105 STAT. 2170 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 SEC. 6005. APPLIED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM; SEISMIC RESEARCH PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 307 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsections: "(e) APPLIED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.— "(1) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary shall establish and implement in accordance with this subsection an applied research and technology program for the purpose of accelerating testing, evaluation, and implementation of technologies which are designed to improve the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and safety of highway, transit, and intermodal transportation systems. "(2) GuiDEUNES. —Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidelines to carry out this subsection. Such guidelines shall include: "(A) TECHNOLOGIES.— Guidelines on the selection of both foreign and domestic technologies to be tested. "(B) TEST LOCATIONS.— Guidelines on the selection of locations at which tests will be conducted. Such guidelines shall ensure that testing is conducted in a range of climatic, traffic, geographic, and environmental conditions, as appropriate for the technology being tested. "(C) DATA.— Guidelines for the scientific collection, evaluation, and dissemination of appropriate test data. "(3) TECHNOLOGIES.— Technologies which may be tested under this subsection include, but are not limited to— "(A) accelerated construction materials and procedures; "(B) environmentally beneficial materials and procedures; "(C) materials and techniques which provide enhanced serviceability and longevity under adverse climactic, environmental, and load effects; "(D) technologies which increase the efficiency and productivity of vehicular travel; and "(E) technologies and techniques which enhance the safety and accessibility of vehicular transportation systems. "(4) HEATED BRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES.— "(A) PROJECTS. —As part of the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out projects to assess the state of technology with respect to heating the decks of bridges and the feasibility of, and costs and benefits associated with, heating the decks of bridges. Such projects shall be carried out by installing heating equipment on the decks of bridges which are being replaced or rehabilitated under section 144 of this title. "(B) MINIMUM NUMBER OF BRIDGES. —The number of bridges for which heating equipment is installed under this subsection in a fiscal year shall not be less than 10 bridges. New Jersey. "(5) ELASTOMER MODIFIED ASPHALT. —As part of the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out a project in the State of New Jersey to demonstrate the environmental and safety benefits of elastomer modified asphalt.
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