Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 3.djvu/310

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105 STAT. 2194 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 (1) Improved operational efficiency. (2) Reduced regulatory burden. (3) Improved commercial productivity. (4) Improved safety. (5) Enhanced motorist and traveler performance. Such corridors and areas may be in both urban and rural areas and may be interstate and intercity corridors. Urban corridors shall have a significant number of the characteristics set forth in subsection (b). SEC. 6057. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY. (a) STUDY.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate technology which is designed for installation on a commercial motor vehicle to provide the individual operating the vehicle with a warning if a turn, lane change, or other intended movement of the vehicle by the operator will place the vehicle in the path of an adjacent object or vehicle. (b) REPORT.— Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing findings and recommendations concerning the study conducted under this section. SEC. 6058. FUNDING. (a) IVHS CORRIDORS PROGRAM.— T here is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out section 6056, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), $71,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $86,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997. In addition to amounts made available by subsection (b), any amounts authorized by this subsection and not allocated by the Secretary for carrying out section 6056 for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 may be used by the Secretary for carrying out other activities authorized under this part. (b) OTHER IVHS ACTIVITIES.— T here is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this part (other than section 6056), out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), $23,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $27,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997. (c) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a), not less than 5 percent shall only be available for innovative, high-risk operational or analytical tests that do not attract substantial non-Federal commitments but are determined by the Secretary as having significant potential to help accomplish long-term goals established by the plan developed pursuant to section 6054. (d) FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE.— The Federal share payable on account of activities carried out under this part shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of such activities. The Secretary may waive application of the preceding sentence for projects undertaken pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The Secretary shall seek maximum private participation in the funding of such activities. (e) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23. —Funds authorized by this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of any activity under this section shall be determined in accordance with this section and such