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PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005 (iv) security and military deployment enhancements; (v) strategies to enhance asset preservation; and (vi) implementation strategies; (H) the improvement of emergency preparedness and evacuation using the surface transportation system, including— (i) examination of the potential use of all modes of the surface transportation system in the safe and efficient evacuation of citizens during times of emergency; (ii) identification of the location of critical bottlenecks; and (iii) development of strategies to improve system redundancy, especially in areas with a high potential for terrorist attacks; (I) alternatives for addressing environmental concerns associated with the future development of the surface transportation system; (J) the assessment of the current and future capabilities for conducting system-wide real-time performance data collection and analysis, traffic monitoring, and transportation systems operations and management; and (K) policy and legislative alternatives for addressing future needs for the surface transportation system. (6) FINANCING.—With respect to financing, the study shall address specifically— (A) the advantages and disadvantages of alternative revenue sources to meet anticipated Federal surface transportation financial requirements; (B) recommendations concerning the most promising revenue sources to support long-term Federal surface transportation financing requirements; (C) development of a broad transition strategy to move from the current tax base to new funding mechanisms, including the time frame for various components of the transition strategy; (D) recommendations for additional research that may be needed to implement recommended alternatives; and (E) the extent to which revenues should reflect the relative use of the highway system. (7) FINANCING RECOMMENDATIONS.— (A) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In developing financing recommendations under this subsection, the Commission shall consider— (i) the ability to generate sufficient revenues from all modes to meet anticipated long-term surface transportation financing needs; (ii) the roles of the various levels of government and the private sector in meeting future surface transportation financing needs; (iii) administrative costs (including enforcement costs) to implement each option; (iv) the expected increase in nontaxed fuels and the impact of taxing those fuels; (v) the likely technological advances that could ease implementation of each option;

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