SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that it should be a na-
tional priority to address the shortage of parking for com-
mercial motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system 
to improve 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 180. Parking for commercial motor vehicles 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘commercial motor vehicle’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 31132 of title 49. 
‘‘(2) SAFETY
REST
AREA.—The term ‘safety 
rest area’ has the meaning given the term in section 
120(c)(1). 
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability 
of funds, the Secretary shall make grants, on a competi-
tive basis, to eligible entities for projects to provide public 
parking for commercial motor vehicles and improve the 
safety of commercial motor vehicle drivers. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity eligible to receive 
a grant under this section is any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A State. 
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‘‘(B) A metropolitan planning organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(C) A unit of local government. 
‘‘(D) A political subdivision of a State or 
local government carrying out responsibilities 
relating to commercial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(E) A Tribal government or a consortium 
of Tribal governments. 
‘‘(F) A multistate or multijurisdictional 
group of entities described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (E). 
‘‘(2) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—An eli-
gible entity that receives a grant under this section 
may partner with a private entity to carry out an eli-
gible project under this section. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity may use a grant 
provided 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 (as 
described in section 658.19 of title 23, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) 
to— 
‘‘(i) a Federal-aid highway; or 
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‘‘(ii) a freight facility. 
‘‘(2) PROJECTS
DESCRIBED.—A project re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is a project— 
‘‘(A) to construct a safety rest area that 
includes parking for commercial motor vehicles; 
‘‘(B) to construct additional commercial 
motor vehicle parking capacity— 
‘‘(i) adjacent to a private commercial 
truck stop or travel plaza; 
‘‘(ii) within the boundaries of, or adja-
cent to, a publicly owned freight facility, 
including a port terminal operated by a 
public authority; 
‘‘(iii) at an existing facility, including 
an inspection or weigh station and a park- 
and-ride location; or 
‘‘(iv) at another suitable facility, as 
determined by the eligible entity, in con-
currence with the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) to reopen an existing weigh station, 
safety rest area, park-and-ride facility, or other 
government-owned facility, that is not in use, 
for commercial motor vehicle parking; 
‘‘(D) to construct or make capital improve-
ments to an existing public commercial motor 
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vehicle parking facility to expand parking use 
and availability, including at a seasonal facility; 
‘‘(E) to identify, promote, and manage the 
availability of publicly and privately provided 
commercial motor vehicle parking, such as 
through the use of intelligent transportation 
systems; 
‘‘(F) to improve the personal safety of 
commercial motor vehicle drivers at a parking 
facility as part of a project described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D); or 
‘‘(G) to improve a parking facility, includ-
ing through truck stop electrification systems, 
as part of a project described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (D). 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project; and 
‘‘(2) any other information that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary. 
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‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary may se-
lect a project to receive a grant under this section only 
if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) there is a shortage of commercial motor 
vehicle parking capacity in the corridor in which the 
project is located; 
‘‘(2) the eligible entity has consulted with motor 
carriers, commercial motor vehicle drivers, public 
safety officials, and private providers of commercial 
motor vehicle parking regarding the project; 
‘‘(3) the project will likely— 
‘‘(A) increase the availability or utilization 
of commercial motor vehicle parking; 
‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient movement of 
freight; or 
‘‘(C) improve highway safety, traffic con-
gestion, and air quality; and 
‘‘(4) the eligible entity demonstrates the ability 
to provide for the maintenance and operation of the 
facility. 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the Secretary shall select 
projects to receive grants under the program in a manner 
that maximizes the geographic dispersion of new commer-
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cial motor vehicle parking capacity across the United 
States. 
‘‘(h) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use 
a grant under this section for— 
‘‘(A) development phase activities, includ-
ing planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost 
analysis, environmental review, preliminary en-
gineering 
and 
design 
work, 
and 
other 
preconstruction activities necessary to advance 
a project under this section; and 
‘‘(B) construction and operational improve-
ments. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may 
use not more than 25 percent of the amount of 
a grant under this section for activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) EXISTING FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), not more than 10 per-
cent of the amounts made available for 
each fiscal year for grants under this sec-
tion may be used for projects described in 
subsection (d)(2)(E) that solely identify, 
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promote, and manage the availability of ex-
isting commercial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply to a project described in sub-
section (d)(2)(E) that is part of a project 
to expand commercial motor vehicle park-
ing capacity. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section shall not be used 
for the construction, or development phase ac-
tivities that would enable the construction, of 
charging or fueling infrastructure for the pro-
pulsion of a vehicle, including a commercial 
motor vehicle. 
‘‘(B) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph limits the use of funds other 
than funds made available to carry out this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING.—Com-
mercial motor vehicle parking constructed, opened, 
or improved with funds from a grant under this sec-
tion shall be open and accessible to all commercial 
motor vehicle drivers. 
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‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—No fee may be 
charged by an eligible entity to a commercial 
motor vehicle driver to gain access to parking 
constructed, opened, maintained, or improved 
with a grant under this section. 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a project carried out under this 
section shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid high-
way under this chapter. 
‘‘(k) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts made available 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 amounts are made 
available.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘180. Parking for commercial motor vehicles.’’. 
SEC. 4. SURVEY AND COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years there-
after, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with appropriate State motor carrier safety personnel, 
motor carriers, State departments of transportation, and 
private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking, 
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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— 
(1) evaluates the availability of adequate park-
ing and rest facilities, taking into account both pri-
vate and public facilities, for commercial motor vehi-
cles engaged in interstate transportation; 
(2) evaluates the effectiveness of the projects 
funded under section 180 of title 23, United States 
Code, in improving access to commercial motor vehi-
cle parking; 
(3) evaluates the ability of eligible entities that 
received a grant under section 180 of title 23, 
United States Code, to sustain the operation of 
parking facilities constructed with funds provided 
under that section; and 
(4) reports on the progress being made to pro-
vide adequate commercial motor vehicle parking fa-
cilities. 
(b) RESULTS.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make the reports under subsection (a) available to 
the public on the website of the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
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(c) ALIGNMENT OF REPORTS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(1) consider the results of the commercial 
motor vehicle parking facilities assessments of States 
under subsection (f) of section 70202 of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(2) seek to align the contents of the reports 
under subsection (a) and the submission and publi-
cation of those reports with the State freight plans 
developed and updated under that section. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for projects for commercial 
motor vehicle parking under section 180 of title 23, United 
States Code, $151,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029. 
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