S. 1167
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve transportation asset management plans, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · March 27, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Cramer · Committee: Committee on Environment and Public Works
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Transportation Asset Management Simplification Act.
SEC. 2. Transportation asset management plans
- Section 119(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
- Transportation asset management plans
- in paragraph (5)—
- in subparagraph (A)—
- (i) by striking
each fiscal yearand insertingonce every 4 years, in conjunction with the recertification under paragraph (6)(B); and - (ii) by striking ; and
- (B) Application
- (i) A determination of compliance under subparagraph (A) shall apply until the next recertification date under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (6)(B).
- (ii) A determination of noncompliance under subparagraph (A) shall apply during the period beginning on the date of the determination and ending on the date on which the Secretary determines that the State is in compliance.
- (C) Submission
- (i) A State shall submit to the Secretary information to support a determination under subparagraph (A) in conjunction with a submission with respect to recertification under paragraph (6)(B).
- In general
- (ii) For purposes of subparagraph (A) and paragraph (6)(B), a submission of a State shall—
- be considered sufficient with respect to time period if the submission is for the most recent year; and
- for applicable years other than the most recent year, include a certification by the State that asset management undertaken in those years by the State meets the requirements of this subsection.
- (D) Opportunity to cure
- (i) If the Secretary determines that a State is not in compliance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the State—
- a written statement of the specific actions the Secretary determines to be necessary for the State to comply under that subparagraph; and
- a period of not less than 90 days to cure the deficiencies, during which time period all penalties and other legal impacts of a determination of noncompliance shall be stayed.
- (ii) The Secretary, on request of the State, may extend the time period provided to cure deficiencies under clause (i)(II), including the stay of all penalties and other legal impacts of a determination of noncompliance.
- (i) by striking
- by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
- in subparagraph (A)—
- in paragraph (6)(C)—
- by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
- in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking and inserting the following:
- (i) If the
- (ii) The Secretary, on request of the State, may extend the time period provided to cure deficiencies under clause (i)(I), including the stay of all penalties and other legal impacts of a denial of certification.
- by adding at the end the following:
- in paragraph (5)—