,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjba,mr4  
,lamb 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 and    
,mr4 ,carbajal7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on the ,budget1 for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the    
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide funds to ,state  
transportation departments for surface  
transportation projects4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,providing ,assistance for ,vital       
,enhancements ,act or the ,,pave ,act4  
#b4 ,assistance to state transportation 
departments  7a7 ,formula grant program 
,funds made available under this section
 shall be-- 7#a7 available for          
obligation in the same manner as if such
 funds were apportioned under chapter #a

 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2   
7#b7 apportioned not later than #cj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act2 and  7#c7 distributed to ,states  
in the same ratio as the obligation     
limitation for fiscal year #bjbj was    
distributed among the ,states in        
accordance with the formula specified in
 subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of section 
#abj7;a77#e7 of division ,h of ,public  
,law #aaf-id4  7b7 ,eligible uses of    
funds  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state may   
use the funds provided under subsection 
7f7 for-- 7,a7 activities eligible under
 section #acc 7b7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 administrative 
and operating expenses1 including the   
salaries of employees 7including        
employees who have been placed on       
administrative leave7 or contractors1   
information technology1 and availability
 payments4  7#b7 ,special rule ,the     
expenses under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 are  
not required to be included in a        
transportation improvement plan or      

statewide transportation improvement    
plan under sections #acd and #ace1 of   
title #bc ,united ,states ,code4  7c7   
,federal share  7#a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding section #abj of title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,federal
 share for funds apportioned for fiscal 
year #bjba under this ,act1 at the      
option of the recipient1 shall be up to 
#ajj percent4  7#b7 ,non-federal share  
,funds provided under this section shall
 be available for any non-,federal share
 of project costs required under title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 and for the 
non-,federal share of grants awarded by 
the ,department of ,transportation for  
,better ,utilizing ,investments         
,leveraging ,development 7,,build7      
grants4  7d7 ,prevailing rate of wage   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,transportation  
shall require projects funded under this
 section to comply with of section      
#aac7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 with respect to all construction 

work1 in the same manner that a         
recipient of assistance under chapter #a
 of such title is required to comply    
with such subsection for construction   
work performed on ,federal-aid highway  
projects4  7e7 ,definitions ,for        
purposes of this ,act-- 7#a7 the term   
8,secretary0 means the ,secretary of    
,transportation2 and  7#b7 the term     
8,state 0 has the same meaning given    
such term in section #aja7;a77#bf7 of   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7  
,funding  7#a7 ,in general ,out of any  
funds in the ,general ,fund of the      
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
there are appropriated to provide       
emergency assistance to ,states under   
this section1 #ah1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjba1 to remain available through
 fiscal year #bjbd4  7#b7 ,emergency    
designation  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
amounts provided by this section are    
designated as an emergency requirement  
pursuant to section #d7;g7 of the       
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    

#bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7,b7    
,emergency requirement ,the amount made 
available by this subsection is         
designated by the ,congress as being for
 an emergency requirement pursuant to   
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe and     
shall be available only if the          
,president subsequently so designates   
all such amounts and transmits such     
designations to the ,congress4  7,c7    
,designation in ,senate ,in the ,senate1
 this section is designated as an       
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #daab7;a7 of ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ga
 7#aaeth ,congress71 the concurrent     
resolution on the budget for fiscal year
 #bjah4