,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ai1 #bjbe,mr4 
,subramanyam introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to conduct an           
inve/igation & /udy relat+ to pur*as+   
c]ta9 toll roads own$ by private        
entities & transf]r+ own]%ip ( su* toll 
roads to ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,af=dable ,commutes ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  
,inve/igation ( pric+ practices on      
private toll roads  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all conduct
 an inve/igation ( ! price sett+ ( toll 
roads own$ by private entities1 includ+ 
any in/ances ( price g\g+1 unfair       
practices1 or unreasonable toll price   
sett+4  7b7 ,ref]ral ( c]ta9 unfair     
practices ,9 any case 9 :i* ! ,secret>y 
f9ds any evid5ce ( price g\g+1 unfair   
practices1 or unreasonable toll price   

sett+ pursuant to ! inve/igation "u     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all ref]   
su* cases to ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,f$]al ,trade         
,commission1 z applicable4  #c4 ,/udy on
 toll roads own$ by private entities ,! 
,secret>y %all conduct a /udy on !      
feasibility & fiscal implications ( !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t pur*as+ toll roads own$
 by private entities & transf]r+ !      
own]%ip ( su* toll roads to ! ,/ate 9   
:i* su* roads are locat$1 includ+--     
7#a7 :e!r a *ange 9 au?ority ( toll     
roads f privately-own$ to ,/ate-own$    
facilities w\ld b5efit consum]s1 includ+
 9 ! =m ( l[] toll co/s2  7#b7 !        
proc$ural framework necess>y = ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t to pur*ase & transf] private  
toll roads2 &  7#c7 any o!r policies    
relat+ to toll+ facilities t ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t c pursue to l[] co/s =        
commut]s4  #d4 ,report to ,congress ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation
 %all submit to ,congress a report      

conta9+-- 7#a7 ! results ( !            
inve/igation "u section #b2  7#b7 !     
results ( ! /udy "u section #c2 &  7#c7 
any recomm5dations to--  7,a7 address   
price g\g+1 unfair practices1 or        
unreasonable toll price sett+2 &  7,b7  
c>ry out ! pur*ases & transf]s describ$ 
9 section #c4