SEC. 2. REVIEW AND REGULATION OF TOLLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 135 of the Surface Trans-
portation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
(33 U.S.C. 508; Public Law 100–17; 101 Stat. 174) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 135. REVIEW AND REGULATION OF TOLLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Tolls for passage or transit over 
any bridge constructed under the Act of March 23, 1906 
(33 U.S.C. 491 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘Bridge 
Act of 1906’), the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
525 et seq.), or the International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 
U.S.C. 535 et seq.), and over or through any bridge or 
tunnel constructed on a Federal-aid highway (as defined 
in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code) under 
any other provision of law, shall be— 
‘‘(1) just and reasonable; and 
‘‘(2) subject to review and regulation by the 
Secretary, upon complaint or the initiative of the 
Secretary, including with respect to increases in the 
amount of tolls. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promul-
gate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this 
section, including regulations that— 
‘‘(1)(A) define the term ‘just and reasonable’ 
for purposes of this section; 
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‘‘(B) establish a process to determine whether 
tolls are just and reasonable for purposes of this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) prescribe, when appropriate, the just and 
reasonable rates of tolls to be charged under this 
section; 
‘‘(2) establish a process for the filing of an ad-
ministrative complaint to challenge a determination 
described in paragraph (1)(B); 
‘‘(3) authorize the Secretary, or a designated 
administrative law judge— 
‘‘(A) to consider a complaint from any per-
son aggrieved by a toll increase on any bridge 
or tunnel described in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) to conduct an investigation and, if 
appropriate, hold a formal hearing on such a 
complaint; and 
‘‘(4) authorize a person who submitted a com-
plaint described in paragraph (3)(A) to challenge the 
final administrative determination of the Secretary 
or administrative law judge on the complaint, after 
issuance of that determination, in the appropriate 
United States district court in accordance with sub-
chapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, 
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United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Ad-
ministrative Procedure Act’).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Surface Transportation and Uniform Reloca-
tion Assistance Act of 1987 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public 
Law 100–17) is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 135 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 135. Review and regulation of tolls.’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON USE OF TOLLS BY INTERSTATE AUTHORI-
TIES. 
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct, and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the results of, a study— 
(1) to evaluate the use of tolls by interstate au-
thorities to maintain and improve surface transpor-
tation facilities; and 
(2) to make recommendations to increase trans-
parency and accountability of the funding decisions 
by those authorities. 
Æ 
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