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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2187 
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 
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. 
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’’. 
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SEC. 2. PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that it should be a national priority to address the 
shortage of parking for commercial motor vehicles on the 
Federal-aid Highway System to improve highway safety. 
(b) PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.—Chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 171. Parking for commercial vehicles 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to the amounts 
authorized under section 1101 of the FAST Act, there is 
authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) the following 
amounts to provide providing parking for commercial 
motor vehicles on Federal-aid highways: 
‘‘(1) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(2) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(4) $165,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(5) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide grants from funds made available under subsection 
(a), on a competitive basis, for projects to provide parking 
for commercial motor vehicles on Federal-aid highways or 
on a facility with reasonable access to— 
‘‘(1) a Federal-aid highway; or 
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‘‘(2) a freight facility. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this subsection, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(d) 
APPLICATION
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
under subsection (c) shall contain— 
‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project; and 
‘‘(2) any other information that the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following entities 
shall be eligible to receive amounts under this section: 
‘‘(1) A State. 
‘‘(2) Any public agency carrying out responsibil-
ities relating to commercial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(3) A metropolitan planning organization. 
‘‘(4) A local government. 
‘‘(f) 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. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity may use funds 
provided under this section only for projects de-
scribed in paragraph (2) that are located— 
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‘‘(A) on a Federal-aid highway; or 
‘‘(B) on a facility with reasonable access 
to— 
‘‘(i) a Federal-aid highway; or 
‘‘(ii) a freight facility. 
‘‘(2) PROJECTS
DESCRIBED.—A project re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) 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 commercial motor vehicle 
parking facilities— 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(C) convert existing weigh stations and 
rest areas to facilities for the exclusive use of 
commercial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(h) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Entities may use alloca-
tions under this subsection for the following activi-
ties of an eligible project: 
‘‘(A) Development phase activities, includ-
ing planning, feasability analysis, benefit-cost 
analysis, environmental review, preliminary en-
gineering and design work, and other pre-
construction activities. 
‘‘(B) Construction, reconstruction, rehabili-
tation, acquisition of real property, environ-
mental mitigation, construction contingencies, 
acquisition of equipment, and operational im-
provements directly related to expanding com-
mercial motor vehicle parking. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—An entity may not use more 
than 25 percent of a grant under this subsection for 
activities described in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(i) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall give priority to entities that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate a safety need for commercial 
motor vehicle parking capacity in the corridor in 
which the project described under subsection (d)(1) 
is proposed to be carried out; 
‘‘(2) have consulted with affected State and 
local governments, trucking organizations, and pri-
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vate providers of commercial motor vehicle parking, 
including truck stop and travel plaza operators; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate that the project described 
under subsection (d)(1) will likely— 
‘‘(A) increase commercial motor vehicle 
parking capacity; 
‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient movement of 
freight; and 
‘‘(C) improve highway safety, traffic con-
gestion, and air quality; 
‘‘(4) demonstrate the ability to provide for the 
maintenance and operation cost necessary to keep 
the facility available for use after completion of con-
struction; and 
‘‘(5) demonstrate the ability to leverage private 
and non-federal funds for the project. 
‘‘(j) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Federal share for a project carried 
out under this subsection shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(k) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 126, funds made available under this subsection shall 
remain available until expended and shall not be transfer-
able. 
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING FEES.—To be eligi-
ble for a grant under this section, an entity shall agree 
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that no fees will be charged for a commercial motor vehicle 
to access and park at any part of the facility constructed 
with funds made available under this subsection. 
‘‘(m) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not less than 
3 days before making a grant for a project under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on the Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate of the— 
‘‘(1) the amount of each proposed grant to be 
made under this subsection; and 
‘‘(2) evaluation and justification for the project 
selection. 
‘‘(n) 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 consulta-
tion with appropriate State motor carrier safety per-
sonnel and State departments of transportation, 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on the Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report that— 
‘‘(A) evaluates the capability of the States 
to provide adequate parking and rest facilities 
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for commercial motor vehicles engaged in inter-
state transportation; 
‘‘(B) evaluates the effectiveness of the 
projects funded under this subsection in im-
proving access to truck parking; 
‘‘(C) evaluates the ability of entities receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection to sustain the 
operation of parking facilities constructed with 
funds provided under this subsection; and 
‘‘(D) reports on the progress being made 
to provide adequate commercial motor vehicle 
parking facilities in the State. 
‘‘(2) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall make the 
report under paragraph (1) available to the public 
on the website of the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(o) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a project carried out under this 
section shall be treated as if the project is located on a 
Federal-aid highway under this chapter. 
‘‘(p) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘commercial motor vehicle’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49.’’. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing after the item relating to section 171 the following: 
‘‘171. Parking for commercial vehicles.’’. 
Æ 
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