IV 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 156

Recognizing the goals and objectives of the Intelligent Transportation Systems 

Caucus. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 20, 2003

Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself and Mrs. TAUSCHER) 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 vehicles and transit, promote international trade, safeguard 

the environment, facilitate emergency response and evac-
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uation, 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 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). 

11 (3) To enhance homeland security, including fa12 cilitating the adoption of ITS technologies by the 
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1 Department of Homeland Security and its State and 

2 local partners. 

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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