,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ceb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,secretary of ,transportation to carry  
out a highway formula modernization     
study1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,highway ,formula ,modernization    
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,highway formula    
modernization study  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary of ,transportation 7referred 
to in this section as the ,secretary71  
in consultation with ,state departments 
of transportation and representatives of
 local governments 7including           
metropolitan planning organizations71   
shall conduct a highway formula         
modernization study to assess the method

 and data used to apportion ,federal-aid
 highway funds under subsections 7b7 and
 7c7 of section #ajd of title #bc1      
,united ,states ,code1 and issue        
recommendations relating to that method 
and data4  7b7 ,assessment ,the highway 
formula modernization study required    
under subsection 7a7 shall include an   
assessment of1 based on the latest      
available data1 whether the             
apportionment method described in that  
subsection results in-- 7#a7 an         
equitable distribution of funds based on
 the estimated tax payments attributable
 to-- 7,a7 highway users in the ,state  
that are paid into the ,highway ,trust  
,fund2 and  7,b7 individuals in the     
,state that are paid to the ,treasury1  
based on contributions to the ,highway  
,trust ,fund from the general fund of   
the ,treasury2 and  7#b7 the achievement
 of the goals described in section      
#aja7;b77#c7 of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7c7 ,considerations ,in 
the assessment under subsection 7b71 the

 ,secretary shall consider the          
following3 7#a7 ,the factors described  
in sections #ajd7;b71 #ajd7;f77#b71     
#ajd7;h77#b71 #acj7;f71 and #add7;e7 of 
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 as in 
effect on the date of enactment of      
,,safetea-,,lu 7,public ,law #aji-ei2   
#aai ,stat4 #aadd74  7#b7 ,the          
availability and accuracy of data       
necessary to calculate formula          
apportionments under the factors        
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,the 
measures established under section #aej 
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 and
 whether those measures are appropriate 
for consideration as formula            
apportionment factors4  7#d7 ,any other 
factors that the ,secretary determines  
are appropriate4  7d7 ,recommendations  
,the ,secretary1 in consultation with   
,state departments of transportation and
 representatives of local governments   
7including metropolitan planning        
organizations71 shall develop           
recommendations on a new apportionment  

method1 including-- 7#a7 the factors    
recommended to be included in the new   
apportionment method2  7#b7 the         
weighting recommended to be applied to  
the factors recommended under paragraph 
7#a72 and  7#c7 any other               
recommendations to ensure that the new  
apportionment method best achieves an   
equitable distribution of funds         
described under subsection 7b77#a7 and  
the goals described in subsection       
7b77#b74  7e7 ,reports to ,congress     
7#a7 ,interim reports ,not less         
frequently than annually during the     
period during which the ,secretary is   
carrying out the study under subsection 
7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to     
,congress an interim report on the      
progress of the study4  7#b7 ,final     
report ,on completion of the study under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall   
submit to ,congress a final report on   
the results of the study1 including the 
recommendations under subsection 7d74