Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2141 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 23, 2021 Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. BALDERSON, and Mr. PAPPAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motorcyclist Advisory 4 Council Reauthorization Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es- 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2141.IH H2141 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2141 IH tablish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council (in this section re- 1 ferred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 2 (b) DUTIES.— 3 (1) ADVISING.—The Council shall advise the 4 Secretary, the Administrator of the National High- 5 way Traffic Safety Administration, and the Adminis- 6 trator of the Federal Highway Administration on 7 transportation issues of concern to motorcyclists, in- 8 cluding— 9 (A) barrier design; 10 (B) road design, construction, and mainte- 11 nance practices; and 12 (C) the architecture and implementation of 13 intelligent transportation system technologies. 14 (2) BIENNIAL COUNCIL REPORT.— 15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall sub- 16 mit a report to the Secretary containing the 17 Council’s recommendations on the issues de- 18 scribed in paragraph (1). 19 (B) TIMING.—Not later than October 31 20 of the calendar year following the calendar year 21 in which the Council is established, and by 22 every 2nd October 31 thereafter, the Council 23 shall submit the report described in subpara- 24 graph (A). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2141.IH H2141 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2141 IH (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com- 2 prised of 13 members appointed by the Secretary as 3 follows: 4 (A) Five experts from State or local gov- 5 ernment on highway engineering issues, includ- 6 ing— 7 (i) barrier design; 8 (ii) road design, construction, and 9 maintenance; or 10 (iii) intelligent transportation systems. 11 (B) One State or local traffic and safety 12 engineer, design engineer, or other transpor- 13 tation department official who is a motorcyclist. 14 (C) One representative from a national as- 15 sociation of State transportation officials. 16 (D) One representative from a national 17 motorcyclist association. 18 (E) One representative from a national 19 motorcyclist foundation. 20 (F) One representative from a national 21 motorcycle manufacturing association. 22 (G) One representative from a motorcycle 23 manufacturing company headquartered in the 24 United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2141.IH H2141 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2141 IH (H) One roadway safety data expert on 1 crash testing and analysis. 2 (I) One member of a national safety orga- 3 nization that represents the traffic safety sys- 4 tems industry. 5 (2) DURATION.— 6 (A) TERM.—Subject to subparagraphs (B) 7 and (C), each member shall serve one term of 8 2 years. 9 (B) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—If a successor is 10 not designated for a member before the expira- 11 tion of the term the member is serving, the 12 member may serve another term. 13 (C) APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENTS.—If 14 a member resigns before serving a full 2-year 15 term, the Secretary may appoint a replacement 16 for such member to serve the remaining portion 17 such term. A member may continue to serve 18 after resignation until a successor has been ap- 19 pointed. A vacancy in the Council shall be filled 20 in the manner in which the original appoint- 21 ment was made. 22 (3) COMPENSATION.—Members shall serve 23 without compensation. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2141.IH H2141 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2141 IH (d) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 6 1 years after the date of its establishment. 2 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 3 (a) ACCEPT OR REJECT RECOMMENDATION.— 4 (1) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall de- 5 termine whether to accept or reject a recommenda- 6 tion contained in a Council report. 7 (2) TIMING.— 8 (A) ACCEPT OR REJECT.—The Secretary 9 shall indicate in each report submitted under 10 this section the Secretary’s acceptance or rejec- 11 tion of each recommendation listed in such re- 12 port. 13 (B) UNDER CONSIDERATION.—The Sec- 14 retary may state in a report submitted under 15 this section that a recommendation is under 16 consideration. If the Secretary so states, the 17 Secretary shall accept or reject the rec- 18 ommendation in the next report submitted 19 under this section. 20 (b) REPORT.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 22 the Secretary receives a Council report, the Sec- 23 retary shall submit a report to the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2141.IH H2141 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 2141 IH (A) The Committee on Transportation and 1 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 2 (B) The Committee on Environment and 3 Public Works of the Senate. 4 (C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 5 and Transportation of the Senate. 6 (D) The Subcommittee on Transportation, 7 and Housing and Urban Development, and Re- 8 lated Agencies of the Committee on Appropria- 9 tions of the House of Representatives. 10 (E) The Subcommittee on Transportation, 11 and Housing and Urban Development, and Re- 12 lated Agencies of the Committee on Appropria- 13 tions of the Senate. 14 (2) CONTENTS.—A report submitted under this 15 subsection shall include— 16 (A) a list containing— 17 (i) each recommendation contained in 18 the Council report described in paragraph 19 (1); and 20 (ii) each recommendation stated as 21 under consideration in the previous report 22 submitted under this subsection; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2141.IH H2141 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 2141 IH (B) for each such recommendation, wheth- 1 er it is accepted, rejected, or under consider- 2 ation by the Secretary. 3 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.— 4 The Secretary shall provide such administrative support, 5 staff, and technical assistance to the Council as the Sec- 6 retary determines to be necessary for the Council to carry 7 out its duties. 8 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 9 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 10 (1) COUNCIL REPORT.—The term ‘‘Council re- 11 port’’ means the report described in section 2(b)(2). 12 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 13 the Secretary of Transportation. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2141.IH H2141 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS