Sec. 6021. FUTURE INTERSTATE STUDY

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## SEC. 6021 FUTURE INTERSTATE STUDY ###

(a)Future Interstate System Study Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to conduct a study on the actions needed to upgrade and restore the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways to its role as a premier system that meets the growing and shifting demands of the 21st century. ###

(b)Methodologies In conducting the study, the Transportation Research Board shall build on the methodologies examined and recommended in the report prepared for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials titled “National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20-24(79): Specifications for a National Study of the Future 3R, 4R, and Capacity Needs of the Interstate System”, dated December 2013. ###

(c)Contents of Study The study— ####

(1)shall include specific recommendations regarding the features, standards, capacity needs, application of technologies, and intergovernmental roles to upgrade the Interstate System, including any revisions to law (including regulations) that the Transportation Research Board determines appropriate; and ####

(2)is encouraged to build on the institutional knowledge in the highway industry in applying the techniques involved in implementing the study. ###

(d)Considerations In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board shall determine the need for reconstruction and improvement of the Interstate System by considering— ####

(1)future demands on transportation infrastructure determined for national planning purposes, including commercial and private traffic flows to serve future economic activity and growth; ####

(2)the expected condition of the current Interstate System over the period of 50 years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, including long-term deterioration and reconstruction needs; ####

(3)features that would take advantage of technological capabilities to address modern standards of construction, maintenance, and operations, for purposes of safety, and system management, taking into further consideration system performance and cost; ####

(4)those National Highway System routes that should be added to the existing Interstate System to more efficiently serve national traffic flows; and ####

(5)the resources necessary to maintain and improve the Interstate System, including the resources required to upgrade the National Highway System routes identified in paragraph

(4)to Interstate standards. ###

(e)Consultation In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board— ####

(1)shall convene and consult with a panel of national experts, including operators and users of the Interstate System and private sector stakeholders; and ####

(2)is encouraged to consult with— #####

(A)the Federal Highway Administration; #####

(B)States; #####

(C)planning agencies at the metropolitan, State, and regional levels; #####

(D)the motor carrier industry; #####

(E)freight shippers; #####

(F)highway safety groups; and #####

(G)other appropriate entities. ###

(f)Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under this section. ###

(g)Funding From amounts authorized to carry out the Highway Research and Development Program, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.