[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3334 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3334

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of funds to 
        construct or install certain pedestrian safety features.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1999

  Mr. Weiner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of funds to 
        construct or install certain pedestrian safety features.

    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 ``Pedestrian Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FEATURES.

    (a) In General.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 101, by inserting ``or safety features'' 
        after ``transportation: provision of facilities''; and
            (2) in section 217--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``walkways'' and 
                inserting ``safety features'';
                    (B) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking 
                ``construction of pedestrian walkways'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``construction or installation of 
                pedestrian safety features''; and
                    (C) in subsection (j)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
                        paragraph (5); and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
                        following:
            ``(4) Pedestrian safety feature.--The term `pedestrian 
        safety feature' includes--
                    ``(A) any pedestrian walkway;
                    ``(B) any traffic control device that gives 
                pedestrians and bicyclists exclusive use of a roadway 
                for short periods of time;
                    ``(C) any crosswalk that includes diagonal or 
                longitudinal lines;
                    ``(D) any crosswalk that is raised or that includes 
                other features that slow vehicular traffic to permit 
                pedestrians and bicyclists to use a roadway;
                    ``(E) any speed bump designed to enhance pedestrian 
                safety;
                    ``(F) any lighting designed to enhance pedestrian 
                safety;
                    ``(G) any traffic circle in an intersection that 
                replaces traffic control devices on non-arterial 
                streets; and
                    ``(H) any study on the feasibility of constructing 
                or installing any facility or device described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (G).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
217 and inserting the following:

``217. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian safety features.''.
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