Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2010 for: (1) surface transportation research, development, and deployment; (2) university transportation research; and (3) intelligent transportation systems research.
Revises requirements for transportation: (1) research strategic planning to include development priorities; and (2) deployment grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
Directs the Secretary to establish a program to demonstrate the application of innovative technology in surface transportation infrastructure construction and safety.
Directs the Secretary to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences for establishment of a Future Strategic Highway Research Program.
Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to revise the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1998 and rename it the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 2005.
Directs the Secretary to establish a National Multimodal Trends Policy Research Program that systematically addresses critical short-term, medium-term, and long-term social science issues affecting and affected by the transportation system.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2010 for transit research and development.
Amends Federal highway law to direct the Secretary to establish an Innovative Practices and Technologies Demonstration and Deployment Program.
Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a multimodal energy and climate change program to study the relationship of transportation, energy, and climate change as part of the National Climate Change Technology Initiative and the Climate Change Research Initiative; and (2) a national cooperative freight transportation research program.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 243 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 243
To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for
surface transportation research and development, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2005
Mr. Ehlers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for
surface transportation research and development, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Goals, principles, and processes.
Sec. 103. Transportation research and development strategic planning
and annual reporting.
Sec. 104. Surface transportation research and development.
Sec. 105. Technology deployment.
Sec. 106. Future Strategic Highway Research Program.
Sec. 107. University Transportation Centers.
Sec. 108. Intelligent Transportation systems.
Sec. 109. National Multimodal Trends Research Program.
TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Transit research.
Sec. 203. Transportation, energy, and environment.
Sec. 204. National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Research and development is critical to developing and
maintaining a transportation system that meets the goals of
safety, mobility, economic vitality, efficiency, equity, and
environmental protection.
(2) Federally sponsored surface transportation research and
development has produced many successes. The development of
rumble strips has increased safety; research on materials has
increased the lifespan of pavements, saving money and reducing
the disruption caused by construction; and Geographic
Information Systems have improved the management and efficiency
of transit fleets.
(3) Despite these important successes, the Federal surface
transportation research and development investment represents
only about 0.5 percent of overall government spending on
surface transportation.
(4) While Congress increased funding for overall
transportation programs by about 40 percent in the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, funding for
transportation research and development remained relatively
flat.
(5) The Federal investment in research and development
should be balanced between short-term applied and long-term
fundamental research and development. The investment should
also cover a wide range of research areas, including research
on materials and construction, research on operations, research
on transportation trends and human factors, and research
addressing the institutional barriers to deployment of new
technologies.
(6) Therefore, Congress finds that it is in the United
States interest to increase the Federal investment in
transportation research and development, and to conduct
research in critical research gaps, in order to ensure that the
transportation system meets the goals of safety, mobility,
economic vitality, efficiency, equity, and environmental
protection.
TITLE I--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Surface transportation research, development, and
deployment.--To carry out sections 502, 503, 506, 507, and 509
of title 23, United States Code, and section 109 of this Act,
relating to research and development, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation the
following:
(A) $228,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which--
(i) $15,000,000 shall be set aside to carry
out the Surface Transportation Environment and
Planning Cooperative Research Program under
section 507 of title 23, United States Code;
(ii) $7,000,000 shall be set aside to carry
out advanced exploratory research under section
502(d) of title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) $5,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out the National Multimodal Trends
Research Progam under section 109 of this Act.
(B) $272,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which--
(i) $15,000,000 shall be set aside to carry
out the Surface Transportation Environment and
Planning Cooperative Research Program under
section 507 of title 23, United States Code;
(ii) $10,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 502(d) of
title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) $5,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 109 of this
Act.
(C) $316,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which--
(i) $20,000,000 shall be set aside to carry
out the Surface Transportation Environment and
Planning Cooperative Research Program under
section 507 of title 23, United States Code;
(ii) $15,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 502(d) of
title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) $5,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 109 of this
Act.
(D) $367,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which--
(i) $20,000,000 shall be set aside to carry
out the Surface Transportation Environment and
Planning Cooperative Research Program under
section 507 of title 23, United States Code;
(ii) $15,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 502(d) of
title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) $5,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 109 of this
Act.
(E) $423,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which--
(i) $30,000,000 shall be set aside to carry
out the Surface Transportation Environment and
Planning Cooperative Research Program under
section 507 of title 23, United States Code;
(ii) $15,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 502(d) of
title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) $5,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 109 of this
Act.
(F) $490,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which--
(i) $30,000,000 shall be set aside to carry
out the Surface Transportation Environment and
Planning Cooperative Research Program under
section 507 of title 23, United States Code;
(ii) $15,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 502(d) of
title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) $5,000,000 shall be set aside to
carry out research under section 109 of this
Act.
(2) University transportation research.--For carrying out
section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation the following:
(A) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(B) $66,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
(C) $76,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(D) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(E) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(F) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
(3) Intelligent transportation systems research.--For
carrying out the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of
2005, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Transportation the following:
(A) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(B) $135,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
(C) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(D) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(E) $145,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(F) $145,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
(b) Collaborative Research and Development.--Section 502(b) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively.
SEC. 102. GOALS, PRINCIPLES, AND PROCESSES.
(a) Goals.--The Federal Government shall support surface
transportation research in order to support the goals established for
the surface transportation system as set forth in the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century, including supporting economic
vitality, improving safety and security, increasing mobility,
protecting and enhancing the environment, improving integration between
modes of transportation, promoting efficiency, and emphasizing the
preservation of the existing transportation system.
(b) Basic Principles Governing Research and Development.--
(1) Federal responsibility.--Funding and conducting surface
transportation research and development and technology transfer
activities shall be the responsibility of the Federal
Government when--
(A) the work is of national significance;
(B) it supports research in which there is a clear
public benefit, and private sector investment is less
than optimal due to market failure;
(C) it supports critical research that is not
otherwise being conducted by the public or private
sector;
(D) it supports a Federal stewardship role in
ensuring that State and local governments use national
resources efficiently; or
(E) it presents the best means to support Federal
policy goals compared to other policy alternatives.
(2) Role.--Consistent with these Federal responsibilities,
the Secretary of Transportation shall--
(A) conduct research;
(B) support and facilitate research and development
and technology transfer activities by State highway
agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and
local governments;
(C) share results of completed research; and
(D) support and facilitate technology and
innovation deployment.
(3) Program content.--The surface transportation research
and development program shall include--
(A) fundamental, long-term research;
(B) research aimed at significant research gaps,
and emerging issues with national implications; and
(C) research related to policy and planning.
(c) Processes.--
(1) Stakeholder input.--Federally sponsored surface
transportation research and development activities shall
address the needs of partners and stakeholders. Stakeholders
include users of research (such as States, metropolitan
planning organizations, local governments, and the private
sector), researchers, research sponsors, and other affected
parties, including public interest groups. Stakeholders shall
be included at every level of research including strategic
planning, agenda setting, and program evaluation. The Secretary
shall expand the range and diversity of stakeholders engaged in
the process.
(2) Competition and peer review.--All parties entering into
contracts or cooperative agreements with the Secretary, or
receiving grants, to perform research and development
activities or provide technical assistance under this Act shall
be selected on a competitive basis, and on the basis of the
results of peer review of proposals submitted to the Secretary.
(3) Performance review and evaluation.--All surface
transportation research and development projects shall include
a component of performance measurement and evaluation.
Performance measures shall be established during the proposal
stage of a research project and shall, to the maximum extent
possible, be outcome-based. All evaluations shall be made
readily available to the public. The results of all surface
transportation research and development funded under this Act
shall be peer reviewed.
SEC. 103. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING
AND ANNUAL REPORTING.
(a) Amendment.--Section 508 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 508. Transportation research and development strategic planning
and annual reporting
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) establish a strategic planning process, consistent
with section 306 of title 5 for the Department of
Transportation to determine national transportation research
and development priorities;
``(2) set national transportation strategic goals and
research and development priorities;
``(3) coordinate Federal transportation research and
development activities;
``(4) measure the results of those activities and how they
impact the performance of the transportation systems of the
United States; and
``(5) ensure that planning and reporting activities carried
out under this section are coordinated with all other
transportation planning and reporting requirements.
``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) provide for the integrated planning, coordination,
and consultation among the operating administrations of the
Department of Transportation, including the aviation, transit,
and rail operating administrations, all other Federal agencies
with responsibility for surface transportation research and
technology development, State and local governments,
institutions of higher education, industry, and other private
and public sector organizations engaged in surface
transportation-related research and development activities;
``(2) ensure that the transportation research and
development programs of the Department do not duplicate other
Federal, State, or private sector research and development
programs; and
``(3) provide for independent validation of the scientific
and technical assumptions underlying the transportation
research and development programs of the Department.
``(c) Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan.--
``(1) Development.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall develop an
integrated transportation research and development strategic
plan. The Secretary shall periodically revise such plan.
``(2) Contents.--The plan shall--
``(A) include the general goals and principles of
the Department of Transportation for transportation
research and development program set forth in section
102 of the Act that enacted this subparagraph;
``(B) define the roles of the Department and other
Federal agencies in achieving the goals and principles
identified under subparagraph (A), in order to avoid
unnecessary duplication of effort;
``(C) define the Department's overall strategy and
research and development priorities, and for each
research area specified in section 502, set out--
``(i) specific research strategies;
``(ii) research objectives and priorities;
``(iii) projects to be carried out;
``(iv) recommended technology transfer
activities to promote the deployment of
research results; and
``(v) short-term, medium-term, and long-
term technology development and deployment
activities;
``(D) define the role of each of the operating
administrations of the Department in carrying out the
plan over the next 5 years, including a description of
procedures for coordination of the efforts of the
Secretary with the efforts of the operating
administrations of the Department and other Federal
agencies;
``(E) assess how State and local research and
development activities are contributing to the
achievement of the goals identified under subparagraph
(A) and priorities identified under subparagraph (C);
``(F) provide details of the transportation
research and development programs of the Department,
including performance goals, resources needed to
achieve those goals, and performance indicators as
described in section 1115(a) of title 31 for the next 5
years for each area of research and development;
``(G) incorporate input from a wide range of
interests in the transportation community, including
State transportation officials, metropolitan planning
organizations, local governments, business,
environmental and community organizations, academia,
and other relevant Federal agencies, and summarize
significant comments on the plan obtained from these
interests; and
``(H) incorporate the input of the National Academy
of Sciences and include responses to significant
comments obtained from the Academy and other advisory
bodies, and describe any corrective actions taken
pursuant to such comments.
``(3) National academy of sciences review.--The Secretary
shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National
Academy of Sciences of the details of each--
``(A) strategic plan or revision required under
section 306 of title 5;
``(B) performance plan required under section 1115
of title 31; and
``(C) program performance report required under
section 1116 of title 31,
with respect to transportation research and development.
``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In reports submitted
under sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, the Secretary shall
include--
``(A) a summary of the results for the previous
fiscal year of transportation research and development
programs to which the Department of Transportation
contributes, along with--
``(i) an analysis of the relationship
between those results and the goals identified
under paragraph (2)(A); and
``(ii) a description of the methodology
used for assessing the results; and
``(B) a description of significant transportation
research and development initiatives, if any,
undertaken during the previous fiscal year that were
not in the plan developed under paragraph (1), and any
significant changes in the plan from the previous
year's plan.
``(d) Merit Review and Performance Measurement.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report describing competitive merit review
procedures for use in selecting grantees and contractors in the
programs covered by the plan developed under subsection (c) and
performance measurement procedures for evaluating the programs.
``(e) Procurement Procedures.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) develop model procurement procedures that encourage
the use of advanced technologies; and
``(2) develop model transactions for carrying out and
coordinating Federal and State transportation research and
development activities.
``(f) Annual Project Reports.--The Secretary shall publish and make
publicly available an annual report documenting all transportation
research and development activities of the Department. The report shall
include detailed accounting of how Federal funds were expended.
``(g) Consistency With Government Performance and Results Act of
1993.--The plans and reports developed under this section shall be
consistent with and incorporated as part of the plans developed under
section 306 of title 5 and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section
508 and inserting the following:
``508. Transportation research and development strategic planning and
annual reporting.''.
SEC. 104. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Surface Transportation Research and Development.--Section 502
of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(B) all phases of transportation planning and
development (including construction, transportation
system management and operation, modernization,
development, design, maintenance, safety, data
collection, performance analysis, multimodal
assessment, financing, demand forecasting, and traffic
conditions);
``(C) institutional arrangements and support; and
``(D) the effect of State laws on the activities
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``academic
researcher,'' after ``association, institution,'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``accessibility,
connectivity,'' after ``United States, including'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (11) as
paragraphs (5) through (12), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph:
``(4) Methods and testing to determine the impacts, both
positive and negative, to communities from major transportation
investments.'';
(D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph--
(i) by striking ``research project'' and
inserting ``improvements against policy
objectives'' in subparagraph (B); and
(ii) by inserting ``and management'' after
``transportation operations'' in subparagraph
(C);
(E) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``,
including unobtrusive eyetracking technology''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(13) Environmental research, including research described
in the Transportation Research Board Special Report 268,
entitled `Surface Transportation Environmental Research: A
Long-Term Strategy', published in 2002.
``(14) Assessment of planning strategies that link land use
and transportation in metropolitan areas.
``(15) Exploratory advanced research under subsection (d).
``(16) Research aimed at understanding how emerging trends
(including demographic, economic, and social trends) will
affect and are affected by surface transportation usage and
needs.
``(17) Research on the link between transportation and
health (including asthma and obesity).
``(18) Research on, and dissemination of recommendations
and best practices aimed at addressing, nontechnical barriers
to technology deployment (which include fragmented local
authority, rigid procurement rules, and privacy and liability
considerations).
``(19) Research on the effects of climate conditions (such
as freezing, thawing, and precipitation) on highway
construction and maintenance, including research to reduce or
repair damage caused by climatic conditions, development of
materials that can withstand climatic conditions, and research
on the effects of climatic conditions on the costs of highway
construction and maintenance.
``(20) Research to improve the infrastructure investment
needs report under subsection (g) through new methods of
collecting better quality data, monitoring in a system-wide
manner, the determination of critical metrics to assess
condition and performance, and new methods of statistical
analysis and computer models to improve the prediction of
future needs.
``(21) Research, development, and technology transfer
related to asset management.
``(22) Any other surface transportation research topics
that the Secretary determines, in accordance with the strategic
planning process under section 508, to be critical.'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``exploratory'' after
``shall establish an''; and
(ii) by inserting ``fundamental'' after
``508, that addresses''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following new paragraphs:
``(2) Goal.--The goal of the research program under this
subsection shall be to achieve breakthroughs in understanding
transportation phenomena. Exploratory advanced research should
have a broader objective, longer time frame, multidisciplinary
nature, and have both a higher risk and a higher potential
payoff than for problem-solving research.
``(3) Agenda.--Not later than 15 months after that date of
enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall develop an
agenda for exploratory advanced research. The agenda shall
outline key questions to be addressed and proposed areas of
research to address these questions. The agenda shall also
document the best way to accomplish this research (such as
through Federal laboratories or academic researchers). Upon
completion, the agenda shall be transmitted to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and made available
to the general public.
``(4) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the
National Science Foundation in reviewing fundamental research
proposals, and to obtain advice on peer review protocols.
``(5) Workshop.--In order to develop the agenda for
exploratory advanced research under paragraph (3), the
Secretary shall convene a workshop with appropriate researchers
and policymakers from Federal and State agencies, as well as
academic researchers, to gather recommendations. The goal of
the workshop shall be to determine priority areas of
exploratory advanced research for Federal investment. Emphasis
shall be placed on hearing from a diverse group of
stakeholders. The Secretary shall make the results of the
workshop widely available to the public. The workshop shall be
held within 9 months after the date of the enactment of this
paragraph.
``(6) Use of funds.--In any fiscal year with respect to
which $5,000,000 or more is appropriated for carrying out this
subsection, at least \1/2\ of the funds in excess of $5,000,000
shall be used to carry out the grant program described in
paragraph (7). Funds appropriated for carrying out this
subsection not used for the grant program described in
paragraph (7) shall be used to carry out the agenda developed
under paragraph (3). All exploratory advanced research
proposals and results under this subsection shall be peer
reviewed.
``(7) Grant program.--If funds are available under
paragraph (6), the Secretary shall administer a competitive,
merit-reviewed and peer-reviewed grant program to support
fundamental research outside of the Federal Government.
Eligible applicants include academic researchers, and for-
profit and not-for-profit research institutions. Under this
grant program, research solicitations shall be open and broad
in order to spur creativity and innovation. Funds may be used
under this paragraph to support research in a range of topics,
including materials, operations, and social science. Proposals
with the greatest merit shall be funded, and projects may
receive funding for multiple years.'';
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ``(105 Stat.'' and all
that follows through ``performance program'' and inserting
``and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'';
(5) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f) Long-Term Bridge Performance Program.--
``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall establish a 20 year
long-term bridge performance program.
``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--Under
the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter into
cooperative agreements and contracts to--
``(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate test
bridges;
``(B) analyze the data obtained in carrying out
subparagraph (A); and
``(C) prepare products to fulfill program
objectives and meet future bridge technology needs.'';
(6) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``highway and
bridge'' each place it appears and inserting ``surface
transportation''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``biannual
reports'' and all that follows through ``21st Century''
and inserting ``previous reports under this
subsection''; and
(7) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate in the
Federal Highway Administration a Turner-Fairbank Highway
Research Center.
``(2) Uses of the center.--The Turner-Fairbank Highway
Research Center shall support the--
``(A) conduct of highway research and development
related to new highway technology;
``(B) development of understandings, tools, and
techniques that provide solutions to complex technical
problems through the development of economical and
environmentally sensitive designs, efficient and
quality controlled construction practices, and durable
materials; and
``(C) development of innovative highway products
and practices.''.
(b) Geospatial Information Systems.--Section 5113 of the
Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note) is
amended by revising subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Program.--
``(1) National policy.--The Secretary shall establish and
maintain a national policy for the use of commercial remote
sensing products and geospatial information technologies in
national transportation infrastructure development and
construction.
``(2) Policy implementation.--The Secretary shall develop
new applications of commercial remote sensing products and
geospatial information technologies for the implementation of
the national policy established and maintained under (b)(1) of
this section.''.
(c) Environment and Planning.--
(1) Amendment.--Section 507 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 507. Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative
Research Program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and support a
collaborative, public-private, multimodal surface transportation
environment and planning cooperative research program.
``(b) Agreement.--The Secretary shall make grants to or enter into
cooperative agreements with the National Academy of Sciences, or
another nonprofit research organization established for this purpose,
to support, administer, and manage the surface transportation
environment and planning cooperative research program.
``(c) Advisory Board.--
``(1) Establishment.--The organization described in
subsection (b) shall establish an independent advisory board
drawn from core partners that represent environment,
transportation, scientific, and other interests, including the
Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the National Science Foundation, other Federal
agencies, the States, regional and local governments, nonprofit
organizations, academia, foundations, and the private sector.
``(2) Responsibilities.--The Advisory Board shall have the
responsibility for--
``(A) development of a research agenda, which shall
be published annually, shall serve as the basis of the
annual project solicitation, and shall be based on the
multiyear strategy described in subsection (e), as
revised under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph;
``(B) annual solicitation of project proposals,
including open competition and peer review of research
proposals;
``(C) development of project selection criteria,
through an open and public consultation process with
stakeholders, that emphasize--
``(i) the development of fundamental
knowledge; and
``(ii) collaborative research and funding;
and
``(D) revision of the contents of the multiyear
strategy described in subsection (e), through an open
and public consultation process, with the first
revision to be completed 3 years after the first grants
are awarded under this section and subsequent revisions
biennially thereafter.
``(d) Dissemination of Research Findings.--The organization
described in subsection (b) and the Department of Transportation shall
proactively disseminate research findings under this section to
researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through conferences and
seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, training programs,
presentations, testimony to government officials, the Internet, and
publications for the general public.
``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda for the surface
transportation environment and planning cooperative research program
required under subsection (c)(2)(C) shall be based on Transportation
Research Board Special Report 268, entitled `Surface Transportation
Environmental Research: A Long-Term Strategy', published in 2002, which
included the following research areas:
``(1) Human Health.
``(2) Ecology and Natural Systems.
``(3) Environmental and Social Justice.
``(4) Emerging Technologies.
``(5) Land Use.
``(6) Planning and Performance Measures.
``(f) Project Funding.--
``(1) Multiyear funding.--Projects may receive funding for
multiple years under this section.
``(2) Joint project funding.--In addition to using funds
authorized for this section, the organization that administers
this program may seek and accept additional funding sources
from public and private entities capable of attracting and
accepting funding from Federal agencies, States, local
governments, nonprofit foundations, and the private sector.
``(g) Programmatic Evaluations.--(1) Not later than 2 years after
the first research project grants or contracts are awarded under this
section, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the
National Academy of Public Administration to review the program under
this section, and recommend improvements.
``(2) The National Academy of Public Administration review shall--
``(A) assess the degree to which the projects funded under
this section have addressed the research topics identified in
the strategy established in the Transportation Research Board
Special Report 268, including identifying those topics which
have not yet been addressed;
``(B) assess the peer review process for project proposals,
and assess research project results; and
``(C) assess the extent of stakeholder involvement in all
facets of the program.
``(h) Annual Report.--The organization described in subsection (b)
shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary an annual report that
includes a project summary for every project funded under this section.
Each summary shall characterize the project, summarize its status, and
identify sponsors.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
related to section 507 and inserting the following:
``507. Surface transportation environment and planning cooperative
research program.''.
SEC. 105. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT.
Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
``(7) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--
``(A) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary
may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements
and contracts with States, metropolitan planning
organizations, local governments, other Federal
agencies, universities and colleges, private sector
entities, and nonprofit organizations to foster
alliances and support efforts to stimulate advances in
transportation technology, and to pay the Federal share
of the costs of research, development, and technology
transfer concerning innovative technologies.
``(B) Applications.--To receive a grant,
cooperative agreement, or contract, under this
paragraph, an entity described in subparagraph (A)
shall submit an application to the Secretary. The
application shall be in such form and contain such
information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary
shall select and approve the applications based on the
applications' merit and on whether the project that is
the subject of the grant, cooperative agreement, or
contract meets the goals of the program described in
paragraph (3).'';
(B) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``and the
Committee on Science'' after ``Transportation and
Infrastructure'';
(C) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph
(11); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following
new paragraphs:
``(9) Technology and information transfer.--The Secretary
shall ensure that the information and technology resulting from
research conducted under this subsection is made available to
State and local transportation departments, metropolitan
planning organizations, and other interested parties.
``(10) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
project under this subsection shall be determined by the
Secretary.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``Bridge Research and
Construction'' and inserting ``Research and
Deployment'' in the subsection heading;
(B) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to read as
follows:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry
out a program to demonstrate the application of innovative
technology in surface transportation infrastructure
construction (such as bridges, pavements, and other structures)
and safety.
``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall include--
``(A) the development of new, cost-effective
innovative material for surface transportation
infrastructure applications;
``(B) the deployment and evaluation of safety
technologies and innovations at the State and local
levels, and the deployment of best practices in
training, management, design, and planning;
``(C) the reduction of life-cycle costs of surface
transportation infrastructure, including the costs of
new construction, replacement, maintenance, and
rehabilitation of deficient highway infrastructure;
``(D) the development and deployment of
construction techniques to increase safety and reduce
construction time and traffic congestion;
``(E) the development of engineering design
criteria for innovative products and materials for use
in surface transportation infrastructure;
``(F) the development of cost-effective and
innovative techniques to separate vehicle and
pedestrian traffic from railroad traffic;
``(G) the evaluation and documentation of the
performance and benefits of innovative technologies
deployed to improve life, performance, cost
effectiveness, safety, and customer satisfaction;
``(H) the refinement of innovative technologies
based on the evaluation described in subparagraph (G);
``(I) the wide dissemination of information
developed under subparagraph (G);
``(J) the development of surface transportation
infrastructure, including alternative processes for the
seismic retrofit of bridges, that will withstand
natural disasters and terrorist attacks;
``(K) for pavements, the development of designs and
materials to reduce impacts of storm water runoff;
``(L) the development of new nondestructive
infrastructure evaluation technologies and techniques;
and
``(M) effective technology transfer and information
dissemination to accelerate implementation of
innovative technologies.'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section'' and
inserting ``subsection''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Research on the Nontechnical Barriers to Technology
Deployment.--In order to support the deployment goals established under
subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall carry out a research program
addressing the nontechnical barriers to technology deployment,
including fragmented authority at the local and regional level and
rigid procurement rules. The goal of this research shall be to generate
proposals for how to overcome these nontechnical barriers.''.
SEC. 106. FUTURE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 509. Future Strategic Highway Research Program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,
shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences
for the establishment of a Future Strategic Highway Research Program.
``(b) Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts.--The Secretary
may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts
with, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials and the National Academy of Sciences to carry out activities
under this section. Advance payments may be made as necessary to carry
out the program under this section. Although no matching funds are
required for this program, collaborative research projects with
multiple sources of funding shall be encouraged.
``(c) Period of Availability.--Funds set aside to carry out this
section shall remain available for the fiscal year for which such funds
are made available and the three succeeding fiscal years.
``(d) Set Aside.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Transportation for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010,
to carry out this section, $75,000,000.
``(e) Program Administration.--In carrying out the program under
this section, the National Academy of Sciences shall ensure that--
``(1) the selection of projects and researchers shall be
based on the open solicitation of proposals and be reviewed by
panels of appropriate experts; and
``(2) State transportation officials and other
stakeholders, including business, local governments,
metropolitan planning organizations, environmental and
community organizations, academia, other relevant Federal
agencies, and other members of the transportation community are
involved in the governance of the program at the executive, the
overall program, and the technical levels, through the use of
expert panels and committees.
``(f) Contents.--The program established under this section shall
be based on Transportation Research Board Special Report 260, entitled
`Strategic Highway Research: Saving Lives, Reducing Congestion,
Improving Quality of Life'. It shall include the following research
areas:
``(1) Accelerating the renewal of America's highways.
``(2) Making a significant improvement in highway safety.
``(3) Providing a highway system with reliable travel
times.
``(4) Providing highway capacity in support of the Nation's
economic, environmental, multi-modal transportation, and social
goals.
``(g) Project Evaluation.--The products of all research grants,
cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded under this section shall
be subject to peer review.
``(h) Programmatic Evaluations.--Within 2 years after the first
research project grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts are
awarded under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an
arrangement with the National Academy of Public Administration to
review the program under this section, and to recommend improvements.
The review shall--
``(1) assess the degree to which projects funded under this
section have addressed the research topics identified in the
research agenda established in Transportation Research Board
Special Report 260, including identifying those topics which
have not yet been addressed;
``(2) assess the merit and peer review process for project
proposals, and assess research project results; and
``(3) assess the extent of stakeholder involvement in all
facets of the program.
``(i) Annual Progress and Performance Report.--The National Academy
of Sciences shall produce an annual progress and performance report for
the program under this section. The report shall summarize the status,
funding, and sponsors of all funded projects by the research areas
specified in subsection (f). It shall document the progress of each
project relative to milestones included in the project proposal. The
report shall identify research areas and projects remaining unfunded,
and anticipated funding needs for completing that research. The report
shall be submitted to the Secretary, to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives, and to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 5 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
``509. Future strategic highway research program.''.
SEC. 107. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 5505. University transportation research
``(a) Regional Centers.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make
grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and
operate 1 university transportation center in each of the 10 United
States Government regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regional
Boundary System.
``(b) Other Centers.--The Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit
institutions of higher learning to establish and operate university
transportation centers, in addition to the centers receiving grants
under subsection (a), to address transportation management and research
and development matters, with special attention to increasing the
number of highly skilled individuals entering the field of
transportation.
``(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to receive a
grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher
learning shall submit to the Secretary an application that is
in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may
require.
``(2) Selection criteria.--Except as otherwise provided by
this section, the Secretary shall select each recipient of a
grant under this section through a competitive, peer-reviewed
process on the basis of the following:
``(A) For regional centers, the location of the
center within the Federal region to be served.
``(B) The demonstrated research and extension
resources available to the recipient to carry out this
section.
``(C) The capability of the recipient to provide
leadership in making national and regional
contributions to the solution of immediate and long-
range transportation problems.
``(D) The recipient's establishment of a surface
transportation program encompassing several modes of
transportation.
``(E) The recipient's demonstrated commitment of at
least $200,000 in regularly budgeted institutional
amounts each year to support ongoing transportation
research and education programs.
``(F) The recipient's demonstrated ability to
disseminate results of transportation research and
education programs through a statewide or regionwide
continuing education program.
``(G) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to
carry out under the grant.
``(d) Objectives.--Each university transportation center receiving
a grant under this section shall conduct the following programs and
activities:
``(1) Basic and applied research that supports the
Department's research agenda consistent with section 508 of
title 23, the products of which are peer-reviewed by other
experts in the field to advance the body of knowledge in
transportation.
``(2) An education program that includes multidisciplinary
course work, faculty and student participation in research, and
an opportunity for practical experience.
``(3) An ongoing program of technology transfer that makes
research results available to potential users in a form that
can be implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, an applicant shall--
``(1) enter into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure
that the applicant will maintain total expenditures from all
other sources to establish and operate a university
transportation center and related educational and research
activities at a level that is at least equal to the average
level of those expenditures during the 2 fiscal years before
the date on which the grant is provided;
``(2) provide the annual institutional contribution
required under subsection (c)(2);
``(3) submit to the Secretary, in a timely manner, for use
by the Secretary in the preparation of the annual research
report under section 508(c)(5) of title 23, an annual report on
the projects and activities of the university transportation
center for which funds are made available for the fiscal year
covered by the report, a description of--
``(A) the goals of the center;
``(B) the educational activities carried out by the
center (including a detailed summary of the budget for
those educational activities);
``(C) teaching activities of faculty at the center;
``(D) each research project carried out by the
center, including--
``(i) the identity and location of each
investigator working on a research project;
``(ii) the overall funding amount for each
research project (including the amounts
expended for the project as of the date of the
report);
``(iii) the current schedule for each
research project; and
``(iv) the results of each research project
through the date of submission of the report,
with particular emphasis on results for the
fiscal year covered by the report; and
``(E) overall technology transfer and
implementation efforts of the center;
``(4) make use of National Research Council, Transportation
Research Board, and Transportation Research Information
Services online databases for--
``(A) program development and strategic planning;
``(B) reporting of activities funded under this
section; and
``(C) input and dissemination of results and
reports from completed research; and
``(5) recommend a representative to serve as liaison to the
Transportation Research Board.
``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of activities
carried out using a grant made under subsection (a) is 80 percent of
costs, and under subsection (b) is 50 percent of costs. The non-Federal
share may include funds provided to a recipient under section 503,
504(b), or 505 of title 23, United States Code.
``(g) Program Coordination.--
``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the
research, education, training, and technology transfer
activities that grant recipients carry out under this section,
disseminate the results of the research, and establish and
operate a clearinghouse.
``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least annually and
consistent with the plan developed under section 508 of title
23, United States Code, the Secretary shall review and evaluate
programs the grant recipients carry out.
``(3) Funding limitation.--The Secretary may use not more
than 1 percent of amounts made available from Government
sources to carry out this subsection.
``(h) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made available to
carry out this program shall remain available for obligation for a
period of 2 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which such
funds are authorized.
``(i) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants under this section as
follows:
``(1) For grants under subsection (a)--
``(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
``(E) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
``(F) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
``(2) For grants under subsection (b) to centers that
received funding for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 under this
section--
``(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
``(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
``(3) For 6 additional grants under subsection (b)--
``(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
``(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
``(4) For 16 grants under subsection (b), which may include
grants to centers described in paragraph (2)--
``(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
``(B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
``(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
``(j) Transportation Education Development Pilot Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program to make grants to State Departments of Transportation,
who in conjunction with nonprofit institutions of higher
education, will develop and test new curricula to educate the
transportation workforce.
``(2) Selection of grant recipients.--In selecting
applications for awards under this subsection, the Secretary
shall consider--
``(A) the degree to which the new curricula will
address the specific workforce needs of the State,
evaluated on the basis of a State's development of a
strategic human resources plan and how the new
curricula will help fulfill the plan;
``(B) the degree to which the new curricula will
provide expertise in areas other than engineering, such
as business administration, economics, information
technology, environmental science, and law, as
determined necessary by the State; and
``(C) a State's commitment to continuing the
program beyond the pilot effort.
``(3) Number and amount of grants.--For fiscal years 2005,
2006, and 2007, the Secretary shall make 4 grants under this
subsection, each in the amount of $1,000,000. For fiscal years
2008, 2009, and 2010, the Secretary shall make 4 grants under
this subsection, each in the amount of $500,000.''.
SEC. 108. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
(a) Amendment.--Subtitle C of title V of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century is amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle C--Intelligent Transportation Systems
``SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE.
``This subtitle may be cited as the `Intelligent Transportation
Systems Act of 2005' .
``SEC. 5202. GOALS AND PURPOSES.
``(a) Goals.--The goals of the intelligent transportation system
program include--
``(1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and
facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to enable
existing facilities to meet a significant portion of future
transportation needs, including public access to employment,
goods, and services, and to reduce regulatory, financial, and
other transaction costs to public agencies and system users;
``(2) achievement of national transportation safety goals,
including the enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles
and nonmotorized vehicles, with particular emphasis on
decreasing the number and severity of collisions;
``(3) protection and enhancement of the natural environment
and communities affected by surface transportation, with
particular emphasis on assisting State and local governments to
achieve national environmental goals;
``(4) accommodation of the needs of all users of surface
transportation systems, including operators of commercial
vehicles, passenger vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles, and
including pedestrians and individuals with disabilities; and
``(5) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond to
security related or other man made emergencies and natural
disasters, and enhancement of national defense mobility.
``(b) Purposes.--The Secretary shall implement activities under the
intelligent transportation system program to, at a minimum--
``(1) develop and test new and emerging technologies to
meet the goals described in subsection (a);
``(2) expedite deployment, in both metropolitan and rural
areas, and ensure integration and interoperability of proven
intelligent transportation systems;
``(3) ensure that Federal, State, and local transportation
officials have adequate knowledge of intelligent transportation
systems for full consideration in the transportation planning
process;
``(4) improve regional cooperation and operations planning
for effective intelligent transportation system deployment;
``(5) promote the innovative use of private resources;
``(6) develop a workforce capable of developing, operating,
and maintaining intelligent transportation systems; and
``(7) evaluate costs and benefits of intelligent
transportation systems projects.
``SEC. 5203. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the
Secretary shall conduct an ongoing intelligent transportation system
program to research, develop, and operationally test intelligent
transportation systems and advance nationwide deployment of proven
systems through research on barriers to deployment as a component of
the surface transportation systems of the United States.
``(b) Policy.--Intelligent transportation system research,
development, operational tests, and deployment projects funded pursuant
to this subtitle shall encourage and not displace public-private
partnerships or private sector investment in such research and
development tests and projects.
``(c) Cooperation With Governmental, Private, and Educational
Entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the intelligent transportation
system program in cooperation with State and local governments and
other public entities, the United States private sector, the Federal
laboratories, and colleges and universities, including historically
black colleges and universities and other minority institutions of
higher education.
``(d) Consultation With Federal Officials.--In carrying out the
intelligent transportation system program, the Secretary, as
appropriate, shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of
the National Science Foundation, and the heads of other Federal
departments and agencies.
``(e) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The
Secretary shall provide technical assistance, training, and information
to State and local governments seeking to implement, operate, maintain,
or evaluate intelligent transportation system technologies and
services.
``(f) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide funding
to support adequate consideration of transportation system management
and operations, including intelligent transportation systems, within
metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes.
``(g) Information Clearinghouse.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) maintain a repository for technical and
safety data collected as a result of federally
sponsored projects carried out under this subtitle; and
``(B) make that information (except for proprietary
information and data) readily available to all users of
the repository at an appropriate cost.
``(2) Delegation of authority.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may delegate the
responsibility of the Secretary under this subsection,
with continuing oversight by the Secretary, to an
appropriate entity not within the Department of
Transportation.
``(B) Federal assistance.--If the Secretary
delegates the responsibility, the entity to which the
responsibility is delegated shall be eligible for
Federal assistance under this section.
``(h) Advisory Committee.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on carrying out this
subtitle.
``(2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall have no
more than 20 members and include, at a minimum--
``(A) a representative from a State highway
department;
``(B) a representative from a local highway
department;
``(C) a representative from a State, local, or
regional transit agency;
``(D) a representative from a metropolitan planning
organization;
``(E) a private sector vendor of intelligent
transportation system technologies;
``(F) a private sector user of intelligent
transportation system technologies;
``(G) a academic researcher who is a civil
engineer;
``(H) a academic researcher who is a social
scientist;
``(I) a representative from the Intelligent
Transportation Society of America;
``(J) a representative from a public interest group
concerned with safety;
``(K) a representative from a public interest group
concerned with community development; and
``(L) members with expertise in planning, safety,
and operations.
``(3) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum,
perform the following duties--
``(A) Provide input into the development of the
National ITS Program Plan, and the Intelligent
Transportation System portion of each strategic plan
under section 508 of title 23, United States Code.
``(B) Review the National ITS Program Plan and the
Intelligent Transportation System portion of each
strategic plan under section 508 of title 23, United
States Code, and transmit the Advisory Committee's
views on the plans to Congress.
``(C) Analyze intelligent transportation systems
technologies, for which a plan or budget proposal has
recommended funding for research and development
activities or operational tests, to advise the
Department on--
``(i) whether the intelligent
transportation system technologies are likely
to be deployed by users, and, if not, to
determine the barriers to deployment;
``(ii) the appropriate roles for government
and the private sector in investing in specific
intelligent transportation system technologies;
and
``(iii) whether these activities are likely
to advance either the state-of-the-practice or
state-of-the-art in intelligent transportation
systems.
``(4) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The
Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
``(i) Procurement Methods.--
``(1) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall develop
appropriate technical assistance and guidance to assist State
and local agencies in evaluating and selecting appropriate
methods of procurement for intelligent transportation system
projects carried out using funds made available from the
Highway Trust Fund, including innovative and nontraditional
methods such as the Information Technology Omnibus Procurement.
``(2) Intelligent transportation system software.--To the
maximum extent practicable, contracting officials shall use as
a critical evaluation criterion the Software Engineering
Institute's Capability Maturity Model, or another similar
recognized software design and development methodology, to
reduce the cost, schedule, and performance risks associated
with the development, management, and integration of
intelligent transportation system software.
``(j) Evaluations.--
``(1) Guidelines and requirements.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue
guidelines and requirements for the evaluation of
operational tests and model deployment projects carried
out under this subtitle.
``(B) Content.--Such evaluations shall include
specific, quantitative measures to determine whether a
technology is meeting its intended goal. To the maximum
extent practicable, these measures shall evaluate the
outcome of the technology (such as accidents avoided or
decreased travel times or travel time variability).
``(C) Objectivity and independence.--The guidelines
and requirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall
include provisions to ensure the objectivity and
independence of the evaluator so as to avoid any real
or apparent conflict of interest or potential influence
on the outcome by parties to any such test or
deployment project or by any other formal evaluation
carried out under this subtitle.
``(D) Funding.--The guidelines and requirements
issued under subparagraph (A) shall establish
evaluation funding levels, based on the size and scope
of each test or project, that ensure adequate
evaluation of the results of the test or project.
``(E) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall make
readily available through the Internet all information
collected through evaluations carried out under this
subtitle.
``(2) Special rule.--Any survey, questionnaire, or
interview that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out
the evaluation of any test, deployment project, or program
assessment activity under this subtitle shall not be subject to
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.
``(k) Use of Rights-of-way.--Intelligent transportation system
projects specified in section 5117(b)(3) and 5117(b)(6) and involving
privately owned intelligent transportation system components that are
carried out using funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund
shall not be subject to any law or regulation of a State or political
subdivision of a State prohibiting or regulating commercial activities
in the rights-of-way of a highway for which Federal-aid highway funds
have been utilized for planning, design, construction, or maintenance,
if the Secretary of Transportation determines that such use is in the
public interest. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority
of a State or political subdivision of a State to regulate highway
safety.
``SEC. 5204. NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Updates.--The Secretary shall publish an update of
the `National Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Plan
Five-Year Horizon', published in August, 2000. The Secretary
shall consult with the Advisory Committee established under
section 5203(h) in carrying out this section.
``(2) Scope.--The National ITS Program Plan update shall--
``(A) specify the goals, objectives, and milestones
for the research and deployment of intelligent
transportation systems in the context of major
metropolitan areas, smaller metropolitan and rural
areas, and commercial vehicle operations;
``(B) evaluate how the intelligent transportation
systems program has progressed in achieving the goals,
objectives, and milestones referred to in subparagraph
(A);
``(C) compare actual outcomes of the intelligent
transportation systems program over the last 5 years to
projections from the 2000 Plan referred to in paragraph
(1);
``(D) for each goal, objective, milestone, or
projection found under subparagraph (B) or (C) not to
have been achieved, document the barriers to
achievement;
``(E) specify how specific programs and projects
will achieve the goals, objectives, and milestones
referred to in subparagraph (A), in the next 5 years;
``(F) specify necessary and realistically
achievable timeframes and funding levels to conduct the
programs and projects referred to in subparagraph (E)
in order to achieve the goals, objectives, and
milestones referred to in subparagraph (A);
``(G) develop a plan for addressing barriers
documented under subparagraph (D);
``(H) identify activities that provide for the
dynamic development of standards and protocols to
promote and ensure interoperability in the
implementation of intelligent transportation system
technologies, including actions taken to establish
critical standards; and
``(I) establish a cooperative process with State
and local governments for determining desired surface
transportation system performance levels and developing
plans for incorporation of specific intelligent
transportation system capabilities into surface
transportation systems.
``(b) Reporting.--The National ITS Program Plan shall be
transmitted to the Congress not later than August 31, 2007.
``(c) Advisory Committee Review.--The Advisory Committee
established under section 5203(h) shall review the National ITS Program
Plan that is transmitted to Congress under this section, and shall
transmit the Advisory Committee's views on the Plan to Congress.
``SEC. 5205. INFORMATION STRATEGY.
``(a) Development and Implementation.--The Secretary shall develop
and implement a strategy to use information collected from intelligent
transportation system technologies (including technologies used in
roadway, transit, and in-vehicle applications) for traffic management
and for planning, performance monitoring, program assessment, and
policy applications. The Secretary shall ensure that the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics plays a significant role in the development
of the strategy under this section.
``(b) Considerations.--The strategy developed under this section
shall--
``(1) consider current data sources and propose future data
sources, as well as proposing strategies for both real-time use
and archived use of data;
``(2) determine what data should be centralized nationally
in support of national planning and goals, what information
should be aggregated regionally, and what information should be
kept locally, and for nationally centralized data, identify how
to ensure that data is collected and reported consistently;
``(3) assess the need for data standards;
``(4) outline how transportation decision processes can
make best use of real-time data;
``(5) outline a vision for the future linkages between
intelligent transportation system technologies and data;
``(6) identify public and private data sources other than
intelligent transportation system data sources (such as roadway
characteristics inventories and incident information) that,
combined with intelligent transportation system data, would
enhance the utility of intelligent transportation system data
to decisionmakers, and how these data sources can be merged;
``(7) identify how to make data most accessible and useful
to users; and
``(8) identify what information would be useful to
stakeholders at the local, State, regional, and national
levels.
``(c) Stakeholder Involvement.--In developing the strategy under
this section, the Secretary shall involve developers and users of
intelligent transportation system technologies, including State and
local highway departments, metropolitan planning organizations, transit
agencies, travelers, the private sector, not-for-profit organizations,
and representatives from the planning, safety, operations, and research
communities.
``(d) Incorporation Into National Architecture.--The strategy
developed under this section shall, to the extent practicable, be
incorporated into the national architecture.
``(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall transmit to the
Congress a report outlining the strategy developed under this section.
``SEC. 5206. NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Development, implementation, and maintenance.--
Consistent with section 12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 110
Stat. 783), the Secretary shall develop, implement, and
maintain a national architecture and supporting standards and
protocols to promote the widespread use and evaluation of
intelligent transportation system technology as a component of
the surface transportation systems of the United States.
``(2) Goal.--The goal of the national architecture and
standards shall be to ensure interoperability among, and
efficiency of, intelligent transportation system technologies
implemented throughout the United States.
``(3) Use of standards development organizations.--In
carrying out this section, the Secretary may use the services
of such standards development organizations as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
``(4) Standard validation.--The Secretary shall ensure that
new standards promulgated for intelligent transportation system
technologies are tested and validated, and shall ensure that
the results of such testing and validation are made publicly
available.
``(b) Provisional Standards.--
``(1) In general.--If the Secretary finds that the
development or balloting of an intelligent transportation
system standard jeopardizes the timely achievement of the
objectives identified in subsection (a)(1) and (2), the
Secretary may establish a provisional standard after
consultation with affected parties, and using, to the extent
practicable, the work product of appropriate standards
development organizations.
``(2) Period of effectiveness.--A provisional standard
established under paragraph (1) shall be published in the
Federal Register and remain in effect until the appropriate
standards development organization adopts and publishes a
standard.
``(c) Conformity With National Architecture.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent transportation
system projects carried out using funds made available from the
Highway Trust Fund, including funds made available to deploy
intelligent transportation system technologies, conform to the
national architecture, applicable standards or provisional
standards, and protocols developed under subsection (a).
``(2) Secretary's discretion.--The Secretary may authorize
exceptions to paragraph (1) for--
``(A) projects designed to achieve specific
research objectives outlined in the National ITS
Program Plan under section 5204 or the Surface
Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan
developed under section 508 of title 23, United States
Code; or
``(B) the upgrade or expansion of an intelligent
transportation system in existence on the date of
enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century, if the Secretary determines that the upgrade
or expansion--
``(i) would not adversely affect the goals
or purposes of this subtitle;
``(ii) is carried out before the end of the
useful life of such system; and
``(iii) is cost-effective as compared to
alternatives that would meet the conformity
requirement of paragraph (1).
``(3) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to funds
used for operation or maintenance of an intelligent
transportation system in existence on the date of enactment of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
``SEC. 5207. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a comprehensive
program of research, development, and operational tests of intelligent
vehicles and intelligent infrastructure systems, as well as research
into barriers to their deployment, and other similar activities that
are necessary to carry out this subtitle.
``(b) Priority Areas.--Under the program, the Secretary shall give
higher priority to funding projects that--
``(1) reduce congestion in metropolitan regions;
``(2) improve mobility and efficiency by addressing traffic
management, incident management, transit management, toll
collection, traveler information, or highway operations
systems;
``(3) improve safety by focusing on crash-avoidance and
integration of in-vehicle crash protection technologies with
other onboard safety systems, including the interaction of air
bags and safety belts;
``(4) improve security by focusing on responding to
security-related emergencies, and preventing such emergencies,
through tracking the movement of goods;
``(5) incorporate human factors research, including the
science of the driving process;
``(6) improve deployment of proven technologies by
addressing nontechnical barriers to the deployment of
intelligent transportation system technologies, including
institutional barriers such as fragmented authority at the
local level, privacy considerations, and rigid procurement
rules, and the best ways to develop partnerships to
successfully deploy intelligent transportation system
technologies;
``(7) facilitate the integration of intelligent
infrastructure, vehicle, and control technologies, including
magnetic guidance control systems or other materials or
magnetics research;
``(8) incorporate research on the impact of environmental,
weather, and natural conditions on intelligent transportation
systems, including the effects of cold climates; or
``(9) facilitate high-performance transportation systems,
through methods such as congestion pricing, real-time facility
management, rapid emergency response, and just-in-time transit.
``(c) Operational Tests.--Operational tests shall be used to
evaluate promising technologies that have not yet been demonstrated.
Operational tests conducted under this section shall be designed for
the collection of data to permit objective evaluation of the results of
the tests, derivation of cost-benefit information that is useful to
others contemplating deployment of similar systems, and development and
implementation of standards.
``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of operational
tests and demonstrations under subsection (a) shall not exceed 80
percent.
``SEC. 5208. USE OF FUNDS.
``(a) Congestion Reduction.--At least \1/3\ of funds spent under
section 5207 for intelligent transportation systems research and
development shall be used to research, develop, and operationally test
technologies whose primary purpose is to reduce congestion.
``(b) Outreach and Public Relations Limitation.--
``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, not more than
$5,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this
subtitle shall be used for intelligent transportation system
outreach, public relations, displays, scholarships, tours, and
brochures.
``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
intelligent transportation system training or the publication
or distribution of research findings, technical guidance, or
similar documents.
``(c) Infrastructure Development.--Funds made available to carry
out this subtitle for operational tests--
``(1) shall be used primarily for the development of
intelligent transportation system infrastructure; and
``(2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used
for the construction of physical highway and transit
infrastructure unless the construction is incidental and
critically necessary to the implementation of an intelligent
transportation system project.
``(d) Use of Innovative Financing.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use up to 25 percent
of the funds made available to carry out this subtitle to make
available loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees for
projects that are eligible for assistance under this subtitle
and that have significant intelligent transportation system
elements.
``(2) Consistency with other law.--Credit assistance
described in paragraph (1) shall be made available in a manner
consistent with the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Act of 1998.
``SEC. 5209. PROGRAM EVALUATION.
``The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National
Academy of Sciences, or another independent institution, to evaluate
the Department of Transportation's intelligent transportation system
program. The evaluation shall assess, at a minimum--
``(1) how well the intelligent transportation system
program has achieved its goals as set forth in the 2000 5-year
plan referred to in section 5204(a)(1), including--
``(A) expediting integrated intelligent
transportation system deployment in metropolitan and
rural areas for both passenger and freight
transportation;
``(B) ensuring that Federal, State, and local
transportation officials consider intelligent
transportation systems in the transportation planning
process and have adequate knowledge to do so;
``(C) improving regional cooperation and operations
planning for effective intelligent transportation
system deployment;
``(D) promoting the innovative use of private
resources; and
``(E) developing a workforce capable of deploying,
operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation
systems; and
``(2) in areas where the intelligent transportation system
program has not met its goals, assess the barriers to meeting
those goals, and make recommendations for how those barriers
may be overcome.
``SEC. 5210. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
``(1) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The term
`intelligent transportation infrastructure' means fully
integrated public sector intelligent transportation system
components, as defined by the Secretary.
``(2) Intelligent transportation system.--The term
`intelligent transportation system' means electronics,
communications, or information processing used singly or in
combination to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface
transportation system.
``(3) National architecture.--The term `national
architecture' means the common framework for interoperability
adopted by the Secretary that defines--
``(A) the functions associated with intelligent
transportation system user services;
``(B) the physical entities or subsystems within
which the functions reside;
``(C) the data interfaces and information flows
between physical subsystems; and
``(D) the communications requirements associated
with the information flows.
``(4) National its program plan.--The term `National ITS
Program Plan' means the plan update required under section
5204(a).
``(5) Standard.--The term `standard' means a document
that--
``(A) contains technical specifications or other
precise criteria for intelligent transportation systems
that are to be used consistently as rules, guidelines,
or definitions of characteristics so as to ensure that
materials, products, processes, and services are fit
for their purposes; and
``(B) may support the national architecture and
promote--
``(i) the widespread use and adoption of
intelligent transportation system technology as
a component of the surface transportation
systems of the United States; and
``(ii) interoperability among intelligent
transportation system technologies implemented
throughout the States.
``(6) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given the
term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The items relating to subtitle C
of title V in the table of contents of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century are amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle C--Intelligent Transportation Systems
``Sec. 5201. Short title.
``Sec. 5202. Goals and purposes.
``Sec. 5203. General authorities and requirements.
``Sec. 5204. National ITS Program Plan.
``Sec. 5205. Information strategy.
``Sec. 5206. National architecture and standards.
``Sec. 5207. Research and development.
``Sec. 5208. Use of funds.
``Sec. 5209. Program evaluation.
``Sec. 5210. Definitions.''.
(c) Repeal.--The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 is amended by striking part B of title VI (23 U.S.C. 307 note;
105 Stat. 2189).
SEC. 109. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL TRENDS POLICY RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a
National Multimodal Trends Policy Research Program that systematically
addresses critical short-term, medium-term, and long-term social
science issues affecting and affected by the transportation system.
(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this section
shall include--
(1) research on--
(A) the critical factors and major trends affecting
the success and performance of the Nation's
transportation system, as well as how such information
can be incorporated into national, State, and local
decisionmaking;
(B) the short-term, medium-term, and especially
long-term economic, demographic, and social trends that
are affecting and are affected by the transportation
system, including topics such as--
(i) economic trends, including
globalization and it effects on the
transportation of people and goods, rapidly
changing information technology, the growing
importance of metropolitan economies,
diversification of employment sites,
innovations in goods movement, and larger
capacity and faster goods movement;
(ii) demographic trends, including
population growth, increasing minority
populations, increasing urbanization, and the
aging of the population; and
(iii) social trends and issues, including
increasing income disparity and its implication
for mobility and access to jobs, services and
health care, the unique needs of rural
populations, and the link between human factors
and driver behavior;
(C) improvements in evaluation methodologies and
performance measures, and the evaluation of project and
transportation system performance relative to the goals
set forth in section 102;
(D) how institutional factors within and among the
public and private sectors affect the development and
successful deployment of new technologies;
(E) links between public health and the
transportation system; and
(F) other critical issues identified by the
Advisory Board established under subsection (e); and
(2) research on and the development of policy analysis
tools and methods.
(c) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement
with the National Academy of Sciences to establish an advisory board
under subsection (e) and, except as provided in subsection (e), to
support, administer, and manage the program.
(d) Strategic Plan.--Not later than 2 years after entering into the
arrangement under subsection (c) and upon each update thereafter, the
National Academy of Sciences shall transmit the strategic plan
developed by the advisory board under subsection (e) to the Secretary,
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee
on Science of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
(e) Advisory Board.--
(1) Establishment.--The National Academy of Sciences shall
establish an independent advisory board.
(2) Membership.--
(A) In general.--A majority of members of the
advisory board shall be experts in--
(i) transportation social science research;
or
(ii) other social science fields with
important or potentially important
relationships to transportation, selected after
consultation with the Consortium of Social
Science Associations.
Members selected under this subparagraph shall, to the
extent practicable, be evenly divided between experts
described in clause (i) and experts described in clause
(ii).
(B) Additional members.--Additional members of the
advisory board shall be evenly balanced among
representatives of Federal, State, and local
transportation agencies, other agencies with
appropriate expertise, metropolitan planning
organizations, transit operating agencies, and
environmental and other nonprofit organizations.
(3) Responsibilities.--The advisory board shall be
responsible for--
(A) the development of a strategic plan which shall
specify at a minimum the goals, research priorities,
and fiscal needs of the program, and which shall be
updated periodically;
(B) overseeing the awarding of grants and contracts
to carry out the research strategy;
(C) the development of the annual request for
proposals and the solicitation of proposals through
open competition with peer review; and
(D) the development of project selection criteria,
through an open and public consultation process with
stakeholders.
(4) Evaluation of research.--Research contracts and grants
under this section shall require peer review of the research
results.
(5) Eligible research.--At least 75 percent of funds made
available for research under this section shall support
research directed to the priorities in the strategic plan, and
up to 25 percent of such funds may support appropriate sponsor
directed research.
(f) Dissemination of Research Findings.--The National Academy of
Sciences and the Department of Transportation shall disseminate
research findings under this section to researchers, practitioners, and
decisionmakers, through conferences and seminars, field demonstrations,
workshops, training programs, presentations, testimony to government
officials, the Internet, and publications for the general public.
TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation to carry out sections 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, and 5322
of title 49, United States Code, and section 202 of this Act, relating
to research and development, $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2005 through 2010.
SEC. 202. TRANSIT RESEARCH.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, as
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 510. Innovative Practices and Technologies Demonstration and
Deployment Program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an Innovative
Practices and Technologies Demonstration and Deployment Program.
``(b) Program Goals.--The goals of the program are to--
``(1) demonstrate promising new transit practices and
technologies, including new business models for managing and
operating transit systems, that may increase ridership,
increase accessibility, reduce cost, improve customer
satisfaction, and improve safety;
``(2) evaluate, refine, and document the performance,
benefits, and costs of innovative practices and technologies;
and
``(3) effectively disseminate information to accelerate
deployment of innovative practices and technologies.
``(c) Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts.--The Secretary
may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts
with, transit agencies, States, other Federal agencies, universities
and colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit organizations to
pay the Federal share of the cost of demonstration and deployment
projects concerning innovative practices and technologies.
``(d) Applications.--To receive a grant, cooperative agreement, or
contract under this section, an entity described in subsection (c)
shall submit an application to the Secretary. The application shall be
in such form and contain such information as the Secretary may require.
The Secretary shall select and approve the applications based on the
following criteria:
``(1) Whether the project meets the goals of the program.
``(2) Merit review.
``(3) The likelihood that the project will result in more
widespread deployment of the practice or technology being
proposed.
``(4) Preference shall be given to an application that
represents a public-private partnership.
``(e) Technology and Information Transfer.--The Secretary shall
ensure that information about innovative practices and technologies
supported under this section is made available to transit agencies,
State and local transportation departments, and other interested
parties. Information disseminated under this subsection shall include
both the costs and benefits of deploying an innovative practice or
technology, and shall document--
``(1) best practices for adopting successful practices or
technologies; and
``(2) the transferability of these practices and
technologies.
``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
under this section shall be determined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 5 of title 23,
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
``510. Innovative Practices and Technologies Demonstration and
Deployment Program.''.
SEC. 203. TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT.
(a) In General.--As part of the National Climate Change Technology
Initiative and the Climate Change Research Initiative, the Secretary
shall establish and carry out a multimodal energy and climate change
program to study the relationship of transportation, energy, and
climate change.
(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this section
shall include, but not be limited to, research designed to--
(1) identify, develop and evaluate strategies to improve
energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
transportation sources; and
(2) identify and evaluate the potential effects of climate
changes on the nation's transportation systems, and strategies
to address these effects.
(c) Project Selection.--Activities to be undertaken in this program
will be determined by an internal steering committee established by the
Secretary of Transportation. This intermodal committee shall include
representatives from the Office of the Secretary and operating
administrations within the Department of Transportation as designated
by the Secretary.
(d) Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts.--The Secretary
may carry out this program independently or by making grants to, or
entering into contracts and cooperative agreements with, a Federal
agency, State agency, local agency, authority, association, nonprofit
or for-profit corporation, or institution of higher education.
SEC. 204. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--To carry out a national cooperative freight
transportation research program, there is authorized the following
sums:
(1) $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
(3) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
(b) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 509. National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research
Program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and support a
national cooperative freight transportation research program.
``(b) Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with
the National Academy of Sciences to support and carry out
administrative and management activities relating to the governance of
the national cooperative freight transportation research program.
``(c) Advisory Committee.--The National Academy of Sciences shall
select an advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-
section of freight stakeholders, including the Department of
Transportation, other Federal agencies, State transportation
departments, local governments, the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials and other nonprofit entities
(including environmental groups), academia, and the private sector.
``(d) Governance.--The national cooperative freight transportation
research program established under this section shall include the
following administrative and management elements:
``(1) National research agenda.--The advisory committee, in
consultation with stakeholders, shall recommend a national
research agenda for the national cooperative freight
transportation research program. The national research agenda
shall include a multi-year strategic plan.
``(2) Stakeholder involvement.--Stakeholders may--
``(A) submit research proposals to the advisory
committee;
``(B) participate in merit reviews of research
proposals and peer reviews of research products; and
``(C) receive research results.
``(3) Open competition and peer review of research
proposals.--The National Academy of Sciences shall award
research contracts and grants through open competition and
merit review conducted on a regular basis.
``(4) Evaluation of research.--
``(A) Peer review.--Research contracts and grants
shall allow peer review of the research results.
``(B) Programmatic evaluations.--The National
Academy of Sciences may conduct periodic programmatic
evaluations on a regular basis.
``(5) Dissemination of research findings.--The National
Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to
researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers, through
conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops,
training programs, presentations, testimony to government
officials, world wide web, publications for the general public,
and other appropriate means.
``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda for the national
cooperative freight transportation research program required under
subsection (d)(1) shall include research in the following areas:
``(1) Techniques for estimating and quantifying public
benefits derived from freight transportation projects.
``(2) Alternative approaches to calculating the
contribution of truck traffic to congestion on specific highway
segments.
``(3) The feasibility of freight villages as a means of
consolidating origins and destinations for freight movement.
``(4) Methods for incorporating estimates of international
trade into landside transportation planning.
``(5) The use of technology applications to increase
capacity of highway lanes dedicated to truck-only traffic.
``(6) Development of physical and policy alternatives for
separating car and truck traffic.
``(7) Ways to synchronize infrastructure improvements with
freight transportation demand.
``(8) The effect of changing patterns of freight movement
on transportation planning decisions relating to rest areas.
``(9) Additional priorities to identify and address the
emerging and future research needs related to freight
transportation.
``(f) Funding.--
``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity carried out using such funds shall be up to 100
percent, and such funds shall remain available until expended.
``(2) Use of non-federal funds.--In addition to using funds
authorized for this section, the National Academy of Sciences
may seek and accept additional funding sources from public and
private entities capable of accepting funding from the United
States Department of Transportation (Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal
Railroad Administration, Research and Special Programs
Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration), states, local governments, nonprofit
foundations, and the private sector.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by redesignating section 509 as follows:
``509. National cooperative freight transportation research program.''.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
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