; and (2) shall be exempt from sequestration under such Act. 1007. Highway projects Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Local hiring (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may establish local hiring bid specifications or consider the hiring of local workers in the evaluation of bids and proposals for a project under this title. (2) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the term local means the geographic boundaries of a local area, as defined by the contracting agency, in which the project is located. . 1008. Public transportation projects Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Local hiring (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a recipient of assistance under this chapter may establish local hiring bid specifications or consider local hiring in the evaluation of bids and proposals for a project under this chapter. (2) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the term local means the geographic boundaries of a local area, as defined by the contracting agency, in which the project is located. . 1009. Establishment of performance measures for transportation accessibility (a) Connectivity and accessibility performance measures Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following: (7) Multimodal transportation connectivity and accessibility (A) In general Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to establish performance measures relating to transportation connectivity and accessibility for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the connectivity and accessibility of roadways, public transit infrastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure, and other transportation infrastructure. (B) Content The performance measures required under subparagraph (A) shall include measures