Bill > HR5449

This bill, the Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019, amends the FAST Act to reauthorize the surface transportation system funding alternatives program. Key provisions include: 1) Allowing the program to test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for implementing a user-based revenue mechanism. 2) Increasing the federal cost share of the program from 50% to 80%. 3) Changing the program's reporting requirement from every 2 years to annually, with a determination of the characteristics of the most successful mechanisms with the highest potential for future widespread deployment. 4) Authorizing specific funding amounts for the program from fiscal year 2021 to 2025, starting at $20 million and increasing to $35 million. 5) Providing special consideration in selecting grant recipients to projects that advance the knowledge and practice of surface transportation funding alternatives or collect revenue from pilot project participants.