,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cahb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjac,mr4 ,peters of ,california 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 and ,mrs4 ,davis 
of ,california7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
grants to construct transportation and  
supporting infrastructure improvements  
at existing and new international border
 crossings4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,safe and ,secure  
,border ,infrastructure ,act4  #b4      
,establishment of safe and secure border
 infrastructure grants ,the ,secretary  
of ,transportation1 in consultation with
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
and the governors of the border ,states1
 shall establish a grant program1 which 
shall be administered by the ,secretary 
of ,transportation and the              
,administrator of ,general ,services1 to
 construct transportation and supporting

 infrastructure improvements at existing
 and new international border crossings 
to facilitate the safe1 secure1 and     
efficient cross-border movement of motor
 vehicles1 non-motor vehicles1 cargo1   
and individuals1 including pedestrians4 
#c4 ,eligibility ,the projects eligible 
to receive a grant under this ,act shall
 include-- 7#a7 highway or bridge       
projects eligible under title #bc1      
,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 public     
transportation projects eligible under  
chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7#c7 demonstration and  
pilot projects related to innovative    
cross border systems management2 and    
7#d7 passenger and freight rail         
transportation projects4  #d4           
,applications ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant under this ,act1 a ,state or   
metropolitan planning organization      
located in a border region shall submit 
to the ,secretary of ,transportation an 
application that demonstrates-- 7#a7 an 
established master plan for border      

infrastructure investments that         
demonstrates awareness of the relevant  
border stakeholder interests at the     
,federal1 ,state1 and regional level2   
7#b7 that receipt of the grant applied  
for under this ,act would complete an   
overall financing package2  7#c7 the    
ability to provide a non-,federal match 
of #ej percent of the total cost of the 
project2  7#d7 the satisfaction of all  
,federal and ,state environmental       
requirements prior to the submission of 
the application for the grant2 and  7#e7
 a plan to obligate any funds received  
under this ,act by the end of the fiscal
 year following the year in which those 
funds are awarded4  #e4 ,primary        
selection criteria ,in awarding a grant 
under this ,act1 the ,secretary of      
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,administrator of ,general          
,services1 shall give priority to       
projects that accomplish one or more of 
the following objectives3 7#a7 ,improve 
the safety and security at facilities in

 the ,united ,states1 including ports of
 entry4  7#b7 ,facilitate safe1 secure1 
and legal trade crossings of motor      
vehicles1 non-motor vehicles1 cargo1 and
 individuals1 including pedestrians1 to 
alleviate border congestion and reduce  
the economic effect of border wait times
 and delays4  7#c7 ,implement innovative
 technologies that enhance safety1      
security1 or efficiency at the border4  
7#d7 ,coordinate a system of projects   
that improve security and systems       
efficiencies at ports of entry4  7#e7   
,facilitate economic development        
strategies with respect to safety and   
security4  7#f7 ,implement congestion   
relief and air quality management       
strategies to improve the environment4  
#f4 ,apportionment of funds ,of the     
amounts appropriated to carry out this  
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation1
 in consultation with the ,administrator
 of ,general ,services1 shall apportion 
such amounts as follows3 7#a7 #bj       
percent in the ratio that---- 7,a7 the  

total number of incoming commercial     
trucks that pass through land border    
ports of entry within the boundaries of 
an eligible ,state2 bears to  7,b7 the  
total number of incoming commercial     
trucks that pass through land border    
ports of entry within the boundaries of 
all eligible border ,states4  7#b7 #cj  
percent in the ratio that-- 7,a7 the    
total number of incoming personal motor 
vehicles and incoming buses that pass   
through land border ports of entry      
within the boundaries of an eligible    
,state2 bears to  7,b7 the total number 
of incoming personal motor vehicles and 
incoming buses that pass through land   
border ports of entry within the        
boundaries of all eligible border       
,states4  7#c7 #be percent in the ratio 
that-- 7,a7 the total weight of incoming
 cargo by commercial trucks that pass   
through land border ports of entry      
within the boundaries of an eligible    
,state2 bears to  7,b7 the total weight 
of incoming cargo by commercial trucks  

that pass through land border ports of  
entry within the boundaries of all      
eligible border ,states4  7#d7 #be      
percent of the ratio that-- 7,a7 the    
total number of land border ports of    
entry within the boundaries of an       
eligible ,state2 bears to  7,b7 the     
total number of land border ports of    
entry within the boundaries of all      
eligible border ,states4  #g4           
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term border region means any portion of 
a border ,state within #aj miles of an  
international land border with ,canada  
or ,mexico2  7#b7 the term border ,state
 means any ,state that has an           
international land border with ,canada  
or ,mexico2  7#c7 the term commercial   
truck means a commercial vehicle as     
defined in section #cacja7d7 7other than
 subparagraph 7,b77 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code2  7#d7 the term   
motor vehicle has the meaning such term 
has under ,section #aed7;a77#b7 of title
 #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#e7  

the term ,state has the meaning such    
term has in section #aja7;a77#be7 of    
title #bc4