S.Amdt. 2628

SA 2628. Mr. KAINE 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:

On page 242, line 22, strike ``and''.
On page 242, line 23, strike ``and''.
On page 242, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
(iv) greenhouse gas emissions and energy use; and
(v) equitable access to jobs; and
On page 243, line 10, insert ``emissions, equitable access
to jobs,'' after ``travel,''.
Beginning on page 243, strike line 24 and all that follows
through page 244, line 5, and insert the following:
(2) Secretarial support.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall seek opportunities to
support the transportation planning processes under sections
134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code, through the
provision of data to States and metropolitan planning
organizations, and through working with the private sector to
procure relevant data in a competitive process, to improve
the quality of plans, models, and forecasts described in this
subsection.
(B) Additional support.--The Secretary shall seek
opportunities to provide funds to States and metropolitan
planning organizations to work with the private sector to
procure relevant data in a competitive process to improve the
quality of plans, models, and forecasts described in this
subsection.
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