Sec. 6003. National multimodal freight network
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Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking of the United States that have and inserting the following: of the United States that— have a total annual value of cargo of at least $1,000,000,000, as identified by United States Customs and Border Protection and reported by the Bureau of the Census; or have ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph
(1)by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and inserting the following: Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing a plan to designate a final National Multimodal Freight Network, including a detailed summary of the resources within the Office of the Secretary that will be dedicated to carrying out such plan. Not later than 60 days after the submission of the report described in subparagraph (A), ; in paragraph (3)(C)— by inserting and metropolitan planning organizations after States ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting paragraphs
(4)and
(5); in paragraph (4)— in the header by inserting after and metropolitan planning organization ; State by redesignating subparagraph
(D)as subparagraph (E); and by striking subparagraph
(C)and inserting the following: In an urbanized area with a population of 500,000 or more individuals, the representative metropolitan planning organization, in consultation with the State, may designate a freight facility or corridor within the borders of the State as a critical urban freight facility or corridor. In an urbanized area with a population of less than 500,000 individuals, the State, in consultation with the representative metropolitan planning organization, may designate a freight facility or corridor within the borders of the State as a critical urban freight corridor. A designation may be made under subparagraph
(i)or
(ii)if the facility or corridor is in an urbanized area, regardless of population, and such facility or corridor— provides access to the primary highway freight system, the Interstate system, or an intermodal freight facility; is located within a corridor of a route on the primary highway freight system and provides an alternative option important to goods movement; serves a major freight generator, logistics center, or manufacturing and warehouse industrial land; connects to an international port of entry; provides access to a significant air, rail, water, or other freight facility in the State; or is important to the movement of freight within the region, as determined by the metropolitan planning organization or the State. A State may propose additional designations to the National Multimodal Freight Network in the State in an amount that is— for a highway project, not more than 20 percent of the total mileage designated by the Under Secretary in the State; and for a non-highway project, using a limitation determined by the Under Secretary. ; and by adding at the end the following: In designating or redesignating the National Multimodal Freight Network, the Under Secretary shall ensure that the National Multimodal Freight Network includes the components described in subsection (b)(2). .