,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,%eehy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,secret>y (
 ,transportation to conduct a /udy on   
wea!r-relat$ haz>ds & gaps 9 surface    
transportation safety1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be    
cit$ z ! ,surface ,transportation ,wea!r
 ,safety ,gap ,analysis ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4  ,/udy on wea!r-relat$ haz>ds & gaps
 9 surface transportation safety  7a7   
,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ,! t]m ,comptroll]   
,g5]al means ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7  ,secret>y  ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,transportation4  7#c7  ,/udy  ,! t]m   
/udy means ! /udy requir$ "u subsection 
7b74  7b7  ,/udy  ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 

& ! ,secret>y %all conduct a jo9t /udy  
on--  7#a7 wea!r-relat$ haz>ds2 &  7#b7 
gaps 9 surface transportation safety    
relat+ to wea!r-relat$ haz>ds4  7c7     
,requirem5ts  ,9 conduct+ ! /udy1 !     
,comptroll] & ! ,secret>y %all consid] &
 evaluate--  7#a7  7,a7 ,f$]al programs 
7includ+ pilot programs7 & grants t     
address wea!r-relat$ transportation     
safety2 &  7,b7 :e!r & ! ext5t to :i* ^?
 programs & grants--  7i7 r$uce cra%    
risk2  7ii7 rea* rural areas2 &  7iii7  
support real-"t travel] notification2   
7#b7  7,a7 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal      
practices = integrat+ wea!r data )      
traffic managem5t2 &  7,b7 any b>ri]s to
 su* integration2  7#c7 ! role ( em]g5cy
 managem5t1 law en=cem5t1 & incid5t     
comm& 9 closure or evacuation relat+ to 
wea!r-relat$ haz>ds2  7#d7 any res\rce  
con/ra9ts1 includ+ ) respect to         
in=mation te*nology1 ) respect to       
enhanc+ surface transportation safety ) 
respect to wea!r-relat$ haz>ds2  7#e7   
co/-b5efit e/imates = propos$           

int]v5tions = enhanc+ surface           
transportation safety ) respect to      
wea!r-relat$ haz>ds2  7#f7 relevant     
privacy consid]ations2  7#g7 be/        
practices relat+ to wea!r-relat$ haz>ds 
& surface transportation safety2 &  7#h7
 any legislative or adm9i/rative        
recomm5dations to close any gaps 9      
surface transportation safety id5tifi$4 
7d7  ,report  ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !          
,comptroll] & ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives a jo9t report describ+ !
 results ( ! /udy1 includ+ any          
legislative or adm9i/rative             
recomm5dations to close any gaps 9      
surface transportation safety id5tifi$4