Sec. 215. PERFORMANCE AWARDS
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## SEC. 215 PERFORMANCE AWARDS **[**[42 U.S.C. 3154a](/us/usc/t42/s3154a)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary may make a performance award in connection with a grant made, on or after the date of enactment of this section, to an eligible recipient for a project under section 201 or 209. ###
(b)Performance Measures ####
(1)Regulations The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to establish performance measures for making performance awards under subsection (a). ####
(2)Considerations In promulgating regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the inclusion of performance measures that assess— #####
(A)whether the recipient meets or exceeds scheduling goals; #####
(B)whether the recipient meets or exceeds job creation goals; #####
(C)amounts of private sector capital investments leveraged; and #####
(D)such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ###
(c)Amount of Awards ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall base the amount of a performance award made under subsection
(a)in connection with a grant on the extent to which a recipient meets or exceeds performance measures established in connection with the grant. ####
(2)Maximum amount The amount of a performance award may not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the grant. ###
(d)Use of Awards A recipient of a performance award under subsection
(a)may use the award for any eligible purpose under this Act, in accordance with section 602 and such regulations as the Secretary may promulgate. ###
(e)Federal Share Notwithstanding section 204, the funds of a performance award may be used to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of an eligible project or activity. ###
(f)Treatment in Meeting Non-Federal Share Requirements For the purposes of meeting the non-Federal share requirements under this, or any other, Act the funds of a performance award shall be treated as funds from a non-Federal source. ###
(g)Terms and Conditions In making performance awards under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate. ###
(h)Funding The Secretary shall use any amounts made available for economic development assistance programs to carry out this section. ###
(i)Reporting Requirement The Secretary shall include information regarding performance awards made under this section in the annual report required under section 603. ###
(j)Review by Comptroller General ####
(1)Review The Comptroller General shall regularly review the implementation of this section. ####
(2)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 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 findings of the Comptroller on implementation of this subsection.
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