Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 315

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: None (noncode).

Synopsis: Study of intelligent transportation systems for highways. Requires the Indiana department of transportation to study the feasibility of integrating intelligent transportation systems into Indiana's highway systems. Requires the department to report the results of its study to the public and to the general assembly before January 1, 2009.

Effective: July 1, 2007.





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    January 11, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Technology.







Introduced

First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)


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SENATE BILL No. 315



    A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning utilities and transportation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: ; (07)IN0315.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007] (a) As used in this SECTION, "department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation established by IC 8-23-2-1.
    (b) As used in this SECTION, "intelligent transportation system" means a combination of information, control, and electronic technologies used to enhance the safety, maintenance, fuel efficiency, traffic flow, and ease of use of highways. The term includes the following:
        (1) Advanced traveler information systems.
        (2) Advance traffic management systems.
        (3) Incident management systems.
    (c) The department shall study the feasibility of integrating intelligent transportation systems into Indiana's interstate and state highway systems, including reserving rights-of-way for the following:
        (1) Power, communications, and fiber cables.
        (2) Dedicated highway lanes for commercial and passenger vehicles.
        (3) Parallel rail lines.
    (d) The department shall obtain input from the following:
        (1) The Purdue University College of Engineering.
        (2) The Indiana University School of Informatics.
        (3) The National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
        (4) The United States Department of Transportation.
        (5) The National Science Foundation.
        (6) The Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
        (7) Any other state agency that has a transportation related function.
    (e) The department shall report the results of the study required by subsection (c) to the public and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the general assembly before January 1, 2009.
    (f) Upon approval by the governor, the budget agency may authorize the payment of expenses incurred by the department in conducting the study required by subsection (c) from the state general fund.
    (g) This SECTION expires January 1, 2009.