Survey and comparative assessment

(a) In general Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with appropriate State motor carrier safety personnel, motor carriers, State departments of transportation, and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) evaluates the availability of adequate parking and rest facilities, taking into account both private and public facilities, for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation; (2) evaluates the effectiveness of the projects funded under section 180 of title 23, United States Code, in improving access to commercial motor vehicle parking; (3) evaluates the ability of eligible entities that received a grant under section 180 of title 23, United States Code, to sustain the operation of parking facilities constructed with funds provided under that section; and (4) reports on the progress being made to provide adequate commercial motor vehicle parking facilities. (b) Results The Secretary of Transportation shall make the reports under subsection (a) available to the public on the website of the Department of Transportation. (c) Alignment of reports In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) consider the results of the commercial motor vehicle parking facilities assessments of States under subsection (f) of section 70202 of title 49, United States Code; and (2) seek to align the contents of the reports under subsection (a) and the submission and publication of those reports with the State freight plans developed and updated under that section.