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    The document discusses amendments made to the Senate transportation bill (MAP-21) regarding funding for biking, walking, and other transportation enhancement projects. The Cardin-Cochran amendment ensures that cities and counties have a say in how states spend federal transportation dollars by allocating a portion of funds through subgrants to local governments. It consolidates existing programs into a new "Additional Activities" program and requires states to make 50% of these funds available to metropolitan planning organizations and local governments for competitive grants. This addresses concerns that states could redirect funds away from local priorities without local input.

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    The document discusses amendments made to the Senate transportation bill (MAP-21) regarding funding for biking, walking, and other transportation enhancement projects. The Cardin-Cochran amendment ensures that cities and counties have a say in how states spend federal transportation dollars by allocating a portion of funds through subgrants to local governments. It consolidates existing programs into a new "Additional Activities" program and requires states to make 50% of these funds available to metropolitan planning organizations and local governments for competitive grants. This addresses concerns that states could redirect funds away from local priorities without local input.

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    Cardin-Cochran in MAP-21 Explainer1

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    AmericaBikes
    The document discusses amendments made to the Senate transportation bill (MAP-21) regarding funding for biking, walking, and other transportation enhancement projects. The Cardin-Cochran amendment ensures that cities and counties have a say in how states spend federal transportation dollars by allocating a portion of funds through subgrants to local governments. It consolidates existing programs into a new "Additional Activities" program and requires states to make 50% of these funds available to metropolitan planning organizations and local governments for competitive grants. This addresses concerns that states could redirect funds away from local priorities without local input.

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    BikingandWalkingintheSenateTransporta4onBill

    TheAmericaBikescoali0onsupportstheCardinCochranamendmentforlocalcontrolintransporta0on decisions. UndertheoriginallanguagepassedbytheEnvironmentandPublicWorksCommiBeeinNovember 2011,theTransporta0onEnhancements(TE),SafeRoutestoSchools(SRTS),andRecrea0onalTrails programs,whichareextremelypopularwithlocalgovernmentsandthepublic,arecombinedintoone programcalledAddi0onalAc0vi0es(sec.149(l)). Alsoeligibleisanexpandedlistofac0vi0es,includingallenvironmentalmi0ga0onandsomeroad projects. Initsoriginalconstruct,therewassignicantriskthatstateswouldredirecttheAddi4onalAc4vi4es fundsawayfromlocalpriori4esleavingci4zensandlocalleaderswithoutanyfundstoaddress transporta4onneedswheretheyliveandwork. Duetoconcernsaboutthislanguage,Senators.CardinandCochranoeredanamendmenttoensure thatci4esandcoun4eshaveavoiceinhowstatesspendasmallpor4onoftheirfederal transporta4ondollars. Becauseofbroadbipar0sansupportintheSenate,theCardinCochranamendmentwasacceptedasa managersamendmentintoMAP21duringconsidera0onbythefullSenate.

    TheCardinCochranamendmentinMAP21:
    Devolvesasmallpor0onoffederaltransporta0onfundsthroughsuballoca0onand compe00ontolocalgovernmentswhoseleadersknowthetransporta0onneedsoftheir cons0tuentsbest. Providesexibilityandfundingcertaintytolocalplanningen00estoensurethatapor0onof theirfederaltransporta0ondollarsareu0lizedtoaddressneedsintheircommuni0es.

    TheCardinCochranamendmentdoesnot:
    ChangetheeligibilityofprojectsorfundinglevelsoftheAddi0onalAc0vi0es. Requirethatfederaldollarsarespentonbicyclingandwalking;thosedecisionswillbemade bylocalgovernmentsandMPOsinwhattypesofprojectstheyapplyfor.

    Withtheaddi4onoftheCardinCochranamendment,hereishow Addi4onalAc4vi4esfunc4ons:
    Biking&walkingprogramslikeTransporta0onEnhancements,SafeRoutestoSchool, Recrea0onalTrails,andothereligibili0esareconsolidatedintoanewprogramcalled Addi0onalAc0vi0es IfthestateDepartmentsofTransporta0on(DOT)chooses,theymaysetasideaxed amountofAddi0onalAc0vi0esfundsforRecrea0onalTrailsac0vi0es* DOTswillmakeAddi0onalAc0vi0esfundingavailabletometropolitanplanning organiza0ons(MPOs)andlocalgovernments ThestateDOTallocates50%ofAddi0onalAc0vi0estoMPOsand ruralareas,basedonpopula0on MPOsdistributefundsthroughacompe00vegrant programforlocalcommunityprojects ThestateDOTholdsacompe00vegrantprogramtodistributethe remaining50%ofAddi0onalAc0vi0esfunds Localgovernments,schooldistricts,andpubliclands agencieswouldbeeligibletocompeteforthisfunding Formoreinforma4on,contact: CaronWhitaker CampaignDirector,AmericaBikes caron@americabikes.org (202)2153908 *ThisprovisionwasaddedtoMAP21intheKlobucharAmendment.

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