Nationally significant multimodal freight and highway projects

The goals of the program shall be to— The Secretary may— The Secretary may make a grant under this section to the following: Except as provided in subsection (e), the Secretary may make a grant under this section only for a project that— is— a highway or bridge project carried out on the National Highway System, including— a freight project that is— a surface transportation infrastructure project that— increases throughput efficiency of the border crossing described in subclause (I), including— a project for a marine highway corridor designated by the Secretary under section 55601(c) of title 46 (including an inland waterway corridor), if the Secretary determines that the project— has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of— in the case of a project— Not more than 30 percent of the amounts made available for grants under this section for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 may be used to make grants for projects described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) and such a project may only receive a grant under this section if— The limitation under subparagraph (A)— In addition to other applicable requirements, in making grants under this subsection the Secretary shall consider— Grant amounts received for a project under this section may be used for— The Secretary may select a project described under this section (other than subsection (e)) for funding under this section only if the Secretary determines that— with respect to related non-Federal financial commitments— In making a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider— Except for grants under subsection (q), Federal assistance other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which such a grant is made, except that— Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to approval by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B), in the case of any grant for a project under this section, during the period beginning on the date on which the grant recipient is selected and ending on the date on which the grant agreement is signed— In order to obligate and expend non-Federal funds under paragraph (1), the grant recipient shall submit to the Secretary a request to obligate and expend non-Federal funds under that paragraph, including— The obligation or expenditure of any non-Federal funds in accordance with this subsection shall not— Not later than 60 days before the date on which a grant is provided for a project under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the proposed grant, including— A written notification under paragraph (1) shall include an offer for a written or telephonic debrief by the Secretary that will provide— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes, for each project selected to receive funding under this section— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall— For a grant awarded from the amount reserved under clause (i)— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes the administration of the pilot program, including— In addition to amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years following the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated—