Sec. 5301. Mobility through advanced technologies
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Section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (A)— by striking Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the and inserting The ; by striking establish an advanced transportation and congestion management technologies deployment and inserting establish a mobility through advanced technologies ; by inserting mobility, before efficiency, ; and by inserting environmental impacts, after system performance, ; in subparagraph (B)— by striking clause
(i)and inserting the following: reduce costs, improve return on investments, and improve person throughput and mobility, including through the optimization of existing transportation capacity; ; in clause
(iv)by inserting bicyclist, and before pedestrian ; in clause (vii)— by inserting increasing job opportunities, after performance, ; and by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in clause (viii)— by striking accelerate the deployment and inserting prepare for the safe deployment ; and by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the effects of climate change. ; in subparagraph (C)— in clause (ii)— in subclause (II)(aa) by striking congestion and inserting congestion and delays, greenhouse gas emissions ; in subclause
(III)by inserting economic, after mobility, ; and in subclause
(IV)by inserting organizations representing the surface transportation workforce, after leaders, ; and by adding at the end the following: An application submitted under this paragraph may include a description of how the proposed project would support the national goals described in section 150(b), the achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets established under section 150(d), or the improvement of transportation system access consistent with section 150(f), including through— the congestion and on-road mobile-source emissions performance measures established under section 150(c)(5); or the greenhouse gas emissions performance measures established under section 150(c)(7). ; in subparagraph
(D)by adding at the end the following: In awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall prioritize projects that, in accordance with the criteria described in subparagraph (B)— improve person throughput and mobility, including through the optimization of existing transportation capacity; deliver environmental benefits; reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes and increase driver, passenger, bicyclist, and pedestrian safety; or reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the effects of climate change. In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award not fewer than 3 grants under this paragraph based on the potential of the project to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes and increase, driver, passenger, bicyclist, and pedestrian safety. In awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider, to the extent practicable, any demonstrated partnership of the applicant with representatives of the surface transportation workforce. ; in subparagraph (E)— in clause
(iv)by inserting consistent with section 5312 of title 49 after systems ; in clause (vi)— by inserting , vehicle-to-pedestrian, after vehicle-to-vehicle ; and by inserting systems to improve vulnerable road user safety, before technologies associated with ; in clause
(viii)by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in clause
(ix)by striking disabled individuals. and inserting disabled individuals, including activities under section 5316 of title 49; ; and by adding at the end the following: measures to safeguard surface transportation system technologies under this subparagraph from cybersecurity threats; or retrofitting dedicated short-range communications technology deployed as part of an existing pilot program to cellular vehicle-to-everything technology. ; by striking subparagraph
(G)and inserting the following: The program under this paragraph shall be subject to the accountability and oversight requirements in section 106(m). Not later than 3 years after the date that the first grant is awarded under this paragraph, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall make available to the public on a website a report that describes the effectiveness of grant recipients in meeting their projected deployment plans, including data provided under subparagraph
(F)on how the program has provided benefits, such as how the program has— reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries; reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time reliability; reduced transportation-related emissions; optimized multimodal system performance; improved access to transportation alternatives; provided the public with access to real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to make informed travel decisions; provided cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; created or maintained transportation jobs and supported transportation workers; or provided other benefits to transportation users, workers, and the general public. If applicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities described in subclauses
(I)and
(IV)of clause
(ii)reflect— any information described in subparagraph (C)(iii) that is included by an applicant; or the project prioritization guidelines under subparagraph (D)(iv). ; in subparagraph
(I)by striking and all that follows through Funding the Secretary may set aside and inserting the following: ; Funding.— Of the amounts made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary may set aside in subparagraph
(J)by striking the period at the end and inserting , except that the Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 percent. ; in subparagraph
(K)by striking amount described under subparagraph
(I)and inserting funds made available to carry out this paragraph ; by striking subparagraph
(M)and inserting the following: If, by August 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary determines that there are not enough grant applications that meet the requirements described in subparagraph
(C)to carry out this paragraph for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer to the technology and innovation deployment program— any of the funds made available to carry out this paragraph in a fiscal year that the Secretary has not yet awarded under this paragraph; and an amount of obligation limitation equal to the amount of funds that the Secretary transfers under clause (i). ; and in subparagraph (N)— in clause
(i)by inserting an urbanized area with before a population of ; and in clause
(iii)by striking a any and inserting any .