Sec. 8103. Priority Multimodal Research Program
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Section 5506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall establish and support a Priority Multimodal Research Program. The Secretary shall enter into research agreements to carry out priority multimodal research in the following topics: Conduct research and standards/guideline development for surface transportation infrastructure owners and services providers on systems resilience and recovery. Enable advanced research towards a Zero Emissions Transportation System, to— accelerate the goal of 80 percent greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2050, to a goal of 100 percent greenhouse gas emission reduction by the same date; and conduct advanced or long-term research on emissions in the transportation sector, both in vehicle emissions and in infrastructure construction and maintenance.
Conduct a coordinated, multimodal STEM Education and Workforce Development program to support the transportation sector’s needs over the next decade for a new workforce trained in the latest technologies. The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100 percent. In addition to using funds authorized for this section, the Secretary may seek and accept additional funding sources from public and private entities capable of accepting funding from the Department of Transportation, States, local governments, nonprofit foundations, and the private sector.
Amounts made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended. . There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation such sums as may be necessary to carry out section 5506 of title 49, United States Code. The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following at the end: 5506. Priority Multimodal Research Program. .