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(a) Declaration of Policy.-Performance management will transform the Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds by refocusing on national transportation goals, increasing the accountability and transparency of the Federal-aid highway program, and improving project decisionmaking through performance-based planning and programming.
(1) Safety.-To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.
(2) Infrastructure condition.-To maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state of good repair.
(3) Congestion reduction.-To achieve a significant reduction in congestion on the National Highway System.
(4) System reliability.-To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system.
(5) Freight movement and economic vitality.-To improve the National Highway Freight Network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development.
(6) Environmental sustainability.-To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.
(7) Reduced project delivery delays.-To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies' work practices.
(1) In general.-Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary, in consultation with State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other stakeholders, shall promulgate a rulemaking that establishes performance measures and standards.
(C) limit performance measures only to those described in this subsection.
(iv) the data elements that are necessary to collect and maintain standardized data to carry out a performance-based approach.
(B) Regions.-In establishing minimum condition levels under subparagraph (A)(iii), if the Secretary determines that various geographic regions of the United States experience disparate factors contributing to the condition of pavement on the Interstate System in those regions, the Secretary may establish different minimum levels for each region.
(B) the number of serious injuries and fatalities.
(B) on-road mobile source emissions.
(6) National freight movement.-The Secretary shall establish measures for States to use to assess freight movement on the Interstate System.
(1) In general.-Not later than 1 year after the Secretary has promulgated the final rulemaking under subsection (c), each State shall set performance targets that reflect the measures identified in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (c).
(2) Different approaches for urban and rural areas.-In the development and implementation of any performance target, a State may, as appropriate, provide for different performance targets for urbanized and rural areas.
(4) the ways in which the State is addressing congestion at freight bottlenecks, including those identified in the national freight strategic plan, within the State.
Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, §1446(d)(2)(A), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1438 , amended directory language of Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, §1203(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 524 , which enacted this section.
A prior section 150, added Pub. L. 93–87, title I, §157(a), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 277 ; amended Pub. L. 97–424, title I, §124, Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2113 , related to allocation of urban system funds, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §1103(l)(5), as added Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, §9002(c)(1), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 834 .
2015-Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 114–94, §1446(a)(4), substituted "National Highway Freight Network" for "national freight network".
Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 114–94, §1446(a)(5), substituted period for semicolon at end.
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 114–94, §1446(a)(6), substituted "national freight strategic plan" for "National Freight Strategic Plan".
Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, §1446(d), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1438 , provided that the amendment made by section 1446(d)(2)(A) is effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–141 as enacted.
"(a) Performance Management Data Support.-The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall develop, use, and maintain data sets and data analysis tools to assist metropolitan planning organizations, States, and the Federal Highway Administration in carrying out performance management analyses (including the performance management requirements under section 150 of title 23, United States Code).
"(B) to evaluate the effects of project investments on performance.
"(c) Funding.-From amounts authorized to carry out the Highway Research and Development Program, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may use up to $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to carry out this section."

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