S.Amdt. 2392

SA 2392. Mr. BURNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1072, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 487, after line 23, insert the following:

SEC. 2105. WIDEBAND MULTI-BAND MOBILE PILOT PROJECTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants for wideband multi-media mobile pilot projects to demonstrate emergency communications systems that provide wideband, two-way information transfer capabilities utilizing the public safety spectrum made available by the Federal Communications Commission in the 700 MHz radio frequency band and that are compliant with the public safety wideband data standard TIA-902 as recommended as the wideband data interoperability standard by the Public Safety National Coordinating Committee to the Federal Communications Commission.

(b) Locations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish locations for pilot projects under this section. In determining pilot project locations, the Secretary shall certify that pilot project locations awarded grants have spectrum available for public safety purposes and are in the 700 MHz band pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission's rules.

(c) Limit on Time.--Grants under this section shall be awarded not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

(d) Funding.--Of amounts made available under section 2001(a)(4), $40,000,000 shall be available to carry out this section.