S.Amdt. 2863

SA 2863. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) to
the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:
Sec. __.  From amounts made available by this Act, such
sums as may be necessary may be used to carry out the
following activities:
(1) The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with
the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit
Administration, shall review policies and guidance to
identify ways in which the Department of Transportation 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.
(2) The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with
the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit
Administration, shall--
(A) review existing guidance and revise such guidance, as
necessary, to encourage the use and expansion of innovative
technologies, as appropriate; and
(B) develop specific guidance and circulars on how
recipients of Federal-Aid Highway funding can and should be
utilizing such technologies.
(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a
report to Congress that includes--
(A) a plan describing how the Department of Transportation
will identify and provide technical assistance to recipients
of Federal-Aid Highway funding on integrating and utilizing
innovative mobility technologies;
(B) a plan for addressing current and potential guidance
documents;
(C) 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
(D) recommendations on policies that the Department of
Transportation should implement and legislation that Congress
should enact to expand innovative mobility technologies.
(4) To assist with the development of the report under
paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation shall create a
task force composed of representatives of--
(A) national stakeholders representing--
(i) city officials;
(ii) State departments of transportation;
(iii) transit agencies;
(iv) transportation demand management professionals;
(v) rural transportation agencies;
(vi) shared use mobility providers;
(vii) intelligent transportation system professionals; and
(viii) additional private sector technology professionals,
as appropriate;
(B) university transportation centers engaged in research
regarding urban mobility and shared use mobility;
(C) private companies that provide, promote, and operate
digital mobility technologies and information technologies;
and
(D) other entities that the Secretary determines could
contribute to the development of the report.
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