,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bijj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71      
#bjbe,mr4 ,sheehy introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary 
of ,transportation to establish a pilot 
program to improve roadway safety       
through real-time integration of weather
 hazard alerts and active work zone     
data1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,work ,zone ,weather ,integration   
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,pilot program  7a7 
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,transportation 7referred to in this    
section as the ,secretary71 in          
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric 
,administration1 shall establish a pilot
 program 7referred to in this section as
 the pilot program7 to improve roadway  

safety through the real-time integration
 of weather hazard alerts and active    
work zone data4  7b7 ,purposes ,the     
purposes of the pilot program shall be--
 7#a7 to develop technical protocols for
 integrating ,national ,weather ,service
 hazard alert systems with work zone    
location and status data feeds2  7#b7 to
 deploy and evaluate those integrated   
alert systems in coordination with      
participating ,state departments of     
transportation2 and  7#c7 to assess the 
feasibility1 costs1 and safety impacts  
of nationwide deployment of those alert 
systems4  7c7 ,participation  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall solicit   
voluntary participation in the pilot    
program from not fewer than #e ,states1 
including at least #a rural ,state4     
7#b7 ,use of certain funds ,a ,state    
participating in the pilot program may  
use funds apportioned under section #djb
 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1   
for eligible activities carried out     
under the pilot program4  7d7           

,coordination ,in carrying out the pilot
 program1 the ,secretary shall          
coordinate with1 or ensure coordination 
among-- 7#a7 the ,federal ,highway      
,administration2  7#b7 the ,national    
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration2  7#c7 the ,national    
,weather ,service2  7#d7 other relevant 
offices of the ,national ,oceanic and   
,atmospheric ,administration2 and  7#e7 
private sector navigation1 telematics1  
and traveler information service        
providers1 as appropriate4  7e7         
,evaluation ,not later than #c years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation   
with the ,administrator of the ,national
 ,oceanic and ,atmospheric              
,administration1 shall submit to the    
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives a report on-- 7#a7 the 
activities carried out under this       

section2  7#b7 lessons learned from the 
pilot program2 and  7#c7 recommendations
 on whether and how to expand the       
integration of weather hazard alerts and
 work zone safety data nationwide4