HR 8348 — To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the amounts States are guaranteed under the highway apportionment formula, and for other purposes.

(a) Administrative Expenses.— (1) In general.— There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to be made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration— (A) $490,964,697 for fiscal year 2022; (B) $500,783,991 for fiscal year 2023; (C) $510,799,671 for fiscal year 2024; (D) $521,015,664 for fiscal year 2025; and (E) $531,435,977 for fiscal year 2026. (2) Purposes.— The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this subsection shall be used— (A) to administer the provisions of law to be funded from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and programs authorized under chapter 2; (B) to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian development highway system; and (C) to reimburse, as appropriate, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31. (3) Availability.— The amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. (b) Division Among Programs of State’s Share of Base Apportionment.— The Secretary shall distribute the amount of the base apportionment apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under subsection (c) among the national highway performance program, the surface transportation block grant program, the highway safety improvement program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the national highway freight program, the carbon reduction program under section 175, to carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176, and to carry out section 134 as follows: (1) National highway performance program.— For the national highway performance program, 59.0771195921461 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (2) Surface transportation block grant program.— For the surface transportation block grant program, 28.7402203421251 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (3) Highway safety improvement program.— For the highway safety improvement program, 6.70605141316253 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (4) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.— (A) In general.— For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). (B) Total amount.— The total amount for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for all States shall be— (i) $2,536,490,803 for fiscal year 2022; (ii) $2,587,220,620 for fiscal year 2023; (iii) $2,638,965,032 for fiscal year 2024; (iv) $2,691,744,332 for fiscal year 2025; and (v) $2,745,579,213 for fiscal year 2026. (C) State share.— For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute among the States the total amount for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives an amount equal to the proportion that— (i) the amount apportioned to the State for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for fiscal year 2020; bears to (ii) the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for that program for fiscal year 2020. (5) National highway freight program.— (A) In general.— For the national highway freight program under section 167, the Secretary shall set aside from the base apportionment determined for a State under subsection (c) an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C). (B) Total amount.— The total amount set aside for the national highway freight program for all States shall be— (i) $1,373,932,519 for fiscal year 2022; (ii) $1,401,411,169 for fiscal year 2023; (iii) $1,429,439,392 for fiscal year 20...