PLACE Act
Summary
Preparing Localities for an Autonomous and Connected Environment Act or the PLACE Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education to (1) operate a national highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation clearinghouse; (2) collect, conduct, and fund research on how autonomous vehicles and mobility innovation can impact land use, urban design, transportation systems, real estate, accessibility, municipal budgets, social equity, availability and quality of jobs, air quality and climate, energy consumption, and the environment; (3) make such research publicly available online; and (4) conduct outreach and disseminate information on the research to assist communities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 21, 2021
Last action Feb 4, 2021
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Total actions
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Committee
3
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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