and in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary 
shall establish. 
‘‘(e) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
select projects for funding based on the criteria specified 
in subsection (f). 
‘‘(f) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—The Secretary shall 
select eligible projects for funding based on the following 
criteria: 
‘‘(1) The extent to which the project is likely to 
advance the goals set forth in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The likely benefits of the project relative 
to its costs. 
‘‘(3) The extent to which the project dem-
onstrates the use of innovative technology, strate-
gies, and practices. 
‘‘(4) The likely effect of the project on increas-
ing U.S. exports. 
‘‘(5) The consistency of the project with the 
National Freight Strategic Plan under section 5405 
of this title. 
‘‘(6) Inclusion of the project in the State freight 
plan required under section 5404 of this title. 
‘‘(7) The extent to which the project leverages 
Federal funds by matching State, local, tribal, or 
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private funds to the Federal funding requested 
under this section. 
‘‘(8) The extent to which funds for the project 
are not available from other sources. 
‘‘(g) RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) ANALYSIS.—A grant agreement made 
under this section between the Government and a 
grantee shall specify that the grantee will collect 
data and report to the Secretary, at times that the 
Secretary shall specify, on— 
‘‘(A) the actual cost of constructing the 
project; 
‘‘(B) the time required to complete the 
project and put it into service; 
‘‘(C) the level of usage of the facility built 
or improved by the project; 
‘‘(D) the benefits of the project, measured 
in a way that is consistent with the benefits 
that were estimated in the application for fund-
ing that was submitted to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(E) any costs resulting from the project 
in addition to the costs of constructing the 
project. 
‘‘(h) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall 
determine such other terms and conditions, other than 
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those listed in this section, as are necessary and appro-
priate to implement this section. 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE AND OVERSIGHT COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may retain 
up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts author-
ized for each fiscal year under this section for— 
‘‘(A) 
administration 
of 
the 
National 
Freight Infrastructure Program under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) oversight of projects funded under 
this section. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may transfer portions of the funds retained under 
this subsection to the Administrators of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, the Federal Aviation Administration, 
and the Federal Maritime Administration to carry 
out the administration and oversight of grants made 
under this section. 
‘‘(j) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Federal share for 
projects funded under this section shall not exceed 80 per-
cent. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION OF PROJECTS.—For the pur-
pose of administering a grant under this section, funds 
authorized for this section may be transferred within the 
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Department and administered in accordance with the re-
quirements of title 23 or 49 of the United States Code 
applicable to the agency to which the funds are transferred 
and any other requirements applicable to the project.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated from the highway account of 
the transportation trust fund to carry out this 
section— 
(i) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
(ii) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2016; 
(iii) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2017; and 
(iv) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION
OF
FUNDS.—The 
funds authorized by subparagraph (A) shall 
be— 
(i) available for obligation on October 
1 of the fiscal year for which they are au-
thorized; and 
(ii) available for obligation until ex-
pended. 
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(c) STATE FREIGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Chap-
ter 54 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 5403. State freight advisory committees 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) FREIGHT
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—Each 
State that receives a grant under this chapter shall 
establish and maintain a freight advisory committee 
consistent with criteria established by the Secretary 
and consisting of a representative cross-section of 
public and private sector freight stakeholders, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) all modes of freight transportation 
active in the State, including airports, high-
ways, ports, and rail; 
‘‘(B) shippers; 
‘‘(C) carriers; 
‘‘(D) freight-related associations: 
‘‘(E) the freight industry workforce; 
‘‘(F) the transportation department of the 
State; 
‘‘(G) metropolitan planning organizations; 
and 
‘‘(H) local governments. 
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‘‘(2) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Individuals 
selected 
under paragraph (1) must be widely recognized to 
have qualifications sufficient to represent the inter-
ests of their specific stakeholder group, including— 
‘‘(A) general business and financial experi-
ence; 
‘‘(B) experience or qualifications in the 
areas freight transportation and logistics; 
‘‘(C) experience in transportation planning; 
‘‘(D) representing employees of the freight 
industry; or 
‘‘(E) representing State or local govern-
ments, or metropolitan planning organizations. 
‘‘(b) ROLE OF COMMITTEE.—The freight advisory 
committee shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the State on freight-related prior-
ities, issues, projects, and funding needs; 
‘‘(2) serve as a forum for discussion for State 
transportation decisions affecting freight mobility; 
‘‘(3) communicate and coordinate regional pri-
orities with other organizations; 
‘‘(4) promote the sharing of information be-
tween the private and public sectors on freight 
issues; 
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‘‘(5) participate in the development of the State 
freight plan, including advising on the development 
of the freight investment plan; and 
‘‘(6) approve the State freight plan under sec-
tion 5404 of this title, including the freight invest-
ment plan required thereunder.’’. 
(d) STATE FREIGHT PLAN.—Chapter 54 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 5404. State freight plan 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives a grant 
under this chapter shall develop a freight plan that pro-
vides a multimodal, comprehensive plan for the immediate 
and long-range planning activities and investments of the 
State with respect to freight. The freight plan shall include 
a strategic, long-term component and a tactical, short- 
term component. 
‘‘(b) PLAN CONTENTS.—The freight plan shall con-
sider all modes of freight transportation in the State and 
include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) an identification of significant freight sys-
tem trends, needs, and issues with respect to a 
State; 
‘‘(2) a description of the freight policies, strate-
gies, and performance measures that will guide the 
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freight-related transportation investment decisions of 
the State; 
‘‘(3) a description of how the plan will improve 
the ability of the State to meet the national freight 
goals established under section 5405 of this title; 
‘‘(4) evidence of consideration of innovative 
technologies and operational strategies, including in-
telligent transportation systems, that improve the 
safety and efficiency of freight movement; 
‘‘(5) in the case of routes on which travel of 
heavy vehicles (including mining, agricultural, en-
ergy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles) is pro-
jected to substantially deteriorate the condition of 
the roadways, a description of improvements that 
may be required to reduce or impede the deteriora-
tion; 
‘‘(6) an inventory of facilities with freight mo-
bility issues, such as truck bottlenecks, within the 
State, and a description of the strategies the State 
is employing to address those freight mobility issues; 
and 
‘‘(7) a freight investment plan that includes a 
list of projects in order of priority and describes how 
multimodal freight investment funds under section 
5401 of this title would be invested and matched. 
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‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO LONG-RANGE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) INCORPORATION.—The freight plan may 
be developed separate from or incorporated into the 
statewide strategic long-range transportation plan 
required by section 135(f) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
OF
ANTICIPATED
FULL 
FUNDING.—The priority freight investment plan 
component of the freight plan shall include a project, 
or an identified phase of a project, only if funding 
for completion of the project can reasonably be an-
ticipated to be available for the project within the 
time period identified in the freight investment plan. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall approve 
State freight plans if they address the requirements of this 
section and are consistent with the National Freight Stra-
tegic Plan. 
‘‘(e) FORECAST PERIOD.—The freight plan shall ad-
dress a 10-year forecast period. 
‘‘(f) UPDATES.—A State shall update the freight plan 
at least every 5 years. The State may update the freight 
investment plan on a more frequent basis.’’. 
(e) NATIONAL FREIGHT POLICY, NETWORK, PLAN, 
AND DATA.—Chapter 54 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 5405. National freight policy, network, plan, and 
data 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL FREIGHT POLICY.—It is the policy 
of the United States to improve the condition and per-
formance of the national freight system to ensure that the 
national freight system provides the foundation for the 
United States to compete in the global economy and 
achieve each goal described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) GOALS.—The goals of the national freight policy 
are— 
‘‘(1) to increase the productivity and efficiency 
of the national freight system so as to enhance the 
economic competitiveness of the United States; 
‘‘(2) to improve the safety, security, and resil-
ience of freight transportation; and 
‘‘(3) to improve quality of life by reducing, 
eliminating or reversing adverse environmental and 
community impacts of freight projects and goods 
movement in the United States. 
‘‘(c) STRATEGY.—The strategies that the United 
States shall use to achieve the goals set forth in subsection 
(b) shall include— 
‘‘(1) support for or investment in infrastruc-
ture, equipment and operational improvements; 
‘‘(2) appropriate safety, environmental, energy, 
and other transportation policies; 
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‘‘(3) advanced technology and innovation; 
‘‘(4) enhancement of competition and account-
ability in the transportation industries; and 
‘‘(5) use of performance management. 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL FREIGHT SYSTEM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘national freight system’ means the 
publicly and privately-owned transportation facilities that 
are used in transporting freight within the United States, 
including roads, railroads, ports, waterways, locks and 
dams, airports, airways, pipelines, warehouses, distribu-
tion centers, and intermodal facilities. 
‘‘(e) 
MULTIMODAL
NATIONAL
FREIGHT
NET-
WORK.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a multimodal national freight network in ac-
cordance with this section to inform public and pri-
vate planning, to prioritize for Federal investment, 
to aid the public and private sector in strategically 
directing resources, and to support Federal decision-
making to achieve the national freight policy goals 
set forth in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) NETWORK
COMPONENTS.—The national 
freight network shall consist of such connectors, cor-
ridors and facilities in all freight transportation 
modes as most critical to the current and future 
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movement of freight within the national freight sys-
tem; 
‘‘(3) INITIAL DESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL 
FREIGHT NETWORK.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall 
designate a national freight network— 
‘‘(i) using measurable data to assess 
the significance of goods movement, includ-
ing consideration of points of origin, des-
tination, and linking components of the 
United States global and domestic supply 
chains; 
‘‘(ii) fostering network connectivity; 
and 
‘‘(iii) reflecting input collected from 
stakeholders through a public process, in-
cluding input from metropolitan planning 
organizations and States, to identify crit-
ical freight facilities that are vital links in 
national or regionally significant goods 
movement and supply chains. 
‘‘(B) FACTORS
FOR
DESIGNATION.—In 
designating the national freight network, the 
Secretary may consider— 
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‘‘(i) volume, tonnage, and value of 
freight; 
‘‘(ii) 
origins 
and 
destinations 
of 
freight movement in, to, and from the 
United States; 
‘‘(iii) land and maritime ports of 
entry; 
‘‘(iv) population centers; 
‘‘(v) economic factors or other inputs 
determined to be relevant by the Secretary; 
‘‘(vi) bottlenecks and other impedi-
ments contributing to significant measur-
able congestion and delay in freight move-
ment; 
‘‘(vii) facilities of future freight im-
portance based on input from stakeholders 
and analysis of projections for future 
growth and changes to the freight system; 
and 
‘‘(viii) elements of the freight system 
identified and documented by a metropoli-
tan planning organization and State using 
national or local data as having critical 
freight importance to the region. 
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‘‘(4) 
REDESIGNATION
OF
THE
NATIONAL 
FREIGHT
NETWORK.—Effective beginning 5 years 
after the designation of the national freight network 
and every 5 years thereafter, using the designation 
factors described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall redesignate the national freight network. 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL FREIGHT STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PLAN.—Not later 
than October 1, 2015, the Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Civil Works, State departments of 
transportation, and other appropriate public and pri-
vate transportation stakeholders, develop, maintain, 
and post on the Department of Transportation pub-
lic website a national freight strategic plan that shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the condition and 
performance of the national freight system; 
‘‘(B) an identification of bottlenecks on the 
national freight system that create significant 
freight congestion problems, based on a quan-
titative methodology developed by the Secretary, 
which shall, at a minimum, include— 
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‘‘(i) information from the Freight 
Analysis Framework of the Federal High-
way Administration; and 
‘‘(ii) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, an estimate of the cost of address-
ing each bottleneck and any operational 
improvements that could be implemented; 
‘‘(C) forecasts of freight volumes for 10- 
year and 20-year periods beginning in the year 
during which the plan is issued; 
‘‘(D) an identification of major trade gate-
ways and national freight corridors that connect 
major population centers, trade gateways, and 
other major freight generators for current and 
forecasted traffic and freight volumes, the iden-
tification of which shall be revised, as appro-
priate, in subsequent plans; 
‘‘(E) an assessment of statutory, regu-
latory, technological, institutional, financial, 
and other barriers to improved freight transpor-
tation performance (including opportunities for 
overcoming the barriers); 
‘‘(F) an identification of routes providing 
access to energy exploration, development, in-
stallation, or production areas; 
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‘‘(G) best practices for improving the per-
formance of the national freight system; 
‘‘(H) best practices for addressing the im-
pacts of freight movement on communities; 
‘‘(I) a process for addressing multistate 
projects and encouraging jurisdictions to col-
laborate; and 
‘‘(J) 
strategies 
to 
improve 
freight 
connectivity between modes of transportation. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES TO NATIONAL FREIGHT STRA-
TEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of completion of the first national freight strategic 
plan under paragraph (1), and every 5 years there-
after, the Secretary shall update and repost on the 
Department of Transportation public website a re-
vised national freight strategic plan. 
‘‘(g) FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS AND 
PERFORMANCE REPORTS.—Not later than October 1, 
2014, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall pre-
pare a report that contains a description of the conditions 
and performance of the national freight system in the 
United States. 
‘‘(h) TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENT
DATA
AND 
PLANNING TOOLS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
new tools and improve existing tools to support an 
outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to 
evaluate proposed freight-related and other transpor-
tation projects, including— 
‘‘(A) methodologies for systematic analysis 
of benefits and costs; 
‘‘(B) freight forecasting models; 
‘‘(C) tools for ensuring that the evaluation 
of freight-related and other transportation 
projects can consider safety, economic competi-
tiveness, environmental sustainability, and sys-
tem condition in the project selection process; 
and 
‘‘(D) other elements to assist in effective 
transportation planning. 
‘‘(2) FREIGHT
DATA.—In support of these 
tools, and to support a broad range of evaluation 
methods and techniques to assist in making trans-
portation investment decisions, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) direct the collection of appropriate 
transportation-related data, including data to 
measure the condition and performance of the 
national freight system; and 
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‘‘(B) consider any improvements to exist-
ing freight data collection efforts that could re-
duce identified freight data gaps and defi-
ciencies and help improve forecasts of freight 
transportation demand. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with Federal, State, and other stakeholders to 
develop, improve, and implement the tools and col-
lect the data identified pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(4) MULTIMODAL
FREIGHT
MEASURE.—The 
Secretary shall evaluate the analyses and plans re-
quired under section 5401(e) (2) and (3) of this title 
and consider development of a national performance 
measure to assess the efficiency of the multimodal 
freight network in accordance with the National 
Freight Strategic Plan.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters for such title is amended by inserting after the 
item related to chapter 53 the following: 
‘‘54. Freight ............................................................................................. 5401.’’. 
(2) REPEALS.— 
(A) MAP–21.—Sections 1116, 1117, and 
1118 of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141) are re-
pealed. 
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(B) TITLE 23.—Section 167 of title 23, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(3) CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 505(a)(3) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘149, and 167’’ and inserting ‘‘and 149, and section 
5405 of title 49’’. 
SEC. 1102. REDESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK. 
(a) OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ON THE 
NATIONAL
HIGHWAY
SYSTEM
AND
THE
NATIONAL 
FREIGHT NETWORK.— 
(1) 
SECTION
31111
AMENDMENT.—Section 
31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking 
‘‘the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways (except a segment 
exempted under subsection (f) of this section) 
and those classes of qualifying Federal-aid Pri-
mary System highways designated by the Sec-
retary of Transportation under subsection (e) of 
this section’’ and inserting ‘‘the National High-
way System and the National Freight Network 
(except a segment exempted under subsection 
(e) of this section)’’; 
(B) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘the 
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate 
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and Defense Highways (except a segment ex-
empted under subsection (f) of this section) and 
those classes of qualifying Federal-aid Primary 
System highways designated by the Secretary of 
Transportation under subsection (e) of this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Highway Sys-
tem and the National Freight Network (except 
a segment exempted under subsection (e) of 
this section)’’; 
(C) by striking subsection (e); 
(D) by redesignating subsections (f) and 
(g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(E) in subsection (e), as redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the 
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the National Highway System or the 
National Freight Network’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the 
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the National Highway System or the 
National Freight Network’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking 
‘‘the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of 
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Interstate and Defense Highways’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the National Highway System or 
the National Freight Network’’. 
(2) 
SECTION
31112
AMENDMENT.—Section 
31112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘by the Secretary of 
Transportation under section 31111(e) of this title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in part 658 of title 23, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations’’. 
(3) 
SECTION
31113
AMENDMENT.—Section 
31113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (e) of this section, a State (except Hawaii) may 
not prescribe or enforce a regulation of commerce that im-
poses a vehicle width limitation of more or less than 102 
inches on a commercial motor vehicle operating on the Na-
tional Highway System or the National Freight Net-
work.’’; 
(B) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘the 
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate 
and Defense Highways (except a segment ex-
empted under subsection (e) of this section) or 
other qualifying Federal-aid highway designated 
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by the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the National 
Highway System or National Freight Net-
work’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the 
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the National Highway System or Na-
tional Freight Network’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the 
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the National Highway System or Na-
tional Freight Network’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking 
‘‘the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of 
Interstate and Defense Highways’’ and 
‘‘inserting’’the National Highway System 
or National Freight Network 
(4) 
SECTION
31114
AMENDMENT.—Section 
31114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading by striking 
‘‘Interstate System’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Highway System and National Freight Net-
work’’; and 
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(B) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) the National Highway System or the Na-
tional Freight Network; and’’. 
(b) DELAYED APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
not enforce the amendments made by this section until 
3 years after the effective date of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Planning 
SEC. 1201. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM RESILIENCE ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), 
(5), (6), (7), (8), (10), and (11), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (4), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) 
ADAPTATION.—The 
term 
‘adaptation’ 
means adjustment in natural or human systems in 
anticipation of or response to a changing environ-
ment in a way that effectively uses beneficial oppor-
tunities or moderates negative effects of extreme 
weather events or climate change. 
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‘‘(2) CLIMATE
CHANGE.—The term ‘climate 
change’ means any significant change in the meas-
ures of climate lasting for an extended period of 
time. This may include major changes in tempera-
ture, precipitation, or wind patterns, among others, 
that occur over several decades or longer. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL
HIGHWAY
AND
TRANSIT
AS-
SETS.—The term ‘critical highway and transit as-
sets’ means transportation facilities considered crit-
ical to support population centers, freight movement 
and economic activity, or evacuation, recovery or na-
tional security functions.’’; and 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (10), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(9) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘resilience’ means 
the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to 
changing conditions and to withstand, respond to, 
and recover rapidly from disruptions, including ex-
treme weather events and climate change.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (i)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), 
(F), (G), and (H), as subparagraphs (F), (G), 
(H), and (I), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (F), 
as redesignated, the following: 
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‘‘(E) ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In order to pro-
tect the integrity and enhance the resil-
ience of the transportation system and to 
ensure the efficient use of Federal re-
sources, the long-range transportation plan 
shall include— 
‘‘(I) an analysis of potential 
vulnerabilities and risks of critical 
highway and transit assets to the im-
pacts of current and future extreme 
weather and climate change effects; 
and 
‘‘(II) an explanation of potential 
strategies for the adaptation of those 
critical assets. 
‘‘(ii) CONSULTATION AND COORDINA-
TION.—The analysis shall be developed in 
consultation with Federal, State, local and 
Tribal agencies, as appropriate. The anal-
ysis and strategies shall take into consider-
ation the risk management analysis in the 
State’s asset management plan, developed 
pursuant to section 119 of this title, and 
the State’s evaluation of reasonable alter-
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natives to roads, highways, and bridges 
that repeatedly require repair and recon-
struction activities due to emergency 
events, carried out in accordance with sec-
tion 1315(b) of Public Law 112–141 (126 
Stat. 549).’’. 
(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(f) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(10) ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To protect the integ-
rity and enhance the resilience of the transpor-
tation system and to ensure the efficient use of 
Federal resources, the long-range transpor-
tation plan shall include— 
‘‘(i) 
an 
analysis 
of 
potential 
vulnerabilities and risks of critical highway 
and transit assets to the impacts of cur-
rent and future extreme weather and cli-
mate change effects; and 
‘‘(ii) an explanation of potential strat-
egies for the adaptation of those critical 
assets. 
‘‘(B) 
CONSULTATION
AND
COORDINA-
TION.—The analysis shall be developed in con-
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sultation with Federal, State, local and Tribal 
agencies, as appropriate. The analysis and 
strategies shall take into consideration the risk 
management analysis in the State’s asset man-
agement plan, developed pursuant to section 
119 of this title, and the State’s evaluation of 
reasonable alternatives to roads, highways, and 
bridges that repeatedly require repair and re-
construction activities due to emergency events, 
carried out in accordance with section 1315(b) 
of Public Law 112–141 (126 Stat. 549).’’. 
(c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), 
(5), (6), (7), (8), (10), and (11), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (4), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) ADAPTATION.—The term ‘adaption’ means 
an adjustment in natural or human systems in an-
ticipation of or response to a changing environment 
in a way that effectively uses beneficial opportunities 
or moderates negative effects of extreme weather 
events or climate change. 
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‘‘(2) CLIMATE
CHANGE.—The term ‘climate 
change’ means any significant change in the meas-
ures of climate lasting for an extended period of 
time. This may include major changes in tempera-
ture, precipitation, or wind patterns, among others, 
that occur over several decades or longer. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL
HIGHWAY
AND
TRANSIT
AS-
SETS.—The term ‘critical highway and transit as-
sets’ means transportation facilities considered crit-
ical to support population centers, freight movement 
and economic activity, or evacuation, recovery or na-
tional security functions.’’; and 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (10), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(9) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘resilience’ means 
the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to 
changing conditions and to withstand, respond to, 
and recover rapidly from disruptions, including ex-
treme weather events and climate change.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (i)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), 
(F), (G), and (H), as subparagraphs (F), (G), 
(H), and (I), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (F), 
as redesignated, the following: 
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‘‘(E) ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To protect the in-
tegrity and enhance the resilience of the 
transportation system and to ensure the 
efficient use of Federal resources, the long- 
range transportation plan shall include— 
‘‘(I) an analysis of potential 
vulnerabilities and risks of critical 
highway and transit assets to the im-
pacts of current and future extreme 
weather and climate change effects; 
and 
‘‘(II) an explanation of potential 
strategies for the adaptation of those 
critical assets. 
‘‘(ii) CONSULTATION AND COORDINA-
TION.—The analysis shall be developed in 
consultation with Federal, State, local and 
Tribal agencies, as appropriate. The anal-
ysis and strategies shall take into consider-
ation the risk management analysis in the 
State’s asset management plan, developed 
pursuant to section 119 of this title, and 
the State’s evaluation of reasonable alter-
natives to roads, highways, and bridges 
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that repeatedly require repair and recon-
struction activities due to emergency 
events, carried out in accordance with sec-
tion 1315(b) of Public Law 112–141 (126 
Stat. 549).’’. 
(d) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 5304(f) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(10) ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To protect the integ-
rity and enhance the resilience of the transpor-
tation system and ensure the efficient use of 
Federal resources, the long-range transpor-
tation plan shall include— 
‘‘(i) 
an 
analysis 
of 
potential 
vulnerabilities and risks of critical highway 
and transit assets to the impacts of cur-
rent and future extreme weather and cli-
mate change effects; and 
‘‘(ii) an explanation of potential strat-
egies for the adaptation of those critical 
assets. 
‘‘(B) 
CONSULTATION
AND
COORDINA-
TION.—The analysis shall be developed in con-
sultation with Federal, State, local and Tribal 
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agencies, as appropriate. The analysis and 
strategies shall take into consideration the risk 
management analysis in the State’s asset man-
agement plan, developed pursuant to section 
119 of this title, and the State’s evaluation of 
reasonable alternatives to roads, highways, and 
bridges that repeatedly require repair and re-
construction activities due to emergency events, 
carried out in accordance with section 1315(b) 
of Public Law 112–141 (126 Stat. 549).’’. 
SEC. 1202. CONSOLIDATED AND HIGH PERFORMING MET-
ROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) 
SECTION
134
AMENDMENT.—Section 
134(d)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN PLAN-
NING ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN URBANIZED AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION ON NEW METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING
ORGANIZATION
DESIGNATIONS.—A 
metropolitan planning organization shall not be 
newly-designated— 
‘‘(i) within a metropolitan statistical 
area if another metropolitan planning or-
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ganization already exists within the bound-
aries of the metropolitan statistical area; 
or 
‘‘(ii) outside of a metropolitan statis-
tical area. 
‘‘(B) MULTIPLE EXISTING METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.—If multiple exist-
ing metropolitan planning organizations are 
designated within a metropolitan statistical 
area— 
‘‘(i) the metropolitan planning organi-
zations may— 
‘‘(I) retain their designation as 
distinct metropolitan planning organi-
zations; or 
‘‘(II) be consolidated by agree-
ment between the metropolitan plan-
ning organizations; 
‘‘(ii) the Governor (or Governors) and 
the existing metropolitan planning organi-
zations shall— 
‘‘(I) revisit a determination to re-
main unconsolidated every 10 years, 
beginning two years after the next de-
cennial census; and 
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‘‘(II) provide justification to the 
Secretary of the continued necessity of 
the designation of multiple metropoli-
tan planning organizations in the 
area; and 
‘‘(iii) where multiple metropolitan 
planning organizations exist within a single 
metropolitan statistical area, they shall co-
operate with one another to— 
‘‘(I) develop a single transpor-
tation improvement plan and a single 
long-range plan for use by all metro-
politan planning organizations within 
the metropolitan statistical area when 
developing their individual plans; and 
‘‘(II) establish a single set of per-
formance targets that address the per-
formance measures described in sec-
tion 150(c) for use in developing indi-
vidual performance targets in accord-
ance with section 134(h)(2).’’. 
(2) 
SECTION
5303
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5303(d)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(6) CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN PLAN-
NING ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN URBANIZED AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION ON NEW METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING
ORGANIZATION
DESIGNATIONS.—A 
metropolitan planning organization shall not be 
newly-designated— 
‘‘(i) within a metropolitan statistical 
area if another metropolitan planning or-
ganization already exists within the bound-
aries of the metropolitan statistical area; 
or 
‘‘(ii) outside of a metropolitan statis-
tical area. 
‘‘(B) MULTIPLE EXISTING METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.—If multiple exist-
ing metropolitan planning organizations are 
designated within a metropolitan statistical 
area— 
‘‘(i) the metropolitan planning organi-
zations may— 
‘‘(I) retain their designation as 
distinct metropolitan planning organi-
zations; or 
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‘‘(II) be consolidated by agree-
ment between the metropolitan plan-
ning organizations; 
‘‘(ii) the Governor (or Governors) and 
the existing metropolitan planning organi-
zations shall— 
‘‘(I) revisit a determination to re-
main unconsolidated every 10 years, 
beginning two years after the next de-
cennial census; and 
‘‘(II) provide justification to the 
Secretary of the continued necessity of 
the designation of multiple metropoli-
tan planning organizations in the 
area; and 
‘‘(iii) where multiple metropolitan 
planning organizations exist within a single 
metropolitan statistical area, they shall co-
operate with one another to— 
‘‘(I) develop a single transpor-
tation improvement plan and a single 
long-range plan for use by all metro-
politan planning organizations within 
the metropolitan statistical area when 
developing their individual plans; and 
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‘‘(II) establish a single set of per-
formance targets that address the per-
formance measures described in sec-
tion 150(c) of title 23, United States 
Code, for use in developing individual 
performance targets in accordance 
with subsection (h)(2) and sections 
5326(c) and 5329(d) of this title.’’. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) 
HIGHWAY
DEFINITION.—Section 
134(b) of title 23, United States Code, as 
amended by section 1201(a) of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by— 
(i) 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (11) as paragraphs (4) through 
(12); and 
(ii) inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following— 
‘‘(3) CONSOLIDATED METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘consolidated metropoli-
tan planning organization’ means a sole metropoli-
tan planning organization that serves a metropolitan 
statistical area.’’. 
(B) 
TRANSIT
DEFINITION.—Section 
5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, as 
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amended by section 1201(c) of this Act is fur-
ther amended by— 
(i) 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (11) as paragraphs (4) through 
(12); and 
(ii) inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following— 
‘‘(3) CONSOLIDATED METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘consolidated metropoli-
tan planning organization’ means a sole metropoli-
tan planning organization that serves a metropolitan 
statistical area.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF HIGH PERFORMING METRO-
POLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134 of 
title 23, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(r) HIGH PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A metropolitan planning 
organization that represents an urbanized area with 
a population of over 200,000 individuals may re-
quest a high performing metropolitan planning orga-
nization designation from the Secretary. 
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‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In making a high performing 
metropolitan planning organization designation, the 
Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the extent to which the metropolitan 
planning organization has an equitable and re-
gional approach to decisionmaking; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the metropolitan 
planning organization has incorporated its per-
formance targets established pursuant to sec-
tion 150 of this title and sections 5303(h)(2), 
5326(c) and 5329(d) of title 49 into its plan-
ning process; 
‘‘(C) whether the metropolitan planning or-
ganization is a consolidated metropolitan plan-
ning organization; 
‘‘(D) if the metropolitan planning organi-
zation is not a consolidated metropolitan plan-
ning organization, the extent to which the met-
ropolitan planning organization is coordinating 
with all other metropolitan planning organiza-
tions designated for the same metropolitan sta-
tistical area; 
‘‘(E) the technical capacity of the metro-
politan planning organization; and 
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‘‘(F) other criteria established by the Sec-
retary in guidance. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—A designation under paragraph 
(1) shall stay in effect for 10 years from the date 
of designation.’’. 
(2) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303 
of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(r) HIGH PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A metropolitan planning 
organization that represents an urbanized area with 
a population of over 200,000 individuals may re-
quest a high performing metropolitan planning orga-
nization designation from the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In making a high performing 
metropolitan planning organization designation, the 
Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the extent to which the metropolitan 
planning organization has an equitable and re-
gional approach to decisionmaking; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the metropolitan 
planning organization has incorporated its per-
formance targets established pursuant to sec-
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tion 150 of title 23, United States Code, sub-
section (h)(2), and sections 5326(c) and 
5329(d) of this title into its planning process; 
‘‘(C) whether the metropolitan planning or-
ganization is a consolidated metropolitan orga-
nization; 
‘‘(D) if the metropolitan planning organi-
zation is not a consolidated metropolitan plan-
ning organization, the extent to which the met-
ropolitan planning organization is coordinating 
with all other metropolitan planning organiza-
tions designated for the same metropolitan sta-
tistical area; 
‘‘(E) the technical capacity of the metro-
politan planning organization; and 
‘‘(F) other criteria established by the Sec-
retary in guidance. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—A designation under paragraph 
(1) shall stay in effect for 10 years from the date 
of designation.’’. 
(c) 
SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
INCENTIVE 
FUNDS.—Section 133(d)(1) of title 23, United States 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) CALCULATION.—The funds apportioned to 
a State under section 104(b)(2) shall be obligated as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) SUBALLOCATED FUNDS.—50 percent 
of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 
under this section, in proportion to their rel-
ative shares of the population of the State— 
‘‘(i) in urbanized areas of the State 
with an urbanized area population over 
200,000; 
‘‘(ii) in urban areas of the State with 
a population of 5,000 to 200,000; and 
‘‘(iii) in areas of the State with a pop-
ulation of fewer than 5,000. 
‘‘(B) STATEWIDE FUNDS.—25 percent of 
the funds for a fiscal year may be obligated in 
any area of the State. 
‘‘(C) HIGH
PERFORMING
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—25 percent of the 
funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 
under this section in urbanized areas 
under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served 
by high performing metropolitan planning 
organizations (as designated by the Sec-
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retary under section 134(r) or section 
5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). 
Any funds remaining under this clause 
shall be obligated in any area of the State 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount to be ob-
ligated under clause (i) in an urbanized 
area served by a high performing metro-
politan planning organization shall equal 
50 percent of the amount to be obligated 
in that urbanized area under paragraph 
(4) and is in addition to the amount under 
such paragraph.’’. 
(d) TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVES
INCENTIVE 
FUNDS.—Section 213(c)(1) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(1) CALCULATION.—The funds reserved to a 
State shall be obligated as follows: 
‘‘(A) SUBALLOCATED FUNDS.—50 percent 
of the funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 
under this section to any eligible entity in pro-
portion to its relative share of the population of 
the State— 
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‘‘(i) in urbanized areas of the State 
with an urbanized area population over 
200,000; 
‘‘(ii) in urban areas of the State with 
a population of 5,000 to 200,000; and 
‘‘(iii) in areas of the State with a pop-
ulation of fewer than 5,000. 
‘‘(B) STATEWIDE FUNDS.—25 percent of 
the funds for a fiscal year may be obligated in 
any area of the State. 
‘‘(C) HIGH
PERFORMING
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—25 percent of the 
funds for a fiscal year shall be obligated 
under this section in urbanized areas 
under subparagraph (A)(i) that are served 
by high performing metropolitan planning 
organizations (as designated by the Sec-
retary under section 134(r) or section 
5303(r) of title 49, United States Code). 
Any funds remaining under this clause 
shall be obligated in any area of the State 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount to be ob-
ligated under clause (i) in an urbanized 
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area served by a high performing metro-
politan planning organization shall equal 
50 percent of the amount to obligated in 
that urbanized area under paragraph (3) 
and is in addition to the amount under 
such paragraph.’’. 
(e) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Section 133(f) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by— 
(A) striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2), a State’’; 
and 
(B) striking ‘‘fiscal years 2011 through 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 through 
2018’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) HIGH PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLAN-
NING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that is re-
quired to obligate in an urbanized area under 
subsections (d)(1)(A)(i) and (d)(1)(C)(i) shall 
make available to such urbanized area on an 
annual basis an amount of obligation authority 
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distributed to the State for Federal-aid high-
ways and highway safety construction programs 
for use in the area that is equal to the amount 
obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(i) the amount of funds that the 
State is required to obligate in the area 
under such subsections; and 
‘‘(ii) the ratio specified in paragraph 
(1)(B). 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—The obligation au-
thority that a State makes available to an ur-
banized area under subparagraph (A) shall re-
main available for a period of four fiscal 
years.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
and (2)’’. 
(f) DISTRIBUTION
OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
FUNDS.—Section 104(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘;’’; 
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
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‘‘(ii) prioritizes the needs of high per-
forming metropolitan planning organiza-
tions (as designated by the Secretary 
under section 134(r) or section 5303(r) of 
title 49, United States Code); and’’. 
(g) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection 133(h)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 
year’’. 
SEC. 1203. PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC PORT AUTHORITIES. 
(a) 
SECTION
134 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
134(i)(6)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(g)(3) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
(c) 
SECTION
5303 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5303(i)(6)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
(d) 
SECTION
5304 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5304(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers’’. 
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SEC. 1204. STRENGTHENING THE STATEWIDE AND NON-
METROPOLITAN PLANNING PROCESS. 
(a) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘should’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
the 
final 
‘‘;’’ 
and 
inserting‘‘.’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 4 
years the Secretary shall certify that each State 
has met the requirements of— 
‘‘(i) this section; and 
‘‘(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, 
and orders applicable to the statewide and 
nonmetropolitan 
and 
the 
metropolitan 
planning processes. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO MEET CERTIFICATION.— 
If a State does not meet such certification, the 
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Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the 
funds attributable to such State for projects 
funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 
49. 
‘‘(C) RESTORATION OF FUNDS.—The with-
held funds shall be restored to the State at such 
time as the State process is certified by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—In making 
the certification determinations under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall provide for public in-
volvement appropriate to the State under re-
view.’’. 
(b) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 5304 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(7) by striking ‘‘should’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 4 
years the Secretary shall certify that each State 
has met the requirements of— 
‘‘(i) this section; and 
‘‘(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, 
and orders applicable to the statewide and 
nonmetropolitan 
and 
the 
metropolitan 
planning processes. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO MEET CERTIFICATION.— 
If a State does not meet such certification, the 
Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the 
funds attributable to such State for projects 
funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 
49. 
‘‘(C) RESTORATION OF FUNDS.—The with-
held funds shall be restored to the State at such 
time as the State process is certified by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—In making 
the certification determinations under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall provide for public in-
volvement appropriate to the State under re-
view.’’. 
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SEC. 1205. REMOVAL OF THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT 
PROCESS. 
(a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (k)(3) and redesig-
nating subsections (k)(4) and (k)(5) as subsections 
(k)(3) and (k)(4), respectively; and 
(2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 
subsections (o) through (q) as subsections (n) 
through (p), respectively. 
(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
(j) and redesignating subsections (k) through (m) as sub-
sections (j) through (l), respectively. 
(c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (k)(3) and redesig-
nating subsections (k)(4) and (k)(5) as subsections 
(k)(3) and (k)(4), respectively; and 
(2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 
subsections (o) through (q) as subsections (n) 
through (p), respectively. 
(d) SECTION 5304 AMENDMENT.—Section 5304 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (i) and redesignating subsections (j) through (l) 
as subsections (i) through (k), respectively. 
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SEC. 1206. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PLAN DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134(i) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after sub-
paragraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.—Metropoli-
tan planning organizations shall offer interested 
parties, such as those described in paragraph 
(6), a reasonable opportunity to participate in 
the development and consideration of sce-
narios.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘comment on 
the transportation plan’’ and inserting ‘‘provide 
input during the development and implementation of 
the transportation plan’’. 
(b) 
SECTION
135 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
135(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘comment on the transportation plan’’; and 
inserting ‘‘provide input during the development of the 
transportation plan’’. 
(c) SECTION 5303 AMENDMENT.—Section 5303(i) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after sub-
paragraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.—Metropoli-
tan planning organizations shall offer interested 
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parties, such as those described in paragraph 
(6), a reasonable opportunity to participate in 
the development and consideration of sce-
narios.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘comment on 
the transportation plan’’ and inserting ‘‘provide 
input during the development and implementation of 
the transportation plan’’. 
(d) 
SECTION
5304 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5304(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘comment on the proposed plan’’; 
and inserting ‘‘provide input during the development of 
the transportation plan’’. 
SEC. 1207. CONNECTION TO OPPORTUNITIES NATIONAL 
GOAL AND POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE MEAS-
URE. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS TO OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—Section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘highway in-
frastructure asset system’’ and inserting ‘‘infrastruc-
ture asset system under title 23’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY.—To achieve 
an interconnected transportation system which con-
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nects people to jobs, schools, and other essential 
services through a multimodal network.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PERFORMANCE
MEAS-
URES.—Section 150(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘as listed in 
paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6)’’ before the period 
at the end; and 
(2) by adding the following at the end: 
‘‘(7) MULTIMODAL
FREIGHT.—The Secretary 
may, in accordance with the National Freight Stra-
tegic Plan, establish Performance Measures to as-
sess the efficiency of the multimodal freight network. 
‘‘(8) TRANSPORTATION
CONNECTIVITY.—The 
Secretary may, in accordance with the framework es-
tablished in section 134 of this title (Measuring 
Transportation Connections to Opportunity), estab-
lish a Performance Measure to be used by MPOs to 
assess the degree to which the transportation system 
provides multimodal connections to economic oppor-
tunities, 
particularly 
for 
disadvantaged 
popu-
lations.’’. 
SEC. 1208. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) WORKFORCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Secretary of Labor and any other de-
partment or agency of the Government, State agen-
cy, authority, association, institution, Indian tribal 
government, corporation (profit or nonprofit), or any 
other organization or person, is authorized to de-
velop, conduct, and administer surface transpor-
tation and technology training, including skill im-
provement programs, and to develop and fund sum-
mer transportation institutes. 
‘‘(2) STATE DOT RESPONSIBILITIES.—A State 
department of transportation participating in the 
program shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a workforce plan that identi-
fies immediate and anticipated workforce gaps 
and underrepresentation of women and minori-
ties, and a detailed plan to fill gaps and address 
such underrepresentation; 
‘‘(B) establish a ‘workforce development 
compact’ with the State workforce investment 
board and appropriate agencies to provide a co-
ordinated approach to workforce training, job 
placement, and identification of training and 
skill development program needs, which shall be 
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coordinated to the extent practical with an in-
stitution or agency, such as a State workforce 
investment board under 29 U.S.C. 2821, that 
has established skills training, recruitment, and 
placement resources; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrate program outcomes, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) impact on areas with transpor-
tation workforce shortages; 
‘‘(ii) diversity of training participants; 
‘‘(iii) number and percentage of par-
ticipants obtaining certifications or creden-
tials required for specific types of employ-
ment; 
‘‘(iv) employment outcome, including 
job placement and job retention rates and 
earnings, using performance metrics estab-
lished in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor and consistent with metrics used by 
programs under the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.); and 
‘‘(v) to the extent practical, evidence 
that the program did not preclude workers 
that participate in training or registered 
apprenticeship activities under the pro-
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gram from being referred to, or hired on, 
projects funded under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Funds authorized for the pro-
gram under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(4) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
TITLE
41.—The 
provisions of sections 6101(b) through (d) of title 41 
shall not be applicable to contracts and agreements 
made under the authority granted under this sub-
section to the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) USE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND 
NATIONAL
HIGHWAY
PERFORMANCE
PROGRAM 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, not to exceed 1⁄2 of 1 percent of funds appor-
tioned to a State under section 104(b) (1) or (2) 
may be available to carry out this subsection upon 
request of the State transportation department to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(6) JOB-DRIVEN
SKILLS
TRAINING
INCEN-
TIVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall provide incentive funding to 
States for transportation workforce develop-
ment, including transportation technology and 
skills training, registered apprenticeship and 
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other work-based training opportunities, and 
skill improvement programs leading to creden-
tial attainment, employment, and career path-
ways for disadvantaged populations. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(i) LEVERAGING EXISTING FUNDS.— 
If a State agrees to obligate in a fiscal 
year funds apportioned to the State under 
section 104(b) (1) or (2) for the purposes 
authorized in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may provide up to twice the amount the 
State has agreed to obligate for such pur-
poses. 
‘‘(ii) DEMONSTRATING
SUCCESS
IN 
SKILLS TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, AND JOB 
PLACEMENT.—The Secretary may provide 
incentive funding to up to 20 States that 
demonstrate that their program under 
paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(I) operates in partnership with 
an institution or agency, such as a 
State workforce investment board 
under 29 U.S.C. 2821, that has estab-
lished skills training, recruitment, and 
placement resources; and 
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‘‘(II) successfully places individ-
uals in permanent jobs, as measured 
by a job placement, retention, and 
earnings metrics established by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(III) 
establishes 
recruitment 
strategies that result in positive em-
ployment outcomes for minorities, 
women, and disadvantaged individ-
uals. 
‘‘(C) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State may pro-
vide incentive funds received under this 
paragraph to an institution or agency, 
such as a State workforce investment 
board under 29 U.S.C. 2821, that has es-
tablished skills training, recruitment, and 
placement resources for use consistent with 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) COMPLIANCE.—A State that pro-
vides funds to an entity under clause (i) 
shall establish measures to verify that re-
cipients of such funds comply with the re-
quirements of this subsection. 
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‘‘(D) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal 
share for incentive funding under this para-
graph may be up to 100 percent.’’. 
SEC. 1209. MEASURING TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY 
PILOT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) TITLE 23.—Section 134 of title 23, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by in-
serting after subsection (p), as redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(q) MEASURING TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS 
TO OPPORTUNITY.— 
‘‘(1) CONNECTION
TO
OPPORTUNITY
PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a pilot program in which up to 
ten metropolitan planning organizations shall 
develop and deploy one or more pilot measures 
and targets to improve multimodal connectivity 
and increase connections for disadvantaged 
Americans and neighborhoods with limited 
transportation options. 
‘‘(B) PILOT
LOCATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall select up to ten metropolitan planning or-
ganizations in up to ten locations, each of which 
is the sole metropolitan planning organization 
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serving an urbanized area of more than 1 mil-
lion residents, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) metropolitan planning organiza-
tions that can demonstrate previous suc-
cessful use of performance measurements 
and performance-based planning efforts, 
which the Secretary shall designate as 
mentor grantees; and 
‘‘(ii) metropolitan planning organiza-
tions that have limited or no successful 
previous experience in performance meas-
urements and performance-based planning 
efforts, which the Secretary shall designate 
as novice grantees. 
‘‘(C) PILOT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(i) TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY 
INVENTORY.—Within 6 months of selection 
as a pilot location, and in consultation with 
appropriate States, transit agencies, and 
local governments, metropolitan planning 
organizations in pilot locations shall de-
velop an inventory of transportation assets 
within the urbanized planning area they 
represent, which will describe— 
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‘‘(I) the condition of key high-
way, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian 
facilities; 
‘‘(II) the degree to which these 
facilities provide residents with con-
nections to economic opportunities, in-
cluding but not restricted to job cen-
ters and schools; 
‘‘(III) the identity and location of 
disadvantaged populations within the 
planning area; and 
‘‘(IV) 
local 
challenges 
to 
multimodal connectivity, such as zon-
ing or land use issues, availability of 
affordable housing, and physical bar-
riers that obstruct access from resi-
dential areas to economic opportuni-
ties. 
‘‘(ii) PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS.— 
Within one year of selection, metropolitan 
planning organizations in pilot locations 
shall apply the baseline data developed in 
the Transportation Connectivity Inventory 
to adopt one or more provisional indicators 
to measure multimodal connectivity im-
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provements in the transportation system, 
including measurements of multimodal 
connectivity improvements available to pop-
ulations identified in clause (i)(III), and 
appropriate to local assets and needs. 
‘‘(iii) DATA
COLLECTION
AND
RE-
PORTING.—Metropolitan planning organi-
zations in pilot locations shall collect and 
report baseline and annual performance 
data 
on 
multimodal 
transportation 
connectivity to opportunity, and shall re-
port that data to the Secretary for the du-
ration of the pilot project. 
‘‘(iv) KNOWLEDGE-SHARING.—Metro-
politan planning organizations designated 
as mentor grantees shall engage in knowl-
edge-sharing activities with novice grantees 
to the extent feasible, which may include 
peer exchanges and technical assistance, as 
appropriate to their existing level of per-
formance measurement capacity. 
‘‘(v) PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Notwithstanding section 120 of this title, a 
metropolitan planning organization may 
use funds remaining after the completion 
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of the Transportation Connectivity Inven-
tory, provisional measure, and related 
tracking activities for the non-Federal 
share to implement projects within the 
metropolitan planning area that are rea-
sonably anticipated to address system gaps 
and improve performance according to the 
locally-adopted 
provisional 
multimodal 
transportation connectivity measures. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE DE-
VELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall re-
serve up to a cumulative a maximum of $9,000,000 
of the amount authorized for this subsection over 
the period of fiscal years 2015 through 2018 for use 
on evaluation of multimodal connectivity measures 
developed by metropolitan planning organizations in 
pilot locations, and to consider development of a na-
tional indicator to measure the multimodal connec-
tions to opportunities provided by the transportation 
network, including the following activities: 
‘‘(A) NATIONAL
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE 
AND PEER EXCHANGE FORUMS.—The Secretary 
shall support the measure development and 
data collection of metropolitan planning organi-
zations in pilot locations through technical as-
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sistance and peer exchanges, and through work-
shops with States, transit agencies, and MPOs 
to discuss Pilot Program findings, and shall es-
tablish an online collaboration center for local 
jurisdictions to share ideas and challenges, and 
document lessons learned. 
‘‘(B) 
CONNECTION
TO
OPPORTUNITY 
FINAL REPORT.—At the end of the Connection 
to Opportunity Pilot Program, the Department 
shall produce in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, the Secretary of the Department of 
Commerce and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, and seek public 
comment on a final report that documents the 
outcomes of the Connection to Opportunity 
Pilot Program. The report shall provide rec-
ommendations on the establishment of one or 
more national multimodal connectivity meas-
ures, and shall include— 
‘‘(i) results of the pilot locations’ ef-
forts to measure and improve multimodal 
connectivity; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary’s recommendations 
for one or more national connectivity meas-
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ures and integrating them into the Federal 
transportation performance management 
framework, in accordance with section 150 
of this title; and 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of social out-
comes and impact that may result from the 
pilot measures as well as estimated savings 
to Federal, State and local social service 
subsidy programs, as well as other costs 
avoided and new tax revenues attributable 
to increased connectivity. 
‘‘(C) 
POTENTIAL
RULEMAKING.—Fol-
lowing publication of the Connection to Oppor-
tunity Final Report, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with State Departments of Transportation, 
metropolitan planning organizations, and other 
stakeholders, may promulgate a rulemaking 
that establishes performance measures and 
standards as described in section 150(c)(8).’’. 
(b) CHAPTER 53.—Section 5303 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by inserting after subsection (p), as redesignated, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(q) MEASURING TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS 
TO OPPORTUNITY.— 
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‘‘(1) CONNECTION
TO
OPPORTUNITY
PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a pilot program in which up to 
ten metropolitan planning organizations shall 
develop and deploy one or more pilot measures 
and targets to improve multimodal connectivity 
and increase connections for disadvantaged 
Americans and neighborhoods with limited 
transportation options. 
‘‘(B) PILOT
LOCATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall select up to ten metropolitan planning or-
ganizations, each of which is the sole metropoli-
tan planning organization serving an urbanized 
area of more than 1 million residents, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) metropolitan planning organiza-
tions that can demonstrate previous suc-
cessful use of performance measurements 
and performance-based planning efforts, 
which the Secretary shall designate as 
mentor grantees; and 
‘‘(ii) metropolitan planning organiza-
tions that have limited or no successful 
previous experience in performance meas-
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urements and performance-based planning 
efforts, which the Secretary shall designate 
as novice grantees. 
‘‘(C) PILOT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(i) TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY 
INVENTORY.—Within 6 months of selection 
as a pilot location, and in consultation with 
appropriate States, transit agencies, and 
local governments, metropolitan planning 
organizations in pilot locations shall de-
velop an inventory of transportation assets 
within the urbanized planning area they 
represent, which will describe— 
‘‘(I) the condition of key high-
way, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian 
facilities; 
‘‘(II) the degree to which these 
facilities provide residents with con-
nections to economic opportunities, in-
cluding but not restricted to job cen-
ters and schools; 
‘‘(III) the identity and location of 
disadvantaged populations within the 
planning area; and 
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‘‘(IV) 
local 
challenges 
to 
multimodal connectivity, such as zon-
ing or land use issues, availability of 
affordable housing, and physical bar-
riers that obstruct access from resi-
dential areas to economic opportuni-
ties. 
‘‘(ii) PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS.— 
Within one year of selection, metropolitan 
planning organizations in pilot locations 
shall apply the baseline data developed in 
the Transportation Connectivity Inventory 
to adopt one or more provisional indicators 
to measure multimodal connectivity im-
provements in the transportation system, 
including measurements of multimodal 
connectivity improvements available to pop-
ulations identified in clause (i)(III), and 
appropriate to local assets and needs. 
‘‘(iii) DATA
COLLECTION
AND
RE-
PORTING.—Metropolitan planning organi-
zations in pilot locations shall collect and 
report baseline and annual performance 
data 
on 
multimodal 
transportation 
connectivity to opportunity, and shall re-
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port that data to the Secretary for the du-
ration of the pilot project. 
‘‘(iv) KNOWLEDGE-SHARING.—Metro-
politan planning organizations designated 
as mentor grantees shall engage in knowl-
edge-sharing activities with novice grantees 
to the extent feasible, which may include 
peer exchanges and technical assistance, as 
appropriate to their existing level of per-
formance measurement capacity. 
‘‘(v) PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Notwithstanding section 120 of this title, a 
metropolitan planning organization may 
use funds remaining after the completion 
of the Transportation Connectivity Inven-
tory, provisional measure, and related 
tracking activities for the non-Federal 
share to implement projects within the 
metropolitan planning area that are rea-
sonably anticipated to address system gaps 
and improve performance according to the 
locally-adopted 
provisional 
multimodal 
transportation connectivity measures. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE DE-
VELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall re-
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serve up to a cumulative $9,000,000 of the amount 
authorized for this subsection over the period of fis-
cal years 2015 through 2018 for use on evaluation 
of multimodal connectivity measures developed by 
metropolitan planning organizations in pilot loca-
tions, and to consider development of a national in-
dicator to measure the multimodal connections to 
opportunities provided by the transportation net-
work, including the following activities: 
‘‘(A) NATIONAL
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE 
AND PEER EXCHANGE FORUMS.—The Secretary 
shall support the measure development and 
data collection of metropolitan planning organi-
zations in pilot locations through technical as-
sistance and peer exchanges, and through work-
shops with States, transit agencies, and MPOs 
to discuss Pilot Program findings, and shall es-
tablish an online collaboration center for local 
jurisdictions to share ideas and challenges, and 
document lessons learned. 
‘‘(B) 
CONNECTION
TO
OPPORTUNITY 
FINAL REPORT.—At the end of the Connection 
to Opportunity Pilot Program, the Department 
shall produce and seek public comment on a 
final report that documents the outcomes of the 
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Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program. The 
report shall provide recommendations on the es-
tablishment of one or more national multimodal 
connectivity measures, and shall include— 
‘‘(i) results of the pilot locations’ ef-
forts to measure and improve multimodal 
connectivity; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary’s recommendations 
for one or more national connectivity meas-
ures and integrating them into the Federal 
transportation performance management 
framework in accordance with section 150 
of this title; and 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of social out-
comes and impact that may result from the 
pilot measures as well as estimated savings 
to Federal, State and local social service 
subsidy programs, as well as other costs 
avoided and new tax revenues attributable 
to increased connectivity. 
‘‘(C) POTENTIAL
RULEMAKING.—Within 
two years of the publication of the Connection 
to Opportunity Final Report, the Secretary, in 
consultation with State Departments of Trans-
portation, metropolitan planning organizations, 
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and other stakeholders, may promulgate a rule-
making that establishes performance measures 
and standards.’’. 
SEC. 1210. PERFORMANCE-BASED PROJECT SELECTION. 
(a) 
SECTION
134 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
134(j)(2)(D) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE
TARGET
ACHIEVE-
MENT.—In adding projects to a transportation 
improvement program, a metropolitan planning 
organization shall create a process to evaluate 
and select each project or collection of projects 
based on the project’s (or collection of 
projects″) inclusion of elements that are known 
to support, or will foreseeably support outcomes 
that will achieve the performance targets estab-
lished in the metropolitan transportation plan 
by the metropolitan planning organization in 
accordance with subsection (h)(2)(B).’’. 
(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(g)(4) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVEMENT.— 
In adding projects to a State transportation im-
provement program, a State shall create a process to 
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evaluate and select each project or collection of 
projects based on the project’s (or collection of 
projects″) inclusion of elements that are known to 
support, or will foreseeably support, outcomes that 
will achieve the performance targets established in 
the long-range statewide transportation plan in ac-
cordance with subsection (f)(7)(A).’’. 
(c) 
SECTION
5303 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5303(j)(2)(D) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE
TARGET
ACHIEVE-
MENT.—In adding projects to a transportation 
improvement program, a metropolitan planning 
organization shall create a process to evaluate 
and select each project or collection of projects 
based on the project’s (or collection of 
projects″) inclusion of elements that are known 
to support, or will foreseeably support outcomes 
that will achieve the performance targets estab-
lished in the metropolitan transportation plan 
by the metropolitan planning organization in 
accordance with section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 
23.’’. 
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(d) 
SECTION
5304 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5304(g)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE TARGET ACHIEVEMENT.— 
In adding projects to a State transportation im-
provement program, a State shall create a process to 
evaluate and select each project or collection of 
projects based on the project’s (or collection of 
projects″) inclusion of elements that are known to 
support, or will foreseeably support, outcomes that 
will achieve the performance targets established in 
the long-range statewide transportation plan in ac-
cordance with section 135(f)(7)(A) of title 23.’’. 
SEC. 1211. STORMWATER PLANNING. 
(a) SECTION 134 AMENDMENT.—Section 134(h)(1) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘(I) improve the resilience and reliability 
of the transportation system and reduce or 
mitigate stormwater impacts of surface trans-
portation.’’. 
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(b) SECTION 135 AMENDMENT.—Section 135(d)(1) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘(I) improve the resilience and reliability 
of the transportation system and reduce or 
mitigate stormwater impacts of surface trans-
portation.’’. 
(c) 
SECTION
5303 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5303(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘(I) improve the resilience and reliability 
of the transportation system and reduce or 
mitigate stormwater impacts of surface trans-
portation.’’. 
(d) 
SECTION
5304 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5304(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘(I) improve the resilience and reliability 
of the transportation system and reduce or 
mitigate stormwater impacts of surface trans-
portation.’’. 
Subtitle D—Congestion Mitigation 
and Air Quality Improvement 
SEC. 1301. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. 
Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), by inserting ‘‘in 
the designated nonattainment area’’ after ‘‘stand-
ard’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or mainte-
nance’’ after ‘‘attainment,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘is likely to 
contribute to the attainment of a national ambient 
air quality standard’’ and inserting ‘‘is likely to con-
tribute to the area’s attainment or maintenance of 
a national ambient air quality standard’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘reduces air 
pollution and’’ after ‘‘if the program or project’’. 
SEC. 1302. SPECIAL RULES. 
(a) TRANSFERABILITY OF CMAQ FUNDS.—Section 
126(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(or, for an apportionment under section 
104(b)(4), 25 percent of the amount apportioned for the 
fiscal year)’’ after ‘‘for the fiscal year’’. 
(b) PM–10 NONATTAINMENT
AND MAINTENANCE 
AREAS.—Section 149(c)(1) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘for ozone or carbon mon-
oxide, or both, and for PM–10 resulting from transpor-
tation activities, without regard to any limitation of the 
Department of Transportation relating to the type of am-
bient air quality standard such project or program ad-
dresses’’ and inserting ‘‘or maintenance for PM–10 result-
ing from transportation activities’’. 
SEC. 1303. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION. 
Section 149(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY
CONSIDERATION.—States and 
metropolitan planning organizations shall give pri-
ority— 
‘‘(A) in areas designated as nonattainment 
or maintenance for PM–2.5 under the Clean 
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Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) in distributing 
funds received for congestion mitigation and air 
quality projects and programs from apportion-
ments under section 104(b)(4) to projects and 
programs that are likely to reduce emissions or 
precursor emissions of PM–2.5, including diesel 
retrofits; and 
‘‘(B) in areas designated as nonattainment 
or maintenance for ozone under the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) in distributing 
funds received for congestion mitigation and air 
quality projects and programs from apportion-
ments under section 104(b)(4) to projects and 
programs that are likely to reduce precursor 
emissions of ozone.’’. 
SEC. 1304. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROJECTS. 
Section 149(i)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘that would contribute to attain-
ment or maintenance of a national ambient air quality 
standard’’ before the period at the end. 
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SEC. 1305. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND 
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ANTI-IDLING 
FACILITIES IN REST AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND 
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ANTI-IDLING FACILITIES 
IN REST AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), a State may— 
‘‘(A) permit electric vehicle charging sta-
tions and commercial motor vehicle anti-idling 
facilities in a rest area along a highway on the 
Interstate System in the State, if such stations 
or facilities will not impair the highway or 
interfere with the free and safe flow of traffic 
thereon; and 
‘‘(B) charge a fee, or permit the charging 
of a fee, for the use of such stations or facili-
ties. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF REVENUES.—Not-
withstanding subsection (b)(4), a State shall use any 
revenues received from fees collected under para-
graph (1) for projects eligible under this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 149(c)(2) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ex-
cept that such stations may not be established or 
supported where commercial establishments serving 
motor vehicle users are prohibited by section 111 of 
title 23, United States Code’’. 
(2) JASON’S
LAW.—Section 1401(d) of the 
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, 
(23 U.S.C. 137 note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Except 
as provided in paragraph (2), a’’ and inserting 
‘‘A’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
Subtitle E—Innovative Finance 
and Tolling 
SEC. 
1401. 
21ST 
CENTURY 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
INVEST-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting the following after chapter 55: 
øDO¿ 
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‘‘CHAPTER 56—21ST CENTURY 
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 
5601. 
‘TIGER’ 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
INVESTMENT 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a discretionary grant program, to be known 
as the ‘TIGER Infrastructure Grant Program’ and to be 
administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—Funds authorized under this section 
shall be available for discretionary grants to be provided 
on a competitive basis for projects that will have a signifi-
cant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a re-
gion. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Applicants eligible for 
funding under this section include State, local, and Tribal 
governments, including U.S. territories, transit agencies, 
port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, 
other political subdivisions of State or local governments, 
and multi-State or multi-jurisdictional groups applying 
through a single lead applicant. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Projects eligible for 
funding under this section include the following: 
‘‘(1) Highway or bridge projects eligible under 
title 23, United States Code (including bicycle and 
pedestrian related projects). 
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‘‘(2) Public transportation projects eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) Passenger and freight rail transportation 
projects. 
‘‘(4) Port infrastructure investments. 
‘‘(5) Intermodal projects. 
‘‘(6) Activities related to— 
‘‘(A) the planning, preparation, or design 
of a single surface transportation project; or 
‘‘(B) regional transportation investment 
planning, including transportation planning 
that is coordinated with interdisciplinary factors 
including housing development, economic com-
petitiveness, network connectivity, stormwater 
and other infrastructure investments, or that 
addresses future risks and vulnerabilities, in-
cluding extreme weather and climate change. 
‘‘(e) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
funds under this section, the Secretary shall take 
measures to ensure an equitable geographic distribu-
tion of funds and an appropriate balance in address-
ing the needs of urban and rural communities and 
the investment in a variety of transportation modes. 
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‘‘(2) RURAL PROJECTS.—Not less than 20 per-
cent of the funds provided under this section shall 
be for projects located in rural areas. For the pur-
poses of the TIGER program, rural areas are those 
outside of an urbanized area as defined by the U.S. 
Census Bureau. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION BY STATE.—Not more than 
25 percent of the funds provided under this section 
may be awarded to projects in a single State. 
‘‘(f) GRANT PROGRAM CRITERIA, SOLICITATION AND 
AWARD.—In administering the grant program under this 
section, the Secretary shall, within 90 days of the enact-
ment of this section, publish grant program criteria on 
which to base the competition for any grants awarded 
under this section. 
‘‘(g) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary may use up 
to 10 percent of the funds authorized under this section 
to fund the activities specified in subsection (d)(6). 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
costs for which an expenditure is made under this 
section shall be up to 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) RURAL AREAS.—The Secretary may pro-
vide a Federal share of up to 100 percent for a 
project øin a rural area¿. 
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‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In establishing grant program 
criteria pursuant to subsection (g), the Secretary 
shall include priority for projects that request a 
smaller Federal share. 
‘‘(i) DAVIS-BACON REQUIREMENT.—Projects con-
ducted using funds provided under this section shall com-
ply with the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(j) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use up 
to 1.5 percent of the funds authorized under this 
section to administer— 
‘‘(A) the grant program authorized under 
this section; 
‘‘(B) 
the 
Supplemental 
Discretionary 
Grants for a National Surface Transportation 
System provided for in Public Law 111–5; and 
‘‘(C) the National Infrastructure Invest-
ments provided for in Public Laws 111–117, 
112–10, and 113–6. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The funds made available 
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(k) 
TIFIA 
SUBSIDY
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—The Secretary may use up to 10 percent of the 
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funds authorized under this section to pay the subsidy and 
administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit 
assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, 
if the Secretary finds that the use of the funds would ad-
vance the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(l) TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized 
under this section may be transferred within the Depart-
ment and administered in accordance with the require-
ments of title 23 or 49 of the United States Code applica-
ble to the agency to which the funds are transferred and 
any other requirements applicable to the project. 
‘‘(m) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND COOPERA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate and cooperate with other Federal agencies in 
carrying out the grant program authorized under 
this section if the Secretary finds that such coordi-
nation and cooperation would advance the purposes 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may accept and provide services from other 
Federal agencies with or without reimbursement in 
order to further the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(3) INTERAGENCY DELEGATION OF AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Secretary may delegate the authority to 
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issue or administer grants pursuant to this section 
to other Federal agencies in the interest of adminis-
trative or programmatic efficiency if the Secretary 
finds that such delegation would advance the pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(n) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated from the Multimodal Account of the 
Transportation Trust Fund to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(B) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(C) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
and 
‘‘(D) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds authorized under 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be available for obligation on 
October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are 
authorized; and 
‘‘(B) except as specified in subsection (j), 
shall remain available for obligation for a period 
of 2 years after the year for which they are au-
thorized. 
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‘‘SEC. 5602. FIXING AND ACCELERATING SURFACE TRANS-
PORTATION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a discretionary grant program, to be known 
as the ‘FAST Grant Program’ and to be administered by 
the Secretary. The program shall be a competitive pro-
gram and designed to reform the way transportation in-
vestments and decisions are made, implemented, and 
funded to achieve National transportation outcomes, by 
promoting the implementation of policies and procedures 
that generate long-term, institutionalized changes, and 
support performance-based management of the transpor-
tation system to improve transportation outcomes. 
‘‘(b) BEST PRACTICES.—Evaluations of applications 
for funding under this section shall be based in part on 
the extent to which the applicant has adopted or imple-
mented best practices, including— 
‘‘(1) commitment to sustainable and innovative 
non-Federal sources of transportation funding, in-
cluding value capture and authority for local govern-
ments to raise funding for transportation, that pro-
vide flexibility to make investments across all modes 
of transportation and convey the full social cost of 
travel decisions to users; 
‘‘(2) development and incorporation of analyt-
ical tools in the investment decisionmaking process, 
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including benefit cost analysis; other economic anal-
yses; watershed-driven web-based geographic infor-
mation systems; and use of innovations in design, 
procurement and purchasing to improve project de-
livery and efficiency and reduce costs; 
‘‘(3) use of operating practices and deployment 
of technologies that increase the efficient use of 
transportation system capacity and reduce the need 
to invest in new highway capacity; 
‘‘(4) adoption of laws, rules and regulations, 
and commitment of resources toward practices that 
have been demonstrated to reduce transportation-re-
lated fatalities and injuries; 
‘‘(5) integration of transportation planning and 
investment decisions with other land-use and eco-
nomic development decisions, including water infra-
structure and broadband deployment, to improve 
connectivity and accessibility and to focus transpor-
tation investments near existing infrastructure; 
‘‘(6) adoption of laws, regulations, and prac-
tices that have been demonstrated to reduce energy 
use, improve air and water quality, reduce or miti-
gate stormwater impacts, promote long-term man-
agement of stormwater from surface transportation 
assets, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve 
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community adaptability and resilience, enhance com-
munity health and quality of life, and expand trans-
portation choices; and 
‘‘(7) improvements to regional governance that 
increase metropolitan planning organization capacity 
and strengthens local and stakeholder input, particu-
larly traditionally underrepresented populations, into 
project selection. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories (as defined in sec-
tion 165(c) of title 23, United States Code), Tribal gov-
ernments, and metropolitan planning organizations are eli-
gible applicants for funding under this section, provided 
that— 
‘‘(1) States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, U.S. territories, and Tribal applicants dem-
onstrate meaningful participation of metropolitan 
planning organizations, local governments, or transit 
agencies within the applicant’s jurisdiction in the de-
velopment of the application; 
‘‘(2) metropolitan planning organizations in-
clude, as partners in their applications, the State (or 
the District of Columbia, as appropriate), local gov-
ernments, or transit agencies required to carry out 
the best practices relied on in their application; and 
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‘‘(3) the applicant has experience in successfully 
and independently administering Federal-aid high-
way or transit programs or projects. 
‘‘(d) LIST OF PROJECTS.—Applicants shall submit a 
program of transportation projects that are related to the 
best practices identified in subsection (b) to demonstrate 
how funds, if awarded under this section, will be spent. 
The list of projects shall— 
‘‘(1) with regard to State applications, be devel-
oped with, and include priorities of, metropolitan 
planning organizations within the applicant’s juris-
diction as identified in the metropolitan planning 
organization″ Transportation Improvement Pro-
grams; 
‘‘(2) demonstrate strong return on investment 
and competitive value for taxpayer money by means 
of a benefit-cost analysis and consideration of alter-
natives; and 
‘‘(3) further the best practices and reform ini-
tiatives identified under subsection (b) and relied 
upon in the application. 
‘‘(e) AWARD OF FUNDS.—The Federal Highway Ad-
ministrator and Federal Transit Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) competitively award funds under this sec-
tion in one fiscal year or over multiple fiscal years; 
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use in an urbanized area with a popu-
lation over 200,000 individuals shall 
not be less than $1,000,000. 
‘‘(II) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
amount available to be allocated under 
this subsection for a fiscal year for 
use in an urbanized area with a popu-
lation over 200,000 individuals shall 
not be greater than $3,000,000. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT TO ALLOCATE.—In a fiscal 
year the Secretary shall make available to a 
State, for use in an urbanized area served by a 
high performing metropolitan planning organi-
zation, an amount of funds under this sub-
section equal to— 
‘‘(i) the amount available for alloca-
tion for that fiscal year in that urbanized 
area under subparagraph (A); plus 
‘‘(ii) any amounts available for alloca-
tion in that urbanized area under that sub-
paragraph for any prior fiscal years— 
‘‘(I) beginning with fiscal year 
2015; and 
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mediate action to preserve the asset and avoid fur-
ther deterioration. 
(e) TRANSFERS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d), a 
State may transfer up to 100 percent of its apportionment 
under such subsection— 
(1) to its apportionment under subsection (b) if, 
in the judgment of the Secretary, such transfer will 
help the State to meet the performance targets that 
the State has established under section 150(d) of 
title 23, United States Code, in relation to the na-
tional highway performance program; or 
(2) to its apportionment under subsection (c) if, 
in the judgment of the Secretary, such transfer will 
help the State to meet the performance targets that 
the State has established under section 150(d) of 
such title in relation to the highway safety improve-
ment program. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
authorized for each fiscal year for the Critical Imme-
diate Investments Program— 
(A) 25 percent shall be available for the 
Interstate Bridge Revitalization Initiative under 
subsection (b); 
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