,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eaha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbf,mr4   
,curtis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kelly7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation to e/abli% a grant      
program relat+ to ! digitization ( c\nty
 roads & ! creation ( publicly          
accessible road datasets1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mod]niz+ ,access to       
,public ,roads ,act or ,,map ,roads     
,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( c\nty road     
access & mapp+ pilot program  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,c\nty 
,! t]m c\nty has mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9     
section #aja ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#b7 ,c\nty road ,! t]m c\nty   
road means a public road 7z def9$ 9     
section #aja ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code7 t is recogniz$ & ma9ta9$ by a    
c\nty gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,digitization ,!  

t]m digitization means ! process (      
conv]t+ physical or analog map-bas$     
in=mation into /&>diz$ electronic =mats 
to produce geospatial data4  7#d7       
,geospatial data ,! t]m geospatial data 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #geb ( 
! ,geospatial ,data ,act ( #bjah 7#dc   
,u4,s4,c4 #bhja74  7#e7 ,program ,! t]m 
program means ! pilot program e/abli%$  
"u subsection 7b74  7#f7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% a pilot program to provide      
grants to ,/ates to support rural       
comm]ce1 increase public safety1 &      
improve public access & navigation by   
fund+ ! digitization ( c\nty roads & !  
creation ( c5traliz$1 publicly          
accessible road datasets4  7c7          
,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be      
eligible to receive a grant "u !        
program1 a ,/ate %all submit to !       
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   

su* =m1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y may require4  7#b7 ,requirem5t
 ,an application submitt$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 %all demon/rate ! capacity ( !     
,/ate to adm9i/]-- 7,a7 a subgrant      
program to di/ribute funds to c\nties2 &
  7,b7 a /atewide repository = c\nty    
road data4  7#c7 ,priority ,9 select+ an
 application = a grant "u ! program1 !  
,secret>y %all give priority to an      
application 9 :i* ! applicant ,/ate--   
7,a7 id5tifies a significant defici5cy 9
 digitiz$ c\nty roads )9 ! ,/ate2 &     
7,b7 expresses a commitm5t to coord9at+ 
) c\nties to create %>$ geospatial data 
/&>ds4  7d7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 ,c\nty   
activities ,funds di/ribut$ to c\nties  
"u ! program may be us$-- 7,a7 to       
digitize (ficial c\nty road records2    
7,b7 to conv]t pap] maps or outdat$     
=mats to /&>diz$ geospatial datasets2 & 
7,c7 to tra9 p]sonnel or hire           
contractors to assi/ 9 data creation &  
conv]sion4  7#b7 ,/ate repository ,!    
,/ate dep>tm5t ( transportation ( ea*   

,/ate p>ticipat+ 9 ! program %all-- 7,a7
 s]ve z ! c5traliz$ data repository =   
all road data produc$ by c\nties 9 !    
applicable ,/ate "u ! program2  7,b7    
ensure t su* data-- 7i7 is publi%$ on a 
publicly accessible website2  7ii7 is   
organiz$ 9 a mann] t di/+ui%es betwe5   
public & private roads2  7iii7 is       
compatible ) ?ird-p>ty mapp+ plat=ms2 & 
7iv7 is updat$ n less frequ5tly ?an     
annually2 &  7,c7 to ! maximum ext5t    
practicable1 coord9ate ) ,f$]al ag5cies 
& mapp+ au?orities to align data =mats &
 metadata4  7e7 ,report+ requirem5ts ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( !
 program1 & annually !reaft] = #c ye>s1 
ea* ,/ate aw>d$ a grant "u ! program    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y a report1 :i*
 %all include1 ) respect to ! p]iod ( "t
 s9ce ! previ\s report-- 7#a7 a li/ (   
c\nties t receiv$ a subgrant2  7#b7 !   
am\nt ( fund+ di/ribut$ to ea* c\nty2   
7#c7 ! numb] ( miles ( c\nty roads      
digitiz$ "u ! program2  7#d7 ! /atus (  
,/ate repository developm5t & data      

integration ef=ts2 &  7#e7 any          
recomm5dations = improvem5t or expansion
 ( ! program4  7f7 ,sav+s provision     
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 conf]s any new  
au?ority on a c\nty or ,/ate to decl>e1 
designate1 or ass]t jurisdiction ov] a  
road z a c\nty road :]e su* designation 
or jurisdiction does n o!rwise exi/ "u  
applicable ,/ate or local law2  7#b7    
alt]s1 affects1 or det]m9es ! legal     
/atus ( any road = purposes ( own]%ip1  
jurisdiction1 or public access2 or  7#c7
 limits or exp&s any exi/+ rights1      
claims1 or def5ses relat+ to road       
own]%ip1 rights-(-way1 or public access 
"u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law4  7g7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act    
p]mits ! public disclosure ( geographic 
in=mation sy/em data reg>d+ ! nature1   
location1 "*1 or own]%ip ( hi/oric1     
paleontological1 or ar*aeological       
res\rces t is protect$ "u any o!r       
provision ( law4  7h7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         

,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf   
?r\gh #bjca1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  7#b7 ,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,( !
 am\nts made available to c>ry out !    
program = ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y   
may use n m ?an #b p]c5t to adm9i/] !   
program4  7i7 ,sunset ,! au?ority to    
make grants "u ?is section %all t]m9ate 
on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjca4