,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cox
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4    
,morelle1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4 ,soto1    
,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1    
,mr4 ,correa1 and ,mr4 ,garamendi7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to reauthorize the high-speed  
rail corridor development program1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,high    
,speed ,rail ,corridor ,development ,act
 of #bjbj4  #b4 ,high-speed rail        
corridor development  7a7 ,competitive  
,grant ,selection and ,criteria for     
,grants ,section #bfajf7;e7 of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking paragraph            
7#b77;,c77i77,,iv7 and inserting the    
following3  7,,iv7 environmental        
benefits1 including projects that       

involve the purchase of environmentally 
sensitive1 fuel-efficient or electrified
 next generation1 and cost effective    
passenger rail equipment2  2 and  7#b7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#e7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under
 the program1 the ,secretary shall give 
priority to an application that provides
 for a greater non-,federal share of the
 cost of a project relative to other    
applications4  4  7b7 ,set-,aside for   
projects with certain non-,federal share
 ,section #bfajf7;f7 of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking ,the ,federal share and    
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,federal share  2 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#b7 ,set-aside ,in carrying out this   
section1 the ,secretary shall set aside 
for each fiscal year #ej percent of the 
funds made available to carry out this  
section for projects with a ,federal    
share that does not exceed #ej percent  
of the project net capital cost4  4  7c7

 ,authorization of appropriations       
,section #bfajf7;h7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7h7 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section--  7#a7          
#h1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2   
7#b7 #h1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbb2  7#c7 #h1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjbc2 and  7#d7 #h1jjj1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjbd4  4