S.Amdt. 2402
What it does: Adds SEC. 31209. GUIDANCE ON INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES on page 401, between lines 10 and 11
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 22
Adds SEC. 31209. GUIDANCE ON INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES on page 401, between lines 10 and 11
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 31209. GUIDANCE ON INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall review policies and guidance to identify ways in which the Department can encourage State departments of transportation, transit agencies, and other direct recipients of Federal-Aid Highway and Federal Transit funding to encourage and expand the use of innovative mobility technologies, including car sharing, bike sharing, carpool, vanpool, transportation network companies, multimodal fare payment systems, application-based mobility programs, and other innovative projects that can make the transportation system more safe and efficient.
Inserted: (b) Review of Guidance.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall--
Inserted: (1) review existing guidance and revise such guidance, as necessary, to encourage the use and expansion of innovative technologies, as appropriate; and
Inserted: (2) develop specific guidance and circulars on how recipients of Federal-Aid Highway funding can and should be utilizing such technologies.
Inserted: (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that includes--
Inserted: (1) a plan describing how the Department will identify and provide technical assistance to recipients of Federal-Aid Highway funding on integrating and utilizing innovative mobility technologies;
Inserted: (2) a plan for addressing current and potential guidance documents;
Inserted: (3) the identification of legislative barriers that prevent expansion and utilization of innovative mobility technologies, including mobility services provided by private providers of public transportation; and
Inserted: (4) recommendations on policies that the Department should implement and legislation that Congress should enact to expand innovative mobility technologies.
Inserted: (d) Task Force.--To assist with the development of the report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall create a task force composed of representatives of--
Inserted: (1) national stakeholders representing--
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Inserted: (A) city officials;
Inserted: (B) State departments of transportation;
Inserted: (C) transit agencies;
Inserted: (D) transportation demand management professionals;
Inserted: (E) rural transportation agencies;
Inserted: (F) shared use mobility providers;
Inserted: (G) intelligent transportation system professionals; and
Inserted: (H) additional private sector technology professionals, as appropriate;
Inserted: (2) university transportation centers engaged in research regarding urban mobility and shared use mobility;
Inserted: (3) private companies that provide, promote, and operate digital mobility technologies and information technologies; and
Inserted: (4) other entities that the Secretary determines could contribute to the development of the report.
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On page 401, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
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SA 2402. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 401, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
SEC. 31209. GUIDANCE ON INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall review policies and guidance to identify ways in which the Department can encourage State departments of transportation, transit agencies, and other direct recipients of Federal-Aid Highway and Federal Transit funding to encourage and expand the use of innovative mobility technologies, including car sharing, bike sharing, carpool, vanpool, transportation network companies, multimodal fare payment systems, application-based mobility programs, and other innovative projects that can make the transportation system more safe and efficient.
(b) Review of Guidance.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall--
(1) review existing guidance and revise such guidance, as necessary, to encourage the use and expansion of innovative technologies, as appropriate; and
(2) develop specific guidance and circulars on how recipients of Federal-Aid Highway funding can and should be utilizing such technologies.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that includes--
(1) a plan describing how the Department will identify and provide technical assistance to recipients of Federal-Aid Highway funding on integrating and utilizing innovative mobility technologies;
(2) a plan for addressing current and potential guidance documents;
(3) the identification of legislative barriers that prevent expansion and utilization of innovative mobility technologies, including mobility services provided by private providers of public transportation; and
(4) recommendations on policies that the Department should implement and legislation that Congress should enact to expand innovative mobility technologies.
(d) Task Force.--To assist with the development of the report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall create a task force composed of representatives of--
(1) national stakeholders representing--
(A) city officials;
(B) State departments of transportation;
(C) transit agencies;
(D) transportation demand management professionals;
(E) rural transportation agencies;
(F) shared use mobility providers;
(G) intelligent transportation system professionals; and
(H) additional private sector technology professionals, as appropriate;
(2) university transportation centers engaged in research regarding urban mobility and shared use mobility;
(3) private companies that provide, promote, and operate digital mobility technologies and information technologies; and
(4) other entities that the Secretary determines could contribute to the development of the report.
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