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[Discussion Draft]
[Discussion Draft]
February 8, 2012
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
Rules Committee Print 112–14
Text of H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012
1.
Short title; table of contents
(a)
This Act may be cited as the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. General definitions.
Sec. 3. Effective date.
Title I—Federal-Aid Highways
Sec. 1001. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Subtitle A—Authorization of Programs
Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1102. Highway obligation ceiling.
Sec. 1103. Alternative Transportation Account obligation ceiling.
Sec. 1104. Apportionment.
Sec. 1105. Federal-aid systems.
Sec. 1106. National Highway System program.
Sec. 1107. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 1108. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 1109. Equity bonus program.
Sec. 1110. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 1111. Emergency relief.
Sec. 1112. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.
Sec. 1113. Ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 1114. National highway bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection program.
Sec. 1115. Minimum investment in highway bridges.
Sec. 1116. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.
Sec. 1117. Puerto Rico highway program.
Sec. 1118. Appalachian development highway system.
Sec. 1119. References to Mass Transit Account.
Subtitle B—Innovative Financing
Sec. 1201. Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation.
Sec. 1202. State infrastructure bank program.
Sec. 1203. State infrastructure bank capitalization.
Sec. 1204. Tolling.
Sec. 1205. HOV facilities.
Sec. 1206. Public-private partnerships.
Subtitle C—Highway Safety
Sec. 1301. Highway safety improvement program.
Sec. 1302. Railway-highway crossings.
Sec. 1303. Highway worker safety.
Subtitle D—Freight Mobility
Sec. 1401. National freight policy.
Sec. 1402. State freight advisory committees.
Sec. 1403. State freight plans.
Sec. 1404. Trucking productivity.
Sec. 1405. Study with respect to truck sizes and weights.
Sec. 1406. Maximum weight increase for idle reduction technology on heavy duty vehicles.
Subtitle E—Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation
Sec. 1501. Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.
Sec. 1502. Definitions.
Sec. 1503. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 1504. Repeals; effective date.
Sec. 1505. Clerical amendment.
Sec. 1506. Tribal transportation self-governance program.
Subtitle F—Program Elimination and Consolidation
Sec. 1601. Program elimination and consolidation.
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous
Sec. 1701. Transportation enhancement activity defined.
Sec. 1702. Pavement markings.
Sec. 1703. Rest areas.
Sec. 1704. Justification reports for access points on the Interstate System.
Sec. 1705. Patented or proprietary items.
Sec. 1706. Preventive maintenance.
Sec. 1707. Mapping.
Sec. 1708. Funding flexibility for transportation emergencies.
Sec. 1709. Budget justification.
Sec. 1710. Extension of over-the-road bus and public transit vehicle exemption from axle weight restrictions.
Sec. 1711. Repeal of requirement for Interstate System designation.
Sec. 1712. Retroreflectivity.
Sec. 1713. Engineering judgment.
Sec. 1714. Evacuation routes.
Sec. 1715. Truck parking.
Sec. 1716. Use of certain administrative expenses.
Sec. 1717. Transportation training and employment programs.
Sec. 1718. Engineering and design services.
Sec. 1719. Notice of certain grant awards.
Sec. 1720. Miscellaneous parking amendments.
Sec. 1721. Highway Buy America provisions.
Sec. 1722. Veterans preference in highway construction.
Sec. 1723. Real-time ridesharing.
Sec. 1724. State autonomy for culvert pipe selection.
Sec. 1725. Equal opportunity assessment.
Title II—Public Transportation
Sec. 2001. Short title; amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 2002. Definitions.
Sec. 2003. Planning programs.
Sec. 2004. Private enterprise participation.
Sec. 2005. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 2006. Capital investment grants.
Sec. 2007. Bus and bus facilities formula grants.
Sec. 2008. Rural area formula grants.
Sec. 2009. Transit research.
Sec. 2010. Coordinated access and mobility program formula grants.
Sec. 2011. Training and technical assistance programs.
Sec. 2012. General provisions.
Sec. 2013. Contract requirements.
Sec. 2014. Veterans preference in transit construction.
Sec. 2015. Private sector participation.
Sec. 2016. Project management oversight.
Sec. 2017. State safety oversight.
Sec. 2018. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.
Sec. 2019. Fixed guideway modernization formula grants.
Sec. 2020. Authorizations.
Sec. 2021. Obligation limits.
Sec. 2022. Program elimination and consolidation.
Sec. 2023. Evaluation and report.
Sec. 2024. Transit Buy America provisions.
Title III—Environmental Streamlining
Sec. 3001. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 3002. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 3003. Exemption in emergencies.
Sec. 3004. Advance acquisition of real property interests.
Sec. 3005. Standards.
Sec. 3006. Letting of contracts.
Sec. 3007. Elimination of duplication in historic preservation requirements.
Sec. 3008. Funding threshold.
Sec. 3009. Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking.
Sec. 3010. Disposal of historic properties.
Sec. 3011. Integration of planning and environmental review.
Sec. 3012. Development of programmatic mitigation plans.
Sec. 3013. State assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions.
Sec. 3014. Surface transportation project delivery program.
Sec. 3015. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews.
Sec. 3016. State performance of legal sufficiency reviews.
Sec. 3017. Categorical exclusions.
Sec. 3018. Environmental review process deadline.
Sec. 3019. Relocation assistance.
Title IV—Transportation Planning
Sec. 4001. Transportation planning.
Sec. 4002. Special rules for small metropolitan planning organizations.
Sec. 4003. Financial plans.
Sec. 4004. Plan update.
Sec. 4005. State planning and research funding for title 23.
Sec. 4006. National Academy of Sciences study.
Sec. 4007. Congestion relief.
Title V—Highway Safety
Sec. 5001. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 5002. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5003. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 5004. Use of certain funds made available for administrative expenses.
Sec. 5005. Repeal of programs.
Sec. 5006. Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys.
Sec. 5007. Prohibition on funds to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.
Sec. 5008. National Driver Register.
Title VI—Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Sec. 6001. Short title.
Sec. 6002. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 6101. Motor carrier safety grants.
Sec. 6102. Grant programs.
Subtitle B—Registration
Sec. 6201. Registration requirements.
Sec. 6202. Motor carrier registration.
Sec. 6203. Registration of freight forwarders and brokers.
Sec. 6204. Effective periods of registration.
Sec. 6205. Reincarnated carriers.
Sec. 6206. Financial security of brokers and freight forwarders.
Sec. 6207. Registration fee system.
Sec. 6208. Unlawful brokerage activities.
Sec. 6209. Requirement for registration and USDOT number.
Subtitle C—Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Sec. 6301. Motor carrier safety assistance program.
Sec. 6302. Performance and registration information systems management program.
Sec. 6303. Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment grants.
Sec. 6304. Commercial motor vehicle safety inspection programs.
Sec. 6305. Amendments to safety fitness determination.
Sec. 6306. New entrant carriers.
Sec. 6307. Improved oversight of motor carriers of passengers.
Sec. 6308. Driver medical qualifications.
Sec. 6309. Commercial motor vehicle safety standards.
Sec. 6310. Crash avoidance technology.
Sec. 6311. Expansion of collision mitigation study.
Subtitle D—Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators
Sec. 6401. National clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle operators.
Sec. 6402. Commercial motor vehicle operator training.
Sec. 6403. Commercial driver’s license program.
Sec. 6404. Commercial driver’s license passenger endorsement requirements.
Sec. 6405. Commercial driver’s license hazardous materials endorsement exemption.
Sec. 6406. Program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver’s licenses.
Subtitle E—Motor Carrier Safety
Sec. 6501. Motor carrier transportation.
Sec. 6502. Hours of service study.
Sec. 6503. Electronic logging devices.
Sec. 6504. Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.
Sec. 6505. Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies.
Sec. 6506. Exemption relating to transportation of grapes during harvest periods.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous
Sec. 6601. Exemptions from requirements for certain farm vehicles.
Sec. 6602. Technical correction.
Sec. 6603. Study of impact of regulations on small trucking companies.
Sec. 6604. Report on small trucking companies.
Sec. 6605. Rulemaking on road visibility of agricultural equipment.
Sec. 6606. Transportation of horses.
Sec. 6607. Regulatory review and revision.
Sec. 6608. Issuance of safety regulations.
Sec. 6609. Repeals.
Title VII—Research and Education
Sec. 7001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 7002. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 7003. Definitions.
Sec. 7004. Surface transportation research, development, and technology.
Sec. 7005. Research and development.
Sec. 7006. Technology and innovation deployment program.
Sec. 7007. Training and education.
Sec. 7008. State planning and research.
Sec. 7009. International highway transportation outreach program.
Sec. 7010. Surface transportation-environmental cooperative research program.
Sec. 7011. Transportation research and development strategic planning.
Sec. 7012. National cooperative freight transportation research program.
Sec. 7013. Future strategic highway research program.
Sec. 7014. National intelligent transportation systems program plan.
Sec. 7015. Use of funds for intelligent transportation systems activities.
Sec. 7016. Intelligent transportation systems program goals and purposes.
Sec. 7017. Intelligent transportation systems program general authorities and requirements.
Sec. 7018. Intelligent transportation systems research and development.
Sec. 7019. Intelligent transportation systems national architecture and standards.
Sec. 7020. National university transportation centers.
Sec. 7021. University transportation research.
Sec. 7022. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 7023. Administrative authority.
Sec. 7024. Technical and conforming amendments.
Title VIII—Railroads
Subtitle A—Repeals and Reforms of Intercity Passenger Rail Capital Grant Programs
Sec. 8001. Capital grants for Class II and Class III railroads.
Sec. 8002. Congestion grants.
Sec. 8003. Intercity passenger rail capital grants to States.
Subtitle B—Amtrak Reforms
Sec. 8101. Authorization for Amtrak operating expenses.
Sec. 8102. Limitations on Amtrak authority.
Sec. 8103. Applicability of laws.
Sec. 8104. Inspector General of Amtrak.
Sec. 8105. Amtrak management accountability.
Sec. 8106. Amtrak food and beverage service.
Sec. 8107. Application of Buy America to Amtrak.
Subtitle C—Project Development and Review
Sec. 8201. Project development and review.
Subtitle D—Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing
Sec. 8301. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.
Subtitle E—Positive Train Control
Sec. 8401. Positive train control.
Subtitle F—Regulatory Reform
Sec. 8501. Federal Railroad Administration regulations.
Subtitle G—Technical Corrections
Sec. 8601. Miscellaneous corrections, revisions, and repeals.
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous
Sec. 8701. Application of Buy America to intercity passenger rail service corridors.
Sec. 8702. Prohibition on use of funds for California high-speed rail.
Sec. 8703. Disadvantaged business enterprises.
Title IX—Hazardous Material Transportation
Sec. 9001. Short title.
Sec. 9002. Amendment of title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 9003. Findings.
Sec. 9004. Purposes.
Sec. 9005. Definitions.
Sec. 9006. General regulatory authority.
Sec. 9007. Inspections of motor vehicles transporting radioactive material.
Sec. 9008. Hazmat employee training requirements and grants.
Sec. 9009. Fees.
Sec. 9010. Motor carrier safety permits.
Sec. 9011. Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review.
Sec. 9012. Special permits and exclusions.
Sec. 9013. Hazardous material uniform motor carrier permit program.
Sec. 9014. International uniformity of standards and requirements.
Sec. 9015. Investigations.
Sec. 9016. Building partnerships for improved safety and system performance.
Sec. 9017. Safety reporting.
Sec. 9018. Civil penalties.
Sec. 9019. Preemption.
Sec. 9020. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 9021. Electronic shipping papers pilot program.
Sec. 9022. Wetlines.
Sec. 9023. Product study.
Title X—Waterborne Transportation
Sec. 10001. Sense of Congress on harbor maintenance.
Sec. 10002. Study and report on strategic ports.
Title XI—Reauthorization and Amendments to the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund
Sec. 11001. Short title.
Sec. 11002. Reauthorization and amendments to the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.
Title XII—Extension of Surface Transportation Programs
Sec. 12001. Short title; effective date.
Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways
Sec. 12101. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs.
Subtitle B—Extension of Highway Safety Programs
Sec. 12201. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway safety programs.
Sec. 12202. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs.
Sec. 12203. Additional programs.
Subtitle C—Public Transportation Programs
Sec. 12301. Allocation of funds for planning programs.
Sec. 12302. Special rule for urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 12303. Allocating amounts for capital investment grants.
Sec. 12304. Apportionment of formula grants for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 12305. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors.
Sec. 12306. Authorizations for public transportation.
Sec. 12307. Amendments to SAFETEA–LU.
Title XIII—Additional Transportation Provisions
Sec. 13001. Budget rule relating to transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund that increase public indebtedness.
Sec. 13002. Audit of Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.
Sec. 13003. Prohibition on use of funds.
Title XIV—Keystone XL pipeline
Sec. 14001. Short title.
Sec. 14002. Restriction.
Sec. 14003. Permit.
Sec. 14004. Relation to other law.
Title XV—American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing
Sec. 15001. Short title.
Sec. 15002. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority.
Sec. 15003. Extension of highway-related taxes.
Sec. 15004. Revenues from certain domestic energy leases appropriated to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 15005. Alternative Transportation Account.
Title XVI—Federal Employee Retirement
Sec. 16001. Short title.
Sec. 16002. Retirement contributions.
Sec. 16003. Amendments relating to secure annuity employees.
Sec. 16004. Annuity supplement.
Sec. 16005. Contributions to Thrift Savings Fund of payments for accrued or accumulated leave.
Sec. 16006. Coordination with other retirement systems.
Title XVII—Natural Resources
Subtitle A—Oil shale leasing
Sec. 17001. Short title.
Sec. 17002. Effectiveness of oil shale regulations, amendments to resource management plans, and record of decision.
Sec. 17003. Oil shale leasing.
Sec. 17004. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America.
Subtitle B—Offshore oil and gas leasing
Sec. 17101. Short title.
Part 1—Expanding offshore energy development
Sec. 17201. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program.
Sec. 17202. Domestic oil and natural gas production goal.
Part 2—Conducting prompt offshore lease sales
Sec. 17301. Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 216 in the Central Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 17302. Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Virginia.
Sec. 17303. Requirement to conduct oil and gas lease Sale 222 in the Central Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 17304. Lease sale offshore California with no new offshore impact.
Sec. 17305. Requirement to conduct oil and gas Lease Sale 214 in the North Aleutian Basin offshore Alaska.
Sec. 17306. Additional leases.
Sec. 17307. Definitions.
Part 3—Leasing in new offshore areas
Sec. 17401. Leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 17402. Reforming oil and gas leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 17403. Areas added to Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area.
Sec. 17404. Application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to territories of the United States.
Part 4—Outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing
Sec. 17501. Disposition of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States.
Part 5—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 17601. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America.
Sec. 17602. Regulations.
Subtitle C—Alaska Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing
Sec. 17701. Short title.
Sec. 17702. Definitions.
Sec. 17703. Leasing program for lands within the Coastal Plain.
Sec. 17704. Lease sales.
Sec. 17705. Grant of leases by the Secretary.
Sec. 17706. Lease terms and conditions.
Sec. 17707. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America.
Sec. 17708. Coastal Plain environmental protection.
Sec. 17709. Expedited judicial review.
Sec. 17710. Treatment of revenues.
Sec. 17711. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain.
Sec. 17712. Conveyance.
2.
In titles I through XIII of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1)
The term Department
means the Department of Transportation.
(2)
The term Secretary
means the Secretary of Transportation.
3.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, titles I through VII of this Act, including the amendments made by those titles, shall take effect on October 1, 2012.
<enum>I</enum>
<header>Federal-Aid Highways</header>
<section id="HA2FFC37BDD614503A1798BFD30126584">
<enum>1001.</enum>
<header>Amendments to title 23, United States Code</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</section>
<subtitle id="HB2037E73B1DF4C26B81402EDE5E8338D">
<enum>A</enum>
<header>Authorization of Programs</header>
<section id="H209BABD2A24F4551BF41BF66F13E43DB">
<enum>1101.</enum>
<header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H046A8B51C6404CC5AEFA6032949DC4E1">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Highway Trust Fund</header>
<text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account):</text>
<paragraph id="H487A94645E574C9EAE5BF0F6CFEA5D18">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>National highway system program</header>
<text>For the National Highway System program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDE95454A68AD4B339CB501CB7874E683">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>$17,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1538A97E57EB47DB9523CEC1953B92BD">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>$17,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D4F116A63A843699AAAE67A5514F718">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>$17,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8468266ED8B3407DAE5977EBC521FD0C">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>$17,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43800782C4F4442FB640CE2239670274">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Surface transportation program</header>
<text>For the surface transportation program under section 133 of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="H589E32AD970B4004A7AF25D43BA22182">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>$10,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9ED834B41BED45989CE2ED4BD6039CC1">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>$10,550,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF2CB58E853A4708B07622E00D25AE88">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>$10,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9C84DC2383F44E08E403CE2714501AA">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>$10,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2760B8997B1404FBAF01ACFFC4F57EC">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Highway safety improvement program</header>
<text>For the highway safety improvement program under section 148 of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB2E9C5FEA3AD41DE913F2CA192F23906">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>$2,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59D296E09962459796F3FD1FEA4592A6">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>$2,605,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47C2816A260D4B669CCA08AB2C8BEE55">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>$2,610,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3FAE33979EB84196B5D2F9CC2A6AE19C">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>$2,630,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC330DB82221D401B973C3DFBB42D2482">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Tribal transportation program</header>
<text>For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, $465,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28E80C6AF5DC4E0C8DA49FCD87BE9BC6">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Federal lands transportation program</header>
<text>For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, $535,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDBA5AC644BC4E289ABBBF85770F163D">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Recreational trails program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the recreational trails program under section 206 of title 23, United States Code, $85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016. </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E6213601CEF4215AA303120F1C90239">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Appalachian development highway system program</header>
<text>For the Appalachian development highway system program under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, $470,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4C46BC3CA13B4412AFF460F7312CE38E">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Alternative Transportation Account</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Alternative Transportation Account of the Highway Trust Fund:</text>
<paragraph id="H0F79ADEFD40341AC9536B3EF432F17A6">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header>
<text>For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149 of title 23, United States Code, $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1639C75E6D74EC2BDC8B5942D0939B3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Ferry boat and ferry terminal facilities program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the ferry boat and ferry terminal facilities program under section 147 of title 23, United States Code, $67,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14464EBEE7D14BA68B3A5D1B7CFDF336">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Puerto Rico highway program</header>
<text>For the Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 of title 23, United States Code, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF3D185A0FAC4FB39324803412441114">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Territorial highway program</header>
<text>For the territorial highway program under section 215 of title 23, United States Code, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95B5D2ABA6784B5EAFF37C00F48FAD7D" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header>
<paragraph id="H57F7B544CDFA40DABB31D1444101C39A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="H84454A97F1054D03B2C6AFD7F010D773">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Small business concern</header>
<clause id="HB70E852362294983BAFF385642BCA0F3">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H23B380C4A77143D585F808253E5F53CB">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Exclusions</header>
<text>The term <term>small business concern</term> does not include any concern or group of concerns controlled by the same socially and economically disadvantaged individual or individuals that have average annual gross receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of $22,410,000, as adjusted annually by the Secretary for inflation.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E9A677A8C3B47DA89EC2954CD0D67E8">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header>
<text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> means—</text>
<clause id="HDF2394AB716642B4BAECF1A73345826B">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>women; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCCBE77A9C98D4FB8B85C4BEFD7676A55">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>any other socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (as the term is used in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E449AA3ABF84F97BAAE60C8A872F1E5">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Amounts for small business concerns</header>
<text>Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under titles I, II, and VII of this Act and section 403(a) of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8989032A33464D3FAC68394431018F21">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header>
<text>Each State shall annually—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCDE86642A77F43BA9B3EB99FCFAE8017">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>survey and compile a list of the small business concerns referred to in paragraph (2) in the State, including the location of the small business concerns in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B0E47EC5D4944208D8A78D6958BB106">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text>
<clause id="H29F711E7301E4B33801BB430CFC74875">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>women;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H27C20D705FD94DD091A52DDC940183EF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H43CAB3EA16AC4F758E9ADF6DFB36EC10">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H415E0F9773CF41A4BC227956CA6D756E">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Uniform certification</header>
<subparagraph id="H224BDDF7469E4CF792E754B0BC25BA56">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a small business concern for the purpose of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8189900593DA4E0AB5E24B0234EC084F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Inclusions</header>
<text>The minimum uniform criteria established under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to a potential small business concern—</text>
<clause id="HB57C3384B2F04E11B7E180821A0430CF">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>on-site visits;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE4E39F0A2C4D47D9A86E09C84E964623">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>personal interviews with personnel;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1E1319831EC84835BE7FA9D553160BD0">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H967C6BDB5C034D8F8BE024D8D5FB8D3C">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>analyses of stock ownership;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5025A6AA26E64925A3D73771346367D3">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>listings of equipment;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H055B2C69E1A7456782FA76B811E8AA47">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4171C236DCBB4B2DBBD994180BF23618">
<enum>(vii)</enum>
<text>listings of work completed;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H44E2A34DDC4A476D9C9FBE573128F744">
<enum>(viii)</enum>
<text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1FBCE21487704D49855894AF223366A7">
<enum>(ix)</enum>
<text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBB5F5DC29541446DA5BFB8566231C8A5">
<enum>(x)</enum>
<text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52C52FD332754FB7835F6EB6CD3F6772">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Reporting</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF22D8475CFE5445AB2FBD72BF360119D">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8C764B072B243B7BC684828D94EFCD4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF27752A7717485C92C2FDF3FD0E4266">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Compliance with court orders</header>
<text>Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to receive funds made available under titles I, II, and VII of this Act and section 403(a) of title 23, United States Code, if the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying with paragraph (2) because a Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the implementation of paragraph (2) is unconstitutional.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFF3687FCAA374596B5DFF676BFAB615D">
<enum>1102.</enum>
<header>Highway obligation ceiling</header>
<subsection id="H86B9D78B1AE9452E86D1CC90F542C0FE">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>General limitation</header>
<text>Subject to subsection (f), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) shall not exceed—</text>
<paragraph id="HCDF7F85C3F524E76AC99990C4E06FD5A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>$37,366,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DAC2324A64445D0809965DC06E82E9D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>$37,621,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EF76D76E2BE4C9096D7DBAC8AF6F6BF">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>$37,676,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H317F2B437BD249998A0351DC5BFC8F21">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>$38,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCE950DB4F8FC4E3CA55557641785CBC9">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Exceptions</header>
<text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text>
<paragraph id="H174EA0217E44497189796CFDDC3EEEA8">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17582B680AAA40F28B933F261DC49716">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H735B8A9DEEE2439994A863E0FC4F8364">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–134; 95 Stat. 1701);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A7DADC4818D4F36BD47F117E7552EE6">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–424; 96 Stat. 2119);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E0310AC781B421FB369069297615F43">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–17; 101 Stat. 198);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10398F2C5B2E4992A1C96AAB8A73DCEF">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2027);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04FB111A17384866B64FBD725D385AA2">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H845B665189874FE69098B957428B601C">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F3F1410F33046698183B978D5310A5E">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<text>Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat. 107) or subsequent public laws for multiple years or to remain available until used, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A4063F81A5D4DFCAABE144A0C1185BE">
<enum>(10)</enum>
<text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FB11E79F63A4DB2A1B1BA85AD552F0B">
<enum>(11)</enum>
<text>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6E5994035674F30A7C1FAD7AF0E987E">
<enum>(12)</enum>
<text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2016, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of such fiscal years).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC375242D5F2240548982F7D1A641D109">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Distribution of obligation authority</header>
<text>For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H83A5B57F06FB413F972A54B1BDC40BA9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51B8363D9864491CB1D7549C78BE7D19" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts made available for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9912454023BB4F229E94E5BCA55EA193">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>shall determine the ratio that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD025A6A61DAC4166BF91D303A5CC1C85">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2); bears to</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A1E8E0E9D4B42E2BBE496345BC6DABE">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for the fiscal year), less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2);</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0019A94FE5384A519AA3B0F41E83405C" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<subparagraph id="HCB77AE1409294B16B668B8A276881A73" display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, so that the amount of obligation authority available for that section is equal to the amount determined by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H23C2352BD0394F1F9BEBF507C5C4E7F7" indent="up1">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the ratio determined under paragraph (3); by</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H39CA159D67124AAD863602C22EED6743" indent="up1">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sums authorized to be appropriated for that section for the fiscal year; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB61BA172FFA9487F8B93821E913196ED" indent="up1">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>shall distribute $2,000,000,000 for section 105 of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BB645D4E79D4B4183C9FA4B240E3E85">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>shall distribute among the States the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for each of the programs that are allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code (other than to programs to which paragraph (1) applies), by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DFBBA7455AD497F843F9D0ACC035CC0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the ratio determined under paragraph (3); by</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF2774D9AD70436E8CA85F2939D8722E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D35C4E11800408EB825A9971847B6B8">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the aggregate of amounts distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program, but only to the extent that the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program for the fiscal year are greater than $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development highway system program) that are apportioned by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code, in the ratio that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2EEADEAFC7474B48B7EFB7F2BC864329">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned to each State for the fiscal year; bear to</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CE64BB14B014A06AAAFEC723DEFCF06">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned to all States for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8F2294AEE7794C3197CDA7869E005E76">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Redistribution of unused obligation authority</header>
<text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016—</text>
<paragraph id="HA018C202A07C491AB62B6A79BD30D730">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>revise a distribution of the obligation authority made available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD876DB4CDA0841A09CF6882CFB2AB9D2">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and section 144 of such title (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9739C569F7604B8084AC90F52D3BF6C8">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Redistribution of certain authorized funds</header>
<paragraph id="H9C6408FDE09046E689F7DD93639C30C5">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5111C3BF80B4D6A92F12CB355131078">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H100D1CFE471C4419B4A63FE1B861CE70">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States, and will not be available for obligation, in the fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation limitation for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H055FEBB709ED4978974090B46F578B1C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Ratio</header>
<text>Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c)(6).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H393BB3F21C1E44F1B8C4D1FDEC089FE6">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Availability</header>
<text>Funds distributed under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF83EC62BE9A041BA8B5261B69686B129">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Special limitation characteristics</header>
<text>Obligation authority distributed for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for the provision specified in subsection (c)(4) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H755B24C9345945CFB1DDA876E95A10E1">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>remain available until used for obligation of funds for that provision; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D224F4CD7A34ADE922C605617FACC1F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3A279BFA8189498EB0ECB87C799745BC" commented="no">
<enum>1103.</enum>
<header>Alternative Transportation Account obligation ceiling</header>
<subsection id="H21380DE493014C1A9CE1BCE6BABFC69E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all obligations from amounts made available from the Alternative Transportation Account of the Highway Trust Fund for the programs for which sums are authorized to be appropriated under sections 1101(b) and 7101 of this Act shall not exceed $2,707,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE47A3E0CFCB743019FE729B6FA34C740">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Availability of funds</header>
<text>Section 118(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H78BDC43F0A534EAB8182808AFCCA7563">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>Mass Transit Account</quote> and inserting <quote>Alternative Transportation Account</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EEA54F451F749C2A0E0A5C436A37C53">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, and amounts made available from the Alternative Transportation Account to carry out the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, the ferry boat and ferry terminal facilities program under section 147, the Puerto Rico highway program under section 165, and the territorial highway program under section 215,</quote> before <quote>shall be available</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE57E53FCC9854A4B9FCC5EFB0D17FC6A">
<enum>1104.</enum>
<header>Apportionment</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5E5CC9E47BB14EBA93808FA9B20A2386" style="USC">
<section id="H62ADC01DB1B241D2BE7C6508787853A5">
<enum>104.</enum>
<header>Apportionment</header>
<subsection id="HC452B03C49C44A5A83D27D9A5375B33B">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Administrative expenses</header>
<paragraph id="H369F9D53D94149FC9D16166D409BE7D3">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) to be made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H994B1E96A26940F7ACCC95CA520B1116">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Purposes</header>
<text>The funds made available under paragraph (1) shall be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD26EAEBDD6874F47BC8B1871B688BC8D">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>to administer the provisions of law to be financed from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and programs authorized under chapter 2; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA46AA842B9E449519DB09EB26E39904E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian development highway system.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57A3CECEF23342F78F3EDD6D2ED2CBB9">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Availability</header>
<text>Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H814392DAFB27472D99F598666BE1451D">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Apportionments</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary, after making the set-asides authorized by subsection (f), subsections (b) and (c) of section 140, and section 130(e), shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the National Highway System program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the surface transportation program, and the highway safety improvement program among the several States in the following manner:</text>
<paragraph id="H0E813806722B4C8BB5E6FA26B604A0D0">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>National Highway System program</header>
<subparagraph id="H4CB7C43B39D7494B8BA04CDAD52A88D0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>For the National Highway System program, in accordance with the following formula:</text>
<clause id="H7C7B52FAA40448AF81BD6DABCDAC91B2">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>15 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H58CA9F93AC94483D878E6E1737AA28AE">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total lane miles of principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H33C5DB779A214E2FA447191FC645606A">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total lane miles of principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H23BAF13BB5D54080AE6B2EEBBEE089CC">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">15 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H39F1AE78ECF0442FA540A89296C7FAB8">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H502C30FF7B954905B87A9A768D273BC0">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H1C658DF6C1E144FE8F60EDE50B5AE90F">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H7B7590A6FB554715BC434FF22662A496">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane miles on principal arterial highways in each State by the total population of the State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7B29A5735DBD4C7A8FF2A5D595AFC809">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane miles on principal arterial highways in all States by the total population of all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HFCE25B0F65424CDFBAD9DB9C05D718FB">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">15 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H0EDD12FC999D441A9BF5ADE60DFC4268">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total lane miles on Interstate System routes open to traffic in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H47E100E590B4471982E5DCE688A15E6E">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total lane miles on Interstate System routes open to traffic in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H34822705FB4B4E5DB156FB708CE52308">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">15 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H1C24A61CC3E04522B12397740F1A5711">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total vehicle miles traveled on Interstate System routes open to traffic in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCC41CA798278489087C8BFCB3F9A0E0C">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total vehicle miles traveled on Interstate System routes open to traffic in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H7345AF6E640F4FE5A5C252241227921F">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">35 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="HBF38EF6876D2409EB2BAE94F08653589">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total of the annual contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) attributable to commercial vehicles in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H15B7FEE7B2294DB1A51AF80D4623B9EC">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total of the annual contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) attributable to commercial vehicles in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3FC56CFDDDA49F8BBF760893F1E85D5">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Minimum apportionment</header>
<text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each State shall receive a minimum of ½ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned for a fiscal year under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4FA22DEBC5445AABB6EBB90A59EEB31">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header>
<subparagraph id="HFF668865C4CC458DBE0B6A69C52F3CA7">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, in the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="H0677BF2545904C4AA226A0229122DC83">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the total of all weighted nonattainment and maintenance area populations in each State; bears to</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2467460AD0D4463D9212BAD180F7EA27">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the total of all weighted nonattainment and maintenance area populations in all States.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E452F1EB1CD44DF99DBE2C336A72486">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Calculation of weighted nonattainment and maintenance area population</header>
<text>Subject to subparagraph (C), for the purpose of subparagraph (A), the weighted nonattainment and maintenance area population shall be calculated by multiplying the population of each area in a State that was a nonattainment area or maintenance area as described in section 149(b) for ozone or carbon monoxide by a factor of—</text>
<clause id="HB6EC13FDA80C46DC901876D49B478487">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is a maintenance area;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4F20E69C686141F984A4EC86C02E3ABA">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H119D3306835C4F65B81D9E57878C7707">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under such subpart;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD274CCEBDDB54FA9883A199ACC8A2A95">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under such subpart;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H72891C8BEA62417FAEB374936895CA34">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under such subpart;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5BA53B7C71FA410396826933E8ACE22C">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text>1.4 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under such subpart;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H83E94E2824A04398BD8F15359D7602FF">
<enum>(vii)</enum>
<text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in section 149(b) for ozone, but is classified under subpart 3 of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon monoxide; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H048502B3BE12419393DBC6F1F0E69E0D">
<enum>(viii)</enum>
<text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, an area is designated as nonattainment for ozone under subpart 1 of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77A80B8210734887BA57E647E92F98C6">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas</header>
<text>If, in addition to being designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area for ozone as described in section 149(b), any county within the area was also classified under subpart 3 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment or maintenance area described in section 149(b) for carbon monoxide, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area population of the county, as determined under clauses (i) through (vi) or clause (viii) of subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied by a factor of 1.2.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CCF30EDE96C456EBA94B4D4DF5023CA">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Minimum apportionment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, each State shall receive a minimum of ½ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned for a fiscal year under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D8C9F2DCD754841BECB182FCF20CD14">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Determinations of population</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining population figures for the purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall use the latest available annual estimates prepared by the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41154174A16749489786F0CC2BFBAD4D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Surface transportation program</header>
<subparagraph id="HE5751B7B3DDA4709A5E25AB877ADCF71">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>For the surface transportation program, in accordance with the following formula:</text>
<clause id="HF680E4ACE69149C78C2716A589714BB8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>15 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H172E101AACB7442AA4FCF8E2A323B545">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFB72408B88834C29BFF1BB8BA6266EE3">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HECC5CDDA22E543949B741FDE8F3F4ECB">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>25 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H5097241E0F534C51BA5BDACB4A7AA080">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD2B52DBC18E642DD988AA912DCE298AC">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H06ABEBABA2C2483A882814DA3D8A8CE4">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>25 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H34F6ABF6E43D4038A80B87E0C1A4CCBA">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in each State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) in the latest fiscal year for which data are available; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H85EEE400B94A41638E20A5AA5DD2D3DC">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in all States paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) in the latest fiscal year for which data are available.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H5B23F62A7DA04305806F0F4B106DA0C0">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>35 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="HD4DFFC1BFDDE438EBBCAABBA93F9E749">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the bridge replacement and rehabilitation costs in each State (as determined under subsection (c)(4)); bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFB675CD7C92B4571A802988FE1AA6712">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the bridge replacement and rehabilitation costs in all States (as determined under subsection (c)(5)).</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H253CD15D5D8845CF962C26083ACB6D2C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Minimum apportionment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each State shall receive a minimum of ½ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned for a fiscal year under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E40285B011445F781FEE51893223769" commented="no">
<enum>[(4)</enum>
<text>Reserved.]</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA2BF69BEAE346BFAE925EEF5C77F871">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Highway safety improvement program</header>
<subparagraph id="H540898B553FE4491BD156B5D423238C8">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>For the highway safety improvement program, in accordance with the following formula:</text>
<clause id="H51A8FD790BCA443690C3A6B02618C15E">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H5AA04A574F374C378277DCD68056F13E">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H957381F0FF6746638E6F667EA4463215">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H59A80B04A3CB4D1E8CFC7B53E1540E23">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="HC6B4D523D594487CBB0F7E736E9194B7">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in each State; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5A42CF0B6F6F4A8DBB6C37125AB722B7">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in all States.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H34DDBC1A2FA843D19F385202C1183261">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<subclause id="H768CB5BF35604035A65473F1655BFF8A">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the number of fatalities on Federal-aid highways in each State in the latest fiscal year for which data are available; bears to</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H4FA387D99279437B8D868E6C426E8CF1">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the number of fatalities on Federal-aid highways in all States in the latest fiscal year for which data are available.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9102A84D58F4D538BC627023235CAB8">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Minimum apportionment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each State shall receive a minimum of ½ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned for a fiscal year under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8E2EB1DD855A4D1C9F87B17202EBA1FD" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Bridge calculation</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the bridge replacement and rehabilitation costs as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H6633CCB0BBBC4B60A5C044E73C1F7D8E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>The Secretary shall identify deficient highway bridges in each State.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BD68F84CFB645689A8069CC5F447636">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>The Secretary shall place each deficient highway bridge into one of the following categories:</text>
<subparagraph id="H90C8BB30F06B42B684CBDF9DAD060EB9">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal-aid highway bridges eligible for replacement.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H372149E6D8094401AA8A5D62844C466C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>Federal-aid highway bridges eligible for rehabilitation.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H940A584FABE9442591C29BC580B7224B">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bridges not on Federal-aid highways eligible for replacement.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFAE2D770FEE4CAABB59E7D55353F2DA">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bridges not on Federal-aid highways eligible for rehabilitation.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H343F0F944DF449408C8BCB665556A39B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>The Secretary shall determine—</text>
<subparagraph id="H94EA70EA9FBB4F4A84D9450225A5B833">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the deck area of deficient highway bridges in each category described in paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC294E3BBDB0B4FE29B0EF9B565549972">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the respective unit price of such deck area on a State-by-State basis.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88856AD18E42488BB15D3E3B930ADD67">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>The Secretary shall determine the bridge replacement and rehabilitation costs for each State by multiplying the deck area of deficient bridges in the State by the respective unit price.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4FF29B8FE8F24D16967E9D0A504449B6">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>The Secretary shall determine the bridge replacement and rehabilitation costs for all States by multiplying the deck area of deficient bridges in all States by the respective unit price.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE557477DC1624FC3AA047DD34A5BE99E">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Certification of apportionments</header>
<paragraph id="H4E4A98B7D83D4EC0823AD7FC4CC49970">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall certify to each of the State transportation departments the sums which the Secretary has apportioned under this section to each State for such fiscal year. To permit the States to develop adequate plans for the utilization of apportioned sums, the Secretary shall advise each State of the amount that will be apportioned each year under this section not later than 90 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the sums to be apportioned are authorized.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA0B8182E3D7440897F8F908DDE46437">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Notice to States</header>
<text>If the Secretary has not made an apportionment under this section or section 105 by the 21st day of a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2012, the Secretary shall transmit, by such 21st day, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a written statement of the reason for not making such apportionment in a timely manner.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H61D7DA9E6C364C0494DB139C3100787B">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Audits of Highway Trust Fund</header>
<text>From administrative funds made available under subsection (a), the Secretary may reimburse the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE938C7EF9036460896DE2F86547B22BF">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Metropolitan planning</header>
<paragraph id="HDC393F04871D4322B2A545A59B57D214">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Set aside</header>
<text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside 1.15 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the National Highway System program and surface transportation program authorized under this title to carry out the requirements of section 5203 of title 49.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04307C7C1FEF443687D204615890502E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Apportionment to States of set-aside funds</header>
<text>Funds set aside under paragraph (1) shall be apportioned to the States in the ratio which the population in urbanized areas, or parts thereof, in each State bears to the total population in such urbanized areas in all the States as shown by the latest available census, except that no State shall receive less than ½ of 1 percent of the amount apportioned.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B08C46B1D8F44D0A3975D882913CE5F">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Use of funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H662A3D12E166491683A379105329EA80">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds apportioned to any State under paragraph (2) shall be made available by the State to the metropolitan planning organizations responsible for carrying out the provisions of section 5203 of title 49, except that States receiving the minimum apportionment under paragraph (2) may, in addition, subject to the approval of the Secretary, use the funds apportioned to finance transportation planning outside of urbanized areas.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBED927A869AF4DB092AFA0B82DE569FF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Unused funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds that are not used to carry out section 5203 of title 49 may be made available by a metropolitan planning organization to the State to fund activities under section 5204 of such title.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADBEE459FE2F4F4AA57C1115FFE6893C">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Distribution of funds within states</header>
<subparagraph id="HBD9F0F65DB28476194A4A8E6CA542527">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The distribution within any State of the planning funds made available to agencies under paragraph (3) shall be in accordance with a formula developed by each State and approved by the Secretary that shall consider, but not necessarily be limited to, population, status of planning, attainment of air quality standards, metropolitan area transportation needs, and other factors necessary to provide for an appropriate distribution of funds to carry out the requirements of section 5203 of title 49 and other applicable requirements of Federal law.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB49C9CDEE8D4CCF9FBB2DD3DB5EB941">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Reimbursement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt by a State of a request for reimbursement of expenditures made by a metropolitan planning organization for carrying out section 5203 of title 49, the State shall reimburse, from funds distributed under this paragraph to the metropolitan planning organization by the State, the metropolitan planning organization for those expenditures.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H357CCF38C89D460393F3522494E6D3B5">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Determination of population figures</header>
<text>For the purposes of determining population figures under this subsection, the Secretary shall use the most recent estimate published by the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCF61190BDFBA4F538602418B2BD8E147">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Report to Congress</header>
<text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and also make available to the public in a user-friendly format via the Internet, a report on—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7AD7FA676D44822968FF2B45337397F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the amount obligated, by each State, for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs during the preceding fiscal year;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H914A334C7F6D4500ADB93F6715468385">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the balance, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year, of the unobligated apportionment of each State by fiscal year under this section and section 105;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3894A0BB4584D17A8C027922E3C3F90">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>the balance of unobligated sums available for expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary for such highways and programs for the fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDF286F4C767477F9F883176969AE939">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>the rates of obligation of funds apportioned or set aside under this section and sections 105 and 133, according to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73970E3A817D4FA9B87B65A26914BD1B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>program;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9941720DD8EE4D11AE10547E56B50380">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>funding category or subcategory;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA225F903991240029133575576FCBFDC">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>type of improvement;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H932935E707674B0FB24F50AAA9205F2B">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>State; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40DFC86B94B84A068C60AB2500F00658">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>sub-State geographic area, including urbanized and rural areas, on the basis of the population of each such area.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H075CF6C9CD8A4F68818CB917938A1684" commented="no">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Transfer of highway and transit funds</header>
<paragraph id="H29D57004A25C4834A277C3EC2328EF97" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Transfer of highway funds for transit projects</header>
<subparagraph id="H101FE5E665A04EFB9AABEAEFAD513270" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Subject to subparagraph (B), funds made available under this title for transit projects or transportation planning may be transferred to and administered by the Secretary in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5C7683F158F41C9B4C5F540E24B7D15" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Non-Federal share</header>
<text>The provisions of this title relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to the funds transferred under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5366C4BC3DB403F9162FF1A937B244F" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Transfer of transit funds for highway projects</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7F89AEEB5FA412C80C61F365A368E79" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Subject to subparagraph (B), funds made available under chapter 53 of title 49 for highway projects or transportation planning may be transferred to and administered by the Secretary in accordance with this title.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H341DA1EB2302494FA7CE0BB8F772C7E2" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Non-Federal share</header>
<text>The provisions of chapter 53 of title 49 relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to funds transferred under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23DB070BB0CC4A85806393DF489B2101" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Transfer of funds among States or to Federal Highway Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="H29D7875C60EC40048B2C4E3E46D302DF" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary, at the request of a State, may transfer funds apportioned or allocated under this title to the State to another State, or to the Federal Highway Administration, for the purpose of funding one or more projects that are eligible for assistance with funds so apportioned or allocated.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFB06FC22CC742F0BBC6C51F2F4593B8" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Apportionment</header>
<text>A transfer under subparagraph (A) shall have no effect on any apportionment of funds to a State under this section or section 105.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F69A969C8C048A1BEAE17B28F65F3F1" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Surface transportation program</header>
<text>Funds that are apportioned or allocated to a State under subsection (b)(3) and attributed to an urbanized area of a State with a population of over 200,000 individuals under section 133(d)(3) may be transferred under this paragraph only if the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area concurs, in writing, with the transfer request.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74520A69810D4D439D6536FED274A7B6" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Transfer of obligation authority</header>
<text>Obligation authority for funds transferred under this subsection shall be transferred in the same manner and amount as the funds for the projects that are transferred under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H64B2C2F783B1431C9C6B4F733C1C7BC5">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Recreational trails program</header>
<paragraph id="HAC3C5DCABA9A4A0AAF7742E9F8BA0070">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Administrative costs</header>
<text>Before apportioning sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out the recreational trails program under section 206, the Secretary shall deduct for administrative, research, technical assistance, and training expenses for such program $840,000 for each fiscal year. The Secretary may enter into contracts with for-profit organizations or contracts, partnerships, or cooperative agreements with other government agencies, institutions of higher learning, or nonprofit organizations to perform these tasks.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B1CBDC02C414A8A8F67660FABF3C5D5">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Apportionment to the States</header>
<text>The Secretary shall apportion the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the recreational trails program for each fiscal year among eligible States in the following manner:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC86FE0E14DD4E4E935EACA98E0D6ACF">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>50 percent equally among eligible States.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6297CA0C219C44709239D3FCFBD873FF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>50 percent in amounts proportionate to the degree of non-highway recreational fuel use in each eligible State during the preceding year.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF01369CB0BE14D42B748ADC9C05CECE2">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Eligible State defined</header>
<text>In this subsection, the term <quote>eligible State</quote> means a State that meets the requirements of section 206(c).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H8CF61076ECE946818C79E5EFDBD78BF8">
<enum>1105.</enum>
<header>Federal-aid systems</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B2B311F4FD248AE8381DE7E740E381D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H81ECB8033EA249F9B30182A70BB3C81D">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>and the modifications to the system approved by the Secretary before the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012</quote> after <quote>1996</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53524CD6C9D144098DB80E2FC7F2E925">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C) by inserting <quote>and commerce</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67D224B4C87647819737B870CAB00B5F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2BE258E9BF94D969238D2C48D462CEB">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>and border crossings on such routes not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76AB30C5F7A64B0AB21DBB1230D3CE4C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C) by inserting <quote>not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5E748FCB65249609958F25D8E30EFB4">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9438866476EE460980C96C0C83EEAB8D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H02327D5D393540FAB110EB4F70A76D8C">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Requirement for State asset management plan for National Highway System</header>
<subparagraph id="HE35A5500E4BB4D34811F18110660D7A8">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State shall develop and implement a risk-based State asset management plan for managing all infrastructure assets in the right-of-way corridor of the National Highway System based on a process established by the Secretary. The process shall require use of quality information and economic and engineering analysis to identify a sequence of maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation actions that will achieve and maintain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the network at the least possible cost.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3958E9D67F334538BE17D6E3D580CBF3">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Performance goals</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State asset management plan shall include strategies leading to a program of projects that will make progress toward achievement of the national goals for infrastructure condition and performance of the National Highway System in a manner consistent with the requirements of chapter 52 of title 49.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A493C0CA8E347DB9A80A9FF7ACAC439">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Plan contents</header>
<text>A State asset management plan shall be in a form that the Secretary determines to be appropriate and shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<clause id="HADEAB2DA477544C98F5F7AB1884E3010">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>A summary listing of the highway infrastructure assets on the National Highway System in the State that includes current condition and performance statistics by asset.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HED78D29E227A41E69B3DDA956FC60B7C">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>Asset management objectives and measures.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H081996A0E8514B41854F87FFF3DA1E9C">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>Analysis of lifecycle cost, value for investment, and risk management.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H32CE21AFA0C040D9BA1115510EEB1314">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>A financial plan.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF46768E17EBA4E769F10DC091C10937D">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>Investment strategies.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9077D69CFAFE423BA710896370CDF0DC">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Process</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, the Secretary shall establish a process by which a State shall develop and implement a risk-based State asset management plan described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8035AAE9EAEB405EA7C11F0DD851C2BD">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Compliance</header>
<text>Notwithstanding section 120, with respect to the second fiscal year beginning after the date of establishment of the process under subparagraph (D) or any subsequent fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that a State has not developed and implemented a State asset management plan in a manner consistent with this section, the Federal share payable on account of any project or activity carried out by the State in that fiscal year under section 119 shall be 70 percent.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H1114EDD5492B4675B64F62287A140BF4">
<enum>1106.</enum>
<header>National Highway System program</header>
<subsection id="H7E545F0ED2D84E76A8E984C1BADCFA53">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Section 119 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6D381A1ED2F8481B807FC04200ACE104" style="USC">
<section id="HC475BD45AC6D4D678EC23CC8C73A0B6E">
<enum>119.</enum>
<header>National Highway System program</header>
<subsection id="HB905F3E9B3B54A858EB5FACEF22EC2AC">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Establishment</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a National Highway System program under this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDCDD73C09BDC4F58B752FBBC7EEAAF8A">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Purposes</header>
<text>The purposes of the National Highway System program shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H8ABF224A223143218D770BDBABDFC7BE">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>to provide support for the condition and operational performance of the National Highway System;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2264AE02009245A99275CD0411735266">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>to provide support for the construction of new facilities on the National Highway System; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H857A7BD21CFE414FA09ECF948150DE98">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>to ensure that investments of National Highway System program funds are directed to achievement of performance goals established in a State’s asset management plan for the National Highway System under section 103(b)(6).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBCEAE6BB5F424D2DA98CC7DA6C008849">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Eligible facilities</header>
<text>Except as otherwise specifically provided by this section, to be eligible for funding apportioned under section 104(b)(1) to carry out this section, a facility must be located on the National Highway System.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDA8B02FCEC1A4870A729B59F72036BD7">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Eligible projects</header>
<text>Funds apportioned to a State to carry out this section may be obligated only for a project that is—</text>
<paragraph id="H787F9B1784064249A2538E3AD2CFD697">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>on an eligible facility, as described in subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FB4D121C37E4DC295997CB0D055E3A3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>a project, or is a part of a program of projects, supporting progress toward the achievement of national performance goals under section 5206 of title 49 for improving infrastructure condition, safety, mobility, or freight movement on the National Highway System;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0F9E9C03A8D44F089B40D2A2FFD82E9">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with the requirements of sections 5203 and 5204 of title 49; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63512E31C5EE456EB308C1A6450F8EB2" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HACF6312A34D54A1EA77C9BFACB6B77F8">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Project purposes</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project receiving funding under this section shall be for one or more of the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H3D6BBB6A39174CA988D74DBB07527090" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, preservation, or operational improvements of segments of the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B26042EA3344C929C0E8DCE751F2D80" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>Construction, reconstruction, replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitation, preservation, and protection (including scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, and impact protection measures) of bridges and tunnels on the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93B19CD074EC4E378226E3801BC90D3D" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>Inspection and evaluation, as defined in section 151, of bridges and tunnels on the National Highway System, or inspection and evaluation of other highway infrastructure assets on the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AB7595DBA204F8EB6355C7528B58B66" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>Training of bridge and tunnel inspectors, as defined in section 151.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD2FDFD67F124207A91AA4BC3EA5AB69" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>Rehabilitation or replacement of existing ferry boats and ferry boat facilities, including approaches, that connect road segments of the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38EF942343254F489FDBD0B0258296BD" commented="no">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>Highway safety improvements for segments of the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE969B31AE993473288A54852CEA38AFE" commented="no">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text>Capital and operating costs for traffic management and traveler information monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs for the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4352D13F5F74F21812752E5BC088374" commented="no">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<text>Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements for the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B3A1833217D465A9D9FADC30F88C5CA" commented="no">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<text>Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with section 103(b), including data collection, maintenance, and integration and the cost associated with obtaining, updating, and licensing software and equipment required for risk-based asset management and performance-based management.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C04D68D21DB422081A97503CA7F32F3" commented="no">
<enum>(10)</enum>
<text>Environmental mitigation efforts related to projects funded under this section, as described in subsection (f). </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3909E5CA40B4785A726D254BA3A52C7" commented="no">
<enum>(11)</enum>
<text>Construction of publicly owned intracity or intercity bus terminals.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE928857099724069AB1B1BEAF47FE9DE" commented="no">
<enum>(12)</enum>
<text>Environmental restoration and pollution abatement associated with a project funded under this section in accordance with section 328.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC231F10939A4D289942E72BDB526877">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Environmental mitigation</header>
<paragraph id="HC47CCEE927BE46DB931C034AE3351CAF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Eligible activities</header>
<text>Environmental mitigation efforts referred to in subsection (e)(10) include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0844C642DE746BE8048C0719FAF1F45">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>participation in mitigation banking or other third-party mitigation arrangements, such as—</text>
<clause id="H2DECEE11D4CD4EFE9C88F0EBA4EE01FD">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the purchase of credits from commercial mitigation banks;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDF9D355811F4439C899224E28501C135">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the establishment and management of agency-sponsored mitigation banks; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H61FB5A8DE8C6490EAA6DE782D99BAB5E">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the purchase of credits or establishment of in-lieu fee mitigation programs;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H345AFF2D5D8E451C90093766BA748092">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>contributions to statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats, wetlands, and other resources; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAAAACFD49064965A594436EA68E4014">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the development of statewide and regional environmental protection plans.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72405DB484584D5D8BE6A7E909753084">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Inclusion of other activities</header>
<text>The banks, efforts, and plans described in paragraph (1) include any such banks, efforts, and plans developed in accordance with applicable law (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9C8BC2D0AF6464A810F9777CC6E37EA">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Terms and conditions</header>
<text>The following terms and conditions apply to natural habitat and wetlands mitigation efforts referred to in subsection (e)(10):</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCDD28B5D0EC4B4C888E0E18A4B47246" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>Contributions to the mitigation effort may take place concurrent with, in advance of, or subsequent to the construction of a project or projects.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7280E3FBA40D43A9AC33B6A5E5EF5D4A" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>Credits from any agency-sponsored mitigation bank that are attributable to funding under this section may be used only for projects funded under this title unless the agency pays to the Secretary an amount equal to the Federal funds attributable to the mitigation bank credits the agency uses for purposes other than mitigation of a project funded under this title.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2243DA18F76747D6A2ABE33F1A1FB083">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Preference</header>
<text>At the discretion of the project sponsor, preference shall be given, to the maximum extent practicable, to mitigating an environmental impact through the use of a mitigation bank or other third-party mitigation arrangement, if the use of credits from the mitigation bank for the project is approved by the applicable Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD30CFDA8854144A3B534D9B3460F6A44">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Federal Share</header>
<paragraph id="H619B0F3E21BC4650A8CFFD632A17D71C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of a project payable from funds made available to carry out this section shall be determined under section 120(b).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19EC09E6274046DCB6D9E2A2962F0426">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Interstate System</header>
<text>The Federal share of the cost of a project on the Interstate System payable from funds made available to carry out this section shall be determined under section 120(a).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H02FC74CCC44A405EB5EA80D42C2C92AA">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 119 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H113FB81EC361413AAEFE42D5406EAE39" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" lowest-level="section" idref="H6D381A1ED2F8481B807FC04200ACE104" regeneration="yes-regeneration" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded">
<toc-entry idref="HC475BD45AC6D4D678EC23CC8C73A0B6E" level="section">119. National Highway System program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H068D30A910CA4EBBA683005050485DB0">
<enum>1107.</enum>
<header>Surface transportation program</header>
<subsection id="H339994BD0B6043C2B103B19EE46B9000">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Eligible projects</header>
<text>Section 133(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H179BDCABDC8D49438DD857C75AA93FED">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking paragraphs (1) and (15);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB894CBFDD124E63907F4ABE630AEA76">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (14) as paragraphs (5) through (17), respectively;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC55BA1CE6CB6446CBD83BE56199E732B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by inserting before paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFD002B8DEF524B07B96EBF958D543AA2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA0DBDD75154B4128967B94257E6D80F3">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, restoration, preservation, and operational improvements for highways, including construction of designated routes of the Appalachian Development Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF060533C82E4834BF2BA08B758BB7B7">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>Replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitation, preservation, and protection (including painting, scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) for bridges and tunnels on public roads of all functional classifications.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3EA2A53F5AFD4EA4A260DF8009679D2F">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>Construction of a new bridge or tunnel at a new location on a Federal-aid highway.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA774B72A15734193AC3BC8B577AFF904">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>Inspection and evaluation of bridges and tunnels and training of bridge and tunnel inspectors (as defined in section 151), and inspection and evaluation of other highway assets (including signs, retaining walls, and drainage structures).</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91C2A828DFE844B981C4FD44EF63575A">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>by striking paragraph (14) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2C0479D4E7454DA2AEA317CDF229A98C" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H1645767228BD4A35A6D3317811B29032">
<enum>(14)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmental mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title in the same manner and to the same extent as such activities are eligible under section 119(f).</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF924CD50DACF45B9BC740C9E37B5DDD3">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Location of projects</header>
<text>Section 133(c) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H784F865574DD4F2C86BF99193DC5D448" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H080050C292F14966A155301DF10727CD">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Location of projects</header>
<text>Except for projects described in subsections (b)(2), (b)(6), and (b)(7), surface transportation program projects may not be undertaken on roads functionally classified as local or rural minor collectors unless the roads were on a Federal-aid highway system on January 1, 1991, and except as approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8E2BBE47E0C743C688A83DE1294A4528">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Allocation of apportioned funds</header>
<paragraph id="H3723B6464B034E98BF040D9DBEE44F7E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Repeal</header>
<text>Section 133(d)(2) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A350F53495547D3AB29332731869069">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Division between urbanized areas of over 200,000 population and other areas</header>
<text>Section 133(d)(3) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H587C286AF9834F95B1247A7294E4EACB">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H894B6261AD424465A1DD617C6DB6E3A0">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>62.5 percent of the remaining 90 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H53F5F2DE9E324019886ED61AD578E964">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>in matter following clause (ii) by striking <quote>37.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8471CFEACEE2479F86AFA2C55CC0871E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF9D8461F1536460BBC98F2FE0BECDC48" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H51489D871F07466682122733CC079F06">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Consultation with rural planning organizations</header>
<text>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), before obligating funding attributed to an area with a population greater than 5,000 and less than 200,000, a State shall consult with the rural planning organizations that represent the area, if any.</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H936930781E38472D9AF326650476D26C" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Applicability of certain requirements to third party sellers</header>
<text>Section 133(d)(5)(A) is amended by striking <quote>funded from the allocation required under paragraph (2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC3CEB08BFA394643AFFF78FCF6CEC664">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Administration</header>
<text>Section 133(e)(3) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H388B20E106824BCDB8B8296C2AEF3223" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBF0AB220F6214937BBE28E418C45F21D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Payments</header>
<text>The Secretary shall make payments to a State of costs incurred by the State for the surface transportation program in accordance with procedures to be established by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5147C4384A0E4CAA84D87AA01C4FBD62">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Obligation authority</header>
<text>Section 133(f)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H03AFE083B1C1444FBCA5960CA423F4D8">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>2004 through 2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2011 through 2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5EF5E9E13904EE785C91586B2E15582">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>2007 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H39E70CC2D28E4E16B90900EEB87757C7">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Division of STP funds for areas of less than 5,000 population</header>
<paragraph id="HA61DA2951D99455F81DE8EEB7A8BAF02">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Special rule</header>
<text>Notwithstanding section 133(c) of title 23, United States Code, and except as provided in paragraph (2), up to 15 percent of the amounts required to be obligated by a State under section 133(d)(3)(B) of such title for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 may be obligated on roads functionally classified as minor collectors.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38513DD13DA74270A744E71FAC2A48EC">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Suspension</header>
<text>The Secretary may suspend the application of paragraph (1) with respect to a State if the Secretary determines that the authority provided under paragraph (1) is being used excessively by the State.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD953CF9BADBB4716862B3DC917EB5688" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>1108.</enum>
<header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header>
<subsection id="HAFB80F0E10C14E288B0809B649E2C29E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Eligible projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 149(b) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H29EE428AD8C24F27B11CA8FE62EA08FC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HFCCBAE7BEC9A4616A3770463941CDAAF">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Eligible projects</header>
<paragraph id="HAE214C00F3AE4E47ADBF7B39079EFACA">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<subparagraph id="H05455520A91D4CDA97A9773FE6731159">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Requirements for obligation of funds</header>
<text>A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for a transportation project or program if the project or program meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) and (C).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4AA0D704F6A4548A56C4420CF9EE2EF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Area served by project or program</header>
<text>A project or program meets the requirements of this subparagraph if the project or program is for an area in the State that—</text>
<clause id="H0ED65382934244D992245BDAE33E2349">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>is or was designated as a nonattainment area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or 188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 7512(a), 7513(a), or 7513(b));</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB924B3AACCD546F79D26CEB5264DC91E">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>is or was designated as a nonattainment area under such section 107(d) after December 31, 1997; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB81C3FA175444FABA1ED5384ED0564DF">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>is required to prepare, and file with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, maintenance plans under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HABCD9F51CC1E48D4AE3BA3A96AD2E3B0">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Purpose of project or program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project or program meets the requirements of this subparagraph if—</text>
<clause id="H4CCC22ACB3564DE0AF2D7E82C82F1859" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, determines that—</text>
<subclause id="H7F10B2FD88944B71B4F5822744F7E2DD">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>on the basis of information published by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 108(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act (other than clause (xvi) of such section), the project or program is likely to contribute to—</text>
<item id="HE2535769055C4B1EB6B0D05CC1E83CE2">
<enum>(aa)</enum>
<text>the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard; or</text>
</item>
<item id="HB8AE2BFDD2E94CF986BBFD40405BF815">
<enum>(bb)</enum>
<text>the maintenance of a national ambient air quality standard in a maintenance area; or</text>
</item>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC5CA7BA4AE804DEA910B6BBD1D82D88F">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the project or program is part of a program, method, or strategy described in such section 108(f)(1)(A);</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HE4791576F80145E494C21CE4595527A4">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the project or program is included in a State implementation plan that has been approved pursuant to the Clean Air Act and the project will have air quality benefits;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H11DBE62DEF4D4C88B5673FE4892B0588">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, determines that the project or program is likely to contribute to the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard through reductions in travel time delay, vehicle miles traveled, or fuel consumption or through other factors; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB7CC99D373C8401FB7037B83E2945878">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>the Secretary determines that the project or program is likely to contribute to the mitigation of congestion.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98F5B2D7EA1A4D0FBF8AE9046A578F41">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Special rules</header>
<subparagraph id="H1010FBFB77F44A9880928855F217798E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Projects resulting in new capacity for single occupant vehicles</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for a project or program that will result in the construction of new capacity available to single occupant vehicles only if the project or program is likely to contribute to the mitigation of congestion or the improvement of air quality.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H18C257CC1DB949C0B6D8B88C7AB81C6C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Projects for PM-10 nonattainment areas</header>
<text>A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for a project or program for an area that is nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide, or both, and for PM–10 resulting from transportation activities, without regard to any limitation of the Department of Transportation relating to the type of ambient air quality standard such project or program addresses.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC43F93BA34C74641810B036F8676133B" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Electric vehicle infrastructure</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) or 104(b)(3) for a project or program to establish or support the establishment of electric vehicle battery charging or changing facilities at any location in the State. Such projects or programs may be carried out by a State or local agency or through a public-private partnership.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H70BCF914CA5341639036607FE29DE70B">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Cost-Effective emission reduction guidance</header>
<text>Section 149 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD0B55D3618245A6BBED1525117D48DE">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6512B5FB501E4DA28544FBD3A5268BE3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2511E9DED4704FBB9B0F0493AE4C3F42" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1109.</enum>
<header>Equity bonus program</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9C5F0CAD436C4C5D850A032E157A2B06" style="USC">
<section id="HC14C4A6F71E9461E83F08305649EEF65">
<enum>105.</enum>
<header>Equity bonus program</header>
<subsection id="HDAB812626EC640969D07163EAEACE20C">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Program</header>
<paragraph id="H7C0C28FEB7AB4BECB95DF33CC2F9AB1E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall apportion among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that no State receives a percentage of the total apportionments for the fiscal year for the programs specified in paragraph (2) that is less than the percentage calculated under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9FCA5B4C5B94FB68E1B3221939B5DB9">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Specified programs</header>
<text>The programs referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8EED7FF815B430BA502C376962D2DC5">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the metropolitan planning programs under section 104(f);</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCD6C66E13F2499B819A46C28DC3E32B">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the equity bonus program under this section;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50EAAC9A803B46D8BBABB3122C9C80A7">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the National Highway System program under section 119;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBECF0126447647E8A31EE080F446A91B">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>the rail-highway grade crossing program under section 130;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE62B19DA001F4854A4BA6AF147B3B03B">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>the surface transportation program under section 133;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E6621238BFC4214B654A02863F54DAF">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>the highway safety improvement program under section 148;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4E4A7DCCA25448290FA26C212C03D37">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>the recreational trails programs under section 206;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H428C6728621B4C3797DDC268A586AA42" commented="no">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<text>the State infrastructure bank capitalization program under section 611; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8A2A86E39C74300A3FD1D423FA48EF4">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the Appalachian development highway system program under section 14501 of title 40.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCB41284C50A444329FE49CB796F5579E">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>State percentage</header>
<text>For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, the percentage referred to in subsection (a) for each State shall be 94 percent of the quotient obtained by dividing—</text>
<paragraph id="H4BC7281133B2463AAF564E14A0E528ED">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; by</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EE383E0381A4D61ACDD0B5A7C049133">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in all States paid into the Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC7854E393C6545BD850C91D71137702A">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Minimum amount</header>
<paragraph id="HF08C7CEDB2F24006AF3682273763E92B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, before making the apportionments under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall apportion among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that each State receives a combined total apportionment for the programs specified in subsection (a)(2) and the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149 that equals or exceeds the combined amount that the State was apportioned for fiscal year 2012 for the programs specified in section 105(a)(2) of this title (other than the high priority projects program under subparagraph (H) of such section), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H446C089460F949779D93C1B6A34B69E7">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Special rule</header>
<text>In determining a State’s combined apportionment for fiscal year 2012 for purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not consider amounts apportioned to the State for such fiscal year under the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H86E8575100B34307B8A06B551D853D4F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>Section 111(d)(1) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (Public Law 112–30; 125 Stat. 344).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5452BBF31A5643989FA07F7A07C02E22">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>Section 111(d)(3) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (Public Law 112–30; 125 Stat. 345).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC66E71C89E6F4717A587C267CAF434BA">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>No negative adjustment</header>
<text>No negative adjustment shall be made under subsection (a)(1) to the apportionment of any State.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF625077126134C8AB625E5A21547799A">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Treatment of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H6343085CB28C479F92B5DD76B8A03E31">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Programmatic distribution</header>
<text>The Secretary shall apportion the amounts made available under this section that exceed $2,639,000,000 so that the amount apportioned to each State under this section for each program referred to in subparagraphs (C) and (E) of subsection (a)(2) is equal to the amount determined by multiplying the amount to be apportioned to such State under this section by the ratio that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE019CF0B46E642E1907D07EA041984B3">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the amount of funds apportioned to such State for each program referred to in subparagraphs (C) and (E) of subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year; bears to</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90D24CAF806F4A33BF47B253E72208BC">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the total amount of funds apportioned to such State for all such programs for such fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF19AB9BCE7544C118EA1982F2670A000">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Remaining distribution</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall administer the remainder of funds made available under this section to the States in accordance with section 133, except that section 133(d)(3) and section 1115(a) of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 shall not apply to the amounts administered pursuant to this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD8E0EA5CE82B434082E4BE5A5C1B6AC1">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Metropolitan planning set-Aside</header>
<text>Notwithstanding section 104(f), no set aside provided for under that section shall apply to funds allocated under this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5A59218B89B7436A9C699F7112592D4D">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H23763A6DC78644F886515CA3EBDB1992">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) to carry out this section $3,900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76524CFD29D34F658732D1870321B5B2">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Upward adjustment</header>
<text>If the amount authorized by paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is less than the minimum amount required to ensure that each State receives the minimum percentage of total apportionments required under subsection (a)(1) and the minimum amount required under subsection (c)(1) for the fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF05397D08AB34C62AD6077C2F085BA6F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the amount authorized by paragraph (1) for the fiscal year shall be increased by the amount of the shortfall, so as to equal such minimum amount; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E63289ED51A4061A68246276791D753">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts authorized by section 1101(a)(2) of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 for the surface transportation program for the fiscal year shall be decreased by the amount of the shortfall.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEDF2DDE7A1C457E99DF483AC1CAA62F">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Downward adjustment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the amount authorized by paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is more than the minimum amount required to ensure that each State receives the minimum percentage of total apportionments required under subsection (a)(1) and the minimum amount required under subsection (c)(1) for the fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0AE99A005217484C8474A6F78D0DCD12">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount authorized by paragraph (1) for the fiscal year shall be decreased by the amount of the excess, so as to equal such minimum amount; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEB5437E48A94A2BBE2277CD8E8D9014">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts authorized by section 1101(a)(1) of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 for the National Highway System program for the fiscal year shall be increased by the amount of the excess.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H1A82E9ADA1254BB2AB96C5E0B0FF81C8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1110.</enum>
<header>Project approval and oversight</header>
<subsection id="HB8F2C4A8D02A482EB8DB49E7C5F58E19">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Assumption by States of responsibilities of the Secretary</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(c)(1) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HA827C50210654106AB880BF1A2666A74" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H929A9B83BCD24B11AE1313F418218EA0">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>NHS projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For projects under this title that are on the National Highway System, including projects on the Interstate System, the State may assume the responsibility of the Secretary under this title for design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, and inspections with respect to such projects unless the Secretary determines that such assumption is not appropriate.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H440159FB82AD4A96BE2625526F00A212">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Value engineering analysis</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(e) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8C27EA297EB047F2994FEB27BAA06ABC">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H83388BD739A5405F959FF98165352207">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>National Highway System receiving Federal assistance</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90E2DB6DA76F4E5BA2B3C7B5A1C61DB0">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A21126657B743A39E52539FFD1285FE">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AEF657C76764CB1A322BA7E06A26C03">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by inserting <quote>on the National Highway System receiving Federal assistance</quote> after <quote>project</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00922C8699AD45459B8CA9EDA9F163C2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47F8ACD6D232405383F1835389470FE1">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HE3EAF2E7C4324A66840899066D67037A" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HA99E9A948F334E10A5C88B53219796F7">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Design-build projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A requirement to provide a value engineering analysis under this subsection does not apply to a project delivered using the design-build method of construction.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC789F72806074D638A5953009FEE5E7F">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Major projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(h)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9238A8C3482946B69A7752C52273D114">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D5A5CFB915E41059B8675DE6A77EBF9">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F92DEE6E27E49C8A99875F236CC7C7E">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HC2A4139AE39C41F89C8881F3F42C76BE" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="HD631D83D0F3E48B2BB38AC597C6414C8">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the appropriateness of a public-private partnership to deliver the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2521D8C829A94A95875B1433AA87DF97">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Use of advanced modeling technologies</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H3F7439D1AC5F4AA7BA73A2A0465EADAA" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H00F7F5B51A744D2183A4B8401A3F520C">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Use of advanced modeling technologies</header>
<paragraph id="HBFFFFF2C33A345199FD375F9F6636B5B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to transportation projects that receive Federal funding, the Secretary shall encourage the use of advanced modeling technologies during environmental, planning, financial management, design, simulation, and construction processes related to the projects.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF772582CD5A49BE9B21865A14C1FF39">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Activities</header>
<text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F1C85878D194C8EB774B6DD4941EEB8">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile information relating to advanced modeling technologies, including industry best practices with respect to the use of the technologies;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB7BF734557A437FA79D080B7B2F72BC">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminate to States information relating to advanced modeling technologies, including industry best practices with respect to the use of the technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB47CCB3076F94C209EC98BE1A62BFDEC">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote the use of advanced modeling technologies.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF57238AF382543FE812792AB1A887672">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Comprehensive plan</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and publish on the Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation a detailed and comprehensive plan for the implementation of paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89E0E0129F2B44EB905827A7CCF56930">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Advanced modeling technology defined</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>advanced modeling technology</quote> means an available or developing technology, including 3-dimensional digital modeling, that can accelerate and improve the environmental review process, increase effective public participation, enhance the detail and accuracy of project designs, increase safety, accelerate construction and reduce construction costs, or otherwise expedite project delivery with respect to transportation projects that receive Federal funding.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB638A28CB3964405B452DAC317010045" commented="no">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Review of oversight program</header>
<paragraph id="H416FC46595E94BCDA440F6BA6875377F" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall review the oversight program established under section 106(g) of title 23, United States Code, to determine the efficacy of the program in monitoring the effective and efficient use of funds authorized to carry out title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E405D3453014337AB134ACD454FB5EB" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Minimum requirements for review</header>
<text>At a minimum, the review under paragraph (1) shall assess the capability of the program to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0271948E0B694BBE9D3FA3095E2476F8" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>identify projects funded under title 23, United States Code, for which there are cost or schedule overruns; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCD1C67DC4A04DF9A653169E2C5751FC" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>evaluate the extent of such overruns.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC53ED21992C44A5D9ABE95FDA2323C0F" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Report to congress</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1), which shall include recommendations for legislative changes to improve the oversight program established under section 106(g) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB041A70D79934A3FA5DC22DC9197E944" commented="no">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Transparency and accountability</header>
<paragraph id="H7EF02BBF73A9466296A5B0BB838808F1" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Data collection</header>
<text>The Secretary shall compile and make available to the public on the Internet Web site of the Department the annual expenditure data for funds made available under title 23 and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H576D167DD76C4E70917DD7354F0B6038" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Requirements</header>
<text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the data made available on the Internet Web site of the Department—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FF6A4F971E944B682822E19DAECB40C" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>is organized by project and State;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H344E09D6BF1F4834BE748BD5380F6A6C" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>to the maximum extent possible, is updated regularly to reflect the current status of obligations, expenditures, and Federal-aid projects; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C1D619B2C414EBB81D7ADBDA4EE6FE6" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>can be searched and downloaded by users of the Web site.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA7463ADC00242B7A31A6B7F6204D354" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Report to Congress</header>
<text>The Secretary shall transmit, annually, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing a summary of the data described in paragraph (1) for the 1-year period ending on the date on which the report is submitted.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4CBAD6EFED404D7BAAB5BA57B5793005" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>1111.</enum>
<header>Emergency relief</header>
<subsection id="HF966A340FFA146DDADFCF94617F224C1">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Eligibility</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 125(d) is amended to read as follows: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBEAAE933F5884B5F82EE781F64913544" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H15E1CF9D51014C04B80C8AC0FBEFF2A4">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="H833629D54A4E479CB1A840D68D56DA8C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section for the repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H795810EFF37D4A0AA031F8D97A33D5BA">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Maximum total project costs</header>
<subparagraph id="H5F5A2E1C920D41C4A5D2DF55412C4BF3">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The total cost of a project carried out under this section may not exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a comparable facility. </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAFCDDA417A6B40AD940A7DFA3C421EB3">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Comparable facility defined</header>
<text>In this paragraph, the term <quote>comparable facility</quote> means a facility that meets the current geometric and construction standards required for the types and volume of traffic that the facility will carry over its design life.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88F575E195474F05A80F6422C6261F04" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Debris removal</header>
<text>The costs of debris removal shall be an eligible expense under this section only for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FFFF66BC1E94B5F94DF50E93D1C4718" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>an event not declared a major disaster or emergency by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4228CA0157F64A85B97DB7F3C3250AE8" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>an event declared a major disaster or emergency by the President under that Act if the debris removal is not eligible for assistance pursuant to section 403, 407, or 502 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5173, 5192).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43F2FB8FADE443679B8DB8A6C50629C2">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Territories</header>
<text>The total obligations for projects under this section in a fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may not exceed $20,000,000.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7141F803CFF432FB533F4DA1819081F">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Temporary substitute highway traffic service</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, actual and necessary costs of maintenance and operation of ferryboats or additional transit service providing temporary substitute highway traffic service, less the amount of fares charged, may be expended from the emergency fund under this section authorized for Federal-aid highways.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65D168764DE6439ABF234E8D14EFE700">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Applications; emergency declarations</header>
<text>Except as to highways, roads, and trails referred to in subsection (e), no funds may be expended under this section unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7934B65E28DA412F867674548E1EEC3F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a declaration is made—</text>
<clause id="H090D2EC8BEB94140BD0886F97670C435">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary, that an emergency exists; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC5C90F4D8A464AFDBB722247C13E4DF0">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that a major disaster or emergency exists; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B48694FACB64D7A947AFF820E3CD1C4" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>not later than 2 years after a declaration is made under subparagraph (A), the Secretary has received an application for assistance from the State transportation department that includes a comprehensive list of potentially eligible project sites and repair costs.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H339DA1A340AD450DA60B67887D319D4D" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Tribal roads, Federal lands highways, and public roads on Federal lands</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 125(e) is amended to read as follows: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H2847AD3EB4BE428B9080EF969B838406" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HF73EC7A8D6BA486BBDC535A3FCE64173">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Tribal roads, Federal lands highways, and public roads on Federal lands</header>
<paragraph id="HAE6BD68AAF4F4DC9B1BDBF005A2B611F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Use of emergency fund</header>
<text>Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section, either independently or in cooperation with any other branch of the Government, a State agency, tribal organization, organization, or person, for the repair or reconstruction of tribal roads, Federal lands highways, and other federally owned roads that are open to public travel, whether or not such roads are Federal-aid highways.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA7CCFCD9BE7484C91B557CD9CBB6551">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Reimbursements</header>
<text>The Secretary may reimburse Federal agencies, State (including political subdivisions of the States) agencies, and Indian tribal governments for expenditures made on projects determined eligible under this section, including expenditures for emergency repairs made before a determination of eligibility. Such reimbursements to Federal agencies and Indian tribal governments shall be transferred to the account from which the expenditure was made, or to a similar account that remains available for obligation, and the budget authority associated with the expenditure shall be restored to the agency from which it was derived and shall be available for obligation until the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the transfer occurs.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1225052884C043D3868149BCB19AACA2">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Open to public travel defined</header>
<text>In this subsection, the term <quote>open to public travel</quote> means that, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road is open to the general public for use with a standard passenger auto, without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or regulations, other than for general traffic control or restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H42FA9567A6204BB1A0299AD06319AB50">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Rulemaking</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to update regulations governing the emergency relief program under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to—</text>
<paragraph id="HEC2F4865A9A042788C70759128076C5B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>ensure that allocations are made to States only for sums that the State will be able to obligate in the current fiscal year;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC792BFA13A5F4E4E9B63E4821339F6AE" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>determine whether to raise the threshold for an eligible event and raise such threshold if warranted; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1C598A240194867BF32F79A3F2C9C4B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>address such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF899C9BE77434C65823A55AD83366ED4">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Improving program implementation</header>
<text>The Secretary shall take steps to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5B0E15B775E24EC9A4F5946AB1832C1C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>improve training for Federal and State officials on emergency relief requirements and processes;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0C1AAF1B0E648EB8CA38E5B655A3F8C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>establish an Internet Web site containing information on best practices for the implementation of the emergency relief program;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB992EFB702D4B03BE3CC07960C2AA5E">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>address program differences with the disaster assistance program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26C0C986907E4FD5BFF82FB468D12268">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>provide guidance on performing a benefit-cost analysis to justify cases in which a betterment is eligible for funding under the emergency relief program.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF641B794BE084E8FB9C826AC3B05946D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1112.</enum>
<header>Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 126 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HE0DF6ACACDD04712A9041E27360FE70F" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H76B4FD0377684DED9813A16146C71704">
<enum>126.</enum>
<header>Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header>
<subsection id="H9B6BE53F65B14C908D92433D094199D7">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>General rule</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to subsection (b), a State may transfer not to exceed 25 percent of the State’s apportionment under paragraph (1), (3), or (5) of section 104(b) for a fiscal year to any other apportionment of the State under any of those paragraphs for that fiscal year.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HACF6B6D588304B7C83552E2C5D836548">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Application to certain set-Asides</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds may be transferred under this section that are subject to section 104(f) or section 133(d)(3).</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H4129C9A48CD445DD8D440E8D45EC686D">
<enum>1113.</enum>
<header>Ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H604066020CF747DFB705983257256302">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>ferry boats, ferry terminals, and ferry maintenance facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>ferry boats and ferry terminals</quote>; </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F50A1D3F3754DD5ACE852CA29DF0F41">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7E6E804C382249859C7010D94F9CF027" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HA0575D7934024029BB60A5E7A6942AC4">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Apportionment of funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall apportion the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities for each fiscal year among eligible States in the following manner:</text>
<paragraph id="HC77AF49592FB40CCB53069801955D49C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>35 percent based on the total annual number of vehicles carried by ferry systems operating in each eligible State.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5F9F80DDFC74359A3EC7D22F8B46DF5">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>35 percent based on the total annual number of passengers (including passengers in vehicles) carried by ferry systems operating in each eligible State.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6828B77EBD334794A045E19BC0B38D6A">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>30 percent based on the total nautical route miles serviced by ferry systems operating in each eligible State.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H650C73906D6C4A6393EE295AF08D8680">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Eligible State defined</header>
<text>In this section, the term <quote>eligible State</quote> means a State that has a ferry system operating in the State or between the State and another State.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A7CA1A62BAC4C8094C2A30AA6DF8335">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H06FCAAE411AC42F898A168B93743884E" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1114.</enum>
<header>National highway bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection program</header>
<subsection id="H87957259AA94449E95EFBF497669D16E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Section 151 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB4D3000920D74EBBABEDC3961190FD3B" style="USC">
<section id="H6083097EF2DA43F5A61455FCB889FA6D">
<enum>151.</enum>
<header>National highway bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection program</header>
<subsection id="HB9BF295264BD4F2E9FCC554F36413D9A">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>National highway bridge and tunnel inventory</header>
<text>The Secretary, in consultation with the States and Federal agencies with jurisdiction over highway bridges and tunnels, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B03B61E82BC4CECAA21A473484858CC">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>inventory all bridges on public roads, on and off Federal-aid highways, including tribally owned and federally owned bridges, that are over waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways, and railroads;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE2E00E40A0043A1A3CC9CCBB4B6A84D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>inventory all tunnels on public roads, on and off Federal–aid highways, including tribally owned and federally owned tunnels;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA1FA003CEFF433188DA3FCE2227F4C9">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>identify each bridge or tunnel inventoried under paragraph (1) or (2) that is structurally deficient or functionally obsolete;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB713CCD801464F1BB0BAF63A6A4E9AC2">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>assign a risk-based priority for replacement or rehabilitation of each structurally deficient bridge or tunnel identified under paragraph (3) after consideration of safety, serviceability, and essentiality for public use, including the potential impacts to emergency evacuation routes and to regional and national freight and passenger mobility if the serviceability of the bridge or tunnel is diminished; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5442F2FB1140488583B68238026B1E1A">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>determine the cost of replacing each structurally deficient bridge or tunnel identified under paragraph (3) with a comparable facility or the cost of rehabilitating the bridge or tunnel.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBDE9799F1A3049CB953C3CEAD7AD2C6B">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>National highway bridge and tunnel inspection standards</header>
<paragraph id="HF56BD92EB77C44D68C1F3332755067A9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish and maintain inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway bridges and tunnels described in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2). The standards shall be designed to ensure uniformity in the conduct of such inspections and evaluations.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CADEC0E094C45419271D05598F0FAFB">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Minimum requirements for inspection standards</header>
<text>At a minimum, the standards established under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFFF5531B33FC4F579226E8FE97C23ECF">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>specify, in detail, the method by which inspections will be carried out by States, Federal agencies, and tribal governments;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54BCF53FC45C49B5BE91EE28A227602B">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>establish the maximum time period between inspections;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9912EA1B19B4F209D7A5D2AE1A790E6">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>establish the qualifications for those charged with carrying out inspections;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFC34098A57349068BAD235743CEA508">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>require each State, Federal agency, and tribal government to maintain and make available to the Secretary upon request—</text>
<clause id="HA699E694A0404B7E92558824F0AD82D6">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>written reports on the results of highway bridge and tunnel inspections, together with notations of any action taken pursuant to the findings of such inspections; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEE09CDC31BD94BE18FCEC8FEA7B565F2">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>inventory data for all highway bridges and tunnels described in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) under the jurisdiction of the State, Federal agency, or tribal government that reflect the findings of the most recent highway bridge and tunnel inspections;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H607C60C4B1C74FC9A5A065766EF71D76">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>establish a procedure for national certification of highway bridge and tunnel inspectors;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8F81F04BBA04FC3A646E2050A4826A0">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>establish, in consultation with the States, Federal agencies, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures for the Secretary to conduct reviews of State and Federal agency compliance with the standards established under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D4000A5D5D042E892EAA42E79CC99BE">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>establish, in consultation with the States, Federal agencies, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures for the States to follow in reporting to the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="H372F5164F0F94196A764028914AAC2F7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>critical findings relating to structural safety-related deficiencies of highway bridges and tunnels; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5BDD9102902E45F390C9C84F0E7B63D5">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>monitoring activities and corrective actions taken in response to a critical finding described in clause (i).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4FB60D211624956895B7A09726B6709">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Compliance requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H459F8D121CA34CF5B2CE7B0608C73C4C">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Reviews of State compliance</header>
<text>The Secretary shall annually review State compliance with the standards established under this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DF9A01B47BF4A6CA9C1F43DBC9E06A4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Findings of noncompliance</header>
<text>If the Secretary identifies noncompliance by a State in conducting an annual review under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall issue a report detailing the noncompliance by December 31 of the calendar year in which the review is conducted and shall provide the State an opportunity to address the noncompliance by—</text>
<clause id="H93BD165060874CE2882C98936DB67700">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>developing a corrective action plan to remedy the noncompliance; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD1DEA7D3DAF14C869B8D0FF87ED47F04">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>resolving the noncompliance within 45 days of receiving notification of the noncompliance.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A4D2451EE204E4EAED736C1A375E228">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Penalty for noncompliance</header>
<subparagraph id="H0B5E0EA872074171B8DD86D716DCF435">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Funding requirement</header>
<text>If the Secretary identifies noncompliance by a State in conducting an annual review under paragraph (3)(A) in a calendar year, and the State fails to address the noncompliance in the manner described in paragraph (3)(B) by August 1 of the succeeding year, on October 1 of such succeeding year, and each year thereafter as necessary, the Secretary shall require the State to dedicate funds apportioned to the State under sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(3) to correct the noncompliance.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5D791107C5FB48EAA37E3786A8D88680">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Amount</header>
<text>The amount of the funds dedicated to correcting the noncompliance in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="HBC8D10E590D8413B9BEC83FBE3D6BA34">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>be determined by the State based on an analysis of the actions needed to address the noncompliance; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1C41F96E2E194C6FB907F93CB6F99DFF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>require approval by the Secretary.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE19DD2CC6EE94B8D8D0A7B569559E40D">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Training program for bridge and tunnel inspectors</header>
<text>The Secretary, in cooperation with State transportation departments, shall establish a program designed to train appropriate personnel to carry out highway bridge and tunnel inspections.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H78C1E5A727844652B664FA1CDF8E31AA">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Availability of funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B179E2D4CB4411F9891D808ED4B2620">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the Secretary may use funds made available to the Secretary under sections 104(a) and 503;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4628A8211FDC40E58FE51B4884E77744">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>a State may use amounts apportioned to the State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(5);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6983EBCB6CC4BA09BB9986387F92FA6">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>an Indian tribe may use funds made available to the Indian tribe under section 502; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3232D389B2C94F8A924FDAA28D45A97A">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>a Federal agency may use funds made available to the agency under section 503.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC375C5CF66A0441488232F78A9E57707">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 151 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HFB6B7E54CE154A3595036C16A6B31E38" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">151. National highway bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB895925947C943449CBB03058296104A">
<enum>1115.</enum>
<header>Minimum investment in highway bridges</header>
<subsection id="H430517CDFD0A42E4BD6502E4B3CF814A">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Minimum investment requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H2844C7AF47B84BC2ADB2B912506ADF84">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>National Highway System bridges</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of amounts apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under each of sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, an amount equal to 10 percent of such amounts shall be available to the State only for eligible projects on highway bridges on the National Highway System if the Secretary determines under paragraph (3) for the fiscal year that more than 10 percent of the total deck area of highway bridges in the State on the National Highway System is located on highway bridges that have been classified as structurally deficient. </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE1A73CF6CFF466D81769BDEF7B12DBA" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Bridges not on Federal-aid highways</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of amounts apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, an amount equal to 110 percent of the amount that the State was required to expend for fiscal year 2009 on projects under section 144(f)(2) of such title (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be available to the State only for eligible projects on highway bridges not on Federal-aid highways if the Secretary determines under paragraph (3) for the fiscal year that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD74867DCB5A041F98CE61AA69029ADC2" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">more than 15 percent of the total deck area of highway bridges not on Federal-aid highways in the State is located on highway bridges not on Federal-aid highways that have been classified as structurally deficient; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E409DC09923440589B96DACA5AD36CD" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">more than 2,000 highway bridges not on Federal-aid highways in the State are classified as structurally deficient.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2259C07A6AC649D2BF0754BCBD9A81A8">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Use of data in national bridge and tunnel inventory</header>
<text>The Secretary shall make the determinations under paragraphs (1) and (2) with respect to a State for a fiscal year based on an average of the final data concerning highway bridges in the State contained in the national bridge and tunnel inventory for the most recent 3 calendar years for which such data are available.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H064F6BE2B6E94BC3A416B3FB9BB897CF">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Applicability</header>
<text>This subsection shall apply to amounts apportioned for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H287FB199029B4070932C06519C2F2921">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF41AB7D1CA374B41977838125E58DDE0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Eligible project</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>eligible project</quote> means a project to replace (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitate, preserve, or protect (including through painting, scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) a bridge or tunnel on a public road of any functional classification.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H480F287586A74F13BDCF8A081D1E525D" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>National bridge and tunnel inventory</header>
<text>The term <quote>national bridge and tunnel inventory</quote> means the national bridge and tunnel inventory established under section 151 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by this title).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5AB1070E76F74BD2A1222155F0B57A39">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Bridge rehabilitation and replacement</header>
<text>Section 217(e) is amended by striking <quote>then such bridge</quote> and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting <quote>the State carrying out the rehabilitation or replacement is encouraged to provide such safe accommodations as part of the rehabilitation or replacement</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6992CE82669A43EF9EF444CFE88D1D22" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no">
<enum>1116.</enum>
<header>Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence</header>
<subsection id="H748B78A03AB24A718389B4B3438DEFF4" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 164(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B180822CD8B4D15BA8AE6F3A471C4E1" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54B467E9B3594F35AD1C74AA1C2FB926" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07A6C6E211514A0E9CC759128F0A0A9E" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HECC30D9A4CEC4EB29FB8B4A7B41C7BCD" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H8BECCB6624FA457284DFDBD0D2862F1F" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive—</text>
<clause id="H1282702FA1AC4857A0B2BCE3DC272C82" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a suspension of all driving privileges for not less than 1 year; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB5E5408A6F5A4D9FB9308EBFC283839A" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a suspension of unlimited driving privileges for 1 year with limited driving privileges permitted (subject to requirements established under State law) if an ignition interlock device is installed for not less than 1 year on each motor vehicle owned or operated, or both, by the individual;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H66F9763FF1E4435791DEA5737602A39B" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Transfer of funds</header>
<text>Section 164(b)(1)(A) is amended by striking <quote>alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures</quote> and inserting <quote>projects and activities addressing impaired driving (as such term is defined in section 402(p)(11))</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4317736938694CBF92F07AF1DE2840EF">
<enum>1117.</enum>
<header>Puerto Rico highway program</header>
<subsection id="HB8F8ADDB636847B9B698CC11BFEF1CA9">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 165 is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HC4165AD161C54E6DB3A5DB99A5FDA94E" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H40312337C94449BBAC2EDC254039C5C3">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Allocation of funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the funds made available for the fiscal year to carry out this section to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H12445BA8843B4459AB86701629730770">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Applicability of title</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under this chapter.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2EE3C8518C3F4D799B468BA2FC966937">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Conforming Amendment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 165 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFACF491891814C1B83855963F482FC0D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subsection (c)(1) by striking <quote>sections 104(b) and 144</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B92D616F81846E2B9FE08B8DFFAA751">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subsection (d) by striking <quote>sections 104 and 144</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0512C6A041EC40EA87E67118DD963516" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1118.</enum>
<header>Appalachian development highway system</header>
<subsection id="HB37D72003C5C48B1A994645E5D6FD13E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Apportionment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall apportion funds made available under section 1101(a) for the Appalachian development highway system program for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 among the States in the ratio that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA21A04796DA7457F8EE08E97F4AC5994">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the latest available cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian development highway system under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, with respect to each State; bears to</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33E49BC41D5E4D66A676A21C8839D373">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the latest available cost to complete estimate for that system with respect to all States.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9A7FEECBB22043AF95B4B678909A1137">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Minimum and maximum apportionment</header>
<text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), each State that receives an apportionment under subsection (a) shall receive—</text>
<paragraph id="HD53E9E3E7952427FA3FFFF621C7D1A0D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>not less than 1 percent of the funds apportioned under this section; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BC3841F882745578879BB8BF2579E4B">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>not more than 25 percent of the funds apportioned under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3FA01567911F4071B6AAF7AEA3A8F374">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Applicability of title 23</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under section 1101(a) of this Act for the Appalachian development highway system program shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of any project under this section shall be determined in accordance with section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, and such funds shall be available to construct highways and access roads under such section 14501 and shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6553687498A14ADC879821836A7F986F">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Credit for non-Federal share</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(j)(1)(A) is amended by striking <quote>and the Appalachian development highway system program under section 14501 of title 40</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3B45C557E81A4877A566CB43C85540E0">
<enum>1119.</enum>
<header>References to Mass Transit Account</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any reference to the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund in title 23 or 49, United States Code, or in any other provision of law shall be deemed to refer to the Alternative Transportation Account of the Highway Trust Fund.</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H9E16B80929DF4D4CAC0AA852728CB8E7">
<enum>B</enum>
<header>Innovative Financing</header>
<section id="HFBC38BA54071414CA6D608C1DE938E57" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1201.</enum>
<header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation</header>
<subsection id="H300A16832E3A4C5FAFB2D6DD3E2CFCA0">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="HCB28C5C3C2C64F49AAA9A735C31A9058" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Contingent commitment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H887E7C69031B46ADA7E0DB84FD4C42CF" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (14), (15), (16), and (17), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73FF19122D234F1BADC9E5BF28B10CF7" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC77C008A7B3647518D0CCC3B79E6982D" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H14955A3090D94E4C8EC1240DE2BF7FAC" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Contingent commitment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>contingent commitment</quote> means a commitment to obligate an amount from future available budget authority, but is not an obligation of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66D5221EF27E44D49294FB93EDD09D8E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Eligible project costs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a)(2) (as amended by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>(regardless of when incurred)</quote> after <quote>including the cost</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F0207C0A5354F60B767283B7E89F7EF">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Master credit agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a) (as amended by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is further amended by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1882964DF62C41FC9662B219C4DD9892" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HA0F5406184E24E7F972C352BEE04D747">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<header>Master credit agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>master credit agreement</quote> means an agreement entered into by and between the Secretary and an obligor for a project that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H082666CE59D34C6A89FE7EC251E685CC">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes contingent commitments of one or more secured loans or other Federal credit instruments at future dates, subject to the provision of future budget authority;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB33CBDB5D1674849897A8DA5E7ABE01E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>establishes the amounts and general terms and conditions of such secured loans or other Federal credit instruments;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5EBADBF780FF47AB9578F004AC24AAF5">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>identifies the dedicated revenue sources that will secure the repayment of such secured loans or other Federal credit instruments, which may differ by project; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34D854AC5B0E42119805CFC8A8219CE0">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides for the obligation of funds for such a secured loan or other Federal credit instrument, subject to the provision of future budget authority, for a project included in the agreement after all requirements under this section have been met for the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B4039EA12B545F6838B7FF88D1F1E5A">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Obligor</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a)(9) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by inserting <quote>limited liability company,</quote> after <quote>corporation,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H011B8A058F9D47719B7D17DCB79F2DFE" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Project</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a)(10) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25D116C483514518B984289BFA2C292E" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C); </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8879F4D97ECC4162A4D6CED566139353" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting a semicolon; and </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FBC699504C54CFBB900280F537C5CF4" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA9AB2CBF31C44ADFA6E544803A52354A" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="HE7A1E24BA4F34B118379C6461EA68259" commented="no">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a program of related transportation projects that—</text>
<clause id="H41F38602A5BB4A209B5A105FA4FD9DE9" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>are coordinated to achieve a common transportation goal;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD39D82B387264063AA2E8624C30D8C68" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>are eligible for funding under this title or chapter 53 of title 49; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H96DED41AA390459E96BF134CD118F874" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>together receive not more than 30 percent of their funding for capital costs from Federal grant funds made available under this title or chapter 53 of title 49; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1D2891407AA437195CBFFF4CC1DB49F" commented="no">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>a highway, transit, or pedestrian project, or grouping of projects, that—</text>
<clause id="H99088CECD0614778A68F844F15A27430" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text> improves mobility; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA4DC91B2065A41EEBEB8E66E9D0764F8" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>is located within the station area of a transit, passenger rail, or intercity bus station.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB00089EE18B4F008A42016303E36DA6" commented="no">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Rural infrastructure project</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a) (as amended by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is further amended by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H92B66BC80E0640BCBE05D06C2AE3E100" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H4C3685E862BB4A4C9C36F27DDEC1BE39" commented="no">
<enum>(13)</enum>
<header>Rural infrastructure project</header>
<text>The term <quote>rural infrastructure project</quote> means a surface transportation infrastructure project located in any area other than an urbanized area that has a population of greater than 250,000 inhabitants.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H191D50A1D7EE405D930126154DEFCDA6">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Subsidy amount</header>
<text>Section 601(a)(16) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by inserting <quote>, or other source of funds provided pursuant to section 608(c)(2),</quote> after <quote>budget authority</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2153F03F9C2D43D79A3C910BF04BCC4F">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Project applications and determinations of eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="HFE03F871AC5D4E81B86210E3F061BEEE">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Section 602 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H53FBEA32150144C3A8B1700AAAA6B0D8" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H5A34EC9E2E714CD8B7167D73F63F71D5">
<enum>602.</enum>
<header>Project applications and determinations of eligibility</header>
<subsection id="HEC3D3C6FFE734234B12DE6937F6F6B5F">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Project applications</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H4BCE8EFE324A40F8AB0F80EEE844B6F5">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State, local government, agency or instrumentality of a State or local government, public authority, private party to a public-private partnership, or any other legal entity undertaking a project may submit to the Secretary an application requesting financial assistance under this chapter for the project.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C5F2B9E1CE24E958A216AF07222B493">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Master credit agreements</header>
<text>An application submitted under paragraph (1) may request that financial assistance under this chapter be provided under a master credit agreement.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F3F05EA48394A28B60EBEE80EE2DF31">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Applications where obligor will be identified later</header>
<text>A State, local government, agency or instrumentality of a State or local government, or public authority may submit an application to the Secretary under paragraph (1) under which a private party to a public-private partnership will be the obligor and will be identified later through completion of a procurement and selection of the private party.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3138F2435E554365A94C96A7AB893AF9">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="HB82BFB08A68D441A9C9328C67D0D413D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Approval</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall approve an application submitted under subsection (a)(1) for each project that meets the criteria specified in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H728D3DF84F9A40E0B041A6D67F198683">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Criteria</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive financial assistance under this chapter, a project shall meet the following criteria:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD47CA4C3876944E5B1A795B494AB17CD">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Inclusion in transportation plans and programs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project shall satisfy the applicable planning and programmatic requirements of sections 5203 and 5204 of title 49—</text>
<clause id="HA101337D6452438C9AA9F16885A7F550">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>in the case of an application for financial assistance to be provided under a master credit agreement, at such time as credit assistance is provided for the project pursuant to the master credit agreement; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H048FFCC0285A41BCAC0D18831A7F4063">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>in the case of any other project application, at such time as an agreement to make available a Federal credit instrument is entered into under this chapter.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F12763451024FD38A14722006070FA9">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Creditworthiness</header>
<clause id="HFEEB91E6ACE041E58E3E0CD11284857E">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The project shall satisfy applicable creditworthiness standards, including, at a minimum—</text>
<subclause id="HE539BA5AC62046D6B41BD5D26F06A1B7">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>a rate covenant, if applicable;</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFC2B1EBDA64C4687814EF6C1C312099C">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>adequate coverage requirements to ensure repayment;</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H16FD20A47AED475485E5C2E467BEB774">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on debt senior to the Federal credit instrument; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H4E300149B43F4B90B3A4B8DF703862CC">
<enum>(IV)</enum>
<text>a rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the Federal credit instrument.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H53E07CEECAEE4F80B5358552386ECBC7">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Amounts less than $75,000,000</header>
<text>Notwithstanding clauses (i)(III) and (i)(IV), if the senior debt and Federal credit instrument is for an amount less than $75,000,000, 1 rating agency opinion for each of the senior debt and Federal credit instrument shall be sufficient.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0E92A48F916D4F07AC3015CF8AC4D637">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Federal credit instruments that are the senior debt</header>
<text>Notwithstanding clauses (i)(III) and (i)(IV), in a case in which the Federal credit instrument is the senior debt, the Federal credit instrument shall be required to receive an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D56E6858FDD415BACC872D3581FD839">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Eligible project costs</header>
<text>The eligible costs of the project—</text>
<clause id="HF23DFC49097449489E98348DE310864C">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project described in section 601(a)(9)(F) or a project principally involving the installation of an intelligent transportation system, shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $15,000,000;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H565FB5CC70C34B0DB8F277BC55478278">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project for which financial assistance will be provided under a master credit agreement, shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $1,000,000,000;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAA6F36C3398747B2975212FE67627552" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>in the case of a rural infrastructure project, shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $25,000,000; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H033AD0E82A544783A3446D4DB94F8C09">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>in the case of any other project, shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text>
<subclause id="H0F8E0F8D2B044032A978B327DA9D25F8">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>$50,000,000; or</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1757C5F63A754A43BB18D61FE91A9F7A">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent of the amount apportioned, out of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account), to the State in which the project is located for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for the most recently completed fiscal year.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82449B315DFD4A4690D29B6E80E91F0C">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Dedicated revenue sources</header>
<text>The Federal credit instrument for the project shall be repayable, in whole or in part, from tolls, user fees, payments owing to the obligor under a public-private partnership, or other dedicated revenue sources that also secure or fund the project obligations.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F94A222E466453289633B64C3C1CF71">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Regional significance</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project shall be regionally significant (as defined in regulations implementing sections 134 and 135 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012)) or otherwise significantly enhance the national transportation system.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23330517B0F64677B950D35F1865E3EF">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<header>Public sponsorship of private entities</header>
<text>In the case of a project undertaken by an entity that is not a State or local government (or an agency or instrumentality of a State or local government), the project shall be publicly sponsored as provided under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB11A9A65802429295DD8F7E2633CD5E">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<header>Beneficial effects</header>
<text>The Secretary shall determine that financial assistance for the project under this chapter will—</text>
<clause id="HE6BB5ADDBAEE4830BF16FA69364B254C">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>foster an innovative public-private partnership and attract private debt or equity investment for the project;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4C2BF92E6B5E44D6959BC30155507780">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than the project would otherwise be able to proceed or reduce the project’s life cycle costs, including debt service costs; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H838D3F3048B04041BB8A1354A2942DD2">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>reduce the contribution of Federal grant assistance for the project.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CFC5EDB7D3649BD99AC4C7DCA2556F9">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<header>Project readiness</header>
<text>The applicant shall demonstrate that the contracting process for construction of the project can be commenced not later than 90 days after the date on which a Federal credit instrument is secured for the project under this chapter.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2FCBA0D91CD24445B179CAB891079ABD">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Preliminary rating opinion letter</header>
<text>For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall require each applicant for a project to provide a preliminary rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating agency indicating that the project’s senior obligations, which may consist, in whole or in part, of the Federal credit instrument, have the potential to achieve an investment-grade rating.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF40FBF368735463C93A7F9E0344C32AA">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Approval of applications and funding</header>
<paragraph id="H28B370B7B45C4DEE87099195B4669199">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBBFEB485AAAD455C9DE3EE0984E8DE46">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>approve applications for projects that meet the criteria specified in subsection (b)(2) in the order in which the Secretary receives the applications; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5034FD8A097D4FE38BB8F9CB7102B5C5">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>commit or conditionally commit budget authority for projects, out of amounts made available to carry out this chapter for a fiscal year, in the order in which the Secretary approves the applications for such projects.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7963BEF138D4BA187BE299A20CDA489">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Insufficient funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary approves an application submitted under subsection (a)(1) for a project in a fiscal year, but is unable to provide financial assistance for the project in that fiscal year as a result of prior commitments or conditional commitments of budget authority under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide the project sponsor with the option of receiving such financial assistance as soon as sufficient budget authority is made available to carry out this chapter in a subsequent fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H94DD1DCC1ABE4335A53F94E566DD7994">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Procedures for determining project eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="HED92F25F7BEB4F62B52EECC508811ACF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Establishment</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish procedures for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA67395A6D43E43D9AF8DA417715DCBB7">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>processing applications received under subsection (a)(1) requesting financial assistance for projects; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C74B4F496614F0DB0E85CDAFFFF09E7">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>approving or disapproving the applications based on whether the projects meet the criteria specified in subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF21FBA028754713A5655DE2B6130C1B" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Application processing procedures</header>
<text>The procedures shall meet the following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF167EDC722694934A97CE6489CFA7175" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The procedures may not restrict when applications may be filed.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5216752B6EF14DFF9972B235D76AD9B0" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The procedures shall ensure that—</text>
<clause id="HC81A5D55EE304A64BC4C183019C922C7" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the Secretary will provide written notice to an applicant, on or before the 15th day following the date of receipt of the applicant’s application, informing the applicant of whether the application is complete;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEEBEE40672E4462D84C8CF442E154A3C" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>if the application is complete, the Secretary will provide written notice to the applicant, on or before the 60th day following the date of issuance of written notice for the application under clause (i), informing the applicant of whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved the application;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H770EDFCAE310455C86773DB701F591F9" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>if the application is not complete, the Secretary will provide written notice to the applicant, together with the written notice issued for the application under clause (i), informing the applicant of the information and materials needed to complete the application; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2DC35FB864FA441FAC7AF17718AE47F4" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>if the Secretary does not provide written notice to an applicant under clause (i) in the 15-day period specified in clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="HA17DA3BBBB7041DEA857C9F6E5D1F799" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the applicant’s application is deemed complete; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H53DFB07063D749D98A08B978B5F085B5" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the Secretary will provide written notice to the applicant, on or before the 60th day following the last day of such 15-day period, informing the applicant of whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved the application.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H51A95F202DBA4AB4B584389B240CEF85" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>The procedures may not use eligibility criteria that are supplemental to those established by this chapter.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F920DBE1BD04F15A26354D8CE4A4E20" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>In accordance with subsection (b)(1), the procedures shall require approval of an application if the project meets the eligibility criteria specified in subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71289796785F4E939CCFE0BC9ED6FC0E" commented="no">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>The procedures shall require that any written notice of disapproval of an application identify the eligibility criteria that were not satisfied and contain an explanation of the deficiencies that resulted in failure to meet such criteria.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E343F4303084F2BBF63E4F477D48FF3">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Special rules for master credit agreements</header>
<text>The Secretary shall issue special rules for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD2408C8F700D4B6480BB4C26DB6CA9E6">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>processing applications under which financial assistance will be provided under a master credit agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8037818750542C495AE4799E37F9ACF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>approving or disapproving such applications based on whether the proposed project or program of related projects meets the applicable eligibility criteria specified in section 601(a)(7).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H09B22B85E3F54A42A0F2F802242BB417">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Application approval</header>
<text>Approval of an application for a project under subsection (a)(1) qualifies the project for execution of a conditional term sheet establishing a conditional commitment of credit assistance.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA3884081E97847B28C1972C052E1A92E">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Federal requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirements of this title for highway projects, chapter 53 of title 49 for public transportation projects, and section 5333(a) of title 49 for rail projects, the following provisions of law shall apply to funds made available under this chapter and projects assisted with the funds:</text>
<paragraph id="H41E43305CD9B4621B58B663649C9788D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC22CBFD0B16140B58B0516BBA3A0FB4C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06162CB6A4744CFA8F24DD3BE9FAB08C">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H13465DD743A5427787CA68049F24A647">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Development phase activities</header>
<text>Any credit instrument secured under this chapter may be used to finance 100 percent of the cost of development phase activities as described in section 601(a)(1)(A) if the total amount of the credit instrument does not exceed the maximum amount for such instrument prescribed in this chapter.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C621504B7FA478FAB891488842EB06E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 6 is amended by striking the item relating to section 602 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="H5A34EC9E2E714CD8B7167D73F63F71D5" level="section">602. Project applications and determinations of eligibility.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H74AB49B00B574A78A99DE1534CC0885D">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Secured loans</header>
<paragraph id="HD80776A1F2214E14A7344E5A012C26EA">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<subparagraph id="HF756B912F0744E4D810420488AA576BA">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Approval of projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603 is amended by striking <quote>selected</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>approved</quote>. </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5300392E2774F9C8A539137A248DE29">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Agreements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603(a)(1) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, including master credit agreements,</quote> after <quote>agreements</quote>. </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B7412BCA15A41B98E0B180477E26270">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Risk assessment</header>
<text>Section 603(a)(3) is amended by striking <quote>602(b)(2)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>602(c)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE608C6B578E446BB8283BFB5AE42BCB3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Terms and limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="HAF29FDE03FE34B15A8A494DF2CCC8E44">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Section 603(b)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>are consistent with this chapter and its purpose and that</quote> before <quote>the Secretary determines appropriate.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC97AF3265EB3417685DBF783EDCF8FC4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Maximum amounts</header>
<text>Section 603(b)(2) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA97FC4BFF51640CC934294AE83A8CEB8" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H8A4BE30E42F74C32A37BE8F23EFDF869">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Maximum amounts</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the secured loan may not exceed 49 percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D2F702130D54B14A5D3BD94F705C6C0">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Payment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603(b)(3)(A)(i) is amended by inserting <quote>payments owing to the obligor under a public-private partnership,</quote> before <quote>or other dedicated revenue sources</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE81155F386784A61B9EDE1B7A78FAB9D">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Nonsubordination</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603(b)(6) is amended by inserting after <quote>project obligations</quote> the following: <quote>entered into after the date on which the agreement to provide the secured loan is entered into under this section (except that such obligations do not include project obligations issued to refund prior project obligations or project obligations not contemplated by the parties at the time)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2812787889304468BB4458DBB087A84D" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Lines of credit</header>
<paragraph id="H5213AB174BE24F239CF2F2605F71149D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Approval of projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(a)(1) is amended by striking <quote>selected</quote> and inserting <quote>approved</quote>. </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5890BD786A004033A0C8662935024947">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Risk assessment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(a)(3) is amended by striking <quote>602(b)(2)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>602(c)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14546A2B9F1E44A3AC188B3B61FB40F6">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Terms and limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H17ED64A29E7547D496491CB00B477760">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(b)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>are consistent with this chapter and its purpose and that</quote> before <quote>the Secretary determines appropriate.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC0D72B90CF75452A80A67A4D4C7FD37E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Maximum amounts</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(b)(2) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBCEF6B67412A4A03AFC7083C6DC4225E" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HDE62F505C5AE46C6BAE0B238F4A407E1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Maximum amounts</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of the line of credit may not exceed 49 percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D8ED76FAE0049BC9F295B437833DB8D">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Security</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(b)(5)(A)(i) is amended by inserting <quote>payments owing to the obligor under a public-private partnership,</quote> before <quote>or other dedicated revenue sources</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD50977B594A74C73A34A505DB639EBF4">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Nonsubordination</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(b)(8) is amended by inserting after <quote>project obligations</quote> the following: <quote>entered into after the date on which the agreement to provide the direct loan is entered into under this section (except that such obligations do not include project obligations issued to refund prior project obligations or project obligations not contemplated by the parties at the time)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7C7366D7B194E8D8937B33D4D8D3B7C">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Relationship to other credit instruments</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(b)(10) is amended by striking <quote>33 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>49 percent</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6ECBD2A63C40416AA77D3BC62FE57F1E">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Program administration</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 605 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5A197CEC06C64B7C9C1A3EDC1FD17CFA" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H882164BD09774721967F9F95BA2FDA67">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Expedited processing</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall implement procedures and measures to economize the time and cost involved in obtaining approval and the issuance of credit assistance under this chapter.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1566856E3C34687B2A7863D945104F0">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="HCE766CE6D4264A058646752C1AE03EE5">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 608(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1CE65C6827CD412AA1ED463BDE345310" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H0DDED2613672411BA0126635F798D706">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) to carry out this chapter $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D0946ECAF274FECAC09737A08298114">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Administrative costs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 608(a)(3) is amended by striking <quote>$2,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B5045BF350B4B82B622F2CEF6755066">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Projects under a master credit agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 608(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCC8FE8A329604376BB28F39CED9CB6FD" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HB8F229D1C42847749ACE8E35208DF9DA">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Projects under a master credit agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may commit or conditionally commit to projects covered by master credit agreements not more than 15 percent of the amount of budget authority for each fiscal year under paragraph (1). This limitation does not apply to a project under a master credit agreement that has received final credit approval.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15604F75D86D4863A3ABAAEBB71316CE">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Exhaustion of availability</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 608 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBDC1C33F67924BF5BD9D99DAC25741FC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HAC57255360A9449584F61DA987172AFF">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Exhaustion of Availability</header>
<paragraph id="HA91D69653FD946F388AC425FB8FCCC4B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Notice of exhaustion</header>
<text>Whenever the Secretary fully commits budget authority available in a fiscal year under subparagraph (a)(1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H90EC83E621424E8794F0009347CB0F3F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>publish notice of that fact in the Federal Register; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D023631DF414C449EF018905921DC3B">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>deliver written notice of that fact to the applicants under all approved and pending applications.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72C2258C662A4086BB1AF1433C2DD9F7">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Election to use other sources for subsidy amount</header>
<text>An applicant may elect in its application or at any time after receipt of such notice to pay the subsidy amount from available sources other than the budget authority available in a fiscal year under subparagraph (a)(1), including from Federal assistance available to the applicant under this title or chapter 53 of title 49.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA565FE464AE44A30B4752BF2D4420564">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Use of unallocated funds</header>
<paragraph id="H904FBA0E0F4045BBAFCD1147F1FD2872">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Distribution among States</header>
<text>On September 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute any remaining budget authority made available in subsection (a)(1) among the States in the ratio that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B76BA44E0E142D9A69A7AAE0569C774">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount authorized to be apportioned, out of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account), to each State for the National Highway System program, the surface transportation program, and highway safety improvement program for the fiscal year; bears to</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H471901C008C246C797FA34226BED3F4E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount authorized to be apportioned, out of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account), to all States for the National Highway System program, the surface transportation program, and highway safety improvement program for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F9CCFB092BD4F2CB8099100140F7A72">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Eligible purposes</header>
<text>Such budget authority shall be available for any purpose eligible for funding under section 133.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1BC5D44DB418479889A53B04EC843219" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1202.</enum>
<header>State infrastructure bank program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
</text>
<subsection id="H2AA1F42BABF642B9B455B2B76B32D8CA">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H2A475092AC8D478B86478A633F65C082">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Section 610(d) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1C2C065B76140B28E6610A9B806277F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> each place that it appears and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2013 through 2016</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9BECCB1FE334FDC915668AA33EFEB1D">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>10 percent</quote> each place that it appears and inserting <quote>15 percent</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F5919DE55D44859A11CB14DD092A315">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Highway accounts</header>
<text>Section 610(d)(1) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01CB2DC89F8644D6820E120757F4C129">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64AE93333E1C47D19A66BC455277A031">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2092E024A6F4DF1A7D757DE7636B3C3">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9C75803F606841CB80886A0306F0EB00" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H74FC49693429487EBA0F361ABF9B07C7">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">100 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 under section 611.</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H815001E44ECD401788DE4706B016F916">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Program administration</header>
<text>Section 610(k) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2013 through 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H02CC452656FE48B2A6C996D7DDCDFD4F">
<enum>1203.</enum>
<header>State infrastructure bank capitalization</header>
<subsection id="H256753F810984452869AAA7808AF3B38">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 6 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H55141BD3315049FE86FD017C5BDF6D60" style="USC">
<section id="H4ACC4D0C049543A18240046108D617FD" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>611.</enum>
<header>State infrastructure bank capitalization</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
</text>
<subsection id="H45E0AC295DEC41FAB0E1DDBA5E290367">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Apportionment of funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year among the States in the ratio that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DD012CF307A410585D59F54AF05BCC3">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount authorized to be apportioned, out of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account), to each State for the National Highway System program, the surface transportation program, and highway safety improvement program for the fiscal year; bears to</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3E97F50A6C04D7381DC9D7C4E80840F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount authorized to be apportioned, out of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account), to all States for the National Highway System program, the surface transportation program, and highway safety improvement program for the fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H977D75873C98482FADA35AD2D2FFD44C">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Eligible uses of funding</header>
<paragraph id="HA54CC4BEC74C415FB5C3284CCC6A48F1">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), funds apportioned to a State under subsection (a) shall be used by the State to make capitalization grants to the highway account of the State’s infrastructure bank established under section 610.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC1EF4B258C441BC8ABF49B33C088947">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Fiscal years 2013 and 2014</header>
<text>Funds apportioned to a State under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 may be used by the State for eligible projects on the National Highway System, as described in section 119(d).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD9BF985988634236A0997EC4EF1118C5">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Reapportionment of funds</header>
<text>For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, if by August 1 of the fiscal year a State does not obligate the funds apportioned to the State for the fiscal year under subsection (a) for providing capitalization grants described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall reapportion the remaining funds among those States that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3BFC384A44D44CCE84646F9A07776443">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>did obligate before such date all of the funds apportioned to the State for the fiscal year under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBA32A885ED7409D9BF2A03452372AF1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>certify to the Secretary that the State will use the additional funds to make capitalization grants described in subsection (b) before the end of the fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B0E77DEC14F4A71BA6453B71D29A048">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Limitation</header>
<text>Any reapportionment of funds pursuant to subsection (d) shall not require a recalculation of percentages under section 105.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7A248346BDFE4D8E9E183C726D8F7C76" commented="no">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Applicability of Federal law</header>
<text>The requirements referred to in section 610(h) shall apply to any funds apportioned under this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D6FAEDD24C3490CB7DE382590EA7E4F">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="HADE7F319891642DBB219B1E9213C6884">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) to carry out this section $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE27455BE37C049A0BB8733D519A0E1FC">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Contract authority</header>
<text>Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCC3EBBA2A0434C5DB86F821308E02435">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 6 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H7AC281629BE84217B8B7BEDB6898BE98" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">611. State infrastructure bank capitalization.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H97C770B14F244BD09AA566048BE5ED26">
<enum>1204.</enum>
<header>Tolling</header>
<subsection id="H7B34163A1774470BBFC12FF80050FD58">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Amendment to tolling provision</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129(a) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H12D9E4B600F74B478F1C7F9933CDF714" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF430D37C48CF422CBC011CDB06A85AA9">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Basic program</header>
<paragraph id="H91ABD3550E8F49EE84916437BE55F582">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Authorization for Federal participation</header>
<text>Subject to the provisions of this section, Federal participation shall be permitted on the same basis and in the same manner as construction of toll-free highways is permitted under this chapter in the—</text>
<subparagraph id="H57F91061DF064A88ABE0BB7D977699AA">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>initial construction of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach thereto;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6AFFA6C24654BA8A14DEEA72EBE0E20">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>initial construction of one or more lanes or other improvements that increase capacity of a highway, bridge, or tunnel (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and conversion of that highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled facility;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2C2DC08D6354E8EB98482B66E22421E">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>initial construction of one or more lanes or other improvements that increase the capacity of a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System and conversion of that highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled facility, if the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after such construction is not less than the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before such construction;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71F04B8AB8DB45A4A6EDE77A1B476E01">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or replacement of a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach thereto;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C343793B91C44BDAFF75C80D930193E">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>reconstruction or replacement of a toll-free bridge or tunnel and conversion of the bridge or tunnel to a toll facility;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAFCA8CE3C5B64D98BCEDE74D96EB47BF">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation of a toll-free Federal-aid highway (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and conversion of the highway to a toll facility;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86D4FFDAF3134812A2FB039482B037D3">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation of a highway on the Interstate System if the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation is not less than the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before reconstruction, restoration or rehabilitation;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2262C6A55A7346AEB404586650093B97">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<text>conversion of a high occupancy vehicle lane on a highway, bridge, or tunnel to a toll facility; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48A91D35C9D946A39E804F27421D4132">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>preliminary studies to determine the feasibility of a toll facility for which Federal participation is authorized under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE251C96F2D7C4371848C14EAA50FD6AB">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Ownership</header>
<text>Each highway, bridge, tunnel, or approach thereto constructed under this subsection must—</text>
<subparagraph id="H246238EF31134D3DA2B0845502B3AB1F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>be publicly owned; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA6F6ED5980E452FB2447C2D3B118C3F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>be privately owned if the public authority with jurisdiction over the highway, bridge, tunnel, or approach has entered into a contract with a private person or persons to design, finance, construct, and operate the facility and the public authority will be responsible for complying with all applicable requirements of this title with respect to the facility.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF44AF67EA0324AA8A7D45BF5AC18D6A9">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Limitations on use of revenues</header>
<subparagraph id="HCAC68EC393C04CA096611A3AA5E62964">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility shall use all toll revenues received from operation of the toll facility only for—</text>
<clause id="HA7E1895CB3244374AAE3F5021055B85A">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>debt service with respect to the projects on or for which the tolls are authorized, including funding of reasonable reserves and debt service on refinancing;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H52DE0202403E480B8988AA6B942CFB33">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>reasonable return on investment of any private person financing the project, as determined by the State or interstate compact of States concerned;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6A0D58EFEDCF4A0F8046BC124061CDC6">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>any costs necessary for the improvement and proper operation and maintenance of the toll facility, including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE429B736225C40E9A112867306573A54">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>if the toll facility is subject to a public-private partnership agreement, payments that the party holding the right to toll revenues owes to the other party under the public-private partnership agreement; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H90EC1FFC6F1A4F0D8DDD6D54F2174F39">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>if the public authority certifies annually that the tolled facility is being adequately maintained, the public authority may use toll revenues for any other purpose for which Federal funds may be obligated by a State under this title.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98D6EBAD3C654B50868D2F39197E7A29">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Annual audit</header>
<text>A public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility shall conduct or have an independent auditor conduct an annual audit of toll facility records to verify adequate maintenance and compliance with subparagraph (A), and report the results of such audits to the Secretary. Upon reasonable notice, the public authority shall make all records of the public authority pertaining to the toll facility available for audit by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E713E5CA0EC4F03BAAE6221E6F8A480">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Noncompliance</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary concludes that a public authority has not complied with the limitations on the use of revenues described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may require the public authority to discontinue collecting tolls until an agreement with the Secretary is reached to achieve compliance with the limitation on the use of revenues described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5425B91BDFED44BCB37F237D99454ED2">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Limitations on conversion of high occupancy vehicle facilities on Interstate System</header>
<subparagraph id="H8D14DBD496324867BD1C06910E96A2EE">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A public authority with jurisdiction over a high occupancy vehicle facility on the Interstate System may undertake reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation under subsection (a)(1)(G) on the facility, and may levy tolls on vehicles, excluding high occupancy vehicles, using the reconstructed, restored, or rehabilitated facility, if the public authority—</text>
<clause id="HB5793015F64E4495BA500E5B5EE016F5">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a high occupancy vehicle facility that affects a metropolitan area, submits to the Secretary a written assurance that the metropolitan planning organization designated under section 5203 of title 49 for the area has been consulted concerning the placement and amount of tolls on the converted facility;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H82D2B46515EA4A95877ECE921F1CDC22">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>develops, manages, and maintains a system that will automatically collect the toll; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H11A26D9477A744AAA47495FD93C57F77">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>establishes policies and procedures to—</text>
<subclause id="H532EA177DCDC4A15B029C192CD1D2528">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>manage the demand to use the facility by varying the toll amount that is charged; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAC8317FEBEBC4B44AC29F0616B6C5C29">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>enforce sanctions for violations of use of the facility.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE3A5C18E42249B69B5D8F0E8D88B705">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Exemption from tolls</header>
<text>In levying tolls on a facility under subparagraph (A), a public authority may designate classes of vehicles that are exempt from the tolls or charge different toll rates for different classes of vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FFD2AE710134B6E849F3A60BE7EA196">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Special rule for funding</header>
<text>In the case of a toll facility under the jurisdiction of a public authority of a State (other than the State transportation department), upon request of the State transportation department and subject to such terms and conditions as such department and public authority may agree, the Secretary, working through the State department of transportation, shall reimburse such public authority for the Federal share of the costs of construction of the project carried out on the toll facility under this subsection in the same manner and to the same extent as such department would be reimbursed if such project was being carried out by such department. The reimbursement of funds under this paragraph shall be from sums apportioned to the State under this chapter and available for obligations on projects on the Federal-aid system in such State on which the project is being carried out.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4ACF81C8637044CA8D50FF353AD3073A">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Limitation on Federal share</header>
<text>The Federal share payable for a project described in paragraph (1) shall be a percentage determined by the State but not to exceed 80 percent.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1FA75C858DF494EBDC4B44BC23D7B98" commented="no">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Modifications</header>
<text>If a public authority (including a State transportation department) with jurisdiction over a toll facility subject to an agreement under this section or section 119(e), as in effect on the day before the effective date of title I of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, requests modification of such agreement, the Secretary shall modify such agreement to allow the continuation of tolls in accordance with paragraph (3) without repayment of Federal funds.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62C6842AEF8B4C81A1C8BCFF6C83C3DE">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<header>Loans</header>
<subparagraph id="HB9A35A869539480984972E61E4C6D227">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Using amounts made available under this title, a State may loan to a public or private entity constructing or proposing to construct under this section a toll facility or non-toll facility with a dedicated revenue source an amount equal to all or part of the Federal share of the cost of the project if the project has a revenue source specifically dedicated to it. Dedicated revenue sources for non-toll facilities include excise taxes, sales taxes, motor vehicle use fees, tax on real property, tax increment financing, and such other dedicated revenue sources as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93F2BA04FB014D4E923876B281330452">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Compliance with Federal laws</header>
<text>As a condition of receiving a loan under this paragraph, the public or private entity that receives the loan shall ensure that the project will be carried out in accordance with this title and any other applicable Federal law, including any applicable provision of a Federal environmental law.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A767307990943EAA2C38F08BC1FF274">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Subordination of debt</header>
<text>The amount of any loan received for a project under this paragraph may be subordinated to any other debt financing for the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAC13B21B35104D7D83E7DCCCAEF003C1">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Obligation of funds loaned</header>
<text>Funds loaned under this paragraph may only be obligated for projects under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5ADA1F374744C4B958771633DF0C88F">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Repayment</header>
<text>The repayment of a loan made under this paragraph shall commence not later than 5 years after date on which the facility that is the subject of the loan is open to traffic.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E702CD938B44BB0AD1B3D18212CE881">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<header>Term of loan</header>
<text>The term of a loan made under this paragraph shall not exceed 30 years from the date on which the loan funds are obligated.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2F5EC5BA6B1472BA1849C96A48F15E5">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<header>Interest</header>
<text>A loan made under this paragraph shall bear interest at or below market interest rates, as determined by the State, to make the project that is the subject of the loan feasible.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE64A5671A44C4D82847C52923BBC9925">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<header>Reuse of funds</header>
<text>Amounts repaid to a State from a loan made under this paragraph may be obligated—</text>
<clause id="HB1D841DBBED343DDBC2CA0308B44998D">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>for any purpose for which the loan funds were available under this title; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8FFA9D4F86084CCF9324DEEC14361155">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>for the purchase of insurance or for use as a capital reserve for other forms of credit enhancement for project debt in order to improve credit market access or to lower interest rates for projects eligible for assistance under this title.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4C00060E419424CA54605C7CFEA34D3">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<header>Guidelines</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish procedures and guidelines for making loans under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF73219F5D8E847FEA9CF7FE3B8784781">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<header>State law permitting tolling</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State does not have a highway, bridge, or tunnel toll facility as of the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, before commencing any activity authorized under this section, the State must have in effect a law that permits tolling on a highway, bridge, or tunnel.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A8D3440506A4510BCB0A1B6217A37FE">
<enum>(10)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE49DFD2279C421CB07BB869134F406E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>High occupancy vehicle; hov</header>
<text>The term <quote>high occupancy vehicle</quote> or <quote>HOV</quote> means a vehicle with no fewer than 2 occupants.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86544057E06648A8A0EAFFBEEB8793DF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Initial construction</header>
<text>The term <quote>initial construction</quote> means the construction of a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other facility at any time before it is open to traffic and does not include any improvement to a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other facility after it is open to traffic.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF05654DA29B6445DAADDA32E94744A23">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Public authority</header>
<text>The term <quote>public authority</quote> means a State, interstate compact of States, or public entity designated by a State.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9097A46832904D8484F2A07D4DF02294">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Toll facility</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>toll facility</quote> means a toll highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach thereto constructed under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H83D5E532B5E043CEB277A32D4F8DC305">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Electronic Toll Collection Interoperability Requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, all toll facilities on the Federal-aid highways shall implement technologies or business practices that provide for the interoperability of electronic toll collection programs.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD9B2ECA425324A3D81745BF71E625E13">
<enum>1205.</enum>
<header>HOV facilities</header>
<subsection id="H25514E8688214AECA10657A709B0A28E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>HOV exceptions</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 166(b)(5) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H799EE2A3587A4EEFB5C8787E141DEA3B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2016</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H244DCB8B2C0147E78F8EBA34EC41305E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2398205A87954D17AABBAFCAF43E9086">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>this paragraph</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA462007607D04F07A485C17F14170029">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by inserting <quote>or equal to</quote> after <quote>less than</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBE561731C0F645F7960EA81565430AAB">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Requirements applicable to tolls</header>
<text>Section 166(c)(3) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H554EF1B49221446FAA154287B22D565F" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HD98FE20882CA41F284978D19FBC5D960">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Toll revenue</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Toll revenue collected under this section is subject to the requirements of section 129(a)(3).</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE99030164A46422091718F5AA8AD4EC1">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>HOV facility management, operation, monitoring, and enforcement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 166(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H56C5954852D84CF5AF10442CBE349CC1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HFFDB1BBA669A47608501552D1761050B">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Maintenance of operating performance</header>
<text>Not later than 6 months after a facility has been determined to be degraded pursuant to the standard specified in subparagraph (B), the State agency with jurisdiction over the facility shall bring the facility into compliance with the minimum average operating speed performance standard through changes to operation of the facility, including—</text>
<clause id="H6B9EF0854AA0421D8BC5C392B38CF0A7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>increasing the occupancy requirement for HOV lanes;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD48F2ABB64B84930816497EE34BDBA51">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>varying the toll charged to vehicles allowed under subsection (b) to reduce demand;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7DDDB91DE967407F9574878DBBAE33C0">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>discontinuing allowing non-HOV vehicles to use HOV lanes under subsection (b); or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H342F7AEC1FC74157A8DEA712F240A3C6">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>increasing the available capacity of the HOV facility.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4F3F18F095BD460DA552BF6408C6B10F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1206.</enum>
<header>Public-private partnerships</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
</text>
<subsection id="H8AEF6F17574E4BF1A441B36494697BB2">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Best practices</header>
<text>The Secretary shall compile, and make available to the public on the Internet Web site of the Department, best practices on how States, public transportation agencies, and other public officials can work with the private sector in the development, financing, construction, and operation of transportation facilities.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H75E6E704AF1D466ABB77FBEB52B7D09B">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text>The best practices shall include polices and techniques to ensure that the interests of the traveling public and State and local governments are protected in any agreement entered into with the private sector for the development, financing, construction, and operation of transportation facilities.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD17D49EF91B64E7BBA9F59C460915914">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Technical assistance</header>
<text>The Secretary, upon request, may provide technical assistance to States, public transportation agencies, and other public officials regarding proposed public-private partnership agreements for the development, financing, construction, and operation of transportation facilities, including assistance in analyzing whether the use of a public-private partnership agreement would provide value compared with traditional public delivery methods.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H145C14FE820A402FB739AE80A1C71B15">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Standard transaction contracts</header>
<paragraph id="H6A8312A2AB144DBDA98466225C604CB9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Development</header>
<text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop standard public-private partnership transaction model contracts for the most popular types of public-private partnerships for the development, financing, construction, and operation of transportation facilities.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50B0CE1688F84BAE8CF802B1D16D7229">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Use</header>
<text>The Secretary shall encourage States, public transportation agencies, and other public officials to use the model contracts as a base template when developing their own public-private partnership agreements for the development, financing, construction, and operation of transportation facilities.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H3A2C5F1D7DE247008159F659A76AE6B2">
<enum>C</enum>
<header>Highway Safety</header>
<section id="H8D253CC60D9A4AD9A66E4DF5D70A4642">
<enum>1301.</enum>
<header>Highway safety improvement program</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H483E349D74E0452CADCA3AC427C08460" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HF0FFCCB2D90E4A9BA647C2F1B69E444D">
<enum>148.</enum>
<header>Highway safety improvement program</header>
<subsection id="H9BE4EA86C668450B884450E423EB3EF2">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HB9E5DBB0B2484FA58E53F4126DC44B31">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Highway safety improvement program</header>
<text>The term <quote>highway safety improvement program</quote> means the program carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C3ECF9B326A43F293FD8623DC51D928">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Highway safety improvement project</header>
<text>The term <quote>highway safety improvement project</quote> means a project consistent with an applicable State strategic highway safety plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC1D6D2B95694D479060A46208EBB732">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>corrects or improves a roadway feature that constitutes a hazard to any road users; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA58B063B8C64AC2B5862A7DF8C6266F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>addresses any other highway safety problem.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F113B04AD2944DF90304FD82A5BC6D6">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity</quote> means a project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that require the use of an assessment or management method designed to maintain highway sign or pavement marking retroreflectivity at or above minimum levels prescribed in the Manual.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85303CA4786F4CCC8F5A13876FC896EF">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Road users</header>
<text>The term <quote>road users</quote> means motor vehicle drivers and passengers, public transportation operators and users, truck drivers, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians, including persons with disabilities.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB83893A510A04683A4B426FB58CEAB81">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Safety data</header>
<text>The term <quote>safety data</quote> includes crash, roadway, driver licensing, and traffic data with respect to all public roads and, for highway-rail grade crossings, data on the characteristics of highway and train traffic.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5ED8DCAF26443FEB5B15562433091AB">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Safety project under any other section</header>
<subparagraph id="HD500E6B7917045E1A4842688EC7E9615">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The term <quote>safety project under any other section</quote> means a project carried out for the purpose of safety under any other section of this title.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED10F5758CDD4684A8195BFA644F45A4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Inclusion</header>
<text>The term <quote>safety project under any other section</quote> includes—</text>
<clause id="H10F28CCC96084E17B2370784FC42D115">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>projects consistent with an applicable State strategic highway safety plan that promote the awareness of the public and educate the public concerning highway safety matters (including motorcycle safety);</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H04195EF8A8794E699409D5EEB41A2DFB">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>projects to enforce highway safety laws; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC488A30BE00749A7A42174AF6654194C">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>projects to provide infrastructure and equipment to support emergency services.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4440EACAC98141DABD2C94E44BC31BF5">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>State highway safety improvement program</header>
<text>The term <quote>State highway safety improvement program</quote> means a program of highway safety improvement projects carried out as part of the statewide transportation improvement program under section 5204(g) of title 49.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7837CB6A384945109F8CE1E7A70E7210">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<header>State strategic highway safety plan</header>
<text>The term <quote>State strategic highway safety plan</quote> means a comprehensive, data-driven safety plan developed in accordance with subsection (c)(2).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H148CEFF83BC84FD69A023918ECCA931C">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall carry out a highway safety improvement program that is consistent with achieving a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD43D2BEAFC484BD6BAF9DD591CA4DB61">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>State highway safety improvement programs</header>
<paragraph id="HD7FA5F1A762A41D59764BD51E3C92431">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>To obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) to carry out this section, a State shall have in effect a State highway safety improvement program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFFF3561000054E3A8761BBC1DF1DBAE3">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>includes a set of projects that are consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan of the State;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AC4B4A2025D42A58FED475B0F2AB925">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>satisfies the requirements of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33D707FB10254E07AEA0398547EE2B5C">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with the State’s statewide transportation improvement program under section 5204(g) of title 49.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF89FFDBD7EEA43E5B280B050C76A635F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Strategic highway safety plan</header>
<text>As part of the State highway safety improvement program of the State, each State shall have in effect, update at least every 2 years, and submit to the Secretary a State strategic highway safety plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H95FBBF9C6B8B43B185F369A027C1FEF0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>is developed after consultation with—</text>
<clause id="HB4D8FD644B7B458AB0BCD7ADC4BA60EF">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>a highway safety representative of the Governor of the State;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD79DF0FED3ED41D7976228FF6EE57D3F">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>regional transportation planning organizations and metropolitan planning organizations, if any;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7D54CE5DABCA48DE8A616A79A3D0E855">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>representatives of major modes of transportation;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H205F9E9CA2F74AF090B913F7C252BE26">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>State and local traffic enforcement officials;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCDF6CA6DF55C4141B66072E6E47BDF89">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>representatives of entities conducting a Federal or State motor carrier safety program;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC8B398C9FEB147639094B885FA80CCA9">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text>motor vehicle administration agencies;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC34BFF17A4514FE0B55381BDDA123F4C">
<enum>(vii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a highway-rail grade crossing safety representative of the Governor of the State; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB4E0DB9455194639BFC15DE373A9A855">
<enum>(viii)</enum>
<text>other major Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local safety stakeholders;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9E4A56252384FD2B68639E5C4E622C9">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>is approved by the Governor of the State or a responsible State agency;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC581938094CA499BA69E47490A2A1EB0">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>defines State safety goals, including with respect to performance measures established under section 5206 of title 49;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B1EBB8C82EF44B8B224CF2D1DBA1126">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>addresses engineering, management, operation, education, enforcement, and emergency services elements of highway safety (including integrated, interoperable emergency communications) as key factors in evaluating highway projects;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H964A26B383124DED86A0288724CBD56D">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>analyzes and makes effective use of State, regional, and local safety data, including data from the safety data system required under subsection (e);</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3C3F72D01184D54A60897127C085F58">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>considers the results of Federal, State, regional, and local transportation and highway safety planning processes; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB21BB59DD70C41EB893CE23B0852B283">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>considers the safety needs of, and high-fatality segments of, public roads.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66AC984DB3DF46E39868F50F53FD5BFA">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="H93B3FD2CDD704C3FAB78C5B72F596F6C">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Identification and analysis of highway safety problems and opportunities</header>
<text>As part of the State highway safety improvement program of the State, each State shall, including through use of the safety data system required under subsection (e)—</text>
<clause id="HFB7C53AD16A3485EA5EC07B60936A591">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>identify roadway features that constitute a hazard to road users;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD343572AAF794EBCB8EFDBA128DE7CA5">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>identify highway safety improvement projects on the basis of crash history (including crash rates), crash potential, or other data-supported means;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0B30CE2216824FAE9B94B582B71CEB74">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>establish the relative severity of the risks of roadway features based on crash, injury, fatality, traffic volume, and other relevant data (including the number and rates of crashes, injuries, and fatalities);</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5889A5F5664B406EB4D1202947E95299" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the 100 most dangerous roads in the State, including specific intersections and sections of roads, based on the risk factors described in clause (iii); </text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF4D8D6DACFAF40ED9746A01CD7BD3DD3">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>consider whether highway safety improvement projects maximize opportunities to advance safety; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0538C52B29F54261BF8CB19DA1B39BB2">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, evaluate the progress made each year in achieving State safety goals identified in the State strategic highway safety plan.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A82DC253F594C388F377A44623751D8">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Schedule of highway safety improvement projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the State highway safety improvement program of the State, each State shall, including through use of the safety data system required under subsection (e)—</text>
<clause id="HD6BF25F700094D899E9C71CD6F4EF9E7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>identify highway safety improvement projects;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H009F0E2C061D432E872BD68C472E412C">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>determine priorities for the correction of roadway features that constitute a hazard to road users as identified through safety data analysis; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H44C2F7401CF64A94BBB18BA4C0412C3B">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>establish and implement a schedule of highway safety improvement projects to address roadway features identified as constituting a hazard to road users.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF634CB1999A145129F3FB088C99FA4F3">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Eligible projects</header>
<subparagraph id="H82B41EA5BFD741BDA6FF3AA141B7705E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) to carry out—</text>
<clause id="HFF08D8AA8E6E4B8B91A84F25896F9907">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>any highway safety improvement project on any public road or publicly owned pathway or trail;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7296798800674F29B048E3BCF671396F">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>any project to put in effect or improve the safety data system required under subsection (e), without regard to whether the project is included in an applicable State strategic highway safety plan;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H01EF4A1BD09A4033806FF86DEF1BCF3F">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>any project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity with respect to a public road, without regard to whether the project is included in an applicable State strategic highway safety plan;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE97A0529747D4BACA4237A8C7FE3CE76" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any project for roadway safety infrastructure improvements consistent with the recommendations included in the publication of the Federal Highway Administration entitled <quote>Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians</quote> (Publication number FHWA RD–01–103), or any successor publication; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAB2237F15CB54C498E5554399F5B3244">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>as provided in subsection (d), other projects.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA90C2E6724A44A68A09EC07F7590FB53">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Use of other funding for safety improvement projects</header>
<clause id="H8EEAFD5AB938467CA71DEF5DBDF8CCFF">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Effect of section</header>
<text>Nothing in this section prohibits the use of funds made available under other provisions of this title for highway safety improvement projects.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB80D74F724434A519AF61FFF29872D2B">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Use of other funds</header>
<text>States are encouraged to address the full scope of their safety needs and opportunities by using, for a highway safety improvement project, funds made available under other provisions of this title (except a provision that specifically prohibits that use).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB8DEDEB2B9D4DF184FE0D6ED02ABF3B">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Automated traffic enforcement systems</header>
<clause id="H316E8CFB091C4175A428F2626572F64A">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Prohibition</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may not obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b) to carry out any program to purchase, operate, or maintain an automated traffic enforcement system.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H75ED284ADCFD4CF58D1B7DF1031FC0CF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Automated traffic enforcement system defined</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subparagraph, the term <quote>automated traffic enforcement system</quote> means automated technology that monitors compliance with traffic laws.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70BF49B2C5AF43DBBD03693E06A8C04D" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Updated State strategic highway safety plan required</header>
<subparagraph id="H5C41693FE04548CA9CA273A5925D3358" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) for the second fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 only if the State has in effect and has submitted to the Secretary an updated State strategic highway safety plan that satisfies requirements under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H97E7A155D163410EA96E4070CDC0D902" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Transition</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the second fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) in a manner consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan of the State developed before such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H387815E903A44F279432172427A946CC">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Flexible funding</header>
<text>To further the implementation of a State strategic highway safety plan and the achievement of performance measures established under section 5206 of title 49, a State may use not more than 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) for a fiscal year to carry out safety projects under any other section if—</text>
<paragraph id="H7C0B12127FBA4B278BFC37E8687A5B50">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the use is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan of the State; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7ADD6F86FD1F435092D05D582BF3114B">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State certifies to the Secretary that the funds are being used for the most effective projects for making progress toward achieving performance measures established under section 5206 of title 49.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H73193D6E09B54C5AB405F3033604EFA9">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header> Safety data system</header>
<paragraph id="H89B8B05501594063A7B3FB9CD0041E82">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, each State, as part of the State highway safety improvement program of the State, shall have in effect a safety data system to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FCA8BD421E644698F43849C34820D27" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>collect and maintain a record of safety data with respect to all public roads in the State;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC0BDAAA13464FBAA2B7910F0898B84B">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>advance the capabilities of the State with respect to safety data collection, analysis, and integration;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2D48CC4173E45DAA2F5BA50350F2E58">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>identify roadway features that constitute a hazard to road users; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6B6E23686394763BDC826D8C2F878CF">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>perform safety problem identification and countermeasure analysis.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F1F94A0E9744D8FA5B4AFE38C7BD010" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Improvement efforts</header>
<text>Each State shall carry out projects, as needed, to ensure that the safety data system of the State enhances—</text>
<subparagraph id="H575C14EDD5304FB5945D0E586DDB0251" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, and accessibility of safety data with respect to all public roads in the State;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5D7B1C47A5CA49D9BD2A59077C82C5F3" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the ability of the State to integrate all safety data collected throughout the State;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H911101E850A74E4497018EB52FD267C2" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the ability of State and national safety data systems to be compatible and interoperable;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFFAE14643D28441EA45EDAD5ABB01595" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>the ability of the Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash rates, outcomes, and circumstances; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0CA96FE7E634BF09800FCEB6EAD01F2" commented="no">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>the collection of data on crashes that involve a bicyclist or pedestrian.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2257C7D702F417A99099EB715586FBC" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Evaluation of improvement efforts</header>
<text>Each State shall collect and maintain a record of projects undertaken to improve the safety data system of the State and shall evaluate the effectiveness of such projects.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1C8C821287541AFB6465370816714C0">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Transparency</header>
<text>A State shall make all plans and reports submitted to the Secretary under this section available to the public through—</text>
<paragraph id="HE51962515CA64D6789153CC00C11202A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the Internet Web site of the State transportation department of the State; or</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B64DA3EC90942A5A848CD94DE729435">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>such other means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8D2045CCD4004C8DBEC94FC5C4A54831">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Discovery and admission into evidence of certain reports, surveys, and information</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for any purpose directly relating to this section, or published in accordance with subsection (f), shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2759C52723A04CB0A0CC74609DD775ED">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Federal share of highway safety improvement projects</header>
<text>The Federal share of the cost of a highway safety improvement project carried out with funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(5) shall be 90 percent, unless a Federal share exceeding 90 percent would apply to the project under section 120 or 130.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H413CF09CE6B141A08BDE229C485B98E3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1302.</enum>
<header>Railway-highway crossings</header>
<subsection id="H7822957F59BB4D2BB1B19EB88A091E33">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Transparency of State surveys and schedules with respect to railway-highway crossings</header>
<paragraph id="H40B961CA2400457580F89C695E19E1E9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Survey and schedule of projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 130(d) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>Each State shall make the surveys conducted and schedules implemented under this subsection available to the public on an appropriate Internet Web site of the State.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCDC41526707430E9781431C145218D5">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Effective date</header>
<text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB8F7633413F8460DB1531BD8E0A35E08">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Railway-Highway crossing information</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 130 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H4A3BC6D0DD3E433283D56B9705E2A206" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H79915A110EE04A31B55DA7916C7329AC">
<enum>(m)</enum>
<header>Railway-Highway Crossing Information</header>
<paragraph id="H94985F13200541E8B32F8245B5CA6085">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Priority lists and action plans</header>
<subparagraph id="H701B836515DB42D192E3EB8E412EE2E0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, each State shall compile and submit to the Secretary a report that includes—</text>
<clause id="H59F51ABFD1C847A4B5659E2A242638EF">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>a list of the 10 railway-highway crossings in the State that have the greatest need for safety improvements;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5301CACD7A464A9AB244C5EC8BE22E1B">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>an action plan that identifies projects and activities the State plans to carry out to improve safety at those railway-highway crossings; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB804E6C7C2E449928798759DD787EF94">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>a list of projects and activities the State carried out to improve safety at those railway-highway crossings during the 2-year period ending on the date on which the report is submitted to the Secretary.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E12D99BA30F44F5AA0EF750919233E2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Updates</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall update and submit to the Secretary, at least once every 2 years, the report of that State under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81AED5F65C5640E1843EF2ECF2979E98">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Publication of reports on U.S. DOT Web site</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make the reports submitted under paragraph (1) available to the public on the Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE05B880109B0458E8BCF054629975BCD">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Publication of reports on State Web sites</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall make the reports compiled under paragraph (1) available to the public on an appropriate Internet Web site of the State.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07F7A58800A74FF48FA2B463291ECD1D">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Limitation on use of data in judicial proceedings</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any report, review, survey, schedule, list, data, information, or document of any kind compiled or collected pursuant to this subsection, including for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of a potential accident site or railway-highway crossing pursuant to this section, shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such report, review, survey, schedule, list, data, information, or document.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89272B29D10D4EE1A9F23FF40821F30F">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Noncompliance</header>
<text>If the Secretary determines that a State is not in compliance with requirements under this subsection, the Secretary may withhold funding that would otherwise be apportioned to that State under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBAB8D5E2372F467D8AFF49A15042BDA6">
<enum>1303.</enum>
<header>Highway worker safety</header>
<subsection id="H245B515E1E7740EFA1F2649CD9B94713">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Positive protective measures</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify section 630.1108(a) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA9C56F3B55AF400EAE09B075B594642D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at a minimum, positive protective measures are used to separate workers on highway construction projects from motorized traffic in all work zones where traffic is present and where workers have no means of escape, including tunnels and bridges, unless an engineering analysis determines such measures are not necessary;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC725F2247D294C3998D0AD7D58EB2601">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">temporary longitudinal traffic barriers are used to protect workers on highway construction projects in stationary work zones lasting 2 weeks or more if traffic is present, the traffic will be traveling at a speed of 45 miles per hour or more, and the nature of the work requires workers to be within 1 lane-width from the edge of a live travel lane, unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4AF09BD0228843E9B8313247D96C3B50">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an engineering analysis determines such barriers are not necessary; or </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87A9768981F6495899EC1359C983D417">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the project is located—</text>
<clause id="HA4DD3D7EC32D450D9291043E83FBB681">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>in a State with a population density of 20 or fewer persons per square mile;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFBCD50583BC9496BAF38BE63923FC394">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>outside of an urbanized area; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9E1E5B1916B44B9EB2428D80079CEDC4">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>on a roadway with an annual average daily traffic load that is less than 100 vehicles per hour; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF08DB95808DD4149A5C6A36052EBD99E">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">when positive protective measures are necessary for a highway construction project, such measures are paid for on a unit pay basis, unless doing so would create a conflict with innovative contracting approaches, including a design-build contract or a performance-based contract, under which the contractor is paid to assume a certain risk allocation and payment is generally made on a lump sum basis.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBB540443B12049BBB1CAC61E8D017400">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Apparel</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify regulations issued pursuant to section 1402 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 401 note)—</text>
<paragraph id="H48BBFF4D8B6341DEBFF09C8EB606D0B9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>to allow fire services personnel, who are subject to the regulations, to wear apparel meeting the high visibility requirements set forth in NFPA 1971–2007 (Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C361B0F34D14C90974379DF9FB76D56">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>to not require such personnel to wear apparel meeting requirements set forth in ANSI/ISEA 107–2004.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H4E3427569A6E401C9C28B4CE2FF31ECD">
<enum>D</enum>
<header>Freight Mobility</header>
<section id="HB584EF0F646A49A085D767B1631048E7">
<enum>1401.</enum>
<header>National freight policy</header>
<subsection id="HA458B3A88779497D983CE71C4D4CA375">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Development</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with interested public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, State transportation departments, and local governments, shall develop a 5-year National Freight Policy. Such policy shall be consistent with the State performance management process under section 5206(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC0DF297AF83A4503B171371AFBF9C558">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Freight Policy shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H17360077669D45A7A3748E192890F86D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>specify goals, objectives, and milestones with respect to the expansion of freight transportation capacity and the improvement of freight transportation infrastructure in the United States;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47EBE3B5E274457EA7B8D12CDDBA5C75" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>specify programs, strategies, and projects that will assist in achieving the goals, objectives, and milestones specified under paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5C99C97AD7F4EC1A5640F0D0E6A1DDE">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>specify the manner in which the programs, strategies, and projects specified under paragraph (2) will achieve the goals, objectives, and milestones specified under paragraph (1), including with respect to a 5-year timeframe for meeting the goals, objectives, and milestones;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CEAC6BC4D7842DC8E651528842C6FDA">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>identify protocols to promote and ensure the implementation of the National Freight Policy; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4A33AFB91C14914A1B41EB96952923E">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>identify a cooperative process, which includes State and local governments, for implementing the National Freight Policy.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC484A2F1217A49279933A698B3537412">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Goals</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the National Freight Policy, the Secretary shall consider the goals of—</text>
<paragraph id="HD126AC1A8C4144478B5C552527268E30">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>investing in freight transportation infrastructure to strengthen the economic competitiveness of the United States, reduce congestion, and increase productivity, particularly with respect to domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84BEF1655D2F4A178F9F3D9D07430DA7">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>improving and maintaining existing freight transportation infrastructure to ensure that infrastructure meets appropriate standards;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63A10920EDFA4E67A7606B8E7416FD56" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving the capacity of freight infrastructure across different modes of transportation, reducing congestion, and increasing freight throughput;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55F4616667E649579EE66D6D069EE66D">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>incorporating concepts of performance, innovation, competition, and accountability into the operation and maintenance of freight transportation infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95097E1AF2A1426FAF84EEB60D4530FF">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>increasing the usage and number of strategically-located, multi-modal freight transportation facilities to reduce congestion and emissions relating to highways in the United States;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69A0DA049F724CB5A47A78FB63515A1B">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>improving the safety of freight transportation;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A53C9C9531848A0A531B77772AD2F88">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing new technologies to improve the coordination and efficiency of the movement of freight throughout the United States;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BF974A389474D17B467BF55D1369EED">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<text>improving methods for incorporating international trade estimates into transportation planning; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06B4665DF8364205A586BC6DB88A098F" commented="no">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advancing the development of aerotropolis transportation systems, which are planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation networks that, as determined by the Secretary, provide efficient, cost-effective, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0017307D23424AE9BCC95D0C9297FEE2">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Reporting</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include the National Freight Policy in the National Strategic Transportation Plan developed under section 5205 of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFA73717142A84B6A9EACA5222F45D58F">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Commodity flow survey</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall make changes to the commodity flow survey (conducted by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics pursuant to section 111(c)(5) of title 49, United States Code) that the Secretary determines will reduce identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and assist in the evaluation of forecasts of transportation demand.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA64952F06B6B4611A523A6F3B8950F6F">
<enum>1402.</enum>
<header>State freight advisory committees</header>
<subsection id="HBF885EA1AEF74DDBA52C428466B2F82D">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage each State to establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the State’s transportation department, and local governments.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5381483F5A6946EEA1C18035F5578E62">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Role of committee</header>
<text>A freight advisory committee described in subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1235DF471FF24CD9B6797A976F915B5C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>advise the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66C6011BD4364C5C8DA14D3D437FFD13">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions affecting freight mobility;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5AC81893EF0470783DF730CF4730741">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H015B931AE8AB4F479298E774AF2E8B3A">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD8C505609ED44718C7B38852BCCD7A1">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>participate in the development of the State’s freight plan described in section 1403 of this Act.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDA247671CAF64A3C8CA98BE228068254">
<enum>1403.</enum>
<header>State freight plans</header>
<subsection id="H057C5930EA744DCE93C0AC0BC5F3D819">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage each State to develop a freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan for the State’s immediate and long-range planning activities and investments with respect to freight.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H86B5E05236A24E53BA8906137246BA5E">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Plan contents</header>
<text>A freight plan described in subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H80D53C6A80D249D18B60AD3889EEE56E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>an identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues with respect to the State;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C41C851E4E746CF9A45E036099F94D9">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>a description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide the State’s freight-related transportation investment decisions;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA68B01E20F141A9BF2779B46C0A527C" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how such plan will improve the ability of the State to meet the national freight goals established under section 1401 of this Act and the performance targets established under section 5206 of title 49, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D4C10BAA6284376AA34D3AD27CD566E" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4B8D1B2C9EB4A5A9236BF0B3C0085DB">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>for routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede such deterioration.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1916BDE437CA49178EDFD82F1FE0D16D">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Relationship to long-Range plan</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A freight plan described in subsection (a) may be developed separate from or incorporated into the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by section 5204 of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF3CA4E1428CF45FF9B0D6E61D69C49B3" commented="no">
<enum>1404.</enum>
<header>Trucking productivity</header>
<subsection id="HCBA3635701434FAEBB56F0EF061E26F3" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Weight limitations</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 127(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H58FD1BC6DD7F497CBEBA35A5F93D1EBD" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H8AB630573C894DAD86E6711A593F3C29" commented="no">
<enum>(13)</enum>
<header>Pilot program</header>
<subparagraph id="H454D661948DB48088AE3AE4E263341C3" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary may authorize up to 3 States to allow, by special permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 126,000 pounds on segments on the Interstate System in the State. </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA4E43D8B10B942B39FE1884FD00684E0" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Requirements</header>
<text>A State authorized under the pilot program under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="HC34BC60FF5C54C44B8732AD3BD717F4B" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and submit to the Secretary for approval the segments on the Interstate System to be subject to the program and the configurations of vehicles to be allowed to operate under a special permit;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEDEE9A760D924E4BBE2155078764D082" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow vehicles subject to the program to operate on not more than 3 segments, which may be contiguous, of up to 25 miles each;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H551360560F2E44AF872BA9026907CD37" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>require the loads of vehicles operating under a special permit to conform to such single axle, tandem axle, tridem axle, and bridge formula limits applicable in the State; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H71D5F51E332D453E91C1BC074463F27F" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>establish and collect a fee for vehicles operating under a special permit.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD39C9B3D1644D8C8EE44A5BEC1DB6FC" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Prohibitions</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may prohibit the operation of a vehicle under a special permit if the Secretary determines that the operation poses an unreasonable safety risk based on an analysis of engineering data, safety data, or other applicable data.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87F18363B99144539AE2439818612952" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Duration</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may authorize a State under the pilot program under subparagraph (A) for a period not to exceed 4 years. </text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE5767DE304084E929825520350F18637" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header> Additional vehicle weight provisions</header>
<text>Section 127 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H67FD6B97AA334D37A2750CB4BD2B972D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H43FF36FFF8844D478D22146724ACB4EE" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Special permits during periods of emergency</header>
<paragraph id="H42DA09FB6B8D4D9C9822B9E11E2EF2F6" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State may issue special permits with respect to a major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to overweight vehicles and loads that can be easily dismantled or divided allowing operations on the Interstate System that would otherwise be prohibited under subsection (a), if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06ABDC4FE20C4B7B99E1C65D9E1C9636" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the permits are issued in accordance with State law; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3798DF40B864C70A5316CA152A8BC8E" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the permits are issued exclusively to vehicles and loads that are delivering relief supplies in response to the major disaster or emergency.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59BB059BC3F94F1CAE3FB69106336A84" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Expiration</header>
<text>A permit issued with respect to a major disaster or emergency under paragraph (1) shall expire not later than 120 days after the date of the declaration of the major disaster or emergency as described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H527CC9C3E9834F5093FA9DDE93EB9232" commented="no">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Emergency vehicles</header>
<paragraph id="HD6A1BEA8536440C2849BDFBBF8E92D75" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State may not enforce against an emergency vehicle a weight limit of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H42107918AB1D4F4787CB7D403E3CEAA7" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>less than 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B38831CD8BA4ED0AA8380FE549B5173" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>less than 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35BA286A43704D3CB9B6C29E2BA9E4F8" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>less than 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H019D5ECF122F4566A7F2B29CF41E6B96" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>less than 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer axle, up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 86,000 pounds.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC01323DBD63F466C84637F9441CA18E4" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Emergency vehicle defined</header>
<text>In this subsection, the term <quote>emergency vehicle</quote> means a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE0ECD31DB9347598F5AD004A080AC07" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>to transport personnel and equipment; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CC2ABA65B754EFBAECC900180CA801A" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>to support the suppression of fires or mitigation of other hazardous situations.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8916455CFC2C42E9AA1B67E364E0FA3B" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Waiver of highway funding reduction</header>
<text>The total amount of funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for any period may not be reduced under section 127(a) of such title on the basis that the State authorizes a vehicle to operate on the Interstate System in the State in accordance with the amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1DA42065F83349EBB103133689956987" commented="no">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Length limitations</header>
<text>Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H675D31AA8AB6486E84133155EDB03154" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4EE08E259D0644D48EA2D59BF2311D55" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H50BB411EE1A6448E841E75DC0CCB3B2C" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Trailer transporter towing unit</header>
<text>The term <quote>trailer transporter towing unit</quote> means a power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A8F14A340D7409D80A2A1E540144CCA" commented="no">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Towaway trailer transporter combination</header>
<text>The term <quote>towaway trailer transporter combination</quote> means a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and 2 trailers or semitrailers—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4716C8CC583E46509BA21CE7FDFC13E6" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>with a total weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6F8FE6C631E4A83A815B315A1E0E752" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in which the trailers or semitrailers carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD8C344EB92A478284A3AA6D7FFA3C3F" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H355D6A4C43624B788FA738EC3B6A2BD0" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H608FD1F750874118A685FE15ED7AD9C9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3BCBDDC344EB475B93B99FBB28455AC5" indent="up1" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>imposes a vehicle length limitation, on any segment of the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways (except a segment exempted under subsection (f)) and those classes of qualifying Federal-aid primary system highways designated by the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (e), of—</text>
<clause id="H47D3F709B34E43E2A3D33D8629DEAC5C" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>less than 45 feet on a bus;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDFAF56A1E11341ABB83584A8285822FD" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>less than 53 feet on a semitrailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer combination; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0CC2EE2CE1254F389FC77FDB7C5833BC" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>notwithstanding section 31112, less than 33 feet on a semitrailer or trailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H97CDDDA515D840819F43FD8F192CF9C2" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2EB6574444C4B50A432AD827CF69223" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B43459FBC7B4CD3A6C789DD8DEACE1C" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA3FDC1018F3B4AC98B7458B797718AD0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3FB37FCC684A4ADF88071A6DAD4AD4AD" indent="up1" commented="no">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>imposes a vehicle length limitation of less than 80 feet on a stinger steered automobile transporter with a rear overhand of less than 6 feet;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE46C8DEFABA4E1EA8867A9804CB1B14" indent="up1" commented="no">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<text>has the effect of imposing an overall length limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combination;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HADA61930D48940F79F42371E9E02D05B" indent="up1" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>imposes a limitation of less than 46 feet on the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle on a trailer used exclusively or primarily for the transport of livestock; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52EB51A83B70445880D7FAD0E8F84111" indent="up1" commented="no">
<enum>(J)</enum>
<text>has the effect of prohibiting the use of a device designed by a bus manufacturer to affix to the rear of an intercity bus purchased after October 1, 2012, for use in carrying passenger baggage, if the device does not result in the bus exceeding 47 feet in total length.</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H32ACE865A55D40FBBAD53F4537DF27DF" commented="no">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Access to Interstate system</header>
<text>Section 31114(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>a towaway trailer transporter combination as defined in section 31111(a),</quote> before <quote>or any</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2706141B82D04BB0BBDA17A449E141C7" commented="no">
<enum>1405.</enum>
<header>Study with respect to truck sizes and weights</header>
<subsection id="HCD74924FD08140148277D8A5997E9D3A" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="H556FC1FEED9848D88BFD9581DF71C9FF" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study with respect to truck sizes and weights in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF122522E056C4DFE9B12528894248CC9" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Scope</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study, the Secretary shall examine, in accordance with paragraph (3), the effect on principal arterial routes and National Highway System intermodal connectors that allowing nationwide operation of each covered truck configuration would have.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33407A71AF33495AB753492190C5EA6E" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text>In conducting the study, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8128A9984A244427A758165578DB90FF" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the effect on safety that allowing each covered truck configuration to operate would have, with consideration given to—</text>
<clause id="H6A669A4A44B14CC598CAEB12BD225BE2" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>vehicle operating characteristics under various conditions likely to be experienced during commercial operation;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCF914B5597DE40CD85868436E4013D2F" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>changes in vehicle miles traveled due to increased vehicle hauling capacity;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H36C8546E97B24EF68CBB991259B37B3E" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>shifts in freight between transportation modes;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5E0D2E3C376A48E3B7C459AF3537DEBA" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>crash rates; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0FEAEFB8964B4E2EB99C9D88BDDD49BB" commented="no">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>vehicle stability and control;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B660B418837490BB1CC3057D2F1F92F" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>estimate—</text>
<clause id="H720CBF8F1829450187C70FBDF45D2FD7" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect on pavement performance that allowing each covered truck configuration to operate would have;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCA07060F4AEE447EA8587943F6117F36" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect on bridge reliability and service life that allowing each covered truck configuration to operate would have; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H511525DB5F144ED294072EEEFDE915A3" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the ability of each covered truck configuration to comply with the Federal bridge formula (as specified in section 127(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code);</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1CA3C0A21ADF4C30AAF347393C6D2187" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimate the full cost responsibility associated with allowing each covered truck configuration to operate, including all costs relating to pavement and bridges, and examine methods available for recovering such cost responsibility;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H991CDD63B30D41F79768D8922465932F" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the ability of a representative sample of regions to meet repair and reconstruction needs related to allowing each covered truck configuration to operate;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC40BB0FD7F1C4CACBF51C705A1509530" commented="no">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>estimate—</text>
<clause id="HA9C47ACA98B24561B30377CBA439BB44" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which freight would be diverted from other surface transportation modes to principal arterial routes and National Highway System intermodal connectors if each covered truck configuration is allowed to operate and the effect that any such diversion would have on other modes of transportation;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB7CDC86C03CB4CF5BFD7075FEF762729" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the effect that any such diversion would have on public safety, infrastructure, cost responsibility, fuel efficiency, and the environment;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFF8445863B274413A2C61AB7BF8902B0" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the effect on the transportation network of the United States that allowing each covered truck configuration to operate would have; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0EE8E4C5FC8B4CCAAD82CA8624333853" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether allowing each covered truck configuration to operate would result in an increase or decrease in the total number of trucks operating on principal arterial routes and National Highway System intermodal connectors; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7619128947746FCAE572E607C1C6D5F" commented="no">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>identify all Federal rules and regulations impacted by changes in truck size and weight limits.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE484E911DF1D4ECD9D1058B87A909B7E" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Report to Congress</header>
<text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCE7F88B260DB4983A4436F59461610AA" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Covered truck configuration defined</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered truck configuration</term> means each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2A6A3AF9F3EE4B7BB810B767C333480D" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>A combination truck tractor-semitrailer—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9AF51F6284E4CFA871A6B5EA63AEA41" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>with 5 axles; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA3777019EE04FC79E7D0F4882EE035F" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a gross weight of 88,000 pounds.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H214BAD66A9CE4423BAFEDE311633EC49" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>A combination truck tractor-semitrailer—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F6908127C274F7F9D8AC25322FA6371" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>with 6 axles; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69622CB7CD4D480DB61B9C00B47B02AE" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a gross weight of 97,000 pounds.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A0B558AAF7646C0B307036346C0B697" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>Longer combination vehicles (as such term is defined in section 127(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H181FBCA599A144DB957586BDAD18E466" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>Any other truck configuration the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H620DCFF356D4463C8D459ED47715646A" commented="no">
<enum>1406.</enum>
<header>Maximum weight increase for idle reduction technology on heavy duty vehicles</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(a)(12) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H99BD434F4C2B4A08A4AE3F9B5E60CC2D" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>400</quote> and inserting <quote>550</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE72370AA43524863A5B50DC997BB8DCE" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C)(ii) by striking <quote>400-pound</quote> and inserting <quote>550-pound</quote>. </text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HE48BBEB46AB44D7E9C392687DB38268F">
<enum>E</enum>
<header>Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation</header>
<section id="H3071A2854F3145A9ACF2716269B4AAE6">
<enum>1501.</enum>
<header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 2 is amended by striking sections 201 through 203 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H168252F0E591475C87CAB7326B263D9E" style="USC">
<section id="HDB1E70FEB4084E2F8E7EB3D0359217AE">
<enum>201.</enum>
<header>General provisions</header>
<subsection id="H32B2E40834F946E4951CAC0A266E1755">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Purpose</header>
<text>Recognizing the need for all Federal lands transportation facilities and tribal transportation facilities to be treated under uniform policies similar to the policies that apply to Federal-aid highways and other public road and transit facilities constructed with Federal assistance, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of each Federal land management agency, shall establish and coordinate, in accordance with the requirements of this section, a uniform policy for all transportation facilities constructed under a covered program.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H753B263A5A2D4989A55A9F05BD75297D">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Covered program defined</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>covered program</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HE327E03BBC8D4A7C803D391812DAEA2D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the tribal transportation program established under section 202; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6803F4236CC74FE1A74D3CD656B3D9D5">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the Federal lands transportation program established under section 203.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3DE4863F7CC44A84AD250D7149A574CE">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Availability of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H64AE4CD4E7274E2196DC1C34B3F655DB">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Availability</header>
<text>Funds made available to carry out a covered program shall be available for contract—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC05F751C268F463C92BD64533F54A998">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>upon apportionment; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB44736F16A54D9890C4CCD3DEEF14DB">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>if no apportionment is required, on October 1 of the fiscal year for which authorized.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06198826697041789F1DFADD4BB5E830" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Period of availability</header>
<text>Funds apportioned or allocated to carry out a covered program shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized. Any amounts so apportioned or allocated that remain unobligated at the end of that period shall lapse.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AC369CF9F8A439A876CF077CBE7E6BF">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Authority of department secretaries</header>
<subparagraph id="H362F591E57A641048B1B107B415B2F37">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Authority to incur obligations, approve projects, and enter into contracts</header>
<text>The Secretary of a Department charged with the administration of funds made available to carry out a covered program may incur obligations, approve projects, and enter into contracts with respect to such funds.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA291514A562C40D3AE2F042DE85D3781">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Contractual obligations</header>
<text>A Secretary’s action under subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be a contractual obligation of the United States to pay the cost thereof, and the funds subject to the action shall be deemed to have been expended when so obligated.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC65E8A669614FC891D766EFEF20FB8F">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Expenditure</header>
<text>Any funds made available to carry out a covered program for a fiscal year shall be deemed to have been expended if a sum equal to the total of the sums appropriated for the fiscal year and previous fiscal years have been obligated. Any of such funds released by payment of final voucher or modification of project authorizations shall be credited to the balance of unobligated appropriations and be immediately available for expenditure.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD405553CD40495E889386371FA44C53">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Authority of Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="HB8415C25CB694A318A7032A9A8BB85D9">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Obligating funds for covered programs</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, either of the following actions shall be deemed to constitute a contractual obligation of the United States to pay the total eligible cost of any construction project funded under a covered program:</text>
<clause id="HCB0ED543EAFB47778825B7A2E89B00E6">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authorization by the Secretary, or the Secretary of a Department charged with the administration of funds made available to carry out a covered program, of engineering and related work for the development, design, and acquisition associated with the project, whether performed by contract or agreement authorized by law.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H64C2A7EE5DF04726933CC0C7FC71B431">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The approval by the Secretary, or the Secretary of a Department charged with the administration of funds made available to carry out a covered program, of plans, specifications, and estimates for the project.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAFFB6943AE142EB886A15085ADAA866">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Limitation on statutory construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect the application of the Federal share associated with a project undertaken under a covered program or to modify the point of obligation associated with Federal salaries and expenses.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F7AD496860247018FD2D858E133438C" commented="no">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Redistribution of unused obligation authority</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that the Secretary is otherwise required to redistribute unused obligation authority appropriated for purposes other than section 202, a minimum of 10 percent of such unused obligation authority shall be allocated and distributed by the Secretary to entities eligible to receive funds under such section for purposes of funding competitively awarded high priority projects ensuring greater safe access to markets for American Indian and Alaska Native communities that are, relative to other American Indian and Alaska Native communities, more remotely located from product and essential service markets.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA8435DBE95744C6EAC60D0062C27B43A">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Federal share</header>
<paragraph id="H3550B799907445D889370385C401CE58">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Federal share payable on account of a project carried out under a covered program shall be 100 percent of the total cost of the project.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3387AEDCBAD8445FBA48F0E4B2307B80">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Operating assistance</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share payable, with amounts made available to carry out this chapter, on account of operating expenses for a project carried out under the Federal lands transportation program established under section 203 may not exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H94760C534CE84B8FA19295F6CF83ADEE">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Transportation planning</header>
<paragraph id="H4B02AE2C7860433995ABABB40B86BA18">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Transportation planning procedures</header>
<text>In consultation with the Secretary of each Federal land management agency, the Secretary shall implement transportation planning procedures for tribal transportation facilities and Federal lands transportation facilities that are consistent with the planning processes required under sections 5203 and 5204 of title 49.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7FDE4BD268C4A9FA757EBD8A31FC244">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Approval of transportation improvement program</header>
<text>A transportation improvement program developed as a part of the transportation planning process under this subsection shall be subject to approval by the Secretary, acting in coordination with the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AD00B2AA59E453CAFAEE13BF7B9BEFE">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Inclusion in other plans</header>
<text>Any project under a covered program that is regionally significant shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39498F0FFC324E1E8A6A956CB80EACF2">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>be developed in cooperation with appropriate States and metropolitan planning organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79D2DB8726EA43CBA0AD95F0A4EC7D8A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>be included in—</text>
<clause id="HC95CB1B49BA944F8BC8B43C3FF2E813C">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>plans for the covered program;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7F4566836A8F41E0929B0A8033CAC4C1">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>appropriate State and metropolitan long-range transportation plans; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7BC400924F30457A979CFC1ED39728F1">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>appropriate State and metropolitan transportation improvement programs.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD075511B19054007A7DCA05FC63C47AB">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Inclusion in State programs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transportation improvement program that is approved by the Secretary as a part of the transportation planning process under this subsection shall be included in appropriate plans and programs of States and metropolitan planning organizations without further action on the transportation improvement program.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF6DB46265E54487B1AE63F0E7E0959F" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Asset management</header>
<text>The Secretary and the Secretary of each Federal land management agency, to the extent appropriate, shall have in effect safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems in support of asset management for highways funded under a covered program.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4BF615FD0BD4C669ADAF77A89CE0B73">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Data collection</header>
<subparagraph id="H64D0DDA3EB174A4DB9D5FFA6B82B936F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary of each Federal land management agency shall collect and report on the data that is necessary to implement a covered program, including at a minimum—</text>
<clause id="H82094F04105C418BAD73A8781EA1D5F2">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>inventory and condition information on tribal roads and Federal lands highways; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H57D9FEEA1D524A408999D59963D7803F">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>bridge inspection and inventory information on any Federal bridge that is open to the public.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD49C94D825724028B4A5AA999074DF1A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Standards</header>
<text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of each Federal land management agency, shall define collection and reporting data standards for purposes of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2757D42B4D4D44C9BD5AE8101826664F" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Tribal transportation program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Secretary collecting data under this paragraph relating to the tribal transportation program established under section 202 shall collect such data consistent with the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4C1FB53F37F4D0DB1E1D75141684970">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Administrative expenses</header>
<text>The Secretary may use up to 5 percent of the funds made available to carry out section 203 for a fiscal year for purposes of implementing the activities described in this subsection, including direct support of transportation planning activities among Federal land management agencies.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HABE5D31278A0499E865FA3746E5ED8C3">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>References to secretaries of Federal land management agencies</header>
<text>In this chapter, the term <quote>Secretary</quote>, when used in connection with a Federal land management agency, means the Secretary of the department that contains the agency.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1D5EEFA24B2E4893B06E026C3B12B1D6">
<enum>202.</enum>
<header>Tribal transportation program</header>
<subsection id="H1427F8492CE54E699B520C32333805B9">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a tribal transportation program in accordance with the requirements of this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H343017514C0047E7A754F17A287A9E76">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="HF1062E80D35B44A2A05918917120A5A7" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Funds made available to carry out the tribal transportation program shall be used by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to pay for the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H4DA9ACCB771945DBBA3FA3EE9006A512">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The covered costs of—</text>
<clause id="HE8A5D2AE52A94D088EDE040F85EE505B">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>tribal roads;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE26DE0F927C944F6A46F7AF185A1106D">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicular parking areas adjacent to tribal roads (which may include electric vehicle charging stations);</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFD0C54257B744DCAAE232686EF78987F">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities (as defined in section 217) on tribal lands; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2FD6D06CC20F4AC8AC5B12E6F34FB864">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities, on tribal lands.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H006E2C01F68246D7877749594FD7CA7A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The costs of transportation projects eligible for assistance under this title that are within, or provide access to, tribal lands.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56E7160A7F7348ECA645E667B352CEC9">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>The costs of public transportation projects eligible for assistance under section 5311(b)(1) of title 49 that are within, or provide access to, tribal lands (without regard to whether the project is located in an urbanized area).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4AC0403E1BE04523BF11F518E9AA061D">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>The costs of rehabilitation, restoration, and construction of interpretive signage at tribal roads.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C4E848551594B0C83F8A483D11DF773">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>The costs of acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites associated with tribal roads.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H070B132BA9BE48E1941BD260483F208E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Covered costs defined</header>
<text>In paragraph (1), the term <quote>covered costs</quote> means the costs of transportation planning, research, preventive maintenance, engineering, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4687C752B21D4B4F91D16880F20C7914">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Contract</header>
<text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to such activity with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB3E80AD762E498DA88BB2559516AE2E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5906F4018C184F3E8F0ABFE7E5BC8F92">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>an Indian tribe.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E45395429BB481482F4447FE1A5D14F">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Indian labor</header>
<text>Indian labor may be employed, in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, to carry out any construction or other activity described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74C1A5B6F467408883D388C526A2561D">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Federal employment</header>
<text>No maximum limitation on Federal employment shall apply to construction or improvement of tribal transportation facilities.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BBC2BD81F7B4BE39E01E98218898167">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Administrative expenses</header>
<subparagraph id="HAE2BE56708FC427C8624A7A8874AE3B0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Of the funds made available to carry out the tribal transportation program for a fiscal year, up to 5 percent may be used by the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior for program management and oversight and project-related administrative expenses.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55B27002D2B047729B03C3953931C984">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Reservation of funds</header>
<text>The Secretary of the Interior may reserve funds from administrative funds of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that are associated with the tribal transportation program to fund tribal technical assistance centers under section 504(b).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE35B53CD6AA42C2B035420C5B89353B">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Maintenance</header>
<subparagraph id="HCAEDDC04FB774130A754622ECBCD5AB3">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Use of funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, of the funds allocated to an Indian tribe under the tribal transportation program for a fiscal year, the Indian tribe, or the Secretary with the consent of the affected Indian tribe, may use for the purpose of maintenance (excluding road sealing, which shall not be subject to any limitation) an amount that does not exceed the greater of—</text>
<clause id="H98F3C4E5726E4919968AD0EF7DBED3D0">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>25 percent of the funds; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1E8E8C9F9C7B4EB7A96D647FCBD08B7A">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$500,000.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE56A9B7486234A37A0675770A94F4543">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Road maintenance programs on Indian reservations</header>
<clause id="HA69F5E1FFA1F4803AE2E227464317EF0">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>BIA responsibility</header>
<text>The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall continue to retain primary responsibility, including annual funding request responsibility, for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD6E3FF7A5E0649139F70E8C0698DD8D0">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<text>The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that funding made available under this paragraph for maintenance of tribal transportation facilities for a fiscal year is supplementary to and not in lieu of any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25F3F2EAA0574326B5546EF15570B541">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Tribal-State road maintenance agreements</header>
<clause id="H409910839800490EAC12CF8C9ADD7B99">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Authority to enter into agreements</header>
<text>An Indian tribe and a State may enter into a road maintenance agreement under which the Indian tribe assumes the responsibilities of the State for tribal transportation facilities.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8FFE8652A3B74AABA9BE43418DF071FE">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Negotiations</header>
<text>Agreements entered into under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="HB5E0BCC6A1A94E96B7E9B923877B546D">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>shall be negotiated between the State and the Indian tribe; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAA071933541E4170BA4C2700CD90840B">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>shall not require the approval of the Secretary.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD68BE93E3E6845309B313BE3F285B0C0">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<header>Cooperation of States and counties</header>
<subparagraph id="HBB03DBDEE0B14204B693E3B2937C0BA1">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The cooperation of States, counties, and other political subdivisions of States may be accepted in construction and improvement of tribal transportation facilities.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D12C113570C4D1290EFAC04B9221A5E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Crediting of funds</header>
<text>Any funds received from a State, county, or other political subdivision of a State for construction or improvement of tribal transportation facilities shall be credited to appropriations available for the tribal transportation program.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE1C056B4271426BA64C64E37897A743" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>State use of Federal funds for tribal transportation facilities</header>
<clause id="H225128CDB77C4C16BE9E9054E8485305" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State may provide a portion of Federal funds apportioned to the State under chapter 1 to an Indian tribe for an eligible tribal transportation facility. </text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4D6E35D5547747759ADA612544F3B800" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Procedure</header>
<text>If a State elects to provide funds to an Indian tribe under clause (i), the State shall transfer the funds back to the Secretary and the Secretary shall transfer the funds to the Indian tribe constructing or maintaining the eligible tribal transportation facility under an agreement pursuant to this paragraph. </text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9DE465018C25487B8C48831F03179269" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Construction responsibility</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a State provides funds referred to in clause (i) to an Indian tribe—</text>
<subclause id="H678B6BED62A64830912C0C4876FE22AD" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>the State shall not be responsible for constructing or maintaining a project carried out using the funds or for administering or supervising the project or funds during the applicable statute of limitations period of such State with respect to actions related to the construction of the project; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HDC392FA416064A9DB85FD37EE2AF6878" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>the Indian tribe receiving the funds shall be responsible for constructing and maintaining a project carried out using the funds and for administering and supervising the project and funds in accordance with this section during the period referred to in subclause (I).</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54966F7EF8384E228613B9614A07F138">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<header>Competitive bidding</header>
<subparagraph id="HC21A6A1680ED4944AD9037B75FC41C93">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of a project under the tribal transportation program shall be performed pursuant to a contract awarded by competitive bidding or other procurement process authorized under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) unless the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, some other method is in the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84BA36A87B014DAEB42ACEAC1338C958">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Applicability of other laws</header>
<text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 861; known as the Buy Indian Act) and section 7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (88 Stat. 2205) shall apply to all funds administered by the Secretary of the Interior that are appropriated for the construction and improvement of tribal roads.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B9FC7B914834F9185A056824F84F1E3">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Funds distribution</header>
<paragraph id="HF150F644AF174C48848025D9D4B9E4C2">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>All funds authorized to be appropriated for the tribal transportation program shall be allocated among Indian tribes in accordance with the formula maintained by the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F2A742FFE79499B884681BD1977A3A1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>National tribal transportation facility inventory</header>
<subparagraph id="HB591A6FF73C641D5A78ADDF819C621AE" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall maintain a comprehensive national inventory of tribal transportation facilities that are eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program. The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary, by September 30, 2012, and by September 30 of every second year thereafter, shall accept into the comprehensive national inventory those tribal transportation facilities proposed by Indian tribes under the regulations.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA57A7E49C6147A8B09BDF2BC708859F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Transportation facilities included in the inventory</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of identifying the tribal transportation system and determining the relative transportation needs among Indian tribes, the Secretary shall include in the comprehensive national inventory, at a minimum, transportation facilities that are eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program that a tribe has requested, including facilities that—</text>
<clause id="H9BE53CAE39004EFB86F57FCBE562C16B">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>were included in the Bureau of Indian Affairs system inventory prior to October 1, 2004;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9BAD43D7DA984DB38B8B382A956EEC3F">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>are owned by an Indian tribal government;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H408EBA2A6BBA45768B0E251BC21F4081">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>are owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2A8B7AD6EBDD4595B35022A7997EE907">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>were constructed or reconstructed with funds from the Highway Trust Fund under the Indian reservation roads program since 1983;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1513D6B473EB4056870350AD1FE8A636">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>are community streets or bridges within the exterior boundary of Indian reservations, Alaska native villages, or other recognized Indian communities (including communities in former Indian reservations in Oklahoma) in which the majority of residents are American Indians or Alaska Natives; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDBDF2E4E57DF4EB98EE5CE31F7BC7833">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text>are primary access routes proposed by tribal governments, including roads between villages, roads to landfills, roads to drinking water sources, roads to natural resources identified for economic development, and roads that provide access to intermodal terminals, such as airports, harbors, or boat landings.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC543BA8456C64D2BA09F278847CC950E">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Limitation on primary access routes</header>
<text>For purposes of this paragraph, a proposed primary access route is the shortest practicable route connecting 2 points of the proposed route.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A3557B63528497D9F8F0F4C6263B72C">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Additional facilities</header>
<text>Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Secretary of the Interior from including additional transportation facilities that are eligible for funding under the tribal transportation program in the inventory if such additional facilities are included in the inventory in a uniform and consistent manner nationally.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EDF00E682C64302BFD9649E5B35FF55" commented="no">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Bridges</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All bridges in the inventory shall be recorded in the national bridge inventory administered by the Secretary under section 151.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6AF8108A8EF4E869D23E332BF19DEE3">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Regulations</header>
<text>Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 565(a) of title 5, the Secretary of the Interior shall maintain regulations governing the tribal transportation program and the funding formula under paragraph (4) in accordance with established policies and procedures.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B80C0EF8A2344EDA78E9F15AFEEC45C">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Basis for funding formula factors</header>
<subparagraph id="H3D2200802B6D4F2EB4B433735B691FEB" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funding formula established under this paragraph shall be based on factors that reflect—</text>
<clause id="HC48AA52DA7664C548ECDFFD7909EB684" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the relative needs among the Indian tribes, and reservation or tribal communities, for transportation assistance; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4CF0EBF873DA4C10A6AF7BF2FCB1652A" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the relative administration capacities of, and challenges faced by, various Indian tribes, including the cost of road construction in each Bureau of Indian Affairs area, geographic isolation, and difficulty in maintaining all-weather access to employment, commerce, health, safety, and educational resources.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H009EA51FBEFF4AE8A96856D884B2A7D0" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Tribal high priority projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The tribal high priority projects program as included in the tribal transportation allocation methodology of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012), shall continue in effect.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27C23401513743C79CD0AB36CE511FEA">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Distribution of funds to Indian tribes</header>
<subparagraph id="H1AF612D4927845BBA40FFCA09904099A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which funds are made available to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior for a fiscal year to carry out the tribal transportation program, the funds shall be distributed to, and available for immediate use by, eligible Indian tribes in accordance with the formula maintained by the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8AC3BA183CCC45929F73B752054A976B">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Use of funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, funds made available to Indian tribes for tribal transportation facilities shall be expended on projects identified in a transportation improvement program approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64CB875B150546029053F1796F129FA5">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Health and safety assurances</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian tribal government may approve plans, specifications, and estimates for, and may commence, a project for construction of a tribal transportation facility with funds made available to carry out the tribal transportation program through a contract or agreement entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) if the Indian tribal government—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5437BE54145040939663B24D20B321EB">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>provides assurances in the contract or agreement that the construction will meet or exceed applicable health and safety standards;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77572785AB9643E486F1CEE953F92DD4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>obtains the advance review of the plans and specifications for the project from a State-licensed civil engineer that has certified that the plans and specifications meet or exceed the applicable health and safety standards;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H993FF466B1E048F8BCBEDAEC5C4C57D9">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>provides a copy of the certification under subparagraph (A) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs of the Department of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58989032C277496EB64CD5F2BAE48E3E">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except with respect to a transportation facility owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or an Indian tribe, obtains the advance written approval of the plans, specifications, and estimates from the facility owner or public authority having maintenance responsibility for the facility and provides a copy of the approval to the officials referred to in subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCCE2B87BE18045199BBD16F54189D764">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Contracts and agreements with Indian tribes for program costs</header>
<subparagraph id="H0B6595CB82AE4185874EADA06C7399F7">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, or policy directive, all funds made available under this chapter and section 125(e) for tribal transportation facilities to pay for the costs of programs, services, functions, and activities, or portions thereof, that are specifically or functionally related to the cost of any tribal transportation facility that provides access to or is located within the reservation or community of an Indian tribe shall be made available, upon request of the Indian tribal government, to the Indian tribal government for contracts and agreements for such planning, research, engineering, and construction in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCA70FDC18194E44B586FE3D1304CCCC">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Exclusion of agency participation</header>
<text>Funds for programs, functions, services, or activities, or portions thereof (including supportive administrative functions that are otherwise contractible to which subparagraph (A) applies) shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (A) without regard to the organizational level at which the Department of Transportation or the Department of the Interior has previously carried out such programs, functions, services, or activities.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2E06080AEFA47FC89810B9634B693F9">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<header>Contracts and agreements with Indian tribes for tribal transportation facility programs and projects</header>
<subparagraph id="H7EECF4EF43E843B5A28957EB9A9CB2C3">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, or policy directive, all funds made available to an Indian tribal government under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 for a tribal transportation facility program or project that is located on an Indian reservation or provides access to the reservation or a community of an Indian tribe shall be made available, on the request of the Indian tribal government, to the Indian tribal government for use in carrying out, in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), contracts, agreements, and grants for the planning, research, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance relating to the program or project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39A9978BE3764A48B3DB5FE12E531028">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Exclusion of agency participation</header>
<text>In accordance with subparagraph (A), all funds for a program or project to which subparagraph (A) applies shall be paid to the Indian tribal government without regard to the organizational level at which the Department of the Interior has previously carried out, or the Department of Transportation has previously carried out, the programs, functions, services, or activities involved.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50B22180C9E2427F893D88AF30B863B5">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Consortia</header>
<text>Two or more Indian tribes that are otherwise eligible to participate in a program or project to which this chapter applies may form a consortium to be considered as a single Indian tribe for the purpose of participating in the project under this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24812397745A4998B6C11683C04F647F">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Secretary as signatory</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to enter into a funding agreement with an Indian tribal government in accordance with and governed by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) to carry out a tribal transportation facility program or project under subparagraph (A) that is located on an Indian reservation or provides access to the reservation or a community of the Indian tribe.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31056BF25C124D718BAB04D4D601C28E">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<text>The amount an Indian tribal government receives for a program or project under subparagraph (A) shall equal the sum of the funding that the Indian tribal government would otherwise receive for the program or project in accordance with the funding formula established under this subsection and such additional amounts as the Secretary determines equal the amounts that would have been withheld for the costs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for administration of the program or project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B559222DC1C4BDD996D23F47394E9FD">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<header>Eligibility</header>
<clause id="HE6867D668B6C4E0D88377D4F877CD16C">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Subject to clause (ii), funds may be made available under subparagraph (A) to an Indian tribal government for a program or project in a fiscal year only if the Indian tribal government requesting the funds demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary financial stability and financial management capability during the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the request is made.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBE79A06B0E0047B0B1D2BEBFB4D23F23">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Criteria for determining financial stability and financial management capability</header>
<text>If an Indian tribal government did not have an uncorrected significant and material audit exception in a required annual audit of the Indian tribal government’s self-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements with a Federal agency during the 3-fiscal year period referred in clause (i), the Indian tribe shall be treated as having conclusive evidence of its financial stability and financial management capability for purposes of clause (i).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4FF58717D8E143DD9EC06C93F5DF7172">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<header>Assumption of functions and duties</header>
<text>An Indian tribal government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a program or project shall assume all functions and duties that the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior would have performed with respect to a program or project under this chapter, other than those functions and duties that inherently cannot be legally transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H57CA74E1E66A4F5388016B9754BCB375">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<header>Powers</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribal government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a program or project shall have all powers that the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior would have exercised in administering the funds transferred to the Indian tribal government for such program or project under this section if the funds had not been transferred, except to the extent that such powers are powers that inherently cannot be legally transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H337B8D77612D4AA1BB464613F56CAC16">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<header>Dispute resolution</header>
<text>In the event of a disagreement between the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior and an Indian tribe over whether a particular function, duty, or power may be lawfully transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Indian tribe shall have the right to pursue all alternative dispute resolutions and appeal procedures authorized by such Act, including regulations issued to carry out such Act.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D039DC458FD418C9B0966E321280899">
<enum>(J)</enum>
<header>Termination of contract or agreement</header>
<text>On the date of the termination of a contract or agreement under this section by an Indian tribal government, the Secretary shall transfer all funds that would have been allocated to the Indian tribal government under the contract or agreement to the Secretary of the Interior to provide continued transportation services in accordance with applicable law.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF875F6CD97494D628B6A98548269AC54">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Planning by Indian tribal governments</header>
<paragraph id="H829ED1AE4F0F48369A02029696D414F3">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Of the funds made available for a fiscal year to carry out the tribal transportation program, the greater of 2 percent or $35,000 may be allocated to Indian tribal governments that have been authorized to conduct transportation planning pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9330F30177CC4836A594DFC2FE8B31C4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Cooperation</header>
<text>An Indian tribal government described in paragraph (1), in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, and as appropriate with a State, local government, or metropolitan planning organization, shall carry out a transportation planning process in accordance with section 201(e).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA4E47F5D9764E23A01FEDB3CB5909E4">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Approval</header>
<text>Projects selected by an Indian tribal government described in paragraph (1) from a transportation improvement program shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB1A9E51E417C47D794905FE19E84D61F">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Federal-Aid eligible project</header>
<text>Before approving as a project on a tribal transportation facility any project eligible funds apportioned under section 104 in a State, the Secretary shall determine that the obligation of funds for such project is supplementary to and not in lieu of the obligation, for projects on tribal transportation facilities, of a fair and equitable share of funds apportioned to such State under section 104.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1901C27E4D6E4BDC821804CF25E0A438" commented="no">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Eligibility for discretionary and competitive grants</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian tribe may directly apply for and receive any discretionary or competitive grant made available to a State or a political subdivision of a State under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 in the same manner and under the same circumstances as a State or a political subdivision of a State.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD2891F8504E2420E9A4D47F285481FF1">
<enum>203.</enum>
<header>Federal lands transportation program</header>
<subsection id="HBD50B723A3B14FABB0524E300A6B4B0C">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a Federal lands transportation program in accordance with the requirements of this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE4F9E135E47045E487CB4AD396ECB2E7">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H328BFE9CC21043B097A4841CFE0568A7" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Funds made available to carry out the Federal lands transportation program shall be used by the Secretary and the Secretaries of Federal land management agencies to pay for the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6CFDCB331FF6471A913A3AFDEBCBE285">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The covered costs of—</text>
<clause id="HF91BB9E0A1E7491585F4F3F73C937056">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>Federal lands highways;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC8C2760E53B746C4BE8629368DAE08C1">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicular parking areas adjacent to Federal lands highways (which may include electric vehicle charging stations);</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCD82FF341D87452D926E8FB420A6556A">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities (as defined in section 217) on Federal lands; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2511EDD1C64E4D6A8A639E012A6F6D15">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities, on Federal lands.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H15E7DEBDD69F45DA8AED7916C5B5718B">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The costs of transportation projects on public roads or trails eligible for assistance under this title that are within, or provide access to, Federal lands.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D06E6CD70C44DE0AA20864D6A748865">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The costs of public transportation projects eligible for assistance under section 5311(b)(1) of title 49 that are within, or provide access to, Federal lands (without regard to whether the project is located in an urbanized area).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70CF5CCB5AF742B095B3B9A828189E53">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>The costs of rehabilitation, restoration, and construction of interpretive signage at Federal lands highways.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0FAA3471D63B4111854EBC33BB467858">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>The costs of acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites associated with Federal lands highways.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D3E8A507F2E4D4884062D53A5C507F5" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Covered costs defined</header>
<text>In paragraph (1), the term <quote>covered costs</quote> means the costs of program administration, transportation planning, research, preventive maintenance, engineering, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3ED129C5C308469BB5D002D1367F1C26">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Contract</header>
<text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to such activity with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDA5E8A8A8F940A88E5C32C66D6228F3">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE156B500CC544B84B42D7830F63EA835">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>an Indian tribe.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64BA964CA8094AD2ABE85B47C1848FD3">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Administration</header>
<text>All appropriations for the construction and improvement of Federal lands transportation facilities shall be administered in conformity with regulations and agreements jointly approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAF4FB1F509D4191A26E1CE6B12AAAA7">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Cooperation</header>
<subparagraph id="H8A5FA1E22849404D9A837D4D66C85E53">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The cooperation of States and political subdivisions of States may be accepted in construction and improvement of Federal lands transportation facilities.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93AB8A81B20D44EB9F273B45FBC6F344">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Crediting of funds</header>
<text>Any funds received from a State or a political subdivision of a State for such construction or improvement of Federal lands transportation facilities shall be credited to appropriations available for the class of Federal lands transportation facilities to which funds were contributed.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DBF733AF7DF459D8C0E42B692DF48B9">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Competitive bidding</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of a project under the Federal lands transportation program shall be performed pursuant to a contract awarded by competitive bidding unless the Secretary or the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, some other method is in the public interest.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3CDC846C381E4848AD760E376F7EA8F4">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Agency program distributions</header>
<paragraph id="HDF6D07F2DD57495C8ED1A104F8D7CA11">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the funds made available to carry out the Federal lands transportation program for the fiscal year on the basis of applications of need, as determined by the Secretary, and in coordination with the transportation plans required by section 201(e), of the respective transportation systems of the Federal land management agencies.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E48FDAD81854E6FBA3EFCD4F0912259">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Minimum allocations</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When making an allocation of funds under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that, of the total amount of funds subject to the allocation—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDED97684095E488A972E69EDCFFE7D34">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the National Park Service receives, at a minimum, 38 percent;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4CCDD14B829470D9B2BDD3F8F50BF7C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the Forest Service receives, at a minimum, 32 percent; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33ECA036F24648C3B27A430EA065DA65">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the United States Fish and Wildlife Service receives, at a minimum, 4.5 percent. </text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AAF504DF3314637AE2243F0DFA8F859">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Applications</header>
<subparagraph id="HC2B12DF01E724A85ADD9730CA18FC836">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of a Federal land management agency may submit to the Secretary an application for assistance under the Federal lands transportation program.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBC18EF0748241CFA85AD89B571DE56E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text>An application submitted by the Secretary of a Federal land management agency under subparagraph (A) shall contain such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of any proposed program for which the agency is seeking assistance and the potential funding levels for the program.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE3E3414AEAE4ADB81F8A4F0E3F88CF4">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Considerations</header>
<text>In reviewing a proposed program described in an application submitted by the Secretary of a Federal land management agency under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the program supports—</text>
<clause id="H3B049E8DC6394165A857E3D5A1CBF31A">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>a state of good repair of transportation facilities across the agency’s inventory;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3BD124DE9E42458F9EE360CB14025E99">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>a reduction of deficient bridges across the agency’s inventory;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAF7AAB2C504642B1A66954CF5D6C0C8F">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>improvement of safety across the agency’s inventory;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDDD6D16B15CE410D9853C7ED8E42F695">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>high use Federal recreation sites or Federal economic generators; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H16FD364572714B5C971C7652AACE4A7B">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>the resource management goals of the Secretary of the respective Federal land management agency.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5F70D2F5C1884DEB83B1352F73A06053">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>National Federal lands highways inventory</header>
<paragraph id="H7FED50B29839400CB6FC088BDB52F743">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretaries of the Federal land management agencies, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall maintain a comprehensive national inventory of Federal lands highways.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2B0FC1FC2CD49EF8D9F766953370449">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Highways included in the inventory</header>
<text>For purposes of identifying the Federal lands transportation system and determining the relative transportation needs among Federal land management agencies, the inventory shall include, at a minimum, highways that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D45E13850344832BA94F707B7287DBC">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>provide access to high use Federal recreation sites or Federal economic generators, as determined by the Secretary in coordination with the Secretaries of the Federal land management agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H673D3BB0E109442EA32BFB18ED2E1F85">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>are administered by a Federal land management agency.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE4249DC84474789980E81958D9BD4C9">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Availability</header>
<text>The Secretary of each Federal land management agency shall maintain an inventory of the Federal lands highways administered by the agency and make the inventory available to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFF54E9414BB4A608523D0BD38EAE5E4">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Updates</header>
<text>The Secretary of each Federal land management agency shall update its inventory referred to in paragraph (3) as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72372771B8624749AE9B97E77B1B1D8E">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Review</header>
<text>A decision to add or remove a highway from an inventory referred to in paragraph (1) or (4) shall not be considered a Federal action for purposes of review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HAF50FFFB028249E2B5DA8123310F0B78" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>1502.</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="H5156E9ECE2034D448BE2E764423DDE10">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Repeals</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (7), (9), (12), (19), (20), (24), (25), (26), and (28) of section 101(a) are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F007702AD5A4735A1960CB0D3F76915">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Definitions relating to Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header>
<text>Section 101(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA992548BD42E410889783BB3DB858B9D" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H58E0FC7622764994A1E96959A0D47077">
<enum>(40)</enum>
<header>Federal land management agency</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Federal land management agency</quote> means each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H4DE565B285B541D38CDF550D995F9605">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The National Park Service.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13539F8680434B24B14E78CE0E945948">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The Forest Service.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13196A6D01EA4540A35D38017C7FAB03">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78D759776D684530A11EC907B399BD7F">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>The Corps of Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53BCBC166F4F441F82321C9EEC88D3D5">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>The Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H404F2B2AD8224732B252A1612E549094">
<enum>(41)</enum>
<header>Federal lands</header>
<text>The term <quote>Federal lands</quote> means lands administered by a Federal land management agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56A11F6DEC624FAAB4BCFA81D4D13880">
<enum>(42)</enum>
<header>Federal lands highway</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Federal lands highway</quote> means a public road, highway, bridge, or trail that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands and appears on the national inventory of Federal lands highways maintained under section 203(d).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8FA39EA2EBE49898CCD91141DFD337D">
<enum>(43)</enum>
<header>Federal lands transportation facility</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Federal lands transportation facility</quote> means a transportation facility eligible for assistance under section 203(b).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H409C79E472D94173A2D9EE1B7FD5676E">
<enum>(44)</enum>
<header>Tribal road</header>
<text>The term <quote>tribal road</quote> means a public road, highway, bridge, or trail that is located on or provides access to tribal lands and appears on the national inventory of tribal roads maintained under section 202(c).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DA4D5A4343245B7BD802D9D4B9164D4">
<enum>(45)</enum>
<header>Tribal transportation facility</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>tribal transportation facility</quote> means a transportation facility eligible for assistance under section 202(b).</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD04519164A334551B1E0B097E7245E93">
<enum>1503.</enum>
<header>Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="H8A85722C885142A7B8693A273EE3D841">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Federal share payable</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC0A1E5CF0B404C399E9D968416F8A760" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e) by striking <quote>forest highways, forest development roads and trails, park roads and trails, parkways, public lands highways, public lands development roads and trails, and Indian reservation roads</quote> and inserting <quote>tribal roads and Federal lands highways</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9957ECD7DA604015A19A85BB6EA499FE">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H795347BF36C0407EA3FF2B0BE4BCFF32">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Federal Lands Highways Program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Tribal Transportation Program and Federal Lands Transportation Program</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F25803102D4436D8A276213D5AE7A9A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>the Federal lands highways program under section 204</quote> and inserting <quote>the tribal transportation program under section 202 and the Federal lands transportation program under section 203</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB5E242DA095E480386323C4AC19718AB">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Preservation of parklands</header>
<text>Section 138(a) is amended by striking <quote>park road or parkway under section 204 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal lands transportation facility under section 203</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H02989C6B95204989A794511658950854">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking</header>
<text>Section 139(j)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H07EB06CE97194CF8BE18CD64ABB4648B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Use of Federal lands highway funds</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Use of tribal transportation program and Federal Lands transportation program funds</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4372B3A659E84BFAA263A8AFCC6B4504">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>section 204</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 202 and 203</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD29AFCD25A28485787C2719E23A83A19">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways</header>
<text>Section 217(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F5D449B5E714D1783E396DAD37B55F0">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Federal Lands Highways</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Tribal Transportation Program and Federal Lands Transportation Program Funds</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53189B288360437C896A191843D4A206" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>Funds authorized for</quote> and all that follows through <quote>public lands highways</quote> and inserting <quote>Funds authorized for tribal transportation facilities and Federal lands transportation facilities</quote>. </text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA3BC1B01F09049A182D4D7B431F078F8">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Rules, regulations, and recommendations</header>
<text>Section 315 is amended by striking <quote>sections 204(f) and 205(a) of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 203(b)(4) and 205(a)</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAC55F1462ED24584AED4A67A6B9674E8">
<enum>1504.</enum>
<header>Repeals; effective date</header>
<subsection id="H89553DACC12E407A8AF45654B770C849">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Sections 204 and 214, and the items relating to such sections in the analysis for chapter 2, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB21CAAD0F5F54982B2F3E7A99B6E4F9B" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Existing funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A repeal or amendment made by this subtitle shall not affect funds apportioned or allocated (or funds awarded but not yet allocated) before the effective date of the repeal or amendment.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H64C565056F1A42028AFECE5E6A4852BF">
<enum>1505.</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 2 is amended by striking the items relating to sections 201 through 203 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H0C3DFEB40D9844A6A8FED873CA9D8329" display-inline="no-display-inline">
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<toc-entry idref="HDB1E70FEB4084E2F8E7EB3D0359217AE" level="section">201. General provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1D5EEFA24B2E4893B06E026C3B12B1D6" level="section">202. Tribal transportation program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD2891F8504E2420E9A4D47F285481FF1" level="section">203. Federal lands transportation program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H3FAA8224996A48B1BCEA1FA10AC28B9A" commented="no">
<enum>1506.</enum>
<header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header>
<subsection id="H28AFCC9ADCD044AABB25DA8C8A92B25C" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 2 is amended by inserting after section 206 the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HE2FE256C998F4F27B720CCC11DC5ABCF" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H5D5D8B432A744BDBBEE67EA0FFAB7DFD" commented="no">
<enum>207.</enum>
<header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header>
<subsection id="H81860436C9AB46BFBAF5E84F350BAE6D" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Establishment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to be known as the tribal transportation self-governance program. The Secretary may delegate responsibilities for administration of the program as the Secretary determines appropriate. </text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9F53BF4C3C6D4994BAEF630A1CDF3E61" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="HA29D60F6EC6E47589892ADA6ECCE9E88" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the program if the Indian tribe—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDCC2FA8CCD334399996C7161197E543D" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requests participation in the program by resolution or other official action by the governing body of the Indian tribe; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F7A2BCAFE1345A285B407525EC5EC0E" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates, for the preceding 3 fiscal years, financial stability and financial management capability.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9859E60C73764AD29571D8D8F00781BA" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Criteria for determining financial stability and financial management capacity</header>
<text>For the purposes of paragraph (1)(B), evidence that, during the preceding 3 fiscal years, an Indian tribe had no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the Indian tribe’s self-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements with any Federal agency shall be conclusive evidence of the required stability and capability.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCB171FBEED524261B6BED1C535E5EC2F" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Compacts</header>
<paragraph id="HA56AED45CE1547BCB2F49B6DC6F8AF0F" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Compact required</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of an eligible Indian tribe, and subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written compact with the Indian tribe for the purpose of providing for the participation of the Indian tribe in the program.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC60E77E488E4E2698AAE1E42CFB48B6" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A compact entered into under paragraph (1) shall set forth the general terms of the government-to-government relationship between the Indian tribe and the United States under the program and other terms that will continue to apply in future fiscal years.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H160451E4F0A84BEE9A58334312BDE97E" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Amendments</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A compact entered into with an Indian tribe under paragraph (1) may be amended only by mutual agreement of the Indian tribe and the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H24CD6BF81EC746CD84D6667A14D86733" commented="no">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Annual funding agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H20B23F6144A94924A36D658244919E82" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Funding agreement required</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After entering into a compact with an Indian tribe under subsection (c), the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written annual funding agreement with the Indian tribe.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BF583CD667F44BBA5AABE54C792256F" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<subparagraph id="H619BE43CEF414852B50EF76A4F07D807" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<clause id="H354020269F74405EAC2FE1234049CDF1" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Discretionary and competitive grants</header>
<text>A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe shall authorize the Indian tribe, as determined by the Indian tribe, to plan, conduct, consolidate, administer, and receive full tribal share funding and funding to tribes from discretionary and competitive grants administered by the Department for all programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) that are made available to Indian tribes to carry out tribal transportation programs and programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) administered by the Secretary that are otherwise available to Indian tribes.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF3F8E94DE84B4341B3F2401FE501688D" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Transfers of State funds</header>
<subclause id="H8C0F074D42974EC5ABADB75899084711" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<header>Inclusion of transferred funds in funding agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe shall include Federal-aid funds apportioned to a State under chapter 1 if the State elects to provide a portion of such funds to the Indian tribe for a project eligible under section 202(b). </text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCB8A8763727C4C7681A5B4EB5378E988" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<header>Method for transfers</header>
<text>If a State elects to provide funds described in subclause (I) to an Indian tribe, the State shall transfer the funds back to the Secretary and the Secretary shall transfer the funds to the Indian tribe in accordance with this section. </text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HABB36E5B964C48398AAF5CD56B07E283" commented="no">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<header>Responsibility for transferred funds</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a State provides funds described in subclause (I) to an Indian tribe—</text>
<item id="HD81F0D4DB7DF4B838A2B66478555B425" commented="no">
<enum>(aa)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State shall not be responsible for constructing or maintaining a project carried out using the funds or for administering or supervising the project or funds during the applicable statute of limitations period related to the construction of the project; and</text>
</item>
<item id="H01E3577F8D3144E1A8F754FEC911B4BE" commented="no">
<enum>(bb)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Indian tribe shall be responsible for constructing and maintaining a project carried out using the funds and for administering and supervising the project and funds in accordance with this section during the applicable statute of limitations period related to the construction of the project.</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD4DEC373F6944B1B59E5397AABDC079" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Administration of tribal shares</header>
<text>The tribal shares referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be provided without regard to the agency or office of the Department within which the program, service, function, or activity (or portion thereof) is performed.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3355A788FB72436DA0CAD6110BFCE18B" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Flexible and innovative financing</header>
<clause id="HA4324ACC4E3C419498B1A391B4BF65B8" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe under paragraph (1) shall include provisions pertaining to flexible and innovative financing if agreed upon by the parties.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF343FE6784844AA7B4CB1AED7573A9D1" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Terms and conditions</header>
<subclause id="HDC2049E184304C43A70CEEEF818FEBF2" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<header>Authority to issue regulations</header>
<text>The Secretary may issue regulations to establish the terms and conditions relating to the flexible and innovative financing provisions referred to in clause (i).</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H657042C6AD724E96A8633985B0D3D392" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<header>Terms and conditions in absence of regulations</header>
<text>If the Secretary does not issue regulations under subclause (I), the terms and conditions relating to the flexible and innovative financing provisions referred to in clause (i) shall be consistent with—</text>
<item id="H707F827948C24FFBA74C2F12975ADB08" commented="no">
<enum>(aa)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agreements entered into by the Department under section 202(c)(8) before the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012; or</text>
</item>
<item id="H4EF5C1B03CCA4FEE9BB8F8BCBD0DB585" commented="no">
<enum>(bb)</enum>
<text>regulations of the Department of the Interior relating to flexible financing contained in part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of such Act.</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2178C828D01F4F5DA5EBC6C8A715CD3E" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Discretionary and competitive grants</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian tribe shall be eligible to directly apply for and receive the discretionary and competitive grants made available under transportation programs that States or political subdivisions of States are eligible to apply for and receive.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EAE4771369446A68A6B104AB68CC19B" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Terms</header>
<text>A funding agreement shall set forth—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB7C36D208D2F44AD8DD364AA02029D34" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">terms that generally identify the programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) to be performed or administered by the Indian tribe; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70146C59E3F24E38A6F3E67B54A0B540" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for items identified in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="HF786958AD5CD40028CDDAFC0C73BC823" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the general budget category assigned;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2689FFDDFE3241128476EC4DE590930E" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the funds to be provided, including those funds to be provided on a recurring basis;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9E5E6FD9A5E2445BAFF79CFBF8A02463" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the time and method of transfer of the funds;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0382AC31941C4D9F8988C87D6EB37E47" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the responsibilities of the Secretary and the Indian tribe; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H59F647CCD6714971A0A3EC65B40A80CF" commented="no">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other provision agreed to by the Indian tribe and the Secretary.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C55CD06D6D64799B60FE02E4499A053" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Subsequent funding agreements</header>
<subparagraph id="H1A043A66184F4D8AB4543F8BD124E95D" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Applicability of existing agreement</header>
<text>Absent notification from an Indian tribe that the Indian tribe is withdrawing from or retroceding the operation of one or more programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) identified in a funding agreement, or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, each funding agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a subsequent funding agreement is executed.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF4CF22DC2584356B8F820E6D61F2905" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Effective date of subsequent agreement</header>
<text>The terms of the subsequent funding agreement shall be retroactive to the end of the term of the preceding funding agreement.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB717B16B4CAF4044BD3612ADCC793B89" commented="no">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Consent of Indian tribe required</header>
<text>The Secretary shall not revise, amend, or require additional terms in a new or subsequent funding agreement without the consent of the Indian tribe that is subject to the agreement unless such terms are required by Federal law.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8CA870BB35D54602A6FF717BFBF3A9CE" commented="no">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>General provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H2C610AB8745149FB8EAA9E0067E64C5A" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Redesign and consolidation</header>
<subparagraph id="HA4D34C4CB82F4FDF827C5B8FDDF3C1E8" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>An Indian tribe, in any manner that the Indian tribe considers to be in the best interest of the Indian community being served, may—</text>
<clause id="HF6F4699E31CF443493F1AB1A25A21864" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>redesign or consolidate programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) included in a funding agreement; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H30063FD14C0741788CB05441BC2BF5C6" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reallocate or redirect funds for such programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof), if the funds are—</text>
<subclause id="HD4669F929B30423EBADAD60D09E9FC5B" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>expended on projects identified in a transportation improvement program approved by the Secretary; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HA84B2E990B5C4D06B1DFA13B0B5BC8B5" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>used in accordance with appropriations Acts and other applicable statutory limitations.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H825E139DC35C471B93238573BD8149C7" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Exception</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if, pursuant to subsection (d), an Indian tribe receives a discretionary or competitive grant from the Secretary or receives State apportioned funds, the Indian tribe shall use the funds for the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H000C2EC3435D43BCB250D13A06A378B5" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Retrocession</header>
<subparagraph id="H202D0BE8F5744E98B0E9BA745C41B20C" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<clause id="H95AAB61EC55340A6877212468940B28F" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Authority of Indian tribes</header>
<text>An Indian tribe may retrocede (fully or partially) to the Secretary programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) included in a compact or funding agreement.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF28A2763D6224AEB99143145D7DB30CF" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Reassumption of remaining funds</header>
<text>Following a retrocession described in clause (i), the Secretary may—</text>
<subclause id="H1C94160D581A4EE9A68843F1C4866293" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reassume the remaining funding associated with the retroceded programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof) included in the applicable compact or funding agreement;</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF82EC78F37A14817B7FCD7792BBC7022" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">out of such remaining funds, transfer funds associated with Department of Interior programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out transportation services provided by the Secretary of the Interior; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H74897C5A161B48ABB8585EE0B6BB103F" commented="no">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute funds not transferred under subclause (II) in accordance with applicable law.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H1523EFE129214B2D86E219EE30A3F3C7" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Correction of programs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary makes a finding under subsection (f)(2)(B) and no funds are available under subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall not be required to provide additional funds to complete or correct any programs, functions, or activities (or portions thereof).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72F8D5444A784823A4F62DACC552A6C5" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Effective date</header>
<text>Unless the Indian tribe rescinds a request for retrocession, the retrocession shall become effective within the timeframe specified by the parties in the compact or funding agreement. In the absence of such a specification, the retrocession shall become effective on—</text>
<clause id="HD82291A6A32F44D18B84D3FD82B98A51" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the earlier of—</text>
<subclause id="HFD9BDEF4B28846B7B85FFF6B448A5208" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>1 year after the date of submission of the request; or</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HDFDCD93AC566410CB2DE2400D7FD5579" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the funding agreement expires; or</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H6B4ED8BCC3A64D43803B6C8D40E2B97D" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties and, with respect to Department of the Interior programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof), the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFD016E5943434FFC9214D60FF039A5EC" commented="no">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Provisions relating to the Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="H686913F8F3754F0EB21E33775644B0D8" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Decisionmaker</header>
<text>A decision that constitutes a final agency action and relates to an appeal of the rejection of a final offer by the Department shall be made either—</text>
<subparagraph id="H19927C9B757549FA8FBE055D279337D8" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by an official of the Department who holds a position at a higher organizational level within the Department than the level of the departmental agency in which the decision that is the subject of the appeal was made; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA48DDEF17DF941E3B7D1C610544ADDB2" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by an administrative judge.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC280B5F3A94C4FDFB24FCF2B2FACA3FD" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Termination of compact or funding agreement</header>
<subparagraph id="H719619520DB34BCAAE8440B8AAEE2EA2" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Authority to terminate</header>
<clause id="HA8D6B951C07A4F15ACB4560BDECD9345" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Provision to be included in compact or funding agreement</header>
<text>A compact or funding agreement shall include a provision authorizing the Secretary, if the Secretary makes a finding described in subparagraph (B), to—</text>
<subclause id="HCA00EEC4BCA747C7A3C398F1364F47CB" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>terminate the compact or funding agreement (or a portion thereof); and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF9EDD7D38BBC4BE4B282780614698EE2" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reassume the remaining funding associated with the reassumed programs, functions, services, and activities included in the compact or funding agreement.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HE2B72FA9D88C4774BAC519B08610F4CA" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Transfers of funds</header>
<text>Out of any funds reassumed under clause (i)(II), the Secretary may transfer the funds associated with Department of the Interior programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof) to the Secretary of the Interior to provide continued transportation services in accordance with applicable law.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H768900B4167A48CF848E2C05F36E934E" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Findings resulting in termination</header>
<text>The finding referred to in subparagraph (A) is a specific finding of—</text>
<clause id="H98CA89D81F7D4EE29785708978AB8E53" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>imminent jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resources, or public health and safety that is caused by an act or omission of the Indian tribe and that arises out of a failure to carry out the compact or funding agreement, as determined by the Secretary; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDA1F8ECC656D4F26BC5888E4F524044B" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>gross mismanagement with respect to funds or programs transferred to the Indian tribe under the compact or funding agreement, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department, as appropriate.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DF1D70D58DC46FBB62626E391A0866D" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Prohibition</header>
<text>The Secretary shall not terminate a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) unless—</text>
<clause id="HCE5724C8DCFE4BE58C08567A37E6B74F" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the Secretary has first provided written notice and a hearing on the record to the Indian tribe that is subject to the compact or funding agreement; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6FC2DDAC8793468193F2BB1E9CEA1CD4" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the Indian tribe has not taken corrective action to remedy the mismanagement of funds or programs or the imminent jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88C1E6668EC84205B1403FE03ADA3EC4" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Exception</header>
<clause id="H3B4E32C2D99E41C696686C10CD001C5E" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), the Secretary, upon written notification to an Indian tribe that is subject to a compact or funding agreement, may immediately terminate the compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) if—</text>
<subclause id="H77A5D179060F402587CD6C0FB040C412" commented="no">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary makes a finding of imminent substantial and irreparable jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety; and </text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H30D43621E733430E936FF276BE3B4A87" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the jeopardy arises out of a failure to carry out the compact or funding agreement.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H79C09D360B9241BD942010CA0A0D62C8" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Hearings</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary terminates a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide the Indian tribe subject to the compact or agreement with a hearing on the record not later than 10 days after the date of such termination.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33271309C0C64A18B06FFC94B1B969EF" commented="no">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Burden of proof</header>
<text>In any hearing or appeal involving a decision to terminate a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) under this paragraph, the Secretary shall have the burden of proof in demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence the validity of the grounds for the termination.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFEEFF0DEF6014B949F5FE14AA483239A" commented="no">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Cost principles</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In administering funds received under this section, an Indian tribe shall apply cost principles under the applicable Office of Management and Budget circular, except as modified by section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j–1), other provisions of law, or by any exemptions to applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars subsequently granted by the Office of Management and Budget. No other audit or accounting standards shall be required by the Secretary. Any claim by the Federal Government against the Indian tribe relating to funds received under a funding agreement based on any audit conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of section 106(f) of such Act (25 U.S.C. 450j–1(f)).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3B78F76341494B6985F29FFCC701256C" commented="no">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Transfer of funds</header>
<text>The Secretary shall provide funds to an Indian tribe under a funding agreement in an amount equal to—</text>
<paragraph id="HD026A6EF076B495C9F1BC3E6ACDE00D3" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the sum of the funding that the Indian tribe would otherwise receive for the program, function, service, or activity in accordance with a funding formula or other allocation method established under this title or chapter 53 of title 49; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H762B7EFB8B5145CF956071C4B80094D7" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>such additional amounts as the Secretary determines equal the amounts that would have been withheld for the costs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for administration of the program or project.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3A08DDD0A3494552AB6574130523F8B1" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Construction programs</header>
<paragraph id="HE2DF2D9ABB37448F9934B852DB7FEEC7" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Standards</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction projects carried out under programs administered by an Indian tribe with funds transferred to the Indian tribe pursuant to a funding agreement entered into under this section shall be constructed pursuant to the construction program standards set forth in applicable regulations or as specifically approved by the Secretary (or the Secretary’s designee).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA682B1A2BDB49739420FA5655EDF5CB" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Monitoring</header>
<text>Construction programs shall be monitored by the Secretary in accordance with applicable regulations.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6C44DD4575D8412292D73DB6FC043EAD" commented="no">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Facilitation</header>
<paragraph id="H0BBA5BD45B8D4FBC811DD1950A80E6E2" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Secretarial interpretation</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary shall interpret all Federal laws, Executive orders, and regulations in a manner that will facilitate—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B84FDE9F6B54957878F7FF243FAE70C" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the inclusion of programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) and funds associated therewith, in compacts and funding agreements; and </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF792052B7663487884DB2C300A4D18AC" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the implementation of the compacts and funding agreements.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF34B03F4261B447C860B722AB6AA00A3" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Regulation waiver</header>
<subparagraph id="H450C2E6700E64559A2DAF1B19706E559" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribe may submit to the Secretary a written request to waive application of a regulation promulgated under this section with respect to a compact or funding agreement. The request shall identify the regulation sought to be waived and the basis for the request.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0788955C621E4DB9BB9EF2E234200D03" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Approvals and denials</header>
<clause id="H38F7BE3DFF9D4F8D837A36F83919656C" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a written request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall approve or deny the request in writing.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9BAFC1C924E145ABAD694104B0265D85" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Denials</header>
<text>The Secretary may deny a request under clause (i) only if the Secretary finds that the identified language in the regulation may not be waived because the waiver is prohibited by Federal law.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5E22182210424FC7A3381905C31C63E5" commented="no">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Deemed approval</header>
<text>If the Secretary does not approve or deny a request submitted under subparagraph (A) on or before the last day of the 90-day period referred to in clause (i), the request shall be deemed approved.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFD02B65AA6DF4B1D841D35F5334C5DFA" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<header>Finality of decisions</header>
<text>A decision by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be final for the Department.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H10B22034D81A41698EE4B8DFD127DCFF" commented="no">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Disclaimers</header>
<paragraph id="HF417A32BF5994288A3BC9D286097B6DD" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Existing authority</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the election of an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2AF813FD4CEE43BA806C23CDDEA4181D" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>maintain current Federal Highway Administration Indian reservation roads program and funding agreements; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B28FC71013649B084CA326739976B28" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>enter into new agreements under the authority of section 202(c)(8).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEF38C1C9E744CE4BA7FAA3AD1605117" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Limitation on statutory construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this section may be construed to impair or diminish the authority of the Secretary under section 202(c)(8).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4D81F6A33D5D47C1A56F2225328E02B9" commented="no">
<enum>(l)</enum>
<header>Applicability of Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</header>
<text>Except to the extent in conflict with this section (as determined by the Secretary), the following provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act shall apply to compact and funding agreements (except that references to the Secretary of the Interior in such provisions shall treated as a references to the Secretary of Transportation): </text>
<paragraph id="H302A468AFD704F899A6443B70C858E53" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (a), (b), (d), (g), and (h) of section 506 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–5), relating to general provisions.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4537DEA14554F338AE89C919B92A998" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (b) through (e) and (g) of section 507 of such Act (25 U.S.C.458aaa–6), relating to provisions relating to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4D1D2B95B194EA4A43A875022F9125C" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (k) of section 508 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–7), relating to transfer of funds.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40B66F943FF748DD847DC221D0DA408A" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 510 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–9), relating to Federal procurement laws and regulations.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H831BA38E7EAE4541863B102422CA3EF6" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 511 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–10), relating to civil actions.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50E72E59C2484576822467D8F2058D41" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (c) through (f) of section 512 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–11), relating to facilitation, except that subsection (c)(1) of that section shall be applied by substituting <quote>transportation facilities and other facilities</quote> for <quote>school buildings, hospitals, and other facilities</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E694A0D9ECB4AFFBE8E4D93E3DE9F64" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (a) and (b) of section 515 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–14), relating to disclaimers.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF64358D85089453DB9FD2077DD189956" commented="no">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (a) and (b) of section 516 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–15), relating to application of title I provisions.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H801178F9A75E4E5082DF1E619B2B500D" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 518 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–17), relating to appeals.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEDCBE0E5C5B3405BA19E5AA563377999" commented="no">
<enum>(m)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="H591EA30E0D244A25BD3788C657A546AE" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>In this section, the following definitions apply (except as otherwise expressly provided):</text>
<subparagraph id="H30131025EAEC44D6862C86CCD8AFFA86" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Compact</header>
<text>The term <quote>compact</quote> means a compact between the Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19C0BA84A70C4517B891D86E82C84C68" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Department</header>
<text>The term <quote>Department</quote> means the Department of Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB7CE44DBBA940FA90894279FF3BB8CB" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Eligible Indian tribe</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>eligible Indian tribe</quote> means an Indian tribe that is eligible to participate in the program, as determined under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CEE63EA8BF74BEAA5AA8ACE014FAA08" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Funding agreement</header>
<text>The term <quote>funding agreement</quote> means a funding agreement between the Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into under subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7AA20910B314F16BA133F7C2FA5E4D5" commented="no">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Indian tribe</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a). In any case in which an Indian tribe has authorized another Indian tribe, an inter-tribal consortium, or a tribal organization to plan for or carry out programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) on its behalf under this part, the authorized Indian tribe, inter-tribal consortium, or tribal organization shall have the rights and responsibilities of the authorizing Indian tribe (except as otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution or in this title). In such event, the term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> as used in this part shall include such other authorized Indian tribe, inter-tribal consortium, or tribal organization.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H355ADE0BC471432CA36FA36865A58F00" commented="no">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<header>Program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>program</quote> means the tribal transportation self-governance program established under this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82EED97F35954225A4E5FA3FF6311448" commented="no">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<header>Secretary</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD8F70EE417B43B49F8409470277CD95" commented="no">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<header>Transportation programs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>transportation programs</quote> means all programs administered or financed by the Department under this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB25F9F5858E647C48A3512B69CBE5067" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Applicability of other definitions</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the definitions set forth in sections 4 and 505 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b; 458aaa) apply, except as otherwise expressly provided in this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3AC058595B27414DA10D132E7BD664F7" commented="no">
<enum>(n)</enum>
<header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="HA99753386CF44FCB9D64CE0F536D0AC8" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<subparagraph id="H0B31B599004A4393A95640DD0F2BE165" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Promulgation</header>
<text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 to negotiate and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11DA39442EED4CB0ADFF6578F8B8AB40" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Publication of proposed regulations</header>
<text>Proposed regulations to implement this section shall be published in the Federal Register by the Secretary not later than 21 months after such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF9925D9BC8C4A6599A5223E904C12E0" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Expiration of authority</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority to promulgate regulations under this paragraph shall expire 30 months after such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54C15A9105004EFF9C6F389DD90B2265" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Extension of deadlines</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A deadline set forth in subparagraph (B) or (C) may be extended up to 180 days if the negotiated rulemaking committee referred to in paragraph (2) concludes that the committee cannot meet the deadline and the Secretary so notifies the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DA182189A9944B1A37AEB0C4B7EFAD4" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Committee</header>
<subparagraph id="H5A29B4D9DA3B4654A2799B986148834C" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A negotiated rulemaking committee established pursuant to section 565 of title 5 to carry out this subsection shall have as its members only Federal and tribal government representatives, a majority of whom shall be nominated by and be representatives of Indian tribes with funding agreements under this title.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A41EEA8DE1542FBAF15CECC8B3F38BD" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committee shall confer with, and accommodate participation by, representatives of Indian tribes, inter-tribal consortia, tribal organizations, and individual tribal members.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2C8317E563E4637917C3E01025F77F9" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Adaptation of procedures</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall adapt the negotiated rulemaking procedures to the unique context of self-governance and the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Indian tribes.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8EBF16345C242B5AFECBB517F6BBE71" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Effect</header>
<text>The lack of promulgated regulations shall not limit the effect of this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E3FAD40C22E4817AB49FEA8E48D842E" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and rules</header>
<text>Unless expressly agreed to by the participating Indian tribe in the compact or funding agreement, the participating Indian tribe shall not be subject to any agency circular, policy, manual, guidance, or rule adopted by the Department of Transportation, except regulations promulgated under this section. </text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3B570CBB2B6B493A825023A5DB2EEFF4" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 206 the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HC403E49162FD45A79771C58374EDE1F6" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">207. Tribal transportation self-governance program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HE1390B1084EF486194B0D110A92DFE14">
<enum>F</enum>
<header>Program Elimination and Consolidation</header>
<section id="H4621E5E2C82D48BF8C79FE1E55BE97EC">
<enum>1601.</enum>
<header>Program elimination and consolidation</header>
<subsection id="HA60C2038AFAC4BBC95F5EA5A8D9855FC">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>General provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H46514272197042458DDD8717623BEA29">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Existing funds</header>
<text>A repeal or amendment made by this section shall not affect funds apportioned or allocated before the effective date of the repeal.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AF6559331A24D2C841240329D8CA918">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Amendatory provisions</header>
<text>A repeal made by this section of a provision that contains an amendment to or repeal of another law shall not be construed to affect that law. The amendment to or repeal of that law shall remain in effect as if this section had not been enacted.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H82DB0D48042E468EA56F080150AB8DD9">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Revenue aligned budget authority</header>
<text>Section 110, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB9561726276F4122925437BC2E00682E">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>High priority projects program</header>
<text>Section 117, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAFEBC4EE55EE473989CF0CF038ECFBA7">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Set asides for Interstate discretionary projects</header>
<text>Section 118(c) is repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB8664194E250427E88B44A530C0C369B">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Control of junkyards</header>
<text>Section 136, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA37D8810B21A47E596A899ADDF90F697">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Highway bridge program</header>
<text>Section 144, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H549FA1EEC2AE4A5CB5CD6EE9B7F0DADD">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Hazard elimination program</header>
<text>Section 152, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB3C57C6EF1A54018A66BAD0CA0898E85">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Safety incentive grants for the use of seat belts</header>
<text>Section 157, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1E43905AB7AE42B0B8A7EDE32DB1C870">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes</header>
<text>Section 155, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0AD064EB63A04FD89819A7306FCD8263">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Reimbursement for segments of the Interstate System constructed without Federal assistance</header>
<text>Section 160, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0C17B63BDAB4405DACBC90DE9E4610F5">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>National scenic byways program</header>
<text>Section 162, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEE0D3094864D41F8BC24405BE6FB1E28">
<enum>(l)</enum>
<header>Inter-American Highway</header>
<text>Section 212, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 2, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H44CCCD3296694B6E9D8C343247917684">
<enum>(m)</enum>
<header>Darien Gap Highway</header>
<text>Section 216, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 2, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0D452047308D4E9983BCDC0A1347254B">
<enum>(n)</enum>
<header>State coordinators</header>
<text>Section 217 (as amended by this Act) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H927E266767034DCA944389F1D0C9C809">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC66D2BE3F42A46008E35FF38C440F775">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) as subsections (d) through (i), respectively.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1FF62E93BD4D4DEB85AC772B2E059DC6">
<enum>(o)</enum>
<header>Alaska Highway</header>
<text>Section 218 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF95C6547E749496F8E0FDFED7B5853FF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H70E98D9BDF7146A39AA35A184619FBEB">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking the first 2 sentences;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H448F35F938AD4A9EB9F6D477CA036693">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in the third sentence—</text>
<clause id="HBDDECF665756481BA85FAE33AB0805F6">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>, in addition to such funds,</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0ABE4386F5824193B742ECA98B708D67">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>such highway or</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8FC8D5585C14CDCB7174E438D9926FA">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>No expenditures</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12412DF9B6B447E1A747B597377A7299">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF22E78E8729439D99BC2DC9934CA99B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD659707378AA4428B7D86BF1C3406812">
<enum>(p)</enum>
<header>Management systems</header>
<text>Section 303, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 3, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H699363099D0B48B9BB05E0477CB4093C">
<enum>(q)</enum>
<header>Cooperation with other American Republics</header>
<text>Section 309, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 3, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H07627961B95C402FA0CA92A7664181C9">
<enum>(r)</enum>
<header>Landscaping and scenic enhancement</header>
<text>Section 319 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDDBE31214357427F82809E0EE68E81DA">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Landscape and Roadside Development</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC16C37DA159045E1B29494B6A9080944">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3E851E1905EC4D5E90EC320601A5C219">
<enum>(s)</enum>
<header>Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment program</header>
<text>Section 322, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 3, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7360B03F0A034E6A9337FDC38CE2C370">
<enum>(t)</enum>
<header>Transportation, community, and system preservation program</header>
<text>Section 1117 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1177), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB1C946205394ABF91AE453B3CCEBAAE">
<enum>(u)</enum>
<header>Projects of national and regional significance</header>
<text>Section 1301 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1198), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8EC59EDF3AFC4994A21B3CA2815B7B71">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<header>National corridor infrastructure improvement program</header>
<text>Section 1302 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1204), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H626E97478D224041BC5021889E05C7CE">
<enum>(w)</enum>
<header>Truck parking facilities</header>
<text>Section 1305 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1214), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB394AF11463B483A9ED809F9D965DB84">
<enum>(x)</enum>
<header>Freight intermodal distribution pilot grant program</header>
<text>Section 1306 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1215), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7993E54A0B1F4A1F8C04B9BD01E123CD">
<enum>(y)</enum>
<header>Deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects</header>
<text>Section 1307 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1217), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H48378DBEA81446D093F19006BC0BFE5B">
<enum>(z)</enum>
<header>Delta region transportation development program</header>
<text>Section 1308 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1218), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE877A9F283D54B62B273F0AAB5FA4020">
<enum>(aa)</enum>
<header>Safe routes to school program</header>
<text>Section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1228), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAD53B5BD915941619928B35CB0797906">
<enum>(bb)</enum>
<header>National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse</header>
<text>Section 1410 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1233), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF47391EBBC4F4DEEB5DDB9C1F7DCBE99">
<enum>(cc)</enum>
<header>Roadway safety</header>
<text>Section 1411(b) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1234) is repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H584E50E4074C44CD9430958D59FC2DA5">
<enum>(dd)</enum>
<header>Highways for LIFE pilot program</header>
<text>Section 1502 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1236), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H11D98EDCC933408A86DAB90CD1EE6266">
<enum>(ee)</enum>
<header>Express lanes demonstration program</header>
<text>Section 1604(b) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1250) is repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4E69EBE6C43D45CF9B5C9D62B1AECBF0">
<enum>(ff)</enum>
<header>Interstate System construction toll pilot program</header>
<text>Section 1604(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1253) is repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEF385CEBBAEE47EB904247179A03DA4E">
<enum>(gg)</enum>
<header>America’s Byways Resource Center</header>
<text>Section 1803 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1458), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H93B2F8E7A8E5445F8BB5C411458A12C5">
<enum>(hh)</enum>
<header>National historic covered bridge preservation</header>
<text>Section 1804 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1458), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE185698ACA1D47EE9316037028F9EA71">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Nonmotorized transportation pilot program</header>
<text>Section 1807 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1460), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC3EBC64573E746F4A2394F6DA7DB197E">
<enum>(jj)</enum>
<header>Grant program to prohibit racial profiling</header>
<text>Section 1906 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1468), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEDEF859648FB46A0B459FE50D9FEA928">
<enum>(kk)</enum>
<header>Pavement marking systems demonstration projects</header>
<text>Section 1907 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1469), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA2989BF7F06C40CC889D5A2F700652C3">
<enum>(ll)</enum>
<header>Limitation on project approval</header>
<text>Section 1958 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1515), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H622B2808F38741B4B2BCF0B7702D32E6">
<enum>G</enum>
<header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="H6735F529EF5B4BD290BDF74DF7F3BDF8">
<enum>1701.</enum>
<header>Transportation enhancement activity defined</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(35) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7EFBB1D59BDE48FE908981F4AC37F44D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (C), (F), (G), (H), and (L); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD58E1B79EC2B4739979B1CD863DBC146">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), (I), (J), and (K) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively.</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HDBF497EFB91D468AB417D6D04437B909">
<enum>1702.</enum>
<header>Pavement markings</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 109 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCCDCC0AEF355478D90880A68A5C4E9E1" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HE6CE5C06DDAC488281E1E9A0B3A28C7D">
<enum>(r)</enum>
<header>Pavement markings</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not approve any pavement markings project that includes the use of glass beads containing more than 200 parts per million of arsenic or lead.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H319E307D0AE64B2A8425DF664A52CFEA">
<enum>1703.</enum>
<header>Rest areas</header>
<subsection id="H3F4A52F5186A41E4A96BE854E8EB8176">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Agreements relating to use of and access to rights-of-Way—Interstate System</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 111 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H000FC9BCD2BD4502BF90F172FA79444D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subsection (a) in the second sentence by striking the period and inserting <quote>and will not change the boundary of any right-of-way on the Interstate System to accommodate construction of, or afford access to, an automotive service station or other commercial establishment.</quote>; </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H022D501638744FEB906BD0BB48A248A9">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11398516D245483DAD34838348C6A5B1">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6583081C81F146D7AB0B9E6B0A57629E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF0D34E1AE4F541948CDD1EEE3EAF9495">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Rest areas</header>
<paragraph id="H0371912E0DC540018927E1DCB218D8F4">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall permit a State to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain a rest area along a highway on the Interstate System in such State.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11A3C81B36D84701BFC04875C5A1F5DA">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Eligible activities</header>
<text>The Secretary shall permit a rest area under paragraph (1) to include commercial activities that provide goods, services, and information serving the traveling public and the commercial motor carrier industry. Such commercial activities shall be limited to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1E810B3C72144107B82F1A1AFD66B8EC">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>commercial advertising and media displays if such advertising and displays are—</text>
<clause id="H1FEE5DEAA32F4A2DA011E2F2D5D67BD8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>exhibited solely within any facility constructed in the rest area; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H52C459B31DE648A58C19872CDAA7E8E6">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>not legible from the main traveled way;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8FDA1A55AAD242A19728D89E7D44872F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>State promotional or tourism items;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA554E1025B8D48FB9E7E051D51E8795C">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>tourism-related merchandise and products, including electronics and clothing;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H894D70E45491469C87FF0F3F32E09B63">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>historical or tourism-related entertainment items, including event or attraction tickets;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9596FC0AA49C4ACB9B3F11200EF9BE15">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>travel-related information, including maps, travel booklets, and hotel coupon booklets;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3DC1315A42F04767A26850B03B31D6E4">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>automatic teller machines; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF34B918FE8D140BB86A40210A1A3B68B">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>lottery machines.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB24BBAA043348C887E47C2DE1B0E153">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Private operators</header>
<text>A State may permit a private party to operate such commercial activities.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H166A7E8B25CD404AA0D5B3AA520887F9">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Limitation on use of revenues</header>
<text>A State shall use any revenues received from the commercial activities in a rest area under this section to cover the costs of acquiring, constructing, operating, and maintaining rest areas in the State.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDFB0DE6A266449DA9EED899C6F043E25">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Control of outdoor advertising</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 131(i) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>A State may permit the installation of signs that acknowledge the sponsorship of rest areas within such rest areas or along the main traveled way of the system, provided that such signs shall not affect the safe and efficient utilization of the Interstate System and the primary system. The Secretary shall establish criteria for the installation of such signs on the main traveled way, including criteria pertaining to the placement of rest area sponsorship acknowledgment signs in relation to the placement of advance guide signs for rest areas.</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6205E0605FBF4C309556AFF3B7424CE7">
<enum>1704.</enum>
<header>Justification reports for access points on the Interstate System</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9EBAD859575F4E7AA2102734E0482B14" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4C06EEC169E04D29BF81C80C8CDEBA48">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Justification reports</header>
<text>If the Secretary requests or requires a justification report for a project that would add a point of access to, or exit from, the Interstate System, the Secretary may permit a State transportation department to approve such report.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H44E15FF8F3E1474CB74CC54AEA8BF353">
<enum>1705.</enum>
<header>Patented or proprietary items</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7D0D5E4B3C8A4F99BC5689D4AC05FD48" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE001E15656D94602BF252B34827ECD0E">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Use of patented or proprietary items</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall approve the use, by a State, of Federal funds made available to carry out this chapter to pay for patented or proprietary items if the State transportation department certifies, based on the documented analysis and professional judgment of qualified State transportation officials, that—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD8EC24423EA44B7A06763B1ADC30E3A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no equally suitable alternative item exists;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84C9DA1EB73D4E558A4CCA7A62FC8E27">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any specified patented or proprietary item will be clearly identified as a patented or proprietary item in bid documents; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E11C9AC0DA849A390D4480B3217A2D4">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>any specified patented or proprietary item will be available in sufficient quantity to complete any project identified in bid documents.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H14B652DC6777444183ACA9ACED7F8395">
<enum>1706.</enum>
<header>Preventive maintenance</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H59DF985D0411457BAE5BBA4583DFB4CE" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H094459469F414DF6A001A5CFED68AA44">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H5E06808E25F549B48115215B13172C7A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Preventive maintenance</header>
<text>The term <quote>preventive maintenance</quote> includes pavement preservation programs and activities.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A64A919729948D8AC9B03A9E87F8D7E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Pavement preservation programs and activities</header>
<text>The term <quote>pavement preservation programs and activities</quote> means programs and activities employing a network level, long-term strategy that enhances pavement performance by using an integrated, cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life, improve safety, and meet road user expectations.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H683313B03B604700BEDDD1226B2D24AF">
<enum>1707.</enum>
<header>Mapping</header>
<subsection id="HF14F550AB8BC4560B558EEBCB8D570A8">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Section 306 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1494AA8C6E5D4856AA6D09AF7C4DDEEA">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77A2773CB7A1492EA775DBC63B3D76BC">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>State and</quote> and inserting <quote>State government and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A7FF42DF960422B93FDCAE0E72B18DF">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC9253F1BC0854AB78F3FC4CC4E19CF87" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA5E6299318024011B5B87F270E0C2FF4">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Implementation</header>
<text>The Secretary shall develop a process for the oversight and monitoring, on an annual basis, of the compliance of each State with the guidance issued under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0404F963CD4E4D27AD95B6E73618828D">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Survey</header>
<text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a survey of all States to determine what percentage of projects carried out under title 23, United States Code, in each State utilize private sector sources for surveying and mapping services.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDD9A7FC5AAB547848396538199FAF412">
<enum>1708.</enum>
<header>Funding flexibility for transportation emergencies</header>
<subsection id="H1BC62819316E47649A1696001125AE25">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 3 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29EDD27AA1B84CC1BFBB946F4E260037" style="USC">
<section id="H6F4EF98EBBA24B7EBD62D6E91F3D7458">
<enum>330.</enum>
<header>Funding flexibility for transportation emergencies</header>
<subsection id="HF2F5079F274D49AB8514345835ABC4AB">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the chief executive of a State, after declaring an emergency with respect to a transportation facility under subsection (b), may use any covered funds of the State to repair or replace the transportation facility.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB5C383F1AC4480D86EAF3F415F17BE8">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Declaration of emergency</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To declare an emergency with respect to a transportation facility for purposes of subsection (a), the chief executive of a State shall provide to the Secretary written notice of the declaration, which shall specify—</text>
<paragraph id="HC6DABD89DA34417CBABFFF8AFF727D31">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the emergency;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H698280263AB046C2938065C671CF0236">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the affected transportation facility; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8CB17107AD54C048473FCFD241D8BA2">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>the repair or replacement activities to be carried out.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H22158023E5B64A56AA86C223409B3CDC">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HAB175A37A69542F3ADDA60DB2F7AF63C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Covered funds</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered funds</term> means any amounts apportioned to a State under this title, including any such amounts required to be set aside for a purpose other than the repair or replacement of a transportation facility under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD37DAC2270641AEA4223B90A7CE0E3F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Emergency</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>emergency</term> means any unexpected event or condition that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF406C4F34C814DACB3754CAC7CFEB6B8">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>may cause, or has caused, the catastrophic failure of a transportation facility; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B30CAA741564739A63437AC311C9041">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>is determined to be an emergency by the chief executive of a State.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H489A371489274BAB93FF90FD7C3F5D73">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Transportation facility</header>
<text>The term <term>transportation facility</term> means any component of the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF38B5F3FCF5D40E39D7B7F9D4E7B60EA">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Limitation on statutory construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this section may be construed to allow a State to change the division of surface transportation program funding under section 133(d)(3).</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0C6C0FD3FF284BC3BE7678DC6EB54A9D">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA4F1B85E81144509A64B2F6A4E2197A" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">330. Funding flexibility for transportation emergencies.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBB035C135BE94DE2A445E8571F10D0CE" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1709.</enum>
<header>Budget justification</header>
<subsection id="HAFD9BE5A1FA24573A79CE72AF09825A7">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H2A9DB3E5736B48968885A67594014C92" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HF3215E1FA57C4F4DB88CFAB8115830B3">
<enum>310.</enum>
<header>Budget justification</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation and the head of each modal administration of the Department of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a budget justification concurrently with the President’s annual budget submission to Congress.</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5E72CCF9304E426880241500A5C8E881">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 3 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 309 the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HAE5635B6D075447599B5C825703A8020" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">310. Budget justification.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD172C6E59705478788880325E4D674C2">
<enum>1710.</enum>
<header>Extension of over-the-road bus and public transit vehicle exemption from axle weight restrictions</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1023(h) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H08E15A82EAB64A3FAF4BC808CFDE2888">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in the heading of paragraph (1) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Temporary exemption</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Exemption</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A26AA56EFCD4B93BF55CEFCB5A65894" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB644393C47C64F4C8E80FAE7C4AD7556" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>, for the period beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending on October 1, 2009,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9AC1C2A076E04AC8A68C1806E2062818" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H416380F65134448ABE69EC99C4DF5C2F" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7EB3671A377E46A0A2768AC2C35D2FB6" commented="no">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7618A55BDB7E41EB88781225C156E833" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H83C413B5CFE846DEAB77D588D910E268" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any motor home (as such term is defined in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations).</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB24A212213B43508626FBD90C444CE7" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subparagraph and ending on September 30, 2009, a</quote> and inserting <quote>A</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H2B7F9074C04544FDAB31DE826363756D">
<enum>1711.</enum>
<header>Repeal of requirement for Interstate System designation</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking <quote>that the segment</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>that the segment meets the Interstate System design standards approved by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code.</quote>.</text>
</section>
<section id="HA15D466994B44ED6A43F53876AE85AB6">
<enum>1712.</enum>
<header>Retroreflectivity</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to remove compliance dates with respect to retroreflectivity standards for regulatory, warning, and other post-mounted guide signs and for street name and other overhead guide signs.</text>
</section>
<section id="H4EC9344201FE4842BDE2771FDF920D01">
<enum>1713.</enum>
<header>Engineering judgment</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance to State transportation departments clarifying that the standards, guidance, and options for design and application of traffic control devices provided in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices should not be considered a substitute for engineering judgment.</text>
</section>
<section id="HBC026023A7ED4199B941DFC4985E1099">
<enum>1714.</enum>
<header>Evacuation routes</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State shall give adequate consideration to the needs of evacuation routes when allocating funds apportioned to the State under title 23, Unites States Code, for the construction of Federal-aid highways.</text>
</section>
<section id="H036F4A2E55234CAF81D43FE0D3CD3C5A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1715.</enum>
<header>Truck parking</header>
<subsection id="H4A459BC58EE44A859018C13056F83594">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Truck parking survey</header>
<paragraph id="HCC234E51795A4A30AC94570C1DACCC9C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Requirement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate State motor carrier safety personnel, shall conduct a survey of each State—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A7D9A74598B488B9001FBBA402362B9">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the State;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0252C9CB1614FE8B6ACFC3F1A73937A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess the volume of commercial motor vehicle traffic in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1787891FC3204DCB955EC05A0B246171">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to evaluate the capability of the State to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF49FA9F40F9B486692341558EBC74BDB">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Publication of results</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make available to the public on the Internet Web site of the Department the results of surveys conducted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H817D443E48364F20927193F0A9B87FAA">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Periodic updates</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall periodically update surveys conducted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2BAD09879C384F1C9D200F3969E2330A">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Truck parking projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for the following, if serving the National Highway System:</text>
<paragraph id="H1ED6D9727CC64D0E935AEC7DC6BB0704">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Constructing a safety rest area (as defined in section 120(c) of such title) that includes parking for commercial motor vehicles.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3611DBBE59C9446DBEAC338AE9BE28B9">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Constructing a commercial motor vehicle parking facility adjacent to a commercial truck stop or travel plaza.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H750298E59D47489592DE986F55D9409B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Making a facility available to commercial motor vehicle parking, including an inspection and weigh station or a park-and-ride facility.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E6591F4997C42B1A85407FA3A6236C0">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promoting the availability of publicly or privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking using intelligent transportation systems and other means.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C896654E7094B4FB77BD57FDAC73577">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Constructing a turnout for commercial motor vehicles.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB09E57F1E7FB4728810C21F14935566E">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Making capital improvements to a seasonal public commercial motor vehicle parking facility to allow the facility to remain open throughout the year.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F154352E6214354B9C2B7BE6947E92D">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving the geometric design of an interchange to improve access to a commercial motor vehicle parking facility.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H98FA0CB2E1024D95A2EC745EB93E91EA" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Electric vehicle infrastructure</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may establish electric vehicle charging stations for the use of battery powered trucks or other motor vehicles at any parking facility funded or authorized under this Act or title 23, United States Code. Such charging stations shall be eligible for the same funds as are available for the parking facilities in which they are located.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H99640BB3FB9E4E43A663D1DED72E97AA">
<enum>1716.</enum>
<header>Use of certain administrative expenses</header>
<subsection id="HC6EDDEB742B448249F565D04187C2E21">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of the funds made available under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may use not to exceed a total of $2,000,000 each fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="H87EC50A5ACE844FFBE8491F3C23B6A84">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to operate the national work zone safety information clearinghouse authorized by section 358(b)(2) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 109 Stat. 625);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4338D4E5FD6842FEB089158ACBDE6D7E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to operate a public road safety clearinghouse under section 1411(a) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1234); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3BA67E4021945DD86BC8577370042C3">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide work zone safety grants under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1409 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 119 Stat. 1232).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H014EA51F18A64159A5BF2FAF5E811103" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H7DF6E6742CC4484D927FCEC1B5969699" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Roadway safety</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1411(a) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1234) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H693D3C02DE42438484C843886461EDD3" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HA676CFAF6A0347C79E789CAC83DD2B79" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding for activities under this subsection may be made available as described in section 1716(a) of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0724CF54EEAD4F66A4E284CA779F06E6" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Work zone safety grants</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1409 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 119 Stat. 1232) is amended by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H08DA1E7305574DA9AC924E6A610A7017" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HDDE3F4442D2942A386F0EFDAA508C141" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding for activities under this section may be made available as described in section 1716(a) of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H02E5F77E50AF4A96B6D28E6377108AA4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1717.</enum>
<header>Transportation training and employment programs</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">To encourage the development of careers in the transportation field, the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor are encouraged to use funds for training and employment education programs to develop such programs for transportation-related careers and trades, and to work with the Secretary of Transportation to carry out such programs.</text>
</section>
<section id="H955EBA72ACFC46DB8019284C637BC1A2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>1718.</enum>
<header>Engineering and design services</header>
<subsection id="HB93E6DA5E370488A9B11F7347A4898D6">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For projects carried out under title 23, United States Code, a State transportation department shall utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial enterprises for the delivery of engineering and design services.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3E7CDC1EBC624B28B363E1E5BA765285">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Reporting requirement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each State transportation department shall submit to the Secretary a report documenting the extent to which the State utilizes commercial enterprises for the delivery of engineering and design services for projects carried out under title 23, United States Code, which shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA6AC33C54964A02BF75B3F3B90C699F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and types of engineering and design activities for which commercial enterprises were utilized in the preceding year; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC42AED3B5E3B4043A8348D044C1AD9F0">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the policies or procedures utilized by the State transportation department to increase the amount of engineering and design services for which commercial enterprises were utilized.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7A52C9B6E7DE4EBEBBF65856FF0F7B53">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>State transportation department defined</header>
<text>In this section, the term <quote>State transportation department</quote> has the meaning given that term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6D4BB6D0D9DB4018A836E01698B0B7D9" commented="no">
<enum>1719.</enum>
<header>Notice of certain grant awards</header>
<subsection id="HF8302713ACCE434097006CDA7903EE71" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in another provision of law, at least 3 business days before a covered grant award is announced, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives written notice of the covered grant award.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7C9079AF91AB4D4FA97226A6DC3D4393" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Covered grant award defined</header>
<text>The term <quote>covered grant award</quote> means a grant award—</text>
<paragraph id="H937D2B06689D40F196295BCB949D9E2D" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>made—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A7141DA5DBF48808322B14C37AC3722" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by the Department; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEC24A3EFC1F4DF6986068D3084C8E67" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>with funds made available under this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H962E43FE992D464C8B79B03642275244" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1F1B79AA0AED417B82A04F17F85E4830" commented="no">
<enum>1720.</enum>
<header>Miscellaneous parking amendments</header>
<subsection id="H9ACD2CCB94144383AF6F4AB4C83076EC" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Fringe and corridor parking facilities</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 137(a) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The addition of electric vehicle charging stations to new or previously funded parking facilities shall be eligible for funding under this section.</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE0B84850C87B4EC4B2F27C541D69126D" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Public transportation</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 142(a)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>(which may include electric vehicle charging stations)</quote> after <quote>parking facilities</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB8D4A104D2CE455EB3A3CAAE2A16419C" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Forest development roads and trails</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(d) is amended by inserting <quote>(which may include electric vehicle charging stations)</quote> after <quote>parking areas</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6A18B9ECCA854E5D821B96E7B6B9BE1D" commented="no">
<enum>1721.</enum>
<header>Highway Buy America provisions</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H39E15113249C4ECEBE96D5562F0C8C76" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HB7F7EDCD15454E4C9E53943E71C9D949" commented="no">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Application</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section apply to all contracts for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this title.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H222F94C2D65A4B64A27C279F865632BD" commented="no">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Waiver requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HD8C8BE9C61544028B110D765EC286400" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on the request.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51CD05CB005E43E6BC910CDAA83B8412" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Notice requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notice provided under paragraph (1) shall include the information available to the Secretary concerning the request and shall be provided by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73133D7E3F1842C6AC0A2B288767BA38" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Detailed justification</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary issues a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed justification for the waiver that addresses the public comments received under paragraph (1) and shall ensure that such justification is published before the waiver takes effect.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H85668C8D524C4D43B4DF0878CB234209" commented="no">
<enum>1722.</enum>
<header>Veterans preference in highway construction</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 114 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FF2F593851B48EFBC9DE6EE44BAD894" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDA590D435A2D4CCCB3F40FD353597925" commented="no">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Veterans employment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients of Federal financial assistance under this chapter shall ensure that contractors working on a highway project funded using such assistance give preference in the hiring or referral of laborers on any project for the construction of a highway to veterans, as defined in section 2108 of title 5, who have the requisite skills and abilities to perform the construction work required under the contract. This subsection shall not apply to projects subject to section 140(d).</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H71DECC9F609F416CA504FCEECE45DD0D" commented="no">
<enum>1723.</enum>
<header>Real-time ridesharing</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA255BFCB0CDD45538E69B6B2A64BC9C8" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after <quote>devices,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B43F33846F14697ACD8775697A9821F" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, and real-time ridesharing projects (where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided using location technology to quantify the direct costs associated with the trip, if the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HFAFE42B7D60D45A3879A54E4F5C5037B" commented="no">
<enum>1724.</enum>
<header>State autonomy for culvert pipe selection</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify section 635.411 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to ensure that States have the autonomy to determine culvert and storm sewer material types to be included in the construction of a project on a Federal-aid highway.</text>
</section>
<section id="HFA3C5F29AE9D4AC3A9A45125BF32F88B" commented="no">
<enum>1725.</enum>
<header>Equal opportunity assessment</header>
<subsection id="H39AA0693DB294A3DA835EDFEEDA60B08" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>In accordance with this section, the Secretary shall assess, throughout the United States, the extent to which nondiscrimination and equal opportunity exist in the construction and operation of federally funded transportation projects, programs, and activities.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H34B723596DE04B269953E94DCD971B02" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Supporting information</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9660123B309540DE968E72A330F46823" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>review all demographic data, discrimination complaints, reports, and other relevant information collected or prepared by a recipient of Federal financial assistance or the Department pursuant to an applicable civil rights statute, regulation, or other obligation; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA13211F5434240929FBA73948D62CF77" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with the Secretary of Labor, as necessary, to obtain information regarding equitable employment and contracting opportunities.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B39347E9BEF45DBAFE663EBB0A8B55D" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Report</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and publish on the Web site of the Department a report on the results of the assessment under subsection (a). The report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA834E423C7B547F7904A4C7D57BCB7ED" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A specification of the impediments to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity in federally funded transportation projects, programs, and activities.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCEFB7FB585A428B9F036E06C51B4F9B" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>Recommendations for overcoming the impediments specified under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB0423AB65B749A1B9657941AE7C78BE" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>Information upon which the assessment is based.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H72620CA508444831AF9DD4F8961A2F3E" commented="no">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Collection and reporting procedures</header>
<paragraph id="HBDC0FE3428A843B3918A7E47515EB804" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Public availability</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent appropriate, that all information reviewed or collected for the assessment under subsection (a) is made available to the public through the prompt and ongoing publication of the information, including a summary of the information, on the Web site of the Department.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52BFECBF87B54CB0960EF3BDB5355DAC" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Regulations</header>
<text>The Secretary shall issue regulations for the collection and reporting of information necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H94D9D452556247CBBA8C7E2F42AF85AC" commented="no">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Coordination</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Director of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights, the Secretary of Labor, and the heads of such other agencies as may contribute to the assessment under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<enum>II</enum>
<header>Public Transportation</header>
<section id="H0A77F071800C4D9DB093FFFE2276D5D6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>2001.</enum>
<header>Short title; amendments to title 49, United States Code</header>
<subsection id="H6F5AEB5CC16F4F398F6D1354F29A3545">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Short title</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Public Transportation Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BDAAEA2F52848BD848C6A156ECD3D65">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Amendments to title 49, United States Code</header>
<text>Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC1C2AE941F50421F8619370F5C4156A7">
<enum>2002.</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5302(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H863DA57B8BE54338B1B9BE272D50FBB9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (1)(I) by striking <quote>10 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>15 percent</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H518B3011352E4B65929E0F2122504613">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (17) as paragraphs (13) through (18), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D73F8FCA4FC4FC68073B0DDC93B86D2">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H55B88CD65CF442108827E405C562E0C9">
<paragraph id="HA07AA8CF75614ED290ABF6716A4697FF">
<enum>(12)</enum>
<header>Rural area</header>
<text>The term <quote>rural area</quote> means an area encompassing a population of less than 50,000 people that has not been designated in the most recent decennial census as an <quote>urbanized area</quote> by the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HE61EE653F8794155B12B7EA61F156B0F">
<enum>2003.</enum>
<header>Planning programs</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5305 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H60016107EB824F95AC41D742D312DA0D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in the heading for subsection (d) by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Transportation</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Planning</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10EDDCE5349E43A7B4270CD4A4CD58AF">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (d)(2), by striking <quote>designated under this section</quote> and inserting <quote>responsible for carrying out the provisions of section 5203 of this title</quote>; </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC2C4260042648B397F45B07CFE3B014">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50A860F1733D477D9E028AE51DE640FC">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">State</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Statewide Transportation</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CCD99DACAF3488787DCF858A0D60999">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>5315,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A4338AC2AA342AEA6E91472D0ABEA56" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g) by striking <quote>section 5338(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5338(a)(2)</quote>. </text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HDD01FD5DEB8B40909849E331A91328EF">
<enum>2004.</enum>
<header>Private enterprise participation</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5306(a) is amended by striking <quote>, as determined by local policies, criteria, and decisionmaking,</quote>.</text>
</section>
<section id="HB44423CC1FFF4B94BFE9C5F3568B8929" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no">
<enum>2005.</enum>
<header>Urbanized area formula grants</header>
<subsection id="H615A76843CBF4648B767FF14FFDD2C49" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Grants</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5307(b)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H73079E0D7DF84F4D8B0F1D4EB8AD80B5" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E); </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0FC9BDA8ADA4620A2740F246E9CEE10" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9250143FC4BC4080A0C1E20D4253CF72" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDC6E6B60924A47698AB76676817C6842" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="HC8EFC15AEDDC4012BCFA9F3EABBFE0C9" commented="no">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 if the State or regional authority providing public transportation for the urbanized area is operating—</text>
<clause id="H3F5BA93B4A4B45DC81FF8183B14C658E" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>75 buses or fewer in fixed-route service during peak service hours, not to exceed 50 percent of the net project cost of the project for operating expenses; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB8B25CF18BD34113BDDDDEABFBAEFF69" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>more than 75 but fewer than 100 buses in fixed-route service during peak service hours, not to exceed 25 percent of the net project cost of the project for operating expenses; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAEFF29EC63434B77981B4242FE69BC9F" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>General authority</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5307(b)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H54F38339E03D4AA2B4072CE740761573" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Transportation management areas.—</header-in-text></quote> before <quote>In a</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D1BFF085D5544BFA043B55182EAFF85" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by moving the text 2 ems to the right.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H480FDE3D61744B51AEF930D3D1AED210" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Grant recipient requirements</header>
<text>Section 5307(d)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H49D2918DBF2B45029EEEF96616624068" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF991197CFFB41ED9D6269241AEB9248" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>elderly and handicapped individuals, or an</quote> and inserting <quote>elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, and any</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0C1CD7ADC97471A88C582A211BDB904" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking the comma before <quote>will be charged</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB2B8C415CEE4CEF96DC6DFC0FBB3064" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>section 5301(a), section 5301(d),</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5301</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8F9A863410B478F92ABD1DEB24B3A74" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (I) by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3ED985435004955A8735EC28535EB96" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (J)(ii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FC2EF67D4C14F73AA86C6C1EC3FB36D" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>by striking subparagraph (K).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC990EDE3597F4550869FE8525FF0A04B">
<enum>2006.</enum>
<header>Capital investment grants</header>
<subsection id="HBD15B473BE0946A5A0E39359618A2519">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5309 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H3EDEC4750BEE44F89AF6CACF6685F3FE" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HAE1BA96C6A4D467C8ED34CC61B8C1875">
<enum>5309.</enum>
<header>Capital investment grants</header>
<subsection id="H4AC39892F4554A32BD1C6B2079750C7B">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HF94AD33D746B4F7581F71CC910C4589C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>New fixed guideway capital project</header>
<text>The term <quote>new fixed guideway capital project</quote> means an operable segment of a capital project for a new fixed guideway system or extension to an existing fixed guideway system.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40CF3827C68F43A6AA74ED8793A601A1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>New start project</header>
<text>The term <quote>new start project</quote> means a new fixed guideway capital project for which the Federal assistance provided or to be provided under this section is $75,000,000 or more.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H695B2F8569204B01BE5AE1BF9DCF627F">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Small start project</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>small start project</quote> means a new fixed guideway capital project for which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D559FD47FDC426B857117F77280F003">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the Federal assistance provided or to be provided under this section is less than $75,000,000; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE7B32EE38CA4DCEB4F0494D80013F9A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the total estimated net capital cost is less than $250,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H34912686E1F34E8C9137EB621532347E">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>General authority</header>
<text>The Secretary may make grants under this section to assist State and local governmental authorities in financing—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5ADA5FC86694461BA8612F896871960">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>new fixed guideway capital projects under subsections (d) and (e), including the acquisition of real property, the initial acquisition of rolling stock for the systems, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and relocation assistance, for fixed guideway corridor development for projects in the advanced stages of planning or in project development; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDCB24368B554C218CF56E8A030E1F97">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the development of corridors to support new fixed guideway capital projects under subsections (d) and (e), including protecting rights-of-way through acquisition, construction of dedicated bus and high occupancy vehicle lanes, park and ride lots, and other nonvehicular capital improvements that the Secretary may determine would result in increased public transportation usage in the corridor.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD57A0DD1F5C140B491821DBDE030B745">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Grant requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HE42A02680ACF41539FE8C9FD6E887F48">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not approve a grant under this section unless the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H04F7CC1D8D764D43B2E744F368971EC9">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the project is part of an approved long-range transportation plan and program of projects required under sections 5203, 5204, and 5306; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2958DF89D1E841938C180EC9CDA043A1">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the applicant has, or will have—</text>
<clause id="HC3C35966F8DB4D38A567D583E0F09165">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out the project, including safety and security aspects of the project;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H75378D29F48E4CAF805C8247554E6C23">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>satisfactory continuing control over the use of the equipment or facilities; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H130751328D0A420C9541958E9AA9CACC">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the capability and willingness to maintain the equipment or facilities.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD2BCF82D93C481E818C3F4DB86488CD">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Certification</header>
<text>An applicant that has submitted the certifications required under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (H) of section 5307(d)(1) shall be deemed to have provided sufficient information upon which the Secretary may make the determinations required under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H239A9267D97B4F55ACDC0ED8B748ED1A">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Grantee requirements</header>
<text>The Secretary shall require that any grant awarded under this section to a recipient be subject to all terms, conditions, requirements, and provisions that the Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this section, including requirements for the disposition of net increases in the value of real property resulting from the project assisted under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8EF4934AAC64457C9A0ACBF434129205">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>New start projects</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H2D38C879652B45259A61A748187D96E9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Full funding grant agreement</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0536DC17B1B844F8B53777DA3DFDE3E2">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A new start project shall be carried out through a full funding grant agreement.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54AE545114E248B395FA951E60394716">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Criteria</header>
<text>The Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement, based on the evaluations and ratings required under this subsection, with each grantee receiving assistance for a new start project that—</text>
<clause id="H20A661F98FFC4FBFB29BEC9A24E48E0C">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>is authorized for project development; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H67EAD843354241B4894DA7A612F67673">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>has been rated as high, medium-high, or medium, in accordance with paragraph (5).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4ECE0B2079A04195A89F572F5EE9E890">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Approval of grants</header>
<text>The Secretary may approve a grant under this section for a new start project only if the Secretary, based upon evaluations and considerations set forth in paragraph (3), determines that the project—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6A3C2CEFE8447C08C1E36076DD216EC">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>has been adopted as the locally preferred alternative as part of the long-range transportation plan required under section 5203;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE5FF851F45B4FFB9FE53D7C7B7F3D9C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>is based on the results of an evaluation of the benefits of the project as set forth in paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEDFC818E0CAE4DD38666B99B883A3E98">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>is supported by an acceptable degree of local financial commitment (including evidence of stable and dependable financing sources) to construct, maintain, and operate the system or extension, and maintain and operate the entire public transportation system without requiring a reduction in existing public transportation services or level of service to operate the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAED20864788D4F9BB00CA933B2272FB3">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Evaluation of benefits and Federal investment</header>
<text>In making a determination for a new start project under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall analyze, evaluate, and consider the following evaluation criteria for the project (as compared to a no-action alternative):</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D22CD66F9DB4B4DB7EDA8FCDF985521">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The cost effectiveness of the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80B75EEC0BD146F5BE638DF6CF05393C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The mobility and accessibility benefits of the project, including direct intermodal connectivity with other modes of transportation.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H362AF972DA0C44948B56659690248B45">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>The degree of congestion relief anticipated as a result of the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6D2BB353C0640359F8AACE5E1EDBFC6">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>The reductions in energy consumption and air pollution associated with the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CAB80FF157147A98C8511E99978463D">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>The economic development effects associated with the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B9EB902692E4B02B2A81D964BAE5D14">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>The private contributions to the project, including cost-effective project delivery, management or transfer of project risks, expedited project schedule, financial partnering, and other public-private strategies.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66E57DDDA3174C41B0A8FC6D9026EC6D">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Evaluation of local financial commitment</header>
<text>In making a determination for a new start project under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25EABB51F2014B2BBC6DD2A435A612C1">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>require that the proposed project plan provide for the availability of contingency amounts that the Secretary determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H059C901AAE7F4AE3958EAD15A322F1E4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>require that each proposed local source of capital and operating financing is stable, reliable, and available within the project timetable;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF03910485B6446B3A53CB2B7B5527DC0">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>consider private contributions to the project, including cost-effective project delivery, management or transfer of project risks, expedited project schedule, financial partnering, and other public-private partnership strategies;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71599B1619164B24AB3BFE12FAB06818">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>consider the extent to which the project has a local financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal share of the cost of the project; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA47FD333FB746A48BAAE3760AAB2D5F">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>consider the elements of the overall proposed public transportation system advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A73A6CA93044F8D98D07D8F6BF7B6BB">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Ratings</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraphs (3) and (4) for a new start project, the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the project on a 5-point scale (high, medium-high, medium, medium-low, or low) based on an evaluation of the benefits of the project as compared to the Federal assistance to be provided and the degree of local financial commitment, as required under this subsection. In rating the projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition to the overall project rating, individual ratings for each of the criteria established by this subsection and shall give comparable, but not necessarily equal, numerical weight to the benefits that the project will bring to the community in calculating the overall project rating.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1BA5D0BCE9264F31B08562BB335EAF6D">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Small start projects</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H4A1B65C3C1AE4874B29CE8D1B9E07FA0">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4F8FA25FB2F14E8AA89D35EC9E4926B6">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Applicability of requirements</header>
<text>Except as provided by subparagraph (B), a small start project shall be subject to the requirements of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5222FEDD39CA47588AFFE84CC9E7924E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Projects receiving less than $25,000,000 in Federal assistance</header>
<text>If the assistance provided under this section for a small start project is less than $25,000,000—</text>
<clause id="HD66F8C30290A4CB0898D4B601040E0CB">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the requirements of this subsection shall not apply to the project if determined appropriate by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC0725CA7E3D74215BF10B6946FFF164B">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the Secretary shall utilize special warrants described in subsection (n) to advance the project and provide Federal assistance as appropriate.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A0CD842AF6148DBBEE40DC94700CE1E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Selection criteria</header>
<text>The Secretary may provide Federal assistance for a small start project under this subsection only if the Secretary determines that the project—</text>
<subparagraph id="H10FED1F13050413A9C44EFAC94B7430A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>has been adopted as the locally preferred alternative as part of the long-range transportation plan required under section 5203;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69A30D3A067C43C2B8179A1774C9494D">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>is based on the results of an analysis of the benefits of the project as set forth in paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84EE3DBC4DEF49C2AB7BF92A7031D5C3">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>is supported by an acceptable degree of local financial commitment.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF95CDEFF11B4FE9A0EB1122DE07D665">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Evaluation of benefits and federal investment</header>
<text>In making a determination for a small start project under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall analyze, evaluate, and consider the following evaluation criteria for the project (as compared to a no-action alternative):</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9990307FB494D0C99DD3EAF55AACF3A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The cost effectiveness of the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60ACFB0A4A514702B2525D40E527AD2E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The mobility and accessibility benefits of the project, including direct intermodal connectivity with other modes of transportation.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24FF1647D0C64D80B582EE328956097A">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>The degree of congestion relief anticipated as a result of the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80F3E2329A6543ED8036758034C63B19">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>The economic development effects associated with the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDADA26CA59654EBAB84EA640639B1D44">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Evaluation of local financial commitment</header>
<text>For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall require that each proposed local source of capital and operating financing is stable, reliable, and available within the proposed project timetable.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF71143DA9B364D3DAF339EDB012D13B6">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Ratings</header>
<text>In carrying out paragraphs (3) and (4) for a small start project, the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the project on a 5-point scale (high, medium-high, medium, medium-low, or low) based on an evaluation of the benefits of the project as compared to the Federal assistance to be provided and the degree of local financial commitment, as required under this subsection. In rating the projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition to the overall project rating, individual ratings for each of the criteria established by this subsection and shall give comparable, but not necessarily equal, numerical weight to the benefits that the project will bring to the community in calculating the overall project rating.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE7D177EB9474917AD9ED378990B85F0">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Grants and expedited grant agreements</header>
<subparagraph id="H15D694BDBE6D472CA4D54348186DA413">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall provide Federal assistance under this subsection in a single grant. If the Secretary cannot provide such a single grant, the Secretary may execute an expedited grant agreement in order to include a commitment on the part of the Secretary to provide funding for the project in future fiscal years.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC29F4A7AF5D4E7686D51BF2F6FFEF46">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Terms of expedited grant agreements</header>
<text>In executing an expedited grant agreement under this subsection, the Secretary may include in the agreement terms similar to those established under subsection (g)(2)(A).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF28AC57986C44FD59CE733B360D2C4A5">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Notice of proposed grants and expedited grant agreements</header>
<text>At least 10 days before making a grant award or entering into a grant agreement for a project under this subsection, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of the proposed grant or expedited grant agreement, as well as the evaluations and ratings for the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D8B3C8DB2264A1DBBECC26020D8878C">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Inclusion of corridor-based capital projects</header>
<text>In this subsection, the term <quote>small start project</quote> includes a corridor-based capital project if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D1C2D8E2052498DB30711B647602491">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a majority of the project operates in a separate right-of-way dedicated for transit use during peak hour operations; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8026E5BC153246F58B4BFBB79ECCAA7E">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the project represents a substantial investment in a defined corridor as demonstrated by investment in fixed transit facilities and equipment such as substantial transit stations, intelligent transportation systems technology, traffic signal priority, off-board fare collection, and other direct investments in the corridor.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0F13681507B84B3E84F36C739565E516">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Previously issued letter of intent or grant agreement</header>
<text>Subsections (d) and (e) do not apply to projects for which the Secretary has issued a letter of intent, entered into an early systems work agreement or a full funding grant agreement, or has been approved to enter final design before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Transportation Act of 2012</short-title>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4F5B64563CD04ED6BD38030F0A66F182">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Letters of intent, full funding grant agreements, and early systems work agreements</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HABEC4E2156434BDFB4553EAAFEBF7C5C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Letters of intent</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="H43F814645D704F2991C7F90749345999">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Amounts intended to be obligated</header>
<text>The Secretary may issue a letter of intent to an applicant announcing an intention to obligate, for a new start project, an amount from future available budget authority specified in law that is not more than the amount stipulated as the financial participation of the Secretary in the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H411117A721754F6E8AFE5EAFD91F3617">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Treatment</header>
<text>The issuance of a letter under subparagraph (A) is deemed not to be an obligation under section 1108(c), 1108(d), 1501, or 1502(a) of title 31 or an administrative commitment.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0847EE0366A43E185ABBD4C133AD241">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Full funding grant agreements</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D147ECBD3B748368B5559065EA4614D">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Terms</header>
<text>The Secretary may enter into a full funding grant agreement with an applicant for a grant under this section for a new start project. The agreement shall—</text>
<clause id="HCF404187D6EC4063A22218B22DB0F8A8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>establish the terms of participation by the Government in the project;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H07EA6DE6203B484CA223219DF0513054">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>establish the maximum amount of Government financial assistance for the project;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0AF18041251A4F0298D54385D12111BE">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>cover the period of time for completing the project, including, if necessary, a period extending beyond the period of an authorization; </text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAE312B67ECAD40B2A35916C11817FD46">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>make timely and efficient management of the project easier according to the laws of the United States; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4ED2B5DE8C30429F8DDF8A0B0A0EB61B" commented="no">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>establish terms requiring the applicant to repay all Government payments made under the agreement (plus such reasonable interest and penalty charges as are established by the Secretary in the agreement) if the applicant does not carry out the project for reasons within the control of the applicant.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA34D1C5C1AFE4672AFF7B39C3FA0D400">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Special financial rules</header>
<text>
</text>
<clause id="H717D25ABB3F64D298F5BA273015272AA">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A full funding grant agreement under this paragraph obligates an amount of available budget authority specified in law and may include a commitment (contingent on amounts to be specified in law in advance for commitments under this paragraph) to obligate an additional amount from future available budget authority specified in law.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4AFEA72B87C14638BA778EAE2EE50DDE">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Statement of contingent commitment</header>
<text>The full funding grant agreement shall state that the contingent commitment is not an obligation of the Government.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE1CA52BA6928411CA8148B0F9377F206">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Interest and other financing costs</header>
<text>Interest and other financing costs of efficiently carrying out a part of the project within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out the project under a full funding grant agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a way satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9A6E87A7126349A19947A160B8AB004D">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<header>Completion of operable segment</header>
<text>The amount stipulated in a full funding grant agreement for a new start project shall be sufficient to complete at least one operable segment.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA8391C855A04142BE2C2D94F8178FDE">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Before and after study</header>
<text>
</text>
<clause id="H5447369D5C30402CBA974E9E61BA2466">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A full funding grant agreement under this paragraph shall require the applicant to conduct a study that—</text>
<subclause id="H89995AF7DFE44A388AA26F431E69F6B8">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>describes and analyzes the impacts of the new start project on transit services and transit ridership;</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H247A30778599460FB3058E05FDDB77D0">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>evaluates the consistency of predicted and actual project characteristics and performance; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HB78432D7C6BA4FA18DA27F5309390CD6">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>identifies sources of differences between predicted and actual outcomes.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HA06F899CD9144EF18E57C9A856008618">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Information collection and analysis plan</header>
<text>
</text>
<subclause id="HEF68603C39354FAEAB0865BA6F8965A5">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<header>Submission of plan</header>
<text>An applicant seeking a full funding grant agreement under this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary a complete plan for the collection and analysis of information to identify the impacts of the new start project and the accuracy of the forecasts prepared during the development of the project. Preparation of the plan shall be included in the agreement as an eligible activity.</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H6E159F53FE9A4623938E5CE4CDC74EBD">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<header>Contents of plan</header>
<text>The plan submitted under subclause (I) shall provide for—</text>
<item id="H503772F2ED9647188E7768754041BA8B">
<enum>(aa)</enum>
<text>the collection of data on the current transit system of the applicant regarding transit service levels and ridership patterns, including origins and destinations, access modes, trip purposes, and rider characteristics;</text>
</item>
<item id="HF0C7AE7C8E3A4734BAFD7A29D39A708A">
<enum>(bb)</enum>
<text>documentation of the predicted scope, service levels, capital costs, operating costs, and ridership of the project;</text>
</item>
<item id="H414BD13E10304C9BB0728AE1D6ADCE4B">
<enum>(cc)</enum>
<text>collection of data on the transit system of the applicant 2 years after the opening of the new start project, including analogous information on transit service levels and ridership patterns and information on the as-built scope and capital costs of the project; and</text>
</item>
<item id="H2CC364FEC6EF4A9F84AE865F4EB503C6">
<enum>(dd)</enum>
<text>an analysis of the consistency of predicted project characteristics with the data collected under item (cc).</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A94AB500A7145AB8F007373EDF6A271">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Collection of data on current system</header>
<text>To be eligible to enter into a full funding grant agreement under this paragraph for a new start project, an applicant shall have collected data on the current transit system of the applicant, according to the plan required under subparagraph (C)(ii), before the beginning of construction of the project. Collection of the data shall be included in the full funding grant agreement as an eligible activity.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AE9069D3A814AA1A6539BEA9589A778">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Early systems work agreements</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6FB5E92F726402D950F222DF1C0E327">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Conditions</header>
<text>The Secretary may enter into an early systems work agreement with an applicant for a new start project if a record of decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been issued on the project and the Secretary finds there is reason to believe a full funding grant agreement for the project will be made.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DB2DD27160D4C0093C304973F8DF994">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text>
</text>
<clause id="H473E1D8CF4B644359A4F6E34D536F810">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A work agreement under this paragraph for a new start project obligates an amount of available budget authority specified in law and shall provide for reimbursement of preliminary costs of carrying out the project, including land acquisition, timely procurement of system elements for which specifications are decided, and other activities the Secretary decides are appropriate to make efficient, long-term project management easier.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1EE2E7CC34154B7C9B6CB8325478D77D">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Period covered</header>
<text>A work agreement under this paragraph shall cover the period of time the Secretary considers appropriate. The period may extend beyond the period of current authorization.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCC7CE80A49294B75A4344E213E282DC9">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Interest and other financing costs</header>
<text>Interest and other financing costs of efficiently carrying out the work agreement within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out the agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7E5F372BFEF641409D7707C017A786BE" commented="no">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<header>Failure to carry out project</header>
<text>If, after entering into a work agreement under this paragraph for a new start project, an applicant does not carry out the project for reasons within the control of the applicant, the applicant shall repay all Government payments made under the work agreement plus reasonable interest and penalty charges the Secretary establishes in the agreement.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H796D5E858DB84113A599DBC283AB07DC">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Limitation on amounts</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="H25C23CB4503B43FB8E63BBBE64D158B0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>New start grants contingent commitment authority</header>
<text>The total estimated amount of future obligations of the Government and contingent commitments to incur obligations covered by all outstanding letters of intent, full funding grant agreements, and early systems work agreements under this subsection for new start projects may be not more than the greater of the amount authorized under section 5338(b) for such projects or an amount equivalent to the last 3 fiscal years of funding allocated under subsections (m)(2)(B) for such projects, less an amount the Secretary reasonably estimates is necessary for grants under this section for the projects that are not covered by a letter or agreement. The total amount covered by new letters and contingent commitments included in full funding grant agreements and early systems work agreements for such projects may be not more than a limitation specified in law.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E7BDA79A6FE4831BDAE0C23A93C9378">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Appropriation required</header>
<text>An obligation may be made under this subsection only when amounts are appropriated for the obligation.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H418ED1156EC04737A6E8AFDF19FDDBE1">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Notification of Congress</header>
<text>At least 10 days before issuing a letter of intent or an early systems work agreement under this section, and at least 21 days before entering into a full funding grant agreement under this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of the proposed letter or agreement. The Secretary shall include with the notification a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as well as the evaluations and ratings for the project.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEDCFB26A315244199FD74BDB09E7FB45">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Government’s share of net project cost</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HB9775D794F6540999D51E077DC3A52B1">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Based on engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, and information on the expected use of equipment or facilities, the Secretary shall estimate the net capital project cost of a new fixed guideway capital project. A grant under this section for the project shall be for 80 percent of the net capital project cost unless the grant recipient requests a lower grant percentage.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61A85BB5B8B14AC2A863A729E015B392">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Adjustment for completion under budget</header>
<text>The Secretary may adjust the final net project cost of a new fixed guideway capital project evaluated under subsections (d) and (e) to include the cost of eligible activities not included in the originally defined project if the Secretary determines that the originally defined project has been completed at a cost that is significantly below the original estimate.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55AF6C51F7B047DAB54ED3B344E18501">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Remainder of net project cost</header>
<text>The remainder of net project costs shall be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital from public or private sources.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2ABD723C67BF43FA88EE01A5EDA1347D">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Limitation on statutory construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to request or require a non-Federal financial commitment for a project that is more than 20 percent of the net capital project cost.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE2C5FE808FF4B0FBE99EEC78E3C6B64">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Special rule for rolling stock costs</header>
<text>In addition to amounts allowed pursuant to paragraph (1), a planned extension to a fixed guideway system may include the cost of rolling stock previously purchased if the applicant satisfies the Secretary that only amounts other than amounts of the Government were used and that the purchase was made for use on the extension. A refund or reduction of the remainder may be made only if a refund of a proportional amount of the grant of the Government is made at the same time.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC99795AE5892410F97ED2706405B73E1" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Undertaking projects in advance</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HA4C7C64931554868BD8D8968066306FE" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary may pay the Government’s share of the net capital project cost to a State or local governmental authority that carries out any part of a project described in this section without the aid of amounts of the Government and according to all applicable procedures and requirements if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H83DC49D286B04230872199BD9FBB8019" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the State or local governmental authority applies for the payment;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98F08116C734450AB6ACF817719B12BD" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the Secretary approves the payment; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA967E1229874482BF2168EC6A0D278C" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>before carrying out the part of the project, the Secretary approves the plans and specifications for the part in the same manner as other projects under this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33AAB44E9F1E476498A20B7AB64D32C5" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Financing costs</header>
<subparagraph id="H4EC118F508744432BC30F3F737F36D4A" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The cost of carrying out part of a project includes the amount of interest earned and payable on bonds issued by the State or local governmental authority to the extent proceeds of the bonds are expended in carrying out the part.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42405A1AF9CB43E69F7DD7674FCC00D9" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Limitation on amount of interest</header>
<text>The amount of interest under this paragraph may not be more than the most favorable interest terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3E3D9566944411C8C604ECBEE133F0F" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Certification</header>
<text>The applicant shall certify, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financial terms.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H10B6B1CD540347819D60CE978DC89BC4">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Availability of amounts</header>
<text>An amount made available or appropriated under section 5338(b) for new fixed guideway capital projects shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the amount is made available or appropriated. Any of such amount that is unobligated at the end of such period shall be rescinded and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction and prohibited from use as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9F45BA9AA00F429884DB71C8095FD443">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Reports on new start projects</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HAA13DA0448404557A17361D4AB601558">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Annual report on funding recommendations</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H557EF917D5844014A5B11A00CD473A71">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a proposal of allocations of amounts to be available to finance grants for new fixed guideway capital projects among applicants for these amounts;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6210CB2EEE93472EBE04F46FE7A7322C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>evaluations and ratings, as required under subsections (d) and (e), for each such project that is authorized by the <short-title>Public Transportation Act of 2012</short-title>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34B802442AE74CA099B9B95527DE059B">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>recommendations of such projects for funding based on the evaluations and ratings and on existing commitments and anticipated funding levels for the next 3 fiscal years based on information currently available to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC8BC0E78449461B805F23E1A2C7AA3C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Biennial GAO review</header>
<text>Beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Transportation Act of 2012</short-title>, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H61892103761245B392937C6F993320D6">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>conduct a biennial review of—</text>
<clause id="H8B54A1FE972B4A6EAEDF8A3FAC86A1BD">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the processes and procedures for evaluating, rating, and recommending new fixed guideway capital projects; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2D63EA9ACEA14CAF9DDCFFF77D9000AF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the Secretary’s implementation of such processes and procedures; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF680E5BCFEA48C5841BF17496FC2120">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>on a biennial basis, report to Congress on the results of such review by May 31.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2120FE14BD4547A4A4836B3943BF793F">
<enum>(l)</enum>
<header>Before and after study report</header>
<text>Not later than the first Monday of August of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in subsection (k)(1) a report containing a summary of the results of the studies conducted under subsection (g)(2)(C).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1C971A7C3E6F42B1A08608685334CDBA">
<enum>(m)</enum>
<header>Limitations</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H0E91D43D170F40A0B13AF5F66EFCDD6E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Limitation on grants</header>
<text>The Secretary may make a grant or enter into a grant agreement for a new fixed guideway capital project under this section only if the project has been rated as high, medium-high, or medium or the Secretary has issued a special warrant described in subsection (n) in lieu of such ratings.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAA19303771445568F49459FBA5BE588">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Fiscal years 2013 through 2016</header>
<text>Of the amounts made available or appropriated for fiscal years 2013 through 2016 under section 5338(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F95F1F737C04BB3B85F10AE5A556AD5">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>$150,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be allocated for small start projects in accordance with subsection (e); and </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52066D6D0A794086ABA4C0BDD87DDB61">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the remainder shall be allocated for new start projects in accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD293052C917C4087BC4E47BBF60234ED">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Limitation on expenditures</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the amounts made available or appropriated under section 5338(b) may be expended on a project that has not been adopted as the locally preferred alternative as part of a long-range transportation plan.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H036E03939D5B4043BD7E2895BE66F22B">
<enum>(n)</enum>
<header>Expedited project advancement</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H5DAD3A7F72DD424BBC540C33C61408FF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Warrants</header>
<text>The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall develop and utilize special warrants to advance projects and provide Federal assistance under this section. Special warrants may be utilized to advance new fixed guideway projects under this section without requiring evaluations and ratings described under subsections (d)(5) and (e)(5). Such warrants shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H43AE72FB501E41319B7C9458E1E80C9A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>based on current transit ridership, corridor characteristics, and service on existing alignments;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37C8E30740A64FF6A189A91F00F223D5">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>designed to assess distinct categories of projects, such as proposed new service enhancements on existing alignments, new line haul service, and new urban circulator service; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D30EAA8A61040B9A5C46FE777EBDFDC">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>based on the benefits for proposed projects as set forth in subsections (d)(3) and (e)(3) for the Federal assistance provided or to be provided under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC584C908F2BA43C5A06EC9B6338EE805">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>New project development</header>
<subparagraph id="H77CE8F9C9CF94A08BE53657ACFCA1D37">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A project sponsor who requests Federal funding under this section shall apply to the Secretary to begin new project development after a proposed new fixed guideway capital project has been adopted as the locally preferred alternative as part of the metropolitan long-range transportation plan required under section 5303, and funding options for the non-Federal funding share have been identified. The application for new project development shall specify whether the project sponsor is seeking Federal assistance under subsection (d) or (e).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBAA31050D044C85A79CCF79510B8E88">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Applications</header>
<clause id="HD4ECC0B424374D5181B9AC6784E189B6">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Notice to Congress</header>
<text>Not later than 10 days after the date of receipt of an application for new project development under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide written notice of the application to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDE6C8D9650004E53AA26CDBB6404A2C5">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Approval or disapproval</header>
<text>On the 11th day following the date on which the Secretary provides written notice of an application for new project development under clause (i), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the application.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF77594F4186145EC9C2363C47A1A84B5">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Project authorization</header>
<text>Upon approval of an application to begin new project development, the proposed new fixed guideway capital project shall be authorized and eligible for Federal funding under this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06683AA7BDBA46C9A948B3117BE4C084">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Letters of intent and early systems work agreements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall issue letters of intent and make early systems work agreements upon issuance of a record of decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C86F0F58A6A45EC887EF9C3B1B8ECA8">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Funding agreements</header>
<text>The Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement, expedited grant agreement, or grant, as appropriate, between the Government and the project sponsor as soon as the Secretary determines that the project meets the requirements of subsection (d) or (e).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D765E73BC604F2580AC814119DB9BD4">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Records retention</header>
<text>The Secretary shall adhere to a uniform records retention policy regarding all documentation related to new fixed guideway capital projects.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA638BE7F9C87423A942F01E1005C60C6">
<enum>(o)</enum>
<header>Regulations</header>
<text>Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Transportation Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing new program requirements for the programs created under this section, including new evaluation and rating processes for proposed projects under this section.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3871411B085A45B995E72CF5A6C25077">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5309 and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HD620B597CF434AC6A07BEEF2F94FB714" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5309. Capital investment grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA87F7973465F43C4947E7F6C78A8505F">
<enum>2007.</enum>
<header>Bus and bus facilities formula grants</header>
<subsection id="HA338F8C925344F9EA0FDE02D43769A1A">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5310 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H49A77CB3F841423BB6C18B2131F52A51" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HC190A0F72AA74D3B995DCD4678A932C4">
<enum>5310.</enum>
<header>Bus and bus facilities formula grants</header>
<subsection id="HA0D3A612EB29471C853605A6BA9E4756">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>General authority</header>
<text>The Secretary may make grants under this section to assist States and local governmental authorities in financing capital projects—</text>
<paragraph id="H647D5EC308E246E48782B0648112597E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D9F4A29A7CE44198F10E95C1BC21D1F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>to construct bus-related facilities.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF7F3B6E53A204CFF84EFE502777C4E9C">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Grant requirements</header>
<text>The requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of section 5307 apply to recipients of grants made under this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1EB0DB392E04E0BB8B8A091606C641E">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Eligible recipients and subrecipients</header>
<paragraph id="H212822068FDE4DFCB91F87E0DFA62231">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Recipients</header>
<text>Eligible recipients under this section are providers of public transportation in urbanized areas that operate fixed route bus services and that do not operate heavy rail, commuter rail, or light rail services.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6972A871F20A4AC8B22E4C1495613DF9">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Subrecipients</header>
<text>A recipient that receives a grant under this section may allocate the amounts provided to subrecipients that are public agencies, private companies engaged in public transportation, or private nonprofit organizations.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9028920A944040B6B0DD543E363A3A28">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Distribution of grant funds</header>
<text>Grants under this section shall be distributed pursuant to the formula set forth in section 5336 other than subsection (b).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H02BE8E1157104A37A817B38A01DAF9CB">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Government’s share of costs</header>
<paragraph id="H2D254F62FB844F739A154FBB1B069A7D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Capital projects</header>
<text>A grant for a capital project, as defined in section 5302(a)(1), shall be for 80 percent of the net project cost of the project. The recipient may provide additional local matching amounts.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0BE11031C47A489B9590E148DC33FBCF">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Remaining costs</header>
<text>The remainder of the net project cost shall be provided—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBACBE0F3360D4D2D9C49C01EC86C4C9A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEBE1EC532F040DFBB6ABD70B72FDA81">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>from revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C66A2C39E83447DA2F148227A876A7F">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C5EA68DAE224FA08DF3610B58777CEF">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>from amounts received under a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or private social service organization.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBBDBBF41F24E48D9ACBAD449ED4FEF35">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Period of availability to recipients</header>
<text>A grant made available under this section may be obligated by the recipient for 3 years after the fiscal year in which the amount is apportioned. Not later than 30 days after the end of the 3-year period, an amount that is not obligated at the end of that period shall be added to the amount that may be apportioned under this section in the next fiscal year.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HABF6473910A745AAA9DA1F36EE99AAFE">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Transfers of apportionments</header>
<paragraph id="HC88870FCD5174830B8FD9AFFCC049B48">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Transfer to certain areas</header>
<text>The chief executive officer of a State may transfer any part of the State’s funds made available under this section to urbanized areas of less than 200,000 in population or to rural areas in the State, after consulting with responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of public transportation in each area for which the amount originally was provided under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37099F7B1B2C4BE9BE412E88473E242F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Transfer to State</header>
<text>A designated recipient for an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 may transfer a part of its grant funds provided under this section to the chief executive officer of a State. The chief executive officer shall distribute the transferred amounts to urbanized areas of less than 200,000 in population or to rural areas in the State.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H87773AD8843348F6AC810F2017630B9A">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Application of other sections</header>
<text>Sections 5302, 5318, 5323(a)(1), 5323(d), 5323(f), 5332, and 5333 apply to this section and to a grant made with funds apportioned under this section. Except as provided in this section, no other provision of this chapter applies to this section or to a grant under this section.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3B3B39F434624B78BEFC6A0819DA6E7F">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5310 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HABF03B715FE840829FB158C509BAE644" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5310. Bus and bus facilities formula grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAF9FFE2ECD8140B58E61EB8417E86F25" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>2008.</enum>
<header>Rural area formula grants</header>
<subsection id="HA9602B4841D34E4381DDE702417D0889">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Amendment to section heading</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5311 is amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H40FAF3401ED34E03952C93889C32E65E" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H5EF07C8E378F461DA55C5EC40092228E">
<enum>5311.</enum>
<header>Rural area formula grants</header>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H009D83AC66374DACA860B540E20305CE">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Program goals</header>
<text>Section 5311(b) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9065E4BA72734C8DA4D631C3AF4641DA" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HCAED1E2946BF43CB84838E810106250E">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Program goals</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goals of this section are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H375B55F64A994C1AAB438048C7BAA910">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>to enhance the mobility and access of people in rural areas by assisting in the development, construction, operation, improvement, maintenance, and use of public transportation systems and services in rural areas; </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F3DB3739C024F54B09735D118A59488">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>to increase the intermodalism of and connectivity among public transportation systems and services within rural areas and to urban areas by providing for maximum coordination of programs and services;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAAA1FD0729F4636B6FF61A100444CE1">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>to increase the state of good repair of rural public transportation assets; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD4B6274A3D74CA4865667551DDFBF8C">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>to enhance the mobility and access of people in rural areas by assisting in the development and support of intercity bus transportation.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1358AFABAB214EAB91731C0392A2C869" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Projects of national scope</header>
<text>Section 5311(b)(3)(C) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>In carrying out such projects, the Secretary shall enter into a competitively selected contract to provide on-site technical assistance to local and regional governments, public transit agencies, and public transportation-related nonprofit and for-profit organizations in rural areas for the purpose of developing training materials and providing necessary training assistance to local officials and agencies in rural areas.</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBF4CD3D5DB654F79A19A036C8C2222CF">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Apportionments</header>
<text>Section 5311(c)(2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H00FA26DC84B64615B0AE733FB1B45042">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF6012699CED4E81ADF06A6FFBB4B977">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H92BE46BF549F4A70BC64B3AF8F907F36" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H7E0A32EF4B454DCB8E0ED8AB2F1C7EE7">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">70 percent shall be apportioned to the States in accordance with paragraph (4); and</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94E3F295139D4B1C9FC6513622374E4F">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HACD52D793E074A328F088E0B119723FF" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H802BAC36DA57458C9E8657B2B8F99F68">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent shall be apportioned to the States in accordance with paragraph (5).</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCC498C4B43A1487E837CA72738539270">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Apportionments based on public transportation services provided in rural areas</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5311(c) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H86A1D027B9144233AC925705C39E5847" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H1017C4EFC6F046B999C2421DD3E60D7C">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Apportionments based on public transportation services provided in rural areas</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall apportion to each State an amount equal to the amount apportioned under paragraph (2)(C) as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6754E9C6822047E292A4394E55DDDE15">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<fraction>½</fraction> of such amount multiplied by the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="H6275A913D71C48FAAFF45E4BB00F693D">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the number of public transportation revenue vehicle-miles operated in or attributable to rural areas in that State, as determined by the Secretary; bears to</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4C5AA95BAD7B46179DA6F5CB8B224905">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the total number of all public transportation revenue vehicle-miles operated in or attributable to rural areas in all States;</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H852211C21DBC420DAE4CDA4466061C45">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<fraction>½</fraction> of such amount multiplied by the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="H2F4A4181F6AA4D7791237D1A2426F3C3">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the number of public transportation unlinked passenger trips operated in or attributable to rural areas in that State, as determined by the Secretary; bears to</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H10C789E7158B4812AD25A817A4024A70">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the total number of all public transportation unlinked passenger trips operated in or attributable to rural areas in all States. </text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE90B3B9FBAE44198B6816405233AFD9A">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Use for administrative, planning, and technical assistance</header>
<text>Section 5311(e) is amended by striking <quote>15 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>10 percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9C2E30CBC8F8476AA9CD2D722B4A7306">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Intercity bus transportation</header>
<text>Section 5311(f)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1533941B73F04DB1B287762E31C00265">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>shelters</quote> and inserting <quote>facilities</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H957CD7A7BE3D4C25975BBD6B15165EB2">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>stops and depots</quote> and inserting <quote>facilities</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA94C45E6252940D0A0A6BBF1CE3B01FB">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Non-Federal share</header>
<text>Section 5311(g)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H38A2872B2B7F414EA5D9988A5792868A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H424865790A0C4D6BAF7161DB3BC919D4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6690AF0A0E12407F90092566A15C9E22">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H759A0CDC526E4577BB80B2D60D19C6A4" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H3AF6F9124D1B460791BC3DE2577C8368">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be derived from the costs of a private operator’s intercity bus service as an in-kind match for the operating costs of connecting rural intercity bus feeder service funded under subsection (f), except that this subparagraph shall apply only if the project includes both feeder service and a connecting unsubsidized intercity route segment and if the private operator agrees in writing to the use of its unsubsidized costs as an in-kind match. </text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H355955561880488EA6B3F95B0C182686">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5311 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H4CAAC110F5E74A579F4A0631B15DF384" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5311. Rural area formula grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0B4AE8305BEB45EFA60FAF4D1376C976" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>2009.</enum>
<header>Transit research</header>
<subsection id="H207879283C86478BB4D64D017069CD81">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Amendment to section heading</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5312 is amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HCCCF691C608D4D378993B63351045886" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H4374161590D44C57BB1D17FABEE14A8B">
<enum>5312.</enum>
<header>Transit research</header>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFAB268D8154145269D1407F7AB51E4FA">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Research projects</header>
<text>Section 5312(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1226DCAB7D9943A48A664252DA5F40BC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H821A017483034C3FBF15627C8E5B8DD7">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts made available under section 5338(c) are available to the Secretary for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other agreements for the purposes of this section and sections 5305 and 5322, as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H79E154CD0A6E43E1B74B02370071D360">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Joint partnership program</header>
<text>Section 5312(b)(5) is amended by striking <quote>Mass Transit Account</quote> and inserting <quote>Alternative Transportation Account</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA3691FBE791449378B3EB136F35423BC">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Transit cooperative research program</header>
<text>Section 5312(c) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD452E89A47474F439ACDF2586C6EF039" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HE5AC1082348248069BFFEDA90E6E775E">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Transit cooperative research program</header>
<paragraph id="H9C6FEBD6A11A4313A6F6519608D98D8D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a public transportation cooperative research program using amounts made available under section 5338(c).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AB92A7DD36D4B128D1916B7DB24D6FC">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Independent governing board</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish an independent governing board for the program. The board shall recommend public transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities to be carried out under the program.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H521B22A388A346729D12EBBE3C4AB26B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Grants and cooperative agreements</header>
<text>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 determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H96906DEA24AF40E2A4A93B566FEF9AAB">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Government share</header>
<text>Section 5312 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8B9B5B0305A242B2BC17948C48A690C4" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H7FDEF96A655D4612BF432F8E36EB2F9D">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Government share</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If there would be a clear and direct financial benefit to an entity under a grant or contract financed under this section, the Secretary shall establish a Government share consistent with that benefit.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6CD1E4FD41A3409F8BD8A619547136C9">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5312 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H2445CFE93C214D86931325580A29A57A" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5312. Transit research.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDB0D64F5ABE24DF19FD16D7EA9761469" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>2010.</enum>
<header>Coordinated access and mobility program formula grants</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
</text>
<subsection id="H0AEB1BAD386C454D94771E3018274495">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Section 5317 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H91380468CB5E470BB15D37C22FB00E50" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HEBE0E3101EE94A628B936F7D464B40A6">
<enum>5317.</enum>
<header>Coordinated access and mobility program formula grants</header>
<subsection id="HE2ED4855A1C04140959B41010D8E5813">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HD89876EA6061414AA4B53AF146827634">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Elderly individual</header>
<text>The term <quote>elderly individual</quote> means an individual who is age 65 or older. </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EC69C60B3B346FBB926F288BFEA0EF2">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Eligible low-income individual</header>
<text>The term <quote>eligible low-income individual</quote> means an individual whose family income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line (as that term is defined in section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902), including any revision required by that section) for a family of the size involved.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9358825DFA1E40A99E6FCDBB118D2A5B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Job access and reverse commute project</header>
<text>The term <quote>job access and reverse commute project</quote> means a transportation project to finance planning, capital, and operating costs that support the development and maintenance of transportation services designed to transport welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and from jobs and activities related to their employment, including transportation projects that facilitate the provision of public transportation services from urbanized areas and rural areas to suburban employment locations.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB41DA411814C4DA1A6580F29BF1BB5A9">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Recipient</header>
<text>The term <quote>recipient</quote> means a designated recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)) and a State that directly receives a grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88EB91862E504831812932E404579CDC">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Subrecipient</header>
<text>The term <quote>subrecipient</quote> means a State or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or private operator of public transportation services that receives a grant under this section indirectly through a recipient.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF661EA8D62504C62A29E96C4E639A8D3">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Welfare recipient</header>
<text>The term <quote>welfare recipient</quote> means an individual who has received assistance under a State or tribal program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) at any time during the 3-year period before the date on which the applicant applies for a grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB781DFFFDBE945E7B6872FC9D3BEB2FF">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Goals</header>
<text>The goals of the program established under this section are to—</text>
<paragraph id="H1CE73A0973134EC09DA7A6CC2AF0115E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>improve the accessibility of the Nation’s public transportation systems and services;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7955FDD550534819B07F926C76D502AC">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>improve the mobility of or otherwise meet the special needs of elderly individuals, eligible low-income individuals, and individuals with disabilities; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC2800EE9AC341E382C5CF652BE85231">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>improve the coordination among all providers of public transportation and human services transportation.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D329553E44644B2A9A9B1CFAFFA3A7A">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>General authority</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HABA33E312F1E42DF82531F761F26CB59">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Grants</header>
<text>The Secretary may make grants under this section to recipients for the following purposes:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBAAA9092D9F947418232A2040AC2BBF6">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>For public transportation projects planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFEF4431F07E549A49CE428B06FB9D023">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>For job access and reverse commute projects carried out by the recipient or a subrecipient.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H381D68046F344DCDB3B945EBE9CD6D24">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>For new public transportation services, and for public transportation alternatives beyond those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), that assist individuals with disabilities with transportation, including transportation to and from jobs and employment support services.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF28E9EE2D7B94C499DFDA9B37E72E890">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Acquiring public transportation services</header>
<text>A public transportation capital project under this section may include acquisition of public transportation services as an eligible capital expense.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9AB1405352F46F0AE287DAEB9228970">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Administrative expenses</header>
<text>A recipient may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the recipient under this section to administer, plan, and provide technical assistance for a project funded under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H36E97121DFC14193B7283E6769CC7DD0">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Apportionments</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HEE7C3FA86AD94704B15F605B885D9826">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Formula</header>
<text>The Secretary, using the most recent decennial census data, shall apportion amounts made available for a fiscal year to carry out this section as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HCBBA44D87DFC435FBE584E7DFCC1385D">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>50 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among designated recipients (as defined in section 5307(a)) for urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more in the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="H0C98A9D63625419B977A1E09E2D6FE94">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the number of elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, eligible low-income individuals, and welfare recipients in each such urbanized area; bears to</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H37105CFE4800434385F2359BFA8FD0DF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the number of elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, eligible low-income individuals, and welfare recipients in all such urbanized areas.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1598D731F00A4568A583A4E5DD7E78C2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>25 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among the States in the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="H4ABF0010F1324BF585297F10A407037F">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the number of elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, eligible low-income individuals, and welfare recipients in urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 in each State; bears to</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HACCB062DCF6F49D08A26EE51BCBA31E1">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the number of elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, eligible low-income individuals, and welfare recipients in urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 in all States.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7ECC8359905846CF9C2D18F7356D5E70">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>25 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among the States in the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="H1767F7590F6940D3AB5A46650633D762">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the number of elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, eligible low-income individuals, and welfare recipients in rural areas with a population of less than 50,000 in each State; bears to</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2A37141AEADC4641B0B97CF0DE7D5C03">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, eligible low-income individuals, and welfare recipients in rural areas with a population of less than 50,000 in all States.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCDF7DBF53594FD2BB6911ABED9A3256">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Use of apportioned funds</header>
<text>Except as provided in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74A7631A2FB64912A2DFB7857771F965">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(A) shall be used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CCE558150914B7388745521CE539095">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) shall be used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2694973A84154A89A9DB33BBA8D57F0F">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(C) shall be used for projects serving rural areas.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92C3FAD9A74E4D1BA611DF5983E8023D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Exceptions</header>
<text>A State may use funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) or (1)(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H712A4CD070D24FBC86B8A350520080E2">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>for projects serving areas other than the area specified in paragraph (2)(B) or (2)(C), as the case may be, if the Governor of the State certifies that all of the objectives of this section are being met in the specified area; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H15A5477B7F9944A4809F9E8F204D2CED">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>for projects anywhere in the State if the State has established a statewide program for meeting the objectives of this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF18055C8C1E742889A0BD07C26AEEAA1">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Minimum apportionment</header>
<subparagraph id="H4769EE7189AC45CDB623A5B1E1C7629B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary may establish a minimum apportionment for States and territories under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66325F2C4B1848B9AFC0FCA8C44D0CBF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Limitation</header>
<text>A minimum apportionment received by a State or territory under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed the total of the fiscal year 2012 apportionments received by the State or territory under sections 5310, 5316, and 5317 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Public Transportation Act of 2012).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD02B61E3A42C4990A065CEDEE69B3687">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Competitive process for grants to subrecipients</header>
<paragraph id="HD617353FB69A48DC8ECA3F37EA845436">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Areawide solicitations</header>
<text>A recipient of funds apportioned under subsection (d)(1)(A) shall conduct, in cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for grants to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABD7563729DB4D99934866A9D2EC1E1D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Statewide solicitation</header>
<text>A recipient of funds apportioned under subsection (d)(1)(B) or (d)(1)(C) shall conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE99EEEA970784CCEA8486302A466E208">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Special rule</header>
<text>A recipient of a grant under this section may allocate the amounts provided under the grant to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H139105904B6344419D3C05972A763D3E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a nonprofit organization or private operator of public transportation, if the public transportation service provided under subsection (c)(1) is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01ED9C5CCF3E470FB7482DF4372B67D9" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in the case of a grant to provide the services described in subsection (c)(1)(A), a governmental authority that—</text>
<clause id="H1C7258E150D6420C9CC6546901176873" commented="no">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>is approved by the recipient to coordinate services for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H278657CF37E14B4F948536C2DA8DCCF1" commented="no">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>certifies that there are not any nonprofit organizations or private operators of public transportation services readily available in the area to provide the services described in subsection (c)(1)(A).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64515B7C5F9F42F9BF320F660DB8EAE1">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Application</header>
<text>Recipients and subrecipients seeking to receive a grant from funds apportioned under subsection (d) shall submit to the recipient an application in such form and in accordance with such requirements as the recipient shall establish.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D4811BE3F1D47BAB1B288C08087D62E">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Grant awards</header>
<text>The recipient shall award grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) on a competitive basis.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8F415C485B144738C3070D8C716ECE5">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Fair and equitable distribution</header>
<text>A recipient of a grant under this section shall certify to the Secretary that allocations of the grant to subrecipients will be distributed on a fair, equitable, and competitive basis.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H35BDA4B9AFFB4934A82D26C3FAE87064" commented="no">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Grant requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a grant made to provide services described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall apply grant requirements that are consistent with requirements for activities authorized under sections 5310, 5316, and 5317 (as such sections were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Public Transportation Act of 2012).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE3B5B2E09B6B42D18583A28F3A4D28C5">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Coordination</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H372C304506834C59947E772DC9369AD3">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section with related activities under programs of other Federal departments and agencies.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4FA901929CEF45568B707BE4424052B3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Project selection and planning</header>
<text>A recipient of funds under this section shall certify to the Secretary that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5ECF2201ACC44B6E8CDCC06252441117">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the projects selected to receive funding under this section were derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transportation-human services transportation plan;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H868D4611F21F40BEAE7859DB842189A2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the plan was developed through a process that included participation by representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human services providers and participation by the public and appropriate advocacy organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9EA3365B4AC747988CB0811D7AE23E35">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the planning process provided for consideration of projects and strategies to create or improve regional transportation services that connect multiple jurisdictions.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF18C832EEA7D45E18805C89A49CF86BE">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Government’s share of costs</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H03849C61011140B28A65A0BEF53398EF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Capital projects</header>
<subparagraph id="H8BAAA0ABD37B4A879663CA66C5E92443">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a grant for a capital project under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net capital costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary. The recipient may provide additional local matching amounts.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CED1C34E863437181C2BDB7A31B7E13">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Exception</header>
<text>A State described in section 120(b) of title 23 shall receive an increased Government share in accordance with the formula under such section.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D9F0C874EFF40899FE134E8B8807E34">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Operating assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="HEBE431495BB24D7995C70C963EB567E0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a grant made under this section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H217FA9CE41E64FA090E7657E42C979E2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Exception</header>
<text>A State described in section 120(b) of title 23 shall receive a Government share of the net operating costs that equals 62.5 percent of the Government share provided for under paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DDA673292CA4DAABA9B9CC8C25050BB">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Remainder</header>
<text>The remainder of the net project costs—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE17E7B08FCE46FF992A8563EFAE5441">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or a private social service organization, or new capital;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1F3CCD9B6634557A984E9F46B14A78C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made available to a department or agency of the Government (other than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended for transportation; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21C985D5B4DC4BCFB6A9E447C3C55538">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding subparagraph (B), may be derived from amounts made available to carry out the Federal lands transportation program established by section 203 of title 23.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86A5DBDC9EF14897966CEA5365A978C0">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Use of certain funds</header>
<text>For purposes of paragraph (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal or State funds to be used for transportation purposes.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AB0EC4DA3D742AE972C2B375234524E">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Limitation on operating assistance</header>
<text>A recipient carrying out a program of operating assistance under this section may not limit the level or extent of use of the Government grant for the payment of operating expenses.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE75E2CA636AE45AA871EA66028D1CE54">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Leasing vehicles</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicles and equipment acquired under this section may be leased to a recipient or subrecipient to improve transportation services designed to meet the special needs of elderly individuals, eligible low-income individuals, and individuals with disabilities.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4D222506CB2344A2BFF37844EA8699FB">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Meal delivery for homebound individuals</header>
<text>Public transportation service providers receiving assistance under this section or section 5311(c) may coordinate and assist in regularly providing meal delivery service for homebound individuals if the delivery service does not conflict with providing public transportation service or reduce service to public transportation passengers.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8E72B57DF1534E8E8AD38A7580EFBC9A">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Transfers of facilities and equipment</header>
<text>With the consent of the recipient in possession of a facility or equipment acquired with a grant under this section, a State may transfer the facility or equipment to any recipient eligible to receive assistance under this chapter if the facility or equipment will continue to be used as required under this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCFA2191C23ED481A97A7FD743323FB59">
<enum>(l)</enum>
<header>Program evaluation</header>
<text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Transportation Act of 2012</short-title>, and not later than 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9FB736D050D34BDB91A9D104856266BB">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to evaluate the grant program authorized by this section, including a description of how grant recipients have coordinated activities carried out under this section with transportation activities carried out by recipients using grants awarded under title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80E42DACB4DA4A339E888456BEB4824D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report describing the results of the study under subparagraph (A).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H01856EAB8C3E49508A358C783EF17569">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5317 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HD6F649AD923A4E6C951C84400A18D523" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5317. Coordinated access and mobility program formula grants.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H62863CD02CE94F0B9CDECC6D115EDD9F">
<enum>2011.</enum>
<header>Training and technical assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="H72E8317E0F9A4FBDA965693DC40143C2">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Amendment to section heading</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5322 is amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HD445348453AD4D4EA63623A1E7F74A98" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H6407CAEE7F6D48AFA976CB602E2C776D">
<enum>5322.</enum>
<header>Training and technical assistance programs</header>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3F5C333BDC7E40D3B86331469BE279C3">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Training and outreach</header>
<text>Section 5322(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC0FACA470B12467E8DDCC0D703BB3D5F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>programs that address</quote> and all that follows before the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting <quote>programs that address training and outreach needs as they apply to public transportation activities, and programs that provide public transportation-related technical assistance to providers of public transportation services</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFDEDA5AFE6114697BC019C3A7B915798">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DD0A760D91F4FE19AA1F8EA3C3BF82F">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC28A9CA4A224760B52523537D6E57CF">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB4E69F0C11CD41BEB59EF82D7C3FEEFD" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H866C6783B3D343CFB67560851FDAB15C">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical assistance provided through national nonprofit organizations with demonstrated capacity and expertise in a particular area of public transportation policy.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB3578979565840FCA857ACB0AF3F6624">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>National Transit Institute, technical assistance, and funding</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5322 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6B6FE4C719E5419DAF2380BCC7135A99" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H5438FD1004D04CDC8813639CB6BFC6FF">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>National Transit Institute</header>
<paragraph id="HC8870080A4A84B698F87FE79B064F1FF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Grants and contracts</header>
<text>The Secretary may award grants or enter into contracts with a public university to establish a National Transit Institute to support training and educational programs for Federal, State, and local transportation employees engaged or to be engaged in Government-aid public transportation work.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6083F62F885F4DBC9E3ACA8EF4A9E64A">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Education and training</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Transit Institute shall provide education and training to employees of State and local governments at no cost when the education and training is related to a responsibility under a Government program.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5FBC10BF732946A7AEE033BB61C5E667">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Technical assistance</header>
<text>The Secretary may provide public transportation-related technical assistance under this section as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HF2D58D8EC3AB4301B913B9A67A5F9762">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To help public transportation providers comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) through a competitively selected contract or cooperative agreement with a national nonprofit organization serving individuals with disabilities that has a demonstrated capacity to carry out technical assistance, demonstration programs, research, public education, and other activities related to complying with such Act.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECAB9698905744B0A8AD14E73E83F055">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To help public transportation providers comply with human services transportation coordination requirements and to enhance the coordination of Federal resources for human services transportation with those of the Department of Transportation through a competitively selected contract or cooperative agreement with a national nonprofit organization that has a demonstrated capacity to carry out technical assistance, training, and support services related to complying with such requirements.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEBFBB6F1E1E4AB79CFC6E746B334F0A">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To help public transportation providers meet the transportation needs of elderly individuals through a competitively selected contract or cooperative agreement with a national nonprofit organization serving elderly individuals that has a demonstrated capacity to carry out such activities.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C7375080CFA4D008498473E0CB2FEBB">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>To provide additional technical assistance, mobility management services, volunteer support services, training, and research that the Secretary determines will assist public transportation providers meet the goals of this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6211AE9C3B6141DBB2A4D1A401F0C994">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Funding</header>
<text>Training and outreach programs and technical assistance activities performed under this section shall be paid for with administrative funds made available under section 5338(c). </text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H50179A9E473B4862A5B2C356001F7691">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5322 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HA3B90A3306AF4AAFB63444717C6985FD" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5322. Training and technical assistance programs.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2E53851E4E764F8BB9B0106C34C1CFB2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>2012.</enum>
<header>General provisions</header>
<subsection id="H4622F2C0B7D24ACBA067A563D198A15D">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Government’s share of costs for certain projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5323(i) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1C0A1A541B44471783912B2FC6CD86A6" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H357143B459A348C59F56D2BB92644F16">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Costs incurred by providers of public transportation by vanpool</header>
<subparagraph id="HE130A5814F57478C99C8DD08A6229581">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Local matching share</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local matching share provided by a recipient of assistance for a capital project under this chapter may include any amounts expended by a provider of public transportation by vanpool for the acquisition of rolling stock to be used by such provider in the recipient’s service area, excluding any amounts the provider may have received in Federal, State, or local government assistance for such acquisition.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H57CC9D481BF842C386488360A41C8933">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Use of revenues</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A private provider of public transportation by vanpool may use revenues it receives in the provision of public transportation service in the service area of a recipient of assistance under this chapter that are in excess of the provider’s operating costs for the purpose of acquiring rolling stock, if the private provider enters into a legally binding agreement with the recipient that requires the provider to use the rolling stock in the recipient’s service area.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C8DE120938749C39947C3BC2FCC5043">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this paragraph, the following definitions apply:</text>
<clause id="H881E61359DB3429FB422AB43D34271D2">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Private provider of public transportation by vanpool</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>private provider of public transportation by vanpool</quote> means a private entity providing vanpool services in the service area of a recipient of assistance under this chapter using a commuter highway vehicle or vanpool vehicle.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H41547342E7254C229CD496116FA41507">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Commuter highway vehicle; vanpool vehicle</header>
<text>The term <quote>commuter highway vehicle</quote> or <quote>vanpool vehicle</quote> means any vehicle—</text>
<subclause id="H5FD4AD1AB2644DE7BF68E89E9E23618F">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the seating capacity of which is at least 6 adults (not including the driver); and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H3DFF63A8B1784F60A6C7895F1148D606">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>at least 80 percent of the mileage use of which can be reasonably expected to be for the purposes of transporting commuters in connection with travel between their residences and their place of employment.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54B5AFF8AF114A8C962B5BE6E2B1DF9D">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Incentives for competitively contracted service</header>
<subparagraph id="H49C7B275EADB4F3BBDE526F0AC49F61B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Eligibility</header>
<text>Subject to subparagraph (C), a recipient of assistance under this chapter that meets the targets under subparagraph (B) for competitively contracted service shall be eligible, at the request of the recipient, for a Federal share of 90 percent for the capital cost of buses and bus-related facilities and equipment purchased with financial assistance made available under this chapter.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H025BF4967E3C4046990D079D18E2D4F1">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Target</header>
<text>To qualify for the competitively contracted service incentive program under this paragraph, a public transit agency or governmental unit shall competitively contract for at least 20 percent of its fixed route bus service. The percentage of competitively contracted service shall be calculated by determining the ratio of competitively contracted service vehicles operated in annual maximum service to total vehicles operated in annual maximum service. </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33BFBFC942F24C29BABCF407A4A55535">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Maintenance of effort</header>
<text>A public transit agency or governmental unit shall be eligible for an increased Federal share under this paragraph only if the amount of State and local funding provided to the affected public transit agency or governmental unit for the capital cost of buses and bus-related facilities and equipment will not be less than the average amount of funding for such purposes provided during the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this paragraph. </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H873D10B9A513410B8EBE13651812D13A">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this paragraph, the following definitions apply:</text>
<clause id="H0981A61F6A6140BFA42DCF4AF10CB9E6">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Competitively contracted service</header>
<text>The term <quote>competitively contracted service</quote> means fixed route bus transportation service purchased by a public transit agency or governmental unit from a private transportation provider based on a written contract. </text>
</clause>
<clause id="H89873AE57FF144F2B6BD0233AE1E9B44">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Vehicles operated in annual maximum service</header>
<text>The term <quote>vehicles operated in annual maximum service</quote> means the number of transit vehicles operated to meet the annual maximum service requirement during the peak season of the year, on the week and day that maximum service is provided.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9E38A3B1638E45E6AEE7FDB39BBA5285">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Reasonable access to public transportation facilities</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5323 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H561EB92C11974AE39D5451C3722B6299" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HAB2AF45E4AF542B2BA5032AA1DFA6B85">
<enum>(q)</enum>
<header>Reasonable Access to Public Transportation Facilities</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of assistance under this chapter may not deny reasonable access for a private intercity or charter transportation operator to federally funded public transportation facilities, including intermodal facilities, park and ride lots, and bus-only highway lanes.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA5600AE6A449413585084634197BED26">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Special condition on charter bus transportation service</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, in any fiscal year, the Secretary is prohibited by law from enforcing regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from such part—</text>
<paragraph id="H6BC0E9505AD6492CA5BFCFD6180BC8BB">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the transit agency shall be precluded from receiving its allocation of urbanized area formula grant funds for that fiscal year; and </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3B4392BBAF44641B25F6831DE1DF748">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>any amounts withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be added to the amount that the Secretary may apportion under section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, in the following fiscal year. </text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD76BD5100DBB43A4A579A0A5AC9FC252">
<enum>2013.</enum>
<header>Contract requirements</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5325(h) is amended by striking <quote>Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Public Transportation Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section>
<section id="H9AEBE0CE7D8648B0A6622E8CA06B9C06" commented="no">
<enum>2014.</enum>
<header>Veterans preference in transit construction</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5325 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD59CDF82D9564C20B913EF4510ADE863" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC45F6BC9931F45088DDFD98307F33DE5" commented="no">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Veterans employment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients and subrecipients of Federal financial assistance under this chapter shall ensure that contractors working on a capital project funded using such assistance give a preference in the hiring or referral of laborers to veterans, as defined in section 2108 of title 5, who have the requisite skills and abilities to perform the construction work required under the contract.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H35581ACC958B46A2B8B01661D79C914B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no">
<enum>2015.</enum>
<header>Private sector participation</header>
<subsection id="HC1E3DDCD04884566BC3DC88C407CC199" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Chapter 53 is amended by inserting after section 5325 the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H244FAF7651CF44E0857C5A006C206C1C" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H405100BD22B14D1094D9A56CA14F79A1" commented="no">
<enum>5326.</enum>
<header>Private sector participation</header>
<subsection id="HBE6BC2CE54A340488EC1C074E0467CA3">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>General purposes<editorial></editorial></header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the interest of fulfilling the general purposes of this chapter under section 5301(f), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6EB6E6F064BC4E15B41B85E4AEB01075">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">better coordinate public and private sector-provided public transportation services; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7EFB4A3B32F4DD49C3E725483BA3643">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>promote more effective utilization of private sector expertise, financing, and operational capacity to deliver costly and complex new fixed guideway capital projects.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H836621C50E2046A48D8485FEBD3FB7A1">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Actions to Promote Better Coordination Between Public and Private Sector Providers of Public Transportation</header>
<text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H10376EA281BA40E7B9C8B36024EB2EBB">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance to recipients of Federal transit grant assistance on practices and methods to best utilize private providers of public transportation; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E34D152603B47E0B97087A774B8E5BE">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>educate recipients of Federal transit grant assistance on laws and regulations under this chapter that impact private providers of public transportation.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAF835CC5D8D343B88D669BA050AC4B45">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Actions to Provide Technical Assistance for Alternative Project Delivery Methods</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request by a sponsor of a new fixed guideway capital project, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB642F6483CF401BA78CE93B1EE32D0A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify best practices for public-private partnerships models in the United States and in other countries;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B36E48CF85F43969E8C42BF22758F67">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>develop standard public-private partnership transaction model contracts; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF3B3617A3EF412BBE00A9CEB0509551">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>perform financial assessments that include the calculation of public and private benefits of a proposed public-private partnership transaction.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF6A81B3EAB314459B473A37410782337" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5325 the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H9D314B2AF3404FF6877CBE7B6098B5DA" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5326. Private sector participation.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2C32F702D3D54DEAAF23E33CA4F556EA" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Public-Private partnership procedures and approaches</header>
<paragraph id="H695A5B32F96D423BA39098BEE019C3B4">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Identify impediments</header>
<text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC5136D5F2194DD598DE6F688763B35A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>except as provided in paragraph (4), identify any provisions of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, and any regulations or practices thereunder, that impede greater use of public-private partnerships and private investment in public transportation capital projects;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9FBE1886491240909323F01914135C6F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>develop and implement on a project basis procedures and approaches that—</text>
<clause id="H2A5CD104317540208A4DCBE0116D1865">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>address such impediments in a manner similar to the Special Experimental Project Number 15 of the Federal Highway Administration (commonly referred to as <quote>SEP–15</quote>); and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEDBCBDA3447F4C9C999B5F0B9C19F6F5">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>protect the public interest and any public investment in covered projects.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBE425E3AAFB4935A45350AE1FEC78D0">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Report</header>
<text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the procedures and approaches developed and implemented under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H158F5FC7DB3545EDBA195949F6AA1A4C">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Rulemaking</header>
<text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue rules to carry out the procedures and approaches developed under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H225551ED7C1A42639A077D2AC4870122">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Rule of construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow the Secretary to waive any requirement under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4804896FA51B4C2484EA10637E39A738">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>section 5333 of title 49, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H464503FF5F3C4A4080ED4F7EAAAF6109">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DAA87DFAA7E44839C372BCF44F43409">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>any other provision of Federal law not described in paragraph (2)(A).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB606B89406624DF494CC91E4DE6F4449">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Contracting out study</header>
<paragraph id="HF3273D4EA1274AAD9A5913BFAC16DF8D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a comprehensive report on the effect of contracting out public transportation operations and administrative functions on cost, availability and level of service, efficiency, and quality of service.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4101D74A68D84B88A1F80A8FCB2047E4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Considerations</header>
<text>In developing the report, the Comptroller General shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="H67088E0669DB43D5B13BEDD49BCE0F77">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the number of grant recipients that have contracted out services and the types of public transportation services that are performed under contract, including paratransit service, fixed route bus service, commuter rail operations, and administrative functions; </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H848A53DF76344E40A50A43CDC7D19470">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the size of the populations served by such grant recipients;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58CB81EE06604C6E85B5B9A71A36C7AD">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the basis for decisions regarding contracting out such services;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2C61A9CD4814C1E871C1FCF22DF5441">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>comparative costs of providing service under contract to providing the same service through public transit agency employees, using to the greatest extent possible a standard cost allocation model; </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98DB5368773F4FC5830CE3B49D58E486">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>the extent of unionization among privately contracted employees; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1453BF6D69A44D29B705A669218236F">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>barriers to contracting out public transportation operations and administrative functions. </text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8BBAC6D0E5844E84BD253CA9CCC4EF6B">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Guidance on documenting compliance</header>
<text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register policy guidance regarding how to best document compliance by recipients of Federal assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, with the requirements regarding private enterprise participation in public transportation planning and transportation improvement programs under sections 5203(g)(6) (as added by title IV of this Act), and sections 5306(a) and 5307(c) of this title.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFED5B14455C54327AF4D9A666E4E19CF">
<enum>2016.</enum>
<header>Project management oversight</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5327(c)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1FE8A8590104E7BA5AC67C395CB250F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>to make contracts</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17C8AAF70302459EB53635476D0FA737">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H841DA336B77B48D7A1B9B2BD820EAD75" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H8B6FBE5271204126B877EF9BF0805BF8">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5337.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF335CEB3DDFE4D22B668C5CDD533C648">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5317.</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H49A63AFDE72B43B1A39DFE6E885756F5">
<enum>2017.</enum>
<header>State safety oversight</header>
<subsection id="H64787D05D26143559A7EC3D2D2354674">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>General authority</header>
<text>Section 5330(b) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC8456CE25559460387EDC598764AF42B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3CC27EF1F9124ECD9352A05A4F035CAD">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>General authority</header>
<text>The Secretary may require that up to 100 percent of the amount required to be appropriated for use in a State or urbanized area in the State under section 5307 for a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2013, be utilized on capital safety improvement and state of good repair projects for the benefit of fixed guideway transportation systems in such State or urbanized area in the State before any other transit capital project is undertaken, if—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE44FFC6AC3F44DBBC7EE81E6814A9CF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the State in the prior fiscal year has not met the requirements of subsection (c); or</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08DAABB1008D42D7B6AC4201799536A7">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the Secretary has certified that the State safety oversight agency (as defined in section 5336(k)(1)(B)) does not have adequate technical capacity, personnel resources, and authority under relevant State law to perform the agency’s responsibilities described in that section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H98F4A9D831484D51821F95B6110C7EEF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>2018.</enum>
<header>Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants</header>
<subsection id="H84490C4E252041D0836466E710B9BAF9">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Apportionments</header>
<text>Section 5336(i) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H50FB7B4A1FAD474D821008D9FBBAE3F6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA898E15CEF0F453A9AD547EE28F799D3">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Apportionments</header>
<text>Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under section 5338(a)(2)(B)—</text>
<paragraph id="H7C3919374B7F409BA6EC599C4F3F82C8">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 percent shall be apportioned to certain urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with subsection (j);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B5454F5162F4D2FBD61394F940510F4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>1 percent shall be apportioned to applicable States for operational support and training costs of State safety oversight agencies and personnel employed by or under contract to such agencies in accordance with subsection (k); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CDB419E07BB40D7B39FC5242D7AEE0C">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>any amount not apportioned under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be apportioned to urbanized areas in accordance with subsections (a) through (c).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5578D04D7C6D4EF6852B9264735B1FEB">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>State safety oversight agencies</header>
<text>Section 5336(k) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H97EADE34997940769DC60EF8C3246300" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HCCF305C0C862456B83ACFD565CD099AD">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>State safety oversight agencies formula</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HE8EA55B0A7914656AFAE857570C1895B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply: </text>
<subparagraph id="H70417F02456346C39C72CC39DA685075">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Applicable States</header>
<text>The term <quote>applicable States</quote> means States that—</text>
<clause id="HF85B56A21B8849ACB23B8AE1912D720E">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>have rail fixed guideway public transportation systems that are not subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6A8C3E7B931541B9B4875AD4FE6C7DA5">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>are designing or constructing rail fixed guideway public transportation systems that will not be subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2A91B0EFBA9D418684EF8C47F46A027A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>State safety oversight agencies</header>
<text>The term <quote>State safety oversight agency</quote> means a designated State authority that has responsibility—</text>
<clause id="H7B9E1B84401640CE993827AC3676BDB8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>for requiring, reviewing, approving, and monitoring safety program plans under section 5330(c)(1); </text>
</clause>
<clause id="H42EE313B7FBA47BB9640E96F9E9E325C">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>for investigating hazardous conditions and accidents on fixed guideway public transportation systems that are not subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration; and </text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF624AA8DBBDF418BA8E9EEFD8A2611A8">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>for requiring action to correct or eliminate those conditions. </text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE1810F1C65B47B18DA08E0EB43820C3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Apportionment</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F61D3E31D0948179F839CAE68E65E6C">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Apportionment formula</header>
<text>The amount to be apportioned under subsection (i)(2) shall be apportioned among applicable States under a formula to be established by the Secretary. Such formula shall take into account factors of fixed guideway revenue vehicle miles, fixed guideway route miles, and fixed guideway vehicle passenger miles attributable to all rail fixed guideway systems not subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration within each applicable State.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC34589DC5CBC479786139914423EEA24">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Recipients of apportioned amounts</header>
<text>Amounts apportioned under the formula established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be made available as grants to State safety oversight agencies. Such grants are subject to uniform administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to State and local governments under part 18 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and are subject to the requirements of this chapter as the Secretary determines appropriate. </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8FE4B2A122944815854D8D4B532E3CEC">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Use of funds</header>
<text>A State safety oversight agency may use funds apportioned under subparagraph (A) for program operational and administrative expenses, including employee training activities, that assist the agency in carrying out its responsibilities described in paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CEB0F8E61A54B00B6C5E7E842E60CDD">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Certification process</header>
<clause id="H522A00098AEB4A4BA547D8FC86F687F0">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Determinations</header>
<text>The Secretary shall determine whether or not each State safety oversight agency has adequate technical capacity, personnel resources, and authority under relevant State law to perform the agency’s defined responsibilities described in paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF1C1AD40F2CD46FD98D1E7EC35EF59B1">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Issuance of certifications and denials</header>
<text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="HDD16432AED31466B85CD615343E01AEB">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>issue a certification to each State safety oversight agency that the Secretary determines under clause (i) has adequate technical capacity, personnel resources, and authority; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H966E9840B7C6477A8D5125131C8CC788">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>issue a denial of certification to each State safety oversight agency that the Secretary determines under clause (i) does not have adequate technical capacity, personnel resources, and authority, and provide the agency with a written explanation of the reasons for the denial.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2343B68BA674A1FAA48A0F282EED611">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Annual report</header>
<text>On or before July 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on—</text>
<clause id="H4D4279CAA03E43AFBEDEB7EC60EC0FAC">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the amount of funds apportioned to each applicable State; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF2E6BE0358EC434AAD9A0C5E913CFE65">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the certification status of each State safety oversight agency, including what steps an agency that has been denied certification must take in order to be so certified.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8CE38A00F83A41AE8B391467629600A8" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5336(d)(1) is amended by striking <quote>subsections (a)(1)(C)(vi) and (b)(2)(B) of section 5338</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5338(a)(2)(B)</quote>. </text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1F6FDD2D85D94F6990F23209AAA19D69">
<enum>2019.</enum>
<header>Fixed guideway modernization formula grants</header>
<subsection id="HBF3317FEB626431F8E2BDF4BAE59D5E1">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Amendment to section heading</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5337 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCAE9E96E7AB44726A4396B94015A3953">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H05A66C05DDE84204AC683D5B1E2C5707" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H22B85DDB691B40CF9D24F7000CE69933">
<enum>5337.</enum>
<header>Fixed guideway modernization program</header>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H948A86B521B24DF08A440F7D41D3DADA">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Program goals</header>
<text>Section 5337 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7C096D5CEBE444D398C6528BE9C5E694">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) as subsections (c) through (h), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED98679991E94660A97B9B20A11BE352">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by inserting before subsection (c) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE0B70829165F40A0B37716F359C55BBD" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HB6CABA6AA8634A30A5D47F6D18C5AD4E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Program goals</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goals of the fixed guideway modernization program are—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A9B922EF60E40D88BD75606080B6E94">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>to rehabilitate, maintain, and preserve the Nation’s fixed guideway public transportation systems;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CEA5C036FEB4AC68FB911E7503681A8">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>to reduce the maintenance backlog and increase the state of good repair of the Nation’s fixed guideway public transportation systems; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9AEEDBD534940C8879381233141E503">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>to increase the overall ridership on fixed guideway public transportation systems.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6ACAEC4ED80F4838AE574BD194C3C234">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>General authority</header>
<text>The Secretary may make grants to eligible recipients under this section to assist State and local government authorities in financing capital projects to modernize eligible fixed guideway systems.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0ADA6A68FD9249DD9DAE48BC673B3DDD">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Distribution</header>
<text>Section 5337(c) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section) is amended by striking <quote>under section 5309</quote> and all that follows before paragraph (1) and inserting <quote>for a fiscal year as follows:</quote>. </text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC23D50D0ABDC472FBFBAE1756E6969E4" commented="no">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Availability of amounts</header>
<text>Section 5337(f) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD4FDB842D3894271AFBBE65C5B5B8D31" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HBA37C5EA7F424C888DA0369F98AE81D0" commented="no">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Availability of amounts</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An amount appropriated under this section shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the amount is appropriated. Any of such amount that is unobligated at the end of such period shall be reapportioned for the next fiscal year among eligible recipients in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB89F965D85CA45B0BA3CF2E88D8E4071">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Grant requirements</header>
<text>Section 5337 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H73CE54FCC3B34D37B8EF5331ECD812D0" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HB5C2F3419565438885A79AA502BD602C">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Undertaking projects in advance</header>
<paragraph id="H2CA9260891BB4802A14FAC09862F7873" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When a recipient obligates all amounts apportioned to it under this section and then carries out a part of a project described in this section without amounts of the Government and according to all applicable procedures and requirements (except to the extent the procedures and requirements limit a State to carrying out a project with amounts of the Government previously apportioned to it), the Secretary may pay to the recipient the Government’s share of the cost of carrying out that part when additional amounts are apportioned to the recipient under this section if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB095E30A99A42E7883FEAC548130C0F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the recipient applies for the payment;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA82DB730D6E440EE84F4832F699F84DF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the Secretary approves the payment; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF89247A97B8F4056BD9B38A39B9D849E">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>before carrying out that part, the Secretary approves the plans and specifications for the part in the same way as for other projects under this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB967C9CA6564AF886231A992BFA63D0">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Requirement for approval of applications</header>
<text>The Secretary may approve an application under paragraph (1) only if an authorization for this section is in effect for the fiscal year to which the application applies.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB6726E201B846F9B20FA21D7578A893">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Interest payments</header>
<text>The cost of carrying out that part of a project includes the amount of interest earned and payable on bonds issued by the recipient to the extent proceeds of the bonds are expended in carrying out this part. However, the amount of interest allowed under this paragraph may not be more than the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1F762DE1F8784B028CFB74C2B4C907DC">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Grant requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this section shall be subject to the requirements of subsections (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), and (m) of section 5307.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC4A2813D405A4A45B7FC65C73A1B0984">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5337 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H9E33923ECA8247AFBAC7D849A869BFC9" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5337. Fixed guideway modernization program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE884E6CB3FBD4C92AE7771C3A20BFC1C">
<enum>2020.</enum>
<header>Authorizations</header>
<subsection id="HD4C4D6D83BB6452AB5ADECB247449A6E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H4A70D40FD5304B118E84728F63A81B48" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H847E4DDC9F3D49C5A621A7565CA73105">
<enum>5338.</enum>
<header>Authorizations</header>
<subsection id="H4B7B8BAE826841169016F612E72463EC">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Formula and bus grants</header>
<paragraph id="H04725ADE68B747DC9F99F21F1F233E51">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>There shall be available from the Alternative Transportation Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5317, 5330, 5335, and 5337 $8,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80B2310DA0E04223B82480336C12090B">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Allocation of funds</header>
<text>Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be allocated as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB273FDBAD43746DDB8724B98C800CABD">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>$126,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 shall be available to carry out section 5305.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89F05CE73E92404A8E2F2BD188F5384F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>$4,578,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 shall be allocated in accordance with section 5336 to provide financial assistance for urbanized areas and State safety oversight agencies under sections 5307 and 5336(k).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H338B02488A274665814D248377F4B789">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>$840,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 shall be available to provide financial assistance for States and local governmental authorities to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities under section 5310. Of such amount, $3,000,000 shall be available for each fiscal year for bus testing under section 5318.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B8B49D58B70423E96D0CCC36FFD3299">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>$672,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 shall be available to provide financial assistance for rural areas under section 5311.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4243BCA505C94F00ABCAEE06A9992347">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>$504,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 shall be available to provide financial assistance for recipients and subrecipients to provide coordinated access and mobility public transportation projects and services under section 5317.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H139E1D3C590C486DBA176A6DF0175010">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>$3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 shall be available to carry out section 5335. Such amount shall be made available from funds allocated in accordance with section 5336 before the apportionments under subsection 5336(i) are carried out.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85943BBA9C9D4362BAC1E0C8BC1FA4FA">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>$1,680,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016 shall be made available and allocated in accordance with section 5337 to provide financial assistance for State and local government authorities to finance capital projects to modernize eligible fixed guideway systems.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H51E31381602E4654A053D0FE0D2A5ABE">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Capital investment grants</header>
<text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5309(m)(2) $1,955,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC1047C57AF4C41C99F64111720BE75D7">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Research, training and outreach, and technical assistance</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the transit research program under section 5312 and the training and outreach, National Transit Institute, and technical assistance activities authorized by section 5322, $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016. Such amounts shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H13493D1413BE414C9ABC1634A9931BD4">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Administration</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 5326 and 5334 $98,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFD8E78322FE04BBDAE185409512CC72C">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Grants as contractual obligations</header>
<paragraph id="H5E6360E5347A469BBF3923C17BD0DFBA">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Grants financed from highway trust fund</header>
<text>A grant or contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with amounts made available from the Alternative Transportation Account of the Highway Trust Fund pursuant to this section is a contractual obligation of the Government to pay the Federal share of the cost of the project.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7FC6628DDD354ED9B946789366F11F11">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Grants financed from general fund</header>
<text>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 Government to pay the Federal share of the cost of the project only to the extent that amounts are appropriated for such purpose by an Act of Congress.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H06700F5BEF054FF287E16B1F75D33A0B" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5333(b)(1) is amended by striking <quote>5338(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>5338(a)</quote> each place it appears. </text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6896CC7464B04EDD91F6C5E30A0360EF">
<enum>2021.</enum>
<header>Obligation limits</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The total of all obligations from amounts made available from the Alternative Transportation Account of the Highway Trust Fund by, and amounts appropriated under, subsections (a) through (d) of section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed $10,498,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, of which not more than $8,400,000,000 shall be from the Alternative Transportation Account.</text>
</section>
<section id="HF1068608B33F4EA19E999EEE7BC65EAC" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>2022.</enum>
<header>Program elimination and consolidation</header>
<subsection id="HAAA4F72CD41948E5B1AD1E7A1BDC12E4">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>General provision</header>
<text>A repeal or amendment made by this section shall not affect funds apportioned or allocated before the effective date of the repeal.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDD874509C31D4863950D9900F880AA82" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clean fuels discretionary grant program</header>
<text>Section 5308, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H41804E5C143842F6854E4AF5D1346E6C" commented="no">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendments regarding formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities</header>
<paragraph id="H8C506308A85D4F3FB2A75B3075C0D1B3" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5327(c) is amended by striking <quote>5310</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>5317</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2740EFA3852D46F38E4F2A88A0223251" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>Section 31138(e)(4) is amended by striking <quote>section 5307, 5310, or 5311</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5307, 5311, or 5317</quote> .</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H70E51E7EDDEF46C190E7BEAAB625485A">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Public transportation on Indian reservations</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5311(c)(1) is repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H37DC91F887534A71B15E1E837FCA5877" commented="no">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Transit cooperative research program</header>
<text>Section 5313, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9602070E9AD3418A81182C972385CEC1">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>National research programs</header>
<text>Section 5314, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H265965F4585240F899997E3136800054">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>National Transit Institute</header>
<paragraph id="HC121E8F6B40E4A51BFFB5A76BB318421">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Repeal</header>
<text>Section 5315, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H337644B5A5914F1EBF264054D2C32783" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendments</header>
<text>Chapter 53 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H89E237FF0D3347EF94FAC01C590D0CD7" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in section 5305(e)(1)(A) by striking <quote>5315,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H697A544428D446FE9B137DB20C40CE94" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in section 5307(k)(1) by striking <quote>5315(c)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE49E459061C249679A4DEEA9326E41E2">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Bicycle facilities</header>
<text>Section 5319 is amended by striking the last sentence.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA6A425E3C0694CAFA9F507CC73D05AC8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Job access and reverse commute formula grants</header>
<paragraph id="H6D59D5C71B314A00B57624A2FD5E84B9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Repeal</header>
<text>Section 5316, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43926BE881014F6D8AC308FB890CF80F" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendment</header>
<text>Chapter 53 is amended in section 5333(b)(1) by striking <quote>5316,</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H17059A5A3FAD46D09B8D37A81ED01152">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks Program</header>
<paragraph id="H14AC1819D4E448949408C5B9FCB4558F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Repeal</header>
<text>Section 5320, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09310FE4977148D68056F1342CA4C9B5" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendments</header>
<text>Section 5327(c) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC323A865034401E8E862DA018557ABD">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (F); and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32F5A837204C4CEA97B1F18F79C162DB">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2)(B) by striking <quote>5311, and 5320</quote> and inserting <quote>and 5311</quote></text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9B0B8B2F6C4F4408A1BD379157EFADB9">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Repeal of debt service reserve pilot program</header>
<text>Section 5323(e) is amended by striking paragraph (4).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE95D833784724A2AB79F7C950BAD11F2">
<enum>(l)</enum>
<header>Program of interrelated projects</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5328 is amended by striking subsection (c).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0E30B7D8626447048D19042DD9741069">
<enum>(m)</enum>
<header>Alternatives analysis</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5339, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H69BBEC77C4204E1CA89F21CBAE602AA4">
<enum>(n)</enum>
<header>Apportionments based on growing States and high density states formula factors</header>
<text>Section 5340, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H956C1202446842A897DA8CE33337D08C">
<enum>(o)</enum>
<header>Contracted paratransit pilot</header>
<text>Section 3009 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1572) is amended by striking subsection (i).</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H061C9B4CEA4E4D479AB5AE404642B245">
<enum>(p)</enum>
<header>Elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities pilot program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3012(b) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 119 Stat. 1591) is repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H57E9DA6A069945BABF36FF51A071ADBC">
<enum>(q)</enum>
<header>National fuel cell bus technology development program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3045 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5308 note; 119 Stat. 1705), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1AE31DC85B84C6F9BEAD57D2F11FD04">
<enum>(r)</enum>
<header>Allocations for national research and technology programs</header>
<text>Section 3046 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5338 note; 119 Stat. 1706), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBAC348BE3FE9464E90B99B5DDDFF0536">
<enum>(s)</enum>
<header>Over-the-Road bus accessibility program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H03E7880B833B42EE9E942877D0730038" commented="no">
<enum>2023.</enum>
<header>Evaluation and report</header>
<subsection id="H48FFE0DA0CC64710B69EA7EC49277706" commented="no">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Evaluation</header>
<text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the Federal Transit Administration in assisting recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to comply with section 5332(b) of such title, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HE7949290E651457CA85F83B17166E022" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by reviewing discrimination complaints, reports, and other relevant information collected or prepared by the Federal Transit Administration or recipients of assistance from the Federal Transit Administration pursuant to any applicable civil rights statute, regulation, or other requirement; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F50175C80204CC396BAF01ACCDAB3B1" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by reviewing the process that the Federal Transit Administration uses to resolve discrimination complaints filed by members of the public.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCBC2095B68984599A5A538AF1B83CCFF" commented="no">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Report</header>
<text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report concerning the evaluation under subsection (a) that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E08B37694664ABF9FE911500E1528A0" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>a description of the ability of the Federal Transit Administration to address discrimination and foster equal opportunities in federally funded public transportation projects, programs, and activities;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4568A859AB464C4C832F3C17DD1F066F" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>recommendations for improvements if the Comptroller General determines that improvements are necessary; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H610281C1AA784267A0EE7ABA14B05CB5" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>information upon which the evaluation under subsection (a) is based.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H815C846D361C4187B42387747A6997B1" commented="no">
<enum>2024.</enum>
<header>Transit Buy America provisions</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5323(j) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H59E46B12809F4637B1176E1CBD458075" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H087B9421068B426D89067DE469A97961" commented="no">
<enum>(10)</enum>
<header>Application of buy America to transit programs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this subsection apply to all contracts for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this chapter.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7ABD3592E4E4854B95040C1DD8B5D49" commented="no">
<enum>(11)</enum>
<header>Additional waiver requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H2E907896047D4455A71338CEE52E0C7D" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on the request.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9FD1F2678C7D4AAC8556058E19F47BD2" commented="no">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Notice requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notice provided under subparagraph (A) shall include the information available to the Secretary concerning the request and shall be provided by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1CA6FB2786C84F44A68CDEDE482C9F9B" commented="no">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Detailed justification</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary issues a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed justification for the waiver that addresses the public comments received under subparagraph (A) and shall ensure that such justification is published before the waiver takes effect.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<enum>III</enum>
<header>Environmental Streamlining</header>
<section id="HEADE3E8FA7CB48E1933DA4F4EE66F121">
<enum>3001.</enum>
<header>Amendments to title 23, United States Code</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</section>
<section id="H976F55B4E8894F76A3C1206EEB661941">
<enum>3002.</enum>
<header>Declaration of policy</header>
<subsection id="HA1E90A0B420B491FBF7C6077D38472CC">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Expedited project delivery</header>
<text>Section 101(b) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAC495B6A5D494494AD5B8EDD5C06BEC4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCF3ADD4754474021B2493DCEE020F6A3">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Expedited project delivery</header>
<text>Congress declares that it is in the national interest to expedite the delivery of surface transportation projects by substantially reducing the average length of the environmental review process. Accordingly, it is the policy of the United States that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DCA71F84CF84BC79AF797F007215E22">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the Secretary shall have the lead role among Federal agencies in carrying out the environmental review process for surface transportation projects;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3BDAA05480144E38A2A1A39EAD6969BD">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>each Federal agency shall cooperate with the Secretary to expedite the environmental review process for surface transportation projects;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E804158E99243B6BE71F211F40A6F09">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>there shall be a presumption that the mode, facility type, and corridor location for a surface transportation project will be determined in the transportation planning process, as established in sections 5203 and 5204 of title 49;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E92CEE3E0084D979545D8C8E9CB9034">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>project sponsors shall not be prohibited from carrying out pre-construction project development activities concurrently with the environmental review process;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H02617B0DA3A84C00B348A3D6F7C0F758">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>programmatic approaches shall be used, to the maximum extent possible, to reduce the need for project-by-project reviews and decisions by Federal agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13ED41CC72FD48D7BA8410214F69D767">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>the Secretary shall actively support increased opportunities for project sponsors to assume responsibilities of the Secretary in carrying out the environmental review process.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H84C6C6512DD345FDAABA17B65095C3A5" commented="no">
<enum>3003.</enum>
<header>Exemption in emergencies</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline"> If any road, highway, or bridge is in operation or under construction when damaged by an emergency declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary, or declared by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), and is reconstructed in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as before the emergency, then that reconstruction project shall be exempt from any further environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under—</text>
<paragraph id="HE8044940CEE04285B54102627689F5BA" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CDD2C4BD30148B2AF53551CA428C2F9" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8D6E826777E4758ABE39A6A45E115B2" commented="no">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF658B0CAC385422C9F356964972FC163" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8171A9FBFC364D01B17A33D59E553452" commented="no">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA720242975F044108AA957AB604D4983" commented="no">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78F543FDE7DC434392503BE445AB88F5" commented="no">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A71ECE6C1F048148201D2C140130DED" commented="no">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<text>Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to the protection of wetlands); and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1FDCBE5C93E4673A4E622038D88FDF0" commented="no">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<text>any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetlands.</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H5EA9F9EF81204A2AA7595B690845AD4A">
<enum>3004.</enum>
<header>Advance acquisition of real property interests</header>
<subsection id="HE536E85F79C642F5A6C0525FAE07D78E">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Real property interests</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 108 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H87224C5D0BAA41ACBA83FF566C06CCB4">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>real property</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>real property interests</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6508F4ACDC6A49B7ABC8394FD9E3293D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>right-of-way</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>real property interest</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H917E9E0F94E947C0BE7B65FFF9711DDB">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>rights-of-way</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>real property interests</quote>. </text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3F3A968BAC80499BABCFFBAFC7D9B6D3">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>State-funded early acquisition of real property interests</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 108(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H436C36E55BC84F0287C8B372C562070D">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Early acquisition of rights-of-Way</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">State-Funded early acquisition of real property interests</header-in-text></quote>; </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4F4A05C09B24BB99AEA7DBEF7164BA2">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7848FC1CE774299B56D2FF8BA4ACE4E">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBE52A28D0B849E28564E70AFC922AF1">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">General rule</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Eligibility for reimbursement</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF5AF437A035443C89A2EEBB5AAC7EB2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>Subject to paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to paragraph (3)</quote>; </text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07CAA0052D494DBD990C46778C32D34C">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HB5D128372D154DB6B4A4E9AA56549DC1" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H250FA5D9A32F435695665A0AD7BAD45A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may carry out, at the expense of the State, acquisitions of interests in real property for a project before completion of the review process required for the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) without affecting subsequent approvals required for the project by the State or any Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8B212FB09EB4C6DAA8C8B4F7D571C82">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (3), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5FCDC07F12A45A9BDCFB40478661B33">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>in paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>in paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H46E8B72D8B0146D9931CCFD38EBD3CFF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>both the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency have concurred</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary has determined</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H56E54381F6EB49D2BBF1264B56D33F28">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Federally funded acquisition of real property interests</header>
<text>Section 108 is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBC4F90E0182E4CBC8CA53D2AF24FA8CC" style="USC">
<subsection id="H3FBD5D537BA04E83892A6FCC7F4D1514">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Federally funded early acquisition of real property interests</header>
<paragraph id="H67AC1E00B18845DFBF90C05DCD10B99F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may authorize the use of Federal funds for the acquisition of a real property interest by a State. For purposes of this subsection, an acquisition of a real property interest includes the acquisition of any interest in land, including the acquisition of a contractual right to acquire any interest in land, or any other similar action to acquire or preserve rights-of-way for a transportation facility.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E350514DF124CDEA8891F069EA04511">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>State certification</header>
<text>A State requesting Federal funding for an acquisition of a real property interest shall certify in writing that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4CB742A98C0401DADC9B4680E286423">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State has authority to acquire the real property interest under State law;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD25BB598515B42199959A311B18D5C02">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acquisition of the real property interest is for a transportation purpose; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB059EB735C9B4049A11B9A797C27A932">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the State acknowledges that early acquisition will not be considered by the Secretary in the environmental assessment of a project, the decision relative to the need to construct a project, or the selection of a project design or location.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CE727B58A034C63AE3E36035E47C779">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Environmental compliance</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before authorizing Federal funding for an acquisition of a real property interest, the Secretary shall complete for the acquisition the review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). For purposes of the review process, the acquisition of a real property interest shall be treated as having independent utility and does not limit consideration of alternatives for future transportation improvements with respect to the real property interest.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4F51B211A5F42BC9DA818E5EB25DDAF">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Programming</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The acquisition of a real property interest for which Federal funding is requested shall be included as a project in an applicable transportation improvement program under sections 5203 and 5204 of title 49, United States Code. The acquisition project may be included in the transportation improvement program on its own, without including the future construction project for which the real property interest is being acquired. The acquisition project may consist of the acquisition of a specific parcel, a portion of a transportation corridor, or an entire transportation corridor.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D0E5069A3484EDBBCB50881BD131CED">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Other requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The acquisition of a real property interest shall be carried out in compliance with all requirements applicable to the acquisition of real property interests for federally funded transportation projects.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1FBD31A77B404BC0895AE08EC7A3174A">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Consideration of long-Range transportation needs</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage States and other public authorities, if practicable, to acquire transportation real property interests that are sufficient to accommodate long-range transportation needs and, if possible, to do so through the acquisition of broad real property interests that have the capacity for expansion over a 50- to 100-year period and the potential to accommodate one or more transportation modes.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6D0DAC63BF94474FA4BD6AE807A261F6">
<enum>3005.</enum>
<header>Standards</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 109 (as amended by title I of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H03F830B2B10A45B189B5677C9897AFCE" style="USC">
<subsection id="HF916CA0E5A5449BEA7F84EC2FCFDEBEE">
<enum>(s)</enum>
<header>Undertaking design activities before completion of environmental review process</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HD4A3D27EB5014876B58DBE9267CDAF48">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>A State may carry out, at the expense of the State, design activities at any level of detail for a project before completion of the review process required for the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) without affecting subsequent approvals of the project.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12F140F1E5B14B52866C3BFE66016EC2">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Eligibility for reimbursement</header>
<text>Subject to <internal-xref idref="HAF05EA624D624AB898D6F96F412A4BC7" legis-path="(r)(3)">paragraph (3)</internal-xref>, funds apportioned to a State under this title may be used to participate in the payment of costs incurred by the State for design activities, if the results of the activities are subsequently incorporated (in whole or in substantial part) into a project eligible for surface transportation program funds.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF05EA624D624AB898D6F96F412A4BC7">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Terms and conditions</header>
<text>The Federal share payable of the costs described in <internal-xref idref="H12F140F1E5B14B52866C3BFE66016EC2" legis-path="(r)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref> shall be eligible for reimbursement out of funds apportioned to a State under this title when the design activities are incorporated (in whole or in substantial part) into a project eligible for surface transportation program funds, if the State demonstrates to the Secretary and the Secretary finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6F3380F1ECD40FE965722EF1375AF79">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>before the time that the cost incurred by a State is approved for Federal participation, environmental compliance pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been completed for the project for which the design activities were conducted by the State; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H121A6A2045084218BDCC31609E8C3BE0">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the design activities conducted pursuant to this subsection did not preclude the consideration of alternatives to the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HA12B020F89BF4DEFAE9EC9ABD6D49921">
<enum>3006.</enum>
<header>Letting of contracts</header>
<subsection id="H5D817F37A5714B45A7A3E942DA499352">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Bidding requirements</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(b)(1) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H0C00BEE4B3CB47C5865A562B97A988A4" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H226BA9128A4A4C73BB18B348D84B1AA5">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<subparagraph id="H76E74C223B15425D90AC8B8780C11F54">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Competitive bidding requirement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), construction of each project, subject to the provisions of subsection (a), shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding, unless the State transportation department demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that some other method is more cost effective or that an emergency exists.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26BBACD458BB4A70B5BBC7814ABF6C91">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Basis of award</header>
<clause id="H3EA16CF55DFC4D2586C41DE7893873CE">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts for the construction of each project shall be awarded only on the basis of the lowest responsive bid submitted by a bidder meeting established criteria of responsibility.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H580DA3E8A9B64FCEA8737661ABFE1007">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Prohibition</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No requirement or obligation shall be imposed as a condition precedent to the award of a contract to such bidder for a project, or to the Secretary’s concurrence in the award of a contract to such bidder, unless such requirement or obligation is otherwise lawful and is specifically set forth in the advertised specifications.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4D0E719C6AF440A6BFDB16319D17F326">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Design-build contracting</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(b)(3) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4491B5C7BCBE418A89B284D2EB15CA8A" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote>; </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BBD5FB01D054707913D6094D2C1A4A4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC31DC10C1474416BB344D29651030226">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEC2F383981F45589A9766C55CA6384B">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5CA4B1B518E45CFA58C70852B4D305C">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>of the SAFETEA-LU</quote> and inserting <quote>of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AB94768866C4EC48EE9D812B0B375FF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H388F2739BE7C4E7CBED10BA3DFB2DCAF">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>in clause (iii)—</text>
<clause id="H61F8A0E4992F4EF48CBD8FBDE1E894E8">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>final design or</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFA2B592FD83740418F02765A8AD90307">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB101B4A4FF714B96B9956BE1A46A1139">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0C826BE0BE1D4C8EAD31EB6F34C9F29F" style="USC">
<clause id="HC7F27C82CDA24365B9FA2A4D63ABE127">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>permit the State transportation department, the local transportation agency, and the design-build contractor to proceed, at the expense of one or more of those entities, with design activities at any level of detail for a project before completion of the review process required for the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) without affecting subsequent approvals required for the project. Design activities carried out under this clause shall be eligible for Federal reimbursement as a project expense in accordance with the requirements under section 109(s).</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA42F7C2A2A54CD2B31B4F00B607582E">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Efficiencies in contracting</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(b) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HB02A0873823446CFBDC7CDEC6B8C7F38" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H240B71354D4A4B44A7BC83AF7C95A8C6">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Method of contracting</header>
<subparagraph id="H3D44F7C5420B4B0E90FA27C46610B31D">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<clause id="HBA8A8CAC952044E093A869C058DC81D7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Two-phase contract</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contracting agency may award a two-phase contract for preconstruction and construction services.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3EBB543C5602481BB27F1FB2DFB71BE7">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Pre-construction services phase</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the pre-construction services phase, the contractor shall provide the contracting agency with advice for scheduling, work sequencing, cost engineering, constructability, cost estimating, and risk identification.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H841BE2E8C0A44A3BABC69019064F885C">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the start of the construction services phase, the contracting agency and the contractor may agree to a price and other factors specified in regulation for the construction of the project or a portion of the project.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFB62D4FD64DA4FD9B174C2545B7FD262">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<header>Construction phase</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an agreement is reached under <internal-xref idref="H841BE2E8C0A44A3BABC69019064F885C" legis-path="(4)(A)(iii)">clause (iii)</internal-xref>, the contractor shall be responsible for the construction of the project or portion of the project at the negotiated price and other factors specified in regulation.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63A3CF58DEB84D77890AFCCAD5C8FAB6">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Selection</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract shall be awarded to a contractor using a competitive selection process based on qualifications, experience, best value, or any other combination of factors considered appropriate by the contracting agency.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2A048C31678E4ECE99FF411CD459C42B">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Timing</header>
<clause id="H52858C4C56BE4F09B03CA9E2B9E80816">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Relationship to NEPA process</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the completion of the process required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), a contracting agency may—</text>
<subclause id="H13952AFBD9A1476EAA73472175FB578E">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>issue requests for proposals;</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H8EC38E8B5FFC4246AAE66CB39B99F152">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>proceed with the award of a contract for preconstruction services under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HA4EB6CAB67D04D99832A65A918E72A1E">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>issue notices to proceed with a preliminary design and any work related to preliminary design.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HD5EE51005D6444C58969D10422992F3F">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Preconstruction services phase</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the preconstruction services phase of a contract under subparagraph (A)(ii) focuses primarily on one alternative, the Secretary shall require that the contract include appropriate provisions to achieve the objectives of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) and comply with other applicable Federal laws and regulations.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCBD765CDFD6D4BE384A94486AF1F3D6A">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Construction services phase</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contracting agency may not proceed with the award of the construction services phase of a contract under subparagraph (A)(iv) and may not proceed, or permit any consultant or contractor to proceed, with construction until completion of the process required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H02CBD8C632074DC4857516AF694BFDE5">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<header>Approval requirement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to authorizing construction activities, the Secretary shall approve the contracting agency’s price estimate for the entire project, as well as any price agreement with the general contractor for the project or a portion of the project.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8B4D4543260D437B976E8D4679833FB4">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<header>Design activities</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contracting agency may proceed, at its expense, with design activities at any level of detail for a project before completion of the review process required for the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) without affecting subsequent approvals required for the project. Design activities carried out under this clause shall be eligible for Federal reimbursement as a project expense in accordance with the requirements under section 109(s). </text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H19DE2CE365D941FEB6CCEF10F2151561">
<enum>3007.</enum>
<header>Elimination of duplication in historic preservation requirements</header>
<subsection id="HE2807E7132E24096A8756B06EC060B15">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Preservation of parklands</header>
<text>Section 138 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H78437E8DC7B3424D9CFD61648BAEF5C4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2C280B6046CF4ECBBAA2E0559BED5E43">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Elimination of duplication for historic sites and properties</header>
<text>The requirements of this section shall be considered to be satisfied for an historic site or property where its treatment has been agreed upon in a memorandum of agreement by invited and mandatory signatories, including the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, if participating, in accordance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H927AC6FB76014720AD784D5CC21865CE">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Policy on lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites</header>
<text>Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCBF22EB9E604474AA9428566722A91E7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA41781BE6354420C839A55F7CCB03B13">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Elimination of duplication for historic sites and properties</header>
<text>The requirements of this section shall be considered to be satisfied for an historic site or property where its treatment has been agreed upon in a memorandum of agreement by invited and mandatory signatories, including the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, if participating, in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H181296E2142D427AA384A53CA1F59DD1">
<enum>3008.</enum>
<header>Funding threshold</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139(b) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCDD25997C7E2455481E35937324DD8CF" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H6E1FDA31908B4C9B980D486B04D85A55">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Funding threshold</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary’s approval of a project receiving funds under this title or under chapter 53 of title 49 shall not be considered a Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if such funds—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC72EA55440FE4597841E0FC7FD9C5A35">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>constitute 15 percent or less of the total estimated project costs; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB7E0FA64A774187B0F98FEFF0C9D3F3">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>are less than $10,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H5A1B3D3DE7D84768AF2D47E70F159855">
<enum>3009.</enum>
<header>Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking</header>
<subsection id="HBEBB0DB8D1F54CA6988B3B322D2CC7F8">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Flexibility</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(b) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF3C4F8125A74D7EADAAD81524DE35C2">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>, and any requirements established in this section may be satisfied,</quote> after <quote>exercised</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7FDAE36AA3440CAA84BA826787745C4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding after paragraph (3), as added by this Act, the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HC70CC0AA2A34469B8E6607120C079201">
<paragraph id="HFB1A52B4A26E48CB96F25A1D790D44BE">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Programmatic compliance</header>
<text>At the request of a State, the Secretary may modify the procedures developed under this section to encourage programmatic approaches and strategies with respect to environmental programs and permits (in lieu of project-by-project reviews).</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBFEF440FFB584F1799EF304FD21C9FBD">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Federal lead agency</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB590780BCF54CE1BFE5660ED872AD37">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following: <quote>If the project requires approval from more than one modal administration within the Department, the Secretary shall designate a single modal administration to serve as the Federal lead agency for the Department in the environmental review process for the project.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7A90799268D4CEAADC2901C51859A63">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>or other approvals by the Secretary</quote> after <quote>chapter 53 of title 49</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEBD1E1CB1704EEBA286127D7AB25B21">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4CDF1C2CD9C340E88F9593DDA9B64F53" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H9A253EAAF419467AA32CB3ECECE973C2">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Adoption and use of documents</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any environmental document prepared in accordance with this subsection shall be adopted and used by any Federal agency in making any approval of a project subject to this section as the document required to be completed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0134114F73D54B209090D220CC74AA86">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Participating agencies</header>
<paragraph id="H02210D5FDD48456A80DF45910A813A43">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Effect of designation</header>
<text>Section 139(d)(4) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC32C7504E9264212BA9063C392ECF2EC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HADF0430F92384957A46738E7F8DEE0F6">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Effect of designation</header>
<subparagraph id="H27A6C59F5C274DFA8A14330357D6CB53" commented="no">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Requirement</header>
<text>A participating agency shall comply with the requirements of this section and any schedule established under this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD52DC63FA12B4E94A43843590E6A6F11">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Implication</header>
<text>Designation as a participating agency under this subsection shall not imply that the participating agency—</text>
<clause id="H6D3FDDE2A8D64B0AB9FDA330EDC86EE7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>supports a proposed project; or</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7BC891C446E64F9B9AF7B4F8E1528EE8">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>has any jurisdiction over, or special expertise with respect to evaluation of, the project.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30320FFB9A6242E2A8F3C9EA2F8BEE0D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Concurrent reviews</header>
<text>Section 139(d)(7) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4E1DC53E29144B4D8CDB590D92A5A0BA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBDA463B5ACA34468A90D20C26530713F">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Concurrent reviews</header>
<text>Each participating agency and cooperating agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB59FDC264E3416DB351F3368D4B2581">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>carry out obligations of that agency under other applicable law concurrently, and in conjunction, with the review required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38CD7640DFFA4D51ADCE480EBC8072A3">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>formulate and implement administrative, policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the agency to ensure completion of the environmental review process in a timely, coordinated, and environmentally responsible manner.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF0D8F83F79A04E7A9B75D6455F6B61CB">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Project initiation</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(e) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The project sponsor may satisfy this requirement by submitting to the Secretary a draft notice for publication in the Federal Register announcing the preparation of an environmental impact statement for the project.</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8E25CAD0110B4BEAB92FCF1DA974861F">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Alternatives analysis</header>
<text>Section 139(f) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HED4D1F7473934350BB7F22EDE3328333">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2916FA46A0D4C7D9DE791443149B2B8">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows</text>
<quoted-block id="H325CB07FC1094780AC359D170137C937" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA54CE5FA3A044D6BA1D0FB33CF23931C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Range of alternatives</header>
<clause id="H4D8FB425080A4917B81CF99B8D5691F6">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Following participation under paragraph (1), the lead agency shall determine the range of alternatives for consideration in any document which the lead agency is responsible for preparing for the project.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9B79FA2A688845538D23D45D2ACC12BE">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Limitation</header>
<text>The range of alternatives shall be limited to alternatives that are—</text>
<subclause id="H77074B74615A44488A31FAA1375516C9">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>consistent with the transportation mode and general design of the project described in the long-range transportation plan or transportation improvement program prepared pursuant to section 5203 or 5204 of title 49; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2868F2D90DEF4EF08E13CE76911B1245">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>consistent with the funding identified for the project under the fiscal constraint requirements of section 5203 or 5204 of title 49.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HC374D911B13146B6834DDBA7352C8B07">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Restriction</header>
<text>A Federal agency may not require the evaluation of any alternative that was evaluated, but not adopted—</text>
<subclause id="H1639420193514653907AD8FCF5817698">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>in any prior State or Federal environmental document with regard to the applicable long-range transportation plan or transportation improvement program; or</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H90F035978E064B038CB4AC4CC22AD6A4" commented="no">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>after the preparation of a programmatic or tiered environmental document that evaluated alternatives to the project.</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H963576FDCB844FEA9CCC4A8E00D65D75">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<header>Legal sufficiency</header>
<text>The evaluation of the range of alternatives shall be deemed legally sufficient if the environmental document complies with the requirements of this paragraph.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB996A4EADC0B4249BA1CB0523E763B8C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause id="H4635D273153046FAB57C9B25F1FC8736">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>(C) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">Methodologies.—</header-in-text>The lead agency</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H171FBF946ED940DD97F3B290E9DE39AC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H2CE76C98D3C34C28A25502E45947E272">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Methodologies</header>
<clause id="H27ECE142080B4FA48A1F58045474D0E7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lead agency</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
<clause id="H00AEDC5A75E547F496361D524CD6019D">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>by striking <quote>in collaboration with participating agencies at appropriate times during the study process</quote> and inserting <quote>after consultation with participating agencies as part of the scoping process</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H73E29C95870E4B8FA852262448593155">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H9C57C8FF50184CA6948812A3BC340881" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<clause id="H65CA354D97AB478CBA05995133813E45">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Comments</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each participating agency shall limit comments on such methodologies to those issues that are within the authority and expertise of such participating agency.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2FDC3671924549BB8ABC2884141762B7">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<header>Studies</header>
<text>The lead agency may not conduct studies proposed by any participating agency that are not within the authority or expertise of such participating agency.</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2A35D0EEBA274C1C8B1E9D03A7BC8753">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H506EF419EECC473CA1ECB8657761B397" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1A011ACED9164A87BC472AF15B7FD6E0">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<header>Limitations on the evaluation of impacts evaluated in prior environmental documents</header>
<clause id="H1F87A1B785C14C16B8A6190EA6599EC4">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The lead agency may not reevaluate, and a Federal agency may not require the reevaluation of, cumulative impacts or growth-inducing impacts where such impacts were previously evaluated in—</text>
<subclause id="HFD82E62806464624B88A17DA5D7FC4E4">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>a long-range transportation plan or transportation improvement program developed pursuant to section 5203 or 5204 of title 49;</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H70AF37831C9B40679EF860CE83279199">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>a prior environmental document approved by the Secretary; or</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H6148370B78734057A9E6D4A2964ADDAF">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text>a prior State environmental document approved pursuant to a State law that is substantially equivalent to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HA68A2D46950B4404890EDD9A61EB2CB8">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Legal sufficiency</header>
<text>The evaluation of cumulative impacts and growth inducing impacts shall be deemed legally sufficient if the environmental document complies with the requirements of this paragraph.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45A34EBD28EB47A5B2496B2AE84C91C4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA93C3D08D5DA4350AE94F41055850E05" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H47F9C2A094C448E2ABE92276CDF285B9">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Effective decisionmaking</header>
<subparagraph id="H82024D5FC1CA4C239F756798CF734E72">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Concurrence</header>
<text>At the discretion of the lead agency, a participating agency shall be presumed to concur in the determinations made by the lead agency under this subsection unless the participating agency submits an objection to the lead agency in writing within 30 days after receiving notice of the lead agency’s determination and specifies the statutory basis for the objection.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6D98CA7BEEE435887A052E98A39BAC5">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Adoption of determination</header>
<text>If the participating agency concurs or does not object within the 30-day period, the participating agency shall adopt the lead agency’s determination for purposes of any reviews, approvals, or other actions taken by the participating agency as part of the environmental review process for the project.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H197C5C517625493EA914E054646768F6">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Coordination plan</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(g) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E9302BCCA034BDFBEE47C13D907B98B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>project or category of projects</quote> and inserting <quote>project, category of projects, or program of projects</quote>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F1D367C93BC4F3A99BDC7BD8B6974C4">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7068FA506C5D4ACBBECA51108491E38B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB54B5E53FF874F47A5B66A8CEDC9B1E4">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Deadlines for decisions under other laws</header>
<subparagraph id="HCAADA95A4A0D4EBC944548217FCBDD5A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Prior approval deadline</header>
<text>If a participating agency is required to make a determination regarding or otherwise approve or disapprove the project prior to the record of decision or finding of no significant impact of the lead agency, such participating agency shall make such determination or approval not later than 30 days after the lead agency publishes notice of the availability of a final environmental impact statement or other final environmental document, or not later than such other date that is otherwise required by law, whichever occurs first.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8AB0E8638E924D6BAFCE303653BD0753">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Other deadlines</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With regard to any determination or approval of a participating agency that is not subject to <internal-xref idref="HCAADA95A4A0D4EBC944548217FCBDD5A" legis-path="(3)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref>, each participating agency shall make any required determination regarding or otherwise approve or disapprove the project not later than 90 days after the date that the lead agency approves the record of decision or finding of no significant impact for the project, or not later than such other date that is otherwise required by law, whichever occurs first.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2989A988976D48F0AF2296DAABD872C6">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Deemed approved</header>
<text>In the event that any participating agency fails to make a determination or approve or disapprove the project within the applicable deadline described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the project shall be deemed approved by such participating agency, and such approval shall be deemed to comply with the applicable requirements of Federal law.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2750DB2D29354F7D84D68EAD351B53F3">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Judicial review</header>
<clause id="HEA59CCF6DFA744798CC32B6C5C65CEE0">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>An approval of a project under subparagraph (C) shall not be subject to judicial review.</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAF5F57514256446DA93290CF71141C23">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Written finding</header>
<text>The Secretary may issue a written finding verifying the approval made in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C2D962770FD4B42B336CB98221E452F">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by striking paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H202B7E3862D443A88EF98B866A986B6F">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Issue identification and resolution</header>
<text>Section 139(h)(4) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HA85EE377B7E44E8A875E9ABE8666228C" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H9B778A79E07C4980910788B57AC52491">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Resolution final</header>
<clause id="HDEBD1601CCB749C5A45065B5C5A8193A">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lead agency and participating agencies may not reconsider the resolution of any issue agreed to by the relevant agencies in a meeting under subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA16C6617441E4376A96553F159F081B3">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<header>Compliance with applicable law</header>
<text>Any such resolution shall be deemed to comply with applicable law notwithstanding that the agencies agreed to such resolution prior to the approval of the environmental document.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3120DE77AC2549B2A60F6D4DBFAC0B99">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Streamlined documentation and decisionmaking</header>
<text>Section 139 (as amended by title I of this Act) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5428349996B4FF1B4C1D5E4E05743CE">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (k) through (n), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD0A2396242E46E190964A4DA4CE59D8">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by inserting after subsection (h) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2603112C00E449D59D4EE840C62157F5" style="USC">
<subsection id="HF821C31264834AE7A334E94A4BB84E1A">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Streamlined documentation and decisionmaking</header>
<paragraph id="H43C087762139436A852EBAFABABC9EE7">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The lead agency in the environmental review process for a project, in order to reduce paperwork and expedite decisionmaking, shall prepare a condensed final environmental impact statement.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD77C695B813475FBD82BF9E5DB6ECC0">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Condensed format</header>
<text>A condensed final environmental impact statement for a project in the environmental review process shall consist only of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC0603106454C4FB783C2B13B651D9A6E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>an incorporation by reference of the draft environmental impact statement;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7ED4F2E81C5A413B939765FFB556FE15">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>any updates to specific pages or sections of the draft environmental impact statement as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7748C584CBF467387A0791757B018FA">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>responses to comments on the draft environmental impact statement and copies of the comments.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE20049558EF34411A71131A573E953B4">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Timing of decision</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in conducting the environmental review process for a project, the lead agency shall combine a final environmental impact statement and a record of decision for the project into a single document if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA49CF58FFDF841F19E096EC20CA9A8C3">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the alternative approved in the record of decision is either a preferred alternative that was identified in the draft environmental impact statement or is a modification of such preferred alternative that was developed in response to comments on the draft environmental impact statement;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42E652F9BA2948FA81B62D6EB4755622">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>the Secretary has received a certification from a State under section 128, if such a certification is required for the project; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37FB814E5BCB4BF39A91DBA8FB19CAF8">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>the Secretary determines that the lead agency, participating agency, or the project sponsor has committed to implement the measures applicable to the approved alternative that are identified in the final environmental impact statement.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0074EB57F9F54BD9AE3AAF259035E1B3">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Supplemental environmental review and re-Evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="HD580B29440404F0ABB5C763103CE8F4C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Supplemental environmental review</header>
<text>After the approval of a record of decision or finding of no significant impact with regard to a project, an agency may not require the preparation of a subsequent environmental document for such project unless the lead agency determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD8CC93DC6204C21AE00C73DEC18EFF4">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>changes to the project will result in new significant impacts that were not evaluated in the environmental document; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A4B7049178B4D4298AD59C1ECD54906">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>new information has become available or changes in circumstances have occurred after the lead agency approval of the project that will result in new significant impacts that were not evaluated in the environmental document.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50CC409FFFCA4709BA4704CB0D22FCE3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Re-evaluations</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may only require the re-evaluation of a document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E158B7FA0C147AF8BED3E14A3B5D794">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the Secretary determines that the events in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) apply; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7421D7A72FE74A3C842ABF809DD473DC">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>more than 5 years has elapsed since the Secretary’s prior approval of the project or authorization of project funding. </text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D676A7F466A43F7BD19C02D5889E35C">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Change to record of decision</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the approval of a record of decision, the Secretary may not require the record of decision to be changed solely because of a change in the fiscal circumstances surrounding the project.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H12ABC926551E48E6852A40E3746C862A">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Regulations</header>
<text>Section 139(m) (as redesignated by <internal-xref idref="H3120DE77AC2549B2A60F6D4DBFAC0B99" legis-path="408.(h)">subsection (h)(1)</internal-xref> of this section) is further amended to read as follows: </text>
<quoted-block id="H2940614D08E645EB99C7E49C2177E220" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8F9394BFBFD04CD082167C55846A7B21">
<enum>(m)</enum>
<header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="H436FCA8458FB4BEA8EE836BB8E6C6626">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, the Secretary, by regulation, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H36E252BC1DC34A3889B53E8E058F55E0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>implement this section; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC138534081B41FA9EA687C275B15D66">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>establish methodologies and procedures for evaluating the environmental impacts, including cumulative impacts and growth-inducing impacts, of transportation projects subject to this section.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00A4BD1691A14F8DBC5D6C9EC8A211CF">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Compliance with applicable law</header>
<text>Any environmental document that utilizes the methodologies and procedures established under this subsection shall be deemed to comply with the applicable requirements of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FC5FE6C88D9413F8CB8C2506A121DB8">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or its implementing regulations; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H472C386B29FD4308B18D6C1307D76EE4">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>any other Federal environmental statute applicable to transportation projects.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF4C7F8F075AF4D579788757809D78552">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Limitations on claims</header>
<text>Section 139(n) (as redesignated by <internal-xref idref="HA5428349996B4FF1B4C1D5E4E05743CE" legis-path="408.(h)(1)">subsection (h)(1)</internal-xref> of this section) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H469143E8907B4296B55B090B0CD0485F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>180 days</quote> and inserting <quote>90 days</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4007F8699ED4F9AAE2F9DE30F8543A1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H97148F41F2614780BCCF61663B3B26FB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2CA5365DCA184E7F9541884CBF974C85">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>New information</header>
<text>The preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement or other environmental document when required by this section shall be considered a separate final agency action and the deadline for filing a claim for judicial review of such action shall be 90 days after the date of publication of a notice in the Federal Register announcing such action.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0A315729FE874F1E859E27EBAB3146CF" commented="no">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Limitations on judicial relief</header>
<text>Section 139 is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2FA052E95EAB4648BE71B2F30D9DCDE0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC6C156B1E04B4A81BC4F25D92009CF96" commented="no">
<enum>(o)</enum>
<header>Limitations on judicial relief</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following limitations shall apply to actions brought before a court in connection with a project under this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H878DE5FBAEB543A78DA000C52E6BDF06" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>Venue for any action shall be where the project is located.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A01D4E03D3B48F5858DAD42834714C0" commented="no">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>A specific property interest impacted by the transportation project in question must exist in order to have standing to bring an action.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED6B45A80D2141DA9D618FB54405223E">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>No action may be commenced by any person alleging a violation of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA2E79CB8D80468684C33724F34A484B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), chapters 5 and 7 of title 5, or any other Federal law applicable to the evaluation, avoidance, or mitigation of environmental impacts of the project if such Federal law is identified in the draft environmental impact statement, unless such person provided written notice to the lead agency of the alleged violation of law, and the facts supporting such claim, during the public comment period on the draft environmental impact statement; or</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H941BD4DDF4834343AD6E15059A0F22BB">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>any other law with regard to the project unless such person provided written notice to the applicable approving agency of the alleged violation of law, and the facts supporting such claim, during the public comment period on such agency approval.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70C1155D66314AE992D6996975871C61" commented="no">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>Elected or appointed officials working for the Government or a State government may not be named in their individual capacities in an action if they are acting within the scope of their official duties.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3BADA6E1C8BB4C469A800C258863CECE">
<enum>3010.</enum>
<header>Disposal of historic properties</header>
<subsection id="HC24F7D77C6624FA280BA2E5850B546BA">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Disposal of historic properties</header>
<text>Section 156 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H23C4BB9677D44697B58EEF01BF907D4A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Sale or lease of real property</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1356F46C07E146C9A91CAF5DD3C607A2">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDE785F6CCFEE4CCFAE4EE4BE48EE2AE3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2CF176C35050462693F5DBBC1C1186A5">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Assessment of adverse effects</header>
<text>Notwithstanding part 800 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, the sale or lease by a State of any historic property that is not listed in the National Register of Historic Places shall not be considered an adverse effect to the property within any consultation process carried out under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF17C75315D9F44A595B285F56C0F8D7E">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 156 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6DE2E8A0DE2449CA91242E7D4352C31D" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">156. Sale or lease of real property.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H03D8A72694CB44B8992642D8F31D9363">
<enum>3011.</enum>
<header>Integration of planning and environmental review</header>
<subsection id="H3C0AF5F151D54F5AA698F5108E31C0CA">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCDABA5ABA1B645BCAEC4EFCD1215DA5D" style="USC">
<section id="H9B0346EAE5454D4F947E1D1E2DD366FE">
<enum>167.</enum>
<header>Integration of planning and environmental review</header>
<subsection id="H3B92D84A72A04F2DB452BFAC556469DF">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HABE07924C603488BA720F55941C5E0A5">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Environmental review process</header>
<subparagraph id="H5083E8AA5C88448EBAFB2DF0E8B20278">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The term <quote>environmental review process</quote> means the process for preparing for a project an environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23AD100C29A54F1F8EB5F33FC6D67F39">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Inclusions</header>
<text>The term <quote>environmental review process</quote> includes the process for and completion of any environmental permit, approval, review, or study required for a project under any Federal law other than the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA60F66350C44D0DB0E4831484D10073">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Planning product</header>
<text>The term <quote>planning product</quote> means any decision, analysis, study, or other documented result of an evaluation or decisionmaking process carried out during transportation planning.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86CE5A0D38164C3A9A7B5F59AAB931FA">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Project</header>
<text>The term <quote>project</quote> means any highway project or program of projects, public transportation capital project or program of projects, or multimodal project or program of projects that requires the approval of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2FFC0A99199404AA9FED5A94AE4A5AC">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Project sponsor</header>
<text>The term <quote>project sponsor</quote> means the agency or other entity, including any private or public-private entity, that seeks approval of the Secretary for a project.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2119B9E39457483AADE08B30D60EC652">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Purpose and findings</header>
<paragraph id="HCF62C61F53B445B8A32267BA11C59827">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Purpose</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to establish the authority and provide procedures for achieving integrated planning and environmental review processes to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0C89838538C419198B178A8FA9101B9">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>enable statewide and metropolitan planning processes to more effectively serve as the foundation for project decisions;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB48639B91B4743FB92A6313F0C008E80">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>foster better decisionmaking;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H65FA58DFFF974E30AF7C7B758A8BB525">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>reduce duplication in work;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F68544DF09241379D8C5F93E3AFC70D">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>avoid delays in transportation improvements; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E2C7345A427453FAC883B895D07415B">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>better transportation and environmental results for communities and the United States.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08FA45F47E874B35BDA39EE8ADDA295B">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Findings</header>
<text>Congress finds the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA4A2DEC8EED84F1EA48F30F7BE1D6834">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section is consistent with and is adopted in furtherance of sections 101 and 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332) and section 109 of this title.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H704C3763A168432E98DC75724B2C7988">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section should be broadly construed and may be applied to any project, class of projects, or program of projects carried out under this title or chapter 53 of title 49.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8A85A0E9C66448EFAACC4D539098E752">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Adoption of planning products for use in NEPA proceedings</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="H4E0BCE4FB39142C1BA38AF0D4670F221" commented="no">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the conditions set forth in <internal-xref idref="H2BD45FB8BE884E8F941BEF633BAC3419" legis-path="167.(e)">subsection (e)</internal-xref>, the Federal lead agency for a project, at the request of the project sponsors, may adopt and use a planning product in proceedings relating to any class of action in the environmental review process of the project.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35263BDE2D7641B08AD9E67482F7E2BA">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Partial adoption of planning products</header>
<text>The Federal lead agency may adopt a planning product under <internal-xref idref="H4E0BCE4FB39142C1BA38AF0D4670F221" legis-path="167.(c)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> in its entirety or may select portions for adoption.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B5C466ECD60456BB04B884E9E6EA60C">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Timing</header>
<text>A determination under <internal-xref idref="H4E0BCE4FB39142C1BA38AF0D4670F221" legis-path="167.(c)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> with respect to the adoption of a planning product shall be made at the time the lead agencies decide the appropriate scope of environmental review for the project.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDE7CAAC6C5A4474DAC6C184D8C067CD2">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Applicability</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HCBC5DC35D60D4CB4836E3DE8204EE464">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Planning decisions</header>
<text>Planning decisions that may be adopted pursuant to this section include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD475C8669DB0490B9DAAFC63EE744837">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>a purpose and need or goals and objectives statement for the project, including with respect to whether tolling, private financial assistance, or other special financial measures are necessary to implement the project;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4AC9C54B15A947B680D5FEF0BB938BF2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>a decision with respect to travel corridor location, including project termini;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9EF64FF19E6F47C7BD290D3D94320FF8">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>a decision with respect to modal choice, including a decision to implement corridor or subarea study recommendations to advance different modal solutions as separate projects with independent utility;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3811448F313D428FB0C95F8B424A9CA6">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a decision with respect to the elimination of unreasonable alternatives and the selection of the range of reasonable alternatives for detailed study during the environmental review process;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC866A2D3686421A84139B14D53B92E1">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>a basic description of the environmental setting;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA47FC680191E4BE2AAA331BA0A797034">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a decision with respect to methodologies for analysis; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H02562258BDAD4EDBAFA253A2C14A29E6">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>identifications of programmatic level mitigation for potential impacts that the Federal lead agency, in consultation with Federal, State, local, and tribal resource agencies, determines are most effectively addressed at a regional or national program level, including—</text>
<clause id="H677810FD5F454F87BD099499A84EE2E4">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>system-level measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts of proposed transportation investments on environmental resources, including regional ecosystem and water resources; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8D7E9BFD44174C56952C65FE2387D2EB">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>potential mitigation activities, locations, and investments.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC29EEEFE06674D5AA1F80D3327EBE4F1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Planning analyses</header>
<text>Planning analyses that may be adopted pursuant to this section include studies with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BED63BDB5BA4009A88171C0D30E22BB">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>travel demands;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C0B945872264A2F9F1E4BA733A12019">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>regional development and growth;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C70B268A90E4873AF0EC82B3EBEDF98">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>local land use, growth management, and development;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37F025C03D5746CB98AB2A319097DE1F">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>population and employment;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H183D1CD527194CBC82CA2B3023C8CFA1">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>natural and built environmental conditions;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H992706E00E74483EB12509DA45BD6CCF">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>environmental resources and environmentally sensitive areas;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D26BF02D43F48DE82CD00F5F74C3A1B">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>potential environmental effects, including the identification of resources of concern and potential cumulative effects on those resources, identified as a result of a statewide or regional cumulative effects assessment; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5146E88DB61D4D5280DDF9B6BB809BC4">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<text>mitigation needs for a proposed action, or for programmatic level mitigation, for potential effects that the Federal lead agency determines are most effectively addressed at a regional or national program level.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2BD45FB8BE884E8F941BEF633BAC3419">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Conditions</header>
<text>Adoption and use of a planning product under this section is subject to a determination by the Federal lead agency, in consultation with joint lead agencies and project sponsors as appropriate, that the following conditions have been met:</text>
<paragraph id="H4544D42355A14C63A6F3B6674B11464B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>The planning product was developed through a planning process conducted pursuant to applicable Federal law.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7171261FA2E44E61A1792D46EDC3FEEC">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>The planning process included broad multidisciplinary consideration of systems-level or corridor-wide transportation needs and potential effects.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8CF59C81A884A48990A68034DE666C7">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>During the planning process, notice was provided through publication or other means to Federal, State, and local government agencies and tribal governments that might have an interest in the proposed project, and to members of the general public, of the planning products that the planning process might produce and that might be relied on during the environmental review process, and such entities have been provided an appropriate opportunity to participate in the planning process leading to such planning product.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H363D78B055EB4D5083FCCE4A0FD66B96">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>Prior to determining the scope of environmental review for the project, the joint lead agencies have made documentation relating to the planning product available to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and tribal governments that may have an interest in the proposed action, and to members of the general public.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6069792F372743928262FBB028BEC241">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>There is no significant new information or new circumstance that has a reasonable likelihood of affecting the continued validity or appropriateness of the planning product.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA233547199F497F8655EE86F9D55673">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>The planning product is based on reliable and reasonably current data and reasonable and scientifically acceptable methodologies.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E4D62720178431594F05B80B93D6FB9">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text>The planning product is documented in sufficient detail to support the decision or the results of the analysis and to meet requirements for use of the information in the environmental review process.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4466609064FF43B5A7A75AD8589553A3">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<text>The planning product is appropriate for adoption and use in the environmental review process for the project.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8B206FB548984AD5A3A1BACDB9D0BD97">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Effect of adoption</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any planning product adopted by the Federal lead agency in accordance with this section shall not be reconsidered or made the subject of additional interagency consultation during the environmental review process of the project unless the Federal lead agency, in consultation with joint lead agencies and project sponsors as appropriate, determines that there is significant new information or new circumstances that affect the continued validity or appropriateness of the adopted planning product. Any planning product adopted by the Federal lead agency in accordance with this section may be relied upon and used by other Federal agencies in carrying out reviews of the project.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEEC3988BF235423688BD53596AEA857B">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Rule of construction</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may not be construed to make the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) process applicable to the transportation planning process conducted under chapter 52 of title 49. Initiation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 process as a part of, or concurrently with, transportation planning activities does not subject transportation plans and programs to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 process. This section may not be construed to affect the use of planning products in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 process pursuant to other authorities under law or to restrict the initiation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 process during planning.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H33BD35CE9D4B4647A1D54240CDB21B35">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HA3E6E401F93B44D7ACBBFAA787875CE2" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" lowest-level="section" idref="HCDABA5ABA1B645BCAEC4EFCD1215DA5D" regeneration="yes-regeneration" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded">
<toc-entry idref="H9B0346EAE5454D4F947E1D1E2DD366FE" level="section">167. Integration of planning and environmental review.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HED62B103E81A49E59EB425EBB842C396">
<enum>3012.</enum>
<header>Development of programmatic mitigation plans</header>
<subsection id="H2B51FA69F0184917968E7BE6106859FD">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 1 (as amended by this title) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HC55BD9B6CBBB4FEFA4329A29028B0CB8" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HACC4F254648C4BF69A625AE9D110DA9C">
<enum>168.</enum>
<header>Development of programmatic mitigation plans</header>
<subsection id="H581E160434A948F78B17D0045DE2176F">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the statewide or metropolitan transportation planning process, a State or metropolitan planning organization may develop one or more programmatic mitigation plans to address the potential environmental impacts of future transportation projects.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H86CB5A6AE34E469FBD44122B8BD49A3C">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Scope</header>
<paragraph id="H5EBE92A36C5A4161A7162D9620754784">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Scale</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A programmatic mitigation plan may be developed on a regional, ecosystem, watershed, or statewide scale.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21EE529D5996403783DC8A6F2D0E7DB1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Resources</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan may encompass multiple environmental resources within a defined geographic area or may focus on a specific resource, such as aquatic resources, parklands, or wildlife habitat.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB80A3FA301CC486A84BB1F2197F96BB0">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Project impacts</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan may address impacts from all projects in a defined geographic area or may focus on a specific type of project, such as bridge replacements.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H271175ABDC3F4A1B944B485F99905E08">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Consultation</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The scope of the plan shall be determined by the State or metropolitan planning organization, as appropriate, in consultation with the agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the resources being addressed in the mitigation plan.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA69FBA06F564DD4A20AFBCB12F0F173">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text>A programmatic mitigation plan may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H84D7EC42D946443BB1C6AAF97989803B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the condition of environmental resources in the geographic area covered by the plan, including an assessment of recent trends and any potential threats to those resources;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8931BDB8AD68408B80D2D9D8ED8FA3CD">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>an assessment of potential opportunities to improve the overall quality of environmental resources in the geographic area covered by the plan, through strategic mitigation for impacts of transportation projects;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A01F57D55D9440F977980EA0FA2D84D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>standard measures for mitigating certain types of impacts;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23489855CF4B47688C416E2EC5A49AF7">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>parameters for determining appropriate mitigation for certain types of impacts, such as mitigation ratios or criteria for determining appropriate mitigation sites;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14B331245C1643EA9FA8017B29D05170">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>adaptive management procedures, such as protocols that involve monitoring predicted impacts over time and adjusting mitigation measures in response to information gathered through the monitoring; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC1DE10B190B4DF09F322BE01DD93DFB">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>acknowledgment of specific statutory or regulatory requirements that must be satisfied when determining appropriate mitigation for certain types of resources.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H653B90FFAABA45C8A18F88A03F607688">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Process</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before adopting a programmatic mitigation plan, a State or metropolitan planning organization shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0322E3887B06461C84BEE19AEDBE525F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>consult with the agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the environmental resources considered in the programmatic mitigation plan;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF567ADCB0004C25A7DF437E5E442F2C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>make a draft of the plan available for review and comment by applicable environmental resource agencies and the public;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C397D74ACAB4FBDAAF4A8E4BBDFF1DD">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>consider any comments received from such agencies and the public on the draft plan; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9E67D8D51ED4F8286000F82096D88A7">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>address such comments in the final plan.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1ECC0B8B387F46B8904A467F3191CD95">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Integration with other plans</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A programmatic mitigation plan may be integrated with other plans, including watershed plans, ecosystem plans, species recovery plans, growth management plans, and land use plans.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H532FE94E12354C48A7BA6AD97C496750">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Consideration in project development and permitting</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a programmatic mitigation plan has been developed pursuant to this section, any Federal agency responsible for environmental reviews, permits, or approvals for a transportation project shall give substantial weight to the recommendations in a programmatic mitigation plan when carrying out their responsibilities under applicable laws.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H79F4768E0435487CA051047EC3C75D9C">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Preservation of existing authorities</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section limits the use of programmatic approaches to reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC64462888BF54F08A1AC40293DBE406D">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for such chapter (as amended by this title) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HFA49EA7B39494215BEA5CEC88CBE4FBE" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">168. Development of programmatic mitigation plans.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF063D61B75F94FB0A23A5B1BB8F686F3">
<enum>3013.</enum>
<header>State assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF03DB87213394FC683EA373E528CF811">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and only for types of activities specifically designated by the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>and for any type of activity for which a categorical exclusion classification is appropriate</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD8D40EEE426454A9F373EF0AAF2B73D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H86AF4B60B5AF4458BABDC81EF6D364EF" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H7D44791D53C143869B1B9845BEED175D">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Preservation of flexibility</header>
<text>The Secretary shall not require a State, as a condition of assuming responsibility under this section, to forego project delivery methods that are otherwise permissible for highway projects.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HA79F9340A6EF4B2DB78F4BEDEC8464A6">
<enum>3014.</enum>
<header>Surface transportation project delivery program</header>
<subsection id="HA736463ECB5D48E69EFDDEC04051B947">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Program name</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1EDFD38D6AB44DE5AA7FFFA66C03CEFF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78E38D0A28E14DF08CADC8D4C95C6FB3">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subsection (a)(1) by striking <quote>pilot</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H03EF496199E04A02B2CC5ACE42E33126">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Assumption of responsibility</header>
<text>Section 327(a)(2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H94F4C20C168141A8929AA2C8AED21D47">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>highway</quote>; </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H285793FAB35A4AFCB03DDEC5B9C07FA5">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in subparagraph (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H4A36242CA34B464E97B23FEBE789D2C9" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<clause id="HB47EC25B0E2C4A81987181E4C5081D24">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may not assign any responsibility imposed on the Secretary by section 5203 or 5204 of title 49.</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H801F1BDDE5564BF4B478B8443B0F350D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5217793F064743119F7EEE4FE798201A" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="H01290FF413AD41309D63A50CD17A6708">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<header>Preservation of flexibility</header>
<text>The Secretary may not require a State, as a condition of participation in the program, to forego project delivery methods that are otherwise permissible for projects.</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H64D38BD4897E4B83B21BBB42756E3069">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>State participation</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H10927C291C6B4DCABAF59CDCB8F7C11F">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB39D4B5F4007453BB96BD19F1648D119" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HEE6E24AD2207463C9FE39B5E592E1069">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Participating states</header>
<text>All States are eligible to participate in the program.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE46D04FE332B41DC936A795F3823A058">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>this section, the Secretary shall promulgate</quote> and inserting <quote>amendments to this section by the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, the Secretary shall amend, as appropriate,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1758FC58B1B744D68F0F8BD1B4A62E9E">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Written agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327(c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF2FF8A347AD5406992FE78738FF71ED0">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (3)(D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E2DD8C6780D4E139C92B094B5B5655A">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAE0B5673EBC144BE8BDC6E93F810757E" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HF62E824DEDC142FA9B7318A1C72E683F">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>have a term of not more than 5 years; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E7BD67787B040BBB156CACCDDB41E02">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>be renewable.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6180669504C04FCEA51FD27032948535">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Conforming amendment</header>
<text>Section 327(e) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (j)</quote>. </text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H25CB012E502C431EB8E795D3FDAE1910">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Audits</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327(g)(1)(B) is amended by striking <quote>subsequent year</quote> and inserting <quote>of the third and fourth years</quote>.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD3FE53BA7A2B4972B99F8210BCFC8C10">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Monitoring</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327 is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE185A1BF249B43428D556B6A40BBFA6B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3B067628F5C4171B8CDBBA90CD5BCDC">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H26AF2F796C364D78A4A92FE96287F147" style="USC">
<subsection id="HE089AA33DDDF4750AE588B337135088E">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Monitoring</header>
<text>After the fourth year of the participation of a State in the program, the Secretary shall monitor compliance by the State with the written agreement, including the provision by the State of financial resources to carry out the written agreement.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF619D757D0FD457A976D73238F7E052F">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Termination</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327(j) (as redesignated by subsection (g)(1) of this section) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HB42CE2743B2443DCA053ADA90A1A8D27" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HA5024D48109D4C499D5C74BAEA395180">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Termination</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may terminate the participation of any State in the program if—</text>
<paragraph id="H1031DDC261984CE1BFBA09A119B212B5">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the State is not adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State; </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44A632EE3CDB46259B512573359628AA">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>the Secretary provides to the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5322B91F6734228916E0D106520EB07">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>notification of the determination of noncompliance; and </text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FCFEF5A326945A9AC00A26C1F932CC3">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>a period of at least 30 days during which to take such corrective action as the Secretary determines is necessary to comply with the applicable agreement; and </text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6D741E9406C44A4B331575D7D5A956E">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>the State, after the notification and period provided under paragraph (2), fails to take satisfactory corrective action, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9F8F092AF3E84BC8A0864979772FAD92">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>Section 327 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H21E49B8913C5470BA574CD4182825AF6" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HE4B65259406749BD951EE2E717B8627E">
<enum>(k)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H28296F1EF5B041189F20EB8B606016E4">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Multimodal project</header>
<text>The term <quote>multimodal project</quote> means a project funded, in whole or in part, under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 and involving the participation of more than one Department of Transportation administration or agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE081B031DB9544A1985E175C71D1FB74">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Project</header>
<text>The term <quote>project</quote> means any highway project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal project that requires the approval of the Secretary. </text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H42A51D8226324143BF6578C1D6534389">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text>The analysis for chapter 3 is amended by striking the item relating to section 327 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H02C09F0EDCC0419CA802FD5A39B11B2C" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">327. Surface transportation project delivery program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0B250BC1E70744348A8397811ADDC367">
<enum>3015.</enum>
<header>Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews</header>
<subsection id="HEA9CAFB1ADAE4D01B918A2264E711A54">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Chapter 3 (as amended by title I of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H479C03B700BA44E8A90B828647A2A5A3" style="USC">
<section id="H0FA80749D5634BEAA6972142EB79EC70">
<enum>331.</enum>
<header>Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews</header>
<subsection id="HD92713212DB44097B0C5C06FC660B38A">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Establishment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
</text>
<paragraph id="H4238231E76AC49DF8826FD19B5219ACB">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal law of projects. Under this program, a State may use State laws and procedures to conduct reviews and make approvals in lieu of Federal environmental laws and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91D683AB5B914BC8A992D8D6DFE89B71">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Participating States</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All States are eligible to participate in the program. </text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78AF53942738404DA3E4377F5639CE2C">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Scope of alternative review and approval procedures</header>
<text>For purposes of this section, alternative environmental review and approval procedures may include one or more of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC0EF81C79D04FF6979F65AB3E6EDBA5">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>Substitution of one or more State environmental laws for one or more Federal environmental laws, if the Secretary determines in accordance with this section that the State environmental laws provide environmental protection and opportunities for public involvement that are substantially equivalent to the applicable Federal environmental laws.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H726FC73A77614BA984E6490CD260BF30">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>Substitution of one or more State regulations for Federal regulations implementing one or more Federal environmental laws, if the Secretary determines in accordance with this section that the State regulations provide environmental protection and opportunities for public involvement that are substantially equivalent to the Federal regulations.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2329E2483C3947E48983ADD1A9987F73">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Application</header>
<text>To participate in the program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H2518A79780E245968A9CE53BDD6C3A68">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>a full and complete description of the proposed alternative environmental review and approval procedures of the State;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9827152C7CD1496B986CCFEDFAD5844C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>for each State law or regulation included in the proposed alternative environmental review and approval procedures of the State, an explanation of the basis for concluding that the law or regulation meets the requirements under <internal-xref idref="H78AF53942738404DA3E4377F5639CE2C" legis-path="330.(a)(3)">subsection (a)(3)</internal-xref>; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98BCDF2915DC4698BE881669C25A057D">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>evidence of having sought, received, and addressed comments on the proposed application from the public and appropriate Federal environmental resource agencies.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF03707D969C547AFBD0C11E0FD59AC61">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Review of application</header>
<text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H85A91910A3BC4A3391B1E004F3D72D70">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>review an application submitted under <internal-xref idref="H2329E2483C3947E48983ADD1A9987F73" legis-path="330.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref>;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB392D41751A84289BB8C7F1EC6CF9EA5">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>approve or disapprove the application in accordance with <internal-xref idref="H3198502F0EE44B83B6D7401729D114CC" legis-path="330.(d)">subsection (d)</internal-xref> not later than 90 days after the date of the receipt of the application; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAA31598572C42B9AFE3707EF6866F42">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>transmit to the State notice of the approval or disapproval, together with a statement of the reasons for the approval or disapproval.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3198502F0EE44B83B6D7401729D114CC">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Approval of State programs</header>
<paragraph id="H50941E654C65476BBB33E4EE8FA8A59C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall approve each such application if the Secretary finds that the proposed alternative environmental review and approval procedures of the State are substantially equivalent to the applicable Federal environmental laws and Federal regulations.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H239941FFFEE94F339DEF20104444B91E">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Exclusion</header>
<text>The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) shall not apply to any decision by the Secretary to approve or disapprove any application submitted pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE803A2E51F234C8F94CF91592BAB2B12">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Compliance with permits</header>
<text>Compliance with a permit or other approval of a project issued pursuant to a program approved by the Secretary under this section shall be deemed compliance with the Federal laws and regulations identified in the program approved by the Secretary pursuant to this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H389C9629DB494E5C8F431C3E8AE7A64A">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Review and termination</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HB44E6BBADFA744B9913299F287106CE8">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Review</header>
<text>All State alternative environmental review and approval procedures approved under this section shall be reviewed by the Secretary not less than once every 5 years.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H458EFDCC0EEB4F02990344A453318733">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Public notice and comment</header>
<text>In conducting the review process under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for public comment.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H185BF4C96BF547E48C69C258593C135B">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Extensions and terminations</header>
<text>At the conclusion of the review process, the Secretary may extend the State alternative environmental review and approval procedures for an additional 5-year period or terminate the State program.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF3520BF5487B4118A47E871EC8EBD162">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Report to Congress</header>
<text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the administration of the program.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H414FF660BDCE4A749FAF54AC93195833">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>For purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H86D4C0ABBCBC43FD84F24F46532994A8">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Environmental law</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>environmental law</quote> includes any law that provides procedural or substantive protection, as applicable, for the natural or built environment with regard to the construction and operation of projects.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA487C0A019E64EEA9401CE9D0938111F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Federal environmental laws</header>
<text>The term <quote>Federal environmental laws</quote> means laws governing the review of environmental impacts of, and issuance of permits and other approvals for, the construction and operation of projects, including section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), and sections 7(a)(2), 9(a)(1)(B), and 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2), 1538(a)(1)(B), 1539(a)(1)(B)).</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H605E6287A4BA47C9BD5BCB88E0881290">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Multimodal project</header>
<text>The term <quote>multimodal project</quote> means a project funded, in whole or in part, under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 and involving the participation of more than one Department of Transportation administration or agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3DAE97A37F74FE09C89F0DA7792FDD3">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Project</header>
<text>The term <quote>project</quote> means any highway project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal project that requires the approval of the Secretary. </text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H33C03F87A5DA42B6B433B1EA7C382BCB">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for such chapter (as amended by title I of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H83F81C96F1AF4F1394242CFB5106AAA1" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" lowest-level="section" idref="H479C03B700BA44E8A90B828647A2A5A3" regeneration="yes-regeneration" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded">
<toc-entry idref="H0FA80749D5634BEAA6972142EB79EC70" level="section">331. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF4D84E7AE1FF4ADFB9346619484D92F1">
<enum>3016.</enum>
<header>State performance of legal sufficiency reviews</header>
<subsection id="HCFA57E232D5A48899AF1202CFB4CC437">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Chapter 3 (as amended by this title) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H48E3E2A9F7B247808E387B492A99056E" style="USC">
<section id="H3D2E836ECD9E4098A7B69F353918D19C">
<enum>332.</enum>
<header>State performance of legal sufficiency reviews</header>
<subsection id="H67F01AD5BB4E4DE59AADB51406E0803C">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of any State transportation department, the Federal Highway Administration shall enter into an agreement with the State transportation department to authorize the State to carry out the legal sufficiency reviews for environmental impact statements and environmental assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4778203C918C4AEAA26D787FC5AAE1AF">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Terms of agreement</header>
<text>An agreement authorizing a State to carry out legal sufficiency reviews for Federal-aid highway projects shall contain the following provisions:</text>
<paragraph id="HB23E9BC92B7848E1AE7D2EBB582323FB">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A finding by the Federal Highway Administration that the State has the capacity to carry out legal sufficiency reviews that are equivalent in quality and consistency to the reviews that would otherwise be conducted by attorneys employed by such Administration.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C726AAFF3804952ADFC86E751B28CE9">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An oversight process, including periodic reviews conducted by attorneys employed by such Administration, to evaluate the quality of the legal sufficiency reviews carried out by the State transportation department under the agreement.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DB9AAA8CF9A44129E1E43484A61E825">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A requirement for the State transportation department to submit a written finding of legal sufficiency to the Federal Highway Administration concurrently with the request by the State for Federal approval of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) document.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H126FA01442A3497AAAAF8B0323E49DD3">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An opportunity for the Federal Highway Administration to conduct an additional legal sufficiency review for any project, for not more than 30 days, if considered necessary by the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F4F88BDF8BA4D9AA2C55E7DA990FFA0">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures allowing either party to the agreement to terminate the agreement for any reason with 30 days notice to the other party.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H181707902BCB4175B976FAF92F3A7200">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Effect of agreement</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A legal sufficiency review carried out by a State transportation department under this section shall be deemed by the Federal Highway Administration to satisfy the requirement for a legal sufficiency review in sections 771.125(b) and 774.7(d) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, or other applicable regulations issued by the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB5A83990A9B5496B8657FE176033322E">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Clerical amendment</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for such chapter (as amended by this title) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H20D8B569EA324C1F9232AF142EE9A61B" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">332. State performance of legal sufficiency reviews.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDD5A76638B2C49958C3097BA61246D63">
<enum>3017.</enum>
<header>Categorical exclusions</header>
<subsection id="HEB0FD01CA26E49A18EB1FB5608863C63">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall treat an activity carried out under title 23, United States Code, or project within a right-of-way as a class of action categorically excluded from the requirements relating to environmental assessments or environmental impact statements under section 771.117(c) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC93A251455904BDEB9900E344C108C5A">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H136B0199D5654CBBA398F49B6CD522C7">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Multimodal project</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>multimodal project</quote> means a project funded, in whole or in part, under title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49 of such Code and involving the participation of more than one Department of Transportation administration or agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7161581241554BF79AA673DD84126D8A">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Project</header>
<text>The term <quote>project</quote> means any highway project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal project that requires the approval of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H175CED5325934CD48AF45B594505A634">
<enum>3018.</enum>
<header>Environmental review process deadline</header>
<subsection id="H7346A3F2711F452499BEE92AC882B33B">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>
</text>
<paragraph id="HB788C4C0A83A482DACC07CB61F1ADE76">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Deadline</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the environmental review process for a project shall be completed not later than 270 days after the date on which the notice of project initiation under section 139(e) of title 23, United States Code, is published in the Federal Register.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE96ADE7532674CDEBA4CEA611CD8AB79">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Consequences of missed deadline</header>
<text>If the environmental review process for a project is not completed in accordance with <internal-xref idref="HB788C4C0A83A482DACC07CB61F1ADE76" legis-path="419.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9972B572D6724BBEA7021E0D85B74EDD">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>the project shall be considered to have no significant impact to the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FAC253B544C4F5E8F91304612A852A2">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>that classification shall be considered to be a final agency action.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4185CC9CF33D46019817F295DB2A8C64">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Appeal</header>
<text>In this section, the following rules shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HD2FFB46421674A678CE8FC001CBEE421">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>There shall be a single administrative appeal for the environmental review process carried out pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5AD065E937C45AABA60EEE2ED432D76">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>Upon resolution of the administrative appeal, judicial review of the final agency decision after exhaustion of administrative remedies shall lie with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59BA85B239A34E4FA2C01E77E1C624BE">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>An appeal to the court specified in <internal-xref idref="HC5AD065E937C45AABA60EEE2ED432D76" legis-path="419.(b)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref> shall be based only on the administrative record.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6422CF6975345A2B0F5109D2E1C8D17">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>After an agency has made a final decision with respect to the environmental review process carried out under this section, that decision shall be effective during the course of any subsequent appeal to a court specified in <internal-xref idref="HC5AD065E937C45AABA60EEE2ED432D76" legis-path="419.(b)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2BA2B1546A846E58FC41CF07D44AEAF">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>All civil actions arising under this section shall be considered to arise under the laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H42AAB5D462D949438B4D5787C0CD62BB">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HB47B8604172C45B58D91C1C29A45D178">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Environmental review process</header>
<text>
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE1174144144B4096958377002483047A">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The term <quote>environmental review process</quote> means the process for preparing for a project an environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC99E3CE830D4BF9BDBF090D707EC47C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Inclusions</header>
<text>The term <quote>environmental review process</quote> includes the process for and completion of any environmental permit, approval, review, or study required for a project under any Federal law other than the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BC2A53EF370438EAA09222C6E9C674D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Lead agency</header>
<text>The term <quote>lead agency</quote> means the Department of Transportation and, if applicable, any State or local governmental entity serving as a joint lead agency pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA21493E8027440C68BA59B66BF34DC05">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Multimodal project</header>
<text>The term <quote>multimodal project</quote> means a project funded, in whole or in part, under title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49 of such Code and involving the participation of more than one Department of Transportation administration or agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2D6D9D53AA842209E109F0F80B7F55E">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Project</header>
<text>The term <quote>project</quote> means any highway project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal project that requires the approval of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H39BF619115B749B1A5C511DA8B998CF4" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>3019.</enum>
<header>Relocation assistance</header>
<subsection id="H3A723F08B4854BA9BE8D8AADAD0C084D">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Alternative relocation payment process</header>
<paragraph id="H09A2EE5AC18F4FD49E83088F7F24B3F9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Establishment</header>
<text>For the purpose of identifying improvements in the timeliness of providing relocation assistance to persons displaced as a result of Federal or federally-assisted programs and projects, the Secretary shall establish an alternative relocation payment process under which payments to displaced persons eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), are calculated based on reasonable estimates and paid in advance of the physical displacement of the displaced person.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H324B4E64E25745CC83A6B67D9A6C9504">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Payments</header>
<subparagraph id="H4ACC5BC7B65746869E1273F10380BFFD">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Timing of payments</header>
<text>Relocation assistance payments may be provided to the displaced person at the same time as payments of just compensation for real property acquired for a program or project of the State.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AFB541CB14A411093DA5AB598DCF0E5">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Combined payment</header>
<text>Payments for relocation and just compensation may be combined into a single unallocated amount.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EC8C76D2AC446AE8074C070BA4EAFE3">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Conditions for State use of alternative process</header>
<subparagraph id="H6EA72DECFC274C47B207403E73031669">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>After public notice and an opportunity to comment, the Secretary shall adopt criteria for States to use the alternative relocation payment process established by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B9AA64A80814732809E48881A4A2817">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Memorandum of agreement</header>
<text>In order to use the alternative relocation payment process, a State shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Secretary that includes provisions relating to—</text>
<clause id="H1C14BF86A9414448B86959FFD9A045BB">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the selection of projects or programs within the State to which the alternative relocation payment process will be applied;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB0493E42632D44E3AC1DEB3FC92F49D6">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>program and project-level monitoring;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H57D87055F28C402A8029AB79D966AD7E">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>performance measurement;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H94EB38809FA54DD09B0BE5C09C79899B">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>reporting requirements; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4C33E0F772924E82928164A8CD63DC6E">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>the circumstances under which the Secretary may terminate or suspend the authority of the State to use the alternative relocation payment process.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H085B3B566E2043AFAE845F3C4D435771">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Required information</header>
<text>A State may use the alternative relocation payment process only after the displaced persons affected by a program or project—</text>
<clause id="HE0F2A90FC3B240BD9DFF00E160B227EA">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>are informed in writing—</text>
<subclause id="H58AFDE935E404ED2B5E3149634D2FAC5">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>that the relocation payments the displaced persons receive under the alternative relocation payment process may be higher or lower than the amount that the displaced persons would have received under the standard relocation assistance process; and</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H045BCBE7D4FB4C968AD0992BAE24BF30">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>of their right not to participate in the alternative relocation payment process; and</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H3801140B31074C1BB73DF2C42FA7F8FF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>agree in writing to the alternative relocation payment process.</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C70392C12F14C72B46E301AEE9D87B0">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Election not to participate</header>
<text>The displacing agency shall provide any displaced person who elects not to participate in the alternative relocation payment process with relocation assistance in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H937C3FBACF5D4E0B972050E2E95A4A27">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Protections against inconsistent treatment</header>
<text>If other Federal agencies plan displacements in or adjacent to an area of a project using the alternative relocation payment process within the same time period as a project acquisition and relocation action of the project, the Secretary shall adopt measures to protect against inconsistent treatment of displaced persons. Such measures may include a determination that the alternative relocation payment process authority may not be used on a specific project.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1364738678374A078860A25EA36B8831">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="HAC4BB199544E41F8BB5DE46398CD3F71">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on the implementation of the alternative relocation payment process.</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5ABFFC1E9E545F9B641D52AC20C344A">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text>The report shall include an evaluation of the merits of the alternative relocation payment process, including the effects of the alternative relocation payment process on—</text>
<clause id="HD875A8F642894F4C8C17CA42A970CF72">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>displaced persons and the protections afforded to such persons by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.);</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD8C5136CC28143B2B35D5739A57BC114">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the efficiency of the delivery of Federal-aid highway projects and overall effects on the Federal-aid highway program; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H61C49462055944629C5481C732B7F379">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the achievement of the purposes of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB85C1C9327E84F2BB65DB61A85B10732">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Limitation</header>
<text>The alternative relocation payment process under this section may be used only on projects funded under title 23, United States Code, in cases in which the funds are administered by the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFF8E5ACBAD14B879D974727DDE6903A">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>NEPA applicability</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the use of the alternative relocation payment process established under this section on a project funded under title 23, United States Code, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration is not a major Federal action requiring analysis or approval under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HADDD5E7B9798491EA0D912326515EA93">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Uniform relocation assistance act amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H8989D767281F4612AF2802803D259825">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Moving and related expenses</header>
<text>Section 202 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4622) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D0E240AA3E54C98BD8BBFF2580860C0">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in subsection (a)(4) by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8FA71EBD52141E587C02FD3F5770927">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in the second sentence of subsection (c) by striking <quote>$20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD4960FEAA204BF5B9F4DAD654512661">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Replacement housing for homeowners</header>
<text>The first sentence of section 203(a)(1) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4623(a)(1)) is amended by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B9A61FADDA04CD09EA46C230E5CF399">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>striking <quote>$22,500</quote> and inserting <quote>$31,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d),</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA18B18BDC0184525AD3C2BF921E76863">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>striking <quote>one hundred and eighty days prior to</quote> and inserting <quote>90 days before</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29132C80B0A045138D00CF259EE41EF6">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Replacement housing for tenants and certain others</header>
<text>Section 204 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4624) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AD9F687DC47490F84862CB1B958A5CA">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in the second sentence of subsection (a) by striking <quote>$5,250</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,200, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H131604D25AE242958B4C052EF5AADE48">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>in the second sentence of subsection (b) by striking <quote>, except</quote> and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting a period.</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H537785D09A8E49EAADCD90B4E3121702">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Duties of lead agency</header>
<text>Section 213 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4633) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88A5D1EBC1354A94A5DACB50EE3C0788">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="HDF32860F7A7E4E9AA8BE3AA671A290BB">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H70371375CDAD4895891240FE6C2D40EF">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (3) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD8E3E7D2FED44FAB9C17B4FA955E8D38">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H975F0FC435EF40B392E7EADEA7847233" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2802F25594054BBE8A177B047630547D">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>that each Federal agency that has programs or projects requiring the acquisition of real property or causing a displacement from real property subject to the provisions of this Act shall provide to the lead agency an annual summary report that describes the activities conducted by the Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB48521C7FCC740A2ACF0A0F6721855A3">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H275D9C12F4BD40D0AA8DB28BD2466F91" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD09FB29FCB0D4898B76E7F9CDD657240">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Adjustment of payments</header>
<text>The head of the lead agency may adjust, by regulation, the amounts of relocation payments provided under sections 202(a)(4), 202(c), 203(a), and 204(a) if the head of the lead agency determines that cost of living, inflation, or other factors indicate that the payments should be adjusted to meet the policy objectives of this Act.</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE654C5B4A65D4367B5FFFAB3469F0534">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Agency coordination</header>
<text>Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 213 (42 U.S.C. 4633) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H546CE4D4CA15490485BE571232217A7F" style="OLC">
<section id="H5BED7C7FA8F34E50A11BAF1568A39CCC">
<enum>214.</enum>
<header>Agency coordination</header>
<subsection id="HF40B47839C7741E6B5C7FD60DC444B87">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Agency capacity</header>
<text>Each Federal agency responsible for funding or carrying out relocation and acquisition activities shall have adequately trained personnel and such other resources as are necessary to manage and oversee the relocation and acquisition program of the Federal agency in accordance with this Act.</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H80F9B9C3ABB442018F688D09AF1D189F">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Interagency agreements</header>
<text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocation and acquisition activities (other than the agency serving as the lead agency) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the lead agency that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9D0D40268EF9474DBCD39D6C3B0FF7B7">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>provides for periodic training of the personnel of the Federal agency, which in the case of a Federal agency that provides Federal financial assistance, may include personnel of any displacing agency that receives Federal financial assistance;</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96F164F3723F489CADA94922732ADAAB">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>addresses ways in which the lead agency may provide assistance and coordination to the Federal agency relating to compliance with this Act on a program or project basis; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FC2923F2B6B4314B17F6EA7106C6EDC">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>addresses the funding of the training, assistance, and coordination activities provided by the lead agency, in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9934F5C78212496A983CF22B171368E0">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Interagency payments</header>
<paragraph id="H08E1FB3948A841BD9E0DEFF2164DD661">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>For the fiscal year that begins 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocat