Congress 114 - HR 2886 - Future TRIP Act

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Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Education programs funding Energy efficiency and conservation Executive Office of the President Geography and mapping Government information and archives Higher education Motor vehicles Pedestrians and bicycling Performance measurement Regional and metropolitan planning Research administration and funding Research and development Roads and highways Spacecraft and satellites Telephone and wireless communication Transportation and Public Works Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

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Future Transportation Research and Innovation for Prosperity Act or the Future TRIP Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish:

an Automated and Connected Vehicle Research Initiative for the broad scale adoption of automated vehicle technology, and
a competitively selected Intelligent Transportation Systems Science & Technology Center.

The bill revises requirements for the university transportation centers program.

Each nonprofit institution of higher education (other than the lead nonprofit institution of higher education of a consortium of such institutions) may only submit to DOT one grant application per fiscal year to establish and operate a national, regional, or tier one university transportation center.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President shall convene an interagency working group to assist DOT in implementing a strategic research and development plan for DOT transportation research programs.

The bill reauthorizes, and revises requirements for, the technology and accelerated innovation deployment program.

In carrying out such program, DOT shall:

establish workshops to promote innovations in highway transportation; and
provide assistance in establishing regional, state, and local technology needs, such as through frameworks developed in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 750.

Certain amounts of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds for state transportation planning and research shall be available for:

travel for research and technology, and
activities and training related to developing a culture of innovation and adoption of innovative technologies with respect to highway programs.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics shall establish:

a Travel Data Initiative, and
a pilot program to evaluate freight data collection and reporting measures.

DOT shall establish a national cooperative freight transportation research program.

The bill reauthorizes, and revises requirements for, the program for commercial remote sensing products and spatial information technologies.

Actions

Sep 10, 2015

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 10, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Aug 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Jun 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 25, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 25, 2015

Introduced in House

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