,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,ms4    
,williams ( ,georgia 7= h]self1 ,mr4    
,himes1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,ca/57     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,national ,highway ,sy/em ,designation  
,act ( #aiie to p]mit ! con/ruction (   
c]ta9 noise b>ri]s ) funds f ! ,highway 
,tru/ ,fund1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,negat+ ,neighborhood ,noise ,act (     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,p]mitt+ use ( highway tru/ 
fund = con/ruction ( c]ta9 noise b>ri]s 
,section #cci7;b7 ( ! ,national ,highway
 ,sy/em ,designation ,act ( #aiie 7#bc  
,u4,s4,c4 #aji note7 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7#a7 ,g5]al rule ,no funds made
 available out ( ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund 
may be us$ to con/ruct a ,type ,,ii     
noise b>ri] 7z def9$ by section #ggb4e (
 title #bc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations7
 pursuant to subsections 7h7 & 7i7 (    

section #aji ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,p>agraph 7#a7 
%all n apply to con/ruction or          
pres]vation ( a ,type ,,ii noise b>ri]  
if su* a b>ri]--  7,a7 0 n "p ( a       
project approv$ by ! ,secret>y be=e     
,novemb] #bh1 #aiie2  7,b7 is propos$   
along l&s t 7 develop$ or 7 "u          
sub/antial con/ruction be=e approval ( !
 acquisition ( ! rights-(-ways =1 or    
con/ruction (1 ! exi/+ highway2 or  7,c7
 z det]m9$ & appli$ by ! ,secret>y1     
sep>ates a highway or o!r noise corridor
 f a gr\p ( /ructures ( :i* ! majority (
 su* /ructures close/ to ! highway or   
noise corridor-- 7i7 are resid5tial 9   
nature2 &  7ii7 are at lea/ #aj ye>s old
 z ( ! date ( ! proposal ( ! b>ri]      
project4  4  #c4 ,eligibility = surface 
transportation block grant funds        
,section #acc ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection   
7b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#be7   
,plann+1 design1 pres]vation1 or        
con/ruction ( a ,type ,,ii noise b>ri]  

7z describ$ 9 section #ggb4e ( title    
#bc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations7 &     
consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts ( section      
#cci7;b7 ( ! ,national ,highway ,sy/em  
,designation ,act ( #aiie 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4
 #aji note74  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection    
7c77#b7 by /rik+ & p>agraph 7#bc7 &     
ins]t+ 1 p>agraph 7#bc71 & p>agraph     
7#be74  #d4 ,multipurpose noise b>ri]s  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (             
,transportation %all ensure t a noise   
b>ri] con/ruct$ or pres]v$ "u section   
#cci7;b7 ( ! ,national ,highway ,sy/em  
,designation ,act ( #aiie 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4
 #aji note7 or ) funds made available "u
 title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 may be 
a multipurpose noise b>ri]4  7b7 ,/ate  
approval ,a ,/ate1 on behalf ( !        
,secret>y1 may approve accommodation ( a
 second>y b5eficial use on a noise b>ri]
 )9 a "r-(-way on a ,f$]al-aid highway4 
7c7 ,def9itions  7#a7 ,multipurpose     
noise b>ri] ,! t]m multipurpose noise   
b>ri] means any noise b>ri] t provides a
 second>y b5eficial use1 includ+ a b>ri]

 t ho/s or accommodates r5ewable en]gy  
g5]ation facilities1 electrical         
transmission & di/ribution              
infra/ructure1 or broadb& infra/ructure 
& conduit4  7#b7 ,second>y b5eficial use
 ,! t]m second>y b5eficial use means an 
environm5tal1 economic1 or social b5efit
 9 addition to highway noise mitigation4
  #e4 ,ae/hetics ,a project sponsor     
con/ruct+ or pres]v+ a noise b>ri] "u   
section #cci7;b7 ( ! ,national ,highway 
,sy/em ,designation ,act ( #aiie 7#bc   
,u4,s4,c4 #aji note7 or ) funds made    
available "u title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 %all consid] ! ae/hetics ( !     
propos$ noise b>ri]1 consi/5t ) ! late/ 
v]sion ( ! ,noise ,b>ri] ,design ,h&book
 publi%$ by ! ,f$]al ,highway           
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t (           
,transportation4