,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 
,/anton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tony         
,gonzales ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a            
discretion>y increase 9 c]ta9 highway   
fund+ to take into acc\nt population    
gr[? ( a ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,highway ,=mula ,fairness ,act4  #b4    
,discretion>y increase 9 c]ta9 highway  
fund+ = population gr[?  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #ajd7;c77#a7 ( title #bc1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ clause 
7i72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7ii7 
& 7iii7 z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71           
respectively2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,c7 ,discretion>y increase 9 
am\nts = population gr[? ,9 addition to 
! am\nts describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 

7,b71 ! ,secret>y may provide an        
additional am\nt to ea* ,/ate t has     
increas$ 9 population s9ce ! previ\s    
dec5nial c5sus conduct$ "u section      
#ada7;a7 ( title #ac1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 9 a proportion bas$ on ! relative
 increase 9 ea* su* population1 z       
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y 4  4 
7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by  
subsection 7a7 %all apply beg9n+ ) !    
fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,highway =mula
 mod]nization /udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,transportation1 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 su* 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 su* 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 ,report to  
,congress ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 

%all submit to ,congress a report       
conta9+ ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection   
7a7 & ! recomm5dations develop$ "u      
subsection 7d74