,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bbhe ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #be1 #bjai ,mr4 ,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize a pilot program )9 ! nationally significant freight & highway projects program to increase ,/ate infra/ructure inve/m5ts1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,crossroads ( ,am]ica ,act ( #bjai4 #b4 ,/ate inc5tives pilot program ,section #aag ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7d77#a71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ subsections 7e7 & 7o72 7#b7 9 subsection 7g71 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ subsections 7e7 & 7o72 7#c7 9 subsection 7j7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,! ,f$]al & ins]t+ ,except = a grant "u subsection 7o71 ! ,f$]al2 & 7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ,f$]al assi/ance o!r & ins]t+ ,except = a grant "u subsection 7o71 ,f$]al assi/ance o!r2 & 7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7o7 ,/ate inc5tives pilot program 7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a pilot program to aw>d grants to eligible applicants = projects eligible = grants "u ?is section 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z ! pilot program74 7#b7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to an application t (f]s a great] non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a project relative to o!r applications "u ! pilot program4 7#c7 ,f$]al %>e 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a project assi/$ ) a grant "u ! pilot program may n exce$ #ej p]c5t4 7,b7 ,no f$]al involvem5t 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,= grants aw>d$ "u ! pilot program1 except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 an eligible applicant may n use ,f$]al assi/ance to satisfy ! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ "u subp>agraph 7,a74 7ii7 ,exception ,an eligible applicant may use funds f a secur$ loan 7z def9$ 9 section #fja7;a77 to satisfy ! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! loan is repayable f non-,f$]al funds4 7#d7 ,res]vation 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,( ! am\nts made available to provide grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all res]ve = ea* fiscal ye> #aej1jjj1jjj to provide grants "u ! pilot program4 7,b7 ,unutiliz$ am\nts ,9 any fiscal ye> dur+ :i* applications "u ?is subsection are insuffici5t to effect an aw>d or allocation ( ! entire am\nt res]v$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all use ! unutiliz$ am\nts to provide o!r grants "u ?is section4 7#e7 ,set-asides 7,a7 ,small projects 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,( ! am\nts res]v$ "u p>agraph 7#d77;,a71 ! ,secret>y %all res]ve = ea* fiscal ye> n less ?an #aj p]c5t = projects eligible = a grant "u subsection 7e74 7ii7 ,requirem5t ,= a grant aw>d$ f ! am\nt res]v$ "u clause 7i7-- 7,i7 ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7e7 %all apply2 & 7,,ii7 ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7g7 %all n apply4 7,b7 ,rural projects 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,( ! am\nts res]v$ "u p>agraph 7#d77;,a71 ! ,secret>y %all res]ve = ea* fiscal ye> n less ?an #be p]c5t = projects eligible = a grant "u subsection 7i74 7ii7 ,requirem5t ,= a grant aw>d$ f ! am\nt res]v$ "u clause 7i71 ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7i7 %all apply4 7#f7 ,report to congress ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t describes ! adm9i/ration ( ! pilot program1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! numb]1 types1 & locations ( eligible applicants t h appli$ = grants "u ! pilot program2 7,b7 ! numb]1 types1 & locations ( grant recipi5ts "u ! pilot program2 7,c7 an assessm5t ( :e!r implem5tation ( ! pilot program has inc5tiviz$ eligible applicants to (f] a great] non-,f$]al %>e = grants "u ! pilot program2 & 7,d7 any recomm5dations = modifications to ! pilot program4 4