,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjah,mr4  
,de,saulnier introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d titles #bc & #di1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve public  
und]/&+ ( h[ transportation inve/m5ts   
are made by public ag5cies ?r\gh        
e/abli%+ great] transp>5cy &            
acc\ntability processes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,!      
,metropolitan ,plann+ ,enhancem5t ,act4 
#b4 ,metropolitan transportation plann+ 
7a7 ,developm5t ( transportation plan   
,section #acd7;i7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#g7 & 7#h7 z      
p>agraphs 7#h7 & 7#i72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+
 aft] p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+3  7#g7     
,project selection transp>5cy &         
acc\ntability ,projects includ$ 9 !     
adopt$ transportation plan %all be      
select$ ?r\gh a publicly available      

transp>5t process t includes use (      
crit]ia t directly support factors 9    
subsection 7h71 ! national              
transportation goals "u section         
#aej7;b71 & applicable ,/ate            
transportation goals4 ,! crit]ia %all be
 us$ to publicly categorize ! highe/    
p]=m+ projects4  4  7b7 ,metropolitan   
tip ,section #acd7;j77#b77;,a7 ( title  
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ by    
add+ aft] ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3    
,projects includ$ 9 ! priority li/ %all 
come f ! highe/ p]=m+ category (        
projects id5tifi$ 9 ! transportation    
plan "u subsection 7i77#g74 ,if a       
l[]-categoriz$ project is includ$ 9 !   
priority project li/1 a public          
description %all be includ$ to expla9 :y
 ! l[]-categoriz$ project is includ$    
be=e a high]-categoriz$ project1 includ+
 geographic balance & projects 9        
economically di/ress$ areas4 4  #c4     
,/atewide & nonmetropolitan             
transportation plann+  7a7 ,long-,range 
/atewide transportation plan ,section   

#ace7;f7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
p>agraph 7#i7 z p>agraph 7#aj72 &  7#b7 
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#h7 ! foll[+3  
7#i7 ,project selection transp>5cy &    
acc\ntability ,projects includ$ 9 !     
adopt$ long-range /atewide              
transportation plan %all be select$     
?r\gh a publicly available transp>5t    
process t includes use ( crit]ia t      
directly support factors 9 subsection   
7d71 ! national transportation goals "u 
section #aej7;b71 & applicable ,/ate    
transportation goals4 ,! crit]ia %all be
 us$ to publicly categorize ! highe/    
p]=m+ projects4  4  7b7 ,/atewide       
transportation improvem5t plan ,section 
#ace7;g77#e77;,a7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code is am5d$ by add+ aft] !    
p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3  ,projects     
includ$ 9 ! transportation improvem5t   
program %all come f ! highe/ p]=m+      
category ( projects id5tifi$ 9 !        
transportation plan "u subsection       
7f77#i74 ,if a l[]-categoriz$ project is

 includ$ 9 ! priority project li/1 a    
public description %all be includ$ to   
expla9 :y ! l[]-categoriz$ project is   
includ$ be=e a high]-categoriz$ project1
 includ+ geographic balance & projects 9
 economically di/ress$ areas4 4  #d4    
,metropolitan transportation plann+  7a7
 ,developm5t ( transportation plan      
,section #ecjc7;i7 ( *apt] #ec ( title  
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#g7 & 7#h7
 z p>agraphs 7#h7 & 7#i72 &  7#b7 by    
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+3     
7#g7 ,project selection transp>5cy &    
acc\ntability ,projects includ$ 9 !     
adopt$ transportation plan %all be      
select$ ?r\gh a publicly available      
transp>5t process t includes use (      
crit]ia t directly support factors 9    
subsection 7h71 ! national              
transportation goals "u section         
#aej7;b71 & applicable ,/ate            
transportation goals4 ,! crit]ia %all be
 us$ to publicly categorize ! highe/    
p]=m+ projects4  4  7b7 ,metropolitan   

tip ,section #ecjc7;j77#b77;,a7 ( *apt] 
#ec ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is 
am5d$ by add+ aft] ! p]iod at ! end !   
foll[+3  ,projects includ$ 9 ! priority 
li/ %all come f ! highe/ p]=m+ category 
( projects id5tifi$ 9 ! transportation  
plan "u subsection 7i77#g74 ,if a       
l[]-categoriz$ project is includ$ 9 !   
priority project li/1 a public          
description %all be includ$ to expla9 :y
 ! l[]-categoriz$ project is includ$    
be=e a high]-categoriz$ project1 includ+
 geographic balance & projects 9        
economically di/ress$ areas4 4  #e4     
,/atewide & nonmetropolitan             
transportation plann+  7a7 ,long-,range 
/atewide transportation plan ,section   
#ecjd7;f7 ( *apt] #ec ( title #di1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#i7 z p>agraph     
7#aj72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph  
7#h7 ! foll[+3  7#i7 ,project selection 
transp>5cy & acc\ntability ,projects    
includ$ 9 ! adopt$ long-range /atewide  
transportation plan %all be select$     

?r\gh a publicly available transp>5t    
process t includes use ( crit]ia t      
directly support factors 9 subsection   
7d71 ! national transportation goals "u 
section #aej7;b71 & applicable ,/ate    
transportation goals4 ,! crit]ia %all be
 us$ to publicly categorize ! highe/    
p]=m+ projects4  4  7b7 ,/atewide       
transportation improvem5t plan ,section 
#ecjd7;g77#e77;,a7 ( *apt] #ec ( title  
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ aft] ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3    
,projects includ$ 9 ! /atewide          
transportation improvem5t program %all  
come f ! highe/ p]=m+ category (        
projects id5tifi$ 9 ! transportation    
plan "u subsection 7f77#i74 ,if a       
l[]-categoriz$ project is includ$ 9 !   
priority project li/1 a public          
description %all be includ$ to expla9 :y
 ! l[]-categoriz$ project is includ$    
be=e a high]-categoriz$ project1 includ+
 geographic balance & projects 9        
economically di/resses areas4 4