Sec. 1308. Parking for commercial motor vehicles
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The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to address the shortage of parking for commercial motor vehicles to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators. To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Projects eligible under this section are projects that— construct safety rest areas that include parking for commercial motor vehicles; construct commercial motor vehicle parking facilities— adjacent to private commercial truckstops and travel plazas; within the boundaries of, or adjacent to, a publicly owned freight facility, including a port terminal operated by a public authority; and at existing facilities, including inspection and weigh stations and park-and-ride locations; open existing weigh stations, safety rest areas, and park-and-ride facilities to commercial motor vehicle parking; facilitate access to publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking, such as through the use of intelligent transportation systems; construct turnouts along a Federal-aid highway for commercial motor vehicles; make capital improvements to public commercial motor vehicle parking facilities that are closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round; open existing commercial motor vehicle chain-up areas that are closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round for commercial motor vehicle parking; address commercial motor vehicle parking and layover needs in emergencies that strain the capacity of existing publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking; and make improvements to existing commercial motor vehicle parking facilities, including advanced truckstop electrification systems.
An eligible entity may use a grant under this section for— development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, benefit-cost analysis, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities necessary to advance a project described in subsection (c); and construction and operational improvements, as such terms are defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may partner with a private entity to carry out an eligible project under this section.
Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to promote the availability of existing commercial motor vehicle parking. In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider— in the case of construction of new commercial motor vehicle parking capacity, the shortage of public and private commercial motor vehicle parking near the project; and the extent to which each project— would increase commercial motor vehicle parking capacity or utilization; would facilitate the efficient movement of freight; would improve safety, traffic congestion, and air quality; is cost effective; and reflects consultation with motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle operators, and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking.
Not later than 3 business days before announcing a project selected to receive a grant under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such a grant. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any project funded by a grant under this section shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section shall be determined in accordance with subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 120 of title 23, United States Code. To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall certify that no fees will be charged for the use of a project assisted with such grant. Section 1401(c)(1) of MAP–21 ( 23 U.S.C. 137 note) is amended— by inserting and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking after personnel ; and in subparagraph
(A)by striking the capability of the State to provide and inserting the availability of . Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the survey of each State required under section 1401(c)(1) of the MAP–21 ( 23 U.S.C. 137 note). Not later than 1 year after the deadline under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation a report that— evaluates the availability of adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation; evaluates the effectiveness of the projects funded under this section in improving access to commercial motor vehicle parking; and reports on the progress being made to provide adequate commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the State. The Secretary shall prepare the report required under paragraph
(2)in consultation with— relevant State motor carrier safety personnel; motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle operators; and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking. In this section: The term commercial motor vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code. The term eligible entity means— a State; a metropolitan planning organization; a unit of local government; a political subdivision of a State or local government carrying out responsibilities relating to commercial motor vehicle parking; and a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (D). The term safety rest area has the meaning given such term in section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code.
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