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42 U.S.C. § 802 — Coronavirus State fiscal recovery fund
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**(a) Appropriation** In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1) $219,800,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2024 (except as provided in subsection (c)(5)), for making payments under this section to States, territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19); and
(2) $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of the Secretary for administration of the funds established under this subchapter.
**(b) Authority to make payments**
(1) **Payments to territories**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve $4,500,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) to make payments to the territories.
(B) *Allocation* — Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)—
(i) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary equally to each territory; and
(ii) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to each territory in an amount which bears the same proportion to ½ of the total amount reserved under subparagraph (A) as the population of the territory bears to the total population of all such territories.
(C) *Payment* — The Secretary shall pay each territory the total of the amounts allocated for the territory under subparagraph (B) in accordance with paragraph (6).
(2) **Payments to Tribal governments**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve $20,000,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) to make payments to Tribal governments.
(B) *Allocation* — Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)—
(i) $1,000,0
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**(a) Appropriation** In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1) $219,800,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2024 (except as provided in subsection (c)(5)), for making payments under this section to States, territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19); and
(2) $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of the Secretary for administration of the funds established under this subchapter.
**(b) Authority to make payments**
(1) **Payments to territories**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve $4,500,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) to make payments to the territories.
(B) *Allocation* — Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)—
(i) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary equally to each territory; and
(ii) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to each territory in an amount which bears the same proportion to ½ of the total amount reserved under subparagraph (A) as the population of the territory bears to the total population of all such territories.
(C) *Payment* — The Secretary shall pay each territory the total of the amounts allocated for the territory under subparagraph (B) in accordance with paragraph (6).
(2) **Payments to Tribal governments**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve $20,000,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) to make payments to Tribal governments.
(B) *Allocation* — Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)—
(i) $1,000,000,000 shall be allocated by the Secretary equally among each of the Tribal governments; and
(ii) $19,000,000,000 shall be allocated by the Secretary to the Tribal governments in a manner determined by the Secretary.
(C) *Payment* — The Secretary shall pay each Tribal government the total of the amounts allocated for the Tribal government under subparagraph (B) in accordance with paragraph (6).
(3) **Payments to each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve $195,300,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) to make payments to each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
(B) *Allocations* — Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)—
(i) $25,500,000,000 of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary equally among each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia;
(ii) an amount equal to $1,250,000,000 less the amount allocated for the District of Columbia pursuant to [section 801(c)(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section801/c/6&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to the District of Columbia; and
(iii) an amount equal to the remainder of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A) after the application of clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph shall be allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia in an amount which bears the same proportion to such remainder as the average estimated number of seasonally-adjusted unemployed individuals (as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics program) in the State or District of Columbia over the 3-month period ending with December 2020 bears to the average estimated number of seasonally-adjusted unemployed individuals in all of the 50 States and the District of Columbia over the same period.
(C) *Payment*
(i) *In general* — Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary shall pay each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, from the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), the total of the amounts allocated for the State and District of Columbia under subparagraph (B) in accordance with paragraph (6).
(ii) *Minimum payment requirement*
(I) *In general* — The sum of—
(aa) the total amounts allocated for 1 of the 50 States or the District of Columbia under subparagraph (B) (as determined without regard to this clause); and
(bb) the amounts allocated under [section 803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section803&num=0&edition=prelim) to the State (for distribution by the State to nonentitlement units of local government in the State) and to metropolitan cities and counties in the State;
shall not be less than the amount allocated to the State or District of Columbia for fiscal year 2020 under [section 801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section801&num=0&edition=prelim), including any amount paid directly to a unit of local government in the State under such section.
(II) *Pro rata adjustment* — The Secretary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the amount of the allocations for each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia determined under subparagraph (B)(iii) (without regard to this clause) to the extent necessary to comply with the requirement of subclause (I).
(4) **Pro rata adjustment authority** — The amounts otherwise determined for allocation and payment under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) may be adjusted by the Secretary on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to ensure that all available funds are allocated to States, territories, and Tribal governments in accordance with the requirements specified in each such paragraph (as applicable).
(5) **Population data** — For purposes of determining allocations for a territory under this section, the population of the territory shall be determined based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census.
(6) **Timing**
(A) *States and territories*
(i) *In general* — To the extent practicable, subject to clause (ii), with respect to each State and territory allocated a payment under this subsection, the Secretary shall make the payment required for the State or territory not later than 60 days after the date on which the certification required under subsection (d)(1) is provided to the Secretary.
(ii) *Authority to split payment*
(I) *In general* — The Secretary shall have the authority to withhold payment of up to 50 percent of the amount allocated to each State and territory (other than payment of the amount allocated under paragraph (3)(B)(ii) to the District of Columbia) for a period of up to 12 months from the date on which the State or territory provides the certification required under subsection (d)(1). The Secretary shall exercise such authority with respect to a State or territory based on the unemployment rate in the State or territory as of such date.
(II) *Payment of withheld amount* — Before paying to a State or territory the remainder of an amount allocated to the State or territory (subject to subclause (III)) that has been withheld by the Secretary under subclause (I), the Secretary shall require the State or territory to submit a second certification under subsection (d)(1), in addition to such other information as the Secretary may require.
(III) *Recovery of amounts subject to recoupment* — If a State or territory is required under subsection (e) to repay funds for failing to comply with subsection (c), the Secretary may reduce the amount otherwise payable to the State or territory under subclause (II) by the amount that the State or territory would otherwise be required to repay under such subsection (e).
(B) *Tribal governments* — To the extent practicable, with respect to each Tribal government for which an amount is allocated under this subsection, the Secretary shall make the payment required for the Tribal government not later than 60 days after March 11, 2021.
(C) *Initial payment to District of Columbia* — The Secretary shall pay the amount allocated under paragraph (3)(B)(ii) to the District of Columbia not later than 15 days after March 11, 2021.
**(c) Requirements**
(1) **Use of funds** — Subject to paragraph (2), and except as provided in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), a State, territory, or Tribal government shall only use the funds provided under a payment made under this section, or transferred pursuant to [section 803(c)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section803/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim), to cover costs incurred by the State, territory, or Tribal government, by December 31, 2024—
(A) to respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality;
(B) to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID–19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, or Tribal government that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work;
(C) for the provision of government services up to an amount equal to the greater of—
(i) the amount of the reduction in revenue of such State, territory, or Tribal government due to the COVID–19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, or Tribal government prior to the emergency; or
(ii) $10,000,000;
(D) to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; or
(E) to provide emergency relief from natural disasters or the negative economic impacts of natural disasters, including temporary emergency housing, food assistance, financial assistance for lost wages, or other immediate needs.
(2) **Further restriction on use of funds**
(A) *In general* — A State or territory shall not use the funds provided under this section or transferred pursuant to [section 803(c)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section803/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim) to either directly or indirectly offset a reduction in the net tax revenue of such State or territory resulting from a change in law, regulation, or administrative interpretation during the covered period that reduces any tax (by providing for a reduction in a rate, a rebate, a deduction, a credit, or otherwise) or delays the imposition of any tax or tax increase.
(B) *Pension funds* — No State or territory may use funds made available under this section for deposit into any pension fund.
(3) **Transfer authority** — A State, territory, or Tribal government receiving a payment from funds made available under this section may transfer funds to a private nonprofit organization (as that term is defined in [section 11360 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11360&num=0&edition=prelim)), a Tribal organization (as that term is defined in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim)), a public benefit corporation involved in the transportation of passengers or cargo, or a special-purpose unit of State or local government.
(4) **Use of funds to satisfy non-federal matching requirements for authorized Bureau of Reclamation water projects** — Funds provided under this section for an authorized Bureau of Reclamation project may be used for purposes of satisfying any non-Federal matching requirement required for the project.
(5) **Authority to use funds for certain infrastructure projects**
(A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (C), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State, territory, or Tribal government receiving a payment under this section may use funds provided under such payment for projects described in subparagraph (B), including, to the extent consistent with guidance or rules issued by the Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to subparagraph (C)(iv)—
(i) in the case of a project eligible under [section 117 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section117&num=0&edition=prelim) or section 5309 or 6701 of title 49 to satisfy a non-Federal share requirement applicable to such a project; and
(ii) in the case of a project eligible for credit assistance under the TIFIA program under chapter 6 of title 23—
(I) to satisfy a non-Federal share requirement applicable to such a project; and
(II) to repay a loan provided under such program.
(B) *Projects described* — A project referred to in subparagraph (A) is any of the following:
(i) A project eligible under [section 117 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section117&num=0&edition=prelim).
(ii) A project eligible under [section 119 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section119&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iii) A project eligible under [section 124 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section124&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(iv) A project eligible under [section 133 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section133&num=0&edition=prelim).
(v) An activity to carry out [section 134 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section134&num=0&edition=prelim).
(vi) A project eligible under [section 148 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section148&num=0&edition=prelim).
(vii) A project eligible under [section 149 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section149&num=0&edition=prelim).
(viii) A project eligible under [section 151(f) of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section151/f&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(ix) A project eligible under [section 165 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section165&num=0&edition=prelim).
(x) A project eligible under [section 167 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section167&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xi) A project eligible under [section 173 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section173&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(xii) A project eligible under [section 175 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section175&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(xiii) A project eligible under [section 176 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section176&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(xiv) A project eligible under [section 202 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section202&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xv) A project eligible under [section 203 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section203&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xvi) A project eligible under [section 204 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section204&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xvii) A project eligible under the program for national infrastructure investments (commonly known as the “Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program”).
(xviii) A project eligible for credit assistance under the TIFIA program under chapter 6 of title 23.
(xix) A project that furthers the completion of a designated route of the Appalachian Development Highway System under [section 14501 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section14501&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xx) A project eligible under [section 5307 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5307&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xxi) A project eligible under [section 5309 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5309&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xxii) A project eligible under [section 5311 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5311&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xxiii) A project eligible under [section 5337 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5337&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xxiv) A project eligible under [section 5339 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5339&num=0&edition=prelim).
(xxv) A project eligible under [section 6703 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section6703&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(xxvi) A project eligible under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ([42 U.S.C. 5301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(xxvii) A project eligible under the bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction program under paragraph (1) under the heading “HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM” under the heading “FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION” under the heading “DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION” under title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
(C) *Limitations; application of requirements*
(i) *Limitation on amounts to be used for infrastructure projects*
(I) *In general* — The total amount that a State, territory, or Tribal government may use from a payment made under this section for uses described in subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the greater of—
(aa) $10,000,000; and
(bb) 30 percent of such payment.
(II) *Rule of application* — The spending limitation under subclause (I) shall not apply to any use of funds permitted under paragraph (1), and any such use of funds shall be disregarded for purposes of applying such spending limitation.
(ii) *Limitation on operating expenses* — Funds provided under a payment made under this section shall not be used for operating expenses of a project described in clauses (xx) through (xxiv) of subparagraph (B).
(iii) *Application of requirements* — Except as otherwise determined by the Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to clause (iv) or provided in this section—
(I) the requirements of section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act [[47 U.S.C. 1702](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall apply to funds provided under a payment made under this section that are used pursuant to subparagraph (A) for a project described in clause (xxvi) of subparagraph (B) that relates to broadband infrastructure;
(II) the requirements of titles 23, 40, and 49, title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ([42 U.S.C. 5301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et. seq) 11 So in original. shall apply to funds provided under a payment made under this section that are used for projects described in subparagraph (B); and
(III) a State government receiving a payment under this section may use funds provided under such payment for projects described in clauses (i) through (xxvii) of subparagraph (B), as applicable, that—
(aa) demonstrate progress in achieving a state of good repair as required by the State’s asset management plan under [section 119(e) of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section119/e&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(bb) support the achievement of 1 or more performance targets of the State established under [section 150 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section150&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iv) *Oversight* — The Secretary may delegate oversight and administration of the requirements described in clause (iii) to the appropriate Federal agency.
(v) *Supplement, not supplant* — Amounts from a payment made under this section that are used by a State, territory, or Tribal government for uses described in subparagraph (A) shall supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, and local government funds (as applicable) otherwise available for such uses.
(D) *Reports* — The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall provide periodic reports on the use of funds by States, territories, and Tribal governments under subparagraph (A).
(E) *Availability* — Funds provided under a payment made under this section to a State, territory, or Tribal government shall remain available for obligation for a use described in subparagraph (A) through December 31, 2024, except that no amount of such funds may be expended after September 30, 2026.
**(d) Certifications and reports**
(1) **In general** — In order for a State or territory to receive a payment under this section, or a transfer of funds under [section 803(c)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section803/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim), the State or territory shall provide the Secretary with a certification, signed by an authorized officer of such State or territory, that such State or territory requires the payment or transfer to carry out the activities specified in subsection (c) of this section and will use any payment under this section, or transfer of funds under [section 803(c)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section803/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim), in compliance with subsection (c) of this section.
(2) **Reporting** — Any State, territory, or Tribal government receiving a payment under this section shall provide to the Secretary periodic reports providing a detailed accounting of—
(A) the uses of funds by such State, territory, or Tribal government, including, in the case of a State or a territory, all modifications to the State’s or territory’s tax revenue sources during the covered period; and
(B) such other information as the Secretary may require for the administration of this section.
**(e) Recoupment** Any State, territory, or Tribal government that has failed to comply with subsection (c) shall be required to repay to the Secretary an amount equal to the amount of funds used in violation of such subsection, provided that, in the case of a violation of subsection (c)(2)(A), the amount the State or territory shall be required to repay shall be lesser of—
(1) the amount of the applicable reduction to net tax revenue attributable to such violation; and
(2) the amount of funds received by such State or territory pursuant to a payment made under this section or a transfer made under [section 803(c)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section803/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f) Regulations** The Secretary shall have the authority to issue such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section.
**(g) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered period** — The term “covered period” means, with respect to a State, territory, or Tribal government, the period that—
(A) begins on March 3, 2021; and
(B) ends on the last day of the fiscal year of such State, territory, or Tribal government in which all funds received by the State, territory, or Tribal government from a payment made under this section or a transfer made under [section 803(c)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section803/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim) have been expended or returned to, or recovered by, the Secretary.
(2) **Eligible workers** — The term “eligible workers” means those workers needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors and additional sectors as each Governor of a State or territory, or each Tribal government, may designate as critical to protect the health and well-being of the residents of their State, territory, or Tribal government.
(3) **Premium pay** — The term “premium pay” means an amount of up to $13 per hour that is paid to an eligible worker, in addition to wages or remuneration the eligible worker otherwise receives, for all work performed by the eligible worker during the COVID–19 public health emergency. Such amount may not exceed $25,000 with respect to any single eligible worker.
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury.
(5) **State** — The term “State” means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
(6) **Territory** — The term “territory” means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
(7) **Tribal Government** — The term “Tribal Government” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of March 11, 2021, pursuant to [section 5131 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Division of Funds.—** Of funds made available in a fiscal year for the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program—
(1) for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection (b)—
(A) $173,010,000 shall be for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $176,960,000 shall be for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $180,120,000 shall be for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $183,675,000 shall be for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $187,230,000 shall be for fiscal year 2026; and
(2) for the territorial highway program under subsection (c)—
(A) $45,990,000 shall be for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $47,040,000 shall be for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $47,880,000 shall be for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $48,825,000 shall be for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $49,770,000 shall be for fiscal year 2026.
**(b) Puerto Rico Highway Program.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Secretary shall allocate funds made available to carry out this subsection to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth.
(2) **Treatment of funds.—** — Amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered as follows:
(A) *Apportionment.—*
(i) *In general.—* — For the purpose of imposing any penalty under this title or title 49, the amounts shall be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 104(b) and 144 (as in effect for fiscal year 1997) for each program funded under those sections in an amount determined by multiplying—
(I) the aggregate of the amounts for the fiscal year; by
(II) the proportion that—
(aa) the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to
(bb) the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for all such programs for fiscal year 1997.
(ii) *
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**(a) Declaration of Policy.—** Performance management will transform the Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds by refocusing on national transportation goals, increasing the accountability and transparency of the Federal-aid highway program, and improving project decisionmaking through performance-based planning and programming.
**(b) National Goals.—** It is in the interest of the United States to focus the Federal-aid highway program on the following national goals:
(1) **Safety.—** — To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.
(2) **Infrastructure condition.—** — To maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state of good repair.
(3) **Congestion reduction.—** — To achieve a significant reduction in congestion on the National Highway System.
(4) **System reliability.—** — To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system.
(5) **Freight movement and economic vitality.—** — To improve the National Highway Freight Network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development.
(6) **Environmental sustainability.—** — To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.
(7) **Reduced project delivery delays.—** — To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies’ work practices.
**(c) Establishment of Performance Measures.—**
(1) **In general.—** — N
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) **High risk rural road.—** — The term “high risk rural road” means any roadway functionally classified as a rural major or minor collector or a rural local road with significant safety risks, as defined by a State in accordance with an updated State strategic highway safety plan.
(2) **Highway basemap.—** — The term “highway basemap” means a representation of all public roads that can be used to geolocate attribute data on a roadway.
(3) **Highway safety improvement program.—** — The term “highway safety improvement program” means projects, activities, plans, and reports carried out under this section.
(4) **Highway safety improvement project.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “highway safety improvement project” means strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and—
(i) correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature; or
(ii) address a highway safety problem.
(B) *Inclusions.—* — The term “highway safety improvement project” only includes a project for 1 or more of the following:
(i) An intersection safety improvement that provides for the safety of all road users, as appropriate, including a multimodal roundabout.
(ii) Pavement and shoulder widening (including addition of a passing lane to remedy an unsafe condition).
(iii) Installation of rumble strips or another warning device, if the rumble strips or other warning devices do not adversely affect the safety or mobility of bicyclists and pedestrians, including persons with disabilities.
(iv) Installation of a skid-resistant surface at an intersection or other location with a high frequency of crashes.
(v) An improvement
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary shall establish and implement a congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program in accordance with this section.
**(b) Eligible Projects.—** Except as provided in subsections (d) and (m)(1)(B)(ii), a State may obligate funds apportioned to it under section 104(b)(4) for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program only for a transportation project or program if the project or program is for an area in the State that is or was designated as a nonattainment area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act ([42 U.S.C. 7407(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7407/d&num=0&edition=prelim)) and classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or 188(b) of the Clean Air Act ([42 U.S.C. 7511(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7511/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 7512(a), 7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated as a nonattainment area under such section 107(d) after December 31, 1997, or is required to prepare, and file with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, maintenance plans under the Clean Air Act ([42 U.S.C. 7401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and—
(1)
(A)
(i) if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator determines, on the basis of information published by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 108(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act (other than clause (xvi)) that the project or program is likely to contribute to—
(I) the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard in the designated nonattainment area; or
(II)
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Additional services** — The term “additional services” means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility.
(2) **Waste heat to power system** — The term “waste heat to power system” means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy.
(3) **Other terms**
(A) *Purpa* — The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnection service”, “nonregulated electric utility”, and “State regulatory authority” have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), within the meaning of title I of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(B) *EPCA* — The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6341&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Review**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 150 megawatts connecting at either distribution or transmission voltage levels to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power s
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**(a) Definitions**
(1) **Areas, locations, and institutions lacking broadband access** — In this section:
(A) *Unserved location* — The term “unserved location” means a broadband-serviceable location, as determined in accordance with the broadband DATA maps, that—
(i) has no access to broadband service; or
(ii) lacks access to reliable broadband service offered with—
(I) a speed of not less than—
(aa) 25 megabits per second for downloads; and
(bb) 3 megabits per second for uploads; and
(II) a latency sufficient to support real-time, interactive applications.
(B) *Unserved service project* — The term “unserved service project” means a project in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations served by the project are unserved locations.
(C) *Underserved location* — The term “underserved location” means a location—
(i) that is not an unserved location; and
(ii) as determined in accordance with the broadband DATA maps, lacks access to reliable broadband service offered with—
(I) a speed of not less than—
(aa) 100 megabits per second for downloads; and
(bb) 20 megabits per second for uploads; and
(II) a latency sufficient to support real-time, interactive applications.
(D) *Underserved service project* — The term “underserved service project” means a project in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations served by the project are unserved locations or underserved locations.
(E) *Eligible community anchor institution* — The term “eligible community anchor institution” means a community anchor institution that lacks access to gigabit-level broadband service.
(2) **Other definitions** — In this section:
(A) *Assistant Secretary* — Th
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Metropolitan planning organization; urbanized area.—** — The terms “metropolitan planning organization” and “urbanized area” have the meaning given those terms in section 134(b).
(2) **Transportation emissions.—** — The term “transportation emissions” means carbon dioxide emissions from on-road highway sources of those emissions within a State.
(3) **Transportation management area.—** — The term “transportation management area” means a transportation management area identified or designated by the Secretary under section 134(k)(1).
**(b) Establishment.—** The Secretary shall establish a carbon reduction program to reduce transportation emissions.
**(c) Eligible Projects.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Subject to paragraph (2), funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(7) may be obligated for projects to support the reduction of transportation emissions, including—
(A) a project described in section 149(b)(4) to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, management, and control facility or program, including advanced truck stop electrification systems;
(B) a public transportation project that is eligible for assistance under section 142;
(C) a project described in section 101(a)(29) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94; 129 Stat. 1312)), including the construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation;
(D) a project described in section 503(c)(4)(E) for advanced transportation and congestion management technologies;
(E) a project for the deployment of infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements and the installation of ve
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**(a) Formula Grants.—**
(1) **Definitions.—** — In this subsection—
(A) the term “low or no emission vehicle” has the meaning given that term in subsection (c)(1);
(B) the term “State” means a State of the United States; and
(C) the term “territory” means the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.
(2) **General authority.—** — The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to assist eligible recipients described in paragraph (4)(A) in financing capital projects—
(A) to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities; and
(B) to construct bus-related facilities.
(3) **Grant requirements.—** — The requirements of—
(A) section 5307 shall apply to recipients of grants made in urbanized areas under this subsection; and
(B) section 5311 shall apply to recipients of grants made in rural areas under this subsection.
(4) **Eligible recipients.—**
(A) *Recipients.—* — Eligible recipients under this subsection are—
(i) designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators; or
(ii) State or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service.
(B) *Subrecipients.—* — A recipient that receives a grant under this subsection may allocate amounts of the grant to subrecipients that are public agencies or private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation.
(5) **Distribution of grant funds.—** — Funds allocated under section 5338(a)(2)(L) 11 See References in Text note below. shall be distributed as follows:
(A) *National distribution.—* — $206,000,000 each fiscal year shall be allocated to all St
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Emergency event.—** — The term “emergency event” means a natural disaster or catastrophic failure resulting in—
(A) an emergency declared by the Governor of the State in which the disaster or failure occurred; or
(B) an emergency or disaster declared by the President.
(2) **Evacuation route.—** — The term “evacuation route” means a transportation route or system that—
(A) is owned, operated, or maintained by a Federal, State, Tribal, or local government;
(B) is used—
(i) to transport the public away from emergency events; or
(ii) to transport emergency responders and recovery resources; and
(C) is designated by the eligible entity with jurisdiction over the area in which the route is located for the purposes described in subparagraph (B).
(3) **Program.—** — The term “program” means the program established under subsection (b)(1).
(4) **Resilience improvement.—** — The term “resilience improvement” means the use of materials or structural or nonstructural techniques, including natural infrastructure—
(A) that allow a project—
(i) to better anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and to withstand and respond to disruptions; and
(ii) to be better able to continue to serve the primary function of the project during and after weather events and natural disasters for the expected life of the project; or
(B) that—
(i) reduce the magnitude and duration of impacts of current and future weather events and natural disasters to a project; or
(ii) have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to decrease project vulnerability to current and future weather events or natural disasters.
**(b) Establishment.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Secretar
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**(a) Comprehensive health planning and services**
(1) In order to assist the States in comprehensive and continuing planning for their current and future health needs, the Secretary is authorized during the period beginning July 1, 1966, and ending June 30, 1973, to make grants to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Secretary, State plans for comprehensive State health planning. For the purposes of carrying out this subsection, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, $7,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $17,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.
(2) In order to be approved for purposes of this subsection, a State plan for comprehensive State health planning must—
(A) designate, or provide for the establishment of, a single State agency, which may be an interdepartmental agency, as the sole agency for administering or supervising the administration of the State’s health planning functions under the plan;
(B) provide for the establishment of a State health planning council, which shall include representatives of Federal, State, and local agencies (including as an ex officio member, if there is located in such State one or more hospitals or other health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the individual whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall have designated to serve on such council as the representative of the hospitals or other health care facilities of such Departmen
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