Sec. 3. Connected vehicle deployment pilot program
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Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a connected vehicle deployment pilot program to make grants, on a competitive basis, to spur operational deployments to meet the transportation needs of eligible entities through the use of the best available and emerging intelligent transportation systems. The goals of the program shall be to— spur connected vehicle technology deployment through wirelessly connected vehicles that interact with a connected environment, including mobile devices, infrastructure, and other elements; realize safety, mobility, and environmental impacts through operational deployments; capture and use new forms of connected vehicle and mobile device data to support improved surface transportation system performance and enhanced performance-based management; encourage partnerships of multiple stakeholders (including private companies, State and local agencies, transit agencies, commercial vehicle operators, freight shippers, and transportation network companies); deploy applications using data captured from multiple sources (including vehicles, mobile devices, and infrastructure) across all elements of the surface transportation system (including transit, highway, arterial highways, parking facilities, and toll highways); and support deployment sites that create foundations for future expanded and enhanced deployments.
Each grant made under this section shall be in an amount that is at least $10,000,000. The Secretary may make a grant under this section to any of the following entities: A State or a group of States. A transit agency. A metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 individuals. A unit of local government or a group of local governments. A political subdivision of a State or local government. A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority.
A multijurisdictional group (as defined under section 520) or a consortia of research institutions or academic institutions. A grant recipient may use funds awarded under this section for a project that deploys connected vehicle applications and technologies, including— advanced safety systems, including vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, technologies associated with autonomous vehicles, and other collision avoidance technologies, including systems using cellular technology; integration of intelligent transportation systems with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging systems; electronic pricing and payment systems; advanced mobility and access technologies, such as dynamic ridesharing and information systems to support human services for elderly and disabled individuals; and any deployment concept eligible, before the date of enactment of this section, under the connected vehicle pilot deployment program carried out by the Department of Transportation.
Grant amounts received for a project under this section may be used for— activities in the development phase, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review process (as defined under section 139), preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvement directly related to improving system performance; providing incentives to attract driver participation; and purchasing and installing any connected vehicle equipment (including vehicle applications, roadside units, and back-office equipment).
To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity described under subsection
(c)shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines is appropriate, including— a plan to deploy and provide for the long-term operation and maintenance of connected vehicle technologies to improve safety, efficiency, and system performance; objectives to improve and measure system performance in 1 or more of— system productivity; mobility, including impact on freight movements; livability and accessibility of goods, services, and activities; environment and fuel use; and traveler and system safety, including advising individuals of potentially unsafe conditions and mitigating the impact of events that may cause vehicle accidents; and a plan for partnering with private sector entities or public agencies, including multimodal and multijurisdictional entities, research institutions, organizations representing transportation and technology leaders, or other transportation stakeholders. When evaluating applications under this section, the Secretary may not require that a pilot deployment under the program be based on research carried out or funded by the Department of Transportation. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall award grants to not less than 3 and not more than 5 eligible entities described in subsection (c). In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that grant recipients represent diverse geographic areas of the United States, including urban areas and rural areas. In carrying out the grant program under this section, the Secretary shall— emphasize project sustainability and long-term funding goals; create a noncompetitive environment and encourage collaboration among project sites; balance the privacy of users and secure operations of pilot projects, while maintaining the ability to measure performance factors; and be wary of technological maturity of connected vehicle applications and impact of long-term viability of non-deployment ready applications. In this section, the term Smart Grid means a system that provides for any of the smart grid functions set forth in section 1306(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17386(d) ). . The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 521. Connected vehicle deployment pilot program. .
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