Bill > HR7214

This bill authorizes appropriations to the Department of Transportation for surface transportation research, development, and deployment. Key provisions of the bill include: - Authorizing appropriations for various highway transportation research programs, including the Highway Safety Research and Development Program, the Highway Research and Development Program, and the Technology and Innovation Deployment Program. - Amending the definition of Highway Safety Improvement projects to include education, enforcement, research activities, and cybersecurity. - Increasing funding for the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program. - Establishing regional "Road Weather Centers of Excellence" to advance road weather research and development. - Authorizing appropriations for multimodal transportation research programs, such as the University Transportation Centers Program, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program. - Creating new initiatives like the "Resilient Transportation Infrastructure Centers of Excellence" and the "Heavy Freight Autonomous Trucking Research Corridor" to advance research in emerging transportation technologies and issues. - Directing the Secretary of Transportation to establish an "Advisory Council on Transportation Research and Development" and update the 5-year strategic plan for transportation research and development.