RETILE Act

Removing Extra Transportation Infrastructure Luxury Expenses Act or the RETILE Act

This bill prohibits a state or local government, for purposes of a project that receives public assistance disaster-related grants, from installing differently-colored tiles in a tunnel if such installation is reasonably expected to incur a higher cost than the installation of same-color tiles, and a waiver has not been obtained from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may grant a waiver based on safety, historic preservation, or other factors.

DHS must withhold funding for a federal-aid highway project if such project uses differently colored tiles in a tunnel and the installation of such tiles is reasonably expected to incur a higher cost than the installation of same-color tiles and DHS has not issued a waiver.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6569 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6569

To require a waiver if the installation of differently colored tiles in 
certain tunnel projects is expected to create additional costs, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

   Mr. Faso introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a waiver if the installation of differently colored tiles in 
certain tunnel projects is expected to create additional costs, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Extra Transportation 
Infrastructure Luxury Expenses Act'' or the ``RETILE Act''.

SEC. 2. DIFFERENTLY COLORED TILES IN PROJECTS.

    (a) Projects for a Public Facility Damaged or Destroyed by a Major 
Disaster.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a State or local government, for purposes of a covered 
        project, may not install differently colored tiles in a tunnel 
        if--
                    (A) the installation of such tiles is reasonably 
                expected to incur a higher cost than the installation 
                of same-color tiles; and
                    (B) such government has not obtained a waiver from 
                the Secretary of Homeland Security.
            (2) Waiver.--
                    (A) In general.--A State or local government may 
                apply for a waiver from this requirement.
                    (B) Granting of waiver.--The Secretary may grant a 
                waiver based on safety factors, historical preservation 
                factors, or any other factor the Secretary considers 
                relevant.
            (3) Covered project.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``covered project'' means a project for which a State or local 
        government receives a public assistance grant under section 406 
        or 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172 or 5189f).
            (4) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue 
        regulations to carry out this subsection.
    (b) Projects Under Title 23, United States Code.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
        is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Use of tiles in initial construction, replacement, or 
              repair in tunnel projects
    ``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall withhold any funding 
        for any project under this chapter if such project uses 
        differently colored tiles in a tunnel and--
                    ``(A) the installation of such tiles is reasonably 
                expected to incur a higher cost than the installation 
                of same-color tiles; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary has not issued a waiver under 
                this section.
            ``(2) Availability of waiver.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State may apply for a waiver 
                from this requirement.
                    ``(B) Granting of waiver.--The Secretary may grant 
                a waiver based on safety factors, historical 
                preservation factors, or any other factor the Secretary 
                considers relevant.
            ``(3) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue 
        regulations to carry out this section.''.
            (2) Clerical 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 new item:

``171. Use of tiles in initial construction, replacement, or repair in 
                            tunnel projects.''.
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