(a) Short title.—This Act may be cited as the “Mobility Options, Resiliency, and Efficiency (MORE) through TDM Act”.

(b) Table of contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Section 134(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(1) to encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems and support Transportation demand management expectations and goals that will serve the mobility needs of the people and freight, foster economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas, and to take into consideration resiliency needs while minimizing transportation related fuel consumption, congestion, and air pollution through metropolitan and Statewide transportation planning processes in this chapter; and”.

Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(35) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT; TDM.—The terms ‘Transportation Demand Management’ and ‘TDM’ mean the use of strategies to inform and encourage travelers to maximize the efficiency of a transportation system leading to improved mobility, reduced congestion, and lower vehicle emissions.

“(36) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.—The term ‘Transportation Demand Management Strategies’ means the use of planning, programs, policy, marketing, communications, incentives, pricing, data, and technology to shift travel mode, routes used, departure times, number of trips, and location and design of work spaces or public attractions.”.

Section 134(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

“(2) CONTENTS.—The plans and TIPs for each metropolitan area shall provide for the development and integrated management, including transportation demand management, and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation and reduce the need of single-occupancy vehicles and intercity bus facilities and commuter vanpool providers) that will function as an intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan planning area and as an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the State and the United States.”; and

(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:

“(3) PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT.—The process for developing the plans and TIPs shall provide for consideration of all modes of transportation and transportation demand management and shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.”.

Section 134(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (I);

(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting a semicolon; and

(C) by adding at the end, the following:

“(K) summarize the issues, problems, barriers and existing policies and programs of transportation demand management;

“(L) incentivize equitable and lower-cost options for transportation systems, including transportation demand management;

“(M) identify strategies which provide multimodal choices to single-occupancy vehicle travel on the road; and

“(N) mitigate congestion-related issues and identify alternative transportation routes and options during times of severe weather storms and other natural disasters declared local, State, and Federal state of emergencies.”; and

(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

“(iii) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT TARGETS.—Each Metropolitan planning organization that is considered to be in nonattainment or maintenance areas for at least one National Ambient Air Quality Standard as defined under the Clean Air Act shall establish demand management targets that address the objectives, issues, and goals of transportation demand management described in subsection (b), where applicable, to use in tracking progress toward attainment of such critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization.”.

Section 135(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(2) CONTENTS.—The statewide transportation plan and the transportation improvement program developed for each State shall provide for transportation demand management issues, objectives development, and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities and commuter van pool providers) that will function as an intermodal transportation system and reduce the need of single occupancy vehicles for the State and an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the United States.”.

Section 135(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (I);

(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting a semicolon; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(K) resolve issues, problems, and barriers of transportation demand management;

“(L) guide transportation investment decisions including transportation demand management policies, strategies, and performance measures of the State;

“(M) enhance private-sector and disadvantaged community involvement in providing multimodal and multioccupancy transportation programs and services that promote environmental, safety, and equity goals and increase economic activity; and

“(N) improve operations and facilities with mobility issues within the State, and a description of the strategies the State is employing to address them, considering the objectives of transportation demand management.”.

Section 135(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Each State shall develop a long-range Statewide transportation plan, with a minimum 20-year forecast period for all areas of the State, that provides for the development and implementation of the intermodal transportation system and supports the objectives of transportation demand management of the State.”.

(a) Amendment.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 170 the following:

(b) In general.—The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to carry out section 171 of title 23, United States Code.

(c) Division of funds among states.—The Secretary shall distribute the funds authorized in subsection (b) to the 50 States and the District of Columbia in accordance with the formula described in subsection (d).

(d) Calculation of State amounts.—For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, funds shall be distributed to each State and the District of Columbia in a formula that mirrors the allocation/apportionment percentage each State or the District of Columbia receives under section 104(c) of title 23, United States Code.

(e) Use of funds.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—States shall distribute funds authorized under the TDM Implementation Program in the form of competitive grants to eligible entities to support the implementation of projects and programs identified within a State adopted Transportation Demand Management plan to support the movement of people and result in reduced congestion, environmental benefits, improved equity within transportation systems, and support economic activity.

(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Funds apportioned to the State under this section for the TDM Implementation program may be obligated to carry out one or more of the following:

(A) Technologies designed to inform and promote the use of non-single occupancy vehicles.

(B) Technologies designed to inform and promote alternative trip mode options that improve and assist the movement of all people.

(C) Marketing and promotional efforts to promote mode choice and reduce the environmental impacts of commuter movement.

(D) Real-time traffic and multimodal transportation information systems that aim to influence travel mode decisions and behavior.

(E) Work zone management and information systems that aim to shift travel modes during construction.

(F) Support the development of plans that enhance disaster preparedness and mitigate congestion along major travel routes during times of emergency, natural disasters, and construction that impacts existing road capacity.

(G) Any other multimodal surface transportation project to improve the equitable flow of all people and goods within the existing national highway infrastructure network.

(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—States are authorized to award competitive grant funds, as identified in this section, to the following organizations or entities:

(A) Transportation Demand Management product and service providers, and related Transportation Demand Management associations.

(B) Transportation Management Associations and Transportation Management Organizations.

(C) Metropolitan Organizations.

(D) Regional Planning Organizations.

(E) Public transportation Agencies.

(F) Local governments.

(f) Definitions.—For purposes of this section, the terms “Transportation Management Associations” or “TMAs” and “Transportation Management Organizations” or “(TMOs)” mean associations, organizations, or cooperatives that provide transportation services and education to businesses, property owners, residents, and employees in a defined geographic area, combining their efforts to expand transportation options and reduce program costs. TMAs and TMOs are not-for-profit collaborations of private and public sector entities working together toward common goals, such as congestion mitigation, transportation services, and pollution reduction.

(g) Conforming amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 170 the following:

“171. Transportation Demand Management implementation program.”.

(a) Authorization.—The Secretary shall make grants under this section to eligible nonprofit institutions of higher education to establish and operate a university transportation center for research and development related to Transportation Demand Management and Transportation Demand Management Strategies.

(b) Authorized funds.—The Secretary may distribute $3,000,000 for the creation of a University Transportation Center dedicated towards the advancement of transportation demand management, the understanding of behavior in mobility decisions, and the development of mobility as a service applications.

(c) Eligible use of funds.—The funds authorized in this section shall be used for the establishment of university transportation dedicated towards the research and development of transportation demand management and transportation demand management strategies. Funds may be used for the research of TDM related topics, as defined under section 1002.

(d) Eligible applicants.—To receive a grant under this section, applicants must be in accordance with requirements outlined in title 49, United States Code.

(e) Competitive selection process.—To receive a grant under this section—

(1) a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education shall submit to the Secretary an application that is in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may require; and

(2) the awardee must follow and be in accordance with the process as described in section 5505(b) of title 49, United States Code.

(a) Amendment.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 171 the following:

(b) Conforming amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 171 the following:

“172. National and State advisory committees on transportation demand management.”.