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‘‘(F) a special purpose district with a 
transportation function or a port authority; 
‘‘(G) a territory; or 
‘‘(H) a State that applies for a grant 
under this section jointly with an entity de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (G). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘eligible 
project’ means any project eligible under this title or 
chapter 53 of title 49.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘173. Community transportation investment grant program.’’. 
SEC. 1303. CLEAN CORRIDORS PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a formula program to strategically deploy electric 
vehicle charging infrastructure along designated alter-
native fuel corridors that will be accessible to all drivers 
of electric vehicles. 
(b) NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND 
HYDROGEN, PROPANE, AND NATURAL GAS FUELING 
CORRIDORS.—Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
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FAST Act, the Secretary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary shall periodically’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ‘‘previously 
designated by the Federal Highway Administration 
or’’ after ‘‘fueling corridors’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of 
establishment of the corridors under subsection 
(a), and every 5 years thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘180 days after the date of enactment of the 
INVEST in America Act’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘establish a recurring 
process to regularly’’ after ‘‘the Secretary 
shall’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) FREIGHT CORRIDORS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in 
America Act, the Secretary shall designate national 
electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling freight 
corridors that identify the near- and long-term need 
for, and the location of, electric vehicle charging and 
hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support freight 
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and goods movement at strategic locations along 
major national highways, the National Highway 
Freight Network, and goods movement locations in-
cluding ports, intermodal centers, and warehousing 
locations.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘establishes an aspira-
tional goal of achieving’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
scribes efforts to achieve’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘by the end of fiscal 
year 2020.’’ and inserting ‘‘, including 
progress on the implementation of sub-
section (f); and’’; 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) summarizes best practices and provides 
guidance, developed through consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy, for project development of elec-
tric vehicle charging infrastructure to allow for the 
predictable deployment of such infrastructure.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) CLEAN CORRIDORS PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
clean corridors program (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘‘Program’’) to provide funding to 
States to strategically deploy electric vehicle charg-
ing and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along alter-
native fuel corridors and to establish an inter-
connected network to facilitate data collection, ac-
cess, and reliability. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program 
is to provide funding for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition and installation of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hy-
drogen fueling infrastructure to serve as a cata-
lyst for the deployment of such infrastructure 
and to connect it to a network to facilitate data 
collection, access, and reliability; 
‘‘(B) proper operation and maintenance of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and 
‘‘(C) data sharing about charging and fuel-
ing infrastructure to ensure the long-term suc-
cess of investments made through the Program. 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall establish a deadline by which a State 
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shall provide a plan to the Secretary, in 
such form and such manner that the Sec-
retary requires, describing how such State 
intends to use its allocation under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT
OF
STATE
PLANS
TO 
CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the deadline established in clause (i), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report detailing— 
‘‘(I) a summary of each plan sub-
mitted by a State to the Department 
of Transportation; and 
‘‘(II) an assessment of how such 
plans make progress towards the es-
tablishment of a national network of 
electric vehicle charging stations. 
‘‘(B) 
EFFICIENT
OBLIGATION
OF 
FUNDS.—If a State fails to submit the plan re-
quired by subparagraph (A) to the Secretary in 
a timely manner, or if the Secretary determines 
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a State has not taken sufficient action to carry 
out its plan, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(i) withdraw from the State the 
funds that were apportioned to the State 
for a fiscal year under section 104(b)(10); 
‘‘(ii) award such funds on a competi-
tive basis to local units of government 
within the State for use on projects that 
meet the eligibility requirements described 
in paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(iii) ensure timely obligation of such 
funds. 
‘‘(C) REDISTRIBUTION AMONG STATES.—If 
the Secretary determines that any funds with-
drawn from a State under subparagraph (B)(i) 
cannot be fully awarded to local units of gov-
ernment within the State under subparagraph 
(B)(ii) in a manner consistent with the purpose 
of this subsection, any such funds remaining 
under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be— 
‘‘(i) apportioned among other States 
(except States for which funds for that fis-
cal year have been withdrawn under sub-
paragraph (B)(i)) in the same ratio as 
funds apportioned for that fiscal year 
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