,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,forbes introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to expedite the deployment of  
highway construction projects1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the #dad ,plan ,act
 of #bjad4  #b4 ,suspension of ,federal 
requirements for highway construction   
projects  7a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided by subsection 7b71 the         
requirements of ,federal laws and       
regulations1 including the prevailing   
rate of wage requirements specified in  
section #aac of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code1 shall not apply to any   
,federal-aid highway or highway safety  
construction project4  7b7 ,exceptions  
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to      
,federal laws and regulations relating  
to1 as determined by the ,secretary of  
,transportation--  7#a7 the safety or   

durability of a highway facility2 or    
7#b7 public or workplace safety4  7c7   
,sunset ,this section shall cease to be 
effective after the last day of the     
#e-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,federal   
requirements regarding bicycle          
transportation and pedestrian walkways  
7a7 ,repeal of protection of            
nonmotorized transportation traffic     
requirement ,section #aji7m7 of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is repealed4
  7b7 ,definition of transportation     
alternatives ,section #aja7;a77#bi7 of  
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7#bi7      
,transportation alternatives ,the term  
transportation alternatives means any of
 the following activities when carried  
out as part of any program or project   
authorized or funded under this title1  
or as an independent program or project 
related to surface transportation3  7,a7
 ,construction1 planning1 and design of 
transportation projects to achieve      

compliance with the ,americans with     
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474  7,b7        
,construction1 planning1 and design of  
infrastructure-related projects and     
systems that will provide safe routes   
for nondrivers1 including children1     
older adults1 and individuals with      
disabilities to access daily needs4  4  
7c7 ,repeal of bicycle transportation   
and pedestrian walkways authorizations  
and requirements ,section #bag of title 
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the item
 relating to such section in the        
analysis for chapter #b of that title1  
are repealed4  7d7 ,planning            
requirements  7#a7 ,general requirements
 ,sections #acd7;c77#b7 and #ace7;a77#b7
 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1   
and sections #ecjc7;c77#b7 and          
#ecjd7;a77#b7 of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 are amended by striking  
7including accessible pedestrian        
walkways and bicycle transportation     
facilities74  7#b7 ,participation by    

interested parties ,sections            
#acd7;i77#f77;,a7 and                   
#ace7;f77#c77;,a77ii7 of title #bc1     
,united ,states ,code1 and sections     
#ecjc7;i77#f77;,a7 and                  
#ecjd7;f77#c77;,a77ii7 of title #di1    
,united ,states ,code1 are amended by   
striking representatives of users of    
pedestrian walkways and bicycle         
transportation facilities14  #d4 ,sense 
of ,congress on need for cooperation to 
expedite surface transportation projects
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that     
,states1 ,federal agencies1 localities1 
and private stakeholders should take    
steps toward increased cooperation to   
further expedite surface transportation 
projects4  #e4 ,applicability ,this     
,act1 and the amendments made by this   
,act1 shall apply to fiscal years       
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4