S.Amdt. 3566

1. Adds SEC. ___. MULTI-STATE TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. MULTI-STATE TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES.

   Inserted: (a) List.--The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the "Secretary"), in consultation with representative sample of State and local government transportation officials, shall compile a prioritized list of transportation projects, which shall guide the allocation of funding to States for multi-State transportation projects.

   Inserted: (b) Criteria.--In compiling the list under subsection (a), the Secretary, in addition to other criteria established by the Secretary, shall rank priorities in descending order, beginning with--

   Inserted: (1) the extent of the positive impact the project will have on 1 or more interstate highways;

   Inserted: (2) whether the project will repair or replace a road or bridge that--

   Inserted: (A) has been determined to be structurally or functionally obsolete; and

   Inserted: (B) poses a risk to public safety;

   Inserted: (3) the extent of the positive impact of the project on interstate commerce, as demonstrated by an examination of economic indicators, including--

   Inserted: (A) the impact of the project on shipping and trucking commerce;

   Inserted: (B) the nexus of the project to other States; and

   Inserted: (C) the availability of alternative routes;

   Inserted: (4) the difference between--

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   Inserted: (A) the estimated volume of traffic that uses the road or bridge after the project is completed; and

   Inserted: (B) the volume of traffic that the existing road or bridge was designed to accommodate;

   Inserted: (5) the national significance (rather than the regional significance) of the project; and

   Inserted: (6) the ability of the applicable State or local government to provide additional funding for the project.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes--

   Inserted: (1) a prioritized list of multi-State transportation projects; and

   Inserted: (2) a description of the criteria used to establish the list referred to in paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (d) Quarterly Updates.--Not less frequently than 4 times each year, the Secretary shall--

   Inserted: (1) update the report submitted pursuant to subsection (c);

   Inserted: (2) transmit a copy of the report to Congress; and

   Inserted: (3) make copy of the report available to the public through the Department of Transportation website.

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