,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1 #bjba
 ,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4      
,portman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to establish a working group to conduct
 a study on access to certain resources 
for infrastructure projects1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,rebuilding    
,our ,communities by ,keeping aggregates
 ,sustainable ,act of #bjba or the      
,,rocks ,act4  #b4 ,working group on    
covered resources  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3  7#a7 ,covered resource   
,the term covered resource means a      
common variety material used in         
transportation infrastructure           
construction and maintenance1 including 
stone1 sand1 and gravel4  7#b7          
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   

the ,secretary of ,transportation4  7#c7
 ,state ,the term ,state means each of  
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 and each territory or        
possession of the ,united ,states4  7#d7
 ,working ,group ,the term ,working     
,group means the ,working ,group        
established under subsection 7b74  7b7  
,establishment ,not later than #abj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a  
working group to conduct a study on     
access to covered resources for         
infrastructure projects4  7c7           
,membership  7#a7 ,appointment ,the     
,secretary shall appoint to the ,working
 ,group individuals with knowledge and  
expertise in the production and         
transportation of covered resources4    
7#b7 ,representation ,the ,working      
,group shall include not less than #a   
representative of each of the following3
 7,a7 ,state departments of             
transportation4  7,b7 ,state agencies   
associated with covered resources       

protection4  7,c7 ,state planning and   
geologic survey and mapping agencies4   
7,d7 ,commercial motor vehicle          
operators1 including small business     
operators and operators who transport   
covered resources4  7,e7 ,covered       
resources producers4  7,f7 ,construction
 contractors4  7,g7 ,labor              
organizations4  7,h7 ,metropolitan      
planning organizations and regional     
planning organizations4  7,i7 ,indian   
,tribes1 including ,tribal elected      
leadership or ,tribal transportation    
officials4  7,j7 ,any other stakeholders
 that the ,secretary determines         
appropriate4  7#c7 ,termination ,the    
,working ,group shall terminate #ahj    
days after the date on which the        
,secretary receives the report under    
subsection 7f77#a74  7d7 ,duties ,in    
carrying out the study required under   
subsection 7b71 the ,working ,group     
shall analyze-- 7#a7 the use of covered 
resources in transportation projects    
funded with ,federal dollars2  7#b7 how 

the proximity of covered resources to   
such projects affects the cost and      
environmental impact of those projects2 
7#c7 whether and how ,state1 ,tribal1   
and local transportation and planning   
agencies consider covered resources when
 developing transportation projects2 and
  7#d7 any challenges for transportation
 project sponsors regarding access and  
proximity to covered resources4  7e7    
,consultation ,in carrying out the study
 required under subsection 7b71 the     
,working ,group shall consult with1 as  
appropriate--  7#a7 chief executive     
officers of ,states2  7#b7 ,state1      
,tribal1 and local transportation and   
planning agencies2  7#c7 other relevant 
,state1 ,tribal1 and local agencies1    
including ,state agencies associated    
with covered resources protection2  7#d7
 members of the public with industry    
experience with respect to covered      
resources2  7#e7 other ,federal entities
 that provide funding for transportation
 projects2 and  7#f7 any other          

stakeholder the ,working ,group         
determines appropriate4  7f7 ,reports   
7#a7 ,working group report ,not later   
than #b years after the date on which   
the ,working ,group is established1 the 
,working ,group shall submit to the     
,secretary a report that includes-- 7,a7
 the findings of the study required     
under subsection 7b71 including a       
summary of comments received during the 
consultation process under subsection   
7e72 and  7,b7 any recommendations to   
preserve access to and reduce the costs 
and environmental impacts of covered    
resources for infrastructure projects4  
7#b7 ,departmental report ,not later    
than #ij days after the date on which   
the ,secretary receives the report under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall   
submit to the ,committee on             
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate a summary of the  
findings under the report and any       

recommendations1 as appropriate4