text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, 
  Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007'' or the ``ON TIME Act of 2007''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
              (1) The growth in international trade, particularly 
          containerized trade, is placing pressure on the nation's 
          transportation network and influences traffic congestion in the 
          areas surrounding the major United States-international 
          gateways.
              (2) From 2000 to 2005, the value of international trade 
          rose from approximately $2,000,000,000,000 to 
          $2,600,000,000,000, while the number of containerized trade 
          shipments rose over the same period from approximately 
          59,000,000 20-foot equivalent units to 81,000,000 20-foot 
          equivalent units.
              (3) Existing trade agreements, in addition to potential 
          future agreements, foreshadow an even greater increase in 
          international trade and further increases of freight shipments 
          congestion.
              (4) In addition to being a member of the World Trade 
          Organization, the United States has agreed to 11 free trade 
          agreements and is in various stages of negotiation with 4 
          different countries and multi-lateral organizations with 
          regards to other potential free trade agreements.
              (5) Traffic congestion continues to worsen in United States 
          cities of all sizes, causing Americans to waste 4,200,000,000 
          hours in traffic and to purchase an extra 2,900,000,000 gallons 
          of fuel for a congestion cost of $78,000,000,000 per year.
              (6) More than 200 freight bottlenecks are costing the goods 
          movement industry $8,000,000,000 in economic losses annually 
          and 243,000,000 hours of delay and lost productivity each year.
              (7) To simply maintain the current conditions and traffic 
          levels of service of our transportation system, all levels of 
          government must have invested $235,000,000,000 in 2006 and must 
          invest $304,000,000,000 in 2015 and $472,000,000,000 in 2030.
              (8) To improve the current conditions and traffic levels of 
          service of our transportation system to a level that benefits 
          the Nation's economic productivity, all levels of government 
          must have invested $288,000,000,000 in 2006 and must invest 
          $368,000,000,000 in 2015 and $561,000,000,000 in 2030.
      (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
              (1) address major transportation investment needs in 
          national trade gateway corridors;
              (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future 
          trade corridors and provide congestion mitigation along surface 
          transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result 
          of current or future growth in international trade; and
              (3) develop corridors that will increase freight 
          transportation system reliability and enhance the quality of 
          life for United States citizens.
  
  SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND COLLECTION OF NATIONAL TRADE GATEWAY CORRIDOR 
                FEE.
  
      (a) Import Fee.--
              (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
          of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
          issue regulations that establish a national trade gateway 
          corridor fee on each article that is imported into the United 
          States in commerce.
              (2) Amount.--
                      (A) In general.--The amount of the fee on each 
                  article that is imported into the United States in 
                  commerce shall be equal to .075 percent of the value of 
                  the article that is subject to the fee or $500, 
                  whichever is less.
                      (B) Value defined.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                  (A), the term ``value'' has the meaning given the term 
                  in section 402 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
                  1401a).
              (3) Collection.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
          consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
          assess and collect the fee for carrying out eligible projects 
          in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of 
          unloading of the article that is imported into the United 
          States in commerce.
              (4) Deposit.--Amounts received by the United States in the 
          form of the fee shall be deposited in the account established 
          by subsection (c).
              (5) Termination of fee.--The fee established under this 
          subsection shall not apply after the expiration of fiscal year 
          2017.
      (b) Export Fee.--
              (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
          consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
          Secretary of Commerce, shall issue regulations that establish a 
          national trade gateway corridor fee on each article that 
          exported from the United States in commerce.
              (2) Amount.--
                      (A) In general.--The amount of the fee on each 
                  article that is exported from the United States in 
                  commerce shall be equal to .075 percent of the value of 
                  the article that is subject to the fee or $500, 
                  whichever is less.
                      (B) Value defined.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                  (A), the term ``value'' has the meaning given the term 
                  in section 30.7(q) of title 15, Code of Federal 
                  Regulations.
              (3) Collection.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
          consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
          Secretary of Commerce, shall assess and collect the fee for 
          carrying out eligible projects in the transportation trade 
          corridors for the Customs port of loading of the article that 
          is exported from the United States in commerce.
              (4) Deposit.--Amounts received by the United States in the 
          form of the fee shall be deposited in the account established 
          by subsection (c).
              (5) Termination of fee.--The fee established under this 
          subsection shall not apply after the expiration of fiscal year 
          2017.
      (c) Account.--
              (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a 
          separate account for the deposit of fees under this section, 
          which shall be known as the ``National Trade Gateway Corridor 
          Fund''.
              (2) Contents.--The account shall consist of amounts 
          deposited into the account under subsections (a) and (b).
              (3) Use.--Amounts in the account shall be available to the 
          Secretary of Transportation, as provided in appropriations Acts 
          enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act, for making 
          expenditures before October 1, 2018, to meet the obligations of 
          the United States to carry out this Act.
  
  SEC. 4. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.
  
      (a) Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
  set aside 2 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated, from 
  the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund established by section 3(c), 
  to carry out this Act for each fiscal year to pay the cost of 
  collecting fees on imports and exports under section 3.
      (b) Apportionment.--
              (1) In general.--After the set-aside under subsection (a), 
          the Secretary shall apportion amounts remaining available of 
          the amount authorized to be appropriated, from the National 
          Trade Gateway Corridor Fund established by section 3, for a 
          fiscal year to carry out this Act to State departments of 
          transportation in the form of grants for carrying out eligible 
          projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs 
          ports of entry with respect to which fees were collected under 
          section 3 in the preceding fiscal year in the ratio that--
                      (A) the amount the fees collected for each Customs 
                  port of entry under section 3 during the preceding 
                  fiscal year; bears to
                      (B) the aggregate amount of fees collected for all 
                  Customs ports of entry under section 3 during the 
                  preceding fiscal year.
              (2) Corridor to more than one state.--If a transportation 
          trade corridor is within the boundaries of more than one State, 
          the Secretary shall apportion the funds apportioned under 
          paragraph (1) for carrying out eligible projects in such 
          corridor among such States as follows:
                      (A) 50 percent of the apportionment in the ratio 
                  that--
                              (i) the total lane miles of Federal-aid 
                          highways in the transportation trade corridor 
                          in each of such States; bears to
                              (ii) the total lane miles of Federal-aid 
                          highways in the transportation trade corridor 
                          in all of such States.
                      (B) 50 percent of the apportionments in the ratio 
                  that--
                              (i) the total vehicle miles traveled on 
                          lanes on Federal-aid highways in the 
                          transportation trade corridor in each of such 
                          States; bears to
                              (ii) the total vehicle miles traveled on 
                          lanes on Federal-aid highways in the 
                          transportation trade corridor in all of such 
                          States.
              (3) Period of availability.--Amounts granted to a State 
          department of transportation for carrying out an eligible 
          project in a transportation trade corridor from amounts 
          apportioned under this subsection shall remain available for 
          obligation for a period of 6 years after the last day of the 
          fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be 
          appropriated. Any amounts so apportioned that remain 
          unobligated at the end of that period shall be allocated to 
          other States for the purpose of funding eligible projects 
          located in transportation trade corridors at the discretion of 
          the Secretary.
  
  SEC. 5. PROJECT SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY.
  
      (a) Selection Process Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after 
  the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
  shall issue project selection guidelines for a State department of 
  transportation to follow in selecting eligible projects for which 
  grants may be made under this Act.
      (b) Minimum Requirements.--The selection guidelines issued by the 
  Secretary under this section shall include a requirement that a State 
  department of transportation--
              (1) consult with local governments, port authorities, 
          regional planning organizations, public and private freight 
          shippers, and providers of freight transportation services 
          during the project selection process;
              (2) adhere to applicable metropolitan and statewide 
          planning processes, including sections 134 and 135 of title 23, 
          United States Code, in selecting projects for which grants may 
          be made under this Act;
              (3) develop and implement a selection process that is in 
          writing and available to the public;
              (4) develop and implement a process for rating proposed 
          projects for which grants may be made under this Act in 
          accordance with the purposes of this Act; and
              (5) clearly identify the basis for rating projects under 
          the ratings process the State department of transportation 
          developed under paragraph (4).
  
  SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant 
  under this Act to a State department of transportation having 
  jurisdiction over an area located in a transportation trade corridor.
      (b) Secretarial Approval.--A grant may only be made under this Act 
  for an eligible project.
      (c) Construction Standards.--A project to be carried out with 
  assistance under this Act that is for a highway that is on a Federal-
  aid system (as defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code) 
  shall be constructed to the same standards that would apply if such 
  project was being carried out with assistance under chapter 1 of title 
  23, United States Code.
      (d) Federal Share.--
              (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
          eligible project for which a grant is made under this Act shall 
          be 80 percent.
              (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
          of an eligible project for which a grant is made under this Act 
          may not be provided from Federal funds made available under any 
          other law (including funds from the Highway Trust Fund).
      (e) Prevailing Rate of Wage.--Section 113 of title 23, United 
  States Code, shall apply to an eligible project being carried out with 
  assistance provided under this section in the same manner and to the 
  same extent as such would apply if such project was being carried out 
  with assistance provided under chapter 1 of such title.
  
  SEC. 7. TRANSPORTATION TRADE CORRIDORS.
  
      (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
  consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall establish--
              (1) a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port 
          of entry, for which fees were collected under section 3 in the 
          preceding fiscal year, in accordance with subsection (b); and
              (2) the boundaries of the transportation trade corridor for 
          such port of entry.
      (b) Criteria for Establishment of Corridors.--A transportation 
  trade corridor--
              (1) may include areas in more than one State if the States 
          are contiguous;
              (2) may not extend more than 300 miles from the Customs 
          port of entry for which it is established; and
              (3) may only include areas that are used for motor vehicle 
          and cargo movements related to international trade.
      (c) Multiple Ports of Entry.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
  establish under this section a single transportation trade corridor for 
  multiple ports of entry located in close proximity to one another.
      (d) Deadline for Establishment of Proposed Corridors.--Not later 
  than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
  Transportation shall publish in the Federal Register the boundaries of 
  the transportation trade corridors the Secretary proposes to establish 
  under this section.
      (e) Comment Period.--The Secretary of Transportation shall provide 
  a period of 45 days for comments to be made to the Secretary by the 
  public, and for holding such hearings as the Secretary determines are 
  appropriate to receive comments, concerning the boundaries of the 
  transportation trade corridors proposed by the Secretary under 
  subsection (c).
      (f) Deadline for Establishment of Final Corridors.--Not later than 
  one year after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
  Transportation shall publish in the Federal Register the boundaries of 
  the transportation trade corridors the Secretary is establishing under 
  this section.
      (g) Periodic Reviews and Modifications.--During 60-day period 
  ending on September 30 before each fiscal year after the first fiscal 
  year for which funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
  this Act, the Secretary of Transportation may conduct such reviews, 
  hold such hearings, and take such other actions as may be necessary to 
  ensure that--
              (1) there is a transportation trade corridor for each 
          Customs port of entry for which fees were collected under 
          section 3 in the preceding fiscal year; and
              (2) the boundaries of such corridor are appropriate to 
          carry out the objectives of this Act.
  
  SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.
  
      Not later than one year after date of enactment of this Act, the 
  Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations to carry out the 
  objectives of this Act.
  
  SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated from the 
  National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund established by section 3 to carry 
  out this Act for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018 such sums as 
  were deposited in the Fund during the preceding fiscal year under 
  section 3.
      (b) Date Available for Obligation.--Authorizations from the 
  separate account to carry out this Act shall be available for 
  obligation on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are 
  authorized.
      (c) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--A grant for a highway 
  project under this Act that is approved by the Secretary is a 
  contractual obligation of the Government to pay the Federal share of 
  the cost of the project.
  
  SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act, the following definitions apply:
              (1) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project'' 
          means--
                      (A) a project or activity eligible for assistance 
                  under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; and
                      (B) a project for construction of or improvements 
                  to a publicly owned intermodal freight transfer 
                  facility, for providing access to such a facility, or 
                  for making operational improvements to such a facility 
                  (including capital investment for an intelligent 
                  transportation system); except that a project located 
                  within the boundaries of a port terminal shall only 
                  include the surface transportation infrastructure 
                  modifications necessary to facilitate direct intermodal 
                  interchange, transfer, and access into and out of the 
                  port.
              (2) Federal-aid highway.--The term ``Federal-aid highway'' 
          has the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
          United States Code.
              (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States, 
          the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
              (4) State department of transportation.--The term ``State 
          department of transportation'' has the meaning such term has 
          under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
              (5) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50 
          States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
target: Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 or the ON TIME Act of 2007 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors; (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surface transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result of current or future growth in international trade; and (3) develop corridors that will increase freight transportation system reliability.
  
  Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to assess and collect a national trade gateway corridor fee on each article imported into, and exported from, the United States. Requires collected fees to be deposited in the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund for projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of unloading of imported, or loading of exported, articles.
  
  Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) the allocation of Fund amounts in the form of grants to state departments of transportation to carry out eligible projects in the corridors for the Customs ports of entry; and (2) project selection and eligibility.
  
  Requires the Secretary to establish a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port of entry where fees are collected.
feat_title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes.