Bill > S3067

This bill, the NEXT in Transportation Act, aims to promote new and emerging transportation technologies. Key provisions include: - Expanding the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee to include more diverse stakeholders and requiring it to meet more frequently. - Establishing a "Smart Community Resource Center" to provide information and best practices on intelligent transportation systems and smart community transportation programs. - Creating the "Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grant Program" to fund demonstration projects on advanced smart city technologies and systems. - Requiring the Department of Transportation and Department of Energy to jointly establish an Electric Vehicle Working Group to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and integration of electric vehicles. - Appropriating $5 billion over 5 years for a National Electric Vehicle Formula Program to fund the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. - Amending the definition of "public transportation" to allow the use of federal funds for equipment to fuel privately owned zero-emission vehicles. The bill also includes provisions to assess the workforce needs for intelligent transportation technologies and establish a transportation workforce outreach program.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3067/all-info