Title 23, HighwaysRelease 119-102
§519 Infrastructure Development
Title 23 › CHAPTER 5 — RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION › § 519
Summary
Money for testing intelligent transportation systems must be used mainly to develop the systems, their equipment, and related infrastructure. As much as possible, the money must not pay for building roads or other physical surface transportation unless that construction is only a small part and absolutely needed to carry out the intelligent transportation project.
Full Legal Text
Title 23, §519
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Funds made available to carry out this chapter for operational tests of intelligent transportation systems—
(1)shall be used primarily for the development of intelligent transportation system infrastructure, equipment, and systems; and
(2)to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used for the construction of physical surface transportation infrastructure unless the construction is incidental and critically necessary to the implementation of an intelligent transportation system project.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
23 U.S.C. § 519
Title 23, Highways
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102