,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,cochran 7for himself and ,mr4     
,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section    
#bac of title #bc1 ,united ,states      
,code1 relating to the ,transportation  
,alternatives ,program4  #a4            
,transportation alternatives program    
7a7 ,cost sharing ,section #abj of title
 #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7l7
 ,transportation ,alternatives ,program 
,the ,federal share requirements under  
this section applicable to the          
transportation alternatives program     
under section #bac may be met based on--
  7#a7 an individual project or activity
 under that section2 or  7#b7 a program 
of projects or activities approved under
 that section4  4  7b7 ,eligible        
entities2 annual reports ,section #bac  

of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking each of 
fiscal years #bjac and #bjad and        
inserting each fiscal year2 and  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#b71 by striking #b percent 
and inserting #c percent2  7#b7 in      
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by    
striking #ej percent and inserting      
#ff4fg percent2 and  7ii7 in            
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #ej      
percent shall be obligated and inserting
 #cc4cc percent shall be obligated to   
any eligible entity2 and  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#d77;,b7-- 7i7 by            
redesignating clauses 7vi7 and 7vii7 as 
clauses 7viii7 and 7ix71 respectively2  
7ii7 by inserting after clause 7v71 the 
following3  7vi7 a not-for-profit entity
 responsible for the administration of  
local transportation safety programs2   
7vii7 a metropolitan planning           
organization that is not developing the 
competitive process for funding  2 and  

7iii7 in clause 7viii71 as redesignated1
 by inserting for an urbanized          
population of more than #bjj1jjj after  
metropolitan planning organization2     
7#c7 in subsection 7d71 by inserting    
available under subsection 7c77#a77;,b7 
after excess funds2  7#d7 by striking   
subsection 7e72 and  7#e7 by amending   
subsection 7g7 to read as follows3  7g7 
,annual reports  7#a7 ,in general ,each 
,state or metropolitan planning         
organization responsible for carrying   
out the requirements under this section 
shall submit an annual report to the    
,secretary that describes--  7,a7 the   
number of project applications received 
for each fiscal year1 including-- 7i7   
the aggregate cost of the projects for  
which applications are received2 and    
7ii7 the types of projects to be carried
 out 7as described in subsection 7b771  
expressed as percentages of the ,state's
 total apportionment under subsection   
7a72 and  7,b7 the number of projects   
selected for funding for each fiscal    

year1 including the aggregate cost and  
location of projects selected4  7#b7    
,public availability ,the ,secretary    
shall make available to the public1 in a
 user-friendly format on the website of 
the ,department1 a copy of each annual  
report submitted under paragraph 7#a74  
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