Sec. 1210. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program
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Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking subsection
(h)and inserting subsection
(i); by striking paragraph
(7)and inserting the following: if the project or program utilizes transportation demand management strategies, shifts traffic demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increases vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduces demand for roads through such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, carsharing, shared micromobility (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems), publicly accessible charging stations, docks, and storage for electric bicycles and micromobility devices, alternative work hours, and pricing; ; and in paragraph (8)(B) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph
(9)by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: if the project or program mitigates seasonal or temporary traffic congestion from long-haul travel or tourism; if the project or program is for the point-of-sale purchase of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles or related zero-emission operations equipment, or supports battery electric charging or fuel cell electric refueling infrastructure and related equipment for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in projects or programs such as depot infrastructure and infrastructure along routes servicing regional freight hubs; or if the project or program of projects involves the deployment of hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems primarily to monitor transportation-related emissions. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (2)— in the heading by inserting after , hydrogen vehicle, ; Electric vehicle by inserting hydrogen or after charging stations or ; and by inserting , hydrogen-powered, after battery powered ; and in paragraph
(3)by inserting , and is consistent with section 166 after travel times ; and by striking subsection
(m)and inserting the following: A State may obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(4) in an area of such State that is otherwise eligible for obligations of such funds for operating costs under chapter 53 of title 49 or on a system for which CMAQ funding was made available, obligated, or expended in fiscal year 2012, or, notwithstanding subsection (b), on a State-supported Amtrak route with a cost-sharing agreement under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 or alternative cost allocation under section 24712(g)(3) of title 49. In determining the amount of time for which a State may obligate funds under paragraph
(1)for operating assistance for an area of a State or on a system, the Secretary shall allow such obligations to occur, in such area or on such system— with a time limitation of not less than 3 years; and in the case of projects that demonstrate continued net air quality benefits beyond 3 years, as determined annually by the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with no imposed time limitation. In this section, the term hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring systems means a method of monitoring and mapping ambient air quality and greenhouse gases and detecting the presence of pollutants using mobile vehicles that yields frequently repeated, on-going measurements of pollutants and greenhouse gases at a block-level resolution and identifies hotspots of persistent elevated levels of pollutants and greenhouse gases. .