S.Amdt. 1658

1. Adds SEC. ___. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS at the end of the bill

   Adds a section

   In S. 1813 · Reported to Senate

   "7. Highway Spending Controls.............................. 701".

   Inserted: SEC. ___. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term "recipient" means--

   Inserted: (1) a State, local, or tribal government, including--

   Inserted: (A) a territory of the United States;

   Inserted: (B) a transit agency;

   Inserted: (C) a port authority;

   Inserted: (D) a metropolitan planning organization; or

   Inserted: (E) any other political subdivision of a State or local government;

   Inserted: (2) a multistate or multijurisdictional group, if each member of the group is an entity described in paragraph (1); and

   Inserted: (3) a public-private partnership, if both parties are engaged in building the project.

   Inserted: (b) Consolidation.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--A recipient that receives multiple grant awards from the Department to support 1 multimodal project may request that the Secretary designate 1 modal administration in the Department to be the lead agency for the overall project.

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   Inserted: (2) Review.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which a request under paragraph (1) is made, the Secretary shall review the request and approve or deny the designation of a single modal administration as the lead Federal agency and point of contact for the Department.

   Inserted: (B) Notification.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--The Secretary shall notify the requestor of the decision of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) in such form and at such time as the Secretary and the requestor agree.

   Inserted: (ii) Denial.--If a request is denied, the Secretary shall provide the requestor with a detailed explanation of the reasoning of the Secretary with the notification under clause (i).

   Inserted: (c) Duties.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--A modal administration designated as a lead agency under this section shall--

   Inserted: (A) be responsible for leading and coordinating the integrated project management team, which shall consist of all of the other modal administrations in the Department relating to the multimodal project; and

   Inserted: (B) during the first 30 days of carrying out the multimodal project, if applicable, identify overlapping or duplicative regulatory requirements and propose a single, streamlined approach to meeting the regulatory requirements.

   Inserted: (2) Administration.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--The Secretary shall transfer all amounts that have been competitively awarded for the multimodal project to the modal administration designated as the project lead.

   Inserted: (B) Option.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--Participation under this section shall be optional for recipients, and no recipient shall be required to participate.

   Inserted: (ii) Secretarial duties.--The Secretary is not required to identify every recipient that may be eligible to participate under this section.

   Inserted: (d) Cooperation.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary and modal administrations with relevant jurisdiction over a multimodal project should cooperate on project review and delivery activities at the earliest practicable time.

   Inserted: (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the cooperation under paragraph (1) are--

   Inserted: (A) to avoid delays and duplication of effort later in the process;

   Inserted: (B) to prevent potential conflicts; and

   Inserted: (C) to ensure that planning and project development decisions are made in a streamlined manner.

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