'^i4^i:..•* PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 427 "(A) estimates of the future highway and bridge needs of the United States; and "(B) the backlog of current highway and bridge needs. "(2) COMPARISON WITH PRIOR REPORTS. — Each report under paragraph (1) shall provide the means, including all necessary information, to relate and compare the conditions and service measures used in the 3 biannual reports published prior to the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.". SEC. 5103. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT. Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end the following: "§ 503. Technology deployment "(a) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.— "(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary shall develop and administer a national technology deployment initiatives and partnerships program. "(2) PURPOSE.— The purpose of the program shall be to significantly accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies by the surface transportation community. " (3) DEPLOYMENT GOALS. — " (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish not more than 5 deployment goals to carry out , paragraph (1). "(B) DESIGN. — Each of the goals and the program developed to achieve the goals shall be designed to provide tangible benefits, with respect to transportation systems, in the areas of efficiency, safety, reliability, service life, environmental protection, and sustainability. "(C) STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVEMENT. —For each goal, the Secretary, in cooperation with representatives of the transportation community such as States, local governments, the private sector, and academia, shall use domestic and international technology to develop strategies and initiatives to achieve the goal, including technical assistance in deploying technology and mechanisms for sharing information among program participants. "(4) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS. —The Secretary shall integrate activities carried out under this subsection with the efforts of the Secretary to disseminate the results of research sponsored by the Secretary and to facilitate technology transfer. "(5) LEVERAGING OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.—In selecting projects to be carried out under this subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to projects that leverage Federal funds with other significant public or private resources. "(6) CONTINUATION OF SHRP PARTNERSHIPS.— Under the program, the Secretary shall continue the partnerships established through the strategic highway research program established under section 307(d) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section). " (7) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS. — Under the program, the Secretary may make grants and enter
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