Sec. 1919. ROAD USER FEES

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## SEC. 1919 ROAD USER FEES ###

(a)Study The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Public Policy Center of the University of Iowa for an analysis and report to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury on a long-term field test of an approach to assessing highway use fees based upon actual mileage driven by a specific vehicle on specific types of highways by use of an onboard computer— ####

(1)which is linked to satellites to calculate highway mileage traversed; ####

(2)which computes the appropriate highway use fees for each of the Federal, State, and local governments as the vehicle makes use of the highways; ####

(3)the data from which is periodically downloaded by the vehicle owner to a collection center for an assessment of highway use fees due in each jurisdiction traversed; and ####

(4)which includes methods of ensuring privacy of road users. ###

(b)Components of Field Test The components of the field test shall include 2 years for preparation, including selection of vendors and test participants, and a 3-year testing period. ###

(c)Reports The Secretary shall submit annual reports on the status of the analysis and, not later than July 1, 2009, a final report on the results of the analysis, together with findings and recommendations. The reports shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ###

(d)Authorization of Appropriation ####

(1)In general There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $2,000,000 fiscal year 2006 and $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009. ####

(2)Contract authority Funds authorized under this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except the Federal share of the cost of the analysis and report shall be 100 percent, and such funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be transferable.