Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transpor- Tation in America Act
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1 116TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116–437 INVESTING IN A NEW VISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE TRANSPOR- TATION IN AMERICA ACT R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2 JUNE 26, 2020.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Jun 28, 2020 Jkt 040703 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR437.XXX HR437 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING E:\Seals\Congress.#13 INVESTING IN A NEW VISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA ACT VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Jun 28, 2020 Jkt 040703 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR437.XXX HR437 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING with DSKBCBPHB2PROD on rfrederick 1 116TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116–437 INVESTING IN A NEW VISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE TRANSPOR- TATION IN AMERICA ACT R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2 JUNE 26, 2020.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 40–703 WASHINGTON : 2020 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Jun 28, 2020 Jkt 040703 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR437.XXX HR437 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING E:\Seals\Congress.#13 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Jun 28, 2020 Jkt 040703 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR437.XXX HR437 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S Page Purpose of Legislation ............................................................................................. 269 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 269 Hearings ................................................................................................................... 270 Legislative History and Consideration .................................................................. 276 Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 301 Committee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 325 New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 326 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 326 Performance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 327 Duplication of Federal Programs ............................................................................ 327 Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 327 Federal Mandates Statement ................................................................................. 327 Preemption Clarification ......................................................................................... 327 Advisory Committee Statement .............................................................................. 327 Applicability of Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 329 Section-by-Section Analysis of Legislation ............................................................ 329 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 387 Minority Views ......................................................................................................... 388 (iii) VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:58 Jun 28, 2020 Jkt 040703 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 0483 E:\HR\OC\HR437.XXX HR437 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:58 Jun 28, 2020 Jkt 040703 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 0483 E:\HR\OC\HR437.XXX HR437 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING 116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116–437 INVESTING IN A NEW VISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA ACT JUNE 26, 2020.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. DEFAZIO, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, submitted the following R E P O R T together with MINORITY VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 2] The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act’’ or the ‘‘INVEST in America Act’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. DIVISION A—FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 Sec. 101. Extension of Federal surface transportation programs. Sec. 102. Federal Highway Administration. Sec. 103. Federal Transit Administration. Sec. 104. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Sec. 105. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Sec. 106. Definitions. DIVISION B—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Sec. 1001. Applicability of division. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Jun 28, 2020 Jkt 040703 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6631 E:\HR\OC\HR437.XXX HR437 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING 2 TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A—Authorizations and Program Conditions Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 1102. Obligation limitation. Sec. 1103. Definitions and declaration of policy. Sec. 1104. Apportionment. Sec. 1105. Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund. Sec. 1106. Transparency. Sec. 1107. Complete and context sensitive street design. Sec. 1108. Innovative project delivery Federal share. Sec. 1109. Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds. Sec. 1110. Tolling. Sec. 1111. HOV facilities. Sec. 1112. Buy America. Sec. 1113. Federal-aid highway project requirements. Sec. 1114. State assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions. Sec. 1115. Surface transportation project delivery program written agreements. Sec. 1116. Corrosion prevention for bridges. Sec. 1117. Sense of Congress. Subtitle B—Programmatic Infrastructure Investment Sec. 1201. National highway performance program. Sec. 1202. Increasing the resilience of transportation assets. Sec. 1203. Emergency relief. Sec. 1204. Railway crossings. Sec. 1205. Surface transportation program. Sec. 1206. Transportation alternatives program. Sec. 1207. Bridge investment. Sec. 1208. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. Sec. 1209. Highway safety improvement program. Sec. 1210. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program. Sec. 1211. Electric vehicle charging stations. Sec. 1212. National highway freight program. Sec. 1213. Carbon pollution reduction. Sec. 1214. Recreational trails. Sec. 1215. Safe routes to school program. Sec. 1216. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways. Subtitle C—Project-Level Investments Sec. 1301. Projects of national and regional significance. Sec. 1302. Community transportation investment grant program. Sec. 1303. Grants for charging and fueling infrastructure to modernize and reconnect America for the 21st cen- tury. Sec. 1304. Community climate innovation grants. Sec. 1305. Metro performance program. Sec. 1306. Gridlock reduction grant program. Sec. 1307. Rebuild rural grant program. Sec. 1308. Parking for commercial motor vehicles. Sec. 1309. Active transportation connectivity grant program. Subtitle D—Planning, Performance Management, and Asset Management Sec. 1401. Metropolitan transportation planning. Sec. 1402. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning. Sec. 1403. National goals and performance management measures. Sec. 1404. Transportation demand data and modeling study. Sec. 1405. Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans. Subtitle E—Federal Lands, Tribes, and Territories Sec. 1501. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program. Sec. 1502. Tribal transportation program. Sec. 1503. Tribal High Priority Projects program. Sec. 1504. Federal lands transportation program. Sec. 1505. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program. Sec. 1506. Office of Tribal Government Affairs. Sec. 1507. Alternative contracting methods. Sec. 1508. Divestiture of federally owned bridges. Sec. 1509. Study on Federal funding available to Indian Tribes. Sec. 1510. GAO study. Subtitle F—Additional Provisions Sec. 1601. Vision zero. Sec. 1602. Speed limits. Sec. 1603. Broadband infrastructure deployment. Sec. 1604. Balance Exchanges for Infrastructure Program. Sec. 1605. Stormwater best management practices. Sec. 1606. Pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. Sec. 1607. Highway formula modernization report. Sec. 1608. Consolidation of programs. Sec. 1609. Student outreach report to Congress. Sec. 1610. Task force on developing a 21st century surface transportation workforce. Sec. 1611. On-the-job training and supportive services. Sec. 1612. Work zone safety. Sec. 1613. Transportation education development program. Sec. 1614. Working group on construction resources. Sec. 1615. Numbering system of highway interchanges. Sec. 1616. Toll credits. Sec. 1617. Transportation construction materials procurement.