Sec. 110002. Community climate incentive grant program
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Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration— to establish a greenhouse gas performance measure that requires States to set performance targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to establish an incentive structure to reward States that demonstrate the most significant progress toward achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; to establish consequences for States that do not achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; to issue guidance and regulations and provide technical assistance as necessary to implement this section; and for operations and administration of the Federal Highway Administration in carrying out this section.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $950,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for incentive grants for carbon reduction projects, to be awarded to States that— qualify for a reward under the incentive structure established by the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration under subsection (a)(2); or have incorporated carbon reduction strategies that contribute to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 into the transportation plans required under section 135.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to award grants, on a competitive basis, for carbon reduction projects to eligible entities that are not States. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with a grant under this subsection may be up to 100 percent.
A project carried out under subsection
(b)or
(c)shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway. Funds made available for a grant under subsection (b), and funds made available for a grant under subsection
(c)that are administered by or through a State department of transportation, shall be expended in compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. Funds made available under this section shall not— be subject to any restriction or limitation on the total amount of funds available for implementation or execution of programs authorized for Federal-aid highways; or be used for projects that result in additional through travel lanes for single occupant passenger vehicles. In this section: The term carbon reduction project means a project— that is eligible under this title; and that— will result in significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions related to a surface transportation facility or project; provides zero-emission transportation options; reduces dependence on single-occupant vehicle trips; or advances carbon reduction strategies adopted by an eligible entity that contribute to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The term eligible entity means— a unit of local government; a political subdivision of a State; a territory; a metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134(b)(2)); a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function; an entity described in section 207(m)(1)(E); or a State. . The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 177. Community climate incentive grant program. .