[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1155 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1155

To amend title 23, United States Code, to make safety a priority of the 
                      Federal-aid highway program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 1997

  Mr. Kerrey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to make safety a priority of the 
                      Federal-aid highway program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Safety Priority Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFETY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.

    (a) Approval of 3R Projects on National Highway System.--Section 
106(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ``and includes the use of 
full-width lanes and shoulders''.
    (b) Standards.--Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Safety.--To the maximum extent practicable, a design 
        described in paragraph (1) shall include the use of full-width 
        lanes and shoulders to enhance highway and bridge safety.''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (p), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The laws (including regulations, directives, and standards) 
        shall ensure appropriate roadside safety improvements, lane and 
        shoulder widening, alignment and sight distance improvements, 
        and conspicuous traffic control devices and pavement 
        markings.''.
    (c) Certification Acceptance.--Section 117(b) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, including standards that preserve and enhance the safety 
and mobility of highway users''.
    (d) Set Aside for 4R Projects.--Section 118(c)(2)(B) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ``and that improves safety while reducing 
congestion''.
    (e) Metropolitan Planning.--Section 134 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
        ``safety and'' after ``maximize'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``safety and'' 
                after ``more'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (16) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (17), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) The need to prevent accidents involving rail and road 
        users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, and motor vehicles, 
        and to reduce the frequency and severity of such accidents.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by inserting ``safe and'' after 
                ``enhance the''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (14) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by inserting ``safety,'' after 
                ``economic,''; and
            (3) in subsection (g)(2)(C)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``and safety'' 
                after ``operational''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``safety and'' 
                after ``maximize the''.
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