H.R. 3030

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3030 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 28, 2025

Mr. Stanton (for himself and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure

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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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Formula Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY INCREASE IN CERTAIN HIGHWAY FUNDING FOR 
POPULATION GROWTH.

(a) In General.--Section 104(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking clause (i); and
(B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Discretionary increase in amounts for 
population growth.--In addition to the amounts 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary 
may provide an additional amount to each State that has 
increased in population since the previous decennial 
census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, 
United States Code, in a proportion based on the 
relative increase in each such population, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary .''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply beginning with the first fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. HIGHWAY FORMULA MODERNIZATION STUDY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the State departments of transportation and representatives of 
local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), 
shall conduct a highway formula modernization study to assess the 
method and data used to apportion Federal-aid highway funds under 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, 
and issue recommendations relating to such method and data.
(b) Assessment.--The highway formula modernization study required 
under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of, based on the 
latest available data, whether the apportionment method described in 
such subsection results in--
(1) an equitable distribution of funds based on the 
estimated tax payments attributable to--
(A) highway users in the State that are paid into 
the Highway Trust Fund; and
(B) individuals in the State that are paid to the 
Treasury, based on contributions to the Highway Trust 
Fund from the general fund of the Treasury; and
(2) the achievement of the goals described in section 
101(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code.
(c) Considerations.--In the assessment under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall consider the following:
(1) The factors described in sections 104(b), 104(f)(2), 
104(h)(2), 130(f), and 144(e) of title 23, United States Code, 
as in effect on the date of enactment of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 
109-59; 119 Stat. 1144).
(2) The availability and accuracy of data necessary to 
calculate formula apportionments under the factors described in 
paragraph (1).
(3) The measures established under section 150 of title 23, 
United States Code, and whether those measures are appropriate 
for consideration as formula apportionment factors.
(4) Any other factors that the Secretary determines are 
appropriate.
(d) Recommendations.--The Secretary, in consultation with the State 
departments of transportation and representatives of local governments 
(including metropolitan planning organizations), shall develop 
recommendations on a new apportionment method, including--
(1) the factors recommended to be included in the new 
apportionment method;
(2) the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors 
recommended under paragraph (1); and
(3) any other recommendations to ensure that the new 
apportionment method best achieves an equitable distribution of 
funds described under subsection (b)(1) and the goals described 
in subsection (b)(2).
(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the study conducted under subsection (a) and the 
recommendations developed under subsection (d).
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