‘‘(A) shall be established for the 10-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this chapter; and 
‘‘(B) shall be reestablished for every subse-
quent 10-year period until the final year for 
which Federal financial assistance is available 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) USE OF MOST RECENT DATA.—Transpor-
tation greenhouse gas reduction plans and emission 
reduction targets shall be based on the most recent 
data and models that is available. 
‘‘(4) 
ANALYSIS.—Transportation 
greenhouse 
gas reduction plans shall include transportation, eco-
nomic development, and scenario analysis, including 
an assessment of the plan’s impact on access to jobs, 
health care, and education, especially for elderly and 
economically-disadvantaged communities. 
‘‘§ 6305. Recommendations 
‘‘To effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 
the transportation sector, the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall contract with the Transportation Research 
Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
study and submit a report to the Administrator and the 
Secretary, not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
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actment of this chapter, which contains recommenda-
tions— 
‘‘(1) for improving research and tools to assess 
the effect of State and local transportation, land 
use, and environmental planning on motor vehicle 
usage rates and transportation sector greenhouse 
gas emissions; 
‘‘(2) for improving Federal Government data 
sources that are necessary to assess greenhouse gas 
emission data from the transportation sector for use 
in developing transportation greenhouse gas reduc-
tion plans under this chapter; and 
‘‘(3) regarding policies and projects to effec-
tively reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the 
transportation sector. 
‘‘§ 6306. Technical standards 
‘‘(a) INITIAL STANDARDS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this chapter, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Administrator and taking 
into consideration any recommendations contained in the 
reports submitted under section 6305, shall establish 
standards for transportation data collection, monitoring, 
planning, and modeling. 
‘‘(b) UPDATES.—Not later than 5 years after the es-
tablishment of standards under subsection (a), and every 
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5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator, shall update such standards, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT ON APPROVALS.—After standards are 
established under this section, the Secretary shall approve 
any transportation greenhouse gas reduction plan sub-
mitted under section 6304(g) that meets such standards. 
‘‘§ 6307. Report 
‘‘Not later than 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this chapter, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit a report to the committees of 
the Senate and of the House of Representatives with juris-
diction over transportation and climate change that de-
scribes— 
‘‘(1) the aggregate reduction in greenhouse gas 
emissions from the transportation sector expected as 
a result of the development and implementation of 
the transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans; 
‘‘(2) the impact of other Federal policies and 
programs on this chapter; 
‘‘(3) changes to Federal law that could improve 
the performance of the transportation greenhouse 
gas reduction plans; and 
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‘‘(4) regulatory changes planned to improve the 
performance of the transportation greenhouse gas 
reduction plans. 
‘‘§ 6308. Funding, implementation, and limitations 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATING OF PLANS AND 
TARGETS.—The Secretary may allocate amounts depos-
ited into the Fund for a fiscal year for States, eligible re-
gional and local entities, and, if the Secretary or the Ad-
ministrator determines necessary, State or local coordi-
nating agencies. Amounts allocated under this subsection 
shall be used to develop and update transportation green-
house gas reduction plans and emission reduction targets 
under section 6304. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS AND TARGETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use at 
least 80 percent of the amounts deposited into the 
Fund for each fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) to support the implementation of 
transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans; 
and 
‘‘(B) to provide financial assistance to 
projects described in the transportation green-
house gas reduction plans as being necessary to 
meet the goals established by the States or eli-
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gible regional or local entities submitting the 
plans. 
‘‘(2) FORMULA.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator, shall establish and reg-
ularly update a formula for the allocation of 
amounts in accordance with paragraph (1) that— 
‘‘(A) reflects the expected per capita reduc-
tion in greenhouse gas emissions expected as a 
result of the implementation of each transpor-
tation greenhouse gas reduction plan approved 
under section 6304(g); 
‘‘(B) ensures that at least 60 percent of 
the amounts are used to implement transpor-
tation greenhouse gas reduction plans approved 
under section 6304(g) that are developed by eli-
gible regional or local entities; 
‘‘(C) emphasizes transportation greenhouse 
gas reduction plans and project lists that in-
crease transportation options and mobility, par-
ticularly for low-income individuals, cost-bur-
dened households, minorities, the elderly, house-
holds without motor vehicles, and the disabled; 
and 
‘‘(D) during the 5-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this chapter, 
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takes into consideration reductions in green-
house gas emissions previously achieved by 
States and eligible regional or local entities 
under transportation greenhouse gas reduction 
plans approved under section 6304(g). 
‘‘(3) 
COST-BURDENED
HOUSEHOLD
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘cost-burdened 
household’ means a household that pays more than 
30 percent of the household’s income for housing 
and earns up to 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
threshold (as defined by the Office of Management 
and Budget and annually revised by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services) applicable to the num-
ber of inhabitants in such household. 
‘‘(4) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project receiving Federal financial assist-
ance under this section shall be 80 percent. 
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING FUNDS.—The Secretary may 
withhold any portion of the amounts allocated for a State 
or eligible regional or local entity for a fiscal year under 
this chapter if the Secretary or the Administrator deter-
mines that the State or eligible regional or local entity has 
not complied with the requirements under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) LAND USE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this chap-
ter may be construed to— 
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‘‘(1) infringe upon the existing authority of 
local governments to plan or control land use; or 
‘‘(2) provide or transfer authority over land use 
to any other entity. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may not approve 
any transportation greenhouse gas reduction plan that 
proposes to use amounts from the Fund for a project that 
would be inconsistent with existing design, procurement, 
and construction guidelines established by the Department 
of Transportation. 
‘‘(f) CONGESTION PRICING MEASURES.—All projects 
listed under section 6304(c) shall be eligible to receive 
amounts collected through congestion pricing measures 
funded under this chapter.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to chapter 61 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘CHAPTER 63—TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘6301. Definitions. 
‘‘6302. Low Greenhouse Gas Transportation Fund. 
‘‘6303. Auctioning. 
‘‘6304. Plans. 
‘‘6305. Recommendations. 
‘‘6306. Technical standards. 
‘‘6307. Report. 
‘‘6308. Funding.’’. 
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