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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1347 
To provide funding for projects to reduce traffic congestion and improve 
travel options in the metropolitan Washington region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. TOM DAVIS of 
Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide funding for projects to reduce traffic congestion 
and improve travel options in the metropolitan Wash-
ington region. 
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 ‘‘End D.C. Regional 
Traffic Gridlock Act’’. 
SEC. 2. METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON REGION TRANSPOR-
TATION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make grants to the National Capital Region Trans-
portation Planning Board of the Metropolitan Washington 
Council of Governments (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Board’’) to carry out transportation projects to reduce 
traffic congestion and improve travel options in the metro-
politan Washington region. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—— 
(1) PROJECT PURPOSES.—Projects eligible for 
assistance under this section shall be limited to 
projects of regional significance selected by the 
Board for one or more of the following purposes: 
(A) Establishing and operating an inte-
grated traffic management and incident re-
sponse program. 
(B) Expanding use of intelligent transpor-
tation systems. 
(C) Improving access to transit facilities. 
(D) Improving pedestrian safety. 
(E) Promoting telecommuting and tele-
working. 
(F) Expanding the network of non-
motorized trails. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 
projects under this section, the following activities 
shall be eligible for assistance:
(A) Any effort to improve coordination of 
transportation planning and land use planning. 
(B) The design, construction, and mainte-
nance of facilities and services. 
(C) The operation of such facilities. 
(D) The provision of services. 
(E) The deployment of demand reduction 
and traffic management measures. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS.—— 
(1) PLANNING
REQUIREMENTS.—Except as 
otherwise determined by the Secretary, projects car-
ried out under this section shall be subject to— 
(A) for highway projects, the planning re-
quirements of title 23, United States Code; and 
(B) for transit projects, the planning re-
quirements of chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS.—Except as 
otherwise determined by the Secretary, construction 
standards applicable to the construction of highway 
and transit projects under titles 23 and 49, United 
States Code, shall apply to the construction of high-
way and transit projects under this section.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out under this section shall be 75 per-
cent. 
(e) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING AND EFFORT.—— 
(1) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made 
available to carry out this section shall be in addi-
tion to other Federal, State, and local transportation 
funding for the metropolitan Washington region ju-
risdictions. 
(2) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—In using 
funds provided under this section, a metropolitan 
Washington region jurisdiction shall maintain the 
expenditures of the jurisdiction for transportation in 
the metropolitan Washington region at a level that 
is not less than the level of the expenditures main-
tained by the jurisdiction for the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year for which the funds are re-
ceived. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009. Of such amounts, not to exceed $100,000 
per fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses. 
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