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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New
Transportation Efficiency Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.

(a) In General.--Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:

''CHAPTER 63--TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES

''Sec. 6301. Definitions
''In this chapter:
''(1) Administrator.--The term 'Administrator' means
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
''(2) Charrette.--The term 'charrette' means a open,
collaborative design session held over the course of 2 or more
days--
''(A) that includes participation by stakeholders
and the public;
''(B) that involves a collaborative process with a
series of short feedback loops; and
''(C) the purpose of which is to produce 2 or more
feasible Plans.
''(3) Fund.--The term 'Fund' means the Low Greenhouse Gas
Transportation Fund established by section 6302(a)(1).
''(4) Intercity passenger rail service.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'intercity passenger
rail service' has the meaning given the term 'intercity
rail passenger transportation' in section 24102.
''(B) Inclusion.--The term 'intercity passenger
rail service' includes high-speed rail service.
''(5) MPO.--The term 'MPO' means a metropolitan planning
organization designated under section 134(b) of title 23 that,
as of the most recent decennial census, represents more than
200,000 individuals.
''(6) Plan.--The term 'Plan' means a transportation
greenhouse gas reduction plan covering a period of at least 10
years developed under section 6304(a).
''(7) Scenario analysis.--The term 'scenario analysis'
means an analysis that is conducted by identifying different
trends and making projections based on those trends to develop
a range of scenarios and estimates of how each scenario could
improve mobility and affect rates of--
''(A) vehicle miles traveled;
''(B) use of petroleum-derived transportation fuel;
and
''(C) greenhouse gas emissions from the
transportation sector.
''(8) State.--The term 'State' means--
''(A) a State;
''(B) the District of Columbia; and
''(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
''Sec. 6302. Fund
''(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the 'Low Greenhouse Gas
Transportation Fund', consisting of such amounts as are deposited in
the Fund under section 6303(c).
''(b) Expenditures From Fund.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to section 6303(c), on request
by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer
from the Fund to the Secretary such amounts as the Secretary
determines are necessary to provide assistance for use in
implementing projects under Plans developed under section
6308(b).
''(2) Administrative expenses.--An amount not exceeding 10
percent of the amounts in the Fund shall be available for each
fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to
carry out this Act.
''(c) Transfers of Amounts.--
''(1) In general.--The amounts required to be transferred
to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least
monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on
the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
''(2) Adjustments.--Proper adjustment shall be made in
amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates
were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
transferred.
''Sec. 6303. Auctioning
''(a) In General.--For each of calendar years 2012 through 2050,
the Administrator shall auction 10 percent of the emission allowances
established for each of those calendar years under any program in
effect providing for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the
auctioning of emission allowances that is administered by the
Administrator.
''(b) Timing.--The auctions required for each calendar year
specified in paragraph (1) shall be conducted over the course of at
least 4 sessions, spaced evenly over a period beginning 330 days
before, and ending 60 days after, the beginning of each such calendar
year.
''(c) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Administrator shall deposit in the
Fund the proceeds from each auction conducted under this section.
''Sec. 6304. Plans
''(a) Goal.--Each State and MPO shall establish the goal of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector during
the 10 years following the date of enactment of this chapter through--
''(1) the increase in mobility options;
''(2) the reduction of vehicle miles traveled; and
''(3) the use of petroleum-derived transportation fuel.
''(b) Development of Plans.--Each State and MPO shall develop a
transportation greenhouse gas reduction plan, and a prioritized list of
projects the support the plan, that are integrated into the long-range
transportation and transportation improvement plans of the State or MPO
to work toward achieving the goal established by the State or MPO under
subsection (a) through investment in--
''(1) new transit projects eligible for assistance under
chapter 53 (or the expansion of operations or frequency of
existing transit service);
''(2) an intercity passenger rail project for--
''(A)(i) the acquisition, construction,
improvement, or inspection of equipment, track and
track structures, or a facility for use in or for the
primary benefit of intercity passenger rail service;
''(ii) expenses incidental to that acquisition or
construction (including expenses for designing,
engineering, location surveying, mapping, environmental
studies, and acquisition of rights-of-way);
''(iii) payments for the capital portions of rail
trackage rights agreements;
''(iv) highway-rail grade crossing improvements
relating to intercity passenger rail service;
''(v) security;
''(vi) mitigation of environmental impacts;
''(vii) communication and signalization
improvements;
''(viii) relocation assistance;
''(ix) acquisition of replacement housing sites;
and
''(x) acquisition, construction, relocation, and
rehabilitation of replacement housing;
''(B) rehabilitating, remanufacturing, or
overhauling rail rolling stock and facilities used
primarily in intercity passenger rail service; and
''(C) costs associated with developing State rail
plans;
''(3) sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle paths, greenways,
pedestrian signals, pavement marking, traffic calming
techniques, modification of public sidewalks (including
projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.)), and other
strategies to encourage pedestrian and bike travel;
''(4) additional freight rail capacity, particularly if the
capacity--
''(A) relieves a freight bottleneck designated by
the Secretary as causing poor on-time performance for
intercity rail passenger trains; or
''(B) expands intercity or commuter rail capacity;
''(5) carpool, vanpool, or car-share projects;
''(6) updates to zoning and other land use regulations and
plans--
''(A) to coordinate with local, regional, and State
plans; or
''(B) to support infill, transit-oriented
development, or mixed-use development;
''(7) improvements in--
''(A) travel and land-use data collection; and
''(B) travel models to better measure greenhouse
gas emissions and emission reductions; or
''(8) the transportation control measures described in
clauses (i) through (xv) of section 108(f)(1)(A), or section
211, of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A), 7545).
''(c) Submission and Updating.--Each Plan shall be--
''(1) submitted to the Secretary not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this chapter; and
''(2) updated every 4 years thereafter, including with
analysis regarding achievement of the goals of the Plan.
''(d) Certification.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to section 6306(b), not later
than 180 days after the date of submission of a Plan under
subsection (c)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator, shall determine and certify whether--
''(A) the Plan is likely to achieve the goal
established by the State or MPO, as the case may be,
under subsection (a); and
''(B) the development of the plan has complied with
subsection (e).
''(2) Previously developed plans.--If a State or MPO
develops a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the
transportation sector before the date of enactment of this
chapter, the State or MPO shall not be eligible to receive a
distribution of funds under section 6308 unless the Secretary,
in consultation with the Administrator, first determines and
certifies that the plan meets the requirements of this chapter.
''(e) Public Involvement, Coordination, and Consultation.--Each
Plan shall be developed--
''(1) using transportation and economic development
scenario analysis and strong public and stakeholder
involvement, including--
''(A) public comment periods;
''(B) scenario planning;
''(C) the most recent models; and
''(D) public charrettes;
''(2) with strong regional coordination, including between
each MPO and the State in which the MPO is located and with
other MPOs located within that State; and
''(3) in consultation with State and local housing,
economic development, land use, environmental, and
transportation agencies.
''(f) Incorporation of MPO Plans.--Each State shall incorporate,
without modification, into the Plan of the State the final Plans of
MPOs located within the State.
''Sec. 6305. Study
''To maximize greenhouse gas emission reductions from the
transportation sector, the Secretary and the Administrator shall enter
into an arrangement with the Transportation Research Board of the
National Academy of Sciences under which that Board shall submit to the
Administrator and the Secretary, not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this chapter, a report containing recommendations--
''(1) for use in improving research and tools to assess the
effect of transportation plans and land use plans on motor
vehicle use rates and transportation sector greenhouse gas
emissions;
''(2) for use in improving Federal Government data sources
that are necessary to assess greenhouse gas emission data from
the transportation sector for use in developing Plans; and
''(3) regarding policies to effectively reduce greenhouse
gas emissions from the transportation sector.
''Sec. 6306. Technical standards
''(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this chapter, based on any recommendations contained in
the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 6305, and
every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator, shall establish or update, as appropriate, standards for
transportation data collection, monitoring, planning, and modeling.
''(b) Effect on Certification.--The Secretary shall not certify any
Plan under section 6304(d) until such time as standards for
transportation data collection, monitoring, planning, and modeling are
established under subsection (a).
''Sec. 6307. Report
''Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this
chapter, and every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit
to the committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives having
jurisdiction over transportation and climate change a report that
describes--
''(1) the aggregate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
from the transportation sector expected as a result of the
development and implementation of the Plans;
''(2) the impact of other Federal policies and programs on
this chapter;
''(3) changes to Federal law that could improve the
performance of the Plans; and
''(4) regulatory changes planned to improve the performance
of the Plans.
''Sec. 6308. Funding
''(a) Development and Updating of Plans.--The Secretary shall use 5
percent of the funds deposited in the Fund for each fiscal year to
support the development and updating of Plans under section 6304.
''(b) Implementation of Plans.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use 10 percent of
the funds deposited in the Fund for each fiscal year--
''(A) to support the implementation of Plans; and
''(B) to fund the projects described in Plans as
being necessary to meet the goals established by the
States or MPOs submitting the Plans.
''(2) Formula.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
Administrator, shall establish and regularly update a formula
for the distribution of funds in accordance with paragraph (1)
that--
''(A) reflects the expected per capita reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions expected as a result of
implementation of each Plan certified under section
6304(d);
''(B) ensures that at least 50 percent of the funds
are used to implement Plans certified under section
6304(d) that are developed by MPOs;
''(C) emphasizes Plans that increase transportation
options and mobility, particularly for low-income
individuals, minorities, the elderly, zero-car
households, and the disabled; and
''(D) during the first 5 years after the date of
enactment of this chapter, takes into consideration
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions achieved by
States and MPOs under Plans certified under section
6304(d).
''(3) Cost-sharing.--The Federal share of a project
described in paragraph (1)(B) that is carried out using funds
made available under this section shall be 80 percent.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subtitle III of title
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to chapter 61 the following:

''CHAPTER 63--Transportation Alternatives

''Sec.
''6301. Definitions.
''6302. Fund.
''6303. Auctioning.
''6304. Plans.
''6305. Study.
''6306. Technical standards.
''6307. Report.
''6308. Funding.''.
A:
Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act - Establishes the Low Greenhouse Gas Transportation Fund.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for each of calendar 2012-2050, to auction 10% of emission allowances established under any EPA program providing for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the auctioning of emission allowances.

Requires deposit of auction proceeds into the Fund to implement state and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) greenhouse gas emission reduction plans, and provide funding to transit projects that help reduce such emissions.

Requires states and MPOs to: (1) establish goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector for the next 10 years; and (2) develop transportation greenhouse gas emission reduction plans, updated quadrennially, including supporting lists of prioritized transit projects, that are integrated into state and MPO long-range transportation and transportation improvement plans.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation and the EPA Administrator to arrange with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to study and report recommendations for improving research tools and federal data sources necessary to assess the effect of transportation and land use plans on motor vehicle use rates and transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions.