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136 STAT. 2080 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 appropriated, $32,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026— (1) to support data collection efforts relating to— (A) disproportionate negative environmental harms and climate impacts; and (B) cumulative impacts of pollution and temperature rise; (2) to establish, expand, and maintain efforts to track dis- proportionate burdens and cumulative impacts and provide aca- demic and workforce support for analytics and informatics infra- structure and data collection systems; and (3) to support efforts to ensure that any mapping or screening tool is accessible to community-based organizations and community members. SEC. 60402. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro- priated to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out the Council on Environmental Quality’s functions and for the purposes of training personnel, developing programmatic environmental documents, and developing tools, guidance, and tech- niques to improve stakeholder and community engagement. Subtitle E—Transportation and Infrastructure SEC. 60501. NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS AND EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 177. Neighborhood access and equity grant program ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,893,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for competitive grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b)— ‘‘(1) to improve walkability, safety, and affordable transpor- tation access through projects that are context-sensitive— ‘‘(A) to remove, remediate, or reuse a facility described in subsection (c)(1); ‘‘(B) to replace a facility described in subsection (c)(1) with a facility that is at-grade or lower speed; ‘‘(C) to retrofit or cap a facility described in subsection (c)(1); ‘‘(D) to build or improve complete streets, multiuse trails, regional greenways, or active transportation net- works and spines; or ‘‘(E) to provide affordable access to essential destina- tions, public spaces, or transportation links and hubs; ‘‘(2) to mitigate or remediate negative impacts on the human or natural environment resulting from a facility 23 USC 177. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:35 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00264 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw