text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Secure Border 
  Infrastructure Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE AND SECURE BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.
  
      The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary 
  of Homeland Security and the governors of the border States, shall 
  establish a grant program, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
  of Transportation and the Administrator of General Services, to 
  construct transportation and supporting infrastructure improvements at 
  existing and new international border crossings to facilitate the safe, 
  secure, and efficient cross-border movement of motor vehicles, non-
  motor vehicles, cargo, and individuals, including pedestrians.
  
  SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY.
  
      The projects eligible to receive a grant under this Act shall 
  include--
              (1) highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
          United States Code;
              (2) public transportation projects eligible under chapter 
          53 of title 49, United States Code;
              (3) demonstration and pilot projects related to innovative 
          cross border systems management; and
              (4) passenger and freight rail transportation projects.
  
  SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.
  
      To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a State or 
  metropolitan planning organization located in a border region shall 
  submit to the Secretary of Transportation an application that 
  demonstrates--
              (1) an established master plan for border infrastructure 
          investments that demonstrates awareness of the relevant border 
          stakeholder interests at the Federal, State, and regional 
          level;
              (2) that receipt of the grant applied for under this Act 
          would complete an overall financing package;
              (3) the ability to provide a non-Federal match of 50 
          percent of the total cost of the project;
              (4) the satisfaction of all Federal and State environmental 
          requirements prior to the submission of the application for the 
          grant; and
              (5) a plan to obligate any funds received under this Act by 
          the end of the fiscal year following the year in which those 
          funds are awarded.
  
  SEC. 5. PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA.
  
      In awarding a grant under this Act, the Secretary of 
  Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
  Services, shall give priority to projects that accomplish one or more 
  of the following objectives:
              (1) Improve the safety and security at facilities in the 
          United States, including ports of entry.
              (2) Facilitate safe, secure, and legal trade crossings of 
          motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, and individuals, 
          including pedestrians, to alleviate border congestion and 
          reduce the economic effect of border wait times and delays.
              (3) Implement innovative technologies that enhance safety, 
          security, or efficiency at the border.
              (4) Coordinate a system of projects that improve security 
          and systems efficiencies at ports of entry.
              (5) Facilitate economic development strategies with respect 
          to safety and security.
              (6) Implement congestion relief and air quality management 
          strategies to improve the environment.
  
  SEC. 6. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.
  
      Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act, the Secretary of 
  Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
  Services, shall apportion such amounts as follows:
              (1) 20 percent in the ratio that----
                      (A) the total number of incoming commercial trucks 
                  that pass through land border ports of entry within the 
                  boundaries of an eligible State; bears to
                      (B) the total number of incoming commercial trucks 
                  that pass through land border ports of entry within the 
                  boundaries of all eligible border States.
              (2) 30 percent in the ratio that--
                      (A) the total number of incoming personal motor 
                  vehicles and incoming buses that pass through land 
                  border ports of entry within the boundaries of an 
                  eligible State; bears to
                      (B) the total number of incoming personal motor 
                  vehicles and incoming buses that pass through land 
                  border ports of entry within the boundaries of all 
                  eligible border States.
              (3) 25 percent in the ratio that--
                      (A) the total weight of incoming cargo by 
                  commercial trucks that pass through land border ports 
                  of entry within the boundaries of an eligible State; 
                  bears to
                      (B) the total weight of incoming cargo by 
                  commercial trucks that pass through land border ports 
                  of entry within the boundaries of all eligible border 
                  States.
              (4) 25 percent of the ratio that--
                      (A) the total number of land border ports of entry 
                  within the boundaries of an eligible State; bears to
                      (B) the total number of land border ports of entry 
                  within the boundaries of all eligible border States.
  
  SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act--
              (1) the term ``border region'' means any portion of a 
          border State within 10 miles of an international land border 
          with Canada or Mexico;
              (2) the term ``border State'' means any State that has an 
          international land border with Canada or Mexico;
              (3) the term ``commercial truck'' means a commercial 
          vehicle as defined in section 31301(4) (other than subparagraph 
          (B)) of title 49, United States Code;
              (4) the term ``motor vehicle'' has the meaning such term 
          has under Section 154(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code; 
          and
              (5) the term ``State'' has the meaning such term has in 
          section 101(a)(25) of title 23.
target: Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a safe and secure border infrastructure grant program, administered jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services (GSA), to construct transportation infrastructure improvements at existing and new international border crossings for the safe, secure, and efficient cross-border movement of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, and individuals, including pedestrians. Requires the Secretary to award grants to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) located along the international border with Canada and Mexico, giving priority to projects that accomplish one or more of the following: (1) improve the safety and security at U.S. facilities, including ports of entry; (2) facilitate safe, secure, and legal trade crossings of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, and individuals, including pedestrians, to alleviate border congestion and reduce the economic effect of border wait times and delays; (3) implement innovative technologies that enhance safety, security, or efficiency at the border; (4) coordinate projects that improve security and systems efficiencies at ports of entry; (5) facilitate economic development strategies with respect to safety and security; and (6) implement congestion relief and air quality management strategies to improve the environment. Specifies allocations of any funds appropriated to carry out this Act.
feat_title: Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act