[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3986 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3986

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the potential 
    fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help 
    businesses and consumers to plan their travel and avoid delays.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2005

  Mr. Holt (for himself and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the potential 
    fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help 
    businesses and consumers to plan their travel and avoid delays.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Savings, Smarter Travel, and 
Efficient Roadways Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF FUEL SAVINGS FROM INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Energy shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation, report to Congress on the potential fuel savings from 
intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers 
to plan their travel and avoid delays. These systems may include web-
based real-time transit information systems, congestion information 
systems, carpool information systems, parking information systems, 
freight route management, and traffic management systems. The report 
shall include analysis of fuel savings, analysis of system costs, 
assessment of local, State, and regional differences in applicability, 
and evaluation of case studies, best practices, and emerging 
technologies from both the private and public sector.
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