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Union Calendar No. 448 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2187 
[Report No. 117–622] 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to set aside certain funds to provide parking for commercial 
motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. BOST (for himself, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. STAUBER, and Ms. WILD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
DECEMBER 13, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. HARTZLER, Ms. MACE, Mr. LAHOOD, 
Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, 
Mr. REED, Mr. KIND, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. EMMER, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BABIN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. COOPER, 
Ms. WEXTON, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. BACON, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. MEUSER, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. BURGESS, and Ms. POR-
TER 
DECEMBER 13, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 26, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Transportation to set aside certain funds to 
provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the 
Federal-aid highway system, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Truck Parking Safety 
Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that it should be a national 
priority to address the shortage of parking for commercial 
motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system to im-
prove highway safety. 
SEC. 3. PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 177. Parking for commercial motor vehicles 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability 
of funds, the Secretary shall make grants under this section, 
on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for projects to pro-
vide parking for commercial motor vehicles and improve 
the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—An application sub-
mitted under subsection (b) shall contain— 
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‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project; and 
‘‘(2) any other information that the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following entities shall 
be eligible to receive amounts under this section: 
‘‘(1) A State. 
‘‘(2) A metropolitan planning organization. 
‘‘(3) A unit of local government. 
‘‘(4) A political subdivision of a State or local 
government carrying out responsibilities relating to 
commercial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(5) A Tribal government or a consortium of 
Tribal governments. 
‘‘(6) A multistate or multijurisdictional group of 
entities described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
‘‘(e) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section may partner 
with a private entity to carry out an eligible project under 
this section. 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity may use a grant 
awarded under this section for a project described in 
paragraph (2) that is on— 
‘‘(A) a Federal-aid highway; or 
‘‘(B) a facility with reasonable access to— 
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‘‘(i) a Federal-aid highway; or 
‘‘(ii) a freight facility. 
‘‘(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A project described 
in this paragraph is a project to— 
‘‘(A) construct safety rest areas (as such 
term is defined in section 120(c)) that include 
parking for commercial motor vehicles; 
‘‘(B) construct additional commercial motor 
vehicle parking capacity— 
‘‘(i) adjacent to private commercial 
truck stops and travel plazas; 
‘‘(ii) within the boundaries of, or adja-
cent to, a publicly owned freight facility, 
including a port terminal operated by a 
public authority; and 
‘‘(iii) at existing facilities, including 
inspection and weigh stations and park- 
and-ride locations; 
‘‘(C) open existing weigh stations, safety 
rest areas, and park-and-ride facilities to com-
mercial motor vehicle parking; 
‘‘(D) construct or make capital improve-
ments to existing public commercial motor vehi-
cle parking facilities to expand parking utiliza-
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tion and availability, including at seasonal fa-
cilities; 
‘‘(E) identify, promote, and manage the 
availability of publicly and privately provided 
commercial motor vehicle parking, such as 
through the use of intelligent transportation sys-
tems; 
‘‘(F) improve the safety of commercial 
motor vehicle operators at parking facilities as 
part of a project described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D); or 
‘‘(G) improve a parking facility, including 
through truck stop electrification systems, as de-
fined in section 101(a), and other improvements 
determined appropriate by the Secretary, as part 
of a project described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D). 
‘‘(3) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING.—Commer-
cial motor vehicle parking constructed or opened with 
a grant under this section shall be open and accessible 
to all commercial motor vehicle operators. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use a 
grant under this section for— 
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‘‘(A) development phase activities, including 
planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost anal-
ysis, environmental review, preliminary engi-
neering 
and 
design 
work, 
and 
other 
preconstruction activities necessary to advance a 
project under this section; and 
‘‘(B) construction and operational improve-
ments. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may 
use not more than 25 percent of the amount of 
a grant under this section for activities described 
in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) EXISTING FACILITIES.—Not more than 
10 percent of the amounts available for each fis-
cal year for grants under the program may be 
used for projects described under subsection 
(f)(2)(E) that solely identify, promote, and man-
age the availability of existing commercial motor 
vehicle parking. 
‘‘(h) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In making grants under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to applica-
tions that demonstrate— 
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‘‘(1) a shortage of commercial motor vehicle 
parking capacity in the corridor in which the project 
is located; 
‘‘(2) consultation with motor carriers, commer-
cial motor vehicle operators, public safety officials, 
and private providers of commercial motor vehicle 
parking; 
‘‘(3) that the project will likely— 
‘‘(A) increase the availability or utilization 
of commercial motor vehicle parking; 
‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient movement of 
freight; and 
‘‘(C) improve highway safety, traffic conges-
tion, and air quality; and 
‘‘(4) the ability to provide for the maintenance 
and operation of the facility. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 120, 
the Federal share for a project carried out under this sub-
section shall be up to 100 percent. 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, projects funded under this section 
shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway 
under this chapter. 
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‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appro-
priated for projects under this section shall remain 
available for a period of 3 years after the last day of 
the fiscal year in which the funds are made available. 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING FEES.—To be eligi-
ble for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall 
agree that no fees will be charged to a commercial motor 
vehicle to access parking constructed, opened, or improved 
with a grant under this section. 
‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not less than 3 
business days before making a grant for a project under 
this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award 
such a grant. 
‘‘(m) SURVEY AND COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate State motor carrier safety per-
sonnel, motor carriers, State departments of transpor-
tation, and private providers of commercial motor ve-
hicle parking shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on the Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that— 
‘‘(A) evaluates the availability of adequate 
parking and rest facilities, taking into account 
both private and public facilities, for commercial 
motor vehicles engaged in interstate transpor-
tation; 
‘‘(B) evaluates the effectiveness of the 
projects funded under this section in improving 
access to commercial motor vehicle parking; 
‘‘(C) evaluates the ability of entities receiv-
ing a grant under this section to sustain the op-
eration of parking facilities constructed with 
funds provided under this section; and 
‘‘(D) reports on the progress being made to 
provide adequate commercial motor vehicle park-
ing facilities in the State. 
‘‘(2) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall make the 
report and subsequent updated reports under para-
graph (1) available to the public on the website of the 
Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(3) ALIGNMENT OF REPORTS.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the results 
of the commercial motor vehicle parking facilities as-
sessments of the States under section 70202 of title 49 
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and seek to align the contents of the report and re-
porting deadlines under paragraph (1) with the re-
quirements of such section. 
‘‘(n) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘commercial motor vehicle’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 176 the following: 
‘‘177. Parking for commercial motor vehicles.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated out of the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury for projects for commercial vehicle 
parking under section 177 of title 23, United States Code 
(as added by this Act)— 
(1) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(3) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds made available to carry out the 
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, or the amendments 
made by such Act, may be used for electric vehicle or electric 
truck charging. 
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Union Calendar No. 448 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2187 
[Report No. 117–622] 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Transportation to set aside cer-
tain funds to provide parking for commercial 
motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway sys-
tem, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 13, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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