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‘‘(ii) asset management systems for 
machines, site equipment, and personnel.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report that includes— 
(1) a description of— 
(A) the status of the program carried out 
under section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United 
States Code, and any other use of advanced 
digital construction management systems in 
each State; and 
(B) the progress of each State toward ac-
celerating the adoption of advanced digital con-
struction management systems; and 
(2) an analysis of the savings in project delivery 
time and project costs that can be achieved through 
the use of advanced digital construction manage-
ment systems. 
SEC. 6005. INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS. 
Section 120(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(A) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (vi) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) advanced digital construction 
management systems as defined in section 
503(c)(4).’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘10 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’. 
SEC. 6006. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNDING 
ALTERNATIVES. 
Section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘States’’ and inserting 
‘‘States or groups of States’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘to motor fuel and diesel 
taxes’’ after ‘‘alternative revenue mechanisms’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, a State or group of States shall 
submit to the Secretary an application in such form 
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and containing such information as the Secretary 
shall require, including— 
‘‘(A) for any State or group of States that 
has received a grant to carry out a program 
under this section, how such State or group of 
States will use the grant to build on any such 
program; 
‘‘(B) how the State or group of States will 
collect and analyze data on— 
‘‘(i) lowering the administrative cost 
to collect revenue; 
‘‘(ii) user experience with and accept-
ance of a user-based alternative revenue 
mechanism; 
‘‘(iii) impacts on rural and urban 
users; 
‘‘(iv) potential revenue generation; 
and 
‘‘(v) revenue collection compliance 
strategies; and 
‘‘(C) for any State or group of States that 
has not received a grant to carry out a program 
under this section, how the State or group of 
States— 
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‘‘(i) will avoid redundancies with any 
other pilot programs for user-based alter-
native revenue mechanisms carried out by 
the applicant; and 
‘‘(ii) plans to use best practices from 
any such pilot programs in structuring the 
program for which such funds are pro-
vided. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION GUIDANCE.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of the START-
ER Act 2.0, the Secretary shall publish online guid-
ance on submission of an application for the pro-
gram.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) To test the design, acceptance, equity, and 
implementation of user-based alternative revenue 
mechanisms, including among— 
‘‘(A) differing income groups; 
‘‘(B) various geographic areas; 
‘‘(C) rural and urban drivers; and 
‘‘(D) unique design requirements for cer-
tain motor vehicles, including motorcycles.’’; 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘To mini-
mize the administrative cost’’ and inserting ‘‘To 
quantify and minimize the administrative 
costs’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(1)(B) by inserting ‘‘and 
the safety of data collection’’ before the semicolon; 
(5) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of an activity carried out under this section may not 
exceed— 
‘‘(1) 80 percent of the total cost of an activity 
that involves 2 or more States; and 
‘‘(2) 80 percent of the total cost of any activity 
not described in paragraph (1).’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ‘‘lessons 
learned’’ and inserting ‘‘recommendations’’; and 
(8) by striking subsections (j) and (k) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to carry out 
section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall reserve such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section. 
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‘‘(k) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PLANNING, PREPARATION, DESIGN.—Of 
the funds authorized to carry out this section, the 
Secretary may award grants in amounts not to ex-
ceed 10 percent of such funds to States or groups 
of States for the planning, preparation, or design of 
projects eligible for funding under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
USES.—A State or group of 
States receiving funding under this subsection may 
use the funds for planning, preparation, or design of 
an implementable pilot project, as well as the exam-
ination of issues related to data and privacy, cyber-
security, and the financial analysis of urban and 
rural impacts of a project. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A grant under this 
subsection shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—To be eligi-
ble to receive funds under this subsection, an State 
or group of States shall describe to the Secretary 
how the State or group of States— 
‘‘(A) will avoid redundancies with any 
other pilot programs for user-based alternative 
revenue mechanisms carried out by the appli-
cant; and 
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