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PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and implement a program to promote, demonstrate, support, and document the application of innovative pavement technologies, practices, performance, and benefits. ‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the innovative pavement research and deployment program shall include— ‘‘(A) the deployment of new, cost-effective, innovative designs, materials, recycled materials (including taconite tailings and foundry sand), and practices to extend pavement life and performance and to improve customer satisfaction; ‘‘(B) the reduction of initial costs and life-cycle costs of pavements, including the costs of new construction, replacement, maintenance, and rehabilitation; ‘‘(C) the deployment of accelerated construction techniques to increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic disruption and congestion; ‘‘(D) the deployment of engineering design criteria and specifications for innovative practices, products, and materials for use in highway pavements; ‘‘(E) the deployment of new nondestructive and realtime pavement evaluation technologies and techniques; ‘‘(F) the evaluation, refinement, and documentation of the performance and benefits of innovative technologies deployed to improve life, performance, cost effectiveness, safety, and customer satisfaction; ‘‘(G) effective technology transfer and information dissemination to accelerate implementation of innovative technologies and to improve life, performance, cost effectiveness, safety, and customer satisfaction; and ‘‘(H) the development of designs and materials to reduce storm water runoff. ‘‘(3) RESEARCH TO IMPROVE NHS PAVEMENT.—The Secretary shall obligate for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 from funds made available to carry out this subsection, $4,100,000 to conduct research to improve asphalt pavement, $4,100,000 to conduct research to improve concrete pavement, $4,100,000 to conduct research to improve alternative materials used in highways (including alternative materials used in highway drainage applications), and $2,450,000 to conduct research to improve aggregates used in highways on the National Highway System.’’. (2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $22,625,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 503(c) of such title. (c) SAFETY INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) SAFETY INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and implement a program to demonstrate the application of innovative technologies in highway safety. ‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the program shall include— ‘‘(A) the deployment and evaluation of safety technologies and innovations at State and local levels; and
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