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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 3030
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a discretionary increase
in certain highway funding to take into account population growth of
a State, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL28, 2025
Mr. S
TANTON(for himself and Mr. TONYGONZALESof Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a
discretionary increase in certain highway funding to take
into account population growth of a State, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Highway Formula 4
Fairness Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY INCREASE IN CERTAIN HIGHWAY 1
FUNDING FOR POPULATION GROWTH. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 104(c)(1) of title 23, 3
United States Code, is amended— 4
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 5
(A) by striking clause (i); and 6
(B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 7
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and 8
(2) by adding at the end the following: 9
‘‘(C) D
ISCRETIONARY INCREASE IN 10
AMOUNTS FOR POPULATION GROWTH .—In addi-11
tion to the amounts described in subparagraphs 12
(A) and (B), the Secretary may provide an ad-13
ditional amount to each State that has in-14
creased in population since the previous decen-15
nial census conducted under section 141(a) of 16
title 13, United States Code, in a proportion 17
based on the relative increase in each such pop-18
ulation, as determined appropriate by the Sec-19
retary .’’. 20
(b) A
PPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-21
section (a) shall apply beginning with the first fiscal year 22
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 23
SEC. 3. HIGHWAY FORMULA MODERNIZATION STUDY. 24
(a) I
NGENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation, 25
in consultation with the State departments of transpor-26
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tation and representatives of local governments (including 1
metropolitan planning organizations), shall conduct a 2
highway formula modernization study to assess the meth-3
od and data used to apportion Federal-aid highway funds 4
under subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 of title 23, 5
United States Code, and issue recommendations relating 6
to such method and data. 7
(b) A
SSESSMENT.—The highway formula moderniza-8
tion study required under subsection (a) shall include an 9
assessment of, based on the latest available data, whether 10
the apportionment method described in such subsection re-11
sults in— 12
(1) an equitable distribution of funds based on 13
the estimated tax payments attributable to— 14
(A) highway users in the State that are 15
paid into the Highway Trust Fund; and 16
(B) individuals in the State that are paid 17
to the Treasury, based on contributions to the 18
Highway Trust Fund from the general fund of 19
the Treasury; and 20
(2) the achievement of the goals described in 21
section 101(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code. 22
(c) C
ONSIDERATIONS.—In the assessment under sub-23
section (b), the Secretary shall consider the following: 24
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(1) The factors described in sections 104(b), 1
104(f)(2), 104(h)(2), 130(f), and 144(e) of title 23, 2
United States Code, as in effect on the date of en-3
actment of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 4
119 Stat. 1144). 5
(2) The availability and accuracy of data nec-6
essary to calculate formula apportionments under 7
the factors described in paragraph (1). 8
(3) The measures established under section 150 9
of title 23, United States Code, and whether those 10
measures are appropriate for consideration as for-11
mula apportionment factors. 12
(4) Any other factors that the Secretary deter-13
mines are appropriate. 14
(d) R
ECOMMENDATIONS .—The Secretary, in con-15
sultation with the State departments of transportation 16
and representatives of local governments (including metro-17
politan planning organizations), shall develop rec-18
ommendations on a new apportionment method, includ-19
ing— 20
(1) the factors recommended to be included in 21
the new apportionment method; 22
(2) the weighting recommended to be applied to 23
the factors recommended under paragraph (1); and 24
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(3) any other recommendations to ensure that 1
the new apportionment method best achieves an eq-2
uitable distribution of funds described under sub-3
section (b)(1) and the goals described in subsection 4
(b)(2). 5
(e) R
EPORT TOCONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 6
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 7
submit to Congress a report containing the study con-8
ducted under subsection (a) and the recommendations de-9
veloped under subsection (d). 10
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