Sec. 3001. Surface transportation system funding alternatives
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The Secretary shall establish a program to test the feasibility of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, through pilot projects at the State and regional level. The Secretary shall provide grants to States and groups of States to carry out pilot projects under this section. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State or group of States shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
The Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out using funds provided under this section meet the following objectives: To test the design, acceptance, equity, and implementation of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, including among differing income groups and among rural and urban drivers. To provide recommendations regarding adoption and implementation of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms. To quantify and minimize the administrative costs of any potential user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.
To test a variety of solutions, including the use of third-party vendors, for the collection of data and road usage fees, including the reliability and security of those solutions and vendors. To test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-based alternative revenue mechanism. To conduct public education and outreach to increase public awareness regarding the need for road usage fees or other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms for surface transportation programs.
To evaluate the ease of compliance and enforcement of a variety of implementation approaches for different users of the transportation system. A State or group of States that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to carry out activities to address the objectives described in subsection (d). The Secretary shall consider geographic diversity in awarding grants under this section. Any revenue collected through a user-based alternative revenue mechanism established using funds provided under this section shall not be considered a toll under section 301 of title 23, United States Code.
The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section may not exceed 70 percent of the total cost of the activity. Of the funds made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, $12,500,000 shall be used for State pilot projects under this section. Section 6020 of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 503 note; Public Law 114–94 ) is repealed. The table of contents in section 1(b) of the FAST Act ( Public Law 114–94 ; 129 Stat. 1312) is amended by striking the item relating to section 6020.
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