[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10462 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10462
To modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State
apportionments for Federal highway programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2024
Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Babin, and Mr.
Jackson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State
apportionments for Federal highway programs, 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. ADJUSTMENTS TO CERTAIN STATE APPORTIONMENT AMOUNTS.
Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Calculation of Amounts.--
``(1) State share.--For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal
year thereafter, the amount for each State of combined
apportionments for sections 119, 133, 148, 149, 167, 175,
176(c), and to carry out section 134 shall be determined as
follows:
``(A) Initial amount.--The initial amount for each
State shall be determined by multiplying the total
amount available for apportionment by the share for
each State, which shall be equal to the proportion
that--
``(i) the amount of apportionments that the
State received for fiscal year 2012; bears to
``(ii) the amount of those apportionments
received by all States for that fiscal year.
``(B) Adjustments to amounts.--
``(i) In general.--The initial amounts
resulting from the calculation under
subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure
that, for each State, the amount of combined
apportionments for the programs shall not be
less than an amount equal to--
``(I) 95 percent of the applicable
percentage; multiplied by
``(II) the total amount of funds
available for apportionment.
``(ii) Applicable percentage.--For purposes
of this subparagraph, the applicable percentage
shall be an amount, expressed as a percentage,
equal to the quotient of--
``(I) the estimated tax payments
attributable to highway users in the
State that were paid into the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) for the most recent fiscal
year for which data are available;
divided by
``(II) the estimated total tax
payments attributable to users in all
States that were paid into the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) for that fiscal year.
``(2) State apportionment.--On October 1 of each fiscal
year described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall apportion
the sum authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the
programs under sections 119, 133, 148, 149, 167, 175, 176(c),
and to carry out section 134 in accordance with paragraph
(1).''.
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