,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,braun 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 authorize a pilot     
program within the nationally           
significant freight and highway projects
 program to increase ,state             
infrastructure investments1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,crossroads of 
,america ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,state     
incentives pilot program ,section #aag  
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7d77#a71  
in the matter preceding subparagraph    
7,a71 by striking subsection 7e7 and    
inserting subsections 7e7 and 7o72  7#b7
 in subsection 7g71 in the matter       
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
subsection 7e7 and inserting subsections

 7e7 and 7o72  7#c7 in subsection 7j7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the
 ,federal and inserting ,except for a   
grant under subsection 7o71 the         
,federal2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71  
by striking ,federal assistance other   
and inserting ,except for a grant under 
subsection 7o71 ,federal assistance     
other2 and  7#d7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7o7 ,state incentives   
pilot program  7#a7 ,establishment      
,there is established a pilot program to
 award grants to eligible applicants for
 projects eligible for grants under this
 section 7referred to in this subsection
 as the pilot program74  7#b7 ,priority 
,in awarding grants under the pilot     
program1 the ,secretary shall give      
priority to an application that offers a
 greater non-,federal share of the cost 
of a project relative to other          
applications under the pilot program4   
7#c7 ,federal share  7,a7 ,in general   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,federal share of the cost of a

 project assisted with a grant under the
 pilot program may not exceed #ej       
percent4  7,b7 ,no federal involvement  
7i7 ,in general ,for grants awarded     
under the pilot program1 except as      
provided in clause 7ii71 an eligible    
applicant may not use ,federal          
assistance to satisfy the non-,federal  
share of the cost under subparagraph    
7,a74  7ii7 ,exception ,an eligible     
applicant may use funds from a secured  
loan 7as defined in section #fja7;a77 to
 satisfy the non-,federal share of the  
cost under subparagraph 7,a7 if the loan
 is repayable from non-,federal funds4  
7#d7 ,reservation  7,a7 ,in general ,of 
the amounts made available to provide   
grants under this section1 the          
,secretary shall reserve for each fiscal
 year #aej1jjj1jjj to provide grants    
under the pilot program4  7,b7          
,unutilized amounts ,in any fiscal year 
during which applications under this    
subsection are insufficient to effect an
 award or allocation of the entire      

amount reserved under subparagraph 7,a71
 the ,secretary shall use the unutilized
 amounts to provide other grants under  
this section4  7#e7 ,set-asides  7,a7   
,small projects  7i7 ,in general ,of the
 amounts reserved under paragraph       
7#d77;,a71 the ,secretary shall reserve 
for each fiscal year not less than #aj  
percent for projects eligible for a     
grant under subsection 7e74  7ii7       
,requirement ,for a grant awarded from  
the amount reserved under clause 7i7--  
7,i7 the requirements of subsection 7e7 
shall apply2 and  7,,ii7 the            
requirements of subsection 7g7 shall not
 apply4  7,b7 ,rural projects  7i7 ,in  
general ,of the amounts reserved under  
paragraph 7#d77;,a71 the ,secretary     
shall reserve for each fiscal year not  
less than #be percent for projects      
eligible for a grant under subsection   
7i74  7ii7 ,requirement ,for a grant    
awarded from the amount reserved under  
clause 7i71 the requirements of         
subsection 7i7 shall apply4  7#f7       

,report to congress ,not later than #b  
years after the date of enactment of    
this subsection1 the ,secretary shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,environment
 and ,public ,works of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives a report that describes
 the administration of the pilot        
program1 including--  7,a7 the number1  
types1 and locations of eligible        
applicants that have applied for grants 
under the pilot program2  7,b7 the      
number1 types1 and locations of grant   
recipients under the pilot program2     
7,c7 an assessment of whether           
implementation of the pilot program has 
incentivized eligible applicants to     
offer a greater non-,federal share for  
grants under the pilot program2 and     
7,d7 any recommendations for            
modifications to the pilot program4  4