,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjba,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia 7=       
h]self1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 & ,mr4  
,jeffries7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,highway ,adm9i/ration to e/abli%
 a program to provide grants =          
reconnect+ neighborhoods1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,neighborhood ,access &    
,equity ,grants ,act4  #b4 ,reconnect+  
neighborhoods  7a7 ,au?orization ,!re is
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ f ! ,g5]al  
,fund ( ! ,treasury1 #c1iej1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbb = ! purposes describ$ 9
 ?is section4  7b7 ,grant au?ority ,!   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,highway        
,adm9i/ration %all e/abli% a program to 
provide discretion>y grants to eligible 
entities describ$ 9 subsection 7c7--    
7#a7 to improve walkability1 safety1 &  

af=dable transportation access ?r\gh    
con/ruction 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9       
section #aja ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code7 ( projects t are s5sitive to !   
context ( ! community-- 7,a7 to remove1 
rem$iate1 or reuse a facility describ$ 9
 subsection 7d72  7,b7 to replace a     
facility describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 ) a  
facility t is at-grade or l[] spe$2 or  
7,c7 to retr(it or cap a facility       
describ$ 9 subsection 7d72 &  7#b7 =    
plann+ & capacity build+ activities 9   
disadvantag$ or und]s]v$ communities    
to-- 7,a7 id5tify1 monitor1 or assess   
local & ambi5t air quality1 emissions ( 
gre5h\se gases1 hot spot areas ( extreme
 heat or elevat$ air pollution1 gaps 9  
tree canopy cov]age1 or flood prone     
locations2  7,b7 assess transportation  
equity or pollution impacts & develop   
local anti-displacem5t policies &       
community b5efit agreem5ts2  7,c7       
conduct pr$evelopm5t activities =       
projects eligible "u ?is subsection2    
7,d7 exp& public p>ticipation 9         

transportation plann+ by individuals &  
organizations 9 disadvantag$ or und]s]v$
 communities2 or  7,e7 adm9i/] or obta9 
te*nical assi/ance relat$ to activities 
describ$ 9 ?is subsection4  7c7         
,eligible entities describ$ ,an eligible
 entity ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7 is-- 
7#a7 a ,/ate 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9      
section #aja ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code72  7#b7 a unit ( local gov]nm5t2  
7#c7 a political subdivision ( a ,/ate  
7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #aja (    
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7#d7 a
 recipi5t ( funds "u section #bjb (     
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#e7 a 
t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#f7 a     
metropolitan plann+ organization 7z     
def9$ 9 section #acd7;b7 ( title #bc1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 or  7#g7 ) respect
 to a grant describ$ 9 subsection       
7a77#b71 9 addition to an eligible      
entity describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh  
7#f71 a nonpr(it organization or        
in/itution ( high] education t has ent]$
 into a p>tn]%ip ) an eligible entity   

describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#f74   
7d7 ,facility describ$ ,a facility is a 
surface transportation facility = :i*   
high spe$s1 grade sep>ation1 or o!r     
design factors create an ob/acle to     
connectivity )9 a community4  7e7       
,m9imum inve/m5t ,n less ?an #dj p]c5t (
 ! am\nts made available "u subsection  
7a7 %all be di/ribut$ = projects 9      
communities t-- 7#a7 are economically   
disadvantag$1 includ+ an und]s]v$       
community or a community locat$ 9 an    
area ( p]si/5t pov]ty2  7#b7 h ent]$ or 
w ent] into a community b5efits agreem5t
 ) repres5tatives ( ! community2  7#c7 h
 an anti-displacem5t policy1 a community
 l& tru/1 or a community advisory bo>d 9
 effect2 or  7#d7 h demon/rat$ a plan = 
employ+ local resid5ts 9 ! area impact$ 
by ! activity or project propos$ "u ?is 
section4  7f7 ,adm9i/ration ,am\nts made
 available "u subsection 7a7 %all be    
adm9i/]$ z if made available "u *apt] #a
 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & a  
project c>ri$ out "u ?is section %all be

 treat$ z a project on a ,f$]al-aid     
highway "u su* *apt]4