Sec. 1501. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program
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Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: For the Puerto Rico and territorial highway program, there shall be made available— $340,000,000 for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection
(b)for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and for the territorial highway program under subsection (c)— an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(A) of the INVEST in America Act for fiscal year 2023; an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(B) of the INVEST in America Act for fiscal year 2024; an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(C) of the INVEST in America Act for fiscal year 2025; and an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made available under section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the INVEST in America Act for fiscal year 2026. ; in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the following: Of the amounts described in clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subparagraph
(C)for the Puerto Rico highway program, Puerto Rico may transfer not to exceed 50 percent in a fiscal year of such amounts for activities described in clause
(iii)of such subparagraph. . in subsection (c)(6)(A)— by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), (vi), and
(vii)as clauses (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively; and by inserting after clause
(iii)the following: Ferry boats and terminal facilities that are privately or majority privately owned, in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and
(7)of section 129(c), that provide a substantial public benefit. ; and by adding at the end the following: For any program in which the Secretary may allocate funds out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to a State at the discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may allocate funds to one or more territory for any project or activity that otherwise would be eligible under such program if such project or activity was being carried out in a State. . Section 118(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and inserting , the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory of the United States .