,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dehe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 
,bost 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,riley of ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4    
,hurd of ,colorado1 and ,mr4 ,onder7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish an          
agricultural and rural road improvement 
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,agricultural and ,rural ,road      
,improvement ,program ,act4  #b4        
,agricultural and rural road improvement
 program  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of
 title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end of the     
following3  #ahj4 ,agricultural and     
rural road improvement program  7a7     
,establishment ,the ,secretary shall    
establish and implement an agricultural 
and rural road improvement program to-- 

7#a7 improve first- and last-mile access
 to farms and to facilities producing1  
supplying1 storing1 and transporting    
agricultural inputs and products2  7#b7 
reduce the number of weight-limited     
bridges and capacity-limited local roads
 and rural minor collectors in rural    
communities2 and  7#c7 improve the      
safety1 resiliency1 and efficiency of   
the local roads and rural minor         
collectors that are essential to a      
strong ,american agricultural sector and
 a vibrant rural economy4  7b7 ,eligible
 projects ,funds apportioned to a ,state
 under subsection #ajd7;b77#i7 to carry 
out this section may only be obligated  
for a project that is on a road         
functionally classified as a local road 
or rural minor collector road and that  
is-- 7#a7 a project to replace or       
rehabilitate one or more bridges in     
order to eliminate a posted weight      
limitation2  7#b7 a project on a highway
 or bridge that provides or increases   
first- and last-mile access to a farm1  

facility producing1 supplying1 storing1 
and transporting agricultural inputs and
 products1 agricultural facility1 or    
other facility that supports the economy
 of a rural area2  7#c7 a project       
eligible under section                  
#afg7;h77#e77;,c72 and  7#d7 a project  
to improve highway safety1 including a  
project to improve a high risk rural    
road 7as defined in section #adh74  7c7 
,federal cost share ,the ,federal share 
of the cost of a project carried out    
under this section may not exceed #ij   
percent4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the analysis for chapter #a of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ahj4 ,agricultural and rural road      
improvement program4  4  #c4 ,conforming
 amendments  7a7 ,apportionment ,section
 #ajd7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by inserting  
the agricultural and rural road         
improvement program1 after section      
#age12  7#b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by      

striking #b4efbffifdefefcg and inserting
 #b4jbffdbfe2 and  7#c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#i7 ,agricultural 
and rural road improvement program ,for 
the agricultural and rural road         
improvement program under section #ahj1 
#j4ecfjbg percent of the amount         
remaining after distributing amounts    
under paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and 7#f74  
4  7b7 ,carbon reduction program        
,section #age7;e77#a77;,a7 of title #bc1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in clause 7i7 by adding and at the 
end2  7#b7 in clause 7ii7 by adding and 
at the end2 and  7#c7 by striking       
clauses 7iii7 and 7iv74