Sec. 7131. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH PROJECTS

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## SEC. 7131 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH PROJECTS ###

(a)In General The Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out the 9 research projects called for in the 2005 Special Report 283 of the Transportation Research Board entitled “Cooperative Research for Hazardous Materials Transportation: Defining the Need, Converging on Solutions”. In carrying out the research projects, the National Academy of Sciences shall consult with the Administrator. ###

(b)Report Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the need to establish a cooperative research program on hazardous materials transportation. ###

(c)Funding Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 and $1,160,000 for fiscal year 2012 shall be available to carry out this section.