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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1098 

To establish EnergySmart transport corridors to promote the planning and 

development of measures that will increase the energy efficiency of the 

Interstate System and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and 

other environmental pollutants, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 20, 2009 

Mr. WYDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To establish EnergySmart transport corridors to promote 

the planning and development of measures that will increase the energy efficiency of the Interstate System 

and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and other 

environmental pollutants, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EnergySmart Trans5 port Corridors Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENERGYSMART TRANSPORT CORRIDORS PROGRAM. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ3 mental Protection Agency. 

4 (2) INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Inter5 state System’’ has the meaning given the term in 

6 section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code. 

7 (3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

8 the EnergySmart Transport Corridor program es9 tablished under subsection (b). 

10 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of Transportation. 

12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con14 sultation with the Administrator, shall establish an 

15 EnergySmart Transport Corridor program in accordance 

16 with this section. 

17 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the Program, 

18 the Secretary shall coordinate the planning and deploy19 ment of measures that will increase the energy efficiency 

20 of the Interstate System and reduce the emission of green21 house gases and other environmental pollutants, including 

22 by— 

23 (1) increasing the availability and standardiza24 tion of anti-idling equipment; 


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1 (2) increasing the availability of alternative, 

2 low-carbon transportation fuels; 

3 (3) coordinating and adjusting vehicle weight 

4 limits for both existing and future highways on the 

5 Interstate System; 

6 (4) coordinating and expanding intermodal 

7 shipment capabilities; 

8 (5) coordinating and adjusting time of service 

9 restrictions; and 

10 (6) planning and identifying future construction 

11 within the Interstate System. 

12 (d) DESIGNATION OF CORRIDORS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta14 tion with the Administrator and with the concur15 rence of the Governors of the States in which 

16 EnergySmart transport corridors are to be located, 

17 and in consultation with the appropriate advisory 

18 committees established under paragraph (3), shall 

19 designate EnergySmart transport corridors in ac20 cordance with the requirements described in sub21 section (c). 

22 (2) INTERMODAL FACILITIES AND OTHER SUR23 FACE TRANSPORTATION MODES.—In designating 

24 EnergySmart transport corridors, the Secretary may 

25 include— 


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1 (A) intermodal passenger and freight 

2 transfer facilities, particularly those that use 

3 measures to significantly increase the energy ef4 ficiency of the Interstate System and reduce 

5 greenhouse gas emissions and other environ6 mental pollutants; and 

7 (B) other surface transportation modes. 

8 (3) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con10 sultation with the Governors of the States in 

11 which EnergySmart transport corridors are to 

12 be located, may establish advisory committees 

13 to assist in the designation of individual 

14 EnergySmart transport corridors. 

15 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory commit16 tees established under this paragraph shall in17 clude representatives of interests affected by the 

18 designation of EnergySmart transport cor19 ridors, including— 

20 (i) freight and trucking companies; 

21 (ii) vehicle and vehicle equipment 

22 manufacturers and retailers; 

23 (iii) independent owners and opera24 tors; 


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1 (iv) conventional and alternative fuel 

2 providers; and 

3 (v) local transportation, planning, and 

4 energy agencies. 

5 (e) PRIORITY.—In allocating funds for Federal high6 way programs, the Secretary shall give special consider7 ation and priority to projects and programs that enable 

8 deployment and operation of EnergySmart transport cor9 ridors. 

10 (f) GRANTS.—In carrying out the Program, the Sec11 retary may provide grants to States to assist in the plan12 ning, designation, development, and maintenance of 

13 EnergySmart transport corridors. 

14 (g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each fiscal year, the Sec15 retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con16 gress a report describing activities carried out under the 

17 Program during the preceding fiscal year. 

18 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

20 out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 

21 through 2015. 

22 SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF ENGINE IDLING. 

23 Section 756(b)(4)(B) of the Energy Policy Act of 

24 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16104(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘for fiscal year 2008’’ each place it appears in clauses (i) 


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1 and (ii) and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2008 

2 through 2015’’. 

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