,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjba,ms4 
,williams ( ,georgia introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,re/or+           
,neighborhoods & ,/r5g!n+ ,communities  
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,re/or+ 
,neighborhoods & ,/r5g!n+ ,communities  
,act4  #b4 ,re/or+ neighborhoods &      
/r5g!n+ communities program  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,capital con/ruction grant ,! t]m       
capital con/ruction grant means a       
capital con/ruction grant "u subsection 
7e74  7#b7 ,community engagem5t1        
education1 & capacity build+ grant ,!   
t]m community engagem5t1 education1 &   
capacity build+ grant means a community 
engagem5t1 education1 & capacity build+ 
grant "u subsection 7c74  7#c7          
,community l& tru/ ,! t]m community l&  
tru/ means a nonpr(it organization      

e/abli%$ or ) ! responsibility1 z       
applicable-- 7,a7 to develop ! real     
e/ate creat$ by ! removal or capp+ ( an 
infra/ructural b>ri]2 &  7,b7 to c>ry   
out anti-displacem5t or community       
developm5t /rategies1 includ+-- 7i7     
af=dable h\s+ pres]vation & developm5t2 
7ii7 home[n]%ip & prop]ty improvem5t    
programs2  7iii7 ! developm5t or        
rehabilitation ( p>k space or recreation
 facilities2 &  7iv7 community          
revitalization & economic developm5t    
projects4  7#d7 ,environm5tal ju/ice    
community ,! t]m environm5tal ju/ice    
community means a community )           
significant repres5tation ( communities 
( color1 l[-income communities1 or      
,tribal & indig5\s populations t        
exp]i5ces1 or is at risk ( exp]i5c+1    
high] or m adv]se human heal? or        
environm5tal effects1 z comp>$ to o!r   
communities4  7#e7 ,infra/ructural b>ri]
 ,! t]m infra/ructural b>ri] means a    
highway 7includ+ a limit$ access        
highway71 a railway1 a viaduct1 a       

pr9cipal art]ial facility1 or any o!r   
transportation facility = :i* ! high    
spe$s1 grade sep>ation1 or o!r design   
factors contribute to negative heal?    
impacts on adjac5t communities or create
 an ob/acle to connectivity1 includ+--  
7,a7 ob/acles to walk+1 bik+1 &         
mobility2  7,b7 dim9i%$ access to       
de/9ations across ! infra/ructural      
b>ri]2 or  7,c7 b>ri]s to ! economic    
developm5t ( ! surr\nd+ neighborhood4   
7#f7 ,plann+ & feasibility /udy grant ,!
 t]m plann+ & feasibility /udy grant    
means a plann+ & feasibility /udy grant 
"u subsection 7e74  7#g7 ,program ,! t]m
 program means ! program e/abli%$ "u    
subsection 7b74  7#h7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,transportation4  7#i7 ,tribal gov]nm5t 
,! t]m ,tribal gov]nm5t means !         
recogniz$ gov]n+ body ( any ,indian or  
,alaska ,native tribe1 b&1 nation1      
pueblo1 village1 community1 compon5t b&1
 or compon5t res]vation1 individually   
id5tifi$ 7includ+ p>5!tically7 9 ! li/  

publi%$ mo/ rec5tly z ( ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act pursuant to section 
#ajd ( ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$ ,indian    
,tribe ,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaca74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a program to  
help communities-- 7,a7 id5tify         
infra/ructural b>ri]s )9 ! community t--
 7i7 create ob/acles to mobility or     
economic developm5t2 or  7ii7 expose !  
community to high levels ( p>ticulate   
matt]1 noise pollution1 & o!r public    
heal? & safety risks2  7,b7 /udy !      
feasibility ( improv+1 & develop plans  
to improve1 community connectivity1     
includ+ ?r\gh-- 7i7 removal or retr(it (
 an infra/ructural b>ri]2 or  7ii7      
con/ruction or adaptive reuse (         
facilities to mitigate ! ob/acle creat$ 
by ! infra/ructural b>ri] by enhanc+    
connectivity across ! infra/ructural    
b>ri]2  7,c7 plan ! r$evelopm5t ( any l&
 made available by ! removal or retr(it 
( ! infra/ructural b>ri]1 ) a focus on  
improvem5ts t w b5efit ! populations    

impact$ by or previ\sly displac$ by !   
infra/ructural b>ri]2  7,d7 access fund+
 to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9    
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c72 &  7,e7       
require ! equity ( any activities c>ri$ 
out "u ! program1 includ+ by g>n]+      
community engagem5t1 avoid+ displacem5t1
 & ensur+ local p>ticipation 9 jobs     
creat$ ?r\gh ^? activities4  7#b7 ,types
 ( grants ,"u ! program1 ! ,secret>y    
%all aw>d ! foll[+ types ( grants3 7,a7 
,community engagem5t1 education1 &      
capacity build+ grants4  7,b7 ,plann+ & 
feasibility /udy grants4  7,c7 ,capital 
con/ruction grants4  7#c7 ,multiple     
grants p]mitt$ ,an eligible entity may  
apply = & receive fund+ f m ?an #a type 
( grant describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7c7  
,community engagem5t1 education1 &      
capacity build+ grants  7#a7 ,eligible  
entities ,! ,secret>y may aw>d a        
community engagem5t1 education1 &       
capacity build+ grant to c>ry out       
community engagem5t1 education1 &       
capacity build+ activities describ$ 9   

p>agraph 7#b7 to-- 7,a7 a unit ( local  
gov]nm5t1 a metropolitan plann+         
organization1 or a gr\p ( local         
gov]nm5ts2  7,b7 a ,tribal gov]nm5t or a
 consortium ( ,tribal gov]nm5ts2  7,c7 a
 political subdivision ( a ,/ate or     
local gov]nm5t2  7,d7 a special purpose 
di/rict or a public au?ority ) a        
transportation function2 &  7,e7 a      
nonpr(it organization4  7#b7 ,eligible  
activities ,a community engagem5t &     
capacity build+ activity ref]r$ to 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 includes an activity--    
7,a7 to educate community memb]s ab\t   
opportunities to affect transportation &
 economic developm5t plann+ & inve/m5t  
decisions2  7,b7 to build organizational
 or community capacity to engage 9      
transportation & economic developm5t    
plann+2  7,c7 to id5tify community ne$s 
& desires = community improvem5ts2  7,d7
 to develop community-driv5 solutions to
 local *all5ges2  7,e7 to conduct       
assessm5ts ( equity1 mobility & access1 
environm5tal ju/ice1 af=dability1       

economic opportunity1 heal? outcomes1 & 
o!r local goals2  7,f7 to =m a          
,community ,advisory ,bo>d 9 accordance 
) subsection 7f72 &  7,g7 to engage     
community memb]s 9 sc5>io plann+4  7#c7 
,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( an   
activity c>ri$ out ) funds f a community
 engagem5t1 education1 & capacity build+
 grant may be up to #ajj p]c5t1 at !    
discretion ( ! eligible entity4  7#d7   
,limitation ,( ! am\nts made available  
to c>ry out ?is section ea* fiscal ye>1 
! ,secret>y may use n m ?an #bj p]c5t to
 aw>d community engagem5t1 education1 & 
capacity build+ grants4  7d7 ,plann+ &  
feasibility /udy grants  7#a7 ,eligible 
entities  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may
 aw>d a plann+ & feasibility /udy grant 
to c>ry out plann+ activities describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b7 to-- 7i7 a ,/ate or gr\p 
( ,/ates2  7ii7 a unit ( local gov]nm5t1
 a metropolitan plann+ organization1 or 
a gr\p ( local gov]nm5ts2  7iii7 a      
,tribal gov]nm5t or a consortium (      
,tribal gov]nm5ts2  7iv7 a political    

subdivision ( a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t2
  7v7 a special purpose di/rict or a    
public au?ority ) a transportation      
function2  7vi7 a multi-,/ate or        
multijurisdictional gr\p ( public       
entities2 &  7vii7 a nonpr(it           
organization4  7,b7 ,p>tn]%ips ,9 ! case
 ( an eligible entity t is n ! own] ( ! 
infra/ructural b>ri] t is ! subject ( ! 
plann+ & feasibility /udy grant1 !      
eligible entity %all demon/rate !       
exi/5ce ( a p>tn]%ip ) ! own] ( !       
infra/ructural b>ri]4  7#b7 ,eligible   
activities ,a plann+ activity ref]r$ to 
9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 includes-- 7,a7    
developm5t ( designs & arti/ic r5d]+s to
 facilitate community engagem5t2  7,b7  
traffic /udies1 nonmotoriz$             
accessibility analyses1 equity ne$s     
analyses1 & collection ( o!r relevant   
data2  7,c7 plann+ /udies to evaluate ! 
feasibility ( remov+ or retr(itt+ an    
infra/ructural b>ri]1 or ! con/ruction  
or con/ructive reuse ( facilities to    
mitigate ! ob/acle creat$ by !          

infra/ructural b>ri] by enhanc+         
connectivity across ! infra/ructural    
b>ri]2  7,d7 public engagem5t activities
 to provide opportunities = public input
 into a plan to remove1 conv]t1 or      
mitigate an infra/ructural b>ri]2  7,e7 
environm5tal review1 consultation1 or   
o!r action requir$ "u any ,f$]al        
environm5tal law relat+ to ! review or  
approval ( a project to remove1 retr(it1
 or mitigate an exi/+ infra/ructural    
b>ri]2  7,f7 e/abli%m5t ( a community l&
 tru/2 &  7,g7 o!r transportation plann+
 activities requir$ 9 advance ( a       
project to remove1 retr(it or mitigate  
an exi/+ infra/ructural b>ri]1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,priority ,9     
select+ eligible entities to receive a  
plann+ & feasibility /udy grant1 !      
,secret>y %all give priority to eligible
 entities t seek to c>ry out a traffic  
/udy t includes consid]ation (-- 7,a7   
safety2  7,b7 heal? impacts2  7,c7      
levels ( s+le-occupancy vehicul> travel2
  7,d7 access to jobs & s]vices2 &  7,e7

 levels ( traffic /ress4  7#d7 ,f$]al   
%>e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to          
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ (
 an activity c>ri$ out ) funds f a      
plann+ & feasibility /udy grant %all be 
n m ?an #hj p]c5t4  7,b7 ,waiv] ,!      
,secret>y may waive ! non-,f$]al %>e    
requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 if !     
,secret>y det]m9es t ! recipi5t ( a     
grant _c meet ! requirem5t due to       
f9ancial h>d%ip4  7e7 ,capital          
con/ruction grants  7#a7 ,eligible      
entities ,! ,secret>y may aw>d a capital
 con/ruction grant to ! own] ( an       
infra/ructural b>ri] to c>ry out a      
project describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 = :i*  
all necess>y feasibility /udies & o!r   
plann+ activities h be5 complet$4  7#b7 
,p>tn]%ips ,= ! purpose ( submitt+ an   
application = a capital con/ruction     
grant1 an own] ( an infra/ructural b>ri]
 may1 if applicable1 p>tn] )-- 7,a7 a   
,/ate or gr\p ( ,/ates2  7,b7 a unit (  
local gov]nm5t1 a metropolitan plann+   
organization1 or a gr\p ( local         

gov]nm5ts2  7,c7 a ,tribal gov]nm5t or a
 consortium ( ,tribal gov]nm5ts2  7,d7 a
 political subdivision ( a ,/ate or     
local gov]nm5t2  7,e7 a special purpose 
di/rict or a public au?ority ) a        
transportation function2  7,f7 a        
multi-,/ate or multijurisdictional gr\p 
( public entities2 or  7,g7 a nonpr(it  
organization4  7#c7 ,eligible projects  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a project eligible to be 
c>ri$ out ) a capital con/ruction grant 
includes-- 7i7 ! removal ( an           
infra/ructural b>ri]2  7ii7 ! retr(it ( 
an infra/ructural b>ri] 9 a way t       
enhances community connectivity & is    
s5sitive to ! context ( ! surr\nd+      
community1 includ+ retr(its to a highway
 to cap ! facility or replace ! facility
 ) an at-grade art]ial roadway2  7iii7 !
 con/ruction or adaptive reuse (        
facilities t improve connectivity across
 ! infra/ructural b>ri]2  7iv7 !        
replacem5t ( an infra/ructural b>ri] ) a
 new use or facility t has be5 id5tifi$ 
by memb]s ( ! community2 &  7v7 !       

con/ruction ( o!r transportation        
improvem5ts t address ! mobility ne$s ( 
! community4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,funds f a
 capital con/ruction grant %all n be us$
 on a project t increases net capacity =
 vehicul> travel4  7#d7 ,priority =     
capital con/ruction grants ,9 select+   
eligible entities to receive a capital  
con/ruction grant1 ! ,secret>y %all give
 priority to eligible entities t-- 7,a7 
provide ! majority ( project b5efits to 
#a or m environm5tal ju/ice communities2
  7,b7 h ent]$ into a community b5efits 
agreem5t ) repres5tatives ( ! community2
  7,c7 h =m$ a ,community ,advisory     
,bo>d "u subsection 7f72  7,d7 h        
demon/rat$ a plan = improv+ transit     
s]vices1 mobility = p$e/rians &         
bicycli/s1 or enhanc+ safety features = 
nonmotori/s 7z t t]m is us$ 9 !         
,fatality ,analysis ,report+ ,sy/em ( ! 
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,adm9i/ration72  7,e7 h demon/rat$ a    
plan = r$uc+ gre5h\se gas emissions or  
improv+ air quality2 or  7,f7 h         

demon/rat$ a plan =-- 7i7 employ+       
resid5ts 9 ! area impact$ by ! activity 
or project ?r\gh t>get$ hir+ programs2 &
  7ii7 contract+ & subcontract+ )       
disadvantag$ bus9ess ent]prises4  7#e7  
,requirem5ts  7,a7 ,community support ,9
 ord] to receive a capital con/ruction  
grant1 ! own] ( ! applicable            
infra/ructural b>ri] %all demon/rate t !
 project is support$ by ! community 9 ! 
imm$iate vic9ity ( ! project4  7,b7     
,anti-displacem5t policy or community l&
 tru/ requir$ ,9 ord] to receive a      
capital con/ruction grant1 ! own] ( !   
applicable infra/ructural b>ri] %all    
demon/rate t ! project s]ves a community
 9 :i* an anti-displacem5t policy or a  
community l& tru/ is 9 effect4  7,c7    
,buy ,am]ica ,a capital con/ruction     
grant may n be us$ to c>ry out an       
eligible project unless ! project       
complies ) section #cac ( title #bc1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,f$]al %>e   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 ! ,f$]al %>e (

 ! co/ ( a project c>ri$ out ) a capital
 con/ruction grant may be n m ?an #hj   
p]c5t4  7,b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y may    
waive ! non-,f$]al %>e requirem5t "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 t ! recipi5t ( a grant _c meet !       
requirem5t due to f9ancial h>d%ip4  7,c7
 ,maximum f$]al involvem5t ,f$]al       
assi/ance o!r ?an a capital con/ruction 
grant may be us$ to satisfy ! non-,f$]al
 %>e ( ! co/ ( a project = :i* ! grant  
is aw>d$4  7f7 ,community advisory bo>d 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to help a*ieve inclusive 
economic developm5t b5efits1 an eligible
 entity may =m a community advisory     
bo>d1 :i* %all-- 7,a7 facilitate        
community engagem5t ) respect to !      
activity or project propos$ to be c>ri$ 
out2 &  7,b7 track progress ) respect to
 commitm5ts ( ! eligible entity to      
inclusive employm5t1 contract+1 &       
economic developm5t "u ! activity or    
project4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ,if an eligible
 entity =ms a community advisory bo>d "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! community advisory    

bo>d %all be compos$ ( repres5tatives   
(-- 7,a7 resid5ts 9 ! imm$iate vic9ity (
 ! project2  7,b7 own]s ( bus9esses t   
s]ve ! community2  7,c7 labor           
organizations t repres5t work]s t s]ve !
 community2 &  7,d7 ,/ate & local       
gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,collection (           
demographic in=mation  7,a7 ,collection 
,! ,secret>y %all provide = ! collection
 ( demographic in=mation ( ! memb]%ip ( 
community advisory bo>ds =m$ "u p>agraph
 7#a74  7,b7 ,access to in=mation ,!    
,secret>y %all e/abli% appropriate      
proc$ures-- 7i7 to protect ! p]sonally  
id5tify+ in=mation submitt$ "u          
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 to ensure t   
any in=mation collect$ "u ?is p>agraph  
is n includ$ :5 an application = a grant
 "u ?is section is exam9$4  7,c7 ,report
 to ,congress ,! ,secret>y %all1 on a   
bi5nial basis1 submit to ,congress a    
report t-- 7i7 evaluates ! in=mation    
collect$ "u ?is p>agraph2 &  7ii7       
includes recomm5dations-- 7,i7 to       
improve ! div]sity ( community advisory 

bo>ds =m$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,,ii7 to
 improve data collection "u ?is         
p>agraph4  7g7 ,/udy on infra/ructural  
b>ri]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
conduct a /udy-- 7,a7 to id5tify        
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates t h  
infra/ructural b>ri]s2 &  7,b7 to       
measure ! environm5tal1 public heal?1 & 
economic h>m done to ! communities      
id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 z a result 
( ^? infra/ructural b>ri]s4  7#b7       
,consultation ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult 
)-- 7,a7 ,/ate dep>tm5ts (              
transportation2  7,b7 units ( local     
gov]nm5t1 ,tribal gov]nm5ts1 &          
metropolitan plann+ organizations t     
repres5t jurisdictions impact$ by       
infra/ructural b>ri]s2 &  7,c7 special  
purpose di/ricts & public au?orities ) a
 transportation function4  7#c7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ,congress & make publicly     
available a report describ+ ! results ( 

! /udy conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 
,map ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% an onl9e tool to map            
infra/ructural b>ri]s id5tifi$ 9 ! /udy 
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7h7         
,davis-,bacon  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law1 all labor]s &  
me*anics employ$ by contractors or      
subcontractors on projects c>ri$ out 9  
:ole or 9 "p us+ a grant "u ! program   
%all be paid wages at rates n less ?an  
^? prevail+ on projects ( a simil> "* 9 
! locality z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,labor 9 accordance ) sub*apt] ,,iv (   
*apt] #ca ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,davis-,bacon  
,act74  7#b7 ,au?ority ,) respect to !  
labor /&>ds specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor %all h ! au?ority &  
functions set =? 9 ,reorganization ,plan
 ,numb]$ #ad ( #aiej 7#fd ,/at4 #abfg2  
#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 & section #cade (   
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7i7    
,adm9i/rative co/s ,= ea* fiscal ye>1 ! 

,secret>y may use n m ?an #b p]c5t ( !  
am\nts made available = ! program = !   
co/s ( adm9i/]+ ! program4  7j7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & 
,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee
 on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t--   
7#a7 assesses ! impacts & b5efits (     
highway removals on conge/ion1 mobility1
 & safety 9 ! project vic9ity1 & ! ext5t
 to :i* ^? impacts diff] f project$     
impacts2  7#b7 includes recomm5dations =
 h[ traffic =eca/+ %\ld-- 7,a7 consid]  
nonmotoriz$ travel dem&2 &  7,b7 track &
 be updat$ 9 response to obs]v$ travel  
behavior responses to *anges 9          
transportation capacity & l& use2 &     
7#c7 includes recomm5dations = h[       
environm5tal reviews = projects fund$ "u
 ! ,f$]al-aid highway program %\ld      
consid]1 id5tify1 & quantify1 dur+      
project developm5t1 any dim9i%$ access1 
includ+ nonmotoriz$ access1 t w result f

 ! project4  7k7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 program #c1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  7#b7           
,environm5tal ju/ice communities ,( !   
am\nts made available "u p>agraph 7#a7 =
 ea* fiscal ye>1 n less ?an #dj p]c5t   
%all be direct$ t[>ds environm5tal      
ju/ice communities4