IV

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 369

Recognizing the goals and objectives of the Intelligent Transportation Systems

Caucus.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 13, 2002

Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. TOM DAVIS of

Virginia, Mr. OTTER, Mr. KIRK, Mr. UPTON, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr.

TERRY, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr.

WEINER, Mr. HAYES, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure

RESOLUTION

Recognizing the goals and objectives of the Intelligent

Transportation Systems Caucus.

Whereas intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies

benefit the people of the United States;

Whereas ITS technologies are being deployed in the United

States to reduce traffic congestion, improve driver safety,

reduce the number and severity of vehicular accidents,

improve the safety and dependability of transportation

systems, enhance the competitiveness of the automotive

industry, provide multimodal traveler information, facilitate the movement of freight, increase border and port

security, improve operating efficiencies for commercial ve-
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hicles and transit, promote international trade, safeguard

the environment, facilitate emergency response and evacuation, and ensure the security of critical infrastructure

in the United States;

Whereas in testifying before the Senate, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta stated that one of the core

principles and values for the Department of Transportation in the surface transportation reauthorization process is to ‘‘foster ‘intelligent everything’ in the development and deployment of technology, such as pavement

monitoring, message systems, remote sensing, and toll

collection’’;

Whereas the development and production of ITS technologies

supports thousands of jobs across the Nation; and

Whereas Members of Congress recently formed a congressional member organization known as the Intelligent

Transportation Systems Caucus: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes that the goals and objectives of the Intelligent

3 Transportation Systems Caucus are as follows:

4 (1) To educate Members of Congress and their

5 staffs on intelligent transportation system (ITS)

6 technologies and the role ITS technologies can play

7 in their daily lives.

8 (2) To seek strong commitment to ITS projects

9 in the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity

10 Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21).
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1 (3) To enhance homeland security in the wake

2 of terrorist attacks.

3 (4) To forge alliances with other congressional

4 member organizations that have an interest in ITS

5 technologies, including the Wireless Caucus, the

6 Auto Caucus, the Livable Communities Task Force,

7 and the Internet Caucus.

8 (5) To promote investment by United States

9 companies in research and development to commer10 cialize ITS applications.

11 (6) To monitor and support the expansion and

12 growth of ITS projects and architecture.

13 (7) To advance the proposition of inclusion of

14 emergency response and evacuation as part of future

15 ITS architecture modules.

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