,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bajc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjae ,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,flake7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify a 
provision relating to adjustments of    
certain ,state apportionments for       
,federal highway programs1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,adjustments to certain 
,state apportionment amounts  ,section  
#ajd7;c7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#c7 ,for fiscal year   
#bjaf and fiscal years thereafter  7,a7 
,state share ,for fiscal year #bjaf and 
each fiscal year thereafter1 the amount 
for each ,state of combined             
apportionments for the national highway 
performance program under section #aai1 
the surface transportation program under
 section #acc1 the highway safety       
improvement program under section #adh1 

the congestion mitigation and air       
quality improvement program under       
section #adi1 and to carry out section  
#acd shall be determined as follows3    
7i7 ,initial amount ,the initial amount 
for each ,state shall be determined by  
multiplying the total amount available  
for apportionment by the share for each 
,state1 which shall be equal to the     
proportion that--  7,i7 the amount of   
apportionments that the ,state received 
for fiscal year #bjab2 bears to  7,,ii7 
the amount of those apportionments      
received by all ,states for that fiscal 
year4  7ii7 ,adjustments to amounts     
7,i7 ,in general ,the initial amounts   
resulting from the calculation under    
clause 7i7 shall be adjusted to ensure  
that1 for each ,state1 the amount of    
combined apportionments for the programs
 shall not be less than an amount equal 
to--  7aa7 #ie percent of the applicable
 percentage2 multiplied by  7bb7 the    
total amount of funds available for     
apportionment4  7,,ii7 ,applicable      

percentage ,for purposes of this clause1
 the applicable percentage shall be an  
amount1 expressed as a percentage1 equal
 to the quotient of--  7aa7 the         
estimated tax payments attributable to  
highway users in the ,state that were   
paid into the ,highway ,trust ,fund     
7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account7
 for the most recent fiscal year for    
which data are available2 divided by    
7bb7 the estimated total tax payments   
attributable to users in all ,states    
that were paid into the ,highway ,trust 
,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit    
,account7 for that fiscal year4  7,b7   
,state apportionment ,on ,october #a of 
each fiscal year described in           
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
apportion the sum authorized to be      
appropriated for expenditure on the     
national highway performance program    
under section #aai1 the surface         
transportation program under section    
#acc1 the highway safety improvement    
program under section #adh1 the         

congestion mitigation and air quality   
improvement program under section #adi1 
and to carry out section #acd in        
accordance with subparagraph 7,a74  4