Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1499
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2015-06-03
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles

Roads and highways

Telephone and wireless communication

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill makes eligible for funding under the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Program, and the Highway Safety Improvement Program projects for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.</p> <p>&quot;Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment&quot; means equipment that provides a wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between highway infrastructure and vehicles in order to avoid or mitigate vehicle collisions and enable a wide range of other safety, mobility, and environmental benefits.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2015 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Blunt , and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide eligibility under certain highway programs for projects for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 . 2. Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment projects (a) Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communication equipment defined Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (35) Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment The term vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment means equipment that provides a wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between highway infrastructure and vehicles, intended primarily to avoid or mitigate vehicle collisions and enable a wide range of other safety, mobility, and environmental benefits. . (b) Eligible projects under national highway performance program Section 119(d)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (Q) Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. . (c) Eligible projects under surface transportation program Section 133(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (27) Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. . (d) Eligible projects under highway safety improvement program Section 148(a)(4)(B) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (xxv) Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. .