,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,stanton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,tony   
,gonzales of ,texas7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide for a discretionary increase in 
certain highway funding to take into    
account population growth of a ,state1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,highway ,formula ,fairness ,act4  #b4  
,discretionary increase in certain      
highway funding for population growth   
7a7 ,in general ,section #ajd7;c77#a7 of
 title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7--   
7,a7 by striking clause 7i72 and  7,b7  
by redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 
as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 ,discretionary increase

 in amounts for population growth ,in   
addition to the amounts described in    
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 the        
,secretary may provide an additional    
amount to each ,state that has increased
 in population since the previous       
decennial census conducted under section
 #ada7;a7 of title #ac1 ,united ,states 
,code1 in a proportion based on the     
relative increase in each such          
population1 as determined appropriate by
 the ,secretary 4  4  7b7 ,applicability
 ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 
shall apply beginning with the first    
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,highway   
formula modernization study  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,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 such 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 such  
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   
the ,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 ,report to ,congress ,not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to ,congress a report      
containing the study conducted under    
subsection 7a7 and the recommendations  
developed under subsection 7d74