3.0.0 562 2018-02-03T20:00:51Z 2018-02-05T15:25:04Z Senate S S 2005-03-08 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-08T23:02:09Z 2005-03-08 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266-2269) IntroReferral 2005-03-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2262-2266) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-03-08 True Transportation and Public Works Bikeways Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to transportation Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Highway finance Pedestrians Railroad safety Social Welfare Sports and Recreation Strategic planning Traffic accidents and safety Traffic signs and signals Trails Transportation and the aged Transportation planning Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-03-08 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-11T18:18:56Z Safe Streets and Highways Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway safety improvement program to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roads. Requires a State, to obligate Federal funds apportioned to it, to have in effect a highway safety improvement program under which the State: (1) develops and implements a strategic highway safety plan that identifies and analyzes highway safety problems and opportunities; (2) produces a program of projects or strategies to reduce identified safety problems; (3) evaluates the plan regularly to ensure the accuracy of the data and priority of proposed improvements; and (4) submits to the Secretary an annual report describing not less than 25 percent of the locations exhibiting the most severe safety needs.

Includes among eligible projects any highway safety improvement project on a public road or publicly owned bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail.

Authorizes a State to use up to 25 percent of funding under this Act to carry out safety projects under other Federal highway provisions as provided in the State strategic highway safety plan.

Requires a State to allocate a certain amount of funds for bicycle and pedestrian improvements based on a specified formula. Authorizes appropriations to States to improve traffic signs and pavement markings for older drivers and pedestrians.

Specifies the apportionment formula for the program. Makes at least $200 million available for each fiscal year for the elimination of hazards and the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings.

]]> Safe Streets and Highways Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Safe Streets and Highways Act of 2005 Display Title Safe Streets and Highways Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the highway safety improvement program and provide for a proportional obligation of amounts made available for the highway safety improvement program. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s562is/xml/BILLS-109s562is.xml 2005-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266-2269) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.