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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 
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 
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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 
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 
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outreach to ensure that rural school districts in the 
State are aware of such State’s safe routes to school 
program and any funds authorized by this section. 
‘‘(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) 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 
school, the area within bicycling and walking dis-
tance of the school (approximately 2 miles). 
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‘‘(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’’; 
(2) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘bicycles’’ and 
inserting ‘‘pedestrians or bicyclists’’ each place such 
term appears; 
(3) in subsection (j)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or oper-
ators of micromobility devices’’ after ‘‘bicyclists’’; 
(B) 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. 
‘‘(C) CLASS
ELECTRIC
BICYCLE.—The 
term ‘class 3 electric bicycle’ means an electric 
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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. 
‘‘(3) MICROMOBILITY DEVICE.—The term ‘micro-
mobility device’ means any wheeled vehicle equipped 
with a low powered electric motor— 
‘‘(A) that is designed primarily for human 
transport; 
‘‘(B) that weighs not more than 100 
pounds; and 
‘‘(C) that has a top speed of 20 miles per 
hour or less.’’. 
SEC. 1217. NOISE BARRIERS. 
(a) PERMITTING USE OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND FOR 
CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN NOISE BARRIERS.—Section 
339(b)(1) of the National Highway System Designation Act 
of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—No funds made available 
out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used to con-
struct a Type II noise barrier (as defined by section 
772.5(I) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) pur-
suant to subsections (h) and (I) of section 109 of title 
23, United States Code, unless— 
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‘‘(A) such a barrier is part of a project ap-
proved by the Secretary before November 28, 
1995; or 
‘‘(B) such a barrier separates a highway or 
other noise corridor from a group of structures of 
which the majority of those closest to the high-
way or noise corridor— 
‘‘(i) are residential in nature; and 
‘‘(ii) either— 
‘‘(I) were constructed before the 
construction or most recent widening 
of the highway or noise corridor; or 
‘‘(II) are at least 10 years old.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PRO-
GRAM FUNDS.—Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(22) Planning, design, or construction of a 
Type II noise barrier (as described in section 772.5 
of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ‘‘and para-
graph (22)’’ after ‘‘(11)’’. 
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SEC. 1218. SAFE STREETS FOR ALL. 
Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) SAFE STREETS FOR ALL.— 
‘‘(1) SAFE STREETS SET-ASIDE.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall 
establish a safe streets program to eliminate the 
occurrence of transportation-related fatalities 
and serious injuries on public roads, with a 
focus on vulnerable road users. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—Of the funds apportioned 
to a State under section 104(b)(3) for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall reserve an amount such 
that— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary reserves a total 
under this subsection of $500,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and 
‘‘(ii) the State’s share of that total is 
distributed in the same manner as the 
amount apportioned to the State under sec-
tion 104(b)(3) for each fiscal year bears to 
the total amount of funds apportioned to all 
States under such section. 
‘‘(2) SUBALLOCATION.—For each fiscal year for 
which funds are set aside under this subsection, such 
funds shall be obligated within a State in the manner 
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described in subsections (d) and (e) of section 133, ex-
cept that, for the purposes of this subsection, the per-
centage referred to in section 133(d)(1)(A) shall be 
treated as 100 percent. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds set aside under 
this subsection shall be available for obligation— 
‘‘(i) for a complete streets project that 
supports the safe, comfortable, convenient, 
and independent movement of all users of 
the transportation system, of all ages and 
abilities, consistent with context sensitive 
design principles; 
‘‘(ii) for activities eligible under the 
safe routes to school program under section 
211; 
‘‘(iii) to develop and implement the 
policies and procedures described in section 
109(s); 
‘‘(iv) for any element of vision zero 
planning described under section 1601 of 
the INVEST in America Act and to imple-
ment an existing vision zero plan; 
‘‘(v) for other activities in furtherance 
of the vulnerable road user safety assessment 
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of the State or the metropolitan planning 
organization described under subsection (l); 
and 
‘‘(vi) for any other project, program, or 
plan eligible under this section that pro-
vides for the safe and adequate accommoda-
tion of all users of the surface transpor-
tation network, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—If a State or metro-
politan planning organization demonstrates to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary that such State 
or metropolitan planning organization has met 
all its needs for vulnerable road user safety 
under this section, the State or metropolitan 
planning organization may use funds made 
available under this subsection for other highway 
safety improvement program purposes, subject to 
the suballocation under paragraph (2). The Sec-
retary may not make a determination under this 
subparagraph if the State or metropolitan plan-
ning organization has been subject to the special 
rule described in subsection (g)(3) within the last 
5 years.’’. 
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SEC. 1219. YOUTH SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 211 (as added 
by this Act) the following: 
‘‘§ 212. Use of youth service and conservation corps 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may allow and 
shall encourage project sponsors to enter into contracts and 
cooperative agreements with qualified youth service or con-
servation corps, as described in sections 122(a)(2) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12572(a)(2)) and 106(c)(3) of the National and Community 
Service Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12656(c)(3)) to per-
form appropriate projects eligible under sections 133(h), 
162, 206, and 211. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Under any contract or cooper-
ative agreement entered into with a qualified youth service 
or conservation corps under this section, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) set the amount of a living allowance or rate 
of pay for each participant in such corps at— 
‘‘(A) such amount or rate as required under 
State law in a State with such requirements; or 
‘‘(B) for corps in States not described in 
subparagraph (A), at such amount or rate as de-
termined by the Secretary, not to exceed the 
maximum living allowance authorized by section 
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140 of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594); and 
‘‘(2) not subject such corps to the requirements of 
section 112.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 211 (as added by this Act) 
the following: 
‘‘212. Use of youth service and conservation corps.’’. 
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.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each grant made under this 
section— 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(A) shall be in an amount sufficient to 
fully fund the project, or in the case of a public 
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 
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than 4 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which 
the initial amount is provided; and 
‘‘(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 
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considered a cost of carrying out the project 
under a multiyear grant agreement, except 
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 
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project eligible for assistance under this title or chap-
ter 53 of title 49 and is— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(iii) within the boundaries of a public 
or private freight rail, water (including 
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. 
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‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section may use such grant 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 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— 
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‘‘(A) one or more stable and dependable 
sources of funding and financing to construct, 
maintain, and operate the project; and 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(iii) safety benefits, including the re-
duction of accidents and related costs; 
‘‘(iv) 
improved 
person 
or 
freight 
throughput, including congestion reduction 
and reliability improvements; 
‘‘(v) national and regional economic 
benefits; 
‘‘(vi) resilience benefits, including the 
ability to withstand disruptions from a 
seismic event; 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In award-
ing a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
consider the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the project spans at least 1 
border between 2 States. 
‘‘(B) Whether the project serves low-income 
residents of low-income communities, including 
areas of persistent poverty, while not displacing 
such residents. 
‘‘(C) 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. 
‘‘(D) 
Whether 
the 
project 
improves 
connectivity between modes of transportation 
moving people or goods in the Nation or region. 
‘‘(E) Whether the project provides new or 
improved connections between at least two metro-
politan areas with a population of at least 
500,000. 
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‘‘(F) Whether the project would replace, re-
construct, or rehabilitate a commuter corridor 
(including a high-commuter corridor (as such 
term is defined in section 203(a)(6))) that is in 
poor condition. 
‘‘(G) Whether the project would improve the 
shared transportation corridor of a multistate 
corridor. 
‘‘(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 
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 
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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. 
‘‘(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 2023 through 2026. 
‘‘(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 
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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 
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.— 
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‘‘(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) BRIDGE INVESTMENTS.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall re-
serve not less than $1,000,000,000 in each fiscal year to 
make grants for projects described in subsection (e)(1)(A). 
‘‘(l) 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 
‘‘(C) the requirements of section 22905 of 
title 49 to a passenger rail or freight rail project. 
‘‘(2) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(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 
America requirements under section 313 of this 
title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) 
of title 49 to a multimodal project under this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) consider the various modal compo-
nents of the project; and 
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‘‘(ii) seek to maximize domestic jobs. 
‘‘(m) 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. 
‘‘(n) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary may use up 
to $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the costs of admin-
istering the program under this section. 
‘‘(o) 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. 
‘‘(p) 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— 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 
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if a joint resolution is enacted disapproving funding 
for the project before the last day of the 60-day period 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(q) 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 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(r) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State or a group of States; 
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‘‘(2) a unit of local government, including a met-
ropolitan planning organization, or a group of local 
governments; 
‘‘(3) a political subdivision of a State or local 
government; 
‘‘(4) a special purpose district or public author-
ity with a transportation function, including a port 
authority; 
‘‘(5) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization; 
‘‘(6) a Federal agency eligible to receive funds 
under section 201, 203, or 204, including the Army 
Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the 
Bureau of Land Management, that applies jointly 
with a State or group of States; 
‘‘(7) a territory; and 
‘‘(8) 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: 
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‘‘§ 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.— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(A) not less than 25 percent of the 
amounts made available to carry out this section 
for projects located in rural areas; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 25 percent of the 
amounts made available to carry out this section 
for projects located in areas with a population 
greater than 74,999 individuals and fewer than 
200,001 individuals. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘rural area’ means all areas of a 
State or territory that are outside of an urbanized 
area with a population greater than 74,999 individ-
uals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census. 
‘‘(3) EXCESS FUNDING.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that there are insufficient qualified applicants 
to use the funds set aside under this subsection, the 
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Secretary may use such funds for grants for any 
projects eligible under this section. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—To evaluate applications under 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) develop a process to objectively evaluate ap-
plications on the benefits of the project proposed in 
such application— 
‘‘(A) to transportation safety, including re-
ductions in traffic fatalities and serious injuries; 
‘‘(B) to state of good repair, including im-
proved condition of bridges and pavements; 
‘‘(C) to transportation system access, in-
cluding improved access to jobs and services; and 
‘‘(D) in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(2) develop a rating system to assign a numeric 
value to each application, based on each of the cri-
teria described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) for each application submitted, compare the 
total benefits of the proposed project, as determined by 
the rating system developed under paragraph (2), 
with the costs of such project, and rank each applica-
tion based on the results of the comparison; and 
‘‘(4) ensure that only such applications that are 
ranked highly based on the results of the comparison 
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conducted under paragraph (3) are considered to re-
ceive a grant under this section. 
‘‘(g) WEIGHTING.—In establishing the evaluation 
process under subsection (f), the Secretary may assign dif-
ferent weights to the criteria described in subsection (f)(1) 
based on project type, population served by a project, and 
other context-sensitive considerations, provided that— 
‘‘(1) each application is rated on all criteria de-
scribed in subsection (f)(1); and 
‘‘(2) each application has the same possible min-
imum and maximum rating, regardless of any dif-
ferences in the weighting of criteria. 
‘‘(h) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—Prior 
to the issuance of any notice of funding opportunity 
under this section, the Secretary shall make publicly 
available on the website of the Department of Trans-
portation a detailed explanation of the evaluation 
and rating process developed under subsection (f), in-
cluding any differences in the weighting of criteria 
pursuant to subsection (g), if applicable, and update 
such website for each revision of the evaluation and 
rating process. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATIONS
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
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tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate, the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate the following written notifica-
tions: 
‘‘(A) A notification when the Secretary pub-
lishes or updates the information required under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days prior to the 
date on which the Secretary awards a grant 
under this section, a notification that includes— 
‘‘(i) the ratings of each application 
submitted pursuant to subsection (f)(2); 
‘‘(ii) the ranking of each application 
submitted pursuant to subsection (f)(3); and 
‘‘(iii) a list of all applications that re-
ceive final consideration by the Secretary to 
receive an award under this section pursu-
ant to subsection (f)(4). 
‘‘(C) Not later than 3 business days prior to 
the date on which the Secretary announces the 
award of a grant under this section, a notifica-
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tion describing each grant to be awarded, includ-
ing the amount and the recipient. 
‘‘(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary may re-
serve up to $3,000,000 in each fiscal year to provide tech-
nical assistance to eligible entities. 
‘‘(j) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve 
up to $5,000,000 for the administrative costs of carrying 
out the program under this section. 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(B) the evaluation and justification for the 
project selection, including ratings and rankings 
assigned to all applications and a list of appli-
cations 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. 
‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a metropolitan planning organization; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) a transit agency; 
‘‘(D) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza-
tion; 
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‘‘(E) a multijurisdictional group of entities 
described in this paragraph; 
‘‘(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 described 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 chapter 
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 estab-
lish a formula program to strategically deploy electric vehi-
cle charging infrastructure along designated alternative fuel 
corridors that will be accessible to all drivers of electric ve-
hicles. 
(b) NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND HY-
DROGEN, PROPANE, AND NATURAL GAS FUELING COR-
RIDORS.—Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of the 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 insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of es-
tablishment 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 proc-
ess 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 
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hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support freight and 
goods movement at strategic locations along major 
national highways, the National Highway Freight 
Network, and goods movement locations including 
ports, intermodal centers, and warehousing loca-
tions.’’; 
(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 subsection 
as the ‘‘Program’’) to provide funding to States to 
strategically deploy electric vehicle charging and hy-
drogen fueling infrastructure along alternative fuel 
corridors and to establish an interconnected network 
to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program is 
to provide funding for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition and installation of elec-
tric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen 
fueling infrastructure to serve as a catalyst for 
the deployment of such infrastructure and to 
connect it to a network to facilitate data collec-
tion, 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 success 
of investments made through the Program. 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN.—The Secretary shall establish a 
deadline by which a State shall provide a plan 
to the Secretary, in such form and such manner 
that the Secretary requires, describing how such 
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State intends to use its allocation under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(B) EFFICIENT OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—If 
a State fails to submit the plan required by sub-
paragraph (A) to the Secretary in a timely man-
ner, or if the Secretary determines 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 fis-
cal year under section 104(b)(10); 
‘‘(ii) award such funds on a competi-
tive basis to local units of government with-
in 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 govern-
ment within the State under subparagraph 
(B)(ii) in a manner consistent with the purpose 
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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 fiscal 
year have been withdrawn under subpara-
graph (B)(i)) in the same ratio as funds 
apportioned for that fiscal year under sec-
tion 104(b)(10)(C) for the Program; and 
‘‘(ii) only available to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funding made avail-
able under this subsection shall be for projects— 
‘‘(i) directly related to the electric 
charging or hydrogen fueling of a vehicle; 
and 
‘‘(ii) only for infrastructure that is 
open to the general public or to authorized 
commercial motor vehicle operators from 
more than 1 company. 
‘‘(B) LOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Any charging or 
fueling infrastructure acquired or installed 
with funding under this subsection shall be 
located along an alternative fuel corridor. 
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‘‘(ii) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of the IN-
VEST in America Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy, shall develop guidance 
for States and localities to strategically de-
ploy charging and fueling infrastructure 
along alternative fuel corridors, consistent 
with this section. 
‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.— 
In developing the guidance required under 
clause (ii), the Secretary of Transportation, 
in coordination with the Secretary of En-
ergy, shall consider— 
‘‘(I) the distance between publicly 
available charging and fueling infra-
structure eligible under this section; 
‘‘(II) connections to the electric 
grid or fuel distribution system, in-
cluding electric distribution upgrades, 
vehicle-to-grid integration, including 
smart charge management or other 
protocols that can minimize impacts to 
the electric grid, and alignment with 
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electric 
distribution 
interconnection 
processes; 
‘‘(III) plans to protect the electric 
grid from added load of charging dis-
tribution systems from adverse impacts 
of changing load patterns, including 
through on site storage; 
‘‘(IV) plans for the use of renew-
able energy sources to power charging, 
energy storage, and hydrogen fuel pro-
duction; 
‘‘(V) the proximity of existing off- 
highway travel centers, fuel retailers, 
and small businesses to electric vehicle 
charging infrastructure acquired or 
funded under this subsection; 
‘‘(VI) the need for publicly avail-
able electric vehicle charging infra-
structure in rural corridors; 
‘‘(VII) the long-term operation 
and maintenance of publicly available 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
to avoid stranded assets and protect 
the investment of public funds in that 
infrastructure; 
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‘‘(VIII) existing private, national, 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
government electric vehicle charging 
infrastructure programs and incen-
tives; 
‘‘(IX) fostering enhanced, coordi-
nated, public-private or private invest-
ment in charging and fueling infra-
structure; 
‘‘(X) ensuring consumer protec-
tion and pricing transparency; 
‘‘(XI) the availability of onsite 
amenities for vehicle operators, includ-
ing restrooms or food facilities; and 
‘‘(XII) any other factors, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT
COSTS.—Subject to 
paragraph (6), funds made available under this sub-
section may be used for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition or installation of elec-
tric vehicle charging or hydrogen fueling infra-
structure; 
‘‘(B) operating assistance for costs allocable 
to operating and maintaining infrastructure ac-
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quired or installed under this subsection, for a 
period not to exceed five years; 
‘‘(C) the acquisition or installation of traf-
fic control devices located in the right-of-way to 
provide directional information to infrastructure 
acquired, installed, or operated under this sub-
section; or 
‘‘(D) on-premises signs to provide informa-
tion about infrastructure acquired, installed, or 
operated under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Energy, shall, as appropriate, pub-
lish guidance for public comment related to— 
‘‘(A) the installation, operation, or mainte-
nance by qualified technicians of electric vehicle 
charging infrastructure under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) the physical and payment interoper-
ability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(C) any traffic control device or on-prem-
ises sign acquired, installed, or operated under 
this subsection; 
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‘‘(D) any data requested by the Secretary 
related to a project funded under this subsection, 
including the format and schedule for the sub-
mission of such data; and 
‘‘(E) network connectivity of electric vehicle 
charging that includes measures to protect per-
sonal privacy and ensure cybersecurity. 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share pay-
able for the cost of a project funded under this sub-
section shall be 80 percent. 
‘‘(8) 
PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Notwith-
standing section 118(b), funds made available for the 
Program shall be available until expended. 
‘‘(9) ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE
GRANTS.—For 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, before making 
an apportionment under section 104(b)(10), the Sec-
retary shall set aside, from amounts made available 
to carry out the clean corridors program under this 
subsection, $100,000,000 for grants to States or local-
ities that require additional assistance to strategically 
deploy infrastructure eligible under this subsection 
along alternative fuel corridors to fill gaps in the na-
tional charging network, including in rural areas. 
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‘‘(10) DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL COR-
RIDORS.—In this subsection, the term ‘alternative fuel 
corridors’ means a fuel corridor— 
‘‘(A) designated under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) equivalent to a fuel corridor described 
under such subsection that is designated, after 
consultation with any affected Indian Tribes or 
Tribal organizations, by a State or group of 
States.’’. 
SEC. 1304. COMMUNITY CLIMATE INNOVATION GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by in-
serting after section 171 the following: 
‘‘§ 172. Community climate innovation grants 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a community climate innovation grant program (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Program’) to make grants, on a 
competitive basis, for locally selected projects that reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions while improving the mobility, ac-
cessibility, and connectivity of the surface transportation 
system. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program shall be 
to support communities in reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions from the surface transportation system. 
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.—The Secretary may 
make grants under the Program to the following entities: 
‘‘(1) A metropolitan planning organization. 
‘‘(2) A unit of local government or a group of 
local governments, or a county or multi-county spe-
cial district. 
‘‘(3) A subdivision of a local government. 
‘‘(4) A transit agency. 
‘‘(5) A special purpose district with a transpor-
tation function or a port authority. 
‘‘(6) An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. 
‘‘(7) A territory. 
‘‘(8) A multijurisdictional group of entities de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (7). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
the Program, an entity specified in subsection (c) shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may only 
provide a grant under the Program for a project that is 
expected to yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas 
emissions from the surface transportation system and— 
‘‘(1) is a project eligible for assistance under this 
title or under chapter 53 of title 49, or is a capital 
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project for vehicles and facilities, whether publicly or 
privately owned, that are used to provide intercity 
passenger service by bus; or 
‘‘(2) is a capital project as defined in section 
22906 of title 49 to improve intercity passenger rail 
that will yield a significant reduction in single occu-
pant vehicle trips and improve mobility on public 
roads. 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE USES.—Grant amounts received for a 
project under the Program 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 the land), environ-
mental mitigation, construction contingencies, acqui-
sition of equipment, and operational improvements. 
‘‘(g) PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.—In making grants 
for projects under the Program, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to projects that are expected to yield the most signifi-
cant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the sur-
face transportation system. 
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‘‘(h) 
ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
making 
grants for projects under the Program, the Secretary shall 
consider the extent to which— 
‘‘(1) a project maximizes greenhouse gas reduc-
tions in a cost-effective manner; 
‘‘(2) a project reduces dependence on single-occu-
pant vehicle trips or provides additional transpor-
tation options; 
‘‘(3) a project improves the connectivity and ac-
cessibility of the surface transportation system, par-
ticularly to low- and zero-emission forms of transpor-
tation, including public transportation, walking, and 
bicycling; 
‘‘(4) an applicant has adequately considered or 
will adequately consider, including through the oppor-
tunity for public comment, the environmental justice 
and equity impacts of the project; 
‘‘(5) a project contributes to geographic diversity 
among grant recipients, including to achieve a bal-
ance between urban, suburban, and rural commu-
nities; 
‘‘(6) a project serves low-income residents of low- 
income communities, including areas of persistent 
poverty, while not displacing such residents; 
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‘‘(7) a project uses pavement materials that dem-
onstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 
through sequestration or innovative manufacturing 
processes; 
‘‘(8) a project repurposes neglected or underused 
infrastructure, 
including 
abandoned 
highways, 
bridges, railways, trail ways, and adjacent underused 
spaces, into new hybrid forms of public space that 
support multiple modes of transportation; and 
‘‘(9) a project includes regional multimodal 
transportation system management and operations 
elements that will improve the effectiveness of such 
project and encourage reduction of single occupancy 
trips by providing the ability of users to plan, use, 
and pay for multimodal transportation alternatives. 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
maximum 
amount of a grant under the Program shall be 
$25,000,000. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out the Program, the Sec-
retary may use up to 1 percent to provide technical 
assistance to applicants and potential applicants. 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(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 
America requirements under section 313 of this 
title and sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) 
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. 
‘‘(k) 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. 
‘‘(l) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Prior to issuing the notice of 
funding opportunity for funding under this section for fis-
cal year 2023, the Secretary, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
solicit public comment on the method of determining the 
significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required 
under subsection (e). 
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‘‘(m) CONSULTATION.—Prior to making an award 
under this section in a given fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency to determine which projects are expected to 
yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 
as required under subsection (e). 
‘‘(n) RURAL SET-ASIDE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall set aside 
not less than 10 percent of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section for projects located in 
rural areas. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘rural area’ means all areas of a 
State or territory that are outside of an urbanized 
area with a population greater than 74,999 individ-
uals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 171 the following: 
‘‘172. Community climate innovation grants.’’. 
SEC. 1305. METRO PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a metro performance program in ac-
cordance with this section to enhance local decision making 
and provide enhanced local control in transportation 
project delivery. 
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(b) DIRECT RECIPIENT DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall designate 
high-performing metropolitan planning organizations 
based on the criteria in paragraph (3) to be direct re-
cipients of funds under this section. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prohibit a direct recipient from taking 
any action otherwise authorized to secure and expend 
Federal funds authorized under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(3) CRITERIA.—In designating an applicant 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider— 
(A) the legal, financial, and technical ca-
pacity of the applicant; 
(B) the level of coordination between the ap-
plicant and— 
(i) the State department of transpor-
tation of the State or States in which the 
metropolitan planning area represented by 
the applicant is located; 
(ii) local governments and providers of 
public transportation within the metropoli-
tan planning area represented by the appli-
cant; and 
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(iii) if more than one metropolitan 
planning organization is designated within 
an urbanized area represented by the appli-
cant, any other such metropolitan planning 
organization; 
(C) in the case of an applicant that rep-
resents an urbanized area population of greater 
than 200,000, the effectiveness of project delivery 
and timely obligation of funds made available 
under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(D) if the applicant or a local government 
within the metropolitan planning area that the 
applicant represents has been the recipient of a 
discretionary grant from the Secretary within 
the preceding 5 years, the administration of such 
grant; 
(E) the extent to which the planning and 
decision making process of the applicant, includ-
ing the long-range transportation plan and the 
approved transportation improvement program 
under section 134 of such title, support— 
(i) the performance goals established 
under section 150(b) of such title; and 
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(ii) the achievement of metropolitan or 
statewide performance targets established 
under section 150(d) of such title; 
(F) whether the applicant is a designated 
recipient of funds as described under subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of section 5302(4) of title 49, 
United States Code, or a direct recipient of 
funds under section 5307 of such title from the 
Federal Transit Administration; and 
(G) any other criteria established by the 
Secretary. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) CALL FOR NOMINATION.—Not later than 
February 1, 2022, the Secretary shall publish in 
the Federal Register a notice soliciting applica-
tions for designation under this subsection. 
(B) GUIDANCE.—The notification under 
paragraph (1) shall include guidance on the re-
quirements and responsibilities of a direct re-
cipient under this section, including imple-
menting regulations. 
(C) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall 
make all designations under this section for fis-
cal year 2023 not later than June 1, 2022. 
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(5) TERM.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(6), a designation under this subsection shall— 
(A) be for a period of not less than 5 years; 
and 
(B) be renewable. 
(6) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish procedures for the termination of a des-
ignation under this subsection. 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing pro-
cedures under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall consider— 
(i) with respect to projects carried out 
under this section, compliance with the re-
quirements of title 23, United States Code, 
or chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(ii) the obligation rate of any funds— 
(I) made available under this sec-
tion; and 
(II) in the case of a metropolitan 
planning organization that represents 
a metropolitan planning area with an 
urbanized area population of greater 
than 200,000, made available under 
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section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Funds made available 
under this section may be obligated for the purposes 
described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts made available under 
this section, the Secretary may set aside not more 
than $5,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026 for program management, oversight, and tech-
nical assistance to direct recipients. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECT RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) DIRECT AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing title 23, United States Code, the amounts 
made available under this section shall be allocated to 
each direct recipient for obligation. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS AMONG DIRECT 
RECIPIENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), on the first day of the fiscal year for which 
funds are made available under this section, the 
Secretary shall allocate such funds to each direct 
recipient as the proportion of the population (as 
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determined by data collected by the Bureau of 
the Census) of the urbanized area represented by 
any 1 direct recipient bears to the total popu-
lation of all of urbanized areas represented by all 
direct recipients. 
(B) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—Of 
funds allocated to direct recipients under sub-
paragraph (A), each direct recipient shall receive 
not less than $10,000,000 and not more than 
$50,000,000 each fiscal year. 
(C) MINIMUM
GUARANTEED
AMOUNT.—In 
making a determination whether to designate a 
metropolitan planning organization as a direct 
recipient under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall ensure that each direct recipient receives 
the minimum required allocation under subpara-
graph (B). 
(D) 
ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS.—If 
any 
amounts remain undistributed after the distribu-
tion described in this subsection, such remaining 
amounts and an associated amount of obligation 
limitation shall be made available as if suballo-
cated under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, and 
distributed among the States in the proportion 
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that the relative shares of the population (as de-
termined by data collected by the Bureau of the 
Census) of the urbanized areas of each State 
bears to the total populations of all urbanized 
areas across all States. 
(3) PROJECT DELIVERY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For 1 or more projects 
carried out with funds provided under this sec-
tion, the direct recipient may, consistent with 
the agreement entered into with the Secretary 
under this paragraph, assume the Federal-aid 
highway project approval and oversight respon-
sibilities vested in the State department of trans-
portation under section 106 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(B) PARTNERSHIP.—The direct recipient 
may partner with a State, unit of local govern-
ment, regional entity, or transit agency to carry 
out a project under this section. 
(C) 
PROCEDURAL, 
LEGAL, 
AND
SUB-
STANTIVE
REQUIREMENTS.—A direct recipient 
entering into an agreement with the Secretary 
under this section shall assume responsibility for 
compliance with all procedural and substantive 
requirements as would apply if that responsi-
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bility were carried out by a State, unless the di-
rect recipient or the Secretary determines that 
such assumption of responsibility for 1 or more 
of the procedural and substantive requirements is 
not appropriate. 
(D) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
and the direct recipient shall enter into an 
agreement in writing relating to the extent to 
which the direct recipient assumes the respon-
sibilities of the Secretary under this paragraph. 
Such agreement shall be developed in consulta-
tion with the State. 
(E) USE OF FUNDS.—The direct recipient 
may use amounts made available under this sec-
tion for costs incurred in implementing this 
paragraph and to compensate a State, unit of 
local government, or transit agency for costs in-
curred in providing assistance under this para-
graph. 
(F) LIMITATIONS.—The direct recipient 
may not assume responsibilities described in sub-
paragraph (A) for any project that the Secretary 
determines to be in a high-risk category, includ-
ing projects on the National Highway System. 
(e) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.— 
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(1) CONSISTENCY
WITH
METROPOLITAN
PLAN-
NING.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
programming and expenditure of funds for projects 
under this section shall be consistent with the require-
ments of section 134 of title 23, United States Code, 
and section 5303 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
sections (j)(5) and (k)(4) of section 134 of title 
23, United States Code, or subsections (j)(5) and 
(k)(4) of section 5303 of title 49, United States 
Code, a direct recipient shall select, from the ap-
proved transportation improvement program 
under such sections, all projects to be funded 
under this section, including projects on the Na-
tional Highway System. 
(B) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The project se-
lection process described in this subsection shall 
apply to all federally funded projects within the 
boundaries of a metropolitan planning area 
served by a direct recipient that are carried out 
under this section. 
(C) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In select-
ing a project under this subsection, the metro-
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politan planning organization shall consult 
with— 
(i) in the case of a highway project, the 
State and locality in which such project is 
located; and 
(ii) in the case of a transit project, any 
affected public transportation operator. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to limit the ability of a di-
rect recipient to partner with a State department of 
transportation or other recipient of Federal funds 
under title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of 
title 49, United States Code, to carry out a project. 
(f) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
section, funds made available to carry out this section 
shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project carried out under this section shall 
be determined in accordance with section 120 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(g) REPORT.— 
(1) DIRECT RECIPIENT REPORT.—Not later than 
60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each direct 
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recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
includes— 
(A) a list of projects funded with amounts 
provided under this section; 
(B) a description of any obstacles to com-
plete projects or timely obligation of funds; and 
(C) recommendations to improve the effec-
tiveness of the program under this section. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Oc-
tober 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report 
that— 
(A) summarizes the findings of each direct 
recipient provided under paragraph (1); 
(B) describes the efforts undertaken by both 
direct recipients and the Secretary to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of title 23 and 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; 
(C) analyzes the capacity of direct recipi-
ents to receive direct allocations of funds under 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; and 
(D) provides recommendations from the 
Secretary to— 
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(i) improve the administration, over-
sight, and performance of the program es-
tablished under this section; 
(ii) improve the effectiveness of direct 
recipients to complete projects and obligate 
funds in a timely manner; and 
(iii) evaluate options to expand the au-
thority provided under this section, includ-
ing to allow for the direct allocation to met-
ropolitan planning organizations of funds 
made available to carry out clause (i) or 
(ii) of section 133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(3) UPDATE.—Not less frequently than every 2 
years, the Secretary shall update the report described 
in paragraph (2). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) DIRECT
RECIPIENT.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘direct recipient’’ means a metropolitan plan-
ning organization designated by the Secretary as 
high-performing under subsection (b) and that was 
directly allocated funds as described in subsection (d). 
(2) METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA.—The term 
‘‘metropolitan planning area’’ has the meaning given 
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such term in section 134 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(3) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘metropolitan planning organization’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 134 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(4) NATIONAL
HIGHWAY
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Highway System’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(6) URBANIZED
AREA.—The term ‘‘urbanized 
area’’ has the meaning given such term in section 134 
of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 1306. GRIDLOCK REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a gridlock reduction program to make 
grants, on a competitive basis, for projects to reduce, and 
mitigate the adverse impacts of, traffic congestion. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in such form, at such time, and containing such 
information as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
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(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—The Secretary may 
make grants under this section to an applicant that 
serves an eligible area and that is— 
(A) a metropolitan planning organization; 
(B) a unit of local government or a group 
of local governments; 
(C) a multijurisdictional group of entities 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(D) a special purpose district or public au-
thority with a transportation function, including 
a port authority; or 
(E) a State that is in partnership with an 
entity or group of entities described in subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C). 
(2) ELIGIBLE AREA.—An eligible area for an eli-
gible entity under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) a combined statistical area, as defined 
by the Office of Management and Budget, with 
a population of not less than 1,300,000; or 
(B) a metropolitan statistical area that is 
not part of a combined statistical area, as de-
fined by the Office of Management and Budget, 
that has a population of not less than 750,000. 
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(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may award 
grants under this section to applicants that submit a com-
prehensive program of surface transportation-related 
projects to reduce traffic congestion and related adverse im-
pacts, including a project for one or more of the following: 
(1) Transportation systems management and op-
erations, including strategies to improve the oper-
ations of high-occupancy vehicle lanes. 
(2) Intelligent transportation systems to improve 
connectivity and innovation. 
(3) Real-time traveler information. 
(4) Traffic incident management. 
(5) Active traffic management. 
(6) Traffic signal timing. 
(7) Multimodal travel payment systems. 
(8) Transportation demand management, includ-
ing employer-based commuting programs such as car-
pool, vanpool, transit benefit, parking cashout, shut-
tle, or telework programs. 
(9) A project to provide transportation options 
to reduce traffic congestion, including— 
(A) a project under chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, including value capture and 
transit-oriented development projects; 
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(B) a bicycle or pedestrian project, includ-
ing a project to provide safe and connected active 
transportation networks; and 
(C) a surface transportation project carried 
out in accordance with the national travel and 
tourism infrastructure strategic plan under sec-
tion 1431(e) of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 301 
note). 
(10) Any other project, as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary utilizing eligible projects. 
(e) AWARD PRIORITIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In selecting grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants serv-
ing urbanized areas, as described in subsection (c), 
that are experiencing a high degree of recurrent trans-
portation congestion, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall also con-
sider the extent to which the project would— 
(A) reduce traffic congestion and improve 
the reliability of the surface transportation sys-
tem; 
(B) mitigate the adverse impacts of traffic 
congestion on the surface transportation system, 
including safety and environmental impacts; 
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(C) maximize the use of existing capacity; 
and 
(D) employ innovative, integrated, and 
multimodal solutions to the items described in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). 
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out under this section may not ex-
ceed 60 percent. 
(2) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.—Federal assist-
ance other than a grant for a project under this sec-
tion may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of 
the cost of such project, except 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. 
(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available for a 
project under this section may be used for— 
(1) development phase activities, including plan-
ning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, envi-
ronmental 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-
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mental mitigation, construction contingencies, acqui-
sition of equipment, and operational improvements. 
(h) FUNDING.— 
(1) GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this section 
shall be in an amount not less than $10,000,000 and 
not more than $50,000,000. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available under 
this program shall be available until expended. 
(i) FREIGHT PROJECT SET-ASIDE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall set aside 
not less than 50 percent of the funds made available 
to carry out this section for grants for freight projects 
under this subsection. 
(2) ELIGIBLE USES.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide funds set aside under this subsection to appli-
cants that submit a comprehensive program of surface 
transportation-related projects to reduce freight-re-
lated traffic congestion and related adverse impacts, 
including— 
(A) freight intelligent transportation sys-
tems; 
(B) real-time freight parking information; 
(C) real-time freight routing information; 
(D) freight transportation and delivery 
safety projects; 
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(E) first-mile and last-mile delivery solu-
tions; 
(F) shifting freight delivery to off-peak trav-
el times; 
(G) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
air pollution from freight transportation and de-
livery, including through the use of innovative 
vehicles that produce fewer greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
(H) use of centralized delivery locations; 
(I) designated freight vehicle parking and 
staging areas; 
(J) curb space management; and 
(K) other projects, as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(3) AWARD PRIORITIZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In providing funds set 
aside under this section, the Secretary shall 
prioritize applicants serving urbanized areas, as 
described in subsection (c), that are experiencing 
a high degree of recurrent congestion due to 
freight transportation, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
providing funds set aside under this subsection, 
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the Secretary shall consider the extent to which 
the proposed project— 
(i) reduces freight-related traffic con-
gestion and improves the reliability of the 
freight transportation system; 
(ii) mitigates the adverse impacts of 
freight-related traffic congestion on the sur-
face transportation system, including safety 
and environmental impacts; 
(iii) maximizes the use of existing ca-
pacity; 
(iv) employs innovative, integrated, 
and multimodal solutions to the items de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (iii); 
(v) leverages Federal funds with non- 
Federal contributions; and 
(vi) integrates regional multimodal 
transportation 
management 
and 
oper-
ational projects that address both passenger 
and freight congestion. 
(4) FLEXIBILITY.—If the Secretary determines 
that there are insufficient qualified applicants to use 
the funds set aside under this subsection, the Sec-
retary may use such funds for grants for any projects 
eligible under this section. 
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(j) REPORT.— 
(1) RECIPIENT
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that not later than 2 years after the Secretary 
awards grants under this section, the recipient of each 
such grant submits to the Secretary a report that con-
tains— 
(A) information on each activity or project 
that received funding under this section; 
(B) a summary of any non-Federal re-
sources leveraged by a grant under this section; 
(C) any statistics, measurements, or quan-
titative assessments that demonstrate the conges-
tion reduction, reliability, safety, and environ-
mental benefits achieved through activities or 
projects that received funding under this section; 
and 
(D) any additional information required by 
the Secretary. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 9 
months after the date specified in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary 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 Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, 
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Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and make 
publicly available on a website, a report detailing— 
(A) a summary of any information pro-
vided under paragraph (1); and 
(B) recommendations and best practices 
to— 
(i) reduce traffic congestion, including 
freight-related traffic congestion, and im-
prove the reliability of the surface transpor-
tation system; 
(ii) mitigate the adverse impacts of 
traffic congestion, including freight-related 
traffic congestion, on the surface transpor-
tation system, including safety and environ-
mental impacts; and 
(iii) employ innovative, integrated, 
and multimodal solutions to the items de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii). 
(k) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 business days be-
fore awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary 
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of the 
intention to award such a grant. 
(l) 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 title 23, United 
States Code, to a highway project; 
(B) the requirements of chapter 53 of title 
49, United States Code, to a public transpor-
tation project; and 
(C) the requirements of section 22905 of 
title 49, United States Code, to a passenger rail 
or freight rail project. 
(2) MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided 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.— 
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(i) PASSENGER OR FREIGHT RAIL COM-
PONENT.—For any passenger or freight rail 
component of a project, the requirements of 
section 22907(j)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code, 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, United States Code, 
shall apply. 
(C) BUY AMERICA.—In applying the Buy 
America requirements under section 313 of title 
23, United States Code, and sections 5320, 
22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49, United States 
Code, to a multimodal project under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall— 
(i) consider the various modal compo-
nents of the project; and 
(ii) seek to maximize domestic jobs. 
(m) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (l), funds authorized for the purposes described 
in this section shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 
of title 23, United States Code. 
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SEC. 1307. REBUILD RURAL BRIDGES PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a rebuild rural bridges program to 
improve the safety and state of good repair of bridges in 
rural communities. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the program 
established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(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 determines appropriate. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary— 
(1) shall provide grants under this section to 
projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, 
including projects on and off of the Federal-aid high-
way system, to inspect, replace, rehabilitate, or pre-
serve— 
(A) an off-system bridge; 
(B) a bridge on Tribal land; or 
(C) a bridge in poor condition located in a 
rural community; and 
(2) may provide a grant for a bundle of bridges 
described in paragraph (1). 
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(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—A recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant for— 
(1) development phase activities, including plan-
ning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, envi-
ronmental review, preliminary engineering and de-
sign work, and other preconstruction activities; 
(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
acquisition of real property (including land related to 
the project and improvements to the land), environ-
mental mitigation, and construction contingencies; 
and 
(3) bridge inspection, evaluation, and preserva-
tion. 
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out using a grant under this sec-
tion may not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of 
such project. 
(2) MAXIMUM
FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE.—Federal 
assistance other than a grant under this section may 
be used to satisfy up to 100 percent of the total cost 
of such project. 
(g) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall consider— 
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(1) whether the project can be completed without 
additional Federal funding or financial assistance 
available to the project sponsor, beyond existing Fed-
eral apportionments; and 
(2) the level of benefits the project is expected to 
generate, including— 
(A) the costs avoided by the prevention of 
closure or reduced use of the asset to be improved 
by the project; 
(B) reductions in maintenance costs over 
the life of the asset; 
(C) safety benefits, including the reduction 
of accidents and related costs; and 
(D) benefits to the economy of the rural or 
Tribal community. 
(h) INVESTMENTS IN COLONIAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the grants made available 
under this section, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
a total of not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
available to provide grants that improve the safety, 
state of good repair, or connectivity through bridge 
investments in and providing access to, colonias. 
(2) COLONIA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘colonia’’ means any identifiable community that— 
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(A) is in the State of Arizona, California, 
New Mexico, or Texas; 
(B) is in the area of the United States with-
in 150 miles of the border between the United 
States and Mexico, except that the term does not 
include any standard metropolitan statistical 
area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000; 
(C) is determined to be a colonia on the 
basis of objective criteria, including lack of pota-
ble water supply, lack of adequate sewage sys-
tems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary hous-
ing; and 
(D) was in existence as a colonia before No-
vember 28, 1990. 
(i) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 business days be-
fore awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary 
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the in-
tention to award such a grant. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
applicant’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
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(B) a metropolitan planning organization 
or a regional transportation planning organiza-
tion; 
(C) a unit of local government; 
(D) a Federal land management agency; 
(E) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza-
tion; 
(F) a territory; and 
(G) a multijurisdictional group of entities 
described in subparagraph (A) through (F). 
(2) OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE.—The term ‘‘off-system 
bridge’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
133(f) of title 23, United States Code, (as added by 
this Act). 
(3) RURAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘rural com-
munity’’ means an area that is not an urbanized 
area, as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 
23, United States Code. 
SEC. 1308. PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a program under which the Secretary 
shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to address the shortage of parking for commercial motor ve-
hicles to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle op-
erators. 
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(b) 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. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Projects eligible under this 
section are projects that— 
(1) construct safety rest areas that include park-
ing for commercial motor vehicles; 
(2) construct commercial motor vehicle parking 
facilities— 
(A) adjacent to private commercial truck-
stops and travel plazas; 
(B) within the boundaries of, or adjacent to, 
a publicly owned freight facility, including a 
port terminal operated by a public authority; 
and 
(C) at existing facilities, including inspec-
tion and weigh stations and park-and-ride loca-
tions; 
(3) open existing weigh stations, safety rest 
areas, and park-and-ride facilities to commercial 
motor vehicle parking; 
(4) facilitate access to publicly and privately 
provided commercial motor vehicle parking, such as 
through the use of intelligent transportation systems; 
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(5) construct turnouts along a Federal-aid high-
way for commercial motor vehicles; 
(6) make capital improvements to public com-
mercial motor vehicle parking facilities that are 
closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to re-
main open year-round; 
(7) open existing commercial motor vehicle 
chain-up areas that are closed on a seasonal basis to 
allow the facilities to remain open year-round for 
commercial motor vehicle parking; 
(8) address commercial motor vehicle parking 
and layover needs in emergencies that strain the ca-
pacity of existing publicly and privately provided 
commercial motor vehicle parking; and 
(9) make improvements to existing commercial 
motor vehicle parking facilities, including advanced 
truckstop electrification systems. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use a 
grant under this section for— 
(A) development phase activities, including 
planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost anal-
ysis, environmental review, preliminary engi-
neering 
and 
design 
work, 
and 
other 
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preconstruction activities necessary to advance a 
project described in subsection (c); and 
(B) construction and operational improve-
ments, as such terms are defined in section 101 
of title 23, United States Code. 
(2) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—An eligi-
ble entity that receives a grant under this section may 
partner with a private entity to carry out an eligible 
project under this section. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of 
the amounts made available to carry out this section 
may be used to promote the availability of existing 
commercial motor vehicle parking. 
(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In making grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) in the case of construction of new commercial 
motor vehicle parking capacity, the shortage of public 
and private commercial motor vehicle parking near 
the project; and 
(2) the extent to which each project— 
(A) would increase commercial motor vehi-
cle parking capacity or utilization; 
(B) would facilitate the efficient movement 
of freight; 
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(C) would improve safety, traffic congestion, 
and air quality; 
(D) is cost effective; and 
(E) reflects consultation with motor car-
riers, commercial motor vehicle operators, and 
private providers of commercial motor vehicle 
parking. 
(f) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
business days before announcing a project selected to receive 
a grant under this section, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the in-
tention to award such a grant. 
(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project under this section shall be determined in accord-
ance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 120 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(h) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING FEES.—To be eligible 
for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall certify 
that no fees will be charged for the use of a project assisted 
with such grant. 
(i) AMENDMENT TO MAP–21.—Section 1401(c)(1) of 
MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 137 note) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘and private providers of com-
mercial motor vehicle parking’’ after ‘‘personnel’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the capa-
bility of the State to provide’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
availability of’’. 
(j) SURVEY; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; REPORT.— 
(1) UPDATE.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall up-
date the survey of each State required under section 
1401(c)(1) of the MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 137 note). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
deadline under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
publish on the website of the Department of Transpor-
tation a report that— 
(A) evaluates the availability of adequate 
parking and rest facilities for commercial motor 
vehicles engaged in interstate transportation; 
(B) evaluates the effectiveness of the projects 
funded under this section in improving access to 
commercial motor vehicle parking; and 
(C) reports on the progress being made to 
provide adequate commercial motor vehicle park-
ing facilities in the State. 
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(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare the report required under paragraph (2) in con-
sultation with— 
(A) relevant State motor carrier safety per-
sonnel; 
(B) motor carriers and commercial motor 
vehicle operators; and 
(C) private providers of commercial motor 
vehicle parking. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a metropolitan planning organization; 
(C) a unit of local government; 
(D) a political subdivision of a State or 
local government carrying out responsibilities re-
lating to commercial motor vehicle parking; and 
(E) a multistate or multijurisdictional 
group of entities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D). 
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(3) SAFETY REST AREA.—The term ‘‘safety rest 
area’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
120(c) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 1309. ACTIVE CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish an active connected transportation 
grant program to provide for safe and connected active 
transportation networks and active transportation connec-
tors. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the program 
established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—The Secretary may make 
a grant under this section to— 
(1) a State; 
(2) a metropolitan planning organization; 
(3) a regional transportation authority; 
(4) a unit of local government, including a coun-
ty or multi-county special district; 
(5) a Federal land management agency; 
(6) a natural resource or public land agency; 
(7) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization; 
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(8) any local or regional governmental entity 
with responsibility for or oversight of transportation 
or recreational trails; and 
(9) a multistate or multijurisdictional group of 
entities described in this subsection. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity specified under subsection (c) shall 
submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at 
such time, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants under this section to projects that improve the 
connectivity and the use of active transportation facili-
ties— 
(1) including— 
(A) active transportation networks; 
(B) active transportation connectors; and 
(C) planning related to the development 
of— 
(i) active transportation networks; 
(ii) active transportation connectors; 
and 
(iii) vision zero plans or complete 
streets prioritization plans under section 
1601; and 
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(1) a project is likely to provide substantial ad-
ditional opportunities for active transportation, in-
cluding walking and bicycling, including through the 
creation of— 
(A) active transportation networks con-
necting destinations within or between commu-
nities, including between schools, workplaces, 
residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other 
community areas; and 
(B) active transportation connectors con-
necting 2 or more communities, metropolitan 
areas, or States, including greenway paths; 
(2) an applicant has adequately considered or 
will consider, including through the opportunity for 
public comment, the environmental justice and equity 
impacts of the project; 
(3) the project would improve safety for vulner-
able road users, including through the use of complete 
street design policies or a safe system approach; and 
(4) a project integrates active transportation fa-
cilities with public transportation services, where 
available, to improve access to public transportation. 
(h) LIMITATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The share of the cost of a 
project assisted with a grant under this section may 
not exceed 80 percent. 
(2) MAXIMUM
FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE.—Federal 
assistance other than a grant under this section may 
be used to satisfy up to 100 percent of the total 
project cost. 
(i) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—Amounts made avail-
able for a project under this section may be used for— 
(1) development phase activities, including plan-
ning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, envi-
ronmental 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. 
(j) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 business days be-
fore awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate of the intention to award such a grant. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK.—The 
term ‘‘active transportation network’’ means facilities 
built for alternative methods of transportation to 
motor vehicles for individuals, including sidewalks, 
bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that con-
nect destinations within an area covered by a unit of 
local government, a county, a community, including 
a community on Federal lands, or a metropolitan 
area. 
(2) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CONNECTOR.—The 
term ‘‘active transportation connector’’ means facili-
ties built for alternative methods of transportation to 
motor vehicles for individuals, including sidewalks, 
bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that con-
nect 2 or more active transportation networks or con-
nect communities, areas covered by a unit of local 
government, counties, metropolitan areas, Federal 
lands, or States. 
(3) GREENWAY
PATH.—The term ‘‘greenway 
path’’ means an active transportation connector 
that— 
(A) crosses jurisdictional boundaries, in-
cluding State lines, and provides for connectivity 
between multiple communities, counties, metro-
politan areas, or States; or 
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(B) is a component of a regionally or na-
tionally significant network. 
(4) SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH.—The term ‘‘safe 
system approach’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
(5) VULNERABLE ROAD USER.—The term ‘‘vul-
nerable road user’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 1310. WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
competitive wildlife crossings grant program (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘program’’) to provide grants for projects 
that seek to achieve— 
(1) a reduction in the number of wildlife-vehicle 
collisions; and 
(2) improved habitat connectivity for terrestrial 
and aquatic species. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make 
grants under the program to the following entities: 
(1) A State. 
(2) An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. 
(3) A territory. 
(4) A Federal land management agency de-
scribed in section 203(b) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
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(5) A group of entities described in paragraphs 
(1) through (4). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting grant recipients 
under the program, the Secretary shall consider the fol-
lowing: 
(1) PRIMARY CRITERIA.—The extent to which the 
proposed project is likely to protect motorists and 
wildlife by reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle col-
lisions and improve habitat connectivity for terres-
trial and aquatic species. 
(2) SECONDARY CRITERIA.— 
(A) The resilience benefits of the project. 
(B) The extent to which the project incor-
porates climate science, including expected 
changes in migration patterns. 
(C) The extent to which the project sponsor 
has coordinated with the relevant State agency 
with jurisdiction over fish and wildlife, if appro-
priate. 
(D) In the case of a project involving spe-
cies listed as threatened species or endangered 
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species under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), whether the 
project sponsor has coordinated with the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(E) Other ecological benefits of the project, 
including— 
(i) reductions in stormwater runoff 
and other water pollution; and 
(ii) the benefits of improved habitat 
connectivity for pollinators and the use of 
natively appropriate grasses. 
(F) Whether the project supports local eco-
nomic development and improvement of visita-
tion opportunities. 
(G) The extent to which the project incor-
porates innovative technologies, including ad-
vanced design techniques and other strategies to 
enhance efficiency and effectiveness in reducing 
wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. 
(H) The extent to which the project provides 
educational and outreach opportunities. 
(I) Whether the project will further research 
to evaluate, compare effectiveness of, and identify 
best practices in selected projects. 
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(J) How the benefits compare to the costs of 
the project. 
(K) Any other criteria relevant to reducing 
the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and im-
proving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and 
aquatic species, as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate. 
(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—Grant amounts for a 
project under this section may be used for— 
(1) development phase activities, including plan-
ning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, envi-
ronmental review, preliminary engineering and de-
sign work, and other preconstruction activities; 
(2) construction (including construction of pro-
tective features), reconstruction, rehabilitation, acqui-
sition of real property (including land related to the 
project and improvements to the land), environmental 
mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of 
equipment, and operational improvements; and 
(3) planning and technical assistance activities 
consistent with section 5107 of title 49, United States 
Code, including— 
(A) data collection on wildlife-vehicle colli-
sions; 
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(B) integration of State, Tribal, territorial, 
regional, or Federal wildlife conservation plans 
and data collection with transportation planning 
and project selection; 
(C) technical assistance, including work-
force development training, on reducing wildlife- 
vehicle 
collisions 
and 
improving 
habitat 
connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species; 
and 
(D) education and public outreach to reduce 
wildlife-vehicle collisions. 
(f) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant received under the 
program may be used to provide funds to an eligible 
partner as a subrecipient, in accordance with the 
terms of the project agreement and subject to the re-
quirements of this section. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNER DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible partner’’ means— 
(A) an eligible entity described in subsection 
(b); 
(B) a metropolitan planning organization; 
(C) a unit of local government; 
(D) a regional transportation authority; 
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(E) a special purpose district or public au-
thority with a transportation function, including 
a port authority; 
(F) a non-profit entity or institution of 
higher education; or 
(G) a Federal, Tribal, regional, State, or 
local governmental entity not described in sub-
section (b). 
(g) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) RURAL PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall re-
serve not less than 50 percent of the amounts made 
available under this section for projects located in a 
rural community. 
(2) RESILIENCE.—A project under this section 
shall be designed to ensure resilience over the antici-
pated service life of the asset. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not award 
more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 
under this section for grants that propose only activi-
ties described in subsection (e)(3). 
(h) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 business days be-
fore awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary 
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the in-
tention to award such a grant. 
(i) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 
each calendar year, the Secretary shall publish, on the 
website of the Department of Transportation, a report 
describing the activities under the program for the fis-
cal year that ends during that calendar year. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) a detailed description of the activities 
carried out under the program; 
(B) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
program in meeting the purposes described in 
subsection (b); and 
(C) policy recommendations, if any, to im-
prove the effectiveness of the program. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROTECTIVE FEATURES.—The term ‘‘protec-
tive features’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 101 of title 23, United States Code. 
(2) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘resilience’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
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(3) RURAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘rural com-
munity’’ means any area of a State or territory that 
is not an urbanized area, as such term is defined in 
section 101 of title 23, United States Code. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1311. RECONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a reconnecting neighborhoods program 
under which an eligible entity may apply for funding in 
order to identify, remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate the 
effects from eligible facilities and restore or improve 
connectivity, mobility, and access in disadvantaged and un-
derserved communities, including— 
(1) studying the feasibility and impacts of re-
moving, retrofitting, or remediating the effects on 
community connectivity from an existing eligible fa-
cility; 
(2) conducting preliminary engineering and 
final design activities for a project to remove, retrofit, 
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or remediate the effects on community connectivity 
from an existing eligible facility; 
(3) conducting construction activities necessary 
to carry out a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate 
the effects on community connectivity from an exist-
ing eligible facility; and 
(4) ensuring any activities carried out under 
this section— 
(A) focus on improvements that will benefit 
the populations impacted by or previously dis-
placed by the eligible facility; and 
(B) emphasize equity by garnering commu-
nity engagement, avoiding future displacement, 
and ensuring local participation in the planning 
process. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a 
planning grant or a capital construction grant to— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a unit of local government; 
(C) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization; 
(D) a territory; 
(F) a metropolitan planning organization; 
(G) a transit agency; 
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(H) a special purpose district with a trans-
portation function; and 
(I) a group of entities described in this 
paragraph. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—An eligible entity may 
enter into an agreement with the following entities to 
carry out the eligible activities under this section: 
(A) A nonprofit organization. 
(B) An institution of higher education, as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), includ-
ing historically black colleges and universities, 
defined as the term ‘‘Predominantly Black insti-
tution’’ is defined in section 371(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)). 
(c) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants (referred to in this section as a ‘‘planning 
grants’’) to carry out planning activities described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) 
ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBED.—The 
planning activities referred to in paragraph (1) are— 
(A) planning studies to evaluate the feasi-
bility of removing, retrofitting, or remediating 
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an existing eligible facility to restore community 
connectivity, including evaluations of— 
(i) current traffic patterns on the eligi-
ble facility proposed for removal, retrofit, or 
remediation and the surrounding street net-
work; 
(ii) the capacity of existing transpor-
tation networks to maintain mobility needs; 
(iii) an analysis of alternative road-
way designs or other uses for the right-of- 
way of the eligible facility, including an 
analysis of whether the available right-of- 
way would suffice to create an alternative 
roadway design; 
(iv) the effect of the removal, retrofit, 
or remediation of the eligible facility on the 
mobility of freight and people; 
(v) the effect of the removal, retrofit, or 
remediation of the eligible facility on the 
safety of the traveling public; 
(vi) the cost to remove, retrofit, or re-
mediate the eligible facility— 
(I) 
to 
restore 
community 
connectivity; and 
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(II) to convert the eligible facility 
to a roadway design or use that in-
creases safety, mobility, and access for 
all users, compared to any expected 
costs for necessary maintenance or re-
construction of the eligible facility; and 
(vii) the environmental impacts of re-
taining or reconstructing the eligible facil-
ity and the anticipated effect of the pro-
posed alternative use or roadway design; 
(B) public engagement activities to provide 
opportunities for public input into a plan to re-
move, replace, retrofit, or remediate the effects 
from an eligible facility, including— 
(i) building organizational or commu-
nity capacity to, and educating community 
members on how to, engage in and con-
tribute to eligible planning activities de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2); 
(ii) identifying community needs and 
desires for community improvements and 
developing community driven solutions in 
carrying out eligible planning activities de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2); 
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(iii) conducting assessments of equity, 
mobility and access, environmental justice, 
affordability, economic opportunity, health 
outcomes, and other local goals to be used in 
carrying out eligible planning activities de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2); and 
(iv) forming a community advisory 
board in accordance with subsection (d)(7); 
(C) other transportation planning activities 
required in advance of a project to remove, ret-
rofit, or remediate an existing eligible facility to 
restore community connectivity, as determined 
by the Secretary; 
(D) evaluating land use and zoning changes 
necessary to improve equity and maximize tran-
sit-oriented development in connection with 
project eligible for a capital construction grant, 
including activities eligible under section 5327 of 
title 49, United States Code; and 
(E) establishment of anti-displacement and 
equitable neighborhood revitalization strategies 
in connection with project eligible for a capital 
construction grant, including establishment of a 
community land trust for land acquisition, land 
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banking, and equitable transit-oriented develop-
ment. 
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may pro-
vide technical assistance described in subpara-
graph (B) to an eligible entity. 
(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED.— 
The technical assistance referred to in subpara-
graph (A) is technical assistance in building or-
ganizational or community capacity— 
(i) to conduct transportation planning; 
and 
(ii) to identify innovative solutions to 
challenges posed by existing eligible facili-
ties, including reconnecting communities 
that— 
(I) are bifurcated by eligible fa-
cilities; or 
(II) lack safe, reliable, and afford-
able transportation choices. 
(4) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) solicit applications for— 
(i) planning grants; 
(ii) technical assistance under para-
graph (3); and 
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(iii) the activities would benefit popu-
lations impacted by or previously displaced 
by an eligible facility; and 
(B) evaluate applications for a planning 
grant on the basis of the demonstration by the 
applicant that— 
(i) the eligible facility— 
(I) creates barriers to mobility, 
access, or economic development; or 
(II) is not justified by current 
and forecast future travel demand; and 
(ii) on the basis of preliminary assess-
ment into the feasibility of removing, retro-
fitting, or remediating the eligible facility 
to restore community connectivity, and in-
crease safety, mobility, and access for all 
users, further planning activities are nec-
essary and likely to be productive. 
(5) AWARD AMOUNTS.—A planning grant may 
not exceed $2,000,000 for any recipient. 
(6) FEDERAL SHARE.—The total Federal share 
of the cost of a planning activity for which a plan-
ning grant is used may not exceed 80 percent. 
(d) CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.— 
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(1) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 
award grants (referred to in this section as a ‘‘capital 
construction grants’’) to eligible entities to carry out 
eligible projects described in paragraph (3). 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In the case that the owner 
of an eligible facility that is the subject of the capital 
construction grant is not an eligible entity, an eligible 
entity shall demonstrate the existence of a partnership 
with the owner of the eligible facility. 
(3) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project eligible to be 
carried out with a capital construction grant includes 
the following: 
(A) The removal, retrofit, or remediation of 
the effects on community connectivity from of an 
eligible facility. 
(B) The replacement of an eligible facility 
with a new facility that— 
(i) restores community connectivity; 
(ii) employs context sensitive solutions 
appropriate for the surrounding commu-
nity; and 
(iii) is otherwise eligible for funding 
under title 23, United States Code. 
(C) Support for community partnerships, 
including a community advisory board described 
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under paragraph (7), in connection with a cap-
ital construction grant awarded under this sub-
section. 
(D) Other activities required to remove, re-
place, retrofit, or remediate an existing eligible 
facility, as determined by the Secretary. 
(4) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) solicit applications for capital construc-
tion grants; 
(B) evaluate applications on the basis of— 
(i) the degree to which the project will 
improve mobility and access through the re-
moval of barriers; 
(ii) the appropriateness of removing, 
retrofitting, or remediating the effects on 
community connectivity from the eligible fa-
cility, based on current traffic patterns and 
the ability of the project and the regional 
transportation network to absorb transpor-
tation demand and provide safe mobility 
and access; 
(iii) the impact of the project on 
freight movement; 
(iv) the results of a cost-benefit anal-
ysis of the project; 
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(v) the extent to which the grantee has 
plans for inclusive economic development in 
place, including the existing land use and 
whether the zoning provides for equitable 
and transit-oriented development of under-
utilized land; 
(vi) the degree to which the eligible fa-
cility is out of context with the current or 
planned land use; 
(vii) the results of any feasibility study 
completed for the project; 
(viii) whether the eligible facility is 
likely to need replacement or significant re-
construction within the 20-year period be-
ginning on the date of the submission of the 
application; 
(ix) whether the project is consistent 
with the relevant long-range transportation 
plan and included in the relevant statewide 
transportation improvement program; 
(x) whether the project is consistent 
with, and how the project would impact, the 
relevant transportation performance man-
agement targets; and 
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(xi) the extent to which the project ben-
efits populations impacted by or previously 
displaced by the eligible facility; 
(C) ensure that the project has conducted 
sufficient community engagement, such as the 
activities described in subsection (c)(2)(B); and 
(D) ensure that the jurisdiction in which 
the eligible facility is located has an anti-dis-
placement policy or a community land trust in 
place. 
(5) MINIMUM AWARD AMOUNTS.—A capital con-
struction grant shall be in an amount not less than 
$5,000,000 for each recipient. 
(6) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Federal share of the total cost of a 
project carried out using a capital construction 
grant may not exceed 80 percent. 
(B) MAXIMUM
FEDERAL
INVOLVEMENT.— 
Federal assistance other than a capital construc-
tion grant may be used to satisfy the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of a project for which the 
grant is awarded. 
(7) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—To help achieve inclusive 
economic development benefits with respect to the 
project for which a grant is awarded, a grant re-
cipient may form a community advisory board, 
which, if formed, shall— 
(i) facilitate community engagement 
with respect to the project; and 
(ii) track progress with respect to com-
mitments of the grant recipient to inclusive 
employment, contracting, and economic de-
velopment under the project. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—If a grant recipient 
forms a community advisory board under sub-
paragraph (A), the community advisory board 
shall be composed of representatives of— 
(i) the community, including residents 
in the immediate vicinity of the project; 
(ii) owners of businesses that serve the 
community; 
(iii) labor organizations that represent 
workers that serve the community; 
(iv) State and local government; and 
(v) private and non-profit organiza-
tions that represent local community devel-
opment. 
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(C) DIVERSITY.—The community advisory 
board shall be representative of the community 
served by the project. 
(e) PRIORITIES.—In selecting recipients of planning 
grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
(1) an application from a community that is 
economically disadvantaged, including an environ-
mental justice community, an underserved commu-
nity, or a community located in an area of persistent 
poverty (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 
23, United States Code); and 
(2) an eligible entity that has— 
(A) entered into a community benefits 
agreement with representatives of the community 
or formed a community advisory board under 
paragraph (7) of subsection (d); 
(B) demonstrated a plan for employing resi-
dents in the area impacted by the activity or 
project through targeted hiring programs; and 
(C) demonstrated a plan for improving 
transportation system access. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary may set 
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aside not more than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the 
costs of administering the program under this section. 
(g) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Of amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary may set 
aside not more than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year to pro-
vide technical assistance to eligible entities under subsection 
(c)(3). 
(h) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that— 
(1) identifies and creates an online mapping tool 
showing any examples of potential projects to remove 
eligible facilities, and assesses the potential impacts of 
carrying out such projects; and 
(2) assesses projects funded under subsection (d) 
to provide best practices. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
POLICY.—The term 
‘‘anti-displacement policy’’ means a policy that limits 
the displacement of low-income, disadvantaged, and 
underserved communities from neighborhoods due to 
new investments in housing, businesses, and infra-
structure. 
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(2) COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.—The term ‘‘com-
munity land trust’’ means a nonprofit organization 
established or with the responsibility, as applicable— 
(A) to develop the real estate created by the 
removal or capping of an eligible facility; and 
(B) to carry out anti-displacement or com-
munity development strategies, including— 
(i) affordable housing preservation and 
development; 
(ii) homeownership and property im-
provement programs; 
(iii) the development or rehabilitation 
of park space or recreation facilities; and 
(iv) community revitalization and eco-
nomic development projects. 
(3) ELIGIBLE FACILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible facil-
ity’’ means a highway or other transportation 
facility that creates a barrier to community 
connectivity, including barriers to mobility, ac-
cess, or economic development, due to high 
speeds, grade separations, or other design factors. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—In this section, the term 
‘‘eligible facility’’ may include— 
(i) a limited access highway; 
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(ii) a railway; 
(iii) a viaduct; 
(iv) a principal arterial facility; or 
(v) any other transportation facility 
for which the high speeds, grade separation, 
or other design factors create an obstacle to 
connectivity. 
SEC. 1312. APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—To receive a 
grant under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United 
States Code, and section 1311 of this Act, each appli-
cant shall include in a grant application a certifi-
cation that such applicant will ensure that any con-
tractor or subcontractor utilized in carrying out ac-
tivities with such grant— 
(A) meets or exceeds the apprenticeship em-
ployment goal; and 
(B) to the extent practicable, employs quali-
fied apprentices from traditionally underrep-
resented populations, including women and mi-
norities, in meeting or exceeding such goal. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may adjust the 
requirements of this section if the grant applicant— 
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(A) demonstrates a lack of availability of 
qualified apprentices in a specific geographic 
area; or 
(B) makes a good faith effort to comply 
with the requirements of this section. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall have the au-
thority to issue such regulations or other guidance, forms, 
instructions, and publications as may be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out the requirements of this section, in-
cluding reporting requirements for applicants awarded a 
grant. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
the utilization of qualified apprentices for projects carried 
out under sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States 
Code, and section 1311 of this Act, that includes— 
(1) the total number of labor hours fulfilled by 
qualified apprentices; 
(2) the total number of qualified apprentices em-
ployed; 
(3) the total number of grant recipients that met 
or exceeded the apprenticeship employment goal; and 
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(4) best practices utilized by grant recipients 
that met or exceeded the apprenticeship employment 
goal. 
(d) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—At the end of each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall make available on a public website 
information on the utilization of qualified apprentices in 
the preceding fiscal year for each grant program under sec-
tions 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and sec-
tion 1311 of this Act, including— 
(1) the total number of grant applicants that 
certified they would be able to meet or exceed the ap-
prenticeship employment goal under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) the total number of grants awarded for which 
applicants certified they would be able to meet or ex-
ceed the apprenticeship employment goal. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT GOAL.—The 
term ‘‘apprenticeship employment goal’’ means the 
utilization of qualified apprentices for not less than 
15 percent of the total labor hours used for construc-
tion activities for a project. 
(2) QUALIFIED APPRENTICE.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied apprentice’’ means an employee participating in 
an apprenticeship program that— 
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(A) is registered with the Office of Appren-
ticeship of the Employment Training Adminis-
tration of the Department of Labor or a State 
apprenticeship agency recognized by such Office 
of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act of August 
16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; commonly known 
as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’); and 
(B) satisfies the requirements of subpart A 
of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
Subtitle D—Planning, Performance 
Management, and Asset Manage-
ment 
SEC. 1401. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. 
Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘resiliency 
needs while minimizing transportation-related fuel 
consumption and air pollution’’ and inserting ‘‘resil-
ience and climate change adaptation needs while re-
ducing transportation-related fuel consumption, air 
pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) STIP.—The term ‘STIP’ means a statewide 
transportation improvement program developed by a 
State under section 135(g).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and 
transportation improvement programs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and TIPs’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—In developing the plans 
and TIPs, metropolitan planning organizations shall 
consider direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse 
gases.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
MAP–21, each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) EQUITABLE AND PROPORTIONAL REP-
RESENTATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In designating offi-
cials or representatives under paragraph 
(2), the metropolitan planning organization 
shall ensure the equitable and proportional 
representation of the population of the met-
ropolitan planning area. 
‘‘(ii) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in 
this paragraph shall require a metropolitan 
planning organization in existence on the 
date of enactment of this subparagraph to 
be restructured. 
‘‘(iii) 
REDESIGNATION.—Notwith-
standing clause (ii), the requirements of this 
paragraph shall apply to any metropolitan 
planning organization redesignated under 
paragraph (6).’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6)(B) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) or 
(3)(D)’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘an existing metropoli-
tan planning area’’ and inserting ‘‘an ur-
banized area’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘the existing metropoli-
tan planning area’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
area’’; 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘a metro-
politan area’’ and inserting ‘‘an urbanized 
area’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘MPOS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘METROPOLITAN
PLANNING 
AREAS’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting 
‘‘emergency response and evacuation, climate 
change adaptation and resilience,’’ after ‘‘dis-
aster risk reduction,’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION BETWEEN MPOS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If more than one met-
ropolitan planning organization is designated 
within an urbanized area under subsection 
(d)(7), the metropolitan planning organizations 
designated within the area shall ensure, to the 
maximum extent practicable, the consistency of 
any data used in the planning process, including 
information used in forecasting transportation 
demand. 
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‘‘(B) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 
paragraph requires metropolitan planning orga-
nizations designated within a single urbanized 
area to jointly develop planning documents, in-
cluding a unified long-range transportation plan 
or unified TIP.’’; 
(6) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (E) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(E) protect and enhance the environment, 
promote energy conservation, reduce greenhouse 
gas emissions, improve the quality of life and 
public health, and promote consistency between 
transportation improvements and State and 
local planned growth and economic development 
patterns, including housing and land use pat-
terns;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (I)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, sea level rise, ex-
treme weather, and climate change’’ after 
‘‘stormwater’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as 
subparagraph (M); and 
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(D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
following: 
‘‘(J) support emergency management, re-
sponse, and evacuation and hazard mitigation; 
‘‘(K) improve the level of transportation 
system access; 
‘‘(L) support inclusive zoning policies and 
land use planning practices that incentivize af-
fordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, fa-
cilitate long-term economic growth by improving 
the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent 
high housing costs from displacing economically 
disadvantaged households; and’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Through the use of a 
performance-based approach, transportation in-
vestment decisions made as a part of the metro-
politan transportation planning process shall 
support the national goals described in section 
150(b), the achievement of metropolitan and 
statewide 
targets 
established 
under 
section 
150(d), the improvement of transportation sys-
tem access (consistent with section 150(f)), and 
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the general purposes described in section 5301 of 
title 49.’’; 
(8) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting 
‘‘reduce greenhouse gas emissions and’’ before 
‘‘restore and maintain’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting ‘‘and 
climate change’’ after ‘‘infrastructure to natural 
disasters’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(H) by inserting 
‘‘greenhouse gas emissions,’’ after ‘‘pollution,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘air quality, public health, housing, trans-
portation, resilience, hazard mitigation, 
emergency management,’’ after ‘‘conserva-
tion,’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) ISSUES.—The consultation shall in-
volve, as appropriate, comparison of transpor-
tation plans to other relevant plans, including, if 
available— 
‘‘(i) State conservation plans or maps; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) inventories of natural or historic 
resources.’’; and 
(E) by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) METHODS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the metropolitan plan-
ning organization shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable— 
‘‘(I) hold any public meetings at 
convenient and accessible locations and 
times; 
‘‘(II) employ visualization tech-
niques to describe plans; and 
‘‘(III) make public information 
available in electronically accessible 
format and means, such as the inter-
net, as appropriate to afford reasonable 
opportunity for consideration of public 
information under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—In addi-
tion to the methods described in clause (i), 
in carrying out subparagraph (A), the met-
ropolitan planning organization shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable— 
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‘‘(I) use virtual public involve-
ment, social media, and other web- 
based tools to encourage public partici-
pation and solicit public feedback; and 
‘‘(II) use other methods, as appro-
priate, to further encourage public par-
ticipation of historically underrep-
resented individuals in the transpor-
tation planning process.’’; 
(9) in subsection (j) by striking ‘‘transportation 
improvement program’’ and inserting ‘‘TIP’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(10) by striking ‘‘Federally’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘federally’’. 
SEC. 1402. STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANS-
PORTATION PLANNING. 
Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘statewide 
transportation improvement program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘The statewide trans-
portation plan and the’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The statewide transpor-
tation plan and the’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘transportation im-
provement program’’ and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In developing the 
statewide transportation plans and STIPs, 
States shall consider direct and indirect emis-
sions of greenhouse gases.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘transpor-
tation improvement program’’ and inserting 
‘‘STIP’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘reduce green-
house gas emissions,’’ after ‘‘promote 
energy conservation,’’; 
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(II) by inserting ‘‘and public 
health’’ after ‘‘improve the quality of 
life’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘, including 
housing and land use patterns’’ after 
‘‘economic development patterns’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (I)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘, sea level rise, 
extreme weather, and climate change’’ 
after ‘‘mitigate stormwater’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(J) as subparagraph (M); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(I) the following: 
‘‘(J) facilitate emergency management, re-
sponse, and evacuation and hazard mitigation; 
‘‘(K) improve the level of transportation 
system access; 
‘‘(L) support inclusive zoning policies and 
land use planning practices that incentivize af-
fordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply, fa-
cilitate long-term economic growth by improving 
the accessibility of housing to jobs, and prevent 
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high housing costs from displacing economically 
disadvantaged households; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Through the use of a 
performance-based approach, transportation in-
vestment decisions made as a part of the state-
wide transportation planning process shall sup-
port— 
‘‘(i) the national goals described in sec-
tion 150(b); 
‘‘(ii) the consideration of transpor-
tation system access (consistent with section 
150(f)); 
‘‘(iii) the achievement of statewide tar-
gets established under section 150(d); and 
‘‘(iv) the general purposes described in 
section 5301 of title 49.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking 
‘‘statewide transportation improvement pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘statewide 
transportation improvement program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘STIP’’; 
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(3) in subsection (e)(3) by striking ‘‘transpor-
tation improvement program’’ and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)— 
(i) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘air qual-
ity, public health, housing, transportation, 
resilience, hazard mitigation, emergency 
management,’’ after ‘‘conservation,’’; and 
(ii) by amending clause (ii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(ii) COMPARISON
AND
CONSIDER-
ATION.—Consultation under clause (i) shall 
involve the comparison of transportation 
plans to other relevant plans and inven-
tories, including, if available— 
‘‘(I) State and tribal conservation 
plans or maps; and 
‘‘(II) inventories of natural or 
historic resources.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—in carrying out’’; 
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(ii) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(i) 
through (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), 
respectively; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—In addi-
tion to the methods described in clause (i), 
in carrying out subparagraph (A), the State 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(I) use virtual public involve-
ment, social media, and other web- 
based tools to encourage public partici-
pation and solicit public feedback; and 
‘‘(II) use other methods, as appro-
priate, to further encourage public par-
ticipation of historically underrep-
resented individuals in the transpor-
tation planning process.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ‘‘re-
duce greenhouse gas emissions and’’ after ‘‘poten-
tial to’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (8) by inserting ‘‘green-
house gas emissions,’’ after ‘‘pollution,’’; 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘state-
wide transportation improvement program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘opera-
tors),,’’ and inserting ‘‘operators),’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘statewide 
transportation improvement program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘STIP’’ each place it appears; 
(D) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘transportation 
improvement 
program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by strik-
ing ‘‘metropolitan transportation improve-
ment program’’ and inserting ‘‘TIP’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘transportation 
improvement 
program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STIP’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(iv) in subparagraph (E) by striking 
‘‘transportation 
improvement 
program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking 
‘‘transportation 
improvement 
program’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘STIP’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(vi) in subparagraph (G)(ii) by strik-
ing ‘‘transportation improvement program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; and 
(vii) in subparagraph (H) by striking 
‘‘transportation 
improvement 
program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘transportation 
improvement program’’ and inserting 
‘‘STIP’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and projects car-
ried out under the bridge program or 
the Interstate maintenance program’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or under the 
bridge program or the Interstate main-
tenance program’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘5310, 5311, 
5316, and 5317’’ and inserting ‘‘5310 
and 5311’’; and 
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(III) by striking ‘‘statewide trans-
portation improvement program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(F) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in the heading by striking ‘‘TRANS-
PORTATION
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM’’ and 
inserting ‘‘STIP’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘transportation im-
provement program’’ and inserting ‘‘STIP’’; 
(G) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘statewide 
transportation plans and programs’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘statewide transportation plans and STIPs’’; 
and 
(H) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘trans-
portation improvement program’’ and inserting 
‘‘STIP’’; 
(6) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 5 years after the date of enactment of the MAP– 
21,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not less frequently than once 
every 4 years,’’; 
(7) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘transportation 
improvement program’’ and inserting ‘‘STIP’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(8) in subsection (m) by striking ‘‘transportation 
improvement programs’’ and inserting ‘‘STIPs’’. 
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SEC. 1403. NATIONAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGE-
MENT MEASURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 150 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or 
elimination’’ after ‘‘significant reduction’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE.—To reduce 
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions 
and reduce the climate impacts of the transportation 
system.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of the 
MAP–21, the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMISSIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
measures for States to use to assess— 
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‘‘(A) carbon dioxide emissions per capita on 
public roads; 
‘‘(B) carbon dioxide emissions using dif-
ferent parameters than described in subpara-
graph (A) that the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(C) any other greenhouse gas emissions on 
public roads that the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year 
after the Secretary has promulgated the 
final rulemaking under subsection (c), each’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(6), and (7)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) REGRESSIVE TARGETS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may not estab-
lish a regressive target for the measures described 
under paragraph (4) or paragraph (7) of sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(B) REGRESSIVE
TARGET
DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘regressive target’ 
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means a target that fails to demonstrate constant 
or improved performance for a particular meas-
ure.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of the MAP–21 and 
biennially thereafter, a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘biennial’’ after ‘‘the Sec-
retary a’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ACCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
measures for States and metropolitan planning orga-
nizations to use to assess the level of safe, reliable, and 
convenient transportation system access to— 
‘‘(A) employment; and 
‘‘(B) services. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The measures estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the 
ability for States and metropolitan planning organi-
zations to assess— 
‘‘(A) the change in the level of transpor-
tation system access for various modes of travel, 
including connection to other modes of transpor-
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tation, that would result from new transpor-
tation investments; 
‘‘(B) the level of transportation system ac-
cess for economically disadvantaged commu-
nities, including to affordable housing; and 
‘‘(C) the extent to which transportation ac-
cess is impacted by zoning policies and land use 
planning practices that effect the affordability, 
elasticity, and diversity of the housing supply. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION
OF
SERVICES.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘services’ includes healthcare facili-
ties, child care, education and workforce training, 
food sources, banking and other financial institutions, 
and other retail shopping establishments.’’. 
(b) 
METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING; 
TITLE 23.—Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (j)(2)(D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘PERFORMANCE
TARGET 
ACHIEVEMENT’’ in the heading and inserting 
‘‘PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The TIP’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The TIP’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(ii) TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT 
AREAS.—For metropolitan planning areas 
that represent an urbanized area designated 
as a transportation management area 
under subsection (k), the TIP shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) a discussion of the antici-
pated effect of the TIP toward achiev-
ing the performance targets established 
in the metropolitan transportation 
plan, linking investment priorities to 
such performance targets; and 
‘‘(II) a description of how the an-
ticipated effect of the TIP would im-
prove the overall level of transportation 
system access, consistent with section 
150(f).’’; 
(2) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘shall address conges-
tion management’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall address— 
‘‘(i) congestion management’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) the overall level of transportation 
system access for various modes of travel 
within the metropolitan planning area, in-
cluding the level of access for economically 
disadvantaged communities, consistent with 
section 150(f), that is based on a coopera-
tively developed and implemented metro-
politan-wide strategy, assessing both new 
and existing transportation facilities eligi-
ble for funding under this title and chapter 
53 of title 49.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) the TIP approved under clause 
(ii) makes progress towards improving the 
level of transportation system access, con-
sistent with section 150(f).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (l)(2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of 
enactment of the MAP–21’’ and inserting ‘‘2 
years after the date of enactment of the INVEST 
in America Act, and every 2 years thereafter’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and 
whether metropolitan planning organizations are 
developing meaningful performance targets; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(D) a listing of all metropolitan planning 
organizations that are establishing performance 
targets and whether such performance targets es-
tablished by the metropolitan planning organiza-
tion are meaningful or regressive (as defined in 
section 150(d)(3)(B)); and 
‘‘(E) the progress of implementing the meas-
ure established under section 150(f).’’. 
(c) STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPOR-
TATION PLANNING; TITLE 23.—Section 135(g)(4) of title 23, 
United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘PERFORMANCE
TARGET 
ACHIEVEMENT’’ in the heading and inserting ‘‘PER-
FORMANCE MANAGEMENT’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘shall include, to the maximum 
extent practicable, a discussion’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall include— 
‘‘(A) a discussion’’; 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) a consideration of the anticipated ef-
fect of the STIP on the overall level of transpor-
tation system access, consistent with section 
150(f).’’. 
(d) METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING; 
TITLE 49.—Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j)(2)(D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘PERFORMANCE
TARGET 
ACHIEVEMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE 
MANAGEMENT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The transportation im-
provement plan’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The TIP’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT 
AREAS.—For metropolitan planning areas 
that represent an urbanized area designated 
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as a transportation management area 
under subsection (k), the TIP shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) a discussion of the antici-
pated effect of the TIP toward achiev-
ing the performance targets established 
in the metropolitan transportation 
plan, linking investment priorities to 
such performance targets; and 
‘‘(II) a description of how the an-
ticipated effect of the TIP would im-
prove the overall level of transportation 
system access, consistent with section 
150(f) of title 23.’’; 
(2) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘shall address conges-
tion management’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall address— 
‘‘(i) congestion management’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(ii) the overall level of transportation 
system access for various modes of travel 
within the metropolitan planning area, in-
cluding the level of access for economically 
disadvantaged communities, consistent with 
section 150(f) of title 23, that is based on a 
cooperatively developed and implemented 
metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both 
new and existing transportation facilities 
eligible for funding under this chapter and 
title 23.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) the TIP approved under clause 
(ii) makes progress towards improving the 
level of transportation system access, con-
sistent with section 150(f) of title 23.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (l)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of 
enactment of the Federal Public Transportation 
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Act of 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years after the 
date of enactment of the INVEST in America 
Act, and every 2 years thereafter’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and 
whether metropolitan planning organizations are 
developing meaningful performance targets; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(D) a listing of all metropolitan planning 
organizations that are establishing performance 
targets and whether such performance targets es-
tablished by the metropolitan planning organiza-
tion are meaningful or regressive (as defined in 
section 150(d)(3)(B) of title 23); and 
‘‘(E) the progress of implementing the meas-
ure established under section 150(f) of title 23.’’. 
(e) STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPOR-
TATION PLANNING; TITLE 49.—Section 5304(g)(4) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘PERFORMANCE
TARGET 
ACHIEVEMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE MAN-
AGEMENT’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘shall include, to the maximum 
extent practicable, a discussion’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall include— 
‘‘(A) a discussion’’; 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘statewide transportation im-
provement program’’ and inserting ‘‘STIP’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) a consideration of the anticipated ef-
fect of the STIP on the overall level of transpor-
tation system access, consistent with section 
150(f) of title 23.’’. 
(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.— 
(1) REGRESSIVE TARGETS.—The prohibition in 
the amendment made by subsection (a)(3)(B) shall 
apply to States beginning on the date that is 1 year 
before the subsequent State target and reporting dead-
lines related to safety performance management estab-
lished pursuant to section 150 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(2) ACCESS PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
quirements in the amendments made by subsections 
(b), (c), (d), and (e) shall apply beginning on the date 
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on which the requirements for the measure described 
in section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code, take 
effect. 
(g) DEVELOPMENT
OF GREENHOUSE GAS MEAS-
URE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out paragraph (7) of 
section 150(c) of title 23, United States Code, as added by 
this Act. 
(h) DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AC-
CESS MEASURE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall establish a working group to 
assess the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sec-
tion 150(f) and make recommendations regarding the 
establishment of measures for States and metropolitan 
planning organizations to use to assess the level of 
transportation system access for various modes of 
travel, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The working group established 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include representa-
tives from— 
(A) the Department of Transportation; 
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(B) State departments of transportation, 
including representatives that specialize in pe-
destrian and bicycle safety; 
(C) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; 
(D) metropolitan planning organizations 
representing transportation management areas 
(as those terms are defined in section 134 of title 
23, United States Code); 
(E) other metropolitan planning organiza-
tions or local governments; 
(F) providers of public transportation; 
(G) nonprofit entities related to transpor-
tation, including relevant safety groups; 
(H) experts in the field of transportation 
access data; and 
(I) any other stakeholders, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 1 year 
after the establishment of the working group pur-
suant to paragraph (1), the working group shall 
submit to the Secretary a report of recommenda-
tions regarding the establishment of measures for 
States and metropolitan planning organizations 
to use to assess the level of transportation system 
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access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(B) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives the 
report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall publish the report on a publicly accessible 
website of the Department of Transportation. 
(4) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the Secretary receives the report 
under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to implement the require-
ments of section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall termi-
nate the working group established pursuant to para-
graph (1) on the date on which the regulation issued 
pursuant to paragraph (4) takes effect. 
(i) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ACCESS DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Transportation es-
tablishes the measure required under section 150(f) of 
title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall de-
velop or procure eligible transportation system access 
data sets and analytical tools and make such data 
sets and analytical tools available to State depart-
ments of transportation and metropolitan planning 
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areas that represent transportation management 
areas. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible transportation 
system access data set and analytical tool shall have 
the following characteristics: 
(A) The ability to quantify the level of safe, 
reliable, and convenient transportation system 
access to— 
(i) employment; 
(ii) services; and 
(iii) connections to other modes of 
transportation. 
(B) The ability to quantify transportation 
system access for various modes of travel, includ-
ing— 
(i) driving; 
(ii) public transportation; 
(iii) walking (including conveyance for 
persons with disabilities); and 
(iv) cycling (including micromobility). 
(C) The ability to disaggregate the level of 
transportation system access by various trans-
portation modes by a variety of population cat-
egories, including— 
(i) low-income populations; 
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(ii) minority populations; 
(iii) age; 
(iv) disability; and 
(v) geographical location. 
(D) The ability to assess the change in the 
level of transportation system access that would 
result from new transportation investments. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—An eligible transportation 
system access data set and analytical tool shall take 
into consideration safe and connected networks for 
walking, cycling, and persons with disabilities. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
ACCESS.—The 
term ‘‘transportation system access’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(2) SERVICES.—The term ‘‘services’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 150(f) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1404. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND DATA AND MOD-
ELING STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study on transportation de-
mand data and modeling, including transportation 
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demand forecasting, and make recommendations for 
developing and utilizing transportation and traffic 
demand models with a demonstrated record of accu-
racy. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study under 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) collect observed transportation demand 
data and transportation demand forecasts from 
States and metropolitan planning organizations, 
including data and forecasts on— 
(i) traffic counts; 
(ii) transportation mode share and 
public transportation ridership; and 
(iii) vehicle occupancy measures; 
(B) compare the transportation demand 
forecasts with the observed transportation de-
mand data gathered under subparagraph (A), 
including an analysis of the level of accuracy of 
forecasts and possible reasons for large discrep-
ancies; and 
(C) use the information described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) to— 
(i) develop best practices and guidance 
for States and metropolitan planning orga-
nizations to use in forecasting transpor-
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tation demand for future investments in 
transportation improvements; 
(ii) evaluate the impact of transpor-
tation investments, including new roadway 
capacity, on transportation behavior and 
transportation demand, including public 
transportation ridership, induced highway 
transportation, and congestion; 
(iii) support more accurate transpor-
tation demand forecasting by States and 
metropolitan planning organizations; 
(iv) enhance the capacity of States and 
metropolitan planning organizations to— 
(I) forecast transportation de-
mand; and 
(II) track observed transportation 
behavior responses, including induced 
transportation, to changes in transpor-
tation capacity, pricing, and land use 
patterns; and 
(v) develop transportation demand 
management strategies to maximize the effi-
ciency of the transportation system, im-
prove mobility, reduce congestion, and lower 
vehicle emissions. 
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(3) COVERED
ENTITIES.—In carrying out the 
study under this section, the Secretary shall ensure 
that data and forecasts described in paragraph (2)(A) 
are collected from— 
(A) States; 
(B) metropolitan planning organizations 
that serve an area with a population of 200,000 
people or fewer; and 
(C) metropolitan planning organizations 
that serve an area with a population of over 
200,000 people. 
(4) WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.—In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary may, and is 
encouraged to, procure additional data as necessary 
from university transportation centers, private sector 
providers, and other entities as is needed and may 
use funds authorized under section 503(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, for carrying out this paragraph. 
(5) WORKING WITH AFFECTED COMMUNITIES.— 
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall con-
sult with, and collect data and input from, represent-
atives of— 
(A) the Department of Transportation; 
(B) State departments of transportation; 
(C) metropolitan planning organizations; 
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(D) local governments; 
(E) providers of public transportation; 
(F) nonprofit entities related to transpor-
tation, including safety, cycling, disability, and 
equity groups; and 
(G) any other stakeholders, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing the findings of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(c) SECRETARIAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall seek 
opportunities to support the transportation planning proc-
esses under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States 
Code, through the provision of data to States and metropoli-
tan planning organizations to improve the quality of trans-
portation plans, models, and demand forecasts. 
(d) UPDATE GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) update Department of Transportation guid-
ance and procedures to utilize best practices docu-
mented throughout the Federal program; and 
(2) ensure that best practices included in the re-
port are incorporated into appropriate regulations as 
such regulations are updated. 
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(e) CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary shall 
set out a process to repeat the study under this section every 
2 years as part of the conditions and performance report, 
including— 
(1) progress in the accuracy of model projections; 
(2) further recommendations for improvement; 
and 
(3) further changes to guidance, regulation, and 
procedures required for the Department of Transpor-
tation to adopt best practices. 
SEC. 1405. FISCAL CONSTRAINT ON LONG-RANGE TRANS-
PORTATION PLANS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this 
Act, 
the 
Secretary 
shall 
amend 
section 
450.324(f)(11)(v) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to ensure that the outer years of a metropolitan transpor-
tation plan are defined as ‘‘beyond the first 4 years’’. 
Subtitle E—Federal Lands, Tribes, 
and Territories 
SEC. 1501. TERRITORIAL AND PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 165 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(a) ANNUAL ALLOCATION.—For the Puerto Rico and 
territorial highway program, there shall be made avail-
able— 
‘‘(1) $340,000,000 for the Puerto Rico highway 
program under subsection (b) for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026; and 
‘‘(2) for the territorial highway program under 
subsection (c)— 
‘‘(A) $113,044,097 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $114,961,294 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $117,190,719 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(D) $119,237,332 for fiscal year 2026.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) TRANSFERABILITY.—Of the amounts 
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
(C) for the Puerto Rico highway program, Puer-
to Rico may transfer not to exceed 50 percent in 
a fiscal year of such amounts for activities de-
scribed in clause (iii) of such subparagraph.’’. 
(3) in subsection (c)(6)(A)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), (vi), 
and (vii) as clauses (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii), re-
spectively; and 
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(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) Ferry boats and terminal facili-
ties that are privately or majority privately 
owned, in accordance with paragraphs (1), 
(2), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of section 129(c), 
that provide a substantial public benefit.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION
OF TERRITORIES
IN DISCRE-
TIONARY PROGRAMS.—For any program in which the Sec-
retary may allocate funds out of the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) to a State at the 
discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may allocate funds 
to one or more territory for any project or activity that 
otherwise would be eligible under such program if such 
project or activity was being carried out in a State.’’. 
(b) ACCESS
AND
DEVELOPMENT
ROADS.—Section 
118(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ and inserting 
‘‘, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other terri-
tory of the United States’’. 
SEC. 1502. TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 
Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘improv-
ing deficient’’ and inserting ‘‘the construction 
and reconstruction of’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘construct,’’ after ‘‘project to’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘deficient’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘in poor condi-
tion’’ after ‘‘facility bridges’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the heading by striking ‘‘ELIGI-
BLE BRIDGES’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIGIBILITY 
FOR EXISTING BRIDGES’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a bridge’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘an existing bridge’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘structurally deficient or functionally obso-
lete’’ and inserting ‘‘in poor condition’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘for eligible 
projects described in section 148(a)(4).’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘for— 
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‘‘(A) eligible projects described in section 
148(a)(4); 
‘‘(B) projects to promote public awareness 
and education concerning highway safety mat-
ters (including bicycle, all-terrain, motorcyclist, 
and pedestrian safety); or 
‘‘(C) projects to enforce highway safety 
laws.’’. 
SEC. 1503. TRIBAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM. 
(a) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—Section 202 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) TRIBAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.— 
Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall set aside $50,000,000 from the funds made 
available under the tribal transportation program for each 
fiscal year to carry out the Tribal High Priority Projects 
program under section 1123 of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 202 
note).’’. 
(b) TRIBAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.— 
Section 1123 of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘required 
by that section’’ and inserting ‘‘required under such 
program’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘use amounts 
made available under subsection (h) to’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior,’’ 
after ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘of the In-
terior’’ each place it appears; 
(4) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’; 
(5) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘and the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Secretary’’; and 
(6) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATION.—The funds made available to 
carry out this section shall be administered in the same 
manner as funds made available for the Tribal transpor-
tation program under section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code.’’. 
SEC. 1504. FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(6) TRANSFER
FOR
HIGH-COMMUTER
COR-
RIDORS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST.—If the head of a covered 
agency determines that a high-commuter cor-
ridor requires additional investment, based on 
the criteria described in subparagraph (D), the 
head of a covered agency, with respect to such 
corridor, shall submit to the State— 
‘‘(i) information on condition of pave-
ments and bridges; 
‘‘(ii) an estimate of the amounts need-
ed to bring such corridor into a state of 
good repair, taking into consideration any 
planned future investments; and 
‘‘(iii) at the discretion of the head of a 
covered agency, a request that the State 
transfer to the covered agency, under the 
authority of section 132 or section 204, or 
to the Federal Highway Administration, 
under the authority of section 104, a por-
tion of such amounts necessary to address 
the condition of the corridor. 
‘‘(B) STATE RESPONSE.—Not later than 45 
days after the date of receipt of the request de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A)(iii), the State 
shall— 
‘‘(i) approve the request; 
‘‘(ii) deny the request and explain the 
reasons for such denial; or 
‘‘(iii) request any additional informa-
tion necessary to take action on the request. 
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO THE SECRETARY.— 
The head of a covered agency shall provide to the 
Secretary a copy of any request described under 
subparagraph (A)(iii) and response described 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) CRITERIA.—In making a determina-
tion under subparagraph (A), the head of a cov-
ered agency, with respect to the corridor, shall 
consider— 
‘‘(i) the condition of roads, bridges, 
and tunnels; and 
‘‘(ii) the average annual daily traffic. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term 
‘covered agency’ means a Federal agency el-
igible to receive funds under this section, 
section 203, or section 204, including the 
Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Rec-
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lamation, and the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
‘‘(ii) HIGH-COMMUTER
CORRIDOR.— 
The term ‘high-commuter corridor’ means a 
Federal lands transportation facility that 
has an average annual daily traffic of not 
less than 20,000 vehicles.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY REGARDING NPS MAINTENANCE.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall study the National Park Service 
maintenance prioritization of Federal lands transpor-
tation facilities. 
(2) CONTENTS.—At minimum, the study under 
paragraph (1) shall examine— 
(A) general administrative maintenance of 
the National Park Service; 
(B) how the National Park Service cur-
rently prioritizes maintenance of Federal facili-
ties covered under the Federal Lands Transpor-
tation Program; 
(C) what kind of maintenance the National 
Parkway Service is performing; 
(D) to what degree does the National Park 
Service prioritize high-commuter corridors; and 
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(E) how the National Park Service can bet-
ter service the needs of high commuter corridors. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
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 summarizing the study and the re-
sults of such study, including recommendations for 
addressing the maintenance needs and prioritization 
of high-commuter corridors. 
(4) 
DEFINITION
OF
HIGH-COMMUTER
COR-
RIDOR.—In this section, the term ‘‘high-commuter 
corridor’’ means a Federal lands transportation facil-
ity that has average annual daily traffic of not less 
than 20,000 vehicles. 
SEC. 1505. FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL MAJOR PROJECTS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 207 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 208. Federal lands and Tribal major projects pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Federal lands and Tribal major projects program (re-
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