National infrastructure project assistance

In this section: The term “eligible entity” means— The term “State” means— The Secretary may provide a grant under the program only for a project— that is— a highway or bridge project carried out on— a public transportation project that is— the eligible project costs of which are— for any project funded by the set-aside under subsection (m)(2)— In providing grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure among grant recipients— The Secretary may select a project described in subsection (d) to receive a grant under the program only if the Secretary determines that— with respect to related non-Federal financial commitments, 1 or more stable and dependable sources of funding and financing are available— In awarding a grant under the program, the Secretary shall evaluate— the level of benefits a project is expected to generate, including— environmental benefits and health impacts, such as— In selecting projects to receive grants under the program, the Secretary shall take into consideration— whether, and the degree to which, a project uses— construction materials or approaches that have— whether a project would benefit— whether a project benefits users of multiple modes of transportation, including— The Secretary shall assign a rating of “highly recommended” to projects that, in the determination of the Secretary— The Secretary shall assign a rating of “recommended” to projects that, in the determination of the Secretary— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this chapter, the Secretary shall publish and make publicly available on the website of the Department a notice that contains a detailed explanation of— An eligible entity seeking a grant under the program shall submit to the Secretary, together with the grant application, a plan for the collection and analysis of data to identify in accordance with the framework established under paragraph (2)— A plan under subparagraph (A) shall include— an approach to measuring— The Secretary may publish a standardized framework for the contents of the plans under paragraph (1), which may include, as appropriate— Not later than 6 years after the date of completion of a project for which a grant is provided under the program, the eligible entity carrying out the project shall submit to the Secretary a report that compares the baseline data included in the report under subparagraph (A) to project data collected during the period— An eligible entity may use a grant provided under the program for— A multiyear grant agreement under this subsection shall— A multiyear grant agreement under this subsection— Not later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary publishes the selection of projects to receive grants under the program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written notice that includes— an evaluation and justification with respect to each project for which the Secretary will— Not later than 60 days after the date on which the grants are announced under the program, the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department a report that includes— Not later than 18 months after the date on which the initial grants are awarded for projects under the program, the Comptroller General shall submit to 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, as applicable— Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), 50 percent shall be set aside for projects that have a project cost of— Of the amounts made available to carry out the program for each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 2 percent for the costs of— Each project that receives a grant under this chapter shall achieve compliance with the applicable requirements of— The Secretary shall, with respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, apply— Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, the Secretary shall—