DOT bridge clearance strike working group

(a) Establishment The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a bridge clearance strike working group to make recommendations on ways to improve public-private data sharing regarding bridge clearance and commercial motor vehicle route data. (b) Membership The working group established under subsection (a) shall include representatives from— (1) the Federal Highway Administration; (2) The Federal Railroad Administration; (3) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (4) State departments of transportation; (5) trucking organizations; (6) producers of GPS navigation systems; (7) law enforcement agencies; (8) companies that rent or lease covered rental vehicles directly to consumers; and (9) Class I, II, and III railroad carriers. (c) Contents of recommendations The recommendations required under subsection (a) shall— (1) include ways to improve the availability of information and route signs specific to commercial motor vehicles on GPS navigation tools; (2) address potential liability issues if bridge clearance information shared between public and private partners is not accurate; (3) address ways to improve truck driver knowledge about bridge strikes that may include a section on commercial driver’s license tests about bridge strikes; (4) include ways for companies that rent covered rental vehicles to clearly label their vehicles with height and weight information; (5) include ways for companies that rent covered rental vehicles to provide notice, whether orally or written, of vehicle height to individuals who rent or lease a vehicle, and warn such individuals to look out for road signs about vehicle height; and (6) address what public or private funding streams would be necessary to incorporate bridge clearance and truck route data into GPS navigation tools. (d) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the working group issues recommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement such recommendations. (e) Immunity from certain liability A GPS administrator shall be immune from liability in a civil action in any court for any injury resulting from the inclusion of information on clearance heights of bridges, tunnels, or underpasses provided by a State or the Federal Government.