,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fefi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjah,mr4 
,faso introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require a waiver if the     
installation of differently colored     
tiles in certain tunnel projects is     
expected to create additional costs1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,removing
 ,extra ,transportation ,infrastructure 
,luxury ,expenses ,act or the ,,retile  
,act4  #b4 ,differently colored tiles in
 projects  7a7 ,projects for a public   
facility damaged or destroyed by a major
 disaster  7#a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a ,state or local government1 for  
purposes of a covered project1 may not  
install differently colored tiles in a  
tunnel if--  7,a7 the installation of   
such tiles is reasonably expected to    
incur a higher cost than the            

installation of same-color tiles2 and   
7,b7 such government has not obtained a 
waiver from the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security4  7#b7 ,waiver  7,a7 ,in      
general ,a ,state or local government   
may apply for a waiver from this        
requirement4  7,b7 ,granting of waiver  
,the ,secretary may grant a waiver based
 on safety factors1 historical          
preservation factors1 or any other      
factor the ,secretary considers         
relevant4  7#c7 ,covered project ,in    
this subsection1 the term covered       
project means a project for which a     
,state or local government receives a   
public assistance grant under section   
#djf or #dbh of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb or #eahi;f74  7#d7      
,regulations ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall issue     
regulations to carry out this           
subsection4  7b7 ,projects under title  

#bc1 ,united ,states ,code  7#a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #a of title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aga4 
,use of tiles in initial construction1  
replacement1 or repair in tunnel        
projects  7a7 ,withholding of funds for 
noncompliance  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary shall withhold any funding   
for any project under this chapter if   
such project uses differently colored   
tiles in a tunnel and--  7,a7 the       
installation of such tiles is reasonably
 expected to incur a higher cost than   
the installation of same-color tiles2   
and  7,b7 the ,secretary has not issued 
a waiver under this section4  7#b7      
,availability of waiver  7,a7 ,in       
general ,a ,state may apply for a waiver
 from this requirement4  7,b7 ,granting 
of waiver ,the ,secretary may grant a   
waiver based on safety factors1         
historical preservation factors1 or any 
other factor the ,secretary considers   
relevant4  7#c7 ,regulations ,not later 

than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary shall issue regulations to   
carry out this section4  4  7#b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #a of title #bc1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #agj the following new item3    
#aga4 ,use of tiles in initial          
construction1 replacement1 or repair in 
tunnel projects4  4