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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 2 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. · Sec. 33143

Sec. 33143. Technology demonstration grant program

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The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a smart city or community regional demonstration grant program under which the Secretary shall conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities, including small- and medium-sized cities. The goals of the program established under subsection
(a)are— to demonstrate— potential benefits of concentrated investments in smart city or community technologies relating to public safety that are repeatable and scalable; and the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of civic infrastructure and services; to facilitate the adoption of advanced smart city or community technologies and systems; and to demonstrate protocols and standards that allow for the measurement and validation of the cost savings and performance improvements associated with the installation and use of smart city or community technologies and practices. Subject to paragraph (2), a unit of local government shall be eligible to receive a grant for a demonstration project under this section. To qualify for a demonstration project under this section, a unit of local government shall agree to follow applicable best practices identified by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with industry entities, to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented smart city or community technologies to ensure that— technologies and interoperability can be assessed; best practices can be shared; and data can be shared in a public, interoperable, and transparent format. The Secretary of Commerce— subject to subparagraph (B), shall provide to a unit of local government selected under this section for the conduct of a demonstration project a grant in an amount equal to not more than 50 percent of the total cost of technology investments to incorporate and assess smart city or community technologies in the applicable jurisdiction; but may waive the cost-share requirement of subparagraph
(A)as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. In conducting demonstration projects under this section, the Secretary shall— develop competitive, technology-neutral requirements; seek to leverage ongoing or existing civic infrastructure investments; and take into consideration the non-Federal cost share as a competitive criterion in applicant selection in order to leverage non-Federal investment. The Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that reports, public data sets, schematics, diagrams, and other works created using a grant provided under this section are— available on a royalty-free, non-exclusive basis; and open to the public to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, without cost. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection
(c)$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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