23 U.S.C. § 511 — Multistate corridor operations and man-

Page 460 TITLE 23—HIGHWAYS § 511 (g) LIMITATION OF REMEDIES.— (1) SAME REMEDY AS IF UNITED STATES.—The remedy against the United States provided by sections 1346(b) and 2672 of title 28 for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death shall apply to any claim against the National Academy of Sciences for money damages for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by any negligent or wrongful act or omission by employees and individuals de- scribed in paragraph (3) arising from activities conducted under or in connection with this section. Any such claim shall be subject to the limitations and exceptions which would be ap- plicable to such claim if such claim were against the United States. With respect to any such claim, the Secretary shall be treated as the head of the appropriate Federal agency for purposes of sections 2672 and 2675 of title 28. (2) EXCLUSIVENESS OF REMEDY.—The remedy referred to in paragraph (1) shall be exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding for the purpose of determining liability arising from any such act or omission without regard to when the act or omission occurred. (3) TREATMENT.—Employees of the National Academy of Sciences and other individuals ap- pointed by the president of the National Acad- emy of Sciences and acting on its behalf in connection with activities carried out under this section shall be treated as if they are em- ployees of the Federal Government under sec- tion 2671 of title 28 for purposes of a civil ac- tion or proceeding with respect to a claim de- scribed in paragraph (1). The civil action or proceeding shall proceed in the same manner as any proceeding under chapter 171 of title 28 or action against the United States filed pur- suant to section 1346(b) of title 28 and shall be subject to the limitations and exceptions ap- plicable to such a proceeding or action. (4) SOURCES OF PAYMENTS.—Payment of any award, compromise, or settlement of a civil action or proceeding with respect to a claim described in paragraph (1) shall be paid first out of insurance maintained by the National Academy of Sciences, second from funds made available to carry out this section, and then from sums made available under section 1304 of title 31. For purposes of such section, such an award, compromise, or settlement shall be deemed to be a judgment, award, or settle- ment payable under section 2414 or 2672 of title 28. The Secretary may establish a reserve of funds to carry out this section for making payments under this paragraph. (h) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this section for implementation of research products related to the future strategic highway research program, including development, demonstra- tion, evaluation, and technology transfer activi- ties. (Added Pub. L. 109–59, title V, § 5210(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1801; amended Pub. L. 111–322, title II, § 2203(d), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3526.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 510, added Pub. L. 91–605, title I, § 117(b), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1724, related to construc- tion of replacement housing, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–646, title II, § 220(a)(10), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1903. Another prior section 510 was renumbered section 511 of this title and subsequently repealed. AMENDMENTS 2010—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 111–322 added subsec. (h). § 511. Multistate corridor operations and man- agement (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall encour- age multistate cooperative agreements, coali- tions, or other arrangements to promote re- gional cooperation, planning, and shared project implementation for programs and projects to improve transportation system management and operations. (b) INTERSTATE ROUTE 95 CORRIDOR COALITION TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND OP- ERATIONS.—The Secretary shall make grants under this subsection to States to continue in- telligent transportation system management and operations in the Interstate Route 95 cor- ridor coalition region initiated under the Inter- modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240). (Added Pub. L. 109–59, title V, § 5211(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1804.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 102–240, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1914. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1991 Amend- ment note set out under section 101 of Title 49, Trans- portation, and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 511, formerly 510, added Pub. L. 90–495, § 30, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 834; renumbered § 511, Pub. L. 91–605, title I, § 117(a), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1724, related to authority of Secretary, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–646, title II, § 220(a)(10), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1903. Another prior section 511 was renumbered section 512 of this title and subsequently repealed. § 512. National ITS program plan (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the SAFETEA–LU, the Secretary, in consultation with interested stakeholders (including State transportation departments) shall develop a 5-year National Intelligent Transportation System (in this section referred to as ‘‘ITS’’) program plan. (2) SCOPE.—The National ITS program plan shall— (A) specify the goals, objectives, and mile- stones for the research and deployment of intelligent transportation systems in the contexts of— (i) major metropolitan areas; (ii) smaller metropolitan and rural areas; and (iii) commercial vehicle operations;