Sec. 13010. TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM
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## SEC. 13010 TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM **[**[23 U.S.C. 134 note](/us/usc/t23/s134)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Metropolitan planning organization The term “metropolitan planning organization” has the meaning given the term in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code. ####
(2)State The term “State” has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code. ####
(3)Surface transportation modes The term “surface transportation modes” means— #####
(A)driving; #####
(B)public transportation; #####
(C)walking; #####
(D)cycling; and #####
(E)a combination of any of the modes of transportation described in subparagraphs
(A)through (D). ####
(4)Pilot program The term “pilot program” means the transportation pilot program established under subsection (b). ####
(5)Regional transportation planning organization The term “regional transportation planning organization” has the meaning given the term in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code. ###
(b)Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a transportation pilot program. ###
(c)Purpose The purpose of the pilot program is to develop or procure an accessibility data set and make that data set available to each eligible entity selected to participate in the pilot program— ####
(1)to improve the transportation planning of those eligible entities by— #####
(A)measuring the level of access by surface transportation modes to important destinations, which may include— ######
(i)jobs; ######
(ii)health care facilities; ######
(iii)child care services; ######
(iv)educational and workforce training facilities; ######
(v)housing; ######
(vi)food sources; ######
(vii)points within the supply chain for freight commodities; ######
(viii)domestic or international markets; and ######
(ix)connections between surface transportation modes; and #####
(B)disaggregating the level of access by surface transportation modes by a variety of— ######
(i)population categories, which may include— ######
(I)low-income populations; ######
(II)minority populations; ######
(III)age; ######
(IV)disability; and ######
(V)geographical location; or ######
(ii)freight commodities, which may include— ######
(I)agricultural commodities; ######
(II)raw materials; ######
(III)finished products; and ######
(IV)energy commodities; and ####
(2)to assess the change in accessibility that would result from new transportation investments. ###
(d)Eligible Entities An entity eligible to participate in the pilot program is— ####
(1)a State; ####
(2)a metropolitan planning organization; or ####
(3)a regional transportation planning organization. ###
(e)Application To be eligible to participate in the pilot program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including information relating to— ####
(1)previous experience of the eligible entity measuring transportation access or other performance management experience, if applicable; ####
(2)the types of important destinations to which the eligible entity intends to measure access; ####
(3)the types of data disaggregation the eligible entity intends to pursue; ####
(4)a general description of the methodology the eligible entity intends to apply; and ####
(5)if the applicant does not intend the pilot program to apply to the full area under the jurisdiction of the applicant, a description of the geographic area in which the applicant intends the pilot program to apply. ###
(f)Selection ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall seek to achieve diversity of participants in the pilot program by selecting a range of eligible entities that shall include— #####
(A)States; #####
(B)metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of 200,000 people or fewer; #####
(C)metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area with a population of over 200,000 people; and #####
(D)regional transportation planning organizations. ####
(2)Inclusions The Secretary shall seek to ensure that, among the eligible entities selected under paragraph (1), there is— #####
(A)a range of capacity and previous experience with measuring transportation access; and #####
(B)a variety of proposed methodologies and focus areas for measuring level of access. ###
(g)Duties For each eligible entity participating in the pilot program, the Secretary shall— ####
(1)develop or acquire an accessibility data set described in subsection (c); and ####
(2)submit the data set to the eligible entity. ###
(h)Methodology In calculating the measures for the data set under the pilot program, the Secretary shall ensure that methodology is open source. ###
(i)Availability The Secretary shall make an accessibility data set under the pilot program available to— ####
(1)units of local government within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity participating in the pilot program; and ####
(2)researchers. ###
(j)Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the pilot program, including the feasibility of developing and providing periodic accessibility data sets for all States, regions, and localities. ###
(k)Transportation System Access ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall establish consistent measures that States, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations may choose to adopt to assess the level of safe and convenient access by surface transportation modes to important destinations as described in subsection (c)(1)(A). ####
(2)Savings provision Nothing in this section provides the Secretary the authority— #####
(A)to establish a performance measure or require States or metropolitan planning organizations to set a performance target for access as described in paragraph (1); or #####
(B)to establish any other Federal requirement. ###
(l)Funding The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program using amounts made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses to carry out programs under the authority of the Secretary. ###
(m)Sunset The pilot program shall terminate on the date that is 8 years after the date on which the pilot program is implemented. # TITLE IV INDIAN AFFAIRS
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