Sec. 5106. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program
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Chapter 702 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish and support a national cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to support and carry out administrative and management activities relating to the governance of the national cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program.
In carrying out the agreement described in subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences shall select a multimodal freight transportation research advisory committee consisting of multimodal freight stakeholders, including, at a minimum— a representative of the Department of Transportation; representatives of any other Federal agencies relevant in supporting the nation’s multimodal freight transportation research needs; a representative of a State department of transportation; a representative of a local government (other than a metropolitan planning organization); a representative of a metropolitan planning organization; a representative of the trucking industry; a representative of the railroad industry; a representative of the port industry; a representative of logistics industry; a representative of shipping industry; a representative of a safety advocacy group with expertise in freight transportation; an academic expert on multimodal freight transportation; an academic expert on the contributions of freight movement to greenhouse gas emissions; and representatives of labor organizations representing workers in freight transportation.
The national cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program established under this section shall include the following elements: The advisory committee under subsection (c), in consultation with interested parties, shall recommend a national research agenda for the program established in this section. Interested parties may— submit research proposals to the advisory committee; participate in merit reviews of research proposals and peer reviews of research products; and receive research results.
The National Academy of Sciences may award research contracts and grants under the program through open competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis. Research contracts and grants under the program may allow peer review of the research results. The National Academy of Sciences shall conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a regular basis of research contracts and grants. The National Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, training programs, presentations, testimony to government officials, a public website for the National Academy of Sciences, publications for the general public, and other appropriate means.
Not more than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make available on a public website a report that describes the ongoing research and findings of the program. The national research agenda under subsection (d)(1) shall include— techniques and tools for estimating and identifying both quantitative and qualitative public benefits derived from multimodal freight transportation projects, including— greenhouse gas emissions reduction; congestion reduction; and safety benefits; the impact of freight delivery vehicles, including trucks, railcars, and non-motorized vehicles, on congestion in urban and rural areas; the impact of both centralized and disparate origins and destinations on freight movement; the impacts of increasing freight volumes on transportation planning, including— first-mile and last-mile challenges to multimodal freight movement; multimodal freight travel in both urban and rural areas; and commercial motor vehicle parking and rest areas; the effects of Internet commerce and accelerated delivery speeds on freight movement and increased commercial motor vehicle volume, including impacts on— safety on public roads; congestion in both urban and rural areas; first-mile and last-mile challenges and opportunities; the environmental impact of freight transportation, including on air quality and on greenhouse gas emissions; and vehicle miles-traveled by freight-delivering vehicles; the impacts of technological advancements in freight movement, including impacts on— congestion in both urban and rural areas; first-mile and last-mile challenges and opportunities; and vehicle miles-traveled; methods and best practices for aligning multimodal infrastructure improvements with multimodal freight transportation demand, including improvements to the National Multimodal Freight Network under section 70103; and other research areas to identify and address current, emerging, and future needs related to multimodal freight transportation.
The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section shall be 100 percent. Amounts made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended. In this section, the term greenhouse gas has the meaning given such term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1) ). . The analysis for chapter 702 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 70205. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation research program. .
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