S.Amdt. 3674

SA 3674. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title I of division D, insert
the following:
Sec. 1__. (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
carry out, and make publicly available the results of, a
study--
(1)(A) to identify opportunities for personal autonomous
vehicles to reduce fuel use, congestion, and vehicle miles
traveled; and
(B) to examine opportunities to coordinate the introduction
of personal autonomous vehicles with vehicle fleets, ride
sharing, electric vehicles, and related fueling
infrastructure in both urban and rural communities; and
(2) if adequate information is not available to carry out
paragraph (1), to identify research needs.
(b) The study under subsection (a) shall consider impacts
on--
(1) drive cycle, including speed of driving, routing, drag,
acceleration and deceleration, and communication;
(2) demand, including accessibility, parking, miles
traveled, commute distances, and cost per mile traveled;
(3) vehicle design, including electrification, light-
weighting, right-sizing, acceleration, and biofuel
integration; and
(4) fleet optimization, including shared autonomous
vehicles, mobility on demand services, and efficient routing.
(c) In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the
Secretary of Transportation shall consult with--
(1) the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program
Office of the Department of Transportation;
(2) the Vehicles Technologies Office of the Department of
Energy;
(3) relevant National Laboratories (as defined in section 2
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801));
(4) the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
(5) relevant State, regional, and local planning
commissions and governments; and
(6) relevant nonprofit organizations.
(d) In making the study under subsection (a) publicly
available, the Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that
no confidential business information is revealed.
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