1. As users choose more privacy or opt for deletion of personally identifiable information after payment, they sacrifice the degree to which they could challenge charges.
2. This broad Interstate tolling authority is not intended to be used for incidental capacity improvements in connection with the acquisition and/or routine maintenance and refurbishment of an existing facility.
3. All the existing electronic toll collection (ETC) systems use Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technology in the 902-928 MHz band. U.S. DOT is developing the 5.9 GHz standard through IEEE and testing tolling applications using this standard.
4. Currently, mass commuting bonds are subject to the annual state volume caps and therefore must compete with other Private Activity Bond purposes (including single and multi-family housing, student loans, manufacturing, etc.) for annual state allocations of issuance authority.
5. Relying on the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Public Transportation Association would be consistent with current industry standard-setting processes that rely on these organizations.