America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

II Calendar No. 170 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2302 To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal- aid highways and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 29, 2019 Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. CARPER, Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. CARDIN) in- troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Environment and Public Works AUGUST 1, 2019 Reported by Mr. BARRASSO, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc- tion programs, and for other purposes. 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4 ‘‘America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2302 RS (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 1 this Act is as follows: 2 Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Effective date. TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A—Authorizations and Programs Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling. Sec. 1103. Definitions. Sec. 1104. Apportionment. Sec. 1105. National highway performance program. Sec. 1106. Emergency relief. Sec. 1107. Federal share payable. Sec. 1108. Railway-highway grade crossings. Sec. 1109. Surface transportation block grant program. Sec. 1110. Nationally significant freight and highway projects. Sec. 1111. Highway safety improvement program. Sec. 1112. Federal lands transportation program. Sec. 1113. Federal lands access program. Sec. 1114. National highway freight program. Sec. 1115. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program. Sec. 1116. National scenic byways program. Sec. 1117. Alaska Highway. Sec. 1118. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries. Sec. 1119. Bridge investment program. Sec. 1120. Safe routes to school program. Sec. 1121. Highway use tax evasion projects. Sec. 1122. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. Sec. 1123. Balance exchanges for infrastructure program. Sec. 1124. Safety incentive programs. Sec. 1125. Wildlife crossing safety. Sec. 1126. Consolidation of programs. Sec. 1127. State freight advisory committees. Sec. 1128. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program. Subtitle B—Planning and Performance Management Sec. 1201. Transportation planning. Sec. 1202. Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans. Sec. 1203. State human capital plans. Sec. 1204. Accessibility data pilot program. Sec. 1205. Prioritization process pilot program. Sec. 1206. Exemptions for low population density states. Sec. 1207. Travel demand data and modeling. Sec. 1208. Increasing safe and accessible transportation options. Subtitle C—Project Delivery and Process Improvement Sec. 1301. Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking and One Federal Decision. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6411 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 2302 RS Sec. 1302. Work zone process reviews. Sec. 1303. Transportation management plans. Sec. 1304. Intelligent transportation systems. Sec. 1305. Alternative contracting methods. Sec. 1306. Flexibility for projects. Sec. 1307. Improved Federal-State stewardship and oversight agreements. Sec. 1308. Geomatic data. Sec. 1309. Evaluation of projects within an operational right-of-way. Sec. 1310. Department of Transportation reports. Subtitle D—Climate Change Sec. 1401. Grants for charging and fueling infrastructure to modernize and re- connect America for the 21st century. Sec. 1402. Reduction of truck emissions at port facilities. Sec. 1403. Carbon reduction incentive programs. Sec. 1404. Congestion relief program. Sec. 1405. Freight plans. Sec. 1406. Utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies. Sec. 1407. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant program. Sec. 1408. Diesel emissions reduction. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Sec. 1501. Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund. Sec. 1502. Stopping threats on pedestrians. Sec. 1503. Transfer and sale of toll credits. Sec. 1504. Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program. Sec. 1505. Disaster relief mobilization pilot program. Sec. 1506. Appalachian regional development. Sec. 1507. Requirements for transportation projects carried out through public- private partnerships. Sec. 1508. Community connectivity pilot program. Sec. 1509. Repeal of rescission. Sec. 1510. Federal interagency working group for conversion of federal fleet to hybrid-electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and alternative fueled vehicles. Sec. 1511. Cybersecurity tool; cyber coordinator. Sec. 1512. Study on most effective upgrades to roadway infrastructure. Sec. 1513. Study on vehicle-to-infrastructure communication technology. Sec. 1514. Nonhighway recreational fuel study. Sec. 1515. Buy America. Sec. 1516. Report on data-driven infrastructure traffic safety improvements. Sec. 1517. High priority corridors on the National Highway System. Sec. 1518. Interstate weight limits. Sec. 1519. Interstate exemption. Sec. 1520. Report on air quality improvements. Sec. 1521. Roadside highway safety hardware. Sec. 1522. Permeable pavements study. Sec. 1523. Emergency relief projects. Sec. 1524. Certain gathering lines located on Federal land and Indian land. Sec. 1525. Technical corrections. TITLE II—TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6411 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 2302 RS Sec. 2001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 amendments. TITLE III—RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION Sec. 3001. Surface transportation system funding alternatives. Sec. 3002. Performance management data support program. Sec. 3003. Data integration pilot program. Sec. 3004. Emerging technology research pilot program. Sec. 3005. Research and technology development and deployment. Sec. 3006. Workforce development, training, and education. Sec. 3007. Wildlife-vehicle collision research. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 1 In this Act: 2 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 3 means the Department of Transportation. 4 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 5 the Secretary of Transportation. 6 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 7 This Act and the amendments made by this Act take 8 effect on October 1, 2020. 9 TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID 10 HIGHWAYS 11 Subtitle A—Authorizations and 12 Programs 13 SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are au- 15 thorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 16 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): 17 (1) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM.—For 18 the national highway performance program under 19 section 119 of title 23, United States Code, the sur- 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 2302 RS face transportation block grant program under sec- 1 tion 133 of that title, the highway safety improve- 2 ment program under section 148 of that title, the 3 congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 4 program under section 149 of that title, the national 5 highway freight program under section 167 of that 6 title, and to carry out section 134 of that title— 7 (A) $47,855,749,000 for fiscal year 2021; 8 (B) $48,829,248,000 for fiscal year 2022; 9 (C) $49,849,443,000 for fiscal year 2023; 10 (D) $50,914,302,000 for fiscal year 2024; 11 and 12 (E) $51,979,162,000 for fiscal year 2025. 13 (2) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FI- 14 NANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.—For credit as- 15 sistance under the transportation infrastructure fi- 16 nance and innovation program under chapter 6 of 17 title 23, United States Code, $300,000,000 for each 18 of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 19 (3) FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPOR- 20 TATION PROGRAMS.— 21 (A) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PRO- 22 GRAM.—For the tribal transportation program 23 under section 202 of title 23, United States 24 Code— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 6 •S 2302 RS (i) $565,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 1 (ii) $580,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 2 (iii) $595,000,000 for fiscal year 3 2023; 4 (iv) $610,000,000 for fiscal year 5 2024; and 6 (v) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 7 (B) FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION 8 PROGRAM.— 9 (i) IN GENERAL.—For the Federal 10 lands transportation program under sec- 11 tion 203 of title 23, United States Code— 12 (I) $413,000,000 for fiscal year 13 2021; 14 (II) $423,000,000 for fiscal year 15 2022; 16 (III) $433,000,000 for fiscal year 17 2023; 18 (IV) $443,000,000 for fiscal year 19 2024; and 20 (V) $453,000,000 for fiscal year 21 2025. 22 (ii) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount 23 made available for a fiscal year under 24 clause (i)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 7 •S 2302 RS (I) the amount for the National 1 Park Service is— 2 (aa) $330,000,000 for fiscal 3 year 2021; 4 (bb) $338,000,000 for fiscal 5 year 2022; 6 (cc) $346,000,000 for fiscal 7 year 2023; 8 (dd) $354,000,000 for fiscal 9 year 2024; and 10 (ee) $362,000,000 for fiscal 11 year 2025; 12 (II) the amount for the United 13 States Fish and Wildlife Service is 14 $33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 15 2021 through 2025; and 16 (III) the amount for the Forest 17 Service is— 18 (aa) $22,000,000 for fiscal 19 year 2021; 20 (bb) $23,000,000 for fiscal 21 year 2022; 22 (cc) $24,000,000 for fiscal 23 year 2023; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 8 •S 2302 RS (dd) $25,000,000 for fiscal 1 year 2024; and 2 (ee) $26,000,000 for fiscal 3 year 2025. 4 (C) FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS PROGRAM.— 5 For the Federal lands access program under 6 section 204 of title 23, United States Code— 7 (i) $280,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 8 (ii) $285,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 9 (iii) $290,000,000 for fiscal year 10 2023; 11 (iv) $295,000,000 for fiscal year 12 2024; and 13 (v) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 14 (4) TERRITORIAL AND PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY 15 PROGRAM.—For the territorial and Puerto Rico 16 highway program under section 165 of title 23, 17 United States Code— 18 (A) $204,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; 19 (B) $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 20 (C) $212,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 21 (D) $216,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 22 and 23 (E) $221,500,000 for fiscal year 2025. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 9 •S 2302 RS (5) NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT AND 1 HIGHWAY PROJECTS.—For nationally significant 2 freight and highway projects under section 117 of 3 title 23, United States Code— 4 (A) $1,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 5 (B) $1,075,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 6 (C) $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 7 (D) $1,125,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 8 and 9 (E) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 10 (b) OTHER PROGRAMS.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are 12 authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway 13 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): 14 (A) BRIDGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM.—To 15 carry out the bridge investment program under 16 section 124 of title 23, United States Code— 17 (i) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 18 (ii) $640,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 19 (iii) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 20 2023; 21 (iv) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 22 2024; and 23 (v) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 10 •S 2302 RS (B) CONGESTION RELIEF PROGRAM.—To 1 carry out the congestion relief program under 2 section 129(d) of title 23, United States Code, 3 $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 4 through 2025. 5 (C) CHARGING AND FUELING INFRASTRUC- 6 TURE GRANTS.—To carry out section 151(f) of 7 title 23, United States Code— 8 (i) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 9 (ii) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 10 (iii) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 11 2023; 12 (iv) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 13 2024; and 14 (v) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 15 (D) FORMULA SAFETY INCENTIVE PRO- 16 GRAM.—To carry out the formula safety incen- 17 tive program under section 172 of title 23, 18 United States Code, $500,000,000 for each of 19 fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 20 (E) FATALITY REDUCTION PERFORMANCE 21 PROGRAM.—To carry out the fatality reduction 22 performance program under section 173 of title 23 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for each 24 of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 11 •S 2302 RS (F) FORMULA CARBON REDUCTION INCEN- 1 TIVE PROGRAM.—To carry out the formula car- 2 bon reduction incentive program under section 3 177 of title 23, United States Code, 4 $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 5 through 2025. 6 (G) CARBON REDUCTION PERFORMANCE 7 PROGRAM.—To carry out the carbon reduction 8 performance program under section 178 of title 9 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for each 10 of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 11 (H) PROTECT GRANTS.—To carry out 12 the PROTECT grant program under section 13 179 of title 23, United States Code, for each of 14 fiscal years 2021 through 2025— 15 (i) $786,000,000 for formula awards 16 to States under subsection (c) of that sec- 17 tion; and 18 (ii) $200,000,000 for competitive 19 grants under subsection (d) of that section, 20 of which not less than $20,000,000 shall 21 be for planning grants under paragraph 22 (3) of that subsection. 23 (I) REDUCTION OF TRUCK EMISSIONS AT 24 PORT FACILITIES.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2302.RS S2302 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS [Text truncated for display. 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