[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1500 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1500
To establish a program to use anonymized data from third-party entities
to inform infrastructure planning decisions and to improve
transportation management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid
highways, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2023
Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To establish a program to use anonymized data from third-party entities
to inform infrastructure planning decisions and to improve
transportation management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid
highways, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligent Transportation
Integration Act''.
SEC. 2. THIRD-PARTY DATA INTEGRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and implement a
program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to leverage
anonymized data from third-party entities to improve transportation
management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways.
(b) Purposes.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall
leverage anonymized data derived from third-party entities--
(1) to inform infrastructure planning decisions relating
to--
(A) reducing congestion;
(B) decreasing miles traveled;
(C) increasing safety;
(D) improving freight efficiency; and
(E) enhancing environmental conditions; and
(2) to implement integrated traffic management systems that
leverage real-time data to provide dynamic and efficient
traffic flow management for the purposes of--
(A) adjusting traffic light cycle times to optimize
traffic management and decrease congestion;
(B) expanding or contracting lane capacity to meet
traffic demand;
(C) enhancing traveler notification of service
conditions;
(D) prioritizing high-priority vehicles such as
emergency response and law enforcement within the
transportation system; and
(E) responding to severe weather events or
conducting emergency evacuations; and
(3) for any other purpose the Secretary determines is
necessary to improve transportation management capabilities and
efficiency on Federal-aid highways.
(c) Partnership; Consultation.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary
is authorized to enter into agreements with public and private
sector entities to accomplish the purposes described in
subsection (b).
(2) Requirements.--Any agreement entered into under
paragraph (1) between the Secretary and a data provider shall--
(A) be disclosed to the public; and
(B) include provisions that require the use of data
protections for user privacy.
(3) Consultation.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary shall consult with at least 1 organization that
supports the development of intelligent transportation systems
in the public and private sectors.
(d) Data Privacy and Accuracy.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary shall ensure--
(1) the protection of privacy for all sources of data
utilized in the program by--
(A) preventing reidentification of user data;
(B) precluding the collection of biometric or
automatic license plate reader data; and
(C) preventing data utilized in the program from
being used by any government entity for any purpose
other than the purposes described in subsection (b);
and
(2) the accuracy of data utilized in the program by
preventing--
(A) hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected
and automated transportation systems; and
(B) the incorporation of inaccurate data, including
data generated by artificial intelligence.
(e) Program Locations.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary
shall enter into agreements with public and private sector entities
serving a variety of areas, including urban, suburban, rural, tribal,
or any other appropriate settings.
(f) Best Practices.--Not later than 3 years after date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly make available best practices
to leverage private user data to support improved transportation
management capabilities and efficiency, including--
(1) legal considerations when acquiring private user data
for public purposes; and
(2) protecting privacy and security of individual user
data.
(g) Report.--The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate detailing--
(1) a description of the activities carried out under the
program;
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program in
meeting the purposes described in subsection (b);
(3) policy recommendations to improve the implementation of
anonymized data into planning decisions; and
(4) a description of costs associated with equipping and
maintaining integrated traffic management systems.
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