119-s2900

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2900 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2900

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 data, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

 Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 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 data, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Work Zone Weather Integration Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in 
this section as the ``Secretary''), in consultation with the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
shall establish a pilot program (referred to in this section as the 
``pilot program'') to improve roadway safety through the real-time 
integration of weather hazard alerts and active work zone data.

    (b) 

=== Purposes ===
-The purposes of the pilot program shall be--

    (1) to develop technical protocols for integrating National 
 Weather Service hazard alert systems with work zone location 
 and status data feeds;

    (2) to deploy and evaluate those integrated alert systems 
 in coordination with participating State departments of 
 transportation; and

    (3) to assess the feasibility, costs, and safety impacts of 
 nationwide deployment of those alert systems.
            (c) Participation.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall solicit voluntary 
 participation in the pilot program from not fewer than 5 
 States, including at least 1 rural State.

    (2) Use of certain funds.--A State participating in the 
 pilot program may use funds apportioned under 

section 402 of 
 title 23, United States Code, for eligible activities carried 
 out under the pilot program.
            (d) Coordination.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall coordinate with, or ensure coordination among--

    (1) the Federal Highway Administration;

    (2) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;

    (3) the National Weather Service;

    (4) other relevant offices of the National Oceanic and 
 Atmospheric Administration; and

    (5) private sector navigation, telematics, and traveler 
 information service providers, as appropriate.

    (e) Evaluation.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on--

    (1) the activities carried out under this section;

    (2) lessons learned from the pilot program; and

    (3) recommendations on whether and how to expand the 
 integration of weather hazard alerts and work zone safety data 
 nationwide.
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