EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING HIGHWAY CAPACITY.

SEC. 118. EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING HIGHWAY CAPACITY.(a) Study.—The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on the impacts of converting left and right highway safety shoulders to travel lanes.(b) Contents.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall—(1) analyze instances in which safety shoulders are used for general purpose vehicle traffic, high occupancy vehicles, and public transportation vehicles;(2) analyze instances in which safety shoulders are not part of the roadway design;(3) evaluate whether or not conversion of safety shoulders or the lack of a safety shoulder in the original roadway design has a significant impact on the number of accidents or has any other impact on highway safety; and(4) compile relevant statistics.122 STAT. 1608(c) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study.