Report of the committee
Thursday, March 24, 2016
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, to study the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered to travel inside Canada.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL MACDONALD
Deputy Chair
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Study on the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2017
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Wednesday, March 9, 2016:
The Honourable Senator Dawson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to examine and report on the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles. In particular, the study would consider the long-term implications and challenges of these technologies, such as the impacts on privacy, energy, land use, transportation demand and employment; and
That the committee report to the Senate no later than March 30, 2017, and that it retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Charles Robert
Clerk of the Senate
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SUMMARY OF BUDGET
| Activity: Conference on Automated Vehicles — Toronto | $ | 19,364 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 19,364 | ||
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | MICHAEL MACDONALD Deputy Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications | |
| Date | LEO HOUSAKOS Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Study on the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2017
| ACTIVITY: Conference on Automated Vehicles - Toronto (April 19 and 20, 2016) | ||||||
| CONFERENCE | ||||||
| 4 participants: 4 senators | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Conference fees (0406) | $6,000 | ||||
| (4 participants x $1,500) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $6,000 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 8,000 | ||||
| 4 senators x $2,000 (0224) | ||||||
| * Senators to travel to Ottawa via train after the conference | ||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 2,400 | ||||
| 4 senators, $300/night, 2 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 1,164 | ||||
| 4 senators, $97/day, 3 days (0221) | ||||||
| 4. | Taxis | 800 | ||||
| 4 senators x $200 (0223) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $12,364 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 1,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $1,000 | |||||
| Total of Activity | $19,364 | |||||
| Grand Total | $ 19,364 | |||||
The Senate Administration has reviewed this budget application.
| Date | Blair Armitage, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate | |
| Date | Michèle Serano, Comptroller, Finance and Procurement Directorate |
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, March 24, 2016
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications for the proposed expenditures of the said committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, for the purpose of its special study on the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles, as authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The approved budget is as follows:
| Activity: Conference on Automated Vehicles — Toronto | $ | 19,364 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 19,364 | ||
(includes funds for a conference; includes funds for 4 senators to travel)
Respectfully submitted,
LEO HOUSAKOS
Chair