Sec. 40006. GAO study on the impact of transportation policies on marginalized communities
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify the impact of certain transportation policies on people based on their race, ethnicity, nationality, age, disability status, and gender identity, including— data on fare evasion policies, including— the number of people stopped for suspected fare evasion by transit law enforcement officers or transit agency personnel, aggregated by tract, as designated by the Bureau of the Census; the race, ethnicity, nationality, age, disability status, and gender identity of people stopped by law enforcement officers or transit agency personnel and provided a citation or summons for suspected fare evasion; an analysis on the dollar amount, organized by transit station, of— fines issued as penalty for fare evasion citations to individuals by race, ethnicity, nationality, age, disability status, and gender identity; fare revenue lost due to fare evasion; and fare evasion fines collected by transit agency, law enforcement, or other entity; and the number of complaints filed against law enforcement officers or transit agency personnel while enforcing fare evasion policies; data on speed enforcement cameras, including— the location of speed enforcement cameras and the demographics of the location of such region by tract, as designated by the Bureau of the Census, including race, ethnicity, nationality, and median income; the original intent for placement of the speed enforcement camera, whether to address a specific safety concern or otherwise; the affiliated policy for enforcement, whether automated enforcement, in-person ticketing, or otherwise; and the dollar amount of fines to drivers by speed enforcement camera location; and any other transportation policy that may have a disproportionate impact on low-income communities and communities of color.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including— any disproportionate impacts of transportation policies on marginalized communities; and recommendations on ways to reduce such disproportionate impacts.