Sec. 110002. Community climate incentive grants
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any funds 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 towards 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 from any remaining amounts after carrying out paragraphs
(1)through (4), for operations and administration of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any funds 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 under subsection (a)(2); or have adopted carbon reduction strategies that contribute to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and have incorporated such strategies into the transportation plans required under section 135 of title 23, United States Code. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any funds 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 for grants, to be awarded on a competitive basis, for carbon reduction projects to eligible entities that are not States. Funds made available under subsections
(b)and
(c)shall be administered as if made available under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and a project carried out under this section shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway under such chapter. Funds made available under subsection
(b)administered by or through a State department of transportation shall be expended in compliance with the requirements of part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The Federal share for a recipient of funds that is not a State under this section may be up to 100 percent. The Federal share for a recipient of funds under this section that is a State shall be determined in accordance with section 120 of title 23, United States Code. 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; and be used for projects that result in additional through travel lanes for single occupant passenger vehicles. In this section: A carbon reduction project means a project that is eligible under title 23, United State Code, 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 of title 23, United States Code); a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function; a recipient of funds under section 202 of title 23, United State Code; or a State. The term State has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.