that doesn't sound very good to me except that nitsa found itself in. it can't make enough of the replacement air bags and so it's going after the ones that they think are the most defective which are the once that the am onia nitrate has sat around for several years it's been exposed to moisture and they can't produce enough of the air bags with the moisture absorber in the compound of ammonium nitrate that absorbs the moisture. so they are selling defective air bags in new cars and what i'm going to be asking you is not only your ability through nitsa to stop the sale of a car license the law says you can't sell it, the law says you can't sell it if it has a recall item and in this case it's going to be an item that's going to be recalled in two years. and at the very least i'm going to ask you, mr. secretary, shouldn't we at least let the buyer know that they're going to have an air bag that's going to be recalled because they're getting less than what they think they're purchasing if they're purchasing a brand new car that has an air bag that is goi

this gives nitsa an important tool to protect u.s.otorists as they operate some of the largest fleets in the country. second, in the area of project delivery. the fast act adopted a number of proposals to further speed the review while protecting our nation's historic treasures. just last weeng they opened to review and we also have additional of rule documents underway to eliminate dupelication environmental reviews. third, there are a number of 48 programs and related provisions in the fast act that address challenges outlined in our beyond traffic study released last year. as our study indicates, it is estimated that by the year 20 fraith volume will increase 45% from 2014 levels. projects including multimodal projects to deal with these growing needs. we just closed the application period for the freight and highway competitive program we call fast lane last month. which will provide $759 million -- i wish it were billion -- in grants for critical projects. fourth. i am pleased that congress sought to build on the administration's

nitsa challenged the auto industry to create a center to reduce cyber threats. we've collaborated across all corners of the federal government to give them the ability to manage big data. we're investing in our dollars in a strat yeejic way to fund foundational research, to speed promising technologies to market and to spur the national conversation on the future of mobility. fta's mobility on demand program has an $8 million sand box which will help public industries to partner with emerging options. fhwa is operating three connected vehicles pilots to speed truck movement in southern wyoming, to improve pedestrian safety in new york city and test mobility apps in tampa. we've developed the fratus which is demonstrating how sensors and date. secretary foxx announced the winner of the smart city challenge, a national competition to transform one mid sized city using advanced data and technology. columbus ohio will receive $40 million from us and a host of partners. the city will deploy electronic self driving shuttles to connect the residents to the dot line and