,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #g1 #bjbj,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,soto7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to improve safe and convenient access to employment by all modes of travel for all users1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,access to ,jobs ,act4 #b4 ,consideration of projects and strategies to improve access to employment 7a7 ,national highway performance program ,section #aai7;f7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,conditions and inserting ,conditions2 ,safe and ,convenient ,access to ,employment2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,safe and convenient access to employment on public roads 7,a7 ,penalty 7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7ii71 if a ,state reports1 in a performance target report under section #aej7;e71 that the ,state has not achieved the targets of the ,state for performance measures described in section #aej7;d7 pertaining to the minimum standards for public roads established by the ,secretary under section #aej7;c77#g71 the ,state shall be required1 during the following fiscal year-- 7,i7 to obligate1 from the amounts apportioned to the ,state under section #ajd7;b77#a71 an amount equal to #aj percent of funds apportioned to the ,state for the previous fiscal year for the purpose of achieving the targets through projects on ,federal-aid highways2 and 7,,ii7 to obligate1 from the amounts apportioned to the ,state under section #ajd7;b77#b7 7other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the ,state under section #acc7;d771 an amount equal to #aj percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the ,state for the previous fiscal year for the purpose of achieving the targets through projects on ,federal-aid highways4 7,b7 ,restoration ,the obligation requirement in subparagraph 7,a77i77,i7 for a fiscal year shall remain in effect for each subsequent fiscal year until the date on which the ,secretary determines that the ,state has achieved the targets of the ,state for performance measures described in section #aej7;d7 pertaining to the minimum standards for public roads established by the ,secretary under section #aej7;c77#g74 4 7b7 ,metropolitan transportation planning 7#a7 ,federal-aid highways ,section #acd7;h7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,j7 as subparagraphs 7,g7 through 7,k71 respectively2 and 7ii7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3 7,f7 improve safe and convenient access to employment by all modes of travel for all users2 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,limitation on transportation improvement plan ,in furtherance of the planning goals described in subparagraphs 7,f7 and of paragraph 7#a71 a metropolitan planning organization shall not approve a transportation improvement plan found to increase the ratio of automobile to non-automobile access in urbanized areas4 7#e7 ,definition of access ,in this subsection1 the term access means the ability to travel by auto1 transit1 pedestrian1 and bike networks measured in terms of travel times1 with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers4 4 7#b7 ,public transportation ,section #ecjc7;h77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,i7 as subparagraphs 7,g7 through 7,j71 respectively2 7,b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3 7,f7 improve safe and convenient access to employment by all modes of travel for all users2 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,definition of access ,in this subsection1 the term access means the ability to travel by auto1 transit1 pedestrian1 and bike networks measured in terms of travel times1 with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers4 4 7c7 ,statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning 7#a7 ,federal-aid highways ,section #ace7;d7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,j7 as subparagraphs 7,g7 through 7,j71 respectively2 and 7ii7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3 7,f7 improve safe and convenient access to employment by all modes of travel for all users2 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,definition of access ,in this subsection1 the term access means the ability to travel by auto1 transit1 pedestrian1 and bike networks measured in terms of travel times1 with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers4 4 7#b7 ,public transportation ,section #ecjd7;d77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,i7 as subparagraphs 7,h7 through 7,k71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3 7,f7 improve safe and convenient access to employment by all modes of travel for all users2 4 7d7 ,national goals and performance management measures ,section #aej of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as paragraph 7#h72 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following3 7#g7 ,access to employment ,to improve safe and convenient access to employment opportunities by all modes of travel for all users4 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#i7 ,definition of access ,in this subsection1 the term access means the ability to travel by auto1 transit1 pedestrian1 and bike networks measured in terms of travel times1 with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through ,not later and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,rulemaking 7,a7 ,in general ,not later 2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,updates ,the ,secretary shall periodically update the rulemaking promulgated under subparagraph 7,a7 as necessary1 including to implement the amendments made to this section by the ,improving ,access to ,jobs ,act4 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 ,access to employment on public roads ,for the purpose of carrying out section #aai7;f77#c71 the ,secretary shall establish minimum standards for ,states to use in determining and improving safe and convenient access to employment for all users by all modes of travel4 7#h7 ,definition of access ,in this subsection1 the term access means the ability to travel by auto1 transit1 pedestrian1 and bike networks measured in terms of travel times1 with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7c71 each ,state shall set and inserting subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 and not later than #a year after each update of that rulemaking under subsection 7c77#a77;,b71 each ,state shall set or update1 as applicable12 and 7,b7 by striking and 7#f7 and inserting 7#f71 and 7#g74