Sec. 1120. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
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## SEC. 1120 PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Section 1301 of the SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 119 Stat. 1198) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b), by striking “States” and inserting “eligible applicants”; ####
(2)in subsection (c), by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) Eligible applicant > > The term ‘eligible applicant’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > a State department of transportation or a group of State departments of transportation; > > > ##### “(B) > > a tribal government or consortium of tribal governments; > > > ##### “(C) > > a transit agency; or > > > ##### “(D) > > a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group of the agencies described in subparagraphs
(A)through (C).” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (d)(2), by striking “75” and inserting “50”; ####
(4)in subsection (e), by striking “State” and inserting “eligible applicant”; ####
(5)in subsection (f)(3) by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) > > improves roadways vital to national energy security; and” > ; ####
(6)in subsection (g)(1) by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(E) Congressional approval > > The Secretary may not issue a letter of intent, enter into a full funding grant agreement under paragraph (2), or make any other obligation or commitment to fund a project under this section if a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted disapproving funding for the project before the last day of the 60-day period described in subparagraph (B).” > ; ####
(7)in subsection (k), by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) Project selection justifications > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary selects a project for funding under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the reasons for selecting the project, based on the criteria described in subsection (f). > > > ##### “(B) Inclusions > > The report submitted under subparagraph
(A)shall specify each criteria described in subsection
(f)that the project meets. > > > ##### “(C) Availability > > The Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department the report submitted under subparagraph (A).” > ; and ####
(8)by striking subsections
(l)and
(m)and inserting the following: > > ### “(l) Report > > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the MAP-21, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate regarding projects of national and regional significance. > > > #### “(2) Purpose > > The purpose of the report issued under this subsection shall be to identify projects of national and regional significance that— > > > ##### “(A) > > will significantly improve the performance of the Federal-aid highway system, nationally or regionally; > > > ##### “(B) > > is able to— > > > ###### “(i) > > generate national economic benefits that reasonably exceed the costs of the projects, including increased access to jobs, labor, and other critical economic inputs; > > > ###### “(ii) > > reduce long-term congestion, including impacts in the State, region, and the United States, and increase speed, reliability, and accessibility of the movement of people or freight; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > improve transportation safety, including reducing transportation accidents, and serious injuries and fatalities; and > > > ##### “(C) > > can be supported by an acceptable degree of non-Federal financial commitments. > > > #### “(3) Contents > > The report issued under this subsection shall include— > > > ##### “(A) > > a comprehensive list of each project of national and regional significance that— > > > ###### “(i) > > has been complied through a survey of State departments of transportation; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > has been classified by the Secretary as a project of regional or national significance in accordance with this section; > > > ##### “(B) > > an analysis of the information collected under paragraph (1), including a discussion of the factors supporting each classification of a project as a project of regional or national significance; and > > > ##### “(C) > > recommendations on financing for eligible project costs. > > > ### “(m) Authorization of Appropriations > > There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, to remain available until expended.” > .
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