Sec. 1205. State freight plans
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Subtitle III as amended by section 1204 of this Act, is further amended by adding after section 5404 the following: Each State may establish a freight advisory committee, which should consist of a representative cross-section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the State transportation department, and local governments. A freight advisory committee described in paragraph
(1)may— advise the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs; serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions affecting freight mobility; communicate and coordinate with other organizations regarding regional priorities; and promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues. Each State may develop a freight plan, or integrate such planning into other transportation planning documents, that provides a comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the State with respect to freight. A freight plan described in paragraph
(1)should— identify significant freight system trends, needs, and issues with respect to the State; describe the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide the freight-related transportation investment decisions of the State; include, if applicable, a listing of critical rural and urban freight corridors designated within the State under this chapter; describe how the plan will improve the ability of the State to meet the national freight goals established under section 5402(b); include evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement; include— an inventory of facilities within the State with freight mobility issues, such as freight bottlenecks; and a description of the strategies the State is employing to address such freight mobility issues; consider— any significant congestion or delay caused by freight movements; and any strategies to mitigate such congestion or delay; and include, subject to paragraph (3), a freight investment plan that— includes a list of priority projects; and describes how funds made available to carry out this chapter would be invested and matched. The freight investment plan component described in paragraph (2)(H) shall include a project, or an identified phase of a project, only if funding for completion of the project can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period identified in the freight investment plan. Unfunded project plans should be included in a separate section. The freight plan shall address a 5-year forecast period. A State may update the freight plan under this subsection not less frequently than once every 5 years. A State may update the freight investment plan more frequently than is required under subparagraph (A). An intelligent freight transportation system shall be located— along freight corridors; or in a manner that connects ports-of-entry to the freight network; and in proximity to, or within, an existing right-of-way or existing freight right-of-way. The Secretary shall determine the need for establishing operating standards for intelligent freight transportation systems. .