108 STAT. 850 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 (c) PUTIES AND POWERS. — The Board shall provide recommendations for carrying out the duties of the Secretary described in section 301(3) of this title. § 5503. Office of Intermodalism (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary of Transportation shall establish in the Office of the Secretary an Office of Intermodalism. (b) DIRECTOR.— The head of the Office is a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary, (c) DUTIES AND POWERS. — The Director shall carry out the duties of the Secretary described in section 301(3) of this title. (d) INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DATA BASE.— <1) The Director shall develop, maintain, and disseminate intermodal transportation data through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The Director shall coordinate the collection of data for the data base with the States and metropolitan planning organizations. The data base shall include information on— (A) the volume of property and number of individuals carried in intermodal transportation by relevant classification; (B) patterns of movement of property and individuals in intermodal transportation by relevant classification by origin and destination; and (C) public and private investment in intermodal transportation facilities and services. (2) The Director shall make information from the data base available to the public. (e) RESEARCH.—The Director shall— (1) coordinate United States Government research on intermodal transportation as provided in the plan developed under section 6009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240, 105 Stat. 2177); and (2) carry out additional research needs identified by the Director. (f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Director shall provide technical assistance to States and to metropolitan planning organizations for urban areas having a population of at least 1,000,000 in collecting data related to intermodal transportation to facilitate the collection of the data by States and metropolitan planning organizations. (g) ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL SUPPORT. —The Director shall provide administrative and clerical support to the Intermodal Transportation Advisory Board. § 5504. Model intermodal transportation plans (a) GRANTS.— The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to States to develop model State intermodal transportation plans that are consistent with the policy set forth in section 302(e) of this title. The model plans shall include systems for collecting data related to intermodal transportation. Grants. (b) DISTRIBUTION. —The Secretary shall award grants to States under this section that represent a variety of geographic regions and transportation needs, patterns, and modes. (c) PLAN SUBMISSION.— As a condition to a State receiving a grant under this section, the Secretary shall require that the State provide assurances that the State will submit to the Secretary a State intermodal transportation plan not later than 18 months after the date of receipt of the grant.
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