Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1838

 119 STAT. 1820

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

‘‘(l) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall carry out this section acting through the Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration. ‘‘(m) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry out this section shall remain available for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 2 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which such funds are authorized.’’. (b) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(4) of this Act, the following amounts shall be available to carry out section 5506 of such title. (1) $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2005. (2) $41,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008. (3) $43,900,000 for fiscal year 2009. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 5506 and inserting the following: ‘‘5506. University transportation research.’’.

Subtitle E—Other Programs SEC. 5501. TRANSPORTATION SAFETY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROJECT.

23 USC 502 note.

23 USC 502 note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall fund and carry out a project to further the development of a comprehensive transportation safety information management system (in this section referred to as ‘‘TSIMS’’). (b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the TSIMS project is to further the development of a software application to provide for the collection, integration, management, and dissemination of safety data from and for use among State and local safety and transportation agencies, including driver licensing, vehicle registration, emergency management system, injury surveillance, roadway inventory, and motor carrier databases. (c) FUNDING.— (1) FEDERAL FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 shall be available to carry out the TSIMS project under this section. (2) STATE CONTRIBUTION.—The sums authorized in paragraph (1) are intended to supplement voluntary contributions to be made by State departments of transportation and other State safety and transportation agencies. SEC. 5502. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION RELIEF SOLUTIONS RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a surface transportation congestion solutions research initiative consisting of 2 independent research programs described in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) and designed to develop information to assist State transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations measure and address surface transportation congestion problems. (b) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION SOLUTIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM.—

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