Sec. 142. Establishment of performance measures for transportation accessibility

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Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting and in the case of paragraph (7), not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the after Build Local, Hire Local Act , MAP–21, ; and by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph, the term disadvantaged population means a low-income population, a minority population, or people with disabilities, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to establish performance measures relating to transportation connectivity and accessibility for States, metropolitan planning organizations, and units of local government to improve the connectivity and accessibility of roadways, public transportation infrastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure, and other transportation infrastructure.

The performance measures established pursuant to subparagraph

(B)shall include measures to assess— with respect to the general population serviced by a transportation system— the change in cumulative access to employment opportunities and other essential services, including educational and workforce training locations, health care facilities, recreational assets, and supermarkets and grocers; multimodal choice and enhanced interconnections among modes— to offer variety of choice between and among modes; to provide accessible and reliable transportation for all users; and to encourage travel demand management among local and statewide employers; and any other issues the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and with respect to disadvantaged populations serviced by a transportation system— transportation accessibility for disadvantaged populations; change in cumulative accessibility for disadvantaged populations to employment opportunities and other essential services, including educational and workforce training locations, health care facilities, recreational assets, and supermarkets and grocers; and any other issues the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ; in subsection (d)(1), by striking and

(6)and inserting (6), and

(7); and by adding at the end the following: Not less frequently than annually— each State, metropolitan planning organization, and unit of local government shall submit to the Secretary the progress of that entity toward achieving the performance measures under subsection (c)(7); and the Secretary shall— submit to Congress a report that includes the results of the reporting under paragraph (1); and make publicly available on the internet the report under subparagraph

(A)and any accompanying data. . Section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Selection of performance targets by a metropolitan planning organization shall be coordinated, to the maximum extent practicable, with the relevant State, local transportation planning agencies, and providers of public transportation to ensure consistency with section 150(c)(7). . Section 5303(h)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Selection of performance targets by a metropolitan planning organization shall be coordinated, to the maximum extent practicable, with the relevant State, local transportation planning agencies, and providers of public transportation to ensure consistency with section 150(c)(7) of title 23. .