WHEREAS, With the passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, Congress introduced a new era for transportation, calling for more efficient and safe use of existing highway and intermodal infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, Title VI of ISTEA established the program prescribing the widespread implementation of ITS to enhance the capacity, efficiency, and safety of the federal-aid highway system; and

WHEREAS, The national ITS program, administered by the US Department of Transportation has advanced the state of the technology, demonstrated substantial public benefits, fostered new models of institutional cooperation and begun to change how Americans travel; and

WHEREAS, Coordination of ITS programs (i.e. incident management, commercial vehicle operation, enforcement, safety, emergency management to name a few) with affected law enforcement agencies is necessary to maintain the momentum and success of the ITS agenda; and

WHEREAS, State level enforcement administrators in partnership with their Departments of Transportation and local counterparts are positioned to ensure the most effective use of federal funding to create, deploy and manage the execution of ITS within their respective jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, State level law enforcement and their local counterparts must be active participants in ITS operational tests to foster a safe environment for the motoring public; and

WHEREAS, State level law enforcement and their local counterparts must be active in ITS when it enters into phase two of the program. This phase includes: Near term - the next five years, focusing on facilitating the national deployment of ITS; and Long term - five to twenty years, focusing on supporting the research and testing of more sophisticated technologies; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 104th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, supports the National Intelligent Transportation System agenda and strongly believes that if implemented properly can bring about significant improvement in safety, congestion and will provide a comfortable environment for travelers; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the IACP will establish within the Roadway Safety Committee a subcommittee to evaluate those concerns of law enforcement not currently integrated or addressed in the National Intelligent Transportation System Program.