Sec. 1201. National highway performance program
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Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following: The purposes of the national highway performance program shall be— to provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, consistent with the asset management plans of States; to support progress toward the achievement of performance targets of States established under section 150; to increase the resilience of Federal-aid highways and bridges; and to provide support for the construction of new facilities on the National Highway System, consistent with subsection (d)(3). ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1)(A) by striking or freight movement on the National Highway System and inserting freight movement, environmental sustainability, transportation system access, or combating climate change ; in paragraph (1)(B) by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (G)— in clause
(i)by inserting and at the end; in clause
(ii)by striking ; and and inserting a period; and by striking clause (iii); in subparagraph
(I)by inserting , including the installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges on the National Highway System after National Highway System ; and by adding at the end the following: Projects on or off the National Highway System to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are eligible under section 171, including the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Projects on or off the National Highway System to enhance resilience of a transportation facility, including protective features. Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for assistance under this section. Projects on or off the National Highway System to improve an evacuation route eligible under section 124(b)(1)(C). Undergrounding public utilities in the course of other infrastructure improvements eligible under this section to mitigate the cost of recurring damages from extreme weather events, wildfire or other natural disasters. ; and by adding at the end the following: a project that is otherwise eligible under this subsection to construct new capacity for single occupancy passenger vehicles only if the State— has demonstrated progress in achieving a state of good repair, as defined in the State’s asset management plan, on the National Highway System; demonstrates that the project— supports the achievement of performance targets of the State established under section 150; and is more cost effective, as determined by benefit-cost analysis, than— an operational improvement to the facility or corridor; the construction of a transit project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49; or the construction of a non-single occupancy passenger vehicle project that improves freight movement; and has a public plan for maintaining and operating the new asset while continuing its progress in achieving a state of good repair under subparagraph (A). ; in subsection (e)— in the heading by inserting after asset and ; State in paragraph (4)(D) by striking analysis and inserting analyses, both of which shall take into consideration climate change adaptation and resilience; ; and in paragraph
(8)by striking Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary and inserting The Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following: In carrying out subsection (d)(3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall establish a process for analyzing the cost and benefits of projects under such subsection, ensuring that— the benefit-cost analysis includes a calculation of all the benefits addressed in the performance measures established under section 150; the benefit-cost analysis includes a consideration of the total maintenance cost of an asset over the lifecycle of the asset; and the State demonstrates that any travel demand modeling used to calculate the benefit-cost analysis has a documented record of accuracy. .