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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1479

consistent with applicable California State operational and safety standards. SEC. 1917. OPENING OF INTERSTATE RAMPS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Maryland State highway administration and the Federal Highway Administration shall work cooperatively— (1) to expedite the project being developed as of the date of enactment of this Act to improve Interstate Route 495 through the area of the Arena Drive interchange to allow for safe exit, including improvements to the adjacent interchanges upstream and downstream along Interstate Route 495; and (2) to expedite action on the Interstate access request so that the Interstate Route 495/Arena Drive interchange can be opened safely to all vehicles 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the status of opening the Interstate Route 495/Arena Drive interchange to full-time use. SEC. 1918. CREDIT TO STATE OF LOUISIANA FOR STATE MATCHING FUNDS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a credit to the State of Louisiana in an amount equal to non-Federal Share of the cost of any planning, engineering, design, or construction work carried out by the State on any project that the Secretary determines is integral to the project authorized by item number 202 in the table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 264). (b) ELIGIBILITY OF CREDIT.—The credit may be used for any future payment relating to the completion of the project referred to in subsection (a) that is required by the State under title 23, United States Code. SEC. 1919. ROAD USER FEES.

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Public Policy Center of the University of Iowa for an analysis and report to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury on a long-term field test of an approach to assessing highway use fees based upon actual mileage driven by a specific vehicle on specific types of highways by use of an onboard computer— (1) which is linked to satellites to calculate highway mileage traversed; (2) which computes the appropriate highway use fees for each of the Federal, State, and local governments as the vehicle makes use of the highways; (3) the data from which is periodically downloaded by the vehicle owner to a collection center for an assessment of highway use fees due in each jurisdiction traversed; and (4) which includes methods of ensuring privacy of road users. (b) COMPONENTS OF FIELD TEST.—The components of the field test shall include 2 years for preparation, including selection of vendors and test participants, and a 3-year testing period. (c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit annual reports on the status of the analysis and, not later than July 1, 2009, a final report on the results of the analysis, together with findings

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