Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5449
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-12-17
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) surface transportation system funding alternatives program. Under the program, DOT provides grants to states to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill</p> <ul> <li>increases funding to carry out the program;</li> <li>authorizes DOT to provide grants for states to test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-based alternative revenue mechanism;</li> <li>revises reporting requirements for DOT; and</li> <li>requires DOT to provide special consideration to projects that carry out activities not previously carried out to advance the knowledge and practice of surface transportation system funding alternatives or that collect revenues from pilot project participants.</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5449 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2019 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself and Mr. Lowenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the FAST Act to reauthorize the surface transportation system funding alternatives program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019 . 2. Surface transportation system funding alternatives Section 6020 of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following: (6) To test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-based alternative revenue mechanism. ; (2) in subsection (g) by striking 50 and inserting 80 ; (3) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking 2 years after and inserting 1 year after ; (B) by striking every 2 years and inserting annually ; and (C) by inserting and a determination of the characteristics of the most successful mechanisms with the highest potential for future widespread deployment before the period; (4) in subsection (j)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) $20,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2021; (4) $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2022; (5) $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2023; (6) $30,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2024; and (7) $35,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2025. ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (l) Special consideration In selecting grant recipients under this section during fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the Secretary shall provide special consideration to proposed projects that— (1) carry out activities not previously carried out by the applicant that advance the knowledge and practice of surface transportation system funding alternatives; or (2) collect revenue from pilot project participants. .