,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ceb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,kelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,secret>y (               
,transportation to c>ry out a highway   
=mula mod]nization /udy1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,highway ,=mula            
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4        
,highway =mula mod]nization /udy  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,transportation 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section
 z ! ,secret>y71 9 consultation ) ,/ate 
dep>tm5ts ( transportation &            
repres5tatives ( local gov]nm5ts        
7includ+ metropolitan plann+            
organizations71 %all conduct a highway  
=mula mod]nization /udy to assess !     
me?od & data us$ to apportion ,f$]al-aid
 highway funds "u subsections 7b7 & 7c7 

( section #ajd ( title #bc1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 & issue recomm5dations    
relat+ to t me?od & data4  7b7          
,assessm5t ,! highway =mula mod]nization
 /udy requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all    
include an assessm5t (1 bas$ on ! late/ 
available data1 :e!r ! apportionm5t     
me?od describ$ 9 t subsection results   
9-- 7#a7 an equitable di/ribution (     
funds bas$ on ! e/imat$ tax paym5ts     
attributable to-- 7,a7 highway us]s 9 ! 
,/ate t are paid into ! ,highway ,tru/  
,fund2 &  7,b7 individuals 9 ! ,/ate t  
are paid to ! ,treasury1 bas$ on        
contributions to ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund 
f ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury2 &  7#b7 ! 
a*ievem5t ( ! goals describ$ 9 section  
#aja7;b77#c7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7c7 ,consid]ations ,9 !         
assessm5t "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y
 %all consid] ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! factors 
describ$ 9 sections #ajd7;b71           
#ajd7;f77#b71 #ajd7;h77#b71 #acj7;f71 & 
#add7;e7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t (

 ,,safetea-,,lu 7,public ,law #aji-ei2  
#aai ,/at4 #aadd74  7#b7 ,! availability
 & accuracy ( data necess>y to calculate
 =mula apportionm5ts "u ! factors       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,!      
measures e/abli%$ "u section #aej (     
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & :e!r  
^? measures are appropriate =           
consid]ation z =mula apportionm5t       
factors4  7#d7 ,any o!r factors t !     
,secret>y det]m9es are appropriate4  7d7
 ,recomm5dations ,! ,secret>y1 9        
consultation ) ,/ate dep>tm5ts (        
transportation & repres5tatives ( local 
gov]nm5ts 7includ+ metropolitan plann+  
organizations71 %all develop            
recomm5dations on a new apportionm5t    
me?od1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! factors         
recomm5d$ to be includ$ 9 ! new         
apportionm5t me?od2  7#b7 ! weight+     
recomm5d$ to be appli$ to ! factors     
recomm5d$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 any 
o!r recomm5dations to ensure t ! new    
apportionm5t me?od be/ a*ieves an       
equitable di/ribution ( funds describ$  

"u subsection 7b77#a7 & ! goals describ$
 9 subsection 7b77#b74  7e7 ,reports to 
,congress  7#a7 ,int]im reports ,n less 
frequ5tly ?an annually dur+ ! p]iod dur+
 :i* ! ,secret>y is c>ry+ out ! /udy "u 
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ,congress an int]im report on !      
progress ( ! /udy4  7#b7 ,f9al report   
,on completion ( ! /udy "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to         
,congress a f9al report on ! results ( !
 /udy1 includ+ ! recomm5dations "u      
subsection 7d74