An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 109-49 to require the Secretary of Energy, within 2 years of enactment, to report to Congress on the potential fuel savings from information technology systems that help businesses and consumers to plan their travel and avoid delays.

1. Adds SEC. 1614. STUDY OF FUEL SAVINGS FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TRANSPORTATION at the end of title XVI

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 1614. STUDY OF FUEL SAVINGS FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TRANSPORTATION.

   Inserted: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, report to Congress on the potential fuel savings from information technology systems that help businesses and consumers to plan their travel and avoid delays. These systems may include web-based real-time transit information systems, congestion information systems, carpool information systems, parking information systems, freight route management, and traffic management systems. The report shall include analysis of fuel savings, analysis of system costs, assessment of local, State, and regional differences in applicability, and evaluation of case studies, best practices, and emerging technologies from both the private and public sector.

   Original wording

   In title XVI, add at the end the following new section (and amend the table of contents accordingly):

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