I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1620 
To expedite the deployment of highway construction projects, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To expedite the deployment of highway construction projects, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘414 Plan Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR 
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), the requirements of Federal laws and regulations, in-
cluding the prevailing rate of wage requirements specified 
in section 113 of title 23, United States Code, shall not 
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apply to any Federal-aid highway or highway safety con-
struction project. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
Federal laws and regulations relating to, as determined 
by the Secretary of Transportation— 
(1) the safety or durability of a highway facil-
ity; or 
(2) public or workplace safety. 
(c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 
after the last day of the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BICYCLE 
TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALK-
WAYS. 
(a) REPEAL
OF PROTECTION
OF NONMOTORIZED 
TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
109(m) of title 23, United States Code, is repealed. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF
TRANSPORTATION
ALTER-
NATIVES.—Section 101(a)(29) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(29) TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.—The 
term ‘transportation alternatives’ means any of the 
following activities when carried out as part of any 
program or project authorized or funded under this 
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title, or as an independent program or project re-
lated to surface transportation: 
‘‘(A) Construction, planning, and design of 
transportation projects to achieve compliance 
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) Construction, planning, and design of 
infrastructure-related projects and systems that 
will provide safe routes for nondrivers, includ-
ing children, older adults, and individuals with 
disabilities to access daily needs.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PE-
DESTRIAN WALKWAYS AUTHORIZATIONS AND REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, and 
the item relating to such section in the analysis for chap-
ter 2 of that title, are repealed. 
(d) PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) 
GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Sections 
134(c)(2) and 135(a)(2) of title 23, United States 
Code, and sections 5303(c)(2) and 5304(a)(2) of 
title 49, United States Code, are amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(including accessible pedestrian walkways and 
bicycle transportation facilities)’’. 
(2) PARTICIPATION
BY
INTERESTED
PAR-
TIES.—Sections 134(i)(6)(A) and 135(f)(3)(A)(ii) of 
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title 
23, 
United 
States 
Code, 
and 
sections 
5303(i)(6)(A) and 5304(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 49, 
United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘rep-
resentatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bi-
cycle transportation facilities,’’. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEED FOR COOPERATION 
TO EXPEDITE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
PROJECTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that States, Federal agen-
cies, localities, and private stakeholders should take steps 
toward increased cooperation to further expedite surface 
transportation projects. 
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall apply to fiscal years beginning after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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