,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington 7for   
himself1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1  
,ms4 ,jayapal1 and ,ms4 ,schrier7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,transportation to set aside certain    
amounts provided under the ,,build      
program for rural areas1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,better ,utilizing  
,investments to ,leverage ,development  
for ,underfunded ,projects ,act or the  
,,build ,,up ,act4  #b4 ,set-aside for  
,,build grant amounts  7a7 ,in general  
,with respect to grant amounts provided 
under the heading ,office of the        
,secretary--,national ,infrastructure   
,investments in title ,i of division ,h 
of the ,further ,consolidated           
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public    

,law #aaf-id7 for eligible projects1 the
 ,secretary of ,transportation shall    
ensure that not less than #cj percent of
 the amount provided under such heading 
shall be provided to cities with        
populations of between #aj1jjj and      
#ge1jjj1 whether or not #a or more of   
such cities are considered part of an   
urbanized area as designated by the     
,united ,states ,census ,bureau4  7b7   
,eligible project defined ,in this      
section1 the term eligible project means
 a project eligible for funding under   
title ,i of division ,h of the ,further 
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id71           
including--  7#a7 a highway or bridge   
project eligible under title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 a public   
transportation project eligible under   
chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7#c7 a passenger and    
freight rail transportation project     
eligible under title #bc or title #di1  
,united ,states ,code2  7#d7 a port     

infrastructure investment 7including    
inland port infrastructure and land     
ports of entry7 eligible under title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 chapter #ejc
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 or
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  
7#e7 a project investing in a surface   
transportation facility that is located 
on tribal land and for which title or   
maintenance responsibility is vested in 
the ,federal ,government under title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code4