; and . (2) Surface transportation block grant program Paragraph (16) of section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code (as redesignated by section 1109(a)(1)(C)), is amended by inserting , including conducting value for money analyses or similar comparative analyses, after oversight . (3) TIFIA Section 602(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) Public-private partnerships In the case of a project to be carried out through a public-private partnership, the public partner shall have— (A) conducted a value for money analysis or similar comparative analysis; and (B) determined the appropriateness of the public-private partnership agreement. . (e) Applicability This section and the amendments made by this section shall only apply to a public-private partnership agreement entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 1508. Community connectivity pilot program (a) Definition of eligible facility (1) In general In this section, the term eligible facility means a highway or other transportation facility that creates a barrier to community connectivity, including barriers to mobility, access, or economic development, due to high speeds, grade separations, or other design factors. (2) Inclusions In this section, the term eligible facility may include— (A) a limited access highway; (B) a viaduct; and (C) any other principal arterial facility. (b) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a pilot program through which an eligible entity may apply for funding— (1) to study the feasibility and impacts of removing an existing eligible facility; (2) to conduct planning activities necessary to design a project to remove an existing eligible facility; and (3) to conduct construction activities necessary to carry out a project to remove an existing eligible facility. (c) Planning grants (1) Eligible entities The Secretary may award a grant (referred to in this section as a planning grant ) to carry out planning activities described in paragraph (2) to— (A) a State