Other Research

Other Research
Current Law	Administration Proposal H.R. 2088 & S. 1072 as Modified	House H.R. 3 as Passed House TEA-LU	Senate H.R. 3 as Passed Senate SAFETEA of 2005
Centers for Surface Transportation Excellence
		Section 5610	Section 2103
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Directs the Secretary to establish 3 Centers for Surface Transportation Excellence to support strategic national programs and activities.	Directs the Secretary to establish 5 Centers for Surface Transportation Excellence to support strategic national programs and activities.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Requires that there be a center for environmental excellence, rural safety, and project finance.	Requires that there be a center for the environment, operations excellence, surface transportation safety, project finance, and asset management.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Authorizes $2 million for each of FYs 2004-2009, to be derived from the Surface Transportation Research, Development, and Deployment authorization; Federal share shall be 100 percent.	Authorizes $9,386,289 for each of FYs 2005-2009, to be derived from the Surface Transportation Research authorization; Federal share shall be 100 percent.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Of the $2 million annual authorization, 40% shall be used to establish the Center for Environmental Excellence, 30% to establish the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety, and 30% to establish the Center for Excellence in Project Finance.	Of the annual authorization, 20% shall be allocated to the Environmental Center, 30% to the Operations Center, 20% to the Surface Transportation Safety Center, 10% to the Project Finance Center, and 20% to the Asset Management Center.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Requires each Center to develop an annual multiyear strategic plan describing the activities to be undertaken and how the work of the Center is coordinated with FHWA R&D activities.	Requires each Center to develop an annual multiyear strategic plan including a list of research projects and objectives, and a summary of training efforts.
Motorcycle Crash Causation Study
		Section 2006	Section 2104
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the causes of motorcycle crashes using funds made available to carry out Section 403 of title 23.	Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to conduct a comprehensive, in-depth motorcycle crash causation study employing OECD methodology.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Requires a report to Congress on the results of the study not later than 3 years after date of enactment.	Authorizes $1,407,943 for FY 2005 from funding authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Transportation Scholarship Opportunities Program
	Section 5304	Section 5303
No comparable provision.	Allows the Secretary to establish a Transportation Scholarship Opportunities Program to attract qualified students for transportation-related critical jobs.	Same as Administration Bill	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	Allows the Secretary to use DOT operating administration funds or funds from the Office of the Inspector General to carry out this provision.	Same as Administration Bill	No comparable provision.
Multimodal Energy and Climate Change Program
	Section 1612
No comparable provision.	Authorizes the Secretary to establish and carry out a multimodal energy and climate change program.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	The program purpose is to evaluate strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the potential effect of climate changes on the transportation system.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	Program funding consists of $15.6 million from the Highway Account of the HTF, $1.9 million from the Mass Transit Account, and $1.5 million from the Airport and Airways Trust Fund.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.
TSIMS
		Section 5210
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Directs the Secretary to fund and carry out a project to further the development of a comprehensive transportation safety information management system known as TSIMS.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Project purpose is to further the development of a safety-oriented software application for use among State and local safety and transportation agencies.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Authorizes $1 million for FY 2004 and $3 million for FY 2005, to be derived from the Surface Transportation Research Development and Deployment authorization.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	The Federal funds authorized are intended to supplement voluntary contributions from State DOTs and other safety and transportation agencies.	No comparable provision.
Motor Carrier Efficiency Study
		Section 5212
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the motor carrier & wireless technology industry, to conduct a study to identify inefficiencies in the transportation of freight, and to evaluate improvements that might be made through the use of wireless technologies.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Funding of $1 million for each of FYs 2005-2009 shall be made available to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from the authorization for the Surface Transportation Research, Development and Deployment Program. Federal share shall be 100 percent.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Requires the Secretary to transmit an annual report to Congress on the programs carried out under this section.	No comparable provision.
Biobased Transportation Research
			Section 2101
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Authorizes $12 million for each of fiscal years 2005-2009 from the Highway Account of the HTF to be equally divided between the National Biodiesel Board and research centers identified in Section 9011 of P.L. 107-171 to carry out biobased transportation research of national importance.
Asphalt and Asphalt-Related Reclamation Research
			Section 2001
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Authorizes $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2005, to be deducted from Surface Transportation Research Program funding, for asphalt and asphalt-related reclamation research at the South Dakota School of Mines.
Multimodal Research Program
	Section 5302
No comparable provision.	Authorizes the Multimodal Research Program at $155 million over 6 years.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	The Multimodal Research Program provides funds to conduct applied research, development, demonstration and testing of technologies that have multimodal transportation applications.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.
Interstate Route I-95 Corridor Coalition Transportation Systems Management and Operations
			Section 2101
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to continue ITS management and operations in the I-95 corridor.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Funding is $9.386,289 for FY 2005 and $11,263,547 for each of FYs 2006-2009 from ITS Standards, Research, Operational Tests, and Development.
Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development
		Section 5215
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	Requires the Secretary to establish a Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development to assist in the development of small metropolitan and rural transportation systems that are responsive to the needs of businesses and localcommunities.	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	The Center's purpose is to provide professional resources to small metropolitan and rural regions to expand the capabilities and effectiveness of a regions transportation system, and to assist local officials in developing public-private partnerships	No comparable provision.
No comparable provision.	No comparable provision.	The Secretary shall make a grant to or enter into a contract with a national association of regional economic development and transportation professionals with a focus on small metropolitan and rural regions.	No comparable provision.
		Authorizes $500 thousand for each of Fys 2005-2009 from the authorization for the Surface Transportation Research, Development, and Deployment Program.
Hazardous Materials Research Projects
		Section 5216
		Requires the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to enter into a contract with the NAS to carry out the nine research projects contained in TRB Special Report #283.
		The Secretary shall provide a report to Congress NLT 6 months after date of enactment on the need to establish a cooperative research program on hazardous materials transportation.
		Authorizes $1 million for each of FYs 2005-2009 from the authorization for the Surface Transportation Research, Development, and Deployment Program.

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