WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION RESEARCH.

SEC. 13008. WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION RESEARCH. (a) General Authorities and Requirements Regarding Wildlife and Habitat.—Section 515(h)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (K), by striking “and” at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (L) as subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (K), (L), (M), and (O), respectively; (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: “(D) a representative from a State, local, or regional wildlife, land use, or resource management agency;” ; (4) by inserting after subparagraph (I) (as so redesignated) the following: “(J) an academic researcher who is a biological or ecological scientist with expertise in transportation issues;” ; and (5) by inserting after subparagraph (M) (as so redesignated) the following: “(N) a representative from a public interest group concerned with the impact of the transportation system on terrestrial and aquatic species and the habitat of those species; and” . (b) Animal Detection Systems Research and Development.—Section 516(b)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, including animal detection systems to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions” after “systems”.