IB Union Calendar No. 448 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 2187 [Report No. 117–622] To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transpor- tation to set aside certain funds to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system, and for other pur- poses. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 26, 2021 Mr. BOST (for himself, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. STAUBER, and Ms. WILD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ture DECEMBER 13, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. HARTZLER, Ms. MACE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. REED, Mr. KIND, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. EMMER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BABIN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. COOPER, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. BACON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MEUSER, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GON- ZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. BURGESS, and Ms. POR- TER DECEMBER 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 26, 2021] VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2187 RH A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Sec- retary of Transportation to set aside certain funds to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2187 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truck Parking Safety 4 Improvement Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 6 It is the sense of Congress that it should be a national 7 priority to address the shortage of parking for commercial 8 motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system to im- 9 prove highway safety. 10 SEC. 3. PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘§ 177. Parking for commercial motor vehicles 14 ‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability 15 of funds, the Secretary shall make grants under this section, 16 on a competitive basis, to eligible entities for projects to pro- 17 vide parking for commercial motor vehicles and improve 18 the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators. 19 ‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 20 this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 21 an application at such time and in such manner as the 22 Secretary may require. 23 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—An application sub- 24 mitted under subsection (b) shall contain— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2187 RH ‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project; and 1 ‘‘(2) any other information that the Secretary 2 may require. 3 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following entities shall 4 be eligible to receive amounts under this section: 5 ‘‘(1) A State. 6 ‘‘(2) A metropolitan planning organization. 7 ‘‘(3) A unit of local government. 8 ‘‘(4) A political subdivision of a State or local 9 government carrying out responsibilities relating to 10 commercial motor vehicle parking. 11 ‘‘(5) A Tribal government or a consortium of 12 Tribal governments. 13 ‘‘(6) A multistate or multijurisdictional group of 14 entities described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 15 ‘‘(e) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—An eligible 16 entity that receives a grant under this section may partner 17 with a private entity to carry out an eligible project under 18 this section. 19 ‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity may use a grant 21 awarded under this section for a project described in 22 paragraph (2) that is on— 23 ‘‘(A) a Federal-aid highway; or 24 ‘‘(B) a facility with reasonable access to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2187 RH ‘‘(i) a Federal-aid highway; or 1 ‘‘(ii) a freight facility. 2 ‘‘(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A project described 3 in this paragraph is a project to— 4 ‘‘(A) construct safety rest areas (as such 5 term is defined in section 120(c)) that include 6 parking for commercial motor vehicles; 7 ‘‘(B) construct additional commercial motor 8 vehicle parking capacity— 9 ‘‘(i) adjacent to private commercial 10 truck stops and travel plazas; 11 ‘‘(ii) within the boundaries of, or adja- 12 cent to, a publicly owned freight facility, 13 including a port terminal operated by a 14 public authority; and 15 ‘‘(iii) at existing facilities, including 16 inspection and weigh stations and park- 17 and-ride locations; 18 ‘‘(C) open existing weigh stations, safety 19 rest areas, and park-and-ride facilities to com- 20 mercial motor vehicle parking; 21 ‘‘(D) construct or make capital improve- 22 ments to existing public commercial motor vehi- 23 cle parking facilities to expand parking utiliza- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 2187 RH tion and availability, including at seasonal fa- 1 cilities; 2 ‘‘(E) identify, promote, and manage the 3 availability of publicly and privately provided 4 commercial motor vehicle parking, such as 5 through the use of intelligent transportation sys- 6 tems; 7 ‘‘(F) improve the safety of commercial 8 motor vehicle operators at parking facilities as 9 part of a project described in subparagraphs (A) 10 through (D); or 11 ‘‘(G) improve a parking facility, including 12 through truck stop electrification systems, as de- 13 fined in section 101(a), and other improvements 14 determined appropriate by the Secretary, as part 15 of a project described in subparagraphs (A) 16 through (D). 17 ‘‘(3) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING.—Commer- 18 cial motor vehicle parking constructed or opened with 19 a grant under this section shall be open and accessible 20 to all commercial motor vehicle operators. 21 ‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use a 23 grant under this section for— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 2187 RH ‘‘(A) development phase activities, including 1 planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost anal- 2 ysis, environmental review, preliminary engi- 3 neering and design work, and other 4 preconstruction activities necessary to advance a 5 project under this section; and 6 ‘‘(B) construction and operational improve- 7 ments. 8 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may 10 use not more than 25 percent of the amount of 11 a grant under this section for activities described 12 in paragraph (1)(A). 13 ‘‘(B) EXISTING FACILITIES.—Not more than 14 10 percent of the amounts available for each fis- 15 cal year for grants under the program may be 16 used for projects described under subsection 17 (f)(2)(E) that solely identify, promote, and man- 18 age the availability of existing commercial motor 19 vehicle parking. 20 ‘‘(h) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In making grants under 21 this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to applica- 22 tions that demonstrate— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 2187 RH ‘‘(1) a shortage of commercial motor vehicle 1 parking capacity in the corridor in which the project 2 is located; 3 ‘‘(2) consultation with motor carriers, commer- 4 cial motor vehicle operators, public safety officials, 5 and private providers of commercial motor vehicle 6 parking; 7 ‘‘(3) that the project will likely— 8 ‘‘(A) increase the availability or utilization 9 of commercial motor vehicle parking; 10 ‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient movement of 11 freight; and 12 ‘‘(C) improve highway safety, traffic conges- 13 tion, and air quality; and 14 ‘‘(4) the ability to provide for the maintenance 15 and operation of the facility. 16 ‘‘(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 120, 17 the Federal share for a project carried out under this sub- 18 section shall be up to 100 percent. 19 ‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF PROJECTS.— 20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 21 provision of law, projects funded under this section 22 shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway 23 under this chapter. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 2187 RH ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appro- 1 priated for projects under this section shall remain 2 available for a period of 3 years after the last day of 3 the fiscal year in which the funds are made available. 4 ‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING FEES.—To be eligi- 5 ble for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall 6 agree that no fees will be charged to a commercial motor 7 vehicle to access parking constructed, opened, or improved 8 with a grant under this section. 9 ‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not less than 3 10 business days before making a grant for a project under 11 this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Com- 12 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 13 of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment 14 and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award 15 such a grant. 16 ‘‘(m) SURVEY AND COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 18 after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 19 every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation 20 with appropriate State motor carrier safety per- 21 sonnel, motor carriers, State departments of transpor- 22 tation, and private providers of commercial motor ve- 23 hicle parking shall submit to the Committee on 24 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 2187 RH Representatives and the Committee on the Environ- 1 ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that— 2 ‘‘(A) evaluates the availability of adequate 3 parking and rest facilities, taking into account 4 both private and public facilities, for commercial 5 motor vehicles engaged in interstate transpor- 6 tation; 7 ‘‘(B) evaluates the effectiveness of the 8 projects funded under this section in improving 9 access to commercial motor vehicle parking; 10 ‘‘(C) evaluates the ability of entities receiv- 11 ing a grant under this section to sustain the op- 12 eration of parking facilities constructed with 13 funds provided under this section; and 14 ‘‘(D) reports on the progress being made to 15 provide adequate commercial motor vehicle park- 16 ing facilities in the State. 17 ‘‘(2) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall make the 18 report and subsequent updated reports under para- 19 graph (1) available to the public on the website of the 20 Department of Transportation. 21 ‘‘(3) ALIGNMENT OF REPORTS.—In carrying out 22 this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the results 23 of the commercial motor vehicle parking facilities as- 24 sessments of the States under section 70202 of title 49 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 2187 RH and seek to align the contents of the report and re- 1 porting deadlines under paragraph (1) with the re- 2 quirements of such section. 3 ‘‘(n) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In 4 this section, the term ‘commercial motor vehicle’ has the 5 meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49.’’. 6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 7 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 8 after the item relating to section 176 the following: 9 ‘‘177. Parking for commercial motor vehicles.’’. SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 10 There are authorized to be appropriated out of the gen- 11 eral fund of the Treasury for projects for commercial vehicle 12 parking under section 177 of title 23, United States Code 13 (as added by this Act)— 14 (1) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 15 (2) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 16 (3) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 17 (4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 18 SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 19 None of the funds made available to carry out the 20 Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, or the amendments 21 made by such Act, may be used for electric vehicle or electric 22 truck charging. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 448 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 2187 [Report No. 117–622] A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to set aside cer- tain funds to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway sys- tem, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 13, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H2187.RH H2187 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS