,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eddi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenauer 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,lowenthal7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,,fast ,act to reauthorize the      
surface transportation system funding   
alternatives program1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,road ,user ,charge 
,advancement ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,surface transportation system funding  
alternatives ,section #fjbj of the      
,,fast ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #ejc note7 is
 amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7c7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
,to test solutions to ensure the privacy
 and security of data collected for the 
purpose of implementing a user-based    
alternative revenue mechanism4  2  7#b7 
in subsection 7g7 by striking #ej and   
inserting #hj2  7#c7 in subsection 7i7--

  7,a7 by striking #b years after and   
inserting #a year after2  7,b7 by       
striking every #b years and inserting   
annually2 and  7,c7 by inserting and a  
determination of the characteristics of 
the most successful mechanisms with the 
highest potential for future widespread 
deployment before the period2  7#d7 in  
subsection 7j7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7 
by striking and at the end2  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b7 by striking the period at
 the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 #bj1jjj1jjj shall be used to     
carry out this section for fiscal year  
#bjba2  7#d7 #be1jjj1jjj shall be used  
to carry out this section for fiscal    
year #bjbb2  7#e7 #be1jjj1jjj shall be  
used to carry out this section for      
fiscal year #bjbc2  7#f7 #cj1jjj1jjj    
shall be used to carry out this section 
for fiscal year #bjbd2 and  7#g7        
#ce1jjj1jjj shall be used to carry out  
this section for fiscal year #bjbe4  2  
and  7#e7 by adding at the end the      

following3  7l7 ,special consideration  
,in selecting grant recipients under    
this section during fiscal years #bjba  
through #bjbe1 the ,secretary shall     
provide special consideration to        
proposed projects that--  7#a7 carry out
 activities not previously carried out  
by the applicant that advance the       
knowledge and practice of surface       
transportation system funding           
alternatives2 or  7#b7 collect revenue  
from pilot project participants4  4