Future TRIP Act

Bill: 114-hr-2886
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Energy efficiency and conservation
Executive Office of the President
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Higher education
Motor vehicles
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Spacecraft and satellites
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 

Future Transportation Research and Innovation for Prosperity Act or the Future TRIP Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish:
 
 
 an Automated and Connected Vehicle Research Initiative for the broad scale adoption of automated vehicle technology, and
 
a competitively selected Intelligent Transportation Systems Science & Technology Center.
 
 
The bill revises requirements for the university transportation centers program. 
 
Each nonprofit institution of higher education (other than the lead nonprofit institution of higher education of a consortium of such institutions) may only submit to DOT one grant application per fiscal year to establish and operate a national, regional, or tier one university transportation center.
 
The Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President shall convene an interagency working group to assist DOT in implementing a strategic research and development plan for DOT transportation research programs.
 
The bill reauthorizes, and revises requirements for, the technology and accelerated innovation deployment program. 
 
In carrying out such program, DOT shall:
 
 
 establish workshops to promote innovations in highway transportation; and 
 
provide assistance in establishing regional, state, and local technology needs, such as through frameworks developed in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 750.
 
 
Certain amounts of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds for state transportation planning and research shall be available for:
 
 
travel for research and technology, and
 
activities and training related to developing a culture of innovation and adoption of innovative technologies with respect to highway programs.
 
 
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics shall establish:
 
 
 a Travel Data Initiative, and
 
 a pilot program to evaluate freight data collection and reporting measures.
 
 
DOT shall establish a national cooperative freight transportation research program.
 
The bill reauthorizes, and revises requirements for, the program for commercial remote sensing products and spatial information technologies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2015-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Introduced in House