TOLL FACILITIES WORKPLACE SAFETY STUDY.

SEC. 1403. TOLL FACILITIES WORKPLACE SAFETY STUDY. (a) In General.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on the safety of highway toll collection facilities, including toll booths, to determine the safety of the facilities for the toll collectors who work in and around the facilities, including consideration of— (1) the effect of design or construction of the facilities on the likelihood of vehicle collisions with the facilities; (2) the safety of crosswalks used by toll collectors in transit to and from toll booths; (3) the extent of the enforcement of speed limits in the vicinity of the facilities; (4) the use of warning devices, such as vibration and rumble strips, to alert drivers approaching the facilities; (5) the use of cameras to record traffic violations in the vicinity of the facilities; (6) the use of traffic control arms in the vicinity of the facilities; (7) law enforcement practices and jurisdictional issues that affect safety in the vicinity of the facilities; and (8) the incidence of accidents and injuries in the vicinity of toll booths. (b) Data Collection.—As part of the study, the Secretary shall collect data regarding the incidence of accidents and injuries in the vicinity of highway toll collection facilities. (c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study, together with recommendations for improving toll facilities workplace safety. (d) Funding.— (1) Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), $500,000 for fiscal year 2006. (2) Contract authority.—Funds authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of the project shall be 100 percent, and the funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be transferable.