[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5737-S5738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2323. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema

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(for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the 
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle E of title I of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 115__. HOV FACILITIES EXCEPTION FOR ACTIVE TRAFFIC 
                   MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

       Section 166(b) of title 23, United States Code (as amended 
     by section 11527), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through (5)'' and 
     inserting ``through (7)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Active traffic management strategies.--
       ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) Active traffic management.--The term `active traffic 
     management' means the ability--

       ``(I) dynamically to manage traffic congestion based on 
     prevailing and predicted traffic conditions; and
       ``(II) to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of a 
     HOV facility with respect to trip reliability.

       ``(ii) Active traffic management strategy.--The term 
     `active traffic management strategy' means a strategy 
     implemented for purposes of active traffic management, 
     including--

       ``(I) speed advisory controls;
       ``(II) dynamic lane assignment;
       ``(III) dynamic hard shoulder running; and
       ``(IV) adaptive ramp metering.

       ``(B) Exception.--A public authority operating a HOV 
     facility may implement 1 or more active traffic management 
     strategies to replace the HOV facility in any case in which, 
     as determined by the public authority, research and analysis 
     demonstrate that the active traffic management strategy will 
     result in--
       ``(i) an improvement in overall safety; and
       ``(ii) reduction in traffic congestion.''.
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