Sec. 1504. Federal lands transportation program
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Section 203(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: If the head of a covered agency determines that a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment, based on the criteria described in subparagraph (D), the head of a covered agency, with respect to such corridor, shall submit to the State— information on condition of pavements and bridges; an estimate of the amounts needed to bring such corridor into a state of good repair, taking into consideration any planned future investments; and at the discretion of the head of a covered agency, a request that the State transfer to the covered agency, under the authority of section 132 or section 204, or to the Federal Highway Administration, under the authority of section 104, a portion of such amounts necessary to address the condition of the corridor.
Not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of the request described in subparagraph (A)(iii), the State shall— approve the request; deny the request and explain the reasons for such denial; or request any additional information necessary to take action on the request. The head of a covered agency shall provide to the Secretary a copy of any request described under subparagraph (A)(iii) and response described under subparagraph (B). In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the head of a covered agency, with respect to the corridor, shall consider— the condition of roads, bridges, and tunnels; and the average annual daily traffic.
In this paragraph: The term covered agency means a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under this section, section 203, or section 204, including the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land Management. The term high-commuter corridor means a highway, bridge, or other transportation facility for which title and maintenance responsibility is vested in the Federal Government that has average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles. .
The Comptroller General of the United States shall study the National Park Service maintenance prioritization of Federal lands transportation facilities. At minimum, the study under paragraph
(1)shall examine— general administrative maintenance of the National Park Service; how the National Park Service currently prioritizes maintenance of Federal facilities covered under the Federal Lands Transportation Program; what kind of maintenance the National Parkway Service is performing; to what degree does the National Park Service prioritize high-commuter corridors; and how the National Park Service can better service the needs of high commuter corridors. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report summarizing the study and the results of such study, including recommendations for addressing the maintenance needs and prioritization of high-commuter corridors. In this section, the term high-commuter corridor means a Federal lands transportation facility that has average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles.