; and (ii) construction of new buildings or facilities shall not be considered as part of the non-Federal share of a Hub cost-sharing agreement. (B) Test bed and renovation exception Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the use of funds provided under this section or non-Federal cost share funds for the construction of a test bed or renovations to existing buildings or facilities for the purposes of research if the Secretary determines that the test bed or renovations are limited to a scope and scale necessary for the research to be conducted. 6. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Section 503(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Innovative materials (i) Definition of innovative material In this subparagraph, the term innovative material includes high performance asphalt mixtures and concrete formulations, geosynthetic materials, advanced alloys and metals, reinforced polymer composites, including any coating or other corrosion prevention method used in conjunction with those materials, advanced polymers, and any other material, as determined by the appropriate agency or department head. (ii) Collaboration with States and Tribes The Secretary shall expand the capacity of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center to collaborate with relevant State and Tribal agencies— (I) with respect to the use of innovative materials in construction projects carried out by the State and Tribal agencies; and (II) to understand and identify— (aa) the needs of the State and Tribal agencies; and (bb) innovative materials that may be further researched, developed, and used to meet those needs. (iii) Activities The collaboration described in clause (ii) may include— (I) the development of new training for State and Tribal agencies