Sec. 4. Smart community resource guide
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In this section: The term advisory committee means the advisory committee established under section 5305(h) of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 512 note; Public Law 109–59 ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. The term smart community means a community that uses innovative technologies, data, analytics, and other means to improve the community and address local challenges. The term smart community resource guide means the resource guide created, published, and maintained under subsection (b).
The Secretary, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall create, publish, and maintain a resource guide that is designed to assist States and local communities in developing and implementing intelligent transportation technology or smart community transportation programs. The smart community resource guide may include— a compilation of existing related Federal and non-Federal programs that are available to States and local communities in developing and implementing smart community transportation programs, including technical assistance, education, training, research and development, analysis, and funding; available examples of States and local communities engaging private sector entities to carry out smart community transportation solutions, including public-private partnership models that could be used to leverage private sector funding to solve local challenges; available examples of proven methods for States and local communities to facilitate the integration of smart community transportation technologies with, or within, new and existing infrastructure and systems; best practices and lessons learned from smart community transportation demonstration projects, including information on return on investment and performance, to help other States and local communities to decide how to begin the integration of smart community transportation technologies; and other topics— as requested by industry entities, States, or local governments; or as determined to be necessary by the Secretary and the advisory committee.
In creating, publishing, and maintaining the smart community resource guide, the Secretary shall consider existing Federal, State, and local community information, guides, and other resources that relate to smart community transportation goals, activities, and best practices— to prevent duplication of efforts by the Federal Government; to improve local accessibility to Federal programs; and to leverage existing, complementary efforts. The Secretary, with input from the advisory committee at the determination of the Secretary, shall conduct outreach to States, counties, local communities, and other relevant entities— to provide interested stakeholders with the smart community resource guide, including through publication of the guide on the internet; to promote the consideration of smart community transportation technologies; to encourage States and local governments to contribute smart community transportation program and activity information to the smart community resource guide; to identify— barriers to the adoption of smart community transportation technologies; and any research, development, and other assistance that is needed that could be included in the smart community resource guide; and for other purposes, as identified by the Secretary or the advisory committee.
The Secretary and the advisory committee shall issue a revised smart community resource guide not less frequently than once every 3 years.
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