Sec. 6006. Surface transportation system funding alternatives
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Section 6020 of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking States and inserting States or groups of States ; and by inserting to motor fuel and diesel taxes after alternative revenue mechanisms ; by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following: To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State or group of States shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, including— for any State or group of States that has received a grant to carry out a program under this section, how such State or group of States will use the grant to build on any such program; how the State or group of States will collect and analyze data on— lowering the administrative cost to collect revenue; user experience with and acceptance of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism; impacts on rural and urban users; potential revenue generation; and revenue collection compliance strategies; and for any State or group of States that has not received a grant to carry out a program under this section, how the State or group of States— will avoid redundancies with any other pilot programs for user-based alternative revenue mechanisms carried out by the applicant; and plans to use best practices from any such pilot programs in structuring the program for which such funds are provided. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the STARTER Act 2.0 , the Secretary shall publish online guidance on submission of an application for the program. ; in subsection (c)— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: To test the design, acceptance, equity, and implementation of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, including among— differing income groups; various geographic areas; rural and urban drivers; and unique design requirements for certain motor vehicles, including motorcycles. ; and in paragraph
(5)by striking To minimize the administrative cost and inserting To quantify and minimize the administrative costs ; in subsection (d)(1)(B) by inserting and the safety of data collection before the semicolon; in subsection
(e)by striking shall and inserting may ; by striking subsection
(g)and inserting the following: The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section may not exceed— 80 percent of the total cost of an activity that involves 2 or more States; and 80 percent of the total cost of any activity not described in paragraph (1). ; in subsection (h)(2) by striking lessons learned and inserting recommendations ; and by striking subsections
(j)and
(k)and inserting the following: Of the funds authorized to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall reserve such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. Of the funds authorized to carry out this section, the Secretary may award grants in amounts not to exceed 10 percent of such funds to States or groups of States for the planning, preparation, or design of projects eligible for funding under this section. A State or group of States receiving funding under this subsection may use the funds for planning, preparation, or design of an implementable pilot project, as well as the examination of issues related to data and privacy, cybersecurity, and the financial analysis of urban and rural impacts of a project. A grant under this subsection shall not exceed $1,000,000. To be eligible to receive funds under this subsection, an State or group of States shall describe to the Secretary how the State or group of States— will avoid redundancies with any other pilot programs for user-based alternative revenue mechanisms carried out by the applicant; and plans to use best practices from any such pilot programs in structuring the program for which such funds are provided. If there are not enough grant applications that meet the requirements of this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer to the program under section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, to remain available until expended— any of the funds reserved for the fiscal year under subsection
(j)that the Secretary has not yet awarded under this section; and an amount of obligation limitation equal to the amount of funds that the Secretary transfers under this subsection. If, by August 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary determines that there are not enough grant applications that meet the requirements of this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a written notification of the intent to transfer funds under this subsection to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. The Secretary shall carry out the transfer described in paragraph
(1)if the committees described in paragraph
(2)provide written authorization to the Secretary for such transfer not later than 30 days after receiving a notification under paragraph (2). .
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