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HR 14 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 14CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

March 21, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SIRES, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. WELCH, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. HAHN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. HONDA, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. STARK, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. HOYER, Mr. LUJAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. COSTA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. RUSH, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SHULER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. CHU, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. CRITZ, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Science, Space, and Technology, the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the ‘Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act’ or the ‘MAP-21’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Divisions- This Act is organized into 8 divisions as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Division A-Federal-aid Highways and Highway Safety Construction Programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Division B-Public Transportation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Division C-Transportation Safety and Surface Transportation Policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Division D-Finance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Division E-Research and Education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Division F-Miscellaneous.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) Division G-Air Transportation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Division H-Budgetary Effects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1. Short title; organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION A--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1103. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1104. National highway system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1105. Apportionment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1106. National highway performance program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1107. Emergency relief.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1108. Transportation mobility program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1109. Workforce development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1110. Highway use tax evasion projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1111. National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1112. Highway safety improvement program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1113. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1114. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1115. National freight program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1116. Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1117. Alaska Highway.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1118. Projects of national and regional significance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1119. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Performance Management

Sec. 1201. Metropolitan transportation planning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1202. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1203. National goals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Acceleration of Project Delivery

Sec. 1301. Project delivery initiative.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1302. Clarified eligibility for early acquisition activities prior to completion of NEPA review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1303. Efficiencies in contracting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1304. Innovative project delivery methods.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1305. Assistance to affected State and Federal agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1306. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1307. State assumption of responsibilities for categorical exclusions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1308. Surface transportation project delivery program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1309. Categorical exclusion for projects within the right-of-way.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1310. Programmatic agreements and additional categorical exclusions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1311. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1312. Memoranda of agency agreements for early coordination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1313. Accelerated decisionmaking.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1314. Environmental procedures initiative.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1315. Alternative relocation payment demonstration program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1316. Review of Federal project and program delivery.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Highway Safety

Sec. 1401. Jason’s Law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1402. Open container requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1403. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1404. Adjustments to penalty provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1405. Highway worker safety.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

Sec. 1501. Program efficiencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1502. Project approval and oversight.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1503. Standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1504. Construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1505. Maintenance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1506. Federal share payable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1507. Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1508. Special permits during periods of national emergency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1509. Electric vehicle charging stations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1510. HOV facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1511. Construction equipment and vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1512. Use of debris from demolished bridges and overpasses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1513. Extension of public transit vehicle exemption from axle weight restrictions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1514. Uniform Relocation Assistance Act amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1515. Use of youth service and conservation corps.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1516. Consolidation of programs; repeal of obsolete provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1517. Rescissions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1518. State autonomy for culvert pipe selection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1519. Effective and significant performance measures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1520. Requirements for eligible bridge projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1521. Idle reduction technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1522. Report on Highway Trust Fund expenditures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1523. Evacuation routes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1524. Defense access road program enhancements to address transportation infrastructure in the vicinity of military installations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1525. Express lanes demonstration program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1526. Treatment of historic signs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1527. Consolidation of grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1528. Buy America provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1529. Exemptions from requirements for certain farm vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1530. Appalachian development highway system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1531. Denali Commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1532. Updated corrosion control and prevention report.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1533. Harbor Maintenance trust fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1534. Enrichment technology and intellectual property.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1535. Sense of Senate concerning expenditious completion of environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle F--Gulf Coast Restoration

Sec. 1601. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1602. Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1603. Gulf Coast natural resources restoration and economic recovery.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1604. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1605. Effect.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle G--Land and Water Conservation Fund

Sec. 1701. Land and water conservation fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle H--Offsets

Sec. 1801. Delay in application of worldwide interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--AMERICA FAST FORWARD FINANCING INNOVATION

Sec. 2001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2002. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2003. State infrastructure banks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--HIGHWAY SPENDING CONTROLS

Sec. 3001. Highway spending controls.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION B--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 20001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20002. Repeals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20003. Policies, purposes, and goals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20004. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20005. Metropolitan transportation planning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20006. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20007. Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20008. Urbanized area formula grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20009. Clean fuel grant program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20010. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20011. Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20012. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20013. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20014. Technical assistance and standards development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20015. Bus testing facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20016. Public transportation workforce development and human resource programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20017. General provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20018. Contract requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20019. Transit asset management.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20020. Project management oversight.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20021. Public transportation safety.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20022. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20023. Nondiscrimination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20024. Labor standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20025. Administrative provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20026. National transit database.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20027. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20028. State of good repair grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20029. Authorizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20030. Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 20031. Technical and conforming amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION C--TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY

TITLE I--MOTOR VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012

Sec. 31001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31002. Definition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle A--Highway Safety

Sec. 31101. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31102. Highway safety programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31103. Highway safety research and development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31104. National driver register.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31105. Combined occupant protection grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31106. State traffic safety information system improvements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31107. Impaired driving countermeasures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31108. Distracted driving grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31109. High visibility enforcement program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31110. Motorcyclist safety.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31111. Driver alcohol detection system for safety research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31112. State graduated driver licensing laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31113. Agency accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31114. Emergency medical services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Enhanced Safety Authorities

Sec. 31201. Definition of motor vehicle equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31202. Permit reminder system for non-use of safety belts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31203. Civil penalties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31204. Motor vehicle safety research and development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31205. Odometer requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31206. Increased penalties and damages for odometer fraud.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31207. Extend prohibitions on importing noncompliant vehicles and equipment to defective vehicles and equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31208. Financial responsibility requirements for importers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31209. Conditions on importation of vehicles and equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31210. Port inspections; samples for examination or testing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Transparency and Accountability

Sec. 31301. Improved National Highway Traffic Safety Administration vehicle safety database.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31302. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hotline for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31303. Consumer notice of software updates and other communications with dealers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31304. Public availability of early warning data.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31305. Corporate responsibility for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31306. Passenger motor vehicle information program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31307. Promotion of vehicle defect reporting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31308. Whistleblower protections for motor vehicle manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealership employees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31309. Anti-revolving door.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31310. Study of crash data collection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31311. Update means of providing notification; improving efficacy of recalls.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31312. Expanding choices of remedy available to manufacturers of replacement equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31313. Recall obligations and bankruptcy of manufacturer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31314. Repeal of insurance reports and information provision.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31315. Monroney sticker to permit additional safety rating categories.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Vehicle Electronics and Safety Standards

Sec. 31401. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration electronics, software, and engineering expertise.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31402. Vehicle stopping distance and brake override standard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31403. Pedal placement standard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31404. Electronic systems performance standard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31405. Pushbutton ignition systems standard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31406. Vehicle event data recorders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31407. Prohibition on electronic visual entertainment in driver’s view.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31408. Commercial motor vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Child Safety Standards

Sec. 31501. Child safety seats.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31502. Child restraint anchorage systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31503. Rear seat belt reminders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31504. Unattended passenger reminders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 31505. New deadline.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle F--Improved Daytime and Nighttime Visibility of Agricultural Equipment

Sec. 31601. Rulemaking on visibility of agricultural equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2012

Sec. 32001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32002. References to title 49, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle A--Commercial Motor Vehicle Registration

Sec. 32101. Registration of motor carriers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32102. Safety fitness of new operators.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32103. Reincarnated carriers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32104. Financial responsibility requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32105. USDOT number registration requirement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32106. Registration fee system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32107. Registration update.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32108. Increased penalties for operating without registration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32109. Revocation of registration for imminent hazard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32110. Revocation of registration and other penalties for failure to respond to subpoena.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32111. Fleetwide out of service order for operating without required registration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32112. Motor carrier and officer patterns of safety violations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32113. Federal successor standard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

Sec. 32201. Repeal of commercial jurisdiction exception for brokers of motor carriers of passengers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32202. Bus rentals and definition of employer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32203. Crashworthiness standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32204. Canadian safety rating reciprocity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32205. State reporting of foreign commercial driver convictions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32206. Authority to disqualify foreign commercial drivers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32207. Revocation of foreign motor carrier operating authority for failure to pay civil penalties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32208. Rental truck accident study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Driver Safety

Sec. 32301. Electronic on-board recording devices.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32302. Safety fitness.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32303. Driver medical qualifications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32304. Commercial driver’s license notification system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32305. Commercial motor vehicle operator training.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32306. Commercial driver’s license program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32307. Commercial driver’s license requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32308. Commercial motor vehicle driver information systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32309. Disqualifications based on non-commercial motor vehicle operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32310. Federal driver disqualifications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32311. Employer responsibilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32312. Improving and expediting safety assessments in the commercial driver’s license application process for members and former members of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Safe Roads Act of 2012

Sec. 32401. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32402. National clearinghouse for controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle operators.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32403. Drug and alcohol violation sanctions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32404. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Enforcement

Sec. 32501. Inspection demand and display of credentials.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32502. Out of service penalty for denial of access to records.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32503. Penalties for violation of operation out of service orders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32504. Minimum prohibition on operation for unfit carriers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32505. Minimum out of service penalties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32506. Impoundment and immobilization of commercial motor vehicles for imminent hazard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32507. Increased penalties for evasion of regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32508. Failure to pay civil penalty as a disqualifying offense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32509. Violations relating to commercial motor vehicle safety regulation and operators.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32510. Emergency disqualification for imminent hazard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32511. Intrastate operations of interstate motor carriers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32512. Enforcement of safety laws and regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32513. Disclosure to State and local law enforcement agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32514. Grade crossing safety regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle F--Compliance, Safety, Accountability

Sec. 32601. Compliance, safety, accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32602. Performance and registration information systems management program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32603. Commercial motor vehicle defined.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32604. Driver safety fitness ratings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32605. Uniform electronic clearance for commercial motor vehicle inspections.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32606. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32607. High risk carrier reviews.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32608. Data and technology grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32609. Driver safety grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32610. Commercial vehicle information systems and networks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle G--Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012

Sec. 32701. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32702. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32703. Regulations for improved occupant protection, passenger evacuation, and crash avoidance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32704. Standards for improved fire safety.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32705. Occupant protection, collision avoidance, fire causation, and fire extinguisher research and testing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32706. Motorcoach registration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32707. Improved oversight of motorcoach service providers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32708. Report on feasibility, benefits, and costs of establishing a system of certification of training programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32709. Report on driver’s license requirements for 9- to 15-passenger vans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32710. Event data recorders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32711. Safety inspection program for commercial motor vehicles of passengers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32712. Distracted driving.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32713. Regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle H--Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation

Sec. 32801. Comprehensive truck size and weight limits study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32802. Compilation of existing State truck size and weight limit laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle I--Miscellaneous

PART I--Miscellaneous

Sec. 32911. Detention time study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32912. Prohibition of coercion.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32913. Motor carrier safety advisory committee.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32914. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32915. Registration requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32916. Additional motor carrier registration requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32917. Registration of freight forwarders and brokers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32918. Effective periods of registration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32919. Financial security of brokers and freight forwarders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32920. Unlawful brokerage activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PART II--Household Goods Transportation

Sec. 32921. Additional registration requirements for household goods motor carriers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32922. Failure to give up possession of household goods.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32923. Settlement authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32924. Household goods transportation assistance program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32925. Household goods consumer education program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PART III--Technical Amendments

Sec. 32931. Update of obsolete text.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32932. Correction of interstate commerce commission references.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 32933. Technical and conforming amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND FREIGHT POLICY ACT OF 2012

Sec. 33001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33002. Establishment of a national surface transportation and freight policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33003. Surface transportation and freight strategic plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33004. Transportation investment data and planning tools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33005. Port infrastructure development initiative.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33006. Safety for motorized and nonmotorized users.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33007. Buy America waiver requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33008. Make it in America Initiative.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33009. Capacity-building for natural disasters and extreme weather.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33010. Toll fairness study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012

Sec. 34001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34002. Definition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34003. References to title 49, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34004. Training for emergency responders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34005. Paperless Hazard Communications Pilot Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34006. Improving data collection, analysis, and reporting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34007. Loading and unloading of hazardous materials.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34008. Hazardous material technical assessment, research and development, and analysis program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34009. Hazardous Material Enforcement Training Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34010. Inspections.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34011. Civil penalties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34012. Reporting of fees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34013. Special permits, approvals, and exclusions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34014. Highway routing disclosures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 34015. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V--NATIONAL RAIL SYSTEM PRESERVATION, EXPANSION, AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2012

Sec. 35001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35002. References to title 49, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle A--Federal and State Roles in Rail Planning and Development Tools

Sec. 35101. Rail plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35102. Improved data on delay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35103. Data and modeling.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35104. Shared-use corridor study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35105. Cooperative equipment pool.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35106. Project management oversight and planning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35107. Improvements to the Capital Assistance Programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35108. Liability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35109. Disadvantaged business enterprises.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35110. Workforce development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35111. Veterans employment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Amtrak

Sec. 35201. State-supported routes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35202. Northeast corridor infrastructure and operations advisory commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35203. Northeast corridor high-speed rail improvement plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35204. Northeast corridor environmental review process.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35205. Delegation authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35206. Amtrak inspector general.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35207. Compensation for private-sector use of Federally-funded assets.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35208. On-time performance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35209. Board of directors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35210. Amtrak.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Rail Safety Improvements

Sec. 35301. Positive train control.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35302. Additional eligibility for railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35303. FCC study of spectrum availability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Freight Rail

Sec. 35401. Rail line relocation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35402. Compilation of complaints.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35403. Maximum relief in certain rate cases.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35404. Rate review timelines.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35405. Revenue adequacy study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35406. Quarterly reports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35407. Workforce review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35408. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Technical Corrections

Sec. 35501. Technical corrections.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 35502. Condemnation authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle F--Licensing and Insurance Requirements for Passenger Rail Carriers

Sec. 35601. Certification of passenger rail carriers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VI--SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ACT OF 2012

Sec. 36001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 36002. Amendment of Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 37001. Aircraft noise abatement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION D--FINANCE

Sec. 40001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY AND RELATED TAXES

Sec. 40101. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40102. Extension of highway-related taxes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 40201. Temporary increase in small issuer exception to tax-exempt interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40202. Temporary modification of alternative minimum tax limitations on tax-exempt bonds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40203. Issuance of TRIP bonds by State infrastructure banks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40204. Extension of parity for exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40205. Exempt-facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 40301. Transfer from Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to Highway Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40302. Portion of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate transferred to Highway Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40303. Transfer of gas guzzler taxes to Highway Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40304. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid taxes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40305. 100 percent continuous levy on payments to Medicare providers and suppliers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40306. Transfer of amounts attributable to certain duties on imported vehicles into the Highway Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40307. Treatment of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40308. Internal Revenue Service levies and Thrift Savings Plan Accounts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40309. Depreciation and amortization rules for highway and related property subject to long-term leases.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40310. Extension for transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40311. Transfer of excess pension assets to retiree group term life insurance accounts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40312. Pension funding stabilization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40313. Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 40314. Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION E--RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Sec. 50001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--FUNDING

Sec. 51001. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION

Sec. 52001. Research, technology, and education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52002. Surface transportation research, development, and technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52003. Research and technology development and deployment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52004. Training and education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52005. State planning and research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52006. International highway transportation program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52007. Surface transportation environmental cooperative research program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52008. National cooperative freight research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52009. Prize authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52010. University transportation centers program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52011. Bureau of transportation statistics.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52012. Administrative authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52013. Transportation research and development strategic planning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH

Sec. 53001. Use of funds for its activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 53002. Goals and purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 53003. General authorities and requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 53004. Research and development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 53005. National architecture and standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 53006. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems deployment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION F--MISCELLANEOUS

TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS

Subtitle A--Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Program

Sec. 100101. Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program

Sec. 100111. Payments in lieu of taxes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Offsets

Sec. 100112. Tax reporting for life settlement transactions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 100113. Clarification of tax basis of life insurance contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 100114. Exception to transfer for valuable consideration rules.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 100115. Phased retirement authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 100116. Roll-your-own cigarette machines.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--STOP TAX HAVEN ABUSE

Sec. 100201. Authorizing special measures against foreign jurisdictions, financial institutions, and others that significantly impede United States tax enforcement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION G--AIR TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 100301. Technical corrections relating to overflights of National Parks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION H--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

Sec. 100401. Budgetary effects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions apply:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) DEPARTMENT- The term ‘Department’ means the Department of Transportation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) SECRETARY- The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Transportation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION A--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle A--Authorizations and ProgramsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General- The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM- For the national highway performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code, the transportation mobility program under section 133 of that title, the highway safety improvement program under section 148 of that title, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149 of that title, the national freight program under section 167 of that title, and to carry out section 134 of that title--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) $39,143,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) $39,806,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM- For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM- For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM- For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, of which $260,000,000 of the amount made available for each fiscal year shall be the amount for the National Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS PROGRAM- For the Federal lands access program under section 204 of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) TERRITORIAL AND PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY PROGRAM- For the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 of title 23, United States Code, $180,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection, the following definitions apply:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) IN GENERAL- The term ‘small business concern’ means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) EXCLUSIONS- The term ‘small business concern’ 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS- The term ‘socially and economically disadvantaged individuals’ means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) women; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) 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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) AMOUNTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS- Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under divisions A and B of this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) ANNUAL LISTING OF DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES- Each State shall annually--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) 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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) women;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) UNIFORM CERTIFICATION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) IN GENERAL- 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) INCLUSIONS- The minimum uniform criteria established under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to a potential small business concern--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) on-site visits;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) personal interviews with personnel;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) issuance or inspection of licenses;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) analyses of stock ownership;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(v) listings of equipment;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(vi) analyses of bonding capacity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(vii) listings of work completed;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(viii) examination of the resumes of principal owners;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ix) analyses of financial capacity; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(x) analyses of the type of work preferred.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) REPORTING- The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS- Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to receive funds made available under divisions A and B of this Act and section 403 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.

(a) General Limitation- Subject to subsection (e), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) $41,564,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) $42,227,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Exceptions- The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) 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);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2011, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Distribution of Obligation Authority- For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013, the Secretary--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) shall determine the proportion that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears toCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the 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 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for the fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); byCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) shall distribute 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 Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the national highway performance program in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts apportioned under section 204 of that title) in the proportion that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for the fiscal year; bears toCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for the fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority- Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) revise a distribution of the obligation authority made available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) 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 sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in paragraph (2), obligation limitations imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) division E of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) EXCEPTION- Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013, the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for the fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for the fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) RATIO- Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c)(5).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) AVAILABILITY- Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(c) of title 23, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1103. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Definitions- Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), (9), (12), (19), (20), (24), (25), (26), (28), (38), and (39);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (21), (22), (23), (27), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), and (37) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (28), (29), (33), and (34), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) ASSET MANAGEMENT- The term ‘asset management’ means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘or any project eligible for assistance under this title’ after ‘of a highway’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) preliminary engineering, engineering, and design-related services directly relating to the construction of a highway project, including engineering, design, project development and management, construction project management and inspection, surveying, mapping (including the establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic control in accordance with specifications of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and architectural-related services;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in subparagraph (B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by inserting ‘reconstruction,’ before ‘resurfacing’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking ‘and rehabilitation’ and inserting ‘rehabilitation, and preservation’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘railway’ and inserting ‘railway-highway’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘obstacles’ and inserting ‘hazards’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting ‘public’ before ‘highway eligible’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting ‘functionally’ before ‘classified’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS TRANSPORTATION FACILITY- The term ‘Federal Lands access transportation facility’ means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which title or maintenance responsibility is vested in a State, county, town, township, tribal, municipal, or local government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION FACILITY- The term ‘Federal lands transportation facility’ means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which title and maintenance responsibility is vested in the Federal Government, and that appears on the national Federal lands transportation facility inventory described in section 203(c).’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) in paragraph (11)(B) by inserting ‘including public roads on dams’ after ‘drainage structure’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘as a’ and inserting ‘as an air quality’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting ‘air quality’ before ‘attainment area’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) in paragraph (18) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘an undertaking to construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the context so implies, the particular portion of a highway so constructed or any other undertaking’ and inserting ‘any undertaking’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘the State transportation department and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting ‘and the recipient’ after ‘Secretary’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) by striking paragraph (23) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(23) SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT- The term ‘safety improvement project’ means a strategy, activity, or project on a public road that is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan and corrects or improves a roadway feature that constitutes a hazard to road users or addresses a highway safety problem.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so redesignated) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(27) STATE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN- The term ‘State strategic highway safety plan’ has the same meaning given such term in section 148(a).’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) by striking paragraph (29) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(29) TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY- The term ‘transportation enhancement activity’ means any of the following activities when carried out as part of any program or project authorized or funded under this title, or as an independent program or project related to surface transportation:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Scenic or historic highways and bridges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way and other activities eligible under section 319.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) Historic preservation, rehabilitation, and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(G) Preservation of abandoned railway corridors, including the conversion and use of the corridors for pedestrian or bicycle trails.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(H) Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) Archaeological planning and research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(J) Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff, including activities described in sections 133(b)(11), 328(a), and 329; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) by inserting after paragraph (29) (as so redesignated) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(30) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘transportation systems management and operations’ means integrated strategies to optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through the implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of the transportation system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) INCLUSIONS- The term ‘transportation systems management and operations’ includes--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) actions such as traffic detection and surveillance, corridor management, freeway management, arterial management, active transportation and demand management, work zone management, emergency management, traveler information services, congestion pricing, parking management, automated enforcement, traffic control, commercial vehicle operations, freight management, and coordination of highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian operations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) coordination of the implementation of regional transportation system management and operations investments (such as traffic incident management, traveler information services, emergency management, roadway weather management, intelligent transportation systems, communication networks, and information sharing systems) requiring agreements, integration, and interoperability to achieve targeted system performance, reliability, safety, and customer service levels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(31) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY- The term ‘tribal transportation facility’ means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on or provides access to tribal land and appears on the national tribal transportation facility inventory described in section 202(b)(1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(32) TRUCK STOP ELECTRIFICATION SYSTEM- The term ‘truck stop electrification system’ means a system that delivers heat, air conditioning, electricity, or communications to a heavy-duty vehicle.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Sense of Congress- Section 101(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘system’ and inserting ‘highway’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1104. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

(a) In General- Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Sec. 103. National highway system

‘(a) In General- For the purposes of this title, the Federal-aid system is the National Highway System, which includes the Interstate System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) National Highway System-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) DESCRIPTION- The National Highway System consists of the highway routes and connections to transportation facilities that shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) serve major population centers, international border crossings, ports, airports, public transportation facilities, and other intermodal transportation facilities and other major travel destinations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) meet national defense requirements; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) serve interstate and interregional travel and commerce.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) COMPONENTS- The National Highway System described in paragraph (1) consists of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) The National Highway System depicted on the map submitted by the Secretary of Transportation to Congress with the report entitled ‘Pulling Together: The National Highway System and its Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals’ and dated May 24, 1996, and modifications approved by the Secretary before the date of enactment of the MAP-21.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Other urban and rural principal arterial routes, and border crossings on those routes, that were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the MAP-21.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Other connector highways (including toll facilities) that were not included in the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the MAP-21 but that provide motor vehicle access between arterial routes on the National Highway System and a major intermodal transportation facility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) A strategic highway network that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) consists of a network of highways that are important to the United States strategic defense policy, that provide defense access, continuity, and emergency capabilities for the movement of personnel, materials, and equipment in both peacetime and wartime, and that were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the MAP-21;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) may include highways on or off the Interstate System; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) shall be designated by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Major strategic highway network connectors that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) consist of highways that provide motor vehicle access between major military installations and highways that are part of the strategic highway network but were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the MAP-21; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) shall be designated by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) MODIFICATIONS TO NHS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may make any modification, including any modification consisting of a connector to a major intermodal terminal, to the National Highway System that is proposed by a State if the Secretary determines that the modification--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) meets the criteria established for the National Highway System under this title after the date of enactment of the MAP-21; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) enhances the national transportation characteristics of the National Highway System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) COOPERATION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) IN GENERAL- In proposing a modification under this paragraph, a State shall cooperate with local and regional officials.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) URBANIZED AREAS- In an urbanized area, the local officials shall act through the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area under section 134.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Interstate System-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) DESCRIPTION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways within the United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) consists of highways designed, located, and selected in accordance with this paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) DESIGN-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in clause (ii), highways on the Interstate System shall be designed in accordance with the standards of section 109(b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) EXCEPTION- Highways on the Interstate System in Alaska and Puerto Rico shall be designed in accordance with such geometric and construction standards as are adequate for current and probable future traffic demands and the needs of the locality of the highway.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) LOCATION- Highways on the Interstate System shall be located so as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) to connect by routes, as direct as practicable, the principal metropolitan areas, cities, and industrial centers;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) to serve the national defense; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) to the maximum extent practicable, to connect at suitable border points with routes of continental importance in Canada and Mexico.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) SELECTION OF ROUTES- To the maximum extent practicable, each route of the Interstate System shall be selected by joint action of the State transportation departments of the State in which the route is located and the adjoining States, in cooperation with local and regional officials, and subject to the approval of the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) MAXIMUM MILEAGE- The mileage of highways on the Interstate System shall not exceed 43,000 miles, exclusive of designations under paragraph (4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) MODIFICATIONS- The Secretary may approve or require modifications to the Interstate System in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures established under this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) INTERSTATE SYSTEM DESIGNATIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) ADDITIONS- If the Secretary determines that a highway on the National Highway System meets all standards of a highway on the Interstate System and that the highway is a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which the highway is located, designate the highway as a route on the Interstate System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) DESIGNATIONS AS FUTURE INTERSTATE SYSTEM ROUTES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) IN GENERAL- Subject to clauses (ii) through (vi), if the Secretary determines that a highway on the National Highway System would be a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System and would qualify for designation as a route on the Interstate System under subparagraph (A) if the highway met all standards of a highway on the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which the highway is located, designate the highway as a future Interstate System route.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) WRITTEN AGREEMENT- A designation under clause (i) shall be made only upon the written agreement of each State described in that clause that the highway will be constructed to meet all standards of a highway on the Interstate System by not later than the date that is 25 years after the date of the agreement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) FAILURE TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION- If a State described in clause (i) has not substantially completed the construction of a highway designated under this subparagraph by the date specified in clause (ii), the Secretary shall remove the designation of the highway as a future Interstate System route.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) EFFECT OF REMOVAL- Removal of the designation of a highway under clause (iii) shall not preclude the Secretary from designating the highway as a route on the Interstate System under subparagraph (A) or under any other provision of law providing for addition to the Interstate System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) RETROACTIVE EFFECT- An agreement described in clause (ii) that is entered into before August 10, 2005, shall be deemed to include the 25-year time limitation described in that clause, regardless of any earlier construction completion date in the agreement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) REFERENCES- No law, rule, regulation, map, document, or other record of the United States, or of any State or political subdivision of a State, shall refer to any highway designated as a future Interstate System route under this subparagraph, and no such highway shall be signed or marked, as a highway on the Interstate System, until such time as the highway--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) is constructed to the geometric and construction standards for the Interstate System; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) has been designated as a route on the Interstate System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY- Except as provided in this title, the designation of a highway under this paragraph shall create no additional Federal financial responsibility with respect to the highway.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) EXEMPTION OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Interstate System shall not be considered to be a historic site under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, regardless of whether the Interstate System or portions or elements of the Interstate System are listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS- Subject to subparagraph (C)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) the Secretary shall determine, through the administrative process established for exempting the Interstate System from section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), those individual elements of the Interstate System that possess national or exceptional historic significance (such as a historic bridge or a highly significant engineering feature); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) those elements shall be considered to be historic sites under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as applicable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, AND REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES- Subparagraph (B) does not prohibit a State from carrying out construction, maintenance, preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation activities for a portion of the Interstate System referred to in subparagraph (B) upon compliance with section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as applicable, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).’.’CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Inclusion of Certain Route Segments on Interstate System-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031; 109 Stat. 597; 115 Stat. 872) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘and in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20)’ and inserting ‘, in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20), and in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B) of subsection (c)(26)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘that the segment’ and all that follows through the period and inserting ‘that the segment meets the Interstate System design standards approved by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code, and is planned to connect to an existing Interstate System segment by the date that is 25 years after the date of enactment of the MAP-21.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ROUTE DESIGNATION- Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 109 Stat. 598) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘The routes referred to subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) are designated as Interstate Route I-11.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Conforming Amendments-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) ANALYSIS- The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘103. National highway system.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) SECTION 113- Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘the Federal-aid systems’ and inserting ‘Federal-aid highways’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking ‘of the Federal-aid systems’ and inserting ‘Federal-aid highway’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) SECTION 123- Section 123(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘Federal-aid system’ and inserting ‘Federal-aid highway’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) SECTION 217- Section 217(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the subsection heading by striking ‘National Highway System’ and inserting ‘National Highway Performance Program’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) SECTION 304- Section 304 of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘the Federal-aid highway systems’ and inserting ‘Federal-aid highways’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) SECTION 317- Section 317(d) of title 23, United States Code is amended by striking ‘system’ and inserting ‘highway’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink