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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3740 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to add a national goal and perform-
ance measure to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban 
communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 
Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California (for herself, Ms. LEE, Mr. CARSON of In-
diana, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to add a national 
goal and performance measure to improve road condi-
tions in economically distressed urban communities, 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 ‘‘Integrated Transpor-
tation and Economic Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) NATIONAL GOALS.—The national goals of 
the Federal-aid highway program are prescribed in 
section 150 of title 23, United States Code, as fol-
lows: 
(A) SAFETY.—To achieve a significant re-
duction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries 
on all public roads. 
(B) 
INFRASTRUCTURE
CONDITION.—To 
maintain the highway infrastructure asset sys-
tem in a state of good repair. 
(C) CONGESTION REDUCTION.—To achieve 
a significant reduction in congestion on the Na-
tional Highway System. 
(D) SYSTEM
RELIABILITY.—To improve 
the efficiency of the surface transportation sys-
tem. 
(E) FREIGHT MOVEMENT AND ECONOMIC 
VITALITY.—To improve the national freight net-
work, strengthen the ability of rural commu-
nities to access national and international trade 
markets, and support regional economic devel-
opment. 
(F) ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY.— 
To enhance the performance of the transpor-
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tation system while protecting and enhancing 
the natural environment. 
(G) 
REDUCED
PROJECT
DELIVERY 
DELAYS.—To reduce project costs, promote jobs 
and the economy, and expedite the movement of 
people and goods by accelerating project com-
pletion through eliminating delays in the project 
development and delivery process, including re-
ducing regulatory burdens and improving agen-
cies’ work practices. 
(2) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Section 150 of 
title 23, United States Code, requires the Secretary 
of Transportation to establish performance measures 
for States to use to assess progress towards the 
achievement of the national goals of the Federal-aid 
highway program. 
(3) PERFORMANCE TARGETS.—Section 150 of 
such title also requires each State to set perform-
ance targets that reflect the performance measures 
established by the Secretary of Transportation and 
to submit periodic reports to the Secretary that de-
scribe progress in achieving the performance targets. 
(4) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—It is impor-
tant that both urban and rural communities in the 
United States benefit from the Federal-aid highway 
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program and receive an equitable distribution of 
Federal transportation funds. 
(5) IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC ROADS AND HIGH-
WAYS FOR ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED URBAN COM-
MUNITIES.—Public roads and highways that are 
safe, reliable, and in a state of good repair are espe-
cially important for economically distressed urban 
communities. 
(6) NEEDS
OF
ECONOMICALLY
DISTRESSED 
URBAN
COMMUNITIES.—Not one of the national 
goals of the Federal-aid highway program mention 
the needs of economically distressed urban commu-
nities. 
(7) NEW GOAL.—The national goals of the Fed-
eral-aid highway program need to be amended to in-
clude a goal to improve road conditions in economi-
cally distressed urban communities and increase ac-
cess to jobs, markets, and economic opportunities for 
people who live in these communities. 
SEC. 3. NEW NATIONAL GOAL, PERFORMANCE MEASURE, 
PERFORMANCE TARGET. 
(a) NATIONAL GOAL.—Section 150(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(8) INTEGRATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.— 
To improve road conditions in economically dis-
tressed urban communities and increase access to 
jobs, markets, and economic opportunities for people 
who live in such communities.’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURE.—Section 150(c) of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) INTEGRATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Secretary shall establish measures for States to 
use to assess the conditions, accessibility, and reli-
ability of roads in economically distressed urban 
communities.’’. 
(c) PERFORMANCE TARGET.—Section 150(d)(1) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(6), and (7)’’. 
Æ 
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