,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1  
#bjbf,ms4 ,alsobrooks 7for herself and  
,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require ,states to    
make publicly available information on  
the selection of certain projects1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,transportation ,project ,accountability
 ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,transportation    
accountability  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #ace of title #bc1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7n7 ,transportation     
accountability  7#a7 ,definition of     
covered project ,in this subsection1 the
 term covered project means a project   
that-- 7,a7 is included in the statewide
 transportation improvement program     

under subsection 7g72  7,b7 will enhance
 or expand the transportation system2   
and  7,c7 has an estimated cost of      
greater than #aj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,report 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of the ,transportation     
,project ,accountability ,act of #bjbf  
and every year thereafter1 each ,state  
shall publish and make publicly         
available1 via an online platform1 a    
report that-- 7,a7 identifies each      
covered project selected to be carried  
out during the previous year2  7,b7 for 
each covered project identified under   
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 includes a score
 based on the extent to which the       
covered project contributes to          
performance measures and targets        
described in the long-range statewide   
transportation plan of the ,state under 
subsection 7f7 and national goals       
described in section #aej7;b72  7ii7    
includes anticipated1 estimated benefits
 to the covered project that address    
national goals described in paragraphs  

7#a7 through 7#c7 of section #aej7;b72  
7iii7 identifies the year during which  
the covered project was first included  
in the statewide transportation         
improvement program under subsection    
7g72 and  7iv7 includes a brief         
description that explains the reasons   
for selecting the covered project1      
including projected or anticipated      
performance benefits and the approximate
 geographic coordinates of the covered  
project2 and  7,c7 includes a brief     
summary and justification of the metrics
 used to calculate scores for covered   
projects under subparagraph 7,b77i74    
7#c7 ,accountability for performance    
,beginning after the date of publication
 of the first report of the ,state under
 paragraph 7#b71 the ,state shall       
incorporate into the statewide          
transportation improvement program under
 subsection 7g7 and the long-range      
statewide transportation plan of the    
,state under subsection 7f7 a review    
of-- 7,a7 the progress toward achieving 

projected benefits and                  
cost-effectiveness of selected covered  
projects2 and  7,b7 the ability of those
 covered projects to contribute to      
achievement of targets described in the 
long-range statewide transportation plan
 of the ,state under subsection 7g7 and 
the national goals described in         
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of section 
#aej7;b74  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment 
,section #ace7;g77#e77;,b7 of title #bc1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 
,transportation accountability report ,a
 report under subsection 7n7 may be     
considered to satisfy the requirements  
of this subparagraph4  4