,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjad ,mr4  
,cohen introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend ,,safetea-,,lu to     
ensure that projects that assist the    
establishment of aerotropolis           
transportation systems are eligible for 
certain grants1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,aerotropolis ,act of #bjad4    
#b4 ,projects of national and regional  
significance  7a7 ,eligible project     
defined ,section #acja7;c77#b7 of       
,,safetea-,,lu 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note7
 is amended to read as follows3  7#b7   
,eligible project  7,a7 ,in general ,the
 term eligible project means any surface
 transportation project eligible for    
,federal assistance under title #bc1    
,united ,states ,code1 including freight
 railroad projects and activities       
eligible under such title4  7,b7        

,inclusion of aerotropolis              
transportation system projects ,the term
 eligible project includes a combination
 of projects described in subparagraph  
7,a7 that1 as a group--  7i7 assist the 
establishment of an aerotropolis        
transportation system2 and  7ii7 satisfy
 the requirement under subsection 7d74  
4  7b7 ,aerotropolis transportation     
system defined ,section #acja7;c7 of    
,,safetea-,,lu 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note7
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7#d7 ,aerotropolis          
transportation system ,the term         
aerotropolis transportation system means
 a planned and coordinated multimodal   
freight and passenger transportation    
network that1 as determined by the      
,secretary1 provides efficient1         
cost-effective1 sustainable1 and        
intermodal connectivity to a defined    
region of economic significance centered
 around a major airport4  4