S.Amdt. 2465

SA 2465. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title I of division A, add the
following:

SEC. 11207. NATIONAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

(a) In General.--Section 150 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or elimination'' after
``significant reduction'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) Combating climate change.--To reduce carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the climate
impacts of the transportation system.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of the MAP-21, the
Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Carbon reduction program.--For the purposes of
carrying out section 175, the Secretary shall establish, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, measures for States to use to assess--
``(A) carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads;
``(B) carbon dioxide emissions using different parameters
than described in subparagraph (A) that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate; and
``(C) any other greenhouse gas emissions on public roads
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the Secretary
has promulgated the final rulemaking under subsection (c),
each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
(ii) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6), and
(7)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Improving targets.--
``(A) In general.--A State shall establish an improving
target for the measures described under paragraph (7) of
subsection (c).
``(B) Improving target defined.--In this paragraph, the
term `improving target' means a target that represents an
improvement over baseline conditions for a particular
measure.
``(4) Performance target achievement.--In the case of a
State that fails to make significant progress toward meeting
the targets established under subsection (c)(7), the
Secretary shall limit the ability of that State to apply the
authority under section 126 with respect to funds apportioned
under section 104(b)(7).'';
(4) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)--
(A) by striking ``Not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of the MAP-21 and biennially thereafter, a'' and
inserting ``A''; and
(B) by inserting ``biennial'' after ``the Secretary a'';
and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Savings Clause.--The requirement under subsection
(d)(3) shall apply to States beginning on the date that is 1
year before the subsequent State target and reporting
deadlines related to safety performance management
established pursuant to this section.''.
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