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‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In awarding a 
grant under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, 
to the extent practicable, that grant recipients rep-
resent diverse geographic areas of the United States, 
including urban areas and rural areas. 
‘‘(h) GRANT MANAGEMENT.—In carrying out the 
grant program under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) emphasize project sustainability and long- 
term funding goals; 
‘‘(2) create a noncompetitive environment and 
encourage collaboration among project sites; 
‘‘(3) balance the privacy of users and secure op-
erations of pilot projects, while maintaining the abil-
ity to measure performance factors; and 
‘‘(4) be wary of technological maturity of con-
nected vehicle applications and impact of long-term 
viability of non-deployment ready applications. 
‘‘(i) SMART GRID DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘Smart Grid’ means a system that provides for any 
of the smart grid functions set forth in section 1306(d) 
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17386(d)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘521. Connected vehicle deployment pilot program.’’. 
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SEC. 6003. AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 522. Automated driving system demonstration pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish an automated driving system 
demonstration program to make grants, on a com-
petitive basis, to eligible entities to— 
‘‘(A) test the safe integration of automated 
driving system technologies into the on-road 
transportation system of the United States and 
demonstrate how challenges to the safe integra-
tion of such technologies can be addressed; 
‘‘(B) ensure significant data gathering and 
sharing of project data to identify— 
‘‘(i) a baseline of safety metrics need-
ed to characterize the safety risk of inte-
grating automated driving system tech-
nologies into the transportation system; 
‘‘(ii) a baseline for the safety of auto-
mated driving system technology integra-
tion; and 
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‘‘(iii) a baseline of roadway character-
istics needed for the safe and efficient op-
eration of automated driving system tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(C) encourage collaboration and partner-
ships of multiple stakeholders to carry out sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make 
a grant under this section to the following: 
‘‘(1) A State or a group of States. 
‘‘(2) A transit agency. 
‘‘(3) A metropolitan planning organization that 
serves an urbanized area with a population of more 
than 200,000 individuals. 
‘‘(4) A unit of local government or a group of 
local governments. 
‘‘(5) A political subdivision of a State or local 
government. 
‘‘(6) A special purpose district or public author-
ity with a transportation function, including a port 
authority. 
‘‘(7) A public academic institution, public re-
search institution, a multijurisdictional group (as 
such term is defined in section 520), or a consor-
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tium of research institutions or academic institu-
tions. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity described under subsection (b) shall 
submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at 
such time, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE USES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant recipient may use 
funds awarded under this section to demonstrate 
automated driving system technologies, including— 
‘‘(A) advanced safety systems, including 
vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure 
communications, technologies associated with 
autonomous vehicles, and other collision avoid-
ance technologies, including systems using cel-
lular technology; 
‘‘(B) innovative mobility solutions that in-
volve deployment of automated vehicles; 
‘‘(C) automated driving systems that en-
hance safety and mobility for elderly and dis-
abled individuals; 
‘‘(D) demonstration of shared interoper-
able fleet of automated vehicles; 
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‘‘(E) demonstration and validation of ex-
changes of data that can support the safe, effi-
cient, and secure interoperable integration of 
automated driving systems; 
‘‘(F) any technology associated with auto-
mated driving systems; and 
‘‘(G) any deployment concept eligible under 
the automated driving system demonstration 
grant program carried out by the Department 
of Transportation before the date of enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
USES.—A grant recipient 
may use funds awarded under this section for infra-
structure needs, including capital expenses and 
maintenance activities, necessary to the proper and 
safe operation of the automated driving system tech-
nology. 
‘‘(e) GRANT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
AWARDS.—The Secretary may 
award grants to not less than 8 and not more than 
10 eligible entities described under subsection (b) in 
a fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In awarding a grant 
under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, 
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to the maximum extent practicable, that grant 
recipients represent diverse geographic areas of 
the United States, including urban areas and 
rural areas. 
‘‘(B) RURAL SET-ASIDE.—Not less than 20 
percent of the amounts made available to carry 
out this section shall be reserved for projects 
serving rural areas, to the extent there are suf-
ficient eligible applications for such projects. 
‘‘(f) DEMONSTRATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that any project carried out with funds 
provided under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out research and development of 
automated driving system technologies of Level 3 or 
greater, as such term is defined pursuant to sub-
section (h); 
‘‘(2) include physical and fully operational dem-
onstrations; 
‘‘(3) include gathering and sharing of all rel-
evant data with the Department of Transportation 
and the relevant State transportation agencies; and 
‘‘(4) address scalability to be applicable across 
the United States to similar road environments. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which a grant recipient receives a grant under this sec-
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tion, and annually thereafter until such grant is expended, 
the recipient shall submit to the Secretary and to the 
transportation agency of the State in which the project 
takes place, a report that describes— 
‘‘(1) lessons learned and how the demonstration 
has met project objectives; 
‘‘(2) a summary of any complications experi-
enced with the project, including complications re-
lated to pedestrians, infrastructure, and other vehi-
cles; 
‘‘(3) how to use the results of the project to 
help the public interact and better understand the 
operations of automated driving system technologies; 
and 
‘‘(4) recommendations for improving roadway 
characteristics needed for the safe and efficient oper-
ation of automated driving system technologies with-
in the State or jurisdiction in which the project took 
place. 
‘‘(h) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue guidance defining the term Level 3 or 
greater by considering industry best practices and stand-
ards, including the definition found within ‘Taxonomy and 
Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Sys-
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tems for On-Road Motor Vehicles’ published by SAE 
International on June 15, 2018 (J3016l201806), or sub-
sequent versions. 
‘‘(i) AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘automated driving 
system technologies’ means the hardware and software 
that are collectively capable of performing the entire dy-
namic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of 
whether such capability is limited to a specific operational 
design domain.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘522. Automated driving system demonstration program.’’. 
(c) PREPARING ROADWAYS FOR AUTOMATED VEHI-
CLES.—Section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) Capital and maintenance expenses for in-
frastructure improvements to ensure the proper and 
safe operation of automated driving system tech-
nologies for which a demonstration project was car-
ried out under section 522.’’. 
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SEC. 6004. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOY-
MENT OF ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUC-
TION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503(c) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DE-
PLOYMENT OF ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish and implement an advanced dig-
ital construction management system program 
under the technology and innovation deploy-
ment program established under paragraph (1) 
and implemented pursuant to paragraph (2) 
to— 
‘‘(i) deploy advanced digital construc-
tion management systems that enable the 
use of digital technologies on construction 
sites by contractors and leverage the use of 
such technologies, including state-of-the- 
art automated and connected machinery 
and optimized routing software that allows 
individuals to perform tasks faster, safer, 
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more accurately, and with minimal super-
vision; 
‘‘(ii) accelerate State adoption of ad-
vanced digital construction management 
systems applied throughout the design, en-
gineering, construction, and operations 
phases of a construction project that— 
‘‘(I) 
maximize 
interoperability 
with other systems, products, tools, or 
applications; 
‘‘(II) increase productivity; 
‘‘(III) manage complexity of a 
construction project; 
‘‘(IV) reduce project delays and 
cost overruns; and 
‘‘(V) enhance safety of individ-
uals involved and quality of a con-
struction project; 
‘‘(iii) share information among stake-
holders through reduced reliance on paper 
to manage construction processes and 
deliverables, including blueprints, design 
drawings, procurement and supply-chain 
orders, equipment logs, daily progress re-
ports, and punch lists; 
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‘‘(iv) develop and deploy best practices 
for use in advanced digital construction 
management systems; 
‘‘(v) increase the adoption and deploy-
ment of technology by States and units of 
local government that enables entities car-
rying out construction projects to— 
‘‘(I) integrate the adoption of ad-
vanced digital construction manage-
ment systems and technologies in con-
tracts; and 
‘‘(II) 
weigh 
the 
cost 
of 
digitization and technology in setting 
project budgets; 
‘‘(vi) implement technology training 
and workforce development to build the ca-
pabilities of entities carrying out construc-
tion projects that enables States and units 
of local government to— 
‘‘(I) better manage projects using 
advanced digital construction manage-
ment technologies; and 
‘‘(II) properly measure and re-
ward technology adoption across con-
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struction projects carried out by the 
State or unit of local government; 
‘‘(vii) develop guidance to assist 
States in updating regulations of such 
States to allow entities carrying out con-
struction projects to— 
‘‘(I) report data relating to the 
project in digital formats; and 
‘‘(II) fully capture the efficiencies 
and benefits of advanced digital con-
struction management systems and 
related technologies; 
‘‘(viii) reduce the environmental foot-
print of construction projects by using ad-
vanced digital construction management 
systems to eliminate traffic congestion 
through more efficient projects; and 
‘‘(ix) enhance worker and roadway 
user safety. 
‘‘(B) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall obli-
gate for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 
from funds made available to carry out this 
subsection such funds as may be necessary to 
carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—At least once 
every 2 years, the Secretary shall issue and 
make available to the public on the website 
of the Department of Transportation a re-
port on— 
‘‘(I) progress made in the imple-
mentation of advanced digital con-
struction management systems by 
States; and 
‘‘(II) the costs and benefits of 
the deployment of technology and in-
novations resulting from the program 
established under this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The report re-
quired under clause (i) may include an 
analysis of— 
‘‘(I) Federal, State, and local 
cost savings; 
‘‘(II) project delivery time im-
provements; 
‘‘(III) traffic congestion impacts; 
and 
‘‘(IV) safety improvements for 
roadway users and construction work-
ers. 
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‘‘(D) ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION 
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘advanced digital construc-
tion management systems’ means commercially 
proven digital technologies and processes for 
the management of construction and engineer-
ing activities, including— 
‘‘(i) systems for infrastructure plan-
ning, coordination, construction, mainte-
nance, modernization and management; 
and 
‘‘(ii) asset management systems for 
machines, site equipment, and personnel.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report that includes— 
(1) a description of— 
(A) the status of the program carried out 
under section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United 
States Code, and any other use of advanced 
digital construction management systems in 
each State; and 
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(B) the progress of each State toward ac-
celerating the adoption of advanced digital con-
struction management systems; and 
(2) an analysis of the savings in project delivery 
time and project costs that can be achieved through 
the use of advanced digital construction manage-
ment systems. 
SEC. 6005. INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS. 
Section 120(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (vi) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) advanced digital construction 
management systems as defined in section 
503(c)(4).’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘10 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’. 
SEC. 6006. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNDING 
ALTERNATIVES. 
Section 6020 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘States’’ and inserting 
‘‘applicants’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘to motor fuel and diesel 
taxes’’ after ‘‘alternative revenue mechanisms’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an applicant that is a State or 
group of States shall submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication in such form and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary shall require, including— 
‘‘(A) for any applicant that has received a 
grant to carry out a program under this sec-
tion, how such applicant will use the grant to 
build on any such program; 
‘‘(B) how the applicant will collect and 
analyze data on— 
‘‘(i) lowering the administrative cost 
to collect revenue; 
‘‘(ii) user experience with and accept-
ance of a user-based alternative revenue 
mechanism; 
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‘‘(iii) impacts on rural and urban 
users; 
‘‘(iv) potential revenue generation; 
and 
‘‘(v) revenue collection compliance 
strategies; and 
‘‘(C) for any applicant that has not re-
ceived a grant to carry out a program under 
this section, how the applicant— 
‘‘(i) will avoid redundancies with any 
other pilot programs for user-based alter-
native revenue mechanisms carried out by 
the applicant; and 
‘‘(ii) plans to use best practices from 
any such pilot programs in structuring the 
program for which such funds are pro-
vided. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION GUIDANCE.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of the START-
ER Act, the Secretary shall publish online guidance 
on submission of an application for the program.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
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(8) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub-
section (l); 
(9) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to carry out 
section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall reserve such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(k) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PLANNING, PREPARATION, DESIGN.—Of 
the funds authorized to carry out this section, the 
Secretary may award grants in amounts not to ex-
ceed 10 percent of such funds to entities for the 
planning, preparation, or design of projects eligible 
for funding under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
USES.—An entity receiving 
funding under this subsection may use the funds for 
planning, preparation, or design of an implementable 
pilot project, as well as the examination of issues re-
lated to data and privacy, cybersecurity, and the fi-
nancial analysis of urban and rural impacts of a 
project. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A grant under this 
subsection shall not exceed $500,000. 
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‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—To be eligi-
ble to receive funds under this subsection, an appli-
cant shall describe to the Secretary how the appli-
cant— 
‘‘(A) will avoid redundancies with any 
other pilot programs for user-based alternative 
revenue mechanisms carried out by the appli-
cant; and 
‘‘(B) plans to use best practices from any 
such pilot programs in structuring the program 
for which such funds are provided.’’; 
(10) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘, to remain available until expended’’ after 
‘‘United States Code’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) LIMITATION
ON TRANSFER.—The Secretary 
shall notify in writing the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate of the intent to transfer funds 
under subsection (l). A transfer under such subsection 
may only be carried out if the Committees described in 
the previous sentence provide written authorization to the 
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Secretary for such transfer not later than 30 days after 
receiving a notification pursuant to this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 6007. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ROAD 
USAGE CHARGE NATIONAL PILOT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, shall establish a pilot program to demonstrate imple-
mentation of a national per-mile road usage charge. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—In establishing the program, the 
Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall carry out the following objectives: 
(1) Test the design, acceptance, implementa-
tion, and financial sustainability of a national per- 
mile road usage charge. 
(2) Collect and report data on the differential 
effects of a national per-mile road usage charge and 
the Federal motor fuels tax between urban and rural 
drivers. 
(3) Collect and report data on the interoper-
ability of road usage charge collection between 
States. 
(4) Provide recommendations regarding adop-
tion and implementation of a national per-mile road 
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usage charge and a recommendation for the amount 
of the national per-mile road usage charge. 
(c) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
ROAD 
USAGE CHARGE ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 
under this section, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish a surface transportation system road 
usage charge advisory board to— 
(A) advance and implement the objectives 
under subsection (b); and 
(B) developing the recommendations and 
report under subsection (j)(1). 
(2) MEMBERS.—The advisory board established 
under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, be com-
posed of a total of 15 representatives of the fol-
lowing entities, to be appointed by the Secretary: 
(A) State departments of transportation. 
(B) Local transportation agencies located 
within a transportation management area (as 
identified or designated under section 134(k) of 
title 23, United States Code). 
(C) Any public or nonprofit entity that 
carried out a surface transportation system 
funding alternatives pilot project under section 
6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note). 
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(D) Owners and operators of toll facilities. 
(E) Fleet operators of commercial motor 
vehicles. 
(3) APPLICATION OF LAW.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the advisory board established under paragraph 
(1). 
(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the 
pilot program established in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Treasury, shall— 
(1) establish appropriate methods for reporting 
vehicle miles traveled under the program; 
(2) solicit volunteer participants from all 50 
States and the District of Columbia; 
(3) ensure an equitable geographic distribution 
by population among volunteer participants; 
(4) enter into agreements, as is practicable, 
with owners of commercial motor vehicle fleets or 
passenger motor vehicle fleets for the collection and 
sharing of anonymized data throughout the pilot 
program; 
(5) enter into agreements with entities of the 
passenger motor vehicle and commercial vehicle in-
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vulnerabilities described in the 
resilience improvement plan of 
the eligible entity, if applicable; 
‘‘(gg) relocating roadways in 
a 
base 
floodplain 
to 
higher 
ground above projected flood ele-
vation levels, or away from slide 
prone areas; 
‘‘(hh) stabilizing slide areas 
or slopes; 
‘‘(ii) installing riprap; 
‘‘(jj) lengthening or raising 
bridges to increase waterway 
openings, including to respond to 
extreme weather; 
‘‘(kk) deepening channels to 
prevent flooding; 
‘‘(ll) increasing the size or 
number of drainage structures; 
‘‘(mm) installing seismic ret-
rofits on bridges; 
‘‘(nn) adding scour protec-
tion at bridges; 
‘‘(oo) adding scour, stream 
stability, coastal, and other hy-
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