,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cijf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,ms4 ,alsobrooks7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary of ,transportation to develop a national infrastructure intelligence tool for congestion mitigation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,need for ,speed ,act4 #b4 ,national infrastructure intelligence tool 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #e of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #eje the following3 #ejf4 ,national infrastructure intelligence tool 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in coordination with relevant ,federal agencies and departments1 as appropriate1 shall engage with a university-based transportation research institute with a history of research related to traffic and freight mobility1 safety1 freight and supply chains 7including truck parking71 asset conditions1 congestion mitigation1 performance measurement and management1 and data integration1 to develop and maintain a national infrastructure intelligence tool with consistent data aligned to a roadway inventory network database1 such as the official public highway performance monitoring system1 for use by the ,department of ,transportation1 ,state and local transportation agencies1 metropolitan planning organizations1 other transportation agencies1 coalitions of public agencies1 and regional planning agencies4 7b7 ,purpose ,the tool developed pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall serve as a consistent and ongoing national congestion mitigation resource to leverage and integrate relevant ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and private1 but publicly available1 data sets with the official public highway performance monitoring system or roadway inventory network-- 7#a7 to identify the locations of congestion2 7#b7 to provide context to determine the cause of congestion2 7#c7 to quantify impacts of congestion2 and 7#d7 to enable the expeditious deployment of congestion mitigation resources through investment and operational decisions4 7c7 ,components ,in developing the tool pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall leverage and include the following types of publicly available data sources and measures3 7#a7 ,the official highway performance monitoring system or roadway inventory network used by ,states and the ,department of ,transportation4 7#b7 ,the following data sources1 leveraging existing data sources to the extent possible1 which shall be aligned with the official highway performance monitoring system or roadway inventory network3 7,a7 ,a national speed data set1 including operating speeds and posted speed limits1 with not less than #c years of historical data for all available public1 paved roads functionally classified #a through #f4 7,b7 ,a national vehicle origin and destination information dataset with not less than #c years of historical data on all public road travel4 7,c7 ,crash and other relevant safety data4 7,d7 ,asset condition data1 such as data available in the ,highway ,performance ,monitoring ,system dataset of the ,federal ,highway ,administration4 7,e7 ,commodity data1 including type1 tonnage1 and value of commodities on the roadway4 7,f7 ,truck parking demand and supply data1 as available4 7#c7 ,federal congestion performance measurement resources1 such as the ,urban ,congestion ,report of the ,federal ,highway ,administration and related performance measurement materials4 7#d7 ,the performance measures for safety and infrastructure condition established pursuant to section #aej7;c74 7#e7 ,the ,freight ,mobility ,trends tool of the ,federal ,highway ,administration4 7#f7 ,the ,urban ,mobility ,report of the ,texas ,a,m ,transportation ,institute4 7#g7 ,relevant ,state and local congestion and infrastructure intelligence tools1 as appropriate1 such as-- 7,a7 the ,texas ,department of ,transportation ,texas ,top #ajj ,congested ,road ,segments annual assessment and the associated ,texas ,assessment of ,congested ,roadways ,tool2 7,b7 the ,texas ,congestion ,management ,process ,assessment ,tool2 7,c7 the ,texas ,truck ,congestion ,analysis ,tool2 7,d7 the ,university of ,maryland ,center for ,advanced ,transportation ,technology ,lab causes of congestion tool and methodology2 7,e7 the ,texas ,freight ,fluidity ,tool2 7,f7 the ,maryland ,department of ,transportation ,truck ,parking ,tool2 7,g7 the ,maryland ,roadway ,performance ,tool2 and 7,h7 the ,university of ,maryland ,center for ,advanced ,transportation ,technology ,lab ,regional ,integrated ,transportation ,information ,system resource4 7#h7 ,other relevant sources1 new data1 and measures1 as determined appropriate by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,updates ,the ,secretary shall update the tool developed pursuant to subsection 7a7 as necessary1 but not less frequently than annually4 7e7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall consult with ,state departments of transportation1 transportation advocacy organizations1 and other appropriate organizations1 as determined by the ,secretary1 in the development of the tool pursuant to subsection 7a74 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated out of the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account7 #ej1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,availability ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the amounts made available under paragraph 7#a7 shall be available for a period of #e fiscal years4 7#c7 ,additional funds ,amounts made available under paragraph 7#a7 shall be in addition to any amounts otherwise made available to carry out this section1 including through an appropriations ,act4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,chapter #e of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #eje the following3 #ejf4 ,national infrastructure intelligence tool4 4