IDLING REDUCTION FACILITIES IN INTERSTATE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

SEC. 1412. IDLING REDUCTION FACILITIES IN INTERSTATE RIGHTS-OF-WAY. Section 111 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Idling Reduction Facilities in Interstate Rights-of-Way.—“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State may—“(A) permit electrification or other idling reduction facilities and equipment, for use by motor vehicles used for commercial purposes, to be placed in rest and recreation 119 STAT. 1235 areas, and in safety rest areas, constructed or located on rights-of-way of the Interstate System in the State, so long as those idling reduction measures do not reduce the existing number of designated truck parking spaces at any given rest or recreation area; and“(B) charge a fee, or permit the charging of a fee, for the use of those parking spaces actively providing power to a truck to reduce idling.“(2) Purpose.—The exclusive purpose of the facilities described in paragraph (1) (or similar technologies) shall be to enable operators of motor vehicles used for commercial purposes—“(A) to reduce idling of a truck while parked in the rest or recreation area; and“(B) to use installed or other equipment specifically designed to reduce idling of a truck, or provide alternative power for supporting driver comfort, while parked.”.