To make projects in certain counties eligible for funding under the rural surface transportation grant program, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3572 would expand eligibility for the rural surface transportation grant program by creating a category of “covered counties” that meet specific agricultural production thresholds. It defines farm-to-market roads as roads located within these covered counties and adds a new funding track requiring 10% of the program’s annual appropriations to be reserved for grants on farm-to-market roads, available in any grant amount. The bill also requires the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, to create and annually update a list of covered counties. In short, the bill targets high-agriculture counties for dedicated rural transportation funding, with a special focus on farm-to-market road improvements.