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23 U.S.C. § 137 — Fringe and corridor parking facilities
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**(a)** The Secretary may approve as a project on a Federal-aid highway the acquisition of land adjacent to the right-of-way outside a central business district, as defined by the Secretary, and the construction of publicly owned parking facilities thereon or within such right-of-way, including the use of the air space above and below the established grade line of the highway pavement, to serve an urban area of fifty thousand population or more. Such parking facility shall be located and designed in conjunction with existing or planned public transportation facilities. In the event fees are charged for the use of any such facility, the rate thereof shall not be in excess of that required for maintenance and operation (including compensation to any person for operating such facility).
**(b)** The Secretary shall not approve any project under this section until—
(1) he has determined that the State, or the political subdivision thereof, where such project is to be located, or any agency or instrumentality of such State or political subdivision, has the authority and capability of constructing, maintaining, and operating the facility;
(2) he has entered into an agreement governing the financing, maintenance, and operation of the parking facility with such State, political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, including necessary requirements to insure that adequate public transportation services will be available to persons using such facility; and
(3) he has approved design standards for constructing such facility developed in cooperation with the State transportation department.
**(c)** The term “parking facilities” for purposes of this section shall include access roads, buildings, structures, equipment, improvements, and interests in lands.
**(d)** Nothing i
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**(a)** The Secretary may approve as a project on a Federal-aid highway the acquisition of land adjacent to the right-of-way outside a central business district, as defined by the Secretary, and the construction of publicly owned parking facilities thereon or within such right-of-way, including the use of the air space above and below the established grade line of the highway pavement, to serve an urban area of fifty thousand population or more. Such parking facility shall be located and designed in conjunction with existing or planned public transportation facilities. In the event fees are charged for the use of any such facility, the rate thereof shall not be in excess of that required for maintenance and operation (including compensation to any person for operating such facility).
**(b)** The Secretary shall not approve any project under this section until—
(1) he has determined that the State, or the political subdivision thereof, where such project is to be located, or any agency or instrumentality of such State or political subdivision, has the authority and capability of constructing, maintaining, and operating the facility;
(2) he has entered into an agreement governing the financing, maintenance, and operation of the parking facility with such State, political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, including necessary requirements to insure that adequate public transportation services will be available to persons using such facility; and
(3) he has approved design standards for constructing such facility developed in cooperation with the State transportation department.
**(c)** The term “parking facilities” for purposes of this section shall include access roads, buildings, structures, equipment, improvements, and interests in lands.
**(d)** Nothing in this section, or in any rule or regulation issued under this section, or in any agreement required by this section, shall prohibit (1) any State, political subdivision, or agency or instrumentality thereof, from contracting with any person to operate any parking facility constructed under this section, or (2) any such person from so operating such facility.
**(e)** The Secretary shall not approve any project under this section unless he determines that it is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in accordance with [section 134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section134&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f)**
(1) The Secretary may approve for Federal financial assistance from funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1), projects for designating existing facilities, or for acquisition of rights of way or construction of new facilities, including the addition of electric vehicle charging stations or natural gas vehicle refueling stations, for use as preferential parking for carpools, provided that such facilities (A) are located outside of a central business district and within an interstate highway corridor, and (B) have as their primary purpose the reduction of vehicular traffic on the interstate highway.
(2) Nothing in this subsection, or in any rule or regulation issued under this subsection, or in any agreement required by this subsection, shall prohibit (A) any State, political subdivision, or agency or instrumentality thereof, from contracting with any person to operate any parking facility designated or constructed under this subsection, or (B) any such person from so operating such facility. Any fees charged for the use of any such facility in connection with the purpose of this subsection shall not be in excess of the amount required for operation and maintenance, including compensation to any person for operating the facility.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the terms “facilities” and “parking facilities” are synonymous and shall have the same meaning given “parking facilities” in subsection (c) of this section.
**(g) Funding.—** The addition of electric vehicle charging stations or natural gas vehicle refueling stations to new or previously funded parking facilities shall be eligible for funding under this section.
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**(a) In General.—** All agreements between the Secretary and the State transportation department for the construction of projects on the Interstate System shall contain a clause providing that the State will not add any points of access to, or exit from, the project in addition to those approved by the Secretary in the plans for such project, without the prior approval of the Secretary. Such agreements shall also contain a clause providing that the State will not permit automotive service stations or other commercial establishments for serving motor vehicle users to be constructed or located on the rights-of-way of the Interstate System and will not change the boundary of any right-of-way on the Interstate System to accommodate construction of, or afford access to, an automotive service station or other commercial establishment. Such agreements may, however, authorize a State or political subdivision thereof to use or permit the use of the airspace above and below the established grade line of the highway pavement for such purposes as will not impair the full use and safety of the highway, as will not require or permit vehicular access to such space directly from such established grade line of the highway, or otherwise interfere in any way with the free flow of traffic on the Interstate System. Nothing in this section, or in any agreement entered into under this section, shall require the discontinuance, obstruction, or removal of any establishment for serving motor vehicle users on any highway which has been, or is hereafter, designated as a highway or route on the Interstate System (1) if such establishment (A) was in existence before January 1, 1960, (B) is owned by a State, and (C) is operated through concessionaries or otherwise, and (2) if all access to, and exit
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**(a) Policy.—** It is in the national interest—
(1) to encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight, foster economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas better connect housing and employment,,11 So in original. Probably should be “urbanized areas, better connect housing and employment,”. and take into consideration resiliency needs while minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution through metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes identified in this chapter; and
(2) to encourage the continued improvement and evolution of the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes by metropolitan planning organizations, State departments of transportation, and public transit operators as guided by the planning factors identified in subsection (h) and section 135(d).
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section and section 135, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Metropolitan planning area.—** — The term “metropolitan planning area” means the geographic area determined by agreement between the metropolitan planning organization for the area and the Governor under subsection (e).
(2) **Metropolitan planning organization.—** — The term “metropolitan planning organization” means the policy board of an organization established as a result of the designation process under subsection (d).
(3) **Nonmetropolitan area.—** — The term “nonmetropolitan area” means a geographic area outside designated metropolitan planning areas.
(4) **Nonmetropolitan local official.—** — The term “nonmetropolitan local official” means elected and appointed officials of general purpose loca
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this title, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Apportionment.—** — The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws.
(2) **Asset management.—** — The term “asset management” means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost.
(3) **Carpool project.—** — The term “carpool project” means any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, designating existing facilities for use for preferential parking for carpools, and real-time ridesharing projects, such as projects where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided through the use of location technology to quantify those direct costs, subject to the condition that the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided.
(4) **Construction.—** — The term “construction” means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway or any project eligible for assistance under this title, including bon
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary shall establish a surface transportation block grant program in accordance with this section to provide flexible funding to address State and local transportation needs.
**(b) Eligible Projects.—** Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) for the surface transportation block grant program may be obligated for the following:
(1) Construction of—
(A) highways, bridges, tunnels, including designated routes of the Appalachian development highway system and local access roads under [section 14501 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section14501&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) ferry boats and terminal facilities—
(i) that are eligible for funding under section 129(c); or
(ii) that are privately or majority-privately owned, but that the Secretary determines provide a substantial public transportation benefit or otherwise meet the foremost needs of the surface transportation system described in section 101(b)(3)(D);
(C) transit capital projects eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49;
(D) infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements, including the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment;
(E) truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of MAP–21 ([23 U.S.C. 137](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section137&num=0&edition=prelim) note);
(F) border infrastructure projects eligible for funding under section 1303 of SAFETEA–LU ([23 U.S.C. 101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section101&num=0&edition=prelim) note); and
(G) wildlife crossing structures.
(2) Operational improvements and capital and oper
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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) In General.—**
(1) **Policy.—** — It is the policy of the United States to improve the condition and performance of the National Highway Freight Network established under this section to ensure that the Network provides the foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve the goals described in subsection (b).
(2) **Establishment.—** — In support of the goals described in subsection (b), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall establish a national highway freight program in accordance with this section to improve the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network.
**(b) Goals.—** The goals of the national highway freight program are—
(1) to invest in infrastructure improvements and to implement operational improvements on the highways of the United States that—
(A) strengthen the contribution of the National Highway Freight Network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;
(B) reduce congestion and bottlenecks on the National Highway Freight Network;
(C) reduce the cost of freight transportation;
(D) improve the year-round reliability of freight transportation; and
(E) increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;
(2) to improve the safety, security, efficiency, and resiliency of freight transportation in rural and urban areas;
(3) to improve the state of good repair of the National Highway Freight Network;
(4) to use innovation and advanced technology to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the National Highway Freight Network;
(5) to improve the efficiency and productivity of the National Highway Freight Network;
(6) to improve the flexibility of States to support multi-State corrido
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TITLE 23—HIGHWAYS
§ 137
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2015—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–94 substituted ‘‘para-
graphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b)’’ for ‘‘paragraphs
(1) through (5) of section 104(b)’’.
2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘7 percent’’ for ‘‘10 per centum’’ and ‘‘para-
graphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)’’ for ‘‘section 104
of this title’’.
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(b)(2), added subsec.
(n).
1975—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 93–643 substituted provision
that compensation shall be paid the owner for the relo-
cation, removal, or disposal of junkyards lawfully es-
tablished under State law, for provision relating to
payment of just compensation for relocation, removal,
or disposal of junkyards (1) lawfully in existence on
Oct. 22, 1965, (2) lawfully along any highway made a
part of the interstate or primary system on or after
Oct. 22, 1965, and before Jan. 1, 1968, and (3) lawfully es-
tablished on or after Jan. 1, 1968.
1970—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 91–605 authorized to be ap-
propriated not to exceed $3,000,000, $3,000,000, and
$5,000,000, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, 1972,
and 1973, respectively.
1968—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 90–495 inserted provision
authorizing an appropriation of not to exceed $3,000,000
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970.
1966—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 89–574 substituted provi-
sions making applicable to the funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section after June 30,
1967, the provisions of chapter 1 of this title relating to
the obligation, period of availability, and expenditure
of Federal-aid primary highway funds for provisions
prohibiting the use of any part of the Highway Trust
Fund in carrying out this section.
Statutory Notes and Re
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