Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7214
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Atmospheric science and weather
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Emergency communications systems
Employment and training programs
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Higher education
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Motor carriers
Railroads
Research and development
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses provisions related to surface transportation research, development, and deployment programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 Among other provisions, the bill 
 
reauthorizes through FY2025 DOT highway research and development programs, including highway safety, technology and innovation deployment, training and education, and intelligent transportation systems;
 
sets forth a program to provide awards to institutions of higher education or nonprofit research organizations to establish regional road weather research and development centers;
 
reauthorizes through FY2025 the university transportation centers program, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the public transportation research and development program, the National Cooperative Rail Research Program, the hazardous materials research and development program, and the National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program;
 
establishes Centers of Excellence to advance research and development that improves the resilience of regions of the United States to natural disasters, extreme weather, and the effects of climate change on modal and multimodal transportation and infrastructure; 
 
directs DOT to carry out and publish the results of a study for the purpose of informing land use and transportation planning for accessible health, food, education, and other essential services and activities; and
 
requires DOT to establish a multimodal national cooperative freight transportation research program, a Heavy Freight Autonomous Trucking Research Initiative, and an Advanced Transportation Research and Innovation Program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-06-15
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: 2020-06-15
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: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House