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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 860
To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for surface
transportation research and development, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 1997
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. BROWN of California) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transpor-
tation for surface transportation research and develop-
ment, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Research and Development Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’
means the Secretary of Transportation.
SEC. 3. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVEL-
OPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal
years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 such sums
as are necessary to carry out surface transportation re-
search, development, and technology activities.
(b) HIGHWAY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—Of the sums authorized to be appro-
priated by subsection (a), such sums as are necessary are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out highway research, development, and technology activi-
ties, including—
(1) motor carrier transportation activities; and
(2) all phases of highway planning and develop-
ment (including construction, operation, moderniza-
tion, development, design, maintenance, safety, fi-
nancing, and traffic conditions).
(c) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.—Of
the sums authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a),
such sums as are necessary are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out activities to research,
develop, and operationally test intelligent transportation
systems as a component of the Nation’s surface transpor-
tation systems.
SEC. 4. UNIVERSITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 such sums as are necessary
to award competitive grants to universities to operate cen-
ters for transportation and development.
(b) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 such sums as are necessary
to award competitive grants to universities to operate
transportation research and development institutes.
(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003
such sums as are necessary to carry out the Dwight David
Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program for the
purpose of attracting qualified students to the field of
transportation research, development, and engineering.
SEC. 5. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of encouraging
innovative solutions to highway problems and stimulating
the marketing of new technology by private industry, the
Secretary is authorized to undertake, on a cost-shared
basis, collaborative research and development with non-
Federal entities, including State and local governments,
foreign governments, colleges and universities, corpora-
tions, institutions, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and
trade associations which are incorporated or established
under the laws of any State.
(b) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this section, the
Secretary may enter into cooperative research and devel-
opment agreements, as such term is defined under section
12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a).
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share payable on
account of activities carried out under a cooperative re-
search and development agreement entered into under this
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of such
activities; except that, if there is substantial public interest
or benefit, the Secretary may approve a higher Federal
share. All costs directly incurred by the non-Federal part-
ners, including personnel, travel, and hardware develop-
ment costs, shall be treated as part of the non-Federal
share of the cost of such activities for purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence.
(d) UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY.—The research,
development, or utilization of any technology pursuant to
a cooperative research and development agreement entered
into under this section, including the terms under which
the technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties
may be distributed, shall be subject to the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.
(e) AUTHORIZATION.—For fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary
to carry out the provisions of this section.
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