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best practices manual to support State efforts 
to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The manual shall be 
made available to States not later than 1 year 
after the date of transmission of the report 
under paragraph (4). 
(C) CONTENTS.—The manual shall in-
clude, at a minimum, the following: 
(i) A list of best practices addressing 
wildlife vehicle collisions. 
(ii) A list of information, technical, 
and funding resources for addressing wild-
life vehicle collisions. 
(iii) Recommendations for addressing 
wildlife vehicle collisions. 
(iv) Guidance for developing a State 
action plan to address wildlife vehicle colli-
sions 
(6) TRAINING.—Based upon the manual devel-
oped under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall de-
velop a training course on addressing wildlife vehicle 
collisions for transportation professionals. 
SEC. 1120. PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST EQUITY. 
(a) SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, the Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out a safe routes to school program 
for the benefit of children in primary and middle 
schools. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program 
shall be—
(A) to enable and encourage children, in-
cluding those with disabilities, to walk and bicy-
cle to school; 
(B) to make bicycling and walking to 
school a safer and more appealing transpor-
tation 
alternative, 
thereby 
encouraging 
a 
healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; 
and 
(C) to facilitate the planning, development, 
and implementation of projects and activities 
that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel 
consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of 
schools. 
(3) APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), amounts made available to 
carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall
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be apportioned among the States in the ratio 
that—
(i) the total student enrollment in pri-
mary and middle schools in each State; 
bears to 
(ii) the total student enrollment in 
primary and middle schools in all the 
States. 
(B) 
MINIMUM
APPORTIONMENT.—No 
State shall receive an apportionment under this 
subsection for a fiscal year of less than 
$2,000,000. 
(C) 
SET-ASIDE.—Before 
apportioning 
amounts made available to carry out this sub-
section under this paragraph for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2 
percent of such amounts for the administrative 
expenses of the Secretary in carrying out this 
subsection. 
(D) DETERMINATION
OF
STUDENT
EN-
ROLLMENTS.—Determinations under this para-
graph concerning student enrollments shall be 
made by the Secretary. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
apportioned to a State under this subsection shall be
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administered by the State’s department of transpor-
tation. 
(5) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENTS.—Amounts appor-
tioned to a State under this subsection shall be used 
by the State to provide financial assistance to State, 
local, and regional agencies, including nonprofit or-
ganizations, that demonstrate an ability to meet the 
requirements of this subsection. 
(6) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—
(A) 
INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED 
PROJECTS.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts appor-
tioned to a State under this subsection 
may be used for the planning, design, and 
construction 
of 
infrastructure-related 
projects that will substantially improve the 
ability of students to walk and bike to 
school, including sidewalk improvements, 
traffic calming and speed reduction im-
provements, pedestrian and bicycle cross-
ing improvements, on-street bicycle facili-
ties, off-street bicycle and pedestrian facili-
ties, secure bicycle parking facilities, and 
traffic diversion improvements in the vicin-
ity of schools.
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(ii) LOCATION OF PROJECTS.—Infra-
structure-related projects under subpara-
graph (A) may be carried out on any pub-
lic road or any bicycle or pedestrian path-
way or trail in the vicinity of schools. 
(B) NONINFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED
AC-
TIVITIES.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
projects described in subparagraph (A), 
amounts apportioned to a State under this 
subsection may be used for noninfrastruc-
ture-related activities to encourage walking 
and bicycling to school, including public 
awareness campaigns and outreach to 
press and community leaders, traffic edu-
cation and enforcement in the vicinity of 
schools, student sessions on bicycle and pe-
destrian safety, health, and environment, 
and funding for training, volunteers, and 
managers of safe routes to school pro-
grams. 
(ii) ALLOCATION.—Not less than 10 
percent and not more than 30 percent of 
the amount apportioned to a State under 
this subsection for a fiscal year shall be
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used for noninfrastructure-related activities 
under this subparagraph. 
(C) SAFE
ROUTES
TO
SCHOOL
COORDI-
NATOR.—Each State receiving an apportion-
ment under this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall use a sufficient amount of the apportion-
ment to fund a full-time position of coordinator 
of the State’s safe routes to school program. 
(7) CLEARINGHOUSE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make grants to a national nonprofit organiza-
tion engaged in promoting safe routes to 
schools to—
(i) operate a national safe routes to 
school clearinghouse; 
(ii) develop information and edu-
cational programs on safe routes to school; 
and 
(iii) provide technical assistance and 
disseminate techniques and strategies used 
for successful safe routes to school pro-
grams. 
(B) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry 
out this paragraph using amounts set aside for
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administrative 
expenses 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(C). 
(8) TASK FORCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a national safe routes to school task 
force composed of leaders in health, transpor-
tation, and education, including representatives 
of appropriate Federal agencies, to study and 
develop a strategy for advancing safe routes to 
school programs nationwide. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 
2006, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress 
a report containing the results of the study con-
ducted, and a description of the strategy devel-
oped, under subparagraph (A) and information 
regarding the use of funds for infrastructure-re-
lated and noninfrastructure-related activities 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(6). 
(C) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry 
out this paragraph using amounts set aside for 
administrative 
expenses 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(C). 
(9) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds made 
available to carry out this subsection shall be avail-
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able for obligation in the same manner as if such 
funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code; except that such funds shall not 
be transferable and shall remain available until ex-
pended and the Federal share of the cost of a 
project or activity under this section shall be 100 
percent. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
projects assisted under this subsection shall be treat-
ed as projects on a Federal-aid system under such 
chapter. 
(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
(A) IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS.—The 
term ‘‘in the vicinity of schools’’ means, with 
respect to a school, the area within bicycling 
and walking distance of the school (approxi-
mately 2 miles). 
(B) PRIMARY
AND
MIDDLE
SCHOOLS.—
The term ‘‘primary and middle schools’’ means 
schools providing education from kindergarten 
through eighth grade. 
(C) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the 
meaning such term has in section 101(a) of 
title 23, United States Code.
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(b) NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and carry out a nonmotorized transportation 
pilot program to construct, in 4 communities se-
lected by the Secretary, a network of nonmotorized 
transportation infrastructure facilities, including 
sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian and bicycle 
trails, that connect directly with transit stations, 
schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and 
other community activity centers. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program 
shall be to demonstrate the extent to which bicycling 
and walking can carry a significant part of the 
transportation load, and represent a major portion 
of the transportation solution, within selected com-
munities. 
(3) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary may make grants to State, local, and re-
gional agencies, that the Secretary determines are 
suitably equipped and organized to carry out the ob-
jectives and requirements of this subsection. An 
agency that receives a grant under this subsection 
may suballocate grant funds to a nonprofit organiza-
tion to carry out the program under this subsection.
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(4) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds made 
available to carry out this subsection shall be avail-
able for obligation in the same manner as if such 
funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code; except that the Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out under this sub-
section shall be 80 percent, and such funds shall not 
be transferable and shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(5) STATISTICAL
INFORMATION.—In carrying 
out the program, the Secretary shall develop statis-
tical information on changes in motor vehicle, non-
motorized transportation, and public transportation 
usage in communities participating in the program 
and assess how such changes decrease congestion 
and energy usage, increase the frequency of biking 
and walking, and promote better health and a clean-
er environment. 
(6) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress an interim report not later than September 
30, 2007, and a final report not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2010, on the results of the program. 
SEC. 1121. NATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FUTURE REVENUE 
SOURCES TO SUPPORT THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to 
Support the Highway Trust Fund to conduct—
(A) a study evaluating alternative short-
term sources of Highway Trust Fund revenue 
to support the requirements of section 1124; 
and 
(B) a study evaluating alternative long-
term sources of revenue to support the Highway 
Trust Fund, considering the findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations of a recent study 
by the Transportation Research Board of the 
National Academy of Sciences on alternatives to 
the fuel tax to support highway program financ-
ing and other relevant prior research. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Commission shall—
(A) develop recommendations to generate 
Highway Trust Fund revenue necessary to ac-
complish the requirements of section 1124; 
(B) oversee a comprehensive investigation 
of alternatives to replace the fuel tax as the 
principal revenue source to support the High-
way Trust Fund over at least the next 30 years; 
(C) consult with the Secretary of Trans-
portation and the Secretary of the Treasury to
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assure that their views concerning essential at-
tributes of Highway Trust Fund revenue alter-
natives are understood; 
(D) assure that State transportation agen-
cy views on alternative revenue sources to sup-
port State transportation improvement pro-
grams are appropriately considered and that 
any recommended Federal financing strategy 
take into account State financial requirements; 
and 
(E) make specific recommendations re-
garding actions that need to be taken to develop 
alternative revenue sources to support the 
Highway Trust Fund and when those actions 
must be taken. 
(3) SPECIFIC MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—
The study under paragraph (1)(B) shall address 
specifically—
(A) advantages and disadvantages of alter-
native revenue sources to meet anticipated Fed-
eral surface transportation financial require-
ments; 
(B) the time frame within which actions 
must be taken to transition from the fuel tax to
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alternative revenue sources to support the 
Highway Trust Fund; 
(C) recommendations concerning the most 
promising revenue sources to support long-term 
Federal surface transportation financing re-
quirements; 
(D) development of a broad transition 
strategy to move from the current tax base to 
new funding mechanisms, including the time 
frame for various aspects of the transition 
strategy; 
(E) recommendations for additional re-
search that may be needed to implement rec-
ommended alternatives; and 
(F) the extent to which revenues should re-
flect the relative use of the highway system. 
(4) MATTERS TO CONSIDER AND EVALUATE.—
To the maximum extent feasible, the Commission, in 
conducting the study under paragraph (1)(B), shall 
consider and evaluate other related work that has 
been done by the Department of Transportation, the 
Department of Energy, the Transportation Research 
Board, and others. In developing recommendations 
under paragraph (2), the Commission shall con-
sider—
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(A) the ability to generate sufficient reve-
nues to meet anticipated long term surface 
transportation financing needs; 
(B) the roles of the various levels of gov-
ernment and the private sector in meeting fu-
ture surface transportation financing needs; 
(C) administrative costs, including enforce-
ment, to implement each option; 
(D) potential taxpayer privacy concerns; 
(E) likely technological advances that could 
ease implementation of each option; 
(F) the equity and economic efficiency of 
each option; 
(G) the flexibility of different options to 
allow various pricing alternatives to be imple-
mented; and 
(H) potential compatibility issues with 
States tax mechanisms under each alternative. 
(5) MEMBERSHIP.—
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall 
be composed of nine members of whom—
(i) three members shall be appointed 
by the Secretary;
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(ii) two members shall be appointed 
by the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives; 
(iii) one member shall be appointed by 
the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(iv) two members shall be appointed 
by the majority leader of the Senate; and 
(v) one member shall be appointed by 
the minority leader of the Senate. 
(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Members 
ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A) shall have ex-
perience in public finance, surface transpor-
tation program administration, managing orga-
nizations that use surface transportation facili-
ties, academic research into related issues, or 
other activities that provide unique perspectives 
on current and future requirements for revenue 
sources to support the Highway Trust Fund. 
(C) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. 
(D) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Com-
mission shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment was made.
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(E) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Members shall 
serve without pay but shall receive travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 
5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(F) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman of the 
Commission shall be elected by the members. 
(6) STAFF.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
engage the services of an appropriate organiza-
tion, agency, or firm to conduct the studies 
under this subsection, but the Commission shall 
provide strategic guidance for the studies. 
(B) DETAIL STAFF.—Upon request of the 
Commission, the Secretary may detail, on a re-
imbursable basis, any of the personnel of the 
Department of Transportation to the Commis-
sion to assist the Commission in carrying out 
its duties under this subsection. 
(C) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall 
cooperate with the Commission in conducting 
the studies under this subsection, including pro-
viding the Commission with such nonconfiden-
tial data and information as necessary for con-
ducting and completing the study.
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(7) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—
Upon the request of the Commission, the Secretary 
shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable 
basis, the administrative support and services nec-
essary for the Commission to carry out its respon-
sibilities under this subsection. 
(8) REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—
(A) REVENUE
ACTIONS.—Not later than 
September 30, 2005, the Commission shall 
transmit to Congress a report on revenue ac-
tions that would support the requirements of 
section 1124. 
(B) ALTERNATIVE
LONG-TERM
SOURCES 
OF REVENUE.—Not later than September 30, 
2006, the Commission shall transmit to Con-
gress a report on the results of the study con-
ducted under paragraph (1)(B), relating to al-
ternative long-term sources of revenue to sup-
port the Highway Trust Fund, including rec-
ommendations to address the needs identified in 
the study. 
(9) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall ter-
minate on the 180th day following the date of trans-
mittal of the report under paragraph (8)(B). By 
such 180th day, the Commission shall deliver all
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records and papers of the Commission to the Archi-
vist of the United States for deposit in the National 
Archives. 
(10) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
and 2006 to carry out this subsection. 
(11) APPLICABILITY
OF
TITLE
23.—Funds 
made available to carry out this subsection shall be 
available for obligation in the same manner as if 
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code; except that the Federal 
share of the cost of activities carried out under this 
subsection shall be 100 percent, and such funds 
shall remain available until expended. 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY REGARDING FUTURE 
OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM STUDY.—Section 
101(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the last paragraph and inserting the following: 
‘‘It is further declared that it is in the national inter-
est to preserve and enhance the Dwight D. Eisenhower 
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways to 
meet the Nation’s needs for the 21st century. The current 
urban and long distance personal travel and freight move-
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ment demands have surpassed the vision of the original 
Interstate System and travel demand patterns are ex-
pected to change. Continued planning for and investment 
in the Interstate System is critical to assure it adequately 
meets the changing travel demands of the future. Among 
the foremost needs that the Interstate System must pro-
vide are safe, efficient, and reliable (1) national and inter-
regional personal mobility, (2) flow of interstate com-
merce, and (3) travel movements essential for national se-
curity. To the maximum extent, actions under this title 
should address congestion, safety, and freight transpor-
tation to provide for a strong and vigorous national econ-
omy. The Interstate System is hereby declared to be the 
Nation’s premiere highway system, essential for the Na-
tion’s economic vitality, national security, and general wel-
fare. The Secretary of Transportation is directed to take 
appropriate actions to preserve and enhance the Interstate 
System to meet the needs of the 21st century in accord-
ance with this title.. 
(c) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FUTURE OF INTER-
STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
National Commission on the Future of the Dwight 
D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and
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Defense Highways (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘Interstate System’). 
(2) FUNCTION.—The Commission shall—
(A) conduct a study of the current condi-
tion and future of the Interstate System and 
develop a conceptual plan with alternative ap-
proaches for the future of the Interstate System 
to assure that the Interstate System will con-
tinue to serve the needs of the Nation; 
(B) assure that State transportation agen-
cy views are considered; and 
(C) make specific recommendations regard-
ing those design standards, Federal policies, 
and legislative changes that must be made to 
assure the national interests are served in meet-
ing future Interstate System needs. 
(3) SPECIFIC MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—
The Commission shall assure that the study under 
this subsection specifically addresses the following: 
(A) CURRENT
CONDITION.—The current 
condition and performance of the Interstate 
System, including physical condition of bridges 
and pavements and operational characteristics 
and performance, shall be examined, relying 
primarily on existing data sources.
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(B) FUTURE ASSESSMENT.—The future of 
the Interstate System, based on a range of leg-
islative and policy approaches for 15-, 30-, and 
50-year horizons. 
(4) SPECIFIC
ISSUES
AND
DETAILS
TO
AD-
DRESS.—The following specific issues and details 
shall be addressed as a part of the study under this 
subsection: 
(A) 
DEMOGRAPHICS.—Expected 
demo-
graphics and business uses that impact trans-
portation. 
(B) USAGE.—Expected system use and ef-
fects of changing vehicle types, fleet size and 
weights, and traffic volumes. 
(C) NATURAL
DISASTER.—Seismic and 
other vulnerabilities and their potential impacts. 
(D) DESIGN
STANDARDS.—Desirable de-
sign policies and standards for future improve-
ments, including safety improvement and addi-
tional access points. 
(E) SYSTEM WIDE NEEDS.—Identification 
of both urban and rural needs. 
(F) POTENTIAL SYSTEM EXPANSION, UP-
GRADES, OR OTHER CHANGES.—Deployment of 
advanced materials and intelligent technologies;
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critical multi-state rural corridors needing ca-
pacity, safety, and operational enhancements; 
urban and multi-state corridor additions; by-
passes of major cities that ensure efficient long-
haul travel; improvements to inter-modal link-
ages; strategies to enhance asset preservation; 
and implementation strategies. 
(G) COMMUNITY
VALUES.—Consideration 
of alternative approaches to maintaining or en-
hancing community values in those neighbor-
hoods adjacent to the Interstate System. 
(H) ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.—Consider-
ation of alternative approaches to addressing 
environmental 
concerns 
relative 
to 
rec-
ommended alternatives. 
(I) SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE.—Evaluation 
and assessment of the current and future capa-
bilities for conducting system-wide real-time 
performance data collection and analysis, traffic 
monitoring, system operations and manage-
ment. 
(5) ALTERNATIVES.—A range of policy rec-
ommendations shall be developed as a part of the 
plan under this subsection to address identified fu-
ture needs of the Interstate System. The alternatives
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shall include funding needs and potential approaches 
to provide those funds. 
(6) MEMBERSHIP.—
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall 
be composed of nine members of whom—
(i) three members shall be appointed 
by the Secretary; 
(ii) two members shall be appointed 
by the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives; 
(iii) one member shall be appointed by 
the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(iv) two members shall be appointed 
by the majority leader of the Senate; and 
(v) one member shall be appointed by 
the minority leader of the Senate. 
(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Members 
ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A) shall be ap-
pointed from among individuals that have a 
concern for maintaining a strong role for the 
Interstate System in the future of the Nation 
and may include representatives from Federal, 
State, and local governments, other transpor-
tation authorities or agencies, and organizations