.—Any project that includes 
funds awarded under section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, shall be exempt from consolida-
tion under this section unless the grant recipient re-
quests the Federal Transit Administration to be the 
lead administering authority. 
(3) REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which a request under para-
graph (1) is made, the Secretary shall review 
the request and approve or deny the designation 
of a single modal administration as the lead ad-
ministering authority and point of contact for 
the Department. 
(B) NOTIFICATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
notify the requestor of the decision of the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A) in such 
form and at such time as the Secretary 
and the requestor agree. 
(ii) DENIAL.—If a request is denied, 
the Secretary shall provide the requestor 
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with a detailed explanation of the rea-
soning of the Secretary with the notifica-
tion under clause (i). 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A modal administration des-
ignated as a lead administering authority under this 
section shall— 
(A) be responsible for leading and coordi-
nating the integrated project management 
team, which shall consist of all of the other 
modal administrations in the Department relat-
ing to the multimodal project; and 
(B) to the extent feasible during the first 
30 days of carrying out the multimodal project, 
identify overlapping or duplicative regulatory 
requirements that exist for the project and pro-
pose a single, streamlined approach to meeting 
all of the applicable regulatory requirements 
through the activities described in subsection 
(d). 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
transfer all amounts that have been awarded 
for the multimodal project to the modal admin-
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istration designated as the lead administering 
authority. 
(B) OPTION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Participation under 
this section shall be optional for recipients, 
and no recipient shall be required to par-
ticipate. 
(ii) SECRETARIAL DUTIES.—The Sec-
retary is not required to identify every re-
cipient that may be eligible to participate 
under this section. 
(d) COOPERATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary and modal 
administrations with relevant jurisdiction over a 
multimodal project should cooperate on project re-
view and delivery activities at the earliest practicable 
time. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the coopera-
tion under paragraph (1) are— 
(A) to avoid delays and duplication of ef-
fort later in the process; 
(B) to prevent potential conflicts; and 
(C) to ensure that planning and project de-
velopment decisions are made in a streamlined 
manner and consistent with applicable law. 
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(e) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section shall— 
(1) supersede, amend, or modify the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) or any other Federal environmental law; or 
(2) affect the responsibility of any Federal offi-
cer to comply with or enforce any law described in 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1528. BUY AMERICA PROVISIONS. 
Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION TO HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.—The 
requirements under this section shall apply to all contracts 
eligible for assistance under this chapter for a project car-
ried out within the scope of the applicable finding, deter-
mination, or decision under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless 
of the funding source of such contracts, if at least 1 con-
tract for the project is funded with amounts made avail-
able to carry out this title.’’. 
SEC. 1529. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR CER-
TAIN FARM VEHICLES. 
(a) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—A covered farm ve-
hicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, shall 
be exempt from the following: 
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(1) Any requirement relating to commercial 
driver’s licenses established under chapter 313 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) Any requirement relating to medical certifi-
cates established under— 
(A) subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 
49, United States Code; or 
(B) chapter 313 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(3) Any requirement relating to hours of service 
established under— 
(A) subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 
49, United States Code; or 
(B) chapter 315 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(4) Any requirement relating to vehicle inspec-
tion, repair, and maintenance established under— 
(A) subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 
49, United States Code; or 
(B) chapter 315 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(b) STATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Federal transportation fund-
ing to a State may not be terminated, limited, or 
otherwise interfered with as a result of the State ex-
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empting a covered farm vehicle, including the indi-
vidual operating that vehicle, from any State re-
quirement relating to the operation of that vehicle. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
with respect to a covered farm vehicle transporting 
hazardous materials that require a placard. 
(3) STATE
REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
section (a) or any other provision of law, a State 
may enact and enforce safety requirements related 
to covered farm vehicles. 
(c) COVERED FARM VEHICLE DEFINED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered farm vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle (in-
cluding an articulated motor vehicle)— 
(A) that— 
(i) is traveling in the State in which 
the vehicle is registered or another State; 
(ii) is operated by— 
(I) a farm owner or operator; 
(II) a ranch owner or operator; 
or 
(III) an employee or family mem-
ber of an individual specified in sub-
clause (I) or (II); 
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(iii) is transporting to or from a farm 
or ranch— 
(I) agricultural commodities; 
(II) livestock; or 
(III) machinery or supplies; 
(iv) except as provided in paragraph 
(2), is not used in the operations of a for- 
hire motor carrier; and 
(v) is equipped with a special license 
plate or other designation by the State in 
which the vehicle is registered to allow for 
identification of the vehicle as a farm vehi-
cle by law enforcement personnel; and 
(B) that has a gross vehicle weight rating 
or gross vehicle weight, whichever is greater, 
that is— 
(i) 26,001 pounds or less; or 
(ii) greater than 26,001 pounds and 
traveling within the State or within 150 air 
miles of the farm or ranch with respect to 
which the vehicle is being operated. 
(2) INCLUSION.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered farm vehicle’’ includes a motor vehicle that 
meets the requirements of paragraph (1) (other than 
paragraph (1)(A)(iv)) and is— 
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(A) operated pursuant to a crop share 
farm lease agreement; 
(B) owned by a tenant with respect to that 
agreement; and 
(C) transporting the landlord’s portion of 
the crops under that agreement. 
(d) SAFETY STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study of the exemption required by section (a) as follows— 
(1) Data and analysis of covered farm vehicles 
shall include: 
(A) the number of vehicles that are oper-
ated subject to each of the regulatory exemp-
tions permitted under section (a); 
(B) the number of drivers that operate 
covered farm vehicles subject to each of the reg-
ulatory exemptions permitted under section (a); 
(C) the number of crashes involving cov-
ered farm vehicles; 
(D) the number of occupants and non-oc-
cupants injured in crashes involving covered 
farm vehicles; 
(E) the number of fatalities of occupants 
and non-occupants killed in crashes involving 
farm vehicles; 
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(F) crash investigations and accident re-
construction investigations of all fatalities in 
crashes involving covered farm vehicles; 
(G) overall operating mileage of covered 
farm vehicles; 
(H) numbers of covered farm vehicles that 
operate in neighboring states; and 
(I) any other data the Secretary deems 
necessary to analyze and include. 
(2) A listing of state regulations issued and 
maintained in each state that are identical to the 
federal regulations that are subject to exemption in 
section (a). 
(3) The Secretary shall report the findings of 
the study to the appropriate committees of the Con-
gress not later than 18 months after enactment of 
MAP–21. 
SEC. 1530. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYS-
TEM. 
(a) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the Sense of the 
Senate that the timely completion of the Appalachian de-
velopment highway system is a transportation priority in 
the national interest. 
(b) MODIFIED FEDERAL SHARE FOR PROJECTS ON 
ADHS.—For fiscal years 2012 through 2021, the Federal 
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share payable for the cost of constructing highways and 
access roads on the Appalachian development highway sys-
tem under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, 
with funds made available to a State for fiscal year 2012 
or a previous fiscal year for the Appalachian development 
highway system program, or with funds made available for 
fiscal year 2012 or a previous fiscal year for a specific 
project, route, or corridor on that system, shall be 95 per-
cent. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE FOR OTHER FUNDS USED ON 
ADHS.—For fiscal years 2012 through 2021, the Federal 
share payable for the cost of constructing highways and 
access roads on the Appalachian development highway sys-
tem under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, 
with Federal funds apportioned to a State for a program 
other than the Appalachian development highway system 
program shall be 95 percent. 
(d) COMPLETION PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the MAP–21, each State rep-
resented on the Appalachian Regional Commission shall 
establish a plan for the completion of the designated cor-
ridors of the Appalachian development highway system 
within the State, including annual performance targets, 
with a target completion date. 
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SEC. 1531. DENALI COMMISSION. 
The Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 
note) is amended— 
(1) in section 305, by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) GIFTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Commission, on behalf of the United 
States, may accept use, and dispose of gifts or dona-
tions of services, property, or money for purposes of 
carrying out this Act. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONAL.—With respect to condi-
tional gifts— 
‘‘(A)(i) the Commission, on behalf of the 
United States, may accept conditional gifts for 
purposes of carrying out this Act, if approved 
by the Federal Cochairperson; and 
‘‘(ii) the principal of and income from any 
such conditional gift shall be held, invested, re-
invested, and used in accordance with the con-
dition applicable to the gift; but 
‘‘(B) no gift shall be accepted that is con-
ditioned on any expenditure not to be funded 
from the gift or from the income generated by 
the gift unless the expenditure has been ap-
proved by Act of Congress.’’; and 
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‘‘(iii) POPULATION.—Each State shall 
receive an amount equal to 80 percent of 
the amount apportioned under clause (i), 
multiplied by the ratio of the population of 
areas other than urbanized areas in that 
State and divided by the population of all 
areas other than urbanized areas in the 
United States, as shown by the most re-
cent decennial census of population. 
‘‘(C) APPORTIONMENT
BASED
ON
LAND 
AREA, VEHICLE REVENUE MILES, AND LOW-IN-
COME
INDIVIDUALS
IN
NONURBANIZED 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—16.85 percent of 
the amount described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be apportioned to the States in ac-
cordance with this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) LAND AREA.—Subject to clause 
(v), each State shall receive an amount 
that is equal to 29.68 percent of the 
amount apportioned under clause (i), mul-
tiplied by the ratio of the land area in 
areas other than urbanized areas in that 
State and divided by the land area in all 
areas other than urbanized areas in the 
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