Sec. 1013. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program
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Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), by inserting in the designated nonattainment area after air quality standard ; in paragraph (3), by inserting or maintenance after likely to contribute to the attainment ; in paragraph (4), by striking attainment of and inserting attainment or maintenance of the area of ; and in paragraph (8)(A)(ii)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting or port-related freight operations after construction projects ; and in subclause (II), by inserting or after chapter 53 of title 49 this title ; in subsection (c)(2), by inserting (giving priority to corridors designated under section 151) after at any location in the State ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting would otherwise be eligible under subsection
(b)if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area or after may use for any project that ; and in clause (i), by striking (excluding the amount of funds reserved under paragraph (1)) ; and in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking MAP–21t and inserting MAP–21 ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting , in a manner consistent with the approach that was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21, after the Secretary shall modify ; in subsection (g)— in paragraph (2)(B), by striking not later that and inserting not later than ; in paragraph (3)— by striking States and metropolitan and inserting the following: States and metropolitan ; by striking are proven to reduce and inserting reduce directly emitted ; and by adding at the end the following: To the maximum extent practicable, PM2.5 priority funding shall be used on the most cost-effective projects and programs that are proven to reduce directly emitted fine particulate matter. ; in subsection (k)— in paragraph (1)— by striking that has a nonattainment or maintenance area and inserting that has 1 or more nonattainment or maintenance areas ; by striking a nonattainment or maintenance area that are and inserting the nonattainment or maintenance areas that are ; by striking such area both places it appears and inserting such areas ; and by striking such fine particulate and inserting directly-emitted fine particulate ; in paragraph (2), by striking highway construction and inserting transportation construction ; and by adding at the end the following: In any State with a population density of 75 80 or fewer persons per square mile of land area, based on the most recent decennial census, the requirements under subsection (g)(3) and paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of this subsection shall not apply to a nonattainment or maintenance area in the State if— the nonattainment or maintenance area does not have projects that are part of the emissions analysis of a metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program; and regional motor vehicle emissions are an insignificant contributor to the air quality problem for PM2.5 in the nonattainment or maintenance area. If subparagraph
(A)applies to a nonattainment or maintenance area in a State, the percentage of the PM2.5 set-aside under paragraph
(1)shall be reduced for that State proportionately based on the weighted population of the area in fine particulate matter nonattainment. To meet the requirements under paragraph (1), a State or metropolitan planning organization may elect to obligate funds to the most cost-effective projects to reduce emissions from port-related landside nonroad or on-road equipment that is operated within the boundaries of a PM2.5 nonattainment or maintenance area. ; in subsection ( l )(1)(B), by inserting air quality and traffic congestion before performance targets ; and in subsection (m), by striking section 104(b)(2) and inserting section 104(b)(4) .