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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5117 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group 
to conduct a study on the regulatory and legislative improvements nec-
essary to preserve access to certain construction materials and reduce 
the costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2019 
Mr. STANTON (for himself and Mr. BALDERSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
working group to conduct a study on the regulatory 
and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access 
to certain construction materials and reduce the costs 
and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rebuilding Our Com-
munities by Keeping aggregates Sustainable Act’’ or the 
‘‘ROCKS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WORKING GROUP ON COVERED RESOURCES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a working group (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Working Group’’) to conduct a study on the regu-
latory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve 
access to covered resources for, and reduce the costs and 
environmental impacts of, infrastructure projects. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap-
point to the Working Group individuals with knowl-
edge and expertise in the production and transpor-
tation of covered resources. 
(2) REPRESENTATION.—The Working Group 
shall include at least one representative of each of 
the following: 
(A) The Department of the Interior. 
(B) The United States Geological Survey. 
(C) The Army Corps of Engineers. 
(D) The Department of Defense. 
(E) State agencies, including State depart-
ments of transportation and State planning and 
geologic survey and mapping agencies. 
(F) Commercial motor vehicle operators, 
including small business operators and opera-
tors who transport covered resources. 
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(G) Covered resources producers. 
(H) Construction contractors. 
(I) Metropolitan and regional planning or-
ganizations. 
(J) Indian Tribes, including tribal elected 
leadership or tribal transportation officials. 
(c) DUTIES.—In carrying out the study required 
under subsection (a), the Working Group shall analyze— 
(1) the use of covered resources in federally 
funded transportation and construction projects; 
(2) how the proximity of covered resources to 
such projects affects the cost and environmental im-
pact of such projects; 
(3) how State, tribal, and local transportation 
and planning agencies may consider covered re-
sources when developing transportation and con-
struction projects; and 
(4) measures the Secretary, relevant Federal 
agencies, and State, tribal, and local transportation 
and planning agencies may take to preserve covered 
resources for future development. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study re-
quired under subsection (a), the Working Group shall con-
sult with— 
(1) chief executive officers of States; 
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