,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjad ,mr4   
,coh5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ,,safetea-,,lu to      
ensure t projects t assi/ ! e/abli%m5t (
 a]otropolis transportation sy/ems are  
eligible = c]ta9 grants1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,a]otropolis ,act ( #bjad4 
#b4 ,projects ( national & regional     
significance  7a7 ,eligible project     
def9$ ,section #acja7;c77#b7 (          
,,safetea-,,lu 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note7
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#b7       
,eligible project  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m 
eligible project means any surface      
transportation project eligible = ,f$]al
 assi/ance "u title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 includ+ freight railroad projects
 & activities eligible "u su* title4    
7,b7 ,inclusion ( a]otropolis           
transportation sy/em projects ,! t]m    

eligible project includes a comb9ation (
 projects describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t1
 z a gr\p--  7i7 assi/ ! e/abli%m5t ( an
 a]otropolis transportation sy/em2 &    
7ii7 satisfy ! requirem5t "u subsection 
7d74  4  7b7 ,a]otropolis transportation
 sy/em def9$ ,section #acja7;c7 (       
,,safetea-,,lu 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7#d7 ,a]otropolis transportation sy/em  
,! t]m a]otropolis transportation sy/em 
means a plann$ & coord9at$ multimodal   
freight & pass5g] transportation network
 t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 provides  
effici5t1 co/-effective1 su/a9able1 &   
int]modal connectivity to a def9$ region
 ( economic significance c5t]$ ar\nd a  
major airport4  4