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likely to have substantive review or approval respon-
sibilities on transportation projects shall jointly de-
velop a checklist to help project sponsors identify po-
tential natural, cultural, and historic resources in the 
area of a proposed project. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the checklist 
shall be to— 
‘‘(A) identify agencies of jurisdiction and 
cooperating agencies; 
‘‘(B) develop the information needed for the 
purpose and need and alternatives for analysis; 
and 
‘‘(C) improve interagency collaboration to 
help expedite the permitting process for the lead 
agency and agencies of jurisdiction. 
‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with Federal en-
vironmental statutes, the Secretary shall facilitate an-
nual interagency collaboration sessions at the appro-
priate jurisdictional level to coordinate business plans 
and facilitate coordination of workload planning and 
workforce management. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE OF COLLABORATION SESSIONS.— 
The interagency collaboration sessions shall ensure 
that agency staff is— 
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‘‘(A) fully engaged; 
‘‘(B) utilizing the flexibility of existing reg-
ulations, policies, and guidance; and 
‘‘(C) identifying additional actions to fa-
cilitate high quality, efficient, and targeted envi-
ronmental reviews and permitting decisions. 
‘‘(3) FOCUS OF COLLABORATION SESSIONS.—The 
interagency collaboration sessions, and the inter-
agency collaborations generated by the sessions, shall 
focus on methods to— 
‘‘(A) work with State and local transpor-
tation entities to improve project planning, 
siting, and application quality; and 
‘‘(B) consult and coordinate with relevant 
stakeholders and Federal, tribal, State, and local 
representatives early in permitting processes. 
‘‘(e) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall 
establish a program to measure and report on progress to-
wards aligning Federal reviews as outlined in this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 309 the following: 
‘‘310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 1401. TOLLING; HOV FACILITIES; INTERSTATE RECON-
STRUCTION AND REHABILITATION. 
(a) TOLLING.—Section 129(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘, 
bridge, or tunnel’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘, 
bridge, or tunnel’’ each place it appears; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (G); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) 
and (I) as subparagraphs (G) and (H); and 
(E) in subparagraph (G) as redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(HOV)’’ after ‘‘high 
occupancy vehicle’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘under section 166 of 
this title’’ after ‘‘facility’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall use’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall ensure that’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘are used’’ after ‘‘toll facil-
ity’’ the second place it appears; and 
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(3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 
paragraphs (5) through (10) as paragraphs (4) 
through (9), respectively. 
(b) HOV FACILITIES.—Section 166 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC AUTHORI-
TIES’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘State agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘public authority’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘State agency’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘public authority’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) provides equal access for all public 
transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses.’’; 
and 
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(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 301, 
tolls may be charged under paragraphs (4) and (5) 
of subsection (b), subject to the requirements of section 
129.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION FROM TOLLS.—In levying tolls 
on a facility under this section, a public authority 
may designate classes of vehicles that are exempt from 
the tolls or charge different toll rates for different 
classes of vehicles, if equal rates are charged for all 
public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses, 
whether publicly or privately owned.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘State agency’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘public authority’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) CONSULTATION OF MPO.—If the facil-
ity is on the Interstate System and located in a 
metropolitan planning area established in ac-
cordance with section 134, consulting with the 
metropolitan planning organization for the area 
concerning the placement and amount of tolls on 
the facility.’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), as redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘State’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘public 
authority’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(E)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
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(A) in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) by striking 
‘‘State agency’’ and inserting ‘‘public authority’’; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting 
after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS.—The term ‘over-the- 
road bus’ means a vehicle as defined in section 301(5) 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12181(5)). 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC AUTHORITY.—The term ‘public au-
thority’ as used with respect to a HOV facility, means 
a State, interstate compact of States, public entity 
designated by a State, or local government having ju-
risdiction over the operation of the facility.’’. 
(c) INTERSTATE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AND RE-
HABILITATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1216(b) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public 
Law 105–178) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(F) the State has approved enabling legis-
lation required for the project to proceed.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) 
as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PROJECT
COMPLE-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL TERM FOR EXPIRATION OF 
PROVISIONAL
APPLICATION.—An 
application 
provisionally approved by the Secretary under 
this subsection shall expire 3 years after the date 
on which the application was provisionally ap-
proved if the State has not— 
‘‘(i) submitted a complete application 
to the Secretary that fully satisfies the eligi-
bility criteria under paragraph (3) and the 
selection criteria under paragraph (4); 
‘‘(ii) completed the environmental re-
view and permitting process under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the pilot project; 
and 
‘‘(iii) executed a toll agreement with 
the Secretary. 
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‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS
TO
EXPIRATION.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
may extend the provisional approval for not 
more than 1 additional year if the State dem-
onstrates material progress toward implementa-
tion of the project as evidenced by— 
‘‘(i) substantial progress in completing 
the environmental review and permitting 
process for the pilot project under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969; 
‘‘(ii) funding and financing commit-
ments for the pilot project; 
‘‘(iii) expressions of support for the 
pilot project from State and local govern-
ments, community interests, and the public; 
and 
‘‘(iv) submission of a facility manage-
ment plan pursuant to paragraph (3)(D). 
‘‘(C) CONDITIONS FOR PREVIOUSLY PROVI-
SIONALLY
APPROVED
APPLICATIONS.—A State 
with a provisionally approved application for a 
pilot project as of the date of enactment of the 
Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Re-
form Act of 2015 shall have 1 year after such 
date of enactment to meet the requirements of 
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subparagraph (A) or receive an extension from 
the Secretary under subparagraph (B), or the 
application will expire. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘provisional approval’ or ‘provisionally approved’ 
means the approval by the Secretary of a partial ap-
plication under this subsection, including the reserva-
tion of a slot in the pilot program.’’. 
(d) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary may 
approve an application submitted under section 1604(c) of 
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1253) if the 
application, or any part of the application, was submitted 
before the deadline specified in section 1604(c)(8) of that 
Act. 
SEC. 1402. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR AUTO-
MATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, funds apportioned 
to a State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, may not be used to purchase, operate, or maintain 
an automated traffic enforcement system. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to an 
automated traffic enforcement system located in a school 
zone. 
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(c) AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘automated traffic en-
forcement system’’ means any camera that captures an 
image of a vehicle for the purposes of traffic law enforce-
ment. 
SEC. 1403. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS 
FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIV-
ING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 164(a)(4) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
inserting ‘‘, or a combination of State laws,’’ after ‘‘a 
State law’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) receive, for not less than 1 year— 
‘‘(i) a suspension of all driving privi-
leges; 
‘‘(ii) a restriction on driving privileges 
that limits the individual to operating only 
motor vehicles with an ignition interlock 
system installed (allowing for limited excep-
tions for circumstances when the individual 
is required to operate an employer’s motor 
vehicle in the course and scope of employ-
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ment and the business entity that owns the 
vehicle is not owned or controlled by the in-
dividual); or 
‘‘(iii) a combination of both clauses (i) 
and (ii);’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1404. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND TRANSPARENCY AND AC-
COUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(g) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND TRANSPARENCY AND AC-
COUNTABILITY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPILATION
OF
DATA.—The Secretary 
shall compile data in accordance with this subsection 
on the use of Federal-aid highway funds made avail-
able under this title. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the reports required under this subsection 
are made available in a user-friendly manner on the 
public Internet Web site of the Department and can 
be searched and downloaded by users of the Web site. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(A) APPORTIONED AND ALLOCATED PRO-
GRAMS.—On a semiannual basis, the Secretary 
shall make available a report on funding appor-
tioned and allocated to the States under this title 
that describes— 
‘‘(i) the amount of funding obligated 
by each State, year-to-date, for the current 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of funds remaining 
available for obligation by each State; 
‘‘(iii) changes in the obligated, unex-
pended balance for each State, year-to-date, 
during the current fiscal year, including the 
obligated, unexpended balance at the end of 
the preceding fiscal year and current fiscal 
year expenditures; 
‘‘(iv) the amount and program cat-
egory of unobligated funding, year-to-date, 
available for expenditure at the discretion of 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(v) the rates of obligation on and off 
the National Highway System, year-to-date, 
for the current fiscal year of funds appor-
tioned, allocated, or set aside under this sec-
tion, according to— 
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‘‘(III) the amount of Federal 
funding obligated for the project; 
‘‘(IV) the program or programs 
from which Federal funds have been 
obligated for the project; 
‘‘(V) the type of improvement 
being made; and 
‘‘(VI) the ownership of the high-
way or bridge; and 
‘‘(ii) for any project funded under this 
title (excluding projects for which funds are 
transferred to agencies other than the Fed-
eral Highway Administration) with an esti-
mated total cost as of the start of construc-
tion in excess of $100,000,000, the data 
specified under clause (i) and additional 
data describing— 
‘‘(I) whether the project is located 
in an area of the State with a popu-
lation of— 
‘‘(aa) less than 5,000 indi-
viduals; 
‘‘(bb) 5,000 or more individ-
uals but less than 50,000 individ-
uals; 
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‘‘(cc) 50,000 or more individ-
uals but less than 200,000 indi-
viduals; or 
‘‘(dd) 200,000 or more indi-
viduals; 
‘‘(II) the estimated cost of the 
project as of the start of project con-
struction, or the revised cost estimate 
based on a description of revisions to 
the scope of work or other factors af-
fecting project cost other than cost 
overruns; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of non-Federal 
funds obligated for the project.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 1503 of 
MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; Public Law 112–141) is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 1405. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGH-
WAY SYSTEM. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS 
ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—Section 1105(c) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(13) Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, 
North Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, 
and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Vir-
ginia.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (18)(D)— 
(A) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) include Texas State Highway 44 
from United States Route 59 at Freer, 
Texas, to Texas State Highway 358.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (68) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(68) The Washoe County Corridor and the 
Intermountain West Corridor, which shall generally 
follow— 
‘‘(A) for the Washoe County Corridor, along 
Interstate Route 580/United States Route 95/ 
United States Route 95A from Reno, Nevada, to 
Las Vegas, Nevada; and 
‘‘(B) for the Intermountain West Corridor, 
from the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, north 
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along United States Route 95 terminating at 
Interstate Route 80.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(81) United States Route 117/Interstate Route 
795 from United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, 
Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 
40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(82) United States Route 70 from its intersec-
tion with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake Coun-
ty, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, 
Carteret County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(83) The Sonoran Corridor along State Route 
410 connecting Interstate Route 19 and Interstate 
Route 10 south of the Tucson International Airport. 
‘‘(84) The Central Texas Corridor commencing 
at the logical terminus of Interstate Route 10, gen-
erally following portions of United States Route 190 
eastward, passing in the vicinity Fort Hood, Killeen, 
Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, 
Livingston, and Woodville, to the logical terminus of 
Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at 
Burrs Crossing. 
‘‘(85) Interstate Route 81 in New York from its 
intersection with Interstate Route 86 to the United 
States-Canadian border.’’. 
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(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS ON 
INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(13),’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (c)(9),’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsections (c)(18)’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘subsection (c)(36)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (c)(18), subsection (c)(20), subparagraphs 
(A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26), subsection 
(c)(36)’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(57)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(68)(B), sub-
section (c)(81), subsection (c)(82), and subsection 
(c)(83)’’. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
is amended by striking the final sentence and inserting the 
following: ‘‘The routes referred to in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) and in subsection (c)(68)(B) are 
designated as Interstate Route I–11.’’. 
(d) FUTURE
INTERSTATE
DESIGNATION.—Section 
119(a) of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 
2008 is amended by striking ‘‘and, as a future Interstate 
Route 66 Spur, the Natcher Parkway in Owensboro, Ken-
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tucky’’ and inserting ‘‘between Henderson, Kentucky, and 
Owensboro, Kentucky, and, as a future Interstate Route 65 
and 66 Spur, the William H. Natcher Parkway between 
Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Kentucky’’. 
SEC. 1406. FLEXIBILITY FOR PROJECTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—With respect to projects eligible for 
funding under title 23, United States Code, subject to sub-
section (b) and on request by a State, the Secretary may— 
(1) exercise all existing flexibilities under and 
exceptions to— 
(A) the requirements of title 23, United 
States Code; and 
(B) other requirements administered by the 
Secretary, in whole or part; and 
(2) otherwise provide additional flexibility or ex-
pedited processing with respect to the requirements 
described in paragraph (1). 
(b) MAINTAINING PROTECTIONS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion— 
(1) waives the requirements of section 113 or 138 
of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) supersedes, amends, or modifies— 
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other 
Federal environmental law; or 
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(B) any requirement of title 23 or title 49, 
United States Code; or 
(3) affects the responsibility of any Federal offi-
cer to comply with or enforce any law or requirement 
described in this subsection. 
SEC. 1407. PRODUCTIVE AND TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop guid-
ance that encourages the use of programmatic approaches 
to project delivery, expedited and prudent procurement 
techniques, and other best practices to facilitate productive, 
effective, and timely expenditure of funds for projects eligi-
ble for funding under title 23, United States Code. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall work with 
States to ensure that any guidance developed under sub-
section (a) is consistently implemented by States and the 
Federal Highway Administration to— 
(1) avoid unnecessary delays in completing 
projects; 
(2) minimize cost overruns; and 
(3) ensure the effective use of Federal funding. 
SEC. 1408. CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS. 
Section 1519(a) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 574) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘From administrative funds’’ and all that 
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follows through ‘‘shall be made available’’ and inserting 
‘‘For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, before making 
an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside, from 
amounts made available to carry out the highway safety 
improvement program under section 148 of such title for 
the fiscal year, $3,500,000’’. 
SEC. 1409. FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE. 
(a) INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS.—Sec-
tion 120(c)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘engineering or design approaches,’’ 
after ‘‘technologies,’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY RELIEF.—Section 120(e)(2) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal 
land access transportation facilities,’’ and inserting ‘‘other 
federally owned roads that are open to public travel,’’. 
SEC. 1410. ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALTS RE-
PORT.—Section 6016(e) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2183) is re-
pealed. 
(b) EXPRESS LANES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM RE-
PORTS.—Section 1604(b)(7)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (23 
U.S.C. 129 note) is repealed. 
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SEC. 1411. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TITLE 23.—Title 23, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 150(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting a period. 
(2) Section 154(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ‘‘trans-
ferred’’ and inserting ‘‘reserved’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by inserting ‘‘or released’’ after 
‘‘transferred’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘under section 104(b)(l)’’ and inserting 
‘‘under section 104(b)(1)’’. 
(3) Section 164(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ‘‘trans-
ferred’’ and inserting ‘‘reserved’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘or re-
leased’’ after ‘‘transferred’’. 
(b) MAP–21.—Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if 
included therein as enacted, MAP–21 (Public Law 112– 
141) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1109(a)(2) (126 Stat. 444) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘fourth’’ and inserting ‘‘fifth’’. 
(2) Section 1203 (126 Stat. 524) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Section 
150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows’’ and inserting ‘‘Title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 149 the following’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘by strik-
ing the item relating to section 150 and insert-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘by inserting after the item 
relating to section 149’’. 
(3) Section 1313(a)(1) (126 Stat. 545) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) in the section heading by striking ‘pilot’; 
and’’. 
(4) Section 1314(b) (126 Stat. 549) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘chapter 3 of’’ after ‘‘anal-
ysis for’’; and 
(B) by inserting a period at the end of the 
matter proposed to be inserted. 
(5) Section 1519(c) (126 Stat. 575) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (12) as paragraphs (3) through (11), re-
spectively; 
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(C) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph— 
(i) by striking the period at the end of 
the matter proposed to be struck; and 
(ii) by adding a period at the end; and 
(D) in paragraph (8)(A)(i)(I), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by 
striking ‘‘than rail’’ in the matter proposed to be 
struck and inserting ‘‘than on rail’’. 
(6) Section 1528 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘(or a 
lower percentage if so requested by a State with 
respect to a project)’’ after ‘‘100 percent’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘(or a 
lower percentage if so requested by a State with 
respect to a project)’’ after ‘‘100 percent’’. 
SEC. 1412. SAFETY FOR USERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall encourage each 
State and metropolitan planning organization to adopt 
standards for the design of Federal surface transportation 
projects that provide for the safe and adequate accommoda-
tion (as determined by the State) in all phases of project 
planning, development, and operation, of all users of the 
surface transportation network, including motorized and 
nonmotorized users. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make avail-
able to the public a report cataloging examples of State law 
or State transportation policy that provides for the safe and 
adequate accommodation, in all phases of project planning, 
development, and operation of all users of the surface trans-
portation network. 
(c) BEST PRACTICES.—Based on the report required 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall identify and dis-
seminate examples of best practices where States have 
adopted measures that have successfully provided for the 
safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the trans-
portation network in all phases of project development and 
operation. 
SEC. 1413. DESIGN STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 109 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may take into ac-
count’’ and inserting ‘‘shall consider’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (D); and 
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(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) cost savings by utilizing flexibility 
that exists in current design guidance and regu-
lations; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) 
as subparagraph (F); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) the publication entitled ‘Highway 
Safety Manual’ of the American Association of 
State Highway and Transportation Officials; 
‘‘(E) the publication entitled ‘Urban Street 
Design Guide’ of the National Association of 
City Transportation Officials; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f) by inserting ‘‘pedestrian 
walkways,’’ after ‘‘bikeways,’’. 
(b) 
DESIGN
STANDARD
FLEXIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing section 109(o) of title 23, United States Code, a 
State may allow a local jurisdiction to use a roadway de-
sign publication that is different from the roadway design 
publication used by the State in which the local jurisdiction 
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is located for the design of a project on a roadway under 
the ownership of the local jurisdiction (other than a high-
way on the Interstate System) if— 
(1) the local jurisdiction is a direct recipient of 
Federal funds for the project; 
(2) the roadway design publication— 
(A) is recognized by the Federal Highway 
Administration; and 
(B) is adopted by the local jurisdiction; and 
(3) the design complies with all other applicable 
Federal laws. 
SEC. 1414. RESERVE FUND. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding funding, au-
thorizations of appropriations, and contract authority 
described in sections 1101, 1102, 3017, 4001, 5101, 
and 6002 of this Act, including the amendments made 
by such sections, sections 125 and 147 of title 23, 
United States Code, and section 5338(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, no funding, authorization of ap-
propriations, and contract authority described in 
those sections for fiscal years 2019 through 2021 shall 
exist unless and only to the extent that a subsequent 
Act of Congress causes additional monies to be depos-
ited in the Highway Trust Fund. 
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(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The limitation 
on funds provided in paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to— 
(A) administrative expenses of the Federal 
Highway Administration under sections 104(a) 
and 608(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code; 
(B) administrative expenses of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration under 
section 4001(a)(6) of this Act; 
(C) administrative expenses of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration under sec-
tion 5103 of this Act; and 
(D) administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration under section 5338(h) of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS TO CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 104 
the following: 
‘‘§ 105. Adjustments to contract authority 
‘‘(a) CALCULATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall include 
in each of the fiscal year 2017 through 2021 budget 
submissions to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 
31, for each of the Highway Account and the Mass 
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Transit Account, a calculation of the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(A) the actual level of monies deposited in 
that account for the most recently completed fis-
cal year; and 
‘‘(B) the estimated level of receipts for that 
account for the most recently completed fiscal 
year, as specified in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ESTIMATE.—The estimated level of receipts 
specified in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) for the Highway Account— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2015, 
$35,067,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$35,498,000,000; 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$35,879,000,000; 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$36,084,000,000; and 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$36,117,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) for the Mass Transit Account— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2015, 
$4,994,000,000; 
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‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$5,020,000,000; 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$5,024,000,000; 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$5,011,000,000; and 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$4,981,000,000. 
‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENTS TO CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS.—If the difference 
determined in a budget submission under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year for the Highway Account or the 
Mass Transit Account is greater than zero, the Sec-
retary shall on October 1 of the budget year of that 
submission— 
‘‘(A) make available for programs author-
ized from such account for the budget year a 
total amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the amount otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated for such programs for 
such budget year; plus 
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to such dif-
ference; and 
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‘‘(B) distribute the additional amount 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) to each of such pro-
grams in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) REDUCTION.—If the difference determined 
in a budget submission under subsection (a) for a fis-
cal year for the Highway Account or the Mass Tran-
sit Account is less than zero, the Secretary shall on 
October 1 of the budget year of that submission— 
‘‘(A) make available for programs author-
ized from such account for the budget year a 
total amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the amount otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated for such programs for 
such budget year; minus 
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to such dif-
ference; and 
‘‘(B) apply the total adjustment under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) to each of such programs in 
accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION
OF ADJUSTMENT AMONG PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making an adjustment 
for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Ac-
count for a budget year under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall— 
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‘‘(A) determine the ratio that— 
‘‘(i) the amount authorized to be ap-
propriated for a program from the account 
for the budget year; bears to 
‘‘(ii) the total amount authorized to be 
appropriated for such budget year for all 
programs under such account; 
‘‘(B) multiply the ratio determined under 
subparagraph (A) by the applicable difference 
calculated under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(C) adjust the amount that the Secretary 
would otherwise have allocated for the program 
for such budget year by the amount calculated 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) FORMULA PROGRAMS.—For a program for 
which funds are distributed by formula, the Secretary 
shall add or subtract the adjustment to the amount 
authorized for the program but for this section and 
make available the adjusted program amount for such 
program in accordance with such formula. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY FOR OBLIGATION.—Adjusted 
amounts under this subsection shall be available for 
obligation and administered in the same manner as 
other amounts made available for the program for 
which the amount is adjusted. 
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‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
AND COVERED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary shall exclude the emergency relief program under sec-
tion 125 and covered administrative expenses from— 
‘‘(1) an adjustment of funding under subsection 
(c)(1); and 
‘‘(2) any calculation under subsection (b) or (c) 
related to such an adjustment. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated from the appropriate account 
or accounts of the Highway Trust Fund an amount equal 
to the amounts calculated under subsection (a) for each of 
fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
‘‘(f) REVISION TO OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary makes an 
adjustment under subsection (b) for a fiscal year to 
an amount subject to a limitation on obligations im-
posed by section 1102 or 3017 of the Surface Trans-
portation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015— 
‘‘(A) such limitation on obligations for such 
fiscal year shall be revised by an amount equal 
to such adjustment; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall distribute such lim-
itation on obligations, as revised under subpara-
graph (A), in accordance with such sections. 
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‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF COVERED ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES.—The Secretary shall exclude covered ad-
ministrative expenses from— 
‘‘(A) any calculation relating to a revision 
of a limitation on obligations under paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) any distribution of a revised limita-
tion on obligations under paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) BUDGET
YEAR.—The term ‘budget year’ 
means the fiscal year for which a budget submission 
referenced in subsection (a)(1) is submitted. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The 
term ‘covered administrative expenses’ means the ad-
ministrative expenses of— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Highway Administration, 
as authorized under section 104(a); 
‘‘(B) the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, as authorized under section 
4001(a)(6) of the Surface Transportation Reau-
thorization and Reform Act of 2015; and 
‘‘(C) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration, as authorized under section 31110 
of title 49. 
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‘‘(3) HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.—The term ‘Highway 
Account’ means the portion of the Highway Trust 
Fund that is not the Mass Transit Account. 
‘‘(4) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—The term ‘Mass 
Transit Account’ means the Mass Transit Account of 
the Highway Trust Fund established under section 
9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 104 the 
following: 
‘‘105. Adjustments to contract authority.’’. 
SEC. 1415. ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On July 1, 2018, of the unobligated 
balances of funds apportioned among the States under 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, a total of 
$6,000,000,000 is permanently rescinded. 
(b) EXCLUSIONS FROM RESCISSION.—The rescission 
under subsection (a) shall not apply to funds distributed 
in accordance with— 
(1) sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(2) sections 133(d)(1)(A) of such title; 
(3) the first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of 
such title, as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141); 
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(4) sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59); and 
(5) section 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (Pub-
lic Law 112–141). 
(c) DISTRIBUTION AMONG STATES.—The amount to be 
rescinded under this section from a State shall be deter-
mined by multiplying the total amount of the rescission in 
subsection (a) by the ratio that— 
(1) the unobligated balances subject to the rescis-
sion as of September 30, 2017, for the State; bears to 
(2) the unobligated balances subject to the rescis-
sion as of September 30, 2017, for all States. 
(d) 
DISTRIBUTION
WITHIN
EACH
STATE.—The 
amount to be rescinded under this section from each pro-
gram to which the rescission applies within a State shall 
be determined by multiplying the required rescission 
amount calculated under subsection (c) for such State by 
the ratio that— 
(1) the unobligated balance as of September 30, 
2017, for such program in such State; bears to 
(2) the unobligated balances as of September 30, 
2017, for all programs to which the rescission applies 
in such State. 
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SEC. 1416. NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING, HY-
DROGEN, AND NATURAL GAS FUELING COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 150 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 151. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, 
and natural gas fueling corridors 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthor-
ization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary shall des-
ignate national electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, and 
natural gas fueling corridors that identify the near- and 
long-term need for, and location of, electric vehicle charging 
infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, and natural gas 
fueling infrastructure at strategic locations along major na-
tional highways to improve the mobility of passenger and 
commercial vehicles that employ electric, hydrogen fuel cell, 
and natural gas fueling technologies across the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF CORRIDORS.—In designating 
the corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) solicit nominations from State and local of-
ficials for facilities to be included in the corridors; 
‘‘(2) incorporate existing electric vehicle charg-
ing, hydrogen fueling stations, and natural gas fuel-
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ing corridors designated by a State or group of 
States; and 
‘‘(3) consider the demand for, and location of, 
existing electric vehicle charging, hydrogen fueling 
stations, and natural gas fueling infrastructure. 
‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDERS.—In designating corridors under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall involve, on a voluntary 
basis, stakeholders that include— 
‘‘(1) the heads of other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(2) State and local officials; 
‘‘(3) representatives of— 
‘‘(A) energy utilities; 
‘‘(B) the electric, fuel cell electric, and nat-
ural gas vehicle industries; 
‘‘(C) the freight and shipping industry; 
‘‘(D) clean technology firms; 
‘‘(E) the hospitality industry; 
‘‘(F) the restaurant industry; 
‘‘(G) highway rest stop vendors; and 
‘‘(H) industrial gas and hydrogen manufac-
turers; and 
‘‘(4) such other stakeholders as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary. 
‘‘(d) REDESIGNATION.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection 
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(a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update 
and redesignate the corridors. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—During designation and redesignation 
of the corridors under this section, the Secretary shall issue 
a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies electric vehicle charging, hydrogen 
infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure 
and standardization needs for electricity providers, 
industrial gas providers, natural gas providers, infra-
structure providers, vehicle manufacturers, electricity 
purchasers, and natural gas purchasers; and 
‘‘(2) establishes an aspirational goal of achieving 
strategic deployment of electric vehicle charging, hy-
drogen infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infra-
structure in those corridors by the end of fiscal year 
2021.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 150 the following: 
‘‘151. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, and natural gas fueling cor-
ridors.’’. 
SEC. 1417. FERRIES. 
Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.— 
The Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) withdraw amounts allocated to eligible enti-
ties under this section that remain unobligated by the 
end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year 
for which the amounts were allocated; and 
‘‘(2) in the fiscal year beginning after a fiscal 
year in which a withdrawal is made under para-
graph (1), redistribute the funds withdrawn, in ac-
cordance with the formula specified under subsection 
(d), among eligible entities with respect to which no 
amounts were withdrawn under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 1418. STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF BRIDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 
commission the Transportation Research Board of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the per-
formance of bridges that are at least 15 years old and re-
ceived funding under the innovative bridge research and 
construction program (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘program’’) under section 503(b) of title 23, United States 
Code (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59) in meeting the 
goals of that program, which included— 
(1) the development of new, cost-effective innova-
tive material highway bridge applications; 
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(2) the reduction of maintenance costs and 
lifecycle costs of bridges, including the costs of new 
construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of defi-
cient bridges; 
(3) the development of construction techniques to 
increase safety and reduce construction time and traf-
fic congestion; 
(4) the development of engineering design cri-
teria for innovative products and materials for use in 
highway bridges and structures; 
(5) the development of cost-effective and innova-
tive techniques to separate vehicle and pedestrian 
traffic from railroad traffic; 
(6) the development of highway bridges and 
structures that will withstand natural disasters, in-
cluding alternative processes for the seismic retrofit of 
bridges; and 
(7) the development of new nondestructive bridge 
evaluation technologies and techniques. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study commissioned under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the performance of bridges 
that received funding under the program in meeting 
the goals described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
subsection (a); 
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(2) an analysis of the utility, compared to con-
ventional materials and technologies, of each of the 
innovative materials and technologies used in projects 
for bridges under the program in meeting the needs 
of the United States in 2015 and in the future for a 
sustainable and low lifecycle cost transportation sys-
tem; 
(3) recommendations to Congress on how the in-
stalled and lifecycle costs of bridges could be reduced 
through the use of innovative materials and tech-
nologies, including, as appropriate, any changes in 
the design and construction of bridges needed to 
maximize the cost reductions; and 
(4) a summary of any additional research that 
may be needed to further evaluate innovative ap-
proaches to reducing the installed and lifecycle costs 
of highway bridges. 
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before commissioning the 
study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide 
an opportunity for public comment on the study proposal. 
(d) DATA FROM STATES.—Each State that received 
funds under the program shall provide to the Transpor-
tation Research Board any relevant data needed to carry 
out the study commissioned under subsection (a). 
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(e) DEADLINE.—The Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study commissioned 
under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1419. RELINQUISHMENT OF PARK-AND-RIDE LOT FA-
CILITIES. 
A State transportation agency may relinquish park- 
and-ride lot facilities or portions of park-and-ride lot facili-
ties to a local government agency for highway purposes if 
authorized to do so under State law if the agreement pro-
viding for the relinquishment provides that— 
(1) rights-of-way on the Interstate System will 
remain available for future highway improvements; 
and 
(2) modifications to the facilities that could im-
pair the highway or interfere with the free and safe 
flow of traffic are subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 1420. PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish a pilot 
program that allows a State to utilize innovative ap-
proaches to maintain the right-of-way of Federal-aid high-
ways within such State. 
(b) LIMITATION.—A pilot program established under 
subsection (a) shall— 
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(1) terminate after not more than 6 years; 
(2) include not more than 5 States; and 
(3) be subject to guidelines published by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) REPORT.—If the Secretary establishes a pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not more 
than 1 year after the completion of the pilot program, sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the 
results of the pilot program. 
SEC. 1421. INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY EXAMPLES. 
Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: 
‘‘(v) innovative pavement materials 
that have a demonstrated life cycle of 75 or 
more years, are manufactured with reduced 
greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce con-
struction-related congestion by rapidly cur-
ing; or’’. 
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SEC. 1422. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS TO ENCOURAGE 
POLLINATOR 
HABITAT 
AND 
FORAGE 
ON 
TRANSPORTATION RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘(including the 
enhancement of habitat and forage for pollinators)’’ 
before ‘‘adjacent’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ENCOURAGEMENT OF POLLINATOR HABITAT AND 
FORAGE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION ON TRANSPOR-
TATION RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—In carrying out any program 
administered by the Secretary under this title, the Secretary 
shall, in conjunction with willing States, as appropriate— 
‘‘(1) encourage integrated vegetation manage-
ment practices on roadsides and other transportation 
rights-of-way, including reduced mowing; and 
‘‘(2) encourage the development of habitat and 
forage for Monarch butterflies, other native polli-
nators, and honey bees through plantings of native 
forbs and grasses, including noninvasive, native milk-
weed species that can serve as migratory way stations 
for butterflies and facilitate migrations of other polli-
nators.’’. 
(b) PROVISION OF HABITAT, FORAGE, AND MIGRATORY 
WAY STATIONS FOR MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, OTHER NA-
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TIVE POLLINATORS, AND HONEY BEES.—Section 329(a)(1) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations 
for Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey 
bees,’’ before ‘‘and aesthetic enhancement’’. 
SEC. 1423. MILK PRODUCTS. 
Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) MILK
PRODUCTS.—A vehicle carrying 
fluid milk products shall be considered a load that 
cannot be easily dismantled or divided.’’. 
SEC. 1424. INTERSTATE WEIGHT LIMITS FOR EMERGENCY 
VEHICLES. 
Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(14) EMERGENCY VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to an 
emergency vehicle, the following weight limits 
shall apply in lieu of the maximum and min-
imum weight limits specified in this subsection: 
‘‘(i) 24,000 pounds on a single steering 
axle. 
‘‘(ii) 33,500 pounds on a single drive 
axle. 
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‘‘(iii) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle. 
‘‘(iv) A maximum gross vehicle weight 
of 86,000 pounds. 
‘‘(B) EMERGENCY
VEHICLE
DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘emergency vehicle’ 
means a vehicle designed— 
‘‘(i) to be used under emergency condi-
tions to transport personnel and equipment; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to support the suppression of fires 
and mitigation of other hazardous situa-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 1425. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS—INTERSTATE 
SYSTEM. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) COVERED HEAVY-DUTY TOW AND RECOVERY VE-
HICLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The vehicle weight limita-
tions set forth in this section do not apply to a cov-
ered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle. 
‘‘(2) COVERED HEAVY-DUTY TOW AND RECOVERY 
VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘cov-
ered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle’ means a ve-
hicle that— 
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‘‘(A) is transporting a disabled vehicle from 
the place where the vehicle became disabled to the 
nearest appropriate repair facility; and 
‘‘(B) has a gross vehicle weight that is equal 
to or exceeds the gross vehicle weight of the dis-
abled vehicle being transported.’’. 
SEC. 1426. NEW NATIONAL GOAL, PERFORMANCE MEASURE, 
AND PERFORMANCE TARGET. 
(a) NATIONAL GOAL.—Section 150(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) INTEGRATED
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.— 
To improve road conditions in economically dis-
tressed urban communities and increase access to jobs, 
markets, and economic opportunities for people who 
live in such communities.’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURE.—Section 150(c) of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) INTEGRATED
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Secretary shall establish measures for States to 
use to assess the conditions, accessibility, and reli-
ability of roads in economically distressed urban com-
munities.’’. 
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(c) PERFORMANCE TARGET.—Section 150(d)(1) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(6), and (7)’’. 
SEC. 1427. SERVICE CLUB, CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION, OR 
RELIGIOUS SERVICE SIGNS. 
Notwithstanding section 131 of title 23, United States 
Code, and part 750 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations), a State may allow the mainte-
nance of a sign of a service club, charitable association, or 
religious service that was erected as of the date of enactment 
of this Act and the area of which is less than or equal to 
32 square feet, if the State notifies the Federal Highway 
Administration. 
SEC. 1428. WORK ZONE AND GUARD RAIL SAFETY TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1409 of SAFETEA–LU 
(23 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting 
‘‘WORK ZONE AND GUARD RAIL SAFETY TRAIN-
ING’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) Development, updating, and delivery of 
training courses on guard rail installation, mainte-
nance, and inspection.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1409 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1409. Work zone and guard rail safety training.’’. 
SEC. 1429. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, 
and in consultation with the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate, shall appoint a Motorcyclist Advisory Council to co-
ordinate with and advise the Administrator on infrastruc-
ture issues of concern to motorcyclists, including— 
(1) barrier design; 
(2) road design, construction, and maintenance 
practices; and 
(3) the architecture and implementation of intel-
ligent transportation system technologies. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall consist of not 
more than 10 members of the motorcycling community with 
professional expertise in national motorcyclist safety advo-
cacy, including— 
(1) at least— 
(A) 1 member recommended by a national 
motorcyclist association; 
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(B) 1 member recommended by a national 
motorcycle riders foundation; 
(C) 1 representative of the National Asso-
ciation of State Motorcycle Safety Administra-
tors; 
(D) 2 members of State motorcyclists’ orga-
nizations; 
(E) 1 member recommended by a national 
organization that represents the builders of high-
way infrastructure; 
(F) 1 member recommended by a national 
association that represents the traffic safety sys-
tems industry; and 
(G) 1 member of a national safety organiza-
tion; and 
(2) at least 1, but not more than 2, motorcyclists 
who are traffic system design engineers or State 
transportation department officials. 
SEC. 1430. HIGHWAY WORK ZONES. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
Federal Highway Administration should— 
(1) do all within its power to protect workers in 
highway work zones; and 
(2) move rapidly to finalize regulations, as di-
rected in section 1405 of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 560), to 
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protect the lives and safety of construction workers in 
highway work zones from vehicle intrusions. 
TITLE II—INNOVATIVE PROJECT 
FINANCE 
SEC. 2001. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE 
AND INNOVATION ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) 
MASTER
CREDIT
AGREEMENT.—Section 
601(a)(10) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(10) MASTER CREDIT AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘master credit agreement’ means a conditional agree-
ment to extend credit assistance for a program of re-
lated projects secured by a common security pledge 
(which shall receive an investment grade rating from 
a rating agency prior to the Secretary entering into 
such 
master 
credit 
agreement) 
under 
section 
602(b)(2)(A), or for a single project covered under sec-
tion 602(b)(2)(B) that does not provide for a current 
obligation of Federal funds, and that would— 
‘‘(A) make contingent commitments of 1 or 
more secured loans or other Federal credit in-
struments at future dates, subject to the avail-
ability of future funds being made available to 
carry out this chapter and subject to the satisfac-
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tion of all the conditions for the provision of 
credit assistance under this chapter, including 
section 603(b)(1); 
‘‘(B) establish the maximum amounts and 
general terms and conditions of the secured loans 
or other Federal credit instruments; 
‘‘(C) identify the 1 or more dedicated non- 
Federal revenue sources that will secure the re-
payment of the secured loans or secured Federal 
credit instruments; 
‘‘(D) provide for the obligation of funds for 
the secured loans or secured Federal credit in-
struments after all requirements have been met 
for the projects subject to the master credit agree-
ment, including— 
‘‘(i) completion of an environmental 
impact statement or similar analysis re-
quired under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) compliance with such other re-
quirements as are specified in this chapter, 
including sections 602(c) and 603(b)(1); 
and 
‘‘(iii) the availability of funds to carry 
out this chapter; and 
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‘‘(E) require that contingent commitments 
result in a financial close and obligation of cred-
it assistance not later than 3 years after the date 
of entry into the master credit agreement, or re-
lease of the commitment, unless otherwise ex-
tended by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.—Section 
601(a)(15) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.—The 
term ‘rural infrastructure project’ means a surface 
transportation infrastructure project located outside 
of a Census-Bureau-defined urbanized area.’’. 
(b) 
MASTER
CREDIT
AGREEMENTS.—Section 
602(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) MASTER CREDIT AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAM OF RELATED PROJECTS.— 
The Secretary may enter into a master credit 
agreement for a program of related projects se-
cured by a common security pledge on terms ac-
ceptable to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ADEQUATE
FUNDING
NOT
AVAIL-
ABLE.—If the Secretary fully obligates funding 
to eligible projects in a fiscal year, and adequate 
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funding is not available to fund a credit instru-
ment, a project sponsor of an eligible project 
may elect to enter into a master credit agreement 
and wait to execute a credit instrument until the 
fiscal year during which additional funds are 
available to receive credit assistance.’’. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—Section 602(a)(5) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘and (C)’’ 
after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
Eligible project costs shall be reasonably antici-
pated to equal or exceed $10,000,000 in the case 
of a project or program of projects— 
‘‘(i) in which the applicant is a local 
government, public authority, or instrumen-
tality of local government; 
‘‘(ii) located on a facility owned by a 
local government; or 
‘‘(iii) for which the Secretary deter-
mines that a local government is substan-
tially involved in the development of the 
project.’’. 
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(d) LIMITATION ON REFINANCING OF INTERIM CON-
STRUCTION FINANCING.—Section 603(a)(2) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON REFINANCING OF INTERIM 
CONSTRUCTION FINANCING.—A loan under paragraph 
(1) shall not refinance interim construction financing 
under paragraph (1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) if the maturity of such interim con-
struction financing is later than 1 year after the 
substantial completion of the project; and 
‘‘(B) later than 1 year after the date of sub-
stantial completion of the project.’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—Section 608(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘Be-
ginning in fiscal year 2014, on April 1 of each 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning in fiscal 
year 2016, on August 1 of each fiscal year’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may not 
carry out a redistribution under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) for any fiscal year in which such 
redistribution would adversely impact the 
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receipt of credit assistance by a qualified 
project within such fiscal year; or 
‘‘(ii) if the budget authority deter-
mined to be necessary to cover all requests 
for credit assistance pending before the De-
partment of Transportation on August 1 
would reduce the uncommitted balance of 
funds below the threshold established in sub-
paragraph (A).’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out this chapter, the Sec-
retary may use not more than $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$5,150,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$5,304,500 for fiscal year 2018, $5,463,500 for fiscal 
year 2019, $5,627,500 for fiscal year 2020, and 
$5,760,500 for fiscal year 2021 for the administration 
of this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 2002. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM. 
Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to 
the State for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2021 under each of sections 104(b)(1) and 
104(b)(2); and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘section 
133(d)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
133(d)(1)(A)(i)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2005 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2016 
through 2021’’. 
SEC. 2003. AVAILABILITY PAYMENT CONCESSION MODEL. 
(a) PAYMENT TO STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION.—Sec-
tion 121(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(including payments made pursuant to a long- 
term concession agreement, such as availability payments)’’ 
after ‘‘a project’’. 
(b) PROJECT APPROVAL
AND OVERSIGHT.—Section 
106(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(including payments made pursuant to a long- 
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term concession agreement, such as availability payments)’’ 
after ‘‘construction of the project’’. 
TITLE III—PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Public Trans-
portation Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ‘‘land-
scaping and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) VALUE CAPTURE.—The term ‘value cap-
ture’ means recovering the increased property value to 
property located near public transportation resulting 
from investments in public transportation. 
‘‘(25) BASE-MODEL BUS.—The term ‘base-model 
bus’ means a heavy-duty public transportation bus 
manufactured to meet, but not exceed, transit-specific 
minimum performance criteria developed by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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SEC. 3003. METROPOLITAN AND STATEWIDE TRANSPOR-
TATION PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5303 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘and bicycle 
transportation facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘, bicycle 
transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities 
that support intercity transportation, including inter-
city buses and intercity bus facilities’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Designation or selection 
of officials or representatives under paragraph 
(2) shall be determined by the metropolitan 
planning organization according to the bylaws 
or enabling statute of the organization. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION REPRESENT-
ATIVE.—Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute 
of the metropolitan planning organization, a 
representative of a provider of public transpor-
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tation may also serve as a representative of a 
local municipality. 
‘‘(C) POWERS OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS.—An 
official described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have 
responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, 
and any other authority commensurate with 
other officials described in paragraph (2).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (6)’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(4)(B) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(6)’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(3)(A) by inserting ‘‘tour-
ism, natural disaster risk reduction,’’ after ‘‘economic 
development,’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (H) by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) improve the resilience and reliability of 
the transportation system.’’; 
(6) in subsection (i)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking 
‘‘transit’’ and inserting ‘‘public transportation 
facilities, intercity bus facilities’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before 
‘‘freight shippers,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(including intercity 
bus operators, employer-based commuting 
programs, such as a carpool program, van-
pool program, transit benefit program, 
parking cash-out program, shuttle program, 
or telework program)’’ after ‘‘private pro-
viders of transportation’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(C)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (2)(E)’’; 
(7) in subsection (k)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding intercity bus operators, employer-based 
commuting programs, such as a carpool pro-
gram, vanpool program, transit benefit program, 
parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or 
telework program), job access projects,’’ after ‘‘re-
duction’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLAN.—A 
metropolitan planning organization with a 
transportation management area may develop a 
plan that includes projects and strategies that 
will be considered in the TIP of such metropoli-
tan planning organization. Such plan shall— 
‘‘(i) develop regional goals to reduce 
vehicle miles traveled during peak com-
muting hours and improve transportation 
connections between areas with high job 
concentration and areas with high con-
centrations of low-income households; 
‘‘(ii) identify existing public transpor-
tation services, employer-based commuter 
programs, and other existing transportation 
services that support access to jobs in the re-
gion; and 
‘‘(iii) identify proposed projects and 
programs to reduce congestion and increase 
job access opportunities. 
‘‘(D) PARTICIPATION.—In developing the 
plan under subparagraph (C), a metropolitan 
planning organization shall consult with em-
ployers, private and non-profit providers of pub-
lic transportation, transportation management 
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organizations, and organizations that provide 
job access reverse commute projects or job-related 
services to low-income individuals.’’; 
(8) in subsection (l)— 
(A) by adding a period at the end of para-
graph (1); and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ‘‘of less 
than 200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘with a population 
of 200,000 or less’’; and 
(9) in subsection (p) by striking ‘‘Funds set 
aside under section 104(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds ap-
portioned under section 104(b)(5)’’. 
(b) STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPOR-
TATION PLANNING.—Section 5304 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘and bicycle 
transportation facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘, bicycle 
transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities 
that support intercity transportation, including inter-
city buses and intercity bus facilities’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (G) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) improve the resilience and reliability of 
the transportation system.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking 
‘‘urbanized’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘urbanized’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(3)(A)(ii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘public ports,’’ before 
‘‘freight shippers,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(including intercity bus 
operators, employer-based commuting programs, 
such as a carpool program, vanpool program, 
transit benefit program, parking cash-out pro-
gram, shuttle program, or telework program)’’ 
after ‘‘private providers of transportation’’. 
SEC. 3004. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) RECIPIENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘recipient’ means a designated recipient, State, 
or local governmental authority that receives a grant 
under this section directly from the Government.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
by inserting ‘‘or general public demand response 
service’’ before ‘‘during’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION TO THE SPECIAL RULE.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (3), if a public transpor-
tation system described in such paragraph executes a 
written agreement with 1 or more other public trans-
portation systems to allocate funds under this sub-
section, other than by measuring vehicle revenue 
hours, each of the public transportation systems to the 
agreement may follow the terms of such agreement 
without regard to the percentages or the measured ve-
hicle revenue hours referred to in such paragraph.’’; 
and 
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(2) in subsection (c)(1)(K)(i) by striking ‘‘1 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘one-half of 1 percent’’. 
SEC. 
3005. 
FIXED 
GUIDEWAY 
CAPITAL 
INVESTMENT 
GRANTS. 
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, 
small start projects,’’ after ‘‘new fixed guideway 
capital projects’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) 2 or more projects that are any com-
bination of new fixed guideway capital projects, 
small start projects, and core capacity improve-
ment projects.’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) OPTIONAL EARLY RATING.—At the re-
quest of the project sponsor, the Secretary shall 
evaluate and rate the project in accordance with 
paragraphs (4) and (5) and subparagraph (A) of 
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this paragraph upon completion of the analysis 
required under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d) or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d), 
(e), or (h)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by inserting ‘‘new fixed guideway 
capital project or core capacity improve-
ment’’ after ‘‘federally funded’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) the program of interrelated projects, 
when evaluated as a whole— 
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of sub-
section (d)(2), subsection (e)(2), or para-
graphs (3) and (4) of subsection (h), as ap-
plicable, if the program is comprised en-
tirely of— 
‘‘(I) new fixed guideway capital 
projects; 
‘‘(II) core capacity improvement 
projects; or 
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‘‘(III) small start projects; or 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of sub-
section (d)(2) if the program is comprised of 
any combination of new fixed guideway 
projects, small start projects, and core ca-
pacity improvement projects.’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (3)(A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) PROJECT
ADVANCEMENT.—A project 
receiving a grant under this section that is part 
of a program of interrelated projects may not 
advance— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a small start project, 
from the project development phase to the 
construction phase unless the Secretary de-
termines that the program of interrelated 
projects meets the applicable requirements of 
this section and there is a reasonable likeli-
hood that the program will continue to meet 
such requirements; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a new fixed guide-
way capital project or a core capacity im-
provement project, from the project develop-
ment phase to the engineering phase, or 
from the engineering phase to the construc-
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tion phase, unless the Secretary determines 
that the program of interrelated projects 
meets the applicable requirements of this 
section and there is a reasonable likelihood 
that the program will continue to meet such 
requirements.’’; 
(4) in subsection (l)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on engineering stud-
ies, studies of economic feasibility, and information 
on the expected use of equipment or facilities, the Sec-
retary shall estimate the net capital project cost. A 
grant for a new fixed guideway project shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent of the net capital project cost. A grant 
for a core capacity project shall not exceed 80 percent 
of the net capital project cost of the incremental cost 
of increasing the capacity in the corridor. A grant for 
a small start project shall not exceed 80 percent.’’; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) REMAINING COSTS.—The remainder of the 
net project costs shall be provided— 
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‘‘(A) in cash from non-Government sources 
other than revenues from providing public trans-
portation services; 
‘‘(B) from revenues from the sale of adver-
tising and concessions; 
‘‘(C) from an undistributed cash surplus, a 
replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, 
or new capital; or 
‘‘(D) from amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available to a department or agency 
of the Government (other than the Department of 
Transportation) that are eligible to be expended 
for transportation.’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 
subsection (o) as subsection (n); and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) SPECIAL RULE.—For the purposes of calculating 
the cost effectiveness of a project described in subsection (d) 
or (e), the Secretary shall not reduce or eliminate the cap-
ital costs of art and landscaping elements from the 
annualized capital cost calculation.’’. 
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SEC. 3006. FORMULA GRANTS FOR ENHANCED MOBILITY OF 
SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES. 
Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall collect 
from, review, and disseminate to public transit agencies in-
novative practices, program models, new service delivery 
options, findings from activities under subsection (h), and 
transit cooperative research program reports.’’. 
SEC. 3007. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS. 
Section 5311(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(A) may be provided in cash from non- 
Government sources other than revenues from 
providing public transportation services; 
‘‘(B) may be provided from revenues from 
the sale of advertising and concessions;’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) by 
inserting ‘‘, including all operating and capital costs 
of such service whether or not offset by revenue from 
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such service,’’ after ‘‘the costs of a private operator for 
the unsubsidized segment of intercity bus service’’. 
SEC. 3008. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.—Section 5312 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and head-
ing and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 5312. Public transportation innovation’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) 
as subsections (b) through (g), respectively; 
(3) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide assist-
ance for projects and activities to advance innovative public 
transportation research and development in accordance 
with the requirements of this section.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)(5) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause 
(vi) and redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi); 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘re-
cipients’’ and inserting ‘‘participants’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking clause 
(ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS 
FOR
CERTAIN
PROJECTS.—A grant for a 
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project carried out under this paragraph 
shall be 80 percent of the net project cost of 
the project unless the grant recipient re-
quests a lower grant percentage.’’; and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (G); 
(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and all that follows be-
fore paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT ON RESEARCH.—Not later than 
the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary 
shall make available to the public on the Web site of the 
Department of Transportation, a report that includes—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts made available 
under section 5338(b) are available for a public 
transportation cooperative research program. 
‘‘(2) INDEPENDENT GOVERNING BOARD.— 
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‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall 
establish an independent governing board for the 
program under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The board shall 
recommend public transportation research, devel-
opment, and technology transfer activities the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
with, the National Academy of Sciences to carry out 
activities under this subsection that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(4) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE.—If there would be 
a clear and direct financial benefit to an entity under 
a grant or contract financed under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall establish a Government share con-
sistent with that benefit. 
‘‘(5) 
LIMITATION
ON
APPLICABILITY.—Sub-
sections (f) and (g) shall not apply to activities car-
ried out under this subsection.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5312 of such 
title (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’; 
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(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(2) in each of subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ‘‘subsection 
(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 5313 of such title, and the item 
relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53 of 
such title, are repealed. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 5312 and inserting the following: 
‘‘5312. Public transportation innovation.’’. 
SEC. 3009. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5314 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5314. Technical assistance and workforce develop-
ment 
‘‘(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND STANDARDS.— 
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‘‘(1) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
STANDARDS 
DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants and enter into contracts, coopera-
tive agreements, and other agreements (including 
agreements with departments, agencies, and in-
strumentalities of the Government) to carry out 
activities that the Secretary determines will as-
sist recipients of assistance under this chapter 
to— 
‘‘(i) more effectively and efficiently 
provide public transportation service; 
‘‘(ii) administer funds received under 
this chapter in compliance with Federal 
law; and 
‘‘(iii) improve public transportation. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The activities 
carried out under subparagraph (A) may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) technical assistance; and 
‘‘(ii) the development of voluntary and 
consensus-based standards and best prac-
tices by the public transportation industry, 
including standards and best practices for 
safety, fare collection, intelligent transpor-
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tation systems, accessibility, procurement, 
security, asset management to maintain a 
state of good repair, operations, mainte-
nance, vehicle propulsion, communications, 
and vehicle electronics. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, 
through a competitive bid process, may enter into 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agree-
ments with national nonprofit organizations that 
have the appropriate demonstrated capacity to pro-
vide public-transportation-related technical assistance 
under this subsection. The Secretary may enter into 
such contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
agreements to assist providers of public transpor-
tation to— 
‘‘(A) comply with the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 
through technical assistance, demonstration pro-
grams, research, public education, and other ac-
tivities related to complying with such Act; 
‘‘(B) comply with human services transpor-
tation coordination requirements and to enhance 
the coordination of Federal resources for human 
services transportation with those of the Depart-
ment of Transportation through technical assist-
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ance, training, and support services related to 
complying with such requirements; 
‘‘(C) meet the transportation needs of elder-
ly individuals; 
‘‘(D) increase transit ridership in coordina-
tion with metropolitan planning organizations 
and other entities through development around 
public transportation stations through technical 
assistance and the development of tools, guid-
ance, and analysis related to market-based devel-
opment around transit stations; 
‘‘(E) address transportation equity with re-
gard to the effect that transportation planning, 
investment, and operations have for low-income 
and minority individuals; 
‘‘(F) facilitate best practices to promote bus 
driver safety; 
‘‘(G) meet the requirements of sections 
5323(j) and 5323(m); 
‘‘(H) assist with the development and de-
ployment of zero emission transit technologies; 
and 
‘‘(I) any other technical assistance activity 
that the Secretary determines is necessary to ad-
vance the interests of public transportation. 
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‘‘(3) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Not later than the first Monday in February 
of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of each project that re-
ceived assistance under this subsection during 
the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the activities carried 
out by each organization that received assistance 
under this subsection during the preceding fiscal 
year; 
‘‘(C) a proposal for allocations of amounts 
for assistance under this subsection for the subse-
quent fiscal year; and 
‘‘(D) measurable outcomes and impacts of 
the programs funded under subsections (b) and 
(c). 
‘‘(4) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Government share 
of the cost of an activity carried out using a 
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grant under this subsection may not exceed 80 
percent. 
‘‘(B) NON-GOVERNMENT SHARE.—The non- 
Government share of the cost of an activity car-
ried out using a grant under this subsection may 
be derived from in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(b) HUMAN RESOURCES AND TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may under-
take, or make grants and contracts for, programs that 
address human resource needs as they apply to public 
transportation activities. A program may include— 
‘‘(A) an employment training program; 
‘‘(B) an outreach program to increase vet-
eran, minority, and female employment in pub-
lic transportation activities; 
‘‘(C) research on public transportation per-
sonnel and training needs; 
‘‘(D) training and assistance for veteran 
and minority business opportunities; and 
‘‘(E) consensus-based national training 
standards and certifications in partnership with 
industry stakeholders. 
‘‘(2) 
INNOVATIVE
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION 
FRONTLINE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a competitive grant program to assist the 
development of innovative activities eligible for 
assistance under subparagraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—A program eli-
gible for assistance under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(i) develop apprenticeships for transit 
maintenance and operations occupations, 
including hands-on, peer trainer, classroom 
and on-the-job training as well as training 
for instructors and on-the-job mentors; 
‘‘(ii) build local, regional, and state-
wide transit training partnerships in co-
ordination with entities such as local em-
ployers, local public transportation opera-
tors, labor union organizations, workforce 
development boards, State workforce agen-
cies, State apprenticeship agencies (where 
applicable), and community colleges and 
university transportation centers, to iden-
tify and address workforce skill gaps and 
develop skills needed for delivering quality 
transit service and supporting employee ca-
reer advancement; 
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‘‘(iii) provide improved capacity for 
safety, security, and emergency prepared-
ness in local transit systems through— 
‘‘(I) developing the role of the 
frontline workforce in building and 
sustaining safety culture and safety 
systems in the industry and in indi-
vidual public transportation systems; 
‘‘(II) specific training, in coordi-
nation with the National Transit In-
stitute, on security and emergency pre-
paredness, including protocols for co-
ordinating with first responders and 
working with the broader community 
to address natural disasters or other 
threats to transit systems; and 
‘‘(III) training to address front-
line worker roles in promoting health 
and safety for transit workers and the 
riding public, and improving commu-
nication during emergencies between 
the frontline workforce and the riding 
public; 
‘‘(iv) address current or projected 
workforce shortages by developing career 
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pathway partnerships with high schools, 
community colleges, and other community 
organizations for recruiting and training 
underrepresented 
populations, 
including 
minorities, women, individuals with dis-
abilities, veterans, and low-income popu-
lations as successful transit employees who 
can develop careers in the transit industry; 
or 
‘‘(v) address youth unemployment by 
directing the Secretary to award grants to 
local entities for work-based training and 
other work-related and educational strate-
gies and activities of demonstrated effective-
ness to provide unemployed, low-income 
young adults and low-income youth with 
skills that will lead to employment. 
‘‘(C) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—To the 
maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall se-
lect recipients that— 
‘‘(i) are geographically diverse; 
‘‘(ii) address the workforce and human 
resources needs of large public transpor-
tation providers; 
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‘‘(iii) 
address 
the 
workforce 
and 
human resources needs of small public 
transportation providers; 
‘‘(iv) address the workforce and human 
resources needs of urban public transpor-
tation providers; 
‘‘(v) address the workforce and human 
resources needs of rural public transpor-
tation providers; 
‘‘(vi) advance training related to 
maintenance of alternative energy, energy 
efficiency, or zero emission vehicles and fa-
cilities used in public transportation; 
‘‘(vii) target areas with high rates of 
unemployment; 
‘‘(viii) address current or projected 
workforce shortages in areas that require 
technical expertise; and 
‘‘(ix) advance opportunities for mi-
norities, women, veterans, individuals with 
disabilities, low-income populations, and 
other underserved populations. 
‘‘(D) PROGRAM OUTCOMES.—A recipient of 
assistance under this subsection shall dem-
onstrate outcomes for any program that includes 
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skills training, on-the-job training, and work- 
based learning, including— 
‘‘(i) the impact on reducing public 
transportation workforce shortages in the 
area served; 
‘‘(ii) the diversity of training partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of participants ob-
taining certifications or credentials required 
for specific types of employment. 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENT’S
SHARE
OF
COSTS.—The 
Government share of the cost of a project carried out 
using a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be 50 
percent. 
‘‘(4) USE
FOR
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of 
amounts made available to carry out this section to 
provide technical assistance for activities and pro-
grams developed, conducted, and overseen under para-
graphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a national transit institute and award grants 
to a public, 4-year institution of higher education, as 
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
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of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), in order to carry out the 
duties of the institute. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with the 
Federal Transit Administration, State transpor-
tation departments, public transportation au-
thorities, and national and international enti-
ties, the institute established under paragraph 
(1) shall develop and conduct training and edu-
cational programs for Federal, State, and local 
transportation employees, United States citizens, 
and foreign nationals engaged or to be engaged 
in Government-aid public transportation work. 
‘‘(B) TRAINING
AND
EDUCATIONAL
PRO-
GRAMS.—The training and educational pro-
grams developed under subparagraph (A) may 
include courses in recent developments, tech-
niques, and procedures related to— 
‘‘(i) intermodal and public transpor-
tation planning; 
‘‘(ii) management; 
‘‘(iii) environmental factors; 
‘‘(iv) acquisition and joint-use rights- 
of-way; 
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‘‘(v) engineering and architectural de-
sign; 
‘‘(vi) procurement strategies for public 
transportation systems; 
‘‘(vii) turnkey approaches to delivering 
public transportation systems; 
‘‘(viii) new technologies; 
‘‘(ix) emission reduction technologies; 
‘‘(x) ways to make public transpor-
tation accessible to individuals with disabil-
ities; 
‘‘(xi) construction, construction man-
agement, insurance, and risk management; 
‘‘(xii) maintenance; 
‘‘(xiii) contract administration; 
‘‘(xiv) inspection; 
‘‘(xv) innovative finance; 
‘‘(xvi) workplace safety; and 
‘‘(xvii) public transportation security. 
‘‘(3) PROVIDING
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING.— 
Education and training of Government, State, and 
local transportation employees under this subsection 
shall be provided— 
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‘‘(A) by the Secretary at no cost to the 
States and local governments for subjects that 
are a Government program responsibility; or 
‘‘(B) when the education and training are 
paid under paragraph (4), by the State, with the 
approval of the Secretary, through grants and 
contracts with public and private agencies, other 
institutions, individuals, and the institute. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Not more 
than 0.5 percent of the amounts made available for a 
fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1991, to a 
State or public transportation authority in the State 
to carry out sections 5307 and 5309 is available for 
expenditure by the State and public transportation 
authorities in the State, with the approval of the Sec-
retary, to pay not more than 80 percent of the cost 
of tuition and direct educational expenses related to 
educating and training State and local transpor-
tation employees under this subsection.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 5322 of such title, and the item 
relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53 of 
such title, are repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 5314 and inserting the following: 
‘‘5314. Technical assistance and workforce development.’’. 
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SEC. 3010. BICYCLE FACILITIES. 
Section 5319 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘80 
percent’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘95 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘80 
percent’’. 
SEC. 3011. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) pay incremental costs of incorporating art 
or landscaping into facilities, including the costs of 
an artist on the design team; or’’; 
(2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION OF BASE-MODEL BUSES.—A 
grant for the acquisition of a base-model bus for use 
in public transportation may be not more than 85 
percent of the net project cost.’’; 
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(3) in subsection (j)(2) by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) when procuring rolling stock (includ-
ing train control, communication, and traction 
power equipment) under this chapter— 
‘‘(i) the cost of components and sub-
components 
produced 
in 
the 
United 
States— 
‘‘(I) for fiscal years 2016 and 
2017, is more than 60 percent of the 
cost of all components of the rolling 
stock; 
‘‘(II) for fiscal years 2018 and 
2019, is more than 65 percent of the 
cost of all components of the rolling 
stock; and 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2020 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, is more 
than 70 percent of the cost of all com-
ponents of the rolling stock; and 
‘‘(ii) final assembly of the rolling stock 
has occurred in the United States; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) VALUE CAPTURE REVENUE ELIGIBLE FOR LOCAL 
SHARE.—A recipient of assistance under this chapter may 
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use the revenue generated from value capture financing 
mechanisms as local matching funds for capital projects 
and operating costs eligible under this chapter. 
‘‘(t) SPECIAL CONDITION ON CHARTER BUS TRANS-
PORTATION SERVICE.—If, in a fiscal year, the Secretary is 
prohibited by law from enforcing regulations related to 
charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal 
year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to 
come into compliance with such part 604, and then was 
subsequently granted an exception from such part— 
‘‘(1) the transit agency shall be precluded from 
receiving its allocation of urbanized area formula 
grant funds for that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) any amounts withheld pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall be added to the amount that the Sec-
retary may apportion under section 5336 in the fol-
lowing fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 3012. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM. 
Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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the Surface Transportation Reauthor-
ization and Reform Act of 2015; and 
‘‘(V) any additional information 
that the Secretary determines necessary 
and appropriate;’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) conduct inspections, investigations, au-
dits, examinations, and testing of the equipment, 
facilities, rolling stock, and operations of the 
public transportation system of a recipient; 
‘‘(B) make reports and issue directives with 
respect to the safety of the public transportation 
system of a recipient or the public transpor-
tation industry generally; 
‘‘(C) in conjunction with an accident inves-
tigation or an investigation into a pattern or 
practice of conduct that negatively affects public 
safety, issue a subpoena to, and take the deposi-
tion of, any employee of a recipient or a State 
safety oversight agency, if— 
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‘‘(i) before the issuance of the sub-
poena, the Secretary requests a determina-
tion by the Attorney General as to whether 
the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing 
criminal investigation; and 
‘‘(ii) the Attorney General— 
‘‘(I) determines that the subpoena 
will not interfere with an ongoing 
criminal investigation; or 
‘‘(II) fails to make a determina-
tion under clause (i) before the date 
that is 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary makes a request under 
clause (i); 
‘‘(D) require the production of documents 
by, and prescribe recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for, a recipient or a State safety 
oversight agency; 
‘‘(E) investigate public transportation acci-
dents and incidents and provide guidance to re-
cipients regarding prevention of accidents and 
incidents; 
‘‘(F) at reasonable times and in a reason-
able manner, enter and inspect relevant records 
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of the public transportation system of a recipi-
ent; and 
‘‘(G) issue rules to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATION
OF
STATE
SAFETY 
OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES.—If the Secretary finds 
that a State safety oversight agency that oversees 
a rail fixed guideway system operating in more 
than 2 States has become incapable of providing 
adequate safety oversight of such system, the Sec-
retary may administer State safety oversight ac-
tivities for such rail fixed guideway system until 
the States develop a State safety oversight pro-
gram certified by the Secretary in accordance 
with subsection (e). 
‘‘(B) FUNDING.—To carry out administra-
tive and oversight activities authorized by this 
paragraph, the Secretary may use— 
‘‘(i) grant funds apportioned to an eli-
gible State under subsection (e)(6) to de-
velop or carry out a State safety oversight 
program; and 
‘‘(ii) grant funds apportioned to an el-
igible State under subsection (e)(6) that 
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have not been obligated within the adminis-
trative period of availability.’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘an eligible State, as defined in 
subsection (e),’’ and inserting ‘‘a recipient’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (D) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) withholding not more than 25 percent 
of financial assistance under section 5307.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘funds’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or withhold funds’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or (1)(E)’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (1)(D)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may only 
withhold funds in accordance with paragraph 
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(1)(E), if enforcement actions under subpara-
graph (A), (B), (C), or (D) did not bring the re-
cipient into compliance.’’. 
SEC. 3013. APPORTIONMENTS. 
Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)(4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (g)(5)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(E) by striking ‘‘22.27 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘27 percent’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating 
subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (g), (h), 
and (i), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (i)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) of amounts not apportioned under para-
graphs (1) and (2)— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal years 2016 through 2018, 1.5 
percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas 
with populations of less than 200,000 in accord-
ance with subsection (h); and 
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‘‘(B) for fiscal years 2019 through 2021, 2 
percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas 
with populations of less than 200,000 in accord-
ance with subsection (h);’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)(2)(A) (as so redesignated) 
by striking ‘‘subsection (h)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (g)(3)’’; and 
(6) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘subsection (h)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(g)(2)’’. 
SEC. 3014. STATE OF GOOD REPAIR GRANTS. 
Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘on a fa-
cility with access for other high-occupancy vehi-
cles’’ and inserting ‘‘on high-occupancy vehicle 
lanes during peak hours’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘vehicle’’ 
after ‘‘motorbus’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient in an urban-
ized area may use any portion of the amount appor-
tioned to the recipient under this subsection for high 
intensity fixed guideway state of good repair projects 
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under subsection (c) if the recipient demonstrates to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary that the high inten-
sity motorbus public transportation vehicles in the 
urbanized area are in a state of good repair.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—A grant for a capital 
project under this section shall be for 80 percent of the 
net project cost of the project. The recipient may pro-
vide additional local matching amounts. 
‘‘(2) REMAINING COSTS.—The remainder of the 
net project cost shall be provided— 
‘‘(A) in cash from non-Government sources 
other than revenues from providing public trans-
portation services; 
‘‘(B) from revenues derived from the sale of 
advertising and concessions; 
‘‘(C) from an undistributed cash surplus, a 
replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, 
or new capital; or 
‘‘(D) from amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available to a department or agency 
of the Government (other than the Department of 
Transportation) that are eligible to be expended 
for transportation.’’. 
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SEC. 3015. AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5338. Authorizations 
‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from 
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund 
to carry out sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5314(c), 
5318, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, and section 
20005(b) of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 
2012— 
‘‘(A) $8,723,925,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(B) $8,879,211,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(C) $9,059,459,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(D) $9,240,648,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(E) $9,429,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(F) $9,617,580,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) SECTION 5305.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), there shall be 
available to carry out section 5305— 
‘‘(i) $128,800,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(ii) $128,800,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(iii) $131,415,000 for fiscal year 
2018; 
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‘‘(iv) $134,043,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(v) $136,775,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(vi) $139,511,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(B) PILOT
PROGRAM.—$10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, shall be 
available to carry out section 20005(b) of the 
Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012; 
‘‘(C) SECTION 5307.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), there shall be al-
located in accordance with section 5336 to pro-
vide financial assistance for urbanized areas 
under section 5307— 
‘‘(i) $4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 
2016; 
‘‘(ii) $4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 
2017; 
‘‘(iii) $4,549,161,000 for fiscal year 
2018; 
‘‘(iv) $4,640,144,000 for fiscal year 
2019; 
‘‘(v) $4,734,724,000 for fiscal year 
2020; and 
‘‘(vi) $4,829,418,000 for fiscal year 
2021. 
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‘‘(D) SECTION 5310.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), there shall be 
available to provide financial assistance for serv-
ices for the enhanced mobility of seniors and in-
dividuals with disabilities under section 5310— 
‘‘(i) $262,175,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(ii) $266,841,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(iii) $272,258,000 for fiscal year 
2018; 
‘‘(iv) $277,703,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(v) $283,364,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(vi) $289,031,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(E) SECTION 5311.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
made available under paragraph (1), there 
shall be available to provide financial as-
sistance for rural areas under section 
5311— 
‘‘(I) $607,800,000 for fiscal year 
2016; 
‘‘(II) $607,800,000 for fiscal year 
2017; 
‘‘(III) $620,138,000 for fiscal year 
2018; 
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‘‘(IV) $632,541,000 for fiscal year 
2019; 
‘‘(V) $645,434,000 for fiscal year 
2020; and 
‘‘(VI) $658,343,000 for fiscal year 
2021. 
‘‘(ii) 
SUBALLOCATION.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) there shall be available to 
carry out section 5311(c)(1) not less 
than $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021; and 
‘‘(II) there shall be available to 
carry out section 5311(c)(2) not less 
than $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021. 
‘‘(F) SECTION
5314(c).—Of the amounts 
made available under paragraph (1), there shall 
be available for the national transit institute 
under section 5314(c) $5,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2016 through 2021. 
‘‘(G) SECTION 5318.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), there shall be 
available for bus testing under section 5318 
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$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2021. 
‘‘(H) SECTION 5335.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), there shall be 
available to carry out section 5335 $3,850,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. 
‘‘(I) SECTION 5337.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), there shall be 
available to carry out section 5337— 
‘‘(i) $2,198,389,000 for fiscal year 
2016; 
‘‘(ii) $2,237,520,000 for fiscal year 
2017; 
‘‘(iii) $2,282,941,000 for fiscal year 
2018; 
‘‘(iv) $2,328,600,000 for fiscal year 
2019; 
‘‘(v) $2,376,064,000 for fiscal year 
2020; and 
‘‘(vi) $2,423,585,000 for fiscal year 
2021. 
‘‘(J) SECTION
5339(c).—Of the amounts 
made available under paragraph (1), there shall 
be available for bus and bus facilities programs 
under section 5339(c)— 
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‘‘(i) $430,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(ii) $431,850,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(iii) $445,120,000 for fiscal year 
2018; 
‘‘(iv) $458,459,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(v) $472,326,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(vi) $486,210,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(K) SECTION
5339(d).—Of the amounts 
made available under paragraph (1), there shall 
be available for bus and bus facilities competitive 
grants under 5339(d)— 
‘‘(i) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
and 
‘‘(ii) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2021. 
‘‘(L) SECTION 5340.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1), there shall be al-
located in accordance with section 5340 to pro-
vide financial assistance for urbanized areas 
under section 5307 and rural areas under section 
5311— 
‘‘(i) $525,900,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(ii) $525,900,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
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‘‘(d) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5309— 
‘‘(1) $2,029,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(2) $2,065,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(3) $2,106,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(4) $2,149,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(5) $2,193,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(6) $2,237,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 5334, $105,933,000 
for fiscal years 2016 through 2021. 
‘‘(2) SECTION 5329.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under paragraph (1), not less than 
$4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 
shall be available to carry out section 5329. 
‘‘(3) SECTION 5326.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (1), not less than $1,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be 
available to carry out section 5326. 
‘‘(f) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made avail-
able by or appropriated under this section shall remain 
available for obligation for a period of 3 years after the 
last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are author-
ized. 
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‘‘(g) GRANTS AS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS FINANCED FROM HIGHWAY TRUST 
FUND.—A grant or contract that is approved by the 
Secretary and financed with amounts made available 
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
Fund pursuant to this section is a contractual obliga-
tion of the Government to pay the Government share 
of the cost of the project. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS FINANCED FROM GENERAL FUND.— 
A grant or contract that is approved by the Secretary 
and financed with amounts appropriated in advance 
from the general fund of the Treasury pursuant to 
this section is a contractual obligation of the Govern-
ment to pay the Government share of the cost of the 
project only to the extent that amounts are appro-
priated for such purpose by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(h) OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this chapter for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary may use not more than the following 
amounts for the activities described in paragraph (2): 
‘‘(A) 0.5 percent of amounts made available 
to carry out section 5305. 
‘‘(B) 0.75 percent of amounts made avail-
able to carry out section 5307. 
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‘‘(C) 1 percent of amounts made available 
to carry out section 5309. 
‘‘(D) 1 percent of amounts made available 
to carry out section 601 of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub-
lic Law 110–432; 122 Stat. 4968). 
‘‘(E) 0.5 percent of amounts made available 
to carry out section 5310. 
‘‘(F) 0.5 percent of amounts made available 
to carry out section 5311. 
‘‘(G) 0.75 percent of amounts made avail-
able to carry out section 5337(c), of which not 
less than 0.25 percent shall be available to carry 
out section 5329. 
‘‘(H) 0.75 percent of amounts made avail-
able to carry out section 5339. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The activities described in 
this paragraph are as follows: 
‘‘(A) Activities to oversee the construction of 
a major capital project. 
‘‘(B) Activities to review and audit the safe-
ty and security, procurement, management, and 
financial compliance of a recipient or sub-
recipient of funds under this chapter. 
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‘‘(C) Activities to provide technical assist-
ance generally, and to provide technical assist-
ance to correct deficiencies identified in compli-
ance reviews and audits carried out under this 
section. 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.—The Gov-
ernment shall pay the entire cost of carrying out a 
contract under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—Funds 
made available under paragraph (1)(C) shall be 
available to the Secretary before allocating the funds 
appropriated to carry out any project under a full 
funding grant agreement.’’. 
SEC. 3016. BUS AND BUS FACILITY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5339 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5339. Bus and bus facility grants 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make 
grants under this section to assist eligible recipients de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) in financing capital projects— 
‘‘(1) to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses 
and related equipment; and 
‘‘(2) to construct bus-related facilities. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) RECIPIENTS.—Eligible recipients under this 
section are designated recipients that operate fixed 
route bus service or that allocate funding to fixed 
route bus operators. 
‘‘(2) SUBRECIPIENTS.—A designated recipient 
that receives a grant under this section may allocate 
amounts of the grant to subrecipients that are public 
agencies or private nonprofit organizations engaged 
in public transportation. 
‘‘(c) FORMULA GRANT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available for 
making grants under this subsection shall be distrib-
uted as follows: 
‘‘(A) 
NATIONAL
DISTRIBUTION.— 
$65,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2021 shall be allocated to all States and terri-
tories, with each State receiving $1,250,000, and 
each territory receiving $500,000, for each such 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION
USING
POPULATION 
AND SERVICE FACTORS.—The remainder of the 
funds not otherwise distributed under paragraph 
(1) shall be allocated pursuant to the formula set 
forth in section 5336 (other than subsection (b) 
of that section). 
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‘‘(2) TRANSFERS OF APPORTIONMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TRANSFER FLEXIBILITY FOR NATIONAL 
DISTRIBUTION FUNDS.—The Governor of a State 
may transfer any part of the State’s apportion-
ment under subparagraph (A) to supplement— 
‘‘(i) amounts apportioned to the State 
under section 5311(c); or 
‘‘(ii) amounts apportioned to urban-
ized areas under subsections (a) and (c) of 
section 5336. 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER
FLEXIBILITY
FOR
POPU-
LATION
AND
SERVICE
FACTORS
FUNDS.—The 
Governor of a State may expend in an urbanized 
area with a population of less than 200,000 any 
amounts apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) 
that are not allocated to designated recipients in 
urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or 
more. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY TO RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made avail-
able under this subsection may be obligated by a 
recipient for 3 years after the fiscal year in 
which the amount is apportioned. 
‘‘(B) REAPPORTIONMENT OF UNOBLIGATED 
AMOUNTS.—Not later than 30 days after the end 
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of the 3-year period described in subparagraph 
(A), any amount that is not obligated on the last 
day of that period shall be added to the amount 
that may be apportioned under this subsection in 
the next fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) PILOT PROGRAM FOR COST-EFFECTIVE CAP-
ITAL INVESTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall carry out 
a pilot program under which an eligible des-
ignated recipient (as described in subsection 
(c)(1)) in an urbanized area with population of 
not less than 200,000 and not more than 999,999 
may elect to participate in a State pool in ac-
cordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSE OF STATE POOLS.—The pur-
pose of a State pool shall be to allow for trans-
fers of formula grant funds made available under 
this subsection among the designated recipients 
participating in the State pool in a manner that 
supports the transit asset management plans of 
the designated recipients under section 5326. 
‘‘(C) REQUESTS
FOR
PARTICIPATION.—A 
State, and designated recipients in the State de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), may submit to the 
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Secretary a request for participation in the pro-
gram under procedures to be established by the 
Secretary. 
A 
designated 
recipient 
for 
a 
multistate area may participate in only 1 State 
pool. 
‘‘(D) 
ALLOCATIONS
TO
PARTICIPATING 
STATES.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allocate to each State participating in the 
program the total amount of funds that other-
wise would be allocated to the urbanized areas of 
the designated recipients participating in the 
State’s pool for that fiscal year pursuant to the 
formula referred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(E) ALLOCATIONS TO DESIGNATED RECIPI-
ENTS IN STATE POOLS.—A State shall distribute 
the amount that is allocated to the State for a 
fiscal year under subparagraph (D) among the 
designated recipients participating in the State’s 
pool in a manner that supports the transit asset 
management plans of the recipients under sec-
tion 5326. 
‘‘(F) ALLOCATION PLANS.—A State partici-
pating in the program shall develop an alloca-
tion plan for the period of fiscal years 2016 
through 2021 to ensure that a designated recipi-
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ent participating in the State’s pool receives 
under the program an amount of funds that 
equals the amount of funds that would have oth-
erwise been available to the designated recipient 
for that period pursuant to the formula referred 
to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(G) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make 
grants under this subsection for a fiscal year to 
a designated recipient participating in a State 
pool following notification by the State of the al-
location amount determined under subparagraph 
(E). 
‘‘(d) COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR BUS STATE OF GOOD 
REPAIR.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
grants under this subsection to eligible recipients de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) to assist in financing cap-
ital projects described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) 
GRANT
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
making 
grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sider the age and condition of buses, bus fleets, related 
equipment, and bus-related facilities of an eligible re-
cipient. 
‘‘(3) STATEWIDE APPLICATIONS.—A State may 
submit a statewide application on behalf of a public 
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agency or private nonprofit organization engaged in 
public transportation in rural areas or other areas 
for which the State allocates funds. The submission of 
a statewide application shall not preclude the submis-
sion and consideration of any application under this 
subsection from other eligible recipients in an urban-
ized area in a State. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS FOR SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) disclose all metrics and evaluation 
procedures to be used in considering grant appli-
cations under this subsection upon issuance of 
the notice of funding availability in the Federal 
Register; and 
‘‘(B) publish a summary of final scores for 
selected projects, metrics, and other evaluations 
used in awarding grants under this subsection in 
the Federal Register. 
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Any amounts 
made available to carry out this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall remain available for 2 fiscal 
years after the fiscal year for which the amount 
is made available; and 
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‘‘(B) following the period of availability 
shall be made available to be apportioned under 
subsection (c) for the following fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under this subsection, not more than 15 percent 
in fiscal year 2016 and not more than 5 percent in 
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 may be award-
ed to a single recipient. 
‘‘(7) GRANT FLEXIBILITY.—If the Secretary de-
termines that there are not sufficient grant applica-
tions that meet the metrics described in paragraph 
(4)(A) to utilize the full amount of funds made avail-
able to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary may use the remainder of the funds for 
making apportionments under sections 5307 and 
5311. 
‘‘(e) GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under 
this section shall be subject to the requirements of— 
‘‘(A) section 5307 for recipients of grants 
made in urbanized areas; and 
‘‘(B) section 5311 for recipients of grants 
made in rural areas. 
‘‘(2) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.— 
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‘‘(A) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—A grant for a 
capital project under this section shall be for 80 
percent of the net capital costs of the project. A 
recipient of a grant under this section may pro-
vide additional local matching amounts. 
‘‘(B) REMAINING COSTS.—The remainder of 
the net project cost shall be provided— 
‘‘(i) in cash from non-Government 
sources other than revenues from providing 
public transportation services; 
‘‘(ii) from revenues derived from the 
sale of advertising and concessions; 
‘‘(iii) from an undistributed cash sur-
plus, a replacement or depreciation cash 
fund or reserve, or new capital; or 
‘‘(iv) from amounts received under a 
service agreement with a State or local so-
cial service agency or private social service 
organization. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State of 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern 
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Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
United States Virgin Islands.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 5339 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘5339. Bus and bus facility grants.’’. 
SEC. 3017. OBLIGATION CEILING. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total 
of all obligations from amounts made available from the 
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by sub-
section (a) of section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, 
shall not exceed— 
(1) $8,724,000,000 in fiscal year 2016; 
(2) $8,879,000,000 in fiscal year 2017; 
(3) $9,059,000,000 in fiscal year 2018; 
(4) $9,240,000,000 in fiscal year 2019; 
(5) $9,429,000,000 in fiscal year 2020; and 
(6) $9,618,000,000 in fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 3018. INNOVATIVE PROCUREMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COOPERATIVE
PROCUREMENT
CONTRACT.— 
The term ‘‘cooperative procurement contract’’ means 
a contract— 
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(A) entered into between a State govern-
ment and 1 or more vendors; and 
(B) under which the vendors agree to pro-
vide an option to purchase rolling stock and re-
lated equipment to multiple participants. 
(2) LEAD
PROCUREMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘lead procurement agency’’ means a State govern-
ment that acts in an administrative capacity on be-
half of each participant in a cooperative procurement 
contract. 
(3) 
PARTICIPANT.—The 
term 
‘‘participant’’ 
means a grantee that participates in a cooperative 
procurement contract. 
(4) 
PARTICIPATE.—The 
term 
‘‘participate’’ 
means to purchase rolling stock and related equip-
ment under a cooperative procurement contract using 
assistance provided under chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(5) GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘grantee’’ means a re-
cipient and subrecipient of assistance under chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT.— 
(1) GENERAL RULES.— 
(A) PROCUREMENT NOT LIMITED TO INTRA-
STATE PARTICIPANTS.—A grantee may partici-
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pate in a cooperative procurement contract with-
out regard to whether the grantee is located in 
the same State as the parties to the contract. 
(B) VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—Partici-
pation by grantees in a cooperative procurement 
contract shall be voluntary. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—A State government may enter 
into a cooperative procurement contract with 1 or 
more vendors if the vendors agree to provide an op-
tion to purchase rolling stock and related equipment 
to the lead procurement agency and any other partic-
ipant. 
(3) APPLICABILITY
OF
POLICIES
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—In procuring rolling stock and related 
equipment under a cooperative procurement contract 
under this subsection, a lead procurement agency 
shall comply with the policies and procedures that 
apply to procurement by the State government when 
using non-Federal funds, to the extent that the poli-
cies and procedures are in conformance with applica-
ble Federal law. 
(c) JOINT PROCUREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a clearinghouse for the purpose of allowing grantees 
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to aggregate planned rolling stock purchases and 
identify joint procurement participants. 
(2) INFORMATION
ON
PROCUREMENTS.—The 
clearinghouse may include information on bus size, 
engine type, floor type, and any other attributes nec-
essary to identify joint procurement participants. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) ACCESS.—The clearinghouse shall only 
be accessible to the Federal Transit Administra-
tion and grantees. 
(B) PARTICIPATION.—No grantees shall be 
required to submit procurement information to 
the database. 
SEC. 3019. REVIEW OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 
STANDARDS. 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall begin a review of the safety stand-
ards and protocols used in public transportation 
systems in the United States that examines the 
efficacy of existing standards and protocols. 
(B) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—In conducting 
the review under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall review— 
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(i) 
minimum 
safety 
performance 
standards developed by the public transpor-
tation industry; 
(ii) 
safety 
performance 
standards, 
practices, or protocols in use by rail fixed 
guideway public transportation systems, in-
cluding— 
(I) written emergency plans and 
procedures for passenger evacuations; 
(II) training programs to ensure 
public transportation personnel com-
pliance and readiness in emergency 
situations; 
(III) coordination plans approved 
by recipients with local emergency re-
sponders having jurisdiction over a 
rail fixed guideway public transpor-
tation system, including— 
(aa) emergency preparedness 
training, drills, and familiariza-
tion programs for the first re-
sponders; and 
(bb) the scheduling of regular 
field exercises to ensure appro-
priate response and effective radio 
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and public safety communica-
tions; 
(IV) maintenance, testing, and in-
spection programs to ensure the proper 
functioning of— 
(aa) tunnel, station, and ve-
hicle ventilation systems; 
(bb) signal and train control 
systems, track, mechanical sys-
tems, and other infrastructure; 
and 
(cc) other systems as nec-
essary; 
(V) certification requirements for 
train and bus operators and control 
center employees; 
(VI) consensus-based standards, 
practices, or protocols available to the 
public transportation industry; and 
(VII) any other standards, prac-
tices, or protocols the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; and 
(iii) rail and bus safety standards, 
practices, or protocols in use by public 
transportation systems, regarding— 
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(I) rail and bus design and the 
workstation of rail and bus operators, 
as it relates to— 
(aa) the reduction of blind-
spots that contribute to accidents 
involving pedestrians; and 
(bb) protecting rail and bus 
operators from the risk of assault; 
(II) scheduling fixed route rail 
and bus service with adequate time 
and access for operators to use rest-
room facilities; 
(III) fatigue management; and 
(IV) crash avoidance and worthi-
ness. 
(2) EVALUATION.—After conducting the review 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, in consulta-
tion with representatives of the public transportation 
industry, evaluate the need to establish additional 
Federal minimum public transportation safety stand-
ards. 
(3) REPORT.—After completing the review and 
evaluation required under paragraphs (1) and (2), 
but not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
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of this Act, the Secretary shall make available on a 
publicly accessible Web site, a report that includes— 
(A) findings based on the review conducted 
under paragraph (1); 
(B) the outcome of the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (2); 
(C) a comprehensive set of recommendations 
to improve the safety of the public transportation 
industry, including recommendations for statu-
tory changes if applicable; and 
(D) actions that the Secretary will take to 
address the recommendations provided under 
subparagraph (C), including, if necessary, the 
authorities under section 5329(b)(2)(D) of chap-
ter 53 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 3020. STUDY ON EVIDENTIARY PROTECTION FOR PUB-
LIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM IN-
FORMATION. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall complete 
a study to evaluate whether it is in the public interest, in-
cluding public safety and the legal rights of persons injured 
in public transportation accidents, to withhold from dis-
covery or admission into evidence in a Federal or State 
court proceeding any plan, report, data, or other informa-
tion or portion thereof, submitted to, developed, produced, 
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collected, or obtained by the Secretary or the Secretary’s 
representative for purposes of complying with the require-
ments under section 5329 of chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, including information related to a recipient’s 
safety plan, safety risks, and mitigation measures. 
(b) INPUT.—In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General shall solicit input from the 
public transportation recipients, public transportation non-
profit employee labor organizations, and impacted members 
of the general public. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall 
issue a report, with the findings of the study under sub-
section (a), including any recommendations on statutory 
changes regarding evidentiary protections that will increase 
transit safety. 
SEC. 3021. MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) ALLOCATED COST MODEL.—The term ‘‘allo-
cated cost model’’ means a method of determining the 
cost of trips by allocating the cost to each trip pur-
pose served by a transportation provider in a manner 
that is proportional to the level of transportation 
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service that the transportation provider delivers for 
each trip purpose, to the extent permitted by applica-
ble Federal laws. 
(2) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on 
Access and Mobility established under Executive 
Order 13330 (49 U.S.C. 101 note). 
(b) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall publish a 
strategic plan for the Council that— 
(1) outlines the role and responsibilities of each 
Federal agency with respect to local transportation 
coordination, including nonemergency medical trans-
portation; 
(2) identifies a strategy to strengthen inter-
agency collaboration; 
(3) addresses any outstanding recommendations 
made by the Council in the 2005 Report to the Presi-
dent relating to the implementation of Executive 
Order 13330, including— 
(A) a cost-sharing policy endorsed by the 
Council; and 
(B) recommendations to increase participa-
tion by recipients of Federal grants in locally de-
veloped, coordinated planning processes; 
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(4) to the extent feasible, addresses recommenda-
tions by the Comptroller General of the United States 
concerning local coordination of transportation serv-
ices; 
(5) examines and proposes changes to Federal 
regulations that will eliminate Federal barriers to 
local transportation coordination, including non- 
emergency medical transportation; and 
(6) recommends to Congress changes to Federal 
laws, except chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code, that will eliminate Federal barriers to local 
transportation coordination, including nonemergency 
medical transportation. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF COST-SHARING POLICY IN COM-
PLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS.—In estab-
lishing the cost-sharing policy required under subsection 
(b), the Council may consider, to the extent practicable— 
(1) the development of recommended strategies 
for grantees of programs funded by members of the 
Council, including strategies for grantees of programs 
that fund nonemergency medical transportation, to 
use the cost-sharing policy in a manner that does not 
violate applicable Federal laws; and 
(2) incorporation of an allocated cost model to 
facilitate local coordination efforts that comply with 
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applicable requirements of programs funded by mem-
bers of the Council, such as— 
(A) eligibility requirements; 
(B) service delivery requirements; and 
(C) reimbursement requirements. 
SEC. 3022. IMPROVED TRANSIT SAFETY MEASURES. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
publication of the report required in section 3019, the Sec-
retary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking on pro-
tecting transit operators from the risk of assault. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In the proposed rulemaking the 
Secretary shall consider— 
(1) different safety needs of drivers of different 
modes; 
(2) differences in operating environments; 
(3) the use of technology to mitigate driver as-
sault risks; 
(4) existing experience, from both agencies and 
operators who already are using or testing driver as-
sault mitigation infrastructure; and 
(5) the impact of the rule on future rolling stock 
procurements and vehicles currently in revenue serv-
ice. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed as prohibiting the Secretary from issuing dif-
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ferent comprehensive worker protections, including stand-
ards for mitigating assaults. 
SEC. 3023. PARATRANSIT SYSTEM UNDER FTA APPROVED 
COORDINATED PLAN. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of part 37.131(c) of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, any paratransit sys-
tem currently coordinating complementary paratransit 
service for more than 40 fixed route agencies shall be per-
mitted to continue using an existing tiered, distance-based 
coordinated paratransit fare system. 
TITLE IV—HIGHWAY SAFETY 
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are authorized 
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account): 
(1) HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—For carrying 
out section 402 of title 23, United States Code— 
(A) $260,274,200 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $265,935,829 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $271,787,002 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $278,090,300 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $284,874,829 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $291,195,558 for fiscal year 2021. 
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(2) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—For carrying out section 403 of title 23, 
United States Code— 
(A) $115,951,600 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $118,398,179 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $121,665,968 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $124,926,616 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $128,187,201 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $131,455,975 for fiscal year 2021. 
(3) NATIONAL
PRIORITY
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.— 
For carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States 
Code— 
(A) $275,862,400 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $281,186,544 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $286,500,970 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $292,316,940 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $298,601,754 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $304,394,628 for fiscal year 2021. 
(4) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—For the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 
carry out chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code— 
(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
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(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
(5) HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 
For carrying out section 404 of title 23, United States 
Code— 
(A) $29,411,800 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $29,979,448 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $30,546,059 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $31,166,144 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $31,836,216 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $32,453,839 for fiscal year 2021. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—For adminis-
trative and related operating expenses of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration in carrying 
out chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and this 
title— 
(A) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON OTHER USES.—Except as other-
wise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
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and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, the 
amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under 
such chapters— 
(1) shall only be used to carry out such program; 
and 
(2) may not be used by States or local govern-
ments for construction purposes. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Except as otherwise 
provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, amounts made 
available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2016 through 
2021 shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(d) STATE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—If a grant 
awarded under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all 
expenditures for highway safety activities made during a 
fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions (exclu-
sive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other than 
planning and administration) that are in excess of the 
amount required under Federal law shall be available for 
the purpose of crediting the State during such fiscal year 
for the non-Federal share of the cost of any other project 
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carried out under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code 
(other than planning or administration), without regard to 
whether such expenditures were made in connection with 
such project. 
(e) GRANT APPLICATION AND DEADLINE.—To receive 
a grant under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
a State shall submit an application, and the Secretary shall 
establish a single deadline for such applications to enable 
the award of grants early in the next fiscal year. 
SEC. 4002. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (vi) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (vii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) to increase driver awareness of 
commercial motor vehicles to prevent crash-
es and reduce injuries and fatalities;’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(4), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) SURVEY.—A State shall expend funds 
apportioned to that State under this section to 
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conduct a biennial survey that the Secretary 
shall make publicly available through the Inter-
net Web site of the Department of Transpor-
tation that includes— 
‘‘(i) a list of automated traffic enforce-
ment systems in the State; 
‘‘(ii) adequate data to measure the 
transparency, accountability, and safety at-
tributes of each automated traffic enforce-
ment system; and 
‘‘(iii) a comparison of each automated 
traffic enforcement system with— 
‘‘(I) Speed Enforcement Camera 
Systems Operational Guidelines (DOT 
HS 810 916, March 2008); and 
‘‘(II) Red Light Camera Systems 
Operational Guidelines (FHWA–SA– 
05–002, January 2005).’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) RESTRICTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to authorize the appropriation or expenditure of 
funds for highway construction, maintenance, or design 
(other than design of safety features of highways to be incor-
porated into guidelines).’’; 
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(4) in subsection (k)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.—The Secretary, 
in coordination with the Governors Highway Safety 
Association, shall develop procedures to allow States 
to submit highway safety plans under this subsection, 
including any attachments to the plans, in electronic 
form.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (m)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) increase driver awareness of com-
mercial motor vehicles to prevent crashes 
and reduce injuries and fatalities; and’’. 
SEC. 4003. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
subparagraph (G); 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
following: 
‘‘(F) the installation of ignition interlocks 
in the United States; and’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (G), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subparagraphs 
(A) through (F)’’; 
(2) in subsection (h) by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall obligate for 
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, from funds 
made available to carry out this section, except that 
the total obligated for the period covering fiscal years 
2016 through 2021 may not exceed $32,000,000, to 
conduct the research described in paragraph (1).’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL SURVEY 
DATA.—The Secretary shall establish procedures and guide-
lines to ensure that any person participating in a program 
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or activity that collects data on drug or alcohol use by driv-
ers of motor vehicles and is carried out under this section 
is informed that the program or activity is voluntary. 
‘‘(j) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of any project or activity carried out under this section may 
be not more than 100 percent.’’. 
SEC. 4004. HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 404. High visibility enforcement program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall establish and 
administer a program under which not less than 3 cam-
paigns will be carried out in each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2021. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of each campaign car-
ried out under this section shall be to achieve outcomes re-
lated to not less than 1 of the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) Reduce alcohol-impaired or drug-impaired 
operation of motor vehicles. 
‘‘(2) Increase use of seatbelts by occupants of 
motor vehicles. 
‘‘(3) Reduce distracted driving of motor vehicles. 
‘‘(c) ADVERTISING.—The Administrator may use, or 
authorize the use of, funds available to carry out this section 
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to pay for the development, production, and use of broadcast 
and print media advertising and Internet-based outreach 
in carrying out campaigns under this section. Consider-
ation shall be given to advertising directed at non-English 
speaking populations, including those who listen to, read, 
or watch nontraditional media. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH STATES.—The Adminis-
trator shall coordinate with States in carrying out the cam-
paigns under this section, including advertising funded 
under subsection (c), with consideration given to— 
‘‘(1) relying on States to provide law enforce-
ment resources for the campaigns out of funding 
available under sections 402 and 405; and 
‘‘(2) providing out of National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration resources most of the means 
necessary for national advertising and education ef-
forts associated with the campaigns. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry 
out this section may only be used for activities described 
in subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) CAMPAIGN.—The term ‘campaign’ means a 
high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement cam-
paign. 
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‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the meaning 
such term has under section 401.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 404 and inserting the following: 
‘‘404. High-visibility enforcement program.’’. 
SEC. 4005. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 405(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the require-
ments of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
manage programs to address national priorities for reduc-
ing highway deaths and injuries. Funds shall be allocated 
according to the following: 
‘‘(1) OCCUPANT
PROTECTION.—In each fiscal 
year, 13 percent of the funds provided under this sec-
tion shall be allocated among States that adopt and 
implement effective occupant protection programs to 
reduce highway deaths and injuries resulting from in-
dividuals riding unrestrained or improperly re-
strained in motor vehicles (as described in subsection 
(b)). 
‘‘(2) STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYS-
TEM IMPROVEMENTS.—In each fiscal year, 14.5 per-
cent of the funds provided under this section shall be 
allocated among States that meet requirements with 
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respect to State traffic safety information system im-
provements (as described in subsection (c)). 
‘‘(3) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.— 
In each fiscal year, 52.5 percent of the funds provided 
under this section shall be allocated among States 
that meet requirements with respect to impaired driv-
ing countermeasures (as described in subsection (d)). 
‘‘(4) DISTRACTED DRIVING.—In each fiscal year, 
8.5 percent of the funds provided under this section 
shall be allocated among States that adopt and imple-
ment effective laws to reduce distracted driving (as 
described in subsection (e)). 
‘‘(5) MOTORCYCLIST
SAFETY.—In each fiscal 
year, 1.5 percent of the funds provided under this sec-
tion shall be allocated among States that implement 
motorcyclist safety programs (as described in sub-
section (f)). 
‘‘(6) STATE
GRADUATED
DRIVER
LICENSING 
LAWS.—In each fiscal year, 5 percent of the funds 
provided under this section shall be allocated among 
States that adopt and implement graduated driver li-
censing laws (as described in subsection (g)). 
‘‘(7) NONMOTORIZED
SAFETY.—In each fiscal 
year, 5 percent of the funds provided under this sec-
tion shall be allocated among States that meet re-
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quirements with respect to nonmotorized safety (as 
described in subsection (h)). 
‘‘(8) TRANSFERS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(1) through (7), the Secretary may reallocate, before 
the last day of any fiscal year, any amounts remain-
ing available to carry out any of the activities de-
scribed in subsections (b) through (h) to increase the 
amount made available under section 402, in order to 
ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all such 
amounts are obligated during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(9) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS.—No grant may be 
made to a State in any fiscal year under sub-
section (b), (c), or (d) unless the State enters into 
such agreements with the Secretary as the Sec-
retary may require to ensure that the State will 
maintain its aggregate expenditures from all 
State and local sources for programs described in 
those subsections at or above the average level of 
such expenditures in the 2 fiscal years preceding 
the date of enactment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—Upon the request of a State, 
the Secretary may waive or modify the require-
ments under subparagraph (A) for not more 
than 1 fiscal year if the Secretary determines 
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that such a waiver would be equitable due to ex-
ceptional or uncontrollable circumstances.’’. 
(b) 
HIGH
SEATBELT
USE
RATE.—Section 
405(b)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’. 
(c) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.—Section 
405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED
PROGRAMS.—High-range 
States shall use grant funds for— 
‘‘(i) high-visibility enforcement efforts; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any of the activities described in 
subparagraph (B) if— 
‘‘(I) the activity is described in 
the statewide plan; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary approves the 
use of funding for such activity. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED
PROGRAMS.—Medium- 
range and low-range States may use grant funds 
for— 
‘‘(i) any of the purposes described in 
subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(ii) hiring a full-time or part-time 
impaired driving coordinator of the State’s 
activities to address the enforcement and 
adjudication of laws regarding driving 
while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or the 
combination of alcohol and drugs; 
‘‘(iii) court support of high-visibility 
enforcement efforts, training and education 
of criminal justice professionals (including 
law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and 
probation officers) to assist such profes-
sionals in handling impaired driving cases, 
hiring traffic safety resource prosecutors, 
hiring judicial outreach liaisons, and estab-
lishing driving while intoxicated courts; 
‘‘(iv) alcohol ignition interlock pro-
grams; 
‘‘(v) 
improving 
blood-alcohol 
con-
centration testing and reporting; 
‘‘(vi) paid and earned media in sup-
port of high-visibility enforcement efforts, 
conducting 
standardized 
field 
sobriety 
training, advanced roadside impaired driv-
ing evaluation training, and drug recogni-
tion expert training for law enforcement, 
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and equipment and related expenditures 
used in connection with impaired driving 
enforcement in accordance with criteria es-
tablished by the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration; 
‘‘(vii) training on the use of alcohol 
and drug screening and brief intervention; 
‘‘(viii) training for and implementa-
tion of impaired driving assessment pro-
grams or other tools designed to increase the 
probability of identifying the recidivism 
risk of a person convicted of driving under 
the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a com-
bination of alcohol and drugs and to deter-
mine the most effective mental health or 
substance abuse treatment or sanction that 
will reduce such risk; 
‘‘(ix) developing impaired driving in-
formation systems; and 
‘‘(x) costs associated with a 24–7 sobri-
ety program. 
‘‘(C) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Low-range States 
may use grant funds for any expenditure de-
signed to reduce impaired driving based on prob-
lem identification and may use not more than 
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50 percent of funds made available under this 
subsection for any project or activity eligible for 
funding under section 402. Medium- and high- 
range States may use funds for any expenditure 
designed to reduce impaired driving based on 
problem identification upon approval by the Sec-
retary.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (6)(A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make a separate grant under this subsection to 
each State that adopts and is enforcing a law 
that requires any individual convicted of driving 
under the influence of alcohol or of driving while 
intoxicated to receive a restriction on driving 
privileges that limits the individual to operating 
only motor vehicles with an ignition interlock 
installed. Such law may provide limited excep-
tions for circumstances when— 
‘‘(i) a State-certified ignition interlock 
provider is not available within 100 miles 
of the individual’s residence; 
‘‘(ii) the individual is required to oper-
ate an employer’s motor vehicle in the 
course and scope of employment and the 
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business entity that owns the vehicle is not 
owned or controlled by the individual; or 
‘‘(iii) the individual is certified by a 
medical doctor as being unable to provide a 
deep lung breath sample for analysis by an 
ignition interlock device.’’. 
(d) DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANTS.—Section 405(e) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a 
grant under this subsection to any State that includes 
distracted driving awareness as part of the State’s 
driver’s license examination, and enacts and enforces 
a law that meets the requirements set forth in para-
graphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON TEXTING WHILE DRIVING 
OR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.—A State law meets the re-
quirements set forth in this paragraph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from texting through 
a personal wireless communications device while 
driving or stopped in traffic; 
‘‘(B) makes violation of the law a primary 
offense; and 
‘‘(C) establishes a minimum fine for a vio-
lation of the law. 
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‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON YOUTH CELL PHONE USE 
WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.—A State 
law meets the requirements set forth in this para-
graph if the law— 
‘‘(A) prohibits a driver from using a per-
sonal wireless communications device while driv-
ing or stopped in traffic— 
‘‘(i) younger than 18 years of age; or 
‘‘(ii) in the learner’s permit and inter-
mediate license stages set forth in subsection 
(g)(2)(B); 
‘‘(B) makes violation of the law a primary 
offense; and 
‘‘(C) establishes a minimum fine for a first 
violation of the law. 
‘‘(4) PERMITTED
EXCEPTIONS.—A law that 
meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (2) or 
(3) may provide exceptions for— 
‘‘(A) a driver who uses a personal wireless 
communications device to contact emergency 
services; 
‘‘(B) emergency services personnel who use 
a personal wireless communications device 
while— 
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‘‘(i) operating an emergency services 
vehicle; and 
‘‘(ii) engaged in the performance of 
their duties as emergency services personnel; 
‘‘(C) an individual employed as a commer-
cial motor vehicle driver or a school bus driver 
who uses a personal wireless communications de-
vice within the scope of such individual’s em-
ployment if such use is permitted under the reg-
ulations promulgated pursuant to section 31136 
of title 49; and 
‘‘(D) any additional exceptions determined 
by the Secretary through a rulemaking process. 
‘‘(5) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), amounts received by a State 
under this subsection shall be used— 
‘‘(i) to educate the public through ad-
vertising containing information about the 
dangers of texting or using a cell phone 
while driving; 
‘‘(ii) for traffic signs that notify driv-
ers about the distracted driving law of the 
State; or 
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‘‘(iii) for law enforcement costs related 
to the enforcement of the distracted driving 
law. 
‘‘(B) FLEXIBILITY.— 
‘‘(i) Not more than 50 percent of 
amounts received by a State under this 
subsection may be used for any eligible 
project or activity under section 402. 
‘‘(ii) Not more than 75 percent of 
amounts received by a State under this 
subsection may be used for any eligible 
project or activity under section 402 if 
the State has conformed its distracted 
driving data to the most recent Model 
Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria 
published by the Secretary. 
‘‘(6) ALLOCATION
TO
SUPPORT
STATE
DIS-
TRACTED DRIVING LAWS.—Of the amounts available 
under this subsection in a fiscal year for distracted 
driving grants, the Secretary may expend not more 
than $5,000,000 for the development and placement of 
broadcast media to reduce distracted driving of motor 
vehicles, including to support campaigns related to 
distracted driving that are funded under section 404. 
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‘‘(7) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal 
year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportion-
ment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) DRIVING.—The term ‘driving’— 
‘‘(i) means operating a motor vehicle 
on a public road, including operation while 
temporarily stationary because of traffic, a 
traffic light or stop sign, or otherwise; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include operating a 
motor vehicle when the vehicle has pulled 
over to the side of, or off, an active roadway 
and has stopped in a location where it can 
safely remain stationary. 
‘‘(B) PERSONAL
WIRELESS
COMMUNICA-
TIONS
DEVICE.—The term ‘personal wireless 
communications device’— 
‘‘(i) means a device through which per-
sonal wireless services (as defined in section 
332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i))) are 
transmitted; and 
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‘‘(ii) does not include a global naviga-
tion satellite system receiver used for posi-
tioning, emergency notification, or naviga-
tion purposes. 
‘‘(C) PRIMARY
OFFENSE.—The term ‘pri-
mary offense’ means an offense for which a law 
enforcement officer may stop a vehicle solely for 
the purpose of issuing a citation in the absence 
of evidence of another offense. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
ROAD.—The term ‘public 
road’ has the meaning given such term in section 
402(c). 
‘‘(E) TEXTING.—The term ‘texting’ means 
reading from or manually entering data into a 
personal wireless communications device, includ-
ing doing so for the purpose of SMS texting, 
emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any 
other form of electronic data retrieval or elec-
tronic data communication.’’. 
(e) MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.—Section 405(f) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal 
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year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportion-
ment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009, except 
that the amount of a grant awarded to a State for 
a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the amount 
apportioned to the State under such section for fiscal 
year 2009.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) FLEXIBILITY.—Not more than 50 per-
cent of grant funds received by a State under 
this subsection may be used for any eligible 
project or activity under section 402 if the State 
is in the lowest 25 percent of all States for mo-
torcycle deaths per 10,000 motorcycle registra-
tions based on the most recent data that con-
forms with criteria established by the Sec-
retary.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) SHARE-THE-ROAD MODEL LANGUAGE.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall update and provide to 
the States model language for use in traffic safety 
education courses, driver’s manuals, and other driver 
training materials that provides instruction for driv-
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ers of motor vehicles on the importance of sharing the 
road safely with motorcyclists.’’. 
(f) STATE GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING INCENTIVE 
GRANT.—Section 405(g) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) STATE GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING INCEN-
TIVE GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the re-
quirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
award grants to States that adopt and implement 
graduated driver licensing laws in accordance with 
the requirements set forth in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State meets the re-
quirements set forth in this paragraph if the 
State has a graduated driver licensing law that 
requires novice drivers younger than 18 years of 
age to comply with the 2-stage licensing process 
described in subparagraph (B) before receiving 
an unrestricted driver’s license. 
‘‘(B) LICENSING PROCESS.—A State is in 
compliance with the 2-stage licensing process de-
scribed in this subparagraph if the State’s driv-
er’s license laws comply with the additional re-
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quirements under subparagraph (C) and in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) a learner’s permit stage that— 
‘‘(I) is not less than 6 months in 
duration and remains in effect until 
the driver reaches not less than 16 
years of age; 
‘‘(II) contains a prohibition on 
the driver using a personal wireless 
communications device (as defined in 
subsection (e)) while driving except 
under an exception permitted under 
subsection (e)(4); 
‘‘(III) requires that the driver be 
accompanied and supervised at all 
times while operating a motor vehicle 
by a licensed driver who is— 
‘‘(aa) not less than 21 years 
of age; 
‘‘(bb) the driver’s parent or 
guardian; or 
‘‘(cc) a State-certified driv-
ing instructor; and 
‘‘(IV) complies with the addi-
tional requirements for a learner’s per-
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mit stage set forth in subparagraph 
(C)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate stage that— 
‘‘(I) is not less than 6 months in 
duration; 
‘‘(II) contains a prohibition on 
the driver using a personal wireless 
communications device (as defined in 
subsection (e)) while driving except 
under an exception permitted under 
subsection (e)(4); 
‘‘(III) for the first 6 months of 
such stage, restricts driving at night 
when not supervised by a licensed driv-
er described in clause (i)(III), exclud-
ing transportation to work, school, or 
religious activities, or in the case of an 
emergency; 
‘‘(IV) for a period of not less than 
6 months, prohibits the driver from op-
erating a motor vehicle with more than 
1 nonfamilial passenger under 21 
years of age unless a licensed driver 
described in clause (i)(III) is in the ve-
hicle; and 
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‘‘(V) complies with the additional 
requirements for an intermediate stage 
set forth in subparagraph (C)(ii). 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) LEARNER’S
PERMIT
STAGE.—In 
addition to the requirements of subpara-
graph (B)(i), a learner’s permit stage shall 
include not less than 2 of the following re-
quirements: 
‘‘(I) Passage of a vision and 
knowledge assessment by a learner’s 
permit applicant prior to receiving a 
learner’s permit. 
‘‘(II) The driver completes— 
‘‘(aa) a State-certified driver 
education or training course; or 
‘‘(bb) not less than 40 hours 
of behind-the-wheel training with 
a licensed driver described in sub-
paragraph (B)(i)(III). 
‘‘(III) In addition to any other 
penalties imposed by State law, the 
grant of an unrestricted driver’s license 
or advancement to an intermediate 
stage be automatically delayed for any 
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individual who, during the learner’s 
permit stage, is convicted of a driving- 
related offense, including— 
‘‘(aa) driving while intoxi-
cated; 
‘‘(bb) misrepresentation of 
the individual’s age; 
‘‘(cc) reckless driving; 
‘‘(dd) driving without wear-
ing a seatbelt; 
‘‘(ee) speeding; or 
‘‘(ff) any other driving-re-
lated offense, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) INTERMEDIATE STAGE.—In addi-
tion to the requirements of subparagraph 
(B)(ii), an intermediate stage shall include 
not less than 2 of the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(I) Commencement of such stage 
after the successful completion of a 
driving skills test. 
‘‘(II) That such stage remain in 
effect until the driver reaches the age of 
not less than 17. 
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with funds made available under sections 
31104(a)(1) and 31104(a)(2).’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS GRANT 
PROGRAM.—Section 31103 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 31103. Commercial motor vehicle operators grant 
program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer a 
commercial motor vehicle operators grant program funded 
under section 31104. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the grant program is 
to train individuals in the safe operation of commercial 
motor vehicles (as defined in section 31301). 
‘‘(c) VETERANS.—In administering grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall award priority to grant appli-
cations for programs to train former members of the armed 
forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10) in the safe oper-
ation of such vehicles.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
31104 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended on the effective date set forth in 
subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 31104. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The fol-
lowing sums are authorized to be appropriated from the 
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ernment may not gain an interest in 
intellectual property developed by a 
participant for a prize competition 
under this paragraph without the writ-
ten consent of the participant. 
‘‘(III) LICENSES.—The Federal 
Government may negotiate a license 
for the use of intellectual property de-
veloped by a participant for a prize 
competition under this paragraph.’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (H)(i) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (3) of this section) by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (I)’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (I) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (3) of this section) by striking ‘‘an agree-
ment with a private, nonprofit entity’’ and inserting 
‘‘a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other 
agreement with a private sector for-profit or non-
profit entity’’; 
(8) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (3) of this section)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘the 
private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘private sector 
for-profit and nonprofit entities, to be avail-
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TITLE X—SPORT FISH RESTORA-
TION 
AND 
RECREATIONAL 
BOATING SAFETY 
SEC. 10001. ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 3 of the Dingell-John-
son Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777b) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘57 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘58.012 percent’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson 
Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘For each’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the balance’’ and inserting 
‘‘For each fiscal year through fiscal year 
2021, the balance’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘multistate conserva-
tion grants under section 14’’ and inserting 
‘‘activities under section 14(e)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘18.5’’ 
percent and inserting ‘‘18.673 percent’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘18.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘17.315 percent’’; 
(D) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
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