Sec. 2603. Automated vehicle transit workforce standards
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No financial assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, may be used for an automated vehicle providing public transportation unless— the recipient of such assistance that proposes to deploy an automated vehicle providing public transportation certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that the deployment does not duplicate, eliminate, or reduce the frequency of existing public transportation service; and the Secretary receives, approves, and publishes the workforce development plan under subsection
(b)submitted by the eligible entity when required by subsection (b)(1). A recipient of financial assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, proposing to deploy an automated vehicle providing public transportation shall submit to the Secretary, prior to implementation of such service, a workforce development plan if such service, combined with any other automated vehicle providing public transportation offered by such recipient, would exceed by more than 0.5 percent of the recipient’s total transit passenger miles traveled. The workforce development plan under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A description of services offered by existing modes of public transportation in the area served by the recipient that could be affected by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation, including jobs and functions of such jobs. A forecast of the number of jobs provided by existing modes of public transportation that would be eliminated or that would be substantially changed and the number of jobs expected to be created by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation over a 5-year period from the date of the publication of the workforce development plan. Identified gaps in skills needed to operate and maintain the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation. A comprehensive plan to transition, train, or retrain employees that could be affected by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation. An estimated budget to transition, train, or retrain employees impacted by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation over a 5-year period from the date of the publication of the workforce development plan. A recipient of financial assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall issue a notice to employees who, due to the use of an automated vehicle providing public transportation, may be subjected to a loss of employment or a change in responsibilities not later than 60 days before issuing a request for proposals to procure or contract for such a vehicle. The notice required in paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description of the automated vehicle providing public transportation. The impact of the automated vehicle providing public transportation on employment positions, including a description of which employment positions will be affected and whether any new positions will be created. In this section: The term automated vehicle means a motor vehicle that— is capable of performing the entire task of driving (including steering, accelerating and decelerating, and reacting to external stimulus) without human intervention; and is designed to be operated exclusively by a Level 4 or Level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to the recommended practice standards published on June 15, 2018, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (J3016_201806) or equivalent standards adopted by the Secretary with respect to automated motor vehicles. The term public transportation has the meaning given such term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.