2011 US Code
Title 23 - Highways
Chapter 5 - RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION (§§ 501 - 513)
Section 509 - National cooperative freight transportation research program
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 23 - HIGHWAYS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 23 - HIGHWAYS CHAPTER 5 - RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION Sec. 509 - National cooperative freight transportation research program |
Contains | section 509 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-59, title V, §5209(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1800. |
Statutes at Large References | 82 Stat. 833 84 Stat. 1903 119 Stat. 1800, 1779, 1821 |
Public Law References | Public Law 90-495, Public Law 91-646, Public Law 109-59 |
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(1)
(2)
(A) submit research proposals to the advisory committee;
(B) participate in merit reviews of research proposals and peer reviews of research products; and
(C) receive research results.
(3)
(4)
(A)
(B)
(5)
(e)
(1) Techniques for estimating and quantifying public benefits derived from freight transportation projects.
(2) Alternative approaches to calculating the contribution of truck and rail traffic to congestion on specific highway segments.
(3) The feasibility of consolidating origins and destinations for freight movement.
(4) Methods for incorporating estimates of international trade into landside transportation planning.
(5) The use of technology applications to increase capacity of highway lanes dedicated to truck-only traffic.
(6) Development of physical and policy alternatives for separating car and truck traffic.
(7) Ways to synchronize infrastructure improvements with freight transportation demand.
(8) The effect of changing patterns of freight movement on transportation planning decisions relating to rest areas.
(9) Other research areas to identify and address emerging and future research needs related to freight transportation by all modes.
(f)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(Added Pub. L. 109–59, title V, §5209(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1800.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 509, added Pub. L. 90–495, §30, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 833, related to relocation assistance programs on Federal highway projects, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–646, title II, §220(a)(10), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1903.
Motor Carrier Efficiency StudyPub. L. 109–59, title V, §5503, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1821, provided that:
“(a)
“(1) identify inefficiencies in the transportation of freight;
“(2) evaluate the safety, productivity, and reduced cost improvements that may be achieved through the use of wireless technologies to address the inefficiencies identified in paragraph (1); and
“(3) conduct, as appropriate, field tests demonstrating the technologies identified in paragraph (2).
“(b)
“(1) Fuel monitoring and management systems.
“(2) Radio frequency identification technology.
“(3) Electronic manifest systems.
“(4) Cargo theft prevention.
“(c)
“(d)
“(e)
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