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(including transfer of funds) There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary $2,224,676,687: Provided, That the funds made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2024 in this or any other Act for: (1) “Federal-aid Highways” under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code ; (2) the Appalachian development highway system as authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240 ; (3) activities eligible under the Tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code ; (4) the Northern Border Regional Commission ( 40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq. ); or (5) the Denali Commission, and shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further, That, except for the funds made available under this heading for the Northern Border Regional Commission and the Denali Commission, section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58 shall apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, amounts made available under this heading shall be available until September 30, 2027, and shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs set forth in any Act making annual appropriations: Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this heading— (1) $1,884,176,687 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further , That funds made available under this paragraph that are used for Tribal projects shall be administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code , except that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code , and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by Public Law 117–58 ), shall not apply to such funds; (2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for construction of the Appalachian development highway system, as authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240 : Provided, That for the purposes of funds made available under this paragraph, the term “ Appalachian State ” means a State that contains 1 or more counties (including any political subdivision located within the area) in the Appalachian region as defined in section 14102(a) of title 40, United States Code : Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That, except as provided in the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further, That a project carried out with funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall be carried out in the same manner as a project under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code : Provided further, That subject to the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall be apportioned to Appalachian States according to the percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian development highway system cost-to-complete estimate, adopted in Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative share of the estimated remaining need to complete the Appalachian development highway system, adjusted to exclude those corridors that such States have no current plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Report, unless those States have modified and assigned a higher priority for completion of an Appalachian development highway system corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Development Highway System Future Outlook: Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments made under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 30 percent of the amount made available for construction of the Appalachian development highway system under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Commission in making adjustments under the preceding two provisos: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made for construction of the Appalachian development highway system under this heading shall be up to 100 percent; (3) $150,000,000 shall be for activities eligible under the Tribal transportation program, as described in section 202 of title 23, United States Code : Provided , That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further , That the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code , and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title shall not apply to funds made available under this paragraph: Provided further , That the set-aside described in section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by Public Law 117–58 ), shall not apply to such funds; (4) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern Border Regional Commission ( 40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq. ) to make grants, in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the Northern Border Regional Commission for such purpose, to carry out pilot projects that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based infrastructure projects: Provided, That a grant made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered in the same manner as a grant made under subtitle V of title 40, United States Code ; (5) $4,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali Commission for activities eligible under section 307(e) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 note ; Public Law 105–277 ): Provided, That funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act: Provided further, That except as otherwise provided under section 307(e) of such Act or this heading, funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act, including the requirement in section 307(e) of such Act that the local community provides a 10 percent non-Federal match in the form of any necessary land or planning and design funds: Provided further, That such funds shall be available until expended: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 90 percent; (6) $13,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali Commission to carry out the Denali access system program under section 309 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 note ; Public Law 105–277 ): Provided, That a transfer under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act: Provided further, That except as otherwise provided under this heading, funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 309(j)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall be available until expended: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 100 percent; (7) $10,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastructure accelerator demonstration program authorized under section 1441 of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 601 note ): Provided , That for funds made available under this paragraph, the Federal share of the costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Provided further , That funds made available under this paragraph may be transferred to the Office of the Secretary; (8) $7,500,000 shall be for the national scenic byways program under section 162 of title 23, United States Code : Provided , That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code ; and (9) $50,000,000, in addition to amounts made available in section 126 of this Act, shall be for a competitive highway bridge program for States that— (A) have a population density of less than 115 individuals per square mile; and (B) have— (i) less than 26 percent of total bridges classified as in good condition; or (ii) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of total bridges classified as in poor condition: Provided , That any such State with more than 14 percent of total bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not less than $32,500,000 of the funds made available in this paragraph or in section 126 of this Act for grant applications for projects eligible under this paragraph: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that eligible applications from any such State meeting the criteria under the preceding proviso are insufficient to make awards of at least $32,500,000, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide other grants to States eligible under this paragraph: Provided further , That the funds made available under this paragraph shall be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway bridge projects and, except as otherwise provided in this heading, shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further , That the requirements of section 144(j)(5) of title 23, United States Code , shall not apply to funds made available under this paragraph: Provided further , That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate population density figures based on the latest available data from the decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code : Provided further , That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of bridge counts (including the percentages of bridge counts classified as in poor and good condition) based on the national bridge inventory as of June 2023.highway infrastructure programs
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(including transfer of funds) There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary $2,224,676,687: Provided, That the funds made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2024 in this or any other Act for: (1) “Federal-aid Highways” under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code ; (2) the Appalachian development highway system as authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240 ; (3) activities eligible under the Tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code ; (4) the Northern Border Regional Commission ( 40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq. ); or (5) the Denali Commission, and shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further, That, except for the funds made available under this heading for the Northern Border Regional Commission and the Denali Commission, section 11101(e) of Public Law 117–58 shall apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, amounts made available under this heading shall be available until September 30, 2027, and shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs set forth in any Act making annual appropriations: Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this heading— (1) $1,884,176,687 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further , That funds made available under this paragraph that are used for Tribal projects shall be administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code , except that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code , and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title, and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by Public Law 117–58 ), shall not apply to such funds; (2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for construction of the Appalachian development highway system, as authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240 : Provided, That for the purposes of funds made available under this paragraph, the term “ Appalachian State ” means a State that contains 1 or more counties (including any political subdivision located within the area) in the Appalachian region as defined in section 14102(a) of title 40, United States Code : Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That, except as provided in the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further, That a project carried out with funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall be carried out in the same manner as a project under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code : Provided further, That subject to the following proviso, funds made available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall be apportioned to Appalachian States according to the percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian development highway system cost-to-complete estimate, adopted in Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative share of the estimated remaining need to complete the Appalachian development highway system, adjusted to exclude those corridors that such States have no current plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Report, unless those States have modified and assigned a higher priority for completion of an Appalachian development highway system corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Development Highway System Future Outlook: Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments made under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 30 percent of the amount made available for construction of the Appalachian development highway system under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Commission in making adjustments under the preceding two provisos: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made for construction of the Appalachian development highway system under this heading shall be up to 100 percent; (3) $150,000,000 shall be for activities eligible under the Tribal transportation program, as described in section 202 of title 23, United States Code : Provided , That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further , That the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code , and subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title shall not apply to funds made available under this paragraph: Provided further , That the set-aside described in section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (as amended by Public Law 117–58 ), shall not apply to such funds; (4) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern Border Regional Commission ( 40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq. ) to make grants, in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the Northern Border Regional Commission for such purpose, to carry out pilot projects that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based infrastructure projects: Provided, That a grant made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered in the same manner as a grant made under subtitle V of title 40, United States Code ; (5) $4,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali Commission for activities eligible under section 307(e) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 note ; Public Law 105–277 ): Provided, That funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act: Provided further, That except as otherwise provided under section 307(e) of such Act or this heading, funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act, including the requirement in section 307(e) of such Act that the local community provides a 10 percent non-Federal match in the form of any necessary land or planning and design funds: Provided further, That such funds shall be available until expended: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 90 percent; (6) $13,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali Commission to carry out the Denali access system program under section 309 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 note ; Public Law 105–277 ): Provided, That a transfer under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act: Provided further, That except as otherwise provided under this heading, funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall not be subject to section 309(j)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall be available until expended: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 100 percent; (7) $10,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastructure accelerator demonstration program authorized under section 1441 of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 601 note ): Provided , That for funds made available under this paragraph, the Federal share of the costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Provided further , That funds made available under this paragraph may be transferred to the Office of the Secretary; (8) $7,500,000 shall be for the national scenic byways program under section 162 of title 23, United States Code : Provided , That, except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code ; and (9) $50,000,000, in addition to amounts made available in section 126 of this Act, shall be for a competitive highway bridge program for States that— (A) have a population density of less than 115 individuals per square mile; and (B) have— (i) less than 26 percent of total bridges classified as in good condition; or (ii) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of total bridges classified as in poor condition: Provided , That any such State with more than 14 percent of total bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not less than $32,500,000 of the funds made available in this paragraph or in section 126 of this Act for grant applications for projects eligible under this paragraph: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that eligible applications from any such State meeting the criteria under the preceding proviso are insufficient to make awards of at least $32,500,000, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide other grants to States eligible under this paragraph: Provided further , That the funds made available under this paragraph shall be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway bridge projects and, except as otherwise provided in this heading, shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code : Provided further , That the requirements of section 144(j)(5) of title 23, United States Code , shall not apply to funds made available under this paragraph: Provided further , That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate population density figures based on the latest available data from the decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code : Provided further , That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of bridge counts (including the percentages of bridge counts classified as in poor and good condition) based on the national bridge inventory as of June 2023.