23 U.S.C. § 513 — Use of funds for ITS activities

Page 465 TITLE 23—HIGHWAYS § 514 Code [section 101(a) of this title does not define the term].’’ ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYS- TEMS Pub. L. 109–59, title VI, § 6010, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1877, provided that: ‘‘(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 10, 2005], the Secretary [of Transportation] shall initiate a rulemaking process to establish, to the extent appro- priate, categorical exclusions for activities that sup- port the deployment of intelligent transportation infra- structure and systems from the requirement that an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement be prepared under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) in compliance with the standards for categorical exclu- sions established by that Act [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.]. ‘‘(b) NATIONWIDE PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT.— ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary [of Transpor- tation] shall develop a nationwide programmatic agreement governing the review of activities that support the deployment of intelligent transportation infrastructure and systems in accordance with sec- tion 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act ([former] 16 U.S.C. 470f) [see 54 U.S.C. 306108] and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Pres- ervation. ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall develop the agreement under paragraph (1) in consultation with the National Conference of State Historic Pres- ervation Officers and the Advisory Council on His- toric Preservation established under title II of the National Historic Preservation Act (26 [sic] U.S.C. 470i et seq. [former 16 U.S.C. 470i et seq., see 54 U.S.C. 304101 et seq.]) and after soliciting the views of other interested parties. ‘‘(c) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘intel- ligent transportation infrastructure and systems’ means intelligent transportation infrastructure and in- telligent transportation systems, as such terms are de- fined in subtitle C of title V of this Act [subtitle C (§§ 5301–5310) of title V of Pub. L. 109–59, enacting this section and section 513 of this title and provisions set out as a note above].’’ § 513. Use of funds for ITS activities (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible en- tity’’ means a State or local government, trib- al government, transit agency, public toll au- thority, metropolitan planning organization, other political subdivision of a State or local government, or a multistate or multijuris- dictional group applying through a single lead applicant. (2) MULTIJURISDICTIONAL GROUP.—The term ‘‘multijurisdictional group’’ means a combina- tion of State governments, local governments, metropolitan planning agencies, transit agen- cies, or other political subdivisions of a State that— (A) have signed a written agreement to im- plement an activity that meets the grant criteria under this section; and (B) is comprised of at least 2 members, each of whom is an eligible entity. (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to develop, administer, communicate, and promote the use of products of research, technology, and technology transfer programs. (c) ITS ADOPTION.— (1) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATE- GIES.—The Secretary shall encourage the de- ployment of ITS technologies that will im- prove the performance of the National High- way System in such areas as traffic oper- ations, emergency response, incident manage- ment, surface transportation network man- agement, freight management, traffic flow in- formation, and congestion management by ac- celerating the adoption of innovative tech- nologies through the use of— (A) demonstration programs; (B) grant funding; (C) incentives to eligible entities; and (D) other tools, strategies, or methods that will result in the deployment of innovative ITS technologies. (2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—To carry out this section, the Secretary shall develop a detailed and comprehensive plan that addresses the manner in which incentives may be adopted, as appropriate, through the existing deploy- ment activities carried out by surface trans- portation modal administrations. (Added Pub. L. 109–59, title V, § 5302(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1805; amended Pub. L. 112–141, div. E, title III, § 53001, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 897.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2012—Pub. L. 112–141 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, not more than $250,000 of the funds made available to carry out this subtitle C of title V of the SAFETEA–LU shall be used for intelligent transportation system outreach, public relations, displays, tours, and brochures. ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to intelligent transportation system training, scholar- ships, or the publication or distribution of research findings, technical guidance, or similar documents.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effec- tive and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title. § 514. Goals and purposes (a) GOALS.—The goals of the intelligent trans- portation system program include— (1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to enable existing fa- cilities to meet a significant portion of future transportation needs, including public access to employment, goods, and services and to re- duce regulatory, financial, and other trans- action costs to public agencies and system users; (2) achievement of national transportation safety goals, including enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles and nonmotorized vehicles and improved emergency response to collisions, with particular emphasis on de- creasing the number and severity of collisions; (3) protection and enhancement of the nat- ural environment and communities affected by