I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3181 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit border States to designate 
certain funds for border infrastructure projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2015 
Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit border 
States to designate certain funds for border infrastruc-
ture 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. BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 
Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) BORDER STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After consultation with rel-
evant transportation planning organizations, the 
Governor of a State that shares a land border with 
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Canada or Mexico may designate each fiscal year 
not more than 5 percent of funds made available to 
the State under subsection (d)(1)(B) for border in-
frastructure projects eligible under section 1303 of 
SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 
109–59). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds designated under 
this subsection shall be available under the require-
ments of section 1303 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
101 note; Public Law 109–59). 
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION.—Before making a des-
ignation under paragraph (1), the Governor shall 
certify that the designation is consistent with trans-
portation planning requirements under this title. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after making a designation under paragraph (1), the 
Governor shall submit to the relevant transportation 
planning organizations within the border region a 
written notification of any suballocated or distrib-
uted amount of funds available for obligation by ju-
risdiction. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—This subsection applies only 
to funds apportioned to a State after the date of re-
authorization of the Moving Ahead for Progress in 
the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112–141). 
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‘‘(6) DEADLINE
FOR
DESIGNATION.—A des-
ignation under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be submitted to the Secretary not 
later than 30 days before the beginning of the 
fiscal year for which the designation is being 
made; and 
‘‘(B) remain in effect for the funds des-
ignated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 
until the Governor of the State notifies the Sec-
retary of the termination of such designation. 
‘‘(7) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION.—On the 
date of a termination under paragraph (6)(B), all 
remaining unobligated funds that had been des-
ignated under paragraph (1) for the fiscal year for 
which the designation is being terminated shall be 
made available to the State for the purposes under 
subsection (d)(1)(B).’’. 
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