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SEC. 21102. UPDATES TO NATIONAL FREIGHT PLAN. 
Section 70102(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) best practices for reducing environmental 
impacts of freight movement (including reducing local 
air pollution from freight movement, stormwater run-
off, and wildlife habitat loss resulting from freight fa-
cilities, freight vehicles, or freight activity); 
‘‘(13) possible strategies to increase the resilience 
of the freight system, including the ability to antici-
pate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions, or with-
stand, respond to, or recover rapidly from disrup-
tions, including extreme weather and natural disas-
ters; 
‘‘(14) strategies to promote United States eco-
nomic growth and international competitiveness; 
‘‘(15) consideration of any potential unique im-
pacts of the national freight system on rural and 
other underserved and historically disadvantaged 
communities;
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‘‘(16) strategies for decarbonizing freight move-
ment, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(17) consideration of the impacts of e-commerce 
on the national multimodal freight system.’’. 
SEC. 
21103. 
STATE 
COLLABORATION 
WITH 
NATIONAL 
MULTIMODAL FREIGHT NETWORK. 
Subsection (b) of section 70103 of title 49, United 
States Code (as redesignated by section 21101(d)(3)(C)), is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) provide to the States an opportunity 
to submit proposed designations from the States 
in accordance with paragraph (4).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘20 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) CONDITION
FOR
ACCEPTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall accept from a State a designa-
tion under subparagraph (D) only if the Sec-
retary determines that the designation meets the 
applicable requirements of subparagraph (A).’’.
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SEC. 21104. IMPROVING STATE FREIGHT PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70202 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 
paragraph (17); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) the most recent commercial motor vehicle 
parking facilities assessment conducted by the State 
under subsection (f); 
‘‘(11) the most recent supply chain cargo flows 
in the State, expressed by mode of transportation; 
‘‘(12) an inventory of commercial ports in the 
State; 
‘‘(13) if applicable, consideration of the findings 
or recommendations made by any multi-State freight 
compact to which the State is a party under section 
70204; 
‘‘(14) the impacts of e-commerce on freight infra-
structure in the State; 
‘‘(15) considerations of military freight; 
‘‘(16) strategies and goals to decrease—
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‘‘(A) the severity of impacts of extreme 
weather and natural disasters on freight mobil-
ity; 
‘‘(B) the impacts of freight movement on 
local air pollution; 
‘‘(C) the impacts of freight movement on 
flooding and stormwater runoff; and 
‘‘(D) the impacts of freight movement on 
wildlife habitat loss; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING FACILI-
TIES ASSESSMENTS.—As part of the development or updat-
ing, as applicable, of a State freight plan under this section, 
each State that receives funding under section 167 of title 
23, in consultation with relevant State motor carrier safety 
personnel, shall conduct an assessment of— 
‘‘(1) the capability of the State, together with the 
private sector in the State, to provide adequate park-
ing facilities and rest facilities for commercial motor 
vehicles engaged in interstate transportation; 
‘‘(2) the volume of commercial motor vehicle traf-
fic in the State; and 
‘‘(3) whether there exist any areas within the 
State with a shortage of adequate commercial motor 
vehicle parking facilities, including an analysis (eco-
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nomic or otherwise, as the State determines to be ap-
propriate) of the underlying causes of such a shortage. 
‘‘(g) PRIORITY.—Each State freight plan under this 
section shall include a requirement that the State, in car-
rying out activities under the State freight plan— 
‘‘(1) enhance reliability or redundancy of freight 
transportation; or 
‘‘(2) incorporate the ability to rapidly restore ac-
cess and reliability with respect to freight transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(h) APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall approve a State freight plan described in 
subsection (a) if the plan achieves compliance with 
the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section establishes new procedural requirements for 
the approval of a State freight plan described in sub-
section (a).’’. 
(b) STUDIES.—For the purpose of facilitating the inte-
gration of intelligent transportation systems into the freight 
transportation network powered by electricity, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
Multimodal Freight, shall conduct a study relating to—
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(1) preparing to supply power to applicable elec-
trical freight infrastructure; and 
(2) safely integrating freight into intelligent 
transportation systems. 
(c) ALIGNMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.— 
Section 70202 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘8-year’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4 years’’. 
SEC. 21105. IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL MULTIMODAL 
FREIGHT NETWORK. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report that— 
(1) describes the status of the designation of the 
final National Multimodal Freight Network required 
under section 70103 of title 49, United States Code; 
(2) explains the reasons why the designation of 
the network referred to in paragraph (1) has not been 
finalized, if applicable; and 
(3) estimates the date by which that network will 
be designated.
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SEC. 21106. MULTI-STATE FREIGHT CORRIDOR PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 702 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 70204 as section 
70206; and 
(2) by inserting after section 70203 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 70204. Multi-State freight corridor planning 
‘‘(a) CONSENT TO MULTI-STATE FREIGHT MOBILITY 
COMPACTS.—Congress recognizes the right of States, cities, 
regional planning organizations, federally recognized In-
dian Tribes, and local public authorities (including public 
port authorities) that are regionally linked with an interest 
in a specific nationally or regionally significant multi- 
State freight corridor to enter into multi-State compacts to 
promote the improved mobility of goods, including— 
‘‘(1) identifying projects along the corridor that 
benefit multiple States; 
‘‘(2) assembling rights-of-way; and 
‘‘(3) performing capital improvements. 
‘‘(b) FINANCING.—A multi-State freight compact es-
tablished by entities under subsection (a) may provide that, 
in order to carry out the compact, the relevant States or 
other entities may— 
‘‘(1) accept contributions from a unit of State or 
local government;
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‘‘(2) use any Federal or State funds made avail-
able for freight mobility infrastructure planning or 
construction, including applying for grants; 
‘‘(3) subject to such terms and conditions as the 
States consider to be advisable— 
‘‘(A) borrow money on a short-term basis; 
and 
‘‘(B) issue— 
‘‘(i) notes for borrowing under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) bonds; and 
‘‘(4) obtain financing by other means permitted 
under applicable Federal or State law. 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A multi-State freight com-
pact under this section may establish a multi-State 
freight corridor advisory committee, which shall in-
clude representatives of State departments of trans-
portation and other public and private sector entities 
with an interest in freight mobility, such as— 
‘‘(A) ports; 
‘‘(B) freight railroads; 
‘‘(C) shippers; 
‘‘(D) carriers; 
‘‘(E) freight-related associations;
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‘‘(F) third-party logistics providers; 
‘‘(G) the freight industry workforce; 
‘‘(H) environmental organizations; 
‘‘(I) community organizations; and 
‘‘(J) units of local government. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—An advisory committee estab-
lished under paragraph (1) may— 
‘‘(A) advise the parties to the applicable 
multi-State freight compact with respect to 
freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and 
funding needs that impact multi-State— 
‘‘(i) freight mobility; and 
‘‘(ii) supply chains; 
‘‘(B) serve as a forum for States, Indian 
Tribes, and other public entities to discuss deci-
sions affecting freight mobility; 
‘‘(C) communicate and coordinate multi- 
State freight priorities with other organizations; 
‘‘(D) promote the sharing of information be-
tween the private and public sectors with respect 
to freight issues; and 
‘‘(E) provide information for consideration 
in the development of State freight plans under 
section 70202. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS.—
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation (referred to in this section as the ‘Sec-
retary’) shall establish a program under which the 
Secretary shall provide grants to multi-State freight 
compacts, or States seeking to form a multi-State 
freight compact, that seek to improve a route or cor-
ridor that is a part of the National Multimodal 
Freight Network established under section 70103. 
‘‘(2) NEW COMPACTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To incentivize the es-
tablishment of multi-State freight compacts, the 
Secretary may award a grant for operations 
costs in an amount of not more than $2,000,000 
to— 
‘‘(i) a multi-State freight compact es-
tablished under subsection (a) during the 2- 
year period beginning on the date of estab-
lishment of the multi-State freight compact; 
or 
‘‘(ii) States seeking to form a multi- 
State freight compact described in that sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(i) NEW MULTI-STATE FREIGHT COM-
PACTS.—A 
multi-State 
freight 
compact
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shall be eligible for a grant under this para-
graph only during the initial 2 years of op-
eration of the compact. 
‘‘(ii) STATES
SEEKING
TO
FORM
A 
COMPACT.—States seeking to form a multi- 
State freight compact shall be eligible for a 
grant under this paragraph during— 
‘‘(I) the 2-year period beginning 
on the date on which an application 
for a grant under this paragraph with 
respect to the proposed compact is sub-
mitted to the Secretary; or 
‘‘(II) if the compact is formed be-
fore the date on which a grant under 
this paragraph is awarded in accord-
ance with subclause (I), the initial 2 
years of operation of the compact. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this paragraph, a multi- 
State freight compact or the applicable States 
seeking to form a multi-State freight compact 
shall— 
‘‘(i) submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and
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containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require; 
‘‘(ii) provide a non-Federal match 
equal to not less than 25 percent of the op-
erating costs of the multi-State freight com-
pact; and 
‘‘(iii) commit to establishing a multi- 
State freight corridor advisory committee 
under subsection (c)(1) during the initial 2- 
year period of operation of the compact. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING COMPACTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award a grant to multi-State freight compacts 
that are not eligible to receive a grant under 
paragraph (2) for operations costs in an amount 
of not more than $1,000,000. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this paragraph, a multi- 
State freight compact shall— 
‘‘(i) submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require;
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‘‘(ii) provide a non-Federal match of 
not less than 50 percent of the operating 
costs of the compact; and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrate that the compact 
has established a multi-State freight cor-
ridor advisory committee under subsection 
(c)(1). 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $5,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
702 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 70204 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘70204. Multi-State freight corridor planning. 
‘‘70206. Savings provision.’’. 
SEC. 21107. STATE FREIGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 70201 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘representatives 
of ports, freight railroads,’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘representatives of— 
‘‘(1) ports, if applicable; 
‘‘(2) freight railroads, if applicable;
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‘‘(3) shippers; 
‘‘(4) carriers; 
‘‘(5) freight-related associations; 
‘‘(6) third-party logistics providers; 
‘‘(7) the freight industry workforce; 
‘‘(8) the transportation department of the State; 
‘‘(9) metropolitan planning organizations; 
‘‘(10) local governments; 
‘‘(11) the environmental protection department 
of the State, if applicable; 
‘‘(12) the air resources board of the State, if ap-
plicable; 
‘‘(13) economic development agencies of the 
State; and 
‘‘(14) not-for-profit organizations or community 
organizations.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘70202.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘70202, including by providing advice 
regarding the development of the freight investment 
plan.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of a freight ad-
visory committee established under subsection (a) shall have 
qualifications sufficient to serve on a freight advisory com-
mittee, including, as applicable— 
‘‘(1) general business and financial experience; 
‘‘(2) experience or qualifications in the areas of 
freight transportation and logistics; 
‘‘(3) experience in transportation planning; 
‘‘(4) experience representing employees of the 
freight industry; 
‘‘(5) experience representing a State, local gov-
ernment, or metropolitan planning organization; or 
‘‘(6) experience representing the views of a com-
munity group or not-for-profit organization.’’. 
Subtitle B—Multimodal Investment 
SEC. 21201. NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 67—MULTIMODAL 
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
‘‘6701. National infrastructure project assistance. 
‘‘6702. Local and regional project assistance. 
‘‘§ 6701. National infrastructure project assistance 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State or a group of States; 
‘‘(B) a metropolitan planning organization; 
‘‘(C) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(D) a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(E) a special purpose district or public 
authority with a transportation function, includ-
ing a port authority; 
‘‘(F) a Tribal government or a consortium 
of Tribal governments; 
‘‘(G) a partnership between Amtrak and 1 
or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (F); and 
‘‘(H) a group of entities described in any of 
subparagraphs (A) through (G). 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 
program established by subsection (b). 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 
‘‘(A) any of the several States; 
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia;
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‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
‘‘(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
‘‘(E) the United States Virgin Islands; 
‘‘(F) Guam; 
‘‘(G) American Samoa; and 
‘‘(H) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a pro-
gram under which the Secretary shall provide to eligible 
entities grants, on a competitive basis pursuant to single- 
year or multiyear grant agreements, for projects described 
in subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) PLAN FOR DATA COLLECTION.—An applica-
tion under paragraph (1) shall include a plan for 
data collection and analysis described in subsection 
(g). 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may pro-
vide a grant under the program only for a project—
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‘‘(1) that is— 
‘‘(A) a highway or bridge project carried 
out on— 
‘‘(i) the National Multimodal Freight 
Network established under section 70103; 
‘‘(ii) the National Highway Freight 
Network established under section 167 of 
title 23; or 
‘‘(iii) the National Highway System 
(as defined in section 101(a) of title 23); 
‘‘(B) a freight intermodal (including public 
ports) or freight rail project that provides a pub-
lic benefit; 
‘‘(C) a railway-highway grade separation 
or elimination project; 
‘‘(D) an intercity passenger rail project; 
‘‘(E) a public transportation project that 
is— 
‘‘(i) eligible for assistance under chap-
ter 53; and 
‘‘(ii) part of a project described in any 
of subparagraphs (A) through (D); or 
‘‘(F) a grouping, combination, or program 
of interrelated, connected, or dependent projects
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of any of the projects described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (E); and 
‘‘(2) the eligible project costs of which are— 
‘‘(A) reasonably anticipated to equal or ex-
ceed $500,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) for any project funded by the set-aside 
under subsection (m)(2)— 
‘‘(i) more than $100,000,000; but 
‘‘(ii) less than $500,000,000. 
‘‘(e) GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—In providing 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure among 
grant recipients— 
‘‘(1) geographical diversity; and 
‘‘(2) a balance between rural and urban commu-
nities. 
‘‘(f) PROJECT EVALUATION AND SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may select 
a project described in subsection (d) to receive a grant 
under the program only if the Secretary determines 
that— 
‘‘(A) the project is likely to generate na-
tional or regional economic, mobility, or safety 
benefits; 
‘‘(B) the project is in need of significant 
Federal funding;
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‘‘(C) the project will be cost-effective; 
‘‘(D) with respect to related non-Federal fi-
nancial commitments, 1 or more stable and de-
pendable sources of funding and financing are 
available— 
‘‘(i) to construct, operate, and main-
tain the project; and 
‘‘(ii) to cover cost increases; and 
‘‘(E) the applicant has, or will have, suffi-
cient legal, financial, and technical capacity to 
carry out the project. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION
CRITERIA.—In awarding a 
grant under the program, the Secretary shall evalu-
ate— 
‘‘(A) the extent to which a project supports 
achieving a state of good repair for each existing 
asset to be improved by the project; 
‘‘(B) the level of benefits a project is ex-
pected to generate, including— 
‘‘(i) the costs avoided by the prevention 
of closure or reduced use of the asset to be 
improved by the project; 
‘‘(ii) reductions in maintenance costs 
over the life of the applicable asset;
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‘‘(iii) safety benefits, including the re-
duction of serious injuries and fatalities 
and related costs; 
‘‘(iv) 
improved 
person 
or 
freight 
throughput, including improved mobility 
and reliability; and 
‘‘(v) environmental benefits and health 
impacts, such as— 
‘‘(I) reductions in greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
‘‘(II) air quality benefits; 
‘‘(III) preventing stormwater run-
off that would be a detriment to aquat-
ic species; and 
‘‘(IV) improved infrastructure re-
silience; 
‘‘(C) the benefits of the project, as compared 
to the costs of the project; 
‘‘(D) the number of persons or volume of 
freight, as applicable, supported by the project; 
and 
‘‘(E) national and regional economic bene-
fits of the project, including with respect to 
short- and long-term job access, growth, or cre-
ation.
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‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting 
projects to receive grants under the program, the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration— 
‘‘(A) contributions to geographical diversity 
among grant recipients, including a balance be-
tween the needs of rural and urban communities; 
‘‘(B) whether multiple States would benefit 
from a project; 
‘‘(C) whether, and the degree to which, a 
project uses— 
‘‘(i) construction materials or ap-
proaches that have— 
‘‘(I) demonstrated reductions in 
greenhouse gas emissions; or 
‘‘(II) reduced the need for mainte-
nance of other projects; or 
‘‘(ii) technologies that will allow for fu-
ture connectivity and automation; 
‘‘(D) whether a project would benefit— 
‘‘(i) a historically disadvantaged com-
munity or population; or 
‘‘(ii) an area of persistent poverty; 
‘‘(E) whether a project benefits users of mul-
tiple modes of transportation, including— 
‘‘(i) pedestrians;
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 323 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 32310. New Car Assessment Program roadmap 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, and not less frequently 
than once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of Trans-
portation (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall 
establish a roadmap for the implementation of the New Car 
Assessment Program of the National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A roadmap under subsection 
(a) shall— 
‘‘(1) cover a term of 10 years, consisting of— 
‘‘(A) a mid-term component covering the 
initial 5 years of the term; and 
‘‘(B) a long-term component covering the 
final 5 years of the term; and 
‘‘(2) be in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) section 306 of title 5; 
‘‘(B) section 1115 of title 31; 
‘‘(C) section 24401 of the FAST Act (49 
U.S.C. 105 note; Public Law 114–94); and 
‘‘(D) any other relevant plans of the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration.