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‘‘(C) that the Secretary maintains, and 
makes publicly available, including on the Inter-
net, a list of projects or programs for which 
such review or permits have been carried out 
using funds authorized under this section. 
‘‘(f) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to conflict with section 139(j) of title 
23.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 306 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘307. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental re-
views.’’. 
SEC. 1316. ACCELERATED DECISIONMAKING IN ENVIRON-
MENTAL REVIEWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 304 the following: 
‘‘§ 304a. 
Accelerated 
decisionmaking 
in 
environ-
mental reviews 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In preparing a final environ-
mental impact statement under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if 
the lead agency modifies the statement in response to com-
ments that are minor and are confined to factual correc-
tions or explanations of why the comments do not warrant 
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additional agency response, the lead agency may write on 
errata sheets attached to the statement, instead of rewrit-
ing the draft statement, subject to the condition that the 
errata sheets— 
‘‘(1) cite the sources, authorities, and reasons 
that support the position of the agency; and 
‘‘(2) if appropriate, indicate the circumstances 
that would trigger agency reappraisal or further re-
sponse. 
‘‘(b) SINGLE DOCUMENT.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the lead agency shall expeditiously develop a 
single document that consists of a final environmental im-
pact statement and a record of decision, unless— 
‘‘(1) the final environmental impact statement 
makes substantial changes to the proposed action 
that are relevant to environmental or safety con-
cerns; or 
‘‘(2) there is a significant new circumstance or 
information relevant to environmental concerns that 
bears on the proposed action or the impacts of the 
proposed action. 
‘‘(c) ADOPTION OF DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) AVOIDING DUPLICATION.—To prevent du-
plication of analyses and support expeditious and ef-
ficient decisions, the operating administrations of 
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the Department of Transportation shall use adoption 
and incorporation by reference in accordance with 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) ADOPTION OF DOCUMENTS OF OTHER OP-
ERATING ADMINISTRATIONS.—An operating adminis-
tration or a secretarial office within the Department 
of Transportation may adopt a draft environmental 
impact statement, an environmental assessment, or 
a final environmental impact statement of another 
operating administration for the adopting operating 
administration’s use when preparing an environ-
mental assessment or final environmental impact 
statement for a project without recirculating the 
document for public review, if— 
‘‘(A) the adopting operating administration 
certifies that its proposed action is substantially 
the same as the project considered in the docu-
ment to be adopted; 
‘‘(B) the other operating administration 
concurs with such decision; and 
‘‘(C) such actions are consistent with the 
requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.—An op-
erating administration or secretarial office within 
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the Department of Transportation may incorporate 
by reference all or portions of a draft environmental 
impact statement, an environmental assessment, or 
a final environmental impact statement for the 
adopting operating administration’s use when pre-
paring an environmental assessment or final envi-
ronmental impact statement for a project if— 
‘‘(A) the incorporated material is cited in 
the environmental assessment or final environ-
mental impact statement and the contents of 
the incorporated material is briefly described; 
‘‘(B) the incorporated material is reason-
ably available for inspection by potentially inter-
ested persons within the time allowed for review 
and comment; and 
‘‘(C) the incorporated material does not in-
clude proprietary data that is not available for 
review and comment.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 304 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘304a. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.’’. 
SEC. 1317. ALIGNING FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 309 the following: 
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‘‘§ 310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews 
‘‘(a) COORDINATED
AND CONCURRENT ENVIRON-
MENTAL REVIEWS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Department of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the heads of Federal agencies 
likely to have substantive review or approval responsibil-
ities under Federal law, shall develop a coordinated and 
concurrent environmental review and permitting process 
for transportation projects when initiating an environ-
mental impact statement under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; in 
this section referred to as ‘NEPA’). 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The coordinated and concurrent 
environmental review and permitting process shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the Department and agencies 
of jurisdiction possess sufficient information early in 
the review process to determine a statement of a 
transportation project’s purpose and need and range 
of alternatives for analysis that the lead agency and 
agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent 
environmental reviews and permitting decisions re-
quired for the proposed project; 
‘‘(2) achieve early concurrence or issue resolu-
tion during the NEPA scoping process on the De-
partment of Transportation’s statement of a 
project’s purpose and need, and during development 
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of the environmental impact statement on the range 
of alternatives for analysis, that the lead agency and 
agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent 
environmental reviews and permitting decisions re-
quired for the proposed project absent circumstances 
that require reconsideration in order to meet an 
agency of jurisdiction’s obligations under a statute 
or Executive order; and 
‘‘(3) achieve concurrence or issue resolution in 
an expedited manner if circumstances arise that re-
quire a reconsideration of the purpose and need or 
range of alternatives considered during any Federal 
agency’s environmental or permitting review in order 
to meet an agency of jurisdiction’s obligations under 
a statute or Executive order. 
‘‘(c) ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of Transportation and Federal agencies of ju-
risdiction likely to have substantive review or ap-
proval responsibilities on transportation projects 
shall jointly develop a checklist to help project spon-
sors identify potential natural, cultural, and historic 
resources in the area of a proposed project. 
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‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the checklist 
shall be to— 
‘‘(A) identify agencies of jurisdiction and 
cooperating agencies; 
‘‘(B) develop the information needed for 
the purpose and need and alternatives for anal-
ysis; and 
‘‘(C) improve interagency collaboration to 
help expedite the permitting process for the 
lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction. 
‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with Federal en-
vironmental statutes, the Secretary shall facilitate 
annual interagency collaboration sessions at the ap-
propriate jurisdictional level to coordinate business 
plans and facilitate coordination of workload plan-
ning and workforce management. 
‘‘(2) 
PURPOSE
OF
COLLABORATION
SES-
SIONS.—The interagency collaboration sessions shall 
ensure that agency staff is— 
‘‘(A) fully engaged; 
‘‘(B) utilizing the flexibility of existing reg-
ulations, policies, and guidance; and 
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‘‘(C) identifying additional actions to facili-
tate high quality, efficient, and targeted envi-
ronmental reviews and permitting decisions. 
‘‘(3) FOCUS OF COLLABORATION SESSIONS.— 
The interagency collaboration sessions, and the 
interagency collaborations generated by the sessions, 
shall focus on methods to— 
‘‘(A) work with State and local transpor-
tation entities to improve project planning, 
siting, and application quality; and 
‘‘(B) consult and coordinate with relevant 
stakeholders and Federal, tribal, State, and 
local representatives early in permitting proc-
esses. 
‘‘(e) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, 
shall establish a program to measure and report on 
progress towards aligning Federal reviews as outlined in 
this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 309 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 1401. TOLLING; HOV FACILITIES; INTERSTATE RECON-
STRUCTION AND REHABILITATION. 
(a) TOLLING.—Section 129(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘, 
bridge, or tunnel’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘, 
bridge, or tunnel’’ each place it appears; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (G); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) 
and (I) as subparagraphs (G) and (H); and 
(E) in subparagraph (G) as redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(HOV)’’ after ‘‘high 
occupancy vehicle’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘under section 166 of 
title 23, United States Code’’ after ‘‘facil-
ity’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall use’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall ensure that’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘are used’’ after ‘‘toll fa-
cility’’ the second place it appears; and 
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(3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 
paragraphs (5) through (10) as paragraphs (4) 
through (9), respectively. 
(b) HOV FACILITIES.—Section 166 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY
OF
PUBLIC
AU-
THORITIES’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘State agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘public authority’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘State agency’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘public authority’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (A); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) provides equal access for all public 
transportation 
vehicles 
and 
over-the-road 
buses.’’; 
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(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
301, tolls may be charged under paragraphs (4) and 
(5) of subsection (b), subject to the requirements of 
section 129.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
TOLLS.—In levying 
tolls on a facility under this section, a public author-
ity may designate classes of vehicles that are exempt 
from the tolls or charge different toll rates for dif-
ferent classes of vehicles, if equal rates are charged 
for all public transportation vehicles and over-the- 
road buses, whether publicly or privately owned.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘State agency’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘public authority’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and 
(F), respectively; and 
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(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) CONSULTATION OF MPO.—If the fa-
cility is on the Interstate System and located in 
a metropolitan planning area established in ac-
cordance with section 134, consulting with the 
metropolitan planning organization for the area 
concerning the placement and amount of tolls 
on the facility.’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), as redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘State’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘public 
authority’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(E)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) by striking 
‘‘State agency’’ and inserting ‘‘public author-
ity’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) OVER-THE-ROAD
BUS.—The term ‘over- 
the-road bus’ means a vehicle as defined in section 
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301(5) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181(5)). 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC
AUTHORITY.—The term ‘public 
authority’ as used with respect to a HOV facility, 
means a State, interstate compact of States, public 
entity designated by a State, or local government 
having jurisdiction over the operation of the facil-
ity.’’. 
(c) INTERSTATE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AND RE-
HABILITATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1216(b) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public 
Law 105–178) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) the State has approved enabling leg-
islation required for the project to proceed.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(8) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; 
and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(6) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PROJECT
COMPLE-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL TERM FOR EXPIRATION OF 
PROVISIONAL
APPLICATION.—An 
application 
provisionally approved by the Secretary under 
this subsection shall expire 3 years after the 
date on which the application was provisionally 
approved if the State has not— 
‘‘(i) submitted a complete application 
to the Secretary that fully satisfies the eli-
gibility criteria under paragraph (3) and 
the selection criteria under paragraph (4); 
‘‘(ii) completed the environmental re-
view and permitting process under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the pilot 
project; and 
‘‘(iii) executed a toll agreement with 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS TO EXPIRATION.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
may extend the provisional approval for not 
more than 1 additional year if the State dem-
onstrates material progress toward implementa-
tion of the project as evidenced by— 
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‘‘(i) substantial progress in completing 
the environmental review and permitting 
process for the pilot project under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969; 
‘‘(ii) funding and financing commit-
ments for the pilot project; 
‘‘(iii) expressions of support for the 
pilot project from State and local govern-
ments, community interests, and the pub-
lic; and 
‘‘(iv) submission of a facility manage-
ment plan pursuant to paragraph (3)(D). 
‘‘(C) CONDITIONS FOR PREVIOUSLY PROVI-
SIONALLY APPROVED APPLICATIONS.—A State 
with a provisionally approved application for a 
pilot project as of the date of enactment of the 
Surface Transportation Reauthorization and 
Reform Act of 2015 shall have 1 year after 
such date of enactment to meet the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) or receive an exten-
sion from the Secretary under subparagraph 
(B), or the application will expire. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘provisional approval’ or ‘provisionally approved’ 
means the approval by the Secretary of a partial ap-
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plication under this subsection, including the res-
ervation of a slot in the pilot program.’’. 
(d) APPROVAL
OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary 
may approve an application submitted under section 
1604(c) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 
Stat. 1253) if the application, or any part of the applica-
tion, was submitted before the deadline specified in section 
1604(c)(8) of that Act. 
SEC. 1402. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR AUTO-
MATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, funds apportioned 
to a State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United 
States Code, may not be used to purchase, operate, or 
maintain an automated traffic enforcement system. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to an 
automated traffic enforcement system located in a school 
zone. 
(c) AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘automated traffic 
enforcement system’’ means any camera that captures an 
image of a vehicle for the purposes of traffic law enforce-
ment. 
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SEC. 1403. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS 
FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIV-
ING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 164(a)(4) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
by inserting ‘‘, or a combination of State laws,’’ 
after ‘‘a State law’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) receive, for not less than 1 year— 
‘‘(i) a suspension of all driving privi-
leges; 
‘‘(ii) a restriction on driving privileges 
that limits the individual to operating only 
motor vehicles with an ignition interlock 
system installed (allowing for limited ex-
ceptions for circumstances when the indi-
vidual is required to operate an employer’s 
motor vehicle in the course and scope of 
employment and the business entity that 
owns the vehicle is not owned or controlled 
by the individual); or 
‘‘(iii) a combination of both clauses (i) 
and (ii);’’. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1404. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND TRANSPARENCY AND AC-
COUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND TRANSPARENCY AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPILATION
OF
DATA.—The Secretary 
shall compile data in accordance with this subsection 
on the use of Federal-aid highway funds made avail-
able under this title. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the reports required under this subsection 
are made available in a user-friendly manner on the 
public Internet Web site of the Department and can 
be searched and downloaded by users of the Web 
site. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) APPORTIONED AND ALLOCATED PRO-
GRAMS.—On a semiannual basis, the Secretary 
shall make available a report on funding appor-
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tioned and allocated to the States under this 
title that describes— 
‘‘(i) the amount of funding obligated 
by each State, year-to-date, for the current 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of funds remaining 
available for obligation by each State; 
‘‘(iii) changes in the obligated, unex-
pended balance for each State, year-to- 
date, during the current fiscal year, includ-
ing the obligated, unexpended balance at 
the end of the preceding fiscal year and 
current fiscal year expenditures; 
‘‘(iv) the amount and program cat-
egory of unobligated funding, year-to-date, 
available for expenditure at the discretion 
of the Secretary; 
‘‘(v) the rates of obligation on and off 
the National Highway System, year-to- 
date, for the current fiscal year of funds 
apportioned, allocated, or set aside under 
this section, according to— 
‘‘(I) program; 
‘‘(II) funding category or sub-
category; 
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‘‘(III) type of improvement; 
‘‘(IV) State; and 
‘‘(V) sub-State geographical area, 
including urbanized and rural areas, 
on the basis of the population of each 
such area; and 
‘‘(vi) the amount of funds transferred 
by each State, year-to-date, for the current 
fiscal year between programs under section 
126. 
‘‘(B) PROJECT
DATA.—On an annual 
basis, the Secretary shall make available a re-
port that, to the maximum extent possible, pro-
vides project-specific data describing— 
‘‘(i) for all projects funded under this 
title— 
‘‘(I) the specific location of the 
project; 
‘‘(II) the total cost of the project; 
‘‘(III) the amount of Federal 
funding obligated for the project; 
‘‘(IV) the program or programs 
from which Federal funds have been 
obligated for the project; 
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‘‘(V) the type of improvement 
being made; and 
‘‘(VI) the ownership of the high-
way or bridge; and 
‘‘(ii) for any project funded under this 
title with an estimated total cost as of the 
start 
of 
construction 
in 
excess 
of 
$100,000,000, the data specified under 
clause (i) and additional data describing— 
‘‘(I) whether the project is lo-
cated in an area of the State with a 
population of— 
‘‘(aa) less than 5,000 indi-
viduals; 
‘‘(bb) 5,000 or more individ-
uals but less than 50,000 individ-
uals; 
‘‘(cc) 50,000 or more indi-
viduals but less than 200,000 in-
dividuals; or 
‘‘(dd) 200,000 or more indi-
viduals; 
‘‘(II) the estimated cost of the 
project as of the start of project con-
struction, or the revised cost estimate 
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based on a description of revisions to 
the scope of work or other factors af-
fecting project cost other than cost 
overruns; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of non-Federal 
funds obligated for the project.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1503 of 
MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; Public Law 112–141) is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 1405. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL 
HIGHWAY SYSTEM. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS 
ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—Section 1105(c) of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (13) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(13) Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, 
North Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, 
and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Vir-
ginia.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (18)(D)— 
(A) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) include Texas State Highway 44 
from United States Route 59 at Freer, 
Texas, to Texas State Highway 358.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (68) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(68) The Washoe County Corridor and the 
Intermountain West Corridor, which shall generally 
follow— 
‘‘(A) for the Washoe County Corridor, 
along Interstate Route 580/United States Route 
95/United States Route 95A from Reno, Ne-
vada, to Las Vegas, Nevada; and 
‘‘(B) for the Intermountain West Corridor, 
from the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, north 
along United States Route 95 terminating at 
Interstate Route 80.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(81) United States Route 117/Interstate 
Route 795 from United States Route 70 in Golds-
boro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate 
Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North 
Carolina. 
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‘‘(82) United States Route 70 from its intersec-
tion with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake 
County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead 
City, Carteret County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(83) The Sonoran Corridor along State Route 
410 connecting Interstate Route 19 and Interstate 
Route 10 south of the Tucson International Air-
port.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS ON 
INTERSTATE
SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(13),’’ after 
‘‘subsection (c)(9),’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsections (c)(18)’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘subsection (c)(36)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)(18), subsection (c)(20), subpara-
graphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26), sub-
section (c)(36)’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(57)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(68)(B), 
subsection (c)(81), subsection (c)(82), and sub-
section (c)(83)’’. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
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is amended by striking the final sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘The routes referred to in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) and in subsection 
(c)(68)(B) are designated as Interstate Route I–11.’’. 
(d) FUTURE INTERSTATE DESIGNATION.—Section 
119(a) of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act 
of 2008 is amended by striking ‘‘and, as a future Inter-
state Route 66 Spur, the Natcher Parkway in Owensboro, 
Kentucky’’ and inserting ‘‘between Henderson, Kentucky, 
and Owensboro, Kentucky, and, as a future Interstate 
Route 65 and 66 Spur, the William H. Natcher Parkway 
between Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Ken-
tucky’’. 
SEC. 1406. FLEXIBILITY FOR PROJECTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—With respect to projects eligible for 
funding under title 23, United States Code, subject to sub-
section (b) and on request by a State, the Secretary may— 
(1) exercise all existing flexibilities under and 
exceptions to— 
(A) the requirements of title 23, United 
States Code; and 
(B) other requirements administered by 
the Secretary, in whole or part; and 
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(2) otherwise provide additional flexibility or ex-
pedited processing with respect to the requirements 
described in paragraph (1). 
(b) MAINTAINING PROTECTIONS.—Nothing in this 
section— 
(1) waives the requirements of section 113 or 
138 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) supersedes, amends, or modifies— 
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other 
Federal environmental law; or 
(B) any requirement of title 23 or title 49, 
United States Code; or 
(3) affects the responsibility of any Federal of-
ficer to comply with or enforce any law or require-
ment described in this subsection. 
SEC. 1407. PRODUCTIVE AND TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
guidance that encourages the use of programmatic ap-
proaches to project delivery, expedited and prudent pro-
curement techniques, and other best practices to facilitate 
productive, effective, and timely expenditure of funds for 
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projects eligible for funding under title 23, United States 
Code. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall work 
with States to ensure that any guidance developed under 
subsection (a) is consistently implemented by States and 
the Federal Highway Administration to— 
(1) avoid unnecessary delays in completing 
projects; 
(2) minimize cost overruns; and 
(3) ensure the effective use of Federal funding. 
SEC. 1408. CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS. 
Section 1519(a) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 574) is 
amended by striking ‘‘From administrative funds’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, before 
making an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) of title 
23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside, from 
amounts made available to carry out the highway safety 
improvement program under section 148 of such title for 
the fiscal year, $3,500,000’’. 
SEC. 1409. FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE. 
(a) INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS.— 
Section 120(c)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘engineering or design ap-
proaches,’’ after ‘‘technologies,’’. 
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(b) EMERGENCY RELIEF.—Section 120(e)(2) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal 
land access transportation facilities,’’ and inserting ‘‘other 
federally owned roads that are open to public travel,’’. 
SEC. 1410. ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALTS RE-
PORT.—Section 6016(e) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2183) is re-
pealed. 
(b) EXPRESS LANES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM RE-
PORTS.—Section 1604(b)(7)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (23 
U.S.C. 129 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1411. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TITLE 23.—Title 23, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 150(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting a period. 
(2) Section 154(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking 
‘‘transferred’’ and inserting ‘‘reserved’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by inserting ‘‘or released’’ after 
‘‘transferred’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘under section 104(b)(l)’’ and inserting 
‘‘under section 104(b)(1)’’. 
(3) Section 164(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking 
‘‘transferred’’ and inserting ‘‘reserved’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘or re-
leased’’ after ‘‘transferred’’. 
(b) MAP–21.—Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as 
if included therein as enacted, MAP–21 (Public Law 112– 
141) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1109(a)(2) (126 Stat. 444) is 
amended by striking ‘‘fourth’’ and inserting ‘‘fifth’’. 
(2) Section 1203 (126 Stat. 524) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Section 
150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows’’ and inserting ‘‘Title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 149 the following’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘by strik-
ing the item relating to section 150 and insert-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘by inserting after the item 
relating to section 149’’. 
(3) Section 1313(a)(1) (126 Stat. 545) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) in the section heading by striking ‘pilot’; 
and’’. 
(4) Section 1314(b) (126 Stat. 549) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘chapter 3 of’’ after 
‘‘analysis for’’; and 
(B) by inserting a period at the end of the 
matter proposed to be inserted. 
(5) Section 1519(c) (126 Stat. 575) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (12) as paragraphs (3) through (11), 
respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph— 
(i) by striking the period at the end of 
the matter proposed to be struck; and 
(ii) by adding a period at the end; and 
(D) in paragraph (8)(A)(i)(I), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
by striking ‘‘than rail’’ in the matter proposed 
to be struck and inserting ‘‘than on rail’’. 
(6) Section 1528 is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘(or a 
lower percentage if so requested by a State with 
respect to a project)’’ after ‘‘100 percent’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘(or a 
lower percentage if so requested by a State with 
respect to a project)’’ after ‘‘100 percent’’. 
SEC. 1412. SAFETY FOR USERS. 
The Secretary shall encourage each State to adopt 
standards for the design of Federal surface transportation 
projects that provide for the safe and adequate accommo-
dation (as determined by the State), in all phases of 
project planning, development, and operation, of all users 
of the surface transportation network, including motorized 
and nonmotorized users. 
SEC. 1413. DESIGN STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 109 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may take into ac-
count’’ and inserting ‘‘shall consider’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (D); and 
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(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) cost savings by utilizing flexibility 
that exists in current design guidance and regu-
lations; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (F); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) the publication entitled ‘Highway 
Safety Manual’ of the American Association of 
State Highway and Transportation Officials; 
‘‘(E) the publication entitled ‘Urban Street 
Design Guide’ of the National Association of 
City Transportation Officials; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f) by inserting ‘‘pedestrian 
walkways,’’ after ‘‘bikeways,’’. 
(b) DESIGN
STANDARD
FLEXIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing section 109(o) of title 23, United States Code, 
a State may allow a local jurisdiction to use a roadway 
design publication that is different from the roadway de-
sign publication used by the State in which the local juris-
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diction is located for the design of a project on a roadway 
under the ownership of the local jurisdiction (other than 
a highway on the Interstate System) if— 
(1) the local jurisdiction is a direct recipient of 
Federal funds for the project; 
(2) the roadway design publication— 
(A) is recognized by the Federal Highway 
Administration; and 
(B) is adopted by the local jurisdiction; 
and 
(3) the design complies with all other applicable 
Federal laws. 
SEC. 1414. RESERVE FUND. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2019 
through 2021, funds specified in paragraph (2) are 
contingent upon the enactment of a subsequent Act 
of Congress that would cause additional monies to 
be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund. 
(2) FUNDING PROVISIONS.—The funds specified 
in this paragraph are the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated under— 
(A) sections 1101, 4001, 5101, and 6002 
of this Act, including the amendments made by 
such sections; 
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(B) sections 125 and 147 of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
(C) section 5338(a) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The limita-
tion on funds provided in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to— 
(A) administrative expenses of the Federal 
Highway Administration under sections 104(a) 
and 608(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code; 
(B) administrative expenses of the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
under section 4001(a)(6) of this Act; 
(C) administrative expenses of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration under sec-
tion 5103 of this Act; and 
(D) administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration under section 5338(h) 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS TO CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
104 the following: 
‘‘§ 105. Adjustments to contract authority 
‘‘(a) CALCULATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall include 
in each of the fiscal year 2017 through 2021 budget 
submissions to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, for each of the Highway Account and the 
Mass Transit Account, a calculation of the difference 
between— 
‘‘(A) the actual level of monies deposited in 
that account for the most recently completed 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) the estimated level of receipts for 
that account for the most recently completed 
fiscal year, as specified in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ESTIMATE.—The estimated level of re-
ceipts specified in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) for the Highway Account— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2015, 
$35,067,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$35,498,000,000; 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$35,879,000,000; 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$36,084,000,000; and 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$36,117,000,000; and 
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‘‘(B) for the Mass Transit Account— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2015, 
$4,994,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$5,020,000,000; 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$5,024,000,000; 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$5,011,000,000; and 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$4,981,000,000. 
‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENTS TO CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If the difference 
determined in a budget submission under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year for the Highway Account or the 
Mass Transit Account is greater than zero, the Sec-
retary shall on October 1 of the budget year of that 
submission— 
‘‘(A) make available for programs author-
ized from such account for the budget year a 
total amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the amount otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated for such programs for 
such budget year; plus 
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‘‘(ii) an amount equal to such dif-
ference; and 
‘‘(B) distribute the additional amount 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) to each of such pro-
grams in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) REDUCTION.—If the difference determined 
in a budget submission under subsection (a) for a 
fiscal year for the Highway Account or the Mass 
Transit Account is less than zero, the Secretary 
shall on October 1 of the budget year of that sub-
mission— 
‘‘(A) make available for programs author-
ized from such account for the budget year a 
total amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the amount otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated for such programs for 
such budget year; minus 
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to such dif-
ference; and 
‘‘(B) apply the total adjustment under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) to each of such programs in 
accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION OF ADJUSTMENT AMONG PRO-
GRAMS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making an adjustment 
for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Ac-
count for a budget year under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) determine the ratio that— 
‘‘(i) the amount authorized to be ap-
propriated for a program from the account 
for the budget year; bears to 
‘‘(ii) the total amount authorized to 
be appropriated for such budget year for 
all programs under such account; 
‘‘(B) multiply the ratio determined under 
subparagraph (A) by the applicable difference 
calculated under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(C) adjust the amount that the Secretary 
would otherwise have allocated for the program 
for such budget year by the amount calculated 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) FORMULA PROGRAMS.—For a program for 
which funds are distributed by formula, the Sec-
retary shall add or subtract the adjustment to the 
amount authorized for the program but for this sec-
tion and make available the adjusted program 
amount for such program in accordance with such 
formula. 
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‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY
FOR
OBLIGATION.—Ad-
justed amounts under this subsection shall be avail-
able for obligation and administered in the same 
manner as other amounts made available for the 
program for which the amount is adjusted. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
AND COVERED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary shall exclude the emergency relief program under 
section 125 and covered administrative expenses from— 
‘‘(1) an adjustment of funding under subsection 
(c)(1); and 
‘‘(2) any calculation under subsection (b) or (c) 
related to such an adjustment. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated from the appropriate ac-
count or accounts of the Highway Trust Fund an amount 
equal to the amounts calculated under subsection (a) for 
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
‘‘(f) REVISION TO OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary makes an 
adjustment under subsection (b) for a fiscal year to 
an amount subject to a limitation on obligations im-
posed by section 1102 or 3017 of the Surface Trans-
portation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 
2015— 
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‘‘(A) such limitation on obligations for 
such fiscal year shall be revised by an amount 
equal to such adjustment; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall distribute such 
limitation on obligations, as revised under sub-
paragraph (A), in accordance with such sec-
tions. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF COVERED ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES.—The Secretary shall exclude covered ad-
ministrative expenses from— 
‘‘(A) any calculation relating to a revision 
of a limitation on obligations under paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) any distribution of a revised limita-
tion on obligations under paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) BUDGET YEAR.—The term ‘budget year’ 
means the fiscal year for which a budget submission 
referenced in subsection (a)(1) is submitted. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
The term ‘covered administrative expenses’ means 
the administrative expenses of— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Highway Administration, 
as authorized under section 104(a); 
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‘‘(B) the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, as authorized under section 
4001(a)(6) of the Surface Transportation Reau-
thorization and Reform Act of 2015; and 
‘‘(C) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration, as authorized under section 31110 
of title 49. 
‘‘(3) HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.—The term ‘Highway 
Account’ means the portion of the Highway Trust 
Fund that is not the Mass Transit Account. 
‘‘(4) MASS
TRANSIT
ACCOUNT.—The term 
‘Mass Transit Account’ means the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund established under 
section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 104 
the following: 
‘‘105. Adjustments to contract authority.’’. 
SEC. 1415. ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On July 1, 2018, of the unobli-
gated balances of funds apportioned among the States 
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, a total 
of $6,000,000,000 is permanently rescinded. 
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(b) EXCLUSIONS FROM RESCISSION.—The rescission 
under subsection (a) shall not apply to funds distributed 
in accordance with— 
(1) sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(2) sections 133(d)(1)(A) of such title; 
(3) the first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of 
such title, as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141); 
(4) sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59); and 
(5) section 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of MAP– 
21 (Public Law 112–141). 
(c) DISTRIBUTION AMONG STATES.—The amount to 
be rescinded under this section from a State shall be deter-
mined by multiplying the total amount of the rescission 
in subsection (a) by the ratio that— 
(1) the unobligated balances subject to the re-
scission as of September 30, 2017, for the State; 
bears to 
(2) the unobligated balances subject to the re-
scission as of September 30, 2017, for all States. 
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(d) DISTRIBUTION
WITHIN
EACH
STATE.—The 
amount to be rescinded under this section from each pro-
gram to which the rescission applies within a State shall 
be determined by multiplying the required rescission 
amount calculated under subsection (c) for such State by 
the ratio that— 
(1) the unobligated balance as of September 30, 
2017, for such program in such State; bears to 
(2) the unobligated balances as of September 
30, 2017, for all programs to which the rescission 
applies in such State. 
TITLE II—INNOVATIVE PROJECT 
FINANCE 
SEC. 2001. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE 
AND INNOVATION ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) MASTER
CREDIT
AGREEMENT.—Section 
601(a)(10) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(10) MASTER CREDIT AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘master credit agreement’ means a conditional agree-
ment to extend credit assistance for a program of re-
lated projects secured by a common security pledge 
(which shall receive an investment grade rating from 
a rating agency prior to the Secretary entering into 
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such master credit agreement) under section 
602(b)(2)(A), or for a single project covered under 
section 602(b)(2)(B) that does not provide for a cur-
rent obligation of Federal funds, and that would— 
‘‘(A) make contingent commitments of 1 or 
more secured loans or other Federal credit in-
struments at future dates, subject to the avail-
ability of future funds being made available to 
carry out this chapter and subject to the satis-
faction of all the conditions for the provision of 
credit assistance under this chapter, including 
section 603(b)(1); 
‘‘(B) establish the maximum amounts and 
general terms and conditions of the secured 
loans or other Federal credit instruments; 
‘‘(C) identify the 1 or more dedicated non- 
Federal revenue sources that will secure the re-
payment of the secured loans or secured Fed-
eral credit instruments; 
‘‘(D) provide for the obligation of funds for 
the secured loans or secured Federal credit in-
struments after all requirements have been met 
for the projects subject to the master credit 
agreement, including— 
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‘‘(i) completion of an environmental 
impact statement or similar analysis re-
quired under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(ii) compliance with such other re-
quirements as are specified in this chapter, 
including sections 602(c) and 603(b)(1); 
and 
‘‘(iii) the availability of funds to carry 
out this chapter; and 
‘‘(E) require that contingent commitments 
result in a financial close and obligation of 
credit assistance not later than 3 years after 
the date of entry into the master credit agree-
ment, or release of the commitment, unless oth-
erwise extended by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.—Sec-
tion 601(a)(15) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) RURAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECT.— 
The term ‘rural infrastructure project’ means a sur-
face transportation infrastructure project located 
outside of a Census Bureau-defined urbanized 
area.’’. 
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(b) 
MASTER
CREDIT
AGREEMENTS.—Section 
602(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) MASTER CREDIT AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAM OF RELATED PROJECTS.— 
The Secretary may enter into a master credit 
agreement for a program of related projects se-
cured by a common security pledge on terms 
acceptable to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ADEQUATE
FUNDING
NOT
AVAIL-
ABLE.—If the Secretary fully obligates funding 
to eligible projects in a fiscal year, and ade-
quate funding is not available to fund a credit 
instrument, a project sponsor of an eligible 
project may elect to enter into a master credit 
agreement and wait to execute a credit instru-
ment until the fiscal year during which addi-
tional funds are available to receive credit as-
sistance.’’. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—Section 602(a)(5) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘and (C)’’ 
after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) 
LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS.—Eligible project costs shall be rea-
sonably 
anticipated 
to 
equal 
or 
exceed 
$10,000,000 in the case of a project or pro-
gram of projects— 
‘‘(i) in which the applicant is a local 
government, public authority, or instru-
mentality of local government; 
‘‘(ii) located on a facility owned by a 
local government; or 
‘‘(iii) for which the Secretary deter-
mines that a local government is substan-
tially involved in the development of the 
project.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON REFINANCING OF INTERIM CON-
STRUCTION FINANCING.—Section 603(a)(2) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON REFINANCING OF INTERIM 
CONSTRUCTION
FINANCING.—A loan under para-
graph (1) shall not refinance interim construction fi-
nancing under paragraph (1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) if the maturity of such interim con-
struction financing is later than 1 year after 
the substantial completion of the project; and 
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‘‘(B) later than 1 year after the date of 
substantial completion of the project.’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—Section 608(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘Beginning 
in fiscal year 2014, on April 1 of each fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Beginning in fiscal year 2016, on Au-
gust 1 of each fiscal year’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out this chapter, the Sec-
retary may use not more than $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2016, $5,150,000 for fiscal year 2017, 
$5,304,500 for fiscal year 2018, $5,463,500 for fis-
cal year 2019, $5,627,500 for fiscal year 2020, and 
$5,760,500 for fiscal year 2021 for the administra-
tion of this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 2002. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM. 
Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned 
to the State for each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2021 under each of sections 104(b)(1) 
and 104(b)(2); and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘section 
133(d)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
133(d)(1)(A)(i)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2005 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2016 through 2021’’. 
SEC. 2003. AVAILABILITY PAYMENT CONCESSION MODEL. 
(a) PAYMENT TO STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION.—Sec-
tion 121(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(including payments made pursuant to a 
long-term concession agreement, such as availability pay-
ments)’’ after ‘‘a project’’. 
(b) PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.—Section 
106(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(including payments made pursuant to a long- 
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term concession agreement, such as availability pay-
ments)’’ after ‘‘construction of the project’’. 
TITLE III—PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Public Trans-
portation Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ‘‘land-
scaping and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) VALUE CAPTURE.—The term ‘value cap-
ture’ means recovering the increased property value 
to property located near public transportation result-
ing from investments in public transportation. 
‘‘(25) BASE-MODEL
BUS.—The term ‘base- 
model bus’ means a heavy-duty public transportation 
bus manufactured to meet, but not exceed, transit- 
specific minimum performance criteria developed by 
the Secretary.’’. 
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