What This Bill Does
This bill creates a new grant program that gives money to states, local governments and tribal governments to build, expand or reopen parking facilities for commercial motor vehicles (large trucks). The bill aims to address the shortage of truck parking on federal highways and improve driver safety.
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Who It Affects
- States and local governments
- Tribal governments
- Metropolitan planning organizations
- Commercial truck drivers
- Motor carriers (trucking companies)
- Private truck stop operators
- Public authorities that operate freight facilities like ports
- The Secretary of Transportation
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Key Provisions
- The Secretary of Transportation can award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for projects that provide public parking for commercial motor vehicles and improve driver safety (Sec. 3(b))
- Eligible entities include states, local governments, tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and groups combining multiple of these entities (Sec. 3(c))
- Eligible projects include constructing new safety rest areas with truck parking, building additional parking near private truck stops, at public freight facilities, or at existing facilities like weigh stations and inspection stations (Sec. 3(d)(2)(A) through (d)(2)(D))
- Grant recipients can use up to 25 percent of grant money for planning, design and environmental review activities, with the rest going to construction (Sec. 3(h)(2)(A))
- All publicly funded parking built with grant money must be open to all commercial motor vehicle drivers and cannot charge fees (Sec. 3(i)(1) and (i)(2))
- Parking facilities built with grant money must display notices about human trafficking and suicide prevention resources (Sec. 3(i)(3) and (i)(4))
- Grant money can be used for truck stop electrification systems (devices that provide power to parked trucks) as part of parking projects (Sec. 3(d)(2)(G))
- Eminent domain (government power to take private property) cannot be used for any project funded under this program (Sec. 3(l))
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What Changes
Federal law will add a new competitive grant program specifically for commercial motor vehicle parking projects. The Secretary of Transportation will start awarding grants to states and local governments for truck parking construction and improvements. Government will conduct surveys every two years evaluating truck parking availability and the success of funded projects. Grant recipients must ensure parking is accessible to all truck drivers at no charge and must display safety information.
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Important Definitions
- **Commercial motor vehicle**: A vehicle defined in federal law section 31132 of title 49 (the bill does not define this further in the text)
- **Safety rest area**: A facility defined in federal law section 120(c)(1) (the bill does not define this further in the text)
- **Truck stop electrification systems**: Not specified in bill text
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Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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Union Calendar No. 788
118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2367
[Report No. 118–936]
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant
program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 2023
Mr. BOST
(for himself, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NEHLS, Mr.
SWALWELL, Ms. MACE, Mr. STAUBER, and Mr. BABIN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CRAWFORD, Ms. TITUS, Mr.
GOODEN of Texas, Ms. PORTER, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr.
MOLINARO, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. MANN,
Mr. YAKYM, Mr. STANTON, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Ms.
BROWNLEY, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr.
STEIL, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. LEE of Nevada,
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. GUEST, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. HOUCHIN,
Mr. NICKEL, Ms. MANNING, Mr. COHEN, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. GOLD-
EN of Maine, Ms. HAGEMAN, Ms. CARAVEO, Mr. JACKSON of North Caro-
lina, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. ROSS, Mr.
CUELLAR, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. KIM of
California, Mr. MAGAZINER, and Ms. SPANBERGER
DECEMBER 19, 2024
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 29, 2023]
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A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a com-
petitive grant program for projects for commercial motor
vehicle parking, and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truck Parking Safety
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Improvement Act’’.
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
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It is the sense of Congress that it should be a national
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priority to address the shortage of parking for commercial
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motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system to im-
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prove highway safety.
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SEC. 3. PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States
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Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘§ 180. Parking for commercial motor vehicles
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‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term
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‘commercial motor vehicle’ has the meaning given the
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term in section 31132 of title 49.
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‘‘(2) SAFETY REST AREA.—The term ‘safety rest
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area’ has the meaning given the term in section
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120(c)(1).
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‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability
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of funds, the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive
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basis, to eligible entities for projects to provide public park-
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ing for commercial motor vehicles and improve the safety
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of commercial motor vehicle drivers.
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity eligible to receive
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a grant under this section is any of the following:
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‘‘(A) A State.
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‘‘(B) A metropolitan planning organization.
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‘‘(C) A unit of local government.
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‘‘(D) A political subdivision of a State or
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local government carrying out responsibilities re-
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lating to commercial motor vehicle parking.
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‘‘(E) A Tribal government or a consortium
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of Tribal governments.
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‘‘(F) A multistate or multijurisdictional
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group of entities described in subparagraphs (A)
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through (E).
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‘‘(2) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—An eli-
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gible entity that receives a grant under this section
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may partner with a private entity to carry out an el-
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igible project under this section.
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‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity may use a grant
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provided under this section for a project described in
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paragraph (2) that is on—
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‘‘(A) a Federal-aid highway; or
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‘‘(B) a facility with reasonable access (as
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described in section 658.19 of title 23, Code of
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Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation))
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to—
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‘‘(i) a Federal-aid highway; or
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‘‘(ii) a freight facility.
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‘‘(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A project referred
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to in paragraph (1) is a project—
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‘‘(A) to construct a safety rest area that in-
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cludes parking for commercial motor vehicles;
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‘‘(B) to construct additional commercial
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motor vehicle parking capacity—
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‘‘(i) adjacent to a private commercial
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truck stop or travel plaza;
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‘‘(ii) within the boundaries of, or adja-
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cent to, a publicly owned freight facility,
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including a port terminal operated by a
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public authority;
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‘‘(iii) at an existing facility, including
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an inspection or weigh station and a park-
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and-ride location; or
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‘‘(iv) at another suitable facility, as de-
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termined by the eligible entity, in concur-
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rence with the Secretary;
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‘‘(C) to reopen an existing weigh station,
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safety rest area, park-and-ride facility, or other
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government-owned facility, that is not in use, for
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commercial motor vehicle parking;
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‘‘(D) to construct or make capital improve-
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ments to an existing public commercial motor
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vehicle parking facility to expand parking use
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and availability, including at a seasonal facil-
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ity;
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‘‘(E) to identify, promote, and manage the
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availability of publicly and privately provided
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commercial motor vehicle parking, such as
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through the use of intelligent transportation sys-
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tems;
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‘‘(F) to improve the personal safety of com-
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mercial motor vehicle drivers at a parking facil-
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ity as part of a project described in subpara-
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graphs (A) through (D); or
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‘‘(G) to improve a parking facility, includ-
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ing through truck stop electrification systems (as
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defined in section 101(a)), as part of a project
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described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
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‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
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under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Sec-
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retary an application at such time, in such manner, and
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containing such information as the Secretary may require,
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including—
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‘‘(1) a description of the proposed project; and
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‘‘(2) any other information that the Secretary
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determines to be necessary.
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‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary may select
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a project to receive a grant under this section only if the
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Secretary determines that—
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‘‘(1) there is a shortage of commercial motor ve-
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hicle parking capacity in the corridor in which the
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project is located;
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‘‘(2) the eligible entity has consulted with motor
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carriers, commercial motor vehicle drivers, public
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safety officials, and private providers of commercial
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motor vehicle parking regarding the project;
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‘‘(3) the project will likely—
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‘‘(A) increase the availability or utilization
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of commercial motor vehicle parking;
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‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient movement of
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freight; or
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‘‘(C) improve highway safety, traffic conges-
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tion, and air quality; and
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‘‘(4) the eligible entity demonstrates the ability
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to provide for the maintenance and operation of the
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facility.
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‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.—To the maximum
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extent practicable, the Secretary shall select projects to re-
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ceive grants under the program in a manner that maxi-
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mizes the geographic dispersion of new commercial motor
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vehicle parking capacity across the United States.
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‘‘(h) USE OF FUNDS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use a
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grant under this section for—
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‘‘(A) development phase activities, including
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planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost anal-
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ysis, environmental review, preliminary engi-
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neering
and
design
work,
and
other
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preconstruction activities necessary to advance a
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project under this section; and
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‘‘(B) construction and operational improve-
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ments.
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‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may
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use not more than 25 percent of the amount of
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a grant under this section for activities described
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in paragraph (1)(A).
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‘‘(B) EXISTING FACILITIES.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided
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in clause (ii), not more than 10 percent of
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the amounts made available for each fiscal
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year for grants under this section may be
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used for projects described in subsection
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(d)(2)(E) that solely identify, promote, and
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manage the availability of existing commer-
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cial motor vehicle parking.
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‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall not
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apply to a project described in subsection
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(d)(2)(E) that is part of a project to expand
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commercial motor vehicle parking capacity.
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‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made avail-
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able to carry out this section shall not be used
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for the construction, improvement, or develop-
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ment phase activities directly related to the con-
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struction, improvement, or reopening of charging
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or fueling infrastructure for the propulsion of a
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vehicle, including a commercial motor vehicle.
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‘‘(B) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this
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paragraph limits the use of funds other than
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funds made available to carry out this section.
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‘‘(i) REQUIREMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING.—Commer-
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cial motor vehicle parking constructed, reopened, or
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improved with funds from a grant under this section
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shall be open and accessible to all commercial motor
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vehicle drivers.
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‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING FEES.—No fee
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may be charged by an eligible entity to a commercial
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motor vehicle driver to gain access to parking con-
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structed, reopened, or improved with a grant under
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this section.
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‘‘(3) HUMAN TRAFFICKING NOTICE.—An entity
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carrying out a project to construct, reopen, or im-
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prove a parking facility with a grant under this sec-
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tion shall ensure that a notice containing information
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about human trafficking is prominently displayed in
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such facility.
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‘‘(4) SUICIDE PREVENTION NOTICE.—An entity
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carrying out a project to construct, reopen, or im-
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prove a parking facility with a grant under this sec-
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tion shall ensure that a notice containing information
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about suicide prevention, including the 988 suicide
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hotline, is prominently displayed in such facility.
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‘‘(j) TREATMENT
OF
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding
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any other provision of law, a project carried out under this
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section shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid high-
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way under this chapter.
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‘‘(k) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts
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made available for projects under this section shall remain
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available for a period of 3 years after the last day of the
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fiscal year in which the amounts are made available.
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‘‘(l) RESTRICTION.—No eligible entity may use emi-
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nent domain for any project funded under this section.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter
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1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
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at the end the following:
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‘‘180. Parking for commercial motor vehicles.’’.
SEC. 4. SURVEY AND COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the
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date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter,
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the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with ap-
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propriate State motor carrier safety personnel, motor car-
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riers, State departments of transportation, and private pro-
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viders of commercial motor vehicle parking, shall submit
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to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
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Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
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structure of the House of Representatives a report that—
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(1) evaluates the availability of adequate park-
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ing and rest facilities, taking into account both pri-
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vate and public facilities, for commercial motor vehi-
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cles engaged in interstate transportation;
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(2) evaluates the effectiveness of the projects
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funded under section 180 of title 23, United States
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Code, in improving access to commercial motor vehi-
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cle parking;
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(3) evaluates the ability of eligible entities that
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received a grant under section 180 of title 23, United
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States Code, to sustain the operation of parking fa-
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cilities constructed with funds provided under that
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section; and
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(4) reports on the progress being made to provide
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adequate commercial motor vehicle parking facilities.
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(b) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall make the reports
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under subsection (a) available to the public on the website
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of the Department of Transportation.
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(c) ALIGNMENT OF REPORTS.—In carrying out this
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section, the Secretary shall—
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(1) consider the results of the commercial motor
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vehicle parking facilities assessments of States under
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subsection (f) of section 70202 of title 49, United
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States Code; and
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(2) seek to align the contents of the reports under
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subsection (a) and the submission and publication of
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those reports with the State freight plans developed
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and updated under that section.
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SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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There are authorized to be appropria
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