[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1269 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1269

 To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
  to provide for the establishment of Internet, dial-in network, and 
 telephone access to information on traffic conditions as part of the 
  intelligent vehicle-highway systems program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 22 (legislative day, September 5), 1995

   Mr. Robb introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
  to provide for the establishment of Internet, dial-in network, and 
 telephone access to information on traffic conditions as part of the 
  intelligent vehicle-highway systems program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INTERNET, DIAL-IN NETWORK, AND TELEPHONE ACCESS TO TRAFFIC 
              INFORMATION.

    Section 6056 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 23 U.S.C. 307 note) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking 
        ``allocation pursuant to subsection (b)'' and inserting 
        ``allocations pursuant to subsections (b) and (d)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Internet, Dial-in Network, and Telephone Access to Traffic 
Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--After making the allocation pursuant to 
        subsection (b), the Secretary shall allocate $1,100,000 of the 
        funds made available to carry out this section for fiscal year 
        1996 for the establishment of--
                    ``(A) a standardized Department of Transportation 
                Internet World Wide Web site to permit commuters in a 
                metropolitan area to retrieve--
                            ``(i) video feeds from traffic cameras 
                        installed in the area;
                            ``(ii) average traffic speeds as determined 
                        from traffic speed monitoring loops installed 
                        in the area; and
                            ``(iii) traffic messages that appear on 
                        changeable message sign displays installed in 
                        the area;
                    ``(B) a dial-in network server to provide 
                standardized text-only public access to reports on 
                traffic conditions in the area; and
                    ``(C) a touch-tone-driven telephone system, 
                accessible by way of a toll-free number, to provide 
                standardized reports on traffic conditions in the area.
            ``(2) Pilot project.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall enter into a contract for the establishment of 
        a pilot project consisting of each of the methods of access to 
        information on traffic conditions described in paragraph (1) 
        for the Virginia Department of Transportation Traffic 
        Management System.''.
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