Section 1. Rural surface transportation grant program
Section 173 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
(3) Covered county
The term covered county means a county that has an annual gross agricultural production value of at least $1,000,000,000 and agricultural production of at least $500,000 per square mile, adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(4) Farm-to-market road
The term farm-to-market road means a road located within a covered county.
(2) in subsection (i) by striking subsection (k)(1) and inserting paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (k);
(3) in subsection (k)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:; and
(4) Farm-to-market roads
The Secretary shall reserve 10 percent of the amounts made available for the program for each fiscal year to provide grants for eligible projects located on farm-to-market roads in any amount.
(C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) by striking or (3) and inserting (3), or (4); and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
(p) Eligible covered counties
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall create, and annually update, a list of covered counties.