,,ii #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #afei ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #ag1 #bjba,ms4 ,lummis 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,kelly7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation to c>ry out a highway co/ allocation /udy1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,highway ,co/ ,allocation ,/udy ,act ( #bjba4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund 0 design$ to be self-su/a9+ by rely+ on us] fees f motori/s on ! roadways2 7#b7 h[ev]1 s9ce #bjjh1 ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund has exp]i5c$ a rev5ue %ortfall2 7#c7 ,congress has reli$ on transf]s f ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury to supplem5t ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund s9ce t "t1 und]m9+ ! us] fee model2 7#d7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation la/ complet$ a highway co/ allocation /udy 9 #aiig2 & 7#e7 ! in=mation ga9$ f an updat$ highway co/ allocation /udy c\ld all[ ,congress to equitably ensure ! long-t]m solv5cy ( ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund4 #c4 ,highway co/ allocation /udy 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y71 9 coord9ation ) ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( transportation1 %all c>ry out a highway co/ allocation /udy to det]m9e ! direct co/s ( highway use by v>i\s types ( us]s4 7b7 ,inclusions ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all include an exam9ation (-- 7#a7 ! ,f$]al co/s occasion$ 9 ! design1 con/ruction1 rehabilitation1 & ma9t5ance ( ,f$]al-aid highways by-- 7,a7 ! use ( vehicles ( diff]5t dim5sions1 weights1 numb] ( axles1 & o!r specifications2 & 7,b7 ! frequ5cy ( ^? vehicles 9 ! traffic /ream2 & 7#b7 ! proportionate %>e ( ! co/s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t are attributable to ea* class ( highway us]s4 7c7 ,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 ensure t ! /udy exam9es only direct ,f$]al co/s ( highway use2 7#b7 capture ! v>i\s driv+ conditions 9 diff]5t geographic areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 7#c7 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 di/+ui% betwe5 co/s directly occasion$ by a highway us] class & co/s occasion$ by all highway us] classes4 7d7 ,reports 7#a7 ,int]im reports ,n less frequ5tly ?an annually dur+ ! p]iod dur+ :i* ! ,secret>y is c>ry+ out ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress an int]im report on ! progress ( ! /udy4 7#b7 ,f9al report ,on completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a f9al report on ! results ( ! /udy1 includ+ ! recomm5dations "u subsection 7e74 7e7 ,recomm5dations ,on completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 %all develop recomm5dations = a set ( rev5ue options to fully cov] ! co/s occasion$ by highway us]s1 includ+ recomm5dations =-- 7#a7 *anges to exi/+ rev5ue /reams2 & 7#b7 new rev5ue /reams bas$ on us] fees4 7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* sums z are necess>y4