Sec. 601. Federal Highway Administration
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In this section: The term carbon-sequestering new material means a novel formulation of cement, concrete, or aggregate that allows captured carbon dioxide to be sequestered, including— carbon dioxide-adsorbing materials; carbon dioxide-absorbing materials; carbon dioxide-cured cement and concrete; new aggregate materials made from mineral carbonization; cement formulations that substitute clinker with other materials, subject to the condition that such other materials comprise not less than 50 percent of the cement formulation; and additional materials as designated by the Secretary.
The term program means the research, development, and demonstration program established under subsection (b). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary shall establish a program to carry out research, development, and demonstration activities for the use of carbon-sequestering new materials to lower the carbon impact of highway construction materials and public transportation construction materials. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall carry out research on mineral carbonation for use in carbon-sequestering new materials.
The research under subparagraph
(A)shall be informed by the recommendations of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine in chapter 11 of the consensus study report entitled Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams Utilization: Status and Research Needs and published in 2019. In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordination with standard-setting organizations, such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, shall carry out research— on the durability, strength, and stability of carbon-sequestering new materials; and to support the development of the necessary standards required for the use of carbon-sequestering new materials. Based on the results of the research under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall coordinate and consult with other necessary governmental and nongovernmental entities, including the entities described in subparagraph (A), to support the development of standards for the use of carbon-sequestering new materials. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall provide grants to a geographically diverse set of States to assist those States in adopting State standards for the procurement of carbon-sequestering new materials in highway and public transportation construction. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall carry out lifecycle assessments of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with carbon-sequestering new materials. The Secretary shall coordinate with— the Secretary of Energy in carrying out paragraph (1); the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in carrying out paragraph (4); and other Federal agencies as necessary to carry out the activities described in this subsection. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible entities to assist those entities in procuring carbon-sequestering new materials for eligible uses described in paragraph (4). An entity eligible to receive a grant under this subsection is— a State; a federally recognized Indian Tribe; or a unit of local government. To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. An eligible entity may use a grant under this subsection to procure and use carbon-sequestering new materials for— a highway or bridge project eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code; a public transportation project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; and any other transportation infrastructure project as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. A project described in paragraph (4)(A) shall be subject to the requirements under title 23, United States Code, that would apply if the project was carried out under that title. A project described in paragraph (4)(B) shall be subject to the requirements under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that would apply if the project was carried out under that chapter. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section— $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and $72,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2033. Of the amounts made available under paragraph
(1)for each fiscal year— $10,000,000 shall be for research under subsection (c)(1); $10,000,000 shall be for research under subsection (c)(2); $10,000,000 shall be for grants for States under subsection (c)(3); and $2,000,000 shall be for lifecycle assessments under subsection (c)(4). Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use to carry out the grant program under subsection (d)— $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2033. Amounts made available under paragraph
(1)shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if those amounts were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.