Commuter Parkway Safety and Reliability Act
Bill: H.R.3016 | Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. (D-MD)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Commuter Parkway Safety and Reliability Act
This bill requires the National Park Service (NPS) to carry out a program under the federal lands transportation program to provide funding for high-commuter corridors. High-commuter corridor is defined as a federal lands transportation facility administered by the NPS that has average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles.
If the NPS determines that a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment it must submit to the state
The bill sets forth the criteria the NPS must consider when making a determination of whether a a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Director of the 
 National Park Service to provide funding for high-commuter corridors, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commuter Parkway Safety and 
Reliability Act''.

SEC. 2. HIGH-COMMUTER CORRIDORS.

    Section 203(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) High-commuter corridors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Director of the National 
                Park Service shall carry out a program under the 
                Federal lands transportation program to provide funding 
                for high-commuter corridors.
                    ``(B) Funding for high-commuter corridors.--
                            ``(i) Request.--If the Director determines 
                        that a high-commuter corridor requires 
                        additional investment, based on the criteria 
                        described in clause (iv), the Director, with 
                        respect to such corridor, shall provide to the 
                        State--
                                    ``(I) information on condition of 
                                pavements and bridges;
                                    ``(II) an estimate of the amounts 
                                needed to bring such corridor into a 
                                state of good repair, taking into 
                                consideration any planned future 
                                investments; and
                                    ``(III) at the discretion of the 
                                Director, a request to the National 
                                Park Service, under the authority of 
                                section 132, or to the Federal Highway 
                                Administration, under the authority of 
                                section 104, to provide funding to 
                                address the condition of the corridor.
                            ``(ii) State response.--Not later than 45 
                        days after the date of receipt of the request 
                        described in clause (i)(III), the State shall--
                                    ``(I) approve the request;
                                    ``(II) deny the request and explain 
                                the reasons for such denial; or
                                    ``(III) request any additional 
                                information necessary to take action on 
                                the request.
                            ``(iii) Notification to the secretary.--The 
                        Director shall provide to the Secretary of 
                        Transportation a copy of any request or 
                        response described under clauses (i)(III) and 
                        (ii).
                            ``(iv) Criteria.--In making a determination 
                        under clause (i), the Director, with respect to 
                        the corridor, shall consider--
                                    ``(I) the condition of roads, 
                                bridges, and tunnels; and
                                    ``(II) the average annual daily 
                                traffic.
                    ``(C) High-commuter corridor defined.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `high-commuter corridor' means a 
                Federal lands transportation facility administered by 
                the National Park Service that has average annual daily 
                traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles.
                    ``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition 
                to amounts otherwise made available to carry out the 
                Federal lands transportation program, there are 
                authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust 
                Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $100,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out 
                this paragraph.''.
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