,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eejc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4             
,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 and ,mr4   
,raskin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,director  
of the ,national ,park ,service to      
prioritize certain funds for            
high-commuter corridors1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,the ,commuter      
,parkway ,safety and ,reliability ,act4 
#b4 ,prioritization ,section #bjc7;a7 of
 title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#f7 ,prioritization  7,a7  
,in general ,the ,director of the       
,national ,park ,service shall          
prioritize the funds made available     
under the ,federal lands transportation 

program for high-commuter corridors4    
7,b7 ,transfer for high-commuter        
corridors  7i7 ,request ,if the         
,director determines that a             
high-commuter corridor requires         
additional investment1 based on the     
criteria described in clause 7iv71 the  
,director1 with respect to such         
corridor1 shall submit to the ,state--  
7,i7 information on condition of        
pavements and bridges2  7,,ii7 an       
estimate of the amounts needed to bring 
such corridor into a state of good      
repair1 taking into consideration any   
planned future investments2 and  7,,iii7
 at the discretion of the ,director1 a  
request that the ,state transfer to the 
,national ,park ,service1 under the     
authority of section #acb1 or to the    
,federal ,highway ,administration1 under
 the authority of section #ajd1 a       
portion of such amounts necessary to    
address the condition of the corridor4  
7ii7 ,state response ,not later than #de
 days after the date of receipt of the  

request described in clause 7i77,,iii71 
the ,state shall--  7,i7 approve the    
request2  7,,ii7 deny the request and   
explain the reasons for such denial2 or 
7,,iii7 request any additional          
information necessary to take action on 
the request4  7iii7 ,notification to the
 ,secretary ,the ,director shall provide
 to the ,secretary of ,transportation a 
copy of any request or response         
described under clauses 7i77,,iii7 and  
7ii74  7iv7 ,criteria ,in making a      
determination under clause 7i71 the     
,director1 with respect to the corridor1
 shall consider--  7,i7 the condition of
 roads1 bridges1 and tunnels2 and       
7,,ii7 the average annual daily traffic4
  7,c7 ,high-commuter corridor defined  
,in this paragraph1 the term            
high-commuter corridor means a ,federal 
lands transportation facility           
administered by the ,national ,park     
,service that has average annual daily  
traffic of not less than #bj1jjj        
vehicles4  4