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(e) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts made available
to carry out section 1221 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 note), $1,000,000 shall
be available for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 to carry
out this section.
SEC. 1834. COMPREHENSIVE COASTAL EVACUATION PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
and the Secretary of Homeland Security (referred to in this
section as the ‘‘Secretaries’’) shall jointly develop a written
comprehensive plan for evacuation of the coastal areas of
the United States during any natural or man-made dis-
aster that affects coastal populations.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the comprehensive
plan, the Secretaries shall consult with Federal, State, and
local transportation and emergency management officials
that have been involved with disaster related evacuations.
(c) CONTENTS.—The comprehensive plan shall—
(1) consider, on a region-by-region basis, the ex-
tent to which coastal areas may be affected by a dis-
aster; and
(2) address, at a minimum—
(A) all practical modes of transportation
available for evacuations;
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(B) methods of communicating evacuation
plans and preparing citizens in advance of evac-
uations;
(C) methods of coordinating communication
with evacuees during plan execution;
(D) precise methods for mass evacuations
caused by disasters such as hurricanes, flash
flooding, and tsunamis; and
(E) recommended policies, strategies, pro-
grams, and activities that could improve dis-
aster-related evacuations.
(d) REPORT AND UPDATES.—The Secretaries shall—
(1) not later than October 1, 2006, submit to
Congress the written comprehensive plan; and
(2) periodically thereafter, but not less often than
every 5 years, update, and submit to Congress any re-
vision to, the plan.
SEC. 1835. PRIORITY PROJECTS.
Section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (112 Stat. 306) is amended in item 1349 of
the table contained in that section by inserting ‘‘, and im-
provements to streets and roads providing access to,’’ after
‘‘along’’.
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SEC. 1836. TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, GRAYLING, MICHI-
GAN.
Item number 820 in the table contained in section
1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(112 Stat. 287) is amended by striking ‘‘Conduct’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘interchange’’ and inserting ‘‘Conduct
a transportation needs study and make improvements to
I–75 interchanges in the Grayling area’’.
SEC. 1837. US–95 PROJECT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
Unless an agreement is reached between the Federal
Highway Administration, the State of Nevada, and the Si-
erra Club, the State of Nevada may continue to completion
construction of the project entitled ‘‘US–95 Project in Las
Vegas, Nevada’’, as approved by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration on November 18, 1999, and selected in the
record of decision dated January 28, 2000, on June 30,
2005.
Subtitle I—Technical Corrections
SEC. 1901. REPEAL OR UPDATE OF OBSOLETE TEXT.
(a) LETTING OF CONTRACTS.—Section 112 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (f); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(f).
(b) FRINGE AND CORRIDOR PARKING FACILITIES.—
Section 137(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
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in the first sentence by striking ‘‘on the Federal-aid urban
system’’ and inserting ‘‘on a Federal-aid highway’’.
SEC. 1902. CLARIFICATION OF DATE.
Section 109(g) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’
and all that follows through ‘‘of 1970’’ and inserting ‘‘Not
later than January 30, 1971, the Secretary shall issue’’.
SEC. 1903. INCLUSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNS IDEN-
TIFYING FUNDING SOURCES IN TITLE 23.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 154 of the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1987 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 101 Stat. 209)
is—
(1) transferred to title 23, United States Code;
(2) redesignated as section 321;
(3) moved to appear after section 320 of that
title; and
(4) amended by striking the section heading and
inserting the following:
‘‘§ 321. Signs identifying funding sources’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 320 the following:
‘‘321. Signs identifying funding sources.’’.
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SEC. 1904. INCLUSION OF BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS IN
TITLE 23.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 165 of the Highway Im-
provement Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 96 Stat. 2136)
is—
(1) transferred to title 23, United States Code;
(2) redesignated as section 313;
(3) moved to appear after section 312 of that
title; and
(4) amended by striking the section heading and
inserting the following:
‘‘§ 313. Buy America’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 312 the following:
‘‘313. Buy America.’’.
(2) Section 313 of title 23, United States Code
(as added by subsection (a)), is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘by this
Act’’ the first place it appears and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry
out the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of
1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or this title’’;
(B) in subsection (b), by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
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(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘this
Act,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Code, which’’
and inserting ‘‘the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or this title
that’’;
(D) by striking subsection (e); and
(E) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g)
as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
SEC. 1905. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO NONDISCRIMINA-
TION SECTION.
Section 140 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a) of section 105 of this title’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 135’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘He’’
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’;
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘where
he considers it necessary to assure’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘if necessary to ensure’’; and
(D) in the last sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting
‘‘the Secretary’’ and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Secretary’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘high-
way construction’’ and inserting ‘‘surface trans-
portation’’; and
(B) in the second sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘as he may deem nec-
essary’’ and inserting ‘‘as necessary’’; and
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘not 
to 
exceed
$2,500,000 for the transition quarter ending
September 30, 1976, and’’;
(3) in the second sentence of subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection 104(b)(3) of this
title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104(b)(3)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he may deem’’; and
(4) in the heading of subsection (d), by striking
‘‘AND CONTRACTING’’.
TITLE II—TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH
Subtitle A—Funding
SEC. 2001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are authorized
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account):
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(1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—For carrying out sec-
tions 502, 503, 506, 507, 508, and 511 of title
23, United States Code—
(i) $198,050,704 for fiscal year 2005;
(ii) $201,805,220 for fiscal year 2006;
(iii) $204,621,107 for fiscal year 2007;
(iv) $206,498,365 for fiscal year 2008;
and
(v) $209,314,252 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION-ENVIRON-
MENTAL
COOPERATIVE
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.—
For each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, the
Secretary shall set aside $18,772,579 of the funds
authorized under subparagraph (A) to carry out
the surface transportation-environmental cooper-
ative research program under section 507 of title
23, United States Code.
(2) TRAINING
AND
EDUCATION.—For carrying
out section 504 of title 23, United States Code—
(A) $26,281,610 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $27,220,239 for fiscal year 2006;
(C) $28,158,868 for fiscal year 2007;
(D) $29,097,497 for fiscal year 2008; and
(E) $30,036,126 for fiscal year 2009.
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(3) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.—
For the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to carry
out section 111 of title 49, United States Code,
$26,281,610 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009.
(4) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL
TESTS, AND DEVELOPMENT.—For carrying out sec-
tions 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, and 529 of title 23,
United States Code—
(A) $115,451,358 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $118,267,245 for fiscal year 2006;
(C) $121,083,132 for fiscal year 2007;
(D) $123,899,019 for fiscal year 2008; and
(E) $126,714,906 for fiscal year 2009.
(5) UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
CENTERS.—
For carrying out section 510 of title 23, United States
Code $42,238,302 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009.
(b) APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE 23, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection
(a)—
(1) shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the
Federal share of the cost of a project or activity car-
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ried out using the funds shall be the share applicable
under section 120(b) of title 23, United States Code,
as adjusted under subsection (d) of that section (un-
less otherwise specified or otherwise determined by the
Secretary); and
(2) shall remain available until expended.
(c) ALLOCATIONS.—
(1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—Of
the amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)—
(A) $25,342,981 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry
out advanced, high-risk, long-term research
under section 502(d) of title 23, United States
Code;
(B) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry
out the long-term pavement performance pro-
gram under section 502(e) of that title;
(C) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be available to carry out the
high-performance concrete bridge research and
technology transfer program under section 502(i)
of that title, of which $750,000 for each fiscal
year shall be used by the Secretary to carry out
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demonstration projects involving the use of ultra-
high-performance concrete with ductility;
(D) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be made available to carry
out the high-performing steel bridge research and
technology transfer program under section 502(k)
of title 23, United States Code;
(E) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be made available to carry
out research on asphalt used in highway pave-
ments;
(F) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be made available to carry
out research on concrete pavements;
(G) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be made available to carry
out research on alternative materials;
(H) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be made available to carry
out research on aggregates used in highway
pavements, including alternative materials used
in highway drainage applications;
(I) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be made available for further
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development and deployment of techniques to
prevent and mitigate alkali silica reactivity;
(J) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2005 shall be
remain available until expended for asphalt and
asphalt-related reclamation research at the South
Dakota School of Mines; and
(K) $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be made available to carry
out section 502(f)(3) of title 23, United States
Code.
(2) TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATION
PROGRAM.—Of
the amounts made available under subsection (a)(1),
$56,317,736 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009 shall be available to carry out section 503 of
title 23, United States Code.
(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Of the amounts
made available under subsection (a)(2)—
(A) $11,732,862 for fiscal year 2005,
$12,202,176 for fiscal year 2006, $12,671,491 for
fiscal year 2007, $13,140,805 for fiscal year
2008, and $13,610,119 for fiscal year 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 504(a) of title
23, United States Code (relating to the National
Highway Institute);
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(B) $14,079,434 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry
out section 504(b) of that title (relating to local
technical assistance); and
(C) $2,815,887 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be available to carry out sec-
tion 504(c)(2) of that title (relating to the Eisen-
hower Transportation Fellowship Program).
(4) INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
OUTREACH PROGRAM.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under subsection (a)(1), $469,314 for each of fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to
carry out section 506 of title 23, United States Code.
(5) NEW STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM.—For each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009,
to carry out section 509 of title 23, United States
Code, the Secretary shall set aside—
(A) $14,079,434 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out the interstate maintenance pro-
gram under section 119 of title 23, United States
Code, for the fiscal year;
(B) $17,833,949 of the amounts made avail-
able for the National Highway System under
section 101 of title 23, United States Code, for
the fiscal year;
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(C) $12,202,176 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out the bridge program under sec-
tion 144 of title 23, United States Code, for the
fiscal year;
(D) $18,772,579 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out the surface transportation pro-
gram under section 133 of title 23, United States
Code, for the fiscal year;
(E) $4,693,145 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out the congestion mitigation and
air quality improvement program under section
149 of title 23, United States Code, for the fiscal
year; and
(F) $2,815,887 of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out the highway safety improve-
ment program under section 148 of title 23,
United States Code, for the fiscal year.
(6) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INTELLIGENT TRANS-
PORTATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.—Of
the amounts made available under subsection (a)(4),
not less than $28,158,868 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section
527 of title 23, United States Code.
(d) TRANSFERS
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary may
transfer—
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(1) to an amount made available under para-
graphs (1), (2), or (4) of subsection (c), not to exceed
10 percent of the amount allocated for a fiscal year
under any other of those paragraphs; and
(2) to an amount made available under subpara-
graphs (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(3), not to ex-
ceed 10 percent of the amount allocated for a fiscal
year under any other of those subparagraphs.
SEC. 2002. OBLIGATION CEILING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total
of all obligations from amounts made available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) by section 2001(a) shall not exceed—
(1) $408,491,420 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $416,000,453 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $422,570,857 for fiscal year 2007;
(4) $428,202,637 for fiscal year 2008; and
(5) $434,773,037 for fiscal year 2009.
SEC. 2003. NOTICE.
(a) NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING.—If any funds au-
thorized for carrying out this title or the amendments made
by this title are subject to a reprogramming action that re-
quires notice to be provided to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, notice of that action shall
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be concurrently provided to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate.
(b) NOTICE OF REORGANIZATION.—On or before the
15th day preceding the date of any major reorganization
of a program, project, or activity of the Department of
Transportation for which funds are authorized by this title
or the amendments made by this title, the Secretary shall
provide notice of the reorganization to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on
Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
Subtitle B—Research and
Technology
SEC. 2101. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 5—RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
‘‘Sec.
‘‘501. Definitions.
‘‘502. Surface transportation research.
‘‘503. Technology application program.
‘‘504. Training and education.
‘‘505. State planning and research.
‘‘506. International highway transportation outreach program.
‘‘507. Surface transportation-environmental cooperative research program.
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‘‘508. Surface transportation research technology deployment and strategic plan-
ning.
‘‘509. New strategic highway research program.
‘‘510. University transportation centers.
‘‘511. Multistate corridor operations and management.
‘‘512. Transportation analysis simulation system.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
‘‘521. Finding.
‘‘522. Goals and purposes.
‘‘523. Definitions.
‘‘524. General authorities and requirements.
‘‘525. National ITS Program Plan.
‘‘526. National ITS architecture and standards.
‘‘527. Commercial vehicle intelligent transportation system infrastructure pro-
gram.
‘‘528. Research and development.
‘‘529. Use of funds.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
‘‘§ 501. Definitions
‘‘In this subchapter:
‘‘(1) FEDERAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Federal
laboratory’ includes—
‘‘(A) a Government-owned, Government-op-
erated laboratory; and
‘‘(B) a Government-owned, contractor-oper-
ated laboratory.
‘‘(2) SAFETY.—The term ‘safety’ includes high-
way and traffic safety systems, research, and develop-
ment relating to—
‘‘(A) vehicle, highway, driver, passenger, bi-
cyclist, and pedestrian characteristics;
‘‘(B) accident investigations;
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‘‘(C) integrated, interoperable emergency
communications;
‘‘(D) emergency medical care; and
‘‘(E) transportation of the injured.
‘‘§ 502. Surface transportation research
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND
TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may
carry out research, development, and technology
transfer activities with respect to—
‘‘(A) all phases of transportation planning
and development (including new technologies,
construction, transportation systems manage-
ment and operations development, design, main-
tenance, safety, security, financing, data collec-
tion 
and 
analysis, 
demand 
forecasting,
multimodal assessment, and traffic conditions);
and
‘‘(B) the effect of State laws on the activities
described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(2) TESTS AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary
may test, develop, or assist in testing and developing,
any material, invention, patented article, or process.
‘‘(3) COOPERATION, GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may
carry out this section—
‘‘(i) independently;
‘‘(ii) in cooperation with—
‘‘(I) any other Federal agency or
instrumentality; and
‘‘(II) any Federal laboratory; or
‘‘(iii) by making grants to, or entering
into contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other transactions with—
‘‘(I) the National Academy of
Sciences;
‘‘(II) the American Association of
State Highway and Transportation
Officials;
‘‘(III) planning organizations;
‘‘(IV) a Federal laboratory;
‘‘(V) a State agency;
‘‘(VI) an authority, association,
institution, or organization;
‘‘(VII) a for-profit or nonprofit
corporation;
‘‘(VIII) a foreign country; or
‘‘(IX) any other person.
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‘‘(B) COMPETITION; REVIEW.—All parties
entering into contracts, cooperative agreements
or other transactions with the Secretary, or re-
ceiving grants, to perform research or provide
technical assistance under this section shall be
selected, to the maximum extent practicable and
appropriate—
‘‘(i) on a competitive basis; and
‘‘(ii) on the basis of the results of peer
review of proposals submitted to the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(4) TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATION.—The pro-
grams and activities carried out under this section
shall be consistent with the surface transportation re-
search and technology development strategic plan de-
veloped under section 508(c).
‘‘(5) FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) SPECIAL
ACCOUNT.—In addition to
other funds made available to carry out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall use such funds as may
be deposited by any cooperating organization or
person in a special account of the Treasury es-
tablished for this purpose.
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall
use funds made available to carry out this sec-
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tion to develop, administer, communicate, and
promote the use of products of research, develop-
ment, and technology transfer programs under
this section.
‘‘(b) COLLABORATIVE
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To encourage innovative so-
lutions to surface transportation problems and stimu-
late the deployment of new technology, the Secretary
may carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative
research and development with—
‘‘(A) non-Federal entities (including State
and local governments, foreign governments, col-
leges and universities, corporations, institutions,
partnerships, sole proprietorships, and trade as-
sociations that are incorporated or established
under the laws of any State); and
‘‘(B) Federal laboratories.
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative re-
search and development agreements (as defined in sec-
tion 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova-
tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a)).
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of
the cost of activities carried out under a coopera-
tive research and development agreement entered
into under this subsection shall not exceed 50
percent, except that if there is substantial public
interest or benefit, the Secretary may approve a
greater Federal share.
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—All costs di-
rectly incurred by the non-Federal partners, in-
cluding personnel, travel, and hardware develop-
ment costs, shall be credited toward the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of the activities described
in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(4) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—The research, devel-
opment, or use of a technology under a cooperative re-
search and development agreement entered into under
this subsection, 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 (15 U.S.C.
3701 et seq.).
‘‘(5) 
WAIVER
OF
ADVERTISING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41
U.S.C. 5) shall not apply to a contract or agreement
entered into under this chapter.
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‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall include as priority areas of effort within the
surface transportation research program—
‘‘(1) the development of new technologies and
methods in materials, pavements, structures, design,
and construction, with the objectives of—
‘‘(A)(i) increasing to 50 years the expected
life of pavements;
‘‘(ii) increasing to 100 years the expected
life of bridges; and
‘‘(iii) significantly increasing the durability
of other infrastructure;
‘‘(B) 
lowering 
the 
life-cycle 
costs,
including—
‘‘(i) construction costs;
‘‘(ii) maintenance costs;
‘‘(iii) operations costs; and
‘‘(vi) user costs.
‘‘(2) the development, and testing for effective-
ness, of nondestructive evaluation technologies for
civil infrastructure using existing and new tech-
nologies;
‘‘(3) the investigation of—
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‘‘(A) the application of current natural haz-
ard mitigation techniques to manmade hazards;
and
‘‘(B) the continuation of hazard mitigation
research combining manmade and natural haz-
ards;
‘‘(4) the improvement of safety—
‘‘(A) at intersections;
‘‘(B) with respect to accidents involving ve-
hicles run off the road; and
‘‘(C) on rural roads;
‘‘(5) the reduction of work zone incursions and
improvement of work zone safety;
‘‘(6) the improvement of geometric design of
roads for the purpose of safety;
‘‘(7) the examination of data collected through
the national bridge inventory conducted under section
144 using the national bridge inspection standards
established under section 151, with the objectives of
determining whether—
‘‘(A) the most useful types of data are being
collected; and
‘‘(B) any improvement could be made in the
types of data collected and the manner in which
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the data is collected, with respect to bridges in
the United States;
‘‘(8) the improvement of the infrastructure in-
vestment needs report described in subsection (g)
through—
‘‘(A) the study and implementation of new
methods of collecting better quality data, par-
ticularly with respect to performance, congestion,
and infrastructure conditions;
‘‘(B) monitoring of the surface transpor-
tation system in a system-wide manner, through
the use of—
‘‘(i) intelligent transportation system
technologies of traffic operations centers;
and
‘‘(ii) other new data collection tech-
nologies as sources of better quality per-
formance data;
‘‘(C) the determination of the critical
metrics that should be used to determine the con-
dition and performance of the surface transpor-
tation system; and
‘‘(D) the study and implementation of new
methods of statistical analysis and computer
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models to improve the prediction of future infra-
structure investment requirements;
‘‘(9) the development of methods to improve the
determination of benefits from infrastructure im-
provements, including—
‘‘(A) more accurate calculations of benefit-
to-cost ratios, considering benefits and impacts
throughout local and regional transportation sys-
tems;
‘‘(B) improvements in calculating life-cycle
costs; and
‘‘(C) valuation of assets;
‘‘(10) the improvement of planning processes to
better predict outcomes of transportation projects, in-
cluding the application of computer simulations in
the planning process to predict outcomes of planning
decisions;
‘‘(11) the multimodal applications of Geographic
Information Systems and remote sensing, including
such areas of application as—
‘‘(A) planning;
‘‘(B) environmental decisionmaking and
project delivery; and
‘‘(C) freight movement;
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‘‘(12) the development and application of meth-
ods of providing revenues to the Highway Trust Fund
with the objective of offsetting potential reductions in
fuel tax receipts;
‘‘(13) the development of tests and methods to de-
termine the benefits and costs to communities of
major transportation investments and projects;
‘‘(14) the conduct of extreme weather research,
including research to—
‘‘(A) reduce contraction and expansion
damage;
‘‘(B) reduce or repair road damage caused
by freezing and thawing;
‘‘(C) improve deicing or snow removal tech-
niques;
‘‘(D) develop better methods to reduce the
risk of thermal collapse, including collapse from
changes in underlying permafrost;
‘‘(E) improve concrete and asphalt installa-
tion in extreme weather conditions; and
‘‘(F) make other improvements to protect
highway infrastructure or enhance highway safe-
ty or performance;
‘‘(15) the improvement of surface transportation
planning;
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‘‘(16) environmental research;
‘‘(17) transportation system management and
operations; and
‘‘(18) any other surface transportation research
topics that the Secretary determines, in accordance
with the strategic planning process under section 508,
to be critical.
‘‘(d) ADVANCED, HIGH-RISK RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
and carry out, in accordance with the surface trans-
portation research and technology development stra-
tegic plan developed under section 508(c) and re-
search priority areas described in subsection (c), an
advanced research program that addresses longer-
term, higher-risk research with potentially dramatic
breakthroughs for improving the durability, efficiency,
environmental impact, productivity, and safety (in-
cluding bicycle and pedestrian safety) aspects of high-
way and intermodal transportation systems.
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall seek to develop partnerships
with the public and private sectors.
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall include in
the strategic plan required under section 508(c) a de-
scription of each of the projects, and the amount of
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funds expended for each project, carried out under
this subsection during the fiscal year.
‘‘(e) LONG-TERM
PAVEMENT
PERFORMANCE
PRO-
GRAM.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall continue,
through September 30, 2009, the long-term pavement
performance program tests, monitoring, and data
analysis.
‘‘(2) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND
CONTRACTS.—Under the program, the Secretary shall
make grants and enter into cooperative agreements
and contracts to—
‘‘(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate
highway test sections in existence as of the date
of the grant, agreement, or contract;
‘‘(B) analyze the data obtained in carrying
out subparagraph (A); and
‘‘(C) prepare products to fulfill program ob-
jectives and meet future pavement technology
needs.
‘‘(3) CONCLUSION OF PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) SUMMARY
REPORT.—The Secretary
shall include in the strategic plan required under
section 508(c) a report on the initial conclusions
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of the long-term pavement performance program
that includes—
‘‘(i) an analysis of any research objec-
tives that remain to be achieved under the
program;
‘‘(ii) an analysis of other associated
longer-term expenditures under the program
that are in the public interest;
‘‘(iii) a detailed plan regarding the
storage, maintenance, and user support of
the database, information management sys-
tem, and materials reference library of the
program;
‘‘(iv) a schedule for continued imple-
mentation of the necessary data collection
and analysis and project plan under the
program; and
‘‘(v) an estimate of the costs of car-
rying out each of the activities described in
clauses (i) through (iv) for each fiscal year
during which the program is carried out.
‘‘(B) DEADLINE; 
USEFULNESS
OF
AD-
VANCES.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum
extent practicable—
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‘‘(i) ensure that the long-term pave-
ment performance program is concluded not
later than September 30, 2009; and
‘‘(ii) make such allowances as are nec-
essary to ensure the usefulness of the techno-
logical advances resulting from the pro-
gram.
‘‘(f) SEISMIC RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) in consultation and cooperation with Fed-
eral agencies participating in the National Earth-
quake Hazards Reduction Program established by sec-
tion 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of
1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704), coordinate the conduct of seis-
mic research;
‘‘(2) take such actions as are necessary to ensure
that the coordination of the research is consistent
with—
‘‘(A) planning and coordination activities
of the Director of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency under section 5(b)(1) of that Act
(42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(1)); and
‘‘(B) the plan developed by the Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency
under section 8(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
7705b(b)); and
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‘‘(3) in cooperation with the Center for Civil En-
gineering Research at the University of Nevada, Reno,
and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research at the University of Buffalo, carry out a
seismic research program—
‘‘(A) to study the vulnerability of the Fed-
eral-aid highway system and other surface trans-
portation systems to seismic activity;
‘‘(B) to develop and implement cost-effective
methods to reduce the vulnerability; and
‘‘(C) to conduct seismic research and up-
grade earthquake simulation facilities as nec-
essary to carry out the program.
‘‘(g) INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT
NEEDS
RE-
PORT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than July 31,
2005, and July 31 of every second year thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report that describes—
‘‘(A) estimates of the future highway and
bridge needs of the United States; and
‘‘(B) the backlog of current highway and
bridge needs.
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‘‘(2) COMPARISON WITH PRIOR REPORTS.—Each
report under paragraph (1) shall provide the means,
including all necessary information, to relate and
compare the conditions and service measures used in
the previous biennial reports.
‘‘(h) SECURITY RELATED RESEARCH
AND TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of
2005, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, with key stakeholder
input (including State transportation departments)
shall develop a 5-year strategic plan for research and
technology transfer and deployment activities per-
taining to the security aspects of highway infrastruc-
ture and operations.
‘‘(2) COMPONENTS
OF
PLAN.—The plan shall
include—
‘‘(A) an identification of which agencies are
responsible for the conduct of various research
and technology transfer activities;
‘‘(B) a description of the manner in which
those activities will be coordinated; and
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‘‘(C) a description of the process to be used
to ensure that the advances derived from relevant
activities supported by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration are consistent with the operational
guidelines, policies, recommendations, and regu-
lations of the Department of Homeland Security;
and
‘‘(D) a systematic evaluation of the research
that should be conducted to address, at a
minimum—
‘‘(i) vulnerabilities of, and measures
that may be taken to improve, emergency
response capabilities and evacuations;
‘‘(ii) recommended upgrades of traffic
management during crises;
‘‘(iii) integrated, interoperable emer-
gency communications among the public,
the military, law enforcement, fire and
emergency medical services, and transpor-
tation agencies;
‘‘(iv) protection of critical, security-re-
lated infrastructure; and
‘‘(v) structural reinforcement of key fa-
cilities.
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‘‘(3) SUBMISSION.—On completion of the plan
under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—
‘‘(A) a copy of the plan developed under
paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) a copy of a memorandum of under-
standing specifying coordination strategies and
assignment of responsibilities covered by the plan
that is signed by the Secretary and the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
‘‘(i) HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE BRIDGE RE-
SEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.—In ac-
cordance with the objectives described in subsection (c)(1)
and the requirements under sections 503(b)(4) and 504(b),
the Secretary shall carry out a program to demonstrate the
application of high-performance concrete in the construc-
tion and rehabilitation of bridges.
‘‘(j) BIOBASED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—There
shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) $12,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009 equally divided and available
to carry out biobased research of national importance at