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‘‘(1) the existence and significance of signed and
binding multijurisdictional agreements;
‘‘(2) endorsement of the study or project by ap-
plicable elected State and local representatives;
‘‘(3) prospects for early completion of the study
or project; or
‘‘(4) whether the projects to be studied or con-
structed are located on corridors identified by section
1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef-
ficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat.
2032).
‘‘(f) PROGRAM PRIORITIES.—In administering the
program, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) encourage and enable States and other ju-
risdictions to work together to develop plans for
multimodal and multijurisdictional transportation
decisionmaking; and
‘‘(2) give priority to studies or projects that em-
phasize multimodal planning, including planning for
operational improvements that—
‘‘(A) increase—
‘‘(i) mobility;
‘‘(ii) freight productivity;
‘‘(iii) access to marine or inland ports;
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‘‘(iv) safety and security (including
improvements 
to 
emergency 
evacuation
routes); and
‘‘(v) reliability; and
‘‘(B) enhance the environment.
‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as provided in section
120, the Federal share of the cost of a study or project car-
ried out under the program, using funds from all Federal
sources, shall be 80 percent.
‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated under section 1101(10) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005
to carry out this section shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under
this chapter.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code (as
amended by section 1809(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘171. Multistate corridor program.’’.
SEC. 1810. BORDER PLANNING, OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY,
AND CAPACITY PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code (as amended by section 1809(a)),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘§ 172. Border planning, operations, technology, and
capacity program
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) BORDER STATE.—The term ‘border State’
means any of the States of Alaska, Arizona, Cali-
fornia, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Da-
kota, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the
border planning, operations, technology, and capacity
program established under subsection (b).
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary
shall establish and carry out a border planning, operations,
technology, and capacity improvement program to support
coordination and improvement in bi-national transpor-
tation planning, operations, efficiency, information ex-
change, safety, and security at the international borders of
the United States with Canada and Mexico.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make al-
locations under the program for projects to carry out
eligible activities described in paragraph (2) at or
near international land borders in border States.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A border State may
obligate funds apportioned to the border State under
this section for—
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‘‘(A) highway and multimodal planning or
environmental studies;
‘‘(B) cross-border port of entry and safety
inspection improvements, including operational
enhancements and technology applications;
‘‘(C) technology and information exchange
activities; and
‘‘(D) right-of-way acquisition, design, and
construction, as needed—
‘‘(i) to implement the enhancements or
applications described in subparagraphs
(B) and (C);
‘‘(ii) to decrease air pollution emis-
sions from vehicles or inspection facilities at
border crossings; or
‘‘(iii) to increase highway capacity at
or near international borders.
‘‘(d) OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each project funded under
the program shall be carried out in accordance with
the continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive plan-
ning processes required by sections 134 and 135.
‘‘(2) REGIONALLY
SIGNIFICANT
PROJECTS.—To
be funded under the program, a regionally significant
project shall be included on the applicable transpor-
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tation plan and program required by sections 134
and 135.
‘‘(e) PROGRAM PRIORITIES.—Border States shall give
priority to projects that emphasize—
‘‘(1) multimodal planning;
‘‘(2) improvements in infrastructure; and
‘‘(3) operational improvements that—
‘‘(A) increase safety, security, freight capac-
ity, or highway access to rail, marine, and air
services; and
‘‘(B) enhance the environment.
‘‘(f) MANDATORY PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall allocate among border States, in accord-
ance with the formula described in paragraph (2),
funds to be used in accordance with subsection (d).
‘‘(2) FORMULA.—Subject to paragraph (3), the
amount allocated to a border State under this para-
graph shall be determined by the Secretary, as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) 25 percent in the ratio that—
‘‘(i) the average annual weight of all
cargo entering the border State by commer-
cial vehicle across the international border
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with Canada or Mexico, as the case may be;
bears to
‘‘(ii) the average annual weight of all
cargo entering all border States by commer-
cial vehicle across the international borders
with Canada and Mexico.
‘‘(B) 25 percent in the ratio that—
‘‘(i) the average trade value of all
cargo imported into the border State and
all cargo exported from the border State by
commercial vehicle across the international
border with Canada or Mexico, as the case
may be; bears to
‘‘(ii) the average trade value of all
cargo imported into all border States and
all cargo exported from all border States by
commercial vehicle across the international
borders with Canada and Mexico.
‘‘(C) 25 percent in the ratio that—
‘‘(i) the number of commercial vehicles
annually entering the border State across
the international border with Canada or
Mexico, as the case may be; bears to
‘‘(ii) the number of all commercial ve-
hicles annually entering all border States