,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cehg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #aa1 #bjah ,mr4 ,carper 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve the nationally significant freight and highway projects program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,nationally significant freight and highway projects 7a7 ,repeal of limitation 7#a7 ,in general ,section #aag7;d7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,section #aag7;d7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7as amended by paragraph 7#a77 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through ,except as in paragraph 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7d7 ,eligible projects ,except as 2 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#a7 7as so redesignated7-- 7,i7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7iv7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7 7as so redesignated71 by redesignating subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 and 7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7 7as so redesignated71 by redesignating subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#b7 7as so redesignated7-- 7,i7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 and 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7 7as so redesignated71 by redesignating subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately4 7,b7 ,section #aag7;e77#a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7d77#a77;,a7 and inserting subsection 7d77#a72 and 7ii7 by striking subsection 7d77#a77;,b7 and inserting subsection 7d77#b74 7,c7 ,section #aag7m77#a77;,b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking subsection 7d77#a77;,a77iii7 and inserting subsection 7d77#a77;,c74 7b7 ,grant administration ,section #aag7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,grant administration ,the ,secretary may-- 7,a7 retain not more than a total of #b percent of the funds authorized to carry out this section for the ,national ,surface ,transportation and ,innovative ,finance ,bureau to review applications for grants under this section2 and 7,b7 transfer portions of the funds retained under subparagraph 7,a7 to the ,administrators of the ,federal ,highway ,administration1 the ,federal ,railroad ,administration1 and the ,maritime ,administration to fund the award and oversight of grants provided under this section4 4 7c7 ,project requirements ,section #aag7;g7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#h71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 the project will generate national or regional economic or mobility benefits2 7#b7 the project will generate public benefits1 including public health or safety improvements2 2 and 7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#g7 7as so redesignated7 and inserting the following3 7#g7 a grant provided under this section will enable the project to proceed more quickly and cost-effectively than would otherwise be possible without a grant2 and 4 7d7 ,public transparency ,section #aag7m77#a77;,a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the subparagraph designation and heading and all that follows through ,at least #fj days in the first sentence and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,notification to ,congress 7i7 ,in general ,not less than #fj days 2 and 7#b7 in clause 7i7 7as so designated71 by striking the second sentence and inserting the following3 7ii7 ,inclusions ,the notification under clause 7i7 shall include-- 7,i7 an evaluation and justification for the project2 7,,ii7 the amount of the proposed grant award2 7,,iii7 a list of all applications received for grants under this section in response to the notice of funding opportunity2 and 7,,iv7 the ratings each application referred to in subclause 7,,iii7 received with respect to-- 7aa7 the selection criteria developed by the ,secretary and announced in the notice of funding opportunity2 and 7bb7 the selection requirements under subsections 7g7 and 7h7 and1 as applicable1 subsection 7e77#c74 4