,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajeih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,riley ( ,new ,york 7= himself
 & ,mr4 ,gallagh]7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (              
,transportation to e/abli% a multimodal 
transportation demon/ration program1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,rural    
,transportation ,act4  #b4 ,multimodal  
transportation demon/ration program  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ee (    
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#eejh4 ,multimodal transportation       
demon/ration program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!
 ,secret>y may e/abli% a program to make
 grants to eligible entities to c>ry out
 demon/ration projects 9 small- or      
mid-siz$ communities = advanc$          
transportation te*nologies relat$ to    
surface pass5g] transportation modes    

7includ+ any te*nical support & plann+  
co/s relat$ to su* projects71 :i* may   
include any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a project 
relat$ to data availability or          
int]op]ability1 a travel] support tool  
or s]vice1 an automat$ vehicle1 an      
active dem& managem5t1 micro-transit1 or
 a micromobility device to demon/rate   
fir/-mile & la/-mile transportation &   
int]modal connections to a regional     
transportation sy/em1 includ+ ) respect 
to ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,local transit1       
int]city bus1 rail1 & aviation sy/ems4  
7,b7 ,electric or z]o-emission sy/ems4  
7#b7 ,a project relat$ to develop+ a    
ride-%>e program = p]sons 9 rural       
communities4  7#c7 ,any o!r project !   
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7b7    
,application ,if ! ,secret>y e/abli%es !
 program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 an  
eligible entity t seeks a grant "u su*  
program %all submit to ! ,secret>y an   
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require1 includ+ in=mation relat+ to h[ 

su* entity w\ld collaborate ) any ( !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,in/itutions ( high]       
education4  7#b7 ,/ates4  7#c7 ,units ( 
local gov]nm5t4  7#d7 ,regional         
transportation plann+ organizations4    
7#e7 ,nonpr(it rese>* organizations4    
7#f7 ,private sector entities4  7c7     
,priority ,if ! ,secret>y e/abli%es !   
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all prioritize any           
application submitt$ "u subsection 7b7 f
 an eligible entity t demon/rates       
scalability1 op]ational reliability1 co/
 effici5cy1 & te*nology validation )    
respect to real-_w conditions4  7d7     
,funds  7#a7 ,f$]al %>e ,if ! ,secret>y 
e/abli%es ! program describ$ 9          
subsection 7a71 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a
 demon/ration project ) respect to :i* a
 grant is made "u su* program may n     
exce$ #hj p]c5t ( su* co/4  7#b7 ,s\rces
 ,if ! ,secret>y e/abli%es ! program    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! non-,f$]al 
%>e ( ! co/ ( a demon/ration project )  
respect to :i* a grant is made "u su*   

program may include am\nts made         
available to ! recipi5t ( su* grant "u  
any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,section #ejd7;b7 (
 title #bc4  7,b7 ,section #eje ( su*   
title4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means any ( ! foll[+ entities3   
7,a7 ,a ,/ate dep>tm5t ( transportation4
  7,b7 ,a unit ( local gov]nm5t4  7,c7  
,a metropolitan plann+ organization4    
7,d7 ,a public transportation ag5cy4    
7,e7 ,any o!r entity ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es appropriate4  7#b7 ,in/itution 
( high] education ,! t]m in/itution (   
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74     
7#c7 ,metropolitan plann+ organization  
,! t]m metropolitan plann+ organization 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 subsection   
7b7 ( section #ecjc4  7#d7              
,micromobility device ,! t]m            
micromobility device means a :eel$      
vehicle t satisfies ! foll[+            
requirem5ts3 7,a7 ,includes a l[-p[]$   

electric motor4  7,b7 ,is design$ =     
human transport4  7,c7 ,weighs n m ?an  
#ajj p\nds4  7,d7 ,is n capable ( atta9+
 a maximum spe$ great] ?an #bj miles p] 
h\r4  7#e7 ,public transportation ag5cy 
,! t]m public transportation ag5cy has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #adjb ( ! 
,national ,transit ,sy/ems ,security    
,act ( #bjjg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca74  7#f7
 ,regional transportation plann+        
organization ,! t]m regional            
transportation plann+ organization means
 an organization designat$ "u subsection
 7l7 ( section #ecjd4  7#g7 ,ride-%>e   
program ,! t]m ride-%>e program means a 
comm]cial s]vice :]eby a pass5g] may use
 a sm>tphone app to reque/ private1     
po9t-to-po9t transportation f an        
indep5d5t driv] = a fee4  7#h7 ,secret>y
 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (   
,transportation4  7#i7 ,small- or       
mid-siz$ community ,! t]m small- or     
mid-siz$ community means an area ) a    
population ( n m ?an #bjj1jjj           
individuals4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!

 table ( sections = *apt] #ee ( title   
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#eejg ! foll[+ new item3  #eejh4        
,multimodal transportation demon/ration 
program4  4