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road user fatalities and serious injuries per cap-
ita in such State over the most recent 2-year pe-
riod for which data are available exceeds the me-
dian number of such fatalities and serious inju-
ries per capita among all States, that State shall 
be required to obligate over the 2 fiscal years fol-
lowing the fiscal year in which such determina-
tion is made an amount that is not less than 50 
percent of the amount set aside in such State 
under section 133(h)(1) for fiscal year 2020, less 
any amounts obligated by a metropolitan plan-
ning organization in the State as required by 
subparagraph (D), for— 
‘‘(i) in the first fiscal year— 
‘‘(I) performing the vulnerable 
user safety assessment as prescribed by 
subsection (l); 
‘‘(II) providing matching funds 
for transportation alternatives safety 
project 
as 
identified 
in 
section 
133(h)(7)(B); and 
‘‘(III) projects eligible under sec-
tion 133(h)(3)(A), (B), (C), or (I); and 
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‘‘(ii) in each fiscal year thereafter, the 
program of projects identified in subsection 
(l)(2)(C). 
‘‘(B) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any amounts ob-
ligated under subparagraph (A) shall be from 
amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(B). 
‘‘(C) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The deter-
mination described under subparagraph (A) 
shall be made on an annual basis. 
‘‘(D) METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA WITH 
EXCESSIVE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES 
PER CAPITA.— 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—Begin-
ning on the date of enactment of the IN-
VEST in America Act, a metropolitan 
planning organization representing an ur-
banized area with a population greater 
than 200,000 shall annually determine the 
number of vulnerable user road fatalities 
and serious injuries per capita in such area 
over the most recent 2-year period. 
‘‘(ii) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
OBLIGATE 
FUNDS.—If such a metropolitan planning 
area organization determines that the num-
ber of vulnerable user road fatalities and se-
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rious injuries per capita in such area over 
the most recent 2-year period for which 
data are available exceeds the median num-
ber of such fatalities and serious injuries 
among all urbanized areas with a popu-
lation of over 200,000, then there shall be 
obligated over the 2 fiscal years following 
the fiscal year in which such determination 
is made an amount that is not less than 50 
percent of the amount set aside for that ur-
banized area under section 133(h)(2) for fis-
cal year 2020 for projects identified in the 
program of projects described in subsection 
(l)(7)(C). 
‘‘(E) SOURCE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGA-
NIZATION IN STATE REQUIRED TO OBLIGATE 
FUNDS.—For a metropolitan planning or-
ganization in a State required to obligate 
funds to vulnerable user safety under sub-
paragraph (A), the State shall be required 
to obligate from such amounts required to 
be obligated for vulnerable road user safety 
under subparagraph (B) for projects de-
scribed in subsection (l)(7). 
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‘‘(ii) OTHER METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
ORGANIZATIONS.—For a metropolitan plan-
ning organization that is not located within 
a State required to obligate funds to vulner-
able user safety under subparagraph (A), 
the State shall be required to obligate from 
amounts 
apportioned 
under 
section 
104(b)(3) for projects described in sub-
section (l)(7).’’; 
(6) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding any efforts to reduce vehicle speed’’ after 
‘‘under this section’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) VULNERABLE
ROAD
USER
SAFETY
ASSESS-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, 
each State shall create a vulnerable road user safety 
assessment. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A vulnerable road user safety 
assessment required under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a description of the location within the 
State of each vulnerable road user fatality and 
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serious injury and the design speed of the road-
way at any such location; 
‘‘(B) a description of any corridors identi-
fied by a State, in coordination with local gov-
ernments, metropolitan planning organizations, 
and regional transportation planning organiza-
tions that pose a high risk of a vulnerable road 
user fatality or serious injury and the design 
speeds of such corridors; and 
‘‘(C) a program of projects or strategies to 
reduce safety risks to vulnerable road users in 
corridors identified under subparagraph (B), in 
coordination with local governments, metropoli-
tan planning organizations, and regional trans-
portation planning organizations that represent 
a high-risk area identified under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(3) ANALYSIS.—In creating a vulnerable road 
user safety assessment under this subsection, a State 
shall assess the last 5 years of available data. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In creating a vulnerable 
road user safety assessment under this subsection, a 
State shall— 
‘‘(A) take into consideration a safe system 
approach; and 
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‘‘(B) coordinate with local governments, 
metropolitan planning organizations, and re-
gional transportation planning organizations 
that represent a high-risk area identified under 
paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(5) UPDATE.—A State shall update a vulner-
able road user safety assessment on the same schedule 
as the State updates the State strategic highway safe-
ty plan. 
‘‘(6) TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
ACCESS.—The 
program of projects developed under paragraph (2)(C) 
may not degrade transportation system access for vul-
nerable road users.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 148 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading for subsection (a)(8) by strik-
ing ‘‘ROAD USERS’’ and inserting ‘‘ROAD USER’’; and 
(2) in subsection (i)(2)(D) by striking ‘‘safety 
safety’’ and inserting ‘‘safety’’. 
(c) HIGH-RISK RURAL ROADS.— 
(1) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall update the study described in para-
graph (1) of section 1112(b) of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 
148 note). 
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(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) if the project or program mitigates sea-
sonal or temporary traffic congestion from long-haul 
travel or tourism.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading by inserting ‘‘, HY-
DROGEN VEHICLE,’’ after ‘‘ELECTRIC VEHI-
CLE’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘hydrogen or’’ after 
‘‘charging stations or’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, hydrogen-pow-
ered,’’ after ‘‘battery powered’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘, and is 
consistent with section 166’’ after ‘‘travel times’’; 
and 
(3) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(m) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PROJECTS.—A State may obligate funds 
apportioned under section 104(b)(4) in an area of 
such State that is otherwise eligible for obligations of 
such funds for operating costs under chapter 53 of 
title 49 or on a system for which CMAQ funding was 
made available, obligated, or expended in fiscal year 
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2012, or, notwithstanding subsection (b), on a State- 
supported Amtrak route with a cost-sharing agree-
ment under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 or alternative 
cost allocation under section 24712(g)(3) of title 49. 
‘‘(2) TIME
LIMITATION.—In determining the 
amount of time for which a State may obligate funds 
under paragraph (1) for operating assistance for an 
area of a State or on a system, the Secretary shall 
allow such obligations to occur, in such area or on 
such system— 
‘‘(A) with a time limitation of not less than 
3 years; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of projects that demonstrate 
continued net air quality benefits beyond 3 
years, as determined annually by the Secretary 
in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, with no im-
posed time limitation.’’. 
SEC. 1211. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. 
(a) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.—Chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 154 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 155. Electric vehicle charging stations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any electric vehicle charging in-
frastructure funded under this title shall be subject to the 
requirements of this section. 
‘‘(b) INTEROPERABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Electric vehicle charging sta-
tions funded under this title shall provide, at a min-
imum, two of the following charging connector types 
at the location: 
‘‘(A) CCS. 
‘‘(B) CHAdeMO. 
‘‘(C) An alternative connector that meets 
applicable industry safety standards 
‘‘(2) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall prevent the use of charging types other 
than the connectors described in paragraph (1) if, at 
a minimum, such connectors meet applicable industry 
safety standards and are compatible with a majority 
of electric vehicles in operation. 
‘‘(c) OPEN ACCESS
TO PAYMENT.—Electric vehicle 
charging stations shall provide payment methods available 
to all members of the public to ensure secure, convenient, 
and equal access and shall not be limited by membership 
to a particular payment provider. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT
OF PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any project to install electric 
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vehicle charging infrastructure shall be treated as if the 
project is located on a Federal-aid highway. 
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall certify that no electric vehicle charging stations in-
stalled under this section use minerals sourced or processed 
with child labor, as such term is defined in Article 3 of 
the International Labor Organization Convention con-
cerning the prohibition and immediate action for the elimi-
nation of the worst forms of child labor (December 2, 2000), 
or in violation of human rights.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 154 the following new item: 
‘‘155. Electric vehicle charging stations.’’. 
(c) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SIGNAGE.—The 
Secretary of Transportation shall update the Manual on 
Uniform Traffic Control Devices to— 
(1) ensure uniformity in providing road users 
direction to electric charging stations that are open to 
the public; and 
(2) allow the use of Specific Service signs for 
electric vehicle charging station providers. 
(d) AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE USE AND ACCESS 
OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Section 
111 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) INTERSTATE SYSTEM RIGHTS-OF WAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections 
(a) or (b), the Secretary shall permit, consistent with 
section 155, the charging of electric vehicles on rights- 
of-way of the Interstate System in— 
‘‘(A) a rest area; or 
‘‘(B) a fringe or corridor parking facility, 
including a park and ride facility. 
‘‘(2) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall permit commercial activities on rights- 
of-way of the Interstate System, except as necessary 
for the charging of electric vehicles in accordance with 
this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 1212. NATIONAL HIGHWAY FREIGHT PROGRAM. 
Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(7) to reduce the environmental impacts of 
freight movement on the National Highway Freight 
Network, including— 
‘‘(A) greenhouse gas emissions; 
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‘‘(B) local air pollution; 
‘‘(C) minimizing, capturing, or treating 
stormwater runoff and addressing other adverse 
impacts to water quality; and 
‘‘(D) wildlife habitat loss; and 
‘‘(8) to decrease any adverse impact of freight 
transportation on communities located near freight 
facilities or freight corridors.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
MILEAGE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (2), a State that has designated at least 90 
percent of its maximum mileage described in para-
graph (2) may designate up to an additional 150 
miles of critical rural freight corridors.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL
MILEAGE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (4), a State that has designated at least 90 
percent of its maximum mileage described in para-
graph (4) may designate up to an additional 75 miles 
of critical urban freight corridors under paragraphs 
(1) and (2).’’; 
(4) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘shall prepare’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘As part of the report required under section 
503(b)(8), the Administrator shall biennially pre-
pare’’; 
(5) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) FREIGHT PLANNING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a State may not obligate funds 
apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) un-
less the State has developed, updated, or amended, as 
applicable, a freight plan in accordance with section 
70202 of title 49.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Federal share of a 
project described in subparagraph (C)(xxiii) 
shall fund only elements of such project that pro-
vide public benefits.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (iii) by inserting 
‘‘and freight management and oper-
ations systems’’ after ‘‘freight transpor-
tation systems’’; and 
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(II) by amending clause (xxiii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(xxiii) Freight intermodal or freight 
rail projects, including— 
‘‘(I) projects within the bound-
aries of public or private freight rail 
or water facilities (including ports); 
‘‘(II) projects that provide surface 
transportation infrastructure necessary 
to facilitate direct intermodal inter-
change, transfer, and access into or out 
of the facility; and 
‘‘(III) any other surface transpor-
tation project to improve the flow of 
freight into or out of a facility de-
scribed in subclause (I) or (II).’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
(6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), 
respectively; and 
(6) in subsection (k)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘ports- 
of entry’’ and inserting ‘‘ports-of-entry’’. 
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SEC. 1213. CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 171. Carbon pollution reduction 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a carbon pollution reduction program to support the reduc-
tion of greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transpor-
tation system. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project is eligible for 
funding under this section if such project— 
‘‘(1) is expected to yield a significant reduction 
in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface trans-
portation system; 
‘‘(2) will help a State meet the greenhouse gas 
emissions performance targets established under sec-
tion 150(c)(7); and 
‘‘(3) is— 
‘‘(A) eligible for assistance under this title 
or under chapter 53 of title 49; or 
‘‘(B) a capital project, as such term is de-
fined in section 22906 of title 49, to improve 
intercity rail passenger transportation, provided 
that the project will yield a significant reduction 
in single occupant vehicle trips and improve mo-
bility on public roads. 
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‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue guidance 
on methods of determining the reduction of single occupant 
vehicle trips and improvement of mobility on public roads 
as those factors relate to intercity rail passenger transpor-
tation projects under subsection (b)(4). 
‘‘(d) OPERATING EXPENSES.—A State may use not 
more than 10 percent of the funds provided under section 
104(b)(9) for the operating expenses of public transpor-
tation and passenger rail transportation projects. 
‘‘(e) SINGLE-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE HIGHWAY FACILI-
TIES.—None of the funds provided under this section may 
be used for a project that will result in the construction 
of new capacity available to single occupant vehicles unless 
the project consists of a high occupancy vehicle facility and 
is consistent with section 166. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually 
evaluate the progress of each State in carrying out the 
program under this section by comparing the percent 
change in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on 
public roads in the State calculated as— 
‘‘(A) the annual carbon dioxide emissions 
per capita on public roads in the State for the 
most recent year for which there is data; divided 
by 
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‘‘(B) the average annual carbon dioxide 
emissions per capita on public roads in the State 
in calendar years 2015 through 2019. 
‘‘(2) MEASURES.—In conducting the evaluation 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) prior to the effective date of the green-
house gas performance measures under section 
150(c)(7), use such data as are available, which 
may include data on motor fuels usage published 
by the Federal Highway Administration and in-
formation on emissions factors or coefficients 
published by the Energy Information Adminis-
tration of the Department of Energy; and 
‘‘(B) following the effective date of the 
greenhouse gas performance measures under sec-
tion 150(c)(7), use such measures. 
‘‘(g) PROGRESS REPORT.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally issue a carbon pollution reduction progress report, to 
be made publicly available on the website of the Department 
of Transportation, that includes— 
‘‘(1) the results of the evaluation under sub-
section (f) for each State; and 
‘‘(2) a ranking of all the States by the criteria 
under subsection (f), with the States that, for the year 
covered by such report, have the largest percentage re-
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duction in annual carbon dioxide emissions per cap-
ita on public roads being ranked the highest. 
‘‘(h) HIGH-PERFORMING STATES.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, each State that is 1 of the 15 highest ranked 
States, as determined under subsection (g)(2), and 
that achieves a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions 
per capita on public roads, as determined by the eval-
uation in subsection (f), shall be designated as a high- 
performing State for the following fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—For each State that is 
designated as a high-performing State under para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) notwithstanding section 120, the State 
may use funds made available under this title to 
pay the non-Federal share of a project under this 
section during any year for which such State is 
designated as a high-performing State; and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding section 126, the State 
may transfer up to 50 percent of funds appor-
tioned under section 104(b)(9) to the program 
under section 104(b)(2) in any year for which 
such State is designated as a high-performing 
State. 
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‘‘(3) TRANSFER.—For each State that is 1 of the 
15 lowest ranked States, as determined under sub-
section (g)(2), the Secretary shall transfer 10 percent 
of the amount apportioned to the State under section 
104(b)(2) in the fiscal year following the year in 
which the State is so ranked, not including amounts 
set aside under section 133(d)(1)(A) and under sec-
tion 133(h) or 505(a), to the apportionment of the 
State under section 104(b)(9). 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not con-
duct a transfer under paragraph (3)— 
‘‘(A) until the first fiscal year following the 
effective date of greenhouse gas performance 
measures under section 150(c)(7); and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a State in any fiscal 
year following the year in which such State 
achieves a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions 
per capita on public roads in such year as deter-
mined by the evaluation under subsection (f). 
‘‘(i) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section and periodically thereafter, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue a report— 
‘‘(1) detailing, based on the best available 
science, what types of projects eligible for assistance 
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under this section are expected to provide the most 
significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from 
the surface transportation sector; and 
‘‘(2) detailing, based on the best available 
science, what types of projects eligible for assistance 
under this section are not expected to provide signifi-
cant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the 
surface transportation sector.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘171. Carbon pollution reduction.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 171 
of title 23, United States Code, as added by this section, 
shall apply to a State beginning on the first fiscal year 
following the fiscal year in which the State sets greenhouse 
gas performance targets under section 150(d) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1214. RECREATIONAL TRAILS. 
Section 206 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) USE OF OTHER APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Funds 
apportioned to a State under section 104(b) that are obli-
gated for recreational trails and related projects shall be 
administered as if such funds were made available for pur-
poses described under this section.’’. 
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SEC. 1215. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 210 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 211. Safe routes to school program 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a safe 
routes to school program for the benefit of children in pri-
mary, middle, and high schools. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) to enable and encourage children, including 
those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school; 
‘‘(2) to make bicycling and walking to school a 
safer and more appealing transportation alternative, 
thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle 
from an early age; and 
‘‘(3) to facilitate the planning, development, and 
implementation of projects and activities that will 
improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, 
and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts apportioned to a State 
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 104(b) may be used 
to carry out projects, programs, and other activities under 
this section. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Projects, programs, and 
activities funded under this section may be carried out by 
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eligible entities described under section 133(h)(4)(B) that 
demonstrate an ability to meet the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may obligate 
funds under this section for the planning, design, 
and 
construction 
of 
infrastructure-related 
projects that will substantially improve the abil-
ity of students to walk and bicycle to school, in-
cluding sidewalk improvements, traffic calming 
and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian 
and bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bi-
cycle facilities, off-street bicycle and pedestrian 
facilities, secure bicycle parking facilities, and 
traffic diversion improvements in the vicinity of 
schools. 
‘‘(B) LOCATION OF PROJECTS.—Infrastruc-
ture-related projects under subparagraph (A) 
may be carried out on any public road or any 
bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail in the vi-
cinity of schools. 
‘‘(2) 
NONINFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED
ACTIVI-
TIES.—In addition to projects described in paragraph 
(1), a State may obligate funds under this section for 
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noninfrastructure-related activities to encourage walk-
ing and bicycling to school, including— 
‘‘(A) public awareness campaigns and out-
reach to press and community leaders; 
‘‘(B) traffic education and enforcement in 
the vicinity of schools; 
‘‘(C) student sessions on bicycle and pedes-
trian safety, health, and environment; 
‘‘(D) programs that address personal safety; 
and 
‘‘(E) funding for training, volunteers, and 
managers of safe routes to school programs. 
‘‘(3) SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COORDINATOR.— 
Each State receiving an apportionment under para-
graphs (2) and (3) of section 104(b) shall use a suffi-
cient amount of the apportionment to fund a full-time 
position of coordinator of the State’s safe routes to 
school program. 
‘‘(4) RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OUTREACH.—A 
coordinator described in paragraph (3) shall conduct 
outreach to ensure that rural school districts in the 
State are aware of such State’s safe routes to school 
program and the funds authorized by this section. 
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‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project, program, or activity under this section shall 
be 100 percent. 
‘‘(g) CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall main-
tain a national safe routes to school clearinghouse 
to— 
‘‘(A) develop information and educational 
programs on safe routes to school; and 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance and dis-
seminate techniques and strategies used for suc-
cessful safe routes to school programs. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this subsection using amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for administrative expenses under section 
104(a). 
‘‘(h) TREATMENT
OF PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, projects carried out under this 
section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway 
under chapter 1 of this title. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS.—The term 
‘in the vicinity of schools’ means, with respect to a 
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school, the area within bicycling and walking dis-
tance of the school (approximately 2 miles). 
‘‘(2) PRIMARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS.— 
The term ‘primary, middle, and high schools’ means 
schools 
providing 
education 
from 
kindergarten 
through twelfth grade.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU 
(Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1228–1230), and the 
item relating to such section in the table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
(2) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 2 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 210 the following: 
‘‘211. Safe routes to school program.’’. 
SEC. 1216. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN 
WALKWAYS. 
Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘104(b)(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘104(b)(4)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a position’’ and inserting 
‘‘at least one full-time positions’’; 
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(2) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘bicycles’’ and 
inserting ‘‘pedestrians or bicyclists’’ each place such 
term appears; and 
(3) in subsection (j) by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) ELECTRIC BICYCLE.—The term ‘electric bi-
cycle’ means mean a bicycle equipped with fully oper-
able pedals, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an 
electric motor of less than 750 watts that can safely 
share a bicycle transportation facility with other 
users of such facility and meets the requirements of 
one of the following three classes: 
‘‘(A) CLASS
ELECTRIC
BICYCLE.—The 
term ‘class 1 electric bicycle’ means an electric 
bicycle equipped with a motor that provides as-
sistance only when the rider is pedaling, and 
that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle 
reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. 
‘‘(B) CLASS
ELECTRIC
BICYCLE.—The 
term ‘class 2 electric bicycle’ means an electric 
bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used 
exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not 
capable of providing assistance when the bicycle 
reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. 
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‘‘(C) CLASS
ELECTRIC
BICYCLE.—The 
term ‘class 3 electric bicycle’ means an electric 
bicycle equipped with a motor that provides as-
sistance only when the rider is pedaling, and 
that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle 
reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour.’’. 
Subtitle C—Project-Level 
Investments 
SEC. 1301. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIG-
NIFICANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 117. Projects of national and regional significance 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a projects of national and regional significance program 
under which the Secretary may make grants to, and estab-
lish multiyear grant agreements with, eligible entities in 
accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) GRANT AMOUNTS AND PROJECT COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each grant made under this 
section— 
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‘‘(A) shall be in an amount that is at least 
$25,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) shall be for a project that has eligible 
project costs that are reasonably anticipated to 
equal or exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $100,000,000; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a project— 
‘‘(I) located in 1 State or terri-
tory, 30 percent of the amount appor-
tioned under this chapter to the State 
or territory in the most recently com-
pleted fiscal year; or 
‘‘(II) located in more than 1 State 
or territory, 50 percent of the amount 
apportioned under this chapter to the 
participating State or territory with 
the largest apportionment under this 
chapter in the most recently completed 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) LARGE PROJECTS.—For a project that has 
eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated 
to equal or exceed $500,000,000, a grant made under 
this section— 
‘‘(A) shall be in an amount sufficient to 
fully fund the project, or in the case of a public 
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transportation project, a minimum operable seg-
ment, in combination with other funding sources, 
including non-Federal financial commitment, 
identified in the application; and 
‘‘(B) may be awarded pursuant to the proc-
ess under subsection (d), as necessary based on 
the amount of the grant. 
‘‘(d) MULTIYEAR GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR LARGE 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A large project that receives 
a grant under this section may be carried out through 
a multiyear grant agreement in accordance with this 
subsection. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A multiyear grant agree-
ment for a large project shall— 
‘‘(A) establish the terms of participation by 
the Federal Government in the project; 
‘‘(B) establish the amount of Federal finan-
cial assistance for the project; 
‘‘(C) establish a schedule of anticipated Fed-
eral obligations for the project that provides for 
obligation of the full grant amount by not later 
than 4 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which 
the initial amount is provided; and 
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‘‘(D) determine the period of time for com-
pleting the project, even if such period extends 
beyond the period of an authorization. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A multiyear grant 
agreement under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) shall obligate an amount of avail-
able budget authority specified in law; and 
‘‘(ii) may include a commitment, con-
tingent on amounts to be specified in law in 
advance for commitments under this para-
graph, to obligate an additional amount 
from future available budget authority spec-
ified in law. 
‘‘(B) CONTINGENT COMMITMENT.—A contin-
gent commitment under this subsection is not an 
obligation of the Federal Government under sec-
tion 1501 of title 31. 
‘‘(C) INTEREST
AND
OTHER
FINANCING 
COSTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Interest and other 
financing costs of carrying out a part of the 
project within a reasonable time shall be 
considered a cost of carrying out the project 
under a multiyear grant agreement, except 
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that eligible costs may not be more than the 
cost of the most favorable financing terms 
reasonably available for the project at the 
time of borrowing. 
‘‘(ii) CERTIFICATION.—The applicant 
shall certify to the Secretary that the appli-
cant has shown reasonable diligence in seek-
ing the most favorable financing terms. 
‘‘(4) ADVANCE PAYMENT.—An eligible entity car-
rying out a large project under a multiyear grant 
agreement— 
‘‘(A) may use funds made available to the 
eligible entity under this title or title 49 for eli-
gible project costs of the large project; and 
‘‘(B) shall be reimbursed, at the option of 
the eligible entity, for such expenditures from the 
amount made available under the multiyear 
grant agreement for the project in that fiscal 
year or a subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
grant under this section only for a project that is a 
project eligible for assistance under this title or chap-
ter 53 of title 49 and is— 
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‘‘(A) a bridge project carried out on the Na-
tional Highway System, or that is eligible to be 
carried out under section 165; 
‘‘(B) a project to improve person through-
put that is— 
‘‘(i) a highway project carried out on 
the National Highway System, or that is el-
igible to be carried out under section 165; 
‘‘(ii) a public transportation project; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a capital project, as such term is 
defined in section 22906 of title 49, to im-
prove intercity rail passenger transpor-
tation; or 
‘‘(C) a project to improve freight throughput 
that is— 
‘‘(i) a highway freight project carried 
out on the National Highway Freight Net-
work established under section 167 or on the 
National Highway System; 
‘‘(ii) a freight intermodal, freight rail, 
or railway-highway grade crossing or grade 
separation project; or 
‘‘(iii) within the boundaries of a public 
or private freight rail, water (including 
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ports), or intermodal facility and that is a 
surface transportation infrastructure project 
necessary to facilitate direct intermodal 
interchange, transfer, or access into or out 
of the facility. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) 
CERTAIN
FREIGHT
PROJECTS.— 
Projects described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
paragraph (1)(C) may receive a grant under this 
section only if— 
‘‘(i) the project will make a significant 
improvement to the movement of freight on 
the National Highway System; and 
‘‘(ii) the Federal share of the project 
funds only elements of the project that pro-
vide public benefits. 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN
PROJECTS
FOR
PERSON 
THROUGHPUT.—Projects described in clauses (ii) 
and (iii) of paragraph (1)(B) may receive a 
grant under this section only if the project will 
make a significant improvement in mobility on 
public roads. 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section may use such grant for— 
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‘‘(1) development phase activities, including 
planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, en-
vironmental review, preliminary engineering and de-
sign work, and other preconstruction activities; and 
‘‘(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
acquisition of real property (including land related to 
the project and improvements to the land), environ-
mental mitigation, construction contingencies, acqui-
sition of equipment, and operational improvements 
directly related to improving system performance. 
‘‘(g) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may 
select a project described under this section for funding 
under this section only if the Secretary determines that the 
project— 
‘‘(1) generates significant regional or national 
economic, mobility, safety, resilience, or environ-
mental benefits; 
‘‘(2) is cost effective; 
‘‘(3) is based on the results of preliminary engi-
neering; 
‘‘(4) has secured or will secure acceptable levels 
of non-Federal financial commitments, including— 
‘‘(A) 1 or more stable and dependable 
sources of funding and financing to construct, 
maintain, and operate the project; and 
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‘‘(B) contingency amounts to cover unan-
ticipated cost increases; 
‘‘(5) cannot be easily and efficiently completed 
without additional Federal funding or financial as-
sistance available to the project sponsor, beyond exist-
ing Federal apportionments; and 
‘‘(6) is reasonably expected to begin construction 
not later than 18 months after the date of obligation 
of funds for the project. 
‘‘(h) MERIT CRITERIA AND CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) MERIT
CRITERIA.—In awarding a grant 
under this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the fol-
lowing merit criteria: 
‘‘(A) The extent to which the project sup-
ports achieving a state of good repair. 
‘‘(B) The level of benefits the project is ex-
pected to generate, including— 
‘‘(i) the costs avoided by the prevention 
of closure or reduced use of the asset to be 
improved by the project; 
‘‘(ii) reductions in maintenance costs 
over the life of the asset; 
‘‘(iii) safety benefits, including the re-
duction of accidents and related costs; 
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‘‘(iv) 
improved 
person 
or 
freight 
throughput, including congestion reduction 
and reliability improvements; 
‘‘(v) national and regional economic 
benefits; 
‘‘(vi) resilience benefits; 
‘‘(vii) environmental benefits, includ-
ing reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 
and air quality benefits; and 
‘‘(viii) benefits to all users of the 
project, including pedestrian, bicycle, non-
vehicular, railroad, and public transpor-
tation users. 
‘‘(C) How the benefits compare to the costs 
of the project. 
‘‘(D) The average number of people or vol-
ume of freight, as applicable, supported by the 
project, including visitors based on travel and 
tourism. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In award-
ing a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
also consider the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the project serves low-income 
residents of low-income communities, including 
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areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing 
such residents. 
‘‘(B) Whether the project uses innovative 
technologies, innovative design and construction 
techniques, or pavement materials that dem-
onstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 
through sequestration or innovative manufac-
turing processes and, if so, the degree to which 
such technologies, techniques, or materials are 
used. 
‘‘(C) 
Whether 
the 
project 
improves 
connectivity between modes of transportation 
moving people or goods in the Nation or region. 
‘‘(D) Whether the project provides new or 
improved connections between at least 2 metro-
politan areas with a population of at least 
500,000. 
‘‘(i) PROJECT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—To evaluate applications for 
funding under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) determine whether a project is eligible 
for a grant under this section; 
‘‘(B) evaluate, through a methodology that 
is discernible and transparent to the public, how 
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each application addresses the merit criteria 
pursuant to subsection (h); 
‘‘(C) assign a quality rating for each merit 
criteria for each application based on the evalua-
tion in subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(D) ensure that applications receive final 
consideration by the Secretary to receive an 
award under this section only on the basis of 
such quality ratings and that the Secretary gives 
final consideration only to applications that 
meet the minimally acceptable level for each of 
the merit criteria; and 
‘‘(E) award grants only to projects rated 
highly under the evaluation and rating process. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS FOR LARGE PROJECTS.— 
In awarding a grant for a large project, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) consider the amount of funds available 
in future fiscal years for the program under this 
section; and 
‘‘(B) assume the availability of funds in fu-
ture fiscal years for the program that extend be-
yond the period of authorization based on the 
amount made available for the program in the 
last fiscal year of the period of authorization. 
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‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure 
geographic diversity and a balance between rural and 
urban communities among grant recipients over fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION OF METHODOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the issuance of 
any notice of funding opportunity for grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall publish 
and make publicly available on the Department’s 
website— 
‘‘(i) a detailed explanation of the merit 
criteria developed under subsection (h); 
‘‘(ii) a description of the evaluation 
process under this subsection; and 
‘‘(iii) how the Secretary shall deter-
mine whether a project satisfies each of the 
requirements under subsection (g). 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall up-
date and make publicly available on the website 
of the Department of Transportation such infor-
mation at any time a revision to the informa-
tion described in subparagraph (A) is made. 
‘‘(C) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall include in the published notice of 
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funding opportunity for a grant under this sec-
tion detailed information on the rating method-
ology and merit criteria to be used to evaluate 
applications, or a reference to the information on 
the website of the Department of Transportation, 
as required by subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(j) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out with a grant under this sec-
tion may not exceed 60 percent. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
FEDERAL
INVOLVEMENT.—Fed-
eral assistance other than a grant under this section 
may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the 
cost of a project for which such a grant is made, ex-
cept that the total Federal assistance provided for a 
project receiving a grant under this section may not 
exceed 80 percent of the total project cost. 
‘‘(k) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant 
under this section, apply— 
‘‘(A) the requirements of this title to a high-
way project; 
‘‘(B) the requirements of chapter 53 of title 
49 to a public transportation project; and 
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‘‘(C) the requirements of section 22905 of 
title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. 
‘‘(2) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project 
is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) determine the predominant modal 
component of the project; and 
‘‘(ii) apply the applicable requirements 
of such predominant modal component to 
the project. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) PASSENGER
OR
FREIGHT
RAIL 
COMPONENT.—For any passenger or freight 
rail component of a project, the require-
ments of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall 
apply. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMPO-
NENT.—For any public transportation com-
ponent of a project, the requirements of sec-
tion 5333 of title 49 shall apply. 
‘‘(C) BUY AMERICA.—In applying the Buy 
American requirements under section 313 of this 
title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) 
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of title 49 to a multimodal project under this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) consider the various modal compo-
nents of the project; and 
‘‘(ii) seek to maximize domestic jobs. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY REQUIREMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall require recipients of 
grants under this section to comply with subsection 
(a) of section 113 with respect to public transpor-
tation projects, passenger rail projects, and freight 
rail projects, in the same manner that recipients of 
grants are required to comply with such subsection 
for construction work performed on highway projects 
on Federal-aid highways. 
‘‘(l) TIFIA PROGRAM.—At the request of an eligible 
entity under this section, the Secretary may use amounts 
awarded to the entity to pay subsidy and administrative 
costs necessary to provide the entity Federal credit assist-
ance under chapter 6 with respect to the project for which 
the grant was awarded. 
‘‘(m) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary may use up 
to $5,000,000 for the costs of administering the program 
under this section. 
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‘‘(n) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary may re-
serve up to $5,000,000 to provide technical assistance to eli-
gible entities. 
‘‘(o) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 60 days be-
fore making an award under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate— 
‘‘(A) a list of all applications determined to 
be eligible for a grant by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) the quality ratings assigned to each 
application pursuant to subsection (i); 
‘‘(C) a list of applications that received 
final consideration by the Secretary to receive an 
award under this section; 
‘‘(D) each application proposed to be se-
lected for a grant award; 
‘‘(E) proposed grant amounts, including for 
each new multiyear grant agreement, the pro-
posed payout schedule for the project; and 
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‘‘(F) an analysis of the impacts of any 
large projects proposed to be selected on existing 
commitments and anticipated funding levels for 
the next 4 fiscal years, based on information 
available to the Secretary at the time of the re-
port. 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEE REVIEW.—Before the last day 
of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), each 
Committee described in paragraph (1) shall review 
the Secretary’s list of proposed projects. 
‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL
DISAPPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary may not make a grant or any other obligation 
or commitment to fund a project under this section 
if a joint resolution is enacted disapproving funding 
for the project before the last day of the 60-day period 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(p) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
awarding a grant for a project under this section, the 
Secretary shall send to all applicants, and publish on 
the website of the Department of Transportation— 
‘‘(A) a summary of each application made 
to the program for the grant application period; 
and 
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‘‘(B) the evaluation and justification for the 
project selection, including ratings assigned to 
all applications and a list of applications that 
received final consideration by the Secretary to 
receive an award under this section, for the 
grant application period. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—The Secretary shall provide, at 
the request of a grant applicant under this section, 
the opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any 
reasons the grant applicant was not awarded a grant. 
‘‘(q) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AREAS
OF
PERSISTENT
POVERTY.—The 
term ‘areas of persistent poverty’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 172(l). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State or a group of States; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government, including 
a metropolitan planning organization, or a 
group of local governments; 
‘‘(C) a political subdivision of a State or 
local government; 
‘‘(D) a special purpose district or public 
authority with a transportation function, includ-
ing a port authority; 
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‘‘(E) a Tribal government or a consortium 
of Tribal governments; 
‘‘(F) a Federal agency eligible to receive 
funds under section 201, 203, or 204 that applies 
jointly with a State or group of States; 
‘‘(G) a territory; and 
‘‘(H) a multistate or multijurisdictional 
group of entities described in this paragraph.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following: 
‘‘117. Projects of national and regional significance.’’. 
SEC. 1302. COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 173. Community transportation investment grant 
program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a community transportation investment grant program to 
improve surface transportation safety, state of good repair, 
accessibility, and environmental quality through infra-
structure investments. 
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible enti-
ties in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
a grant under this section shall be $25,000,000. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form, at such time, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—Grant amounts for 
an eligible project carried out under this section may be 
used for— 
‘‘(1) development phase activities, including 
planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, en-
vironmental review, preliminary engineering and de-
sign work, and other preconstruction activities; and 
‘‘(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
acquisition of real property (including land related to 
the project and improvements to such land), environ-
mental mitigation, construction contingencies, acqui-
sition of equipment, and operational improvements. 
‘‘(e) RURAL AND COMMUNITY SETASIDES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
serve— 
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