Making infill housing and other transportation efficiency projects eligible for RAISE grants

Section 6702(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) a project or series of projects to reduce transportation emissions, including associated infrastructure improvements to support infill development or transit-oriented development, and to increase nonmotorized trips, subject to the conditions that— (i) the project or series of projects shall directly improve the efficiency of existing surface transportation infrastructure; and (ii) the Federal share for the project or series of projects shall be used to fund only the elements of the project or series that provide public benefits; and.